The graphics are incredible. The shire is bright and looks like a happy place to live. The detail and attention paid to the land is impressive. One of the cooler things we were shown, while it is unimportant to the mainstay of the story, was a pipe smoking hobbit. He blew a smoke ring and out it came, shaped like a heart. Chris Taylor teased us a little, talking about smoke ring contests, but I honestly can't imagine such a thing! Who knows, though, this is the Shire.