La Cathédrale Oubliée [The Forgotten Cathedral]

"Sorry, does this game have subtitles?" Technical masterpiece with immersion-breaking audio flaws... Undoubtedly, a technical masterpiece filled with "wow" moments and unique puzzles, this game's convoluted plot coupled with garbled audio left me questioning at several points why we were doing the things we were doing (...and otherwise shouting to others "what did he just say?!") It is nevertheless an unforgettable experience and is probably one of the reasons you're in Montreal (...right?). So, I don't need to convince you to play this. :) Sadly, the audio was a real immersion breaker for me and really should be fixed (other reviews on here mentioned similar issues, so it's a known issue). It left me feeling unimmersed at a number of key moments and left the puzzles feeling disconnected from the story (our GM's voice was not only garbled, the music often drowned out the voice). The actor is also playing a character with an accent making it even further difficult to make out the words. A bummer because most everything else was firing on all cylinders.

An absolute masterpiece—a must-play! The set design and scenic immersion are among the best I’ve seen in any escape room. It genuinely felt like stepping into a Disney attraction—every detail was so polished, immersive, and cinematic. An unforgettable experience.

As with other Escaparium rooms, there is a lot of love and care put into this room and more than one "wow" moment. The sets are gorgeous. The acting and plot is fun. That said, we had a ton of issues with this room, from certain props / tools not working correctly, to puzzles being confusing, to major audio issues in the last room with hearing the game master. After experiencing their other incredible rooms, it was a bit of a disappointment. Still absolutely worth it to play, but my least favorite of their "big four" TERPECA rooms.

Forgotten Cathedral is magnificent. Amazing set and a solid flow throughout. A couple of the puzzles took us some time to work out, but we figured it out and pushed through. The finale took us longer than it should have, solved about half of it the hard way before looking a little closer and finding an easier approach. Definitely a must play.

An opportunity to explore the ruins of a mysterious cathedral with a disturbing history. Who doesn’t want to do that? The narrative for this game is brilliantly woven into Escaparium’s facility, and the art direction is outstanding. Gameplay is pretty linear but requires quite a bit of teamwork at times. GM interaction is integrated into the environment, and the game is extremely immersive. This game requires a high amount of physicality, but it does have places to sit down. The sound mixing could also be improved; difficulty hearing voices over the music detracted from the overall experience. High scores in production value, immersion, and novelty are offset by the game’s physical demands and sound mixing issues. Final grade. B

This is one of the greatest games I have ever played. I loved it, every aspect. It’s an entire experience, and it feels so epic. I can’t wait to bring friends and experience it again!

Lovely set. Spooky atmo. Good story. Good acting. I found the initial puzzles a bit obscure but my team didn't.

The most unique room I have ever done. The amount of effort into building and creating this room is amazing. The game felt like I was an actual cathedral. 9.6/10

You forget that you are in an escape room and really feel completely immersed in the story. Absolutely breathtaking scenes and storyline. If you love escape rooms this is a MUST!

The game-master did a great introduction. I particularly liked the gargoyle (not a spoiler as it is the photo).