Quote from: RidgeTop on Apr 03, 2016, 04:46:16 PM
Honestly I do have an additional gripe about the accuracy of the Stompy figure. When you look at the game screenshots, you can see that Stompy has a more bulbus head and a more pronounced lower jaw than Big Chap. Obviously that's not something too many people would notice I guess, so they wouldn't take the resources to add minor details like that, but to me it makes the figure seem like it's just Big Chap with re-sculpted lower legs, rather than an accurate representation of the subtle differences in the Alien's design in the game. Also, Stompy's dorsal spines seem slightly larger and more spaced from each other in the game. Good review though.
I agree with you and this occurred to me too; but as the figure does use the Series 2 Alien sculpt as a base and the narrow head has been inherited from that sculpt, I didn't let it bother me too much. There's an endless list of items you could add to the differences between the Stompy figure and the in game character. The feet aren't exact, the head is too narrow. The number of vanes on the dorsal crest is wrong. The jaws are ugly if you open them too wide...
So let's step back from from the micro criticisms and take another look at the figure from a different perspective. Let's take into account that this item is not being marketed as a scale model, or a reproduction maquette or intended to be a 100% accurate statue or statuette. It's an action figure. A relatively low priced mass produced commodity that just about anyone can afford.
In this regard, it's earned its right to be recognised as a Collectible, yes. Yet, in many ways, it might be a good idea to keep in mind it's still very much a glorified toy.
I believe in terms of what the manufacturer, NECA, set out to achieve with this figure, they largely succeeded. Of course it's not perfect and I have no problem with that but it
is relatively accurate to a reasonable degree. Accuracy is one thing - but striving for
Absolute Perfection is for those who enjoy a challenge, or the foolhardy, or those who rarely finish anything.
In the end, I'm glad this series was released. This Series appeared over a year after the game had been released. Many games are History at that point in their longevity. We got 3 very cool action figures based on 'ALIEN Isolation'. I think we were very lucky.
-Windebieste.