Final Fantasy XIII Linearity - Be reasonable people.

[Smashchu2]

Here's the thing. It's not that it is linear. It's that it's extremely linear. It's so bad that the Japanese are compaining about it. THEM. The ones who loved FF10 despite the fact it too was very linear.

• There are no towns in the traditional sense
• You can't avoid any fight
• You rarely get a choice of who to use
• There are no alternate paths

This is the first few hours of the game