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Company: LockedInHome
Country: Hungary 🇭🇺
Language: English
Type of Game: Digital Escape Game 💻
Date Played: March 28, 2021
Size of Team: Unlimited
Time: Unlimited (Approx. 90 Minutes)
Price: £9.99
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Both "Relive the Moments" and "Collect the Infinity Stones" were designed on the same interface. Our group of 4 were able to login to the game at the same time using the same code. An optional PDF file was provided but it wasn't necessary for solving the puzzles.
All the puzzles and images were embedded on their interface. Answer inputs were done directly on their website or via a chatbot. There were times we had to use outside resources like QR scanner, 360 video on YouTube, Google maps, and other search engines.
One thing I would have love would be for the creator to cut down on the use of window tabs. There was many times when we were confused on where to input answers, which tabs were still important and which we accidentally closed (Update 4/14/21: The creators has taken our suggestion and have worked on cutting down and making clear of usage on the window tabs).
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"Relive the Moments" had more puzzles that felt like trivia questions for fans. We had some players in our group who's quite familiar with characters in Harry Potter and was able to save us some research time from Google. My favorite puzzle was an audio puzzle where Parseltongue was used. The 360 videos that took us into the world of Harry Potter was also a unique way to utilize as a puzzle design platform.
"Collect the Infinity Stones" felt less connected to the theme than the Harry Potter game. We had to search for the stones through various realms and portals and at times we had to search for real locations through Google maps. The 360 video puzzle in this game was quite difficult to visualize and being fans of Marvel, we didn't feel like there were enough references that connected the story line/characters to the puzzle design.
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Collect the Infinity Stones" felt a bit unfinished. There were some moments in there we felt like didn't connect as a whole. The ending had a choice option which would've been cool if the different choices would've given us different ending but instead it's the same no matter what we chose. I wish it had a more impactful conclusion. "Relive The Moments" was our preferred game out of the two. It really captured some of the scenes and characters from Harry Potter. From the hidden headquarters of Ministry of Magic to the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, it bought back memories of the movies. The puzzles stuck to the theme throughout the game and we had a great time competing as a team to answer the trivia components. Overall, I do enjoy having these popular movies translate into digital games. It definitely serves as a nice remembrance to these masterpieces (especially if you are a fan). I love to challenge the creators with "Saw" for the next game?
Game: Relive the Moments
Genre: Fantasy, Magic
Difficulty (based on 4 players): 6/10
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Relive your Harry Potter moments through this game by talking to wizards, searching through the school of magic, learning to talk with snakes, and ultimately find the prophecy!
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Andrew K.
For fans of Harry Potter, there is a lot to love about the lore and detail involved in this escape room experience. If you have an encyclopedic knowledge of Harry Potter, then you're going to love the puzzles and Easter eggs along the way. If not, you should still be able to use deductive reasoning to get to the solution - it'll just be slower and without nerderiffic satisfaction. The escape room uses some neat VR components and a wide variety of puzzles. The hint system is also fairly easy to use when you need it. The puzzles ranged from fun and easy, while a few were time-sinks or required some leaps of logic. It was still fun and there was a nice mix of pen/paper puzzles and a couple digitally interactive puzzles. The interface was a bit clunky and perhaps there were too many windows opening that made it a bit hectic, so remember to be patient. But if you're an Potter fan, this could be a good option for you.
Hanna N.
There are a variety of puzzles and different types of media used which I liked, I did laugh out loud after listening to one specific audio recording. They also have some pretty cool videos that I really enjoyed.
However a few too many of the puzzles weren't logical, where we either had to guess the solution or check for it in the hints. And some of the puzzles still didn’t make sense, even after reading the solution.
The strength of the game is definitely that it follows the books and that it’s packed with Harry Potter knowledge and stories. A big fan of the books could quite possibly solve a few of the puzzles without reading all the texts. Which would be nice, because there was quite a bit of text to read, spread out over many, many browser tabs (this game is not for those who can not handle a LOT of open tabs).
For me this adventure didn’t do the trick. Would I recommend it to an escape room enthusiast? No. Would I recommend it to a Harry Potter enthusiast? Maybe.
Game: Collect the Infinity Stones
Genre: Fantasy, Superheroes
Difficulty (based on 4 players): 5/10
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It's time to assemble your team and retrieve the infinity stones. Thanos has wiped out half of the universe and it's up to you to make the right choice. You can either help Thanos and destroy humankind or save the world with the Avengers. The fate of the world is in your hands...
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Helen B.
This game sounded like a great mix of play from the website description so I had high hopes for this one, especially with the Avengers theme (they also have a Harry Potter themed game).
The aim of the game is to collect 6 infinity stones by solving themed puzzles and entering codes into the site. At one point there is also a chatbot style chat with Dr Strange who requires answers to things. The site says there are things to print, and you do get a file to print at the beginning, but we found that we did not need to print them out after all. Everything is workable and presented online.
The premise is nice to have a mix of methods, but the execution of the site means that you just end up with a crazy amount of browser tabs open and if you accidentally close the chat you have to go through the whole thing again putting in the answers. There is a simple Math puzzle which is presented on a huge screen full of pattern and characters which we had to zoom right out to see the whole thing. There is also a weird asteroids game overlaid on this screen which at first seemed to be unconnected to the game!
The instructions for the games were a little unclear at times and we had to refer to the hints a number of times, not fully understanding a couple of them until we had done so. It took us a long time to get to the end and I was getting a little tired of it by then.
I think that this could be a great game if the elements were polished up a little and with a consistent style, put into one interface so that it doesn't require multiple tabs, and a password entry system added. Using multiple password-protected pages led to an inconsistent experience which I didn't enjoy as much as I had hoped.
Helena P.
As a comic book fan it was exciting to find a game to combine my love of escape games with my nerdy love of superheroes. Whilst the puzzles contained images relating to the marvel universe it would have been nice if the stories and characters had held a little more relevance to the puzzles rather than just being for decoration.
The game involved an interesting mixture of mediums, with based visual puzzles combined with more technical elements like 3d videos, it felt like there was something there to suit different tastes.
A few of the puzzles we found a little obscure and confusing even with explanations and one particular puzzle involving guessing a certain baby tree characters emotions from audio clues felt incredibly difficult.
Overall, the game offers a good variety of puzzles with an interesting and interactive approach to online escape games, but it's probably bot for beginners!
*** We regret to inform this company has closed its doors ***
Disclosure: We thank LockedInHome for providing us with samples of the game. Although a complimentary experience was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
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