People are worried about it being an empty feeling world, though testers seem to think it's not that empty. If you enjoyed Wind Waker there's a lot of elements you'll like, since a lot of gameplay I've seen actually looks quite a bit like it, with less travel time between areas.

My worries are mostly about the story, since I like a good story to guide my game. They've said in interviews that they made it work with the exploring, so I can only hope that it does.

Also, I've never been one to want to find every hidden side object, so games like OoT that had a few, non essential side quests was perfect.

If you like a guided gameplay, go to point b after you obtain item at point a like many zeldas, then this game might not appeal to you as much.

To me though, I always liked in 2d zeldas that they were less guided, and there was a lot of backtracking to different areas to get everything in the game. So BotW appeals in that aspect even if I'm not typically a 100% person.

Overall I try to keep in mind that there are aspects to every zelda game I love, and aspects I don't care for. It's about the total entertainment value to me, so even if all I enjoy is climbing the highest mountain and making Link jump off, I'll still have fun. Of course, we just don't know every aspect of the game yet, so if you want to wait until the reviews come out go ahead.