Board 8 > Zen Talks About the Match Pics Part 2: Spirit of Vengeance

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From: greatone10 | #449


Where do I get these ideas sometimes?

Ganon really really pleases me.

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Ganondorf in the koopa clown car is beyond amazing.

That Ganon pic better get chosen. It's his chance to finally chip in, instead of just letting Link take care of business. Because really, has Ganon actually done anything?

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Ugh, yeah, I'm not submitting anything. Spent the last couple of hours working on a couple ideas that turned out horribly and I'd rather not submit something boring and generic. Good luck to the rest of you!

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Well uh, this my attempt at being humourous and slightly more creative than usual.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/822/finalmatchversion2.png/

Aw man, back when I said I had a crazy idea for Mario/MMX, that was it!

I was just too lazy.

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Yeah I wasn't sure if I'd be able to follow through on it because you need such specific types of pictures. I mean really, where are you going to find Ganondorf dancing?

MMX and Zero have a decent amount of art so it's a bit easier.

You MAKE a Ganondorf that dances using the puppet warp tool!

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64: Red/Blue vs Cloud/Sephiroth

Pic 1


The downfall of a giant! Cloud and Sephiroth overthrown! This is totally noble nine breaking. TOTALLY. Anyway, this pic is TOTALLY solid. Good concept, executed as well as you could get. I can't find much to complain about!

Overall: 8.5/10

Pic 2


My first thought was "Hitmonlee? Really?" That is STILL my only thought. I see it and I'm like "wow that sure is Hitmonlee." I guess he was the only one that could work easily... Couldn't have Blastoise spraying Cloud with his liquid, huh? No, I suppose that wouldn't work...

Yeah, so I call this pic the "Fourth Wall Breaker" because it's clearly separated into four parts but all the characters are like busting out and it's such a weird thing to imagine. They're all in their own little cubes and then BAM HITMONLEE FOOT OUT OF NOWHERE better counter with my huge ass sword.

This is a weird pic.

Overall: WTF/10

Pic 3


I like this picture's border. I like the portraits up top. I like everything, I guess.

It sure is a match picture.

Portraits: Art/Art/CG/CG?
Bottom: Sprite/Sprite/Model/Model

Kinda consistent!

Decent background although I have no idea what it is.

Outer glow use isn't atrocious.

Nice use of drop shadow.

Transparency is OK.

...

But there's something off about this pic. I SHOULD be giving it an 8.5 or a 9 but I'm citing reviewer discretion on this one. I don't think the elements come together that nicely.

Overall: 7/10

Pic 4


Well the bottom looks to be a crop but at least it isn't impossible to make out what it is. It seems adjusted correctly so I can't knock it as much as a usual crop.

The top is alright, but I don't like Venusaur being in there. I don't think he fits and the first time I saw it I was like "why is Venusaur's head popping through the grass?" Not to mention he's the center, so it's like the Venusaur show or something. Cut him out, I think this pic has way more potential to be real awesome. Good effort here, Ulti. Also desaturate the green a tiiiiny bit next time.

Overall: 7/10

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I quickly put this together a couple days ago. It's not gonna pass, but it was fun while it lasted.

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Yes! I made a scale breaking match pic! I will wear my WTF/10 like a badge of honor!

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Surskit posted...

I quickly put this together a couple days ago. It's not gonna pass, but it was fun while it lasted.

You are a legend for that.

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Number 7 gets a 10/10 OH MY GOD it's so perfect OH MY GOD I wish I could have its babies

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Did my EYES pic just in time, woo!



This one is my fav of the bunch though.

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Almost done with the season! I'll miss you guys when this board closes :(

63: Mario/Bowser vs Link/Ganondorf

Pic 1


Our first pic and... It sure has a lot going on! A lot a lot. I think Mario is the best one here, and Bowser is the worst. He seems to just have such a strange variation of sprites/art representing him. Should have been all sprites all the time. Also, Link is SUPER GREEN. My eyes can't focus. So much going on! It was a good concept but I think it's hard to execute in general. Try limiting yourself a bit more next time, Picsmith!

Overall: 6.5/10

Pic 2


DEM EYES. I like this one more than the others because it doesn't have stupid names. I think it would have been cooler if it wasn't divided evenly; kind of make the lines a bit criss-crossy, you know what I'm sayin? Not parallel, if you catch my drift.

I think I would have given this one an 8 IF NOT FOR GANONDORF. WHY SO DARK, G-DORF? WHY SO GODDAMN DARK?

Overall: 7/10

Pic 3


"Why is Link fighting Darth Vader?! How did this get... oh. Oh, it's Ganondorf with the sword he never uses."

