>>37715694>overworld encounters is a feature in these newer jrpg'sThe solution to the shitty mechanic that is random encounters has been a thing since 4th gen or even before with games liek FFMQ and Lufia 2. Having visible encounters actually opens up way more good gamedesign of trying to avoid and chase specific encounters and making encounters inescapable with way too fast monsters charging in on you.
Random encounters just like overworld map just like the genre itself were created out of need bcause the hardware was that bad.