[James]

I didn't mind the ship thing, but I wouldn't go out of my way to play it when I could just warp back to a world. It felt more tedious than anything.

Lack of shops wasn't too bad. I really didn't mind that there was a "station" in which you'd go for an item shop, and accessory shop, and so on. The game wasn't designed for a need to have shops everywhere you went. It was a very interesting change.