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Alex2000

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    小鬼当家 [My Home]

    小鬼当家 [My Home]

    InBlack Escape: Escape No More

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Thumbs up based on it being a scary/haunted experience. I wouldn’t classify this as an escape room. There were maybe 1 or 2 puzzles max. But I’d definitely recommend it for someone wanting to to something scary, especially around halloween. Live actors and lighting effects were a lot of fun.
    妹妹的洋娃娃 [Bella's Doll]

    妹妹的洋娃娃 [Bella's Doll]

    InBlack Escape: Nightfall

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    After a very subpar experience at their North York location, this room was surprisingly good. A lot of the major concerns I had about their “Inspiration” room (the video, the lighting, tech, etc) were all done properly in this space to tell an equally compelling and complex story. The use of tech was fun and helped the creepy vibe of the space, lighting was used really effectively to direct attention without the classic frustration of low-level lighting a lot of dark rooms have, the puzzles were reasonable, the narrative video was interesting etc etc. I’d give this place a second go next time I’m in the area.
    星像师 [Astrologer]

    星像师 [Astrologer]

    InBlack Escape: Escape No More

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    First 1/3 of the room was good, nice GM and live actor, some really really fun effects. The story just got really confusing to us and knowing the story was really imperative to knowing where you needed to be and what you needed to interact with in the last half of the game. So the GM had to direct us for most of the second half which really takes you out of it. Some extra indicators or use of lighting to direct you on your next actions would really elevate this room as there are some really fun elements here
    The Enchanted Forest

    The Enchanted Forest

    Escape Key

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Delightful room from start to finish. Mix of puzzle difficulties and types. Solves felt satisfying. Mix of classic locks and more high tech. Clearly a lot of love and fun went into the set design. The staff and owner were incredibly friendly and passionate. This was just a really fun experience. And definitely accessible for beginners. I also really liked their implementation of their point system. There were times the room was non-linear and included optional puzzles, all which could improve your overall score, so there was always something our group could be working on. Will definitely come back to try their other rooms.
    Escape the Pound

    Escape the Pound

    Trivia Escape Rooms

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Hard to rate as most of my enjoyment from the room came from watching and playing with our dog going around and finding things. The concept is super unique and if you’re looking for something to do for half an hour with your dog it’s fun! The staff were great as well. Evaluating it on a pure escape room level it’s pretty rough around the edges, both in the physical space and the puzzles. We still had a good time though hence the thumbs up =).
    灵牢 [InSpirition]

    灵牢 [InSpirition]

    InBlack Escape: Escape No More

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Went during a 50% off promotion and not sure I think it was worth even that price. The other review here was very similar to our experience. I’ll add that a large heavy door frame at the very end of the room started to fall over when we pulled open the door. So that was a fun added health and safety jumpscare. We (and the GM) had to hold it upright as it literally felt like it was about topple over. I think there are elements of a decent room in here. The story is creative, I like when you have to be following the narrative. The second part of the escape seemed to be an extra challenge portion (I think?) which I like the idea of. But just so much stuff on the basic customer experience aspect of escape rooms was left so much to be desired. And for the price it’s wild, so many other higher quality 90 min rooms at the same price or cheaper
    Happy Nights Inn

    Happy Nights Inn

    Trapped Midtown

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Probably my favourite trapped room. Theming was fun, difficult but satisfying puzzles. A lot of communication and interaction with each other. Really solid room.
    Below the Sphinx

    Below the Sphinx

    Trapped

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Solid room. Interesting and varied puzzles, all felt very fair. Good for 4ish people. Standard fair for Trapped. I appreciated that most of the puzzles felt physically accessible to all players to engage in some way (ie there weren’t as many puzzles in small cramped areas that only one person could do) which isn’t always the case for Trapped.
    Zodiac Cafe

    Zodiac Cafe

    Escaptopia

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Absolutely delightful room from start to finish. This location leans more into narrative rooms so that’ll have different mileage based on your tastes, but the props, story and puzzles all were cute and fun to complete. Perfect 2 player (maybe 3?) experience as it’s a smaller space, but it jam packs a lot of puzzles into the 70 minutes. There are also side puzzles that earned you extra hints which I thought was a fun idea (and added extra things to do if you finished early). Big fan. Will go again for any new rooms they open.
    Memory Retrieval Agency

    Memory Retrieval Agency

    Escaptopia

    • Escape room
    • IRL
    Overall I really liked what this room was going for, theming was super adorable and interesting. Puzzles ranged in difficulty but always felt fair. The puzzles were also interesting and connected to the story in really cool ways that tied together in the end. Huge fan of all the set and how much is jam packed into a small space. The narrative here was much more pronounced than Zodiac, where there is a really emotional story that I don’t think I was prepared for when I think of “let’s do a fun escape room”. So that would be my only caveat to this room, be prepared for some emotion, and if that’s not your thing Zodiac is a great room also!