Tom Clancy's The Division

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  1. Rizilliant
    Mar 10, 2016
    5
    Very Repetitive. The gunplay itself is fun, but the cover system is janky, and cumbersome.. If you have played Watch Dogs, or Ghost Recon you have already tried out the gunplay/cover mechanic.. If like me, you have zero interest in pvp, and you absolutely despised the Dark Zone, and further lack of content, than this game isnt for you (us).. Theres occasional npc's to fight in DZ, alwaysVery Repetitive. The gunplay itself is fun, but the cover system is janky, and cumbersome.. If you have played Watch Dogs, or Ghost Recon you have already tried out the gunplay/cover mechanic.. If like me, you have zero interest in pvp, and you absolutely despised the Dark Zone, and further lack of content, than this game isnt for you (us).. Theres occasional npc's to fight in DZ, always with numerous fellow agents around..

    The AI is so dumb, that they will literally walk at you, stand out in the open, and pop out of cover like clock work.. To cover for this, enemies were made bullet sponges.. A dozen rounds to the head, is an easy kill.. Theres also very little variation in enemy archetypes.. Even when donning a different asthetic, they act exactly the same as others.. It makes for very bland gameplay, when the main function is too easy..

    While beautiful (though severely downgraded from what was shown, also becoming the norm with AAA companies) walking the city,its barren! You will encounter occasional npcs fighting over a scrap, or ask you for water, or running in fear for their life of you for seemingly no reason.. Its like walking through "The Last of Us", only this is a shooter, and we want to shoot ****

    The weapons and armor itself servers its purpose, but is very unappealing.. "Upgrades" are only so, in incremental amounts.. 2% less recoils, etc.. Since the game pretends to ground itself in realism (except when in need of excuse) that the guns, and armor arent very "oh cool, new weapon"! It will shoot exactly like the last one you had, probably look almost identical, etc.. Kneepads wont make muh difference, but you may get a puffy coat to change the look vs a hoodie?!

    So-called "rpg".. this is where had issue.. Because there are 8 faces to choose from in the character creator, and theres a talent tree, it apparently classifies itself as rpg..Well.. Not in my book! Theres got to be a compelling narrative, characters, progression, customization, etc.. Theres very little of it here, with a grand total of 26 main story missions.. All replayable, but the side missions are not.. Wheres the longevity here? While playing, its hard to shake the feeling that very large chunks of the game are being with held, to be sold separately, at a later date.. Its painfully dull, and boring to play.. You are allowed 2 active abilities at any given time, which you can also augment, and switch in and out at will.. But the majority of them are, like the rest of the game, uninspired, and dull.. Deploy a Turret, is kinda neat, but another grenade? Group Heal, Riot Shield? Its like there was a QA, and the favored pcs of other games were thrown into a hodgepodge of what works over there, and show horned into a tactical shooter, so it could be labelled a rpg! If this is rpg, its shallow, at best! Theres also little to no meaningful plot decisions, character interaction (That isnt cinematic), theres no real player choice here.. As far as story, its very on rails.. I fail to see where this whole "rpg" element comes from?! I can choose 1 of 8 faces, and theres a skill tree.. Ok.. So not only will 1 in 8 people LOOK the same, everyone will also have exactly the same skills as well? Ok, so just everyone pick 2 different abilities each before this mission.. Fun! Not that youll 'need' them, since its rather straight forward combat.. Some people claim enemies attempt to flank.. What i see is more that they just move toward your general direction.. On a wide street, they may happen to flank.. Mostly though, they stick out stupidly in the open, for no real reason!

    Its no wonder they wouldnt allow pre release reviews.. And i havent even gotten to all the bugs, terrible server issues, lag, texture pop ins and tearing, etc.. Even on consoles this is being reported..

    Which leads me to my next point.. Uplay, is widely known to be bottom barrel software.. Having this game be online only, with this system is terrible.. There is no offline mode, for you to enjoy solo, if your internet fails, you havent paid your bills or, more likely, Uplay goes down.. Why? Hackers? The game is already riddled with them!!! Another wonderful aspect of Dark zone.. And, theres no anti cheat system to boot.. Just "file a report, take a screen shot of the offense".. WTF?!?

    It was over hyped, deliberately with held until release day, bare bones, dull half implemented features.. Yet another Ubisoft let down.. I used to be the biggest AC fan i knew,and even that i can no longer support.. If i had actually paid cash for this game, i would have refunded it it! Thank goodness i went with my gut here, and kept my promise to myself never to purchase another Ubisoft product.. Or EA, Activision, Bethesda for that matter..

