Best Special Content to Unlock First in Resident Evil Requiem

Many of the Resident Evil games feature a special content shop that allows you to purchase items for subsequent playthroughs of the games. These items are bought using challenge points accumulated during the campaign by completing challenges.

In Resident Evil Requiem, there are various items that you can purchase from the special content shop, including new guns, bonus items, charms, additional costumes, and more. Of course, some items in this shop are better than others, and there are a number of them that you should look to purchase after your first completion of the game.

8 Raccoon Roundup Map

Track Down Those Raccoons

Did you have a difficult time tracking down all the Mr. Raccoon Memoriam Statues during your first playthrough? They can be pretty tricky to find since Capcom hid them pretty well.

The Raccoon Roundup Map from the special content shop marks the location of all these statues on your map. This way, you know where to look if you want to track them all down. I recommend obtaining them all because they give you access to part of the special content shop that you wouldn't normally be able to get.

7 Tactical Tracker

More Points for Kills

After reaching Raccoon City for the first time, you will learn quickly that Leon gets points for every zombie he kills, and he can use those points to purchase new weapons, upgrade his gear, and even obtain some body armor. It's a useful tool, but there are never enough points to upgrade everything.

The Tactical Tracker can be purchased after your first playthrough, and it gives Leon more points per kill, giving you even more incentive to track down every enemy in the game. In later playthroughs, Leon also gets points from the start of the game, making this item even more useful.

6 Advanced Tuning

Collect Those Raccoons

Not all the special content items need to be purchased from the shop. Some are simply obtained by completing challenges. Advanced Tuning is one of those bonuses that you get from completing a challenge.

Specifically, you need to find all the Mr. Raccoon Memoriam Statues in the game to obtain this bonus, but it is well worth going out of your way to do so. This is because this bonus allows you to upgrade your weapons even further, increasing their damage and helping out tremendously if you plan on playing on the hardest difficulty.

5 Matsuoka Master Manual

Bloody Good

A big part of Grace's gameplay is sneaking around, collecting blood, and using said blood to craft items like handgun ammo, Hemolytic Injectors, and more. The issue is that the blood collector has a limited supply.

You can increase this supply once in the game via the items found in the parlor. This brings the maximum up to 150, but if you use your points to get the Matsuoka Master Manual, you can increase this maximum even further. With this item, you will start with a maximum of 150 and can use the manual in the parlor to increase it further to 200, which is amazing if you like to craft.

4 Kotetsu

Infinitely Durable

Grace has limited supplies, making her portions of the game tense and requiring you to make critical choices about your items. For instance, knives can be found throughout the care center, and you can either use them to defend yourself or scrap them for crafting.

If you purchase the Kotetsu from the special content shop, you will receive a knife with infinite durability, allowing you to scrap those other knives. This will allow you to craft more items during your next playthrough, and if you combine it with the Stakeout Takeout Charm, you will deal a lot more damage.

3 Rugged Rookie Charm

Leon by Your Side

Another part of playing as Grace is that you have limited ammo, which means every shot that you fire counts. One of the best ways that you can make these shots matter more is by getting the Rugged Rookie Charm from the special content shop.

This charm increases your firepower while playing as Grace. Sure, you need to use up an inventory slot to have it equipped, but it is worth it for the extra damage that you will be dealing. This is especially useful on harder difficulty modes when the enemies can take a lot more damage.

2 Clatter Carbine

A Stronger Machine Gun

Leon is the man with a ton of guns, and you use them to their fullest extent during his sections of Resident Evil Requiem. After beating the game, you can purchase even more guns for Leon from the special content shop.

While three of the weapons are fairly lackluster, with two being similar to Requiem and one being another pistol, the Clatter Carbine stands out. Purchasing this item allows Leon to bring an assault rifle into the campaign that he can purchase using points. This item is well worth it thanks to its absurd stopping power.

1 Freya's Needle

Grace Gets a Weapon

There is nothing wrong with wishing that Grace were more like Leon. After all, her sections can feel a bit slow, and they can drag if you aren't into the psychological horror.

Well, you can change this a bit by purchasing Freya's Needle from the special content shop. This is a machine pistol that prioritizes fire rate over precision.

If you think you have a handle on precision, you should definitely take this weapon for a spin. It can mow down enemies quickly, making Grace feel more like a soldier than a scared FBI agent.