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: [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Quality Good article, on plenty of sources, no copyvio obvious. - The hook bores me, sorry. "gorgeous" is unspecific and used too much. Please try again, perhaps along the lines "the naturalistic dialogue of Oxenfree was a strength" and "completely split the art styles between the normal world and the mystical". Or drop the reviewer who has nothing better to say and speak about the watercolours. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:50, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 
: [[File:Symbol question.svg|16px]] Quality Good article, on plenty of sources, no copyvio obvious. - The hook bores me, sorry. "gorgeous" is unspecific and used too much. Please try again, perhaps along the lines "the naturalistic dialogue of Oxenfree was a strength" and "completely split the art styles between the normal world and the mystical". Or drop the reviewer who has nothing better to say and speak about the watercolours. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:50, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 
::Well, David Fuchs may have some ideas for hooks when he discovers that I have nominated this article, but this hook leapt out at me while I was reading the article. The word "gorgeous" might be used to describe a picture, a dress or a work of art, but an adventure video game? [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 10:23, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 
::Well, David Fuchs may have some ideas for hooks when he discovers that I have nominated this article, but this hook leapt out at me while I was reading the article. The word "gorgeous" might be used to describe a picture, a dress or a work of art, but an adventure video game? [[User:Cwmhiraeth|Cwmhiraeth]] ([[User talk:Cwmhiraeth|talk]]) 10:23, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 
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::: Possibly my English is not good enough. For me, it always sounded like something that wants to suggest outstanding greatness, but, being applied too often, isn't outstanding anymore. Also, it's used here for the watercolour part, so art after all, not really the game ''per se''. As usually, if no better hook can be found, I'll approve this one. If I'd see it on the Main page, I would not click. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 11:53, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
 
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Revision as of 11:53, 5 September 2017

Oxenfree

  • ... that a reviewer described the watercolor art style of the graphic adventure video game Oxenfree as "gorgeous"? Source: "The island destination is rendered in a gorgeous dreamlike art style of watercolors and soft light."

Improved to Good Article status by David Fuchs (talk). Nominated by Cwmhiraeth (talk) at 06:36, 5 September 2017 (UTC).

Symbol question.svg Quality Good article, on plenty of sources, no copyvio obvious. - The hook bores me, sorry. "gorgeous" is unspecific and used too much. Please try again, perhaps along the lines "the naturalistic dialogue of Oxenfree was a strength" and "completely split the art styles between the normal world and the mystical". Or drop the reviewer who has nothing better to say and speak about the watercolours. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:50, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
Well, David Fuchs may have some ideas for hooks when he discovers that I have nominated this article, but this hook leapt out at me while I was reading the article. The word "gorgeous" might be used to describe a picture, a dress or a work of art, but an adventure video game? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:23, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
Possibly my English is not good enough. For me, it always sounded like something that wants to suggest outstanding greatness, but, being applied too often, isn't outstanding anymore. Also, it's used here for the watercolour part, so art after all, not really the game per se. As usually, if no better hook can be found, I'll approve this one. If I'd see it on the Main page, I would not click. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:53, 5 September 2017 (UTC)