Template:Did you know nominations/Fallout (video game)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:39, 2 August 2021 (UTC)

Fallout (video game)

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~~... that Fallout is one of the games credited for reviving consumer interest in role-playing video games?~~ Source: [1][2][3][4][5]

Reviewed: Michita Sakata

Improved to Good Article status by Lazman321 (talk). Self-nominated at 13:34, 20 July 2021 (UTC).

General eligibility:

New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article reached GA status within the past week, is necessarily well sourced, neutrally written and free of copyvios. All in all it is a shoe-in nomination except I think isn't quite hooky enough, so I'm going to suggest some alts from the article. BuySomeApples (talk) 20:00, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

ALT1:... that the developers of the video game Fallout originally meant for it to be a sequel to Wasteland, but were unable to get the licensing rights from EA? Source:[6]
ALT2:... that Fallout developer Tim Cain wrote the game's prologue about the bleakness of war while watching an episode of the Simpsons? Source:same as ALT1

@Lazman321: what are your thoughts on these hooks?BuySomeApples (talk) 00:38, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

I don't honestly know. I was already going to propose hooks of my own. It seems to me we have an agreement over the hook saying that Fallout was originally going to be a sequel to Wasteland; though then again, one of my proposals could of something you hadn't thought of. Here are my proposals. Lazman321 (talk) 02:28, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

ALT 3: ... that Fallout was considered a risky project by developer Interplay Entertainment and was threatened with cancelation three times? [7]
ALT 4: ... that when designing Fallout, Chris Taylor wrote a statement that inspired the team to continue working on the game? [8][9]
ALT 5: ... that Fallout was initially designed to be a sequel to Wasteland, but the developer couldn't secure the license? [10]
ALT 6: ... that Fallout is considered one of the best video games of all time? [11][12][13]

I like ALT3 and ALT5 . ALT6 might be a little subjective even though Fallout is widely considered a good game (I personally enjoy it). ALT4 I think might also be a little underwhelming. Do you have a preference between those two @Lazman321: or do you want me to leave it up to the promoter?

Approving ALT3 and ALT5. BuySomeApples (talk) 22:36, 21 July 2021 (UTC)