I find that open world rpg tend to have the worst of both worlds more than the best.

If I want to play an open world game, i’d rather just play a sandbox world where I can goof off and do whatever I want. When I want to play a good rpg, I’d rather have a direction to the game/quest with some bell and whistles on the side.

Open world rpgs tend to have weak quest lines and you can’t really goof off.