Incredible comparison Anthony. Although not a collector of this particular brand of characters, I can really see how SOTA was obviously one-step ahead of its competitors. It's amazing how much a little innovation can prove timeless. SOTA's Guile remains the standard to which all other Guile's are to be compared against. Thanks again for the video.
Sota's highly detailed and pseudo-realistic style reminds me of Toybiz's era of Marvel Legends that were also going on at the time (except that Sota were able to stop themselves from adding excessive amounts of texturing and avoided some of the weird proportions that toybiz struggled with). Nowadays, you usually have to go to lines like Storm Collectibles if you want this level of heavily detailed sculpts, which comes at a premium price-point. I'm glad that Storm is doing a 6-inch SF Alpha-styled line that'll hopefully be more affordable thanks to the downsized scale, but I'm also curious to see if they'll be able to keep up the same level of detail as their normal line once they move away from the streamlined Alpha designs again.
not with people still buying up their products, and shareholders enjoy their sweet sweet stock value and dividends. They works for big shareholders, not customers.
bruh imagine a comparison between the two GOATs of ~$20 figure companies with jada and sota and then just hasbro in the corner if the three have them have all made the same character. jada wins articulation, sota wins looks, hasbro... wins most financially successful for some reason
What a bloody brilliant comparison video, Mister Anthony. I am well chuffed to see you expand your style of video and diversify your approach to reviewing in a manner most enthralling and engaging; you, your style, and your channel evolves and stays relevant - that is how it is done. Properly. Organically. Cracking job! Well done, young man. 👍 Giovanni Marino, M.D.🇬🇧🇮🇹
Awesome comparison Anthony, I think reviewing two figures at a time really puts things into perspective and gives a lot of much needed context. Hope you continue this style of videos!
There’s an appeal that sota has & it grabbed me all those years ago. I will say this, if you open your figs and pose them, you will struggle with sota. It’s one of the reasons why I displayed them in box. Plus, the packaging was so display worthy, so I couldn’t bring myself to open and discard it. Wonderful comparison video. I really enjoyed it!
Not gonna lie, I had never seen a SOTA figure before and I'm actually amazed at how good it is even after all these years. I'd say it's kind of a Marvel Select Venom/Carnage situation: I still think those two figures are the best out of every other Venom/Carnage figure in the market. Their articulation and scale are their only downsides, sculpt, accessories and paint are just beautiful. I really prefer them over the MAFEX ones. Back to the video, that SOTA Guile does a couple of things I'd like to see more in some figures like the Marvel Legends, the torso is a good example. I like the way the hips are kind of rounded so when you use the swivel it doesn't break the sculpt. The ML are just ovals and look super ugly when you use the swivel. SOTA's headsculpts look great, too. Very detailed and full of life. Jada's are really soft and cartoonish, sure, they could be aiming 100% for that look but I'm still not very fond of their faces 😬 Better action figure overall: Jada. Great display piece and better collectible: SOTA Go home and be a family man!: Figuarts 💀
Great video! Yes please do more like this in the future. I really want to see your Jada/Sota Sagat comparisons when the Jada Sagat releases soon in the next wave.
@@suhtangwong 1) The articulation difference is huge 2) The scales are different 3) Neither of those manufacturers makes Street Fighter or similar properties
Holy shit this brought me back. I remember when I first started watching you you would do both videos of your street fighter collection. Sometimes you even posted videos of your car, shit man I’ve watched you for a good while since I was in middle school heading to high school & now I’m 31 with 2 kids crazy lol
I prefer the overall look of the Jada figures mainly because they more resemble the in-game look of the SF2 characters, to me. The articulation and accessories are just icing on the cake.
This is a great example of the toy industry right now. Before, there seemed to be a bigger focus on the art of the toy; of having great musculature, texture, wrinkles, details. You can tell that figure was sculpted by hand, it has 'life', it has feeling. Most modern figures lack that. Plus, paint and labor was cheaper, so having a ton of paint, washes, drybrushes, specifically painted details, was easier to happen. However, nowdays designers focus on the range of motion, articulation, poseability, balance, longevity of the joints, the feeling of hand candy; having something that you just wanna play with. This change is allowed of course thanks to 3d printers and sculpting software. It is much easier to design more functional joints when you can basically use CAD to do it (I know most figures are done in ZBrush). Paint and labor prices have gone up, so adding detailed paint apps, washes and drybrushes is something most companies just don't do anymore. There's also a great lack of artistic talent, so many companies are putting out figures that look inhuman, even when learning about anatomy is easier than ever. And some sculptors are probably not paid enough to do it anyways. I dream about a future time when all of these things can be put into a single figure without it being incredibly expensive. Neca was doing great sculpts and paints, and upgrading articulation, but I fear they have abandoned their hand sculpted ways and are putting less and less detail and paint into their figures. Besides, their joints have always been different. SH figuarts sometimes do amazing sculpts and articulation, but usually lack in paint apps (and are usually really expensive). There's the Four Horsemen and Mythic Legions who have great sculpts and paint apps, and are trying to get better at articulation, but they are getting more and more expensive each year, besides, they don't release very often. The other indie toy companies do variations of this; some have great sculpts and paints, others have great articulation, but almost always, not both. Then there's all the high end lines, which usually do pretty good in everything but are so expensive, it's really hard to pick them up (specially internationally, Jesus it's so expensive out here), and they end up feeling not really worth it in the end. Will we ever see the perfect figures at the perfect price? I kinda don't think so, because it takes someone who is committed to the art of the figure rather than the money. I would certainly love to do this, I have a lot of knowledge of how action figures should be made, but I lack the money to fund a company like this (and I'm not even in the US, so everything is harder). Maybe there's people out there who would like to do it, have the knowledge, the skills, and the funds... and the desire to do art. Because that's what a good figure is. Interactive art.
