Talk:Parasite Eve (video game)/GA1

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Reviewer: TarkusAB (talk · contribs) 23:01, 6 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This is an excellent game, played it maybe 3 years back. Comments coming shortly... TarkusAB 23:01, 6 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

INITIAL COMMENTS

Lead

un-link "video game"
un-link Aya Brea
The game is a sequel to the novel Parasite Eve, written by Hideaki Sena. It is the first game in the Parasite Eve series. These two sentences can be combined.
The game has the player move freely around several open environments, and uses a pausable real-time combat system, and also includes several role-playing game elements. Remove "and" after first comma
Many sentences in the lead start with "The game..." so re-word some.
(optional) Surprised that for the length and detail of the music section, there is little written in the lead about it

Gameplay

Lots of unsourced content. Please add sources. I'll read through again once sourced.
(optional) consider adding screenshot

Plot

un-link Aya Brea
link Christmas
He tells them things about mitochondria that they find useless for their purposes. Sounds weird, consider rewording
link SoHo
I don't think "origins of Eve" should link to the original novel
un-link car accident
link Statue of Liberty
un-link battle
(optional) Plot is a little too detailed and hence too long, consider reducing

Development

It was produced by Hironobu Sakaguchi and directed by Takashi Tokita. This sentence just looks thrown in the middle. Can you work this in to read a little more smoothly?
including different designs for Aya and Melissa transforming into Eve right on stage remove "right"
Book author Hideaki Sena did not learn the titles plot until it was completed apostrophe needed after titles, and I think "know" would work better instead of "learn"
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the producer for Parasite Eve un-link Sakaguchi since he was already linked above and you don't need to mention he is producer again
Before The Third Birthdays release in 2010, both Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsuya Nomura discussed the re-release of Parasite Eve and Parasite Eve 2. missing apostrophe after the third birthdays, un-link Nomura since already linked above, Parasite Eve 2 should be II in roman numerals
Part of what held up release was the fact that the rights to the series are co-owned with Hideaki Sena. change to "The release was being held up partly due to the series rights being co-owned with Hideaki Sena."

Music

Move pic of composer either lower or to right under infobox to avoid WP:SANDWICHING
The music for Parasite Eve was composed by Yoko Shimomura unlink Yoko and delete everything before because we are already told in last paragraph
Square Enix (then Square) just Square is fine
Until Parasite Eve, Shimomura and written --> typo "had written"
Shimomura used opera music un-link opera, already linked above
Comment: Very well researched section, good job! I can tell someone likes the soundtrack. I always liked the police station theme and the music box theme during credits.

Reception

GameRankings should be removed unless it adds value on top of metacritic score
The combat was compared unfavorably to Final Fantasy VII by Game Revolution un-italicize Game Revolution since not publication and wikilink it

The article definitely needs some work, specifically with the Gameplay section, but with a little effort I can definitely see this article reaching GA-status. Once the issues above are addressed I'll take another look. TarkusAB 00:21, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

okay, everything seems to be in order, time for another look! I expanded the reception section as well. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 05:15, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely much improved! Good Job! Couple of things in the Gameplay section: 1) Unlink "weapon" and "armor" 2) delete random quotation mark after "experience-based levels are present". Also you may want to take the talk about the television ads and Best Buy shipping mixup and combine it with the third paragraph in the development section as all that is "release" related. Maybe spin off a new section for release, or change to "Development and release", but whatever you choose to do, that info isn't really related to the critical reception of the game. These are minor complaints though and do not prevent this article from achieving GA-status. Great article for a great game. Congratulations! TarkusAB 14:54, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok @TarkusAB:, I fixed those things too, can't leave good fixes lying around :) Thanks for the review, it was very comprehensive and greatly improved the article. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 18:42, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]