No real theme to these screenshots. I took them for one reason or another, so I will just share them anyways, along with the usual hot-air commentary.

On the last day, I was moping around in Florapolis. I had never really noticed some of these graphics details before.

The house looks almost like a face. I wonder if it is deliberate? See the eye, and then the tongue sticking out?

Look at the feet on the small billboard! It would be awesome if it had a random”jump” animation.

These whimsical little details capture some of the wonder of SanrioLand.

Unfortunately, I have a bad habit of not focusing on small details. When I start playing a game, I will notice the graphics, but only as an overall impression. I pay more attention to learning the interface and mechanics.

By the time I have a basic grasp of the mechanics, I’m usually deep into the game. At that point, the graphics are not exactly incidental, but they are more atmospheric, rather than definitive.

Which is a shame, because an artist put a lot of hard work and imagination into drawing these. So I do periodically pause to look around in wonder, and the final day of HH was an appropriate time to take in these details.

This is inside a building named the Pantheon, in Paris. Since there are not NPCs, no quests, it’s a quiet building. The detail is fascinating. You can almost read the lettering on the plaques, and you can see the reflections in what appears to be a marble floor.

Those of us who did the Cupid quest chain may recognize this, the Paris Post Office. Again, the attention to detail is wonderful. You can see the desk where customers would address their letters and packages. And the post drop boxes, both for regular mail and air mail. Look at the community bulletin board above the drop boxes.

I think that is it for now. You kind of get the point.

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