Likey's Magical and (Final) Fantasy Collection

[Likey]

Yesterday I received a couple of parcels:

1. Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core A4 Print - apparently this was given out to those who pre-ordered it at GAME in the UK. I didn't buy this when it was released so I missed out so the seller got a decent profit from it (£10).

Comments:

I checked the item and this was packed really well as requested - including cardboard on both sides of the sleeve to protect it from bending. Unfortunately, it's not in mint condition (wasn't advertised as such). The back appears to have a shoe print on the outer cardboard sleeve LOL! The corner has a slight crease and the sleeve opening has some wear. It's probably not as bad as it is, when framed it'll be totally fine.

The quality of the print isn't that great, it's not glossy like the Dissidia prints that I have so a bit disappointed about that. It is a decent thickness so it's not all bad. It'll be good to compare it with Hans v Hube's copy if he wins it.

Is it worth £10? Probably not but then I can’t get it any other way without winning an auction and who knows how much that could cost.


Front sleeve




Pretty sure that is a shoe print - sigh!

Spoiler!

A closer shot of the print (difficult with the bright light above)

The art print



2. Big box shipped from Australia, I decided to purchase Zack from the seller and as the shipping cost so much I took the risk of purchasing a full set of the Crisis Core figurines to average out the cost so now I have two full sets of these in total. Hopefully I don't get stung on the import tax for this!

The box contains the set 'Cloud, Aerith and Zack with the freebie Crisis Core keychain' and another Zack which completes the set as I already own the Cloud and Aerith figurines bought directly from Square Enix Shop.

Comments:

I just went to open up the box and it is really well packed and are packed better than Square Enix. However, I get a bit OCD about these things so I took it all out and repacked them up with the bubblewrap it came with so that all the empty spacing was filled up to prevent any chance of it getting squashed or corners getting rubbed. It even has the thin tissue paper they use to protect the plastic front of the box from getting scratches, something that Square Enix always uses for their products.

From what I can tell, these aren't fakes and are indeed the real stuff. The Crisis Core key chain even has the small authenticity card that you get when you order jewellery from Square Enix. I know because I helped order the Black One Winged Angel ring for work colleague otherwise I wouldn’t know the difference. It also has a strip of hologram on the packaging of the keychain saying Square Enix.

So I’m very pleased with this – it’s just a shame they are in Australia instead of the UK.

It was raining yesterday evening so I wrapped it up in a couple of black bin bags and took it home.


The big box it came in with fragile tape



View the rest of the photos here:

Spoiler!

The box was actually two joined together



Opened up the one at the front one and see Aerith and Zack wrapped in bubble wrap



A picture of it from the front, neatly packaged up and this is exactly how Square Enix does it



OMG - Zack figurine! The box feels real and has the circle stickers to seal it up on either side



Here's the back and it has a sticker to show where it was distributed from: YouGame



The bag for keychain unfortunately was torn at the side, likely because the keychain was moving around and cut it open
- The thought did enter my mind that they just slipped in the Certificate of Authenticity but doubt it



Took out the Certificate of Authenticity from the torn side and opened it up



Front of the keychain bag - Straighten out the keychain in the bag without opening it



Back of the keychain bag with official Square Enix hologram - never seen that before
You can't open the bag without tearing the label