Tl;dr. Jk. I agree but I think it's mostly the lack of talent and care frankly. Some day... Not any time soon... I'll have successfully launched my line and established myself and will release a modern day SOTA Street Fighter line. That's the plan anyway.
..... As good as the SOTA looks, I actually enjoy the cartoony look for the Jada figures. It just makes them feel different to the rest of my collection and I enjoy that.
I bumped into my SOTA Ryu a few months ago while looking for something. Didn't realize that I still had him. He's still pretty nifty! This was interesting, looking forward to more. 👍
I'd love to watch comparison videos for the different Halo lines throughout the years. I just recently got into collecting World of Halo figs, and I found myself going through some of your older Halo vids that you did on the Joyride and Mcfarlane lines. 👍🤟
I don’t see what other folks see in those Sota figs. I really don’t click with the aesthetics. They seem really awesome for the time they came out though.
@@FreshyMandelajada isn’t based on the early 90s. Just look at the box art of the figures, the jada figs don’t look like that. The jada stuff has gone in the direction of the cartoony art & sprite look of Nintendo Switch - street fighter 2 final challengers.
This was a great video for now it'd be awesome to see more of these 2 lines compared then whatever else might be interesting to compare in this fashion
Great to see that SOTA figure, have heard of them but can't remember seeing one, but that looks incredible, doubly so given the age. It blows most modern figures out of the water
I'm only 3 minutes in so far, so Anthony might bring it up, but SOTA figures started releasing 2007, the same year Hasbro started their Marvel Legends line. SOTA SF was whooping Hasbro's ass! It's great to see JADA continuing the SF figure tradition of making Hasbro look like fools.
Personally I definitely prefer the look of the SOTA. Amazing looking especially for the time. I really respect what Jada is doing though and having a such a nice figure at below ML price point is awesome.
Awesome video Anthony. They are both so good but I agree it all comes down to personal taste. I'd go with sota since as a stop motion animator I could mix him in with a much wider variety of figures and can manage with the limited articulation while moving him. Lol at the photo at the end
I really like the way the Jada figures look, they all remind me of mid/late 90s Bengus art with the very soft features and super bulky bodies, not what they are supposed to be since these are supposed to be SF2 era figures but i kinda prefer it that way, but yeah that Sota Guile holds up well
I was looking forward to this one; great video! With many ‘crafted’ things, I feel it’s pretty common for older versions to be superior; like 2d animation. The animation quality from many 90s cartoons blow modern ones out of the water (such as the 90s batman animated series vs the new one that just came out). With guile, I prefer Jada’s silhouette and proportions, but I like the ‘harder’ and stylised sculpt of Sota’s. I’m also not a fan of the ab crunch style articulation for sota’s. It’s a personal preference thing; but for me, it’s not very aesthetically appealing :P. I dislike it more than seeing pins for joints Hope you do more of these! It’s a lot of fun comparing different figures of the same character, and it’s really cool to see the evolution of action figure engineering too
It’s wild how figures were made back then compared to now. I feel like there was more passion in the industry. I would love to see older Spiderman figures compared to new marvel legends and McFarlane halo compared to what we have in the market today
Ill give SOTA major props for a great looking Guile 20 years later! Their articulation was really good for the time period. As far as today though, I'm going with the Jada Toys Guile. Articulation is very important to me and increases the fun factor, especially in fighting figures. Would love more videos like this
I loved the Sota figures. Though the lack of articulation they're sculpts were superb. I haven't been able to find a new line of Street Fighter figures that make me want to get new ones.
