| rdfs:comment | - Sometimes, for whatever reason, the license holders of a video game franchise decide not to continue it. And sometimes, for whatever reason, the fan community decides to make a Sequel of their own. This is a Fan Sequel. Sadly, most Fan Sequels end with an announcement on the website assuring fans that the developers are still working, even after 6 months of zero updates. Normally, despite this assurance, this will be the last update. Examples of Fan Sequel include:
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| abstract | - Sometimes, for whatever reason, the license holders of a video game franchise decide not to continue it. And sometimes, for whatever reason, the fan community decides to make a Sequel of their own. This is a Fan Sequel. The reasons why a developer or a publisher decide not to make a sequel are many. Sometimes, they feel that there are not enough loose ends with which to string up a whole new plot. Sometimes, they don't think there is an audience. Sometimes, they are just sick of the franchise. Whatever the reason, all that matters is that there is no official sequel, and that there is a dedicated fanbase. Sadly, most Fan Sequels end with an announcement on the website assuring fans that the developers are still working, even after 6 months of zero updates. Normally, despite this assurance, this will be the last update. Those that make it past this stage will be well on track to be hit by a cease and desist order, courtesy of the publisher's legal department. In most cases, the reason cited include is avoiding confusion with possible future official releases. Normally, this is the definite death of a fan sequel. But sometimes, a publisher can be persuaded to allow the fan sequel to continue to completion. When this happens, a fan sequel is eventually released. The ones that make it to this point tend to be either very good, as the weak have been culled from the herd by the above barriers, or absolutely terrible, as it's been slapped together quickly and shoved out the door. See also POV Sequel for a common kind of literary 'answer' to literary works (though POV Sequel also covers official works by the original author), Spiritual Successor for an un-official sequel of another kind, Continuation for the Fan Fiction variety, and Fan Remake for when the fans actually decide to recreate the game itself. Examples of Fan Sequel include:
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