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Apr 1, 2009 · 67% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 63% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Fourteen years into a life sentence, convict Frank Perry (Brian Cox) plans to escape from prison after learning his daughter nearly...
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By Richard Cobbett
Posted: Feb 13, 2015 11:14 pm
There’s a reason prison breaks happen far more often in fiction than reality: these places really don’t mess around. Nor, despite what its cute graphics may suggest, does The Escapists. It’s hardly a realistic simulation of life behind bars – with the prisoners quoting everything from famous movies to Breaking Bad – but it’s a fiendish little mix of sandbox and puzzle game whose six prisons take no prisoners. Metaphorically speaking, anyway…
It’s a game that looks like Prison Architect’s black-sheep brother, but plays about as a regimented sandbox to first be controlled by, and then to subvert. Morning roll-call is time for everyone to gather and be told the business of the day, including whose cells are about to be inspected for contraband. Soon I realized it’s also a great time to sneak into other prisoners’ cells and carefully pocket anything good from their stash. Social times like dinner, meanwhile, offer a chance to chat with other prisoners, recruit assistance, and collect mini-quests like retrieving someone’s stolen DVD or causing a scene during the next roll-call.
How much you appreciate the result will primarily depend on two factors: whether you like being left alone to figure out what to do, because the basic tutorial covers very little of what you need to know to actually escape one of the real prisons, and how annoying this repetition is going to be over time. It takes a long series of days to gather and assemble the bits that you need for an escape, and it’s easy to lose all the important ones with just the slightest mistake. You can only save at the start of each in-game day, and while there’s no death, being taken out by a random prisoner deciding they don’t like your face, or a guard screwing up your plan at the last second, can make for an excruciating time-out and loss of hard-earned progress.
Each of the nine prisons offers a different-feeling challenge though, not to mention new settings, from minimum security with a cell conveniently located right by a service corridor, to a high-security facility for those who have officially transcended mere scamphood. The first has cable TV in all the rooms, the last has security cameras. Between them are a Stalag, Shankton State Pen, a jungle jail, and San Pancho, south of the border in a cloud of heat and anger. There are also currently three additional ‘custom’ prisons, including Camp Epsilon, where all cells have mesh walls for an extra-special lack of privacy and most prison life is out in the open.
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As a mix of sandbox, puzzle and open-world action, The Escapists offers something fresh and entertaining. The nature of what it’s simulating leads to some annoyances and careful handwaves to keep things light, but with both enough space between those moments to feel like I was actually producing my own plan and enough tools that I didn’t just feel ...
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Sep 25, 2018 · The Escapists is an award winning prison break simulation that provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life. Master the routine, plan your strategy then execute your Escape.
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Feb 13, 2015 · The Escapists gives players the chance to experience a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping.
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Feb 11, 2015 · In The Escapists, your task as an inmate is to plot an escape route, all while under the watchful eyes of ever-suspicious prison guards. You enter a life ruled by routine.
Aug 22, 2017 · The Escapists 2 makes a valiant effort at being a challenging, realistic take on prison life, but is a let-down in some crucial areas. The inadequate tutorials fail to capture what the rest of the experience demands, and even when this code is cracked it all becomes tedious quickly.
The Escapists is a unique prison sandbox experience with lots of items to craft and combine in your daring quest for freedom. Life in prison will keep you on your toes with the strict rules that you’ll have to break.
