meltonsamantha
39 escape rooms
This wasn’t a favorite of mine. The initial room could use a little more of an immersive feel given that it is supposed to be dark and creepy. Feels more like a waiting room in a doctor’s office. The GM gave way too many clues that we didn’t ask for to ‘try to get us moving along’… yet we escaped with 13 minutes to spare and were 8 minutes late (thank you, Fogo de chao) so they started the clock. We finished the room in 37 minutes. I don’t think we needed any help. The second we stopped to think we got a voice above pushing us along. The doors to the next rooms were readily available to enter yet once we open it, we get a voice saying we aren’t ready to go in there yet. This room would have been a lot more fun if we had to actually think about the game and puzzles. We are not novices and didn’t ask for any clue but one. Which is not the clue we needed at the point we were at. I never leave negative reviews and I didn’t hate the room, just didn’t like the way the company plays the game, I guess.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Hard to give this a thumbs up just because of the initial reaction I had to the room as we entered. Of course, the atmosphere got better as we played through, so a thumbs up is warranted. I was definitely underwhelmed by the entry.
Customer service
Welcoming? No. Friendly? Yes. Way too many hints we never asked for. Finished the room in 37 minutes… we felt as though they were pushing us through like cattle. The waiting room was packed at all times and you watch the pre-video in the waiting room with other guests. It was a strange feeling. As we are watching our video, we have another group who just finished their room watching our video with us while their GM was commenting on our game and we were getting their commentary. Not a fan of this method.
Particularly interesting or different
No
Story
Difficulty
Easy
Game tech
Mechanical
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Spooky
Minimum age
13
Was anything broken?
Yes
There was an element that was broken and when we completed a task, we were told to move the item ourselves even though there is a do not touch sticker on it.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
