The Coral Kingdom Aquarium

A fun room with a great final third, this game starts with a more point-and-click style "earn money to buy X, Y or Z item from the actor." Unfortunately, it's not always clear why we need to buy X, Y, or Z until after you buy it and can take a closer look at it - so it feels like we're just trying to purchase random items hoping it'll be right (and the actor will steer you to the right item anyway, so you don't feel in control of the puzzles). The final part to this game was very fun. The most fun part was being encouraged to wear goofy costumes. I'm easily entertained.

Coral Kingdom's first space, a non-descript room with coral paintings and a staffed gift shop, does not put the best foot forward. It's dim, the decor and set do not create a clear sense of place, and the puzzles involve opening a series of unthematic locked boxes. The character in the room didn't have a clear personality or point of view, and seemed there mainly to facilitate the exchange of objects (seemed like a missed opportunity). Things improve once you move on, with the final space being the highlight, but those first few minutes really hurt the overall impression of the room. Too many of the puzzles were arbitrary numeric lock combos with poor thematic linkage. We did 15 rooms in Charlotte-Charleston areas this week, and this was the second-weakest room. I can't give this a thumbs-down, however, because overall it wasn't a BAD room, and it steadily improved as time went on. But it was nowhere near as good as Wrecked at the same location, and if we'd skipped it, I wouldn't have missed it. If could rate it as "meh", I would.

this was one of my favorite games at this location. im an ocean-lover. so, i enjoyed the theme. they did a cute, funny take.

Another beautiful experience. Really enjoyed how each act incorporated different game flow. Scenery was fun and we found ourselves challenged by the amount of tasks (in a great way). 100% wish we lived closer to this venue!

As always, Masterpiece delivers. What a really enjoyable game! In a sequel to Metro Mayhem, you have to thwart the evil Dr. from polluting the water supply! The set was good and a nice novel change of scenery having this take place at an aquarium. The puzzles flowed really well (mostly linear at first) and then semi-non-linear at the end. The live actor will make you giggle for sure. All in all, this is another must-do. If you are at Masterpiece, come for Wrecked and stay for Ghastly Escapes and throw this one in as well, time permitting. But honestly, there's not any to avoid!

Great atmosphere and a very unique and fun room!

This game just kept getting better and better

I'm a sucker for fish/underwater themed rooms (there aren't many), but even if I wasn't, I think I'd have enjoyed Coral Kingdom Aquarium. Interacting with a GM is always fin... I mean fun, and the lighting was very underwater-esque. While the set was overall good, there were some places which felt like they were "merely" adequate instead of great. Puzzles flowed pretty well, no complaints there.