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kittykath
130 escape rooms
This is a very low thumbs up. I hate giving a thumbs down unless something is really bad and this room had just enough positives to keep a thumbs up. Barely. I really wanted to love a monster murder mystery but this game fought me every step of the way. The puzzles did not always make sense, one was missing a part, you find and collect a lot of information that is never needed. The overall impression was a non-cohesive, disorganized jumble of ideas that don't really come together in the end. It felt like there was the seed of something that could have been great but did not live up to its potential.
Gameplay
Most of the gameplay was not novel or fun. There was no real flow. We solved one puzzle only because we had encountered it in many other escape rooms. There was no direction here on how to solve it and we never did find out how they intended for it to be solved.
Atmosphere
Again, a low thumbs up. Theming and props in the first room were sparse and felt like Spirit Halloween decor. There was a real piano, so points for that. The second room had a very unique theme and decor which redeemed my overall atmosphere rating.
Customer service
Our GM was very friendly and helpful.
Particularly interesting or different
Yes
The monster murder mystery theme was pretty unique and falsely raised my hopes that the room would be equally fun and unique.
Story
Story was memorable but unfortunately the other elements of thee experience were not well integrated and did not support the narrative very well.
Difficulty
Medium
Mostly because of how disjointed the gameplay was.
Game tech
Mechanical
There was a mix of sensors and locks. Not a lot of lighting or sound effects.
Ideal number of players
2
Scary
Spooky
Minimum age
12
Was anything broken?
Yes
One of the two flashlights did not work and the blacklight flashlight was almost too dim to use. The GM told us we could use our phone flashlight.
Live actors
No
Physically active
Not at all
Easy to find location
Yes
Parking
Easy
Safety
Yes
