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Post by thegenii on Mar 14, 2017 1:44:26 GMT -5
Let me give my take on Tempus Fugit, having just spent a very pleasant afternoon re-reading all the papers and researching the artifact online... In fact, night sky viewers already exist for us to use to get a rough idea of when Brian is - the diligent student can calculate the exact date from the artifact. Thanks for posting that. It makes lots of sense when you spell it out, but if you click on the spoiler link above in your quoted text, I would be impressed how that date could be extracted from the artifact. For me the best part of Tempus Fugit was the second mailing. Getting all of that sorted out was fun.
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Post by defiant00 on Mar 14, 2017 7:50:34 GMT -5
John Augur was my first Experience, but I can definitely say that I'm blown away by it. I'm glad that I know that not all of the experiences are as interactive, with puzzles to solve throughout, because I would be very disappointed if I were to purchase another one and not have that. The interactive nature of John Augur really put the experience above and beyond for me. I very much prefer a more "active" Experience to a more "passive" story type experience. I give John Augur my highest recommendation!
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Post by wortelboer on Mar 14, 2017 8:03:20 GMT -5
John Augur was my first Experience, but I can definitely say that I'm blown away by it. I'm glad that I know that not all of the experiences are as interactive, with puzzles to solve throughout, because I would be very disappointed if I were to purchase another one and not have that. The interactive nature of John Augur really put the experience above and beyond for me. I very much prefer a more "active" Experience to a more "passive" story type experience. I give John Augur my highest recommendation! I completely agree. I know I'm going to purchase Filigree in Shadow though...that one seems very intriguing. And though I know it is does not include interactive puzzle solving, the high marks given to the King in Yellow experience has me seriously considering making the purchase. I just wish I had found out about MPC back when it first started. I would have liked purchase the membership kits.
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Post by defiant00 on Mar 14, 2017 8:43:51 GMT -5
John Augur was my first Experience, but I can definitely say that I'm blown away by it. I'm glad that I know that not all of the experiences are as interactive, with puzzles to solve throughout, because I would be very disappointed if I were to purchase another one and not have that. The interactive nature of John Augur really put the experience above and beyond for me. I very much prefer a more "active" Experience to a more "passive" story type experience. I give John Augur my highest recommendation! I completely agree. I know I'm going to purchase Filigree in Shadow though...that one seems very intriguing. And though I know it is does not include interactive puzzle solving, the high marks given to the King in Yellow experience has me seriously considering making the purchase. I just wish I had found out about MPC back when it first started. I would have liked purchase the membership kits. I got in last year just in time for the Collector's Kit, but I too wish I had gotten in for the first one. I'm looking forward to this year's kit, as they seem to be annual. I'm considering King in Yellow as well, but I think for now I'm going to hold out and see what they come up with next...
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Post by craigrj on Mar 14, 2017 9:00:02 GMT -5
I also admit to being seriously tempted by King In Yellow, but I've decided to go for another Surprise Me tomorrow and see what turns up...
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Post by Beckett on Mar 14, 2017 9:46:08 GMT -5
The King in Yellow has been widely lauded as one of their most narratively sound Experiences - and The Artifact is simply gorgeous.
I gave in to my inner demons and ordered The Demon Jar. Should I be forced to break the seal at customs, I wish to apologise for any inconvenience or apocalyptic events that may occur, should I indeed receive one of the genuine artifacts.
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Post by chrisu on Mar 14, 2017 10:24:30 GMT -5
Somehow the King in Yellow doesn't do it for me. I will get John Augur next month but the artefact always reminds me of a giant Nåzgul. I like Lovecraft immensely and the story of the yellow King is one of my most favorite adventures in that setting. Is the story in that experience that good? Why?
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Post by dmikester on Mar 14, 2017 11:45:25 GMT -5
I think the thing about The King in Yellow is that there are just no loose ends; it all comes together perfectly, and the artifact directly ties into the story and has a great explanation. I think as a tribute to Lovecraftian storytelling, it's really excellent, as I got the same sense of dread at the end that I get from good Lovecraft. Also, it has my favorite crate design of all of the experiences. Believe it or not, when I've had friends over and they check out my collection, they've commented on the crate for The King in Yellow as much as they have on the artifacts from the other experiences.
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Post by thegenii on Mar 14, 2017 18:40:51 GMT -5
There is no puzzle aspect to most of the experiences other than The Weeping Book, and considering the difficulty of the puzzles in C&C, that would be a simple one.
