After playing SW3,I must say it's a good game so far.
Seems like you can put aside your fears. The game follows the formula of the first SW game. Difficulty levels easy/normal/hard,pause button,no voice work(other than in the intro),but as far as I see it still has free roam(not totally sure since I just began playing and I've been destroyed everytime I go to a portal I'm not suppose to).
Still a few grammar issues here and there,but seems like it's a mix of SW1 and SW2.