I guess it was about halfway through this last generation I changed my mind over graphics. I used to completely love graphics, but now I don't really care. The hardware is powerful enough now that the difference between the ultra-realistic and mediocre graphics is not really that obvious. It's the few games which stand out with a deliberate attempt to have an art style which stand out. The Souls games, Mirror's Edge, Bayonetta, and, for better or worse, Final Fantasy XIII are some of the most visually impressive games this generation has produced.
And it's not because they are technically impressive, either, although Crystal Tools is actually pretty amazing from a technical standpoint. It's because these games have a deliberate aesthetic. All but one of them run against the norm of gun-metal gray games, and even that one, the Souls games, chose to have that kind of style to match the weighty combat and oppressive atmosphere.
To my eye, X has that. The textures have this plasticy sheen (and I mean that in a good way.) It looks like it will have a cohesive art style, and if it has a story and RP mechanics to match that style, I'm sold. This is Gen 8. I don't care if it's a gigaFLOP short of PS4 because my eye can't really tell the difference.
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