There's an audio issue from 7:15 to 7:34 where two clips got overlapped and I didn't notice it. It doesn't seem like it's worth re-uploading the entire video because of that. I have one more video coming, what I think is wrong and how I hope it gets fixed, so stay tuned for that one. I'll have a, "wish list" from each company!
I don't think the "It's for kids" argument is still valid with these prices. There is rarely a Nerf blaster that is priced for pocket money and if those blasters are supposed to be paid for by adults then adults should review them objectively as nothing is more disappointing that buying a present that sucks after 5 minutes. Thanks for your work and have a great New Year.
Yeah and also there is an entire community of adults that love these things too, I'm 17 and I recently bought a rampage, also what kid would want a toy that they'll only play with for 2 minutes just to go to the next one that doesn't suck?
@@Midnight890 I wish it came set-up for short darts stock. Still a great blaster for the money though. And I guess if you want a short dart blaster on a budget the Aeon is like $5 more.
Unironically the fortnite sg is a really good blunderbuss I put a mega dart in the breach, then I load in about 4-5 darts and it fires in a nice shotgun pattern.
Nothing feels worse than getting a ‘fun’ gun home only for your kid to find out it sucks or doesn’t work well. These reviews are good for hobbyists and folks shopping for kids. I’m still learning what is good and what is garbage
I said it before and Ill say it again. Prop wise you can scratch build the mando blaster for 20-30$ give or take. Not only would it be more accurate, you can hide so much crap with a decent paint job. As for the "weathering" yeah... take a look at the War for Cybertron transformers line. Hasbro has zero concept on how weathering works so they just randomly spray silver and call it good enough.
Coming from a big Minecraft geek, I’m still processing what the heck that crossbow looks like. Granted, sure the dragon blaster looks cool and I kind of like the Ghast blaster looks, but Hasbro could have made some blasters with SO MUCH more oomph to them, SUCH AS: Obviously a better crossbow blaster, a rocket blaster themed after a red stone TNT cannon (or firework cannon), a better Ghast (or Enderdragon) blaster that shoots lava or purple colored rival rounds, and even a bow and arrow that at least can function moderately well at a cheaper price.
As a minecraft veteran I can also agree that the crossbow doesn't look like the one from the game idk what's up with the orange but idk nor do I care I stopped liking nerf cuz of this weirdness which btw airsoft is better just my opinion
@@shaggyrogers7865 what I dont get is Hasbro sold blasters to the parents of kids that these are targeted at and they know their stuff I can only look at these as cash grabs Hasbro has dropped the ball for real.
It doesn't look bad in my opineon and it has a cool mecanic, but a 120$ jolt reskin with silver sharpy drybrushing is not worth it at all. If the limited edition was 20$ and the normal 10$ it might be ok, but its still not good
18:00 "The best reviews are entirely subjective, but that doesn't mean you throw objectivity out the window; you have to build your case using honest statements that even someone who disagrees with you could relate to." -Dunkey Blind indeed... Or those must be some really rose glasses. This entire segment about how inarguably tragic the Mandalorian blaster was is kind of beautiful.
Some very valid points here. Especially on the brand tie-ins. IMO, tie-ins need to be meaningful for both brands, not just cranked out at random. The Roblox stuff basically has no reason to exist. Halo and ForkKnife make sense as weapon-based games, but I feel that there is oversaturation of their respective markets though.
Not exactly. Hasbro is probably the largest toy company in the world, and Nerf is one of their largest brands. Our hobby is barely a drop in the bucket to them. There are several thousand people involved in the nerfing community, but Nerf sells millions/billions of blasters every year. We are nothing to them. However, Dart Zone, Zuru/X-Shot, and Buzz Bee are smaller companies and we can have a huge impact with them. That is why they listen to us and produce the kinds of blasters we ask for.
@@leddawood8761 This isnt remotely true, a lot of the nerf hobbyists dont realize that they arent Hasbro's biggest demographic. They arent even remotely interested pleasing the hobbyist community. They sell the the average family that just wants NERF guns for a party or just for fun. They are generalized as NERF guns because Hasbro is the leading brand and have been for literal decades. Getting a gun in a video game toned down is called "NERFING" because the gun becomes a "nerf gun". See where im going? Dart Zone listens to the hobbyists, they put in effort because we started giving them their own market. DZ seized the hobbyist market because Hasbro doesnt need to. Every hobbyist could boy cot and never buy a nerf brand product again, and it wouldn't be all that big of a deal to Hasbro.
I feel like the Roblox ones could a been good-ish, you'll always have the toxic fandoms, but as someone who nerfs and plays Roblox, they could have either made something Unique and actually good, or they could have actually made guns from games with guns Hell, they coulda done a collab with Foam FPS The Minecraft ones infuriate me more because of the reasons walcom states in the video, barely look at all like the in-game item, don't perform well If it doesn't perform well, feel fun, or look cool, why make it at all?
I disagree with the Helix, sure the ergs are a bit different, however I have never had any problems with feeding and the gun itself is actually pretty powerful. Nevertheless, I was disappointed to not see a Walcom vid on it.
