Rob Walker
Our group of five did ‘Through The Killer’s Lens’ and we’ve done many escape rooms in Australia and overseas. THE GOOD: - The puzzles were generally interesting to work through and solve - Robust mechanics that open up / unlock other areas - Happy helpful staff and the check in process was efficient - The Great Escape has a large carpark behind and the premises are well designed THE BAD: - The experience didn’t have an atmosphere of a photographer’s house, most of the rooms felt either vanilla with items mounted on the wall or on a table, or amateur constructed scenes, like someone had bought Halloween items you put in the front yard. - The game master communicated via what appeared to be battery powered wireless intercom units wall mounted in each of the rooms of the experience. The unit in one room wasn’t working, and the speaker sound emitting from the other units was low quality and was very difficult to understand the game master. - The 60 minutes is insufficient time to get through all of the puzzles. We asked that we be monitored for time and offered clues so that we can work through to the end. This didn’t happen. - The toilet hadn’t been cleaned in many many days and I was grossed out in there! Luckily I managed to escape in time! Note: The purpose of this review is NOT to give the vendor feedback, or solicit vendor platitudes for being helpful, but to provide an objective and fair review for potential customers when selecting a vendor for their next escape room.
