Wanted to avoid this thread until I beat the game.
Finished last night, 108 shrines, still want to find the other ones lol.
My verdict on the game: Masterpiece
I actually don't recall the last time I just enjoyed doing everything I did in the game, whether in be the main quests, side quests, shrine quests are just exploring hoping you'll find something.
If I had to list some cons, I'd say that the pay-off on the vast majority of side quests are pretty meh tier. I'm not a big fan of Rupees/Food/Arrows as a reward but that's just me. Like I gave an NPC a baked apple to complete a quest and they gave me rupees as a reward. Why not give me a recipe that involves apples/baked apples so at least there is some relevance lol.
My favourite thing about the game is how different the experience has been from player to player. My buddy did things way differently than I did, we were never at the same point in the game until the very end. We even solved puzzles differently. Felt like when you were a kid and you'd get tips by talking to your buddies on the playground lol.
Can't wait until the DLC.
In terms of my favourite Beasts in the game, in order:
Zora
Rito
Gerudo
Goron