Question about Arcs

I know Arcs is one of those love-it-or-hate-it games, but can this be determined in the first few games? Or do you need to play several times to figure it out? I want to give it a chance with my gaming group, but I know it’s going to be a one-time opportunity. My question is whether it’s one of those games that you need to play multiple times to understand, or if it’s something I’ll either love or hate from the first playthrough (regardless of the fact that it obviously takes experience to master it). In the case of Oath, I had to pass on it because it’s clear that enjoying it requires multiple sessions.