Most of my are level-based, yet why do I keep wanting to make an Open world?

I think the main reason is I hate having isolated sections of map. I have a constant desire to connect everything. I don’t mind if connections between zones were dynamically walled off, as long as there was some sense of continuity between all of the levels.

I think that’s part of what I like about Dark Souls. Wherever you are, there is a way to get to most everywhere else.