I liked H:ZD and Persona 5 a little better than Zelda (WiiU). I certainly would rather replay the former two over Zelda, though I enjoyed Zelda quite a bit.
I finally bought a switch to play this and I am not disappointed at all. I've played for 30 hours and I'm nowhere close to being done(30 shrines and 2 divine beasts freed). This is my only complaint with the game so far because I'm heavy handed with the controller.
My older daughter turns 9 in two months, and desperately wants a Switch so that she can play Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Mario games and Splatoon. Shes become obsessed with watching Youtube videos about them during the Pandemic. We'll see if we can get our hands on one by then, with production starting back up. If we do, then I'll likely eventually pick up Zelda for my wife and I as well.
If we can get a Switch before then, I'll likely buy it as a gift for my wife for the holidays, and then play it myself too.
I ordered a Switch today on Amazon, along with Animal crossing for my kids, Mario Kart for the whole family, and Zelda for my wife and I. Looking forward to playing it later. We're making it a holiday gift for the family.
There's a lot of systems to learn in Breath of the Wild, and you start off very vulnerable with not a lot of resources. Stick with it! I think I enjoyed the first half of the game more because of these things. It really does make you feel like you're alone and you have to fend for yourself.
Crossing my fingers that the USB adapter I bought will allow me to use my PS4 controllers! That should make a world of difference. Otherwise, I'll have to suck it up and shell out the $60 for the Pro Switch one. I haven't played a Zelda game since Wind Waker. I put a lot of time into it, but it was brutally difficult, and even on easy mode, I eventually gave up on it and never finished. I've also watched my wife my Majora's Mask, and large chunks of Twilight Princess, though she didn't finish that one either.
My best piece of advice to you is use your magic. One spell, Stasis, is a staple of melee combat. You'll need to learn the ins and outs of each larger monster, like Hinoxes, Taluses, etc. as you fight them. You'll learn their "rotations" and their quirks, when to Stasis and which arrows to use. Lynels are better off being taken on mid-game and they drop awesome weapons, bows, and shields that can be used against other Lynels. Be resourceful. It might be tempting to use your strongest weapon, bow, and shield all of the time but I often did the opposite so I could stockpile strong stuff. Your main enemy in the beginning will be the cold. Explore a majority of the starting area before you head to the colder section of said starting area. So as to not spoil anything... there's an item that will make that section easier. There's also a science behind the cooking mechanic, but you can learn that through experimentation. I haven't had to eat much food in this game, however, outside of boss battles. My last suggestion to you would be to do the Zora section of the story first, without going into much detail. The end provides a benefit that will help you on the survivability front. Feel free to PM me if you're having any particular problems, there's lots of little tips and tricks I may be able to offer you that will make it easier for you. Lastly, good luck with the controller. BotW's control layout is one of the worst I've played with just how foreign and counter-intuitive it is to every other open world game I've played. I may be alone in that. You get used to it if you played it as much, consecutively, as I did, but my criticism still stands. Edit: Also, one more thing. Use your map markers. Define each symbol for your own needs and mark things like special monster spawning spots and rare resource spots. This really helped me navigate upgrading later in the game.