Talk:VVVVVV/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Pres N 20:20, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, lets get this review started! Wow, that name really stands out in the text. Anyways...

I'm not going to use a template, preferring instead to list out the points that I see that need fixing.

The setting section is completely unreferenced. This section is basically the plot, and as such is difficult to find cites for, but I'd really like to see something there.

Will you accept that Eurogamer review as a general source for the whole section? It gives the most thorough explanation of the plot, but doesn't get some of the more minor points I cover, like the name of the area being called "Dimension VVVVVV". --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)}

Yeah, that's cool. That's more of a plot detail, and unlikely to be challenged as it's a straight quote from the game.

Since the lead is the summary of the article, and not just its first paragraph, in Gameplay you should reiterate (and relink) the fact that the game is a platformer as the first sentence.

Done. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)}

The first time you mention Cavanagh's blog you should say that it is Distractionware (in development). As it is, the first time you use that name you say that the composer wrote something on "the" Distractionware blog, and I had no idea that it was the dev's official blog.

Established in the first paragraph of Development. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)}

Try to integrate Cavanaugh's previous games into the text instead of as a parenthetical aside- "(Judith, Pathways)".

Working on this. I'll have to investigate what those games are about a bit more. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)}

Nah, you're reading too much into it or else I wrote it badly; I just meant to rewrite it as something like "Cavanagh wrote that VVVVVV, unlike some of his previous work such as Judith and Pathways, would not be a...". Did it for you, so that's fine.

Reception- VVVVVV made Gamasutra's top 10 indie games in 2009 while in Beta (here), #2, and was an honorable mention this past year here. Another review is here. Might want to add those in. Other than that, that section looks great.

Added, and thanks for the sources. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)}

Images- both images are CC at Commons, so that's all good.

References- 14, 20, and 21 don't have the publisher listed (Distractionware, Indiecade, Valve). I also wish that you had more sources that weren't from the dev/composer, but this is a small indie game.

Added. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)}

I think that's about it. I'm putting this on hold, and will pass it once my concerns are addressed. --Pres N 20:20, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review; I'll get started in the next hour. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)} 04:18, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've addressed most of the changes. If you don't mind I'll wait until tomorrow morning to finish it out. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)} 05:41, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think we're good, actually, it was just the one point left so I went ahead and fixed it myself. I'm going to go ahead and mark this as a GA; good job! --Pres N 16:38, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks man. --gakon^{5 (talk / contribs)} 18:40, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]