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It's my favourite game in the series, but before its release my favourite was Majora's Mask so I think you'd agree that's not too surprising. But it's not for everyone and if you preferred one of the others that's A-okay.
I almost have the opposite opinion of it.  BotW was a really good game, but it was a terrible Zelda game.  So many of the elements of the Zelda series were missing or changed so much they were unrecognizable. >

I think a bit of both, but it’s your opinion. 
What made it great for you? >

I enjoyed the paraglider. And the flurry rush system. >

The paraglided was needed! Without it, I would have never completed the game. >

It was kinda designed around the paraglider so that’s kinda dumb to say >

Well of course, you climbed high and jumped towards your new destination. I just felt that with the stamina gauge it felt like forever transversing anywhere. I don’t get much of a kick from the climbing and going nearly everywhere. I need to be at least rewarded if I’m going to spend time doing that. >

It really feels like a bunch of neat gimmicks/tech they wanted to try out, but didn't have an IP for it so they tried to turn it into a Zelda entry. Now when I use Zelda as a comparison game to explain another game's style to someone, I have to clarify that I don't mean BoTW because it diverges so much.
people like to say its an explorer's game but I don't know anything thats actually worthwhile to find.
Its not like Skyrim where you accidentally stumble upon some dwarven city full of items/weapons that are unique to that one spot. Or like Far Cry where there's some giant enemy outpost you can raid for a thrill. >

Exactly! I explored more in Skyrim or even another barren game No Man’s Sky >

"Only"? I don't think so. >

Why though? >

BOTW broke away from the typical formula for Zelda games and employed a lot of subtlety and detail that attracted new people to the series and excited a lot of pre-existing fans. And that's no small feat. >

Maybe that’s why I didn’t enjoy it. It took all the things I liked and added things I don’t care for