Talk:Bionic Commando Rearmed/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Bramble claw x 13:56, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
"The song is not featured on all versions of the soundtrack"- does this mean it was not featured on any soundtrack, or was it on some, but not all?
I removed the statement. I can't find anything to support it. --Teancum (talk) 12:11, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
Mentions both praise and criticism in a neutral way. Good job.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
I'm a little concerned about the third image. The source seems kind of weak, and I think that both images before it have some demonstration of the art style. I would just advise to remove it. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 00:42, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Most definitely disagree there. Demonstration of the art style used by a well known artist in the game would seem to be an integral thing to include in the article. I can beef up the rationale, but I'm very much against removing it. In fact, so much so I'd rather it fail GAN than be removed. The other two images don't accurately portray the art style used by cutscenes. I'm not sure if you played the game or not, but it's very clear if you have. --Teancum (talk) 11:32, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree somewhat with the above statement... but I can also see the merits of having the image included in the article (namely, a more close-up view of the character art). I'll let you decide whether to remove it or not. Bramble claw x 00:50, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Well written, good coverage of aspects of the game. Well done. In terms of further improvement, I would suggest looking for more scholarly sources (though I understand that scholars aren't likely to be writing papers on video games, so that may be difficult), and brushing up the prose a bit more. Bramble claw x 14:04, 9 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]