One of the things I liked about Bonetown was just wandering about with no mandatory combat. Now, I can understand why BoneCraft is different, and I think that its story is overall more fun to play through as opposed to trying for another sandbox-style.

The Fantasy area however lets you wander about and just mess around, which is nice, but as far as I can tell the elf brothel is the only possible location? I think it'd be nice if there were several zones, possibly unlocked during the storyline, such as the Wrangler space-ship, Orcan Village and so-on, with the option to select one at the start, or wander through them at will (possibly using the ship as a hub?).

While it wouldn't be the same as a full-blown sandbox, it might be a nice compromise. Could even be an excuse to throw in some of the old favourites from Bonetown as a special zone.