by Time Games (website)
1-6 players
£17.00 €19.99
Languages: EN
🖥digital
Researchers drilling at the South Pole have become sick with an unknown virus. We're rushing a cure to them, but the lab has been hit by hackers and all data has been scrambled!
Your team must follow the manufacturing and distribution chain, recover the scrambled codes, and save the research team!
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Played: 10 May 2024 Team size: 5 Time taken: 1hr 14m Outcome: Successful escape!
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This was my first time playing a multiplayer online escape room though others in my team had played in online rooms before and were extremely positive about the experience.
It was a simple narrative, but touches like the intro/outro AI-generated video clips were well produced and added to the immersion. The puzzles formed a linear change but were pitched to just the right level for a team of this size - good use of multiple simultaneous references to encouage team communication. Nothing was too difficult, but difficult enough that it added a level of tension to get clear within the available timespan.
Interesting variety of puzzles which made each encounter fresh, and as a first-time online player, laid out in such a way that we were never stuck with the mechanics or interface. I think that it's the puzzle design that really stands out for me and why I'll come back for more.
Honestly, it was an excellent introduction to the genre and I can't fault the experience - you do need to play on a reasonably-sized screen, not one for phones/tablets. It probably deserves 5 stars ...
Last thing - we completed in 1hr 14m, but were aiming to be out in 60 minutes, so that might technically be a 'fail', but that's not what I'll be telling my friends!
It was a simple narrative, but touches like the intro/outro AI-generated video clips were well produced and added to the immersion. The puzzles formed a linear change but were pitched to just the right level for a team of this size - good use of multiple simultaneous references to encouage team communication. Nothing was too difficult, but difficult enough that it added a level of tension to get clear within the available timespan.
Interesting variety of puzzles which made each encounter fresh, and as a first-time online player, laid out in such a way that we were never stuck with the mechanics or interface. I think that it's the puzzle design that really stands out for me and why I'll come back for more.
Honestly, it was an excellent introduction to the genre and I can't fault the experience - you do need to play on a reasonably-sized screen, not one for phones/tablets. It probably deserves 5 stars ...
Last thing - we completed in 1hr 14m, but were aiming to be out in 60 minutes, so that might technically be a 'fail', but that's not what I'll be telling my friends!