>>718877627
>I hear that Xillia 2 is supposed to surpass Graces in terms of combat, but I truly can't see how with Xillia's Assault Counter mechanic
You have to play it to understand.
I have dumped over 200 hours into this game and I fight every day not to pump out another playthrough and to patiently wait for the inevitable remaster.
AC stops being an issue and is mainly a way to prevent players from doing infinite combos (which are almost possible anyway with the amount of bonus AC you can get during combos). Graces was significantly more restrictive with CC than either Xillia game.