Is Breath of the Wild really that good?

[Peh]

I played both Witcher 3 and BotW. The comparision is not really there because each game has his strengths and weakpoints and different focuses.
Witcher 3 has a really rich story and focuses on character development and a mostly linear story structure with different endings. It presents you a rich open and beautiful world with lots of sidequests to do. But the controls are really stiff und clunky. It also guides you where to go and how to get there.

Botw on the otherhand let's you decide what you want to do and will also reward you in doing so. It sets its focus way more on exploration. The game gives you the controller and says "Go and have fun". You can do whatever you want. It's not telling you to go to a certain spot in order to find a secret like the Witcher 3.