    I too want an to scratch that itch i have, for the TPS genre, but this aint it.. Guess its back o another round of Mass Effect.. I no longer support Bioware, but i already own that trilogy atleast..

    PASS
    Lol @9-10 Scores!    … Expand
  2. Balkora
    Mar 10, 2016
    6
    I don't know what's worse, the shills giving this Watch Dogs/DayZ/Stalker/Freedom Fighters hybrid a 10, or the damage control fanboys who act like brats when someone points out obvious flaws and lazy designs in this game.
    Down to its core, the game is underwhelming, very little mission variety, go from A to B and shoot clones of hooded figures, and scavenge for loot until you feel like a    I don't know what's worse, the shills giving this Watch Dogs/DayZ/Stalker/Freedom Fighters hybrid a 10, or the damage control fanboys who act like brats when someone points out obvious flaws and lazy designs in this game.
    Down to its core, the game is underwhelming, very little mission variety, go from A to B and shoot clones of hooded figures, and scavenge for loot until you feel like a conveyor belt worker.

    The solo play is ok, but no challenge, it's always more of the same, unless you pump it up to hard difficulty to feel like it's worth clenching your buttcheeks, but that also gets old fast. The story is..interesting, but still nothing too memorable. You're just cleaning the streets and relive the same patterns like you're the main star in Groundhog Day.

    The map looks bland and quite sterile compared to the trailers in the past, i'm afraid we'll have another case of Destiny with this one.

    The Dark Zone was of little interest to me, but i guess it could be a nice relief from solo grind and boring A to B incursions.

    The loot system is nice and boring at the same time. It all depends on your burnout meter, if you can handle the brief grinding sessions, then more power to you!

    Currently, the 60$ price does not justify the shallow content. If they add more stuff in the future, i hope it's free or at least somewhere in the range of 5 dollars, but something tells me that will not be the case.

    My suggestion: wait several months or maybe an entire year, for the complete edition with all dlcs to come out, maye wait for a sale, because right now this game feels like it's bone dry.

    It's another bland Ubisoft product that still has chance to prove itself. It all depends on the future content.
    Not holding my breath with this one.    … Expand
  3. Masterhummel
    Mar 9, 2016
    6
    Was alright. Didn't hate it. Didn't like it. It's just there. A perfectly streamlined and appealing experience that you can experience without experiencing anything.

    The Darkzone as an idea is interesting, but the mechanics are weired. The themepark currency kills off any atmosphere and right now just sitting at drop-off locations calling helicopters and killing off the spawning goons    Was alright. Didn't hate it. Didn't like it. It's just there. A perfectly streamlined and appealing experience that you can experience without experiencing anything.

    The Darkzone as an idea is interesting, but the mechanics are weired. The themepark currency kills off any atmosphere and right now just sitting at drop-off locations calling helicopters and killing off the spawning goons (which are no challenge whatsoever) is the most efficient way of getting said currency - with which you can buy gear to get more currency with which you buy more weapons to get more... you get the idea. But what works in lootershooters or mmos doesn't work here because there is no threat. You don't need that stuff.    … Expand
  4. DawnofAaron
    Mar 8, 2016
    7
    READ THIS BEFORE MY REVIEW:
    Since the game is from Ubisoft, we can never trust the trailers or gameplay at E3 as they are always misleading. Ubisoft is a very unpredictable developer that sometimes releases great games like Far Cry 3 and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag but also releases some disappointing games as well like Assassin's Creed: Unity and Watch Dogs. Ubisoft is just WAY to    READ THIS BEFORE MY REVIEW:
    Since the game is from Ubisoft, we can never trust the trailers or gameplay at E3 as they are always misleading. Ubisoft is a very unpredictable developer that sometimes releases great games like Far Cry 3 and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag but also releases some disappointing games as well like Assassin's Creed: Unity and Watch Dogs. Ubisoft is just WAY to unpredictable.

