Why didn't Cloud just use a Phoenix Down on Aerith?

I remember there was a lore explanation for this but I forgot.

phoenix down is for when you are knocked out, Aerith died

Because she was dead, not K.O'd

>>388027346
You don't actually die in combat.

>>388027836
>>388027857
>A literal comet falls on top of you
>Oh, you're just knocked down
Bullshit

>>388027346
He wasn't phoenix down to that idea

IF YOU DIE IN A CUTSCENE YOU DIE FOR REAL

>>388027924
if realism is your problem here, you could've stopped at
>A literal comet falls on top of you

Aeris

>>388027346
Because Phoenix Down is a gameplay mechanic.

Gameplay and story segregation is important to videogames as an interactive storytelling medium. Now you can stop being retarded and make useless threads.

>>388027346
Someone doesn't know the difference between dead and *mostly* dead!

Because Locke Cole and his phoenix magicite wasn't in the game.

>>388027346
this is honestly why permadeath for rpg party members doesn't work. It just feels forced.

Why were the dancing in swan lake? Why don't the actors talk to each other?

>>388027346
Just because someone rolls over and goes "ugh" doesn't mean they're dead!

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FF5 already showed that shit doesn't work.