I'm on the fence about this project. On the one hand, I enjoyed RoT series (never ever have reached second city in Star Trail though, but enjoyed nonetheless). On the other hand - of all my 9 backed projects, only PE asked for more money. And - come on, this is Obsidian
As for other projects - Brian Fargo, for example, promoted his pitch very successfully, even shrewdly, considering that many backers have pledged hoping to see Fallout 3 (well, I mean ideal Fallout 3, not Bethesda's abomination). And Fargo quite skillfully let them think that this is exactly the game he's going to make, while maintaining that the project is indeed direct sequel to Wasteland (which was remarkably different from Fallout in many ways). But he worked his ass off, he told backers exactly what they've wanted to hear, he energetically promoted his project, and he concretely outlined his vision for Wasteland 2.
Shadowrun guys also had more concrete vision of their project, and established (and beloved) setting also worked in their favor.
Anyone who played a Malkavian character in VtM:Bloodlines at least can be pretty sure that Dead State's writing, if nothing else, would be at least good, or even great. Also DS had screenshots - and again, concrete vision.
Of all (meager number, I know) 9 projects which I've backed, only Shaker was that vague, and look how it turned out.
Guido seems like a nice guy, but hell, his Kickstarter is a textbook example of "Don'ts".
Do not attempt to make a Kickstarter if:
* You don't have a design document for your project, in which you have at least a broad outline of it.
* You don't have an engaging placeholder art, if not screenshots or videos.
* You spent 10-15 years in complete obscurity, but somehow think that the fans will remember you forever (sad but true).
* You don't know how to promote your game aggressively on social media, or unwilling to do that.
* You don't understand that Kickstarter's first couple of days are crucial to its success.
