I am almost done with Echoes of Wisdom and thought the map was the perfect size for the game. I always felt like Breath of the Wild’s map was too large for what was offered. Tears of the Kingdom kind of made that worse by doubling the map underneath and having it mostly be empty.
Half way through totk I realized that I was missing a lot by hopping into the nearest tower and flying everywhere. I’ve started a new botw run now and so doing it all without warping, it’s quite a differ nice experience and I’m really enjoying it.