If anything TPMs final battle is a quartet, it tries to upstage the OT finale by a factor of one.
The Gungans vs Droids
The Queen Vs The Viceroy
The Fighters Vs The Ship
The Sith Vs The Jedi.
It's just too much of a buffet to be satisfying.
None of them are built on character familiarity or verbal sparring.
On paper having Maul mostly mute might have sounded fine but it did mean that his contribution had none of the impact of Vader and his quick demise meant his character didn't get to grow an inexplicable fanbase like Boba.
Have one or two of those elements end before starting the other and you'd have a much more satisfying balanced meal.