Most games today try to keep a relatively clean image, avoiding stepping on too many toes in one go. Ireland-based developer VOID Interactive has not gotten the memo, but this has not stopped the studio fromthriving on online storefronts.
The controversial SWAT shooterReady Or Not, which hasreportedly been banned in Australiafor falling “outside generally-accepted community standards”, is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X after years as a PC exclusive.
According to a post on the game’s official Discord server, the game will have full crossplay between platforms.
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The tactical shooter pivot toward consoles is in full swing, with other hardcore titles such asARMA ReforgerandSix Days in Fallujahembracing the controller gang with open arms.
Bringing a more grounded shooter experience to consoles is not always easy, though.Delta Forcehas repeatedlydelayed its console portdue to competitive fairness issues.
Ready Or Not Controversies
Right after its early access debut in December 2021,Ready Or Not ruffled plenty of feathers due to its deliberate inclusion of controversial and shocking content.
The noise around it helped the game to the top of the Steam charts during its launch week, and also attracted a large portion of players disgruntled with the direction Ubisoft tookRainbow Sixafter releasing Siege.
At a fundamental level, the concept of alaw enforcement gamereleased amidst the biggest modern crisis of confidence in American police organizations stirred plenty of debate.
Besides arresting or trading shots with suspects, players also get to secure civilians at the scene. These are often non-compliant, and the game occasionally encourages you to take a more aggressive approach, such as using tasers or pepper spray, to get them to stand down.
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The biggest scandal surrounding Ready Or Not upon its release was not with the premise, but thelevel design. One of the levels follows the Los Sueños SWAT team responding to an active shooter situation at the local community college.
VOID drew hard inspiration from the Columbine shootingin the process. The level is called Elephant, like the Gus van Sant 2003 fiction adaptation of the shooting, and the game institution shares the same name as the one in the movie. The level also makes you defuse two bombs, like the ones planted in Columbine, although the real ones failed to explode.
Beyond that, one of the major plot points of Ready Or Not is the investigation of a human trafficking and child exploitation operation. The leading theory is thatthis is what drove Australia to pull the game from Steam, although the developers have yet to confirm the situation.
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The game received backlash due to featuring incest and sexual assault.
