Hi! I really like your screenshots! I have high confidence that it's not 1998, as that's not a very good constructive criticism... Besides, what can you do in order for the game's graphics to be less like it was made in 1998? Well, to me, games that were made with 1998/amine-style is okay! Some anime games can be mixed in with realistic graphics that uses Vertex and Pixel Shader 2.0, even if the games won't use shaders...

Anyway, as for screenshots with the Slim mecha's boosters, you might want to tone down the specularity...it looked too vibrant on my eyes when plaing a game.