You begin to get the feeling that something good is about to happen here. The actual gameplay graphics are incredible. I mean, with Square's reputation I already expected a nice graphical flare, but I was certainly not prepared for what I was seeing. All of the characters in the game and basically everything that moves is made up of polygons. The level of detail in the objects is astounding.
Coloration is vibrant, yet shaded very realistically.
The texture mapping techniques used are truly innovative for a game of this type. The screen is also literally loaded with these objects, enemies and your fighter yet there is no slowdown. The special effects are also cutting-edge with amazing particle explosions that consist of enemies that break apart into progressively smaller pieces and literally disintegrate right in front of you eyes. All of this is of course embellished with raid array execution and ample light-sourching to complete the effect. Everything just seems so active and vital on the screen that it dazzles your eyes.