Steph Norchi experienced reviewed
The Enchanted Forest by
Break Escape Loughborough:
Played: 9 May 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 41:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
family friendly
The start of this room was great fun and a lovely surprise! Visually the theming in here was good and it would be a fantastic room for young enthusiasts and families. But ultimately it was just a typical UK chain room.
Unfortunately, I found the room to be a bit too much of a "puzzle dump". I've seen the non-linear style done very well before, but here it was just a bit to chaotic. The majority of puzzles were all available from the start, scattered around the room (including optional puzzles), so everyone split up and it didn't really feel like a team game because everyone was doing their own thing. Because of this, there was no flow to the room and it lost a lot of immersion.
According to the website you can have up to 8 people in this room, but we were treading on each other's toes with a group of 5. The starting area especially would be like sardines with more people, although you're not in there for long, it would be very tight.
We also lost a lot of time due to poor set-up. As we eventually worked out that the padlocks had been put on the wrong boxes so if a code isn't working, try it on other matching locks in the room. I think some puzzles also need a slight re-think as things like riddles can have multiple solutions.
Overall, it's a good room for families and beginners but as an enthusiast I wanted more from it.
and 1 other game
Peter Hoare experienced reviewed
Station 108 by
DarkMaster Escape Rooms:
Played: 8 May 2024 Team size: 3 Time taken: 86 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersive
A good room, with some theming elements id not seen. As seems normal with Darkmaster, the technology is really plentiful, well done and worked perfectly. Some really good special effects. The only thing I would say is the ending is a bit surprising in a way id not class as good, we did wonder for a second if there was some technical problem right at the end.
Well worth doing.
and 1 other game
Pagan Hollis experienced reviewed
Lost Tomb by
Extremescape:
Played: 8 May 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 55 Outcome: Successful escape!
cleverstory-drivenfamily friendly
I wish there was a little more sign posting, but the actual room was good! Clever ways of solving puzzles, interesting ways of moving around the room, the ending started to fizzle for me a little bit, but we had just played vikings which left us all awestruck!
and 2 other games
Jordan Brown experienced reviewed
Downfall - Spy Mission by
Escape Room By Midgaard Event:
Played: 8 May 2024 Team size: 2 Time taken: 120:00 (800 points) Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivegreat hostingepic
Wow - absolutely epic, from the minute you set foot into the door you are totally immersed - unmissable if you are in Copenhagen!
aland reviewed
The Church by
Escape Rooms Suffolk:
Played: 18/3/2023 Team size: 4 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulcleverimmersive😨creepy
An escape room without codes, and almost without keys - what a welcome breath of fresh air. High production values and the creative puzzles we've come to expect from Escape Rooms Suffolk. Amazing.Plenty to keep four keen adults entertained whilst you're there, and plenty to discuss on the journey home!
Well worth a journey to go to. And whilst you're there you should also do The Jungle - equally brilliant. These really are the gold standard.
and 3 other games
elfgrunge experienced reviewed
Escape Adventures: The Island of Doctor Goorse by
Unlock!:
Team size: 2
clever
Hm. Not quite sure how to rate this one - found it quite frustrating in some parts, but often it was because we just hadn’t remembered some rules we’d been given which weren’t entirely intuitive. I think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I’d played more by this brand first, which seems to have some very interesting concepts, and I enjoy its exploring/building a lot, and the app is good. Hoping to play more by this brand to test this theory!
and 1 other game
