I finished my second playthrough of the Elden Ring DLC and the entire playthrough overall. I tried and tried to beat the final DLC boss without using summons or ashes, but the closest I got over many attempts was about ~30% health. I eventually broke and used mimic tear for the 2nd phase and beat it the 2nd time I reached that point. I've also been playing some XCOM2 on commander difficulty
The best times I had in both Switch Zelda games was just hopping on a horse, putting on the Korok mask, and letting Epona decide where we go. Grab shrines and koroks as they're detected, and soak in the scenery in between.