Well let’s face it, the UI sucks and the inexplicable unskippable cut scene that runs whenever you travel anywhere is pointless and extremely annoying. This last feature is indeed disrespectful because it wastes the player’s time for no reason and offers nothing in return.
That said it’s still a fun game, but the cut-scene decision seems like it’s meant to add play time, which is a grossly improper thing to put into a game without providing some kind of compensation in terms of gameplay or story or something.