As PC Gamer’s review of Tekken 8 attests, it’s a great opponent that “is a beautiful mix of nostalgia for longtime fans and friendly arms for newcomers.” And indeed, this has proven to be the case, with a fantastic number of players enjoying it on both PC and console. This groundbreaking release gained many modern Tekken fans.
However, one Tekken 8 fan doesn’t look like he’s having the best time. After ordering, connect to the game Figurine “Fist meets fate”.when the dramatic diorama finally arrived they started publishing on the Internet about the discrepancy they perceived in quality between what the figure looks like in the official Bandai Namco store and what it looks like in real life.
The post titled “Is This False Advertising?” (Fist of Fate Statue)”, sees a Tekken 8 fan using the online nickname Chaolan_Enjoyer to show a diorama of photos and compare them to promotional images from Bandai Namco’s website, putting them side by side in a gallery. The post was tagged “Help” and the buyer of the monument wrote: “Something’s wrong.”
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Commenters who responded to Chaolan_Enjoyer’s post also seemed to agree with their concerns. The one who follows the handle of distortion is god states that“these look terrible and not at all as advertised” while another goes by the handle HeihachiMishima55 says“you cheated brother, file a complaint and get your money back.” While one poster titled Comfort Return I just write“that’s hysterical lmfao.”
Unfortunately, after another buyer of the “Fist Meets Fate” action figure, named Resetcomputa, also replied in the comments to this post, it appears that this is not a one-time error of the manufacturer, but of the shipping method of this product. After stating “My computer is on its way, I will take photos and post them here,” restartcomputa continues post a photo showing the exact same finish, matching the figure in the original poster.
Reading the “Features” description of the “Fist Meets Fate” statue, which is limited to 888 pieces and has a retail price of $219.99/£179.99, on Bandai Namco’s official website reveals, ultimately, the “3D rendering” phase “— Non-contractual images.” Unfortunately, it seems that in this case the discrepancy between the vision of the statue shown in the 3D renders and what actually constitutes shipping is marked, and not in a positive way.
I think that even though the legally key phrase “3D rendering – non-contractual images” is listed, the renders used to sell this product look incredibly good and, most importantly to me, incredibly real. In fact, until I read “3D Rendering – Non-contractual Images”, I would have never known that the product shown in the photos was not real. As such, I feel sorry for the purchasers of this statue as it appears the finished, real product does not live up to how it was advertised by a enormous margin. It goes without saying that each of us should remember and pay attention to this when considering ordering such figures for any game in the future.
