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The Legend of Vox Machina
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 13, 2022
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7.7
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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It’s why, two seasons in, Vox Machina has proven it’s not just a stellar adaptation from one medium to another—but an uproarious, heartening, thrilling animated series in its own right.
The Legend of Vox Machina, in all its violence and vulgarity, most importantly never forgets its heart, and the series’ commitment to telling those meaningful stories alongside its badass fight sequences and crude humor make it feel refreshing and unique still in its second outing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 158 User Ratings
7.7
77% Positive
122 Ratings
122 Ratings
10% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
13% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 158 User Ratings
7.7
77% Positive
122 Ratings
122 Ratings
10% Mixed
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
13% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
This show took me by surprise, I had never listened to the DnD campaign by Critical Role so I went in completely blind.
This show has been hilarious, entertaining and scratches an itch for dnd / high fantasy / and comedy.
If you have Amazon Prime, this is very much worth your time.
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Despite an overabundance of tropes, the season gets by thanks to its charming voice cast and endearing characters, which get deepened in exciting ways this season.
A worthy and interesting follow-up. Vox Machina, as powerful as each of its members are, can’t tackle everything on its own. And while it might seem like a somewhat lazy premise to saddle the Vox Machina with fetch quests, there’s nothing quick or simple about finding the Vestiges.
Vox Machina is a fun, chaotic ride through the world the players in Critical Role have been building upon for years. It takes the characters viewers are likely already familiar with, and establishes a story that both fans and newcomers can get into without catching up on the series.
The first episode feels a bit drawn out, and a few cuts would have still left a tight rollicking fun time. But it’s easy to forget your gripes once the fun picks back up, and the rest of the series lacks the meandering asides of the first episode, and introduces character backstory and threads of intrigue to sink your teeth into.
Critically, it could use some refining, but as a fan of the game, sometimes it just feels good to watch a campaign play out like how we all imagined it in our heads.
The setting and the characters are 10. It mixes humor and maturity in a perfect way. The animation is good, with above average action scenes but horrible CGI at times (mixing 2D and CGI animation always ends up the same way). The biggest problem I see is that it gets cliché and predictable at times, especially at the end of the arcs.
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I found this series fun for the first few episodes. Then all the shortcomings started to emerge.
It's generic. That's it's biggest flaw. While sprayed with the occasional "The Boys" humor it all feels already used.
I know it's generic in some areas due to D&D foundations, but that doesn't excuse it for being boring and predictable much too often.
The animations are nice at moments, but also very uneven. The fact that the dragons are animated in a completely different way doesn't sit well with me, to be honest.
It was an okay watch, but nothing spectacular. If you're a D&D fun, you'd probably give it a bit higher rating.
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The efforts of overpaid TTRPG nerds and overworked Korean animators give us a juvenile saga that aims for subversion and settles for irreverence. Its like throwing a TV-MA on Shrek.
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Some professional reviewers must have had a sizeable donation from Uncle Amazon, before putting in their scores, it seems. That's the only reason I can think of for grown adults giving something so basic, such glowing reviews.
If you're a kid between the age of 12-17, you might really enjoy Vox Machina.
The extremely cliche, trope-driven story and characters might not put you off and the script that substitutes swearing for jokes, might make you laugh a little.
If you're an adult or just a mature kid, Vox Machina is unwatchable after a few minutes. The artwork is decent, if not stellar and the animation is low-level Saturday morning cartoon, but it's passable.
Voice acting is also passable, there's some bad accents in there (but that's par for the course for the genre) but the cast do their best with the bad script. Unfortunately, however, the whole thing really comes down to that script and it is a stinker. It's beyond childish and whilst a similar project, Invincible, has a great time taking tropes and subverting them, and using harsh language and mature themes and using them with subtlety and wit to craft a show that's entertaining to all audiences, Vox has clearly been created by a different level of writer. Perhaps one that hasn't yet made it out of primary school?
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Woke, written by edge lords, and generally formulaic. Sure they pepper it with swear words, and the occasional flash of nudity, but that is just to earn the adult tag. The cool trailer happens in the first minute, and never reaches that height again in the first three episodes.
The art is good, as is the voice acting. But bad stories, woke agenda (especially in a fantasy setting), and juvenile antics from supposed adults robs this of any entertainment.
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Production Company:
- Amazon Studios
- Critical Role Productions
- Titmouse
Initial Release Date: Jan 13, 2022
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Tomato Awards (Rotten Tomatoes)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Annie Awards
• 1 Nomination
