She looks like a nurse but stylised and as a kunoichi there are few but prominent elements like the weapons. Akali playing the role of an ancient warrior in the Ionian Festival of Fire play; which resembles a Japanese Noh threatre play. For background we find paper with dragons painted on them. The mask manages to look rough and sharp which makes for an interesting contrast.
Her hair oddly looks flat and too solid and her kama rough. All in all, this is a piece with a very interesting setup. The use of flowing ink is good but colours and shading end up being uneven in sharpness which makes for a rather underwhelming result. Blood Moon Akali is a great skin and a perfect fit for Akali as the Noh theatre reference goes hand in hand with Ionian culture.
Moreover, her clothes and mask are well designed without unnecessarily brightening the colour palette. Granted, the approach is rather cartoony but the Eastern aesthetic fits in well with the agile, kunoichi persona. Furthermore, her new kama and kunai have stylised but deadly looking blades which sets them apart from mere ceremonial weapons.
New particles are most notorious for their glowing blue. Regardless, the glowing blue is rather eye-catching without feeling out of place, thanks to the blue-tinted blades of her weapons and blue highlights of her clothes. This colour gives a subtle supernatural tone to the abilities that suits the theme effectively. The good news is that the aural landscape gives an elegant magical touch to the abilities which further reinforces the theme. The bad news is that this is a missed opportunity to give a more supernatural feel to the skin; akin to other Blood Moon skins with haunting sounds.
The new recall is surprisingly simple: Akali lowers her mask onto her face. At least, she does something with her mask, besides having it hang on her head.
All added together, Blood Moon Akali is a rather consistent and satisfying skin. For fans of Akali, Blood Moon is definitely a great choice.
Therefore, just as the old Blood Moon, a good concept that is a perfect match for Akali and is sufficiently well executed. No one interested in playing Akali should miss Blood Moon Akali. Glowing neon light comes through the windows and whatever is on the outside is, practically, invisible.
It seems like a makeshift, urban refuge given by the sketchy plank on which Akali sits. Still, too much is suggested and little actually shown. Her boots, especially the right sole, and trousers are examples of it. Going up elements are more even.
Cleaning her blade, which looks like a cleaver as per the perspective, seems like a good use of her time; after all she seems to just have used it. Her double-bladed kama is barely visible to her right; a relegated icon of the skin. Overall, the feel of a street kunoichi is clear. Silverfang Akali provides a modern look that may be a bit unassuming at times but always stylised.
What surely catch the eye is her light-coloured hair and the rather cumbersome box she carries around; not really sensible for a kunoichi. In one hand we find a kunai and in the other the iconic double-bladed kama so characteristic of Silverfang. Thus we have stylisation but one that tends to offer some meaningful elements. Particles are simply re-coloured but we are talking about a nice re-colour. The glowing silver of the particles not only catches the eye but delivers a clean, lethal, metallic feel of the attacks.
The new recall only changes in the beginning yet given that Akali remains a kunoichi it makes sense. The result is a skin with a good concept but a certainly unambitious implementation.
The appealing concept could add some sci-fi, cyberpunk or any other technological influences. Instead it stays in generic ground without taking a step in any direction.
The particles add personality to the model but the theme certainly feels like it could offer much more. Heavy rain falls over a thick forest as the mesh of tendrils, roots and branches is unable to slow the swift progress of the Headhunter.
The scene that the splash art presents is quite attractive. However, the setting is rather obscure: besides the roots and raindrops the rest is an oneiric array of colours. The contrast between hues is a good touch but the strange energy from which Akali escapes is too thick and obstructs a good part of her aspect. The side view, added to the fog, allows for only a partial idea of her appearance. Still, around her head and body the colours rise over the background and present a vibrant and attractive portrayal that conveys her lethality as well as her skill.
The fact that a waist canister has been added to the piece is difficult to ignore. Therefore, what we have is an uneven piece with an interesting composition, a wasted left region and a portrayal that struggles with the background. It works, but with a lot of effort. The intentions behind Headhunter Akali are clear: to make her into a predatory assassin, futuristic and tribal at the same time. In fact, her outfit appears to be all about style. It shows a degree of the Predator style but only through brief suggestions of the meshes and bones that would decorate it over multi-layered plates.
This makes a contrast with the weapons which, albeit stylish too, do seem predatory with their curved blades. The pack she carries at her waist seems too large and too dominating an element in her outline. It adds a heavy and cumbersome item to what should otherwise be a lean and fast shadow.
Particles are more than a re-colour but all too often they seem to be just that. The designs are different for the patterns but the feel is similar. The trails and glows seem to look the same. Sounds are mostly booming, echoing, metallic clanks for the strong attacks and metal frictions for the more agile ones.
