TheTimeBandit
214 escape rooms
I really wanted to like this game. Based on previous reviews and having played all the games at their other location (Escape 101) we didn’t have high expectations, but we were still let down. Staff was friendly, but we asked to only get clues when asked, and we kept getting unsolicited help! They made almost no effort to make the set look like Stranger Things. You know exactly where the puzzles are because all the game wiring runs inside the walls - just follow the conduit! One puzzled didn’t work so they had to come into the room to fix it - and couldn’t. I’m an escape room builder so I showed them how to bypass the puzzle just so we could get back to playing. Lots of loose wires and a couple broken things shouldn’t happen to a room this new. They took our picture but we never got it in the email - but they provided links requesting reviews… We played because of a discount, but may not bother going back - even at the $15pp discount.
Gameplay
Almost all linear, and only ONE puzzle was actually related to the Stranger Things series. Same owners as Escape 101 and it looks like they actually put LESS effort into this location. It’s a bunch of games you can buy online and they assembled them into a generic office space.
