> 「私達はエイティシックスで、あの戦場で死ぬはずだったから、ある程度仕方ないんでしょうけど。特にシン君は本当にお兄さんのことだけ、考えていた
> **ようなところがあった** から。それを無くしてしまって、今は……少し、心配」

86─エイティシックス─Ep.2 ─ラン・スルー・ザ・バトルフロント─〈上〉 安里アサト

How should I understand the bold part? I have three interpretations in my
mind.

  1. there was something he was considering
  2. there was a time when he was considering
  3. he had a tendency to think about his older brother only

Maybe the bold part is referring to his characteristic? I think it is 3), but
I’m not 100% sure.
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Does ようなところがあった mean "had a tendency to" in this context?
You are right. It talks about a tendency/characteristic/habit etc.

The pattern is X(に)は...(ような)ところがある = _there is something about X that ..._ or
_X does ... by habit/nature_. The "..." part can be a clause or an adjective.

  * 彼には人を引き付けるところがある He has something that attracts people.
  * 彼はやらなければならないことを後回しにするところがある He tends to postpone what he has to do.
  * 彼の文章は三島由紀夫を思わせるところがある His prose has something that is reminiscent of Yukio Mishima.
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