Template:Did you know nominations/Fez (video game)

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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:06, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Fez (video game)

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... that Eurogamer likened their 2012 game of the year, Fez (cover art pictured), to a surrealist, Shigeru Miyamoto rendition of a 1970s, peace-loving 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Reviewed: Katsudō Shashin
Comment: The cover art is a featured image, for what it's worth

Improved to Good Article status by Czar (talk). Self nominated at 08:22, 7 July 2014 (UTC).

Article has just become a GA (congrats), is long enough and has no copyright issues. Character count of the hook is within the limit, is cited in the article and is interesting. You did a review and image is free and looks good at small size. Good work. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 03:10, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

I have returned this one from prep as it's not at all clear from the source that Miyamoto ever made his own version of 2001: A Space Odyssey as the hook asserts. I think a new hook will need to be found. Gatoclass (talk) 08:01, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

@Gatoclass, and 2001: A Space Odyssey wasn't surrealist or peace-loving... it's a metaphor. Miyamoto and 2001 are big enough that I didn't think anyone would have that interpretation, which wouldn't be interesting for a DYK hook. I changed "likened" to "described" to be even more clear. Okay now? czar ♔ 13:16, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

The meaning of the hook is still not clear enough IMO. I will give some thought to a tweak. Gatoclass (talk) 13:27, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Eurogamer described their 2012 game of the year, Fez (cover art pictured), as like a surreal, Shigeru Miyamoto version of 2001: A Space Odyssey? Gatoclass (talk) 13:39, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

And I updated the main again. @Favre1fan93, can you check/tick the new versions for approval? czar ♔ 13:56, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

I think Gatoclass's ALT hook is the one to use. The wording works better from how it is used in the Eurogamer source IMO. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 23:04, 11 July 2014 (UTC)