>>50877654>and that's Breath of the Wild, and Xenoblade X. And X still has some story gating in when events can happen but the entire region is explorable from the get go.So in other words, you just don't know what Open World means?
Because BOTW isn't either by your logic since you can't leave the Great Plateau unless you do a very specific sequence of things and you have to go through loading screens to get to any of the shrines or divine beasts.
You want an example of open world vs. non-open world? Mario 64 is open world since you can do its main objectives freely, in completing any number of stars in a level in any order before proceeding. Mario Galaxy is NOT open world because there is only one curated way to complete the objective for each star and you can ONLY do that method from the moment you choose the path in the world select.
PLA is open world. The main objective is catching Pokemon can you can do that freely. There are a number of different ways and strategies you can go about reaching the next star rank.
