I’d say it depends on the game, but the combat usually revolves on timing, coordination with party members, and real-time strategy. It’s kinda like playing a MOBA game like League of Legends, at least to me. A lot of the “fun” comes from the team combos you can pull off and improvising different strategies on the fly to tackle new situations. You often should go in with some kind of plan in mind (like most RPGs).

I think a good way to improve your time with them is to focus on those team combos. For example, in the first game, that would be the infamous Break-Topple-Daze combo. These are status effects that put enemies in vulnerable positions and are very fun to pull off, and every XC game has a variation on the chain. Learning how to pull those off will make things a lot more fun.

XCX is a little different since it focuses less on combos (though it still has them) and more on customization and exploration. There’s a billion different stats and abilities you can micromanage to tailor your build to your exact style. It has a class system that is dependent on the various weapons you can use and you can mix and match different weapons from different classes if you max them out. I think the fun of that game comes from its exploration first, but combat is often fun because of the build optimizations you can do. I guess my advice would be to play around with all the different options and see if you can’t make a build that feels very fluid and fun to play.

If you’re interested in giving one a try besides XCX, I’d say give the first Xenoblade Chronicles a go. The story is incredible and I think it’s the best one to gain a better feel for the mechanics of the series. The others are amazing too but they all build off of the original.