Monday, August 25, 2014

I'd rather have a Dragon Quest Slime stress ball, but these Cactuar, Chocobo and Moogle ones will do in a pinch

I can't say I've ever had much interest in owning or even using a stress ball, but I'm giving the idea serious consideration after setting eyes on the Final Fantasy-themed ones that can be seen throughout this post.


If these were plushes or something of the sort, I'd point to the Chocobo and Moogle varieties as potential purchases, but what kind of monster would I have to be to enjoy pulverizing the faces of those adorable mascots?


I probably wouldn't have the same problem squishing Cactuar's noggin between my fingers, though, so let's say that's the one I'd go with if I were to go ahead and buy a Final Fantasy stress ball.


Shopncsx.com is selling these beauties for $15.90 apiece, by the way, with orders expected to begin shipping sometime next month.

5 comments:

Tom Badguy said...

I'd get that Cactuar one just because it would be satisfying to squeeze the hell out of it and scream, "I'M NOT MISSING NOW, AM I?!"

thegaygamer.com said...

Too expensive? I guess $15 is a bit much for something like this, now that I think about it, although I don't think it's outrageous or anything. Should you actually be interested in them, by the way, you probably could get them from AmiAmi.com more cheaply, assuming you pre-order there. (BTW, I haven't actually ordered from NCSX in years. I have ordered stuff from PlayAsia recently, though. Same with AmiAmi. Still, ebay and Yahoo Auctions Japan are my go-to sites these days.)

thegaygamer.com said...

This really is the only possible answer, Tom. Good going! :)

Nightmare Bruce said...

I guess it's a price for size type thing--I'd definitely go for 7$ or 8$ each though.
Times have definitely changed when it comes to import games! With all the Japanese sellers on ebay nowadays it's a lot easier to find stuff (I still haven't put in the time to figure out proxy bidding/yahoo japan yet though).

thegaygamer.com said...

Oh, yes, $7 or $8 definitely would be more acceptable for something like this, Jeremy. No question.


And, yes, times have changed--drastically--when it comes to importing games. Thankfully!


As for figuring out proxy bidding RE: Yahoo Auctions Japan--I jumped in headfirst a few months back without doing much research. Thankfully, the site I went with--Japamart--has worked out well so far.


I have no idea if they're the cheapest when it comes to fees and such, but at the moment I don't much care, as I only use YAJ for games I can't find anywhere else (or games that are horribly expensive everywhere else).