Korgoth of Barbaria
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As far as I understand, back in the day, when the two companies actually existed and were in direct companies, Sierra's games outsold LucasArt by a good margin. Now, today, Sierra's legacy seems to be of a subpar adventure game company that put out some okay games and its fanbase is confined to a small niche, while LucasArts' fanbase seems to have only grown with time and nostalgia for the games only increased.
Perhaps I am reading the tea leaves wrong, but that is the way it seems. It seems like Sierra has sort of faded away and only really is remembered by hardcore gamers, people over a certain age, or adventure game diehards (and even then, has a split legacy) whereas LucasArts nowadays seems to have become what people most associate with adventure gaming.
The question is, why and when did this happen? And why is Sierra so forgotten compared to LucasArts when both companies pretty much died out as adventure game developers around the same time?
Perhaps I am reading the tea leaves wrong, but that is the way it seems. It seems like Sierra has sort of faded away and only really is remembered by hardcore gamers, people over a certain age, or adventure game diehards (and even then, has a split legacy) whereas LucasArts nowadays seems to have become what people most associate with adventure gaming.
The question is, why and when did this happen? And why is Sierra so forgotten compared to LucasArts when both companies pretty much died out as adventure game developers around the same time?