Talk:MediEvil: Resurrection/GA1

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Reviewer: AdrianGamer (talk · contribs) 14:23, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Infobox

Should be " SCE Cambridge Studio" instead of " SCE Studio Cambridge"
- Oops, didn't spot that, fixed JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
PlayStation Network is not listed in the platform list
- Added JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
PlayStation Store should be changed to PlayStation Network
- Changed JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Should be Action-adventure instead of action-adventure game
- Changed JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

MediEvil: Resurrection is a 2005 is a Gothic action-adventure game - Should be "MediEvil: Resurrection is a 2005 Gothic action-adventure video game
- Changed JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It was also re-released on the PlayStation Network in 2008. - Personal opinion, but I prefer "for" instead of "on"
- Me too, re-worded JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The game also features a variety of voice talent - "talents"
- Done JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe commissioned SCE Cambridge Studio to develop a launch title for the upcoming PlayStation Portable - remove "upcoming"
- Removed JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
only a year to develop a game - "the" game
- Fixed JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
thus they decided to "remake" the original MediEvil. - Quotation mark is not necessary
- Removed JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The game was met with mixed to positive reviews upon release, - Not clear enough. It is either mixed or positive, not in the middle
- Re-phrased to "mixed" JAGUAR 13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Main content

to the Hall of Heroes where a legendary hero will reward him with a new weapon - Change it to something like "to the Hall of Heroes, where a legendary hero rewards him by giving him a new weapon"
- Re-phrased, thanks JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The remastered version also includes some exclusive mini-games which can also be played in multiplayer - Any examples? Can the game's multiplayer be further expanded?
- The sources don't explain the minigames well or how they work, but from what I could gather the minigames are arcade-style and work over Wi-Fi, so I've put that in JAGUAR 14:38, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
which never appeared in the original - should be "has never been" appeared in the original
- Changed to "which has never been in the original" JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Various level and characters designs - "levels"
- Fixed JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
casting a spell over Gallowmere to awaken his undead army - "awake" instead of "awaken"
- Done JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
a genie who was robbed of his powers by Zarok - change to "a genie whose powers were robbed by Zarok"
- Done JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The senior management team of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe wanted a launch game for the upcoming PlayStation Portable console - "upcoming" is again not needed
- Removed JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Due to the short notice, the Cambridge studio was given only a year to develop a game - "the" game
- Fixed JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
thus it was decided that a "remix" of the original MediEvil - "remix" or "remake"?
- "Remake" sounds preferable, so I re-worded it to that without the quotations JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
developing an original title would likely have taken considerably longer - "would take more time to develop" sounds much simpler
Re-phrased JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Chris Sorrell, the creator of MediEvil, stressed in a retrospective interview that he would have preferred to direct Resurrection if he was not at the time instructed to direct the video-game adaptation of 24: The Game - An adaptation of 24, not 24: The Game
- Linked to the TV show JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
He directed overall development of the title - missing "the"
- Added JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
by Dominic Cahalin. Mitch Phillips, who was the character animator, was appointed as lead artist for the game - "were", "animators", "artists" - two people
- I'm afraid I don't understand this part, Cahalin and Phillips were working on two different things? They both weren't both animators or artists I think. How else would you want me to re-word it? JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - I misread that part. Just ignore this comment.
Phillips, along with Bob & Barn, the soundtrack composers, were the only people from the original team to return - Cahalin is not counted. "Soundtrack composers" sounds weird. Did they compose the music for the original game? It is not represented clearly here
- Cahalin wasn't part of the original team, he was one of the new guys. Bob & Barn composed everything for the first game, so I've rephrased that part. I also mentioned who Bob & Barn actually are JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - I misread that part. Just ignore this comment
I don't think you need to call them "the Cambridge studio" since there is no other co-developer for the title. "the studio" is enough
- Re-phrased for all mentions JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
preserve ideas that they thought worked well in the original, though their use was - should be "their uses were"
- Re-worded JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
new themes were created or remastered - I don't think new themes can be "remastered"
- Changed JAGUAR 13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That red link looks very odd. I doubt the page will even be created in the future. So, you should remove it
- Removed it JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
This follows in the tradition of SCE Cambridge Studio - "in" is not necessary
- Removed JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
MediEvil: Resurrection received mixed to positive reviews upon release. - "mixed to positive" is vague
- Removed "positive" JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
reviewers were directed at the camera control - camera controls (consistency with the lead, or you change the lead to "camera control"
- Changed to "controls" JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
but becomes "rather clumsy in the middle of a heated battle" - "became"
- Added JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
combat sequences into a "frustrating and tedious guessing game" - combat sequences cannot be not a game. You should change it to "combat sequences to a "frustrating and tedious" experience
- Rephrased, thanks JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Chris Sorrell and Jason Wilson, co-creators of MediEvil, have also expressed disappointment with the game. - "had"
- Done JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Jason Wilson felt disheartened with having to watch something he "cherished" to be altered with decisions he thought were "questionable" - "Wilson" instead of "Jason Wilson"
- Fixed JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorrell felt similar disappointment in the redesign of the game and how there were a number of aspects of it that he disagreed with - "how" is not necessary
- Removed JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
and more interesting to listen to than "the average voice-over" - can't find this quote in the Eurogamer source
which is often compared to that of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. - which "he" compared to that of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Done JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Should swap the position between the third paragraph and the fourth paragraph
- I agree, done JAGUAR 13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

