to me it just breaks the immersion, believe it or not. Here you are, with the mega-evil Magaladon about to kill the king, or the mega-lich Colgatest on his way to necrotize the whole kingdom, and I'm the only one that can do something about it! oh, but maybe I'll take a 7 day detour to the southwest to see what color of flowers there are. That's what I mean by having a reason to go places. If the Sword of Justice, which is rumored to penetrate Colgatest's black aura, is hidden in a cave to the southwest, then it makes sense for me to go exploring the area. Now, if it's a game in which nothing is happening, in which I'm not 'the chosen one', then ok, whatever, let's catalog the colors of the flowers in the whole region.