Talk:Rewrite (video game)/GA1

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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk · contribs) 20:52, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Claiming this one now. Not at all the kind of video game I'd play, but I have friends who play this sort of thing, so I'm interested to learn. Review to come soon-ish. J Milburn (talk) 20:52, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

This article is not ready for GA. The plot and characters sections still need to be fleshed out first, at least.--十八 21:30, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I'm taking a read-through now.

• The opening sentence is a little hard to follow. A lot is packed in.
• The lead really doesn't say what this is about. Are they old women in medieval England? Young children in a far-future Africa?
• Further, for an article of this length, I'd expect to see a couple of paragraphs in the lead- there's more to be said, surely?
• "choose different choices" - Clumsy phrase
• "the player can meet various friends and have the option to do a quest." What is meant by "friends"? Friends of the protagonist?
• There's not a single source in the "gameplay" section
• "While set in a modern setting, the city also gives off a strange sense of nostalgia." What does this mean?
• "The basis of the story is set in a high school setting. The first half of Rewrite primarily consists of the characters interacting in many everyday, enjoyable scenes. The latter half, however, is more serious, emotional, and carries a sense of mystery to the plot." Unsourced, does not come across as neutral
• I was surprised to see that the first listed character is male. Previously, you had said that the plot followed six females
• Again, great amounts of the of character lists appear unsourced. Claims like "Despite being the main heroine of the game, Kagari is often mistaken as a sub-character, because she is not introduced in the opening videos." would definitely need to be sourced
• "she often gives off plentiful facial expressions" Not sure what this means
• "and as such as a strong sense of responsibility and justice" Unclear
• "basis of Rewrite' premise"
• "Key went back to having Hinoue as the sole art director and character designer,[11] as was with Key's first three games Kanon, Air, and Clannad." Unclear
• "Despite the manga being released before the visual novel, the stories are based from the game." Ref?
• Clearly, this is a successful game; do we really have no reviews?
• I have reached the end of the article, but I have no idea what the plot of the game is about. I know it follows some high-school kids, mostly girls, who live in a city that's also a forest, but other than that...

I am yet to check the sources. I do think the article has potential, but I think a little work is needed yet. J Milburn (talk) 23:32, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, there has been absolutely no progress since I offered the thoughts above, and so I am going to close this review at this time. I am also concerned about a number of the sources- they are publications I've never heard of without Wikipedia articles; some of them look worryingly like blogs. Please try to ensure that as much information as possible is attributed to reliable sources. I urge you to work on the issues in this article and then renominate when ready. J Milburn (talk) 12:20, 17 December 2011 (UTC)