I find stories from SoA pretty nasty and very interesting.
A Brief Trip to the Past - CCG-era super card ?
Yes - but the one me and my friend miss is "Call of Cthulhu" - come on, it's iconic ! How could they replace it with a crappy "Day or Night" card -search....meaning far, far, more limited in possible scope. CoC - was a great story card for ...CoC ....maybe it will return in a future "Official Tournament Story Deck" pack ?
What I miss is the scare factor of Shub decks with their 'most bang for the buck' types like Adult Chthonian and Black Spawn From Below who enter play relatively fast and their trait/icon/skill sets are ridiculous (often surpassing Ancient-ones) and beating them was quite entertaining challenge. Right now it's not really the same (ghouls don't cut it).