The Attraction

The Attraction is not really an Escape Room and more of an experience. There was major hype going into this experience from the reviews I read and I tried to go into it level-headed. Well, I was really let down by this experience. First room was fine and the puzzle was an easy concept to grasp, even though we struggled for a bit. Regardless, moving into the spaceship we were having a good time. The spaceship was something different, although we have seen this concept before. The 2nd main room (1st planet you visit) was difficult for us to understand with the 1st set of puzzles. It seemed like it may have been malfunctioning as it was extremely repetitive, it took us a long time, and we became extremely frustrated because it seemed like we kept doing the same thing over-and-over. I know The Palace Games tries to be extremely immersive with no GM interaction, but it made it frustrating that we could not get a nudge, as we could not move forward and it felt like it took forever to get to the next set of puzzles in this 1st planet room. This repetitive, possibly malfunctioning room is what killed the experience for us. The Library was a cool room and almost saved this experience for us as it did bring some fun and energy, but it was still nothing spectacular. There was a cool reveal in this room and the height of the ceiling was impressive. As we entered the last room, our group was over this experience and we flew through the last room in a few minutes. The GM knew that half of our party “checked-out” since the 1st planet room and either the room was very easy or the GM made it easier for us so we would just be done. We finished with 15 mins on the clock so not sure. This last room did have some cool decor though in the forest-like setting. Overall, we were disappointed with game play and sets. Besides the library room, sets and games/puzzles were nothing special, with no really cool reveals, which contradicted some reviews. Spaceship was kind of cool but repetitive. The quality of the room sets and the tech aspect was impressive, but it seemed to be overused at times, and possibly malfunctioned in the 1st planet room. Sorry to say that The Attraction was not worth the price of admission, even if you brought 8 people (please note that bringing more than 4-5 would be too many though). Paying over $400 for any type of experience should give you a really fun and special experience…this gave us neither. I really wanted to like The Attraction and looked forward to doing this room for months in advance, but it did not give us much fun and did not impress us as much as many of the 60 to Escape (in IL and WI) and Exit Games (FL) rooms did. I have done almost 40 rooms, so I think my opinion does have some credibility, so please know that this room may not be for you. I really wish we would have done The Edison rather than The Attraction as The Edison is more of a traditional ER, which we probably would have enjoyed more.

TBH I would’ve given this a thumbs down for an escape room experience, but it’s a fun time with friends if you’re willing to shell out this much money for it. Attraction is a newer room and has some cool tech that they clearly put a lot of work into! That being said, I feel like this room is more of a “doing mini games with your friends that are varying levels of puzzley” experience rather than an actual escape room (similar to how Lollyland is a “doing mini golf with your friends that’s sometimes puzzley” experience). I liked it, I had a good time. The puzzles were mostly mediocre to bad, with one room being the exception. The second room especially was a underwhelming for me given it was hard for more than one person to really “work” on the puzzle at once, and some of the mini games in between were clearly a “no fail” situation where I would’ve preferred… not that. Anyways all in all, feels kinda blasphemous to not give this room a glowing review because everyone I have in Morty has hearted it, but yeah. A fun experience, but I actually enjoyed Palace Games’s other rooms a lot more.

We played with a team of 8 and The Attraction handled a team of that size well. Puzzles were designed for parallel solving, but also so you could see what other people were doing. To do that with elegance is not easy, but I was repeatedly impressed with how effortlessly The Attraction accomplished it. As for the puzzles themselves, let me say this: I’m not a puzzle first person. I’m probably not even a puzzle third person (I prefer immersion, set, narrative), but I loved how well these were constructed and how they tied into the story. There was one mapping task, in particular, that used an item unlike anything I’ve encountered and led to everyone in the group needing to be involved. The Attraction also has … how to put it? … a sense of humor and playfulness that is crossed with a little bit of a mind f***. I don’t want to say too much more about it, but let’s just say that the game went in directions I wasn’t expecting. There are pop culture references sprinkled throughout. These are divisive with some people, and some say immersion breaking, but by the end it’s pretty clear they serve a narrative function. All of this with a great set and use of tech, makes it a game well worth traveling for, even considering that it’s expensive if you have a smaller team.

This is an epic escape room adventure that I’ll never forget! It was fun to get lost in the story, and the puzzles were just the right amount of challenging to keep a group of 8 engaged and working together. There was some fun unique tech that I’ve never seen before, and they did an amazing job of working multiple different sets with very different vibes into the space. The GM kept the atmosphere going from start to finish, and even when there was a tech glitch, it was handled with grace, and I didn’t feel like we missed out on anything. I’ll be reminiscing on this room for a long time. Looking forward to doing more of the rooms at Palace Games sometime soon!

Truly insane; I have no idea how they pulled off some of the special effects to this day. It was insanely expansive and well done, the puzzles felt balanced.

Palace Games is always a cut above the rest. This was no exception; however, I personally preferred the Edison room over the Attraction. I felt that the puzzles and storyline in Edison were less repetitive than in the Attraction. However, the detailed decor and ambiance in the various rooms of the Attraction were definitely very special and well-executed.

Such a one of a kind room! There were several game mechanics that blew us away tech wise and the puzzles themselves were plentiful and engaging! You can tell a lot of love was put into this room. Definitely worth a play!

Escaped with about 8 people. I was really excited for this one because there's a lot of hype around it, and I think it fell short of that. The transformative aspect of the room was GREAT and the tech/props were fantastic, but I felt like it was a bit gimmicky and got repetitive.

It would have been more fun if people stayed at their own stations during certain parts of the game. It’s not really an escape room if you cannot fail. Take some magic mushrooms if you really wanna trip during this experience. Although you may or may not really need them. 😵‍💫