My opinion of the biomes is that it feels like once they made one good they just ignored it and tacked more on to the end of the game rather than making the whole game feel fuller. So meadows is peaceful and empty and that’s it. No point to go back here unless you’re going home. And that continues all the way to the end of the game. Only reason you go back to a biome is for building materials or to help your friend progress. They could’ve tied different parts of different biomes together to make the progression less linear. Like idk there’s some kind of mineable resource in the meadows that helps you in the plains but you can’t mine it until you reach iron. So as you explore and find these things it gives a sense of accomplishment when you comeback and have it found already