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Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien ( talk · contribs) 01:04, 28 August 2023 (UTC) reply

I'll have a review written for this within the next day or two. Thebiguglyalien ( talk) 01:04, 28 August 2023 (UTC) reply

The Night Watch, very well-written overall. Just a few minor notes before promoting it to GA. Thebiguglyalien ( talk) 23:08, 28 August 2023 (UTC) reply

Well-written

• The gameplay section doesn't need to start by telling us the plot, especially since it's repeated in the plot section below.

Removed

• and features its own distinct abilities – Is it possible to elaborate on this?

The article doesn't really elaborate on the abilities that the heroes have, and there weren't really any sources that reported on the specific abilities that I could find.

• "General" is lowercase in some places but uppercase in others.
• intending to use it for his own ends. – Does the scene explicitly say this?
• It's okay to name the specific reviewers (for example, "Justin Davis of IGN" rather than just "IGN"). That way you can use their names instead of using "the reviewer".

Video game FAs do not always mention the names of the reviewers, and I tend not to include them because they sometimes end up becoming confusing (a large amount of names makes it tricky to see which publication said which).

• On the other hand – This is a little informal

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Verifiable with no original research

All sources appear reliable.

Spot checks:

• [1] Andrew (2011):
  • This doesn't really support much where it lists the tower types.

The Pocket Gamer source lists the tower types, and the IGN source lists what each of the types does (e.g. artillery are better against groups, archers are better against flying monsters)

• • I don't get the sense that this review finds the difficulty "discouraging".
• [2] Campbell (2011):
  • Where does it support said that none of the challenges were frustrating
  • This source mentions the lack of a fast-forward button as unusual for a tower defense game, which might be worth noting
• [4] Raposa (2011):
  • I don't see anything about hero units.

The material on heroes was bundled in the 5th source from Pocket Gamer, I moved it up a sentence to make it more visible.

• • This source says that there are twelve maps. That seems pertinent.
• [6] Davis (2012):
  • Don't see where it supports gold, number of upgrades per tower, lightning, or earth elemental. It would be better for text-source integrity if it was clearer what citation supported what.

All the material is in the Eurogamer source immediately after Davis.

• • I don't see anything about stars or special challenges.

Also in the Eurogamer source

• [12] Miller (2013) Y
• [22] Gillam (2018):
  • I only see it supporting a total of sixteen towers, not seventeen new ones.

That was an addition error on my part, thanks for catching that.

The Night Watch, one thing left: is it accurate to say the addition of sixteen different tower types, or is it an addition of twelve tower types for a total of sixteen (keeping the four from the original)? It's hard to tell from the source. Thebiguglyalien ( talk) 23:53, 28 August 2023 (UTC) reply

All of the towers are completely different from the original ones, so I would say sixteen new ones in total. The Night Watch (talk) 23:57, 28 August 2023 (UTC) reply

Broad in its coverage

The main elements of the game and its development are included. If there's any desire to expand it further, it might be worth checking whether there's info on its promotion or marketing, or more specifics on how its popularity grew so quickly.

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