Into The Depths: Submerged

I'll be honest, by the time we hit this room I was exhausted and probably viewed it through those eyes. The story was great and I thought it was a good theme. I've only done one other submarine themed room and this one was the better of the two. The set was great and all of the mechanics, buttons, and switches gave it a great feel and full immersion. The puzzles were fun and even though a lot of it frustrated us I was able to look back after the fact and realize they were clever puzzles being looked at with a fuzzy mind. There was something glitchy with the final puzzle that made the ending a little off putting. Over all, I enjoyed it, but would put the other three as must do games and this one as a must do if you're like me and need to complete the set.

Well done submarine room that did a lot with a small footprint (fitting for the theme). However, at $57 per person (for 2 people weekend pricing) it’s crazy that we didn’t have a game master watching our game for the majority of the experience (we assume Mission had her running/hosting multiple games at the same time). We were missing a ‘decoder’ so it was not possible for us to solve the puzzle and spent 12 minutes intermittently waving our hands in the air (5-6x) asking for a hint… with no response. The clue we eventually got after our clock ticked way down made it obvious they were not watching our game, as they had no idea we didn’t have an essential component to the puzzle. Out of nearly 300 rooms, we have thankfully only experienced this lack of gamemaster 1-2x, as it really does put a big drag on the experience. Overall, this could be one of the better rooms in the area if they go to 1:1 gamemaster:game.

This was a good room that flowed well and was clearly well-thought out. That said, it’s very similar to one of the other rooms at this location; it felt redundant to me after doing the other room first. Kind of felt like if you’ve done one, you’re done both. There was also a ton of tech in this room which some people like and some don’t, so it’s a matter of preference and will appeal to some people more than others. All-in-all, it was solid but not a favorite.

Fun room, it flows well and isn’t too difficult. The atmosphere is decent, and the room has its fair share of unique puzzles. Some puzzles utilize technology in an interesting way, which made for a fun experience. Overall, pretty solid room.