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Yeah, I can relate. I recently bought a Giant XTC which is my first MTB since I was a teenager. My first thought was also 'fuck me, how big is it?' I'm a similar size to you (6'4") and immediately thought I'd made an error with sizing.
As others have said, it felt a bit unweildy at first, especially coming from a CX bike. But, after a few hundred ks it now just feels really stable. I've ridden the same trails with it that I'd usually ride on a CX bike and I'm actually quite a lot faster because less precision is required.