User:Sophie Wright/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Last of Us

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Video games are something that has always interested me, everything from how the idea came about to developement to reaching the player themselves. It is a work of art that people are slowly coming to appreciate. I picked this game because it was one of the first games that I ever played and it made an impact on me. The story, characters and action was well balanced and was way ahead of many other games of that year.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

To begin with the lead section, it is nicely written, with a clear sentence describing what the topic of the article is about. It also gives a brief but detailed summary to what the entire article will include about the The Last of Us, everything from the developement to adaptations and spinoffs. It does not include any irrelevant information within the lead section and is very concise about only adding necessary detail for context.

The content of the article is relevant to every part of the game, from the idea to the development and spinoffs that occured. It is also very up to date in terms of sources and newer content related to it such as television shows and sequel games. There is no inforamtion that seems to be wrongly placed within the article or lacking any major information about the game.

The balance of the article is well designed. The wording is neutral in tone with no biases that lean one way or the other in terms of author opinions. There are quite a number of accolades that are described within the awards, however there does seem to be a lack of critisim about the game as well. I'm sure that there are some people that don't have a good outlook on the game and have said so.

The numerous sources are backed up by working links. The information is very up to date, as recent as 2020 when it include information about the sequel game for The Last of Us that released in 2020. The sources for the article is very diverse including everything from independant journals and critics to international ones. There are peer-reviewed articles about The Last of Us, however those delve into more deeper topics such as psychology and would only detract from the original topic about the video game itself.

Each section is well detailed and documented with no visible errors and reflects well the different aspects of the topic.

The images within the article are well captioned that help provide visual context to the information within the article and all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images are positioned well within the text and don't blatantly stand out compared to the article.

Some of the talk going on behind the article in the talk section are mainly about the director Niel Druckmann, sales and the characters of the games, both 1 and 2. The article is rated as a FA-class article in many different categories such as videogames and horror articles and is included in a few projects such as Science Fiction and LGBTQ wikiprojects.

The overall status of this article is very good and very well developed. It's strength lies in pulling and compiling sources about the game without delving into personal details. The article could be improved upon by potentially touching base more on the process of creating the game itself, including sections such as the game engines and motion capture suits to record the actors. They touch base upon it in the developemet, but don't go into further detail. It is mentioned that they use a game engine but don't say which one, such as the Unreal engine. The article is well-developed with very little that could be expanded on without overdoing it.