Every fan would agree that the Arcane‘s second season was worth every moment of the three-year wait. As a modern masterpiece of storytelling, and animation, the show continues to redefine what’s possible for passionate video game adaptations and animated TV shows.
Many in the community felt like it would be a top contender at this year’s The Game Awards, and that looks to be the case. The show has been announced as one of the nominees for the Best Adaptation awards, but for some odd reason, it’s competing against the biggest disappointment of the year, Legend of Lara Croft.
Legend of Lara Croft Can’t Stand Against Arcane at The Game Awards 2024
Many tune into The Games Award for the world premiers, but others watch to see which video game adaptations take the trophy home. The award for the Best Adaptation has always been hotly debated, but it shouldn’t even be debated in 2024.
The six nominees for this year are Fallout, Knuckles, Arcane Season 2, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
Considering Arcane‘s impact on the industry, it’s a sure-shot winner of this award. What’s really mind-boggling is that The Game Awards is trying to place this incredible show in the same category as the biggest disappointment of the year, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft premiered on Netflix back in October and continued Lara Croft’s journey after the events of the 2018 game Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
The show’s story simply failed to grab the attention of the community and got worse as each episode went on. The animation is quite boring and minimalist, and most of the show’s attempts at any kind of humor were obnoxious. The writers don’t give the cast enough room to work with anything. This show shouldn’t have been anywhere near the nominees for The Games’ Award.
It’s truly shocking how Arcane is ahead of the curve, as it hasn’t even finished airing yet.
As one player states, the way Arcane brought the League of Legends to life was quite phenomenal, and something which the Tomb Raider show failed to do.
Awesome lineup! I’m rooting for Arcane Season 2 – the way it brought the League of Legends universe to life was pure magic.
— A. 🇵🇸 (@Anaaa821) November 18, 2024
It’s obvious which show adaptation will win the award this time, but you can tune in to The Game Awards on December 12 to find out for yourself.
Riot Games Will Bring More Shows Like Arcane
Fans of Netflix’s Arcane were sad to learn that the show centered around League of Legends will come to an end after the season. With the series’ staggered-three episode format, the final set of episodes will be available to watch on November 23.
With the series’ end right around the corner, many had been hoping to see more of the world it brought to the screens. It seems like their prayers have worked as Riot Games’ co-founder Marc Merrill says there’s more to come from this universe.
Cuz there are lots of other stories to tell
— Tryndamere (@MarcMerrill) November 16, 2024
It’s worth considering that Arcane stands as the most expensive animated show ever made, with a staggering budget of $250 million. With that kind of investment, it’s unlikely that Riot will give up on the potential of the series.
Even Netflix will probably be looking for another collaboration with Riot. Nothing has been announced yet, but we’ll likely hear once act three of Arcane finally debuts.
With that said, what do you think about Netflix’s Arcane? Let us know in the comments below.
