It’s a good game. Better than BOTW for sure.

I’m not sure if this is because of life circumstances but towards the end, I was just mainlining shrines on my hover bike.
Caves, stables, side quests? GTFO! I'm not interested anymore!

When I was first playing, I was touching every inch of the regions I was unlocking, avoiding the main quest.
So much so that I got the last sage first

So yea, I enjoyed it a lot.
But at some point I felt I was no longer progressing. So was just looking for the main line content.

It could learn from Elden Ring with how it manages openness while gating content.