Emergency Exit Escape Rooms: Virtual Exorcist

The puzzles are a bit boring and uninspired, but the immersion factor really makes up for it.  The avatar character is very naturally believable, and the transitions between live and recorded video are very smooth.  One can easily believe that one is watching a documentary on TV and not a pre-rehearsed escape room.

Wow what an introduction to virtual games, this game was amazing, the production values were out of this world, the cinematics really made you feel involved in a blockbuster movie.  The host Ronnie and the cameraman Liam were great , had so much fun with these guys...... we as a team still worry about Liam.  Cannot recommend this game highly enough. Been talking about it ever since.

Definitely one of the most entertaining games that we've played.  A really personable GM, and terrific integration of video elements.  Some small scary touches that were very well done.  A great example of how imagination can take a fairly simple set up and really make it exceptional.  Very much looking forward to doing the sequel!

Brilliant. Fantastic video integration, really good host, great vibe. Game made us think. One of the best UK-based virtual experiences I've done.

Virtual Exorcist is still on the very top of my list - and I've played a lot since Covid!!! 🙂 I love the technical translation into an unique online experience. I am really not into horror, but this was so much fun - especially because of the hosts! We've played it one year ago, and it's still my favourite today! Loved everything about it! 🙂

Fabulous theming and great characters elevate this escape room to the outstanding score given. It really is a must play, preferably when its dark! 

Stands out as my #1 room recommendation currently. Really felt like I was an active participant in a horror movie. Ronnie did an incredible job at reacting to our group's style of humour and played into it non-stop. PLAY THIS GAME.

Emergency Exorcism

This was the second of a back-to-back booking at Emergency Exit. The prices were incredibly reasonable compared to those in Manchester city centre, and I got a discount on top. We each paid £18 for 2 rooms- excellent value.

Story

Uncover the secrets of a haunted house- where previous explorers have since gone missing- but don’t outstay your welcome!

Puzzles

A typical escape room variety, mostly requiring a fair amount of thinking and a little bit of looking. Nothing revolutionary, but still very good.

Mise-en-scene

Spine-chillingly atmospheric- there were even immersive smells- though it was a little too dark. Loud, frightening cutscenes progressed the story.

Final Comments

Our host was dry in the best possible way and obviously had fun spooking us! We smashed this one with barely any hints. I’m looking forward to coming back to do the third and final room.

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Very creepy! Great use of space and the puzzles were all in theme.

Creepy but not jump scary, this room was just what we needed on a Friday evening after a long week. This room stands out to us - not for the puzzles which were pretty standard but for the story and how it was told. Creepy did also not rule out a bit of humour.

I wouldn't call the decor pretty but we did appreciate that this was not a room you shopped for in IKEA. The puzzles did not stand out as special, but what was special was the good signposting and ease of use. Also we liked that one puzzle did effect the 360 image of the room, so that you knew it was solved. 

In the beginning we had to get used to the many many videos that introduced the room to us, but it was worth it. Not only did we get a great introduction to the story, we felt very involved with the mission - almost too involved. A bit of sweat did appear on our forehead when we went over an hour. The production value of the videos was high - it was impressive.

If I should say anything against this room, we did not like the hint-system. It was audio only and while it fit the story, it did not help us. Probably because we are non-native English speakers we had a hard time understanding what was said in a short clip - sometimes we need a bit of context to appreciate the meaning or to see it in writing. 

Spooky and eerie throughout with a fair few jump scares along the way.

Darkness sometimes more of a hindrance rather than a necessary element of the game. 

Quite a few puzzles which we had seen  before.

Good hosting. Good fun. 

This WAS the best virtual/Zoom escape room my escape room club has done to date... until we played the sequel, The Beast. Do this one first though as the two are linked via a continuous plot.