Talk:Namcot Collection/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Le Panini (talk · contribs) 05:15, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

I'll do it. Pointers coming soon :) Le Panini ^Talk 05:15, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

The six good article criteria

• Well written:

Of course there is always gonna be some writing changes, some nitpicky. But hey, that's GA for ya.

• Verifiable with no original research:

I'd suggest using the "|trans title=" parameter for the references in other languages. It displays what the title is in English. If you can't find an exact translation, go to User:Nihonjoe.

• It seems you've done this, so this section passes.

• Broad in its coverage:

Looks good, this section passes.

• Neutral:

Looks good here, this section passes.

• Stable:

You're really the only one touching this article. This section passes.

• Illustrated:

File:Namcot Collection menu.png is pretty small when clicking on it, and makes it difficult to see what's there. Is it possible to find a larger sized image? If not, then that's alright.

• • Wikipedia's rather tight-fisted image policies prevent me from uploading one in a larger size, so I just had to make do with that one.

  Well, at least I know you tried. This section passes.

Infobox

• Just like Darius Gaiden, the infobox claims there is multiplayer but is mentioned nowhere else in the article. If only certain games in the compilation support multiplayer, I'd suggest either A) mentioning it in gameplay with some examples ("Certain games feature multiplayer, such as...") or B) put a footnote by the game where they are all listed.
  • Typically when I list the amount of modes in a game's infobox, the game itself is the citation (same thing with composers, designers, genres, etc.). There's definitely multiplayer options in this compilation, but I have yet to find a source that isn't MobyGames or similar unreliable database sites which confirms this. I don't think a source is necessary here.

  I was gonna suggest if you came up empty that you don't necessarily need a source.

Lead

• ";as players began receiving the wrong games after purchasing them individually, Bandai Namco was forced to pull it from the Nintendo eShop temporarily. Though reviewers applauded..." "Though" here feels like as if the reviewers criticized the game for having a temporary de-list, like I'll see in the reception section that "Reviewers criticized the game for having a de-list" somewhere. It should be changed or re-worded.

Gameplay

• Link Namcot, probably using [[Namco#Success with home consoles (1984–1989)|Namcot]] where the subdivision is mentioned.
  • Done.
• What is an "in-house"? Is this gamer jargon? If so, use a more descriptive way to explain this.
  • "In-house" means that it is something designed within a company, instead of being out-sourced to another. It's not "gamer jargon", it's a very real term that applies to things outside video games as well. I think it's fine to have in here.

  Heh, I know what it means, I was just putting myself in the reader's shoes. You got your reason, so it seems all good. I still think Wikipedia needs an article on this, though.

• Some of titles -> Some of the titles
  • Typo that I overlooked. Corrected.
• "Players can "rewind" back a few seconds in gameplay and save their progress." I think this is too simple of a way to explain a rewind feature, and should be described in more detail.
  • I disagree it needs more detail. Rare Replay has the same thing and it summarizes it in less than a sentence. I tried clarifying it again.

  I like the change, so this is good.

• Using "virtual" in the second paragraph; Isn't a video game itself virtual? I don't think this word is necessary.
  • Removed.

Development

• Link homebrew again
  • Done.

  Actually, according to User:Ucucha/duplinks, it shouldn't be linked again (XD), so I changed it.

• According to Google, "anthologies" means a collection of poems or music. Why is this used to describe Namco Museum?
  • I got real tired of constantly using the terms "collection" and "compilation", so I tried to use a different word to make it more varied. I've heard people refer to collections like these as "anthologies" (Namco even had a series of collections called Namco Anthology), so I think it's okay to use it here.

  Okey dokey.

• "In Japan, the game was published as a free "launcher" application..." I think this should be phrased with more detail for better reading. Readers with no knowledge of the game would probably think "so... a demo?"
  • Clarified what it is.

Reception

• "dull presentation and inferiority to the Japanese original" In what way? The comments by critics that follow this claim are very bad, with mainly just saying "It was bad, because _{and then no reason why}"
  • I chose to remove the bit about the presentation as most critics don't offer much commentary on it outside of "it sucks, do better". I instead used it as a way to talk about its lack of artwork scans and other extras, which critics do seem to go into detail about. Hopefully that's good enough.

  I don't understand what the developers could "do better" about a video game re-release. They need to cool down.

• I'd suggest changing "grew up with the NES" to "grew up playing the NES".
  • Done.
• Super Xevious and Pac-Land should be linked
  • Done.

References

• As mentioned above, the reviews in other languages should show the English title using the "|trans title=" parameter.
  • Done.

Other

• A couple of duplicate links, I'd suggest installing User:Ucucha/duplinks to distinguish and remove them. It helps a lot.

Verdict

Not bad at all. The only real issue I have is with the "Well Written" section, but doesn't everybody? For now, I'll put this review On Hold for you to make changes. If you think "nah" for any of my comments, leave me a reply. I'm not watching this page, so be sure to ping me. Take care! Le Panini ^Talk 06:11, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Le Panini That should be it. Namcokid47 ^(Contribs) 00:00, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

@Namcokid47: Yep, looks good! I'll promote it now. Le Panini ^Talk 02:15, 29 November 2020 (UTC)