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critique and comments always welcome.

I found a easy way to use the bloom shader effect in my prerenderd 3D backgrounds for an adventure game.  I it looks kinda cool, but it is starting to be a little over-used in the gaming industry, so I was wondering what you people think of it, is it going to continue being a cool effect or is it going to be a fad that is as laughable as the photoshop lens flair in a couple years?  If you don't know what effect im talking about click here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom_%28shader_effect%29

Theme----Japan: the video game
--- Use your knowledge of classic japanese video games (rpg or action) and/or anime to show me what life in japan might be like if the world was a video game.
--- you must use at least 2 of the sprites that I made, but you are also free to use any classic nintendo/super nintendo style sprites or backgrounds or make new original ones.
--- The bravest animation warrior will win the golden mecha-samurai award!

Second and third will win a silver and bronze mecha-samurai, and you know that you want your very own mecha-samurai, so enter and have funÃ, 

oh, and here are some pictures.  The dots were caused when I made the animated gif in flash, does anyone know how to get rid of them?

I'd like to hear what you think.

im new to this, so here is a rough sketch of the first character i have ever tried to make for a game.Ã,  She is a 18 year old genetically modified girl/cat i drew for a cyberpunk sci-fi style game that i want to make.Ã,  what do you think of it? how can i improve it?