Talk:Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn

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Date	Process	Result
November 6, 2015	Good article nominee	Listed
November 19, 2015	Good topic candidate	Promoted
January 8, 2019	Good topic removal candidate	Demoted
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 11, 2015. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Japanese animation film company Studio Ghibli produced the animated sequences for the video games Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn and Wrath of the White Witch?
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This review is transcluded from Talk:Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: ProtoDrake (talk · contribs) 15:09, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll do this. If I'm not back in three days, ping me. --ProtoDrake (talk) 15:09, 4 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Review

It's generally alright. Just a few things that jumped out at me on a read-through.

The lead says that it began development in 2008, but I don't see any other mention of this information in the main body of the article.
"Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn is a role-playing game that uses a third-person perspective." - Some clarification on how the camera behaves (such as whether it remains static or follows the character) would be nice, if possible.
In the gameplay section (this is entirely optional), the screenshot shows a three-member battle party: is it limited to three interchangeable characters, or do you need one human character in battle? A little more specification would be useful here if possible.
"As they enlist the sages' help, they learn of a wand known that could..." - The name of the wand appears to be missing. If it doesn't have a name, or the name is difficult to include in some way, you can just cut out "known".
In the "Sales" section, the phrase "the game had sold" is repeated quite a few times. Maybe alter things a little to provide variety.

That's all I really saw that made me pause. Otherwise, it's a good GA-level article. Putting this on hold until the issues are sorted. --ProtoDrake (talk) 15:39, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, ProtoDrake! I always appreciate your suggestions, particularly with a topic like this. I've gone through and tried to fix your concerns. Let me know if there's anything else. – Rhain1999 ^{(talk to me)} 08:02, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That was really all I saw. I think this can pass. Good job.

--ProtoDrake (talk) 08:52, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Where does the name "Dominion of the Dark Djinn" come from?

"Dominion of the Dark Djinn" is clearly a fanciful, brushed-up translation of Shikkoku no Madōshi (lit. The Jet-Black Mage). But this game never received an English release. So where did this translation come from? — Kawnhr (talk) 18:18, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

From Level-5's English website (now archived since Level-5 International America shut down earlier this year). ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 19:27, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the prompt response. Very interesting (and unusual) that the international branch gave it a localized title. Perhaps this should be mentioned somewhere in the article? — Kawnhr (talk) 21:17, 24 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It was most likely going to be localized and released before Wrath of the White Witch was a thing. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 07:48, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2023

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This article talk about a Video Game published only in Japan and especially famous because of a book, "The Wizard's Companion", that was sold together with the game. There is a strong connection between the game main character and the player through this book. This book is mentionned in the chineese page of the game and in the fandom wiki: https://ninokuni.fandom.com/wiki/Wizard%27s_Companion

This edit request aims at mentionning the existence of this book in the english wikipedia page, its key role in gameplay and its adaptation in PS3 as a digital book with missing pages.

Edit suggestion: "The game was sold together with a hardcover book: "The Wizard's Companion", a 340-pages book containing gameplay information, hints and a spell inventory. In the PS3 version of the game, a digital Wizard's Companion exists inside the game with missing pages that the player is expected to collect."

Thanks for your time and reading. Vulnerrac (talk) 16:15, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]