Absolutely! The art is what grabbed me the first time I played. I wasn't too sure about the game but the art was so wonderful that I kept coming back until I was hooked.
I agree totally - I'm just jumping around the new trees and really loving the artwork, and the whole 'feel' of the area, lighting, secret corners, the odd super quoin here and there - makes for very exciting gameplay. Thanks so much TS!!
I love the new areas, I really do, but I can't help thinking they might've been even better if there were even the slightest bit of resources and/or vendors.
Quoins are cool too, I guess. And I do enjoy the occasional spelunk in the trunk.
I like to wander around the areas which don't have any "useful" resources, like Rasana, just to look at the scenery! I love the mushrooms, the flowers, the little owls in Uralia, the weird stuff in Ix, the views of the sea, the lighting in the caves, the funny vendors, all of it! And I haven't even been to five areas yet!