Agreed. I've been waiting for a hopper-fed springer from Rival since they started the line, and it finally arrived. I have no feeding issues, I don't know what Walcom does with his blaster to have problems. The hopped is super easy to reload with a handful of balls from a pocket or dump pouch. It's far more accurate than any Rival blaster released prior to 2020 thanks to the improved pop-up. I wanted a stock attachment for mine (just as I put on the Artemis years ago), and you can get 3D printed ones on Etsy for about $12 US. It's now my go-to favorite Rival blaster.
The Tetrashot should've been made as a shotgun blaster which when I saw the blaster the first time, I immediately thought it was going to be a shotgun blaster that fires multiple darts but boy was I wrong and that was such a major bummer. Also, I'm a big fan of The Mandalorian and I absolutely hate the blaster rifle
I for one would LOVE to see a good Terraria x Nerf collab. Full-auto Megashark? YES PLEASE. Quad-Barrel Shotty? S.D.M.G? Heck, they could even be Rival because the bullets ingame are Musketballs. There's so much wacky variation and you could do SO MUCH
You would LOVE to see the collab, but...you really don't...Because honestly, Hasbro will just F it up. Full-auto Megashark? Nah, it's definitely gonna be a Stryfe just like the Fortnite AR-L and Halo MA40....Quad-Barrel Shotty? That's gonna be a Zombie Strike Quadrot just like how the Halo Bulldog is just an Elite Rotofury. S.D.M.G? Gonna be a Stryfe.....Rival? Nah, that make's too much sense. It's gonna fire Elite darts.
I entirely disagree with you on the mandelorian blaster. It has many great uses besides being a prop and blaster which it is awful at. It can be used as great hat rack with those prongs,it can be a good paperweight for files,it can be a good hammer for nails with the stock,and yes even grilled its good,so long as you enjoy the taste of melted plastics As a blaster and prop it's an absolute sin against god and clownie but it's not entirely useless All jokes aside thx for making this video on how hasbruh has fallen from grace
i am so happy you mentioned the n-strike Wii games. those games pretty much raised me and even though i dont get many chances to go out and have nerf battles, i still have an ingrained addiction to possesing blasters with a nerf logo on it... IF it is in the style of those old N-strike blasters. in my mind they will always be the embodiment of cool, literally that wall behind you, stacked with in package retired blasters is all i ever learned to want and still want. anyways, I wish hasbro could figure it out, I hope we can all make more foam flinging memories, and continue to be a happy social community.
Tbh I think the helix is more or less an upgrade to the Artemis. Idk if I got lucky or whatever but I don’t find the feeding to be inconsistent in the slightest, and hoppers are way more convenient than internal mags imo
Me too. I agree with walcom, the ergonomics take a bit to get used to, however, I don’t have problems with the hopper. Personally, internal mags are a mess, so the helix is pretty great for me.
I love my Helix, I've learned you can load balls into the clearing breach and in the rotating mechanism. You can put 6 extra shots into it and not have to worry about holding it down and forward while raking it for the first 5 to 6 shots, it'll have rounds in the chamber
I like the helix. Mind you, I don't have one, but as far as I know we haven't seen a hopper fed springer before in the rival line, so to have that option out there is great in my book, even if I'd prefer a magazine.
What I do hate is how they absolutely botched the halo mangler. I really liked the mangler in the campaign, and I like nerf, so I *should* want a nerf mangler right? But what they put out is pathetic.
Helix is close to a perfect casual rival blaster. I have most rival blasters. As a fun blaster, the Helix loads quickly, has decent capacity and requires nothing other than ammo for a game. No feeding issues for me.
@@GresSimJa The Helix can easily fit a 10 round higher capacity than the name suggests making it equal to the 30 round Artemis. Hades, Nemesis and Prometheus still destroy it in capacity though.
Yeah the helix is still a pretty decent blaster in my experiences. The worst rival blasters are still often better than most other nerf blasters by a decent margin
I really loath when people try to justify sub par products or productions with "iT s MaDe foR KIds!" Just because children are more easily pleased and less knowledgeable in what makes something good does not mean we should settle for the bare minimum in what we give them. I can give a kid a wooden block and say its made for kids but that doesn't make it a better toy than a jolt or something else more engaging for the same price.
The amban pulse rifle really got shafted in pretty much the worst possible way. At the very least they could have made it more show accurate, and a bit more on par with other blasters in terms of power.
Ooh hit me right in the feels with that Lego comment XD For the past ~10 years lego has essentially lived off of Licensed Themes. It started back in the early 2000s, when lego was pretty much dying, and were desperate for ANYTHING that would keep the alive. They started making lots of licensed themes (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Spongebob, Avatar, etc.) and were able to live off of those for a bit, but then struck it big with Bionicle. Ever since then they've just expanded their Licensed lines even though ironically, bionicle (an original series) is what really save them. Hey at least we got Monkie Kid
Honestly wasn't there a folding blaster with a light. Everyone said it was bad but i thought it looked cool. If they remade some of the older blasters before i was in the hobby id be quite happy
Same with the flip 16, imo. Prime gets a little finicky if you hold it straight up, and it likes to try and bite my thumbs but everything works well enough for my purposes
26:19 My favorite bit, and it's unfortunately true. The frustrating thing is anytime you bring up the fact that most Lego sets are licensed now, people deny it and say there's still lots of original stuff. City/Friends, Ninjago and Creator are really all that's left. Technic is mostly licensed, real world vehicles now, most Ideas sets are licensed, and some newer City sets have NASA branding instead of the classic space logo. It's a shame because there used to so much originality: Exo-Force, Bionicle, Elves, Agents, etc. Now we have Speed Champions, Mario, and Super Heroes, yawn. Anyways... this was a Nerf video, right?
