Breakout

This was my first escape game experience and I have to say it was a lot of fun!
There’s not much I can write without giving away the secrets of the breakout room but it was challenging, exciting and all four of my group had an awesome time. We tried the game called Hocus which is magician themed. It was definitely hard but we did manage to break out with moments to spare!
There was a few technical difficulties with out room and a lot of waiting before and after out game, I’m sure that was our bad luck and if it wasn’t for those set backs I would happily give 5 stars.

If you are looking for a smart fun thing to do with friends, this couldn’t get any better! this place offers real locked up rooms where you have to breakout, it’s an amazing adventure, they got 5 different settings and you choose one, you need to be 2 people at least, up to 4 or 6 people. I think it’s super fun! and adventurous.
The staff were super awesome explaining to me the game, it’s rules and how it works. I had a blast there! highly recommend it. and one thing for sure try to go in big groups like 4 or 6 because that’s just epic fun!

This is a really fun activity to do especially if you are in bigger group. I went there few months back, just me and my boyfriend. It was still a lot of fun! We paid around RM40 per person at that time but that was before GST came in so most probably it is already increasing at this moment.
They have few rooms option, probably slightly more than Escape Room, and before you enter specific room you have chosen you and whoever you are playing with must choose a character that have their own special ability (basically like remembering clue, getting one obstacle done, extending time and so on). Escape room has this as well but they just never put it into character so sometimes it is easier to forget. Once you are inside you are given approximately 45 minutes to solve severals puzzles in order, that will lead you to finally breaking out the room.
If you are beginner it is good to go try the easier one because it could be confusing at first and adjusting yourself with this type of game. Definitely an activity worth going once a while :)

One of the best bonding activity with either your friends, family or even colleagues!
I am soooo intrigued with the founder of this whole business. WHY ARE THEY SO SMART???
There are different levels of difficulties depending on experience and number of players. My team of 6 person took the Magician challenge. It was really fun!
Their staffs are super friendly and shows so much patience as well. They will make sure we understand the rules clearly and we are allowed to ask them questions on any concerns we have. The funniest thing to ask them will be «can we go to the toilet halfway throughout the game?» (just try, and at the end of the day you will know why)
Well I wouldn’t want to spoil the whole game, so you guys should totally try them out!
Oh yes, the staff will usually take a picture of the whole team upon completion, so that they can showcase them on their website or facebook page :) and oh yes! We get souvenirs of our representation of characters at the end of the game as well!
No horror factor included by the way, I’m a scary cat myself. So I clarified with them beforehand about the phobia I had. So jump into it and have fun!!!

So, I first tried the Breakout room at e@curve. To be honest, team games are not quite my thing, especially when you are handcuffed in the beginning.
For the uninitiatives, Breakout is a team game based on real life escape experience. We chose the easiest room for the first time (kiasu in us). To make things even harder, we were blindfolded and handcuffed before heading into the room. I am not going to spoil your experience by giving away the clues in the room, but Breakout is definitely a good team building game. But let’s just say, escaping from a mad scientist lab isn’t quite my thing.

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Breakout redeemed the impression I had of escape games in Malaysia. Due to my first experience of escape game being the really popular one in London, I was quite disappointed when I tried out the escape rooms in Malaysia. I find them not high tech enough and not enough compartmentalised enough. A lot of the rooms I played was just 1 area to explore.
Just when I’m almost giving up on finding really awesome escape games in Malaysia, a friend recommended Breakout, so we’ve decided to give it a try.
It was amazing!!! Interestingly, each player was equipped with special power to save the day! And the layout or design of the room was so cool! There was quite a lot of hidden stuff to explore. Not wanting to spoil it for whoever is reading this, I shall not elaborate on.
I tried Project Fallout, it’s fun but a little too easy. I will definitely return for more!

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Breakout is an escape game concept with a little twist to the games to make it more interesting. Players are assigned characters with special abilities that might become useful during the game. The characters include, light bringer, scholar, time bender, oracle, lock master, and merchant.
I picked time bender who was allowed to freeze the time for 5 an additional 5 minutes. However, during that 5 minutes, only the time bender was allowed to move. I didn’t get to use my special power during the game though, as we managed to breakout before the time was up.
I prefer Breakout over Escape Room. Though we only tried one room but it made us want to play more. The room that we tried was Project Fallout where we were a group of scientist with our memories wiped out and locked in our laboratory.
The one problem with Breakout was that the price was a little on the higher end. It is a very expensive activity to make it a hobby.

In Breakout, there are many rooms where you have to escape from in 45 minutes — it’s similar to Escape Room, but the better version, as you come with a group of 2 – 8 players and each individual gets different abilities like the oracle, who gets to see some pictures in a book and have to memorise them. It helps when you get in the room because the pictures show the order of which you have to solve the clues. There’s also the Time bender, the Light Bender, the Scholar, the Merchant and the Lock Master.
I think Breakout is much better than Escape Room because the clues make sense and are logical enough that if you really think, you can solve them and get out of the room. The price is reasonable and the staff are very helpful when you call for hints and are polite and friendly before you enter and when you exit.