I think it's not just the lighting, honestly:
-The animation feels kind of slow. It's not just that it's smooth, but it seems like they make it a point to go through all those middle frames very slowly so you can see how smooth it is. Look at the crowd turn around when the airship arrives, they're moving like molasses. The show feels way snappier.
-Some facial expressions try too hard to be cutesy and delve into the uncanny valley. See: Twilight looking shocked when Spike falls off the blackboard. Or the way it takes her forever to react and get mad when Storm King does his thing. Or her rather tame reaction when Pinkie buries her in cake (
compare)... Actually, all 3 of those are Twi trying to look cute when she should look annoyed, aren't they?
These and the lighting just make it feel like there's something off. Hopefully they're aware of this stuff and it'll get better before it's released. I'll probably enjoy it regardless though
