So what I gathered talking to a streamer...
battle trophies are back, but universal now (they count across multiple playthroughs)
you cant skip cutscenes unless they are the full CG ones (which sucks as 80% of the cutscenes are not full CG, so most you cant skip - that shit has GOT to be fixed there is no excuse for that)
there are save points, cant save anywhere you want
game is very short, but story is "enjoyable", guy beat it in about 20 hours per the in-game clock.
post-game is huge, and there's a shitload to do
all in all he gave it an 8.5 overall