Talk:Bulletstorm/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: David Fuchs (talk · contribs) 21:46, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

{{doing}} Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 21:46, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Overall, the article looks pretty solid. Comments below:

• A concern I have throughout the article is describing the gameplay with terms that feel too peacocky and non-neutral. "Over the top" implies a subjective standard of what is "over" said top, likewise with "ludicrous" and "exotic". Toning these down when not directly quoted would be more appropriate.
• a rope of energy projected from a device on Grayson's hand—you haven't introduced Grayson in the body of the article.
• If an enemy is launched into the air from the whip or by being kicked/slid into, he goes into slow motion, allowing players to perform skillshots Are all enemies male? Why "he" here?
• Following orders from Sarrano, Dead Echo assassinates a man named Bryce Novak. The first part seems redundant since we've already been told Sarrano orders Dead Echo around, right?
• Doc sends Grayson and Rell If "Doc" is supposed to be Dr. Whit Oliver named earlier, it needs to be made clearer.
• Polish video game developer People Can Fly (PCF) developed Bulletstorm. This is one of those instances where I think reworking the sentence to be in passive voice (Bulletstorm was developed by...") is the better option. It starts off with the topic readers are familiar with (the game) before talking about the new element being introduced (the developer), and that way it also immediately flows from FCP to their dev record in the next sentence.
• The initial demo impressed Epic, which agreed "who" seems like it'd make more sense than "which".
• The development section plods along at points, and could use some streamlining. I'd recommend cutting specific mentions of devs unless they're being directly quoted (i.e., However, according to producer Tanya Jesson, I don't think Jesson needs to be mentioned here versus just saying 'as the game went through multiple iterations it changed'. Unless they're sources that dispute Jesson here, we're fine just stating it without qualification.
• The studio used the game's core combat loop extensively I don't really know what this means in this context.
• However, his appearance was delayed to April 12, 2010, when pop singer Justin Bieber took his slot instead — it's unclear if they were bumped to April 12 because of Bieber, or they were delayed and on April 12 Bieber took his slot instead. This sentence and the following also repetitiously use the "However," starting word.
• The phrasing Gearbox stirred up some controversy doesn't sound very encyclopedic.
• The reception section could use a little more love. The amount of quotes and lack of topic sentences makes it feel unorganized and harder to follow. Since Gies and McCormick both felt the combat loop got repetitive, those statements should be combined together or at least put in proximity.
• Sources used look good and are formatted appropriately. I did a spotcheck of sources currently referenced to Refs 3, 7, 8, 14, 20, 26, 31, 42, 48, 50, 55, 66, 72, 76, 83, and 91.
  • Can't find the support for the health region stuff in Ref 7.
  • Ref 8 doesn't adequately support Much of the gameplay focuses on the "energy leash", a rope of energy projected from a device on Grayson's hand.
  • Ref 50 mentions the Duke nuke character but doesn't mention new voice likes from the voice actor.
• File:Bulletstorm - Skill shot system screenshot .gif could use a more detailed and explicit fair use declaration instead of just 'illustrating gameplay'.

Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 21:01, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

@David Fuchs: - Thank you for the review! I think I have addressed most of the issues you have raised. OceanHok (talk) 03:21, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

I've gone and made some additional changes; while I think the reception section still drifts into laundry lists of critics opinions, I think it's adequate for GA quality at this point. Second round of spot-checks didn't reveal issues, so I am passing. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ^talk 20:28, 5 June 2021 (UTC)