Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel is one of the best escape rooms in Minneapolis. Here are our recommendations for great escape rooms in Minneapolis/St. Paul area
What a gem!
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Date Played: May 30, 2022
Team Size: 1-8; we recommend 2-4
Duration: 75 minutes
Price: $34.99 per player for 1-2 players to $25.99 per player for 6+ players
Ticketing: Private
Emergency Exit Rating: [A+] No Lock
Physical Restraints: [A+] No Physical Restraints
REA Reaction
Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel was a puzzle-filled superhero adventure into a supervillain’s lair.
The puzzles in Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel were an absolute blast. Most puzzles had multiple steps and layers, leading to tons of mental and visual ahas. Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel had a lower number of distinct puzzles than some of Trapped Puzzle Rooms’ other rooms, but this density made for a more concentrated, highly dynamic 75-minute game.
Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel also looked great. A range of textures and vibrant colors evoked a comic book superhero vibe. The set was amongst the most attractive that Trapped Puzzle Rooms has created yet, outpaced only by Witchcraft Alley.
Though Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel had a clear final objective, much of the gameplay felt like a sequence of thematic but otherwise unconnected puzzles. The puzzles were fantastic and flowed well. There was some intermediate sub-theming around certain superpowers. Yet a clearer narrative throughline could have provided players with a more immediate sense of purpose and progression throughout.
Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel is one of the top games at Trapped Puzzle Rooms and in the Twin Cities as a whole. Along with Witchcraft Alley, Eternity Battle represents a noteworthy evolution for Trapped in set design, tech, and puzzle creativity, as well as a loving tribute to a particular fandom. If you are in the Twin Cities and love puzzles, I highly recommend checking out Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel.
Who is this for?
- Puzzle lovers
- Scenery snobs
- Any experience level
- Superhero and comics fans
Why play?
- The puzzles
- The superpowers
Story
A supervillain had wiped out half of the universe. If we wanted to bring everyone back, we’d have to infiltrate the Supervillain’s Lair and find all the Eternity Gems.
Setting
Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel was hidden away in a supervillain’s lair. The set looked like a comic book come to life, with bold, bright colors and cartoonish detailing. With piles of debris on the periphery and a layer of soot and rust covering many surfaces, this lair was visibly the testing ground for various nefarious plots.
Gameplay
Trapped Puzzle Rooms’ Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel was a standard escape room with a moderate level of difficulty.
Core gameplay revolved around solving puzzles, making connections, and searching.
Analysis
➕ The puzzles in Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel were fun and clever. They employed a variety of puzzle mechanics, including some light puzzle hunt tropes. That’s not to say that the game felt like a sit-down puzzle hunt — the puzzles included plenty of tactile components and creative physical inputs.
➕ The set combined the feeling of a supervillain’s scrapyard-esque lair with a level of detail and intentionality.
➕/➖ One superpower led us to discover a new layer of details. This was a thoughtful stationary use of a certain effect. However, the writing was worn and hard to read in a few parts.
➕/➖ One puzzle had a fun solution path and an elegant reveal, but it was a bit too difficult to distinguish between certain sounds.
➕ A hands-on puzzle was satisfying both to assemble and disassemble.
➖ Certain interactions could have been more impactful had there been a clearer narrative throughout the game. They were still great as puzzles but lacked a compelling “why.”
➕ The finale included an appropriately oversized and highly attractive hands-on interaction.
Tips For Visiting
- There was a parking lot across the street and metered street parking nearby.
- There are two versions of the room: beginner’s difficulty and standard difficulty.
- Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel is located at the North Loop (Minneapolis) location.
- Despite the “sequel” in the game’s title, no knowledge of any previous rooms was required or useful. Eternity Battle: A Super Sequel had a completely self-standing story.
Book your 75 minutes with Trapped Puzzle Rooms’ Eternity Battle, and tell them that the Room Escape Artist sent you.
Disclosure: Trapped Puzzle Rooms comped our tickets for this game.
