Admittedly I haven't played xenoblade 2 or xenoblade X to completion (my xenoblade x copy got ruined when i was like. 16 and i only watched a playthrough of 2 though I intend to remedy these things when I get the money to do so) but yeah. Xenoblade 3's combat is just kind of lackluster to frustrating at times compared to 1, even if it has quality of life features that 1 doesn't like being able to switch characters on the fly.