Overview of R.E.P.O.
Currently available in Early Access on Steam, R.E.P.O. has gained popularity for its cooperative horror gameplay and thrilling unpredictability. Whether players are working together with friends to complete high-stakes, high-reward retrieval missions or scrambling with strangers to escape a lurking nightmare, this new game by semiwork offers players layered, strategic challenges.
Gameplay Mechanics
Unlike most traditional horror games, R.E.P.O. heavily focuses on interactive, physics-driven gameplay. Fragile items can be damaged if not treated with care (extremely difficult when monstrous threats lurk nearby) and doing so lowers their value, which means less money to cash in for the sinister Taxman and less money to spend on purchasable items to see you through to the next level.
After completing a level/location and banking enough money for the AI-driven boss, you’re transported to the Service Station – a store where you can stock up on all different kinds of items, from weapons to health boosts. With so many ghouls to flee or fight, it can be hard to know what’s best to spend your cash on.
Service Station Upgrades
Upgrades purchased in the Service Station are consumable by the player. After completing the purchase, they appear in your R.E.P.O. truck when heading into the next level. Once used, they buff your stats in an item-specific way and can be either one-time-use or permanent.
Drones
Each Drone has a different effect once used and will take up space in your inventory as well as consume stamina – so take sprinting away from monsters into consideration before using.
Throwables
These throwable weapons not only take up some of a player’s stamina to use but will require charging with Energy Crystals once its energy is depleted. One crystal is already installed on the R.E.P.O. truck, so you will have some juice already, but they don’t have an unlimited lifespan. Be sure to stock up.
Melee Weapons
As with throwable weapons and sprinting, melee weapons diminish a player’s stamina temporarily, and the item itself will need recharging in the R.E.P.O. truck using Energy Crystals. Certain weapons are best against certain monsters. Just be aware that some could also do damage to you and your team.
Utility
Without a doubt, the most important Utility item are Energy Crystals as they’re needed to charge weapons in the R.E.P.O. truck after use. However, there is also an array of different items that you could make great use of.
An item’s usefulness is situation and monster-dependent, but as you grow to learn the locations and enemies, choosing the right combination should become a piece of cake. As long as you have the money to spend.
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