Maxime Girard

I played a bit of LoL back in the first year it was released seeing as I had already been a fan of DOTA since 2005. I didn't play that long as I feel I had already experienced the MOBA/tower defense experience as a whole. The fact that Riot Games released music videos through the years kept me curious on what they would do next. Arcane came to me as a surprise out of the blue. I had zero expectations as DOTA the series didn't book me much. I was definitely in for the surprise of a decade. I have considered animation a very mature medium since I discovered Japanese animation in 2001 (vision of Escaflowne, Record of Lodoss war OVA, ghost in the shell, macross plus, etc) and the likes of Spawn in America. Arcane managed to be a very dark, action packed, ever twisting and turning plot twist that definitely makes it binge worthy. The fact I had to wait a week every 3 episodes felt like it permitted word of mouth to spread and let us better absorb what had happened in each arc. These episodes have zero filler and all character development. Damned you cliffhangers and having to wait probably 2 years to know what happens next xD

Some believe that the last episode(s) are overlong. I believe that the ending is a full circle in understanding what makes the main character of this miniseries yearn for. The Queen's Gambit is definitely pleasing to the eye, true to its desire to portray an idea till the very end. It sets a slightly waving scene at the very start that fleshes out better in the start than at the end (addiction and overuse) and finally brings everything together in a heartfelt ending that dwells eerily in many american storytelling. For what it is, I adored it.

I originally played Final Fantasy 7 back in 2001 for PC twice. I also watched Advent Children and read up on Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus. I just finished watching a friend play FF& Remake seeing as I don't have a PS4 and adored my experience. I am in awe of the depth of the lore that the developers reached into from everything FF7 to make a game worthy for fans, newcomers and hyping us beyond belief for what's to come. I will buy the game when it eventually comes to PC.