Critical Role's Exandria is Getting the Video Game Treatment: Finally, Some Good News!
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Critical Role is *finally* making a video game set in Exandria, partnering with AdHoc Studio, and, honestly, this is about bloody time! In the meantime, you can look forward to their upcoming narrative adventure, *Dispatch*, a superhero workplace comedy with an absolutely bonkers voice cast.
Right, so the internet's favourite D&D crew, Critical Role, are *finally* making a video game set in Exandria. And about bloody time, I reckon! According to IGN South Africa, this isn't just some rumour mill churning away; it's official. Critical Role is teaming up with AdHoc Studio for a whole raft of projects, including this long-awaited dive into the digital realm of Exandria.
Now, before you get too excited and start pre-ordering that collector's edition (because, let's be honest, you probably will), Travis Willingham of Critical Role has said that it's still early days. They're “tossing around ideas, what are we thinking about in terms of scope and budget, and some of the things we must have,” which, to me, sounds like they're still figuring out if it's going to be an epic RPG, a gritty action-adventure, or maybe even a dating sim where you romance Grog (please, let it be a dating sim!).
But there's more in the pipeline to tide you over. Critical Role and AdHoc are also collaborating on a narrative adventure called *Dispatch*, slated for release later this year. IGN reports that Dispatch isn't just a standalone game; it's a springboard for future projects including an animated series, merch, and tabletop games. Clever move, eh? Test the waters with one thing and then unleash the full Exandrian armada!
Apparently, Willingham was so blown away after auditioning for *Dispatch* (and who wouldn’t be, what with that all-star voice cast?) that he decided to partner with AdHoc for the Exandria game. *Dispatch* sounds wild, too, a “superhero workplace comedy” starring Critical Role regulars Laura Bailey and Matthew Mercer alongside legends like Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Jeffrey Wright (The Last of Us). JacksepticEye and MoistCr1TiKaL are also lending their voices, which is a bit of a fever dream combination, if you ask me. The premise? Managing a team of dysfunctional superheroes while navigating office politics and personal drama. Sounds like my average Tuesday, only with fewer capes (and significantly less world-saving).
Critical Role have been teasing big plans for a while, and this is just another piece of the puzzle. There's no title for the video game yet, and how it'll exactly slot into the broader Critical Role lore is still shrouded in mystery, but the team is supposedly “hard at work.” So, while we wait, we can look forward to *Dispatch* and maybe, just maybe, start dreaming about exploring Exandria with a controller in hand. Honestly, though, I’m cautiously optimistic. Game development is a chaotic art at the best of times. Still, with the passion Critical Role has for its world, hopefully, they can conjure something truly special. What could possibly go wrong?
Tags: Critical Role, Exandria, Dungeons and Dragons, Video Game, AdHoc Studio
Original article: IGN South Africa