10 Video Game Hoaxes That Completely Fooled Everyone
8. Final Fantasy VII - Resurrecting Aeris
The death of Aeris in Final Fantasy VII probably stands as the first real emotionally resonant experience I ever had in a video game. Aeris demise at the hands of Sephiroth in the Ancient City was devastating to me and countless others, to the point that we were all ready to believe this hoax - just give us anything to bring her back! After pictures surfaced of Aeris fighting in someones main party close to the end of FFVIIs story, countless theories and supposed guides emerged containing methods through which you could resurrect her; tasks included raising the level of the Revive materia after its already been mastered or completing specific tasks at specific times in the storyline (effectively meaning that youd need to know what you were trying to do before Aeris had actually croaked). Unfortunately, there is no known method to resurrecting Aeris after shes gone (its such an important story element that once Sephiroth kills her, bringing her back would mess with everything); the whole thing is an elaborate hoax. I mean, you can bring her back, using an Action Replay or similar cheat device, but only in character model form, as a golem who never speaks, only follows your prompts. Nevertheless, there are still those who believe, neigh insist, that bringing her back organically is possible. Im not going to try it though. Sometimes, dead is better.