The Nest [Immersive Theatre]Hatch EscapesEscape roomOther I read a lot of reviews of this experience before I did it, so I felt adequately prepared to go into this not with an escape room mentality, but with more of an open mind to just experiencing this place. Pros: - Several novel ways of telling a story, incorporating a few light puzzles to figure out, and progressing you through the experience. - Amazing set design full of great objects. It certainly immersed you in the idea that you are exploring an old storage locker. - Our GM was very in character and did a great job playing her part. Cons: - The story felt a little lackluster. I wish there had been more depth to it or a deeper message to turn over in my mind afterwards. If this single aspect had been improved, this would have easily taken this to a “Love” rating for me. As it is, I felt a little let down by the boringness of the story. Perhaps if there had been a mystery to unravel or more interesting life events or some more reflection on how the person felt about her life events, I could have derived more enjoyment from the experience. It just needed a little bit more meat to it. - We went on a very hot day and it was too warm in the room. They had some light A/C in there, but I still sweated the whole time, which made it a little uncomfortable. - I wish there was a bit more to the story/experience that made it longer, as it felt a little too quickly progressed between the different story points. Right when it starts to get a bit interesting, you abruptly jump from one life event to another and then it’s over and there’s not much to feel about it. Just a little too straightforward. I wanted to feel conflicted or shocked or saddened or empathetic or something, but it was just a little bit too simplistic and straightforward of a story for any strong feelings to form.
Big Top BlastIt's a BlastEscape roomOther This isn’t an escape room. It is a timed and guided experience through several mini games. They tend to be simpler games of matching or timing, not puzzles to solve or figure out. I think this could be a great experience for a family to do with their kids. But I can’t say I’d recommend it to other escape room enthusiasts if you’re looking for an experience with puzzles to solve.
The DormCloud EscapeEscape roomOther We heard that this business is under new ownership and all their rooms will soon be closed or modified, so we came in to play them before that happens and while they are discounted 40% off for the month of September! As noted by others, only do these rooms if you are ok with it being an immersive storytelling experience, rather than a traditional escape room. There are puzzles and things to figure out, but it is closer to a guided experience. With that framing in mind, I was able to enjoy these rooms. The Dorm was a unique story, and not one I have seen in any other escape room before, so that always gets bonus points for me! It was well told and clear to understand. There were a couple puzzles to figure out in here too. I was really glad that the GM told me in advance to use the whiteboard to write things like dates down, as it prompted me to take lots of notes, which saved us time when it came time to solve some of the puzzles. If I hadn’t, we would have had to spend a bunch of time rereading notes and trying to remember where we had seen that info before, etc. Overall I would definitely recommend doing this room when you come here!
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