Finding a way out.
Today, Florence Smith Nicholls explores experimental escape room Memoirscape and its tale of queer love in the 80s.
“This room is very gender.”
All the hallmarks of adolescence are here, posters on the walls, a brightly covered duvet, knick-knacks.
The space is bathed in warm light.
I sit down on the bed and pick up a romance novel left nearby.
It’s comfortable, one might even say cosy, but we’re not alone.
Oh, and the novel isextremely gay.
AsMemoirscape’s websiteputs it,“Let your curiosity guide you, and notice the narrative unfold.”
Like other escape rooms, Memoirscape features puzzles to solve.
There are even four different endings, none of which diminish the player for not getting further.
Indeed, Memoirscape’s very specific 80s nostalgia goes beyond mere aesthetics.
Or they might opt to speedrun the puzzles and discover Adler’s secrets as quickly as possible.
Given Memoirscape’s emphasis on set design and exploration, it reminded me of video games with similar themes.
