In Final Fantasy VII is there any way to save Aeris?

I heard once you could bring her back to life.

Solution 1:

No. You can cheat with things like the game genie, but she cannot be "legally" brought back.

Solution 2:

It is possible to prevent her death; don't progress in the main storyline far enough to cause her to die. This will prevent you from completing the main story, but you will have saved her life! Is finishing the game really worth Aeris' life?

Solution 3:

No, but you can see her again. On disc three, revisit the church in Midgar in the Sector 5 slums. A silhouette of Aeris (or her "ghost" as some fans will say) will appear near the flower patch for a brief moment.

Aside from that, only cheats (gameshark, etc.) can get her back to your party.

Solution 4:

Normally Nope. (makes it more impactful!)

There was a rumor I read that there was going to be a way to resurrect Aris, but due to time restraints for the Japan launch this was taken out. And apparently there are a few dead end dialogues and mini side quests around that don't lead to anything but where for the purpose of this.

The USA version has an extra FMV and other bits added in that they didn't have time for in the Japanese version, however it's all minor and if the rumor of time was the reason she couldn't be brought back to life then this is a good thing as it add's a great level of emotion to the game.