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Old 11-06-2009, 10:42 PM
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The Far Cry 2 page definitely had a lot of effort put into it, and the result is a very thorough treatment, but it does raise a couple of issues:

Most of the movies have nothing dedicated to the movie itself, instead jumping into a listing of the guns used in the film. The Far Cry 2 page dedicates a paragraph to the game itself before an additional "Overview" of how the game's weapon system works.
Is a game's overall weapon system noteworthy? If so, should it be listed at the beginning or end of the document?
If the game has noteworthy aspects or behaviors that are common to all or some of the game's weapons, should that be listed somewhere in the document?

How much is "enough" and how much is "too much" when it comes to documenting the operation of the weapons?

Personally, it seems like a brief description of the game's "wear and failure" system might have been more appropriate than images of each weapon worn, jamming, and failing.

Again, there's a double standard comparing video game articles to movie articles, but on the other hand they are significantly different in terms of how firearms are featured.
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