Talk:Kingdom Hearts Coded/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: AdrianGamer (talk · contribs) 05:14, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Comments

Lead and Infobox

• in collaboration with the Walt Disney Internet Group for mobile phones. - You should call it Disney Interactive Studios instead of Walt Disney Internet Group for consistency
• It is the fourth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series and is set after the events of the Kingdom Hearts II - "the" is not necessary
• The lead is a bit too short, and it is not really summarizing the entire article. There is no information about gameplay, and too little information about story. It will also be better if it is split into several paragraphs instead of simply one giant paragraph.
• WP:LEADCITE - It will be better if the sources are used in sections instead of the lead.
• Can the list of episode release dates have its own section, a section similar to The Walking Dead (video game)#Episodes instead of listing them in the lead? It looks really clumsy

Body

• The gameplay section is too short and feels under-developed.
• , except the player is given more freedom to control their actions through the use of button commands. - Since the section is talking about characters this sentence is not really necessary
• which take the form of red-and-black blocks and Heartless Sora has encountered in the first game - When I am reading it I think that Sora has a nickname called Heartless Sora. So I recommend you rephrase this sentence
• Sora's Heartless - When I read Sora (Kingdom Hearts), I know that Heartless is a creature. Then what does Sora's Heartless here means?
• In a scene exclusive to HD 2.5 ReMix - Should be Remix only
• Jiminy wrote about the adventure here in the same journal, so it was also erased - This sentence doesn't sound necessary
• Quite a lot of new characters are introduced in the end of the plot section. May need some explanations on who they are.
• In a second secret ending exclusive to HD 2.5 ReMix, Braig meets with the younger incarnation of Master Xehanort after his and the other members of the Organization's reconstruction. - Doesn't sound like a complete sentence
• What is the Organization?

I added a link to the article, let me know if we should put more.

• Coded get capitalized in the development section but not the Setting section?

I think coded is supposed to be lower case unless it starts a sentence, so the lowercase first word use would be wrong.

• Coded was directed by Tetsuya Nomura and co-directed by Hajime Tabata, and is the first collaboration between Square Enix and the Disney Internet Group. - Why call it Disney Internet Group?
• which would reveal some plotholes behind the first Kingdom Hearts game - Kingdom Hearts need to be italicized
• In mid-2007, Nomura mentioned a desire to create a spin-off Kingdom Hearts game - Kingdoms Hearts again need to be italicized
• Nomura planned to release the game via a new business model, one the industry had not seen yet, to lower barriers to entry. - If it is something new, it is definitely something the industry hadn't seen. So, it is a bit redundant here.
• Included in the model is an online cell phone portal called Kingdom Hearts Mobile which will allow users to create avatars and play minigames. - Kingdom Hearts Mobile need to be italicized
• who took over the role after the passing of Jiminy's former voice actor Eddie Carroll - I will use the word "death" instead of "passing". Sounds more formal in my opinion
• However, it remained unconfirmed until Re:coded, among other titles, was presented at E3 2010 - "among other titles" is not necessary
• It combines the gameplay elements from a mix of Birth by Sleep, 358/2 Days, and the original coded - I don't think "a mix of" here is necessary because it sounds weird here.

* exclusively on the PlayStation 3. I will add released before exclusively

• Though not compulsory, Template:video game reviews can be very useful here
• Is it really necessary to separate website-based and magazine-based reviewers?
• Name for magazines need to be italicized
• The reception section is a bit too short, and is relying too much on quotes. The first paragraph and the second paragraph is very inconsistent.
• References are needed for 1UP, Nintendo Power and ONM.
• That see also section feels unnecessary.

References

• Inconsistent date format in citations
• "Square Enix Staff" is not necessary.
• Why Square Enix is the author of a GameSpot source (18)
• Why include www.Gameinformer.com in a citation?
• Quite a lot of primary sources are used. Can it be replaced?

I cut a lot of dead links, I see three references that cite in game dialogue, but that probably won't be found anywhere but direction quotation from the game itself. Anything else you think should be replaced?

• Source 4, 19, 18, 38, 29, 39 are dead
• Some sources seems to be redirected

All redirects functioning, none can be made clearer than they are now.

Images

• File:CodedChar.png - Where exactly is this file obtained from?
• File:Kingdom Hearts coded logo.png did not have a image has rationale tag, but I have fixed it.

Overall

Overall it is a fine article. However, the gameplay section needs to be significantly expanded, and the lead and the reception section needs some overhaul. Here is the review
GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and y:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

I am going to leave it on hold for a week. If the issues I mentioned above are addressed, the article is go to go! Good Luck. AdrianGamer (talk) 12:57, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll be addressing these issues soon, thanks for the thorough review! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 02:32, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Do you need few more days to fix the issues I mentioned above? AdrianGamer (talk) 10:59, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

I do if thats alright, some of the corrections are taking a bit more time than anticipated, and require some fundamental overhauls. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 17:18, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Can you finishing addressing the remaining issues by May 16, 2015? I cannot put it on hold for too long. AdrianGamer (talk) 13:47, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

I'll try, if you have to close it by then it's fine. I should be able to address most of the remaining issues. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 20:22, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

I am sorry that I have to close the review today. However, after you have addressed all the issues I have mentioned, I will be happy to review the article again. AdrianGamer (talk) 04:15, 17 May 2015 (UTC)