If only Nerf Limited would handle the line like Lego handles their Lego Exclusives or their Ultimate Collector Series. They would gain so much accolades and press. As for presents this season, I received a Tetrashot for Christmas and have been blessed enough to have good luck with it. It’s been really enjoyable so far.
As someone who's both in the Lego hobby and the Nerf hobby, I highly agree about the over-reliance on licensing without providing quality for stable structure.
i know this was made in 2021, but the line "I hate everything 2.0" is hilarious now since the Moto Blitz came out and is actually WORTH it and he likes it
@@vincentmartineau2006 there are *literally* two points he made in the original video that I disagree with, one because it's a reference to the show that makes sense, even if it seems stupid, and the other is something that's just not Hasvro's fault; The darts are silver, not glow, because the thing doesn't produce visible bolts, and the silver is supposed to look like the gas cartridges the rifle is loaded with. The ergonomics ARE awful. That'd be true even if the proportions were right, because the prop's ergonomics are ALSO awful. It's based on the rifle from the Holiday Special cartoon segment, so that one is entirely on whatever poor schmuck was designing that RUclips Poop looking nonsense in 1978. Everything else, totally agree with, all valid criticisms.
I actually did watch clips from the show to see if they made a blaster bolt effect and I remember it did when he vaporized a Jawa. I know the low is disentegrations are kinda taboo but the Mandalorians don't care, but I swear I saw the same kinda glowing bolt effect before it hit that poor Jawa.
@@WalcomS7 I don't recall, but it has been a while and I may be misremembering. Regardless, I do think that, since it *is* one of the few weapons we've seen in Star Wars being loaded *period*, it's a valid choice, if not necessarily the best one.
Lol...the 2 comments to stay away from in 2022 are: "Just get a Nexus" and "just get a villainator" If you are a foam blaster company, it's a good problem to have when everyone is saying to buy their stuff. Great video Walcom, as always, love your vids!!!
Fun fact on the Roblox logos: It’s not the logo Roblox uses anymore. Also. The guns on Jailbreak are realistic (other than the fact that the revolver doesn’t revolver and the pistol doesn’t have a mag) ALSO. They’re another one upcoming which is a micro shot for Tower Defense Simulator (it looks so crap but maybe it’s because it’s meant for the chocolate freezer but the freezer sucks if it’s on it’s own.)
I do wonder about the Limited Gjallarhorn, if Bunjie is the one controlling the production amount than I could see it being a true limited edition. But if Hasbro somehow has control of how many are produced than it could easily go the way of the mando blaster.
Considering Magic: the Gathering is also going balls deep with soulless cash grab tie ins, exclusive pre-order only products and expensive garbage, all while continually cutting corners on product quality, I think this is just what Hasbro has decided it will be for the foreseeable future. I’m not buying anything from them while this is the case. Screw them.
I'm excited about nerf gjallarhorn for 2022, whether or not it is good I just want it as a sign that I'm a destiny fan. Already finished the Grasp of Avarice Dungeon, even got the Catalyst for the gun. Not to mention I'm curious about the shell mechanism, how will it work? The few shell ejecting blasters I remember are from buzz bee toys. Edit: Whether or not it's good, it'd make for a good showpiece.
3:11 As someone who barely even mods anything and found it for very cheap, neither of its cons apply, this is an absolute win. I woudl consider the other leaver actino things but they're magazine fed, and that's a dealbreaker for me. They're significantly more expensive as well.
Personally I own the Nerf rival helix and think it’s great. Not amazing but works well and if you use it without the curve function it is still a fun blaster to shoot while being effective.
At least Lego has Classic, which is pretty much what a bucket of Lego USED to be, and is overall still a great product that can be rebuilt zillions of ways, licensed set or not.
And licensed Lego products look good and they Lego just as good as any ol' Lego set. But that Minecraft bow and those Roblox things...sigh, they look so bad and doesn't Nerf very well.....
Like every adult Star Wars fan - I bought it from Pulse. Locally, the limited one is sold at Best Buy & Game Stop, Mango is not in stock at Target. The reviews anger me. I appreciate the info. I’m not taking the white whale out of its’ box, Eventually - I’ll build a better one using the Mango Mando. Have to rethink the stock.
Man, let me tell you When I got my villanator I was soooooooo happy to call it as my favorite blaster ever! I finally got the tomahawk 60 and my overall opoinion is great, realllly good, I think it’s my new favorite
It somewhat deserves it with how the line just... Settled for the bare minimum, the looks are neat but they're just functioning so bare. The Triceratops one especially so; they could've made a Sledgefire successor and had another use for the Trilogy shells, but, no. Three-shot smart AR. It's pretty much just basic platforms again, like they've done for almost every line they've started.
