I originally thought the glow around X was anti-aliasing, but then I noticed Zero doesn't have it so I'm wondering if it was done on purpose? Anyway, it's consistent and a bit thicker than regular anti-aliasing and I think it looks kinda nice. It might just be a 1 point stroke that was made transparent, idk, but it kinda works with the pic. I think X nabs the eye because he's more solid blue, while Zero is a mishmash of white, red and some green. There's also a bit more breathing room in the bottom.
The top looks so cool but it's like a giant chaotic blurb. The Strikers series has this heavy ink style and the characters are always in super dynamic poses that makes them hard to place (we've all tried making Strikers pics back in the day, I know). As much as I love Strikers I think the art should be used only when the other half also has something dynamic and heavy to use. I'm not sure if this pic got that, but at least X and Zero were in dynamic poses. I think they just needed a filter (GASP) like that sumi-e or whatever to make them appear a bit heavier. Also, cool font choice. Pink vs? Nice.
Overall: 7.5/10
Pic 5
I don't know why but I didn't realize that the names were on those bars until I stared for a while. At first I thought they were floating, then I thought they were floating with a little colored rectangle behind them, and then I realized the rectangle went all the way past the name and to the bottom. I'm not sure if this is a bad thing.
BACK-TO-BACK is so goddamn cool, and it's a shame that BACK-TO-BACK X/Zero has been used a bit already this contest. It's also a shame that X/Zero have like NO GOOD ART and I want Capcom to do something about that because it's a goddamn shame.
Yeah, I think the Capcom guys dominate the eye because they're a lot crisper than some washed out old plumber and turtle. Also I like how the name here is MEGAMAN because I'm sick of just seeing an "X" floating around the picture. MEGAMAN has so much more substance and it seems like it has more purpose than just the dumb ol' "X."
White background is also a good choice. I would have torn this apart if there was some weird background that was like half Mario 64 level and half Mega Man X level. Sometimes simple is good, people! This is probably my favorite of the 5, just because it's kinda different kinda. They're all "different" but this one is just like kickin' back and not giving a f***.
Overall: 8.5/10
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~Zen