Honestly, I don't know. I never really fully played Mother 3 to understand the full story and to be honest, I stopped caring about it by the time the fan translation was finished.
I can say however it's still a Mother/Earthbound game. It's not necessarily meant to be taken seriously at times but at other times it can be dreadfully serious. I mean shit look at some of the things in Mother 2/Earthbound, by the time it goes halfway into the game it gets pretty serious. I do recall that Mother 3 had a lot of themes relating to nature vs. industrialization, and had a lot of deep moments. So I can at least respect why people find it to be good.
On the other hand though, that isn't to say that it's completely likable. One of the things that did irk me about Mother 3 was that it took an almost complete change in direction with the tone. But who am I to say that it's wrong to have some change in a series? Personally I think a lot of people look way too deeply into these things.
I can say however it's still a Mother/Earthbound game. It's not necessarily meant to be taken seriously at times but at other times it can be dreadfully serious. I mean shit look at some of the things in Mother 2/Earthbound, by the time it goes halfway into the game it gets pretty serious. I do recall that Mother 3 had a lot of themes relating to nature vs. industrialization, and had a lot of deep moments. So I can at least respect why people find it to be good.
On the other hand though, that isn't to say that it's completely likable. One of the things that did irk me about Mother 3 was that it took an almost complete change in direction with the tone. But who am I to say that it's wrong to have some change in a series? Personally I think a lot of people look way too deeply into these things.