User:Popcornfud/Stop writing "the game", "the film" and "the album"
Wikipedia essay about needless subject reminders
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Hit ⌘ + F (Mac) or CTRL + F (Windows) and check every mention of "the game", "the film" or "the album". You can probably delete most.
Real examples
- The team hired the comic book writer Joshua Ortega to write the plot
for the game. - Advance copies
of the albumwere only sent to music critics a few weeks before its release - The
film'svisual effects were provided by Industrial Light and Magic. - Players also ride a Brumak and Reavers
in the game. - Several critics noted anachronisms
in the film. - The
album'sthird single, "Lost Changes", was released on 15 May. - ...an enemy controlled by the
game'sAI... - An AI helps the player navigate the different areas
of the game. - The player needs to locate a terminal in
the gameand insert Amanda's access card. - Development
of the gamelasted four years. - Five additional downloadable content packs were released
for the game, expanding thegame'ssurvivor mode with new features. - A hardcore mode, which removes the solo mode's standard 30-minute time limit, was added
to the gamelater. - Animals, instead of aliens, feature as characters
in the game. - According to Edge, the "Raindrop" prelude gives the
game'sbattles "an emotional undercurrent". - The objective
of the gameis to use the pieces to create as many complete horizontal lines of blocks as possible. - Henk Rogers told Nintendo World Report that infinite spin was an intentional part of the
gamedesign. - Macworld praised "the addictive quality
of the game". - It was created by the
game'sproducer, Steven Hill, after a puzzle designed by thegame'slead designer, Jane Jensen, was cut due to budgetary reasons. - Colt's inner thoughts sometimes appear as text
in the game. - During the recording
of the album, - Zegler's performance received praise, while the
film'svisuals and screenplay were criticized. - It is later revealed that Dopey is the narrator
of the film. - it was reported that Marc Webb was in talks to direct
the film. - Lola Visual Effects and Crafty Apes provided the visual effects
for the film. - In January 2025, it was revealed that Jeff Morrow had composed the score
for the film. - The title logo
of the filmwas also revealed. - The first full trailer
for the filmdebuted at D23 Brazil in November 2024. - In October 2023, coinciding with an announcement of the
film'sdelay, Disney unveiled a first-look imagefor the film. - Levy said there was one line
in the filmthat Disney asked to be changed, which was revealed when a version of thefilm'sscript was published. - The developers were also interested in using the WiiConnect24 feature to provide additional content
for the game - Pacini also said the Wii Zapper, a gun shell peripheral, was never considered because it was unveiled when
the game'sdevelopment was almost complete. - Michael Kelbaugh said the delays
for the game's releasegave them more time to tune the controller - In the Japanese version
of the game, thegame'sdifficulty is... - As of March 2008, 1.31 million copies
of the gamehad been sold worldwide. - "Formation" was the
album'sfirst single. - Four singles were released
from the album - The
album'slyrics explore themes such as... - West ensured that the
album'srecording sessions were secretive. - The artist George Condo designed the
album'sartwork. - Poppies are a recurring theme in the
album'sartwork. - The
album'slyrics are printed on the gatefold. - If the player disables multiplayer, Julianna will be controlled by artificial intelligence
in the game. - The
game'sdirector, Dinga Bakaba, confirmed... - Development
of the gamebegan in 2018. - The
game'sroguelike inspiration also prompted players to experiment with different gadgets and builds. - (A rare double-whammy!) The
album's song'slyrics express longing, alienation, and sardonic criticism of the music industry.
Or just write "it"
When the sentence requires a grammatical subject, just writing the title, or "it", is often simplest:
- Sonic Mania homages the original Sega Genesis Sonic games.
The gameIt won several awards.
- Flotilla is a 2010 video game developed and published by Blendo Games.
The gameIt was released in March 2010 on Steam for Windows and on Xbox Live Indie Games for the Xbox 360. - During the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, it was announced that Snow White would be released in 2024. However, in October 2023,
the filmit was delayed to March 21, 2025.
Overuse of "the game", "the film" and "the album" often comes from a desire to avoid repetition. Resist! If your sentence feels repetitive without playing musical chairs with your nouns, you probably have bigger problems to fix. See Wikipedia: The problem with elegant variation.
Of course, the same applies...
... to almost any subject, whether you're writing about a song ("the song"), an airport ("the airport"), a war ("the war"), etc. But you get the point.