I think the number of games in a series that play a certain way is more relevant for that series ”DNA” than what the first game in the series was.
I disslike BotW and I love most of the other games in the series. The popularity of BotW make it so that the type of Zelda I enjoy is a lot less likely to be created and released going forward. That is great for all the millions of people who think this is the right step.
But arguing that it is more correct in what a Zelda game is seems wrong since most other games in the franchise is different in this aspect.