>>9730214I think its just a very rare case of "substance over style".
Like a few of the 2015/16 sets are (in function) exactly what I wanted from a bionicle toy.
Like the other anon said, they mostly got rid of the shoehorned launcher gimmick and focused on making a decent figure with good articulation and playability. They just hadn't quite figured out the defining visual aesthetic of the line, some of the new toa and creature sets are a knockout but they just look a bit shit. Buy one that you like and you'll see that they definitely have a charm to them.