Deep Inside, Paris - Review of The Magician (Paris)

 

Hi all

The third escape room venue that we checked out in Paris during our European adventure in December 2023 was Deep Inside.  Their Magician of Paris room was ranked number 20 on TERPECA at the time that we played it (although technically that ranking is when you play their Magician room as a “full experience” with their Funhouse room).  Their Funhouse room was way too scary for our girls, so we played just the Magician room (which alone was TERPECA number 104). 

Here is what we thought:

Magician of Paris – Deep Inside, Paris (Room 271)

At the time that I booked the room, their website advertised it as the only rooms in the world located 30 metres underground.  I thought that sounded really cool, that they were able to build rooms beneath the street level. This however was not at all true – instead, you step inside an elevator, which shakes a little and makes all the right sounds and then you step out the other side. I thought this was a very disappointing start (and given they have now removed all references to the “30m underground” nonsense on their website, I suspect I am not the only player to also feel like that was misleading…)

The theming in the space was nicely done. The waiting area is a magic shop with various items available for purchase.  After we exited the elevator, the theming was well done too.  There were some nice puzzles, although some aspects were not entirely logical and required us to ask for a hint (and annoyingly, we had to wait several minutes for a response).

As we progressed through the game, there were different points of interaction with our live actor.  These were well done, especially one scene where the Magician returned and performed a magic trick for us.

Overall, I found Magician of Paris to be a little underwhelming.  It definitely did not help that their claim about their rooms being the only rooms 30m underground was complete garbage, but asking for a hint and waiting for several minutes is pretty disappointing too).  At the time of having written this review, I have now played many of the top TERPECA rooms - I am surprised that Magician of Paris rates as highly as it does on TERPECA.  It is themed well and there are a couple of nice moments, but there are definitely far better rooms in Paris...

Where:                        7 quai de la seine, 75019 Paris

Duration:                    60 minutes

Themes:                      2 themes

Cost:                           160 Euro (4 people)

Overall Rating:           Well-themed but not as impressive as advertised

More details:              https://deepinsideparis.fr/en/