Talk:Serious Sam: Next Encounter/GA1
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Reviewer: Alexandra IDV (talk · contribs) 00:42, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
I'll review this one as well - I hope to have it done within a day or two.--AlexandraIDV 00:42, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
- Alexandra IDV, thanks in advance for this. One quick note: The printed Game Informer source is not in the Internet Archive but Climax produced a 1:1 text copy here. I also have a scan of the page that I can send you if you need it. Regards, IceWelder [✉] 12:01, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
Infobox
- Seems fine. I wonder what's up with the lead designer bit, but if there isn't any source covering that I guess there isn't much we can do.
Lead
- If you want to keep the "positive atmosphere" bit in the lead, make sure that the opinion is attributed to Barlow and not presented as an objective fact in Wikipedia's voice
Gameplay
Next Encounter contains twelve weapons, among them ten ranged weapons and a chainsaw for melee.
So what is the twelfth weapon?amouns
"amounts".- Unless multiplayer modes feature characters other than Sam, I would suggest just saying "Sam" rather than "the player character" after he's been introduced; if they on the other hand do feature other characters, I would be explicit about that and consistently use "the player character"
Plot
when the scientist suddenly announces
- "suddenly" is a filler word that rarely adds anything. If you mean to say that it takes someone by surprise, and that that is important, say so instead.- Link Cicero
- It feels like overlinking to link "spanking"
- Sirian/Sirians are not explained
- The plot summary seems to end a bit abruptly. I'm assuming this is something like a sequel hook (in which case that's fine), but wanted to check.
- Does the minion have a name?
Development and release
Employees help up morale through playtesting
- seems like an issue with tense and/or missing words
Reception
- Would recommend cutting the scores from the prose, as there isn't a massive score difference between the two versions that we would want to illustrate, and we already have a review table
Jeff Shirley of Nintendo World Report said that the textures were enhanced through bump mapping.
- I think we should be clearer that NWR appreciates the bump mapping and texture work - just saying that the textures are enhanced with bump maps almost comes off as factually describing how the game was developed.
References
- Seems fine
External links
- The official website does not load for me - I only see copyright information and links to the websites for the developer, the ESRB, Nintendo, and PlayStation. Unless you can find a working replacement, it might be worth considering removing the link.
Images
- Images and fair use rationales seem fine
- Would recommend taking the opportunity to use the cover art to visually identify Sam with a caption
Looks good! I will put this on hold for the standard seven days - @ me when you have addressed the above, or if you have any questions. Thank you, --AlexandraIDV 22:10, 10 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Alexandra IDV: Thanks again. I did some fixes and left two questions above. Regards, IceWelder [✉] 08:50, 11 November 2020 (UTC)