A new review? Hell yeah. No, this thread isn’t dead. A quick update in general:
Good morning gang, it’s been a few months since I’ve posted anything regarding yoyo, and that’s mostly because I’ve been busy with school, training for an out-of-state job that I’m very excited for, and properly getting into cars. You oldheads are done now that I can make actual car comparisons.
Generally speaking? This is a great yoyo. Tried the proto at nationals and really liked it. Feels really light and pleasant to play with. Has no sense of lag or overt rimweighted sluggishness; it moves really cleanly. Which is the entire point. Binds are nice and tight.
If you know Jack, this yoyo 100% tracks as his signature lol. Dudes got a really flowy, easy style that calls for pleasant, light, and maneuverable yoyos. I can see why he’d want something like this over something like the Savage.
If you ask me, this yoyo is what happens when you take the good parts of more oldhead yoyos (lightness, easy redirectability, comfort, etc.) and make it properly “new” and arguably objectively better. Instead of pretending like I’m better because I’m playing with Canvas Copy #918274, I have the capacity to actually try bigger tricks.
Main drawbacks and things to consider are that the stability and power don’t quite match top-spec competition yoyos. Don’t expect Wilderness or Halcyon levels of stability and power from this yoyo. (Not what this yoyo is for anyway)
Basically? Really pleasant, really easy to use, really comfortable, very re-directable yoyo with the drawback that it feels a bit dainty because it’s so light.
Play: Everyone
Power: Soft Speed: Average Controllability: Easy Stability: Gentleness Advised
Something reliable that I’ve kept in my bag regularly and reach for regularly. It’s an easy yoyo to overlook, given that it’s in a category flush with so many yoyos (cheap, sub-$30 plastic yoyos), even on the desk; it’s easy to forget about. What’s the Faceless when the SHXX is right there? What’s the Faceless when the AOE is right there?
But the joy of this yoyo is that when you look at it, you think, “I’m gonna play for a sec.” When you’re up late working on something, you look at your Faceless and think, “I’m gonna sesh for like 10-15 minutes”. When you’re running out the door for the day, you look at the Faceless and think, “May as well toss it in the bag for the day.”
It’s a great yoyo for that sort of thing.
Would I say it’s more performant than the AOE? Not really. Is it a monometal in plastic form? Not exactly. But I will say that’s a great yoyo for getting the job done.
In terms of play, what really makes it great is three things: Control, stability, and power.
It doesn’t have a huge abundance of power, but it has enough. It’s not inherently unstable; it’s very comfortably stable. And the control is just nice.
Where the yoyo really takes it away is the extremely pleasant maneuverability and pacing. There’s absolutely nothing unexpected about the way this yoyo moves; it executes as you input, and it doesn’t fight you. Doesn’t feel heinously sluggish or excessively quick: it’s in a great Goldilocks zone.
The only thing it’s truly missing is some mm in width, I find myself wishing for just a bit more with zoning and zontals. A bit less of an “average” playstyle would make this yoyo a bit better as well.
Play: Everyone
Power: Powerful Speed: Average Controllability: Easy Stability: Average
Undersized done right. Doesn’t feel like it lacks spin time or spin power. Solid little yoyo, plays good. Feels dense, though.
Probably one of the most aesthetically done correctly yoyos ever. Absolute eye candy. Excessively premium with the Ti axle and special pads (at least the binds are nice though lmao). The plastic rims are a breaking risk as well.
Play: Everyone
Power: Powerful Speed: Fast Controllability: Average Stability: Solid
