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I've never played Genshin Impact, but it is a game that appeals to me. Taking the best parts of Breath of the Wild, and getting rid of the things I hate the most about that game (pretty much all of it), this Free-to-Play game has a massive following across several platforms - I think Switch is the only system that doesn't actually have a version of this game.
It amuses me to no end that Breath of the Wild purists get upset whenever this game is discussed because of the obvious homages.
Anyway, the point is the game itself isn't simply popular because it has borrowed some widely accepted game mechanics. There's also a large number of well designed characters. Figma got on that fairly quickly, with the first one to be produced being Mona, the "Mirror Reflection of Doom" version.. whatever that means.
I actually like magic users - they're usually my first choice in any fantasy game, and I feel the character design and accessories captures that nicely. Beautiful blue colour. Lots of shiny gold bits and pieces and well as stars, and an awesome hat - things that any self respecting anime magic users will have.
What I really like about this particular hat isn't the way it looks, but rather, it's so much better than the monstrosity that was Megumin. You see, this one attaches to the head with a peg, whereas Megumin required you to slip a piece of plastic between the hair pieces. I much prefer the former, even if there's a hole there.
Mona comes with three face plates, including one that is dedicated for expressions of personal pain. Based on the instruction manual and other parts, I'm going to guess being broke is kind of her thing, though I find other uses for it.
In terms of accessories, you have a magic blast and some sort of magic projection, but the star of that particular show segment is her Grimoire, which is mean to be posed floating on a dedicated arm - there's no real hands to grip it, and I'm not entirely certain the joints can actually handle the weight of the thing.
The Grimoire is actually a substantial piece, made up of three separate pieces of plastic joined with actual hinge pins, and comes with a separate clasp piece that shows how competent QC is supposed to work.
Speaking of articulation, the figure itself can do a wide variety of poses as expected, as there is little to no bulk in the way of movement.
DSC_6759
I've never played Genshin Impact, but it is a game that appeals to me. Taking the best parts of Breath of the Wild, and getting rid of the things I hate the most about that game (pretty much all of it), this Free-to-Play game has a massive following across several platforms - I think Switch is the only system that doesn't actually have a version of this game.
It amuses me to no end that Breath of the Wild purists get upset whenever this game is discussed because of the obvious homages.
Anyway, the point is the game itself isn't simply popular because it has borrowed some widely accepted game mechanics. There's also a large number of well designed characters. Figma got on that fairly quickly, with the first one to be produced being Mona, the "Mirror Reflection of Doom" version.. whatever that means.
I actually like magic users - they're usually my first choice in any fantasy game, and I feel the character design and accessories captures that nicely. Beautiful blue colour. Lots of shiny gold bits and pieces and well as stars, and an awesome hat - things that any self respecting anime magic users will have.
What I really like about this particular hat isn't the way it looks, but rather, it's so much better than the monstrosity that was Megumin. You see, this one attaches to the head with a peg, whereas Megumin required you to slip a piece of plastic between the hair pieces. I much prefer the former, even if there's a hole there.
Mona comes with three face plates, including one that is dedicated for expressions of personal pain. Based on the instruction manual and other parts, I'm going to guess being broke is kind of her thing, though I find other uses for it.
In terms of accessories, you have a magic blast and some sort of magic projection, but the star of that particular show segment is her Grimoire, which is mean to be posed floating on a dedicated arm - there's no real hands to grip it, and I'm not entirely certain the joints can actually handle the weight of the thing.
The Grimoire is actually a substantial piece, made up of three separate pieces of plastic joined with actual hinge pins, and comes with a separate clasp piece that shows how competent QC is supposed to work.
Speaking of articulation, the figure itself can do a wide variety of poses as expected, as there is little to no bulk in the way of movement.