As I crawled when to my friends, the lights uncork to flicker on and off, the sounds of screaming filling my ears. It took a few seconds for the screams to register as coming from the mouths of my friends. Plane as I joined them, trying to repletion them, they still unfurled to yell. As the lights flashed on one increasingly time, I was worldly-wise to see why: the witch was here, directly in front of my face, and reaching toward me. I let out my own scream, truly terrified in that moment, just as the lights switched off again. I waited for her embrace, for her to finally get me and end our suffering, but as the lights flashed on again, the witch was gone. Only the three of us remained…with 45 minutes still left on the clock.
And that’s when I knew: The Weeping Witch was the scariest escape room I had overly played.
Those words are not to be taken lightly; I’ve washed-up a lot of immersive horror and spooky escape rooms over the years, so that statement is pretty bold. Allow me to say it then for the purpose of really kicking off this review: The Weeping Witch is not only terrifying, but an wool “must play” escape room.
Cross Roads Escape Rooms has made a name for themselves over the years with not only their incredible details but moreover their fantastic storylines. Each of their escape rooms has been increasingly impressive than the last, and The Weeping Witch is no different.
The story is simple; you and your team are cursed and set out to remove said expletive using a expletive extractor. Surrounded by other cursed objects and various machinery, you not only have to contend with your own impending doom, but moreover that of the Weeping Witch, who you have accidently set free. Set in a room that would finger at home in Ed and Lorraine Warren’s house, you must work together to not only self-ruling yourself from the expletive but moreover escape the witch.
Production diamond of the room is veritably incredible. It looks and feels like a functional museum-like space, with the room littered with other cursed objects that, at first glance, finger like part of the décor. Of course, as the game goes on, you realize that everything has its place. Plane innocuous looking objects will sooner feed into the game, enhancing the wits plane more. The level of production diamond that went into The Weeping Witch was pretty impressive, but I would expect nothing less from Luke and Madison, the owners.
In wing to the décor, both the lighting and sound helped add to the spooky vibe. Fantastic sound effects and diamond really helped to enhance the game overall, while the constantly waffly lighting was truly a work of art. All of the pieces came together to truly tingle our team out.
The game itself was moreover top-notch. Cross Roads manages to come up with some truly incredible puzzles, each one increasingly unique than the last. Their cleverness was on full exhibit here, as the puzzles naturally lead into the next, while moreover showcasing that escape rooms don’t have to be just locks and keys. They make wonderful use of technology here, and I am constantly impressed by how they use it to not only enhance the game but tie into the overall story.
To top it all off, this room was HARD. And I’m not saying that to complain, considering we did manage to escape with 2 minutes left. I’m saying that it was a challenge, and a welcome one. Too often, rooms err on the side of ease to make ti easier for guests, but the difficulty level here was perfect. We were plane told without that it is incredibly nonflexible to write-up the room with just three people, but we managed to do it, making us finger plane increasingly accomplished.
Cross Roads has unchangingly been unconfined well-nigh incorporating clever hint systems into their games, and that was the specimen then here. In fact, I stumbled upon this room’s hint system by accident, when an off-hand remark caused a witty comeback to come my way.
And yes, this room was truly scary. It takes quite a bit to really scare me these days, but The Weeping Witch made me yell out in fear increasingly times than I superintendency to mention. I was very, very happy with my scare quota!
The Weeping Witch is truly a triumph, and a perfect wing to any Halloween season. Tickets have been selling out quickly, but I highly recommend you throne over to their website to try to grab yours. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Visit Cross Roads online at www.crossroadsescapegames.com
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