I cannot check whether the content of the gameplay section is true or not because the IGN link is dead or redirected
- Was it this link that you tried? It works fine for me as it's the main IGN review by Jason Allen which I used to source some of the gameplay as he talks about a lot of it in the review. If it still doesn't work for you, I could try archiving it to see if it works? JAGUAR 14:02, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks, it works now. AdrianGamer (talk) 14:34, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Few other links are redirected as well
- Just discovered that one of the was a duplicate, so I removed it. The other refs that were counted as "changes sub-domain" worked fine for me, although they were slow. JAGUAR 21:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
MediEvil Boards really looks like a forum source. I understand that it is an interview but the site itself does not show any reliability to me. Is there any replacement?
- Hmm. I'll see what I can find. I realise all forum boards are discouraged by WP:VG/RS but the MediEvil Boards is where I could find all of the ex-developers. I'll see what I can do, but if all else fails I'll have to remove the whole thing. JAGUAR 14:02, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - The MediEvil boards are used both in the other two MediEvil articles which are GAs, and I hate to do it, but I've removed it from this article because I don't know what else to do JAGUAR 21:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Images

Change the current template of File:MediEvil Resurrection.jpg to Template:Non-free use rationale video game cover
- Done JAGUAR 21:40, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Don't leave some of the fields of the template of File:MediEvil Resurrection gameplay 001.jpg empty
- I've filled them out JAGUAR 21:40, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Overall

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. Has an appropriate reference section:

B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
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:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:

A great article. There is some small problems though. If you had addressed all the issues I mentioned above, the article should be good to go. AdrianGamer (talk) 05:10, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@AdrianGamer: thank you once again for an excellent review! I think I've addressed everything, if you can take a look? I had to remove the MediEvil forum ref altogether as I can't find anything else to replace it. I have addressed all other concerns. Thanks again, JAGUAR 21:43, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Kristan Reed from Eurogamer did not say that the voiceovers are more interesting to listen to than "the average voice-over". That's the only problem left. AdrianGamer (talk) 04:12, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. I wrote that twice because I got it mixed with the GameSpot review. I've removed that quote and added the fact that they mentioned Baker's voice was eccentric. JAGUAR 16:17, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

With all the issues fixed, MediEvil: Resurrection promoted to

. Congratulations. AdrianGamer (talk) 04:51, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, Adrian! JAGUAR 16:19, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]