Really lovely art and music. I didn't feel like the occasional shaking of the planet and the fade to white really added anything. At least nothing I could see. I didn't seem to lose any items. It might add to the time?
Nope.. shaking and flashing white were just a way to reset the planet and it's more a theme/story thing (planets are unstable, collapsing and you need to go to a brand new planet). Although loosing items seems like a fun idea >:) *evil laugh*