Other Zelda stories can't really compare to Wind Waker cause you got a little sister you're out there saving and you just happened to fall ass backwards into becoming the green suited hero of legend, and you can always come back home to play with the pigs or take a combat lesson with your island mates and finish the day up with grandmas soup.
Windfall isle also has to be one of the best hubs in all of Zelda from the music to the vibrant population.