R.E.P.O challenges every fiber of your being in this co-op horror game. See how you can play things better after transforming into mechanical bodies of small robots. Here’s a REPO beginners guide you can follow to instantly dominate the game.
Understanding R.E.P.O.’s Monster Mechanics
At first look, the REPO enemies may seem invincible. However, they all have weaknesses that you may work on to exploit. The spawn system of REPO has some quirks you may use to your advantage such as:
- Enemies can despawn if you break the line of sight and wait patiently for a few minutes
- Respawning only occurs when their loot orb either gets extracted or destroyed
- Every enemy drops valuable orbs worth between $2,000 and $7,000, a great money-making strategy
Master the Art of Crouching
The most important defense to learn in REPO is crouching. This serves as your first line of defense against any horrors lurking in the game. By crouching, it’ll do the following:
- Your flashlight automatically turns off
- You make significantly less noise
- You can hide under furniture and in corners
Remember that REPO monsters heavily rely on sound to detect your location. That’s why sneaking while crouching will secure your survival more, especially in early levels.
Grab and Throw Smaller Enemies
This might seem hilarious but it definitely stands as one of the useful combat mechanics. With this mechanic, you can grab certain enemies and throw them against their fellow enemies. Here’s how this mechanic works:
- Pick up smaller enemies such as Gnomes and Bangers. These can be thrown without any strength upgrades
- Larger enemies require either strength upgrades or teamwork to lift
- Pushing away Spewers prevent them from latching onto you.
Utilize Environmental Hazards
Moreover, in REPO, it is not necessary to make use of your resources all the time. The environment also provides helpful hazards you can maximize to take down enemies.
- Use tumble launching to turn yourself into a projectile. You can jump, sprint, and launch forward by entering the object mode
- Upgrade your tumble launch at the shop for increased damage
- Stun your enemies first. After that, repeatedly launch yourself at them for maximum effect
Weapon and Tool Strategies
There are plenty of weapon options you can use as you progress through the levels. This will efficiently help you move forward and defeat any monsters you’ll encounter.
- One-time purchases like the drones, shotgun, and frying pan will always respawn after a level in your repo van
- These items use energy crystals to recharge, and you always get one free crystal after Level 1
- The Recharge Drone comes fully charged. Also, it costs less than individual crystals
- Spewers can be used as weapons against other monsters, but be careful as they may destroy valuable loot orbs
Listen for Audio Cues
Now, what to do with the audio cues? REPO smartly utilizes this to communicate danger and opportunity to players. It’ll be important to understand how it works to make use of it.
- Extraction points emit a ping sound every few seconds that you can hear through walls
- Learn to recognize different monsters through their distinctive noises.
- When hiding, listen carefully for monsters moving away before emerging from the cover
Team Tactics
Further, increase your survival chances by coordinating with your teammates. After all, this is still cooperative gameplay where you have to play as one to be successful.
- Heal teammates by interacting with the green health bar placed at their back (at the cost of your own health)
- Once the final extraction completed, the repo van has green orb that can heal everyone by 25 HP
- Revive fallen teammates by returning their heads to the ship. The green orb resurrects them with 25 HP
Upgrade Strategically
Moreover, you also have to work on your upgrades that enhance monster-fighting capabilities. It’ll help boost the damage you inflict on enemies with your weapons.
- Look for strength upgrades to handle larger enemies and heavier weapons
- Health upgrades increase your survivability in direct confrontations
- Stamina upgrades allow for longer sprints when escaping dangerous situations
Map Awareness
Stay vigilant at all times. It is a very needed skill when playing REPO since there are plenty of monster enemies lurking in the game. It’ll be tough to spot them sometimes so it’ll be best to be aware of your map and surroundings at all times.
- This displays active extraction sites, explored rooms,and the fastest route back to your repo van
- Red icons indicate player positions, coordinating revives and team strategies
- Use the map to guide yourself while walking backward when carrying heavy items
Final Tips for Monster Survival
Monster survival is surely a tough challenge when playing this co-op horror game. To raise your chances of survival, you can follow more of these tips in REPO beginners guide:
- Secret Room Access: Find the hidden room above the med-kits in the shop for powerful weapons like the Duct Tape Grenade and Human Grenade
- Cauldron Blasts: Use cauldrons in Swift Room Academy to launch yourself to higher platforms and escape pursuing monsters
- Duck Trick: While you can’t push the duck into bottomless pits, you can push it into acid or lava to create distractions
Conclusion
Are you now ready to take over the thrilling and spooky game? This REPO beginners guide tells you everything you have to master to achieve dominating success. It is definitely easy and simple to follow even for newcomers.
