Kickstarter and the nicca who designed tierkreis? (Image removed from quote.)
The last time I backed a KS project was in 2013, but I’ll make an exception for this cause it’s probably either this or we never get suikoden ever again. I just hope they don’t overextend themselves and take on more than they can chew. We don’t need another Mighty Number 9 spoiler (click to show/hide)
or Shenmue 3
I've probably mentioned it here before, because it's a drum I bang on frequently: Offering carte blanche to creators rarely returns the desired results. Usually the pressure from an employer or publisher provides just enough antagonism to power creativity. These kickstarters that give accomplished creative leads the ability to do whatever they want, it seems to provide enough of an out that the neat stuff just doesn't happen. Leonard Bernstein said, "To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time." The time pressure from a publisher is a huge PITA, but without it, people just don't feel the need to move quickly enough.
As a PM, just pointing out the burn rate for a best-case scenario is one thing, but then pointing out that the team needs to get paid afterward while ramping up the next project, we can roll people off to the sequel or another project, but the money in the account needs to be there, and not frittered away.
Honestly, all the examples you listed, it just felt like creators who were "done" taking orders from anyone only ended up proving they needed someone else in charge of their time.