I actually used the dinosquad shotgun thingy while using a max stryker the shotgun thingy felt like a hunk a trash that farted out darts when working right. Max stryker was soooooo much better
22:47 that golden hexagon is also missing a detail on one of it's sides. Don't have a clue if that's accurate to whatever they based this on but based on the rest of the design choices it just looks like more low quality replication.
I hated all these things but the Star Wars gun. Of which I have cut off the stock and barrel and have now turned into a chain fed chain SAW type nerf lmg and it’s very fun. Only use for it
There's an audio issue from 7:15 to 7:34 where two clips got overlapped and I didn't notice it. It doesn't seem like it's worth re-uploading the entire video because of that.
I have one more video coming, what I think is wrong and how I hope it gets fixed, so stay tuned for that one. I'll have a, "wish list" from each company!
Walcom is better than drac
(SORRY)
Meh I watch coop more than Drac and Walcott but still are fun to watch
I love walcom as he gives a different approach to things which is nice
@@thegamera6963 yes coop is good to
Kinda surprise you didn’t mention the Fortnite Pump sg at all in this video. I thought you hated that thing.
The audio “issue” made me laugh my ass off. It was like hearing Walcom argue with himself.
It's like he was rambling on like in a cartoon character with a long important speech
I don't think the "It's for kids" argument is still valid with these prices. There is rarely a Nerf blaster that is priced for pocket money and if those blasters are supposed to be paid for by adults then adults should review them objectively as nothing is more disappointing that buying a present that sucks after 5 minutes. Thanks for your work and have a great New Year.
That's a really good point.
No. No. He's got a point.
Its like the haribo bears for kids and adults
The “it’s for kids” argument wouldn’t work if they were dirt cheap tbh
Yeah and also there is an entire community of adults that love these things too, I'm 17 and I recently bought a rampage, also what kid would want a toy that they'll only play with for 2 minutes just to go to the next one that doesn't suck?
as someone who owns a villinator, it is also ridiculously easy to mod, reload with practice and crazy cheap for how durable an strong it is
The villanator is just the best!
To mod to half lengths I agree, but mods are seemingly a little limited
@@Midnight890 I wish it came set-up for short darts stock. Still a great blaster for the money though. And I guess if you want a short dart blaster on a budget the Aeon is like $5 more.
I find it hilarious how the villainator practically invalidates half of the primary class springers ever made
🤣🤣🤣
Every other primary ever made*
(depending on the rules of course)
Unironically the fortnite sg is a really good blunderbuss I put a mega dart in the breach, then I load in about 4-5 darts and it fires in a nice shotgun pattern.
Bro your PFP is pretty epic. Love the album that's from
really?
what? how
or use the dog toy blaster thing for an ACTUAL nerf blunderbuss
@@PurplSkater Bro I literally just explained it.
Nothing feels worse than getting a ‘fun’ gun home only for your kid to find out it sucks or doesn’t work well. These reviews are good for hobbyists and folks shopping for kids. I’m still learning what is good and what is garbage
I said it before and Ill say it again. Prop wise you can scratch build the mando blaster for 20-30$ give or take. Not only would it be more accurate, you can hide so much crap with a decent paint job. As for the "weathering" yeah... take a look at the War for Cybertron transformers line. Hasbro has zero concept on how weathering works so they just randomly spray silver and call it good enough.
You could just search up a guide on how to weather model kits
Coming from a big Minecraft geek, I’m still processing what the heck that crossbow looks like. Granted, sure the dragon blaster looks cool and I kind of like the Ghast blaster looks, but Hasbro could have made some blasters with SO MUCH more oomph to them, SUCH AS: Obviously a better crossbow blaster, a rocket blaster themed after a red stone TNT cannon (or firework cannon), a better Ghast (or Enderdragon) blaster that shoots lava or purple colored rival rounds, and even a bow and arrow that at least can function moderately well at a cheaper price.
I agree. The crossbow fails both ways!
As a minecraft veteran I can also agree that the crossbow doesn't look like the one from the game idk what's up with the orange but idk nor do I care I stopped liking nerf cuz of this weirdness which btw airsoft is better just my opinion
Looks like the took a pick ax painted it then put a grip on it and called it a crossbow.
@@Belikewaterbud agreed. This line going to be a flop
@@shaggyrogers7865 what I dont get is Hasbro sold blasters to the parents of kids that these are targeted at and they know their stuff I can only look at these as cash grabs Hasbro has dropped the ball for real.
Your review on the Mandalorian blaster is correct, it looks awful, is impractical and ludicrously overpriced and in the series it got destroyed.
Honestly it looks absolutely great in my opinion.
It doesn't look bad in my opineon and it has a cool mecanic, but a 120$ jolt reskin with silver sharpy drybrushing is not worth it at all. If the limited edition was 20$ and the normal 10$ it might be ok, but its still not good
What’s wrong with sliver sharply dry brushing anyways is welcome allergic to it or something? also the dry brushing makes the blaster look cool .
