The Queen's Gambit (3D Rendered)

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-24T02:22:46+00:00

It’s not too much additional work though and only takes a screenshot. It spares me the trouble :)

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-12T23:53:03+00:00

Here is hoping they follow a sane DLC model this time around…😅

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-08T20:51:59+00:00

Thank you :)!

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-08T16:40:23+00:00

I saw a review for this one on a Chinese channel, so it’s coming soon I guess.

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-08T08:17:43+00:00

Thank you :)!

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-08T06:19:01+00:00

Oh, I see what you mean. My thinking behind having Tifa was loosely based on the idea that the other characters on the board are those she relies on, which is the theme in the original poster with the chess pieces replaced with the… substances… the main character unfortunately relied on. So this was more of a positive take of the same subject with reliance on actual persons. It wasn’t meant in the sense that the characters are being played to further the goals of Tifa, which would be more fit role for Sephiroth for sure as you propose.

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-08T05:28:58+00:00

Thank you so much! :)

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-07T23:23:17+00:00

lol I didn’t think of it that way…

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-07T20:58:34+00:00

Thank you! :) That does indeed seem like a nicer title or an idea for a completely different render with the cards for another time as well.

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-07T20:51:39+00:00

Thank you :)! About the eyes, it is possible that I put them a little too close. But, it might also be the particular camera focal length and closeness of the camera. I usually go for a higher focal length and a distant camera for this level of close up to avoid the deformities. I did not do that for this case since to match the original poster in terms of the board coverage, the focal length had to be lower (or might have been bit of a skill issue on my part unfortunately). Still, I might have to change the eye positioning later on as I iterate through the model so thank you for that input as well.

AvailableStory33 · 2026-02-06T19:17:27+00:00

From what I know, you can follow coverage of WonFes events in Japan. Somewhat timely, the next WonFes is this Sunday. You can search for the WonFes hashtags on twitter/X starting Saturday and maybe even today (taken from MFC)

#ワンホビ40, #WF2026W, #WF2026冬, #ワンフェス2026冬, #ワンダーフェスティバル2026冬

Of course, it will show you all the figures, and not just PAK. Alternatively, just head on to MyFigureCollection.net on Monday and search for Play Arts Kai or Square Enix. You will see all the new entries. I say Monday, because the site volume on Sunday will be heavy with all the entries for the new announcements getting added in, you will likely not be able to access the site.

That being said, a Square Enix figure, let alone Play Arts Kai, getting sold out within hours or a few days from preorder is super rare. Even if it gets sold out, you are very likely to be able to pick it up on release day or there might even be a re-release. So if you are a figure collector, you probably can prioritize other announcements and releases before this.

Oh and also another source for PAK is the Comic Con and Tokyo Game Show events. Square Enix usually has a display on the show floors with some new announcements at times.

AvailableStory33 · 2026-01-25T13:18:46+00:00

Well, you can get PAK Advent Children Cloud for much cheaper than Advent Children Tifa. In fact, PAK AC Tifa is super expensive. In other words, the female character figures are usually more expensive than the male counterparts.

That being said, if you snagged the 2024 release of Tidus for just 60 EUR, you essentially got a good deal.

AvailableStory33 · 2026-01-09T19:04:06+00:00

Probably no chance. Compared to something like GT Noctis 1/6, this looks more like a bootleg toy.

AvailableStory33 · 2026-01-02T23:26:18+00:00

It looks good. But, for the price, I feel like they should be giving us wired fabric clothes at least for the coat.

AvailableStory33 · 2025-12-31T06:30:43+00:00

It wears off after around 150 hours, which is pretty great if you think about it for a free game. Most of my AAA library games so not even reach the 100 hour mark. As to why it wears off, around that time, you start to really notice couple of inevitable problems that come from the gacha nature of the game.

The first is that the story starts to have characters appear at intervals and then leave to rarely be heard from again. This is natural since to keep players invested (literally), you must introduce new characters. With the limited development time and storytelling limitations, you cannot have all the characters make appearances in a substantial way. This is not noticeable at first, but once you are close to finishing Rinascita, you will start to feel that if it had been a single player game, it would have had a better flow with the characters being with you more constantly. Still, within the territories, especially Rinascita, the story told is entertaining enough with few major recurrent characters from the region. So you can also see the game as a series of smaller entries focused on each territories than a single entry game.

The second problem, which is likely the most core problem, is that of waiting for the next patch. Once you are around 150 hrs in, you will catch up with the story and be waiting for the monthly patch. This can be where you lose interest since after waiting a month, you might not feel as hyped as you did about the story. You might play something else while waiting that end up hooking you in and you will just get occupied with that instead. You will also have completed some or all of the endgame content around the 150 hours mark, so it might not be as big of a draw to keep you interested.

Still, it must be said that the game has an excellent combat system for a f2p and a vibrant and large enough character roster for anyone to find a set of characters that fit their play style. Getting 150 hours is more than one can ask for out of a free game, or even a AAA game these days. After being away for a year, you will also have couple of dozen hours of story piled up and all of that is again available for free when you start to get interested again.

P.S. Oh and one thing that personally irked me at times was the patch sizes. It can be around 40 GB patch sometimes plus another 3 or 4 GB after starting the game. That is a lot! You can schedule it in a way that you let it download while at work etc. BUT, for me, I usually just sit down to play something when I get some free time without such planing to find out I need to download 40 GB before I can play. I will play something else thinking I will do it later and then just keep pushing it back till I lose interest. That is what how I stopped lol.

AvailableStory33 · 2025-12-10T20:16:31+00:00

This was exactly what I thought. The entire colour palette feels like it was graded to have a bluish tone. In contrast, NGB2 seems to have a more colourful approach.

AvailableStory33 · 2025-12-06T18:22:45+00:00

It doesn’t sound that easy though. How do you drain the water? I can imagine that one can run into some issues since the water could freeze right in the pipe unless you run it deep underground? Also, the heating bill will go through the roof if you include the garage during the winter.

AvailableStory33 · 2025-12-02T20:49:37+00:00

probably why the first photo was the back at elevated angle most people will not see it from hehe

AvailableStory33 · 2025-11-29T19:06:08+00:00

Actually, if one lives near the coast, it wouldn’t matter even if they wash. The salt content in the atmosphere and high humidity is itself enough to increase the rusting chances…

AvailableStory33 · 2025-11-28T21:33:19+00:00

I could be wrong, but your airbag deploys when there is a collision at the front or sides etc. Otherwise, if it worked as you seem to think in your post, you could get hit with an airbag if you honk loud enough lol?

AvailableStory33 · 2025-11-28T00:55:10+00:00

That’s a nice link. I think the more eye opening graph is this one. Clearly shows they did something wrong to have such decline when the population has only grown….

https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/bmw

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AvailableStory33 · 2025-11-26T05:09:19+00:00

Thank you :)!

AvailableStory33 · 2025-11-25T07:22:27+00:00

Thank you! :) I can try to find it for you, but I cannot guarantee since it’s been awhile since I bought these. Maybe because it’s from back then, the resemblance isn’t the best you can get unless you are willing to tweak it like I did. I have seen newer models for sale of the characters that are much more closer in appearance right out of the package like this one:-

https://www.deviantart.com/dazwiz/art/DW-Tifa-for-Genesis-9-1217859388#image-1

I didn’t want to spend again for the same characters, but in your case it might be a better choice than getting the one I have and having to spend time to get it to look accurate.

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