Everything shrunk down in ARR or maybe everyone became giants. The size difference in maps and arenas is somewhat understandable I guess because PS3 limitations, but there's no reason why the PC and even the PS4 versions couldn't have kept the superior graphical fidelity like better normal maps and textures, maybe when DX11 finally hits it'll return, any day now.

Most animations weren't as flashy as they are now either so everything was easier to see, aside from Simian Trash which was funny and blinding seeing 7 Monks doing it at once, and of course the slowness and the animation lock made the animations look better and more weighted.