Guile was one of SOTA’s best SF figures. In terms of sculpt and paint, it is better than Jada to me. In terms of fun factor and poseability, it’s Jada Guile for me. It would be the same with MBison and maybe Fei Long. Of the releases so far, I think Ryu, Ken , Chunners, Cammy, and Dhalsim from Jada would get my vote for being better overall compared to SOTA versions. Also, some of my SOTA figures are experiencing some kind of paint dissolving? I have a Gouken still in package, but the paint on his face is turning black. He’s been in storage for years in a controlled temp room and out of direct sunlight. Some of my other in package SOTA figures are experiencing the same issue on different body parts.
Just the simple fact that a figure that came in the 2000’s is still comparable to a newly released figure speaks volumes about the brilliance of those SOTA figures 🤓👍👍
ABSOLUTELY keep these coming!!! I just got my first couple of Jada figures and loving them. I enjoy these videos! I'd love to see Dahlsim. Eager for some Blanca!
SOTA looks almost like a NECA figure, incredible detail for the time and still a very pleasing figure. I knew this would wind up being an articulation vs. aesthetic debate because it’s so obvious how much better the SOTA one looks lol
Very cool comparison video. This is the first I've seen from anybody comparing SOTA to Jada. I still love the SOTA figs and still have my collection 20 years later. I have thought about getting a couple Jada's to supplement my SOTA figs but seeing them side by side I'm not so sure.
idk man i put things on the shelf but i usually pose them up there cause i think it looks sick to have characters in their iconic poses or recreating their famous scenes
Great format! Comparisons really add another layer of context to a review. Now do Toybiz Tobey SM2 vs Hasbro NWH Tobey. It's great to see the evolution of action figures over time, which aspects stayed the same, got better, or went backwards.
I totally agree with the conclusion, I think the SOTA Guile holds up extremely well all things considered, I was fortunate enough to get one for about $35 a couple years back and because of that I don't have any intention on getting the Jada one unless the price is right, however, the current prices of SOTA Guile makes it hard for me to actually want to suggest it to someone unless they really wanted the best of the best. I also think the Jada could use a similarly darker color scheme, as the garishly bright colors really show when it probably should be more muted.
Awesome compatative review Anthony! Very informative and i rely on a lot of your reviews when decision making for what i feel is the best figure of a certain character so i would love to see more of these. I agree that the SOTA toys has a better overall look and if there was a way to combine the articualtion of JADAs to it i think it would be a superior figure easily. I like harsher more detailed sculpts on action characters. I think i do prefer a touch of realism when it comes to figures based on people unless it's purely based on cartoons and what not. It's a tricky thing but either way both have cool styles. I think most collectors can agree these kinda videos help a lot so thank you!
The Jada Guile is my pick, hands down! It looks much more from the game, the colors are brighter, and better to pose. Also, pinless joints, for the win. No contest!
Great comparison! As much as I love The Jada Toys SF line, Sota is on a whole different level. Way ahead of their time. You can't beat the price, paint, sculpt, aesthetic, etc.
Great comparison. I’ve sold a lot of things in my collection but the only thing I regret is selling my complete SOTA StreetFighter set. I want to see a Ryu comparison. Because with that I think Jada looks better too. And Bison because I think SOTA looks better still.
Based on game images and art, it looks like the SOTA figure has the accurate dogtag chain length! And for my part, way back when, I actually preferred the look of that old Jazwares Guile to the SOTA one. (It was definitely the SOTA figure's face that threw me.) These days I think my favorite Guile is the SFIV NECA figure.
I always prefer Jada's cartoonish stylization for SF personally. When I think about SF it's SF4 and SF2 in the first place, and they were very stylized and cartoonish, so I prefer SF characters to not look too realistic. I don't usually like Sota's style too much honestly, despite the figures themselves being objectively good, although this Guile looks great even to me, just not my cup of tea for SF specifically. A great balance between a cartoonish and realistic style is the Storm line imo, but I rarely collect Storms, and it's a completely different price point.
I like both guile’s. I have a GI Joe / Action force display that the SOTA guile fit really nicely into because of the paint. The Jada guile sticks out because of the tones, but I kinda like that it sticks out. It was hard to put my SOTA guile away, but he just had such a hard time standing. I really like the Jada and hope that they at least add more paint and leave less of the plastic exposed.
The SOTA line is one of my grail lines of figures to collect. I absolutely love the way the my look. I’ve only got 3, but the three I have are some of my favorite figures easily.
Honest review, and was forthcoming with his biases. Although he rolled back his earlier comment on who won accessories at 21:49, I think one omission about the accessories is I *_think(?)_* Jada's stand, shown with the sonic boom, can also hold Guile (at least it should if there was also a waist clip); and IF that's the case, then he can be posed in his whip kick/flip kick move, which I think would be a positive edging in their favor. Still, waiting for my Jadatoys Guile to arrive (maybe this Friday or Saturday? 🤞)
Hey Anthony! Now that I see the more realistic look compared side by side with the admittedly more stylized cartoony look for Jada, I like Jada's more. While I definitely see the value in putting good effort and detail into realism, I personally prefer a more stylized esthetic. Thanks for the comparison! Very much appreciated!
really cool idea with this video, would definitely like to see more like this. for me personally i like both figures for different reasons. i’d probably take jada simply because they look good enough, while not as realistic/ detailed, and pose so nicely. the articulation does a lot for me
Jada looks like a Street Fighter Alpha figure, while SOTA looks like a Street Fighter III figure, even though Guile did not appear in Street Fighter III
In my opinion, the Jada looks better, since it is replicating the Street Fighter 2 sprite design. The SOTA is more stylized to look more realistic, but that isn't how he looked in the game. Though, I do concede that the skin colour is better on the SOTA.
