I guess this is payback for all the times NECA snapped up a license Todd discarded, then made it better. Assassin's Creed was one of their signature lines, to the point that even made a vehicle for it, something barely precedented.
Naturally, McFarlane's figures will be in a different scale (six inches), so you'll have to start a whole new collection. Series one will feature seven figures, including two versions of Connor and one Haytham Kenway. No word yet on vehicles or boxed sets, but the figures will come with codes to unlock in-game content: things like new weapons, clothing colors or other customization options. And unlike NECA's line, you'll see these at every major retailer, which suggests that perhaps there's an untapped kid market.
My impression was that the last game kinda put people off, though. How do you feel about more figures?
Tags: Assassin's Creed, McFarlane
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Here's hoping we get more than just Ezio variants for three series straight! I've never played the games, but I know there's at least those cool alternate characters like the Jester and the Doctor, and dammit, NECA should'a made those!!!!
@blackarbor While I was also very upset that NECA never made more characters (something they are terrible for) I'd rather have one figure I would buy than seven I won't touch. I hate McFarlane's new scale, and hate the company even more for taking this license.
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Severely disappointed in the scale change, I've no interest in re-spending my money on another Ezio or Altair, and if I do end up deciding to get Connor despite this, know that it will come with a quiet, seething hatred to McFarlane for the change any time I glance at Connor next to the NECA figures.
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I wonder if these are going to actually be 6" AKA 1:12th scale or if they're going to be Halo/Walking Dead sized.
Remember when nearly every Todd McFarlane 'toy' that came out looked pretty amazing?
What the Hell happened, Todd? Why are all of your toys just absolute shit these days?
@Kozmik_Pariah I think the Halo ones look decent; I'm just not interested in them.
Seriously, scale-change happened. He doesn't do so well with smaller stuff. And nobody bought his Halo stactions.
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If you're just displaying them you could use a bit of forced perspective to make them all appear the same scale
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BUT if Mcfarlane ends up making any sort of Red Coat/Continential Army army builders, my interest will be piqued. There's not enough historical action figures in the world.
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Gah. Judging by the hips, it's the usual de rigeur McFarlane staction fig. Needs moar articulation. Pass. :/
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@Eozen The press release boasts "25 points." Knowing McF, they may not be useful points, but still.
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@TheConjurerOfCheapTricks @LYT I have the Halo figs too and I agree, they're pretty great. Just that, for me personally, the last great fig they came out with in the 6-inch scale or bigger was Samurai Spawn, and that was like 15 years ago.
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@LYT And with this line being 6 inches, that would make these figures out of scale with the Halo and Walking Dead figures McFarlane's churning out.
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@LYT @TheConjurerOfCheapTricks That's true. I have a McFarlane Master Chief, and that has about the same equal number of points.
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@TheConjurerOfCheapTricks You have to count the ball joints at shoulders and wrists as two each, plus probably another ball (two) under the tunic.
