Speak for yourself then. I liked BotW so much that the first time I beat it (going to Hyrule Castle after only doing 2 Divine Beasts because I wanted to see how good the equipment there was that the side characters were talking about), I immediately replayed the Ganon fight and went back to playing the rest of the game for its own sake. At this point I have over 600 hours in it, and still haven't even done all the side quests since I have so much fun just exploring Hyrule and finding different ways to kills mobs.
TotK jacks up the gameplay creativity to an entirely new level, and has the strong driving story that alot of people complained was missing from BotW. There's also a TON more to explore, which I won't elaborate on to avoid spoilers.
The only 3D Zelda I played before BotW was OoT. I'm enjoying the games on their own terms.
