She didn\'t stop. Sierra stopped. She\'s just a designer and can\'t dictate what projects she is allowed to program. Knowing their trend, Sierra probably has her programming the next "Pro Bass Fishing" or "Pinball" title. It\'s just as good though, I\'d rather see the KQ series die an honorable death than to see it bastardized by suit\'s (who probably never played any of the previous games) that want to make it into the next "Tomb Raider".
Adventure games just aren\'t selling well in the US (Europe and Japan are another story). If there was a way to make them much cheaper to produce, then we might see more of them come out.. but right now Adventures are one of, if not THE, most expencive game to create. Just look at Shenmue.. it\'s price tag was somewhere around 20 million dollars I think.
If (or should I say WHEN) the market does turn around and Sierra decideds to continue their franchises, there\'s a good chance that they won\'t even be developed by their originators. Mark Crowe, Scott Murphy, Lori & Cori Cole, Al Lowe, Mark Seibert, Christy Marx, Jane Jensen... they\'re all gone. Only Roberta and a handful of programmers are left. It\'s anyone\'s guess weither or not Roberta will even stick around. Guess it all depends on if Ken makes another game company someday.
