Talk:Sam & Max Hit the Road/GA1

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The only queries raised after reviewing the article are minor, so if you can look at them we can wrap this up. The manual of style seems well followed, the article is neutral and free from edit wars, fair use rationales on images are fine, the article's scope is good, all the external links are functional and the sources are good. OK so let's look at the minor quibbles:

• Ideally the last sentence of gameplay would be cited, not vital but still preferable.
• First paragraph of plot: "Sam and Max set off to find Bruno and bring him back." Is Trixie no longer required?
• Second paragraph of plot: "a cruel animal abuser who wishes to use Bruno in his performances." It's difficult to explain but the term 'cruel animal abuser' just doesn't sit right, it almost sounds like a hobby in this context. Could you try making the same point but with different wording?
• The last paragraph has a few things which could do with a little more explanation:
  • Are Bumpus and Harvey both sharing a costume, IE one the torso and the other the legs? Or are they both in separate costumes, and Harvey was spared being sacrificed?
  • Is the sacrifice literal? Was Bumpus killed by the freezing or is he comically frozen a la cryogenics? What does the sacrifice involve?
  • When Bumpus is returned to the carnival, is it just Bumpus? What happened to Harvey?
• Cultural impact - very heavy on quotes, could you summarize a few of them to break out of the "he said, she said" format?

The article utilizes some good magazine sources, the only thing missing is reception from magazines that were there at the time, though this will be more of a concern at ratings beyond GA, and Edge magazine being there means there is one source dealing with the game at the time of release. Excellent work, it's good to see an important adventure game being given such thorough treatment on WP. I'll be watching this page, but please feel free to drop me a note when you've considered the above. Someoneanother 14:59, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

• Referenced.
• Editted accordingly.
• A hobby of animal abusing is pretty accurate as far as the characterisation of Bumpus goes. I'm struggling to come up with different wording, but if you're getting the impression its done as a hobby, it isn't far off the mark.
• Bumpus and Harvey share the costume in the same way as Sam and Max: there's is only one costume featured. I've tried to clarify that Harvey and Bumpus are in the costume together. -- Sabre (talk) 15:33, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
• The sacrifice involves Max pushing the huge iceblock of Bumpus and Harvey into an outdoor hot tube. I'm not really sure how to word that in properly, I went for the concise approach rather than trying to descibe exactly how they went about it.
• Editted accordingly.
• I've cut down the quotes a wee bit, hopefully it should be a bit better now. -- Sabre (talk) 15:33, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

You've covered all the bases, thanks. If you come across further reception sources it might make it possible to massage a few more direct quotes out, but even the relatively small change has improved the section in that respect. Hit the Road is now a Good Article, well done. Someoneanother 19:42, 22 November 2008 (UTC)