The GT Zack completely blows this out the water, from the early reviews coming out of China. Kind of feel bad for VTS since GT have been overshadowing them at every step, but at the same time, they need to step up their game if they want to compete. GT are on another level right now. Great review as always, keep it up!
Oh yes, totally~ Props for VTS for keeping it going. But when they sacrifice the integrity of their products by cranking them out as fast as they could, they have only themselves to blame if their figures are left in the dust. *Sigh* It is what it is. Thank you as always for the kind comments 😊
Always love your reviews on these! I keep on checking every day for any new videos you put up! Hey by any chance, csn you do a Buzztoys white wolf aka Witcher of Netflix! would love to see you review one! Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support!! I'm tryna crank out a video at least once a week but it's proving to be quite challenging. And yeup~ I have the Buzz Toys Netflix Geralt on pre-order. That one is running late though. Last time I checked, the updated release date is pushed to this coming October, though I'd take it with a grain of salt. But when it does drop, it will surely be featured here. Please stay tuned~
Starting with the Remake and Crisis Core Reunion, it looks like Zack will be rockin' that classic Buster Sword. How they'll update the CG cutscenes from the PSP title remains to be seen, but I'm super stoked~
@@ElbearToys I'm a little more excited about the original sword design in Reunion and a 1080p to 4K CGI cutscenes. Plus the buster sword being a silver hilt in CGI to gameplay and Unreal Engine 4 with the busyer swird being grayed or black mixed silver.
@@CONCXTRXTED_KILL I'm amazed that Square-Enix seems to have kept the original source for the CG movies from the PSP days because Zack's carrying the new Buster Sword during his final stand. Either ways, I'm super stoked to see Zack and Aerith roaming the streets of Midgar again!
Defending the Head sculpt. It's actually similar to Zack's hair more from CC. GToys would most likely have a thinner version as it follows the Remake (which I'm sorry just not a fan of even though I did also ordered a GToys Zack) and still an improvement over Cloud's head sculpt. The Belt harness and boots being lighter in color simply works as a brand new finish compared to Cloud's more weathered one. This could actually work for a Phicen M35 Body or an AT027 for an Angeal Custom
Totally fair. The hair sculpt on the young Zack is definitely very good, and it does resemble how he looked in CC. The only nit I had is that the front bangs were covering the face too much. But they used the same sculpt for old Zack, which I thought was the biggest problem. But you bring up an interesting point. Old Zack's hair differ between the in-game and CG model in CC, with the CG hair looking noticeably slimmer. And it's changed again for Remake. I'll do some comparisons when I get the GT version in hand and see which one that resembles. And brilliant idea~ Angeal is a big dude, so swapping the base body with the VTS costume could make for a fantastic custom!!
Random question but could you take a picture of Zack with a plastic coke cap. I'm getting a custom Angeal head made and the artist needs a colour reference for the body.
It's a shame Zack has similar problems to the VTS Cloud figure, I personally think the diorama looks really cool! Though I'm glad I pre-ordered the gametoys version instead even if it doesn't scale well with my VTS Cloud 😅
Well, at least the VTS Cloud and Zack can see "eye to eye" 😆 I'm secretly wishing GameToys will make a Cloud 2.0 when FF7 Rebirth comes out. Word on the street is that GameToys Zack had just released. Hopefully we'll get our soon~ And thank you for the continued support!
Hi there, is it possible to have a comparison of the VTS Buster Sword vs Gametoys Buster Sword size comparison please? I am interested in seeing it side by side. Thanks.
Sure thing! In fact, I have a comparison for exactly that in my review for the GameToys Cloud. Both VTS and GameToys are consistent in maintaining the sizes of their respective Buster Swords between their Cloud and Zack figures. th-cam.com/video/41RE07zByRE/w-d-xo.html Hope that helps~
@@ElbearToys Thanks. Your Cloud video was useful. If I am going to pickup one of the VTS Toys just for the Diorama to be used on Gametoys Zack / Cloud which VTS Toys would you recommend me to pick up? Former 1st Class Soldier or Last Hero? Thanks in advance.
