the concept of ff7 rebirth being “open world” is so funny to me
it’s just a linear game disguising as open world. Pretty much anything that is required to move the story forward will lock you into a certain area, costa del sol, the mines, junon, ect. Other open world games don’t do that as often, like in botw if you’re fighting ganon or ganon blights you’re locked into the area that they are lurking and stuff. But generally you’re free to roam around and you’re even required to retrace your steps to move the story forward. i really enjoy the open world concept for rebirth and i like riding around on chocobos but i don’t think anything super important would be lost if it was kept as a linear game like remake













