I love Play Arts Kai, didn't know anyone reviewed them! Im about to go hunting down the rest of your vids! My most recent was the Deluxe Edition of the Yorha 2B model. I had to wait 2 years because of the pandemic for them to release it finally lol
I love these figures, I’m collecting the FF7 Remake line after all. But honestly I don’t think they are worth the price, even with their size. The quality is just not good enough, particularly in the faces and articulation department, for that price point. I have 6 inch figures from Mafex, SH Figuarts, Sentinel… with similar price points that are much more worth it. But I am a huge FF7 fan to the core, so I look the other way. But purely objectively, I’d say a 90-100$ price point would be much more fair than the regular 150$. Luckily, they are often discounted if one is willing to do a little research.
I’ve never played Final Fantasy but this figure looks so cool!! 😄 your figure reviews are a highlight of my week, I always look forward to them!! Keep up the great work!! 😁
I’ve been collecting these figures for some time now.. they are a bang for your buck… I also collect sideshow & mondo and these are the cheapest.. great figures great price for what you get..
I got Cloud with the bike, Tifa, Barret, Aerith, and Red XIII from this line. Thats pretty much all the room available in one display unit in a detolf. I'd kinda like to get Jessie but she really doesn't fit in. Perhaps if they made a Bigs and Wedge I'd expand the line.
I have the 4 playable characters cloud tifa aerith and barret, also got red 13 and sephiroth, i understand why people aren't buying.... its jessie 😬 she's not exactly an A class character and these sell for £150 to £200! i mean if they released weiss or genesis after zack comes out and they didnt sell id be shocked! The only problem i have with these amazing figures is space! My glass cabinet is full and there releasing the bring arts ff7 soon! Much more space since there around 6 to 7 inches
I have Jessie Rasberry in my collection. I actually preferred her over getting 2B since I was buying Aerith in dress ver tbw... Now I have 2B KO which is about pretty much the same as the og. Glad I waited it that long, around 1 & 1/2 year...
@@NostalgiaUnboxed You should really look into the KO ver of 2B. I may not know how good it is vs the og but to my standards, the ko 2B is a good alternative for frugal types like myself.
They are certainly pricey. But for the size compared to some other brands I think they are just about right. Obviously not NECA or Hasbro, but Mafex, etc
I dont have any of them... because I like paying my bills. Though Jessie is literally one of my favorite characters and, imho, the correct female character to crush on.
Yeah, people don't care about Jessie. The Play Arts Kai Jessie + Cloud + Bike set was released a year ago and the sales are so bad that they dropped from $410 to the $200s range on many sites. I even found one for $150 lol... and that's with Cloud to help boost her popularity in the set!
@@PSN9695 Why is UA-cam deleting my comments? I wrote that I found this on Ami ami for $117 but it's all sold out now, but you can still find it on E bay for $230. But it got deleted. Yes, it's for both figures plus the bike.
Play Art had some far out, crazy designs & prices and I would always pass on them! But a Catwoman who look like robotic future version won me over so I had to buy her, thankfully she was only $60!
Honestly I didn't get this figure since face looked bad for some reason and when you compare the face in the promotional images... it kinda felt off. I have a tiny tiny hope that they make a Cissnei fig and pondering on getting the Zack one.
My teen daughter loves these, but their price isn't justified. She really only wanted Sephiroth, but now he's going for around $200. I think Square would have been better off to let these exist in a Figma or SH Figuarts line where they would look good, but also be more affordable.
I loved Jessie in the Remake. Even if i didn't like the breastplate. I would have like something more modern like they did with Barret, something similar to the Shinra MP (that more plastic like look on their armor instead of metal) or something more historicaly accurate.
Prices are insane for roche and his bike also Shinra elite officer and bike they want 500 dollars for these sets... it's crazy.. the bikes must be huge
It’s a scale thing, Play Arts Kai only scale with themselves as they’re 10 inch scale, not 7 inch like Diamond Select, NECA or McFarlane and not 12 inches like Hot Toys or Threezero. Collectors like things that they can pose next to other figures regardless of the manufacturer.
