
katiecheesegratie
25 escape rooms
Overall, no AMAZE games have stood out to us, and this may have been their last chance. None of the ideas are particularly original, nor well executed. Also, our GM was soooo awful. Reason enough not to come back. Overall, if you want an easy game as teenagers or for a family, this is good, not scary, and the puzzles aren’t hard.
Gameplay
Gameplay wasn’t clear and definitely wasn’t linear. The atmosphere was kind of sad, just a dingy, black room instead of a cool pyramid, which could have been achieved with any more effort.
Atmosphere
Boring. Nothing special, next rooms were obvious with no effort to conceal, the rooms have not been updated in years and it was a disappointing environment.
Customer service
Our GM was extremely unprofessional and honestly rude. She had glasses and black hair, and we found her unwelcoming. She didn’t say hello, she told us to “go sit on the couches now” to give us our instructions. when we asked for a clue about a puzzle, instead of saying “how can I help you?” as every other GM we’ve ever had has, she asked “what?”. When we finished the game, instead of saying “you won, congratulations! Do you have any questions? Would you like a picture?” She came in and said “hiiiii, alright you’re done.” And began reassembling the room. We offered her the walkie talkie back, and she said “take it to the front.” When we re-entered and asked for a photo in the room, she said “yeah. Obviously.” She was the worst GM we’ve ever had, and we’ve had a lot. Definitely a bad look for AMAZE atwater, and if the room weren’t as disappointing as it was, she’d be reason enough not to come back.
Particularly interesting or different
No
This is a common theme and this one wasn’t done well.
Story
It was okay, classic theme of an unfinished mission, not bad but nothing too special.
Difficulty
Easy
We’re very surprised it had a 34% finish rate online.
Game tech
Mechanical
Barely mechanical honestly, most puzzles were pretty old.
Ideal number of players
2
It’s a super small room, any more than three and it would be wayyyy too crowded.
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
5
Was anything broken?
No
Not broken, but definitely old
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Stairs and a ladder, but nothing crazy.
Accessibility
If they are with someone who can reach high and climb the ladder and stairs, it could be doable. But it’s a small room.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium
Came at a good time of night, but on a weekend would be impossible tbh