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

The article was archived by Laser brain via FACBot (talk) 24 May 2019 [1].

Sakura Wars (video game)

Nominator(s): ProtoDrake (talk) 14:34, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about Sakura Wars (Sakura Taisen in japan), a video game co-developed by Red Company and Sega for the Sega Saturn console. Originally released in 1996, it was a massive success and launched a media franchise which was recently revived with the game currently titled Project Sakura Wars. No version of the game has been released in English, with the only non-Asian translation being a Russian localization of the PC version. The current article has gone through the GA process, a peer review, an exhaustive copyedit, and several recent edits. Due to its exclusivity to Japan and issues with sources, the reception for the game is somewhat limited. I had submitted it for FAC some time ago, but due to a drop in my quality of work, I removed it. Now I feel more confident and have more support, I think this can successfully pass the candidacy and stand as one of the better game-related FAs out there. ProtoDrake (talk) 14:34, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Co-noming this one. I've helped worked out the sources and fact checking for the article. For the manuals and credits, I've spent quite a few hours manually translating the text. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 21:18, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Tintor2 I managed to understand the article well. Everything is sourced but it's a shame there is so little reception. Nevertheless, I support and I would advise to doing more trans-title to some references to be consistennt with other sources and pass the source review. However, I would try to rearrange some sentences to be more neutral (for example "forms strong bonds and becomes an effective force both in battle and on stage" makes sense but sounds a kind of drammatic while villain could be turned into "antagonist", "conflicting person" or "opponent"). The plot could introduce Sakura in a better way too. The ending could be further elaborated but I'm not sure since the I don't know the game. Ping me once you reply to me. Good luck with the article.Tintor2 (talk) 22:14, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Tintor2: I did my best with "trans-title" where possible. I also took another look at the synopsis, and using a translated playthrough I found online, I rewrote it. I did my best with character introductions, but it's been difficult due to the game's Japan exclusivity. As to the reception section, there's little to be done here due to repeating sentiments and a lack of coverage, again due to its exclusivity. --ProtoDrake (talk) 09:54, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@ProtoDrake: Good work. I support it. If if you need a source review, I'm pretty sure it might be easy to pass it too so feel free to ask me.Tintor2 (talk) 16:41, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Image review: All of the FURs need significant expansion to warrant the inclusion of these images, and the two gameplay screenshots have dead source links. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:39, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Nikkimaria: I've done my best to address the inadequate FURs. --ProtoDrake (talk) 16:35, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinator comment - This has been open for well over a month without much support for promotion or activity in recent weeks. Therefore, I will be archiving it shortly and it may be re-nominated after the customary two-week waiting period. --Laser brain (talk) 12:45, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. --Laser brain (talk) 12:45, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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