LOCATION: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Photo above is property of ESCAPETHEROOMers
Photos above are property of ESCAPETHEROOMers
📝 ETR DECODER
🔑 GAME: The Secret Laboratory of Dr. Prometheus
📅 DATE PLAYED: October 1, 2021
🎬 GENRE: Sci-Fi
🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 PPL): 6/10
👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 2-8 ppl
🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins
💰 PRICE: $40/PP
☎️ BOOKINGTYPE: Private
🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes
📖 THE STORY
Your mentor, Dr. Prometheus has left you with his life's work. His legacy consists of a series of secret experiments and quite possibly the world's greatest creation of all time! Unfortunately, there are others that disagree with his practice and are prepared to barge into his lab! As Dr. Prometheus' assistant, it's your responsibility to decipher his work and complete his final experiment before they get to it! You have exactly one hour before they raid the place!
Video above is property of ESCAPETHEROOMers
🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE
The premise for "The Secret Laboratory of Dr. Prometheus" definitely provides a sense of mystery. Immediately, we connect with the story as Dr. Prometheus' loyal assistants aiding him in continuing his legacy. Regardless, if his detractors view him as a mad scientist or not, our loyalty is dedicated to his practices. It's definitely unique in a sense that our role as good or bad is undefined which makes the story intriguing all the way to the end.
The set design had a really cool steampunk vibe to it which was reminiscent of an earlier time. The owner build everything in house so it was cool to see some of the originality of some of these prop designs.
Some puzzles were quite basic but the creator did a great job with putting their own little twist on it. They incorporated puzzles that were relevant to what you would see in a Science lab like mixture, chemical elements, and if you done everything right, you will get that "electrifying" ending at the end.
🧩 MISSED THE MARK
There's one prop during the game that could be a bit finicky. Our GM had to bypass it for us after a couple of tries of the correct input. (Update 10/29/21: the owner has informed us that this prop has been replaced)
🏹 TAKE A SHOT?
This game had a good amount of challenging puzzles (especially for two people). Since the puzzles were not linear, we were able to "divide and conquer" most of the time. There were times that working together as a team was a better fit for certain puzzles. The originality and storyline really made it shine. If you love a good "Scientist vibe" type of room, you'll definitely have a great time searching for what's hidden inside this secret laboratory!
Photos above are property of ESCAPETHEROOMers
(If you do decide to try this game, give us a shoutout or tag us on social media so we know you heard it from "ESCAPETHEROOMers"!)
Disclosure: We thank Portsmouth Escape Room for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.
Comments