I just finished binge-watching The Legend of Vox Machina on Prime. This thing was very well done and managed to have me hanging in there for every detail. The story is engaging and the characters vibrant.
For those who have not yet seen the program I will not be posting any spoilers here.
This animated series was the result of an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign with the fans of this amazingly popular streaming franchise putting up millions of dollars to make this a reality.
Not for children. Depictions of adult situations and a plethora of curse words fill the episodes with the first episode kicking off quickly with some animated nudity.
While the combat doesn't match the rules and play of D&D strictly, that is fine since we're watching for the story and not to learn the rules of the game.
Fans of Critical Role will have likely been aware of this for quite some time, but newcomers and those not in-the-know may find this to be a welcome surprise. Knowledge of the Critical Role streaming (and on Youtube) series is not at all required for enjoyment of the Vox Machina animated show, but if you've watched the CR program long enough you can just about picture the actors as they played the situations out in real time.
The party members are the usual cast from Critical Role: Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Taliesin Jaffe, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham. Matt Mercer voices a villain and you'll have to watch since I won't be naming the character here. This thing was packed with additional famous names including the likes of Doctor Who's David Tennant and Firefly's Gina Torres (there are so many great actors involved, too many to list).
The cast must have been having an absolute blast reprising their in-game characters in this animated retelling of some of their adventures. Sam Riegel's portrayal of the scandalous gnome Scanlan had me laughing frequently.
Recommendation: Do yourself a favor and make sure you watch this, you won't regret the time spent.
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