@@OutOfIdeas9977 the world has come to far
@@hamstgun YOU have gone too far.
18:00
"The best reviews are entirely subjective, but that doesn't mean you throw objectivity out the window; you have to build your case using honest statements that even someone who disagrees with you could relate to." -Dunkey
Blind indeed... Or those must be some really rose glasses. This entire segment about how inarguably tragic the Mandalorian blaster was is kind of beautiful.
NERF LMTD is basically just NFTs and the cheap repaints are us screenshotting them. I understand why you're angry about the Mando blaster
Damn god in [Sweden] Kris thats cold
Some very valid points here. Especially on the brand tie-ins. IMO, tie-ins need to be meaningful for both brands, not just cranked out at random. The Roblox stuff basically has no reason to exist. Halo and ForkKnife make sense as weapon-based games, but I feel that there is oversaturation of their respective markets though.
Honestly the only thing that is keeping nerf in the game is the fact that dart zone and buzz bee literally do not exist in Britain
Not exactly. Hasbro is probably the largest toy company in the world, and Nerf is one of their largest brands. Our hobby is barely a drop in the bucket to them. There are several thousand people involved in the nerfing community, but Nerf sells millions/billions of blasters every year. We are nothing to them. However, Dart Zone, Zuru/X-Shot, and Buzz Bee are smaller companies and we can have a huge impact with them. That is why they listen to us and produce the kinds of blasters we ask for.
@@leddawood8761 This isnt remotely true, a lot of the nerf hobbyists dont realize that they arent Hasbro's biggest demographic. They arent even remotely interested pleasing the hobbyist community. They sell the the average family that just wants NERF guns for a party or just for fun. They are generalized as NERF guns because Hasbro is the leading brand and have been for literal decades. Getting a gun in a video game toned down is called "NERFING" because the gun becomes a "nerf gun". See where im going? Dart Zone listens to the hobbyists, they put in effort because we started giving them their own market. DZ seized the hobbyist market because Hasbro doesnt need to. Every hobbyist could boy cot and never buy a nerf brand product again, and it wouldn't be all that big of a deal to Hasbro.
I feel like the Roblox ones could a been good-ish, you'll always have the toxic fandoms, but as someone who nerfs and plays Roblox, they could have either made something Unique and actually good, or they could have actually made guns from games with guns
Hell, they coulda done a collab with Foam FPS
The Minecraft ones infuriate me more because of the reasons walcom states in the video, barely look at all like the in-game item, don't perform well
If it doesn't perform well, feel fun, or look cool, why make it at all?
A Silver Sharpie: Exists
Hasbruh: Is this Dry brushing?
I disagree with the Helix, sure the ergs are a bit different, however I have never had any problems with feeding and the gun itself is actually pretty powerful. Nevertheless, I was disappointed to not see a Walcom vid on it.
Agreed. I've been waiting for a hopper-fed springer from Rival since they started the line, and it finally arrived. I have no feeding issues, I don't know what Walcom does with his blaster to have problems. The hopped is super easy to reload with a handful of balls from a pocket or dump pouch. It's far more accurate than any Rival blaster released prior to 2020 thanks to the improved pop-up.
I wanted a stock attachment for mine (just as I put on the Artemis years ago), and you can get 3D printed ones on Etsy for about $12 US. It's now my go-to favorite Rival blaster.
@@ziploc2000 he must have gotten extremely unlucky
The Tetrashot should've been made as a shotgun blaster which when I saw the blaster the first time, I immediately thought it was going to be a shotgun blaster that fires multiple darts but boy was I wrong and that was such a major bummer. Also, I'm a big fan of The Mandalorian and I absolutely hate the blaster rifle
I for one would LOVE to see a good Terraria x Nerf collab. Full-auto Megashark? YES PLEASE. Quad-Barrel Shotty? S.D.M.G? Heck, they could even be Rival because the bullets ingame are Musketballs. There's so much wacky variation and you could do SO MUCH
You would LOVE to see the collab, but...you really don't...Because honestly, Hasbro will just F it up. Full-auto Megashark? Nah, it's definitely gonna be a Stryfe just like the Fortnite AR-L and Halo MA40....Quad-Barrel Shotty? That's gonna be a Zombie Strike Quadrot just like how the Halo Bulldog is just an Elite Rotofury. S.D.M.G? Gonna be a Stryfe.....Rival? Nah, that make's too much sense. It's gonna fire Elite darts.
sounds cool, but we all know hasbro would screw it up
I entirely disagree with you on the mandelorian blaster. It has many great uses besides being a prop and blaster which it is awful at.
