Dream Labs: Lost

8/10 (fourth out of six in Franconia) 

This room started off incredibly strong, in part because of the amazing hosting from Katherine. I mean the best start we've ever experienced. 

The ending was also pretty cool, and intense. 

One thing I will say up front is that this was the most expensive escape room I have ever done. Although as some rooms globally are heading now into the 300s,  is 200 even that expensive anymore? 

But with the cost in mind I think I was expecting more from it, in the middle stages. Maybe a more expansive set, maybe more impressive puzzles. Maybe multiple characters? 

Because the host is so involved in the game, you could argue that she is also a character in the game. Although I wouldn't really class that as a in-room character. 

There were some aspects that turned out to be a "side quest" 

I suppose in a way like a collection aspect. This didn't really go anywhere. 

But then at the end you're supposed to get a print out showing what you've accomplished, but ours was showing zero due to a technical error, so that was a bit deflating 

Before we booked there weren't that many reviews of this room. And some of the reviews that were out there struck me as kind of weird, like this were some kind of contemporary art installation. Like people were a bit lost for words, or the spirit was lost in translation. 

But in reality it's a fairly straightforward escape experience.  

I thought the "Monster" which started off so, so strong. Was actually a bit generic, it didn't fit the theme as well as it could. It would have been much better also having a middle character or fellow traveler with a story to tell, that plays a middle role. And so the interactions are with the fellow traveler, and the monster is more distant and so you maintain the tension, until the denouement. 

Which I felt did work well , or better. In the chaos confusion and cacophony of the conclusion 

All this of course depends on the nature of the character/entity, it depends on the scenario. 

In terms specifically of this creature in this world. Less would be more. 

Because they did an amazing job of building the tension. And that tension just dissipated at points when you're up close with the monster. There's also a section aimed I think at humour where the monster is supposed to be asleep, it just fell a bit flat for us. The part where me and my colleague got separated, also fell flat. 

This is still an incredible and intense experience, that I would highly recommend. The set is also very impressive. 

One thing I will say is that, take the advice to wear old clothes seriously, it could be a bit of an ordeal. 

We both came out with minor injuries. Although we did set all the parameters of the lucid dream to absolute maximum. 

Ein großartiger Raum mit vielen tollen Ideen und einen unfassbar guter Bau-Qualität! Das Intro ist ausgezeichnet!

Kaum zu glauben das sie in Bad Steben drei Räume hinbekommen haben, die diese großartige Qualität haben und doch jeweils sehr unterschiedlich sind. Am besten alle drei in einem Trip buchen (unbedingt Lost als letztes spielen!!).

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