This makes me want to see some comparisons between modern Hasbro Marvel Legends and the old school Toy Biz Marvel Legends figures. Some of those old ones held up really well and some are shockingly bad by today’s standards. I’d love to hear your opinions.
Sota holds its own, you give Sota version modern articulation and Jada ends looking cheap in the end. Sure Sota Guiles head is a bit small and forearms long then the big feet but fix that with modern articulation and you really don't need another Guile ever. We have still one more chance at a good SFII Guile with Storm Arena so let's see. I know Yamaguchi is in the game but he will likely do SFVI version and honestly tho Yamaguchi would do the best Guile I know the shoulders and elbows will suck. Fingers crossed on Storm Arena Guile.
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For me sota won in the first 5 min of your comparison . Many believe toys are works of art ,and i agree so if sota is hand sculpted that speaks more to being art than computer imaged toys . The difference really stand out ,just like listening to digital music and what you hear on records . W sota . Ofcourse i admit bias since i do not collect cartoony figs like tmnt and motu origins or anime ,i always want more realistic looking toys .One thing i noticed on the jada is the arms look really stumpy and short in comparison to the sota ,im surprised you didnt catch that .
Would love to see Jada recreate some of the SOTA releases e.g. Guile, just like how Hasbro released Legends in its Toybiz era (20th anniversary, Iron Man series) and just recently Secret Wars (Mattel)
The SOTA one looks like a box cover version, while the jada toys one looks like the in game version
It’s always such a treat when you branch out like this, really enjoyed this video.
The fact that you have to clarify which one is the 20 year old figure at the start of the video proved the "SOTA" name fits the company.
believe me, he didn't have to lmao
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@@imnotsickler 😂 Jada figure looks older...
@shawk8365 get your eyes checked
The realistic look of the SOTA Guile is so cool.
Incredible comparison Anthony. Although not a collector of this particular brand of characters, I can really see how SOTA was obviously one-step ahead of its competitors. It's amazing how much a little innovation can prove timeless. SOTA's Guile remains the standard to which all other Guile's are to be compared against. Thanks again for the video.
Sota's highly detailed and pseudo-realistic style reminds me of Toybiz's era of Marvel Legends that were also going on at the time (except that Sota were able to stop themselves from adding excessive amounts of texturing and avoided some of the weird proportions that toybiz struggled with). Nowadays, you usually have to go to lines like Storm Collectibles if you want this level of heavily detailed sculpts, which comes at a premium price-point.
I'm glad that Storm is doing a 6-inch SF Alpha-styled line that'll hopefully be more affordable thanks to the downsized scale, but I'm also curious to see if they'll be able to keep up the same level of detail as their normal line once they move away from the streamlined Alpha designs again.
if I remember right their Arena Baki, seemed as good as the regular one
I’ll be honest after watching this video in full I think you should definitely do more videos like these, I loved it tbh continue the amazing work
Articulation wins this for me here. The Jada figures are just so much fun to pose compared to SOTA, or almost anything else going right now.
Hasbro needs to see this review and apply some of this information to Marvel legends.
...sadly, that is the EXACT reason that they won't...
not with people still buying up their products, and shareholders enjoy their sweet sweet stock value and dividends. They works for big shareholders, not customers.
bruh imagine a comparison between the two GOATs of ~$20 figure companies with jada and sota and then just hasbro in the corner if the three have them have all made the same character. jada wins articulation, sota wins looks, hasbro... wins most financially successful for some reason
What a bloody brilliant comparison video, Mister Anthony. I am well chuffed to see you expand your style of video and diversify your approach to reviewing in a manner most enthralling and engaging; you, your style, and your channel evolves and stays relevant - that is how it is done. Properly. Organically. Cracking job! Well done, young man. 👍
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Thanks Doc! I'm glad you're enjoying the new format
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Put the SOTA painting on the JADA Guile, it would look so much better.
Awesome comparison Anthony, I think reviewing two figures at a time really puts things into perspective and gives a lot of much needed context. Hope you continue this style of videos!
There’s an appeal that sota has & it grabbed me all those years ago. I will say this, if you open your figs and pose them, you will struggle with sota. It’s one of the reasons why I displayed them in box. Plus, the packaging was so display worthy, so I couldn’t bring myself to open and discard it.
