Locked in Edinburgh: The Cutting Room

We came back to Locked In Edinburgh after escaping from their other room The Secret Lab, which didn't convince us at all. Similar to The Secret Lab, the theming was using the old vet surgery room and the clue system was so well themed that some of us didn't even realise it wasn't a decoration. There were a high number of puzzles that we haven't seen before and which gave us high satisfaction when solved. I did miss a bit of background audio or SFX to feel completely immersed. This room was really enjoyable and we understood what our aim was, and we let ourselves being carried with the story that the room was delivering without losing us at any point. Similar to The Secret Lab, I wouldn't recommend this room for more than 4/5 as some of us in our group felt as if they didn't participate enough as some times only one or two puzzles were available but 6 of us would gather around it. I understand that Locked In wants to open it to a large number of people to attract Hens and Stags Do but I wouldn't recommend it. There was a fair amount of surprises in the game and 'ah-ha!' moments. But similar to The Secret Lab, the ending was anticlimactic, while we were waiting to deliver the last organ in its receptacle, the door opened with the game master congratulating us before we completed it, resulting in the immersion to break as we didn't feel like we fully completed the room yet and instead of revealing a big finale, we just had the game master informing us that we won. Another low point we raised was one of the puzzles that can be solved by skipping a step, which isn't a solve as rewarding as it should be. Overall, a nice room with some nice clues and puzzles, not sure I would rate it as the 31st best in the world in 2018 (as ProjectEscape did) but still very enjoyable and would recommend to do it.