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Dr. Jones And The Sword Of Kings
Escape Room - Middleburg [prev. Trapped! Escape Room]
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IRL
Although this room sort of flew under the radar for me for a long time due to having a relatively uninspiring theme, this game pretty much met my expectations as a room that was solid, and not much more. The game had a pretty interesting story and one very unique device, along with a notably well built second (and first) room. The game also did a great job at making you pay attention to detail and find the answers where you sometimes least expect them. The puzzle lineup as a whole was good, but not great, which can also be said about most of the puzzles individually. It didn't have a standout puzzle, but there were some annoying ones that bring down the room a little bit. It is also worth noting that the door to the second room is one of the best-hidden I've ever seen. Although the room may have been a bit too difficult for two people, the puzzles are overall mediocre, and we were missing a prop, the room still does its job well and serves as a great member of Middleburg's supporting cast.
The ChainSaw Room
Escape Room - Cleveland
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IRL
I feel very compelled to call this room a work of art. A stellar set design paired with a very unique set of puzzles that incorporate elements I've never seen before in almost 40 escape rooms complement each other very well, and the way the room interacts with you is also spectacular. The room isn't without its difficult moments, but it's a satisfying solve that I recommend to all Saw and escape room fans.
Submarine: Lost At Sea
Escape Room - Cleveland
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IRL
I was hesitant to play this room because I had only ever heard negative things, between customer testimony at the escape room I work at and the other reviews right here on Morty. My expectations were blown away from the very beginning. For starters, in typical Escape Room Cleveland fashion, the room looks amazing the second you walk in. I don't usually like submarine/Titanic/ship type escape rooms, but this one was probably the most immersive one I've done out of about 5. One of the other things that put this above the other submarine themed rooms is that this one actually had unique puzzles. Whether they were puzzles I was familiar with but have never seen in escape rooms, or original concepts I've never seen anywhere, all of them were enjoyable. While there was one puzzle not working and another one being somewhat touchy, I didn't know the former until after the game ended and the puzzle (which they said is hardly ever not working) would've made the room even better. While the room is certainly difficult, their game master and I agreed that having an experienced group (you do need at least three people to complete one of the puzzles!) will lead to less frustration, I was able to appreciate it objectively due to having a good group of people. All things considered, this is a top 10 room out of 36 for me at the time of writing. Great puzzles, great design, and overall genuine fun.
Tiki Bar
Escape Room - Middleburg [prev. Trapped! Escape Room]
Escape room
IRL
This is another Escape Room Cleveland room that benefits highly from its unique theme and well-built design - definitely one of the better ones I've seen. As far as the puzzles go, all of them were enjoyable and fit the room quite well. There were two puzzles I struggled with, but our game master was happy to explain both of them to me. All things considered, a great room I heard not so great things about, and I'm glad I looked past that and gave it a try.
TH3 C0D3
Escapology - Solon
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IRL
I think this competes with Antidote for being the best beginner escape room I've ever played; it has a great theme that is applied well in the game while also having mostly simple puzzles. Although there were two puzzles that were a bit obscure and maybe above the otherwise low difficulty of the room the puzzles are otherwise straightforward and enjoyable. Some elements felt a little overkill to the point of them being irritancies, but overall a simple but well put-together room that I would certainly recommend to all.
Budapest Express
Escapology - Solon
Escape room
IRL
Trains just seem to make for a great escape room theme. Although the end puzzle was way beyond my intellectual capabilities, and perhaps one of the hardest puzzles in general out of any of the 25 rooms I've played, the rest of the puzzles were great, straightforward and fun. The set design and collection of props were also very well done and makes me excited to hopefully play the new version at Mentor in the future. There is also a very well done story integrated into the videos/audios.
Prison Break
The Escape Game - Crocker Park
Escape room
IRL
In competition with Escapology's 7 Deadly Sins for the hardest escape room I've played, with some frustration spawning from the amount of hints my group needed, I’m really trying to put our puzzle solving abilities that didn't live up to par aside when deciding how much I enjoy this room. This room's visual spectacle is back on par with that of Timeliner and Gold Rush in its own way, and the gimmick of being separated into two cells in the beginning is an incredibly unique, fun, and inherently challenging feature that I'd love to see more often - if it fits the theme and is used properly. The puzzles were fun, albeit very difficult at times, and admittedly more forgettable than those of rooms like Gold Rush. It is a lot of lock and key with generally basic means of finding the numbers or letters, but basic does not mean easy in this case. This room might have the most impressive visual spectacle of any room I've seen in terms of physical build, with Timeliner being better for its use of technology. It also has a very detailed and impressive lore that doesn't play a huge part, but still impressive attention to detail. Current rank: 3/23
Gold Rush
The Escape Game - Fisherman's Wharf
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IRL
With the most unique puzzle lineup of any game I've played, this room just might also have the best puzzles out of any room I've played - Timeliner's theme just barely keeps it from being my favorite room of all time. The room itself was incredibly immersive as well, and with production value you can only find from The Escape Game. Out of 22 escape rooms I’ve played at the time of writing, this one ranks a very close 2nd.
Saving Santa
Escapology - Solon
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IRL
I played this room at the Escapology in North Olmsted, but since North Olmsted isn't going to have it anymore and it's the same game at both locations, I'll review it for the Solon location. The room is obviously oriented towards kids and the puzzles are all very simple - some so simple that adults would overthink the puzzles (I know I did!) That said, though, I think the room does a very good job at being a fun, immersive Christmas experience and kids will love the satisfaction of solving the puzzles, saving Santa, and escaping the room. Out of 20 rooms I've played at the time of writing this, this one ranks 8th - I genuinely think this one is that well-made.
Sherlock Holmes
Escape Room - Cleveland
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Such a great room, and such a frustrating fail for me. God knows how much time our game master added on and yet it still wasn't enough. The first room was incredibly sized and the puzzles in it were all lots of fun - flowing together nicely and plenty of well-hidden compartments. Game masters at this location apparently don't hear the audio in the rooms, which as a game master myself is very unfortunate as I think it may have been easier to get some extra guidance that way. Overall, a very fun room that made it all the more frustrating when it didn't feel like I was progressing as I was so excited to see what came next. Out of 21 escape rooms I've played at the time of writing, this one ranks 7th. I definitely recommend having more than two people for this one as my one friend and I who are kinda good at these struggled quite a bit.
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