    The Division was a games that promised more than it could actually provide. There was a huge hype train for this game and many people considered it as a "modern" version of Destiny. The gameplay is is very fun for the first couple hours until it becomes very repetitive and the graphics are average and definitely way worse than the graphics we saw in all of the trailers at E3 before the game was released. The combat feels like a generic cover-based 3rd person shooter. The voice acting is not that good and sounds very dull. Even at 30fps, the game still has many frame rate drops on consoles and the open world does not feel that "natural" and feels more artificial and fake. It is pretty empty. The character customization is average but not the best. But players can still look unique among others. The game had a great idea but was put in the hands of the wrong developer which is what my opinion is. So much content is being locked out and put in 3 expansions! However, I have hope that with further updates, this game still has potential to be a great game. But for now, this game needs plenty of improvement. Thank you for reading this review! :)    … Expand
  5. macharius39
    Mar 9, 2016
    5
    Pluses:

    -Great graphics, although not as good as what we've been shown (which seems to be almost par for the course these days) -Interesting variety of weapons -Interesting main plotline story although not as engaging as it should really be -Grouping can be fun -Gunplay is, initially, fun Cons: -Bugs. Graphical glitches and bugs specific to being in a group like the teleport    Pluses:

    -Great graphics, although not as good as what we've been shown (which seems to be almost par for the course these days)
    -Interesting variety of weapons
    -Interesting main plotline story although not as engaging as it should really be
    -Grouping can be fun
    -Gunplay is, initially, fun

    Cons:

    -Bugs. Graphical glitches and bugs specific to being in a group like the teleport to your teammate dialogue never going away despite him being right in front of you. Your teammate "moonwalking" in front of you, seeming to never take cover and shooting with the wrong weapon looking like an action figure. Relogging seems to be the only way to fix this.
    -AI is dumb as bricks. They make poor use of cover, grenades and tactics as a whole. Melee enemies will charge you without support of supressing fire from allies. Headshots don't seem to do much. It could be worse, true, but still disappointing, given the hype surrounding this title
    -"Upgrades" don't seem to follow a logical progression and stats on gear seem to be a little too random. I've gotten green level 7-8 guns that weren't as good as my green quality level 3 Poice M4A1 carbine. All I can say is ?????. It makes things more confusing than they need to be. Being used to min-maxing from other games, I can deal with this shortcoming but it's a little annoying.
    -Lag and disconnects. I experienced a lot of lag and disconnects trying to group up but I expect this will be eventually fixed. Still, annoying that it creeped into release.
    -World feels even more lifeless than it needs to be. I understand about the plague, etc but still there's just something missing. You just don't feel invested in trying to make things better for these people. There is little to tug at your emotional strings. If they'd added some non-combat missions where you care for the sick or something like that it would have at least tried to get you more invested in trying to improve things for these people. A missed opportunity on the part of Ubisoft I think.
    -Hacks. I haven't experienced these myself because I am not high enough level to venture into the Dark Zone but it's basically a hack-ridden gank-fest from everything people have described. It kind of runs counter to the lore of the game. Ultra-top-secret government operatives supposedly working towards a common goal murdering each other in cold blood without penalty for loot? How does that make any sense?

    All in all, it's not a bad game but not great either. The inclusion of microtransactions in the game irks me. We already paid full price for the game and there is a DLC pack that costs almost as much as the game itself. The game hit the top sellers list on Steam and probably on other vendors like GMG, EBGames, etc. Microtransactions were not required to make them any more cash yet they just couldn't resist.

    At this point I can only give it a 5/10. It's ok for short-term fun but I question f the longevity of the game's appeal. It's like a more boring version of Destiny, the other shooter that also tries to be an MMO.    … Expand
  6. Veska
    Mar 8, 2016
    7
    Now i have "only" 15 hours in this game. And it is fun for me. This game has the most dead city with amazing details, that i saw in games. It isnt like E3 trailer and it is shame, but still is very nice game. And others things?

    + Graphic + Co-op fighting + City + Dark Zone (PvP) + Crafting + Story. It is reallysimple story, but with good actor´s voices and it is "B" rating film    Now i have "only" 15 hours in this game. And it is fun for me. This game has the most dead city with amazing details, that i saw in games. It isnt like E3 trailer and it is shame, but still is very nice game. And others things?

