bad example. You don't "feel" the map.I actually gave that really much thought and this is just a mere surface display and some beginner's insight into lore and looks of some places. Other than cities (whom you will get to explore fully anyway), you can't see really much of any of those places, especially what they hide within and the other interesting things that you may learn and experience if you venture there in person.
It's like in real life, you can watch pornographic images on the internet all you want, you can see everything, can't you?
But that's still nothing like the real thing.
BUT it's like looking at paris on google street view. It isn't the same as being there.