Detailed architecutre and level design. Real time lighting and shadows.
Cities are huge with many encounters.
Incredible fantasy architecture. Color lighting brings the levels to life. It's good but nothing we haven't seen before. There are also some resemblances to Sacrifice in the way you control your characters and the camera as you explore the vast 3D cities and landscapes. Like most RPG's, this game has you doing a lot of killing and stat-building to increase your abilities so you can tackle bigger and badder enemies and then repeat the process ad nauseum.