So thoughts on the first Yo Joe June stream?
For me:
A little disappointed by the product reveals, or the lack of more reveals, but that was alleviated by Emily saying they would be back each week in June. That said I think we'll have a lot shown off by the end of June. Here is what I think we'll see in the coming weeks:
June 11th - next retail wave of single figures and maybe one name reveal and one digital render
June 18th - Rattler unboxing along with a name reveal and digital render
June 25th - Here I am not 100% sure. It may be the Haslab reveal, or they may wait right until the end of June on the 30th.
As for the reveals this week. Basically everything was a homerun (again). Budo is just F#$%ing incredible. He is probably the first non-army builder that I am tempted to pick up at least two of for the amount of use of the accessories. I didn't preorder Budo because he is a mainline release and a bit more expensive as a deluxe offering. So I figure he'll be available fairly easily.
I preordered Slice & Dice off of Pulse because they are a great 2-pack, and a Pulse exclusive so I don't want to miss out even if they don't sell out.
The MMS I am waiting on as well. The price is $105Cdn and that is a bit high for my tastes right now. Also doesn't help that Amazon and EBGames still have it up for the wrong price (around $140). It looks great, but with such wide availability I can wait until it releases before picking it up. Also the HMS was a Pulse exclusive and never sold out, and was on sale a couple times. Also now it is available at EBGames. So I figure the MMS will also be a slow mover despite having Colonel Hawk to fill out more of the OG13.
The name only reveals were interesting. I was never a big Desert Scorpion fan but I can't deny the look is good and the scorpion "pet" could be interesting. Though I would prefer the robotic scorpion from the 25th/ME era over a mutated giant scorpion. The Steel Corps Sentry w/Defender Post could have been interesting, but I am assuming it will just be a repaint of the Cobra Fortification that is coming with the Trench Viper. That kind of takes the shine off what it could look like.
The render reveals were good. Though not sure why we needed to see the AWE Striker again instead of a physical product. The Legacy Police Officer is great. I love the load out. Sarge w/Mercer looks good as well but Mercer seems a bit small to me. I know he is a freakin' giant in the Skybound Energon-verse comic, but I still feel like he was pretty big in the movie which this figure is base on. Also his hair seems a bit off. Still another great looking 2-pack.
Hoping I can get that Cold Slither SDCC set because it looks great. I am disappointed there is no microphone and that Buzzer looks like he can't actually sit on his stool (in the video you can see he is basically squatting over the stool).
Haslab Snow Cat anyone? I thought it might be the Mauler, but maybe they decided not to try and compete in the tank market right now after Ramen Toy put out their tanks. The Snow Cat is a great vehicle and after watching some Youtubers I can see that it is more than big enough to warrant a Haslab. I kind of wish it was the Havoc (as per the leaked list of 4 options).
