I guess this is sorta late. But I say, as long as the rotation's up on the front page, it's never too late. Right?
Avegodro Is "Santa Tiesel" from somewhere? It seems sort of familiar, maybe from iscribble or something. Overall a very neat little scene.
fAB Gotta echo Dashe's words here, I really like the BG colors. And despite the limitations, I really feel that your style shines through here. Good stuff.
Blyka Brings to mind the lunch rush minigame! I spent hours trying to get a high score on that one. Honestly I'm more worried about whatever's on that fork than the "blood" dripping from the oven. It's like the school lunch mystery meat, but...purple-y. D :
Dashe Y'know, I never pictured MML (5 or otherwise) being released in versions, but then again it's not like Capcom hasn't made stranger decisions. I also kinda get the impression that your back cover description is a "take that" of sorts, but it could be just me. >_>
ravenf6 MML has always been a little bit of an homage to Indiana Jones, and I'm getting that vibe from this picture. Him holding the sack is a little like the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark, right? I might be overthinking this though. : o
Handlebar-Orion X. That's pretty much how it'd go down, huh? I don't know what it is, but the concept of talking reaverbots
is pretty freaky. The fact that they live in a sub-gate island (if I've got it right) is also pretty interesting. Thanks for the pic!
HF Von Bluecher being beefed is hilarious. It's so weird to think of diggers actually doing digging- although who knows, maybe Barrel and co. actually did it like this back in the day.
The backdrop really sells the actionn here, and of course the pirate "X marks the spot" is such a great finishing touch. Very cool!
Tron Bonne Art Gotta say, I like how the characters are drawn, you really make the cutesy look work for the protagonists. And of course nothing is complete without a Tron cameo, it really makes the picture. XD All in all, it's really adorable!
Dragge I imagine this playing out like a dogfood commercial or something, complete with obnoxious announcer. I'm sure Tiesel would buy a storeful of curry rice if he saw something like that.
Santa Melty The minute I saw this one, I knew it was from you. The face is pretty distinctive. I really like how pokemon-ish the setup is, and the floaty miitan animation is hilarious. The shot reflection animation is really nice too! Question though: is that the regular buster or a special weapon? It's a little hard to tell because of the size.
MegaTuga Very interesting take on the concept. Something about the picture makes it all look very stately and ominous.
As for my piece- I actually went through a few ideas for material before I settled for pipe cleaner. I also had some shot composition problems too, but I think it all went pretty well in the end. Hope you like it
RyanLEO !
On to the premium requests:
Take the Refractor and Run: fab's piece looks like it'd make a fun little game. I'm a very big fan of the interface design here- very clean, organic, and retro, wow. Handlebar's one almost like an ad for something. And it's nice to see a little Sera cameo in yours, Dragge.
Grill Roasting Chestnuts at Noon: Blyka- I'm gonna echo what everyone's saying here and wish that that was a real game. It's very convincing! Jes's interpretation was a little different, but the resulting picture is nice- a calm, cozy little scene that works pretty well.
Tron/Juno Romantic Sled Date: The dialogue in Mlt's one really takes the cake. I was telling him this before, but as much as I like my take, I feel I was outdone here. Not that I mind, because it's just so good.
How the Master Stole Christmas: Avegodro, is that the space shuttle Megaman used to get to Elysium? I'll bet that makes for a really unique sleigh.
Megatuga has it more traditional, and I like how the town is portrayed in that one.
Christmas-ey TronxVolnutt: I really like how HF's piece is like a mirror-reality of Jes'. Bet that'll complicate the MML timeline even further huh? : P And Dashe's is pretty great- not only does the medium work really well, the sense of serenity in the piece is conveyed so brilliantly. Just to check, that's a real card, right?
(Think that's everything, hope I didn't miss anyone >_< ) They're
pipe cleaners. Pretty much whatever generic-brand ones I could get my hands on. I kept it all pretty simple by using basic craft store supplies, with the pipe cleaner as a focus.