The Further Realm

I’m sorry HOW much further??? The Great Escape have a new venue?? AND they have a realm that appears to be further than your average realm??? Tell me more!!!! (Ok I will, relax). The Further Realm at a glance is solid! I found the set dressing to be really clean, the props to be crisp, and the tech well-hidden and unproblematic, huzzah! My friends and I had a super enjoyable time navigating through the space which provided us with enough puzzle content and variety… for about 19 minutes. Gang, the room’s a breeze, and while I’m not discouraging or looking down on less challenging experiences, it (sadly) just felt like the quantity wasn’t there. Pair this with a vague spooky narrative and you’ll find yourself just doing simple puzzles because, well… simple puzzles. It’s not the end of the world of course but if you’ve got at least a handful of rooms under your belt, you won’t break a sweat here. Also for anyone worried about the “scare factor”, don’t be. Staff were lovely though, shoutout to our GM Liv who was upbeat and the right level of antagonistic 👹 5.7/10 🔏🧩

She was super chill and fun, did get us really well with a jump scare, some puzzles got us thinking for a sec but otherwise flew threw it