Final Fantasy 7 Speedrunner Finds New Skip That Makes Aerith Watch Herself Die

Final Fantasy 7 Speedrunner Finds New Skip That Makes Aerith Watch Herself Die

From TheGamer (Written by Joshua Robertson) on | OpenCritic

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Final Fantasy 7 has been around for decades at this point, so you'd assume that pretty much everything there was to discover in that game has been found, documented, and spread over every social media platform going. That doesn't appear to be the case though, as speedrunners recently blew the race wide open after discovering a new skip that allows players to go from Midgar to the Forgotten Capital in a few seconds.

Twitter user Luzbel789 was the first to share the skip to the platform (thanks GamesRadar), which was found by speedrunners called AceZephyr and Kuma, and takes advantage of movement and mechanics, as you can mount and dismount a Chocobo on a certain portion of the map. This apparently glitches the world map, allowing Cloud to walk over the ocean and through a mountain, and then head straight to the Forgotten Capital.

Interestingly enough, this skip is also done with Aerith still in the party, meaning you can head straight to The Forgotten Capital to watch herself get skewered by Sephiroth. You can see in the video inside the prayer chamber that she's simultaneously standing on the platform to the right with Tifa, whilst also locked in...

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