Wonderful comparison video. I really enjoyed it!
When SHF Guile came in, it's a 'Here comes a new challenger!!' 😂
Not gonna lie, I had never seen a SOTA figure before and I'm actually amazed at how good it is even after all these years.
I'd say it's kind of a Marvel Select Venom/Carnage situation: I still think those two figures are the best out of every other Venom/Carnage figure in the market. Their articulation and scale are their only downsides, sculpt, accessories and paint are just beautiful. I really prefer them over the MAFEX ones.
Back to the video, that SOTA Guile does a couple of things I'd like to see more in some figures like the Marvel Legends, the torso is a good example. I like the way the hips are kind of rounded so when you use the swivel it doesn't break the sculpt. The ML are just ovals and look super ugly when you use the swivel.
SOTA's headsculpts look great, too. Very detailed and full of life. Jada's are really soft and cartoonish, sure, they could be aiming 100% for that look but I'm still not very fond of their faces 😬
Better action figure overall: Jada.
Great display piece and better collectible: SOTA
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Great video! Yes please do more like this in the future. I really want to see your Jada/Sota Sagat comparisons when the Jada Sagat releases soon in the next wave.
For sure
SOTA takes this no contest.
The fact that this figures came out over 15 years ago and still stands is amazing
I thoroughly enjoyed this comparison video. Please keep them coming!
I like the cartoony style--I think its a nice change of pace from all the hyper-toned figures out there.
@@suhtangwongmost of those compannies offerings don't articulate as well as Jada's stuff imo. Jazwares is kinda close in some aspects though.
@@suhtangwong 1) The articulation difference is huge 2) The scales are different 3) Neither of those manufacturers makes Street Fighter or similar properties
I wasn't collecting back then or I would have loved Sota.
Sota looked like the anime and Jada has that Fortnite look
Fornite look? Bruh Jada is way more accurate from the Og street fighter Game than Sota
Holy shit this brought me back. I remember when I first started watching you you would do both videos of your street fighter collection. Sometimes you even posted videos of your car, shit man I’ve watched you for a good while since I was in middle school heading to high school & now I’m 31 with 2 kids crazy lol
I would love to see more of these comparisons. It's great to see the SOTA figures with a more modern context. Great video!
Man, right off the bat SOTA’s colors just looks way better. And the face sculpts are very nice
I prefer the overall look of the Jada figures mainly because they more resemble the in-game look of the SF2 characters, to me. The articulation and accessories are just icing on the cake.
This is a great example of the toy industry right now. Before, there seemed to be a bigger focus on the art of the toy; of having great musculature, texture, wrinkles, details. You can tell that figure was sculpted by hand, it has 'life', it has feeling. Most modern figures lack that. Plus, paint and labor was cheaper, so having a ton of paint, washes, drybrushes, specifically painted details, was easier to happen. However, nowdays designers focus on the range of motion, articulation, poseability, balance, longevity of the joints, the feeling of hand candy; having something that you just wanna play with. This change is allowed of course thanks to 3d printers and sculpting software. It is much easier to design more functional joints when you can basically use CAD to do it (I know most figures are done in ZBrush). Paint and labor prices have gone up, so adding detailed paint apps, washes and drybrushes is something most companies just don't do anymore. There's also a great lack of artistic talent, so many companies are putting out figures that look inhuman, even when learning about anatomy is easier than ever. And some sculptors are probably not paid enough to do it anyways.
I dream about a future time when all of these things can be put into a single figure without it being incredibly expensive. Neca was doing great sculpts and paints, and upgrading articulation, but I fear they have abandoned their hand sculpted ways and are putting less and less detail and paint into their figures. Besides, their joints have always been different. SH figuarts sometimes do amazing sculpts and articulation, but usually lack in paint apps (and are usually really expensive). There's the Four Horsemen and Mythic Legions who have great sculpts and paint apps, and are trying to get better at articulation, but they are getting more and more expensive each year, besides, they don't release very often. The other indie toy companies do variations of this; some have great sculpts and paints, others have great articulation, but almost always, not both. Then there's all the high end lines, which usually do pretty good in everything but are so expensive, it's really hard to pick them up (specially internationally, Jesus it's so expensive out here), and they end up feeling not really worth it in the end.
Will we ever see the perfect figures at the perfect price? I kinda don't think so, because it takes someone who is committed to the art of the figure rather than the money. I would certainly love to do this, I have a lot of knowledge of how action figures should be made, but I lack the money to fund a company like this (and I'm not even in the US, so everything is harder). Maybe there's people out there who would like to do it, have the knowledge, the skills, and the funds... and the desire to do art. Because that's what a good figure is. Interactive art.
Tl;dr. Jk. I agree but I think it's mostly the lack of talent and care frankly. Some day... Not any time soon... I'll have successfully launched my line and established myself and will release a modern day SOTA Street Fighter line. That's the plan anyway.
