Mal

If you want to play the game, wait for the DC AND New Game + to drop next year. That is what I recommend. Of course NG+ might be enough.

I've loved Xenoblade and Xenoblade X.  JRPGs that are designed based on modern technology instead of settling into that SNES Dungeon->Town->Dungeon groove?  Well I never.  I'm buying a Switch as a birthday present for myself next year and Xenoblade 2 is top of my list.

From what I hear if you liked the combat in the previous games then you'll like this one better. For myself I learned to freaking love the combat. It's honestly one of the best since it is not shallow as a puddle and doesn't feel unbalanced. You can see my initial impressions/bitching elsewhere in this forums to see just how much my tune changed. I have complaints (some major) about the game but I am still playing it so it can't be  all that bad. One of them I'll say is that encounters can be pretty damn long. 

There is modern and future tech but it is more subdued which will make more sense as you play the game.