Why you ask? Because theyre too big, too expensive, and the face detail can be off with some characters. The playarts kai line can also have real odd loose joints. Wish there was a better final fantasy figure line
Because they are expensive! Unless your a mega fan. I don't see the point in dropping $120 or $130. And the quality in plays arts kai faces , have been questionable lately since that Tifa figure. I remember that really caused a up roar because a lot of fans were looking forward to that one.. SE needs to get into the 1/6 line with their female figures.
I think of the price like the other imports like Mafex. The pricing is similar but these are larger. Both are hard to go all in on because of pricing. I typically only get a couple things and I’m done, but I do think they are worth the price I’m the end.
For me, she's too expensive considering some of the outdated design choices like the elbow and knee joints, the flat simple paints on the face, and those weird gaps under her ears. And that one face is definitely cross-eyed. And the deal-breaker for me, is those are NOT Jessie's face. Her face is sharp and straight, her eyes are narrower and more angular-- you look at her from a distance and her eyes are basically slits. Meanwhile, the figure has some curve on the cheeks and wide rounded eyes-- making her overall face rounder as a result.
she looks good, but man i wish Final Fantasy 6 could get even a tenth of the attention 7 does. we can get figures of minor Avalanche members but can't get the main cast of any other games?
BTW SE really needs to get into the 1/6 figures as far as their female characters go. The dress figures are a miss for me, because the dress is still plastic. I think the ladies in the dresses would justify the price tag more if they were official 1/6 figures from SE with actual cloth dresses. Them play arts kai figures are worth $50. $100 figures would be the 1/6 because they look extremely realistic and have cloth clothing
They can definitely do cloth at this scale (and smaller). I agree that they should have more soft goods. I was surprised that Cloud from Advent Children had a cloth piece. The Aerith in a dress looks great but is best as a statue due to the limited articulation. A cloth dress would have fixed that
play arts keeps hicking up their prices while tamashi nations, hasbro, and so many other brands of different prices and qualities, keep making them more accessible and better quality... Square exploits our stupidity... when i saw those 2 vagrant story characters for...i dont know like 200$, yes beautiful figures, my fav squaresoft game of all time... but am i stupid to even consider giving them money to have an overprices piece of plastic? i collect some figures, and it is ridiculous, so many better things could be done with that kinda money. I remember paying like... 30$ for the old adventy children play arts, when they had a fraction of the articulation or sculpt details, and i have to say... I settle for those... These new play arts are impossible to justify. Just compared what the cost would be to have a lineup... No.
Fair feelings. But Hasbro is constantly raising prices and they are dropping in quality control. There’s a huge upset among collectors regarding them and their awful random pricing
@@NostalgiaUnboxed not all,really, some abusive nostalgialine, adds like 5$ or 10$... But also Hasbro sculpts are getting so much better...No fan of that company, but hey... It's not as abusive as playarts...Playarts is for "elites of toy collecting", whi... wouid never wannabe called that.
I really liked Jessie in the remake. This figure looks great. Thanks for the great video
Thank you! Yeah, they did her justice I think
I pre-ordered the moment I could as she was my favorite part of the remake.
Heck yeah!
Wow this is crazy I genuinely forgot about this line, glad to see it's still alive
Alive and thriving with great figures from different games. Haha
I love Play Arts Kai, didn't know anyone reviewed them! Im about to go hunting down the rest of your vids! My most recent was the Deluxe Edition of the Yorha 2B model. I had to wait 2 years because of the pandemic for them to release it finally lol
Oh man, two year wait is brutal! It just becomes a surprise at some point like we just forgot we ordered it. Lol
That's cool. I like the AVALANCHE across the plastic.
