I've backed these successful projects to date:
- Shadowrun: Hong Kong
- Insomnia
- After Reset
- Torment: Tides of Numeneria
- Dreamfall Chapters
- Legends of Dawn
- Forsaken Fortress
- Star Citizen
- Project Eternity
I've also backed five others that failed to reach their goals (notably Outcast 2.0 and Nexus II, both of which I would dearly love to see made!). Of those that were successful, I've received Dreamfall Chapters and Legends of Dawn already and am most looking forward to Project Eternity, followed by SC and SR:HK. I've also bought, played and thoroughly enjoyed Divinity: Original Sin, though I didn't back it on KS but bought it after the fact.
So far, my experiences with kickstarted games have all been very positive. I've had no let downs, bad stories or disappointments. It annoys me that Yahtzee always flippantly describes kickstarter as being for games that evoke "nostalgia", more than I care to admit actually. That's not the case at all. What it is, is a system that allows games to be funded that otherwise would not be by traditional publishing. AAA have NO interest in PC RPGs, space sims and the like but I do still have an interest. AAA have no interest in the Outcast or Nexus games, but I do. AAA only make AssCreed, CoD and WoW clones and those are games in which I have NO interest.
It isn't nostalgia. Yes I loved BG2, and yes Project Eternity could be argued to evoke *some* nostalgia from me on that basis, however I funded PE because I want to see a deep, adult PC RPG. One that hasn't been made for teens and consoles by EA with unneeded multiplayer, microtransactions and generic action-adventure gameplay. I backed it because I want a challenging role-playing experience, not a console game made by Squeenix with unnecessary Mocap cutscenes, constant QTEs and frequent loading screens.
I don't want Ubisoft games where I have to climb fucking towers while obnoxious Americans call me "Tat Bro", "Playa" or "Dawg". I don't want to "check my six", "stay frosty", "see you on the other side" or whatever other military jargon bullshit they cram into their generic games.
It's not nostalgia that makes me back these games. It's my preferences. I love RPGs, I love cyberpunk, I love space sims, pirate sims and so many other things that AAA don't give a damn about any more. If I can get a deep, PC RPG without compromises made for consoles, made by the people who gave us BG2, you can be damn sure I'm gonna throw my money at them and thank them for the privilege of allowing me to. I will gladly back the kind of games I want to play...it's the definition of voting with my wallet. Maybe publishers will take note that there is still demand for the games I enjoy, maybe they won't (in fact I'm sure they won't), but without KS I wouldn't have Divinity: Original Sin, Dreamfall Chapters, Project Eternity, etc so I'm glad for it.