D&D General A Quick Peek At Tiamat In Amazon's 'Secret Level' Anthology TV Show

Secret Level, a new TV show coming to Amazon, is an anthology animated series which features various video games--and one or two tabletop games! While Dungeons & Dragons doesn't get much of a mention in the article, there is a screenshot which shows Tiamat.

The show features 15 different IPs--mainly video games--and launches on December 10th on Amazon Prime.

Other properties showcased include Pac-Man, Mega Man, Spelunky, Sifu, Amored Core, The Outer Worlds, Exodus, and Warhammer.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Only seen the D&D one so far. I would say it’s technically a Forgotten Realms episode, since it features Torm and The Cult of the Dragon. Was kind of like an extended trailer really.

 

[Parmandur]

Only seen the D&D one so far. I would say it’s technically a Forgotten Realms episode, since it features Torm and The Cult of the Dragon. Was kind of like an extended trailer really.

The whole project feels like a collection of proof-of-concept pitches...

 

[Superchunk77]

Only watched the D&D and Warhammer ones so far.

D&D one was...OK. A lot of parts were sorta predictable. The spell effects were pretty accurate and recognizable (except for the big flamethrower spell used by the mage). Polymorphing the lich was goofy, broke immersion in the scene. Also would have preferred more traditional races in the heroic party (human, elf, halfling).

I liked Warhammer so much more. A no-nonsense mission leading up to amazing combat scenes. Marines kicking ass, gore. The chaos demon at the end was very unnerving. It totally immersed you into the world.

 

[dave2008]

Only watched the D&D and Warhammer ones so far.

D&D one was...OK. A lot of parts were sorta predictable. The spell effects were pretty accurate and recognizable (except for the big flamethrower spell used by the mage). Polymorphing the lich was goofy, broke immersion in the scene. Also would have preferred more traditional races in the heroic party (human, elf, halfling).

I liked Warhammer so much more. A no-nonsense mission leading up to amazing combat scenes. Marines kicking ass, gore. The chaos demon at the end was very unnerving. It totally immersed you into the world.

Interesting. My family and I had a different reaction. The D&D episode made us want to watch more and the warhammer episode made us stop watching. It just didn't do it for us. I do agree the chaos demon at the end was a pretty cool concept.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Okay I've watched all of them.

The D&D Episode started great, had some character development for several characters, some cool fight scenes, then ended abruptly when naughty word got interesting. I feel ripped off by that. It feels incompete, but was good enough to make that frustrating.

Sifu was simular issue, just skipped the boss fight.

New World was funniest episode, love Arnie, good character growth.

I did not expect it, but Unreal Tournment: Xan was the best IMHO, this one actually had a very satisfying ending.

So did Warhammer. Great fighting, creepy end villian.

Crossfire was confusing, no clue who to root for, good action at least, everybody thinks their the good guy, but I know nothing about what any of them stand for so...

Armored Core was alot of fun, cool action. I liked this character for Keenu, some of his best acting honestly.

Packman had the most artistic license by far, the game had some very broad thematic influences, but took them in a vastly different direction. It felt very Heavy Metal Magazine to me.

 

[CM]

Can we have the full movie for the D&D episode rather than just the extended theatrical trailer please?

 

[Alby87]

I did not expect it, but Unreal Tournment: Xan was the best IMHO, this one actually had a very satisfying ending.

Unreal Tournament lore is not so expanded, but some of the names and places are well know. It's a mold ready to make a great series, and this showed everyone on the world. I hope this will be expanded upon, really.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I thought the pac man episode was the most interesting, presenting another interpretation of what the game is about. The WH40K one was pointless and dull. In a way it was the opposite of the D&D episode. D&D got us to care about the characters, without showing the big fight. WH40K showed us the fight without giving us any reason to care about the outcome.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Polymorphing the lich was goofy, broke immersion in the scene.

That goofiness is part of the rules. They did a good job in demonstrating you can have the goofiness without it being a comedy.

I’m a bit dubious about Lay on Hands repairing clothing though! That’s what Mending is for.

Also would have preferred more traditional races in the heroic party (human, elf, halfling).

It wasn’t a Lord of the Rings episode! They demonstrated that D&D is not just a Tolkien knock-off, whilst not excluding Tolkienesque races by having a token dwarf.

 

[Alerad]

Are all the episodes out yet, or do they release one per week?