It certainly adds to it
Broke me heart in the game I love her character!
I’ve never had a figure with face plate swappage yet we’ll I do but I haven’t opened her yet sculpt is incredible
Who do you have?
@@NostalgiaUnboxed Demona from Gargoyles has the face swap
@@moescatobotcollects oh nice!!
Love these final fantasy VII figure reviews! I want all of them, but they are expensive 😅
Same!! I need some sponsors 😂
I love these figures, I’m collecting the FF7 Remake line after all. But honestly I don’t think they are worth the price, even with their size. The quality is just not good enough, particularly in the faces and articulation department, for that price point. I have 6 inch figures from Mafex, SH Figuarts, Sentinel… with similar price points that are much more worth it. But I am a huge FF7 fan to the core, so I look the other way. But purely objectively, I’d say a 90-100$ price point would be much more fair than the regular 150$. Luckily, they are often discounted if one is willing to do a little research.
That’s totally fair and it sucks when there is a desirable line like this but hate the price point. Discounts are always good!
I’ve never played Final Fantasy but this figure looks so cool!! 😄 your figure reviews are a highlight of my week, I always look forward to them!! Keep up the great work!! 😁
That’s so incredibly kind of you! Thank you
Now go play some Final Fantasy! Lol
I’ve been collecting these figures for some time now.. they are a bang for your buck… I also collect sideshow & mondo and these are the cheapest.. great figures great price for what you get..
I love them!
I got Cloud with the bike, Tifa, Barret, Aerith, and Red XIII from this line. Thats pretty much all the room available in one display unit in a detolf. I'd kinda like to get Jessie but she really doesn't fit in. Perhaps if they made a Bigs and Wedge I'd expand the line.
Poor Jessie getting left out!
Was recommended by UA-cam's algo, and you remind me of Game Dave just you have a love of toys and not video games. Definitely subbed.
Alternate universe!
I do not understand why Jessie isn't more popular, Remake Jessie is such a great character.
So good!
I have the 4 playable characters cloud tifa aerith and barret, also got red 13 and sephiroth, i understand why people aren't buying.... its jessie 😬 she's not exactly an A class character and these sell for £150 to £200! i mean if they released weiss or genesis after zack comes out and they didnt sell id be shocked! The only problem i have with these amazing figures is space! My glass cabinet is full and there releasing the bring arts ff7 soon! Much more space since there around 6 to 7 inches
What a great set! Jealous of Red. Yeah, these and Hot Toys are hard to buy because of the size (and price). Even my 7” stuff seems too big now. Lol
Cool Review as always!
Very much appreciated
I have Jessie Rasberry in my collection. I actually preferred her over getting 2B since I was buying Aerith in dress ver tbw... Now I have 2B KO which is about pretty much the same as the og. Glad I waited it that long, around 1 & 1/2 year...
Oh, wow. That's a long wait, but sounds like you got some great options!
@@NostalgiaUnboxed You should really look into the KO ver of 2B. I may not know how good it is vs the og but to my standards, the ko 2B is a good alternative for frugal types like myself.
I use to collect Play Arts Kai. She looks good👍🏿!
It’s a hard brand to stay loyal to with the price, but they are great
@@NostalgiaUnboxed you're absolutely right about that
Just started playing the remake for the first time ever and her death made me cry. Will be picking up the figure
Such a great game!
I do dig these Kai Arts FF7 figures.. they're just too rich for my blood. I have to vicariously live through you, with complete jealousy 😉
Hahaha, well, unfortunately I have to send this back to Ben who let me review it. At least there’s a moment to enjoy it
I really wanted this, just because it has the "psych!" face but the I just can justify the price point of these figures.
They are certainly pricey. But for the size compared to some other brands I think they are just about right. Obviously not NECA or Hasbro, but Mafex, etc
From what I remember. Play Arts Kai is a weird scale, and its expensive. They did some Metal Gear Solid characters ages ago.
