Maybe I'm just odd like that, but typically the more linear a game is, the more I end up liking it. FFXII became one of my favorites after I had finished it a few times, but the first time around I wasn't really into the story. I forgot what was going on between cutscenes because there was just too much to do. As fun as the gameplay might be, I play JRPGs for their stories, and if a game is linear to the max in order to improve story telling, then alrighty!