Yeah, everything does look technically worse than HB2, Avatar, Outlaws and AW2, but when we talk about graphics, you need to remember that sometimes one thing can really make the difference. Like one effect or model can take a game that looks OK, and brings it up to an equal level. In Intergalactic's case, the sword is a graphic equalizer.Everything here looks worse than HB2, Avatar, Outlaws, Alan Wake 2 in gameplay.
Look at the water, look at the shading and lighting on the characters, look at the lack of complexity in the scene.
Seriously, though, I think this game looks fine, but all that product placement... I felt like I was watching iRobot.