Lucy (The Detol Crew) experienced reviewed
The Alchemist by
Sherlocked:
Played: 14 Apr 2024 Team size: 5 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulepicbroken tech
Would have been a 5 star review if everything had worked properly! Such a shame as we felt we really didn’t get the full experience that we should have done if everything was working. Our game was delayed while the host tried to fix something, a mechanical element broke mid game when we tried to use it and the host couldn’t fix it, and a digital element broke just before we were due to get to that part of the room, which the host was unable to fix. So we missed out on a couple of puzzles, and the ending didn’t feel quite like it was meant to happen the way it did. That being said, the production design of the room was epic, the use of space again was amazing, and the variety of puzzles was fantastic, and our host was super lovely too and explained everything to us at the end.
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JoeRaymond experienced reviewed
Safe - The Secret of Jack Daniel by
The Padlock:
Played: 25 Feb 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 70 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivebroken techdangerous
This room was okay, but not as good as their other room (Mission 53) that we did the day before.The set was pretty good, they really managed to bring the outdoors indoors, but once again, there was not a thought given to health and safety - once again, I came out with more than a few cuts given. Not that surprising given there was an axe, several knives, and lots of sharp edges in the room, many of which were not visibly obvious until I had already accidentally gotten caught on them.The puzzles were mostly ok, but some broken and some not that logical.Hosting was ok, but not brilliant.Thought their other room was better. Not disappointed that we did this room, but there are better ones available for sure.
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Izy Rhodes reviewed
The Bank Job by
Trapped:
Played: 19 Apr 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 33mins Outcome: Successful escape!
originalvery easy
Played this at home with my husband. I think we spent more time on set up than playing the game. Good idea to set up as an escape room in your house but not very difficult at all. Most puzzles were simple to work out. A little bit of fun at home though.
Ladylusiphur reviewed
Escape From Oz by
Enigma Rooms Pontefract:
Team size: 2 Time taken: 59.00 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulimmersivemagical
Escape from Oz is a beautiful escape room, and I'm only giving it 4/5 because it's not quite up there with the best games in the area, but it's still one that should be on your must-play list. The first area is very authentic, and a little bit of nice tech to add to the atmosphere. slightly further along I do think one point is extremely realistic/immersive and I really give top marks to whoever designed that. Unfortunately I think it's probably in the puzzle area that it could do with a little more thought. most of them it's fairly obvious what to do, and there aren't many moments where you're really struggling to work out what to do next or getting a really satisfying 'AHA!' moment (but it's a good game for those who like reading and counting). There are a lot of puzzles so it still takes up the time, but I didn't feel like it was a major brain teaser overall. (However looking at instagram perhaps i'm wrong because a lot of bigger teams didn't manage to escape, so it may just be down to the individual and what they can spot.) The harder puzzles were in the final area, and we did need a little clue or two to just get through the final section and escape. The story could be slightly better too, as if you hadn't seen the film you might not really know why you're finding certain things in the last section of the game. It starts off really immersive but feels like it should be a 2 hour room with more sections to really fulfil the fantasy. And this is me being really picky, because I can see a lot of love has gone into it and lots of people will enjoy it. Maybe a 'part 2' would be something to consider one day. The hosting was really good, and if I could suggest one area of improvement it would be to have a countdown/clue system in the later areas. Going back every time was a bit of a pain and clock drainer.
gimiabreakout experienced reviewed
El Sanatorio by
The Clue:
Played: 21 Mar 2024 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
story-drivengreat hosting😨creepy
We’re so glad we squeezed this game in whilst on holiday! Some great moments, logical puzzles and an absolutely fantastic games master.
Lucy (The Detol Crew) experienced reviewed
The Architect by
Sherlocked:
Played: 14 Apr 2024 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalstory-driven
The easiest of Sherlocked’s three rooms - amazing use of pre-existing rooms, though sometimes felt not all the space was utilised. A couple of moments where I felt like we were just stood waiting, but a nice theatrical ending.
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Jack Charlesworth reviewed
The Rituals of Mary by
Project Mayhem:
Played: 16/04/2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 49 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginalgreat hostingquite difficult👻scary
Fantastic escape room! After doing close to 100 escape rooms. This is up there in my top 3, possibly my favourite. The host was very friendly and was such a good games master. The room was extremely good. I’ve never been scared in an escape room before, but I was VERY close in this one. One point, I did jump a little, but I genuinely don’t get scared. The person I was with though, was very scared 😂.
The room was very well thought out and the puzzles weren’t too hard to understand, but you needed to think about it!
I would highly recommend this escape room, and I will definitely be back to do more rooms here. Amazing!
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