    + Graphic
    + Co-op fighting
    + City
    + Dark Zone (PvP)
    + Crafting
    + Story. It is reallysimple story, but with good actor´s voices and it is "B" rating film like Contagion (2011).
    + Optimalization (i5 3450, 16 GB RAM and R9 380X OC with avarage 50 fps without Nvidia shaders but with ultra settings)
    - repetitive
    - sometimes really stupid AI
    - indestructible cars and immortal civilians
    - If you played beta and you dont like it, you dont like it now too. It isn t game for everyone, but I still enjoy the game with friends. It is better then last Tom Clancy´s games but something is missing.    … Expand
  7. Phear
    Mar 8, 2016
    7
    PC version
    Solo play only
    Uplay version (non-steam) Runs great- 60fps Good looking game on PC. Good story. Farm like missions to get upgrades is might get repetitive if done wrong. With the cover system they have in place you would think you would have a better way to climb around things. They should take the Dying Light Engine and put that into this game. I often find myself    PC version
    Solo play only
    Uplay version (non-steam)
    Runs great- 60fps
    Good looking game on PC. Good story. Farm like missions to get upgrades is might get repetitive if done wrong.

    With the cover system they have in place you would think you would have a better way to climb around things. They should take the Dying Light Engine and put that into this game. I often find myself accidentally not in cover and getting killed because I moved the wrong way which gets annoying.

    Most "main" missions seem exciting so far. You can choose to play any "main" mission at higher difficulty for better rewards but I couldn't do it while playing solo and with the lvl of weapons I had.

    No bonus gear because vendor is broke or something, support says they are working on it. Not surprised with game with this scope but disappointed. By the time we get the gear it might be below our level except for the appearance gear.

    World of Warcraft, Diablo3 and SW TOR had worse issues at their initial launch. I am surprised that the servers have been so stable. (so far)

    Seems lots of different things to collect if your into that. (I'm not)

    Overall Game is fun to play and can't wait to play some after work. Hoping the content keeps up.

    (no issue with people blocking doors) lol    … Expand
  8. elrofrost
    Mar 8, 2016
    7
    It's an online shooter. Not a RPG by any means. Nothing new here. But the graphics are very good. The mobs are spongy, but still a fun game. Also props to the dev's for taking the time to make a decent PC UI. Thanks for that.

    But for the single player there's little to do. This game is really about PVP. So if you are looking for SP I'd wait a few months, hoping future DLC's will address    It's an online shooter. Not a RPG by any means. Nothing new here. But the graphics are very good. The mobs are spongy, but still a fun game. Also props to the dev's for taking the time to make a decent PC UI. Thanks for that.

    But for the single player there's little to do. This game is really about PVP. So if you are looking for SP I'd wait a few months, hoping future DLC's will address this.

    One thing I must **** about is the lack of character customization. You get 8 face choices, with some minor adjustments. And that's about it. So you will be shooting your clone when you PVP. This was a big disappointment for me.

    But all in all, a decent game. For what it is.    … Expand
  9. kuehnau
    Mar 23, 2016
    5
    While 'Tom Clancy's The Division' is a change of pace for the franchise itself, the fact of the matter is, The Division hasn't done anything new or unique that games such as Borderlands has already done in the past, in a much more interesting and colorful way.

    It's fighting the same enemies, walking through the same landscapes, finding the same unimaginative equipment and doing the same    While 'Tom Clancy's The Division' is a change of pace for the franchise itself, the fact of the matter is, The Division hasn't done anything new or unique that games such as Borderlands has already done in the past, in a much more interesting and colorful way.

    It's fighting the same enemies, walking through the same landscapes, finding the same unimaginative equipment and doing the same quests over and over again that makes The Division such a boring plight of a game.

