And also it seems to be pretty tactical and challenging, especially maelstrom (endgame). In other words, not a washed down R6 experience. Ah, premium currency can be earned in game as well.
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Rainbow Six: Extraction reviews
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And also it seems to be pretty tactical and challenging, especially maelstrom (endgame). In other words, not a washed down R6 experience. Ah, premium currency can be earned in game as well.
I love pve coop stuff, I want this but after discussing it with an buddy will wait for an price drop. We are still playing that alien game coop. (recommended between if you are playing with one or more friends)
This isn't the same thing, in Vermintide and the other games it's just a respawn mechanic, in Extraction you literally lose access to a character until you go on a mission to save them.
Yes, on the low and medium difficulty. Gets a bit harder after that but I'd definitely give it a shot. It's surprisingly tense when you're trying to stealth around, using audio to keep track of the enemies. The shooting is great, as you'd expect.
solo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MXF84AzSi4
random co-op (still processing) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jevkQkpcIO0
Applying solid fundamentals from Siege to a L4D type game on a budget price seems to be a recipe for a win in my book. some of the little roguelike elements of having to extract a fallen operator or go back for a rescue later and taking an XP hit if you fail is actually really cool as well.
Seems like it gives the game some dynamic and enjoyable approaches to trying to keep things fresh. I'm sure it will ultimately hit a peak of being a bit stale once you start maxing some operators out but it's an interesting system designed to keep you playing with multiple characters and not just park it on your favorite all the time since they accrue damage and need to rest in between levels like OG R6.
I think the whole alien concept is kind of silly but the original limited event that this is based on was ultimately a fun experience so I'm not that shocked this turned out to be pretty enjoyable as well. Definitely going to pick it up.
Seems like it gives the game some dynamic and enjoyable approaches to trying to keep things fresh. I'm sure it will ultimately hit a peak of being a bit stale once you start maxing some operators out but it's an interesting system designed to keep you playing with multiple characters and not just park it on your favorite all the time since they accrue damage and need to rest in between levels like OG R6.
I think the whole alien concept is kind of silly but the original limited event that this is based on was ultimately a fun experience so I'm not that shocked this turned out to be pretty enjoyable as well. Definitely going to pick it up.
From what I've seen, it's not really meant for that but you can do it of course. If I'm recalling correctly it does tailor objectives around whether or not you're playing solo or with others. But there are apparently spore "damage over time" effects that can attach themselves to you I need to be cleared with a melee, it's unclear if that still happens if you're playing solo or not.
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...to say the least. Says it will be dead within 2 weeks and solo play really isn't an option.
it's def easier to rescue MIA operators in Solo.
Most of the time, the MIA is in airlock 1 or 2, and in solo there are less enemies.
So a lot of the time I found myself playing solo simply to rescue my downed buddies without any extra grief hahaha
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On topic, looking forward to trying it on GamePass. BF2042 has been my go to for MP lately and my interest in Back 4 Blood quickly dried up. Hoping it's somewhat enjoyable without 3 friends to join and play with.
Yes, you can play it solo.
Looking at a lot of the PC reviews and I'm disappointed in them. Mainly because I also reviewed the PC version and they haven't even mentioned how the game's performance, the features such as DLSS and Reflex (which is so good). The game isn't bad, but it isn't a Left 4 Dead 3, and it was never meant to be that way. It's totally playable, it does have some rough spots and it is very grindy as you have to level up each operator individually. But playing in a group is rewarding and fun, as long as you play as a team.
Game balancing is definitely an issue as many have said. It's definitely overturned and that needs to be addressed. It's like the game has a hard-on for you most of the times. Still, the game is serviceable and as long as Ubisoft is paying attention to the reviews and feedback, I'm sure they'll adjust it.
Tossing in our review as well. The Outerhaven's review of Rainbow Six Extraction PC - 4.5/5.
If you have any questions regarding the PC version, let me know.
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That's like... a main point of tension in the game. Extraction. Hence the name.
That's part of the game, but you don't have to do the entire level. For example, you lose an operator to MIA and you go back to the level. It's random where they'll be at. It could be the first, second or third mission on that level. However, you don't have to do the other missions and can head directly to the next level. You won't get completion points, but it makes it easier to rescue that operator.
Based on the reviews this seems like a good gamepass game. I would probably not shell money for this otherwise.
The Beta was weird. I liked the pace and tenor of the game, but the level designs were so generic. They really missed the great "real place" vibe of Siege. Gamepass seems like the right home for it.
Weirdly cynical take, considering it's reviewing much better than everyone anticipated?
why is his profile banned? I'm curious about whether or not I should support the dude on youtube.
Spores are still an issue in solo play, with no way to clear them. The DoT isn't bad, but they blind you with a gas when they go off so you don't want to be in combat when it happens.
This is one of those games that made me think, "who asked for this?" I really don't think many people in the Siege community are too thrilled by a zombie co-op game... It looks cool I guess? But don't think I'd touch it until it reaches GamePass.
Launches on GamePass.
It's also based on the Operation Chimera even that was quite well received from some years back.
How is 72 meta and 74 OC "much better than everyone anticipated"? Were people expection a 50-60 range lol?
It's reviewing worse than Siege did at launch and that game sure had a ROUGH launch at the time, imagine repeating the same mistake after all the good work made over the years
Lol is it? The game looked bland, but nothing about it said it was going to get like 5s and 6s
I'm literally just going off of all of the comments in this thread, which is a chorus of "huh, better than I expected!"
As for Siege, I played through the beta and was paid to review it at launch. I gave it an excellent review, because despite the server issues, it was an incredible and clearly-groundbreaking game. It's kind of hard to compare any FPS at launch to what Siege was pulling off. It has what is about to be a 7-year legacy so far, so saying that any game is reviewing worse than Siege did isn't exactly the slam you seem to think it is.
You'd have to be pretty bad for the easy difficulty to be an issue. If you lose an agent in a mission, yes you get a 'rescue the agent' mission as one of the three objectives the next time you play but - if you're REALLY bad - you could just enter the mission and if it's not the first mission, extract and try again until it is. That gives you a pretty good chance of making it through.
And I say this as a guy who has a 4 year old who managed to beat the first mission without having a clue what the objective was. He just went room to room shooting stuff that moved or made sounds - aliens, TVs, telephones...
Thank you AntiMacro . I wanted to know about solo play as well. It sounds good, solo or with friends.
Oh shit lol, will check it out with some friends then.
I thought it was gonna be on that Ubi pass thing.
Echoing this. Do I have to download some Ubisoft stuff to integrate with Game Pass, just like with EA stuff?
Seems perfectly serviceable which is the most realistic scenario to have expected. Solid Game Pass add.
