Talk:MediEvil: Resurrection

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Please help expand this article. This is my first article, I will be doing more research soon.

I am Spacetimecont 06:01, 7 September 2005 (UTC). I created this page, please help me add a heading, etc. You can help me expand it by going to sources such as IGN, or GAMESPOT.

Do you want me to add more to the weapons section? I could do that easily :-) Oh and extra characters, I love this game so would be glad to do it RichPlaystation 15:00, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I have cleaned up the article. Apparently one of the people who edited this article was not that great with English.....The clean-up header at the top will no longer be necessary. Floodclaw 20:58, 19 February 2007

Soundtrack

First point: original research? I am certain that the artist is "The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus", composed by "Bob & Barn". Hmm...

Second point: Something I wanted to mention was that you can download the complete game soundtrack off the website. I did this by emptying my Internet Explorer temporary files first, then visiting the website and playing all the tracks on the "Audio" button - not switching tracks until each of them had finished loading/downloading. Then, once each track was finished, I simply browsed to my IE temp folder and copied the MP3 music files which Flash saved in there. This also allowed me to get the URLs, e.g. http://fp.scea.com/PSP/Games/MediEvil_Resurrection/OGS/music/Cemetery_Hill.mp3 --rjcuk 21:53, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

You realise that is off the soundtrack of a different game right? yours is off of Medievil for the PS1, this is Medievil Ressurection for the PSP. RichPlaystation 00:38, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

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Amateurish writing

This entire article is in dire need of a complete rewrite into an NPOV and devoid of weasel words. I kept finding sentences and remarks that are completely irrelevant to explaining the game's items as well as the plot. 21:42, 27 August 2008 (UTC) White Mage Cid

Tagged for complete rewriting, since nobody seems to care for it. 00:45, 6 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by White Mage Cid (talk • contribs)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:MediEvil: Resurrection/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: AdrianGamer (talk · contribs) 14:23, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Comments

Infobox

• Should be " SCE Cambridge Studio" instead of " SCE Studio Cambridge"
  • Oops, didn't spot that, fixed JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• PlayStation Network is not listed in the platform list
  • Added JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• PlayStation Store should be changed to PlayStation Network
  • Changed JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Should be Action-adventure instead of action-adventure game
  • Changed JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Lead

• MediEvil: Resurrection is a 2005 is a Gothic action-adventure game - Should be "MediEvil: Resurrection is a 2005 Gothic action-adventure video game
  • Changed JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• It was also re-released on the PlayStation Network in 2008. - Personal opinion, but I prefer "for" instead of "on"
  • Me too, re-worded JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• The game also features a variety of voice talent - "talents"
  • Done JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Sony Computer Entertainment Europe commissioned SCE Cambridge Studio to develop a launch title for the upcoming PlayStation Portable - remove "upcoming"
  • Removed JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• only a year to develop a game - "the" game
  • Fixed JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• thus they decided to "remake" the original MediEvil. - Quotation mark is not necessary
  • Removed JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• The game was met with mixed to positive reviews upon release, - Not clear enough. It is either mixed or positive, not in the middle
  • Re-phrased to "mixed" JAGUAR  13:22, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Main content

