Talk:Half-Life (video game)

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[edit] GAN

I'm putting this article on hold pending the resolution of the following issues:

  • Images: The screenshots need expanded fair use rationales in their own separate sections, with a description specifically for the article. See Image:Halo3 campaign ss.png for an example (of the description, not the actual image; some person uploaded a waaay too large file which is entirely invalid for the fair use, I need to change that.)
  • Lead: Needs to be expanded to touch on development, et al. As per WP:GA?, the lead should encompass the entire article (think of it as a crib notes version of the article, just the essentials.)
  • Organization: The Characters and Setting should be put in a section titled 'Synopsis', which includes the plot. See Halo 3 for an example.
  • Soundtracks: Unless the soundtrack was commercially released, remove the track listing and incorporate the one line into the rest of the development section.
  • Gameplay and Reception: Both need to be expanded. The reception section might benefit from the inclusion of a {{VG Reviews}} box.
  • Later developments: Suggest moving to after the reception and reorganizing along with the third-party expansions: maybe make into two sections one after another, 'Expansions' and 'Sequels'? Or combine with 'Legacy', much like how Halo: Combat Evolved does it.
  • References: What makes Planet Half-Life a reliable source? The references should be formatted according to {{cite web}}.
    • Formatted. I've also changed Planet Half-Life to GameSpy - they are the publishers. The information is edited by GameSpy before being published. Gary King (talk) 22:54, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Once an editor feels these issues have been dealt with, leave me a note on my talk page and I'll evaluate further. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 20:31, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Much better. If someone is considering taking to FAC, I would suggest getting a peer review at WP:VG first, and doing a copyedit for brilliant prose. The citations would be nicely formatted with dates and authors, as well. Pass. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 00:13, 1 April 2008 (UTC)


    • Wikiquote link is broken, not sure how to fix myself. Links to non-existant 'Half-Life (video game)' instead of 'Half-Life' page.

[edit] Merge Uplink

Half-Life: Uplink should probably be merged into this. We're giving rather undue weight to what is nothing more than the game's demo - yes, its story may not be in the game, but it has no independent notability and as such should not have a dedicated article. The article's relevant content can probably be merged fairly easily into Half-Life (video_game)#Expansions, or into Half-Life (video_game)#Development. -- Sabre (talk) 15:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree that Half-Life: Uplink should be merged into the main Half-Life article. The demo's plot could be then made into a vastly summarised version of the one in the Uplink article (which is ridiculously long IMO. It's basically a walkthrough lol). As for what section it should be placed under, I believe the Half-Life (video_game)#Development is more fitting, as the demo did branch off into something seperate during the game's development, and also it isn't an expansion. Well that's my take on it, what do you think? :) BenettonHuhera (talk) 05:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Garry's Mod

There should be a link somewhere in the article in reference to Garry's Mod. Half Life is one of the main games people use for GMod. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.3.160.228 (talk) 23:52, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Isn't this mod only for Half-Life 2? It's already mentioned there. Rehevkor (talk) 03:31, 3 June 2008 (UTC)