Most of the time, I play the main character when I'm working through the game - Lloyd Luke Yuri Asbel Jude (we'll get to Xillia though) - and I have a preference for fast+swords although I will choose speed over weaponry if there's a choice. Luke and Yuri move a little too slow for me but they make up for it with the ability to Demon Fang/Azure Edge things from afar and I am pretty sure I've won entire boss fights in this fashion once or twice.
Also, Xillia is the first time I've tried my hand at playing any of the non-Protag characters in battle just for fun without being forced (as all the others force you to take up another party member's battle style at one point or another - Xillia included). After all that! I prefer Jude still. He's probably my favorite so far, being a nice blend of up-close-button-mashing action (which is the thing I do best, I'm a terrible mage battler) and flashy artes/heal-recovery artes. I'm good at Leia, fair at Milla and Alvin, though.
However when on the map! I'll switch map characters around all the time if I can, but I usually like: Sheena, Jade, Yuri or Judith, Milla. (Haven't tried it in Graces oops.)
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Also, Xillia is the first time I've tried my hand at playing any of the non-Protag characters in battle just for fun without being forced (as all the others force you to take up another party member's battle style at one point or another - Xillia included). After all that! I prefer Jude still. He's probably my favorite so far, being a nice blend of up-close-button-mashing action (which is the thing I do best, I'm a terrible mage battler) and flashy artes/heal-recovery artes. I'm good at Leia, fair at Milla and Alvin, though.
However when on the map! I'll switch map characters around all the time if I can, but I usually like: Sheena, Jade, Yuri or Judith, Milla. (Haven't tried it in Graces oops.)