The concept of controlling one character is a more modern approach in JRPGs. It's already in several popular games.
My main complaint is linearity, the rest looks fine.
Sure, for somebody who wanted an HD remake of FF4 or 6, it isn't going to be what they wanted, but that's not what the gaming world wants either. Look at the games since 7. The highest selling main series titles are 7,10,8,12 (11 was online, not on console). 9 is the lowest selling FF title since 7, and that was the most traditional FF of the last 5, so....