Beat Echoes of Wisdom.
A lot of fun. I don't think I'd rate it as high as Link's Awakening, but it was an enjoyable romp, the world was great to explore and partially nostalgia recognize, the core echo gameplay worked and was enjoyable, and it rapidly became pretty easy to go into swordfighting mode for traditional combat.
Would recommend. If the next 2D was an EoW2, I'd be okay with that, and if they dropped it to be more traditional I'd also be okay with that.
Just hope Nintendo gets in the habit of making new 2D Zelda games more frequently again. I think there's enough of a demand to say that could be done without watering down the franchise. Maybe aim for a new 3D game every 5 or so years and a new 2D game every 3 or so years.