Especially since we learned that all translations of the game butcher Link's journal.

Seriously, look it up. The original Japanese version has Link writing the quests he does in first person, like a journal. And he says stuff like "I need to save Zelda as quickly as I can" or "I wish to see her smile again".

We were, essentially and shamelessly, robbed by Nintendo of America.

I hope Nintendo knows that half of the fanbase are expecting more lovely scenes with Link and Zelda for the BotW secuel.