better than BOTW in that every aspect that sucked ass in that game is improved, like this one has actual boss fights and no more filler test of strength shrines. the """"dungeons"""" are shallow borderline quake II-level switch hunts but even that is better than the nonsense the previous game dragged out. the building mechanics are fun but unfortunately their usefulness is directly tied to how much time you want to spend grinding in the second map. overall better but like BOTW i cannot see myself replaying it like i do other 3D zeldas.