So the live Lovedelic reunion show has been and gone. I actually missed it since I was so busy at work (my last day before Christmas!) but all accounts indicate that the show was a huge success. A fairly large group of ex-Lovedelic team members gathered for fun and festivities in front of an online audience of around 800 die hard fans and auctioned off a bunch of rare, often unique, Moon and Lovedelic paraphernalia.
If, like me, you missed the event then you can catch a 2 hour recording here or browse GhaleonQ’s screen grabs of the auction here. Did the event do much to move along plans for the proposed sequel to Moon? I’m not seeing any evidence of that so far but it’s early days yet. These meetings have got to be a good sign, right?
In mostly unrelated news, by the way, I’d like to draw your attention to another grass roots sequel campaign going on right now. If you’re a fan of Sega’s Shining Force series (and why wouldn’t you be?) then you may like to head over to sos.shiningforcecentral.com where a group of fans are trying to convince Camelot to return to the series they created and develop the true Shining Force IV. Make it happen, for me!
At the very least, displaying comraderie and drunken wishing is a tangible step. Did you get a chance to watch the video? Were there any history tidbits that were particularly good? And, though unlikely, can you identify any of the people I didn’t know?
(And, of course, I’m on board for Shining. Thanks, as always.)
I’d like to make it happen for myself, but this isn’t really Camelot’s call to make and they have already, in the not-too-distant past*, made it known to Sega that they’d like to work on another one, too, and, it seems, nothing came of that overture.
*2-3 years ago, iirc.
Never give up hope. You never know what it might take to get the two companies talking.
And even if nothing comes of it, the campaign itself will have still been worthwhile. It’s also about celebrating the anniversary by showering Camelot with love and thanks. I’m personally enjoying the celebration.