User:AydenGenther/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Dark Souls (video game)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because I am a big fan of the Dark Souls series and I have played all of them multiple times.

Lead Section:
The lead section is strong. It includes a good summary and overview of what Dark Souls and also gives a small glimpse of the lore pf the game, as well as its success and popularity. The claims do not seem biased at all, there is one claim that says it has been cited as the greatest video game of all time, which is backed up by a citation. The lead is concise and to the point, but it does contain some details that aren't technically necessary, but do not takeaway from the quality of the article.

Content:
The content of this article is detailed, up-to-date, and overall interesting. It talks about core gameplay features such as the bonfire mechanic, the combat style of the game, as well as the dark fantasy aesthetic that the game uses to build a massive, interconnected and twisted world. The article also talks about the multiplayer features, NPCs, the plot of the game, etc. The rest of the content includes the development of the game, the rewards it has received. the marketing of the game, as well as the overall reception of it.

Tone and Balance:
The overall tone of the article is fine, there isn't any bias information be provided and almost everything is backed by sources.

Sources and References:
The articles contains 118 sources, and almost everything is backed up by a source within the article. I checked a few of the sources and they seemed legit. There might be better sources but the sources that were used are good enough for the completion of a great article.

Talk Page Discussion:
The talk page discussion didn't have much to offer. There were only about 5 events and the first on was from 2011 and the most recent one was 2022. The conversations included the articles rating, nomination to delete the article, and to change the name of the article. The discussions were a little less professional than ones we have in the school discussions.

Overall Impressions:
My overall impressions of this article is that it is pretty good. It could be a lit larger but I believe there is a Dark Souls Wiki that people post on so it makes sense why there wasn't a lot of time and energy put into this article. The article has good information, uses great citations to backup its work, an unbiased viewpoint on the game as well as pictures to keep user engage.