Was the timing enjoyable? Hmm. Personally I always prefer lower stress games over high stress games so I would probably prefer a version of this that focused on the exploration and logic puzzle elements and relaxed or completely removed the time pressure. But the timing didn't bother me as it is, especially since there is so little to explore in this version. If the mansion were larger and more immersive and NPCs more talkative I'd probably want to be left alone to explore the setting.
Yeah, the "whoah, shiny" stuff is what I mean.