The Uncharted games were great. A part-time action/puzzler/platformer that had great charming dialogue, characters and while playing made you feel like you were really on an epic adventure of Indiana Jones' style proportions. The title character is Nathan Drake, supposed relation to the great explorer Sir Francis Drake. Using ancient manuscripts and relics, he travels the world with his trusty pilot and co-conspirator Sully, and other characters like Elena, Chloe pop in and out of the game.
This is a superbly well sculpted and painted representation of his appearance in the game. He stands at 7 inches tall, so he kinda fits more with my Arkham collection, but he's a stand-alone for me anyway. I'm not a huge fan of his yelling face for likeness, but the accessories he comes with are awesome.
Now, this is the first time I get a NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association) figure. I have always heard warnings and rumours of being careful when removing from the package or handling since they are very susceptible to breaking. So far I've been lucky, no breaks from the grapple, hands or anything else. It is a collectible, and I've had enough experience with stuff breaking from DC Collectibles that this is not a new thing.
Tip 1: Never yard on the smaller parts when bringing them out of the package. Try to cut around the pack to remove it as seamlessly as possible.
Tip 2: Wash your figure when you first get it. It helps loosen up joints and it doesn't hurt the plastic or paint to have some mild soap and water before letting it dry.
Sculpt/Paint: 5/5 The details on this figure are amazing. They've got tons of shading, really well-done paint applications, and sculpting that makes the clothing and flesh look realistic. A minor issue is that if you lift the very malleable plastic shirt you risk ripping it.
Articulation (23 points) 4/5. This figure has some pretty good range for hips, arms and sports some (a bit ugly, but serviceable) double jointed knees. His elbows are swivel-hinged, which still allows him to hold his machine gun in both hands. The ab crunch is pretty good, though the ankles are heavily impeded by the long pant cuffs. Pretty good, but not amazing.
Price/Availability: 4/5 Despite the release date of the figure from 2 years ago, I managed to buy this one at its' standard retail price, in a store! (40 CAD). You can find it on Amazon fairly discounted (32 CAD).
Accessories: 5/5 Comes with a ton of a good stuff, all well painted. He has an extra yelling head, hand for holding the pistol, pistol, machine gun, grappling hook (with real rope!), and a flexible plastic wound grapple rope you can (sort of) pin to his belt. Mine doesn't quite want to fit in there, but some hairdryer action should fix that.
Fun Factor: 4/5: Definitely a top figure for me. He has good weight and balance and looks great with his accessories on the shelf. I'm a little anxious about overplaying with the figure considering NECA's reputation, but so far no issues!
Verdict: 22/25 Great. Another great figure for the collection. He fits in scale with my other video game character collection (Arkham figures), so that's a good thing. NECA seems like a decent brand so I won't shy away if I see another video game character I want to add in. Solid!
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| Inside the window box! |
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| Nice acccessories |
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| Alternate head.... |
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| Not the best...I think it's the weird asymmetrical mouth gaps! |
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Nice kick range, groin area is a rubbery material
that allows some stretch (though careful here!) |
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| Good splits |
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| nice details and even scars! |
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| Nice grappling hook |
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| Handgun |
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| John Woo shots! |
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Can't really hold
the machine gun across
both hands |
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| Jump for that ledge! |
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| All the gear! |
NECA has good points and bad but this dude seems pretty decent. Having never played the games I don't know anything about this guy but it seems like a fun franchise.
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