I’ve been reading way too many recently published #CallOfCthulhu scenarios that feature a perfunctory investigation before the Investigators board a train to creepy town that is a one way exercise in hit point and SAN attrition. Sure, some of the imagery is very creepy, but something is definitely missing, that being real problem solving and meaningful choices.
@ericmpaq@Tim_Eagon I actually picked it up during its initial Kickstarter and I have a copy sitting on my shelf. I think it's been opened exactly once because it didn't really "do the job" as well as I would have liked.
It was also pretty early on in the PbtA explosion so a lot of those systems didn't really gel so much as took the core mechanics and washed over them briefly. I don't regret making the purchase but… It didn't burn any barns down for a reason.
Maybe it's time to sit down, open it up, and write a bit of an article on why it doesn't quite scratch the edge.