#hot ryu

I haven’t posed here in a few days cos my sleep schedule has been all sorts of mussed up. I was busy taking a pretty intense course over the last few days but I passed. 

SF6 LOOKS SO SICK LIKE HOLY HELL I’M SO HYPED.

> FINALLY JUMPING FORWARD IN TIME RYU AND CHUN ARE MASTERS AND IT SHOWS.

> RYU IS HOT. CHUN LI IS HOT. JAMIE IS HOT. LUKE.... exists...

> PARRIES ARE BACK AND THEY’RE DIFFERENT. Looks like parries are going to function more like barrier/faultless defense in that you enter a parry “stance” and it drains your drive gauge over time. You won’t really be getting a punish unless it’s already a move with a bit of recovery frames. But when you time it right you get a perfect parry, which is how you get your big Third Strike style punishes. Combined with the ink effects and the rest of the drive system I think it’s pretty sick.

> THE DRIVE SYSTEM IS PRETTY SICK. PARRIES, DASH CANCELS, FOCUS ATTACKS, ALPHA COUNTERS, EX MOVES ALL BEING TIED TO THIS RESOURCE THAT FILLS UP OVER TIME BUT DRAINS ON GETTING HIT AND DOUBLES AS YOUR STUN METER IS SUPER COOL. IMAGINE SPAMMING EX MOVES THEN GETTING DIZZY AFTER ONE HIT, THAT’S SOME INSANE RISK/REWARD STUFF RIGHT THERE.

The Broken Figure Blues! (Broken Storm Collectibles Hot Ryu Black Pants Version)

I’ve wanted, I’ve waited, and I’ve watched the reviews, but nothing has let me down as a collector as much as this shoddy toy.

Storm Collectibles is relatively new, but have been coming out with some awesome looking figures. Their price tags are high though, so I waited. I planned to get Goro, M. Bison, Shao Kahn, and Reptile, but... not anymore. I took the plunge and bought this NYCC17 exclusive Hot Ryu black pants version on a whim to see what the quality was like...and damn was I disappointed. Every reviewer I’ve watched ranted and raved about how great Storm Collectibles were quality-wise. So I felt assured... but this figure turned out to be the biggest dud and mistake I’ve ever purchased.

First, the right Leg kept popping off from the ball socket at the hip. Something seems to have been molded wrong because the left leg stays. I literally can’t pose or play around with the leg without it coming off. So, yay, I guess I bought a statue....

Second, the right knee snapped off from the very thin tab they use as a connecting male part. Oh well, guess I’ll epoxy that.

Third, the left Arm broke. The peg for the bicep swivel was apparently joined to the bicep, so when I went to turn it...snaaaaaaap! Now, that’s bad QC. The right arm is fine. But damn, the only other figure that I’ve run into with this type of problem was NECA’s Clan Leader Predator. Maybe I can try to fix it with a screw or metal wire, but I’m not too positive about it.

Hot Ryu!