@msilcox's reviews on Morty

The Descent

Ready Set Go Adventures - Mississauga

Escape room
IRL

Very nonlinear room with multiple puzzles that can be worked on simultaneously which makes it good for a larger group. The set was pretty cool. Nonetheless, not my favourite. Too much repetition in the puzzles.

Cornstalkers: Lost in the Maize

The Escape Ventures - Orlando Waterford Lakes

Escape room
IRL

A really amazing game. Huge diversity of puzzles, with some really imaginative ones. The set is incredibly immersive. Several legitimate jump scares (which I enjoyed!). As usual with Escape Ventures games, the kindness and professionalism of the staff helped to make it a wonderful experience. In my top 5 of all time.

Haunted Harbor

The Escape Ventures - Winter Garden [prev. Escape Goat]

Escape room
IRL

Another home run from the Escape Ventures folks. Really enjoyed the whole experience. Amazing, immersive set, wonderful diversity of puzzles, and lovely staff. One puzzle in particular that was unlike anything we’d ever seen.

Galactic Beef: The Cosmic Adventures of Star Cow

Doldrick's Escape Room

Escape room
IRL

Mixed feelings about this game. It is definitely novel and a lot of effort has been put into the story and related animations. We liked most of the puzzles, but some did feel a bit repetitive in terms of the mechanism. There was one puzzle that we would never have gotten without a clue, and one that was honestly just annoying. The pace of the game felt a bit frustrating as there was a lot of listening to narrative between puzzles. The staff were absolutely lovely, and definitely added positively to the experience. Be aware that the space gets very warm! I was glad to have brought a bottle of water to drink afterwards.

Scallywags

Riddler's Escape - Tampa

Escape room
IRL

Very enjoyable game with a good diversity of puzzles. The super cool GM helped to make it a good time.

Botanica Greenhouse

Daydream Adventures - Brimley

Escape room
IRL

I took my lab members to do this, and we had a wonderful time. The set is truly immersive, and there is a lot of different types of puzzles. Would be challenging for a small group, but worked well with 7. The GM was very pleasant. Highly recommended.

The Ghost of Mary Queen of Scots [prev. The Blunt Axe]

Eeek Escape Rooms

Escape room
IRL

Really amazing experience. Amy, our GM, was excellent, giving nudges at just the right moments. Although there are quite a lot of puzzles, none of them required implausible leaps of logic. A lot of traditional locks, but enough other elements to make it stand out. Definitely recommended if you’re visiting Glasgow!

The Murder of Max Sinclair [prev. Case Closed]

Case Closed Edinburgh

Escape room
IRL

An experience really like no other. The strongest narrative I’ve ever experienced in an Escape Room. Simultaneously a very unflashy set and yet an extraordinarily immersive experience. A must do in Edinburgh!

The Auld Shebeen Traditional Irish Pub

Great Escape Rooms

Escape room
IRL

Very basic, quite easy room. Mostly just a scavenger hunt. Some puzzles are well tied into the theme, while the relevance of others was somewhat mysterious. Fun to do an Irish pub themed room in Ireland, but otherwise nothing special.

SOS

Escape Boats - Dublin

Escape room
IRL

What a cool experience! We had a wonderful time, in part because the GM Eoghan was very helpful and kind. The story is a bit thin, but the puzzles all tie into the context so that was okay! A must do for enthusiasts in Dublin. Very doable for 2 if you have some escape room experience.

Mystery at Maryweather Mansion

Looking Glass Adventures

Escape room
IRL

Very enjoyable game! Good integration of the puzzles with the narrative. Most of the puzzles follow fairly familiar patterns for escape room fans, but there was one with an inventive mechanism I’ve never encountered before. Recommended!

The Red Admiral

Omventure - Scarborough

Escape room
IRL

Did this with my lab, and it was a great game for team-building, with a lot of puzzles that required cooperation. Although there’s a lot to do, there is a fairly clear logic behind all the puzzles which meant it didn’t feel as difficult as less well designed “hard” rooms. Only gripe is that our wallow ran out of batteries, and one of the hints we were given was actually incorrect.

Room 057

Trapped - Ajax

Escape room
IRL

A very average room. There was one really frustrating puzzle that we used a hint to just avoid. Most of the rest of the room was doable, with a nice variety of of different puzzle types. The ending was unique and clever.

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Death Note

Trapped - Ajax

Escape room
IRL

A pretty average room. There were a couple of clever puzzles of a type we haven’t seen before. Some of the connections felt a bit random, with one in particular that we would never have guessed. There was an over reliance on information from the computer—opening up files in Windows and reading their contents isn’t very exciting in an in person game. But we enjoyed the room nonetheless.

Virus Outbreak: The Final Hour

Omventure - Scarborough

Escape room
IRL

We really enjoyed this game. There’s a good diversity of puzzles, and some neat visual effects. It’s on the easier side, and most of the puzzles follow fairly familiar tropes. But it was a great team building exercise for my lab. Made us feel good about ourselves!

Cutthroat Cavern

13th Gate Escape

Escape room
IRL

As everyone else has said, the set really is extraordinary. Definitely worth doing the game for that reason. There was a good assortment of puzzles, and one mechanism we’d never seen before which was cool. That being said, I have to admit to being disappointed. Part of the reason is that a technical problem robbed us of the biggest dramatic reveal. And part of the reason is just that my expectations were so high. I’d recommend that anyone thinking about doing this game avoid watching the promotional video, which gives away too much that is cool. Also some of the puzzles were just kind of annoying. The clue system (not iPads) was frustrating too. Ultimately I’m glad I did this game, but for all its fancy reputation there are games I’ve definitely enjoyed a lot more.

Hide + Seek

The Escape Warehouse

Escape room
IRL

Worth the drive to Ponchatoula! Very immersive, imaginative game with some elements we hadn’t seen before. No jump scares, but the milieu was definitely creepy. GM was great and gave clues that were the right amount of helpful.

Tomb Of Anubis

13th Gate Escape

Escape room
IRL

𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 �𓅝𓃄 �𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿 𓆜𓋘𓄁 𓊛𓇙𓋸𓌤𓌥 𓌦 𓅐𓆢 𓆣 𓀉𓆤 𓆥 𓅑𓆘 𓆙 𓅒𓄙 𓄚 𓄛 𓅓𓃺 𓃻 𓅔 𓅕 𓃕 𓃖 𓃗 𓎷 𓄁𓎸𓅖 𓅽 𓅾 𓅿𓅗 𓅘 𓇆 𓇇𓅙 𓅚 𓁵 𓁶𓂵 𓂶𓃝𓋲 𓋳𓀬 𓅛𓁃 𓂺𓅜 𓂨𓅝𓃄 𓄁𓅞𓂙 𓅟𓂿

Jazz Parlor

Escape My Room

Escape room
IRL

The atmosphere in this venue is very cool, and the GM was doing her best. But this game should be taken offline until the final puzzle is fixed. The workaround is frankly absurd, and makes the room too easy.

Reviews

Ready Set Go Adventures - Mississauga

The Escape Ventures - Orlando Waterford Lakes

The Escape Ventures - Winter Garden [prev. Escape Goat]

Doldrick's Escape Room

Riddler's Escape - Tampa

Daydream Adventures - Brimley

Eeek Escape Rooms

Case Closed Edinburgh

Great Escape Rooms

Escape Boats - Dublin

Looking Glass Adventures

Omventure - Scarborough

Trapped - Ajax

Durham Escape Rooms

Trapped - Ajax

Omventure - Scarborough

13th Gate Escape

The Escape Warehouse

13th Gate Escape

Escape My Room