@@Heartnet1108 No worries, and thanks for asking~ So there are 3 VTS releases total, and the diorama bases for each are amazing. The "Last Hero" diorama only works with Zack (maybe Cloud too), so its uses are rather limited. The "Former 1st Class AC Version" is OK for generic uses, but certainly works better for Cloud with the different parts of the Fusion Sword as set pieces. The best "all around" diorama would be the first Cloud release (which sadly was not featured on this channel). It's got a Midgar-like setting that works well with any FF7 characters, even the ones from GameToys.
Sadly no. But the Remake Buster Sword does fit on Zack. I'll have a demo of that in the Gametoys Zack review. Upload should be within the day if all goes well. Please stay tuned~
Will do~ Word on the street is that GameToys had released Zack just a few days ago, and it's lookin' gorgeous! I'll drop everything and work on the review as soon as I get mine! And thank you so much for watching 😃
🤣🤣🤣 Maybe I should just start reviewing the worst figures around and proceed to take a huge dump on them like how AVGN does it lol. Thanks for watching friend, always~
Albeit weird, I'm bummed that VTS didn't make Zack even taller to scale with their own Cloud. In any case, it seems GT Zack had just released in China. Hopefully it won't be long until we get ours too. Thank you so much for watching!
Oof. VTS Zack got roasted 😖 VTS is out of the game officially I guess? Love the ending part BGM of Under the Apple Tree. Gave me little chills. #FF7CrisisCore
Thank you so much~ Crisis Core's soundtrack is quite underrated IMHO, so it makes me so happy you noticed this deliberate BGM choice!! I hope this is the last one for VTS...? All the FF7 characters in similar vain had been exhausted already, unless they wanna reuse the same body for Sephiroth. Either ways, I'm just gonna straight up used recycled footages next time I review anything VTS 😤
@@ElbearToys Definitely underrated. My cousin and I loved all CC's sound tracks, especially Under the Apple Tree and Price of Freedom. I just went full nostalgia when I heard it 😅 I'd rather you saved it for GT Zack HAHA! Your prior reviews for VTS' FF7 Remake and AC Cloud were more forgiving compared to VTS' Zack. I share the same sentiments with your feedback. VTS' rendition of Zack is nowhere near FF7 Remake or CC's Zack Fair. I maybe exaggerating, but Square Enix's PAK is better than VTS Toys' FF7 offers. I guess their potential ran out for too much material recycling? Mediocre excecution and kind of a waste of sclupting talent as well. If ever VTS would still try their hand at Sephiroth or even other FF characters, VTS really should up their game because it's only them and GT competing in 1:6 scale for FF7 figures with multiple entries. GT's been unanimous so far. Apart from Tifa and Aerith, there had been leaks of GT working on Noctis, Yuna and Cloud's FF7 Remake dress version. I will keep supporting your channel for how you review action figures. Your indirect feedback remained sounding neutral despite the overall poor quality of the item. Kudos!
@@dztryr As always, thank you for the kind and in-depth feedback!! I guess I'm harsher with VTS's Zack than I was with Cloud because of two big reasons. First is the hair sculpt. Young Zack's hair looks great. But they had to ruin it by making it longer in the back and then reused it for old Zack. Now they're both inaccurate in some ways. Second is they didn't bother to scale Zack with their own Cloud. I'm all for recycling parts if it works. But VTS just seemed like they wanna quickly crank these out and sell as many as they can before GT shipped theirs 😔 Sadly I don't have the PAK Zack so I can't speak for how it compares to VTS. If VTS is gonna do more figures for this line, I'd say starting from scratch is the only way to redemption. They certainly got what it takes. But I doubt they wanna spend the R&D to get it right. The 2 tracks you mentioned are amongst my fav too! It was a tough choice dividing up the soundtrack but I do have a few picks reserved for the GT Zack video 😁
I think I made the wrong bet when I choice Inflames Toys' Three Kingdoms line over 303Toys'...because 303Toys is still going strong and I don't even know if Inflames Toys is still around anymore. But yeah, I would have been all over their Three Kingdoms figures had I started from before. Same with CooModel's samurai stuff. I feel like I missed the boat for all the hype figures in the past. Maybe someday, I'll bite and hop onboard.
