I have to agree with the OP. In fact, I was just reading a article on this very subject that I thought was interesting:
http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/17/14957460/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-nintendo-switch-future-games?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=email
I think open world games are gravitating toward this kind of semi-naturalistic exploration/atmosphere-driven approach and I think that's a cool thing!
That said, I also think we need more games that are truly about their stories as well. The bottom line here is that I think we need fewer games that try to do everything equally well and more that commit at least more or less to one goal or another.







