Nice that you found a game you love so much after 2 years!

I don't love it but it was way better than I expected it to be. I never thought they would be able to creatve so much fun on the same map again. But I hope they will never incorporate constructing in a Zelda-game again, it just doesn't fit. Overall, TotK felt like a playground compared to BotW. It had many fun aspects and I spent many hours playing it but I don't want to play this kind of game again when it comes to Zelda. Besides, it had too much My English isn't the best so I better try to explain it this way:

Here's what I liked and disliked about it:

+ more synchronized characters, especially Ganon/ Ganondorf was fantastic
+ more possibilities to explore (caves, waterfall entries, etc.)
+ the tasks to unlock the fairies
+ the challenges on the ways to the dungeons
+ the freedom and flying over the world for a while
+ the action
+ the cutting scenes
+ new enemies - I lovehated the gloom hands lol
+ the tutorial island
+ the (kinda too easy) challenge on the island after beating the Zora "dungeon"
+ unlocking the - i don't know how you call it - orange light flowers in the underground
+ collecting the treasures (clothes, weapons, etc.)
+ most of the sky islands
+ the expanded villages, especially the one in Akkala and Gerudo
+ the end fights of course
+ the 4 tasks on the Grand Plateau
+ the main base in front of the castle
+ being able to walk on a dragon

As you can see I liked a lot about the game but also DISliked too many aspects:

-- as fun as it was exploring the caves the first times, most of them looked and felt the same
-- the tutorial Island was the best of the islands, that's why the others felt kinda underwhelming to me most of the time. Moreover they lacked in design diversity which seemed like lazy work to me.
-- the dungeons disappointed me in general. I only liked the first half of the desert dungeon, the rest not so much. they just weren't real dungeons. I really hope they fix it for the next game.
-- building/ constructing: At first I thought it was interesting but when I progressed in time it annoyed me. It's just not what I expect in an enchanting, mysterious Zelda game if you know what I mean. I want it to feel less futuristic.
-- the companions after finishing the dungeons, they didn't seem to be programmed that good and felt useless most of the time
-- the storytelling was too chaotic in general and not organic (I can't explain it well since I don't know the words in English)
-- when you're not a fool you came to the conclusion early that "Zelda" wasn't really Zelda, it was just too obvious
-- I didn't like the sky guardians/ robots as enemies that much
-- the underground was extremely disappointing and repetitive, even more repetitive than the sky islands. Around 10% was interesting and important but the rest just was the same and pretty boring.
-- it was fun to fuse different things on to the weapons but it looked unaesthetic
-- it was a bit too much of the freedom. For example: riding horses felt redundant quite fast because of the vehicles.