the overworld gameplay in the yoriverse doesn't drastically change compared to how things play out in the towns. it's a slightly open world experience where you are able to take routes to different towns without deviating TOO much and leaving your head spinning from how big the world is. i imagine it like... less being open world so much as it is like, zones that you can explore in-between going to different regions without letting you explore the ENTIRE world. like you can go up the mountain path but you can't fuck off sideways to see the entire mountain, if that makes sense. that's how i imagine it at least