I see we have mixed opinions about this post in the comments!
I suggest the first one, in the 2nd the lightning is way too bright and distracts the viewer from the main focus (which is the dominus figure). Of course, this is just my personal preference and it’s completely up to you to decide.
Actually, no. There’s 4 layers. The background, effects behind the character, the character, and the logo. The effects behind the character are less transparent.
The first one because the second one is too bright, Idk why but I avoid bright thumbnails and effects when I play roblox games because they are usually anime fighting games which I personally don’t like.
I’d personally go with the first one over the second as the second image’s brighter background I feel distracts just a bit too much from the character itself, whereas for the first image it’s much easier to put all your focus onto the character and text being shown due to the lessened amount of visible background activity