@@wasabee2935 Thank you so much for the kind gesture! I'd love to review them if I'm not so swamped with the upcoming videos. It takes a whole week to make one of these, and the next 5-6 figures are already scheduled. But yeah, with the sheer volume that CooModel and 303Toys produce, borrowing from fellow collectors might be the only way for me to keep up.
Not that any of these figures should be so tall, but VTS should've at least made Zack scale with their own Cloud. But nope. It was but a fool's hope. Thank you again for watching~
I actually was just thinking that when I turned on the spot light in the kitchen this morning, which kinda looked like a scene from Godfather 🤣🤣🤣 But yeah, Zack deserves way better than this. Here's to hoping the GameToys version will do him justice. Good to see you~ Hope all's well 😊
Oh yeah...it's like VTS just don't want to succeed. They just slapped something together as quickly as they could, and without even realizing what they had, they wanna sell it. They're gonna sell it.
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The GT Zack completely blows this out the water, from the early reviews coming out of China. Kind of feel bad for VTS since GT have been overshadowing them at every step, but at the same time, they need to step up their game if they want to compete. GT are on another level right now.
Great review as always, keep it up!
Oh yes, totally~ Props for VTS for keeping it going. But when they sacrifice the integrity of their products by cranking them out as fast as they could, they have only themselves to blame if their figures are left in the dust. *Sigh* It is what it is.
Thank you as always for the kind comments 😊
Always love your reviews on these! I keep on checking every day for any new videos you put up! Hey by any chance, csn you do a Buzztoys white wolf aka Witcher of Netflix! would love to see you review one! Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support!! I'm tryna crank out a video at least once a week but it's proving to be quite challenging.
And yeup~ I have the Buzz Toys Netflix Geralt on pre-order. That one is running late though. Last time I checked, the updated release date is pushed to this coming October, though I'd take it with a grain of salt. But when it does drop, it will surely be featured here. Please stay tuned~
@@ElbearToys Awesome! will look forward to it!
After many scale detailed over the years, Zack's still running with the 10th anniversary gold design buster sword.
Starting with the Remake and Crisis Core Reunion, it looks like Zack will be rockin' that classic Buster Sword. How they'll update the CG cutscenes from the PSP title remains to be seen, but I'm super stoked~
@@ElbearToys I'm a little more excited about the original sword design in Reunion and a 1080p to 4K CGI cutscenes. Plus the buster sword being a silver hilt in CGI to gameplay and Unreal Engine 4 with the busyer swird being grayed or black mixed silver.
@@CONCXTRXTED_KILL I'm amazed that Square-Enix seems to have kept the original source for the CG movies from the PSP days because Zack's carrying the new Buster Sword during his final stand. Either ways, I'm super stoked to see Zack and Aerith roaming the streets of Midgar again!
Someone should make an Angeal headsculpt to go with this
Defending the Head sculpt. It's actually similar to Zack's hair more from CC. GToys would most likely have a thinner version as it follows the Remake (which I'm sorry just not a fan of even though I did also ordered a GToys Zack) and still an improvement over Cloud's head sculpt.
The Belt harness and boots being lighter in color simply works as a brand new finish compared to Cloud's more weathered one.
This could actually work for a Phicen M35 Body or an AT027 for an Angeal Custom
Totally fair. The hair sculpt on the young Zack is definitely very good, and it does resemble how he looked in CC. The only nit I had is that the front bangs were covering the face too much. But they used the same sculpt for old Zack, which I thought was the biggest problem.
But you bring up an interesting point. Old Zack's hair differ between the in-game and CG model in CC, with the CG hair looking noticeably slimmer. And it's changed again for Remake. I'll do some comparisons when I get the GT version in hand and see which one that resembles.
