Talk:Terranigma
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Why is this article only about the story? What about gameplay and graphics and stuff?
3-1-06: I added some details about how the game is viewed and the battle system. Attack names taken straight from the in-game guide. Hope this helps some! King Louis XIV 00:56, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
Sheesh. Give away the whole story, why don't we? I know it's spoiler-tagged, but this is ridiculous.
It's also riddled with typos. --207.67.97.70 05:40, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Common Elements
Didn't think it belonged in the introductory paragraphs, so I moved it. What say you? --PrescitedEntity 19:16, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
- Fine enough. -- ReyBrujo 05:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Anyone else think...
...That the plot summary needs an overhaul? It's rather un-encyclopedic in tone. And a list of characters wouldn't hurt. I'll do it, if anyone thinks it's needed. --PrescitedEntity 05:12, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Please do, a simple paragraph or two on the plot at most... certainly not a chapter by chapter break down. - UnlimitedAccess 10:27, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
- Definitely. Such a splendid game deserves a more thorough approach...and much less in the way of spoilers. Also, perhaps some information on the companion stuff released. Jachra 02:32, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] All right...
So I've overhauled the page. I've replaced the previous plot summary with what had previously been called the "Overview", since I felt that it would largely suffice, with a few tweaks and a bit of expanding, and removed the chapter-by-chapter breakdown. I've added a trivia section detailing the merchandise released, but it is probably best to rename that section - I merely couldn't think of anything better to call it. The page still needs a good deal of work, however. --PrescitedEntity 18:28, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Terranigma not in US because of religion
I strongly believe that Terranigma wasn't released in US, because of the strong religuous sensoring by NoA (Nintendo of America) in the 1990's. The same happened for Doshin the Giant. Other games like Lufia 2 got all their crucifixes removed and any reference to religion as well. Another example of this is Ocarina of Time, the arabian chant (it was supposed to say "God is great") was removed from the Fire Temple as well as the mark on Link's Mirror Shield was changed in the Master Quest for similar reasons. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.27.26.118 (talk • contribs) .
- Any link to confirm that? -- ReyBrujo 21:10, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- How about this.--84.27.26.118 15:20, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
- I suppose it is worth a mention as a possibility - at least, about as much as the then impending release of the N64 (which I don't support being here, due to Wikipedia's Verifiability policies). However, I definitely don't think it warrants any definite statment. I think we need a formal source, not a possibility as presented by referencing another Wikipedia article to make such a statement. Religion being a cause was removed for this reason, and unless solid evidence surfaces via contacts or other channels, I will oppose any move to put it in the article. The other games listed had documentation saying as such, and if such documents could be procured, well, the Terranigma fans would have something to talk about. I get the feeling that the idea of it being kept from US shores due to religion originated (or was propagated, regardless of validity) from this site, though, so it's a toss-up. Perhaps add, with a tag of "unsourced"? —PrescitedEntity 16:23, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
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- ...You are aware it wasn't released in North America because there was no North American division for Enix at the time period, right? Further, the previous two games had both been released. Act Raiser was released and it MADE you God. How many other titles from the same time period do you need? Further, you have no evidence, thank you PrescitedEntity. Jachra 00:15, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
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- Snippy, aren't we? It doesn't matter how many other games of the time did; what matters is Wikipedia's Verifiability policy. This is a Wikipedia article, after all - no conjecture should be made without that conjecture having stemmed from an authoritative source, such as a gaming magazine, company interview, etc. --PrescitedEntity 05:32, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Plot
There is a reason that I chose to remove the original chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the plot. It was far too much in the way of a spoiler, and remains far to much of one now. It's not just my opinion; see the others on this talk page. It is too much detail. If anyone wishes to expand on the plot section, please keep this in mind, and integrate the chapters into one section to match other similar articles. I will revert any change otherwise. --PrescitedEntity 01:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
One point you should remember first, though - if you don't want people to add to the plot, you shouldn't put a stub on the plot section, start a characters section or something else which you feel the plot section doesn't provide. If you put a stub on the section you're inviting people to write out a huge plot summery, rather than what you're looking for. Although I do feel the current synopsis could be fleshed out a lot more than currently, perhaps not mentioning some of the later steps of the game, but there's no harm in detailing the rough trail of the journey, for example the fact he acquires a ship, the order of continents visited.. so forth. Hell, if you read through the characters section, it more or less gives away huge parts of the plot ("after its two halves merge" on Yomi, "works under the command of dark gaia" for Beruga?!). I'm removing the spoiler part off the plot seeing as it's now extremely mild in spoiler content (only really detailing what happens in the first hour or two, big whoop, like we didn't know the continents aren't going to be resurrected), and also the stub to discourage further adding spoilers. Davey McDave 11:10, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
- Look up. I posed the question earlier, and two people agreed - there should not be a chapter by chapter breakdown. An overview, regardless of how specific, would be greatly appreciated, hence the tag, but the game does not require the treatment that you would prescribe. For reference's sake, check [Final Fantasy Tactics]; it has a very intricate plot, and like Terranigma, has chapters (four, in fact, IIRC) - even it, a better known game, does not that layout. It's is the Wikipedia format, not my own. [Half-Life 2] is the same way. My tagging it is simply one that asks for expansion - not reason to deviate from the standard format. PrescitedEntity 03:11, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
