After the events at The Mansion… As you left, you forgot something… The consequences, merciless, are after you… Lurking behind your backs, hidden in the shadows you created during you adventure… The masks are off… The rules have changed… The crucial time has come… Now that you discovered the bitter truth… can you live with it?…
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Really swayed back and forth between 4.5 and 5. So lets say 4.75.
It is great value for money and time flies, it really didn't feel like 3.5 hours. Never bored at all. If only frustrated with a couple of the puzzles but not all of them were on my wave length - however most were fair.
It unfurls in clever ways and keeps unlocking new secrets. Certainly worth playing. They recommend playing the mansion first, but we didn't and that didn't spoil our enjoyment.
Played: 29 Jan 2024Team size: 3Time taken: 3 mins 10seconds leftOutcome: Successful escape!
beautifulhi-techoriginalquite difficult😨creepy
This was great! We played mansion first then had an hours break and went straight into bookstore. We were challenged throughout, over a 3 hour game and we had just 3 minutes to spare! Talk about getting your moneys worth. The set design, and range of spaces was very impressive. The story line was pretty random. There was a part in the game that may be triggering to some (domestic abuse) which i don't think is mentioned on the website.
This was our favourite out of all the paradox rooms. As a 3 hour room, we were impressed by the progressing story and mass of puzzles. The mechanisms and tech used is beautiful, with spaces appearing out of what seemed like nowhere. We thoroughly enjoyed the puzzles and the set-design was beautiful. We completed this with good time to spare and managed to play the game without a break.
I've been eager to play Paradox Project's original three-hour game ever since I heard about it. I'm now heartily glad I didn't play it sooner - because if I had, I'd have missed out on the chance to also play its 200 minute sequel. The first is an excellent experience that you shouldn't miss; the second is an outstanding achievement that surpasses it in every way and then some, and entirely justifies booking yourself a trip to Greece right away.
I had to persuade the owner to let us attempt it,...
If you want a short review, then I’ll simply say The Bookstore is a beautiful game. The puzzles are perfect, the narrative is interesting, twisty, and ever present, and it’s all housed in a beautifully designed, quirky space.
Viele der griechischen Sprache nicht mächtigen Enthusiasten haben sehnsüchtig darauf gewartet. Endlich ist es soweit! Und wir hatten das Vergnügen Paradox II (The Bookstore) in Englisch einzuweihen. Mir fällt ehrlich gesagt dazu nur ein Wort ein …
One of the best games I’ve experienced. Over three hours of gorgeous set, interesting puzzles and an overarching narrative that flows through from their opening game. Go to Athens and play this game.
From the actual storefront, through the finale 3.5 hours later, The Bookstore was massive and mighty. In-game: The exterior of the bookshop, from the street. It appears as a real bookshop. Each individual scene within The Bookstore could have been an entire 60-minute escape game at the vast majority of escape room companies that we’ve visited around the world. I’m not kidding; I could easily imagine this game being sold as 5 or 6 different games. Moreover, each scene change shifted the play style, which prevented the length from becoming monotonous.
200 mins
