Hi all
My team returned to Mission Sydney in April 2021, having last been there in October 2019 when we played Trapped. You can check out my reviews of all of the other Mission Sydney rooms here: Vampire Castle, Dr M, The Lost Mine, Unstoppable and Trapped. This time we were back to play their latest room, The Sacrifice. All 5 of our previous experiences at Mission were really enjoyable, so we had high expectations going in to play The Sacrifice.
The Sacrifice was my 183rd room to date. The theme of the room is as follows:
Your friend who loves investigating old folk tales and mysteries, tells you about an old legend that he is looking into. He travels to where the legend originated, but disappeared and never came back.
He never said too much on what the investigation was about, only ever mentioned that it was an old legend involving a mythical creature. If this creature was to be found, then any wish can be granted.
With limited knowledge on the situation, you go to his studio hoping to find out more about his investigation and his whereabouts.
Here’s what we thought of The Sacrifice:
- this experience is enormous. I lost count of how many different rooms/areas there were in The Sacrifice, but I’m pretty sure it’s the largest escape room I have played in Australia;
- the theming is really impressive. I think ever since their Unstoppable room, Mission Sydney really stepped up its game with respect to the quality of its theming and props. The Sacrifice is a step up again – there are sections that are truly beautiful and where an incredible amount of attention to detail has been applied. In several areas of the experience, we had totally forgotten that we were in the Sydney CBD, which is really hard to achieve – the level of immersion was excellent;
- at 100 minutes, I think The Sacrifice is the longest duration room in Sydney (and possibly the country – if anyone knows of a longer room currently available, please let me know). The downside is that The Sacrifice is also the most expensive escape room that I am aware of in Sydney, at $67.50 per player. My view is that the room is strong enough to justify the price tag (especially given that it is 2/3 longer than most rooms in the market);
- the puzzles in The Sacrifice were all really strong and made sense. There isn’t an old-school padlock to be seen in this room (as is typical of Mission Sydney’s rooms). They have carved out the “high tech” section of the escape room market in Sydney;
- another unique aspect of The Sacrifice is that it contains a live actor. This is something that’s really common overseas but not that common here in Australia. I have probably paid 10 or so rooms to date here that have live actor interactions. It was a really cool interaction in The Sacrifice; and
- this room is scary, really scary. There were certain elements that had some in my team screaming and grabbing each other (and running). So the room definitely is not family-friendly, but if you’re into scary themes like me then I’m sure you will enjoy it.
My team all really enjoyed The Sacrifice. I think it’s probably my equal favourite Mission Sydney, together with Unstoppable. The theming is excellent, the immersion is up there with the best and the puzzles are all really strong. It’s not for the faint of heart, but if you enjoy a good scare and a great, immersive escape room experience, this room is definitely for you.
Where: Suite 502, 724 George Street, Sydney
Duration: 100 minutes
Themes: 7 themes
Cost: $67.50pp (but we played at the invitation of the owners)
Overall Rating: Scary, immersive and enormous – I loved it!
More details: https://www.missionsydney.com/
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