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[LectureMaster]

Secret Level Review - IGN

With a dubious selection of source material and indistinct styles of animation, Secret Level struggles to find satisfying stories for a short-form anthology.

www.ign.com

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Verdict​

If Secret Level isn’t quite a transparent marketing ploy, it still falls victim to the sort of fatigue that results from mainlining one video game trailer after another. Beyond a few highlights, it is too often a humorless smear of action-heavy conflict that fails to convey the breadth of the medium, all while suffering the usual pitfalls of the anthology format. If nothing else, the series accurately represents what a season of Love, Death, and Robots might be like if it were all about brands.

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I blame Concord.

 

[Shubh_C63]

for 15 mins, it would still be worth watching for your favorite game.

 

[Mayar]

I didn't even want to watch it from the very beginning. It's not really a movie, it's just a collection of ads for several games, well, those who agreed to pay for the film adaptation =)

 

[Big Baller]

I bet the director is crying right now

 

[LectureMaster]

I guess on the bright side, Amazon is giving out more games on Prime Gaming..

Amazon is giving away games to promote its Secret Level anthology series

Amazon is offering Prime members free codes to some games that inspired episodes in the upcoming Secret Level animated series.

www.engadget.com

 

[ZehDon]

So, IGN rated it worse than Corcord. I wonder if Amazon will shut it down in two weeks?

 

[March Climber]

it is too often a humorless smear of action-heavy conflict that fails to convey the breadth of the medium

If nothing else, the series accurately represents what a season of Love, Death, and Robots might be like if it were all about brands.

I will give this a shot.

 

[Soodanim]

I kept seeing references to Secret Level in posts but never bothered to find out what it was.

It might be worth a shot for the franchises I know, but the free Prime games are more appealing by the sound of things.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

I guess on the bright side, Amazon is giving out more games on Prime Gaming..

Amazon is giving away games to promote its Secret Level anthology series

Amazon is offering Prime members free codes to some games that inspired episodes in the upcoming Secret Level animated series.

www.engadget.com

That's awesome! I just beat Space Marine 2's campaign, so the first game is next I guess.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[nikos]

No clue what this show is about but there's an Unreal Tournament episode so I'll watch.

 

[SJRB]

That pacman episode really fucked them up, huh

 

[March Climber]

No clue what this show is about but there's an Unreal Tournament episode so I'll watch.

Depending on how old you are, if you remember youtube AMVs or fan animations (like recently with Dragon Ball Legend), then expect that but with a big budget. A love letter to specific video game I.P.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

That pacman episode really fucked them up, huh

Absolutely awful. Who thought this was a good idea?

 

[Danjin44]

I’m curious to see how Armored Core episode going to turnout.

 

[Rocinante618]

I am once again convinced that video games don't necessarily translate to good media and vice versa, the audience of these forms of entertainment are very different so just let stuff be as it is.

 

[March Climber]

I am once again convinced that video games don't necessarily translate to good media and vice versa, the audience of these forms of entertainment are very different so just let stuff be as it is.

I would agree if there wasn't existing evidence elsewhere that proves your post to be false.

I'm 100% certain that if video game TV shows and movies were given the 2000s screenwriters who adapted books like LoTR and Harry Potter into movies or hell even the early 2010s Marvel screenwriters, this wouldn't even be a point of conversation.

 

[Trilobit]

Gamereactor, one of the bigger gaming sites in Europe gave it 8/10. I've been following the Swedish site for decades now and trust them more than IGN.

Secret Level

Tim Miller and Blur Studios team up for an animated anthology series based on the biggest game worlds - and it works.

www.gamereactor.eu

Tastes differ of course, but I'll give the show a shot.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

No clue what this show is about but there's an Unreal Tournament episode so I'll watch.

Im in for Warhammer, everything else is whatever.

Absolutely awful. Who thought this was a good idea?

It's that bad?

 

[Fbh]

I’m curious to see how Armored Core episode going to turnout.

