I remember a thread a little over month back about the lack of Kingdom Hearts figures and now we got the reveal of what looks like the start of a new KH line. The FORM-ISM ACT line(terrible name btw) will feature other Square Enix properties, the only other one so far being a very pricy Weltall from Xenogears released last year.Feel free to talk about the other Square Enix lines as well since I don't see an active general.
>>11831062>12,000JPY>January 30th 2027 ReleasePersonally, not a fan of how it looks compared to the Bring Arts or SHF. They also cheaped out and cut the heart stand with the arm for just a foot base. At least it's the same height as the Bring Arts at 160mm so any new characters will fit with the older figures.
>>11831062Will we finally get some good 1/12 full metal alchemist figures?Thats all I want.
>>11831062Such bland look compared to ol' kid Sora with the big clown shoes and bright clothes
>>11831062Maybe they should start working with Jada.
>>11831105It's crazy we haven't gotten a figure of KH1 Sora other than the nendoroid since the Play Arts from 2008.
>>11831062>other Square Enix propertiesI just want some good Gyrozetter figures that aren't TRASH
>>11831062>>will feature other Square Enix propertiesOh, great! I just can't wait to be sold Cloud, Sephiroth, and 2B all over again
>>11831105He looks retarded. But that's just KH in a nutshell.
>>11831105>>11831123No. Curved shoes means it won't stand securely. Glad they gave him flat soles for 3
don't give a fuck about 3's designsGive me KH2 Riku, Dark Riku, or something cool like Lingering WillHow the fuck have none of the Squenix lines released Keyblade Armor when they had shit like the marvel armor>>11832042>big shoes>won't stand securelyare you fucking stupid
>>11832320>>big shoes>>won't stand securely>are you fucking stupidReminds me of how my Sora Figuarts stands solid as a rock while anime characters with tiny feet have to be positioned JUST right not to fall over.
>>11831068>figma 2012 accessory tier>12k lol, lmao even
>>11832645have you seen figma now? that's the same price.
>>11831062>KH3pass
>>11832320They're curved at the bottom, so they arent supported
>>11831062Is this the new Bring Arts? I want a 7 Rebirth line already
>>11832964Seems like it. Same scale and the only Bring Arts releases this year were rereleases of Tifa and Aerith with their alternate weapons. Only unreleased Bring Arts at this point is a Xenogears they showed nearly a year ago that could easily be switched over to the new line if they wanted to.
>>11831062literally just do any character or designs from KH2 or KH1 and we buynobody wants anything from KH3 onwards but thats all they keep fucking making
>>11831062I don't have a Sora and I don't wanna look at the aftermarket for his previous figures so I guess this will do, anyone found any Donald or Goofy that fits the figures of this scale?
>>11833287As far as Kingdom Hearts Donald and Goofy, your only decent options are the Figuarts which have gone up a lot on the aftermarket as well, or the Bring Arts Toy Story three pack which can be gotten for around $100 or less. There's the much less articulated Diamond Select figures which you could maybe fudge in with an import Sora despite them being 1/10.
>>11831062They're gonna release KH3, FF7, and Nier Automata again, just like they did with Bring Arts, then kill the line
>>11833420Here's a good Donald stand-in too
>>11833074They probably do it because it's the more recent and best selling game in the series, but, yeah, I think most people, myself included, are more nostalgic for the KH1-2 designs. KH3 was fairly disappointing after 13 years of build up.I still got the Destiny Island trio from Bring Arts because we hadn't gotten them from the same game since the Mirage line from 2002.
Just gonna leave this here in case someone needs a side by side comparison with BA.
>>11835047not bad, hope they redo the kh2 trio and bbs trio
>>11835047It looks good but I dont feel like paying Square again for KH3 Sora so lol.The Formism statues also got Sega characters like the protag from SMTV, nd Digital Devil Saga (the ps2 one) so Im not sure itll even just stick to Square which is neat. I hope they do deep cuts like that although Bring Arts did anyways. Besides properties that got Bring Arts Id love to see Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve, The Bouncer, Racing Lagoon, Einhander, any SaGa game. SMT 1 and 2 protagonists for Sega.
>>11834396I'm legitimately excited for a Yozora figure, but I would kill for KH1 figures. Those are my favourite designs. Unlikely but Luxord and Young Xehanort too.
Got these two this month, love how they scale together. *cough cough* and with my Diamond Select stuff *cough*.
>>11835047Eh, looks somewhat better, especially with the more subtle joints, but definitely not enough of an improvement to warrant buying again.>>11835621Always wanted that Halloween Town Sora as a kid, but never got him since I didn't do much online ordering back then and couldn't find him in stores. Hope this new line does various Soras and not just KH3 ones.
Of a pretty low quality line. Diamond Select Pete is pretty alright, and scales well with both its line and Playarts stuff.Anyone have the Timeless River version?
