Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paper doll (video games)

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The result was merge‎ to Glossary of video game terms#P. Sandstein 21:34, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Paper doll (video games)

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Fails WP:GNG. This is more of a thing for Glossary of video game terminology than its own article, IMO. Looking for SIGCOV, I only found articles about dress-up games, making it dubious whether this term even solely applies to this manner of character customization. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 12:52, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 12:52, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: The term does not seem to be commonly used, based on Gbooks and Gsearch results. I can only see games where you actually put clothes on virtual dolls. Oaktree b (talk) 15:52, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This is the first instance I've heard the term paper doll used in a video game setting, and I've not seen anything that shows this term in significant detail. It also doesn't help that there are games with similar titles to "Paper doll" in my searches. Conyo14 (talk) 23:58, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Merge and redirect to Glossary of video game terminology as WP:ATD-M: A single sentence def there should be enough. While the term is not very common, it looks like it is relatively established in this specific RPGish or technical meaning: many passing mentions in WP:VGRS, e.g. usage by devs talking about game design [1][2] and in patch notes [3], as well as in reviews [4]. It also appears on Google Books: [5] [6] [7], but as it's relatively limited to simple definitions and passing mentions, none of these establish enough WP:SIGCOV for a keep. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YuniToumei (talk • contribs)

Redirect to Glossary of video game terminology. It's possible this some of this information could be duplicated at an article about video game inventories. Do we even have an article like that? It's a broad enough concept to consider for an article. Shooterwalker (talk) 19:33, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RPG inventories are mentioned in Item (game terminology). There are sections for other genres but not RPGs. --Mika1h (talk) 15:35, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/Redirect per YuniTumei above. It's listed here under "Common CRPG Terms". (Role-playing_video_game#Items and inventory would be preferable given that it includes a picture, but the glossary is fine in the interests of a close) ^~Hydronium^~Hydroxide^~(Talk)~ 05:01, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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