Comparing the graphics via screenshots

[Soukyuu]

Screenshots are always subjective.












For example, look at the lush thanalan picture. The (lack of) shadows reminds me of what we see in alpha footage of ARR.
Also, ARR's magic effects are not really that different from our current ones - see the flare image. Whether or not we will still have high texture details like in the eft screenshot... we'll have to wait till beta for that I guess.

The only thing I am concerned about in ARR is animation quality. That will have to wait till beta, too.

edit: added 2 more pictures, more here