Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Looking Glass Studios 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 NapHit 02:06, 8 January 2013.

List of Looking Glass Studios video games

 * Nominator(s): JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:47, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Looking Glass Studios was a strange company, and this list reflects it. Their first game, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, is still legendary for its innovations; their second, John Madden Football '93, is hardly distinguishable from any other early Madden title. Famous games like Thief: The Dark Project and System Shock 2 rub shoulders with an obscure golf title and a cancelled kayaking game for the Nintendo 64. Big commercial successes like Flight Unlimited are followed by massive commercial failures like Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. The company cannot be summarized easily, but, with any luck, this list comes close to pulling it off. All credit goes to User:PresN for the list's layout and lead: I'm a newbie at this stuff, so I was mainly in charge of the grunt work. If he wants to place himself as a co-nominator, he's welcome to do so. In any case, I will work quickly to address any concerns that may arise. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 21:47, 3 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Support Okay. I have checked the list and I have no issues with it. Good work. — ΛΧΣ  21™  00:48, 4 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Support Great work, looks like a solid list. TBrandley 18:32, 4 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Oppose in the current format. I really don't like the two-column format. I would prefer breaking the top of the second column into columns like: DOS release date, Windows release date, Other release dates, Cancellation date. Nergaal (talk) 21:10, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Could you clarify which criteria this candidate fails, or is it just your personal taste that causes you to oppose? The Rambling Man (talk) 21:26, 26 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Speaking as someone involved in making this list, I would very much oppose Nergaal's proposed setup- having multiple entire columns that are only used by a few of the rows in a table is a waste of space. This template format is used in several other FLs, and I don't see the rationale behind opposing over it. -- Pres N  22:09, 26 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Although I personally dislike the table, I agree with PresN. — ΛΧΣ  21  22:25, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you guys explain what is the point of having tables if all the information is hidden in the tables in a way in which is really not easy to glance at? Why not just trasform the entries into paragraphs then? Nergaal (talk) 06:21, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't find the information hidden within the table. I find it well-structured (in some sort). — ΛΧΣ  21  19:09, 27 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Support on prose. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:47, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
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