
TheBear
76 escape rooms
Nothing terrible but nothing great either. This feels more like a lower end escape room for the caliber and quality this company is known for (Disappearance and Cinema 7 respectively). Still, it’s not a bad time, but seasoned vets may find it pedestrian while beginners may find it frustrating. The rooms feel strangely scarce when it comes to detail compared to their other rooms, which I found a little surprising upon entry. It’s serviceable and gets the job done, but I wouldn’t say it’s terribly immersive, which is a shame because a little bit more detail, set decor and production design would have gone a long way. We have played a few similarly themed rooms around Florida, and this felt like a quickly put together escape room with a larger than usual budget for something on the lower end. Not awful, but you’d expect more for the price. You may find the music getting on your nerves after a while too 😵💫 Gameplay is pretty standard, with puzzles ranging from extremely easy to rather obtuse, ridiculous puzzle logic/pattern recognition. Pretty standard stuff for entry level escape rooms. There’s some fun little brain twisters but again, the room is also a bit too difficult and frustrating for newcomers. The Italian theme feels played out and tired and mostly phoned in here. Still, if you’ve got the time, there are worse ways to spend an hour in Orlando.
Gameplay
Atmosphere
Customer service
Story
Difficulty
Medium
Ideal number of players
3
Scary
Not scary
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
Yes
A key element for progressing the gameplay did not trigger on multiple occasions, but was remedied by an override by the Game Master.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Somewhat
Crouching required to find things
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Medium