Why do people prefer xc1 over 2&3? (Discussion)

I know this question is highly subjective and up to the player/veiwer to choose what they like but in the community im pretty sure the general consensus is that people generally prefer and enjoy xenoblade 1 more than any other entry in the trilogy including dlc's. In my opinion the two other games (2 and 3) have a much more appealing cast of main characters and much more "anime" sotrylines compared to 1. Especially xeno 2 and going into the series i started with xeno 2 and torna, went on to xeno 1 and thought it was a quite abit more boring l than 2, the played 3 and its dlc so im not sure if that has effected my bias heavily, I enjoyed xeno 2 SIGNIFICANTLY due to its final act proving the connection of the two worlds which i felt was an amazing plot point. In contrast to xeno 2&3's improved graphics (due to being newer games of course) xeno 1's orginal game had very outdated graphics which ONLY got improved upon only a few years ago but thats besided the point. My question is do people enjoy xeno 1 more for nostalgia reasons, storytelling, memes/characters or a different reason im not seeing.

I have NO HATE to xenoblde chronicles 1 btw andi dont intend to slander the game, just curious on the community's general consensus.

EDIT: Thank you to everyone who commented or will comment! I don't have enough free time to reply to everyone but I appreciate it all the same!