This was such a great idea, I hope you make it a series.
Sota's angry Guile head looks like John Cena, lol
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As good as the SOTA looks, I actually enjoy the cartoony look for the Jada figures. It just makes them feel different to the rest of my collection and I enjoy that.
I bumped into my SOTA Ryu a few months ago while looking for something. Didn't realize that I still had him. He's still pretty nifty! This was interesting, looking forward to more. 👍
Come back tomorrow for another one
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Nice comparison.
I appreciate in depth comparisons like this👍
Great review of both . I really like the way the sota toys looks but the jada toys r just fun to play with and pose . Both are great imo.
Ive never seen a SOTA in person before so im not super familiar but man this one is mogging jada. Older figures just have so much charm and detail.
Charm for days. They had soul most figures don't have now.
I'd love to watch comparison videos for the different Halo lines throughout the years. I just recently got into collecting World of Halo figs, and I found myself going through some of your older Halo vids that you did on the Joyride and Mcfarlane lines. 👍🤟
I don’t see what other folks see in those Sota figs. I really don’t click with the aesthetics. They seem really awesome for the time they came out though.
The SOTA figures seem to be heavily based on the SF artwork of the early 2000s while Jada seems to be based on the early 90s artwork
@@FreshyMandelajada isn’t based on the early 90s. Just look at the box art of the figures, the jada figs don’t look like that. The jada stuff has gone in the direction of the cartoony art & sprite look of Nintendo Switch - street fighter 2 final challengers.
@@FreshyMandelaSFA3 or Ex Alpha art
@@gloverdragon6854 more like sf4
@@2toottoot Yeah, i'd say Jada is more SF4 with a slightly softer 'cartoony' look
Love figure comparisons, you should definitely do more of these.
This was a great video for now it'd be awesome to see more of these 2 lines compared then whatever else might be interesting to compare in this fashion
SOTA Guile is still looking good even after decades 😮
Wow that camo paint on the older one. ok since you said 20 years ago... we havn't progressed in toys :(
Love this vid Anthony would love to see more of this from you as well!
that shf guile camo 🤣
The Shf is somehow the worst of the bunch
that's actually accurate to the SF6 outfit 2 which is what the SHF's color scheme is based on.
@@FrankW1029 it's actually not if you look it up, it's painfully under detailed
...meanwhile NECA's Guile is justified in his permanent beady-eyed, shocked, yet angry, face for not being included.
Great video! Keep doing these! Sota was ahead of its time ! Jerry the owner is now at Syndicate now. He’s a cool dude!
Great to see that SOTA figure, have heard of them but can't remember seeing one, but that looks incredible, doubly so given the age.
It blows most modern figures out of the water
Anthony, this was Great! Continue this series, more SOTA vs Jada Street Fighter figures. 🤘 Happy New Year everyone!
Hey Gil. Been a while. Hope all is well.
Excellent video. Much more informative and fun to watch than another legends review where every figure is 90% the same.
I'm only 3 minutes in so far, so Anthony might bring it up, but SOTA figures started releasing 2007, the same year Hasbro started their Marvel Legends line. SOTA SF was whooping Hasbro's ass! It's great to see JADA continuing the SF figure tradition of making Hasbro look like fools.
Fast forward 20yrs------- Hasbro is a multi-billion dollar pillar in the toy community, SOTA, a relic of a company, hmmmmm
Personally I definitely prefer the look of the SOTA. Amazing looking especially for the time. I really respect what Jada is doing though and having a such a nice figure at below ML price point is awesome.
Awesome video Anthony. They are both so good but I agree it all comes down to personal taste. I'd go with sota since as a stop motion animator I could mix him in with a much wider variety of figures and can manage with the limited articulation while moving him. Lol at the photo at the end
I really like the way the Jada figures look, they all remind me of mid/late 90s Bengus art with the very soft features and super bulky bodies, not what they are supposed to be since these are supposed to be SF2 era figures but i kinda prefer it that way, but yeah that Sota Guile holds up well
SOTA figures mostly didn't really age well, but SOTA Guile aged pretty well
Most did. Some didn't.
No way. Sagat totally holds up
I was looking forward to this one; great video! With many ‘crafted’ things, I feel it’s pretty common for older versions to be superior; like 2d animation. The animation quality from many 90s cartoons blow modern ones out of the water (such as the 90s batman animated series vs the new one that just came out).
With guile, I prefer Jada’s silhouette and proportions, but I like the ‘harder’ and stylised sculpt of Sota’s. I’m also not a fan of the ab crunch style articulation for sota’s. It’s a personal preference thing; but for me, it’s not very aesthetically appealing :P. I dislike it more than seeing pins for joints
Hope you do more of these! It’s a lot of fun comparing different figures of the same character, and it’s really cool to see the evolution of action figure engineering too
Both amazing figures. Glad to have them both. Nice comparison, curious about the rest of the cast.