It can be used as great hat rack with those prongs,it can be a good paperweight for files,it can be a good hammer for nails with the stock,and yes even grilled its good,so long as you enjoy the taste of melted plastics
As a blaster and prop it's an absolute sin against god and clownie but it's not entirely useless
All jokes aside thx for making this video on how hasbruh has fallen from grace
Bro it can be a 200 i think buck hat holder your right
The Roblox Jailbreak blasters could be painted over and used as flintlocks for a pirate cosplay, so it's not entirely useless
i am so happy you mentioned the n-strike Wii games. those games pretty much raised me and even though i dont get many chances to go out and have nerf battles, i still have an ingrained addiction to possesing blasters with a nerf logo on it... IF it is in the style of those old N-strike blasters. in my mind they will always be the embodiment of cool, literally that wall behind you, stacked with in package retired blasters is all i ever learned to want and still want. anyways, I wish hasbro could figure it out, I hope we can all make more foam flinging memories, and continue to be a happy social community.
Tbh I think the helix is more or less an upgrade to the Artemis. Idk if I got lucky or whatever but I don’t find the feeding to be inconsistent in the slightest, and hoppers are way more convenient than internal mags imo
Me too. I agree with walcom, the ergonomics take a bit to get used to, however, I don’t have problems with the hopper. Personally, internal mags are a mess, so the helix is pretty great for me.
Yeah I think maybe Walcom got a bug but idk
I love my Helix, I've learned you can load balls into the clearing breach and in the rotating mechanism. You can put 6 extra shots into it and not have to worry about holding it down and forward while raking it for the first 5 to 6 shots, it'll have rounds in the chamber
I finally found an Uppercut, one of the worst from last year, and I kinda like it, it's fun to play with
Man I would kill for the guns from the original wii game, those were perfect.
I like the helix. Mind you, I don't have one, but as far as I know we haven't seen a hopper fed springer before in the rival line, so to have that option out there is great in my book, even if I'd prefer a magazine.
What I do hate is how they absolutely botched the halo mangler. I really liked the mangler in the campaign, and I like nerf, so I *should* want a nerf mangler right? But what they put out is pathetic.
Helix is close to a perfect casual rival blaster. I have most rival blasters. As a fun blaster, the Helix loads quickly, has decent capacity and requires nothing other than ammo for a game. No feeding issues for me.
The Helix is an Artemis with a rotating hop-up, shotgun grip and easier loading. No slam fire though, and less capacity.
@@GresSimJa The Helix can easily fit a 10 round higher capacity than the name suggests making it equal to the 30 round Artemis. Hades, Nemesis and Prometheus still destroy it in capacity though.
Yeah the helix is still a pretty decent blaster in my experiences. The worst rival blasters are still often better than most other nerf blasters by a decent margin
I know I'm gonna get a ton of flak for this, but I liked the Bees blaster, and Especially the Helix
Same
i have the shark seeker and its not that bad imo :P
as a ww2 nerd i would make a link to a video of flak guns firing, but then again, no one touches links anymore.
I really loath when people try to justify sub par products or productions with "iT s MaDe foR KIds!" Just because children are more easily pleased and less knowledgeable in what makes something good does not mean we should settle for the bare minimum in what we give them. I can give a kid a wooden block and say its made for kids but that doesn't make it a better toy than a jolt or something else more engaging for the same price.
The amban pulse rifle really got shafted in pretty much the worst possible way. At the very least they could have made it more show accurate, and a bit more on par with other blasters in terms of power.
The best blaster ever: the 120$ Jolt reskin!
If Nerf finally made Halo Infinites Skewer, that would almost make up for it all.
The helix is actually really good and reliable
Nerf is cutting so many corners that they might as well rename themselves to "Circle"
There's an alternate universe where elite 2.0 doesn't suck and is instead Nerf's premium line that shoots accustrike darts at 120 fps
and there is an alternate universe where dart zone is pumping out skibidi toilet blasters I would not like to be there
My 10 year old bought me a flip 8 and it it was a syprizingly fun blaster. The flip mech works and it shoots all right. Though it is huge.
Ooh hit me right in the feels with that Lego comment XD
For the past ~10 years lego has essentially lived off of Licensed Themes. It started back in the early 2000s, when lego was pretty much dying, and were desperate for ANYTHING that would keep the alive. They started making lots of licensed themes (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Spongebob, Avatar, etc.) and were able to live off of those for a bit, but then struck it big with Bionicle. Ever since then they've just expanded their Licensed lines even though ironically, bionicle (an original series) is what really save them.
Hey at least we got Monkie Kid
It's like nobody does anything unless they get paid, and that's sad. Looking forward to more crap blasters next year!
Crazy how our money based economy works that way, huh. It's almost like putting extra effort isnt worth going above your pay grade.
....what the heck else would you want to work for anyway besides some sort of income? Unless I misunderstood you....(which is likely with myself)
Honestly wasn't there a folding blaster with a light. Everyone said it was bad but i thought it looked cool. If they remade some of the older blasters before i was in the hobby id be quite happy
Oh yes. The Deploy CS-6. An improved version would sell well.
😂 the sharpie combined with the rant made this video hilarious
End of the year fastball question.
Do you like fountain pens?
I have no opinion.
Basically all of nerfs product lineup from 2019 onwards are souped up jolt reskins😎
I enjoyed the Dinosquad, but it was a smart move to test the waters with a limited number like they did with Alien ones
The flip 32 wasn’t to bad, I got mine on sale and it’s pretty cool, I feel bad it was put in elite 2.0
Same!
