Talk:Firewatch/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk · contribs) 00:05, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

Happy to offer a review. Josh Milburn (talk) 00:05, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

• Should the date of release not be in the first sentence? Platforms?

 Done

• "conspired mystery" is a striking term; it's not immediately obvious to me what you mean by it.

It is to stress the nature of conspiracy present in the story.

• What does "directed" mean in the context of video game development?

Olly Moss was credited with Visual Direction and Sean Vanaman with Creative Direction.

• "After the basis from a single painting by Moss, Ng adapted" Grammatically odd.

 Done

• "Xbox One version was released in September of that year, which included an audio tour and free roam mode, also for its PlayStation 4 Pro port and Steam." You lose me at "also".

Removed unnecessary part.

• " The game also features a day-night cycle, but will progress if players successfully complete all the relative set objectives" I'm not sure what the two parts of the sentence have to do with each other?

Removed unnecessary part.

• "Henry finds a Walkman with incriminating conversations of them plotting to destroy the camp" Who does the "them" refer to, here?

Henry and Delilah.

• "Delilah lied about Brian's presence because of employee rules, but both disappeared without a trace." I read this to mean that Delilah lied to Henry to preserve Ned's privacy, but I'm guessing that what is meant is that Delilah lied to higher-ups because Brian wasn't allowed to live with Ned? This could do with being cleared up.

It's the latter. Cleared it up.

• The plot section suggests that there is a collectibles system; this should be mentioned in the gameplay section if so.

 Done

Got to dash, sorry- didn't have as long as I thought. I'll be back for another look soon. Please double-check my edits so far. Josh Milburn (talk) 00:25, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

"Delilah reports someone in Henry's tower, who finds a Walkman with incriminating conversations of them plotting to destroy the compound." I'm struggling with this; it's not clear who the who or the them refer to.

 Done

• "Moss' key art" What is key art?

This is key art. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as "the singular, iconographic image that is the foundation upon which a movie's marketing campaign is built".

• "while maintaining his stylized, elemental artistic vision" This doesn't come across as very neutral.

 Done

• "Partnering with Limited Run Games, Campo Santo will distribute under ten thousand physical copies of the game on PlayStation 4 sometime in 2016." This will be out of date very soon.

No sources to confirm a launch date yet.

• "a welcome view" I assume you don't mean that his view was welcome? You mean to say that he welcomed the features?

 Done

• "Cork continued to observe that" Too prosaic

Simplified it.

• "brilliant and layered with emotional nuance" If these are the reviewer's words, you should quote directly.

Not reviewer's words. Paraphrased from "Both are brilliantly voiced--with emotional nuance layered into every line".

• "having evolved a strong attachment to the characters" The voice acting had evolved a strong attachment?

 Done

• The paragraphs in the reception section are a little long. While I certainly won't demand it for GAC, perhaps you could consider organising the reception section thematically, rather than by reviewer.

Might consider it for later. Would be a complete overhaul.

• If I were you, I'd include a bit more about the awards and the film in the lead, and a bit less about the development and announcements.

 Done

I've made some edits; please double-check them. Josh Milburn (talk) 03:46, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

I've seen that you've responded here, and aim to get back to you in the next few days. Josh Milburn (talk) 14:50, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

Second look-through

• I know I said this earlier, but it's still not clear to me what a "director" does in the context of a video game. Are they technical directors? Business directors?

"A Game Director is the force behind the creative aspects of a video game. As a Game Director, you are similar to a Film Director because your vision shapes and defines the game".

OK; I suppose I was worried that this was jargon. The fact it's in the infobox suggests to me that maybe this is a term more familiar than I thought. Happy to let this drop. Josh Milburn (talk) 21:40, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

• Also, as earlier, I'm not sure "key art" is going to be familiar to most readers.

Changing it to "work".

(And stopping there; again, not as much time as I thought... Apologies.) Josh Milburn (talk) 01:35, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

Some source spotchecking comes back fine, and all of the sources seem to be appropriate. I'm going to promote at this time; nice work, and sorry for the delays. Josh Milburn (talk) 21:48, 11 December 2016 (UTC)