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T0ffee posted...

I think the main contributing factor for that is that they are all together at the start instead of getting added one by one as the story progresses. This allows the game to focus on expanding their interpersonal relationships and growing and revealing their personalities.

Having two close groups of three that initially oppose each other but then pair off creates some great dynamics, especially since each pair is a different flavor of camaraderie. I used to say Tales was the king of character interactions in JRPGs, but XC3 consistently has everyone interacting from within the first like hour. It's a breath of fresh air from "this character was just recruited so they will be the center of every skit for the next chapter".