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pazzy posted...

Which would be fine if the writer didn't feel compelled to target damn near every character from Chrono trigger and give them a bad ending. It certainly does feel that way, because had they done nothing, they would have not only lived a life free from turmoil, but not even been around for the destruction. If you think of the planet as a character like they sort of apply in Cross, the situation doesn't end up better for anyone, and because everyone is dead, the characters ultimately don't even get to have an actual arc about the consequence-- instead it just wants to introduce new characters and have new things talked about. It's incredibly messy.

Which is pretty lame tbh. That like everything tied to zeal. The story was much better before that point.

But I've always kinda viewed that more as the machinations of The Planet, Lavos, FATE, etc. They viewed Crono and company as a threat and they found a way to quash the threat.