Although many think the open world is/was a mistake, honestly I'm so glad CDPR did it :I think the whole open-world-idea was a mistake from the beginning.
- Because I really enjoy exploring the city (more than other open world). In a world like this, being limited in "in restricted areas" would be really depressing.
- Because the screenshot's section of this forum would be really less "provided", it is very rare to have the same place twice.
Same thing for the first person view, it's what I like and it's perfect for me.
And I can forgive "the lack of choice" given the quality of the writing.
But It's just my opinion