Nier automata 2b art
But these drawbacks are common among 1/12 action figures, and they don’t really detract from my over-all enjoyment of the figure.īring Arts 2B has her sword, a set of hand poses, an alternate head, two robots, a stand, and a bucket…for whatever reason (remember, I haven’t played the game, so I’m not really familiar with why a premium priced figure has a bucket included). Those puffed shoulder sleeves can also pose a challenge when trying to recreate some poses that has 2B lifting bother her arms up. Like 2B’s skirt is made of plastic, so it can sometimes hamper some extreme poses. The only real drawback is that the design can sometimes get in the way of the pose. Again, it’s not as insanely articulated as other lines in the scale, but it works. I was even able to make it mimic the poses of a cosplayer. Mind you, the figure is articulated enough to mimic in-game poses. What the seemingly “average” points of articulation does is make the figure function properly, and it doesn’t fall apart as easily as PAK figures tend to do. It does have the effect of making the figure feel more sturdy than PAK since the latter’s articulation sometimes works against it. 2B has almost the same amount of articulation as PAK figures and while that’s not bad by itself, in a scale dominated by SHF, Figma, MAFEX, and Hasbro, that’s pretty unremarkable. Bring Arts 2B has a good amount of articulation that allows her to go head to head with others lines in the scale but that’s just about it. Given that the plastic they use seems different from the one that SHF, Figma, and MAFEX use on their figures (it feels closer to Hasbro, actually), they are still comparable to them.Ī successful 1/12 scale action figure line is defined not only by its design, but how articulated its figures are. And that is saying much because their scales are very different and it’s expected for PAK accessories to be incredibly detailed because the scale favors them. The accessories are also finely detailed to a high level of consistency that we’ve come to expect in PAK.
The plastic seems to be the same as the one used by its older sister line, with 2B’s hair being translucent with fine details. The figure and its accessories have a high level of detail that in some ways is even better than PAK. Although Bring Arts as a line does not really eschew PAK visuals, they’re somewhat toned down in relation to its more famous older sister. The biggest thing I noticed is that the figure doesn’t inherit the PAK style of sculpt and with 2B, it’s actually a good thing. But even that doesn’t really do it justice, since Bring Arts does bring a lot to the table that you can’t find in Play Arts Kai.ĢB is a finely sculpted figure that scores high marks in accuracy and faithfulness to the source material. I’ve been struggling to find a wiki entry about Bring Arts that the best description I can think of is that its concept is pretty much “Play Arts Kai on the 1/12 scale”. Still, pre-ordering the figure is more of a knee-jerk reaction to a seemingly beautiful toy than a serious and conscious decision to consider taking up the line that I even forgot I ever pre-ordered it. But the character design of 2B is enough to capture my interest. I have not played Nier Automata or even its indirect prequel Nier Replicant. This review will focus on the Bring Arts 2B figure. That all changed when it also offered characters from other Square Enix games like 2B from Nier Automata, Kaine from Nier Replicant, and Fei Fong Wong from Xenogears. But because the 1/12 scale (or 6″ for you, Hasbro fans) is the current “scale to be” among toy collectors, it was only a matter of time before they will try to take a slice of the pie.Ĭalled “Bring Arts”, the line previously only offered Kingdom Hearts characters that made collectors mistake the line to be KH exclusive. Square Enix has a thriving Play Arts Kai line that, although a bit controversial with regards to its stylistic depictions of non-Square Enix characters, is one of the most sought after collectible lines to date. It really is the era of 1/12 scale collecting when one of the premier action figure collectible companies start to make offerings in that scale.