What has been the overall consensus and feel after approaching the previously released scenario?
At first, of course there is a feeling of devastation(if it didn't go well for you). All that time and effort that you put in is suddenly lost. That feeling lasted for several hours, but then it waned. The experiences that they have provided for us in the Arkham Files is what is being delivered to us. This is what we should expect from this type of game.
There will be many varied degrees of hate for the decisions that were made in this scenario and the final outcomes. That I don't doubt. It took me several attempts in the first campaign to complete the last scenario to satisfaction and I assume that it will take me several attempts to do so in this campaign; and i haven't even seen anything about the last scenario yet even. The first play through is always the roughest. Especially since you typically don't know what is around the corner (unless you peak at stuff before you play; but that is your own choice). It is a cooperative game after all however though. If you so choose not to deal with the punishment of the reset, then you can simply replay that last scenario and move forward or develop your own house rules.
The second and third passes playing through this thus far have me building my characters significantly different than the first pass, making better decisions along the way and including cards I wouldn't have considered in that first pass as well. The second pass didn't fair well either for me. Even though I was well prepared, still that scenario threw me more curve-balls than I was able to handle and a key character went down faster than they should have which put me into a bad situation to complete it once more.
But that's ok. The game is providing me with replay potential. Otherwise I would likely be waiting for this next pack to come along the whole time. Again, people will have different opinions. They don't have the time to keep replaying stuff or don't like the idea of custom ruling the replay the scenario etc. because they want the real experience. They can feel cheated from this experience. Don't give up if you enjoy it though. You can pull through. Or if you would like, play the last scenario as a standalone to experience it while your other characters are making their trek back up the hill. That is also an option.
One of these times, I'll make my way through that portal and that feeling of accomplishment will be all that much stronger from the failures I have endured and all that more rewarding.
What has been your experiences and feelings after playing this particular scenario?