Ours did. He liked to pay the ocassional courtesy visit to every department on the ship. Of course the operative word here is 'ocassional'. Yes, the captain could, and sometimes did, visit any compartment he wanted. It's his boat after all - he's the king. On the other hand none of that is necessary to the operation of a ship, so, like external views, it has a 'coolness' factor, but unlike that other function is actually realistic.
Plus: I think having it is a great idea, mainly because of all the people who asked for it. And it will be cool to look at.
Neutral: I played SH1 for years, and AOD a little less. Those games had no compartments to visit, and no crew to look at, and no 3D views at all, and yet they are still talked about today as a high point for others to aim at.
Minus: How much time has been spent to make this happen, at the expense of what else? Still no wolfpacks? Is the AI vastly improved? Are the major bugs of the two previous versions fixed? If all those have happened then great. Add the cool stuff. If not, fix the problems first.
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