And brilliant idea~ Angeal is a big dude, so swapping the base body with the VTS costume could make for a fantastic custom!!
Random question but could you take a picture of Zack with a plastic coke cap. I'm getting a custom Angeal head made and the artist needs a colour reference for the body.
Great channel
Thank you so much for the kind feedback! Please consider subscribing if you haven't already 😉 I'll do my best to upload weekly~
It's a shame Zack has similar problems to the VTS Cloud figure, I personally think the diorama looks really cool! Though I'm glad I pre-ordered the gametoys version instead even if it doesn't scale well with my VTS Cloud 😅
Well, at least the VTS Cloud and Zack can see "eye to eye" 😆 I'm secretly wishing GameToys will make a Cloud 2.0 when FF7 Rebirth comes out.
Word on the street is that GameToys Zack had just released. Hopefully we'll get our soon~ And thank you for the continued support!
Hi there, is it possible to have a comparison of the VTS Buster Sword vs Gametoys Buster Sword size comparison please? I am interested in seeing it side by side. Thanks.
Sure thing! In fact, I have a comparison for exactly that in my review for the GameToys Cloud. Both VTS and GameToys are consistent in maintaining the sizes of their respective Buster Swords between their Cloud and Zack figures.
th-cam.com/video/41RE07zByRE/w-d-xo.html
Hope that helps~
@@ElbearToys Thanks. Your Cloud video was useful. If I am going to pickup one of the VTS Toys just for the Diorama to be used on Gametoys Zack / Cloud which VTS Toys would you recommend me to pick up? Former 1st Class Soldier or Last Hero? Thanks in advance.
@@Heartnet1108 No worries, and thanks for asking~
So there are 3 VTS releases total, and the diorama bases for each are amazing.
The "Last Hero" diorama only works with Zack (maybe Cloud too), so its uses are rather limited. The "Former 1st Class AC Version" is OK for generic uses, but certainly works better for Cloud with the different parts of the Fusion Sword as set pieces. The best "all around" diorama would be the first Cloud release (which sadly was not featured on this channel). It's got a Midgar-like setting that works well with any FF7 characters, even the ones from GameToys.
@@ElbearToys ok thank you. Hope to pick up VTS Cloud AC (Former First Class Soldier) it’s unfortunate the head sculpt on that is kinda off :/
Will the Ff7 remake buster sword will come with the gametoys
Sadly no. But the Remake Buster Sword does fit on Zack. I'll have a demo of that in the Gametoys Zack review. Upload should be within the day if all goes well. Please stay tuned~
Please do Gametoys Zack Fair soon !
Will do~ Word on the street is that GameToys had released Zack just a few days ago, and it's lookin' gorgeous! I'll drop everything and work on the review as soon as I get mine!
And thank you so much for watching 😃
Thumbnail shouldve said "I purchased this so YOU dont have to" haha
🤣🤣🤣 Maybe I should just start reviewing the worst figures around and proceed to take a huge dump on them like how AVGN does it lol. Thanks for watching friend, always~
@@ElbearToys "this toy, is so bad, I'd rather suck the dried $*** off a buffalo's @$$hole"
the VTS look weird for me especially their size & height, i'm just waiting for Gametoys version Zack.
Albeit weird, I'm bummed that VTS didn't make Zack even taller to scale with their own Cloud. In any case, it seems GT Zack had just released in China. Hopefully it won't be long until we get ours too.
Thank you so much for watching!
where is zack???
ngl, couldnt you use that zack as an angeal ? get a custom head and boom. Make use of the extra height.
Oof. VTS Zack got roasted 😖 VTS is out of the game officially I guess?
Love the ending part BGM of Under the Apple Tree. Gave me little chills. #FF7CrisisCore
Thank you so much~ Crisis Core's soundtrack is quite underrated IMHO, so it makes me so happy you noticed this deliberate BGM choice!!
