Hey guys, its me CriticalCubing and today I will be reviewing the GuoGuan Yuexiao
This is a new cube produced by the sub brand of moyu called Guoguan
Contrary to popular belief, it is not made by YJ. Yongjun Plastic Manufactory is the main company
and Moyu is a branch of YJ and under Moyu falls Congs Design and GuoGuan
Also, contrary to popular belief, the core is not octopus core
The core used in the Yuexio is similar to the normal core's however it just has extended arms for added stablity
The center piece is also not the traditional design and has a pillar kind of structure for more stability which doesn't allow the screw to move around too much
The stickers used in the cube are the standard Moyu half brights and are more brighter than the stickers used on the Aolong GT
The weight of the cube is light and the size is 56mm, smaller than standard size. It costs 12$ on cubezz and is the cheapest price you will find
The feel of Yuexiao out of the box was sandy and dry, but really stable nonetheless
After breaking it in, the sandy feeling is gone and it has this smooth, kind of crunchy and airy feeling
To me it feels like a mix between Meiying and Hualong, a Meiying Hualong Hybrid, MeiLong haha
Also, while turning the cube has loud noise to it and may feel hollow to some people, due to the hollow corner piece
The M slices are nice on this one so Roux users will like it.On my tight tensions it can corner cut 45 degrees and and line to line for reverse corner cutting
Putting the tensions on loose makes the cube really unstable and locky, hence I prefer it on moderate tight to tight tensions and anyway
you wont be corner cutting over 45 degrees so the tensions suit me. I did my quick lube method to break this cube in and initially lubed it with 50k traxxas
After that I washed the pieces and lubed it my way with 30k on the pieces and 50k on the core and it was fast and controllable at the same time
Now, some owners of Yuexiao have complained that it catches and locks a lot which was happening to me also after some time using it on loose tensions
If you are experiencing this, then you should tensions the cube a bit and also you may want to mod the cube a bit which helps with the stablity a bit more and reduces those random lockups
I have a link in the description on how you can do it. Now about pops and corner twists
I have experienced corner twists on loose tensions however not on my current tensions. Even after modding it, I have not experienced corner twists
I cant say if the tensions are preventing it or something else and the cube hasn't popped on me even once. Really stable cube
I am not that fast on one handed as I started recently but I like it for OH too. Now some fun facts
Zhang Guoquan the designer of this cube named the Yuexiao after his girlfriend. His girlfriend's name was Yuexiao hence he named this cube also the Yuexiao
Yuexiao means moon and morning and Zhang has plans to make other puzzles like 2x2 and name it after his family members
To sum it up, this cube is fabulous, the corner cutting on loose tensions is on par with the Gans
and Gans has the best corner cutting on the market. But should you get this cube
In my honest, opinion If you already have a Meiying and like it then you might want to stick with it
Some people like Meiying over Yuexiao however if you have the bucks and are willing to spend it on some a new cube then you might want to get this
I would recommend it to every speedcuber regardless of their current average. The cube is controllable so they wont have too many problems with controlling it
Now, do I like it better than my Thunderclap or not? Find out about it in my Thunderclap vs Yuexiao Comparison video
Thank you guys for watching, watch my others reviews and first impressions and I will meet you next time
Sayonara~