I suspect part of that’s because armor is easier to paint than flesh, but regardless of the reasons I have to say that the Play Arts Kai Jorge* is a winner in the paint department. But regardless of the influence, the result is excellent paintwork with almost no rough spots. I had completely missed that, but now that I’ve seen it I cannot unsee the color influence. Huge thanks to Mario ( blog) for pointing out in a comment on my McFarlane Halo Reach Jorge review that the character’s color schemes has a bit of a Boba Fett influence to it. And the bulky nature of the character makes the limited leg poseability less of an issue than it can be for Batman Batman should be more flexible and poseable than Jorge. Overall, a nice number of joints and a pretty good level of poseability. And the hips have the same weird problem as Batman where the cod piece-like part of the toy doesn’t always hide the hip joints perfectly. Legs – Play Arts joints at the hips and ankles, double-hinged knees.The shoulder pads are connected with small ball joints which is a nice touch. It really helps give the figure the “broad shoulders” look. And the should is actually a double Play Arts joint, with one connecting to the body and a second immediately after that. Arms – Play Arts joints at the shoulder, elbows, and wrists.Torso – One Play Arts joint for an ab crunch.The huge armor plate over the chest looks like it would cause problems for the head - at least, that’s what I expected - but the neck joint works just fine. But rather than make you read an older review I’ll just run down the various points: The Play Arts Kai Jorge* feels a lot like the Play Arts Kai Batman* when it comes to articulation, with the two having basically identical points of articulation. Great work from Square Enix and exactly why I’m going to keep buying the occasional action figure from this series.Ĭlick to expand the image in a new window. But still, it’s nice to see that the extra cash I paid was worth it. To be fair, this toy was almost five times the cost and is significantly larger so it should have a better sculpt. I thought the McFarlane Jorge has a great sculpt, but once I had these two toys side-by-side I could see that their Jorge was merely adequate and blown away by this version of the character. Every detail is tight and clean, and the sculpt of the character is as perfect as I could have hoped for. The Play Arts Kai Jorge*, as the photos here prove, looks remarkable. Truth! Would I ever kid about your toy collections? Seriously, though, I understand that $40+ feels like a lot for an action figure - especially if your experience is with mass-market action figures like you find at Wal-Mart of Target - but the quality of the Play Arts Kai line so significantly exceeds what Mattel or Hasbro bring us that these are easily worth skipping three or four DC Universe Classics or Marvel Legends action figures just to buy one toy. If you had any questions at all after my Batman review) as to whether or not this series is fantastic then let me try and answer those questions right now: Not only is the entire Play Arts Kai series ( search*) awesome but you may collapse and lose consciousness if you don’t have at least one toy from the line on your shelves. for a fun toy that’s durable and looks great.Ĭlick to expand the photo in a new window. How about we marry those two together and construct an entirely new review. Last summer I posted a review of the McFarlane Toys Halo Reach Jorge* action figure ( review here). Over the weekend I posted a review of the Play Arts Kai Batman* ( review here). Series: Halo * Manufacturer: Square Enix * Year: 2011
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