Lockbuster Video60 to Escape - SchaumburgEscape roomIRLLockbuster Video may be the best and most creative escape room I have ever done. Without spoiling there are multiple mechanics in the room that are just really fun and you can't find at most other escape rooms. The puzzles are creative (albeit a little easy), but everything about the room just works. 2/3 of our game masters were friendly, however the third (that let us out of the room, a bigger bearded man) was downright rude and clearly was trying to rush out of the room.
Magic Heist60 to Escape - SchaumburgEscape roomIRLThe gameplay doesn't flow well at all. Our game master was quite rude and kept us waiting for multiple minutes at the end and then shooed us back in the room when we tried leaving. Definitely recommend a large group for this one.
Shipwreck IslandChallenge Accepted Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLWhile this is a "bought and set up" escape room and VERY lock heavy, this is still a great room!
Haunted HouseEscapology - Orland ParkEscape roomIRLThis was a fantastic room. Loved the puzzles, the horror aspects. There was 1 puzzle that didn't work and when we used a clue it told us to do something we already were doing, but besides that I had a great experience!
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient ExpressEscapology - Orland ParkEscape roomIRLThis is probably one of the most difficult escape rooms I have ever done and overall did not enjoy this room. My enjoyment is directly tied to Escapology employees seemingly not paying attention to what we were doing. Our gamemaster asked us if we wanted free clues, we said "No, but if we are getting behind just let us know" so that we know to ask for one if we want to. She agreed to this and well they just never did this, so we thought we were doing fine, then all of a sudden they started sending us multiple clues back to back to back (over the course of 5 minutes). As someone who works at an escape room this is a clear sign that we were REAALLLLYYY far behind and they were just trying to get us to a certain point, which felt frustrating because for some puzzles we didn't even get to attempt them before being rushed to the next part. A few puzzles we were on the right track, doing it right, but a clue was sent to seemingly get us moving. We definitely were supposed to be at a certain point 20 minutes ago and they weren't paying attention to get us on the right track earlier. A lot of puzzles involve at least 3 elements and it was overwhelming at points. The final puzzle did not work when we did the correct order. I give the employees credit that they did give us extra time and even paused our time so we could complete (once again it seemed like they knew that we struggled for far too long and were trying to make sure we at least had a good experience). We probably spent 5 minutes on the final puzzle before it eventually worked. We mentioned it to the worker and she said "yeah it's finnicky", not her fault, but shows it's a known issue. Very frustrating especially for the final puzzle of the room!
Wonderland EscapeThe Clever Cat Escape RoomsEscape roomIRLSome puzzles frustrated me but overall I had a fun time in this room. The end puzzle in particular is a cool final step for an escape room.
The MCoBeauty HeistEscapology - Orland ParkEscape roomIRLThis room is essentially Escapology’s “Antidote” room with one less room and a few new puzzles, so if you have done that room then just be aware of that! Overall a cute room, nothing crazy, just something to promote a product but I enjoyed the aesthetic and the free products lol
The AtticCrack the Code - MokenaEscape roomIRLThe puzzles aren't creative or fun. We had to put a chair in front of the door to keep it shut. Our game master wasn't even paying attention to us and when we beat the room the game master said "Okay, you can leave now" over the walkie talkie. No congratulations, the time didn't even stop. Didn't even ask us for a picture.
Arcade Challenge [prev. Retro Replay]The Great Escape Room - ChicagoEscape roomIRLI normally have a good time at The Great Escape Room but my partner and I had a rough experience due to our game master. About halfway through the room we asked for a clue and was given the clue to the wrong step. We tried communicating to the game master multiple times that we did not have what they were giving a clue for but it didn't seem like they were listening. We would hit the button and hoped they would start listening to us but they would just send a more in depth clue for something we STILL did not have. After about 5 minutes of wasted time eventually the game master just gave us the answer. On top of this, in the room there is a 3 digit lock and this lock straight up requires brute force to open. It is a circular mechanical lock that requires you to twist it to open. We had gotten the right code and twisted in both directions with a reasonable amount of force, but it did not work. After about 5 minutes of struggling and trying new things we eventually asked for help. They send a clue for what we had done 5 minutes prior and eventually they send in someone to help. The game master walks in the room forcefully twists the lock and says "You just had to twist it to the left" as if we were the problem. No, that lock just requires BRUTE FORCE which we were told was not necessary in the room. Feel like we got punished for not being aggressive with the lock. Me and my partner may return to this location but for now I am extremely disappointed in the experience we had in this room because of the quality of game masters running said room. Just beware.
The CureEntrap Escape Rooms - Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Escape RoomEscape roomIRL𓆜𓋘𓄁 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 𓅟𓂿This review contains spoilers.Unscramble𓀗
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