i killed myself the first 15 hours of the game by reading spoilers, watching Livestreams, etc.
BUT i wanted to know some things, because i was pretty worried at first too.
okay -
Fleeing in battle's- never seen, could be right. (that sucks <.<)
Town's - there are very few to none in the first hours, but i think they wanted to gave people the feeling to be hunted. But there are some, like the ones in FFXII - sometimes just some houses for recovering, but also (not rly often) bigger ones. But it looked right the way it is.
Storyline - okay, i cant understand a single word, but from what ive seen from the Cutscenes, things are awesome (almost stunning) presented. looked rly great.
Linear leveldesign - from what ive seen, the levels are really railway like, with some other ways for treasures. but they are just beautiful made. (almost like FFVIII).
'just attack and you'll win' - not really. the first hours, it works, but enemy's at Chapter Five are hitting pretty hard, and its not enough to hit X the whole time.
.... so, and thats all. i dont wanna spoil myself more, but from what i've seen so far, im pretty satisfied.