After 15 years, the Arcane series has achieved the impossible. I finally played a “League of Legends” video game

Game news After 15 years, the Arcane series has achieved the impossible. I finally played a “League of Legends” video game

Arcane ou l’excellence “Made in France”

What can I say that hasn’t already been said many times about Arcane? The series produced by the Parisian studios Fortiche is unanimously praised by the international press with a resounding 100% on RottenTomatoes for both the first and second seasons. On the spectator side, only 94% of them recommend watching it, but it is in reality a real plebiscite for this Netflix exclusive produced by Riot Games which cost a whopping 250 million US dollars. I consider – and this is very personal – that the adventures of Jinx and Vi prove that perfection exists in this world and I (almost) mince my words. Whether visually or story-wise, I don’t see any major flaw. I was simply carried away by this well-executed and unparalleled story.

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1 game and 1 novel to explore Runeterra

Being curious by nature, I became interested in the world of League of Legends just after the broadcast of the last 3 episodes of season 1 of Arcane without realizing that we would have to wait 3 long years to see the rest. I began my journey at the end of November 2021 with a turn-based role-playing video game developed by Airship Syndicate as part of the Riot Forge initiative. Ruined King: A League Of Legends Story allowed me to discover the port city of Bilgewater as well as the mysterious Shadow Isles, and learn more about some League of Legends Champions.

Two years then passed before I set my sights on, not a video game, but a fantasy novel written by Anthony Reynolds that I recommend to anyone wishing to explore the History of Runeterra. Ruination: A League of Legends Novel sets its plot a millennium before the events of Sentinels of Light and The Fallen King and explains the origin of Ruination. The next title that catches my eye taking Runeterra as its setting is quite naturally 2XKO, a Free to Play fighting game developed by Radiant Entertainment which is scheduled for release in 2025.

And League of Legends in all this?

At the risk of disappointing some, I don’t think I’ll ever touch League of Legends. I recognize Riot Games’ MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) as having great qualities and I understand the enthusiasm generated by it, particularly on the esports scene, but nothing is helping. I feel nothing in front of LOL, whether as a player or spectator. I had also tried one of its competitors on mobile before the release of Wild Rift called Arena of Valor, and it was interesting if not changing my mind. I have always had a preference for experiences that tell me a story and explore lore with video game prowess alone. Tastes and colors…!

Games from the “League of Legends” universe

• 2XKO
• Bandle Tale : A League of Legends Story
• Conv/rgence : A League of Legends Story
• Hextech Mayhem : A League of Legends Story
• League of Legends
• League of Legends: Wild Rift
• Legends of Runeterra
• Ruined King : A League of Legends Story
• Song of Nunu : A League of Legends Story
• Teamfight Tactics