Got this for Christmas and have played it intermittently. Still getting used to the controls as there seems to be so many! I usually have to pause the game to equip stuff.
Still only got 4 hearts, the stamina you start with and the basic clothes but have managed to activate about 5 towers. My aim is to unlock the whole map before continuing with the story.
Also got it for Christmas.
Have played it most days since then and I'm still getting to grips with the controls. It's the most complex Zelda game to control by a long, long way. It's kind of frustrating as the physics system is so good and yet at times I feel unable to use it to it's full potential, especially in combat when there is a need to act quickly.
I'm sort of doing a bit at a time. Continue with the story, explore for a bit, do some shrines...whatever I feel like at the time.
It's a beautiful game in every sense of the word. By the time I've finished it'll be up there my favourites ever I'm sure. I just wish I could get better at the controls...