Rye's, Zeldy's, Proto's are my faves so far, although other people such as Gooey and Olette have ones that could be improved into something quite interesting. Olette - you really do need to focus more on the text. What is meant to stand out in the image is the fact that this is a banner for Eyes on Final Fantasy, not the FF images surrounding it. Make it stand out a little more. This did wonders for Rye's image - although I still agree with Samuraid about it being a bit busy, particularly with the left hand side... in fact, I've never played FFIX and I think that the left hand side pic is an FFIX one and I really can't make it out easily at all because I haven't played that game - maybe you should go for an image that is easier to make out or a bit more simple?

With regards to Zeldy, can you show me what that latest one would look like if the text was moved to the bottom right? Just curious.

Keep it up, folks. Got loads of time yet, and it's great to see how open people are to the feedback they're getting because that's exactly how you'll get your banner into a winner.