I've not read the books, nor really played the games so I came to this afresh having been recommended to it and at least knowing the title. From what I read I am probably in an advantageous position watching it from this perspective cause I'm not going to get upset about changes they have made. I'm just going to review this as what it is.

I like the world they've created, I like the sets and I like the SFX and CGI for the most part. Though none of these are ground breaking, they work

However, the storyline has some difficulties, in particular the none linear time line to the first season, makes it very difficult to follow, with there being no visual clues. In fact its only on a second watch that you can really understand how it all fits together.

The second season is sequential and this is a great improvement for me. There's some major plot holes and usual film presentation irritations but its thoroughly watchable and I ended up binge watching the whole season. Usually a good sign.

Its hard to comment on the casting, not knowing the originals, but the acting was pretty good for the most part (the main characters anyway) some of the work from extras was noticeably wooden and so obviously choreographed, one scene in particular looked more like am-dram or even LRP choreography than a professional film production,. But that's me being picky, its not a major issue but it is something that shouldn't be noticeable in a production of this size.