Quick Buying Options : Pre-order available at BBTS, and Sideshow.

Accessory-wise, Miller comes with two guns, an extra pair of shades (that appear identical to the ones he’s wearing), an alternate set of hands, and an alternate masked head. We’re not talking in the range of a Hot Toys figure here but it’s a nice set that allows for a variety of display options. The accessories are well sculpted and the details on Kaz’s suit are particularly well done. Even his little watch looks cool. About the only accessory problem I had was his pistol hostler. While you CAN get the pistol in there, I couldn’t close the holster again, regardless of whether the pistol was in there or not.

The method they use to partially hide the joints from the front makes them really obvious from the back. It’s an interesting take on an articulated figure and it looks pretty good. It can occasionally lead to noticeable differences, like say in the knee area when those are bent, since the jointed parts have a different texture from the surrounding areas. I do wish the arms could rotate out from their sockets just a little further so you had more of a poseable range in front of the figure though.

These Play Arts figures are heavy for action figures! They feel really solid. Most of the materials used are rigid, however, some areas, such as the bottom of the military jacket, are made with a softer material to allow better poses. They’ve done a great job matching up the look of the softer plastic with the harder areas.

I found Kaz quite stable and fairly easy to pose. I shook the lightbox a bit to see if he’d topple but for the most part, he stood. The facial sculpting is quite nice, both on the default face and the masked one. The eyes are nicely painted but he looks far better with the shades. There was a small error under his lip that you can see under the pictures, I’ll fix that later since it’s a tiny bump of additional plastic. Something probably got caught during the molding process.

Paint is rock solid. Lots of weathering along all the raised areas of his suit. Though considering how much weathering there is, they probably should’ve done a bit of wear on his boots and the guns, which would also be messed up from combat situations! That’s a minor detail though.

I suppose the biggest complaint that could be made about Kaz is for people who are familiar with Metal Gear but haven’t played Peace Walker yet. You’ll probably barely remember him, since he’s only kind of in the original Metal Gear Solid! I’m not sure how well he’ll sell due to that but since I’ve been impressed with the Play Arts line in this review, hopefully that’s not an issue for future Metal Gear releases. That Grey Fox especially, he looks badass.

Box design is simple, yet effective. Some nice “Metal Gear” elements, solid design, sample poses on the back which are helpful, and it’s well protected. Can’t ask for much more than that.

4/5. The Play Arts figures are definitely more expensive than people are used to paying for action figures but you’ve got to consider they’re almost as large as a Hot Toys figure. Based off of Kaz, they appear to be really well made, though I’ll have a more fleshed out opinion once I review Snake! If you haven’t played Peace Walker, you really should. Or if you don’t have a PS3, get the Metal Gear HD release for PS3, which includes a remastered Peace Walker. That should get you interested in Kaz Miller here!

Buying Options : Pre-order available at BBTS, and Sideshow.

A lot of people first got into RPGs with Final Fantasy 7, yet there’s been a surprising lack of merchandise for this gaming classic. I think it’s a totally overrated game, but I liked some of the designs and this one seemed the most interesting Cloud yet. Why Square Enix doesn’t release all the main characters and swim in the Scrooge McDuck sized money pool they would earn from FF7 statues alone boggles the mind, but who am I to judge!

Cloud comes in a little small compared to a lot of other statues in this price range, but he does have a large base. It makes him a teeny bit difficult to display in certain setups. The sculpting is fairly spot on and I’m happy to say he looks far more asian than in some of the shots used to display the product. Some of the shots had him looking straight up caucasian. I wasn’t aware his sword was supposed to look worn, but it has some truly fantastic detail and if that’s how it’s supposed to be, great.

The paint is really nice as well. I can’t think of a complaint. Lots of nice shading, great colours, great weathering, big thumbs up. Tons of little details located all over the statue, both in the sculpt and the paint. The attention to detail is always appreciated, since it has you finding something new each time you look at it.

4.5/5. A very nicely done statue of one of the most iconic Playstation characters around. If you have an issue with lighter statues, you probably won’t like this one very much, but I don’t care.

Buying Options : Fairly easy to get on Ebay at a little under retail.