If you've been diving into the chaotic co-op horror game *R.E.P.O.*, now available on PC, you might be curious about what the title stands for. We're here to break it down for you.
Here’s What R.E.P.O.’s Title Stands For
*R.E.P.O.* stands for Retrieve, Extract, and Profit Operation. You might think it should be T.R.E.P.O., but acronyms often drop prepositions and smaller words to keep things snappy.
Let's delve into how these words play out in the game:
Retrieve: Your mission is to venture into various locations to collect valuable objects. It's all about finding those prized possessions amidst the chaos.
Extract: After locating the items, the challenge is to get them back to the recovery area. This is where things get tricky—larger objects are tougher to move, and any noise can attract the monsters lurking around, making the extraction a high-stakes operation.
Profit Operation: Once you successfully bring the objects back, they're sold for money. You get a small cut of the profits, reminiscent of games like *Lethal Company*, but with the added twist that larger items often require teamwork to move effectively.
It's likely that developer Semiwork came up with the acronym after initially naming the game *REPO*, as *R.E.P.O.* can have another meaning.
What Does R.E.P.O. Also Mean?
*R.E.P.O.*, or REPO, is shorthand for repossession. When someone purchases an item on a payment plan or loan, they must continue making payments until the item is fully paid off, plus interest. For example, someone might not be able to afford a £10,000 car outright but could buy it at 10% interest over three years, resulting in a total cost of £13,310.
Repossession occurs when someone fails to make these payments. With a court order, agents, often called repo men, will locate and take back the item. This process has been dramatized in various TV shows, portraying repo men in different lights, from sympathetic to ruthless.
In *R.E.P.O.*, there's no financial agreement with the monsters, who have simply taken over locations left by previous owners. However, they treat the items as their own and are reluctant to let them go, much like in shows about repo men.
So, to sum up, *R.E.P.O.* stands for Retrieve, Extract, and Profit Operation, and you're essentially acting as repo agents, reclaiming property from monsters who are unwilling to relinquish it.
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