Posts from the “Review” Category
The Curium Experience
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Crumbling Prince (Ukiyo)
Review by Michael This room is already famous, but my question isn’t so much “Is this room worth doing” so much as “What just happened to us?” or, less startlingly, “What did the medium, as a whole, seem to learn from The Crumbling Prince?” I’m not sure it matters whether it has flaws or not, […]
Deep Space
Review by Michael Deep Space… in this brilliant and innovative, do-not-miss experience, you and your compatriots are on a space ship. — Ukiyo 54 Moreland Rd Brunswick VIC 3056 Phone: 61451079264
Hijinx Hotel
Review by Michael The Hijinx Hotel might not fit everyone’s definition of escape room, but there’s surely an overlapping fan-base. Remember that the score out of ten is presented as the rating owed to it by fans of the room’s particular puzzle-type. For people who love Double-Dare-like physical challenges, the Hijinx Hotel would seem close […]
La Taberna (Barcelona)
Review by Michael This is a pirate-themed room has a deeper-than-usual story. It starts in an average-looking tavern. An initially tasteless script improves after an early scene where an automated NPC is — spoilers — on the toilet. But set-pieces become more and more impressive as the admirably showy story pushes forward, even if it […]
Ex-Machine
Review by Michael “Ex–Machine” is a time-travel themed escape room located in Redmond, a chic suburb of Seattle, and housed within the Conundroom venue. It boasts high-tech equipment, dazzling lights, and futuristic sound effects. While the room was visually impressive (with a large, ostensibly interactive Time Machine as its centerpiece) functionality was a challenge. A […]
Mystery at Innsmouth
Type: Tech . Awe: 8/10 . Care: 8/10 . Challenge: 8/10 . Teamwork: 5/10 . Theme: 7/10 “You could take that old bus, I suppose… but… it goes through Innsmouth… and so the people don’t like it. Wonder it keeps running at all. I s’pose it’s cheap enough, but I never see mor’n two […]
Evil Dead
Hourglass Escape Rooms 3131 Western Ave #422B (206) 718-3705 Type: Giddy Awe: 7/10 Care: 7/10 Challenge: 6/10 Teamwork: 4/10 Theme: 5/10 This well-regarded escape room from Seattle’s Hourglass venue really does look like Evil Dead. It doesn’t feel as much like Evil Dead as it could, but traces of the film’s blend of horror […]
Storykeeper
Locurio – 19 N 35th St, Seattle, WA 98103 – (206) 371-2835 Type: Environmental Awe: 6/10 Care: 9/10 Challenge: 3/10 Teamwork: 5/10 Theme: 4/10 This newer offering from Locurio is one of the most highly regarded escape rooms in Seattle. My experience with it was negative. Your mileage may vary. The experience starts out with […]
Vanishing Act
Locurio – 19 N 35th St, Seattle, WA 98103 – (206) 371-2835 Type: Technical Awe: 6/10 Care: 9/10 Challenge: 7/10 Teamwork: 7/10 Theme: 7/10 One of the older rooms at Locurio, Vanishing Act has a familiar storyline, presented in a familiar way (especially if you remember Madeline Khan’s dialogue from Clue). WADSWORTH: Your husband disappeared. […]