Why were Kickstarter games so disappointing?

The crowdfunded Thief comic books (and a lot of coffee) got Moriarty worked up and...nostalgic for Kickstarter games. Let's dig in. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org SHOW NOTES The 90's Arcade Racer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3TNKjyfTkk TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Cassandra: https://www.youtube.com/@ThatTravGuy Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Moriarty: https://www.youtube.com/@reallycool Sean: https://www.youtube.com/@Wolfkaosaun CHAPTERS 00:00 Thief! It's back!!! But... 09:25 There's STILL no 90s Arcade Racer... 14:58 The hit rate sure is something on these, huh? 17:28 When companies don't NEED to do a Kickstarter but do 23:52 At least not every racing game Kickstarter is cursed 25:30 M drank coffee this episode btw 28:55 On Thief's design philosophy and lore 37:11 There's always a catch 42:24 The tchotchkes on these tend to feel bad, too 48:19 It also makes it harder for people who do need to use this 50:09 Now, if WE had money... 57:35 Cass loses hearing in her left ear (it came back 6 days later) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★