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Scout Corps accepting recruits for upcoming 'Attack on Titan' real escape games

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By Casey Baseel

As its popularity continues to grow, "Attack on Titan" seems to be seeping into the real world more and more, whether with figurines (in both hyper-realistic and, well, potato versions) or replicas of the heroes’ 3D maneuver gear. Soon, though, fans will have a chance to reverse the trend and experience the world of the hit anime first-hand at a series of "Attack on Titan"-themed escape games.

Japanese company Scrap has made a name for itself producing the events it’s dubbed “real escape games.” Combining the mental challenges of puzzle solving with the thrills of a walk-through haunted house, Scrap put on real escape games in Japan, the U.S., China, Taiwan and Singapore. Scrap has developed a reputation for creating intensely immersive settings with some fiendishly difficult mysteries, sometimes with success rates below 10%.

For their latest effort, Scrap is developing an "Attack on Titan" game. Players take on the role of new recruits into the Scout Corps, the intrepid band of humans fighting to protect humanity from the man-eating Titans. On the players’ first day as full-fledged members of the Corps, though, the city is invaded by the colossal monsters.

Seeing as it would be impractical to outfit each player with the wire-launching 3D maneuver gear and pair of swords used to combat the Titans in the anime, the goal instead is to flee to the inner sanctum of the walled city, solving puzzles to pass through the gates in the anti-Titan walls along the way. Players have a time limit of one hour to make their escape, after which any left outside the safe haven will presumably be eaten by the giant monsters (or politely guided to the exits by Scrap staff).

In keeping with the scale of "Attack on Titan’s" antagonists, the game, dubbed "Escape from a Certain Walled City," will have the most venues for a Scrap production yet, with the event being held in six cities across Japan starting this spring. The current schedule is:

May 3,4: Yokohama, Yokohama Stadium May (exact date to be announced): Osaka (exact location TBA) May 25, June 1: Nagoya, Toyota Stadium June 22: Sendai, Rakuten kobo Stadium Miyazaki June 27, 28, 29: Fukuoka, Yahoo! Auction Dome August (exact date TBA): Tokyo, Meiji Jingu Stadium

Advanced tickets can be purchased for 3,000 yen and are highly recommended. Not only does it assure you’ll get to play, it also saves you 500 yen compared to getting your ticket at the door.

Source: Attack on Titan Real Escape Game official website

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May 3 and 4 Ok ok ok!

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http://realdgame.jp/shingeki/about-reald.html

Here's the youtube video of what the, uh, game is. It doesn't seem that exciting, to me, but if you like treasure hunting games, solving riddles and the like then this should be fun for you.

Just don't expect, you know, Titans to come.

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I still haven't figured out why that show is so popular.

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Attack on Titan is decent but not particularly amazing. Evangelion is better.

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TedJohnsonFEB. 12, 2014 - 11:10PM JST I still haven't figured out why that show is so popular.

Watch it please! It's a gooooodddddd one!

It's basically,humanity struggling with the Titans(the giants) when in fact the real enemy is........... Gosh, I think I spoiled you! Please do watch!

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It's surprising the show is so popular. The story doesn't seem to be as complicated and intricate as I thought (and it moves extremely slow.) It banks on impact.

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