This was my first escape game and we did Time Travel Lab with our friends last night.
Facility:
- great that it was downtown and easy for us to get to
- so many of the larger rooms seems to be up in Markham
- though the only decent bar nearby was still 15 minutes away walking in Liberty Village
- nice and clean space overall
- room was spacious enough for the group of 10 people we had
- game environment was decent but wouldn't call it sumptuous, more practical and sufficient (but this was my first game and I have a feeling based on other reviews that this game is above average on submersiveness), I was just hoping for a Disney-level experience which is likely not a realistic expectation
The Game:
- there are lab assistants in the room with you who are role playing parts and can give you hints when you need them
- I think some games don't have the staff immediately in the game with you, I didn't mind them but some people may not like them right there
- there was a bunch of "don't touch" items that the lab assistants make sure you don't mess with so it felt a little restrictive but I can totally understand that some people might have tried to get creative and damaged their stuff
- the staff were mostly great but I felt like at least one of them was just a little annoyed with her job and was just going through the motions... kind of like the teenager at the anusement park who has said "keep your arms and legs in the car at all times" about a thousand times too many
- great story, extremely clever puzzles
- something for everyone, great mix of strengths required to solve what you needed to solve, definitely kept all of us engaged
- the game max is 11, and we bought all 11 but only had 10 people, we wanted to avoid being put with strangers (we are normally very friendly people honest)
I would totally recommend this game! It was really fun.