Breakout Manila: Press Play Review

I have always been a fan of detective novels. The typical whodunit kind of tale where you solve logic puzzle and searched for clues at a given scene to solve. It challenges ones logic, analogy and keen sense of observation. I cant say Im good at it but much like playing video games its a nice mind tickler on a lazy weekend. Solving puzzles to get that oh so precious gem or key to unlock a hidden door to the next area. I have always wanted to try one but most of them involve some sort of fear or horror theme and sadly as much as I hate to admit it I scare rather easily. That was until I found out about Breakouts new theme room is titled Press Play which judging by the poster is an 8 bit video game inspired Escape Room. Being a big fan of the 8 bit nostalgic games like Mario and Pacman I knew Ive found the Escape Room for me.

But what is an Escape Room?

Escape Room games is a concept that originated in the 90’s from Japan called “Takagism” and has challenged gamers from all over the world. Just recently, this experience has been taken to the next level by being brought to real life! With your team, you need to observe and use your environment to find hidden objects, decipher clues and solve puzzles to unlock different stages until you finally Breakout from the room.