So I watched the uncompressed version of Elder Blood... as it is clear it has improved, still I must admit it looks like crap in comparison with old material: textures on the knights of the wild hunt are terrible, they seriously need more polish and touch. There seems to be a lack of global illumination, particularly during the scenes under day-light. Flames, lightning and visual effects in general got worse from the last time we saw something akin.
I really don't know what to say... I'm torn between trusting CDPR promises of not downgrading anything and the facts given by this and the previous sneak peeks of gameplay. It would be very sad and disappointing if the final game is nothing like the SoD and VGX trailer...