If you guys are going to tell me that this makes the game feel worse or that it "robs you all of a lot of time without adding anything back" I'm going to call bullshit on you all.
For me, it's not adding enough to warrant the break in exploration. I do find the change in perspective to be disorienting and distruptive, and the game still doesn't make me care or remember the NPCs - just the inconvenience of it. If the reaction would happen in First-Person game without taking away my control - great. Here, not so much.
Here is a hint - if you want "immersive" close up experience, don't make a top down, turn-based RPG.
