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Post by professor on Oct 28, 2016 17:04:20 GMT -5
I received my fourth mailing today. I'm afraid that I was a little underwhelmed by it, especially compared to the previous three.
I suppose that shouldn't be too surprising considering the third mailing was the crate.
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Post by eclosis on Oct 29, 2016 9:41:45 GMT -5
I received my fourth mailing today. I'm afraid that I was a little underwhelmed by it, especially compared to the previous three. I suppose that shouldn't be too surprising considering the third mailing was the crate. That's rather disappointing considering "The Century Beast"'s epilogue tied the experience all together
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Post by thegenii on Oct 29, 2016 9:50:50 GMT -5
The professor did not tell us what the mailing is, only that he was disappointed in it compared to the crate. I would think that any mailing in any of the experiences would inevitably disappoint compared to the contents of the crate.
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Post by eclosis on Oct 29, 2016 10:01:36 GMT -5
I was just assuming epilogue because that what the website states the fourth mailing as, although it also had the symbol for the crate
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Post by professor on Oct 29, 2016 14:12:49 GMT -5
It acts as an epilogue, and one that works decently enough for the story. It was just lacking in ... content.
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Post by beckyp on Oct 31, 2016 8:38:39 GMT -5
I too was a little disappointed with the mailing (a single sided piece of paper). The MPC website says that there is a 5th mailing being dispatched around the 31st Oct.
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Post by thegenii on Oct 31, 2016 10:39:53 GMT -5
Isn't the fifth mailing the reveal? Never very interesting if you've sent the experience to yourself!
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Post by thegenii on Oct 31, 2016 15:55:01 GMT -5
Just received the fourth mailing. I believe the appropriate term is "anti-climactic." Alas, I had hope for more.
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Post by Xorin on Oct 31, 2016 19:50:38 GMT -5
I do wish there was a bit more to this mailing, but it did answer a lingering question I had. Also, compared to the Century Beast (the only other experience I have received), I feel like this experience was, overall, more satisfying.
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Post by thegenii on Oct 31, 2016 21:47:16 GMT -5
It was definitely more coherent. I think we'd all agree on that.
But I still prefer The Century Beast, scattered as it was, because of the stronger horror element.
This one, the artifact aside, was a little too cutesy for my taste.
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Post by Beckett on Nov 1, 2016 1:43:59 GMT -5
From all I read here, this might be the only Experience I am not eager to send - it sounds to me like you need at least one child of just the right age in the recipient household to get the most out of the Experience.
For the record, under the right circumstances I would consider purchasing The Century Beast again. Yes, they ever so slightly oversold it and yes, the overarching narrative could have been tighter, but personally, I still found it a largely satisfying Experience with a great conclusion nd a beautiful artifact.
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Post by jmgraham on Nov 1, 2016 15:50:31 GMT -5
The first package arrived yesterday (Halloween!), addressed to my three children, aged 13, 11, and 9. My wife is suspicious enough that she might need to be brought into the fold. It isn't really on my younger kids' radar, but my eldest was up late last night pouring over the materials. She thinks it's strange, but delightful. She laments the fact that there's no return address to write the sender back. She's already interested in researching things online, which I'm trying to low-key encourage. I'm excited to see where this goes!
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Post by thegenii on Nov 1, 2016 16:19:34 GMT -5
I might note that the experience seems to be focused on young female recipients because of the style of handwriting, stickers, and general overall "look" of the materials (and the protagonist is a girl). Or has someone else already come to that conclusion and I am merely being redundant?
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Post by Beckett on Nov 1, 2016 16:24:31 GMT -5
She laments the fact that there's no return address to write the sender back. From what I have gathered so far - I have sent two Experiences with a third one about to be concluded - people are often a bit stymied at the lack of interactivity. Not every one of my recipients was equally intrigued by the packages, but all of them were uncertain at one point or another if any action on their part was required.
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Post by thegenii on Nov 1, 2016 16:40:29 GMT -5
I can understand that.
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