The game for the most part had contributions by the creators and designers of the Open-World Mario titles like 64 and sunshine and even Galaxy for level design and music. Combined with the signature of some linear platforming, it's a hybrid that hits the middle of both. I don't own the game, but I've seen multiple walkthroughs of it. It's overwhelming how many YTers are covering this. This game is all about mobility with the cap and even the devs for this game put stacks of coins in high places not even associated with the levels. This game hits the sweetspot of open-world and linear AND the casual and hardcore gamer. It looks really fun to play.