Kickstarter is (was) a means so that regular every day people with a great idea and the talents to make it come true could get the funding they don't have and couldn't get through traditional means (mainly because of no proven track record) to make their idea a reality.
It really sours me when people/companies/teams who have already laid claim to fame and already have a proven track record (So much so they just had to put their old company name (Rare) in the title of the kickstarter campaign), and have already produced great work who have more than enough resources and ease of acquiring funding to do it themselves would rather turn to Kickstarter (read: you and me) for their funding of the risks of the venture. This isn't a split off either - the company making this is basically Rare Ltd minus one person - they have had years of proven track records. This is the company that released Goldeneye 007, Donkey Kong Country, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark. Anyone think they can't get funding for this? Please.
All they are doing is asking you to be the venture capitalists instead of a venture capital firm or putting their own money on the line. They want you to assume all the risks, while avoiding having to pay you anything more than a tshirt, the game, and some swag for when the game is a resounding success (most likely will be).
Maybe my opinion isn't shared and that's fine, but I equate this with the saying of "Why do we socialize the risks and privatize the profits of a bank?". That's exactly what this kind of thing does. It's one thing when someone has a great idea and simply not the funding to make it happen, you sell it to the masses and see if the masses will take it. But when you already have a proven track record, the masses will take it - immediately. They know this. They simply want you to shoulder all the risks, and they don't want to have to pay you back any of that success for your investment.
