Have to say, I was running through the tutorial and I was thinking it was a bit linear, but I have to say after giving it a few hours I am enjoying it. I still wish it was a bit more open and similar to the old one, but I can live with it.
It's the same old thing though, the end result is the same, things are just simplified and made faster, which I dunno, takes some of the enjoyment out of it for me. I'm referring specifically to the "Click to do mission, or not" and what not.