Yeah, they have done some random figures. They are all over the place over the years, but more consistent now. And certainly expensive
I dont have any of them... because I like paying my bills. Though Jessie is literally one of my favorite characters and, imho, the correct female character to crush on.
One of these or three of another brand. Just gotta budget for the items you like the most. Also, easy for me to say since this one isn’t mine. 😂
Yeah, people don't care about Jessie. The Play Arts Kai Jessie + Cloud + Bike set was released a year ago and the sales are so bad that they dropped from $410 to the $200s range on many sites. I even found one for $150 lol... and that's with Cloud to help boost her popularity in the set!
That’s a great deal!
Damn, that’s badass, is it new at $200 for both figures and bike?
@@PSN9695 Why is UA-cam deleting my comments? I wrote that I found this on Ami ami for $117 but it's all sold out now, but you can still find it on E bay for $230. But it got deleted. Yes, it's for both figures plus the bike.
Play Art had some far out, crazy designs & prices and I would always pass on them! But a Catwoman who look like robotic future version won me over so I had to buy her, thankfully she was only $60!
Oh man. $60 is definitely doable! They are certainly pricey
Got her off from japan for 20 bucks last year
She came with the bike.
Sadly wished i snagged the one that come with cloud also😢😢
Very nice
@@NostalgiaUnboxed just can't believe an amazing figure is not selling well for some reason.
I have her and Cloud 👌
Sweet!
I have all of these actually. But I got the one with her on the bike.
Jealous! That bike looks great
Honestly I didn't get this figure since face looked bad for some reason and when you compare the face in the promotional images... it kinda felt off.
I have a tiny tiny hope that they make a Cissnei fig and pondering on getting the Zack one.
I partially think it’s just the lighting. I see so many figures that don’t look great, but then when someone uses cinematic lighting they look spot on
My teen daughter loves these, but their price isn't justified. She really only wanted Sephiroth, but now he's going for around $200. I think Square would have been better off to let these exist in a Figma or SH Figuarts line where they would look good, but also be more affordable.
Affordability is key and these are certainly up there in price. Especially when going after the sets with bikes! Yikes
Go ahead and keep it bro! Worth it to see your review!
I would never!!
I want it. I love Jessie.
It’s fantastic! Get here with the bike though if you can!
The issue is the 300 buck price tag. Can't justify that much
@@ronsorage78 just close your eyes when you confirm the order 😑
I loved Jessie in the Remake. Even if i didn't like the breastplate. I would have like something more modern like they did with Barret, something similar to the Shinra MP (that more plastic like look on their armor instead of metal) or something more historicaly accurate.
We need alternate skins for all the characters!
Prices are insane for roche and his bike also Shinra elite officer and bike they want 500 dollars for these sets... it's crazy.. the bikes must be huge
The bikes are MASSIVE. I did a review of Cloud and Fenrir from Advent Children. The detail is spectacular
my first play arts kai is regular outfit tifa, tho i got disappointed with that, but the tifa blue dress was good!
Interesting!
If this line was 6-7", I'd probably be getting all of them. I can't buy in for $150 a pop.
Pricey for sure
It’s a scale thing, Play Arts Kai only scale with themselves as they’re 10 inch scale, not 7 inch like Diamond Select, NECA or McFarlane and not 12 inches like Hot Toys or Threezero. Collectors like things that they can pose next to other figures regardless of the manufacturer.
That’s true
Jessie face is rumored to be BETTER with the Bike Version. Not sure why the stand alone version has a poor faceplates.
That's really strange!
She does have some likeness in her face but if they would only add some blush and contour lines she would look more like the does in the game.
I can agree with that! Seems like none of these companies really wanna do Makeup
Why you ask? Because theyre too big, too expensive, and the face detail can be off with some characters. The playarts kai line can also have real odd loose joints. Wish there was a better final fantasy figure line
bummer
You gained a 4th person :3
Haha! Thank you
she is expensive as the others will wait if i can get a discount on this one got the front line so far
@@rnorfor2002 hope you can get a deal!
