I bought it and was hoping for more leveling up and more RPG elements but it wasn't.

I thought it was a great game that captured the spirit of the books & movies so well. Thankfully all the mock outrage and virtue signaling didn't affect its sales and probably boosted them.

The open world Zeldazes were over hyped but still, really? I haven't played it myself but watching others play, it didn't seem all that great.

Nooooooooo!

I mean both were good games, but Zelda is just legendary status and on another level. It holds a special place for me, and they somehow nailed it out of the park yet again with TOTK. I don't know how they keep doing it! They have some geniuses over there.