Shadow is still probably the most BS Ninja in the series. Why we love him.

VI will always be my favorite entry and I really adore the more experimental nature of it's gameplay./ The dungeon design, the branching story paths, the pseudo-RTS style battles, the open-world stle third act, and the fact the whole cast had distinct roles and playstyles will always make this game stand apart for me among the series and the genre as a whole.

Also, controversial opinion, but I believe this game has the best overall soundtrack in the series and is Nobuo Uematsu's magnum opus.