Well the epilogue of Sword turned out to be an watered down Delta Episode; and I loved how that the game went "Congratulations! You are now the Champion, now explore the rest of the Galar Region!" despite the fact that there's hardly anything else in it, at this point. Sure, there's the side quest for the box legendary, the DLCs, and the Battle Tower; but I think they were too busy designing the Wild Area to throw in an hidden cavern or two. But it isn't without it's good moments, like Leon commenting that you've brought that energy monster to the prize fight.
Hopefully, Scarlet & Violet doesn't shit the bed, but you never know, nowadays.