Logic Locks - Secrets of Eliza's Heart Review (Live Avatar)

 

Hi everyone

Way back in June 2020, I played an escape room online called The Secrets of Eliza's Heart.  It is run by a company called Logic Locks, based in Amsterdam.

This time rather than my usual team of 4, I played with other escape room enthusiasts based in Melbourne, Auckland and England.  We were a team of 4 for this room.

The summary of The Secrets of Eliza's Heart is below (from their website):

The Secrets of Eliza's Heart is a puzzle focused Escape Room with a strong emphasis on story and atmosphere. The game can be a bit scary at times but never drifts into the realm of Horror.

Here are my thoughts on The Secrets of Eliza's Heart:

• the game was played via Google Meet.  This all seemed to work well and we didn't have any technical issues;
• the room theme is that we are archaelogy students trying to assist a fellow student to find the fabled heart necklace in a professor's office.  That fellow student performed the role of our avatar for the experience (and she was a really great game master);
• the room had strong theming, with all puzzles being appropriate to the theme and making sense in the space;
• there were a number of puzzles of varying levels of difficulty, which we all found interesting and a nice level of challenge;
• there was also a reasonable amount of hunt and seek required in the room.  This was difficult in an online room (particularly in poorly-lit spaces), but at times this was improved by our helpful avatar pointing her camera at certain points of interest in the room (until we saw the relevant items we were searching for);
• there was a nice level of well-concealed technology in the room, which again really suited the space; and
• I would describe this room as being suitable for adults and older children (perhaps over the age of 12yo, depending on the child).  There are some darker elements to this room.
  

Our team really enjoyed The Secrets of Eliza's Heart.  At the time of (finally) writing up this review, I have now played almost 20 online escape rooms and I'm happy to report that The Secrets of Eliza's Heart is up there with some of the best of them.

Room Type:           Live Avatar Online Room (based in Amsterdam)

Duration:               60 minutes

Themes:                2

Cost:                      98 Euro (or approximately $150AUD) per team 

Overall Rating:      Live Avatar experience with great theming and fun puzzles

More details:          https://www.logiclocks.com/