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Reviewer: TrademarkedTarantula (talk · contribs) 00:56, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]


This will be my first GA review, so I'm going to ask a Good Article mentor to help me. Apologies in advance if I do mess up anything. TarantulaTM (speak with me) (my legacy) 00:56, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@TrademarkedTarantula: thank you for reviewing this article. Is it okay if I already respond to some points or should I wait for you to finish the review? Skyshiftertalk 17:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I'm going to celebrate my birthday, so I'll try to finish this up as fast as I can. TarantulaTM (speak with me) (my legacy) 03:36, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Happy birthday! Skyshiftertalk 04:13, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
TYSM! You can't really see me behind the screen, but I'm currently smiling. TarantulaTM (speak with me) (my legacy) 04:38, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Skyshifter: I'm almost finished with the review, and I've made some considerable progress. Feel free to respond to some of the points I've made. TarantulaTM (speak with me) (my legacy) 18:36, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done TarantulaTM (speak with me) (my legacy) 04:20, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Rate Attribute Review Comment
1. Well-written:
1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.

Overall grammar prior to GA review was clear and concise and did not contain any typos. Technical terms (e.g. "Nintendo Switch dock") have been clarified.

1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.

Lead section looks sufficient after GA review's feedback. Layout is correct per MOS:LAYOUT. There were not any words that were on the "words to watch" list. Plot section is not in an in-universe perspective. Article does not include any lists.

2. Verifiable with no original research:
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.

Article contains reference section and is in the correct place.

2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).

Per WP:VG/S, all of the citations come from reliable sources. Self-published media including YouTube videos and blog posts are only used to verify facts only the developers know (e.g. the fact that Niko's gender is intentionally ambiguous or that OneShot was not influenced by Undertale).

2c. it contains no original research.

Article does not contain original research.

2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.

A concerning amount of direct quotes are used in the reception section. There is not any plagiarism in the article; the highest similarity is from a review. Copyvio report can be found here. Once the reception section is taken care of, I will pass GA criterion 2D.

Update: After a period of time, the nominator has paraphrased many of the direct quotes. The highest-ranked violation is at a miniscule 3.8%. Therefore, all the copyright violations are taken care of.

3. Broad in its coverage:
3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.

The article writes about the game's story, development, gameplay, and reception—material that is adequate for a video game article.

3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

Plot does not contain fancruft. Article does not go off-topic.

4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

Article is neutral and does not try to promote the game positively. In other words, the reception section describes praises and criticisms without adding in the editor's own opinion.

5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

No recent edit wars have happened, according to the article's history.

6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.

All three images have valid fair use rationales.

6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.

Captions are suitable, and images provide context for the reader.

7. Overall assessment.

The cat goes meow. Amazing game and article, glad I could review it.

Important issues / additional comments

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Lead section

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Gameplay

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Plot

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"Solstice" path

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  • After the completion of the game... - rephrase to "After completing the game"
  • Initially, it is identical to the main game, aside from Niko possessing the Author's journal from the Barrens early. -> "The story is identical to the main game until Niko possesses the Author's journal from the Barrens."
    • Niko starts the game with the journal right away. Also, the story is identical for a while even with Niko already possessing the journal. I've changed "early" to "since the beginning" to emphasize this. Skyshifter talk 22:13, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • ...they enter the internals of the World Machine, "taming" it and reversing its destructive behavior - Scarequoting "taming" feels wrong. Replace phrase with "they enter the World Machine's inner system, where they deactivate and reverse its destructive behavior."
  • Niko places the sun at the Tower and restores the world, reverting the death of characters, and Niko returns home. - This sentence contains a few errors. One: The word "Tower" was not capitalized before. Two: "at" -> "on". Three: Wait, what? The characters died earlier in the story? (I didn't get enough sleep last night, so I may forget things here and there.) Four: "reverting the death of characters" -> "resurrecting several characters".
    • One: changed. Two: changed. Three: Yes, a few deaths happened, but they're too specific to mention (Silver's death mentioned in passing). I think the reversal of deaths is still relevant to cite though. Four: "resurrecting several characters" seems a bit strange to me, I changed to "resurrecting the characters that had died" (which I have no idea if it's good either...) Skyshifter talk 22:13, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Development and release

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Reception

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  • I've spotted a lethal amount of direct quotes and the word "said". I'll try to help you paraphrase material so you can pass criterion 2D.
  • You don't have to put the publication where they're from after the surname (e.g. Borja Ruete of MeriStation, then Ruete (MeriStation)). Surnames are enough.
  • Not sure why the last sentence of the first paragraph is necessary; it only praises the game's concept. I feel as though the first paragraph should only consist of Metacritic and OpenCritic scores.

Story

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Art direction

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  • Rutledge (Hardcore Gamer) commended the art... -> "Rutledge commended the art, stating that OneShot's soundtrack and world design fit together."
    • That would be just a repetition of the soundtrack paragraph though (stated that the game's soundtrack perfectly matched its mood, with each area having an appropriate theme).
  • Remove comma between "that" and "although".

Gameplay

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Soundtrack

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World Machine edition

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Direct quotes

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  • Note: I will use boldface to indicate direct quotes in my changes.
  • For the reception section, direct quotes should be used sparingly. Too many of them may be a copyright violation, and thus this article would fail criterion 2D.
  • ...and one of those that hooks the player instantly and traps from beginning to end. -> "for a game considered by him to be short but [captivating]."
  • ..."it's lovely growing closer to Niko as the game progresses." -> "said that it was lovely forming a friendship with Niko throughout the game".
  • ..."nearly always contain[s] a moment that will make you smile" -> "was of a wholesome nature."
  • Ruete (MeriStation) opined that, although the illustrations were not "spectacular", "the set of characters and settings look quite neat". -> Rephrase to "Ruete praised the character and setting design, but criticized that the graphics were repetitive as a result of the game being developed in RPG Maker."
  • ...the art during the game is extremely humble. - Rephrase entire sentence to "Nafria wrote that the graphics were humble but kept players hooked."
  • ..."It does stuff with my PC that I didn't know games could do." -> "Walker felt that his experience with OneShot's fourth-wall breaking gameplay was unique."
  • ..."the feeling of moving around the world is relatively boring and even unintuitive". -> "walking around the game's individual environments felt unintuitive."
  • ..."it is not brilliant at all, ending up being a series of melodies and sounds typical of any generic role-playing game" -> "it is typical and not brilliant."
  • "a bit on the limited side", "a handful of nice emotional tracks nudge the sound design firmly to a successful if not always pleasant level" -> "although it was limited, they felt as though the sound design paired well with the soundtrack."
  • "loses a little bit in the transition", "but once you've been playing for a little while it's easy enough to lose yourself in the illusion of its recreation." -> "...lost some of its metafictional elements but in return kept parts of the gameplay found in the original PC version."
    • I don't know if I like that phrasing because that's not really mentioned clearly in the review. I did a different rephrasing and kept the "lose yourself" quote since I think it's too unique. Skyshifter talk 00:31, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@TrademarkedTarantula: All done! Skyshifter talk 00:32, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome. I'll do one last copyedit to the article and update my GA criteria table. TarantulaTM (speak with me) (my legacy) 02:55, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Skyshifter talk 11:21, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.