This is a structural flaw in open world games—linearly constrained quests trigger once you get to a certain location—and it is more apparent after something like Zelda:BotW or even BG3 where the stories feel more integrated into the exploration and less like a little chute you start sliding down once you get to a geofenced “quest zone”. I don’t much feel like I’m roleplaying so much as I’ve crafted a really fun character who I then get to steer through some Call of Duty levels with a random assortment of skills and weapons.

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