
The lack of a true overworld in Skyward Sword was a little annoying, but I chalk it up to Nintendo trying to do something different. They can't win. If they kept things the same, people would complain. But if they make a change, people still complain.
The 'captain obvious' characters like Navi and Fi never really bothered me that much. I actually kind of liked Fi. She and Scrapper cracked me up.
What I'd like to see in a Zelda game is a playable Princess Zelda.