Yeah, I guess than this game is not for you. But I think the point is that this game is bringing back the "old" gameplay and not just the franchise and that was what they said. But you seem to wish for the opposite: Have a modern game with the old franchise.
This game is not for you. On the bright side for you, there are tons of games out there which you will like - which we don't because they are too "streamlined" or "dumbed down" for us. That's not meant as an offense. But you seem to be more of a Console gamer enjoying to be entertained from the couch. A lot of the gamers on RPG watch seem to be the opposite, liking to get "invested" into games, as I do as well.
I won't take it as an offense, but only if you are not offended if I tell you that maybe, just maybe, you are wrong about the dumbing down and that maybe you are generalizing about what is investing in games. I am not really a console player, but I would rather invest my time in NPC interaction than in combat tactics and equipment management. But you are right on your first assertion, I wasn't expecting this to be a game for me, though I had a vague hope that it would turn out to be a little more close to my taste. On the not so bright side (for me), there are not many games on the horizon that are quite what I like (how many Mass Effect or Fallout 3 games do you know about being made right now? Not many , I'm sure). On the other bright side (not for me), old school seems to be very fashionable this season.