FF VII was never fiished Aerth was to be (ya know)

[Squall of SeeD]

[q=Squall of SeeD]Maybe I'm wrong here, but I swear I remember testing this once and that one can see this "ghost" even if they go back to Aerith's church after she has been kidnapped by Tseng on Disc 1, when she is still alive. [/q]I'm pretty sure she's not there until after disc one. If you go back just after she's kidnapped, those two kids are there and ask if they can look after the flowers - but Aeris' spirit isn't there until later.

Alright, thanks Big D. I wasn't sure on this. I'm going to try it again just so we'll be sure. It's been about 4 years since I did it.

I do believe that something drastically changed in the middle of making the game concerning Aeris and her death. I think that she was always supposed to die, but the event was to come later in the story. The innerworkings of the game have tons of evidence.

Well, she actually wasn't supposed to die in the original draft of the script, and when the idea for her to die was implemented, I'm not sure where in the game it was supposed to occur to be entirely honest with you.

As for the matter of that rod you mentioned, can't you go to Mideel using the Tiny Bronco before Aerith is ever killed? I never bothered with doing so, but I imagine that there's probably a beach on that island.