Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy X-2[edit]

I believe this article to be worthy of being featured (pun intended) among Wikipedia's group of Featured Articles. It provides a comprehensive overview of each aspect of the game, cites its sources abundantly and has been thoroughly copyedited by myself and User:Deckiller. Additionally, the article has been stable (with the exception of a few last-minute edits today) for quite some time now, and provides efficient and relevant use of images. I believe it to be in the same vein of quality as such articles as Final Fantasy X (a Featured Article itself) and Final Fantasy VI (~~a current FA candidate~~ now another FA). Let the nomination roll! Ryu Kaze 16:24, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm co-nominating this article, even though Ryu has done more work on this one. I helped copyedit the article, so the prose should be okay (it may still need some work). Ironically, less than half an hour ago, FF8 and FF6 were promoted to FA status, Ryu :) — Deckill e r 16:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support as semi-co-nominator. — Deckill e r 16:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - You guys have done an amazing job once again. It looks FA status to me. Only thing I noticed, and I'm not sure how to fix it, is the sentence, "Despite misgivings from Wakka — now married to their childhood friend, Lulu, and expecting a child — ", which has the amusing gramatical connotation of Wakka being pregnant. That's pretty much the only thing I saw, however. Great job! --PresN 16:40, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Ah, I meant to mention that I took care of that sentence. Thanks again, by the way. Ryu Kaze 18:39, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support —M in un ^{Spiderman • Review Me} 18:48, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Blimey, that's just as impressive as your previous efforts. Well done. Combination 19:18, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. You guys are machines. Sir Crazyswordsman 19:46, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, guys! About that line with Wakka and Lulu, PresN, at the time I didn't feel like "expecting a child" gave the impression that it was Wakka who was pregnant, but I can see how the flow might lean in that direction, so good catch. I'll try to fix it. Ryu Kaze 21:09, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
~~Object~~, lacks description of criticism or reaction from any significant press sources. Additionally the statement, "This decision did not sit well with some fans who believed it to be a change in the spirit of the Final Fantasy franchise. The vehemence of these complaints has waned since the announcement of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, however, which indicated Square Enix's intention of pursuing this path, but the subject nonetheless remains a point of contention." is unsourced. Generally, the article is severely imbalanced, focusing almost exclusively on in-world issues to the detriment of real-world topics. Christopher Parham (talk) 21:22, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I'll see if I can find us some additional criticism information. Thanks for your input. Ryu Kaze 21:57, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - Alright, I've found a good bit more in the way of critical response, all of it from widely recognized sources on the subject. I've begun adding the info in, but it'll be a little while before I'm finished. I'll come back by here and let you know when it's done. Ryu Kaze 23:25, 31 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    - Okay, I've got the criticism info taken care of thoroughly. Hope it's to your liking. Ryu Kaze 01:58, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Much improvedd, thanks. Christopher Parham (talk) 03:16, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - And thank you! ^^ Ryu Kaze 03:23, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thanks :) — Deckill e r 03:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Would it be possible to expand Development and Audio sections? they seem a bit slim compared to FFX. 216.58.49.54 00:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I was able to add a little more to the "Development" section just now, but, unfortunately, I've not been able to locate quite as much info on the game's development (including its audio) in English as I was able to with Final Fantasy X (at least not in English; I have the Ultimanias for the game, but I could literally end up spending hours translating parts of that before I'd find some of the info we'd need). Ryu Kaze 01:57, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I think it's fine, to be honest. If we get people objecting over the length and expansion of those two sections, it'll encourage poor inclusions. — Deckill e r 02:05, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Comprehensive, very well sourced, informative...you guys aren't going to stop until every last Final Fantasy article is featured, are you? An exemplary job (as usual!) --Onlynameicanget 03:44, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you! I'm unsure of where we'll stop. I guess we won't know until we get there. Ryu Kaze 12:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - informative, explanatory, good pic usage, etc. Michael 05:40, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks! ^^ Ryu Kaze 12:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment All the "Dunham, Jeremy (2003). Final Fantasy X-2 Developer Interview. IGN. Retrieved on 30 April 2006." references should be grouped together according to the link. WP 09:28, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- I had made separate links for each page of the interview (and the review that he also did), but if they should all be the same link (to the first page of the interview and the first of the review, I guess?), I'll go ahead and fix that. Thank you. Ryu Kaze 12:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Well written and well referenced --Skully Collins _{Review Me! Please?} 10:48, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Appreciate it. Ryu Kaze 12:32, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support: mostly well written—FACs in this area have improved dramatically, and I'm impressed! I've removed a few instances of "however" (esp. at paragraph starts) and "additionally" (yuck, it's not a PhD thesis). I'm unsure what "the fashion of these two characters" means. Watch the slipping into contractions ("wasn't") when you're not directly quoting. Still a few redundancies, e.g., "during ~~the course of~~ this mission. Ellision dots: spaces either side of three dots ... unless ending a sentence.... Then it's the full stop jammed against three dots. Please make a note of these points for your subsequent FACs in this area. And just a stylistic point: "because of" is usually better than "due to", although some style manuals don't insist on this. Well done. Tony 14:43, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support per others. It's refreshing to see these articles come to prominence. --Zeality 14:51, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks very much you two! I'll take your advice into consideration, Tony. Quality advice as always. Ryu Kaze 15:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - By the way, the "fashion" sentence refers to their clothing. I'll make that sentence more clear. Ryu Kaze 15:40, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the support, guys! — Deckill e r 17:09, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Excellent work. Thunderbrand 18:05, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Thank you very much. ^^ Ryu Kaze 18:39, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks ^_^ Our next goal will probably be Final Fantasy IV, which will probably be a bit of a challenge, due to its oldness and so on. — Deckill e r 18:41, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support - purly FA quality. good work guys. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 15:27, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks a lot, ZW. Ryu Kaze 17:09, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Conditional support. The condition is the same as for Shadow of the Collossus. The images should be in accordance with fair use criteria #3 and #8. In other words, the least needed pictures should be removed or replaced, thereby bringing the total number down. Sijo Ripa 13:31, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Deckiller's taken the initiative of removing the image that contributed the least to the article. All the others either represent important aspects of gameplay, the characters being discussed (most of whom were newly introduced in Final Fantasy X-2) or provides an example of a major negative criticism leveled at the game. Thanks for your support. Ryu Kaze 15:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose - slightly outdated. Otherwise, very nice job. --GoOdCoNtEnT 07:08, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- As per other GoodContent votes, this oppose is invalid. — Deckill e r 11:35, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  - You can't oppose on grounds such as that, GC. Please review the "Supporting and objecting" section at the top of the FAC page. Ryu Kaze 14:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support - This article has come a long way since I first saw it in the beggining of this year. It was so bad that I just HAD to register as an Wiki editor to try and fix it a bit. Ryu Deck and others pitched in and the rest is history.. I'm proud to have been a small part of making this article such a good article as it is today Renmiri 01:29, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]