Mission Bunker

Pretty good game. Wasn't considered medium in my opinion. My boyfriend and I had 4 hints and got on the leader board for fastest time to get out. Some of the puzzles didn't work the first time so that was kind of a bummer. We have completed all three rooms here and none of them were really fantastic. There really isn't any music either or special affects that help you get immersed into the rooms. Including this one. But we were treated well, the room was decorated well and the flow was alright.

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Some clues were a bit too creatively hidden for us, so we had to take hints, but otherwise it was great!

Overall both me and my partner said we would give it a 7/10. It was fun, but definitely on the difficult side, but in the way that we were having trouble finding items for our puzzles and not having trouble actually solving the puzzles. The gamemaster was lovely, and so was the set design! We definitely had a really fun time but there were a few things that would for sure have made it even better, like more sound effects to indicate we had opened something. Apparently this room is rated as a 25% success rate and after we won we could definitely see why.

The Mission Bunker is only my second escape room experience, so I'll preface this by saying that I'm far from an expert. Set dressing was excellent, and nearly everything from the fake missile to the wooden surplus crates to the bunks and uniforms was super well realized. They also did an excellent job of making the physical space reflect the reality of a cramped bunker - having to step over the door to get in, the low ceilings, the big chunky door. It all works great. My main gripe here has to do with the puzzles - the puzzle design (with only a few exceptions) mostly involved finding codes and keys to unlock locks, and I would have liked to see some more variety in the puzzle design. There was no great "aha" moment, and the final moment where you got to disarm the nuke at the end of the room was a bit of an anticlimax - some more dramatic sound design or lighting choices would have gone a long way towards enhancing the mood.

While the decor was impressive and the set quite immersive, the game play was not very fun and left my group feeling frustrated and stuck much more often than satisfied and successful. Faded blacklight paint, tiny sharpie notes, and little keys and wires hidden in frustrating places made some of the puzzles simply impossible to complete under the time constraints (without hints). And what was worse, our game master wasn’t responsive to our requests for help. Sometimes we had to wait several minutes after asking to receive a response. I hate to give a bad review because I love escape rooms so much and appreciate the time and work that goes into creating them. But this room lacked the thrill of the other rooms at this location, and I didn’t feel like the customer service was top-notch. Fortunately their other games are quite good!

We’ve really been impressed with all of the rooms at this location, and we enjoyed this one, too. Their sets are top-notch IMO, and that really enhances the experience for us. The room felt pretty linear and had a good amount of different types of puzzles that kept the two of us busy for almost the whole hour. The countdown timer in the room is not only theme-appropriate but also adds to the sense of urgency. Loved it!

We liked some aspects a lot, but felt stuck several times. Overall our least favorite here, but still worth playing. We made 2nd place on the leader board!

Well decorated room, I don’t understand why there was creepy little girl sound playing in the background but overall good atmosphere. The puzzles are on the easier side and the flow is very linear, so wouldn’t recommend for a big group.