re: True/False - Horizon would have been a better game if it wasn't open-world

I grow to dislike open world games more and more as time goes on.

Developers tend to stick to the same lazy tropes with fetch quests and collectibles. My experience is that there are pockets of interesting things surrounded by tons of filler.

I have not yet played horizon so I can't offer an opinion on it. I've come close to purchasing a few times, but I've got a massive backlog of games and horizon just doesn't seem that appealing to me.