I've never saw it before leaving midgar.

I do know that Aeris was meant to live a bit longer, I remember reading about her having dialogue at the Icicle Inn (the town.. if thats the name), a few lines at most, and only if you manage to use a cheat card to put her in your party.

To save me searching the internet, does anyone know why they actually killed her off before her intended time? I have read of people talking about the death FMV being edited a bit, some scenes Sephiroth has black gloves on, others he doesnt, but I've never looked into it. I suppose I could find it on youtube.

edit: I just watched it, and he only has gloves in a quick scene where you see both Sephiroth and Aeris before the sword stabs through, and from then on he keeps the black gloves in any second that has to do with her death. Obviously, they probably planned to have him jump down with the sword but not kill anyone, since in the gameplay he always has it out anyway.