League of Legends: Wild Rift is a successful adaptation of its PC counterpart in my opinion. There have been many good attempts to making the game more accessible to the mobile audience and the controls work decently, at least on my device.
The best part of this game is the visuals. The character models exceed the ones on PC by a mile. Every single model that exists in both games looks way better in the mobile adaptation.
Another great part is the distinction between the games. After the recent item update in LoL, Wild Rift still has most of the old items without any mythic items at all. Also, some other differences ensure the accessibility of the game. One example is the 'Teleport' summoner spell, which is now bought in the shop along with a specific pair of boots.
The progression system is also not half bad. Champions can be unlocked rather quickly and the rest of the configurables like runes is only unlocked after leveling up a few times to not overwhelm newer players at the start.
The biggest downside is the draft mode, that is still missing in the mobile game. This feature is absolutely essential for League of Legends and it is an absolute shame, it has not been added to Wild Rift yet. There is nothing worse than entering a champion selection with two people picking AD carries and no support of jungler. The next twenty minutes will be spent by you playing a role you don't want to play and losing in the end because the bot lane stands 1/6 at the 15-minute mark.

Overall great adaption that did some things better than the original but is still lacking essential features.

Reviewed on Feb 07, 2021


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