I have always loved
TP ever since it came out. I wanted to play it the first time I saw screenshots for it before it was released. That was a great game and excellent edition to the series. In fact the mythology introduced in it added an amazing level of depth to the storyline that was just not there at all before. The mythology later led to what would inspire the total behind Skyward Sword. I imagine everything
TP created will be the main themes we will be seeing in future Zelda sequels.
Actually I never really have understood the hate.
TP is exactly what everyone complaining about WW wanted. Darker story, more realistic graphics, no cell shading, dry land Hyrule, a return to the
OoT style gameplay. It was the game made up of all the collected anguish from all the fans who were disappointed by WW in physical form actually presented by Nintendo. I'm sure they had no idea why people complained about the game at the time it came out as well.
Regardless of its shortcomings, I still find it to be a great game in the series that I still love to play today.