Is it me, or did Cryo Judgment used to be more visually intense?

[Lazarillo]

I seem to remember the first time I tried it way back in the day, the ice shards for Cryo Judgement were really large and actually kinda came from behind the character like a wave.  Just tried using it for the first time today and, well, it's not exactly that.  Compared to the other Judgements, it seems really lacking in its current form.  Was the visual fx turned down (maybe for customizability?), is it just that the low tier ones look wimpy and it looks cooler at higher ones (I'm still only at common), or is my memory just totally off?