
TheBear
76 escape rooms
Cool concept that unfortunately devolves rapidly into tedious “busywork”, flow that suffers tremendously due to weird, off-theme puzzles, and a fun factor that just isn’t there. The build is fine enough, it just feels noticeably bare bones compared to some of their other offerings. I found that a lot of the props were pretty worn and in need of some replacing or touch ups. Some props were sloppily reset as well. The biggest issue still lies in the fact most of these puzzles take WAY too long to complete, as they are mostly annoying time-sinks as opposed to challenges in logic. Too many time wasters. Too many unintuitive (and boring) puzzles. One in particular that requires organizing literally dozens upon dozens of vials that wastes at least 10-15+ minutes that could (or should) be spent doing other things to actually work toward the end goal. It could be really good if some of these puzzles didn’t take SO long to complete. They need serious revamping. If doing countless math problems, crossword puzzles and organizing an endless array of things sounds like your idea of a good time, you might be better off picking up a Sunday newspaper.
Gameplay
Clunky, tedious and (mostly) boring
Atmosphere
Servicable, not great.
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Expert
Ideal number of players
4
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
15
Was anything broken?
Yes
One lock wasn’t reset, props/decor have seen better days.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Accessibility
Many color based puzzles in very difficult lighting to identify what you’re seeing.
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy