These are the cars I liked until I realized I can’t afford to own or store multiple cars lol
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Summit 2 is on the way btw, stoked for that.
If anyone has a Savage Handcrash, Maple, Maple Leaf, Empty, or Bubble they’d like to send me for review please do.
I (may, because this isn’t a BST thread) be willing to trade in favor for some of these 
EDIT: SAVAGE HANDCRUSH ACQUIRED LETS GO, I’ve also gotten a PC Hypernova, and First Base! The reviews are gonna dry up a bit after I drop those reviews as I’m leaving for the summer to Eugene (Yes I’ll go and visit OneDrop) but I have a Leaf video scheduled for this Saturday and another bigger project coming later this month.
Moved the Contrast from A-Tier to S-tier.
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Big days, I got a couple of yoyos to review and add to the list before nationals. Benefits of trying a bunch of stuff.
Anyways
Recess | PC Hypernova | S-tier
Specs:
Diameter - 58mm
Width - 46mm
Weight - 69g
Materials - Polycarbonate
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The plastic category is absolutely packed, stuffed, and filled with yoyos that do what every company claims they do: be just as good as metal yoyos. 9 times out of 10, this tends to be somewhat true, but with the caveat that it’s one of the geriatric gentleman’s yoyos meant for a cool, calm, and collected cold fusion before a cold drink with the boys or a night out with your wife. Rarely ever does a properly good plastic compare to a properly good metal yoyo. It’s rare for a plastic to actually deliver on being as good as the best metal yoyos. The PC Hypernova is still not as good as the very best metal monometals. With the catch that it certainly far exceeds the disappointing, depressing, and overall dreary monometals that most plastics tend to harken to “minimum” comparisons. Overall, in terms of performance, it’s a great generalist, with a comfortable and easy playstyle. If you’re busting out bangers and behind-the-back combos, you’re gonna wish you had more or have to condition yourself to be a more gentle banger buster, but overall, you won’t be wholly disappointed.
The other side to this coin is that the PC Hypernova is a yoyo fine-tuned for those easy nights where you need something capable, comfortable, and overall, competent. It’s a companion for when you just need to take your thoughts off the fact that gas is running you an extra $1.50 than it was just 2 months ago.
In all, I think everyone should at least try the PC Hypernova. It’s no Wilderness, but it arguably outperforms and outdoes yoyos like the Shutter, Horizon, and sits in a more pleasant space than something like the Optima by a far margin.
Compared to some of its adversaries, yes, it is a bit expensive and strictly speaking, slightly underperforms. The Faceless is just as performant but cheaper, and the AoE is a great beginner/intermediate/expert yoyo that can do anything for about a quarter of the price.
But the reason you get the PC Hypernova isn’t that it’s the best yoyo you can buy for the money; you buy it because it’s good to have with you. It’s reliable, easy, and comfortable. Pick up, wow the neighbors or some fellow bargoers, then just vibe out the rest of the night.
Play: Everyone
Power: Powerful
Speed: Average
Controllability: Easy
Stability: Average
Value: Bad
Bind: Snaggy
Sturdiness: Play Hard
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W review
W1LD | Shyness | A-tier
Specs:
Diameter - 55.96mm
Width - 50.09mm
Weight - 65.9g
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Love the Shy, great yoyo. So I copped monometal, got it on accident from a mystery box.
It’s a monometal version of the Shy, so it’s good! Moves good, feels good, generally good. Oldheads will be averse to it, I think. I actually really love how this thing feels and moves. It’s great. Good generalist.
Play: Competitive
Power: Powerful
Speed: Average
Controllability: Easy
Stability: Solid
Value: Average
Bind: Average
Sturdiness: Play Hard
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Would really love to see a review on the Wildify! Considering how much you loved the Wilder I really think you’ll love the Wildify!
okay done
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Oh lmao. I actually just watched that the other day 
Just wondering if a review for the Penumbra is planned.
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Probably not, don’t love the colors mark dropped w/ it. Blasted rims always feel like junk to me.
Yoyorecreation | Savage Handcrush | B-Tier
Specs:
Diameter - 57mm
Width - 60mm
Weight - 69.5g
Materials - (?) Aluminum
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This yoyo should be everything the Savage was but even more. And in some ways, it is. In the good ways and the bad ways. It’s still a thrasher, but it’s still fatiguing to use. But ironically… It’s slightly nerfed. This yoyo leaves performance to be desired in a couple of weirdly particular ways. Obviously, the width helps, you have more catch zone. It’s pretty impossible to miss a trick on this. But to be honest? It’s missing the X-Factor of the original Savage. I’m not sure if it’s the profile or the weight distribution, but it’s prone to blowouts. So you have a ton of catch zone, but if you bump it wrong, the yoyo flops. Absolutely gut-wrenching. I wanted to adore this yoyo, but alas, I just have a cool beater now. Also, it’s snaggy as hell. I’ve swapped pads in this, diagnosed issues; it’s just snaggy. Sucks to suck, but it is what it is. Not as solid as it could be.
Genuinely, the Wilderness 7075 is more reliable.
Play: Competitive
Power: Powerful
Speed: Average
Controllability: Average
Stability: Average
Value: Bad
Bind: Snaggy
Sturdiness: Play Hard(?)
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Agreed that Savage HC is a bit of a letdown. Not bad by any means but they goofed up on gap width and bind interaction pretty massively imo. If you’re gonna get a Savage from YYR either stay with the OG or go with the 55mm variant.
PS. Pretty sure the snagginess comes from vaguely high walls for a comp yoyo alongside an average-narrow-ish gap. As I’m sure you know gingie you want the response area to move away from the pads as soon as possible for most comp yoyos and it doesn’t really do that.