It’s wild how figures were made back then compared to now. I feel like there was more passion in the industry. I would love to see older Spiderman figures compared to new marvel legends and McFarlane halo compared to what we have in the market today
Great comparison video of two amazing figures
I love the stylized look of these Jada figures. Their sculpt is also very pleasing to look at
Ill give SOTA major props for a great looking Guile 20 years later! Their articulation was really good for the time period. As far as today though, I'm going with the Jada Toys Guile. Articulation is very important to me and increases the fun factor, especially in fighting figures. Would love more videos like this
Yeah, we want more of this, for sure!
I loved the Sota figures. Though the lack of articulation they're sculpts were superb. I haven't been able to find a new line of Street Fighter figures that make me want to get new ones.
Thumbnail had me going for the jada toys one but once I watched the video i’m thinking I like the sota one more!
Guile was one of SOTA’s best SF figures. In terms of sculpt and paint, it is better than Jada to me. In terms of fun factor and poseability, it’s Jada Guile for me. It would be the same with MBison and maybe Fei Long. Of the releases so far, I think Ryu, Ken , Chunners, Cammy, and Dhalsim from Jada would get my vote for being better overall compared to SOTA versions.
Also, some of my SOTA figures are experiencing some kind of paint dissolving? I have a Gouken still in package, but the paint on his face is turning black. He’s been in storage for years in a controlled temp room and out of direct sunlight. Some of my other in package SOTA figures are experiencing the same issue on different body parts.
I agree. I don't think I would have agreed if SvC Chaos hadn't changed my mind about a "darker" Guile with a more exaggerated hairstyle
Jada looks like a mini Storm
Wow the Jada just looks like a burger King toy when compared to the sota. This was so much fun to watch plz do more.
Will do
Just the simple fact that a figure that came in the 2000’s is still comparable to a newly released figure speaks volumes about the brilliance of those SOTA figures 🤓👍👍
I like this comparison, but the one I like the most is when you pose this 2 figure and punch that SHF Guile👏😂
ABSOLUTELY keep these coming!!! I just got my first couple of Jada figures and loving them. I enjoy these videos! I'd love to see Dahlsim. Eager for some Blanca!
SOTA looks almost like a NECA figure, incredible detail for the time and still a very pleasing figure. I knew this would wind up being an articulation vs. aesthetic debate because it’s so obvious how much better the SOTA one looks lol
Very cool comparison video. This is the first I've seen from anybody comparing SOTA to Jada. I still love the SOTA figs and still have my collection 20 years later. I have thought about getting a couple Jada's to supplement my SOTA figs but seeing them side by side I'm not so sure.
So it depends on what kind of collector you are. Put them on a shelf? SOTA
Want to pose, play and take pictures? Jada
idk man i put things on the shelf but i usually pose them up there cause i think it looks sick to have characters in their iconic poses or recreating their famous scenes
I love the SOTA one but also he's got like a deep seated sadness behind those eyes and I don't know how else to explain that.
Great format! Comparisons really add another layer of context to a review. Now do Toybiz Tobey SM2 vs Hasbro NWH Tobey. It's great to see the evolution of action figures over time, which aspects stayed the same, got better, or went backwards.
Enjoyed this! Definitely looking forward to seeing more
I’m already gonna love this series it seems really fun
I totally agree with the conclusion, I think the SOTA Guile holds up extremely well all things considered, I was fortunate enough to get one for about $35 a couple years back and because of that I don't have any intention on getting the Jada one unless the price is right, however, the current prices of SOTA Guile makes it hard for me to actually want to suggest it to someone unless they really wanted the best of the best. I also think the Jada could use a similarly darker color scheme, as the garishly bright colors really show when it probably should be more muted.
Awesome compatative review Anthony! Very informative and i rely on a lot of your reviews when decision making for what i feel is the best figure of a certain character so i would love to see more of these. I agree that the SOTA toys has a better overall look and if there was a way to combine the articualtion of JADAs to it i think it would be a superior figure easily. I like harsher more detailed sculpts on action characters. I think i do prefer a touch of realism when it comes to figures based on people unless it's purely based on cartoons and what not. It's a tricky thing but either way both have cool styles. I think most collectors can agree these kinda videos help a lot so thank you!
Glad this helped. I'm making a few more of these at least
The SOTA body looks like it belongs to an old school WWE action figure. Which is really cool.
The Jada Guile is my pick, hands down! It looks much more from the game, the colors are brighter, and better to pose. Also, pinless joints, for the win. No contest!
Ooooooh it's been awhile since you brought your SOTA out. What's it been, 15yrs? Was waiting for this comparison
Long time for sure. I wasn't expecting them to hold up as well
Great comparison! As much as I love The Jada Toys SF line, Sota is on a whole different level. Way ahead of their time. You can't beat the price, paint, sculpt, aesthetic, etc.
