Having a different opinion is ok, pretending you played a game when you didn't is not

I think you are being hyperbolic, BoTW combat not only feels great but also allows for many creative approaches to combat and it has a degree of strategy an a huge attention to detail.

Also it can be really epic

You'll only be able to override Thunderjaws after you finish the last cauldron.
It gets easy to kill them when you know what to do, honestly they stopped even touching me, and would go down real quick.

What I do is using the ropecaster weapon to tie it down to the ground, with the best version of it and mods focused on making it penetrate more easily, I could tie one down with 4 ropes, which was pretty quick, and if you know where to shot (in the body to start with, and in the face once it starts wanting to attack you, so it'll get stunned for a little bit) it will go flawlessly, then use the time it is tied down to freeze it with the slingshots bombs of ice (I think it was 4 of them to freeze it as well).
When it's frozen, you can take down the disc launchers on its side very fast, but if you want, you can take the disc weapon before doing the tying + freezing, the point is to take it down quick when it's frozen, so you get it and shot the frozen Thunderjaw with it, a normal one will probably go down with the 6 available disc shots it has if it's frozen all the time, but if you are reluctant, taking the disc launchers after freezing it (which does more damage) has always worked for me, but avoiding using tearblasts and shoting it from the side you took the disc launcher will leave another one available to take after if you miss some shots or can't kill it yet (or just use explosives).

Using the disc launchers on enemies is so freaking good as well, lol. I wish they would let us use those machine and heavy weapons when we please after beating the game, or getting the platinum, just for fun, 'cause the heavy weapons are so good xD

Yeah, but Zelda feels like a videogame is being played with all the blips and beeps and all that. Combat doesn't feel anywhere near as alive, epic or realistic as it does in Horizon. Plus, Zelda;'s combat hasn't changed since OoT really. It's all the same. I can understand why someone would prefer Horizon's combat over Zelda's. But you're sooooo all about Zelda you can't even begin to understand why somepone would feel this way.

There's this COOL move Alloy does where she can slide beneath her towering enemies and shoot the bow at the same time. It seems like such a small detail but adds SOOOO much to the immersion and enjoyment of the combat. It's truly spectacular to watch! :D

It's cool to prefer one over the other. You can even like one and dislike the other. I respect your opinion.

I'll say that combat in Zelda has many differences from Skyward Sword which is different from Twilight Princess which is different from Wind Waker etc. They're always adding and removing abilities with each game. Even different weapons require different techniques within the same game (BotW). It's simplified and refined at the same time. The new techniques--the Bayonetta like dodge that slows down time and the perfectly timed shield block--are critical to beating the game. No lock on for arrows, no auto return boomerang, weapon damage, no stab/slice, the addition of runes (Magnesis, Stasis, and Cryonis) add  even more techniques. I could go on.

Thetechniques that worked in past Zelda games just don't work anymore. They actually changed so much that it was initially off putting. Until late in the game when you're heavily armed, even casual enemies like electric bats could easily kill you. 

I've only played Horizon up until the trial that her father asks her to complete (haven't even finished the  trial. I took a long break after buying the game and I think I'll have to start it from scratch) and I've completed Zelda. BOTH FEEL LIKE GAMES! Neither are realistic. With that said, maybe Horizon does it better. I just haven't played enough to say which is better.

I think what he's saying is that Horizons combat is more fluid and faster paced. Which in my opinion it is. They have done a lot to ad depth to the combat in BOTW that was missing in older Zeldas, it's just still a little stiff compared to a lot of modern games.

I'm sort of in the opposite boat that you're in. I've finished and platinumed Horizon but only got about 15 hours into Zelda. There's just been a ton to play lately. I'll finish it eventually I'm sure, I just don't know exactley when.

Great to see you're enjoying the game, the story really picks up later on and I'm interested to hear your take on it.

Did this turn into another Horizon vs Zelda thread somewhere in the mix? They are not even the same kind of game lol, the mechanics are too different. It's like comparing Street Fighter to Tekken, both fighting games but wayyyyy different, Street Fighter just happens to be more popular. /shrug