Yeah makes you miss those little touches like the Companions saying something when their portrait was promoted to the Leader position.

I wish they'd have made more of an effort to follow the BG2 UI organization and iconography. You know, Portraits on the right side of screen, tab menu on the left. With the selected Character's hotbar or Group commands/Party formations along the bottom of the screen.

The mini map in this game is basically a waste of space. It's nearly impossible to decipher what's going on with it. I also miss the Level Up sound, though that's not really related to party movement at all. Just wish it looked and felt more like BG.