After nearly 700 hours on this game I can honestly say that I have enjoyed the game and got my moneys worth from it and you should buy it if you’re into tactical first person shooters but I’m going to go into detail on what makes this game good but what also makes it trip and sometimes stumble into an absolute mess.

Rainbow six siege is not a rainbow six game as the name would lead you to believe let’s get that out of the way first, the reason I say this is because after playing some of the early rainbow six games and some of the recent ones those being Vegas 1 and 2 there is a definite change in synergy 1. There is no story to this game whatsoever, there is however a situations section that allows you to get into the controls and how different modes would work e.g. hostage rescue, Bomb and Secure Area but this is very limiting on the story and this can be completed within minutes or in an hour or 2 as I did to get into the controls and how the overall movement works in the game. 2. There is no direct reference to previous games in terms of past events or characters so no reprisal of Logan Keller or Jung Park in this unfortunately. This game is a tactical shooter with the IP of rainbow six slapped on there just to get the audience rolling back in after a 7-year absence of the series (at least that’s how it feels when I look at this game)

Now this game is tactical there is no mistaking that. Yourself and 4 others have to defend or attack a site using your wits and gadgets as well as your skills in firearms and by doing this you can win a round or lose a round, Casual Mode gives first to win 3 rounds and Ranked mode gives first to 4 unless Overtime mode is introduced which gives first to 5 and so on and so on until a team reigns victorious. Each map has its own defence sites which are different and varied which do call for different operators to be used (more information on operators below). Now there are maps that are used in casual that are not used in ranked but this does not mean just go and play ranked mode all the time as casual can be a lot of fun to practise new operators and sites with different strategies to adapt your own playstyle and this becomes especially helpful when playing ranked mode

Now the operators are where the meat of this game exist, at the time of reviewing there are 50 operators excluding the default recruit operator which has no mainline gadget to use unlike the other 50 that are available 25 for defence and 25 for attacking. Each operator has a different gadget that can be used in various ways for different situations Jackal for example is an attacking Operator who can track footprints of enemy players and this displays a ping that establishes contact every 5 seconds for a total of 5 pings, this can be done in a total of 3 times. Now this gadget can be used in a variety or different ways but mainly it used to hunt down Roamers (a type of operator who stays away from sites and flanks attacking operators unexpectedly) but it can be used to get a bead on a specific operator whereabouts especially useful when it comes to a 3v2 situation.

With this just being one operator out of the other 25 attacking ops it might be worth researching some of these up before you go into buying them outright with Renown (an in-game currency that increases with play) or R6 Credits (a purchasable currency used to purchase higher end skins and uniforms as well as Bundle packs). With the standard edition that is available now you get all the “legacy” operators but not the Year 1,2,3 or 4 operators these are bought separately dependent on the version of the game you buy.

In terms of overall enjoyment of this game I still enjoy the game after all this time playing and have improved over time when it comes to aiming in general as the weapons vary in terms of recoil patterns. I have made interesting friends along the way, but this does not mean that this game is all sunshine and rainbows this game has its fair share of toxicity especially in both Casual and Ranked modes, a lot of people making themselves sound better than they actually are, giving grief to others because they have a higher rank (similar to a class system) or even when a player is confused about what to do they will get some flak for no reason whatsoever so if you’re going to buy into this game just know that this game can be toxic and you need somewhat of a thick skin. (NOTE: everyone’s perception of toxicity differs with this game whether its in abundance or not, this is a view that I have come to realise over my time playing)

In this game there have been several updates and several fixes that have made this game brilliant but then there are some fixes that have indirectly buggered the game even further a recent one is the FPS camera, there was a fix that was meant to go towards a perspective fix and in doing so it has indirectly made animations slower when crouching which you can sometimes see in opponents kill cams. Some of the fixes that have come down have been essentially a band aid on a bigger problem a quick fix if you will.

The monetisation in this game is absolutely nuts don’t get me wrong it could be much worse (*cough EA *cough) but there are some things in this game that nearly borders it for example the massive shop they have implemented that has hundred of skins and uniforms available as well as packs, some of these can be bought with renown which is nice but some are outright bought with real money and not R6 credits the store is in no way pay to win but there are some things that would make you think this such as buying a dark uniform for a player to be used on certain maps that have dark corners (Tactical thinking there) overall I think that the store is a double edged sword its good in places but has gaping holes when it comes to its loot box system yes this game has one but one that is not bought into with real life currency or R6 credits but just with renown which can be earned in game by playing and completing challenges. The “loot box” system that’s in place can earn you a lot of new skins to start with and can earn you some sweet looking skins that you can not purchase from the store this can be included for uniforms and helmets too.

Now if you buy into this game you will get a lot of people shouting, “HOW IS THAT NOT A HEADSHOT!” and this is sometimes down to Net code and your bandwidth/Ping, and I think this is something that is still being investigated but I’m not 100% sure.

