Square Enix Bring Arts (Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, etc)

Yuffie is an amazing figure, I absolutely love her. Of the four FF7 Bring Arts figures I have so far, I would rate them in this order:

Cloud is still the best. The most posable, and the one I have played with the longest.

Yuffie is the second best. She does not feel restricted, or awkward. She can pose in a million ways, and is just fun to play with.

Aerith, probably my favourite FF7 character, is fun but is not quite as great as Cloud or Yuffie with the playability. It is probably her skirt, but her head / hair piece falls out sometimes. The ponytail doesn't stay in great. Still love her, but she is definetely below Cloud and Yuffie. 

Sephiroth is last. His head gets in the way, he feels too bulky to play with, his hair piece I wish was not static and could be moved or swapped out, and his amazing Masamune does not like to stay together. He has a few great poses but that is about all I can get with him.

Overall I am happy with this line but I feel like overall it does not stand up to the DQ11 and KH3 lines (which I got most of the main characters from). Cloud and Yuffie are up there with the KH3 figures I think but Aerith and Sephiroth are massive downgrades. I do want more of the main cast, hopefully Barrett and Tifa next, but I am worried Barrett will have the same problems of Sephiroth just due to how big of a character he is. Still, I am happy with this line. 

Received Yuffie and Red XIII from Nin-Nin. Yuffie is the most solid feeling from the line so far and has been enjoyable to pose. Red XIII's legs are very loose and there's a large scratch in the paint (luckily its mostly hidden when the neck is up.) 

I'm really conflicted. There are a lot of problems with these figures. They are way overpriced, all the joints seem to be too tight or too loose, and they tend to fall apart when you pose them.

I really do love them though, faults and all. They're some of my favourite figures I own and love seeing them on display. The sculpts are on point, and the paint is pretty good as well. If they could assess some of the quality control and engineering issues I think there is potential for the Bring Arts brand to transform. 

@drawingturtle I’ve only have the joint popping issue with Cloud, but I get what you mean.

It’s weird, I have none of these issues with their earlier figures. Like the DQ11 figures were all well sculpted, articulated, and came with lots of accessories. Same with the FF9 figures. 

I love JRPGs, so obviously I want the line to continue, but it is frustrating paying $100 per figure and still having issues, even if they at least look good just standing on the shelf. 

@boy_wonder Other than Cloud it's just one of Barret's arms and Red XIII's head that pop off easily for me. So not too many, and its only a little frustrating. Much better than breaking at this price! 

More accessories would really help. Even simple stuff like potion bottles, materia, extra weapons etc. I think a save point with some translucent plastic would be an awesome thing to add in. 

Cid and Vincent this month and then Cait Sith next. Can't believe we got the whole team so quickly, its going to be great seeing them together.

Vincent got here today and he’s pretty nice. No real complaints beyond the usual price/value. Poses easily. I like how they did his shoulders. Was afraid they’d be janky like the tunic on DQ5 Hero. 

Cid and Cait Sith got pushed to March, which I’m ok with. Let me refuel the toy fund for a bit. I know Zack and the Turks are still on the way, but hopefully they’ll show off some figures from a new game now that the FF7 and 16 lines they’ve been working on have been wrapped up. 

Spent my indoor winter time by powering through several FF games I hadn’t played/finished before. 

Currently on 15 (which I might kind of hate?) but I’d definitely like a Noctis Bring Arts, especially seeing how nice the Play Arts versions look. 

I finished 6 and played through 4 and 5 as well. I’m still up in the air on of I’d buy the entire team from 6, but I’m still steadfast in just needing Cecil and Bartz from 4 and 5.