I know you didn't want to re-remind us of Fi, but it doesn't sound like her awfulness affected your enjoyment much. It's one of the main reasons I can't bring myself to replay in Hero mode, that and in-game cutscenes, but I want to play Hero mode.
Other than that I like the motion controls just life you. They just haven't seemed to work out all the kinks that prevent the game from running fluidly without interruption.