The Legend of Vox Machina

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

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  1. zarifebolsu49
    Apr 8, 2022
    10
    After Amazon invincible, it added another very good piece to its animation business.
    I love it, it's so beautiful.
  2. hbgomez2
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    To start, I’m trying to review this from two perspectives: Fans of Critical Role and the uninitiated. With that in mind, if you’re a fan of critical role and have invested the hours into the web series, this is a 10. It’s inanely rewarding if you’ve been with the cast the whole time - like watching a book be written. By the author only to years later see it adapted for the screen. ThereTo start, I’m trying to review this from two perspectives: Fans of Critical Role and the uninitiated. With that in mind, if you’re a fan of critical role and have invested the hours into the web series, this is a 10. It’s inanely rewarding if you’ve been with the cast the whole time - like watching a book be written. By the author only to years later see it adapted for the screen. There are Easter eggs, callbacks, and more for those who’ve followed the series. That being said, it’s still accessible to new fans. If you’re new, this series will likely be a 7 or an 8 for you - supposing you’re a genre fan who knows not to take it too seriously. Since it’s based on d&d, that should be obvious. If you’re worried a booklet getting into it, don’t worry: the length of episodes and the story are far easier to get into here than they would be on YouTube in D&D. The pacing is brisk, the animation is crisp, and the voice acting is just as good as you’d expect. Regardless, the first three episode are a knockout. They’re simple enough to bring new comers in, but offer enough hints at a larger story that the original fans followed for years. Given time, The Legend of Vox Machina will become something trusty special.… Expand
  3. alesz19
    Jan 30, 2022
    9
    This is just a wonderful adaption of the chaotic party of Vox Machina. A love letter to both D&D and Critical Role fans, LoVM excels at being a fun classic fantasy adventure. The tone can be inconsistent for newcomers without context however.
  4. calvinjedediah
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    This show won’t be for everyone. It is catered to me, specifically. And anyone like me. Because of this, I think the show is close to perfection.

    If you’re a critter, watch the show. If you’re a D&D or fantasy fan who isn’t afraid of vulgarity, watch the show. Remember, the show will progressively get better. Remember that these characters can be unlikeable because they have room to grow,    This show won’t be for everyone. It is catered to me, specifically. And anyone like me. Because of this, I think the show is close to perfection.

    If you’re a critter, watch the show. If you’re a D&D or fantasy fan who isn’t afraid of vulgarity, watch the show. Remember, the show will progressively get better. Remember that these characters can be unlikeable because they have room to grow, and change.

    Fast paced, funny, and brilliant.    … Expand
  5. RumCake85
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    The Legend of Vox Machina is an absolute blast. I have only dabbled in D&D, but I have listened to Critical Role. I'm really excited to see rest of season 1. The animation is beautiful, the humor is great, and I really like how each character is allowed to have moments.
  6. DavidTancon
    Jan 29, 2022
    10
    The Legend of Vox Machina is unique in Adult Animation. The show started as a Twitch live Dungeons and Dragons campaign where some nerdy voice actors and their Dungeon Master Matt Mercer drew in weekly audiences of over 40 thousand people on a Thursday night. That's more people than a Football stadium in the USA. All of these players and GM were professional working voice actors andThe Legend of Vox Machina is unique in Adult Animation. The show started as a Twitch live Dungeons and Dragons campaign where some nerdy voice actors and their Dungeon Master Matt Mercer drew in weekly audiences of over 40 thousand people on a Thursday night. That's more people than a Football stadium in the USA. All of these players and GM were professional working voice actors and they wanted to bring their vision of their show into the reality of a Adult Animation featuring their storyworld created by Matt Mercer, their story created by Matt Mercer and how their character's each individually reacted to the situations that Matt placed them in. They started a kickstarter campaign and raised over 11 million dollars making it the most successful kickstarter campaign ever. Three years later The Legend of Vox Machina is reality. The show is hilarious, fun, silly, bawdy, cute, rude, yet wholesome all at the same time. The legend of Vox Machina takes place on an imaginary world called Tal Dorei which is full of magic and high fantasy. This show is unique. The art animation is amazing and is the best work the studio of Titmouse has ever done. The music is incredible, and the bard Scanlan Shorthalt's songs are hilarious, weird, silly, and bawdy. The show is a hit to the Critters that backed it and i'm sure it's going to be a hit with adults everywhere. Imagine the Lord of the Rings with raunchy college humor and you are sure to come close to The Legend of Vox Machina.… Expand
  7. kmdcanada
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    Excellent adult cartoon. A bit silly but still good for a D&D storyj

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  8. trajanus
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    It is as expected based on the the live stream. The series is a slow burn with the first couple episodes being the introduction. The series picks up speed as the actual Briarwood arc begins.

