A good set of puzzles ranging in difficulty levels but never anything too hard in my opinion. Sometimes though on both players on local co op our button presses would just not go through to do things on A and Y which got Very annoying very quickly especially when you’re on a time crunch. Know it wasn’t the controllers since it happened for both players with different controllers one of which is brand new
A very fun series of escape rooms! All the classic escape room puzzles are here. Matching symbols to numbers to make safe combinations, cracking ciphers, it's all here and it's all good. There's nothing really really tough here - I managed to complete everything without hints - but it's not trivial either. The finale manages to play an overused trope straight and still make it surprising and fun.
Mostly I'm just obsessed with this game's bonkers worldbuilding. The Escape Academy is an organisation so clandestine that failing the entrance exam means getting your memory wiped, yet it's worldwide news when an agent is missing. It builds the next generation of great thinkers by regularly poisoning them, drowning them, exposing them to heat stroke, etc. The biggest puzzle of all is working out what the Academy's business model is. And who the hell are the "Anti-Escape scientists" you encounter halfway through the game which everybody apparently knows about? What's their deal? It's nonsense, but it's very funny nonsense and I think the game knows it.
Professor Quanty is very close to being a gender. Not quite there, but close. I think I just like his voice. He has the same cadence as Dug from Up.
Mostly I'm just obsessed with this game's bonkers worldbuilding. The Escape Academy is an organisation so clandestine that failing the entrance exam means getting your memory wiped, yet it's worldwide news when an agent is missing. It builds the next generation of great thinkers by regularly poisoning them, drowning them, exposing them to heat stroke, etc. The biggest puzzle of all is working out what the Academy's business model is. And who the hell are the "Anti-Escape scientists" you encounter halfway through the game which everybody apparently knows about? What's their deal? It's nonsense, but it's very funny nonsense and I think the game knows it.
Professor Quanty is very close to being a gender. Not quite there, but close. I think I just like his voice. He has the same cadence as Dug from Up.
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A fun game to play with a companion, challenging as there are some puzzles very difficult to guess (we did not want to use the hint but we gave in easy as 4 times), and the truth I redeemed it from the Epic Store because it was free, I invited a friend to play it without knowing anything about the story or see many screenshots and the truth had low expectations, which were exceeded. There are levels a bit fast or with simple puzzles, but in the end it was entertaining and with a touch of difficulty.
[ESP]
Un juego divertido de jugar con un acompañante, desafiante ya que hay algunos rompecabezas muy dificil de adivinar (no queriamos usar la pista pero cedimos facil como 4 veces), y la verdad yo lo canjee de la Epic Store porque estaba gratis, invité a un amigo a jugarlo sin saber nada de la historia ni ver muchas capturas y la verdad tenia expectativas bajas, las cuales fueron superadas. Eso si hay niveles algo rapidos o con rompecabezas medio simples, pero al final no quita que fuera entretenido y con su toque de dificultad.
Walkthough on Video/Stream (ESP/SPA):
A fun game to play with a companion, challenging as there are some puzzles very difficult to guess (we did not want to use the hint but we gave in easy as 4 times), and the truth I redeemed it from the Epic Store because it was free, I invited a friend to play it without knowing anything about the story or see many screenshots and the truth had low expectations, which were exceeded. There are levels a bit fast or with simple puzzles, but in the end it was entertaining and with a touch of difficulty.
[ESP]
Un juego divertido de jugar con un acompañante, desafiante ya que hay algunos rompecabezas muy dificil de adivinar (no queriamos usar la pista pero cedimos facil como 4 veces), y la verdad yo lo canjee de la Epic Store porque estaba gratis, invité a un amigo a jugarlo sin saber nada de la historia ni ver muchas capturas y la verdad tenia expectativas bajas, las cuales fueron superadas. Eso si hay niveles algo rapidos o con rompecabezas medio simples, pero al final no quita que fuera entretenido y con su toque de dificultad.
Walkthough on Video/Stream (ESP/SPA):
This review contains spoilers
This game is amazing, epic rly have the best free games
So good i instantly bought the DLC, it's a super fun afternoon, even if u do feel like garbage when u have to use a hint on the more.... obtuse puzzle solutions
DLC SPOILER:
Pack number 2 is the best part of this game, felt like lots of quality of life was improved subtly and the story and puzzles just felt more intuitive
So good i instantly bought the DLC, it's a super fun afternoon, even if u do feel like garbage when u have to use a hint on the more.... obtuse puzzle solutions
DLC SPOILER:
Pack number 2 is the best part of this game, felt like lots of quality of life was improved subtly and the story and puzzles just felt more intuitive
A short and sweet (about 4 hours) escape room experience! The levels are pretty varied, and only a few of the puzzles encourage or allow brute force.
The best thing I could say is that playing this in one sitting flew by in just a moment. My only big issue is that the final level didn't work online for me, and I had to watch my friend play it himself :(
The best thing I could say is that playing this in one sitting flew by in just a moment. My only big issue is that the final level didn't work online for me, and I had to watch my friend play it himself :(
Honestly, this is my favourite puzzle co-op game so far!
The story is intriguing, the characters are interesting (my favourite is definitely Professor Bonilla), the puzzles are fun - even the hard ones -, and the visuals are stylized, colourful, and pretty! I wish this game was longer. I still have to play the DLCs, but I'm looking forward to more content surrounding the Escape Academy universe! I'd love to know more about the characters as well, including more about their backgrounds.
I played this with a friend and we had a LOT of fun! We really wished the game didn't end.
Thank you Skull for the amazing gift!
The story is intriguing, the characters are interesting (my favourite is definitely Professor Bonilla), the puzzles are fun - even the hard ones -, and the visuals are stylized, colourful, and pretty! I wish this game was longer. I still have to play the DLCs, but I'm looking forward to more content surrounding the Escape Academy universe! I'd love to know more about the characters as well, including more about their backgrounds.
I played this with a friend and we had a LOT of fun! We really wished the game didn't end.
Thank you Skull for the amazing gift!
You get what was promised. Besides some hiccups with the puzzles here and there, even needing to look up a guide twice, this was an absolute blast. I need more escape room games now.
Played the whole game in split screen co-op, and we ran out of time at least three times so I hope they do modify the timer for single and co-op games, because I'd say two would solve faster than a single person right?
Anyways, as much as the gameplay shines the story is certainly lacking, though serviceable.
Played through Xbox Game Pass.
Played the whole game in split screen co-op, and we ran out of time at least three times so I hope they do modify the timer for single and co-op games, because I'd say two would solve faster than a single person right?
Anyways, as much as the gameplay shines the story is certainly lacking, though serviceable.
Played through Xbox Game Pass.
jogo muito divertido no co-op, bem escape room msm, e os puzzles são bem legais e divertidos!! Unico problema pra mim é não ter disponível em português, porque muitos dos puzzles tem trocadilhos ou sacadas com a lingua inglesa o que dificulta pra quem não é muito bom no idioma (eu por exemplo skdfsk)
I enjoy games that makes me rack my brain and this game was no exception. After having to play games that are very story based and just competitively story driven, I feel like I could sit back and relax on this one.
I did struggle here and there because I was playing solo but I did had the help from the internet, well mostly because I do not want to be re-doing a particular escape room again which takes awhile.
All the more, enjoyable game! I recommend playing it with friends, it'll make it more chaotic and more fun to play in general!
I did struggle here and there because I was playing solo but I did had the help from the internet, well mostly because I do not want to be re-doing a particular escape room again which takes awhile.
All the more, enjoyable game! I recommend playing it with friends, it'll make it more chaotic and more fun to play in general!