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>>XCX somehow below XC1 when it's gameplay is literally an improved version of XC1
XC1 is better than X IMO. Each character has more clearly defined roles, tanks actually TANK and the main character doesn't just blow through battles by pressing the "win" button aka overdrive.
You can do far more set-up and maintenance with your party's gear whereas in X it takes a god awful amount of endgame grinding to get them anywhere near on the level of the MC.
The flow of combat is far more sensible, every party member contributes, and there's plenty of good synergy between party members.

X is messy. That's the best I can do to describe it.