Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Peer review/Riven
Almost done with the article (at least by my account) and I am looking for comments prior to final review before an FAC. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 20:56, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
This peer review is now closed.
- A minor thing but why is the game categorized as a Ubisoft game while no mention of it is in the article. MobyGames lists Ubisoft as the publisher for the Mac version ([1]), but the article says it was published by Broderbund. --Mika1h (talk) 21:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
- I believe what they are talking about is that Broderbund was bought by the Learning Company, and Ubisoft acquired the rights to Myst games, to my knowledge. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 23:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
- Another minor thing: images (I like doing images with these things, they're so easy to deal with yet can add so much) - the single journal image isn't exactly a fair representation of gameplay, although it is doubtless a decent image. I'd recommend getting a nice beauty shot of Riven, a distance shot of the golden dome on the temple island from the nearby bridge, or perhaps an inner shot of the temple itself, something that properly shows of the environment of the game. Ideally shove that image where the journal shot is now, and move the journal shot into the plot section. Graphics were a significant plus point among reviewers, makes sense to include something to exemplify that. -- Sabre (talk)
- The development section says Myst had a Romantic style, but the reference doesn't seem to support that comment. Are you sure it's the appropriate term? Kariteh (talk) 13:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Oops. I substituted the wrong ref- they talk about it in The Making of Riven, not the wired article. Fixed. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 14:21, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Okay I've just finished reading the article and copyedited what I could. I don't see any big problem that comes to mind, but personally I would submit the article for GA status before sending it to FAC. Users who comment in FACs tend to be very harsh these days, so you might like to put all chances on your side. This is just a suggestion though. Kariteh (talk) 14:29, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the comments. I think I've dealt with enough FACs that I can go straight on with it (I only worked on Myst for two days before submitting it for FAC directly.) Still, since it's all about the prose evidently, I'll make sure to go through a give it a good copy-edit before I submit. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 14:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Well I've just found something: the article is missing information about the audio. Some sort of information + a link to Riven: The Soundtrack could probably be added for comprehensiveness. Kariteh (talk) 16:56, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for the comments. I think I've dealt with enough FACs that I can go straight on with it (I only worked on Myst for two days before submitting it for FAC directly.) Still, since it's all about the prose evidently, I'll make sure to go through a give it a good copy-edit before I submit. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 14:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Okay I've just finished reading the article and copyedited what I could. I don't see any big problem that comes to mind, but personally I would submit the article for GA status before sending it to FAC. Users who comment in FACs tend to be very harsh these days, so you might like to put all chances on your side. This is just a suggestion though. Kariteh (talk) 14:29, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- Oops. I substituted the wrong ref- they talk about it in The Making of Riven, not the wired article. Fixed. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 14:21, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Might I recommend {{tracklist}} for the soundtrack listings? I really think we should start standardising the tracklist templates across our scope, much as we did for {{VG Reviews}} and if you go back far enough {{Infobox VG}}. -- Sabre (talk) 18:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- @Kariteh, added in a couple of paragraphs on the audio and just merged in the soundtrack article, as there was nothing there to expand. I'll take a look at the soundtrack listing, Sabre.... Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 18:38, 26 May 2008 (UTC)