In my opinion Anno 1404 (Dawn of Discovery in NA) and its predecessor Anno 1701 (1701 A.D. in NA) are among the best looking PC games - even though 1701 was already released in late 2006.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d-q3mT0OwY (1404)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSNNHKulY4E (1404)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTlLDA0u61I (1404)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AlscbNMPQ8 (1701)
I love the extemely detailed graphics of these games and I hope Firaxis will consider a similar art direction whenever they start to develop Civilization V.








