1) Canyon of Dark Souls- I had low expectations and honestly never did fall in love with this zone. In a year with the worst scarezones since Carnival of Carnage though, even a dull blade stands out amongst rubber ones. It was simplistic, good use of smoke and lighting, and full of scareactors who genuinely cared about their roles.
2) 7- Similarly, I had low expectations, still didn't like this street, but admired scareacters. Problem for me was that the concept of changing wardrobe overnight seems great on paper. That is, until it is applied to the real world where folks literally have to walk back and forth continuously to see what the heck is supposed to be going on on that street.
3) Acid Assault- Too large an area with too few and scattered scareactors. Projections only lent positively to the street's atmosphere from a distance but, upon actually entering the street, the up-close effects work against it and distracted more than anything else.
4) Grown Evil- The music was about as intense as a sleepy basket of kittens and the animal-people were just awkward. I mean whose idea was it to shoot for "sexy anthropomorphic bat-girl?" Many of the ravens and bats had airbrushed cleavage that I found remarkably awkward. That aside, the scare-tactic of silently flapping one's wings at the guests just doesn't cut it. It's just boring and strange.
5) Your Luck has Run Out- The title seems a befitting mantra for Lady Luck and her lowly status in the pantheon of Icons. It baffles me conceptually that someone's idea for the ICON'S STREET was "how about we get about nine or so Lady Lucks and just toss them in a sparse, inconvenient alley way?" Heck, I've seen paper-masks scarier than Lady Luck's. At least the masked ladies stayed active despite their boo-sound sounding more suggestive than frightening.
I know there were six streets in all but I just can't, for the life of me, remember what the sixth one was... Hm. Must have been abundantly memorable. Kidding, but Nightmaze was literally the worst street I've ever seen before in my life and I just don't care to talk about it anymore than I have too.
I also enjoyed watching the exit of Saws and Steam :thumbs:
