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Animation - 5/10 Character depth - 6/10 Dialogue - 5/10 Story - 10/10
The 3D animation is terrible. I don't know why all these shows are switching from 2d to 3D but there you have it.
The characters don't feel fully fleshed out. They aren't one dimensional by any means but there's something still lacking. For example the thing that aggravated me the most was the main antagonist Viren. I kept expecting more background. More insight into his character. But ended up never getting much more than "he wants power and is therefore evil." Even though he CLEARLY cared for the King he suddenly just...decides that he wants the crown?! Then wants to kill his sons? Out of nowhere? For no reason? It would have made so much more sense if *Someone had been whispering in Viren's ear from the start. It just doesn't make sense.
This show strikes me as too childish. The dialogue feels dumbed down which is frustrating because these are the exact same people who did Avatar. It reminded me of Trollhunters in a way. That show also leaned towards being too kiddish in its first few episodes. But in the end Trollhunters pulled itself together and came out really great! This show though? It never manages to be more than a good idea that was dumbed down for kids. For example the little dragon (when it hatches) acts like a dog. Yeah we get it. Cute animals that aren't dogs acting like dogs. Truly inspiring.
The potential behind this show is astounding despite it's problems. If you can look past the animation style and the cheap one liners it's got something good at it's heart. So in the end it's a solid 6 for me. It's good. But not great.
Animation - 5/10 Character depth - 6/10 Dialogue - 5/10 Story - 10/10
The 3D animation is terrible. I don't know why all these shows are switching from 2d to 3D but there you have it.
The characters don't feel fully fleshed out. They aren't one dimensional by any means but there's something still lacking. For example the thing that aggravated me the most was the main antagonist Viren. I kept expecting more background. More insight into his character. But ended up never getting much more than "he wants power and is therefore evil." Even though he CLEARLY cared for the King he suddenly just...decides that he wants the crown?! Then wants to kill his sons? Out of nowhere? For no reason? It would have made so much more sense if *Someone had been whispering in Viren's ear from the start. It just doesn't make sense.
This show strikes me as too childish. The dialogue feels dumbed down which is frustrating because these are the exact same people who did Avatar. It reminded me of Trollhunters in a way. That show also leaned towards being too kiddish in its first few episodes. But in the end Trollhunters pulled itself together and came out really great! This show though? It never manages to be more than a good idea that was dumbed down for kids. For example the little dragon (when it hatches) acts like a dog. Yeah we get it. Cute animals that aren't dogs acting like dogs. Truly inspiring.
The potential behind this show is astounding despite it's problems. If you can look past the animation style and the cheap one liners it's got something good at it's heart. So in the end it's a solid 6 for me. It's good. But not great.