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06-12-2023, 02:00 PM
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#1581
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
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06-13-2023, 07:37 PM
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#1582
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
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06-14-2023, 07:39 PM
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#1583
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
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McFarlane Toys- Fortnite: Jonesy
Is Fortnite good or bad for the world of gaming? Certainly a loaded question and I think the answer would change depending on the individual that you asked. Let's explore each side of the argument and see if we can answer the questions.
Fortnite is Good for the gaming world:
As I understand it, the game itself is free and extremely accessible to most classes of people who have access to decent high speed internet. ]
It is a multiplatform game that runs on most games systems, computers and mobile devices.
As far as I can tell, it does not follow a pay to win model, but I could be wrong about that.
There is almost limitless customization.
Playable characters are cross platform and not necessarily tied to only one intellectual property making for a very robust appeal amongst a large demographic of players.
The mechanics are solid for what it is. Namely, it is fun and enjoyable to play.
It is always changing and evolving with new seasons, skins and weapons. The ability to improve is baked into the game and it always stays fresh while not having to reinvent the wheel for a second, third, or fourth release to stay fresh like an Assassins Creed type game.
Fortnite is Bad for the gaming world
While the game is technically free, there is an element of pay for skins, weapons or items that you may want to make the game more “enjoyable”. There is a fine line of understanding for most people, especially younger kids, that do understand that paying for digital items is really meaningless in the long run and can get out of control very quickly.
The free to play game model is ruining traditional game designs given that there is little financial reason for a company to invest money into traditional campaigns or story lines.
Typical games have now introduced pay to win elements.
Requirements to have dedicated internet connections.
The overall homogenization of what games are going to be.
Overall, as it stands right now, I think that Fortnite is good for gaming given its overall ability to evolve and be accessible for most people. This is also under the assumption that other games, AAA games like Breath of the Wild two are still released to ensure a balance of traditional games and newer style games is maintained. Afterall, many fewer games is not a bad thing to allow time for people to actually finish the ones that they have on the go.
Pros: Even though he is/was the default character, I really like the look of Jonesy and McFarlane captures him pretty well. Overall standard solid sculpt, articulation and accessories. Good stuff.
Cons: Great figure with no overall issues to report.
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06-15-2023, 11:56 AM
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#1584
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
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06-19-2023, 02:40 PM
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#1585
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
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Super 7- Disney Ultimate’s: Prince John
Ok, quick rant that was born out of an online argument. I do not like Disney’s slate of “live action” reimagined movies and I cannot wait for the day that they are all done / exhausted. And before you get on me saying that “if I don’t like them, no one is forcing me to watch them”, I will counter that for ever crappy, uninspired and homogenous live action movie is one less potentially new film whose budget was cut in favor of the same-old.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve watched most of them (the Alice movies, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King) but on the whole I have been left just with the desire to just watch the original movie, especially true for my favorites Aladdin and Lion King. NOTHING in the original movies were made better by making them into live action versions; in fact some things were worse. And sure, there is some possibility that the movies made a good amount of money, which is always a good reason for a studio to green light such projects, but I’d argue there were a lot more misses than hits with the general population getting tired of the scheme at this point. Certainly it was a unique idea at first, but it is now old hat and Disney really needs to find its creative roots once again. Thankfully it seems as though some films are safe given that another ‘live action’ Robin Hood, even if they were anthropomorphic animals, would certainly fall on its face.
Pros: If this Super 7 line is to be judged by it’s best then I would like to submit Prince John for consideration given that he is indeed the best of the but thus far. I bit of an anomaly given that he is a rather odd character to round out the initial wave of figures, but I’m sure has his fans nevertheless: I’m just happy that Supper 7 released a Robin Hood to go with him in the follow up wave (which was my only pick up of the next wave). Solid cartoonish sculpt, a good amount of articulation, a lush cloak befitting royalty and a good amount of accessories including 2 versions of his squire: Sir Hiss. It’s also nuts to see that they included 3 different Prince John heads.
Cons: Nothing really. Prince John is my favorite of the bunch.
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06-19-2023, 02:40 PM
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#1586
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
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06-19-2023, 03:44 PM
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#1587
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
I've yet to watch a single one of Disney's new live action adaptations start to finish.
I saw a bit of Aladdin, that was enough.
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06-20-2023, 08:54 AM
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#1588
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
That Prince John looks like a fantastic figure. Not a line I collect but I could only imagine seeing those figures when I was a kid (not that any of our parents could afford to get us them)
As always great reviews
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06-21-2023, 01:00 PM
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#1589
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
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Toybiz- Lord of the Rings- Fellowship of the Rings: Council Legolas
It?s funny how things work out sometimes. See, this figure is trash: there is no other way to put it. It?s like ToyBiz had a ton of spare Legolas figures in the warehouse and needed to throw together a release as cheaply as possible to move these units. I?m not even joking when I say that what you see with this figure is what you get: Legolas in a cloak. I mean, sure it is one step up from the old 90?s Hasbro StarWars Emperor that only had a big plastic blob for a body underneath his cloak, as Legolas has a decently articulated body under his, but that is really it. No action features, no weapons and frankly, NO FUN. Hell, I?m not even sure that he could sit (physically) around the council which is presumably the one thing he SHOULD be able to do.
But not all is lost my friends, because in addition to being a very boring and uninspired figure, he also has a factory error, which now in the toy collecting world, makes him unique and a bit of a curiosity. I mean, I?m not going to be able to sell him or anything and pay back my thousands of dollars in debt from that Lord of the Rings restaurant opportunity (Honestly who wouldn?t want a place dedicated to SECOND BREAKFAST??), but at least I have a cool little error that sets this Legolas apart from all the other crappy Council versions. So what is the error? Have a look at his left (our right) boot. It?s actually on backwards. I?m not sure how that would have happened, nor am I sure why they didn?t notice in the factory, but the funny thing is that outside of the aesthetics, its makes no difference in the functionality of that knee and ankle joint because this figure sucks so bad.
Pros: This is easily one of the bigger letdowns of the old school ToyBiz figures, but really does not represent the bulk of what is a VERY solid line of figures. At any rate the sculpt is pretty nice and I paid very little money, even by today's standards.
Cons: No weapons, no functionality and just has to stand there under a big rubber cloak. Also, mine has a factory error (wrong boot) so they could even get that right.
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06-21-2023, 01:04 PM
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#1590
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Re: I open a toy & post it here... VOL 2!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Robimus
I've yet to watch a single one of Disney's new live action adaptations start to finish.
I saw a bit of Aladdin, that was enough.
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A truly wise idea to not watch given that you will be sitting there wondering why you didn?t just watch the cartoons.
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Originally Posted by dusty
That Prince John looks like a fantastic figure. Not a line I collect but I could only imagine seeing those figures when I was a kid (not that any of our parents could afford to get us them)
As always great reviews
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Thanks man, glad you are enjoying them still. PJ is actually a legitimately good toy and you can tell that they put a ton of resources into him. As a bit of a tease: The Robin Hood figure is also amazing.
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