5 Thrilling Reasons To Admire Arcane — Even if You’re Bored of Animation and Hate Gaming
This Action-Packed Series Is Sure To Please, Whether You’re Familiar With the Game or Not (Mild Spoilers Ahead)
Arcane is hands down the best video game adaption ever made.
There have been valiant attempts in the past. Resident Evil built a franchise with its success, while Ready Player One saw Steven Spielberg capitalize on gaming’s popularity.
Neither of these live-action re-imaginings captured the voracious spirit of the games or communities obsessed with them.
until Arcane…
This is Riot Games’ first series. The company based Arcane on League of Legends, their popular Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game. Alex Yee and Christian Linke created the animated adaptation for Netflix and are excited there’s more to come.
Arcane follows two parallel stories in two competing worlds.
Piltover is the prominent wealthy metropolis where technology drives progress. Zaun is the seedy underworld, forced to get by on Piltover’s scraps.
The series stays grounded through its two intimate storylines and its two flawed characters immersed in tragedy, Vi…