PorkyThePaladin
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Don't know much about Nintendo, don't generally play console games, haven't played Zelda games since mid 90s.
I went into BotW skeptical as well because of the reasons above, plus the whole "kiddy" theme. But I am completely hooked now (about 40-50 hours in). Nothing feels like a time-waster to me so far (I am not collecting the rare crap or whatever, just playing). You explore a beautiful highly vertical world (BotW overtook ELEX which was the most vertical world I played before this), travel through various climates and environments, gorgeous vistas and city-scapes, tackle tons of mini-dungeons which mostly revolve around logical puzzles, slowly build up your character (Link) in power, find cool loot, engage in fun combat, interact with cute and charming characters, and unravel a simple but decent story.
I went into BotW skeptical as well because of the reasons above, plus the whole "kiddy" theme. But I am completely hooked now (about 40-50 hours in). Nothing feels like a time-waster to me so far (I am not collecting the rare crap or whatever, just playing). You explore a beautiful highly vertical world (BotW overtook ELEX which was the most vertical world I played before this), travel through various climates and environments, gorgeous vistas and city-scapes, tackle tons of mini-dungeons which mostly revolve around logical puzzles, slowly build up your character (Link) in power, find cool loot, engage in fun combat, interact with cute and charming characters, and unravel a simple but decent story.