I hope this is the last one for VTS...? All the FF7 characters in similar vain had been exhausted already, unless they wanna reuse the same body for Sephiroth. Either ways, I'm just gonna straight up used recycled footages next time I review anything VTS 😤
@@ElbearToys Definitely underrated. My cousin and I loved all CC's sound tracks, especially Under the Apple Tree and Price of Freedom. I just went full nostalgia when I heard it 😅 I'd rather you saved it for GT Zack HAHA!
Your prior reviews for VTS' FF7 Remake and AC Cloud were more forgiving compared to VTS' Zack. I share the same sentiments with your feedback. VTS' rendition of Zack is nowhere near FF7 Remake or CC's Zack Fair. I maybe exaggerating, but Square Enix's PAK is better than VTS Toys' FF7 offers. I guess their potential ran out for too much material recycling? Mediocre excecution and kind of a waste of sclupting talent as well.
If ever VTS would still try their hand at Sephiroth or even other FF characters, VTS really should up their game because it's only them and GT competing in 1:6 scale for FF7 figures with multiple entries. GT's been unanimous so far. Apart from Tifa and Aerith, there had been leaks of GT working on Noctis, Yuna and Cloud's FF7 Remake dress version.
I will keep supporting your channel for how you review action figures. Your indirect feedback remained sounding neutral despite the overall poor quality of the item. Kudos!
@@dztryr As always, thank you for the kind and in-depth feedback!!
I guess I'm harsher with VTS's Zack than I was with Cloud because of two big reasons. First is the hair sculpt. Young Zack's hair looks great. But they had to ruin it by making it longer in the back and then reused it for old Zack. Now they're both inaccurate in some ways. Second is they didn't bother to scale Zack with their own Cloud. I'm all for recycling parts if it works. But VTS just seemed like they wanna quickly crank these out and sell as many as they can before GT shipped theirs 😔 Sadly I don't have the PAK Zack so I can't speak for how it compares to VTS.
If VTS is gonna do more figures for this line, I'd say starting from scratch is the only way to redemption. They certainly got what it takes. But I doubt they wanna spend the R&D to get it right.
The 2 tracks you mentioned are amongst my fav too! It was a tough choice dividing up the soundtrack but I do have a few picks reserved for the GT Zack video 😁
How come you not review any CooModel or 303toys
I think I made the wrong bet when I choice Inflames Toys' Three Kingdoms line over 303Toys'...because 303Toys is still going strong and I don't even know if Inflames Toys is still around anymore. But yeah, I would have been all over their Three Kingdoms figures had I started from before. Same with CooModel's samurai stuff. I feel like I missed the boat for all the hype figures in the past.
Maybe someday, I'll bite and hop onboard.
@@ElbearToys I collected 8-10 of Coomodel Knight and Samurai. Happy to let you use them for your videos
@@wasabee2935 Thank you so much for the kind gesture! I'd love to review them if I'm not so swamped with the upcoming videos. It takes a whole week to make one of these, and the next 5-6 figures are already scheduled.
But yeah, with the sheer volume that CooModel and 303Toys produce, borrowing from fellow collectors might be the only way for me to keep up.
Tragic indeed.
Not that any of these figures should be so tall, but VTS should've at least made Zack scale with their own Cloud. But nope. It was but a fool's hope.
Thank you again for watching~
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What did they do to my bby boi
I actually was just thinking that when I turned on the spot light in the kitchen this morning, which kinda looked like a scene from Godfather 🤣🤣🤣 But yeah, Zack deserves way better than this. Here's to hoping the GameToys version will do him justice.
Good to see you~ Hope all's well 😊
It is impressive how absolutely horrendous the VTS toys accuracy is. It is just so ugly.
Oh yeah...it's like VTS just don't want to succeed. They just slapped something together as quickly as they could, and without even realizing what they had, they wanna sell it. They're gonna sell it.
GAMETOYS IS BETTER...
☝️ That's a fact. Can't wait to do a deep dive with the GameToys one whenever it's released.
Thanks for watching!!