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The Legend of Vox Machina
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 13, 2022
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7.8
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
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.
By Shannon O’Connor
FULL REVIEW
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 262 User Ratings
7.8
79% Positive
208 Ratings
208 Ratings
10% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
11% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 262 User Ratings
7.8
79% Positive
208 Ratings
208 Ratings
10% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
11% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
Though the season stumbles at first, the changes it makes to the source material ultimately yield a triumph of adaptation. The last six episodes have that familiar Critical Role flavor, but there’s a freshness there, too – even if you've already seen the live streams that inspired the show.
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.
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.
By Kenneth Lowe
FULL REVIEW
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.
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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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: 5 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