On the one hand this game looks way to cool to sleep upon it. It simply looks phenomenal!

On the other hand I've made my peace with capitalism, as I have to work to get money, but don't need it in my freetime apart from what is necessary . And I don't like to manage anything; in fact, "manager" has negative connotations for me. I'm also no fan of mundane busywork.
So, is this all unavoidable or can I play the game as a walking simulator/adventure/story game?