La Famille

Wow, Escaparium is really setting new bars for escape rooms! The set is fantastic and impeccable, and I was constantly thinking to myself "what, they did *what*?" for pretty much the entire experience. The game is a visual treat, and the set designer should be proud. Puzzles were mostly good and thematic, though there were a few that didn't land quite right for us. There were also some audio issues: the minor one was a language/accent one (presumably French Canadian speaker vs costal American ears), where we couldn't quite understand what the speaker was saying, but a larger and more recurring one was simply that audio was muddled or coming from a misleading location. This isn't unique to this game - given the space, I'd half expect it, and a number of Escaparium's other large games have similar problems. Unfortunately, the end of the game suffered from both (IMHO) a questionable puzzle and muddy audio, leading to a finale that let down rather than went out with a bang. Despite the flaws, I was still wowed by The Family. It's a promising start to this location, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they come up with next.

GM très sympathique à l’accueil; toutes les étapes comportent des surprises passionnantes.

Nous avons adoré! Et que dire de notre animateur Loïc! Il nous a entertainé du début à la fin, nous avons eu tellement de plaisir! Nous le recommandons à tous!

Very cool and immersive escape room ! It had some scary moments that you don’t experience often in an escape room and we really appreciated Loïc’s efforts to make this as awesome as possible ! Thanks for the experience and the laughs !

Update: La Famille has entertaining puzzles and a nice set design. When we went to La Famille, there appears to have been technical difficulties, which impacted the delivery of the story. Mr. Thierry Lacombe courteously reached out to me. I appreciate that he cares to check in with his customers and is receptive to feedback. I imagine if the audio and video were working, the experience would have been far better. I’m glad they are ensuring this works in the future.

Super expérience! Il y a une bonne dose d'horreur! L'histoire est vraiment bonne et très profonde! Selon l'animatrice nous avons battus le record actuel de 6 minutes! L'ancien record était de 49m, et nous avons fait 43m! Le seul problème c'est qu'une musique avec des paroles a buggé et a tourné en boucle et a rendu la suite de l'expérience plus difficile au niveau "écoute"

Au-delà de ce que je m'attendais. Vrmt très le fun!

Vrmt une expérience unique et différente de tout autre escape room fait jusqu’à maintenant. À essayer!!!

The owner was very kind to us and allowed us to play this game off time, which was super appreciated as this was one of my most anticipated games in the area. It more than lived up to the hype, with a strong set and a story that was very unusual for an escape room while being familiar at the same time. I really enjoyed the initial room and it’s distinct yet connected other portions. Like other escaparium games, the game design blends challenging puzzles and thematic interactions, although in this particular case the tasks themselves had a heavier tie to the story. Even smaller details, such as video produced for the room, was high quality and appropriate. Some of my favorite games blend conventional horror and adventure to create more accessible yet still unnerving experiences, and that’s how I would describe The Family. It’s spooky, thematic, and packed full of impressive set based moments and integrated puzzles, while telling a full story inspired by a famous film yet distinct enough to stand on its own. It would be worth driving to this location alone, but if you’re planning a trip to Quebec City from montreal this is perfectly in the middle. Do not skip it!