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    Eric Tung (he/him) | California Bay Area

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    Pins & Needles Tattoo Parlor

    Pins & Needles Tattoo Parlor

    The Exit Games FL

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    𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

    Robotopia

    Robotopia

    Omescape - Sunnyvale

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    I think Robotopia is Omescape Sunnyvale's strongest room. Great set, fun puzzle interactions, and a tense finale add up to a win. It did look like there were some ghost puzzles (i.e. places where there used to be puzzles, but for some reason they got removed without getting rid of all traces of them) in the room.
    Le Blind Tiger [The Blind Tiger]

    Le Blind Tiger [The Blind Tiger]

    Escaparium Laval

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    Crazy Train: The Ballad of Skeemin' Plotz

    Crazy Train: The Ballad of Skeemin' Plotz

    Doldrick's Escape Room

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    Crazy Train is one of my favorite games ever. The set's unique aesthetic fits in really well with the setting and theme; I think the creators perfectly pulled it off. The best part, though, was the humor - not just the intro video (which pretty much every room at Doldrick's does a good job at), but also throughout. We were there to solve puzzles, but at one point late in the game the humor was so compelling that we got distracted and just listened to an amusing sidestory. The game started a little slow, but the interactions got better and better as the game went on.
    Bros for Life: Fraternity Heist

    Bros for Life: Fraternity Heist

    The Escape Ventures - Orlando

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    I think Bros for Life is Escape Venture's best game. It was a ton of fun and captured the frat heist movie vibe well. The strong point is the set; the puzzles were on the easier side.
    Cybercity 2049

    Cybercity 2049

    Escape Barcelona 2

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    Wow. This is one of my favorite games ever. The set is phenomenal (with the possible exception of the arcade) and really captured the cyberpunk vibe. I loved the shopkeepers' banter, and the sequences where we had to hide felt very tense. The ending sequence was a little mixed - great cinematic idea, but I'm not convinced what we were doing was actually triggering anything (as opposed to being scripted).
    Παρεκκλήσι & Κατακόμβες [Chapel & Catacombs]

    Παρεκκλήσι & Κατακόμβες [Chapel & Catacombs]

    Lockhill - Nea Ionia

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    Chapel & Catacombs is one of my favorite rooms, and I would consider it a must play for anyone visiting Athens. The set is huge and detailed, and they even spend a good amount on areas you barely spend much time in, which really adds to the worldbuilding and sense that you're in another space. I'm not a horror fan and was worried I wouldn't like this game, but the gameplay somehow didn't strike me as scary at all. While there are sections of the game where players are pursued by demons, their movement rules are told to players at the beginning of the game. Demons don't move that fast or appear that unexpectedly, so avoiding them is just a task you'll have to keep juggling. I'm pretty sure their purpose is more to herd players in the right direction than actually trying to catch us. Like a lot of games in Athens, the game is a cold start - as soon as we walked in (actually, even before), we're in universe. Even after we finished, our guide didn't drop character, even though I kind of wished he would so we could discuss a wider variety of topics. We played the game in English with no problems.
    Captain Spoopy Bones and the Magnificent Quest For Some Other Pirate's Treasure!

    Captain Spoopy Bones and the Magnificent Quest For Some Other Pirate's Treasure!

    Doldrick's Escape Room

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    One of the things I think a great escape room does is build up - start simple, and get larger and more impressive, finally culminating in an epic climax. Captain Spoopy Bones did this (stepping into the final room made me gasp), although we accidentally killed momentum at the very end by losing track of a key item.
    El Exorcista [The Exorcist]

    El Exorcista [The Exorcist]

    No Exit Ilioupoli

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    El Exorcista is one of my favorite rooms. The actress' performance was the highlight of the experience, though the set and tech was also great and the puzzles were... fine. While I can't imagine replaying most rooms, I would go back to El Exorcista just to watch it again - in my mind, it's closer to immersive theater than an escape room. I would consider this a must play for anyone visiting Athens. I'm not a horror fan so I was worried I wouldn't like it, but it's more about scary things happening around you rather than to you. The plot follows the movie (or at least I assume so, since I haven't actually seen it), so if you've seen it you probably know what you're getting in to. The execution is top notch and does a great job recreating scenes. There were a bunch of jump scares - not the usual sudden loud noises (though there were some of those too), but more along the lines of "Gaaah! What the hell just happened?!" We played in English with no problems.
    Don't Take A Breath

    Don't Take A Breath

    Verone Live Action Escape Rooms

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    Impressively large set, it really felt like we were in someone's house. I've never seen the movie this room was based on, but there was enough prompting that it was easy to figure out what to do next. This game is very different from most escape rooms, there was a lot of emphasis on stealth and keeping away from the actor. There were some moments where we couldn't take the time to gather up and make sure everybody saw something happen, we had to just go for it, which added to the tension. Having said that, most of the game was about the anticipation and psychological tension. Somewhat minor, but one thing that was kind of weird to me was during the in-character intro briefing, the actor's character was a sketchy gay man making inappropriate comments about the players. I like to think that American media has mostly been past that for decades, but it was a reminder that other parts of the world aren't as progressive (or maybe it s a reference to the movie, I have no idea). Side note: Many people (local escape room owners and our taxi driver) commented how dangerous the area we were going to was, but it seemed normal. The area around the game looked clean, there weren't any sketchy people around, and when we killed some time at a nearby cafe before the game, there were a lot of middle to upper-middle class people gathered (i.e. not the type I would expect to see if the neighborhood was really rough). We played in English and had no problems.
    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    No Exit Ilioupoli

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    • IRL
    Wanted: Dead or Alive is one of my favorite games; it's also(so far) my benchmark for an ideal Wild West-themed escape room. It's very funny, which especially makes it stand out in Athen's sea of horror games. The set was great and the puzzles were nice, but the standout of the game was the actor. At one point I just stepped back, let the rest of the team solve puzzles, and bantered with him for a while. The ending sequence was also a step above average. I would consider this a must play for anyone visiting Athens. If I have one criticism, it's the dim lighting. This is a common problem in Athens, and sort of makes sense in horror games, but made no sense to me here. We played the game in English with no problem.