Yeah, looking at the 2.8 image of Riku and Kairi, I actually really like how it looks now. I think the larger image of it helped it sink in for me. I like the way it looks.
Yeah, could be. My main problem was I immediately thought the character models were too shiny, like it was unfinished or downgraded graphics, but I think I was looking at it the wrong way. I dunno.