Frankenstein: The Awakening

Awesome room. Very well designed with cool puzzles. Definitely recommend

Overall, I would recommend this room as a must-play in Murfreesboro, mostly for the spectacular props and the compelling ludonarrative, but I will say, do not arrive expecting ground-breaking puzzles. Many of the puzzles are not difficult but overly frustrating and not well integrated to the theme of the room. The aesthetic of the room is unmatched, especially in the Murfreesboro area, but the overall experience is not the greatest I’ve encountered here.

I'd say this is one of the worst games I’ve ever played, but I can't, because it wasn't actually a playable game. Several puzzles were in such a broken state that it was literally impossible to progress, or succeed. The GM tried to demonstrate how things were supposed to work, but they failed to do so, in front of us. That must have been uncomfortable for them. 🫤

I would recommend this room to anyone wanting to play an escape room that cared more about theming than puzzles. This room has impeccable theming and a great story, but the puzzles are where it lacks. The puzzles don’t fit well into the theme of the room and some of them do not give you any indication on what to do. Overall this room is very fun to play and the two story design is a fun aspect to it. Would recommend for older players in groups of at least 3-4.

The best game at this location! I can easily see why this game has won awards! The venue and employees are great and welcoming as well!

The rooms at 60 Minute Escape Games are as good as any rooms I've every played. The design is beautiful and immersive. They are intentional about stimulating all five senses including smells. Their generation two locks were clever, and even though a few of them didn't work perfectly on the first try, they were incredibly fun to unlock. The props and design are incredibly impressive, and the multilevel design allows them to make huge rooms without using a lot of square footage. Their hints are clear and helpful, and the game masters obviously love their rooms. When we arrived at 60 Minute Escape Games, I parked in a spot right by the front door that had a sign with their logo on it, but Billy pointed out to me that the sign said the space was reserved for the owner of 60 Minute Escape Games and threatened to tow anyone else who parks there. When we went inside, Billy asked to use the restroom, but they wouldn't allow him to use the restroom until after he signed a waver. We all like to use the restroom before we play a room, so we started walking back toward the restroom, but the host told us they only allow two people in the restroom at a time. When we entered the incredibly impressive rooms, we started looking at the details as the game master gave us instructions, but the game master told us to look at him while he tells us the room. Unfortunately, it felt like the owners of 60 Minute Escape Games care more about their rooms and their rules than their guests. Frankenstein is incredibly well designed. I've never seen a room that uses lights as well as this room. They used LED lights to point us in the right direction, provide light to see props and puzzles when necessary, and make successes more obvious, but when we walked in the room, most of those lights were off. That made the room more immersive, and the lights came on as the story and progress called or them. The final Frankenstein prop was beautiful, huge, and scary. Their use of electricity and sound to make it feel like the monster was coming to life made the moment incredibly immersive. The room was very large, and exploring it was a lot of fun.