Full disclosure, I'm not a huge fan of reality shows. (I don't hate them, I just don't watch many) but from the way this show was advertised, it looked to be a genre defying show, a medieval show with real people in it.
And no, I'm not taking points off, just for it being a reality show, I just don't really care for how the fantasy elements are handled.
-The story is painfully generic: find a number of parts of the thing, save the kingdom.
-the rules are not explained very well: how much can the players interact with the story outside of the challenges,(as shown in the 'should we escape' part)
basically despite their best attempts, the fantasy elements are nothing but a coat of paint on this show. it's a medieval styled reality show, and that's it. and aside from the very well made costumes, and well designed sets the only that sets it apart from similar shows, is the illusion of an interactive story. One that would be way more fun to play, then it is to watch. If you LOVE reality shows AND fantasy, you may find this interesting, but it's no where near good enough to change anyone's opinion on reality shows.
And no, I'm not taking points off, just for it being a reality show, I just don't really care for how the fantasy elements are handled.
-The story is painfully generic: find a number of parts of the thing, save the kingdom.
-the rules are not explained very well: how much can the players interact with the story outside of the challenges,(as shown in the 'should we escape' part)
basically despite their best attempts, the fantasy elements are nothing but a coat of paint on this show. it's a medieval styled reality show, and that's it. and aside from the very well made costumes, and well designed sets the only that sets it apart from similar shows, is the illusion of an interactive story. One that would be way more fun to play, then it is to watch. If you LOVE reality shows AND fantasy, you may find this interesting, but it's no where near good enough to change anyone's opinion on reality shows.