My sisters and I had once worked out this age progression for various arcades, so you age up from Chuck E. Cheese as a child to John's Incredible Pizza, Big Al's, and then finally Dave & Busters. When we were working that out, we had never been to Dave & Buster's.
It is the one that feels the most Las Vegas, but where in Vegas will you find a giant Connect 4?
A lot of the games are large versions of childhood games, but you still have other arcade favorites, like Skee-Ball.
There are also games with a carnival flair, VR games, and giant video games, some of which you can ride.
From our point of view, they were still not as appealing as Giant Pac-Man.
Actually, what we were most excited to try was the giant Hungry, Hungry Hippos, but it was out of order. Denied!
For game play, it seems to be the most expensive of the various arcades, though you are guaranteed a duck with Bling King.
You can keep aiming and dropping until you get one. It may not be the one you want, but you will get one.
The menu was recently redone, and it is fine, but there is something very frat boy about it. Maybe that makes sense if you are going to combine it with giant television screens and blinking lights.
We also split a s'more cheesecake and that was plenty.
COVID: I stayed masked except when eating. We specifically went on a weekday to avoid crowds, and it was pretty empty, but apparently we had just missed a large group. Remember that everyone is touching joysticks and buttons, so hand washing and sanitation is a good idea anyway.
Accessibility: Navigation was not bad, but many of the games would be hard to reach - if not impossible - for various situations. As you can choose how much game play to purchase, it might be wise to look around before deciding.
Obviously the place is full of bright and flashing lights, and some sounds, so be aware for sensory issues. On the plus side, they do have an allergen menu:
https://www.daveandbusters.com/us/en/home
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