>>58832742>And it has the most powerful ending with the world actually left ruined for good despite the heroes winning.All that proves is that 6 was more worthy of expanded lore than 4, 10, and arguably 7. 6 outdone themselves in the characterization department, but very few of them actually got rounded out by the time the game ended.
Also, how are you going to compare CT to a genre that barely existed back then? CT is one of the only known media that incorporated time travel without the cringe. And the silent protag meta humor (that was quickly followed up by Mario RPG) was yet another cultural trendsetter that stuck.
But the main thing is that CT has the advantage of being a standalone project 6 has its divisiveness for being the first to drop the crystal plot entirely, which is why a lot of people appreciate 9 so much.
