I said this before but I really don't understand this comparison and I really think it's unfair to Horizon to expect it to be on the same level as a Zelda game. Zelda games are the biggest example of pristine critical acclaim that exist in this industry, even if Skyward Sword divide a bit the fanbase on its merits. This isn't a knock on Horizon, which looks very promising, but to expect it to be better than Zelda is a bad bet based on it being a new IP by a studio with spotty record going against the juggernaut that are Zelda games. Not that it can't happen, but it's just a bad bet.
Look at this way, did anyone seriously expect Lords of the Fallen to be on par with Dark Souls? I know this comparison isn't completely fair either, but its complete absence makes me wonder if the comparison in this case are only happening because these games are platform exclusives coming out relatively close to one another. Which is IMO a bad reason to compare games this far apart.