Ready or Not

Cool, but they need to add that dang G36 into the game already.

 The spiritual successor to the SWAT series of games is here and it's better than ever. In Ready or Not, much like the SWAT games, you are a police officer who is a member of a SWAT team. Your goal is, in a variety of situations and maps, to bring order to chaos, control the situation, secure all evidence, apprehend all suspects and bystanders/hostages.

The big difference between this and any other shooter out there is that it's the only shooter game who's ultimate goal is to NOT actually shoot people. Granted, much like the Hitman series of games, you certainly CAN go around like a psycho shooting up everything that moves (other than the innocent) and technically pass the level. Here, however, the best scores are reserved for those who take the time to avoid lethal force and actually apprehend all threats, so they can stand trial. Unlike Rainbow Six though, this game also gives you a huge arsenal of less lethal equipment to help you do so.

This is the first level I played and I still haven't passed it yet.

It's really cool, and not only improves upon the visuals, but a lot of thought and effort was put into making the game more challenging as well as realistic. With the bulk of the gameplay improvements being done by improving the AI and their behavior. People will run for their lives, suspects will fake surrendering, then pick up weapons, some will be resistant to less-lethal weapons, some will go to warn others. It's fantastically good.

The game is still in an unfinished state, as it is still in early access, but I would still encourage those with a love for the old (actually good) Rainbow Six games or fans of the SWAT series to pick it up immediately. The devs also appear to have a genuine passion for what they are doing and I have no doubt they won't just grab the money and run. They genuinely love getting feedback from the community to improve the game before it is officially released, and they are constantly pushing out updates.

Element: Breach, bang, and clear!

Despite the game not even being officially released yet, it already has nearly 50,000 overwhelmingly positive reviews from users on Steam and is nearly unanimously praised. It just goes to show what I have been saying for years, that the gaming community wants true tactical shooters that are not dumbed down to the point of being nothing special. The community is starved for this kind of gameplay and is now finally getting what it wants again, now in a higher quality than ever before. Take note, Ubisoft and Red Storm, you morons.