sounds like we are on the same page... I mean EVERY game too, to the point I will only play games like Skyrim, 2k, Open world games that purposefully never end. Once I can sense I'm getting close to the end of any game I will just turn around and start collecting shyt and then rarely come back to the main quest line. Assassins Creed Odyssey, I think I've played since the first day... I've hardly ever fast traveled if at all and I dont even look for the cult members, I just go island to island trying to hit every single marker to clear shyt. Basically making my own story and game out of the shyt
I love it though, fukk those endings.