There are other gameplay aspects I'm also not sold on, but I'll give those more of a chance for me to get used to them. But the return of a tired-out feature surrounded by more padding feels disappointing. Again, the rest of the game is strong enough that I'm still looking forward to playing it.

One final note though, I guess: good lord, the Ys X demo is too long to be called a demo. It's practically a 90's shareware episode, i.e. a significant consecutive chunk of the entire game. It is NOT just bits and pieces stitched together to expose important mechanics within a couple of hours.