Played: 10 May 2024Team size: 2Time taken: 90Outcome: Successful escape!
originalcleverimmersive
The first room at Case Closed was already my clear favourite of the 50+ escape rooms that I've done, so as soon as I found out they'd opened a second room I booked a trip to Edinburgh to play it and it certainly didn't disappoint. This room builds upon everything that made the previous room amazing and takes it even further, to great success.I really hope everyone who runs or makes an escape room gets a chance to play and be inspired by these rooms, because they have managed to look past the trappings of a traditional escape room and create an experience that truly feels like the future of the genre.A word of advice though - I highly recommend going in ready to engage with the roleplay elements. I failed to do this with the first room and although it was still amazing I felt I had slightly robbed myself of the full experience, so I went in to this second one much more head-on and had sooo much fun with it.
Excellent room that really pushes the boundaries of what an escape room can be. The amount of creativity on show here was really impressive, not just in terms of the puzzle and the narrative, but also in terms of the approach to theming in a way that made the experience much more immersive than other rooms that clearly have much larger budgets.
Rowan was also an excellent host - so welcoming and enthusiastic about the experience. I will absolutely be planning my next trip to Edinburgh the moment I hear they've opened a new room.
