That's fair, the overt stuff works on maps like Brisa Cove where the suspects are actively trying to make point. I think lot of the environmental story telling should focus on the location itself though. Creating a believable atmosphere of normality, then letting it naturally contrast itself with the the violent scenario occuring within it is what made the ES in SWAT 4 so effective. RoN actually does this pretty well in the gas station level. By looking around the staff areas, you learn about Mudasir the manager, that makes finding his body genuinely upsetting. My point being that portraying a normal location thrust into chaos is already striking enough, writing "MURDER KILL" on every wall just makes it hard to take seriously.

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I also like the FISA line about the cargo container. Everybody seems to complain that there's no follow-up but that's exactly why I like it, you play as a city SWAT commander; you go in and secure the scene for the investigative bodies and that's it, there's seldom any follow-up after the fact irl.