I actually prefer the backgrounds on FFVII-FFIX, though the cinematic sequences in FFX are by far the best. In FFVII-FFIX the background graphics are near or at cinematic quality pretty much all the time, whereas FFX is a significant step down. That isn't to say that I don't like FFX's graphics, and I do freely admit that the 3D does offer more possiblities than it did on FFVII-FFIX, but I still prefer the others to FFX.