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Played: 20 Aug 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 63 Outcome: Successful escape!
beautifulvalue for moneyclever

 We enjoyed the mother when it was released last year so we thought we would give Cursed Tales' new online escape a go. The best points of the game for us were the interesting story, lovely visuals, loved how the rooms would change hinting at a bit of a sinister vibe, brilliant voice over work for the narrated elements and it was great how the puzzle difficult grew as we progressed through the games starting pretty easy and then culminating in a few tough puzzles in the attic. We had to get a solution on one of the last puzzles, but other than that it was a super fun experience.

Played: 4 Feb 2022 Team size: 2the

The tech involved in this game is sadly a bit on the glitchy side and your brogues isn't saved, so if you encounter an issue and refresh the game starts over. This led to one very frustrating moment that resulted in us not finishing the game

Played: 11 Dec 2021 Team size: 2
epic

There is only one way to describe this and its epic and huge

Team size: 2
value for moneyhi-tech

This was very entertaining and they did a great job of setting this up. Clever puzzles, some left us scratching pout heads but when we got the answers it felt like a solid achievement

Played: 18 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 52 Outcome: Successful escape!
great hosting

This was fun and the puzzles were pretty clever. The slight downside was the setting for this, which as mentioned by a previous reviewer, seems to be just someone's apartment, but the hosting was good 👍

Played: 12 Feb 2022 Team size: 2
value for money

This was  fun game, similar to their other games, and, as always, this was good value for money

Played: 17 Dec 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 83:00
Played: 18 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 13 Jan 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 1:10
cleverimmersivefamily friendly

We had a lot of fun playing this. The coop element to it is great and very unique. Highly recommend

Played: 13 Aug 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 1:20 Outcome: Successful escape!

Lovely setting, great to see some real scenes from Ireland as I love the times I have spent over there personally. Some of the puzzles seemed slightly illogical, although others were clever.

Telescope is pretty ubiquitous and I'm not sure that is a good thing, it would be nice to see a game that has an original style of play.

Not sure it's worth he price tag at €20, half the price would be about right really. 

Team size: 2 Time taken: 37:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyoriginal

This was the second Puzzle post game we have played in recent months, and this was just as much fun as the first one. We thought this might follow a similar structure to the first, and it did, however it was original enough for that not to matter. We throughly enjoyed this and would highly recommend it. 

Played: 10 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Time taken: 37:00
beautifulimmersive
Played: 16 Dec 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 81:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
Played: 26 Feb 2022 Team size: 2 Outcome: Successful escape!
immersivestory-driven
Played: 13 Nov 2020 Team size: 2 Time taken: 35

We played this back in the day during a bit of an escape tour of Manchester. Definitely at the bottom of the list in terms of quality but right up at the top in terms of price, it was cheap. Not necessarily a bad room, just a little easy and simplistic at times. Could be improved in certain areas!

Played: 21 Oct 2021 Team size: 4 Time taken: 51 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techgreat hosting

Played this with a team of 4 and we fould it fun with some interesting puzzles that made use of some nice technology. I do generally prefer older style escapes rooms that use more conventional locks than technology, but this is what you get with a gen2 room. The only downside for us was it was pretty dark and, at times, hard to see, but overall we had fun

Played: 26 Dec 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 42 Outcome: Successful escape!
value for moneyclever

This is the first game we played from Puzzle Post, and we have to say its a good bit of fun. Cheaper than other postal puzzle games we have played, but the story and puzzles were still fun. They also got nice and creative with some of the materials included. Definitely recommend!

Played: 16 Apr 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 1:25 Outcome: Successful escape!
quite difficult
Played: 3 Aug 2021 Team size: 5 Time taken: 34 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techgreat hostingfamily friendly

Although this room has now been closed at Lucardo Rawtenstall, we had a chance to play it a fee months back. Like all the games we have played at Lucardo Rawtenstall this didn't disappoint, very well thought out theme and puzzles, and the hosting as always was great.

We did get out with 26 minutes to spare, but that is mainly because we were a team of 5 pretty experienced escape enthusiasts. If it ever comes back I highly recommend!

Played: 11 Dec 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 58 Outcome: Successful escape!

We booked this room as part of a Christmassy fun day out in Manchester. The room itself, although somewhat simple by today's standards of room design, was fun and it had a good variety of puzzles; observational, logic, riddles etc. The only thing that slightly let down the experience was the hosting, as when we required hints they occasionally would take a minute or two to appear, and we either give us a hint for something we had already discovered or something unrelated to our current point in the game. Other than that, it was fun so we would recommend. 

Played: 27 Dec 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 88 Outcome: Successful escape!
hi-techimmersive😨creepy

Really enjoyed this game, very hi-tech and some very interesting interactive elements. The game helped you feel involved in the story and, although not scary, there were some almost jumpy moments. The puzzles were varied, although not the toughest we've come across, but they still kept us thinking.

The only negative i would say is that it felt more like a video game than an escape room experience, a kin to the likes of the The Room game, etc. This isn't a terrible thing of course but clarity is always best when looking for a virtual escape room. 

Played: 2 Nov 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 59
value for money

I played trapped in the webs THe Missing with my brother, as we are both into escape rooms and we had seen these guys on dragons den. Having played a lot of real world escape rooms at the time and few virtual, we were very intrigued.

The puzzles were fun and it was a good length, the downside to the game however are it's basic form style presentation. Having to go back and forth at times also proved to be a bit annoying. However, for the price of only £8.99, you really can't complain and we still had fun!

Played: 1 Dec 2021 Team size: 2 Time taken: 42:00 Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersivequite easy👻scary

I've played a lot of real world escape rooms and a few virtual escape rooms (a couple of rooms from trapped in the web), but I must say the production value on this one was great. A beautifully written story, as well as the bonus of having some recorded narration, which is something I've never seen in a virtual escape room!

This game is styled at being easier so we weren't expecting a tough challenge, but the puzzles were fun and we enjoyed how interactive they were. It took us 42 minutes because we really wanted to take our time and read all the letters, clues and listen to the narration.

We highly recommended this for anyone who wants a great story, with some immersion and fun puzzles! Looking forward to the next one