Day/night cycle isn't anything new (still neat in photo mode), but I'm specifically talking about the clouds. Often times clouds in games are pretty basic, sometimes just straight up photos they slap on a sky map and cheat it when the time of day changes, but these clouds actually at least have the appearance of volume, soft light and shadow changing based on the sun's position, and even having a "halo" effect when the sun is behind them. There's a number of ways they could be achieving this effect, but it is impressive and some nice attention to detail. 

Looks really beautiful.

This game needs to come out like NOW!

Oh god, I've triggered him. I aplogise to everyone. 

So many games to buy this year. Looking forward to this and Nier. My hack n slash cravings are at tipping point. 

Yeah, cause a game where you can get a lap dance is definitely childish..

The bolded part, tahts your problem. Youtube compression is a bitch.

That aside, this thread went to hell super quick......

I was never trying to compare the two. I just said Horizon reminds me of Zelda BOTW, just a more mature approach and they wanted an explanation as to why, so I gave them a few reasons. While I guess its kind of hard to say how close they really are until we can actually fully play both, based on what I've seen and read, they definitely have their differences as well. I guess the better way to put it, is that Horizon reminds me of Zelda BOTW like some people remind me of celebrities. Mostly based on their looks or voice but thats about it. Everyone is their own person just like every game is its own entity.

It certainly isn't mature. 

It's an adult game. Consider yourself the autority on maturity all you want, but this doesn't change that Zelda compared to GTA is like Disney compared to Scarface.

Horizon looks to be more adult in its theme, presentation, and by the way it grounds its world in realism. Zelda has always been more like a faity tale kind of thing, and has barely ever pushed adult/mature themes, be it through its presentation, execution, storytelling, psychology of its characters, etc. Zelda games are made to be accessible for the entire family, and the end result has always reflected that. 

In no way does Zelda not being an adult/mature game equals to it being an inferior experience. So I suggest you leave the defensive behaviour behind.

Adult content is not the same as mature. GTA is a game that excited me as a little kid, now not so much... Do you honestly think robot dinosaurs are a mature theme? Have you ever played Majora's Mask? If you visit the Swordsman in the final hour of the game, for example, you'll see him cowering in fear in a secret backroom. Or the Ganondorf execution cutscene in Twilight Princess. Or the segment where Midna is dying and you have to save her, the accompying music creates a powerful emotional setting. 

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes has a Teen rating, but I would consider it a much darker and deeper experience than any GTA game I've played. And certainly a lot more mature. 

Fairy tales are infamous for their dark and twisted stories by the way... Just saying.