With new pandemic-based updates, the production welcomed guests into the shuttered doors of the McKittrick Hotel once more, and, oh, how we have missed it. Sleep No More - Emursive and Punchdrunk $99.50 - $339.44 New York, NY Ongoing Just like their theme song says, there really is no mystery too mundane for the Ministry of Mundane Mysteries.
Turns out my picture had been paranormally reclaimed by Big Al’s Chlorine Factory, which was not something I would have considered - but that’s why these guys are the pros. I used my time with The Misplaced Keepsake Division to help Inspector Shaboo solve the Case of the Missing Photograph. The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries: On Call is a good show for families, for kids, for people who want to experience immersive without leaving the house, and for regular old grown-ups with run-of-the-mill unsolvable mysteries. Otherwise, the voice acting is superb (some of the best I’ve heard), the foley is well-placed, and the stories are wacky in a “Sideways Stories From Wayside School”-kind of way. I found myself wishing I had something show-related to do between calls since 2 minutes feels like a lifetime when you’re waiting for someone to call you back, but that’s my only complaint.
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Expect lots of personal attention, a series of short calls, and access to a handful of over-the-top characters. Fans of the show will recognize the Ministry’s format: your inspector will call with a few questions and things snowball from there. The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries: On Call is just as delightful as its predecessor. How would that even work? Pretty well, it turns out. So when I heard that Outside the March was adapting MMM into a one hour experience, I was curious. Back then, cases took a week to solve and required just 10 minutes of phone time a day. The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries charmed me back in April 2020, when Inspector Cavanagh uncovered a sinister plot to replace all of the tiny plastic cows in my house (don’t ask) with clever replicas. The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries: On Call - Outside the March $20 Remote (Phone) through March 14 Noah Nelson, Publisher & Host of the NoPro Podcast In any case, En Route is worth the time and we’re keen on seeing the team behind it iterate on the format. Some simple adjustment to the stakes, or some more narrative clarity around the stakes - there were times it felt like a flubbed line from an actor spun entire bits of lore out of orbit - could lead to a tense final act instead of an ending that feels like the “right” one. Where the excellent concept can see some improvement is on the narrative side, as the story that emerges over the course of the game feels like it is railroading you towards the obvious, moral choice, as opposed to a real ethical dilemma. Only, you know, for large parts of it, the actors can actually interact with you. The performance and video production values are solid and feel like they could be in a late 90’s video game with FMV sequences.
Aside from some glitches that let people run off the map (but seemingly they could get back onto the map, it was unclear to me, as I didn’t run off the map), the platform ran fairly cleanly, even with a couple dozen players all tearing about the ship, talking to each other, and clicking on everything in sight. Each round of the game culminates in a group vote, bookended by pre-recorded video, which impacts the conditions of the next chapter. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as this is actually a clever experiment in immersive gaming that blends elements of social deduction games, LARP, and theatre, built on top of a custom platform that mixes multiple technical solutions into a fairly seamless package.įrom a tech standpoint, En Route has a lot going for it: players and three live actors interact on the map via a combination of game engine mechanics and proximity-based video chat. With its 2.5D graphics and point-and-click space adventure aesthetic, En Route looks like something you might buy on the Steam store during a deep dive of indie games. En Route - En Route Team $20 Browser through Feb 26
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