minclarion
As a long-time tabletop RPG GM/Player, from the 70s to now. I have to add my two cents to this one. For the old salts in the genre, you'll very much appreciate the polish and skill Mercer possesses at this craft. for the newly initiated.. Welcome. This is the perfect example and keystone to begin your own journeys. Everyone can appreciate the mix of varied and stellar skills these players and friends have brought into Mercer's world. and even they are have been humbled and taken aback by the deserved success of this show. Just be ready for a DEEP dive into the sheer amount of content they have amassed over the years. all freely available on Youtube, Twitch and Alpha. Enjoy :)
xeniafoertsch
This show is everything. On the one hand it takes a special kind of show to want to watch it for 115 episodes. And this is not casual, have it on while doing the dishes, catch every other episode when you can kind of watching; this is transfixed, in front of the screen, tear-soaked, yelling at your laptop because no, why is everything falling apart? kind of watching.Before watching Critical Role I'd never really engaged with DnD and had no idea how fun, engaging and emotional it could be. Now after countless fits of rage tears, sad tears, happy tears, aww tears, or just general WTF moments, I am trying to find a DnD group in my area and cannot wait for my chance to play.This show is more enjoyable to watch than a lot of TV and a lot of films out there, and while it is only a group of people rolling dice on the internet, the connection you gain with the show and its characters, the immersion into Matt's world and the way everyone, be it cast, guest star or viewer, are made to feel so welcome and embraced, are truly one of a kind.Highly recommend, especially the episode with the cows. Still one of my faves.
Andrea Stender Cordes
Critical Role is a surprisingly engaging show, told through constant improvisation performed by some of the hardest hitters in the Voice Acting business, through the game "Dungeons and Dragons" lead by Matthew Mercer. Critical Role takes place in the high fantasy world of Exandria, and centers around the group of adventurers called Vox Machina. Vox Machina consists of Goliath barbarian Grog (Travis Willingham), human gunslinger Percival (Taliesin Jaffe), Dragonborn Sorcerer Tiberius (Orion Acaba), half-elf druid Keyleth (Marisha Ray), gnome cleric Pike (Ashley Johnson), gnome bard Scanlan (Sam Riegel) and the half-elven twins, the ranger Vex'ahlia (Laura Bailey) and her brother, the rogue Vax'ildan (Liam O'Brien). The story starts in-medias-res as the group are entering the dwarven city of Kraghammer. They don't manage to be there long before they start attracting attention and trouble. What makes the show isn't the story itself, which might surprise most who try to watch the show. It's the characters, their inter- personal relationships, struggles, and the impact they have on the world around them that makes the show what it is. Despite having no visuals at all, this show is intensely visual, through the amazingly graphic storytelling of Matthew Mercer. If you possess even a smidgen of ability to imagine, Matthew Mercer handles the rest. He'll paint castles in your mind, after which the remaining cast will fill the castle with life, laughter, and tears of both joy and sorrow. Being that the show is running on 300+ hours, and isn't done yet, with the average episode being 3 hours, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a short attention span. But if that isn't an issue, I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys stories about people. Even if you don't like fantasy, you'll quite quickly discover that the fantasy is just the setting of the story, but that the backbone of Critical Role is the characters. I've seen 300 hours of this show, and I'd happily watch 300 more.
bunab
Critical Role is a great show suitable for anyone who has ever enjoyed watching Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones or the likes. The magical fantasy setting of Dungeons and Dragons is brought to life by these amazing voice actors. In time, these players will grow on you, and they will take you on an emotional journey, both sad and hilarious.I'd recommend starting of with episode 24, as things start to really pick up at this point. Start here, and after one episode, you will never look back.