    Fans of Critical Role will be pleased with the copious number of Easter eggs and the overall fan service.
  9. OlivierPiel
    Apr 28, 2022
    8
    I hate animes and I am a proud cinematic snob. But this is seriously and surprisingly really above average. Plot, pacing and editing...while maintaining a clever balance between action, character development and humour. No small feat especially for a genre accustomed to pandering to simplistic teenage tropes. I couldn't wait for each new installment to my own bewilderment. Each episode isI hate animes and I am a proud cinematic snob. But this is seriously and surprisingly really above average. Plot, pacing and editing...while maintaining a clever balance between action, character development and humour. No small feat especially for a genre accustomed to pandering to simplistic teenage tropes. I couldn't wait for each new installment to my own bewilderment. Each episode is better than the previous one.… Expand
  10. borkur
    Feb 11, 2022
    10
    Having watched thorough a big chunk of the real play web series I must say they captured the essence of their personal gameplay. Watching this is an absolute blast and I can't wait for more.
  11. Meldee
    Mar 29, 2022
    9
    Very entertaining, thanks mainly to the unique characters and great performances from the VAs behind them. The animation is also good. Eager for season 2.
  12. Glagaire
    Feb 11, 2022
    6
    If you're a fan of the original 'actual play' you'll almost certainly love it. If not it probably depends on whether or not you like your fantasy with gore, nudity, and plenty of poop and fart jokes. If yes, add 1 or two points to the score, if not take them away. Either way its a competent but far from ground-breaking cartoon version of the D&D tabletop game. It certainly had theIf you're a fan of the original 'actual play' you'll almost certainly love it. If not it probably depends on whether or not you like your fantasy with gore, nudity, and plenty of poop and fart jokes. If yes, add 1 or two points to the score, if not take them away. Either way its a competent but far from ground-breaking cartoon version of the D&D tabletop game. It certainly had the misfortune to come out the same year as Arcane, a show that makes almost all other animation pale in comparison and really highlights how old-school TLoVM and many other shows have become. It has a fast-moving story but, again, this is a love it or hate it point; it rapidly jumps from bawdy gag to action but doesn't take a lot of time from any real character development or world-building. Perhaps this was done with fans of the show (who already have plenty of both) in mind but for a new viewer it gives the show a slightly superficial feel.… Expand
  13. WeirdSinbad
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    It's great way to introduce people to DND. My only grif with the show is the vox character she is just unlikeable, if she isn't constantly putting down druid girl then she always has to b right.
  14. MetacriticOnur
    Apr 4, 2022
    3
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  15. mithril_dm
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Not every show is for everyone, but this is certainly for me. Fascinating and fun characters, equally engaging villains, a tight and twisty story, excellent animation, and some of the most fun I've had watching anything in a long time. A strong recommendation to those who enjoy fantasy, quality animation, or just a great story explored by great characters.
  16. samichsupernova
    Feb 4, 2022
    3
    Really in disbelief as to all the hype - it feels like only diehard Critical Role fans will really dig this. The 3/10 is for the crisp animation quality. It was obvious this show had a good budget, which is to be expected from the Kickstarter. The action scenes are also enjoyable. It's just too bad about everything else. I love crass humor, but this is just cringe. The writing overall isReally in disbelief as to all the hype - it feels like only diehard Critical Role fans will really dig this. The 3/10 is for the crisp animation quality. It was obvious this show had a good budget, which is to be expected from the Kickstarter. The action scenes are also enjoyable. It's just too bad about everything else. I love crass humor, but this is just cringe. The writing overall is really bad; I'd go so far as to say it's the worst aspect of the show.

    They try to give every character screen time and dialogue, even when there's nothing interesting for them to do, and all of them have the same boring speech cadences and a kid's idea of college-aged sense of humor, filled with too many f-bombs, vomiting, etc. It's like an edgy kid's idea of what a fantasy show for adults would be. The end result is that with a few exceptions, each character feels like a shallow pool of cliches, totally interchangeable outside of their combat roles and one or two traits. There's nothing but trope after trope in these first 3 episodes, which really weighs the whole thing down.

    I'm just so disappointed that such quality animation is wasted on such a bland story and thinly-sketched characters stuck in arrested development. Really couldn't care what happens next because there's so little consistency and detail paid in regards to the world-building and plot holes abound, especially in the third episode. There's nothing at all clever or new here.

    If you want great fantasy comedy, there are other options: the hugely underrated Disenchanted, Dragon Prince, Avatar, etc... even Your Highness is funnier than this. If you want to see a great D&D campaign story, check out the Record of Lodoss War series. The original animation series and light novel series still holds up to this day. It's funny, epic, and consistent, to boot. Heck, just read some books by Terry Pratchett, William Goldman, Robert Lynn Aspirin, etc. The whole conceit has been done so much better before, so many times.    … Expand
  17. areustle
    Jan 31, 2022
    3
    Some stories do not translate well between mediums, this appears to be one. What may work in an actual-play D&D session falls largely flat in animation. Too much Bathos. Trite. Cliché. At times second-hand embarrassing.