    It looks good and I think that with a little more work, effort, polish and imagination this game could have been something wonderful instead of something simply mediocre.    … Expand
  10. NoMoreChillies
    Apr 20, 2016
    5
    Awesome graphics, fun gameplay co-op with friends. Everything this game does right is ruined by : Cheaters, exploiters, glitches and incompetent developers.
  11. Zeblar99
    Nov 26, 2018
    6
    While it looks pretty and is easy to play, The Division lacks in depth and over content. After ten hours of game play you've seen everything.
  12. RustyCoin
    Jul 12, 2018
    6
    It's very hard to tell whether you should buy this game or not. At the moment of this review I have over 100 hours played already and I have basic understanding of how it works and what activities are in this game. However, this game with some RPG elements is based on grinding all the time for better gear and weapons and for some players it could be really boring. There is a lot ofIt's very hard to tell whether you should buy this game or not. At the moment of this review I have over 100 hours played already and I have basic understanding of how it works and what activities are in this game. However, this game with some RPG elements is based on grinding all the time for better gear and weapons and for some players it could be really boring. There is a lot of missions, bosses, PVP, underground farming, etc. Although almost all activities, all missions in "The Division" are pretty much the same - go from A to B by killing everything in your way (solo or with group) it's still quite fun for me.
    However, I believe this game is worth buying only for those who are true enthusiastic gamers and have a lot of free time, because "The Division" is very time consuming game and it takes quite a while to get top end gear. And that's the problem with this game - you HAVE to have best gear if you want to get maximum fun of it, because without best weapons and gear sets you will do no damage at all, you will die quickly and you will be pissed off because of it in no time.
    In conclusion I would recommend this game, but only if you have much time to play it, because it demands a lot of grinding to acquire better gear and to get you among the best.    … Expand
  13. Hawkcircle
    May 14, 2016
    6
    The Pve part is great, engaging story and it's fun upgrading your toons. Where is suffers is to remain competitive you have to go into PVP in "the dark zone" where it's a griefers paradise. And when the Rogue types kill you it's bye bye to experience, money and keys. If the game had a pve version of the dark zone this would be a 9 or 10 game. As it is, I'd recommend you pass on it.
  14. Hack
    Jun 29, 2017
    7
    I picked up The Division during the Ubisoft sale purely for the single player component and I wasn't disappointed, I enjoyed it very much. I got 40 hours out of the game and that was mostly just running through the campaign and a little bit of PvP and exploration at max level. I never really felt compelled to continue playing at max level though, I got about half way through the gear grindI picked up The Division during the Ubisoft sale purely for the single player component and I wasn't disappointed, I enjoyed it very much. I got 40 hours out of the game and that was mostly just running through the campaign and a little bit of PvP and exploration at max level. I never really felt compelled to continue playing at max level though, I got about half way through the gear grind before stopping but I enjoyed my time with the game so I do recommend it.

    Technically it was great, with good performance, visuals, audio, voice work and gameplay, it's a very well made game and just solid overall. It did get a little repetitive towards the end but in general the quests were quite varied and I never felt particularly bored. The only real technical issue I had was in the PvP DLC Last Stand which didn't run anywhere near as well as the main game, often dropping under 60fps whereas the main game never did.

    Overall it's a very well made game with tons of content for solo players and groups alike, it's in a really good state now, most of the negative reviews are pre patch 1.5 when there wasn't much to do, the game is considerably better than it was at launch.    … Expand
  15. adriandenan
    May 16, 2016
    7
    Really fun game, but it does get stale after a while. Still worth it if you got it on sale. I feel the game lacks any good PvP game play, the Dark Zone just doesn't cut it, and the missions aren't as replayable as I hoped. Still looks beautiful can be fun for the weekend.
  16. Ripp3r01
    Apr 28, 2016
    7
    Hello. The bug where rogues/PVPs can shoot through the map in the DZ, is going to . Punishing these players for this exploit would also be appreciated. Unfair to the other players.

    Suggestion: Substract all the levels they earned in the DZ with this exploit, if this info is available to you. If not, just substract an average of 20% off their levels. (i.e. 15-20 lvls if level 80) The    Hello. The bug where rogues/PVPs can shoot through the map in the DZ, is going to . Punishing these players for this exploit would also be appreciated. Unfair to the other players.

    Suggestion: Substract all the levels they earned in the DZ with this exploit, if this info is available to you. If not, just substract an average of 20% off their levels. (i.e. 15-20 lvls if level 80)
    The 'agents' in this case are: It's a very promising game, it would be a shame. Please fix in the next changelog!!!    … Expand
  17. Machismo
    May 3, 2016
    7
    Despite what you have read this is an MMO. If you do not like PVP this game will end very quickly for you

    Quests outside of 'daily's' and the Dark Zone (pvp enabled quest area) are very limited but still very fun for the few days that they are original. It is very enticing up to that end game content (again a week probs) and you will enjoy it with a group or on your own. You're    Despite what you have read this is an MMO. If you do not like PVP this game will end very quickly for you

    Quests outside of 'daily's' and the Dark Zone (pvp enabled quest area) are very limited but still very fun for the few days that they are original. It is very enticing up to that end game content (again a week probs) and you will enjoy it with a group or on your own. You're looking at about a weeks play perhaps sooner if you have a high level friend that wants to race you through. I don't recommend that as you become a mere spectator in missions as his level dictates how strong the enemies are.

    So it's been a few days and you're at end game.