I mean, to use IGN's own words: "a humorless smear of action-heavy conflict" is sort of exactly what I want from the Armored Core episode lol.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I wanna watch the Concord episode

 

[Danjin44]

I mean, to use IGN's own words: "a humorless smear of action-heavy conflict" is sort of exactly what I want from the Armored Core episode lol.

“Humourless”? Do they expect comedy in Armored Core?

 

[diffusionx]

This show looks hella cringe and stupid.

 

[Hugare]

 

[ManaByte]

 

[midnightAI]

Well as a fan of Love, Death + Robots and also the Oats Studios (volume 1) I am really looking forward to this.

What I'm saying is... I really don't care what IGN says, or anyone else really, I'll make my own mind up in a few days

 

[Diddy X]

I was eager thinking that finally someone reviewed IGN.

 

[Deft Beck]

This always felt like a big ad, so I'm glad I was right.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Who at Sony signed off on letting Kevin Hart anywhere near their IPs? Oh well, at least the 40K episode will probably be good.

 

[adamsapple]

How does one watch this?

Is it gonna be on Youtube?

 

[Sebastian1295]

By problem with secret level is the same problem i had with love death + robots. The episodes aren't nearly long enough to create a compelling narrative because they're having to jam everything into this insanely small runtime. The episodes for this should've been 1hr long hbo style because then you could get alottttt more time with these characters to expand the lore and to tell people about them and the world they live in.

 

[Sebastian1295]

How does one watch this?

Is it gonna be on Youtube?

Amazon prime video sadly.

 

[Kacho]

More soulless corporate junk. Western entertainment needs a serious overhaul on the creative side.

 

[saintjules]

I bet the director is crying right now

Why? On person's opinion?

 

[MALpractice311]

Geez. When IGN actually uses the 1-6 of their 1-10 scale, you know something is truly shit.

 

[The_hunter]

I watched the Armored Core one. Personally I didn't like it at all. Won't watch the rest

 

[Darkmakaimura]

When is the Space Hammer episode?

Edit: Warhammer. lol.

 

[Portugeezer]

Concord > secret level

 

[SJRB]

Bro what the FUCK was that Armored Core episode.

 

[The_hunter]

When is the Space Hammer episode?

Warhammer one? It's already out

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Warhammer one? It's already out

Yeah Warhammer 40,000. Lol.

I haven't heard anybody talk about that episode yet.

 

[SJRB]

40k episode was awesome! Metal as fuck.

Such a sick franchise, infinite potential.

 

[Mortisfacio]

For those that have seen them all (the 8 released, at least) is there any adult content such as nudity? My son wants to watch it today after school, but I'm not seeing much on content just yet.

 

[SJRB]

For those that have seen them all (the 8 released, at least) is there any adult content such as nudity? My son wants to watch it today after school, but I'm not seeing much on content just yet.

There's extreme gore and very harrowing stuff in the D&D and 40k episodes. Not sure how old your kid is but I wouldn't let little kids watch this under any circumstance.

 

[Trogdor1123]

The Warhammer one is just excellent. It really portrays what takes space marine should be like

 

[Mortisfacio]

There's extreme gore and very harrowing stuff in the D&D and 40k episodes. Not sure how old your kid is but I wouldn't let little kids watch this under any circumstance.

Appreciate it. He's 7, so I figured the easiest "no" for me would be 40k. Just given the nature of the franchise, if it was anything close to that, it was going to have gore. With Love, Death & Robots I only let him watch a couple of the lighthearted eps but majority were a no. Figured maybe the Pac-Man unless they slipped something into there as well.

 

[SJRB]

New World is a banger episode too, very funny and elevated by the voice acting.

I don't know how this is a 5/10, every show so far is awesome, Armored Core is the only mid one.

 

[FeralEcho]

Worthy of the Concord name.

 

[Fbh]

Damn the Armored Core one is bad?
It's the only one I was really looking forward to

 

[YeulEmeralda]

I am once again convinced that video games don't necessarily translate to good media and vice versa, the audience of these forms of entertainment are very different so just let stuff be as it is.

It depends. Trying to condense a 100 hour game into a half hour anime always turns to shit.