Template:Did you know nominations/The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
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The result was: promoted by Evrik (talk) 15:28, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
- ... that the films Aliens (1986), Predator (1987), and The Descent (2005); the book At the Mountains of Madness; and the myth of the Curse of Akkad served as the main inspirations for House of Ashes' story? Source: VentureBeat
- ALT1: ... that sound director Barney Pratt used a combination of film and game music editing techniques to create a cinematic and immersive atmosphere for House of Ashes? Source: XBox Wire
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- Comment: QPQ not needed
Improved to Good Article status by ZooBlazer (talk) and Your Power (talk). Nominated by ZooBlazer (talk) at 07:07, 2 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
GA passed on 1 July, hooks confirmed in texts. Overall, GTG, although I don't find the hooks particularly inspiring. Perhaps something about American soldiers vs vampires might draw more viewers in? Ping me if an alt is proposed and I'll re-review it. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:24, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- ALT2: ... that House of Ashes' director, Will Doyle wanted to represent people from both sides of the Iraq War in a nuanced light by including an Iraqi protagonist in the main cast because he felt movies depicting conflicts such as the war tend to dehumanise people from opposing nations? Source: Eurogamer
- ALT3: ... that several aspects of the protagonists' backstories in House of Ashes were tied to the 2003 invasion of Iraq? Source: Game Informer
- ALT4: ... that one of the recurring themes of House of Ashes is "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" as American and Iraqi characters must work together to survive as alien vampires attack during the Iraq War? Source: VentureBeat
- How about one of these @Piotrus? -- ZooBlazertalk 17:08, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- ZooBlazer, ALT4 is likely the most interesting, but I'd change characters to soldiers. The closing admin can make the final call and change if they like it. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 06:03, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
