I think the option to just leisurely watch the scenery on the boat would be great! At first I thought maybe it's due to getting older, I can enjoy just sitting and staring at the world. But on further reflection, I realize that I used to do that a lot as a kid, too. In any case it has an appeal to me. I remember the aspect of asking someone for directions in Shenmue II, and then they would offer to lead you to the location, which resulted in a slow walk in which you can just look around with the camera. It's completely optional but I used it many times because it was an opportunity to just look at the details of the world in passing. Sometimes I try to do that in a game like GTA V but it's harder because random chaos could erupt at any moment.
