Someone's getting blacklisted - a streamer "accidentally" went live for a whole hour of Rainbow Six Parasite footage not too long ago, giving players their first glimpse of the upcoming spin-off game. While all of the footage seen was tutorial only, we finally have a pretty clear idea of what to expect from the game.
Previously called Rainbow Six Quarantine, and renamed in light of the on-going global COVID-19 pandemic, Rainbow Six Parasite eschews the realistic approach of the hugely popular tactical shooter it is based on for a game with glowing parasitic alien organisms that turn people into mutant zombie monsters.
There is an on-going 'Technical Test' for select players, which was meant to happen behind closed doors, so to speak - though the system requirements of the game based on this test are public. We've had a smaller leak already, but that was only a couple of seconds long as opposed to this recent stream that pushed an hour.
Many of the gameplay staples of Rainbow Six Siege are present here as well, such as destructible environments, buildable barricades, drones and some returning operators; those confirmed by this leak include Alibi, Lion, Vigil, Ela, Finka, and fan-favorite Tachanka.
Based on what we've seen, there is a lot of Left 4 Dead DNA in the gameplay design, alongside the obvious traits lifted from the limited-time Outbreak mode in Siege, the popularity of which spawned this spin-off in the first place. Essentially, each mission requires operators to gather intel and tissue samples, with the maps divided into sections with airlocks in between that act as safe zones.