Talk:Yoshi's New Island/GA1

GA Review

Article (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · Watch

Nominator: The Green Star Collector (talk · contribs) 04:44, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Cukie Gherkin (talk · contribs) 06:00, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Lead

1. I'm concerned about the claim that it's a "retcon" of the Yoshi's Island ending. While I would agree that this is likely a retcon, that it is a retcon is not mentioned in the article.
2. No need for citations in the lead
3. The use of multiple babies in Yoshi's Island DS is not mentioned in the article, making me question why Baby Mario being the only baby questionable as to why it's given so much real estate in the lead. I would recommend dropping this and discussing how the game plays with eggs and other such moves, as well as how Baby Mario functions.
4. I feel like the lead could be a little meatier; consider expanding on dev info.

Infobox

1. The article does not mention that Nintendo was its publisher outside the lead and infobox
2. Is there any source on the director?
3. Is there any source on the first producer?
4. Is there any source on the artist?
5. I would recommend mentioning the composer in the article
6. Should mention the genre in Gameplay
7. The Australian release date is given two different dates, one in the article and one in the infobox

Gameplay

1. I don't think it needs mention that the Yoshis can be different colors, as this doesn't affect the gameplay or story
2. I feel like "which must be aimed manually" might be misleading, since IIRC, there's also an auto-aimer.
3. It may be worth mentioning that Yoshi can also die from pits (and I assume spikes are still deadly?)
4. What is a goul roulette?
5. This section should explain that the stars and the 10-30 seconds to get Baby Mario are linked; otherwise, it may make the reader think that Yoshi's health meter is just a traditional system.
6. You can probably drop "notable" from "notable feature," maybe replace with "new feature" instead since it's really the only major new feature

Reception

1. Nintendo Selects mention should be in sales figures, and the conflation of critical reception to this label should be removed, as they are not related and the association is not covered in the RS attached.
2. In my understanding, the review table should be limited to only 10 sources. Furthermore, multiple reviews are mentioned in the table but not in the Reception text, namely The Guardian, VentureBeat, CGMagazine, Polygon, PCMag, and the second Nintendo World Report review. I would recommend removing them and, if possible, adding them to the actual Reception text.

Spotcheck

1. [1] Looks good
2. [2] Looks good
3. [3] Does not cite every vehicle's inclusion
4. [4] Looks good

@The Green Star Collector:

Comments

@The Green Star Collector:

Thank you for your feedback, @Cukie Gherkin: I believe I was able to implement almost all of it. I just wasn't able to find a reliable source for the first producer in the infobox. If there's anything else I can do to improve the article, don't hesitate to let me know. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 02:52, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

@Cukie Gherkin: All of the "Gameplay" section feedback has been implemented. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 14:37, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Hey, just reminding you @The Green Star Collector: that there's a citation that needs fixing. - Cukie Gherkin (talk) 10:44, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

@Cukie Gherkin: The one about the vehicle transformations? I've replaced it with two citations that each mention all six vehicles. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 13:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)