4. Final Fantasy
Some would say the traditional JRPG is open world to an extent and, though I can see this argument having validity for Final Fantasy 1-9 (and 11 and 12 of course) numbers 10 and 13 lost the way somewhat. As for 14, I don't even count that as a game in its current guise. The series has struggled with linearity and the presence of the world map in recent years, and it's something that could be changed by the series taking on a more obvious influence from the open world model.
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