Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist
- June 16, 2022
- 0 Deer Soft
Get on Steam"Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist" is a first-person puzzle adventure game where players must navigate a mysterious mansion to uncover its secrets and escape. The game features a variety of challenging puzzles and riddles that require observation, logic, and exploration. With a captivating storyline and immersive atmosphere, players must use their wits to outsmart the mansion's security systems and unravel the mystery behind its wealthy owner.
Reviews
- Challenging and unique puzzles that require logical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Great graphics and atmosphere, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- Fun to play with friends, providing a cooperative experience that encourages teamwork.
- Some puzzles are overly complex and can lead to frustration, requiring extensive use of walkthroughs.
- Lack of an inventory system makes it tedious to carry items one at a time, hindering gameplay flow.
- The game can feel linear, with many puzzles being sequential, limiting simultaneous engagement in co-op mode.
- graphics13 mentions
- 69 % positive mentions
- 8 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are generally praised for their beauty and quality, contributing to a pleasant aesthetic and atmosphere. While some users noted minor issues in specific settings, the overall consensus is that the visuals are impressive, especially considering the game's price. However, a few reviews mentioned that the graphics are not the primary focus of the game, with some describing them as good but not exceptional.
“Beautiful graphics.”
“This is surprisingly challenging and the graphics are awesome for this price.”
“The game runs fine and the atmosphere and graphics are great.”
“Overall it's okay; many puzzles, but the graphics are good but not great, and the environment feels sterile with no music or animations.”
“Graphics and background music are also decent.”
“Graphics don't matter in this game.”
- story13 mentions
- 54 % positive mentions
- 23 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally viewed as unremarkable, with some players finding it uninteresting or lacking depth, while others appreciate its simplicity and fun factor, especially in a multiplayer setting. Although the plot is often described as throwaway, some players enjoyed the unique concept and found the ending satisfying. Overall, the focus seems to be more on the puzzles than the narrative itself, with mixed opinions on the quality of voice-overs and animations.
“The voice-overs and the story were also interesting.”
“The story is interesting, the game looks great, and most importantly, the puzzles are phenomenal.”
“Puzzles be hard but good fun ^-^ really liked the idea of a reverse escape game also, and was nice to follow along with the story, especially loved the ending!”
“This game has no story.”
“After doing all that, the end of the story was that I got arrested.”
“The plot is throwaway but exists; the ending is pretty terrible.”
- gameplay10 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews are mixed, with many praising the complex logic and mechanical puzzles, smooth mechanics, and the availability of a free chapter to test the game. However, some players express frustration with unclear solutions and grid mechanics, leading to confusion and dissatisfaction. While the variety of puzzles is appreciated, there is a desire for deeper and more creative gameplay experiences.
“If you like solving complex logic and mechanical puzzles, this game is for you.”
“Smooth mechanics and a clear goal for each puzzle, no complaints here.”
“Really interesting puzzles and lovely mechanics.”
“Gameplay sucks.”
“The grid that the box is using is not obvious, but the mechanic and goal were, which led to a lot of frustration due to a logically impossible puzzle based on the more obvious interpretation of the grid.”
“The variety of types of puzzles is there with more mechanics, and I wish there were more to it and that it went really in-depth like 'Head in the Clouds'.”
- grinding7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, with many puzzles requiring excessive clicking and trial-and-error that can lead to frustration and burnout. While some puzzles are praised for their engineering, others are criticized for being overly complex and time-consuming, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.
“The tedious puzzles ate most of the play time.”
“Tedious clicking and carrying with no inventory option.”
“I give it 3.5/5 - it's good, but many of the puzzles are nothing short of very tedious rote trial and error with thousands of possibilities - they get very boring and exhausting after a while and I had to take long breaks simply because it felt more like work than puzzling.”
- music6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally appreciated for enhancing the atmosphere, with some users noting its beauty and decent quality. However, there are mixed feelings, as some players mention a lack of music in certain areas, leading to a sterile environment. Overall, while the audio contributes positively to the experience, it is not consistently engaging throughout.
“Beautiful scenery, good audio, and music.”
“The riddles are well done and also contain musical riddles; the game runs great even in multiplayer, and the atmosphere is quite nice.”
“Overall it's okay; many puzzles, good but not great graphics, sterile environment; no music or animations.”
“Graphics and background music are also decent.”
- atmosphere4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its cozy and immersive qualities, enhanced by appealing graphics and sound design. Players enjoy the engaging environment, which complements the reverse escape-room puzzle mechanics, making it particularly fun to experience with friends. Overall, the atmosphere contributes significantly to the game's enjoyment and appeal.
“The game describes itself as an 'atmospheric reverse escape-room puzzle game' and it sure does deliver on that premise.”
“The game runs fine and the atmosphere and graphics are great; no problem with any of that.”
“The riddles are well done and also contain musical riddles; the game runs great even in multiplayer and the atmosphere is quite nice.”
- stability3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its stability, running smoothly without glitches during both single-player and multiplayer modes. Players report a seamless experience, allowing them to enjoy the gameplay and well-crafted riddles without interruptions.
“Runs great.”
“Fun co-op game, no glitches; took us around 4 hours.”
“The riddles are well done and also contain musical riddles. The game runs great even in multiplayer, and the atmosphere is quite nice.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is mixed, with some users finding it not worth revisiting unless purchased on sale, while others consider it infinitely replayable.
“🔲 infinitely replayable”
“I'd recommend picking it up on sale just because it's not really replayable.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences such as stuttering and dead ends. While the gameplay itself is enjoyable, many players feel that the content does not justify the price, especially given the performance problems.
“The game is fun but poorly optimized; also, the content is not worth the price considering the length of the game.”
“I got this to play with a friend, and after about an hour and a half of dead ends and stuttering progress, we quit.”
