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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is a tactical, team based first person shooter that can be considered semi-hardcore, especially when compared to most other shooters in the market. In this extremely competitive game, you can almost certainly kill anyone with just 1 bullet irrespective of gun as long as you have the skill for headshots. This is where the beauty of this game lies; there are several complicated mechanics, but in the end, it comes down to one thing - headshots. Don’t worry if you aren’t that good with aiming, you can always play a supporting role. The wide variety of operators allow you to contribute to and help your team without being the top fragger.

A hero shooter or a shooter with heroes?
First off, what’s the difference between those two? A hero shooter is a game similar to Overwatch and Paladins. It revolves around the characters you choose to play and counter-picking enemy heroes, and using their skillset, kit to fight the enemies. Now, what’s a shooter with heroes? Well, it’s a shooter with heroes! But seriously, what I mean is a game that is primarily focused on being a shooter, but also offers unique hero kits to aid you, and that is exactly what siege is. This game is definitely an FPS first; you can even pick the Recruit, vanilla operator with no special gadget, and still contribute to the team by getting them headshots! At the same time, each operator offers that little bit of flair and uniqueness that makes them enjoyable to play. On top of that, each operator has a different speed+armour and their own set of guns that can only be played by operators of the same unit. Combining all of this, it is easy to tell that Siege is an FPS game with operators that adds their own bit of flair for a lot of varied combat scenarios.

Destructible environments
This is the probably the biggest selling point of the game. The destruction in this game is something akin to the old battlefield games. You can destroy almost everything one way or another. My most memorable moment in the game, after about 200 hours of play, has to be this one time when I was killed (yes, it was a death) through a hole someone had made in a solid wall. He melee’d the wall and made a tiny hole that was barely enough to see through. Even though I died, I was not at all salty. I was awestruck by how cool that was. All I wanted was to try the same thing out next round. The environmental destruction in this game is truly amazing, and its implementation is not just limited to fancy graphics but also factors in as an important part of the gameplay.

The next-gen esport?
This game is making huge strides in the esports scene, and the very design of the game with the emphasis on proper communication makes it seem like this is the perfect esports shooter. One of the mechanics that make it perfect for esports is the droning system. You are given 2 drones as an attacker to scout the map and find the defenders’ setup. You could mark the locations of enemies temporarily but it would reveal to them that you have a drone nearby. As a result, it is much better to just see where they are and instead of marking them, just communicate to your teammates that there is an enemy there. This will keep your drone hidden, unless the defenders manually spot it, but more importantly, it won’t let them know that you know where they are. This simple mechanic is so well suited for esports that it is no surprise Rainbow Six Siege is popular in the esports scene.

Pay to win?
This game has so much going for it that it is hard to fault it. The only place that I can complain is the price of the operators. Still, even in this you are pretty much good to go, as long as you don’t get the starter edition which makes the game incredibly grindy. While it will take you a while to unlock operators, it will keep things fresh and simple for newer players. Above all, like I’ve said before, you can still pick the Recruit and still contribute to the team by getting kills; it is not any easier to get kills on fancy operators compared to Recruit. All in all, while it is ‘pay to skip the grind’, it isn’t really too much of a negative as there will still be plenty of other operators that are fun to play.

Sorry for the bad pun haha.. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is a well balanced game with it’s unique flair and an active community. This game is definitely a must buy if you enjoy competitive shooters, or even just multiplayer shooters in general. Another friendly reminder that you’re strongly recommended to buy the advanced edition instead of starter edition. In the end, the only thing you have to worry about after you get the game is the missing hours in your life as it will just eat your time up.
Rating: 9/10