Last week, we covered the tragic news that Brian Green, better known as Psychochild around here, had passed away, far too young at the age of 46. He was one of the founding fathers of the MMORPG genre, given his work on and later stewardship of Meridian 59.
And Meridian 59 came out to pay its respects in a big way yesterday during an early afternoon memorial.
“Forever will he be a part of the fabric of Meridian 59, player and developer memories,” the game’s Twitter account said. “Thank you for everything you did for so many Brian Green. We’ll miss you always.”
A Meridian 59 Memorial for Brian "Psychochild" Green Sunday at 11:00 AM US PST / 2:00 PM EST on Server 101 in the Vale of Sorrows. Memories, a moment of silence, then a visit to his statue and story placed back in 1999.#psychochild #briangreen #mmorpg #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/TYUM3uEReE
— Meridian 59 (@Meridian_59) August 13, 2020
Twitch streamer Maulgrim, who served as Green’s podcast co-host, streamed the memorial inside the game for those who wouldn’t make it.
There was an earlier memorial in Final Fantasy XIV as well, hosted by his guildies there; if you have footage we can share with the MMO community, please let us know.
Next time you log into Meridian 59, go through this portal to visit the memorial of @Psychochild to pay your respects. There is a guestbook on the other side. pic.twitter.com/ERPeWz9oWU
— Meridian 59 (@Meridian_59) August 17, 2020
After the Memorial – players went to the Duke’s Feast Hall and Ballroom for music – another portal took them to historical areas with development stories. pic.twitter.com/A1iomugVqm
— Meridian 59 (@Meridian_59) August 17, 2020
More screenshots from the memorial for @Psychochild Brian Green in Meridian 59. https://t.co/9maT8sSjyH pic.twitter.com/Cl07wpj1Ie
— Meridian 59 (@Meridian_59) August 17, 2020
