Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of nonlinear video games

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The result was delete. Sandstein 10:19, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

List of nonlinear video games[edit]

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Delete per WP:OLIST as an over-extensive list that would take far more effort to maintain than its encyclopedic value, similar to something like List of single-player games. Linear and non-linear are not even categories used to classify video games, as that label is subjective. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 05:13, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 05:13, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 05:13, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nom. "Linear" and "non-linear" itself are too vague to define. Stuff like GTA V can be a linear game if you play the campaign missions alone and then be done with it. In that sense, all games are linear except stuff like Garry's Mod, Dreams or Flight Simulator. OceanHok (talk) 05:48, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Linear and non-linear are not specific categories, genres, or sub-genres. --Wario-Man (talk) 08:00, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - I agree with the nominator. This is not a defining nor an encyclopaedic way of categorising games. Let's be honest, almost any 'open world' game could go in this list. Heck, even the Pokémon games could be argued to be nonlinear. These days, almost every AAA game would be in this list. Also, I don't see any reliable sources keeping a catalogue of such games so the list will always be subjective and almost definitely will be WP:OR as it will be down to us as Wikipedians to decide what makes the list Spiderone 13:53, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. An abstract design concept is not something to create a list off, nor would most of these be sourcable. IceWelder [✉] 20:48, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete As mentioned above that I thought was a unique argument, what defines "nonlinear"? Is Minecraft part of this list, although there is ultimately no goal? What about other Sandbox video games? The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? If (for some reason) The Last of Us Part II is on this list, why not We Happy Few? If The Stanley Parable, why not Undertale? Arguments can arise from what defines a game as nonlinear, and it will be hard to track due to constant contradiction. Le Panini ^[🥪] 07:13, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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