The Agency
Introduction:
You live in a world where human overpopulation is destroying civilization. The earth can no longer support the needs of the human race unless a solution is found. A mysterious group called The Agency claims to have a peaceful solution. They offer protection, food, and shelter to anyone who joins them. After arriving at The Agency’s facility you are given food and water. Then everything fades away. You wake up in a dark room...
Location: Arcane Escape Rooms
Parking: Large shared parking lot
Price(s):
Sun-Mon / Thurs (all day) and Fri (daytime 4:30pm and earlier)
2 ppl - $42.50/p
3 ppl - $33.00/p
4-8 ppl - $27.00/p
Fri (evenings) / Sat (all day)
2 ppl = $50.00/p
3 ppl = $37.00/p
4-8 ppl = $30.00/p
Date Completed: May 4, 2019
Number of Escape Artists: 5
Hint System: Yeah, but you don’t ask for them. GM automatically provides players with hints during the experience when needed.
Success Rate: 36%
Result: ESCAPED! - 21 minutes 59 seconds - NEW RECORDDDDD!
Creativity: 4
Difficulty: 3
Immersiveness: 3.5
Fun Factor: 5
OVERALL: 4
Note. For OVERALL means, 1 = WTF?; 2 = Take a gander; 3 = You can book it; 4 = You should book it now; 5 = OMG! You should've booked it yesterday!
Summary
Recommend 3-4 escape artists
Good for newbie teams
Multi-linear
Solid 2nd generation escape room
First Impressions
Arcane Escape Rooms is in Newhall, which is a community in Santa Clarita. Newhall is small and quaint with cowboy/western vibes. We were recommended to try Arcane Escape Rooms by a GM friend. Arcane Escape Rooms is located on the 4th floor of a business building and there’s TONS of parking due to the lack of businesses.
Upon arrival, we met John, who was very kind and professional. The start of the escape room was very cool because it was creepy and dark. We didn’t know what to expect.
Puzzles
The puzzle flow was consistently multi-linear, which our team enjoyed. Some of the puzzles were familiar to us, but there were a few puzzles that were unique. Were the puzzles “ground breaking”? No. The most important part of the puzzles were their enjoyableness. Arcane Escape Rooms incorporated technology very well in this escape room.
Immersion
The immersion of the escape room was good. It was able to maintain a creepy vibe throughout the experience.
Value
Due to the easy difficulty level, this escape room has good value for experienced escape artists. If you’re a newbie starting in the escape room realm, this would be a good escape room for you!
Should you play it?
Yes! Do it for the puzzles.