@@brickosaurus2276 HOW DO YOU FIND ME EVERYTIME
@@maxwe117 lol
Same with the flip 16, imo. Prime gets a little finicky if you hold it straight up, and it likes to try and bite my thumbs but everything works well enough for my purposes
It’s cool seeing you guys here
I would love to see Nerf Limited tackle the Barrel Break. One of my favorite blasters ever to just mess around with, but it can’t shoot for crap.
26:19 My favorite bit, and it's unfortunately true.
The frustrating thing is anytime you bring up the fact that most Lego sets are licensed now, people deny it and say there's still lots of original stuff. City/Friends, Ninjago and Creator are really all that's left. Technic is mostly licensed, real world vehicles now, most Ideas sets are licensed, and some newer City sets have NASA branding instead of the classic space logo. It's a shame because there used to so much originality: Exo-Force, Bionicle, Elves, Agents, etc. Now we have Speed Champions, Mario, and Super Heroes, yawn.
Anyways... this was a Nerf video, right?
While I am an year late, lego is going for a dreamzzz series and it looks like it will be original, so I have hope for original series now.
@@legoless562 Yes, I've seen the Dreamzzz stuff! It looks fun, but I don't see it lasting more than 2 years, like Hidden Side before it
6:52 adventure force is only in the us and other few places
Day two of asking for the 2021 tier list hahahaha
No.
@@johnzapspell the joke is that I asked for this on yesterdays video and already got a positive reply haha
If only Nerf Limited would handle the line like Lego handles their Lego Exclusives or their Ultimate Collector Series. They would gain so much accolades and press. As for presents this season, I received a Tetrashot for Christmas and have been blessed enough to have good luck with it. It’s been really enjoyable so far.
As someone who's both in the Lego hobby and the Nerf hobby, I highly agree about the over-reliance on licensing without providing quality for stable structure.
i know this was made in 2021, but the line "I hate everything 2.0" is hilarious now since the Moto Blitz came out and is actually WORTH it and he likes it
100% agree with you on the Mandalorian rifle. It's ridiculous.
120 dollars for a god damn jolt with a barrel.
@@vincentmartineau2006 there are *literally* two points he made in the original video that I disagree with, one because it's a reference to the show that makes sense, even if it seems stupid, and the other is something that's just not Hasvro's fault;
The darts are silver, not glow, because the thing doesn't produce visible bolts, and the silver is supposed to look like the gas cartridges the rifle is loaded with.
The ergonomics ARE awful. That'd be true even if the proportions were right, because the prop's ergonomics are ALSO awful. It's based on the rifle from the Holiday Special cartoon segment, so that one is entirely on whatever poor schmuck was designing that RUclips Poop looking nonsense in 1978.
Everything else, totally agree with, all valid criticisms.
I actually did watch clips from the show to see if they made a blaster bolt effect and I remember it did when he vaporized a Jawa. I know the low is disentegrations are kinda taboo but the Mandalorians don't care, but I swear I saw the same kinda glowing bolt effect before it hit that poor Jawa.
@@darklordofsword If the blaster had silver SHELLS, hear me out, SHELLS. It couldve been cool.
@@WalcomS7 I don't recall, but it has been a while and I may be misremembering. Regardless, I do think that, since it *is* one of the few weapons we've seen in Star Wars being loaded *period*, it's a valid choice, if not necessarily the best one.
Lol...the 2 comments to stay away from in 2022 are:
"Just get a Nexus" and "just get a villainator"
If you are a foam blaster company, it's a good problem to have when everyone is saying to buy their stuff.
Great video Walcom, as always, love your vids!!!
Happy New Year's to you and yours, buddy!
My Walmart had the flip 32 half off. This makes is actually worth getting it. Not sure how wide spread this is but thought it was worth the comment.
Fun fact on the Roblox logos: It’s not the logo Roblox uses anymore.
Also. The guns on Jailbreak are realistic (other than the fact that the revolver doesn’t revolver and the pistol doesn’t have a mag)
ALSO. They’re another one upcoming which is a micro shot for Tower Defense Simulator (it looks so crap but maybe it’s because it’s meant for the chocolate freezer but the freezer sucks if it’s on it’s own.)
I do wonder about the Limited Gjallarhorn, if Bunjie is the one controlling the production amount than I could see it being a true limited edition. But if Hasbro somehow has control of how many are produced than it could easily go the way of the mando blaster.
I am _so_ happy to hear the community adopt "Hasbruh".
Walcom: 45 million players
Roblox player: *mostly bots
Yes, the Pulse Mandalorian Rife was trash!
And I don't need to pay $120 to find that out!
The number one blaster you should never get is the elite 2.0 warden.
For the game tie-ins quality
1: Overwatch
2: Fortnite
3: Roblox and Minecraft
Halo stuff is good too
I love the phrase my uncle thought of
“Zuru or zilch”
I wish it was true
Honestly I am both a Minecraft player and Nerfer and I absolutely love that Minecraft and Nerf are being combined together.