Don't forget the price point! That makes a huge difference too!
Great comparison. I’ve sold a lot of things in my collection but the only thing I regret is selling my complete SOTA StreetFighter set. I want to see a Ryu comparison. Because with that I think Jada looks better too. And Bison because I think SOTA looks better still.
Based on game images and art, it looks like the SOTA figure has the accurate dogtag chain length! And for my part, way back when, I actually preferred the look of that old Jazwares Guile to the SOTA one. (It was definitely the SOTA figure's face that threw me.) These days I think my favorite Guile is the SFIV NECA figure.
This was a great video. I grew up with the SOTA figures, but sold them a while back. I’m happy to collect SF again with Jada. Great line.
We need more of these!!!
Sota is worth $50 dollars now..😅
Sitting on the shelf for 20 years..😆
I'd love to see more of these types of videos
I always prefer Jada's cartoonish stylization for SF personally. When I think about SF it's SF4 and SF2 in the first place, and they were very stylized and cartoonish, so I prefer SF characters to not look too realistic. I don't usually like Sota's style too much honestly, despite the figures themselves being objectively good, although this Guile looks great even to me, just not my cup of tea for SF specifically. A great balance between a cartoonish and realistic style is the Storm line imo, but I rarely collect Storms, and it's a completely different price point.
This was a very interesting comparison and a great video!
Glad you liked it!
Both really nice figures. I wish there were more companies doing sf lines
I like both guile’s. I have a GI Joe / Action force display that the SOTA guile fit really nicely into because of the paint. The Jada guile sticks out because of the tones, but I kinda like that it sticks out. It was hard to put my SOTA guile away, but he just had such a hard time standing. I really like the Jada and hope that they at least add more paint and leave less of the plastic exposed.
The SOTA line is one of my grail lines of figures to collect. I absolutely love the way the my look. I’ve only got 3, but the three I have are some of my favorite figures easily.
Honest review, and was forthcoming with his biases.
Although he rolled back his earlier comment on who won accessories at 21:49, I think one omission about the accessories is I *_think(?)_* Jada's stand, shown with the sonic boom, can also hold Guile (at least it should if there was also a waist clip); and IF that's the case, then he can be posed in his whip kick/flip kick move, which I think would be a positive edging in their favor. Still, waiting for my Jadatoys Guile to arrive (maybe this Friday or Saturday? 🤞)
The stand is tiny and meant for the sonic boom so it's just a part of that piece.
Hey Anthony! Now that I see the more realistic look compared side by side with the admittedly more stylized cartoony look for Jada, I like Jada's more. While I definitely see the value in putting good effort and detail into realism, I personally prefer a more stylized esthetic. Thanks for the comparison! Very much appreciated!
really cool idea with this video, would definitely like to see more like this. for me personally i like both figures for different reasons. i’d probably take jada simply because they look good enough, while not as realistic/ detailed, and pose so nicely. the articulation does a lot for me
Jada looks like a Street Fighter Alpha figure, while SOTA looks like a Street Fighter III figure, even though Guile did not appear in Street Fighter III
In my opinion, the Jada looks better, since it is replicating the Street Fighter 2 sprite design. The SOTA is more stylized to look more realistic, but that isn't how he looked in the game. Though, I do concede that the skin colour is better on the SOTA.
This makes me want to see some comparisons between modern Hasbro Marvel Legends and the old school Toy Biz Marvel Legends figures. Some of those old ones held up really well and some are shockingly bad by today’s standards. I’d love to hear your opinions.
Sota holds its own, you give Sota version modern articulation and Jada ends looking cheap in the end. Sure Sota Guiles head is a bit small and forearms long then the big feet but fix that with modern articulation and you really don't need another Guile ever.
We have still one more chance at a good SFII Guile with Storm Arena so let's see. I know Yamaguchi is in the game but he will likely do SFVI version and honestly tho Yamaguchi would do the best Guile I know the shoulders and elbows will suck.
Fingers crossed on Storm Arena Guile.
For me sota won in the first 5 min of your comparison . Many believe toys are works of art ,and i agree so if sota is hand sculpted that speaks more to being art than computer imaged toys . The difference really stand out ,just like listening to digital music and what you hear on records . W sota . Ofcourse i admit bias since i do not collect cartoony figs like tmnt and motu origins or anime ,i always want more realistic looking toys .One thing i noticed on the jada is the arms look really stumpy and short in comparison to the sota ,im surprised you didnt catch that .
that's because sota's are too long, which he does mention
Would love to see Jada recreate some of the SOTA releases e.g. Guile, just like how Hasbro released Legends in its Toybiz era (20th anniversary, Iron Man series) and just recently Secret Wars (Mattel)