Agents will use a mix of included contents, additional assets logged away in an online evidence folder, furthered by the aid of the open internet and perhaps even an item or two from their own home.
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This is not an investigation full of cliché tasks or puzzles for puzzles sake to the contrary, solving this case will require genuine detective work in a real world setting. Part of the authenticity of Chasing Hahn comes thanks to its puzzles. Beginning with a high-energy intro video, agents are immediately plunged deep into the storyworld with a clear mission and real consequences. Each one is framed as a sort of pre-show that sets up the next act – furthering the story in a way so compelling that it will likely make investigators eager to discover what lies ahead.įrom start to finish, The Escape Game Unlocked is full of the most “real” feeling puzzle flow that we’ve ever seen in a home game. Through this, perhaps most impressive of all is the theme park-quality production value of Chasing Hahn’s several online video briefings. Chasing Hahn plays out in equal parts printed evidence and active online research, across multiple different websites. The Escape Game Unlocked is far more ambitious than a typical home game box full of papers and envelopes. Eagle-eyed sleuths might even recognize some of those ads as easter eggs for a few of The Escape Game’s more popular physical experiences found around the country. A map of Europe is even full of paid advertisements – each with its own distinct graphical style so as to imply they were each created by a different business. Post cards are heavy, with high gloss fronts that make them feel as genuine as one picked up somewhere in your travels around the globe. The edges are even torn in a way that feels as though it could have been done by hand. Newspaper clippings are not only printed front and back, but they’re done so on paper of similar weight and texture to actual newspapers. To that degree, The Escape Game Unlocked carries a familiar consistency with the level of excellence one can expect to find in their physical locations.Įverything within the clasped shut black mission dossier both looks and feels authentic. Obviously without any physical sets, we tend to focus a conversation on scenic around a graphic design and print materials perspective. “Scenic,” in this case takes on a whole different meaning. But this isn’t just recovering a stolen item Chasing Hahn is full of honest to goodness detective work – requiring actual evidence be gathered in order to execute an admissible arrest warrant that might actually stick this time.įrom start to finish, Chasing Hahn is the single most story-driven escape home game we’ve ever played. Given just how much he moves around to add precious items to his “collection,” that take won’t be nearly as easy as it sounds. The Escape Game’s first true “home game” effort exists within the storyworld of The Heist – which in itself was one of their first physical offerings way back when.Īgents are enlisted by AIR – The Agency for International Reconnaissance – to track down nefarious art thief The Curator, otherwise known by the alias Vincent Hahn – where ever he may be in the world. You mission is to go there, find Hahn, and capture him before he can get away.Ĭhasing Hahn takes a very clever approach, of not only putting one of the country’s strongest escape game brands right into the comfort of your own home, but connecting the narrative as a logical extension to one of its popular brick and mortar experiences.
According to reports, Hahn is dealing with artifacts related to the Silk Road. Vincent Hahn just barely escaped, but Intel has noticed some suspicious activity in Hong Kong. “The Curator’s gonna need a lot of ‘Monet’ to get out of this one.” – puns courtesy of our friends at The Escape Game.
RATING: 5 Keys RESULT: Win REMAINING: *not timed