    While the character design is simple, the animation is surprisingly fluid. Seems like it was animated on ones! Adult content and violence was also well utilized in most    Some stories do not translate well between mediums, this appears to be one. What may work in an actual-play D&D session falls largely flat in animation. Too much Bathos. Trite. Cliché. At times second-hand embarrassing.

    While the character design is simple, the animation is surprisingly fluid. Seems like it was animated on ones! Adult content and violence was also well utilized in most cases, so thumbs up there. Grog earns a full point all by himself.    … Expand
  18. 10kWays
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Legend of Vox Machina is a truly wonderful show that is fitting for kids and people of strict religious… Wait, wait a minute, wrong show. Starting over.

    The Legend of Vox Machina opens a genre for me that haven’t seen on television since the 1983 cartoon, Dungeons and Dragons. Except this time, we don’t see one-dimensional campy characters geared at children but instead the creators of Critical Role, bring us the well needed Red-Band adult version.

    I found the main characters of Vox Machina to be edgy, heartfelt, and quick witted. The comedy is fun and full of energy and thankfully, even a bit raunchy at times (thanks Scanlan). I thought that the animation was very well done and fit the visual direction which fit the story’s direction!

    While I did find the first episode to be a bit slower paced than the rest, I was very pleased when things quickly took off in the following two episodes and I became invested in the characters journey. I was laughing out loud when an unexpected game of ball tag broke out amongst Grog and Vax which concluded fantastically with a single powerful punch to nuts of Grog, while Vax was delivering a speech about dignity, so good! This for me I believe this foreshadows where the narrative path is taking us. Humorous surprises, heartfelt storylines, all backed up by the real-life friendship that these collaborators have for one another, which is just contagious.

    Anything goes in The Legend of Vox Machina, just like in the highly successful show, Critical Role. From glimpsing the outline of Scanlan’s balls, to the brutally torn apart party of adventurers, the Legend of Vox Machina will ring out like a giant burp echoing in the Sovereigns chambers. I for one am looking forward to the seeing the beauty, pain, and laughter that Vox Machina has in store for us all!    … Expand
  19. Bodes
    Feb 6, 2022
    3
    Imagine Game of Thrones except it's only Bronn and Tyrion getting drunk, swearing and banging hookers and literally nothing else at all. Most will have a hard time watching past the halfling bard defiling immersion by breaking into a rap sequence.
    The only saving grace is the animation and I suspect that's going to get worse as the episodes wear on. Believe it or not DnD used to be a    Imagine Game of Thrones except it's only Bronn and Tyrion getting drunk, swearing and banging hookers and literally nothing else at all. Most will have a hard time watching past the halfling bard defiling immersion by breaking into a rap sequence.
    The only saving grace is the animation and I suspect that's going to get worse as the episodes wear on. Believe it or not DnD used to be a somewhat wholesome game and this gutter trash series craps all over it without offering any redeeming adult themes in return. What parent would let their kid play this game after seeing something like this?
    Swear. Vomit. Swear. Character's pants fall down. Vomit. Swear.
    Definition of s**ting where you eat.    … Expand
  20. Mandra
    Aug 28, 2022
    10
    They really nailed everything, it's flawless. An absolute must-watch for all the fans!
  21. NoahsNexus
    Apr 5, 2023
    9
    The Legend of Vox Machina: Season 1 is a thrilling fantasy adventure that will captivate audiences from beginning to end. The animation is superb, with lush, detailed landscapes and dynamic action sequences that will leave viewers breathless.

    But what truly sets this show apart is its characters. Each member of the Vox Machina team is unique, with their own strengths, weaknesses, and    The Legend of Vox Machina: Season 1 is a thrilling fantasy adventure that will captivate audiences from beginning to end. The animation is superb, with lush, detailed landscapes and dynamic action sequences that will leave viewers breathless.

    But what truly sets this show apart is its characters. Each member of the Vox Machina team is unique, with their own strengths, weaknesses, and motivations. From the charismatic rogue Vax'ildan to the stoic half-orc Grog, every character is memorable and well-developed.

    As a viewer, I particularly connected with Keyleth, the half-elven druid. Her journey from self-doubt to self-confidence was both inspiring and relatable. Her interactions with the other members of Vox Machina were often touching and heartfelt, adding depth to an already rich and compelling narrative.

    Overall, The Legend of Vox Machina: Season 1 is a must-watch for any fan of high-fantasy storytelling. With stunning animation, gripping action, and a cast of unforgettable characters, it's an experience that will stay with you long after the credits roll.    … Expand

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Brittany Vincent
    Jan 28, 2022
    80
    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.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Lowe
    Jan 28, 2022
    80
    The Legend of Vox Machina is a competently produced story decidedly informed by the sensibilities of a new generation of players, the kind of series that shares DNA with the ’83 cartoon and the disastrous 2000 film, but also looks absolutely nothing like either of them. And while it won’t net Hasbro any royalties, it unquestionably moves the phenomenon one step deeper into the mainstream.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Spencer Crittenden
    Jan 27, 2022
    80
    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.
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