I'm an oldfag whose first mmo was Star Wars Galaxies (rest in peace) and then vanilla wow. I always wanted to try FFXII but I hate having to look at guides constantly to even know what you're supposed to do (one of the reasons I despise retail wow).

Can I play the game and have fun with a minimal amount of handholding or is it one of these games where you need a second monitor open at all times to progress in the game?