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Do you like escape rooms?
Many people enjoy escape rooms, but if you're trying them for the first time, I imagine you've had these worries.
"What if I can't solve it in time?"
"What if the puzzles are too difficult?"
"Won't I just end up worrying about the time the whole way through?"
I had similar worries at first too.
But after recently experiencing Real World Cheongju's Rooms located on the 3rd floor of Connect Hyundai Cheongju, my thoughts about escape rooms changed completely.
It proceeds in a different way than traditional escape rooms, allowing even beginners to enjoy it without burden, and beyond simply solving puzzles, it provides a special experience of directly exploring a story.
Today, I'll introduce my experience with Real World Rooms for those looking for a unique escape room experience in Cheongju.
Real World at Connect Hyundai Cheongju
Real World is located on the 3rd floor of Connect Hyundai Cheongju.
Being located inside the shopping mall was a great advantage, as you could enjoy dining, shopping, and cafes before and after the experience.
It was a great location to visit as a date course, as well as for gatherings with friends or family outings.
Location Information
Real World Connect Hyundai Cheongju Branch
Chungcheongbuk-do, Cheongju-si, Heungdeok-gu, 2nd Ring Road 1225
Connect Hyundai Cheongju 3F
Website
https://cheongju.realworld.to/
An Escape Room Without Time Limits?
In a typical escape room, you must solve all puzzles and escape within a set time, so you end up constantly checking the clock even while enjoying the game.
As time decreases, you feel rushed, and sometimes the pressure of the time limit becomes more burdensome than focusing on solving the problems.
But Real World's Rooms was a bit different.
Without being rushed for time, you can explore the space at your own pace and complete missions, making it much more relaxing to enjoy.
I felt this was an approach that particularly suits those trying escape rooms for the first time or those who want to solve puzzles at a slower pace.
The Unique Charm of Rooms
Unlike typical escape rooms where you're confined to one space and only solve problems, Real World Rooms is open-format content where you walk around a large space and follow a story.
Features of Rooms
Play freely without time restrictions
Progress by exploring a large space
Complete missions while moving through various locations
You can take photos comfortably during the experience
A way to enjoy both gaming and space experience together
Rather than just focusing on finding the correct answer, it felt like directly exploring a mystery hotel and completing a story.
You could feel immersion like becoming the protagonist in a theme park and solving incidents.
Most importantly, the least pressure regarding time made it the biggest advantage, allowing even beginners to participate without burden.
Recommended Themes to Choose Based on Skill and Preference
Rooms offers various themes with different difficulty levels and stories.
You can enjoy it even more by choosing a theme that suits your escape room experience and the people visiting with you.
Recommended for Beginners
The Invitation of Johan Cattrouth II
This is the theme I'd like to recommend first if you're trying escape rooms for the first time.
Rather than solving complex puzzles continuously, it's structured to naturally complete missions while following the story, making it great for beginners to enjoy.
Theme Features
Moderate puzzle difficulty
Easy-to-understand story
Intuitive progression
Accessible for beginners without burden
This is a theme where even those worried about not solving problems can start relatively comfortably, so it seemed to suit adult escape room beginners especially well.
I recommend it to those who want to experience how escape rooms are conducted.
Recommended for Couple Dates
Redmere Mystery Hotel
This is content I'd like to recommend if you visit with your significant other.
It proceeds as a story where players take on the role of a couple investigating an incident that occurred at the hotel.
The process of sharing clues with each other, exchanging opinions, and getting closer to the truth of the incident was impressive.
Theme Features
Content for 2 people only
Focused on cooperative play between two people
Highly immersive story
Twist that continues until the end
Because you must share information that you couldn't know alone with each other, conversation and cooperation naturally take place.
If ordinary cafe or movie theater dates feel boring, I'd like to recommend it as a unique Cheongju date course where you can make special memories.
Recommended for Escape Room Experts
The Mozarina Theft
This is a theme worth challenging if you have lots of escape room experience and enjoy difficult problems.
It proceeds as a story of tracking down the culprit and recovering the work after the famous work 'Mozarina' is stolen.
Theme Features
Novel and diverse puzzle construction
High puzzle difficulty
Strong deduction elements
Story development that flows like a movie
Rather than just solving puzzles, it's a theme that particularly suits those with escape room experience because you must deduce the flow of events by connecting various clues.
I wanted to recommend it to escape room enthusiasts because you can feel not only a sense of achievement when solving problems, but also the immersion of becoming the protagonist in the story.
A Space to Take Photos and Enjoy Games
Another appeal of Real World Rooms lies in the space itself.
The interior, designed with a mystery hotel concept, has photo zones throughout, allowing you to naturally take photos even while playing the game.
Typical escape rooms are often difficult to take photos or look around slowly because of time restrictions.
Rooms can be experienced at a relatively leisurely pace, making it great to appreciate the interior, take photos with people who visited together, and leave memories.
The biggest difference from typical escape rooms was being able to enjoy games, stories, space, and photography together, rather than just solving puzzles and leaving.
A Full Day Course Enjoying Shopping and Dining Together
Real World is located inside Connect Hyundai Cheongju, so after the experience, you can enjoy shopping, dining, and cafes in the same building.
Without having to move to multiple locations, you can spend a full day in one space, making it great to plan as a date or outing course with friends.
It was also satisfying that you can use it without worrying about weather on rainy days, hot summers, or cold winters.