Talk:Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit

Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit is currently a Video games good article nominee. Nominated by LBWP (talk) at 08:39, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Sonic Triple Trouble 16-Bit/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: LBWP (talk · contribs) 08:39, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Vrxces (talk · contribs) 08:02, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This looks kind of interesting! I'll pick it up. Glad you were able to find the time to nominate- I saw the original GAN disappear and thought it failed. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 08:02, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Review[edit]

Has the nominator significantly contributed to the article? Yes, by quite some margin!

Does the article conform to the general standards of WP:VG articles including the WP:VG/MOS? Yes, the article neatly follows the MOS.

Is the article generally well-written? Spell check comes up with nothing.

Is the article broad enough in its coverage and contains reliable sourcing?

The development information is entirely made up of primary interview sources, which is not a problem for a small indie game of this type, but one should be mindful of the impacts that this can have on an article's perspective and tone - see below.

I will follow up with a spot check soon.

Do the sources cited verify the text in the article? Spot check TBA.

Are media and links properly attributed and do not have copyright issues? The images within the article appear to be attributed and licensed correctly.

Any other personal opinions or miscellaneous feedback that may or may not be relevant to the nomination? Some are below:

Lead

The lead could be slightly condensed, but it reads well. I'd avoid repetition of the plot sentence which seems to be copy-pasted from below. Also see the below points around perspective and tone on the development information.

- Done. I think it’s important to mention the game’s premise as a follow up to Sonic 3 & Knuckles so I left that portion in there. You can remove it if you want. LBWP (talk) 22:28, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gameplay

Over how many different levels?

- Rephrased to “a series of levels”. There isn’t a source that describes the number of levels but I’d still like to describe the game’s structure if possible. LBWP (talk) 22:28, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Development

A more neutral tone would be useful here. Given that the sourcing for this section is entirely from primary interview sources, there's a lot of language of intent and emotion (he wanted, he realized, he appreciated, he thought) that fairly clearly indicate the information is coming from the developer. This isn't a big deal but trying to minimise this and focus the tone on facts about what the developer was inspired by, what they aimed to do, and what they did, rather than the thoughts and feelings of the developer, may help make the article more neutral.

Reception

The last sentences of P2 that perform a summary function could be more effectively assimilated into the first paragraph about the game's authenticity.

- Done. LBWP (talk) 22:28, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]