Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Square video games/archive1

The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by Giants2008 18:02, 8 October 2011 [1].

List of Square video games

Featured list candidates/List of Square video games/archive1

Nominator(s): Pres N 22:47, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm back. I took the List of Square Enix video games that got pushed through here a couple of weeks ago, and ripped off the Enix bit! Well, there was more work to it than that. This list encompasses every video game Square developed or published since its inception in 1983 until its merger with Enix in 2003. Its format is based off of the Square Enix list, so everything should be fine with it. Thanks for reviewing! --Pres N 22:47, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from J Milburn (talk) 20:15, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Can I ask why you've chosen not to link a number of the games? If there is no article, a redlink is not a bad thing as such. If they're definitely not notable, perhaps redirecting them to this list would be something consider? J Milburn (talk) 21:05, 4 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Changed nolinks to be redlinks; I suppose that since they're all developed/published by a major game company they probably deserve articles. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Another thought: File:Square logo 222.png is pretty clearly PD, that may be a suitable lead image? J Milburn (talk) 11:25, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I think that would be nice. Not necessary, but a nice enhancement to the article. –Drilnoth (T/C) 15:15, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, done. --Pres N 18:15, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support. I can get behind this article. I particularly like the variety of references used. It would be all too easy to rely on a single source, or primary sources. J Milburn (talk) 20:15, 20 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 15:52, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

"Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School" is initially out of order.

Fixed. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Square began as ..." -> "It began as..." to avoid repeating Square.

Fixed. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"The company was best known" -> "Square was..." (new para)

Fixed. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Of its properties, the Final Fantasy franchise" -> "Of its properties, this franchise..."

Fixed. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"This list includes retail games developed or published by Square during its existence; for a list of video games after the merger, please see List of Square Enix video games." I would use a {{for}} template and just add it at the top of the next section, above the table.

Done. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Final Fantasy VII International" why is international not part of the name or in italics?

Fixed. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Are refs 1 and 2 the same? What's the page number(s) for ref 2?

Fixed, they should have been the same ref, but pages 10-12. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ref 146 could use an en-dash in the year range.

Done. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man (talk) 10:19, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Responded to all. --Pres N 23:48, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:14, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: (feel free to intersperse responses) –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:50, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alpha (video game) redirects to this list. Although this isn't a failing problem, it doesn't seem ideal either. I'd recommend creating a simple stub for the game if possible so that people don't click the link just to find themselves back at the same page again. –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:50, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm the one who redirected it in the first place a while back, as I couldn't find anything about it other than that it exists (and only barely that). Unlinked it. --Pres N 23:11, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Eh, better to leave the self-redirect than have one entry of the table unlinked, in my opinion. I won't oppose the article on this, but maybe restore the content or delete the article/redirect altogether via AfD or PROD. –Drilnoth (T/C) 23:28, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re-linked. Oh, for the sake of correctness- I wasn't the one who redirected it in the first place, just thought I was. --Pres N 21:37, 9 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Are there official lists of the games that you could add as external links similar to what List of Square Enix video games has? (general note, there's now a broken ref in that article; scroll down to the bottom and you'll see it). –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:50, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the same lists, actually. Fixed the broken ref in the other article as well, thanks. --Pres N 23:11, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Recommend merging with List of Final Fantasy games. </joking> –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:50, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No joke, over 1/4 of the lines in the table are for games that are related to the FF series, and 2/3+ of the games released between 1988 and 1995. --Pres N 23:11, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, I'd sorted the table by game name and FF stuff took up the whole screen. :) –Drilnoth (T/C) 23:28, 8 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"It began as computer game software division of..." → "it began as a" or "it began as the", as appropriate. –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:14, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"For a list of video games after the merger, see..." → "For a list of video games after the merger with Enix, see..." for clarity –Drilnoth (T/C) 21:14, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Both done. --Pres N 21:56, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support All my issues have been resolved. Passes WP:WIAFL. –Drilnoth (T/C) 23:27, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Giants2008 (27 and counting) 18:17, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments –

Don't think the "a" adds anything in "with a total worldwide sales of over 100 million units."
Ref 4 could use a PDF indicator like the one in the first reference.
The title of ref 28 has ACCS in it. I can't tell whether this is an abbreviation or all caps. If it's the latter, it needs fixing; if the former, no problem.
Publisher of ref 64 shouldn't be italicized. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 15:55, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done, done, acronym (Association of Copyright for Computer Software), done. --Pres N 16:35, 17 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Per everyone. The list looks complete to be a Featured List. GamerPro64 17:12, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.