Talk:The Binding of Isaac (video game)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: AdrianGamer (talk · contribs) 10:31, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

• McMillen and Himsl released an expansion "Wrath of the Lamb" in May 2012 - should be Wrath of the Lamb, instead of "Wrath of the Lamb"
• The Binding of Isaac has been well-received and by July 2014, -Can be slightly expanded. What was praised/criticized?
• The lead is very well-written. Well done!
• The gameplay section needs to be supported by much more reliable sources.
• top-down 2D dungeon crawler - top-down, 2D, dungeon crawler need to be wikilinked
• six other unlockable characters as they explore the dungeons located in Isaac's basement - not supported by the source.
• The Wired source also mentions the game's classes: "four character classes — Fighter, Thief, Cleric and Wizard — and use them to collect items, solve puzzles"
• What kinds of weapon you can purchase.
• and single-use power-ups - What single-use power-ups you can find in the game?
• and Super Mario Bros., the latter which was his inspiration for Super Meat Boy. - I don't think this one is necessary. It is something for the main SMB article instead.
• encourage players to experiment to learn how things work within Isaac, mirroring how he had done with the original Zelda game - How he encourage people to learn how things work in Zelda?
• [Optional] If I were you, I would move the part about the limitations of Flash to the part about the expansion.
• The part about Rebirth needs to be supported by more sources as well.
• The reception section can be significantly expanded. The critical reception part is basically about the game's being imaginative, not much else.
• Here are some sources I found. These may contain new information, or can be used to support the existing content.
  • The Binding of Isaac, Cave Story 3D, and crying at poop: an interview with composer Danny B
  • How a killer Christian shmup roguelike came to Steam
  • Binding of Isaac creator: Nintendo rejection shows internal divisions over company’s image
  • The Binding of Isaac: Interview with Team Meat’s Edmund McMillen
  • New Details On Team Meat Designers' New Game
  • The Binding of Isaac’s Biggest Secret Nearly Broke The Guy Who Made it
  • App stores rejected it as well

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1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

   B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list:

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   A. Has an appropriate reference section:

   B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

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7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Overall it is a well-written article, but sourcing seems to be inadequate. The reception section needs some more work, but overall the article is in a relatively good shape. I will left the article on hold for a week. When all the issues are addressed it will be good to go! AdrianGamer (talk) 03:54, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

I will try to get to these over the next few days but a few points:

• I have no idea why that Wired article speaks of different classes because that never existed in the game.
• Keep in mind that The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is considered a separate game with its own article. While I will source that paragraph more, this is important as some of the added sources you put are for Rebirth and not this game and don't give new info on this game. To that same end, the DLC for this game should be quoted as "Wrath of the Lamb" rather than italized as if a new game. --MASEM (t) 14:14, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

@AdrianGamer: I still need to see about trying to expand the reception but if you want to take a look, I have done pretty much everything else on the list. I did figure out what the Wired article was going on with the classes so fixed that up, and incorporated a few of the additional sources. --MASEM (t) 00:18, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

@AdrianGamer: Just an FYI, I got caught up in other life stuff and will likely not be able to get to expanding the reception out a bit until early next week. I still plan to do this, just that can't do a fair job over the next few days. --MASEM (t) 14:15, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

No worries, take your time. AdrianGamer (talk) 14:42, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

@AdrianGamer: I've gotten the reception section expanded out now, that should be it. --MASEM (t) 16:07, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

The game was also nominated for an award.[1] I also found another source about the game's music. It may have some valuable information.[2] There is a retail edition as well.[3] Would be great if you can add these information into the article as well. AdrianGamer (talk) 06:30, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

I've added all three pieces as well as bit from the ArsTech source above. --MASEM (t) 15:57, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

As all the issues were fixed, the article is good to go! The Binding of Isaac is now a . Congratulations! AdrianGamer (talk) 12:35, 11 May 2016 (UTC)