Hate them..
I truly hate them.. (Hasbro)
I've done a review on the 25th Storm Shadow, now even though I hate everything that Hasbro now stands for and slaps out willy nilly with irrevocability
yet despite how awfully poor their distribution is, despite their awful repaints and awful customer service.. despite their ignorance and completely arrogant adoptance towards greed.. the figure I reviewed was actually rather good.
Sure it has its faults, but the old style figures have flaws too. I agree with T.O.D, but we all like and hate things for different reasons, we wouldnt have a discussion on anything anymore if we all liked the same things.. forums wouldnt really exist.. well they would but nobody would have a full opinion on things.
Assume that I'd had a complete memory scrub of the RAH figures and I didnt know they existed, and I only knew 25th existed.. Yeah I'd think they were cool. In parts they look alot better but don't in other areas.
The scale issue with them, I'm not sure about, I'm all for Hasbro releasing destro and roadblock to be taller/bigger than someone like Scarlett, it makes sense.
The fact remains any time you try something new, your going to hit problems, it's just frustrating from my point, because
A) I havent had a memory scrub.. and so know what hasbro are capable of..
B) Because of this, the problems hasbro has with this line are fixable, and makes me think that they do it on purpose.
You know the 25th line is an abuse by Hasbro, they've used the Nostalgia to lure fans in with a 'best of both worlds' account, but by rights they are running out of this nostalgia.. Matt Trakker or Hot Rod anyone? It's really weird because they done the same thing in the 80s and i'm certain nobody kicked up this much of a stink.
So in summary I hate Hasbro, with a passion, but I can't truly hate the 25th, mainly because some of them without doubt are good figures, it's just they've been released under suspicious circumstances and hasbro's policy towards their fanbase isn't something I agree with.
*Note* I actually hate the manufacturer more than I hate/love the figures.
I voted bring back the O-ring, I dunno why.. I guess I just like clicking things..