Rainbow Six Siege Year 7, Season 1, called Demon Veil, kicks off March 15.
“The move towards a sport-like narrative was understandable as it gave us some much-needed levity during that time.
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“Our story ‘The Program’ was key in preparing our Operators for what comes next.
“It certainly did not get written overnight,” Lima said.
That group was faceless and not very interesting, however.
So, this isn’t just some purely evil group that Rainbow is fighting.
It’s a group composed of Rainbow’s former friends and allies.
This narrative has a large emotional investment as well, as it sees families split on their ideologies.
Similarly, Pulse is the husband of Hibana, and she’s choosing to stay with Rainbow.
There are stakes in this rivalry that are worth caring about.
“We have a few standout personalities who have become star protagonists,” Lima said.
We’ve seen them in a lot of Siege assets including peripheral Rainbow Six titles.
Lima added: “It’s why telling the story of Ela and Zofia was so appealing.
But you’ll notice none of the big Operators are featured in Sisters in Arms.
We even end on Smoke, which we’ve never really ‘seen’ in a big CGI before.
Going forward, the game’s story and gameplay won’t be treated as completely separate things.
Instead, one can impact the other.
“The team has been interested in implementing this for years.
It stands as an objective for Year 8 with tons of interest from our audio and business teams.
We’ll have more info on this when discussing our future roadmap with our community.”
“Our narrative pages on the game’s website also serve as added exposition for this episodic narrative.
Rainbow Six Siege Year 7, Season 1 is called Demon Veil.
It adds a new defender, Azami.
The Japanese Operator can create makeshift barriers with her kunai-shaped Kiba Barrier gadgets.
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