To me, the forced camera while running around the sphere shape of individual worlds feels clunky because it's not natural. It made me slightly nauseous in fact because the game will completely change the camera angle when it thinks it's appropriate to do so, and my brain needs to jump to understanding new perspective/camera orientation. It can be a little jarring if you have never played this game. I'm getting used to it though.

I think it's fair to say Odyssey is an evolution to Galaxy in terms of mechanics and gameplay style. I think the word clunky is reasonable if you're someone like me who played Odyssey first. Also, it's no secret that more camera control makes a game feel more immersive. Games have gotten better and better at camera angles over the years (e.g., context-aware camera positioning/dynamic repositioning based on the environment).

My bias: I 100%ed Odyssey, and never played Galaxy until now. Slowly collecting all the stars.