Unpopular (or maybe not that unpopular) opinion: I HATE the Elderwoods
After playing 350 hrs I can confidently say this. I genuinely HATE the Elderwoods. I've finished it. Finally. It's the prettiest map imo but still the worst. Chopping trees sucks, hunting sucks, fishing sucks, farming palium double sucks, essence collecting triple sucks. Since getting a decent amount of essence takes ages it's a nightmare to collect the pretty furniture. And don't even get me started on collecting things like koopa nuts n stuff. The quests are fine but like Tamala is another level of annoying...