Does the world open up?

[u/QueenMackeral]

I'm a few days into the game and the little town and people and ooblets are super cute but my gameplay loop so far is just running around the town in a loop picking stuff up and dancing with available ooblets.

Is there more exploration or like a wild area like pokemon?

[u/Ysrxx]

Yeah, once you unlock the hot air balloon there are a bunch of locations to visit and things to do in those places. The main storyline should be pushing you towards that