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56 escape rooms
You must read your booking email for context on how to enter the building, it looks abandoned on the outside. Plenty of parking. The lobby is neat and definitely sets the tone for the experience. We were pleasantly greeted and given the mission details. Going into the room I had expectations based on reviews, so I was aware that Melvin was meant to help out in creative ways. However I might have been too excited about this because I kept hoping throughout the room he would be used in more ways than he was. The set design in the first room is pretty standard and becomes more elaborate in the second room, fitting for the mission’s theme. As other reviews have stated, seasoned escape room goers (or anyone who has done even just a handful) will need to put on a different kind of thinking cap for this room, it’s more task based than puzzle oriented. The gameplay was a little difficult because of this, but also certain paths that seemed wrong were actually the way we needed to go, and things that seemed right were not something we had enough information for. Definitely not always intuitive in my opinion. We figured it out with the assistance of unlimited hints (which you ask for and receive on a tablet, which I enjoyed) and had 29 seconds left. Your timer is not visible in the room. Overall it was a fun experience, two women traveling across the country doing an escape room in every state told me about this room at the escape room I work at in New Jersey, so I was excited when I realized I’d be vacationing near the location. It’s a change of pace but enjoyable.
Gameplay
Fun but sometimes choppy and uncertain
Atmosphere
Fitting for the mission
Customer service
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
Task-oriented, thinking outside the box is required thanks to Melvin
Scary
Not scary
Live actors
No
Easy to find location
Not very clear on the outside of the building unless you have read your booking email on what to look for
Parking
Easy
