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OVERALL SCORE:

✭✭✭✭✬ 4.7

Rainforest, Renegades, Review, Ottawa, Escapes, Funhaven, Room, Game

User Score

Quick Facts:

City/Area: Ottawa

Escape Length: 60 Minutes

Players: 4-10

Cost: $25/Person

Rainforest Renegades

Design: ✭✭✭✭✬ 4.5

     Idea: 4.0

     Details: 4.5

     Features: 5.0

Creativity: ✭✭✭✭✭ 4.8

     Novel: 5.0

     Comprehension: 5.0

     Surprises: 4.5

Puzzles: ✭✭✭✭✭ 4.8

     Challenge: 5.0

     Logic: 5.0

     Abstract: 4.5

Before entering Rainforest Renegades, we were told to expect some truly great things, and we were not disappointed! The staff at Funhaven have done a tremendous amount of background research on escape games before building their own, and it really shows. Rainforest Renegades is a 60 minute multi-room, multi-storey experience centered around a rainforest excursion tour gone wrong. The game starts with a well-done video to immerse players into the story and theme. Players are then taken into the room in a surprising manner, which I cannot go into more detail for risk of spoiling the experience. The design of the areas are excellent, making players really feel that they're in a foreign land. Although not quite the level of movie-quality, the theme integration and immersion are very well done. This is one of the largest escapes I have ever done. I don't want to spoil all the features and the number of rooms, but let's just say that there's more here than you'd expect!

 

Teamwork is a key element for this escape. The puzzles are very comprehensive, spanning several areas. Players will need to work together to figure out how to solve them. One of my favourite puzzles has several team members bouncing words back and forth like a tennis match. All of the puzzles are thoroughly unique with several "wow" factor surprises. Another thing Ottawa Escapes does very well is blend the experience for both children and adults alike. Funhaven is family-friendly company, so we knew going in that they'd try and make it appealing to children. While I wouldn't say that young children would be able to play by themselves, there are several puzzles with a "hands-on" feel that kids could have lots of fun with. In fact, one of my other favourite puzzles was something quite extraordinary that I feel children would have a fantastic time playing and solving. This puzzle is so unique and fun, that it feels like something only Funhaven could create. Nothing was too abstract and the difficulty level seemed on par with our expectations.

 

Before ending this review, I feel compelled to talk about the end of the escape. Funhaven has created something that we have been asking about for a long time. With most escape games, players will either find the last object or exit the room, and that will be it. In contrast, when you complete Rainforest Renegades there is a very satisfying ending. To have a thematic ending like this, Ottawa Escapes stands out from the crowd as one of the most immersive escape experiences.

 

Overall, Rainforest Renegades is an amazing room escape experience that raises the bar not just for escape games in Ottawa, but for all escape games throughout Canada! Our only negative comment is that there is only one room to play right now! We anxiously await Ottawa Escapes' next room and we will be the first in line when it opens!

Reviewed by Mitch and Evan on July 8, 2015

Review Breakdown

Stated Difficulty Level: N/A

Theme: Adventure

Family Friendly? Yes

Company Atmosphere: 4.7/5

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