Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 973: Carry-On (2024)
Synopsis
Original stories set in iconic video game worlds are presented in this animated anthology series. Video games have made the leap to the screen in a big way, and we’re celebrating the genre by taking a closer look at over 50 video game adaptations into movies and series. Clive Standen will reprise his role as the voice of Demetrius Titus, the main character in the video game Space Marine 2. The episode takes place after the events of the game.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is!
Expanding the video game medium with content created by talented fans with an unlimited budget sounds wonderful, right? The first 8 episodes were awesome, each embodying the universe they chose for it. I’ve seen some critics say they didn’t take any risks with the series. Have you seen the Pac Man episode?
HAVE YOU PLAYED THE GAME???
Because I did, and it seems to me that they took a hell of a risk with it. The series is stunning, every graphic style seems well chosen and mastered (as you would expect from the Love Death and Robot team), it bodes well for the future, hopefully it will expand the gaming medium even further. It is full of Easter eggs without the annoyance of the series pointing me in the direction of every detail screaming at me. And in the world we live in, that is already incredible.
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This is the first time that people who truly love gaming have taken risks to expand the medium and please us, the fans. But the beauty of it is that even for people who have never played the games, they can appreciate, understand and feel empathy for the characters and that seems to me to be a great challenge that they have overcome. The show also has its drawbacks, obviously some episodes weren’t as good as others (I’m looking at you, new world). Yes some episodes were short, yes some jokes were a little off, I never said it was perfect, just that it was great.