I am not really into eye candy. Look at all the pretty games that are now in the bargian bin. People still play spades and solitare on the PC because they like the game, not because they like the graphics. That said, this game has mediocre graphics in comparison to other releases of the same time frame. I don't mind that.
Sound is cool.
I always turn the music off. Lately they haven't said much. It's funny when you don't mess with the mouse for a while they start playing games with each other. This is the best 'god-game' ever made. I like the wide variety of actions you can do, like shaking people, planting trees, splitting rocks and feeding your creature its own poo.