Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Spiritual sequel


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The result of the debate was keep. Ichiro 19:23, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Spiritual sequel
Appears to be a dicdef, followed by original research and an inherently POV list. No sources given. Delete. &mdash;  F REAK OF N URxTURE  ( [ TALK ] )  05:11, Jan. 12, 2006
 * I get 935 Google hits which makes it somewhat notable. The article's definition that "creative teams often change employers ... [and] often create a new product that is a sequel to their previous works" makes it possible to check if an item is the product of the same creative team, thereby eliminating POV. I don't see a problem with a list like this. Keep. GeorgeStepanek\talk 05:26, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. It states clearly on the Arx Fatalis article that "Arkane themselves have gone on the record stating that Arx is intended to be Ultima Underworld III, however they could not obtain a license for the UW name". Similarly, BioShock is intended by Irrational Games as a spiritual sequel to System Shock 2. Spiritual sequels are not just some concept invented by fanboys.--Drat (Talk) 06:10, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep the formating is weird and could be cleaned up, but it seems fairly notable -- Astrokey44 |talk 13:18, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep - I've definitely heard of this before. A "spiritual sequel" can be anything between fan-made and the original creator making it under a new name because a publishing company olds the copyright on the old stuff. Cyde Weys votetalk 15:28, 12 January 2006 (UTC)


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