I want them to make one for Biggs ; - ;
absolutely!
Because they are expensive! Unless your a mega fan. I don't see the point in dropping $120 or $130. And the quality in plays arts kai faces , have been questionable lately since that Tifa figure. I remember that really caused a up roar because a lot of fans were looking forward to that one.. SE needs to get into the 1/6 line with their female figures.
I think of the price like the other imports like Mafex. The pricing is similar but these are larger. Both are hard to go all in on because of pricing. I typically only get a couple things and I’m done, but I do think they are worth the price I’m the end.
For me, she's too expensive considering some of the outdated design choices like the elbow and knee joints, the flat simple paints on the face, and those weird gaps under her ears. And that one face is definitely cross-eyed.
And the deal-breaker for me, is those are NOT Jessie's face. Her face is sharp and straight, her eyes are narrower and more angular-- you look at her from a distance and her eyes are basically slits. Meanwhile, the figure has some curve on the cheeks and wide rounded eyes-- making her overall face rounder as a result.
Fair points!
she looks good, but man i wish Final Fantasy 6 could get even a tenth of the attention 7 does. we can get figures of minor Avalanche members but can't get the main cast of any other games?
Yeah, it’s crazy. 7 just changed everything and had an impact too large for anything after it seems. (And before). It’s a bummer for sure
Cool figure I don't need them. Bc I never played the FF games.
fair enough
BTW SE really needs to get into the 1/6 figures as far as their female characters go. The dress figures are a miss for me, because the dress is still plastic. I think the ladies in the dresses would justify the price tag more if they were official 1/6 figures from SE with actual cloth dresses. Them play arts kai figures are worth $50. $100 figures would be the 1/6 because they look extremely realistic and have cloth clothing
They can definitely do cloth at this scale (and smaller). I agree that they should have more soft goods. I was surprised that Cloud from Advent Children had a cloth piece. The Aerith in a dress looks great but is best as a statue due to the limited articulation. A cloth dress would have fixed that
This does not have high quality Super 7 Thundercats, Simpsons and Neca Turtles cartoon.
This figure cost $154.99 vs Super 7 $54.99.
Right, much better than Super7 and much larger
play arts keeps hicking up their prices while tamashi nations, hasbro, and so many other brands of different prices and qualities, keep making them more accessible and better quality... Square exploits our stupidity... when i saw those 2 vagrant story characters for...i dont know like 200$, yes beautiful figures, my fav squaresoft game of all time... but am i stupid to even consider giving them money to have an overprices piece of plastic? i collect some figures, and it is ridiculous, so many better things could be done with that kinda money.
I remember paying like... 30$ for the old adventy children play arts, when they had a fraction of the articulation or sculpt details, and i have to say... I settle for those... These new play arts are impossible to justify. Just compared what the cost would be to have a lineup... No.
Fair feelings. But Hasbro is constantly raising prices and they are dropping in quality control. There’s a huge upset among collectors regarding them and their awful random pricing
@@NostalgiaUnboxed not all,really, some abusive nostalgialine, adds like 5$ or 10$... But also Hasbro sculpts are getting so much better...No fan of that company, but hey... It's not as abusive as playarts...Playarts is for "elites of toy collecting", whi... wouid never wannabe called that.
I don't like the joints on Play Arts though.
that's fair
I hope your play arts videos get more views, seems like your channel is leaning towards super 7 lol
Until I get more Neca TMNT I guess. Haha! That seems to do the most, but the struggle is real
Her face looks weird
I think it’s mostly when I flood these with lights and they don’t have any shadows. Perhaps I should change up that layout and get some hard shadows
The KAI line is simply too big and the faces are a bit derpy. I got Tifa but I'm staying away from this size of figures in the future.
They quickly take up all the space