First of all, that final battle was a wild ride! One of the phases took me a minute to figure out, but it was so much fun, and really connected with some of the unique themes of this entry.
I didn’t get nearly as close to 100% as I did in BotW. In the first game, I did every shrine and all of the side quests, but there is just so much more content to this game. I worried that if I tried to complete everything before the final battle, the game would overstay its welcome, and I would finish with a feeling of “just get it over with.”
I’ve actually found that sentiment to be true with a lot of larger games recently. I want to end on a high emotional note, even if it means completing less side content.
(I haven’t completed TOTK yet, so please don’t spoil me!) I completely agree with the “overstaying welcome”- thing-y that most large games have. This is actually why I will always prefer a game that has less than 15 hours of story / playtime (preferably less than 7!) than something like 50-100. idk if that’s weird, just how I feel