>>11840020Nah I went with the VCD vinyl toy Pete from medicom. He scales the same and has a much better sculpt.
>>11840038Accounting for price and the fact that DS fig is a close enough, if not accurate approximation of a figure, I don't disagree but for focusing budget on the more detailed and human characters I stand by it being a decent choice.Plus articulation is fun.I want another shot at decently priced Aqua figures that aren't DS or fucking Funko.
>>11840020I've got that Pete. I'd be a lot happier with him if he had stronger ankles. Combine that with putting him on the top row of a riser and he's shelf dived onto the much more expensive import KH figures a few times now. Thankfully nothing's been broken. Yet.
>>11840020I love him too, but I wish they gave him fists >>11840120Are you sure his legs are facing the right way? I think they set it incorrectly
Someone explain the overall plot of Kingdom Hearts to me
>>11840128Light vs Darkness. The Disney characters aren't actually important, they just pad out how boring the main plot actually.
>>11840128It is basically a good vs evil shonen thing but with a maddening amount of convoluted bullshit thrown in to make it seem deeper than it is.It is kind of like some of the more annoying parts of the Fate series if you know anything about that.
>>11840128No, it's retarded and gay and will make you retarded and gay by virtue of knowing it.
>>11840142Isn't Fate like alternate universes anyway?
If you think about it, Kingdom Hearts lore is no more convoluted than any Final Fantasy after 3. >Light and Dark has been vague yet well established concepts, in both magic and entities>Kingdom Hearts is just a prettier and more whimsical Mako reactor>Main hero is a living McGuffin>Villain is the personification of evil (Ex-Death, Sephiroth, etc)>Only "tonal whiplash" you get it Disney being taken seriously, even though you had years with moogles, Vivi, TonberryI just don't get it man, I mean I do, but it's not as crazy as people make it look in a sea of other Nomura-esqe projects.
>>11840401The thing with Kingdom Hearts is if you don't play all the games bridging 2 and 3, you are going to be violently confused and might still be if you only played them in the years apart they released and forgot stuff. 1 is a simple story of a kid being isekai'd to different worlds with Donald and Goofy as he bashes people in the head with a giant key. By 3, there's time travel, the dead are rising like someone summoned Shenron, the villain is using shadow clones, the MC's carrying several other characters' hearts in his body, he is not granted the rank of master, there's some lore from shutdown mobile games that barely anyone played, and Woody from Toy Story is calling the main villain a foreveralone permavirgin.
>>118404493 is a mess, 2 fans saying you HAVE TO play CoM forget that most of 2's prologue is context dumping and other forms of expository dialogue to bridge most of what happens along. You DO miss out of stuff for sure, I won't deny that, but the general fat of CoM is explained fair enough, and the only things that REALLY matter are Naime and Data Replicants.That said, 3's story is a mess even if you've played everything top to bottom, read every entry in Jimminy's journal, and even re-experience stuff to fully understand. It's a game trying to cater to old fans, while also having worlds included because Disney bends their arm and we can't have old Didney stuff anymore, only what's out. Meaning, the few old worlds that are included (Toy Story, Monster's Inc, Pirates ign- Olympus cause it's old hat by this point and has served its purpose) usually serve a narrative reason. Where as new worlds, are just there and feel mandated, to a point where the cast barely interact with the worlds and the world's cutscenes nearly play beat for beat with their movie equivalences. TLDR: I consider the ending of 2 to be more supplementary and the BBS keyblade graveyard teaser to get retards to get roped into more questions to be answered later, inconsequential to anyone that's not married to the series that hard.
>>11840451P.s. I still think BBS can be a fun ride, but 3 bringing back people who also served their narrative purpose, especially with the ending of 2, really doesn't do anything for me, not even seeing designated trios being re-united nearly side by side just for fan fare. I'm not that suckered in. The Keyblade upgrading system, Keyblade forms and actual gameplay were the real stars of 3. Could've used a little more gravity, way too floaty.
>>11840451Yeah, I'm pretty sure I played KH2 before CoM on my SP and wasn't too confused as a kid. Would've been utterly baffled missing BBS or DDD.>Where as new worlds, are just there and feel mandated, to a point where the cast barely interact with the worlds and the world's cutscenes nearly play beat for beat with their movie equivalences.Frozen was by far the worst example of this. No party member except Marshmallow super late, no Elsa boss fight, get blown off the mountain several times just to get pushed out of the way of the movie's plot. Don't even see why they bothered to include the world with how restricted they were. If Disney wanted some kind of Frozen inclusion, might as well have just made Elsa a summon or something. By comparison, Sora had more chemistry with Rapunzel than Kairi.
>>11842023Don't forget the random Let It Go Musical number in order to remind you that you're in the middle of a shameless movie advertisement.
