

Of course, everything nice I’ve said so far about the PS4 version was also true on the PS3, but the graphical difference between the two is staggering. It makes maneuvering and travelling much more enjoyable. You have a full 360 degree range of motion available at the disposal of your left thumb. However, the PlayStation 4’s analog stick provides for, well, analog movement. Most MMO players have become accustomed to navigating with the WASD keyboard buttons, which somewhat awkwardly causes our avatars to strafe and back step more than any normal person ever would if they had to fight a dragon. The same goes for gathering and crafting, which use their own abilities that you can also map to the controller. While you might have a difficult time targeting and accessing all of your skills in a dungeon, you can easily map out all the abilities you’ll need for solo questing to the controller’s face buttons and D-pad.

Most of the quests you tackle alone just require your basic offensive abilities to beat, and you can take as much time doing most of them as you want. Solo quests are also easier than multiplayer dungeons, which involve intricate strategies to take down difficult bosses. Soloing is usually less stressful, since your actions can’t potentially kill your entire party. As with most MMOs, your activities in A Realm Reborn split between group-based adventures and individual endeavors, like questing and crafting.
