It's a gamble, really. Open worlds aren't inherently better than a smaller, better designed, world. It might expand the experience, or make it boring.
That said, GF has been unable to deliver decent route/dungeon designs for years anyway, so i say go open. Plus, it fits with the "make your adventure" kind of game that Pokémon is, with the avatar silent MCs and everything.
>>49864386This. In a "modern" society, in which both mons and people are more used to each other, no point in making the fucking Paras murder machines.