So I would normally write a review trying to be funny but instead I'll tell you why this game is so awesome instead.

Starting off, the pacing. This game is not like other FPS games. No matter your playstyle, you must adapt when you play Ready or Not. Running and gunning will get you nowhere because 1-3 shots is all it takes to kill. This does not exclude you. You are not a superhero like Superman or Ironman who can take shots and scoff them off. There are other games like this, examples being CSGO or Hotline Miami, but what separates them from this game is that death genuinely matters. You are a swat officer, a human being in a setting where life is fragile and fleeting. If you decide to run around a corner before checking for hostiles or if you slam open a door you run the risk of being shot in the head and dying on the spot or having yourself blown to smithereens by door traps. This would be cool and all, but death could mean restarting the entire mission or getting an evac. The developers literally did not implement a sprint option in the game just to reinforce that you do not rush this game. You must play very slow and steady, meticulously checking off an invisible list of safety precautions around every corner. And on top of this, if you end up dying the game likes to send you back to the police station where you end up going through what feels like 7 different intermissions just to replay the mission.

Next great thing, the environmental storytelling. The game does not directly tell you the story of the game. If you stripped the game of all textures and left everything else the same you would miss out on 60% of the experience. Going through the aftermath of where horrible tragedy took place and just looking around, learning the story of what took place in the building you are raiding is such a really well executed part of the game. For instance, in the mission where you try to take control of a gas station robbery, there is a ringing phone on the floor next to the manager's mangled body that will never be answered. In The Spider, there are posters on the walls of Brixley Talent Time that show the faces of the child victims who were traded into Brixley's hands. In Twisted Nerve, there is a child's bedroom in the crackhouse that shows one of the victims who is an innocent little girl, dying in her bed as a music box plays in the background. These are just my favorite examples. There are hundreds more I could list but it would take all day.

Lastly, the freedom. In Ready or Not, you have the freedom to choose any combination of weapons or attachments, tools, field equipment, ect. as it is all available to you from the second you step foot in the police station. If you don't want to hurt anyone, there's a playstyle and loadout you can make for that. If you want to go 'no russian', there is a loadout you can make for that. If you want to go in with nothing at all, I am like 90% sure you can do that too. And then the freedom for missions as well, if you join a public lobby all the missions are unlocked for you to play with friends. Also you can do friendly fire and grief your whole squad if you want lol

also there's a silly npc in mindjot data center that looks like David Baszucki