We are escape room enthusiasts from the valley that came up for the weekend to try out Flagstaff's escape rooms. This was the first place in Flagstaff we did and, sadly, we were very disappointed. We did both of their rooms - Storm the Castle and Wizard's Chamber - and they both leave much to be desired.
Storm the Castle is anything but immersive. You walk into this very large room and all you see are five tables with a box on each one, a couple of chairs, minimal wall decor and a large, lego castle. The clues and objects in the room are not themed that well to the room either. The method for delivering clues is done by the game master walking into the room and his clues are not clues at all but rather him saying things like "go look at that poster". Bor-ing!
Wizard's Chamber was better than Storm the Castle as far as its decor, props and how immersive it was but there are still objects (the kind of books, for example) that don't fit in with the theme of the room. And if you've done one of their rooms, there's really no reason why you can't escape the second one because they use the same kind of clues and puzzles in both rooms. There's no challenge or element of surprise when you do their second room.
Compared to the majority of the other rooms we've done (nearly 100), Flagstaff Escape Rooms hits extremely low on our list of the ones we liked and/or would recommend. If you have never done an escape room before and this is your only option, maybe going here wouldn't be so bad (since you don't have anything to compare it to). But for anyone that knows what an escape room is supposed to be like, do yourself a favor - save your money and skip this place. read more
