Talk:Red Dead

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Not moved Mike Cline (talk) 15:51, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

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Red Dead → Red Dead series – As this article is about the Red Dead series of games, as opposed to an individual game called "Red Dead", I believe the proposed name is clearer. Note that the template associated with the series is already {{Red Dead series}}. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:48, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

If moved it should be red Red Dead (series) which is the standard. Also no individual game in the series is actually called Red Dead so I am question if someone typing in Red Dead would actually looking for one games in particular.--70.49.81.140 (talk) 18:37, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

• Support per the ip's change. The current name feels awkward, not to mention confusing. Cheers, Zaldax (talk) 21:10, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose - Believe me; you don't see Harry Potter as currently Harry Potter series, do you? Also, we don't have any other topic with the exact name "Red Dead". "Red Dead Exemption" doesn't count. --George Ho (talk) 09:39, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
• Oppose I think its a needless disambiguation. Videogame articles are only disambiguated if there is a clash with a game is the series (usually the first game). There is no clash in this case, so there is no need for disambiguation. A quick look at links to Template:Infobox video game series shows that either the name on its own or a "(series)" suffix if there's a clash, are the accepted standards for naming formats of series articles. - X201 (talk) 09:49, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

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Series?

... Undead Nightmare ... is an entirely stand-alone game that runs separately from Red Dead Redemption's main story and not part of any Red Dead Redemption canon, if such a thing exists. Red Dead Revolver is also its own universe ...

Is this even a series? There are two titles with the same name, but even Rockstar sees them as distinct (or not having continuity). What kind of sources do we have on Red Dead as a series? czar 12:41, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

I added 5 sources that refer to it as a series. 2 of them referred to it as one without a confirmed third installment, and the rest were post Red Dead Red2 reveal. Osh33m (talk) 00:33, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Fewer than five reliable sources in this case, but the main point is that the remark is offhanded. We still don't have any sources that discuss Red Dead as a series. Anything that needs to be said about the legacy of the games as a group (and the quote above is evidence that Revolver isn't even seen as generally associated with Redemption) can be said within the Sequels/Legacy section of the existing articles. If and when the sources do discuss the topic so as to warrant a separate expansion, sure, go for it. czar 01:11, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Since when are the PlayStation Blog and Gamerant unreliable sources? Osh33m (talk) 01:57, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Also, the reason why Revolver is considered separate from Redemption is because it spiritual successor, as stated in its article, with a source. Osh33m (talk) 02:00, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Q3/Q4?

I understand or am guessing that "Q3/Q4" means third or fourth quarter, but is that an acceptable and practiced way of dating something. It seems like needless jargon to me. Either way, it's a non-specific time frame and doesn't Wikipedia prefer to keep things simple. Jargon isn't simple. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:3D4B:E600:2C2E:3530:4D1:37B6 (talk) 17:08, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

It's the best time frame that is currently available; "Fall 2017" isn't acceptable, per WP:SEASON. – Rhain ☔ 07:49, 6 January 2017 (UTC)