Overall, I feel that this game is great and keeps me coming back for more as I learn with every match which is something new compared to most games at the moment and it’s a blast to stream with, in terms of ratings I will probably give this game an 8.5/10

After nearly 700 hours on this game I can honestly say that I have enjoyed the game and got my moneys worth from it and you should buy it if you’re into tactical first person shooters but I’m going to go into detail on what makes this game good but what also makes it trip and sometimes stumble into an absolute mess. Rainbow six siege is not a rainbow six game as the name would lead you to believe let’s get that out of the way first, the reason I say this is because after playing some of the early rainbow six games and some of the recent ones those being Vegas 1 and 2 there is a definite change in synergy 1. There is no story to this game whatsoever, there is however a situations section that allows you to get into the controls and how different modes would work e.g. hostage rescue, Bomb and Secure Area but this is very limiting on the story and this can be completed within minutes or in an hour or 2 as I did to get into the controls and how the overall movement works in the game. 2. There is no direct reference to previous games in terms of past events or characters so no reprisal of Logan Keller or Jung Park in this unfortunately. This game is a tactical shooter with the IP of rainbow six slapped on there just to get the audience rolling back in after a 7-year absence of the series (at least that’s how it feels when I look at this game) Now this game is tactical there is no mistaking that. Yourself and 4 others have to defend or attack a site using your wits and gadgets as well as your skills in firearms and by doing this you can win a round or lose a round, Casual Mode gives first to win 3 rounds and Ranked mode gives first to 4 unless Overtime mode is introduced which gives first to 5 and so on and so on until a team reigns victorious. Each map has its own defence sites which are different and varied which do call for different operators to be used (more information on operators below). Now there are maps that are used in casual that are not used in ranked but this does not mean just go and play ranked mode all the time as casual can be a lot of fun to practise new operators and sites with different strategies to adapt your own playstyle and this becomes especially helpful when playing ranked mode Now the operators are where the meat of this game exist, at the time of reviewing there are 50 operators excluding the default recruit operator which has no mainline gadget to use unlike the other 50 that are available 25 for defence and 25 for attacking. Each operator has a different gadget that can be used in various ways for different situations Jackal for example is an attacking Operator who can track footprints of enemy players and this displays a ping that establishes contact every 5 seconds for a total of 5 pings, this can be done in a total of 3 times. Now this gadget can be used in a variety or different ways but mainly it used to hunt down Roamers (a type of operator who stays away from sites and flanks attacking operators unexpectedly) but it can be used to get a bead on a specific operator whereabouts especially useful when it comes to a 3v2 situation. With this just being one operator out of the other 25 attacking ops it might be worth researching some of these up before you go into buying them outright with Renown (an in-game currency that increases with play) or R6 Credits (a purchasable currency used to purchase higher end skins and uniforms as well as Bundle packs). With the standard edition that is available now you get all the “legacy” operators but not the Year 1,2,3 or 4 operators these are bought separately dependent on the version of the game you buy. In terms of overall enjoyment of this game I still enjoy the game after all this time playing and have improved over time when it comes to aiming in general as the weapons vary in terms of recoil patterns. I have made interesting friends along the way, but this does not mean that this game is all sunshine and rainbows this game has its fair share of toxicity especially in both Casual and Ranked modes, a lot of people making themselves sound better than they actually are, giving grief to others because they have a higher rank (similar to a class system) or even when a player is confused about what to do they will get some flak for no reason whatsoever so if you’re going to buy into this game just know that this game can be toxic and you need somewhat of a thick skin. (NOTE: everyone’s perception of toxicity differs with this game whether its in abundance or not, this is a view that I have come to realise over my time playing) In this game there have been several updates and several fixes that have made this game brilliant but then there are some fixes that have indirectly buggered the game even further a recent one is the FPS camera, there was a fix that was meant to go towards a perspective fix and in doing so it has indirectly made animations slower when crouching which you can sometimes see in opponents kill cams. Some of the fixes that have come down have been essentially a band aid on a bigger problem a quick fix if you will. The monetisation in this game is absolutely nuts don’t get me wrong it could be much worse (*cough EA *cough) but there are some things in this game that nearly borders it for example the massive shop they have implemented that has hundred of skins and uniforms available as well as packs, some of these can be bought with renown which is nice but some are outright bought with real money and not R6 credits the store is in no way pay to win but there are some things that would make you think this such as buying a dark uniform for a player to be used on certain maps that have dark corners (Tactical thinking there) overall I think that the store is a double edged sword its good in places but has gaping holes when it comes to its loot box system yes this game has one but one that is not bought into with real life currency or R6 credits but just with renown which can be earned in game by playing and completing challenges. The “loot box” system that’s in place can earn you a lot of new skins to start with and can earn you some sweet looking skins that you can not purchase from the store this can be included for uniforms and helmets too. Now if you buy into this game you will get a lot of people shouting, “HOW IS THAT NOT A HEADSHOT!” and this is sometimes down to Net code and your bandwidth/Ping, and I think this is something that is still being investigated but I’m not 100% sure. Overall, I feel that this game is great and keeps me coming back for more as I learn with every match which is something new compared to most games at the moment and it’s a blast to stream with, in terms of ratings I will probably give this game an 8.5/10