Just checked the blog out. Really great how you organized the articles. I didn't read everything though. Afraid of spoilers
It does look good so far. The only thing i'm worried about is the train's time limit and the Tower of Spirits. I agree with you that the time limit would only be used in some situations. But don't know about the master dungeon. It would probably turn out better than the Temple of the Ocean King, like you said. But we will just have to wait and see. By the way, i also loved the idea of Princess Zelda being Link's companion and a ghost. But thats how far i would wan't to know before playing the game.