• to the Hall of Heroes where a legendary hero will reward him with a new weapon - Change it to something like "to the Hall of Heroes, where a legendary hero rewards him by giving him a new weapon"
  • Re-phrased, thanks JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• The remastered version also includes some exclusive mini-games which can also be played in multiplayer - Any examples? Can the game's multiplayer be further expanded?
  • The sources don't explain the minigames well or how they work, but from what I could gather the minigames are arcade-style and work over Wi-Fi, so I've put that in JAGUAR  14:38, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• which never appeared in the original - should be "has never been" appeared in the original
  • Changed to "which has never been in the original" JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Various level and characters designs - "levels"
  • Fixed JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• casting a spell over Gallowmere to awaken his undead army - "awake" instead of "awaken"
  • Done JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• a genie who was robbed of his powers by Zarok - change to "a genie whose powers were robbed by Zarok"
  • Done JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• The senior management team of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe wanted a launch game for the upcoming PlayStation Portable console - "upcoming" is again not needed
  • Removed JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Due to the short notice, the Cambridge studio was given only a year to develop a game - "the" game
  • Fixed JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• thus it was decided that a "remix" of the original MediEvil - "remix" or "remake"?
  • "Remake" sounds preferable, so I re-worded it to that without the quotations JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• developing an original title would likely have taken considerably longer - "would take more time to develop" sounds much simpler
• Re-phrased JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Chris Sorrell, the creator of MediEvil, stressed in a retrospective interview that he would have preferred to direct Resurrection if he was not at the time instructed to direct the video-game adaptation of 24: The Game - An adaptation of 24, not 24: The Game
  • Linked to the TV show JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• He directed overall development of the title - missing "the"
  • Added JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• by Dominic Cahalin. Mitch Phillips, who was the character animator, was appointed as lead artist for the game - "were", "animators", "artists" - two people
  • I'm afraid I don't understand this part, Cahalin and Phillips were working on two different things? They both weren't both animators or artists I think. How else would you want me to re-word it? JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
    • I misread that part. Just ignore this comment.
• Phillips, along with Bob & Barn, the soundtrack composers, were the only people from the original team to return - Cahalin is not counted. "Soundtrack composers" sounds weird. Did they compose the music for the original game? It is not represented clearly here
  • Cahalin wasn't part of the original team, he was one of the new guys. Bob & Barn composed everything for the first game, so I've rephrased that part. I also mentioned who Bob & Barn actually are JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
    • I misread that part. Just ignore this comment
• I don't think you need to call them "the Cambridge studio" since there is no other co-developer for the title. "the studio" is enough
  • Re-phrased for all mentions JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• preserve ideas that they thought worked well in the original, though their use was - should be "their uses were"
  • Re-worded JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• new themes were created or remastered - I don't think new themes can be "remastered"
  • Changed JAGUAR  13:37, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• That red link looks very odd. I doubt the page will even be created in the future. So, you should remove it
  • Removed it JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• This follows in the tradition of SCE Cambridge Studio - "in" is not necessary
  • Removed JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• MediEvil: Resurrection received mixed to positive reviews upon release. - "mixed to positive" is vague
  • Removed "positive" JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• reviewers were directed at the camera control - camera controls (consistency with the lead, or you change the lead to "camera control"
  • Changed to "controls" JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• but becomes "rather clumsy in the middle of a heated battle" - "became"
  • Added JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• combat sequences into a "frustrating and tedious guessing game" - combat sequences cannot be not a game. You should change it to "combat sequences to a "frustrating and tedious" experience
  • Rephrased, thanks JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Chris Sorrell and Jason Wilson, co-creators of MediEvil, have also expressed disappointment with the game. - "had"
  • Done JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Jason Wilson felt disheartened with having to watch something he "cherished" to be altered with decisions he thought were "questionable" - "Wilson" instead of "Jason Wilson"
  • Fixed JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Sorrell felt similar disappointment in the redesign of the game and how there were a number of aspects of it that he disagreed with - "how" is not necessary
  • Removed JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• and more interesting to listen to than "the average voice-over" - can't find this quote in the Eurogamer source
• which is often compared to that of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. - which "he" compared to that of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
  • Done JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Should swap the position between the third paragraph and the fourth paragraph
  • I agree, done JAGUAR  13:42, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

References

• I cannot check whether the content of the gameplay section is true or not because the IGN link is dead or redirected
  • Was it this link that you tried? It works fine for me as it's the main IGN review by Jason Allen which I used to source some of the gameplay as he talks about a lot of it in the review. If it still doesn't work for you, I could try archiving it to see if it works? JAGUAR  14:02, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
    • Thanks, it works now. AdrianGamer (talk) 14:34, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Few other links are redirected as well
  • Just discovered that one of the was a duplicate, so I removed it. The other refs that were counted as "changes sub-domain" worked fine for me, although they were slow. JAGUAR  21:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• MediEvil Boards really looks like a forum source. I understand that it is an interview but the site itself does not show any reliability to me. Is there any replacement?
  • Hmm. I'll see what I can find. I realise all forum boards are discouraged by WP:VG/RS but the MediEvil Boards is where I could find all of the ex-developers. I'll see what I can do, but if all else fails I'll have to remove the whole thing. JAGUAR  14:02, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
    • The MediEvil boards are used both in the other two MediEvil articles which are GAs, and I hate to do it, but I've removed it from this article because I don't know what else to do JAGUAR  21:36, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Images

• Change the current template of File:MediEvil Resurrection.jpg to Template:Non-free use rationale video game cover
  • Done JAGUAR  21:40, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
• Don't leave some of the fields of the template of File:MediEvil Resurrection gameplay 001.jpg empty
  • I've filled them out JAGUAR  21:40, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Overall

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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 y:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   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?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

   B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

A great article. There is some small problems though. If you had addressed all the issues I mentioned above, the article should be good to go. AdrianGamer (talk) 05:10, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

@AdrianGamer: thank you once again for an excellent review! I think I've addressed everything, if you can take a look? I had to remove the MediEvil forum ref altogether as I can't find anything else to replace it. I have addressed all other concerns. Thanks again, JAGUAR  21:43, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Kristan Reed from Eurogamer did not say that the voiceovers are more interesting to listen to than "the average voice-over". That's the only problem left. AdrianGamer (talk) 04:12, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Oops. I wrote that twice because I got it mixed with the GameSpot review. I've removed that quote and added the fact that they mentioned Baker's voice was eccentric. JAGUAR  16:17, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

With all the issues fixed, MediEvil: Resurrection promoted to . Congratulations. AdrianGamer (talk) 04:51, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks again, Adrian! JAGUAR  16:19, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Soundtrack lyrics

Exist something? I tought could be interesticg add something about this.