Ready or Not aims to fill the single-player Rainbow Six gap

It’s been almost a year since we last heard from Ready or Not, Void Interactive’s ambitious take on the tactical FPS. But the developer has just published a new, in-depth trailer to mark the opening of pre-orders, and while the game is still quite a ways off, it’s a close look at what Ready or Not wants to accomplish. The trailer focuses in on the single-player component of Ready or Not, and what it reminds me most of is the original Rainbow Six. That was a game where you’d plan out elaborate assaults on terrorist-occupied buildings and try to keep your team as alive as possible, anticipating traps, ambushes, and firefights. In Ready or Not, you’ll work as a member of a SWAT team in what Void calls a “twisted facsimile of modern America” that is “downtrodden, cruel, and corrupt.” All the same, as a law enforcement officer, you’ll want to de-escalate situations and use non-lethal means to incapacitate targets whenever possible, as you’ll be working to resolve cases rather than piling up bodies.