Talk:Shadow the Hedgehog/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kokoro20 (talk · contribs) 08:56, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Hey, it's me again. I just noticed you had the Shadow article up for GA, so I thought I would take a look. The article is looking pretty good so far. I'll look over it a bit more soon, and bring up any concerns here before passing this. Kokoro20 (talk) 08:56, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Okay, let's start with the lead and infobox.

• In the infobox, I would suggest removing "Art by Yuji Uekawa" under the image's caption. It's not really that necessary, since the image file page already states the photo is by Yuji Uekawa anyway.
  • Done JOEBRO64 13:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
• In the lead, change the "self-titled spin-off" link to say "spin-off of the same name".
  • Not done because I think "self-titled" is more concise than "of the same name", and I think the latter is overused on Wikipedia. JOEBRO64 13:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
• Unlink "do whatever it takes to accomplish his goals", per WP:Easter Egg.
  • Done JOEBRO64 13:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
• "Shadow shares attributes with Sonic and thus controls similarly in games, but is distinguished by his uses of vehicles and firearms." - Perhaps add "many" before "attributes", considering most characters that have been playable in the Sonic series has shared some attributes with Sonic, when Shadow share's more than the other characters.
  • Done JOEBRO64 13:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
• "Additionally, the Shadow game was panned despite strong sales." - I would suggest changing this to "Additionally, the Shadow game was met with generally unfavorable reviews despite strong sales." Some reviewers gave it a positive score, after all. And since this referring to a video game, the name should be italicized.
  • Done. JOEBRO64 13:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

That should be all for now. I'll take a look at the rest of the article later. Kokoro20 (talk) 14:29, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Responded to the first set of comments. I hope you don't mind that I formatted them using bullet points, as I think it's easier for me to respond and looks nicer. JOEBRO64 13:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

That's fine. Now let's continue into the rest of the article.

• First of all, in the "Description" and "Character biography" sections, try not to have so many citations. Some of these can be cited to the games themselves, not needing an in-line citation, kind of like how we do with the plot sections in film articles (even GAs and FAs). See WP:FILMPLOT. Of course, the things that are more open to interpretation or may not be so obvious, like Shadow being an antihero, and him having amnesia, should remain cited. Also, try stacking some of these cites one after another, rather than every sentence. But that's pretty much the only concern I have with those sections.
  • I know the citations aren't necessary, but I'm against removing them because it's still good to have them. In my time on Wikipedia I've been taught that while plot sections/character biographies don't necessarily need secondary sources because they're assumed to be cited to the work itself, it's still good to have them to demonstrate notability/the information's significance. Joker (character), Batman: Arkham City, and Doomfist are GA/FA-level articles with secondary citations in their plot sections. JOEBRO64 01:51, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
    • Yeah, I know about the notability thing, hence why I suggested removing only some of the sources, rather all of them. You don't need to remove them, but you should at least bundle some of the sources together, like I mentioned. Kokoro20 (talk) 12:10, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
      • Done. JOEBRO64 11:59, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
• In "Development", change "good-vs-evil" to "good vs. evil" (with the quotation marks).
  • Done JOEBRO64 01:51, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
• In "Reception and impact", change "the 2005 Shadow game was poorly received" to "received generally unfavorable reviews," similar to the lead.
  • Done JOEBRO64 01:51, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
• "Reviews for Shadow the Hedgehog criticized numerous aspects of Shadow" is kind a redundant sentence. I would suggest changing that to "Reviews for Shadow the Hedgehog criticized numerous aspects of the character."
  • Done JOEBRO64 01:51, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
• Who is East? That could use a little clarification.
  • He's introduced at the end of the first paragraph. JOEBRO64 01:51, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Anyway, I think that's everything. Kokoro20 (talk) 11:46, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

@Kokoro20, thank you for taking the time to review! I've responded above. JOEBRO64 01:51, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

I responded to one of your points above. Once that's addressed, the article should be good enough to pass. Kokoro20 (talk) 12:10, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Responded above. JOEBRO64 11:59, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Congrats. You passed. A bot should be adding a GA icon to the article soon. Kokoro20 (talk) 19:27, 11 March 2019 (UTC)