Final Fantasy XIII

[Vipershark]

I've just never enjoyed RPGs that don't have the feel of roaming a huge extensive world. With no world map I just feel closed into set pathways.

Same here. I obviously haven't played FFXIII, but the removal of towns and the world takes away from the game experience, if you ask me.

A bit off topic, but I feel the same way about Pokemon Colosseum.
You can move freely in the game's predefined areas, but you can't travel outside of them freely and have to navigate around a menu-based world.

I'd rather walk to wherever I'm going in an open world.