Re: Final Fantasy VII REMAKE - "World of the Versus epic"
You're... not hella wrong, but I would interpret the "world map" to be a diagram of the region you are able move about in. The degree to how open it is in actual gameplay is meaningless. Most every game that isn't completely linear has some form of world map. I would describe "open world" as being a game where you are free to go to any part of the game world using any route you choose. So basically the world map is a feature that any game can have and open world describes the type of game it is.
Doesn't open world imply seamless transitions, i.e. Bethesda games and FFXV, where world map is more reminiscent of how the FF series was IX and under? That's how I interpret it, anyway. I could be hella wrong.
You're... not hella wrong, but I would interpret the "world map" to be a diagram of the region you are able move about in. The degree to how open it is in actual gameplay is meaningless. Most every game that isn't completely linear has some form of world map. I would describe "open world" as being a game where you are free to go to any part of the game world using any route you choose. So basically the world map is a feature that any game can have and open world describes the type of game it is.