You are correct in say that a low difficulty game can be fun, however, I personally believe it is better if you have to think about it a little, and struggle, beating the game in a matter of weeks or months, rather than in a matter of days. It gets more fun and more playtime out of the game...
The beauty of sidequests is that you can choose whether or not to do them. So if you'd prefer to not do sidequests, and you find their absence a "blessing," then don't play them. But other people love to play them, and we find that it makes a game objectively worse to be lacking in them, as...
I am not here to argue whether Twilight Princess "rips off" Ocarina of Time, since I do not believe it does. However, I will argue against the claim "TP is 10 times better than OoT."
Twilight Princess is a far weaker Zelda game than Ocarina of Time due to major issues in difficulty...
The Case For The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as the Greatest Zelda Game
I am of the opinion that Ocarina of Time is the greatest Zelda game, and perhaps very close to the greatest of all games, of all time.
Ocarina of Time had a masterful story, terrific gameplay, a superb over world...