@Camel with 2 thumbs I'm actually glad you mentioned Magilou actually as she is arguably my favorite Tales character. Granted I still consider Berseria to have a moderate cool cast overall vs most Tales cast from other games. It's still in my top 5 good casts for Tales series.
so hearing that the new cast are as cuddly as cacti is disappointing, but like you said im sure they grow on you with time