Yup, this is certainly an Attempt to end this arc early on, and you can feel it. That said, I am also happy about it because despite a great creative Idea and a stellar Start (Scherzo), this arc didn't do all that much with its Concept, even with some better adventures.
This is an ambitious Ending in many ways and while I can appreciate the ambition and enjoy some of its Idea, it just kinda leaves me cold at the End since it rushes from one Point to another. Not to mention that it doesn't fill its Runtime that greatly compared to something like Zagreus. Thanks to its Bits which I enjoy, which are few and far between, I still give it a decent enough rating, but I must admit my Interest in revisiting this Story is pretty low, if not non-existing.