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The graphics in Might and Magic VI are the best yet seen in a 3D first-person-perspective role-playing game. At one point in the game's development, hardware support for 3D graphics cards was contemplated, which certainly would have been welcome. But even without 3D acceleration, the graphics are generally crisp and clear, with a minimum of pixelation. Like prior games in the series, the graphics are also very colorful, which takes a while to get used to for those of us accustomed to somewhat more realistic, but considerably more dreary, depictions of our fantasy gaming worlds. Although Might and Magic VI uses two separate graphics engines, one for dungeons and one for outdoor locations, they integrate seamlessly. All of the nonplayer characters, enemies, and items are represented by flat 2D "sprites," as opposed to the 3D polygonal representations seen in action games like Tomb Raider and Quake. The sprites in Might and Magic VI are often very detailed, and monsters that you would intuitively think should tower above your characters, like titans and dragons, are suitably huge.