Moriarty's ManorMindFox EscapeEscape roomIRLVictoria was such an amiable and considerate game master! We felt very welcomed and that we were in good hands. The game was so creative, immersive, and had a wide range of puzzles that would appeal to all types of thinkers. Absolutely loved every part of this game!
Witchly Ever AfterOmescape - San JoseEscape roomIRLThis was such a beautiful, whimsical game. The set is so cute and perfectly captures the fairytale spirit. Puzzles were a great blend of accessible and, yet, challenging enough. There was a creative mechanism I hadn't seen done (well) in other games before. Definitely family friendly but meaty enough to be appreciated by adults or enthusiasts, as well.
Operation Ares: Escape from MarsKryptic Tales Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLThis was a cute space-themed room! I thought that the puzzles fit perfectly into the theme and story, and they definitely required a lot of collaboration, decoding, and patterns recognition. I found this to be a “big brain” thinking game mixed with some great physical prop usage and mechanics. There were many opportunities to divide and conquer, but the more you diverged, the more you’d come together again (…that will make sense if you play the room!). My team and I really enjoyed this experience and we felt super satisfied after finishing everything.
VampireMaze Rooms - TarzanaEscape roomIRLThis room is great for slightly larger groups (perhaps inching toward 6-8 as opposed to the more common 4). There’s a lot to do and there are elements that really do require 4 players at a minimum. This means that there are a lot of opportunities across a sprawling room to run back-and-forth or to shout out things to each other to try and be more efficient. Definitely a teamwork oriented game (in a very good way!). Some creative interactive things are built in for some fun surprises…really great and on point for the vampire theme. :)
Wild WestPanIQ Room - San JoseEscape roomIRLI found the theming of this room to be its strongest asset — it definitely transported you into the Wild West era. The way the puzzles were built into the space made a lot of sense for the theme and added a high level of immersion to the game. As for the puzzles themselves, there were a handful (which, in a room, I believe to be a lot…) that didn’t quite make sense logically. It felt like some big leaps and assumptions had to be made (in ways that wouldn’t quite be a player’s first choice). I’m still impressed by the set for what it is and what it tries to accomplish, but I do feel like some of the puzzles were more puzzling than satisfying.
Jurassic IslandQuest FactorEscape roomIRLI played this as a unit of 2 and I think that’s the right amount of people (if both are experienced players, I guess). I thought it was an immersive dinosaur-themed experience, from start to finish. I was taken aback at just how dinosaur-y it was — enthusiasts will love it! There was a lot of interactivity that I thought kept us busy and on our toes (in a good way), and we found that to be great. Overall I thought it was a solid experience! We came out feeling satisfied with the game.
Pirate BayMaze Rooms - TarzanaEscape roomIRLThis room was okay. The puzzles were alright and we found them to be some good, basic escape room puzzles. Nothing stood out, but nothing in particular to complain about — except one device that slightly went awry (losing us a fair amount of time). It was a small space for what it was, and despite having some neat pirate-themed decorations all throughout (with a clever twist), my group and I thought it was good, but not great. We thought it was fun, while it lasted, but that wasn’t very long.
Task Force AgencyEnchanted Escape Room - NorthridgeEscape roomIRLI thought this room was a decently fun experience! The immersion in storytelling was there — there were some nice elements that made me and my team think we were really part of a task force solving crime. The puzzles were fair — a lot of decoding and analyzing documents, which was admittedly in theme with the room. I found it to be an overall enjoyable experience!
Lord Of The SwordsMaze Rooms - TarzanaEscape roomIRLThis room was cute! If you’re into the fantastic swords-and-sorcery theme, this is a great game to play, for enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The set design was great and and well put together. There were some creative uses of props and the puzzles had a fair amount of challenge to them. The story fit the room’s decorations well, and the end of the game felt satisfying based on everything building up to it. We had fun!
Virtual Reality Room [VR]Quest FactorEscape roomIRLI want to emphasize that the game (it was an escape out of prison / horror theme) was alright, but my friend and I couldn’t make much progress due to technical difficulties. The headset was unwieldy, the remotes were unresponsive and lagging (making for controls within the game difficult), and there was a lot of trying to reset and recalibrate the devices. I think this was a relatively new experience when I played it, so I just got caught in their growing pains / almost beta period. I’m sure things have improved since!!
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