Reviews
Lingo (2021)
Quick and engaging entertainment
In a successful re-make of a 1980's American game show; presenter Adil Ray successfully treads the line between admonition and commiseration of contestants as they try to guess the words in a hangman-style endeavour.
With rounds containing either 4 or 5 letter words the producers take a fair approach to what's on offer - with some days producing a lot of double letter words, while others have 3 or more vowels in the mix (curse you ooze!) and you will often find yourself shouting at the TV because you believe the answer to be blindingly obvious (a point that Adil does not fail to point out in a kind manner).
In between these rounds are 9 or 10 letter offerings, with a single clue (that sometimes does not seem ideal for the answer) and a devaluation of cash offered as letters are filled in over the 10 seconds.
Overall this show provides a quality hour of entertainment with a strong cash prize that will keep the attention of both young and old alike.
Critical Role (2015)
An excellent display of storytelling.
Critical Role is an excellent display of just how much fun you can have playing the classic 'pen and paper' game of Dungeons and Dragons. Bringing the old radio plays from the 20s into a modern day setting (the internet) these highly talented voice actors all inject fun, enthusiasm and entertainment into their characters.
Matthew Mercer (Halo 4, Diablo 3) takes on the role of the Game Master, the person responsible for maintaining the story, who guides the players through their journey in a world of his creation. Every shopkeeper, tavern owner and wandering monster is brought to life by his quirky and intelligent style.
On occasion the story can wane due to the size of the party and due to the budgets available to web shows the sound quality will sometimes go awry I was unable to rate it as a 10, but the quality of voice acting involved will rival any movie, TV show or video game. If you love playing the game itself or want to pick up some helpful tips this show is not something you can afford to miss.