A Step into The Ancient Time

It’s difficult to put into words how this experience went for my group and I as we really had a tough time figuring what was going on in both the story and flow of puzzles. The biggest issue off the bat was the language barrier, with English translations becoming increasingly difficult to follow. Between the written messages and audible dialogue, we had a really hard time piecing it altogether which lead to a lot of confusion and guesswork on our part. The room layout has a nice design with some clever traversal and modes of exploration. A couple puzzles on paper would be really unique had the tech operated as it was supposed to but alas it was not meant to be. Tina our Gamemaster was lovely however, being a super friendly host as we worked through all 3 of the experiences at Odyssey.

Stepping into ancient time I can’t say I expected a jail break style escape but the theming worked well. Puzzles were a bit flat with several not really making sense and a whole labouring pre-recorded dialogue that didn’t really help us with much of anything. The final escape puzzle also didn’t work which left us pretty confused for a while. Staff were really lovely, shoutout Tina for all the assistance.

This escape has a good concept and great potential. It has a reasonable amount of space. However the design, puzzles and gameplay was mostly disappointing. The puzzles lack sophistication. The aesthetics in this room are basic and looks cheap.