Alice [VR]

This was the first VR room I tried, and since I had never used a VR headset before, I found it a bit difficult and disorienting to navigate the space. The puzzles themselves weren’t particularly challenging; it felt more like a scavenger hunt than real puzzle-solving. However, it was an enjoyable experience, and the VR aspect made it different from traditional escape rooms. I was informed by the staff that this is the hardest VR room, but we found it relatively easy overall.

Alice in Wonderland: Alice is on trial for crimes she didn't commit. We had to rush in and find the evidence to prevent an unfair conviction. Jumanji: Sucked into the game world of Jumanji, we had to find a way to survive and return to reality. Dracula: Vampires beware, the slayers have arrived. We practiced our best Buffy, Xander, and Willow impressions, and prepared to vanquish some revenants. Pros: We can definitely confirm that after playing three games at their Melrose location, 60Out lives up to its reputation as the best of the best in Southern California. First, we'd like to thank our gamemasters, Leslie and Noah, who were consistently enthusiastic and helpful through every game. Our experience was that much better thanks to them. Second, we'd like to thank 60 out for their private room policy. We truly appreciate playing by ourselves (no random strangers). This appears to be an increasingly rare practice and we definitely appreciate it so much more now. As we have come to expect from 60Out, the set design in all the rooms (especially Jumanji) was totally immersive. From the dark cemetery of Dracula to the jungles of Jumanji, we found ourselves completely engrossed in the storylines. Our favorite, with regard to puzzles, was Alice in Wonderland. Although we felt like the Mad Hatter at times scratching our head in an effort to deduce the meaning of each hint we uncovered, we found the odd challenges exceptionally satisfying. Jumanji was hands down awesome. From set-design to storyline to puzzles, this is a must-do experience. Seriously, get over there and play it now! Cons: Fingers-crossed that the tech holds-up after multiple players. These games our top-notch but we worry about their ability to handle the wear and tear of time. We struggled quite a bit on the puzzles in the Dracula game and felt that they could be slightly modified to improve the player experience. We failed to finish with about 60% of the game left to solve. This definitely lowered our success rate. We are chalking this one up to complicated puzzles. We enjoyed it nevertheless and definitely recommend you play Dracula. Bring a group of 4-6 though. The more brains the better in defeating the tricky revenants. We cannot offer enough praise to 60Out. Seriously they just keep rockin' it!

Fun experience but the VR can be disorienting and the puzzles themselves are not that hard.

Another straightforward VR game, I think Arvi, the company who makes these games, are great when it comes to integrating plot into their games. The original Alice in Wonderland story is toyed with but not to unrecognizability. Lots of fun pieces you get to work with though the only downside is the easy, A-to-B puzzles.

I thought this was such a neatly build VR game that really embraced the spirit of Alice in Wonderland. There were times where it was hard to find some items and you could accidentally hit some buttons to skip ahead.