Sigh, why am I not surprised, I called it last thread I made >>11579707Bring Arts Aerith Mythil Rod version aka just with a "new hat" edition. side eye smiling face is kinda lazy, atleast with Tifa's new alt face, it is a "smug" fighting side eye face, Aerith's is pretty similar to her default smiling face with only the eyes looking at a side instead of straight, guess Barret with a "new hat" edition is not far off if SE continues this trendPrevious thread>>11560010 and >>11609571https://archive.palanq.win/toy/thread/11560010/https://archive.palanq.win/toy/thread/11609571/
>Bring ArtsJanuary31st Tifa Lockhart Mythril Claws version FFVIIMarch28th Aerith Gainsborough Mythil Rod version FFVIIXenogears Xenogears(No Date)
>Play Arts SHIN2025November22nd Noctis Lucis Caelum FFXV(Used to be September 27th then October 18th then November 8th)December29th Lightning Éclair Farron FFXIII(Used to be October 25th then November 15th)2026February28th Cloud Strife FFVII Rebirth28th Zidane Tribal FFIXMay30th Fran FFXII
>Adorable Arts2025November22nd Sephiroth FFVII Remake Reissue22nd Zidane Tribal FFIX22nd Vivi Ornitier FFIX2026 April25th Lightning Éclair Farron FFXIII>Polygon SofubiNovember1st Sephiroth FFVII(Used to be September 27th then October 25th)December27th Cloud Strife FFVII Reissue27th Zack Fair FFVII(Used to be October 25th)>Structure ArtsJanuary31st Cloud Strife FFVII
>>11630912its ridiculous cloud didnt get an alt face, they better be saving it for a 2.0 cloud with zack's upper torso engineering.
>>11630912We shouldnt have to double dip for alternate weapons. They did a better job with the og ff7 pa line in this regard
>>11630912Remake Bring Arts when goddammit?
>>11630924This is what I am hoping, after getting Zack, I feel Cloud being the protagonist of the game should get a version 2, most who have bought the first release and releases most probably wouldn't be mad and majority will most likely "double dip" me including, the alt faces I think SE added after the Bring Arts Hardedge version is because alot of collectors skipped it, if they do make a v2 of Cloud, I would want him to have pull out shoulder joints similar to figma 2.0s like Saber 2.0 but idk if SE can pull it off as their engineering has a spotty track record with not so good joint quality>>11630926Yeah, this is me and probably others would prefer but SE are greedy, I still have my copy in storage>>11630930Remake FFVII figures are probably going the SHIN route spear headed by Vincent and Cloud, I could be wrong though but thats what I see is the most likely scenario that will happen
>>11630933I think cloud is the weak link of this line, and i think he was the weak link of the original PA line as well. I assume because they did him first both times.
>New Hat continuesSquare's gonna Square I guess...But I'm not, no double-dips.
>>11630912Not sure if Square has ever had a worse approach to a toy line than this
>>11630969Yeah...it had fucking nfts at one point.I'm just waiting for the Xenogears and I'm out.
>>11630944Hmm... from all the playable characters of Bring Arts FFVII I own, he isn't the worst but he is among the least I fear on posing, I have the first release and it is notorious for the legs popping out but my copy is tight and for owning it for 2 years, the legs particularly the right 1 pop out only once and that was when I tried sitting him in the Hardy Daytona as seen here>>11630922From what I see and hear, the qa and engineering did improve the longer the line continued, Cloud got the short end of the stick as he was the first one to be released and when compared to the last release like Zack, you do see the improvements SE did for the line, its funny though that they could have stuck with the protoype Bring Arts Cloud they showed in an event in 2022 as it looks like its similar to what Barret's, Cid's and Zack's hip joints tech they use and not too overcomplicate stuff and the figure(first release) wouldn't have been problematic, as the saying goes simplicity is the bestIts been years since I handled the original Play Arts game version of Cloud but I have the Hardy Daytona bundle and besides the better face paint/print compared to the single released Play Arts Cloud, I don't remember there is a problem with the figures, they were made by Kotobukiya after all so they have better experience in making figures than SE themselves
>more Aeris, Cloud, Tifa, and SephirothAs a fan of Final Fantasy 6, 8, and 9 I fucking give up. It's just too much to ask for even simple decent-detailed figures from them apparently.
>>11631048>I fucking give upI'm close to it after already there is talk about a part 4 FFVII. Only milking the same thing, getting real boring.
>>11631135FF7 needs to be laid to rest as the most over-milked game in history.
>>11631143milking a franchise is the Square way (this image is missing a couple collection re-releases)
>>11631293Their profits have been in the toilet and they've been struggling for years. They need fresh new stuff badly.
>>11631312FF stopped feeling like FF pretty much with the start of XI. XII was the last one I took seriously, and I didn't care really at all much for XIII. And that fact that those two were sandwiched between two MMORPGs just killed my interest personally.I didn't even bat an eye at XV and frankly didn't even know they were making XVI until like a month before it came out.I want them to actually go back and do figures for games that made their popularity explode. I want Bring Arts of IV, VI, CT, and more FFT figures.
>>11631398>FF pretty much with the start of XIStopped reading here lmao, youre retarded
>>11631398You're not wrong. As Square Enix moved further away from its classic roots, the more it showed. And they openly refuse to make new games along the lines of the classics but hey they don't mind taking your nostalgia-money for five new versions of Cloud and Sephiroth every year.
>>11631398I'll be surprised to see them ever make full size figures of 4 or 6's casts despite the games popularity; the characters don't have consistent designs. CT would be easy and would definitely sell well but they don't seem to hold the game in high regard anymore for whatever reason.
While I agree with the majority that SE needs to stop re-re-releasing old figures with a "new hat" and they should look at their other neglected FF series, you can't blame them as the FFVII Bring Arts line does give them the results they want, if I am in their shoe, I would do it too, at the end of the day it is all about business and making the most money, I hate it but its their IPs and they hold them so its their call, I wish they would just release an accessory pack along side the old figures with a "new hat" so previous buyers won't need to double dip, kinda like what they did with the Bring Arts Hardy Daytona, they released one with Cloud and one with bike only
I do wonder if these "new hat" versions will still give them the results they want to see come next year?
>>11631643Do we need another 2b?
>>11631725Play Arts Shin
>>11631725>>11631758Nvm i just remembered if they do more replicant / gestalt figures theyll monkey paw us with 1.22 faces
>>11631643I dont blame them going in on FF7 bring arts, but it sucks that we're never moving on from that focus. We received a full FF9 set somehow, but otherwise no game gets this treatment and if the future games remain centered around 7, the merchandise will follow suit.For those of us who also love some of the other games it's dull and with square enix keeping a tight leash on their licensing, it's not like there's alternatives either.
>>11631048>9Nigger are you fucking retarded they made the entire party and Kuja.
>>11631644Doubt it, haven't the reissues been shelfwarming?Been seeing them on sale every time.>>11631909Was Mana another miracle?
>>11631928Fuck off with the insults. What about Tantalus and Garland?
