Previous adventure; can be the hero beating the crap outta your enemies!
This one; No violence! Cause plot reasons!
Me; .... I don't like it.
While I do get the mechanics, I don't like the more story driven stuff. (Maybe cause ADHD.) I liked the platforming and fighting. So the whole point of "Oh, you're not the great hero anymore cause you are not allowed to use violence anymore" is kinda a contrived point. If it was me, I'd literally bust out the violence and whup all their butts at that point.
The art is fine, the animations are fine. I just don't like the plot point.