My enjoyment of the The King in Yellow was very much because I read Robert Chamber's original stories (online as a free pdf). That, and the more recent graphic novel, are key to getting the most out of the experience. They fill in all the background to which the experience itself only alludes.
Even though I enjoyed Risen, my experience would have been much richer had there been some background material to fill out the narrative in the same way.
The Century Beast has no real narrative at all: it's a collection of disjointed anecdotes regarding the whatzit. (I suggest the excellent low-budget film "The Creature Below" as an adjunct to The Century Beast.)
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Post by Beckett on Mar 15, 2017 4:18:14 GMT -5
The Century Beast has no real narrative at all: it's a collection of disjointed anecdotes regarding the whatzit. (I suggest the excellent low-budget film "The Creature Below" as an adjunct to The Century Beast.) I really must see that film, since you Keep mentioning it - unfortunately it is not yet available in Germany, as far as I can see.
I would disagree with the notion that the Experience does not offer a coherent narrative. There is a story unfolding over the course of the mailings, namely the story of the person behind the mailings (mild, rather abstract Spoilers ahead):
While it is true that the bulk of the documents are recountings of seemingly unrelated incidents, the - as I call them for lack of a better term - protagonist does have their own motives for their investigation into The Century Beast, and said Investigation does come to a conclusion by the time The Artifact arrives. I believe the key difference between The Century Beast and The King in Yellow is their relation to their respective source material. While The King in Yellow could very well be an apocryphal part of the collection of short stories that is the original Chambers book, The Century Beast draws on themes and moods we have come to think of as "Lovecraftean", but does not directly tie into The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow over Innsmouth or any other well-known Lovecraft story. The King in Yellow, if treated with some willing suspension of disbelief, begs the question if the accounts of the Chambers stories could possibly taken at face value, while The Century Beast begs the question if the depiction of the Great Old Ones like Cthulhu and Dagon in the stories by Lovecraft may have been inspired by murmurs of the titular Beast.
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Post by thegenii on Mar 15, 2017 18:45:59 GMT -5
Well said.
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Post by chrisu on Nov 23, 2017 12:22:58 GMT -5
I am just curious. How would you rate Filigree compared to the other experiences? Was it worth the price? I have done all the other experiences myself. Might have to get it anyway. But your rating could sway me to wait a bit longer. Thanks
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Post by thegenii on Nov 23, 2017 15:02:46 GMT -5
I've greatly enjoyed Filigree in Shadow, though the final artifact was a bit of a letdown, and people seem to feel that it was a last-minute substitution for a better artifact that had been hinted at earlier. Also, there was no interactivity with the artifact as promised. Enough things differed between the experience as advertised on Kickstarter and what was actually delivered that many people have soured on it.
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Post by distantsmoke on Nov 23, 2017 18:14:16 GMT -5
I only have John Augur, Filigree in Shadow and the Weeping Book. Of the three FiS was my favorite. It suited me perfectly, wasn't too difficult for me to understand without help, and I love mysteries set in the Victorian age. I have been seriously considering Tempus Fugit, but the constantly negative comments on it have deterred me so far.
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Post by dmikester on Nov 23, 2017 21:33:51 GMT -5
I think with Filigree that it very much depends on your priorities with an MPC Experience. There's a lot to like about it: tons of content, a very impressive Artifact, some hands-on elements (including a cipher to solve), and a multi-layered story. However, at least in the Kickstarter edition, the quality of the aging was subpar compared to other Experiences (one small example is a newspaper that is supposed to be from the late 1800s and looks and feels like it was printed yesterday on good quality stock paper, and that's far from the only example), and there are several elements of it that, at least for me, pulled me totally out of the story and made the whole thing feel fake; I prefer the Experiences that could potentially fool someone into thinking that they're real. I also just don't think the story is original or all that well-told. I mean, it's fine, but it has some inconsistencies and I heavily dislike the Epilogue.
I think it's a good effort, but when I went over it all again and really looked at it as a whole, I was underwhelmed by almost every element of it besides the quality level of the Artifact and parts of the third mailing. But that's just me. I could easily see someone else enjoying it much more. The main reason I ranked it as low as I did was for the price, since its their most expensive Experience and while I understand why it is, I don't really think it's worth the high price. Also notice I've ignored everything with the Kickstarter artifact change controversy; I'm basing this all solely on the Experience as is (and without the Kickstarter exclusive Seance add-on, which I didn't opt for).
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