>>11840451This whole lore structure is ridiculous. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Disney characters in the first place
>>118428041 has Disney villains collude and collab, 2 felt a little bit more forced, but there were explanations in game why the Org fucked with them.But 1 was all about the Disney Princess.Destiny Island = It's Disney LandSora's design is based on Mickey's, down to the colors, clothes, and how his hair operates like his ears.Disney is the world settings/dressings, that Final Fantasy would just supplement with Fantasy + Steampunk + smidges of Sci-Fi.Light vs. Darkness vaguery is not that off from the juvenile story-telling Disney is known for.
Okay, I'm very late to the Merch side of KH, and it dawned on me after looking through Play-arts, Diamond Select and even Medicom.Where the fuck is any figure/statue version of ANY Xehanort? Is there even an Ansem fig at least? I'll even get bald old-Nort, IDC.
>>11843019Closest we've gotten is an old Xehanort funko and Terranort head with the Bring Arts afaik. Yeah, it's pretty crazy the main villain through all these games has practically nothing. He certainly deserves a figure more than Namine.
>>11843153I would get this, but as far as Antagonist representation, I guess my best bets are Axel, Pete and Sephiroth. I'd get this but only after I can find or wait for an affordable Aqua that's not also a fucking Funko or Diamond Select in alt forms.
>>11842981But it still has absolutely nothing to do with the Disney characters
>>118436431-2 is about saving King Mickey-1 is about the Princess's-Yensid is the master of magic itself-Maleficent is a secondary antagonist in nearly every game-Halloween Town is usually about creating synthetic hearts-Tron's world in 2 brought in the idea of Data Replicates-Pinocchio gave the idea of regular replicates to Vexen-Disney Princess's had a point to being there in 1.Just cause the Org and Xehanorts take front stage during 2, doesn't mean the Disney Aspect isn't or wasn't there.
>>11843760But it still has absolutely nothing to do with the Disney characters. They're just there because they are there, and could've just been replaced by any other OC
>>11845255>absolutely nothingBut that's absolutely wrong, and if they used OC it would just be another alt ARPG Final Fantasy. I dunno how you can say this when your party members all through-out are Didney.
>>11845314>But that's absolutely wrong, and if they used OC it would just be another alt ARPG Final Fantasythanks for proving my point. Every world you enter is the same movie story with OC's shoehorned in. And you can't even bring the Disney characters elsewhere. they are clearly absent even leading up to the final boss
>>11842058Yeah, that was pretty ridiculous. It was nearly 1:1 with the film just with Sora, Donald, and Goofy following Elsa from a distance and reacting like a youtube reaction channel.>>11846915NTA, but I really don't see what you're getting at. Take out Disney and you have to replace like 80-90% of the games. The worlds, the party members, the bosses, plot points, important side characters, the summons, etc. Also, a bunch of worlds have original or heavily modified stories rather than just following the movies to a T. What you're saying applies more to Final Fantasy characters who have always had a smaller role and were completely absent in KH3.
>>11846915Maybe in chunks of 2, but they are mostly present in 1 all the way through, in 1 you meddle in the story the most and the villains collab on screen constantly. 2, it's more of the Pete and Maleficent show until Organization members take the spotlight. But the worlds still react to the trio, and the trio have to respect the worlds.I would concede on worlds like Lion King, 50% of Mulan's, whatever Return to Little Mermaid's world was and Tron. But for the most part, the world and party members are 100% disney still.You could take the mechanics and put an entirely FF coat of paint on it, but then it wouldn't be Kingdom Hearts anymore.In fact, KH1 is so balanced in Disney and Square representation, I'm calling bullshit on you for thinking otherwise. This entire complaint could be boiled down to->Erm....why is Disney and a Final Fantasy together, don't they tonally clash?To which I would say, no? Fairytales and Final Fantasy go hand in hand. You think a Moogle next to Sephiroth wouldn't feel weird? Or the Cait Sith and Black Materia stuff?
>>11832326I love that nigga. Wish Figuarts kept making them.
>>11831068I'm thinking KH4 is a 2027 title
>>11848267Same. The sculpt and paint of the cancelled Figuarts Roxas looked better than the Bring Arts we got, though I'd have been pissed if they didn't give him Oblivion and Oathkeeper like the BA. Moreover, I would've loved to see the focus stay on KH2 figures rather than 3.>>11848270Well, 2027 is the franchise's 25th anniversary, so that'd line up nicely.
Chances of new and affordable Aqua fig?
Anyone have the structure arts cloud? I'm tempted to buy one.
>>11848500>Chances of new Aqua figDecent.>AffordableDepends on how you define affordable. I fully expect the price of this line to be well over 12,000JPY by the time they finally get around to her. But it'll be cheaper than the Bring Arts on the aftermarket for sure.
>>11843169The Kh Sephiroth Bring Arts is a bad figure.
>>11848562Those wrists disgust me
>>11848270>retard thinks KH4 and FF7 remake finale are coming out in the same year>when they have barely shown anything for KH4
