I pity those who don't enjoy the depths.

As a direct BotW sequel, it has the burden of having to bring a reasonable amount of innovation, whereas BotW was already "the" innovation in the franchise.
I'd say that it succeeds completely. There are a lot of surprises during the early and mid game (that is, the main quest), and leaves much to do and to explore in the end game.
Definitely cannot give it less stars than BotW, and cannot recommend it any less.