Wow! The Quiet Contest got way more attention than I anticipated! There were 113 entries for the contest. That just blows my mind!

Some submissions were joke entries that were sent in for a laugh, but a lot of people actually took it quite seriously!

The final decision came down to a set of 21 super high-quality submissions. It was extremely difficult to decide on the winner of the contest, since it’s very hard to pick the “best” illustration when every one of them is so great. I’m very afraid of people saying, “Ugh, why did THAT artist win? Another artist should have won!” but I suppose that’s just the risk I take when holding a contest.

It was nearly impossible for me to pick the winner; I deliberated about it for over an hour, constantly flipping back and forth between illustrations, saying “This is the winner. NO! This is the winner. No, wait! This one…” In the end, I chose the illustration that seemed to carry the spirit of Metal Gear Solid most closely.

So, without further ado, I present the winner of the contest, the immensely talented PixelNoodle!

What an absolutely gorgeous illustration! I can feel the inspiration of Yoji Shinjawa’s brushwork. You feel it too, don’t you?

As I promised in my previous blog post, I’ll share with you the most remarkable “runners-up”, the people whose entries stood far above the rest:

Top 20 Runners Up

Honorable Mentions



I’d also like to call attention to these gorgeous illustrations by the incredibly talented 殇子 Black Chan:

Kokona certainly looks rather fetching in a swimsuit, doesn’t she?

Final Words

In case you’d like to see every single illustration that was submitted for the contest, here’s a link to a file containing every single submission: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ie7m6ret6eycck9/QuietContest.rar

I’m honored that so many people were interested in entering the contest! I feel really guilty about picking one illustration and labeling it as the “winner”, since there were many other illustrations that I absolutely loved. I hope that all of the participants enjoyed the time that they spent creating their artwork, I hope that all of you enjoy seeing the beautiful images that were created for this competition!

My two-week vacation from Yandere Simulator was quite productive, but it ends tomorrow. I’m very eager to get back to work on the game!

By the way, how often do you think I should hold art contests? http://strawpoll.me/5490924