When The Last of Us premiered in January 2023, it was heralded as proof that the so-called 'video game curse' had finally been broken. But HBO's adaptation was actually just one of many shows and films that had already defied this 'curse', including Castlevania, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and even Sonic the Hedgehog on the big screen. However, arguably the strongest case arrived in the form of Arcane, a Netflix animated series set in Riot Games' League of Legends universe.
Upon its arrival in late 2021, Arcane blew up with fans of League of Legends and newbies alike thanks to its faithful yet bold new approach to fan faves such as Vi and Jinx. No preexisting knowledge was required for this prequel that explored what happened to these sisters after their lives literally blew up with an explosion that changed everything, setting them on very different, opposing paths.
