originally posted by BigD
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Originally posted by Darknation
Aeris was obviously never supposed to survive the attack.
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Well, some of the events described by ~Tenderness~, particularly the two details repeated by Kahless, are pretty strong evidence that the programmers originally took steps to cover the possibility that she might be resurrectible. There'd be no reason to program specific responses for her, for those particular scenes unless it were so. It's understandable that Aeris can be 'revived' by GameShark and used for mini-games and events during discs two and three - after all, the entire game (except for FMVs) is recorded on each disc, so her lines will still be there. But for specific events, such as the Waterfall Screen, Jenova LIFE and the Fort Condor Huge Materia quest, they must've gone out of their way to write lines just for her.
If there had been a genuine "revive Aeris" sub-quest, I think it would simply have been a hidden bonus, not something that'd have any effect on the end of the game. so the story would unfold the same way - every event, every scene including references to Aeris' death - but with her available as a member of the party.
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