LogFAQs > #949426115

Yes, a lot of people like to hint that you can keep Cid alive ahead of time in playthrough topics and I kind of dislike it. While it is a neat easter egg, it changes absolutely nothing, and dying makes the entire sequence more impactful and is what will happen to most first-time players, so I wouldn't want to recommend it to someone going through their initial play.

andylt posted...

I wonder how many people lost him here their first time playing!

On the other hand you could say the same thing about this. I don't think any first-time player is expected to save Shadow. It really is one of those incredibly obtuse secrets that Final Fantasy likes to do a lot. But losing him as a character is a pretty huge deal and kind of upsetting to learn afterwards as a player, so I feel it's appropriate to mention it whenever someone is playing for the first time so they can avoid it.

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That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan