Thanks for the info on the screenies. I didn't mean to (and should have done a better job pointing this out) accuse these particular shots as being old since I was not sure. Given that, some more flattering "photography" would definately help; there's just something about the game that these shots fail to capture. Maybe I'm just too used to seeing the game full of life now that screenies just don't look right to me /shrug.

Honestly, the graphics as a whole make me think that this is how an MMO would look if Valve made one. That may be good or bad depending on who you are, but my first thought on the graphics/artwork when I really saw it up close was, "Hmm, 'Valvey.'"

I'm breaking NDA like a fiend, but with open beta "coming soon" according to whats-his-face, hopefully they won't catch me or care too much about my [intentionally] vague leaks. FE has had an exceptional closed beta period, players and team, and I hope that FE has an equally productive open beta.