I STILL see Darth Vader there. At first I hated this pic but then i stared at it for a while and it's not that bad. I'll forgive the outer glow because the heroes are getting their final smash on. I like the VS in the middle; I'm thinking the weird stroke around it is a visual effect and not just a bad render.

The faded portraits on the side were pretty OK but Ganondorf is so super faded that if I look from the right angle I can barely see him at all. Same for Bowser, but to a lesser extent. I know if you have four things faded that you think you should make them all consistent with their opacity changes (like making them all 25% opaque) but you don't gotta be consistent cuz WE'LL NEVER KNOW!

PS the font is AWFUL. Completely destroys a lot of this pic's likability.

Overall: 6.5/10

Pic 4


HEY it's a disco party! I didn't realize that people at disco parties had an outer glow. I think it could have been toned down a bit more. And, despite being the blackest guy there, Ganondorf totally dances like a white guy. There's a PUPPET WARP tool in CS5 that can be used for posing people so they look like they're dancing. I'd recommend playing around with it sometime. It's really simple once you figure out what the hell is going on.

I like the background. Everyone stands out. The names are really cool and don't take away from the characters. And I'm partially rating this on a joke scale, so...

Overall: 8.5/10

this pic brought to you by DDR Mario Mix, the only Mario game ballsy enough to make Waluigi a main villain.

Pic 5


TOO MUCH FADING. My eye doesn't know where to go! Also seems pretty low res and I can't figure out why. It almost seems like... textured. Like a bad scan. Could have been worse, though. I can still tell who everyone is but this one honestly does nothing for me.

Overall: 5/10

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Pic 6


THIS is creativity. I would have loved a tiny Ganondorf robot in place of the Koopa Robot thing. Theme swapping is a thing that I hold dear to my heart (see: Tidus/Leon Kennedy game swap pic) and the very idea of Wind Waker Ganondorf riding in the Koopa Clown Car makes me salivate.

Overall: 9/10 (on a joke scale)

Pic 7


OH MY GOD

Overall: 12/10 (on a joke scale)

Pic 8


THIS is awesome! I really dig it. I like the top and bottom bits and I like the pictures the Picsmith chose. I like how Ganondorf's arm is cut off so it's got more room to breathe. It's all consistent, the background is clean and it's just CLEAN. Clean clean clean like Mr. Clean rubbed that clean bald head of his all over Photoshop.

I would have moved Link's name up a pixel. Also, I would have made the background gradient SLIGHTLY different from the gradients of the top and bottom. A little lighter, a little darker, whatever.

Overall: 9.5/10

Pic 9


I'm not really sure how you could get away with chopping off an entire portion of Mario's finger like that. The guy is POINTING AT THE SCREEN and there's just this hole in his finger. What the goddamn hell? How do you miss that. Bowser shouldn't be so dark, Link shouldn't be cropped so much and why use Pig Ganon art opposite Skyward Sword Link? Really questionable choices, especially considered they're like all crammed behind Mario. Is he the star of the show.

And Comic Sans for your VS? Really? On a yellow-to-brown gradient?

Overall: 3.5/10

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Um, seems like that 9th picture was taken down or something?

It was pretty awful. Did anybody save it?

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I'd like to see it if anyone has it.

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I guess Bacon just didn't like having 9 pics or something. Maybe ending on a bad note. MAYBE HE NOTICED ALL OF MARIO'S FINGER IS MISSING.

Anyone wanna own up? We won't put your head on a pike.

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Did that pic even exist?

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Gurus vs. Super Nice Dog is not even worthy of the Rivalry Rumble.

Is there another bonus match?

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Not looking likely.

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Doesn't look like it at this point. Usually there'd be a buzz about it on the board, and SB would have given some indication.

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:(

this contest sucks

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~Zen

Well, I completely dropped the ball the last few weeks of the contest. I even stopped updating my battle bracket. Next contest I plan on coming in full force and creating some hopefully solid pictures. Even though I only made two pics, they each took me a decent amount of time and I feel like I learned a lot while creating them.

See you guys in a year.

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One less bracket.
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Cya Tyder! Good job this year.

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~Zen

Tonight I'm gonna go through all the pics and decide what and who get Piccys this year. I hope this becomes a seasonal thing!

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You gonna start a new topic for the Piccys since this one is close to 500?

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Gurus vs. SuperNiceDog is not even worthy of the Rivalry Rumble.

I'll make a new topic tonight. Promise! It takes time to pick Piccys.

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http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/61436687

I made another topic!

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Can't let this purge just yet sorry.

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