Considering Magic: the Gathering is also going balls deep with soulless cash grab tie ins, exclusive pre-order only products and expensive garbage, all while continually cutting corners on product quality, I think this is just what Hasbro has decided it will be for the foreseeable future. I’m not buying anything from them while this is the case. Screw them.
Walcom, you've inspired me to start making videos on the foam flinging hobby, thank you walcom -tony
I'm excited about nerf gjallarhorn for 2022, whether or not it is good I just want it as a sign that I'm a destiny fan. Already finished the Grasp of Avarice Dungeon, even got the Catalyst for the gun. Not to mention I'm curious about the shell mechanism, how will it work? The few shell ejecting blasters I remember are from buzz bee toys.
Edit: Whether or not it's good, it'd make for a good showpiece.
3:11
As someone who barely even mods anything and found it for very cheap, neither of its cons apply, this is an absolute win.
I woudl consider the other leaver actino things but they're magazine fed, and that's a dealbreaker for me. They're significantly more expensive as well.
Personally I own the Nerf rival helix and think it’s great. Not amazing but works well and if you use it without the curve function it is still a fun blaster to shoot while being effective.
The Nerf Halo microshots are pretty cool IMO. I have the needler, it's not the most comfortable thing, but they pulled off the look pretty damn well
at least lego has an entire official brand of creations that people made themselves while nerf is actively discouraging making your own creations.
I agree with everything, I would love to see the 90's Nerf line in dart zone pro level
6:41 "you could straight-up murder the family dog with that thing" - WalcomeS7 12/30/2021
I’m honestly surprised this video isn’t longer
I lumped a lot of things together.
Agreed
At least Lego has Classic, which is pretty much what a bucket of Lego USED to be, and is overall still a great product that can be rebuilt zillions of ways, licensed set or not.
And licensed Lego products look good and they Lego just as good as any ol' Lego set. But that Minecraft bow and those Roblox things...sigh, they look so bad and doesn't Nerf very well.....
Like every adult Star Wars fan - I bought it from Pulse. Locally, the limited one is sold at Best Buy & Game Stop, Mango is not in stock at Target.
The reviews anger me. I appreciate the info. I’m not taking the white whale out of its’ box,
Eventually - I’ll build a better one using the Mango Mando. Have to rethink the stock.
Nice Yu Yu Hakuso shirt, respect
Man, let me tell you
When I got my villanator I was soooooooo happy to call it as my favorite blaster ever!
I finally got the tomahawk 60 and my overall opoinion is great, realllly good, I think it’s my new favorite
All of his arguments about nerf limited are valid, but for some god forsaken reason I still wanna buy the needler.
Ehh, I dont think the Dino blasters deserved to be on here. The stryfe reskin had a cool shell.
Same
It somewhat deserves it with how the line just... Settled for the bare minimum, the looks are neat but they're just functioning so bare.
The Triceratops one especially so; they could've made a Sledgefire successor and had another use for the Trilogy shells, but, no. Three-shot smart AR. It's pretty much just basic platforms again, like they've done for almost every line they've started.
Im wearing the same shirt as i watch this, yuyu hakusho baby
I actually used the dinosquad shotgun thingy while using a max stryker the shotgun thingy felt like a hunk a trash that farted out darts when working right. Max stryker was soooooo much better
The only redeeming quality of the roadblock series is that it got my daughter into needing with me.
Hey Hasbro, if you don't learn anything from this, remake the Deploy.
I care about every video you make you are my favorite youtuber
“Guns that have almost no relation to the game”
Pulsefire: “are you serious”
You are the best guy on youtube ever
Personally like the flip 8, got one for Christmas and it works really well
I’m buying a swarm fire and modding it to look like the needler and make it so that the needles go down
Lego fan here, most of Lego’s most popular lines like ninjago, city, friends, and multiple other lines are their best regarded lines.
And here I am, just happy that the speed champions like exists
NUMBER ONE WORST NERF DARTS DRUM ROLL PLEASE..... EliTE DaRtS
This is surprisingly short and I reckon there will be a few buzz bee and fortnite blasters
It’s Nerf or 1 million brands that make better guns than us
22:47 that golden hexagon is also missing a detail on one of it's sides. Don't have a clue if that's accurate to whatever they based this on but based on the rest of the design choices it just looks like more low quality replication.
Why is the Amban pulse blasters stock so comedically short? Can someone explain?
Literally yesterday I saw the Pulse Rifle on sale at Target for 60% off and I still thought it was overpriced
7:17 double Walcom
I'm touched you guys at least made it to the 7 minute mark to point it out.
It's bad that you going over the dry brushing on the mando blaster with the silver sharpie made it look better lol
At least Mega XL was neat. I picked up a Boomdozer for half price, so I'm happy.
The designs on some of these are like the designers procrastinated on the branded ones and started on the night before the deadline
What would be even more damning and rather hilarious is if you did an ink chromatography test and found out it really is just metallic silver sharpie
I hated all these things but the Star Wars gun. Of which I have cut off the stock and barrel and have now turned into a chain fed chain SAW type nerf lmg and it’s very fun. Only use for it
Nerf curve: am so bad and ugly
Nerf warden: am I joke to u