Escape Live Online

This is a good game for non-enthusiasts, easy to understand, and not overly complicated. It felt like the old point-and-click style games, with puzzles dotted in between. Some fun puzzles.

The videos were clever and the scenes were beautiful.  The puzzles, however, were pretty basic.  And aside from a few in the beginning scenes, they didn't really lend themselves to cooperative play.  We enjoyed it, but prefer more of a challenge, requiring more cooperation.

As a fan of Shakespeare's plays I definitely enjoyed all the references to his work.  This was definitely on the easier end, but I think would be a great one to do with kids who are learning about Shakespeare in school.  Nicely done sets, and a couple of clever elements we haven't seen before.

A Sherlock inspired room with a nice set and some clever puzzles.  We overthought one puzzle which ended up being a bit frustrating, and there was one puzzle where the connection between the clue and the lock was not very clear.  But otherwise a pretty straightforward, entertaining room.  Jess was a lovely host, who passed the critical "will she wear the prop hat" test with flying colours.  Worth a try!

A nice little Christmas game.  I like that when one person solved a puzzle, it was solved for all.  Cute graphics and easy to use interface.  The puzzles were quite easy (except for some pretty tricky anagrams!) but the game was still satisfying as there was plenty to do.

Lovely presentation with intro videos and story-telling.  Excellent digital implementation with Telescape.  Looks like a lovely set and well-made room.  We always enjoy a bit of humor, so the parrot and the cheeky pirate had us laughing.  The puzzles all made sense and flowed well, we were never confused or frustrated.  There is a sliding puzzle in this game, which are a a bit of a marmite thing - I hate them!  But my partner got us through it and we had a very enjoyable game.  I recommend it!  🙂