It already looked good, but a fan has decided that the new Lego PlayStation set could be better. And you know what? They're absolutely right.
Prolific builder hachiroku24 has used Lego PlayStation for a Final Fantasy diorama so impressive it stopped me dead in my tracks. Judging by the reddit post's 4K upvotes, I'm not alone either. Featuring most major FF7 characters in a life-or-death battle with the console (which just came out at the Lego store) as a base, this kit is beautifully well-done; pieces of terrain are growing out of the PlayStation as if the action can't be contained on a disc, and some minifigures are actually using the controller as a springboard to launch their next attack. Much like hachiroku24's phenomenal Lego GTA 6 set, it's incredibly dynamic.
Now, we spent a lot of our five-star Lego PlayStation review singing the set's praises... and it's great as is. But this FF7 overlay elevatyes it. As mentioned in a top comment on the reddit thread, "it's so fucking peak." I couldn't agree more.
I made a Final Fantasy VII diorama using the Playstation 1 as a basefrom r/lego
This isn't the first time hachiroku24 has made a kick-ass Final Fantasy 7 model, of course; they submitted a Midgar diorama to the Ideas program, and I really hope it becomes a real set. Because these designs can reach the desk of Lego itself if they get enough fan-votes (as will happen with the new Lego Marvel and Star Wars crossover), there's a chance we may see their work on a shelf one day. Considering how consistently they keep knocking it out of the park, I've got my fingers crossed.
Unfortunately, there's no word on how to build this for ourselves - yet. Hopefully hachiroku24 provides instructions at some point. (It obviously starts with a PlayStation from the Lego store, but that's about all we know.) Otherwise, I'll need to create my own miniature Midgar with additions from Lego's Pick a Brick service...
Speaking of dioramas, we just got one that could challenge the best Lego sets; I'm living for absurd deep cuts on the Lego Marvel Skyline like the 'Thanos Copter.'
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