>>9276621>>9276626100%. The 2012 Turtles before the show redesign remain one of the high points of their last decade. I know people hate playmates but I feel like they're still capable of doing stuff like that and have just been limited by doing a bunch of toys of designs that just don't make for cool toys. 2012 and Rise are almost the opposite of Playmate's design sense from the classic line with their clean and smooth designs.
Playmates used to have way more pull with the animated series before Nick and they were decent, fun toylines. If they're going to keep things at a solid price and budget they need designs that work within that. Clearly the classic designs still work and resonate with multiple generations of kids.