Xenoblade Chronicles X enjoyed a massive infodump this week, thanks to hours of new information from Nintendo Treehouse about the upcoming Wii U title. Seriously, they gave us so much new info about the game, and it very much appeals to the nerdiest among us, the most hardcore. I am, for reasons of time, no longer one of those people. And that leaves me wondering: Can I play Xenoblade Chronicles X without diving into all this stuff, and without having played Xenoblade Chronicles?

Xenoblade Chronicles X and The Super Gamer

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Xenoblade Chronicles X, which is out later this fall in North America, exclusively for Wii U, is a huge, sprawling JRPG. It’s got five continents, a crazy backstory, mechs, weird systems, all that fun stuff. If you’ve got loads of time on your hand and love RPGs, this is obviously the game for you, a total Wii U system seller. But what about the rest of us? If you just have a little bit of time and only so much patience for restarts, complicated systems, and things like that, can you enjoy Xenoblade Chronicles X?

Time to turn to Famitsu, which recently reviewed the game, giving it two 9s and two 8s—pretty solid scores. Nintendo Everything was able to secure a full translation of the review, and it’s got some good answers. One reviewer said that the game has “tough enough difficulty and highly user-friendly systems remind of old RPGs in a good way.” I like the sound of that—the lack of user-friendly systems is my biggest fear. Also critical, and noted by another reviewer: “Adventuring is pleasant thanks to a handy Skip Travel feature which allows for movement by touching the map.” The third and fourth put in more dour notes: “It would also be good if the tempo of conversations was a bit faster,” and “There are also many cases where game systems aren’t properly explained and one has to stumble around in the dark.”

But overall, it sounds like Xenoblade Chronicles X is not completely opaque, and makes a reasonable effort to explain itself, and be efficient for gamers who don’t have all the time in the world. And you know what? That’s enough reason for me to take the plunge.