The ping system isn’t the only thing Siege players will recognise. You could jump into matchmaking and get paired with two randos but it’s difficult to convey anything but basic callouts or commands using the ping system carried over from Siege. While not impossible, a lot of the fun is lost playing solo. Just as well, because this game definitely goes down easier with two teammates - who own microphones and speak the same language as you. That’ll get you two two-week trial codes for your two best teammates. Ubisoft does try to sweeten the deal with a ‘reduced’ launch price and the inclusion of Buddy Pass. Then you’ll be stuck replaying through the same thirteen missions across the same twelve zones until you get bored. It’ll only take you a few hours to play through all of them. The objective pool is also limited, to only thirteen mission types. Each incursion takes place at one of four locations and consists of three zones, each with an objective and an increase in difficulty and XP reward as you progress through them. You’ll face incursions across a limited pool of twelve ‘containment zones’ (read: maps).
It seems the company is trying to make the gameplay loop the main draw instead of the narrative. That might’ve been intentional from Ubisoft, though. If you’re thinking that doesn’t sound like enough to build a standalone game, we’d be inclined to agree. The cutscenes are beautifully rendered but, we’ll be honest, we couldn’t be arsed to read through the numerous codex entries. Any and all exposition is provided via cutscenes and codex entities.
There’s no story campaign to play through. That’s about all the meaningful background info you’re given. That would be parasitic alien species called Archæans (Ar-kay-ens) that wants to cover everything with black goo called Sprawl. You’re part of REACT (Rainbow Exogenous Analysis & Containment Team), a new offshoot team tasked with handling a new threat.
Rainbow Six Extraction is a standalone game based on Outbreak, a limited-time event that debuted in 2018 during Rainbow Six Siege’s Year Three Season One Operation Chimera.
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