>>49261625>it clearly looks like you can just travel around the world however you feelThat's not what open world is. Open world game design means having the freedom and agency to progress through objectives. The crowd saying it isn't open world because of the map are the same people throwing a shitfit whenever someone points out how LGPE was open world and Sword and Shield aren't-- they really think SWSH and the DLC are because that's the narrative they've been brainwashed into believing by retarded youtubers.