The echoing clanks add a distinct style but they are used without significant variations and so they can feel repetitive. This makes for abilities that have their own sound but one they share. The new recall starts as a meaningless demonstration of flamboyance which then turns into a more fitting even if still showy display of agility: standing on her kama.
Considering what other skins are able to offer Headhunter Akali barely offers more. Still, the actual place is unidentifiable. Because of the multitude of utensils at the forefront a kitchen seems reasonable enough but the context eludes definition. The food on display is also of uneven quality. The sausages and bread can look photorealistic and almost smell delicious while the crab pincer and the steak appear sketchy and unconvincing; other examples abound.
The sashimi and its ingredients stand in the middle: cartoony but believable. For the most part the cooks share the available space equitably. They are only visible from the waist up but they usually manage to transmit their speciality. Lines are clean and colours have different tones though they turn waxy when moving from left to right.
Akali seems to enjoy chopping things up; professional bias maybe. Olaf pours all of his skill in making sure that the steak is tender and nice; a lesson the poor meat will have to learn. In other words, everybody is dedicated to their own activities so they could perfectly be on their own and each portrayal would be unmodified in the least.
All in all, this is a piece that crams as many champions as possible, a full team actually, into as little room as it can. Given that the setting is as basic as it could be the splash art feels too straightforward and, ultimately, disappointingly simple.
When all is said and done, it works as a shared spotlight for the cooks but it does nothing to make the presentation captivating. On the contrary, while the model displays some expected stylisation, like the unavoidable cleavage, the clothes are clear enough.
The knife, which is also used as kunais, looks believable with a tiny shellfish engraving as a nice little touch. The ridiculously large and deadly pincer on the other hand further states the funny angle the skin aims for. With more sensible weapons the skin could pass for a stylish cook but the final result is that of an imposed joke.
It should be no surprise then that the background is simplistic and ambiguous. It probably is a garage or exhibition room as per the car Evelynn sits on.
There are neon lights to add some style and an opening in the distance but not much personality to be found. Dressed in sexy clothes and with a lot of attitude sometimes they seem to look at the viewer with disdain; they can even seem ladies that have gone through too much in life. Those that stand to a side in the shared version make difficult having a good look at their appearance, they are too blurred, but in the individual versions a good idea can be got without problem.
At least, the appearance of several members at once offsets the weak background to a degree. They are made in gold and designed with a practical ornamentation but weapons they remain. The particles have two distinct characteristics: a new bluish colour for trails and the lens flare effect added to impacts. Their presence is shy when used in Twilight Shroud atop the smoke, there the effect is barely visible. At least, the luminous paint effect on the shadow makes for a noteworthy feature.
Sounds tend to keep the classic design but with a higher pitch so as to seem sharper. Twilight Shroud stands out with its initial tone. It seems to hint at the beginning of a song that never begins which is a letdown.
The smoke bomb prompts a song while Akali is shrouded, muffled and less noticeable that it should be but it collaborates with the identity of the skin. The recall is Akali dancing with some nice but timid effects around. Straightforward and without anything remarkable as the clearest sign of the singer concept it says little about the theme.
The determining factor for me was her splash art, as it definitely put all my questions to rest and helped me accept that death is inevitable.
The character model design is absolutely gorgeous, with some spikey red hair, a cute lunch box, and a literal hunk of meat that she carries by her side. The animation they used for her W is especially cool, as you can actually see something like a drone dispersing the smoke. The theme is very simple to understand and get behind, as it just consists of making things be on fire. This skin gets overlooked quite a bit compared to a certain other music-themed skin, but it still deserves all of the praise.
Her passive literally draws a cool graffiti design on the floor, and her W is a mini party whenever you step into it. And by that I mean it plays some high-beat music. It all combines beautifully — but ultimately I do have to say that I prefer a certain other music skin. Nurse Akali is another good one, even if the skin has a superficial feel to it. Just another League of Legends addict. I've been playing the game for 8 years now, and my highest rank was Master LP.
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Nurse Akali. True Damage Akali. A little cheaper, the Sashimi skin ranks this low mainly because of the unrealized potential. Adding some little drones surrounding her during recall? True Damage Akali. The champion model is clumsy-looking, the effects on her abilities are nice and play into the musical aspect but are otherwise not special, and her new animations are fine. Infernal Akali. This skin as plenty of cool new effects and animations to go with a low price point.
Nurse Akali. The answer is quite simple: the champion model. Of all the Akali champion models, this skin is unquestionably the best of the bunch and well worth the buy. All of the top four Akali skins are worth the price, no question. That said, it has everything else you want in a skin. The color scheme and her champion model is beautiful, the animations are unique and cool, and the effects on her abilities, while often understated, work well.
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