pokoko on 18 February 2017
A Link to the Past was the most important Zelda. The best Zelda? That's always difficult to determine. New things are often better than old things but they aren't as memorable or a revolutionary so they aren't as touted or placed on a pedestal. Tolkien, for example--if LotR was released today for the first time, it would get a lot more criticism and a lot less praise. I doubt it would crack many "best fantasy novels ever" lists.
BotW might be the best Zelda yet when compared directly to older games but I haven't seen anything revolutionary about it. Looks to be a good open world game that builds on what other open world games have done.
