ElectriCity

Difficulty - 3.5 / 5 Puzzles - 3 / 5 Theming - 4 / 5 Set Design - 4 / 5 Enjoyment - 4 / 5 Value For Money - 4 / 5 Armageddon is now my second room at The Escape Key in Newcastle and as always the staff were incredibly friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Plus the set design is evidently phenomenal throughout the rooms, having spoken to the owner about the room on a previous podcast episode it was incredibly interesting to look at the room and appreciating the amount of work that had gone into it. The game itself is a multi room escape and all of the space is used incredibly well. The puzzles throughout the room flowed pretty well although at points we were a little stumped as to what to do next, once we got back on track the puzzles linked well and fit both the story and theme perfectly. Some unique puzzles in this room that utilise technology from the time period the room is themed on, with a heavy focus on technology puzzles. Although most of the puzzles were incredible enjoyable there were a fair few maths puzzles that slowed down the progression of the game. Overall an absolutely stunning room that gives me further reason to go back and play the rest!

Brilliant game with amazing set design!

The game was really good although Felt like the puzzles were bought in and the intro was very long before going in to the game. Did not enjoy the idea of someone talking to you over the speakers. Felt like they were spying on you. Even though I do understand they have got to watch you to know where you are in the game at all times and give relevant clues but personally I don’t like the idea of giving clues over the speakers. Escape room was really expensive and the pricing structure is complicated.

Fab room. Another hit from The Escape Key. Lovely to see independently run and create rooms done well.