Final Fantasy VII - Cloud Strife Play Arts Vol.1 #1

For the second installment of pictures I'll be showing you the Play Arts Vol.1 no.1 , i got this second hand a little while ago but the actual figure and box were like new and remain that way. Once again, the figure itself is highly detailed and looks just like the game version of the character. 

Cloud Stands at around 8 to 8.5" Tall which is around an inch taller than the ladies in this series. He has over 22 points of articulation, which makes this figure highly poseable, to aid with posing this figure, it comes with different hands as well as the infamous Buster Sword which can attach to a removable peg in the back of Cloud to stop it from falling out of his hand, when not putting the sword behind his back the peg can be replaced with a plug that is very discreet.

The box it comes in is also very nice it comes in a matt black colour and has silvered lettering at the front for the lettering. On the sides it has an image of the meteor from the game (the logo) and the other side has a picture of Cloud on it. The back has a series of ideas on how to pose the figure, as well as showing you how to set up the stand, which is as far from rocket science as you could get!

As well as everything being as near to perfect as you can get, the base/stand that this figure comes with is amazing, it's simple, it works great and it doesn't take up mammoth amounts of space. It's just a black oval with a stem that slots into it, this houses an adjustable metal grip that you can clip your figure into, which i attach around the waist of the figures. This keeps the figures from falling over or changing position. I don't know why they changed the Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts Kai ones because this (to me) is a perfect design.

The figure looks exactly like Cloud from the game and looks amazingly detailed, it helps that the articulation points don't get in the way, they definately don't detract too much from how great the figure looks. They've made this figure extremely well. I got this one in a lot with and and ever since i've been trying to get more and more of the Play Arts figures.

Anyway here are the pictures of the figure and box and if anybody has any questions or comments, please get in touch!