Goddess feast series
Goddess feast 5Y
NSSY-1-5
This set offers 9 ratity levels and some nice artworks and mini sets. The metallic foiling-looks like printed on metal. But it also comes with a lot of downsides like a protection layer foil and it needs the right light conditions to shine. Is it really worth it?
Goddess Feast 5Y
A GS like set with lower quality cards but some nice unique artworks.
1. card quality
The card quality does not reach GS standard. Especially the backside is missing a kind of seal foiling. This makes them prone to scratches. The front is, because of the metal foiling a bit more secured. Still another clear layer would not have been the worst idea.
2. nuances of ratity levels
This Box has 7 ratity levels. (the highest comprise only a few cards) Nuances for higher rarities are there. PTR cards are close to GS design wise even with a textured backside. But the missing foil protection layers lower the overall impression. The lower rarities appear very similar. But that is maily because of the foiling choise. The biggest nuances are the Artworks themselfes, that form smaller mini sets. The odd thing is that the mini sets are spread over several rarity levels. Gold stamps can be found at PTR. Sublime holo effects like in GS are not used at all.
3. pull ratio
The pull ratio is about the same as for every 5Y goddess story box. Goddess feast 5Y seems to share the same setlist as the 1Y and 2Y versions. So this box is more like an online version of the other sets. Meaning you pull mainly higher rarities. Another difference seems to be that all cards of the 5Y version have that metal/rainbow foiling no matter the rarity.
4. foiling quality
The worst thing about this set is the foiling or the absence of it. Here they tried to save money at the wrong end. A safety foil layer is missing on both sides what makes the cards prone to scratches and lowers the overall impression. The metal-foiling that is used her is also .... special. On the one hand cards appear dull and dark especially under weak light. It is as if the light gets completely absorbed. Similar to real metal-prints. Under medium lighting they scatter the light a lot and the resulting rainbow effects distract a lot. Only under really good light they start to shine. Than they do actually look really decent and the unusual artwork designs work.
5. backside
With some information the backside also has a bigger picture of the character. All in all acceptable if it wasn´t for the missing foiling.
6. image quality
The resolution of the prints is not quite as good as GS. They seem to lack contrast at least under normal light. Probably a side effect of that special metal/rainbow foiling. The Artworks themselfes are nice and i like the mini-sets. Under the right lighting conditions they look unique and seperate clearly from other brands.
verdict:
This set really is a two edged sword. It comes with a lot of downsides. The missing safety foilings make the card backsides prone to scratches. No holo effects. The Rainbow-foiling could have been used in a better way. Generally the pictures appear, under normal circumstances, darker than usual. But!: Inside a folder the backside is not that important and they are guarded from any scratches. Under good lighting the cards appear like real metal prints what makes them stand out in your folder. Some of the Artworks that build mini series are really worth it in my opinion. Especially the ones with the circles in the background. This mini set alone saves the whole box and probably fits well into every collection. This and the fact that you only need 1 or 2 boxes to get most of the cards makes it probably worth it for collectors.
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collectors score
75%
Hard to take pictures because of metal foiling.
Unboxing Video:
This set really is a two edged sword. It comes with a lot of downsides. The missing safety foilings make the card backsides prone to scratches. No holo effects. The Rainbow-foiling could have been used in a better way. Generally the pictures appear, under normal circumstances, darker than usual. But!: Inside a folder the backside is not that important and they are guarded from any scratches. Under good lighting the cards appear like a real metal print what makes them stand out in your folder. Some of the Artworks that build mini series are really worth it in my opinion. Especially the ones with the circles in the background. This mini set alone saves the whole box and probably fits well into every collection. This and the fact that you only need 1 or 2 boxes to get most of the cards makes it probably worth it for collectors. The high hits do look really decent but also miss at least on the back a protective layer.