The 999 portion of this very enjoyable. I loved the characters, the story and setting, and the puzzles were fun to figure out. I might have some nitpicks, but they're just nitpicks. It's a game I'd play again in the future.

VLR, however, was more... I mean, I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't play it again anytime soon. I'd only want to see the reactions to the most crazy plot points and twists this game has. But, to play this game again (all of it) means going through the repeating of story lines and the doing the puzzles that aren't as fun as its predecessor.
The characters are really in the middle for me; I enjoy some, I despise some (it's Dio) , and I feel like some of them aren't used to their fullest. I don't mind the long winded explanations, but it is a lot to take in and words sometimes went in one ear and out the other. Also, the way this game ends leaves me unfulfilled; it is very much a set-up for the next game.

Anyways, yeah, taking a break before even dipping into ZTD, but these games have been rooted into my brain chemistry.

This game was a hit for me and then some. Checking it now, I played almost 300 hours of this game, and I will say that most of it was just me messing around with the building, exploring/filling the map (all three of them), finding all the wells, doing the occasional side quest (especially if it involved taking pictures), making dishes I'll never eat. creating weapons I refuse to use, etc. Even after finishing the story, I continue to come back to this game and continue on this path of 100%-ing it. Will I? Who knows. But, the game hasn't lost me yet with it.
There are some snags that I nitpick, mainly how BotW references aren't in the game, except main story beats, and also the sky portion of the map felt empty; I feel like should be more puzzles and less empty space you need to cross. However, that's about it. It's still my personal GOTY of 2023.

Anyways, talking about it has made me want to pick up the game again and work on that 100%, so that's all.