The textures and images are very fine. You can play it in free movement, but you always have the choice of step-movement, the game doesn't freeze when a monster appears before you. The introduction is well worth seeing, nice animation in these cinematics which explain why you have suddenly passed from a normal environment to a desert through a wall of light. The encounters with other characters are quite good. You may talk to them choosing from a series of questions or answers.
Every interesting encounter comes with digitalized voices and face animations.
Well for one, the plot is ameliorated with some puzzles left for you to solve. Some are quite easy and others are not, but they are not all vital to the success of the game. Some new spells for flying, even during fights allow you to see the game from a totally new angle. One thing that bothered me during the game was that it seemed a bit too straight forward and easy to play, but the puzzles presented to you require a little effort to solve. I've always found that a good team of adventurers begins with four characters and increases to six.