Deep Space 2: Dark

Went into this room with mixed feelings from the first part, and left feeling - a bit better. The puzzles did not largely build upon those of the previous part in any unique ways and simply felt like an extension just to serve the branching story. The idea of alternative endings and story built through interaction with the AI does well to push the story along, but seems as a tradeoff for overall story depth, content and puzzle complexity. Though the individual story variations do not seem to be substantial enough to warrant going back and trying the other routes. If you are someone who enjoys using your imagination and hearing it played out through the AI, I think you will really enjoy this part 2. Otherwise, this experience lacks substance for the price but is an overall well-made room/experience.

Pretty similar feelings to how I felt following the second part of Crumbling Prince. Don't get me wrong, I had a good time but there is just not enough gameplay or even story content to warrant separating this game into two parts. The re-utilisation of puzzles and ideas within the same space felt pretty tedious sometimes and really does just feel like a reskinned version of the first part with very similar puzzle and narrative beats and sections. The story is entertaining but a little more disjointed than part 1 which left me feeling a bit more confused about our overall objective. A fun time but in my opinion not worth paying the premium price point twice over.

Zasmithy 20 escape rooms My Partner and I did part 1 and part 2 back to back as per our date nights and this room did not disappoint. Very heavily store driven with a fantastically immersive set had us lost in a different world for 2 hours. The team at Ukiyo is very enthusiastic and passionate about the stories they tell and it shows in how they take care of you and their rooms. The introduction story on the website is fantastic at setting the scene and there are some subtle nods at it throughout the game. Could not recommend this room more.

Rushed back after part 1. Again, just an amazing experience.

Slightly lighter on the puzzling than the first episode, and much heavier on the role playing and narrative development. Such a great immersive experience, feel like I lived through the film Alien, or 2001 a space odyssey.