I agree, claiming to have access to a "whole city" when, in truth, it's only a small area tends to be frustrating. Perfect example of how not to do it: Dragon Age II. The entire premise of the game was that it took place in the "City of Kirkwall" Said city was half a dozen areas that got used over and over. Even if they had simply called it a village it still wouldn't have worked as the restrictions were so blatantly shoved in your face there was no way it could have been mistaken for anything other than what it was: a half dozen small zones.
