Secret Level, Season One (2024)
I had some high expectations for Secret Level, especially given that it was produced by the same folks behind Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots anthology. Unfortunately, this collection of animated shorts inspired by various games, both tabletop and video, largely squanders its potential. To be fair, some of the shorts are enjoyable. The Dungeons & Dragons short contains plenty of fun easter eggs, the Warhammer 40,000 short is packed with grimdark ultra-violence, and I really liked the blend of cyberpunk and traditional Chinese mythology in the Honor of Kings short. But by and large, Secret Level feels perfunctory and unnecessary, like a collection of extended cutscenes, or worse, advertisements. In other words, it’s a shameless appeal to nostalgia and fandom that offers precious little in terms of unique or interesting storytelling.
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