    There is plenty of customisation available to make the agent you desire. You can be an in your face shotgun playa or you can hang back and provide support to the team with great heals or big damage bombs. Much like any MMO there are a lot of build customisation options. I'd go as far to say more options than a usual MMO, build wise. Perhaps solely because no cookie cutter builds are really documented as yet. It's great but with the lacklustre controls that are the result of a console port it's easy to get stuck on the cover you intended to jump with guns blazing enough to eliminate the enemy twice over... Instead you're still stuck on the front bumper of a burnt out car saying 'one sec please' just gotta get unstuck by this car.. gonna jump right over.. wait no i'm still stuc on the other side but just wanting to separate and I got this... one sec no on the bonnet now just gimme another moment man.. actually can you please tell that grenade guy not to send his 13th grenade because I am still stuck and really that isn't fair. Who takes 13 grenades into a fight.

    This game is enticing much in the way the Diablo 3 was. In fact it is a very similar game except for 3rd person / first person combat style. It does incorporate PVP however they've actually made attempts to balance it and you'll find yourself compelled to fill that gap in your item list just to compete. There's no auction house so it does feel good when you get an upgrade. Just know you'll fee bored with repetition until you finally get the item that fills a gap and can actually be used.

    I'm enjoying playing this but not sure if it just due to lack of a better game to play or i really like it    … Expand
  18. maxy2222
    Oct 27, 2016
    5
    Very Repetitive, I tried to like this game but when you need a thousand bullets to kill something gets trying very fast, As for the DZ Isn't that a fun place to go has to be the most frustrating experience ever and I don't go their now.
    As for the server maintenance down 1-2 times a week for 3 hours sorry I'm over it and have moved on to a new game, I doubt I will be buying wildlands
  19. Donnie_Plays
    Jun 1, 2019
    5
    When I first began playing this game, I was somewhat impressed with the overall look and feel. The graphics are sound in this game are outstanding. The cities and environments you encounter are all far above average compared to a lot of games that I've played.

    However... it didn't take me long to realize that I didn't have much to play. The game was too much of a grind for me. Way too    When I first began playing this game, I was somewhat impressed with the overall look and feel. The graphics are sound in this game are outstanding. The cities and environments you encounter are all far above average compared to a lot of games that I've played.

    However... it didn't take me long to realize that I didn't have much to play. The game was too much of a grind for me. Way too much replaying the same stuff over. 40 hours into the game, it felt like I hadn't accomplished anything and I didn't feel like grinding any futher. It just wasn't fun after a while. I'm rating this game the way I am, because of the price I paid for it. I just didn't get the value out of this game that I had hoped I would. I quickly lost interest in it.    … Expand
  20. SpBiggs
    Apr 10, 2016
    7
    The game has the potential to be great. Unfortunately it was made by Ubisoft. Extremely unstable and if you do manage to get into the game long enough to play it, there is so little pve game play outside the hacker infested pvp zone it's just not worth your time. Plus if you want any extra content (if / when it arrives) you better get out your wallet AGAIN as it's all going to be behindThe game has the potential to be great. Unfortunately it was made by Ubisoft. Extremely unstable and if you do manage to get into the game long enough to play it, there is so little pve game play outside the hacker infested pvp zone it's just not worth your time. Plus if you want any extra content (if / when it arrives) you better get out your wallet AGAIN as it's all going to be behind the season pass.… Expand
  21. leopoldo
    Mar 30, 2016
    6
    Tom Clancy's The Division was a game with a lot of expectations, but achieved little. The story had a lot of potential, however, it is very badly told, and became disappointing. The gameplay is simple, do not have anything different or innovative (has RPG elements). The missions are repetitive and after a long time playing becomes boring. The game is visually beautiful, it is true, howeverTom Clancy's The Division was a game with a lot of expectations, but achieved little. The story had a lot of potential, however, it is very badly told, and became disappointing. The gameplay is simple, do not have anything different or innovative (has RPG elements). The missions are repetitive and after a long time playing becomes boring. The game is visually beautiful, it is true, however there is a huge downgrade. The soundtrack is okay. Overall, The Division is a normal game is not innovative, is not a remarkable game and neither is a game of the year, the multiplayer is what saves this game, The Division is a disappointment, to which may be the disappointment of the year Ubisoft did not yield what it promised. 6/10… Expand
  22. Jerm
    Mar 25, 2016
    7
    I was very torn between giving this an 8 or a 7. I would've gone with 8 for breadth alone, it is a very large and fleshed out game, but it's scale doesn't cover its lack of depth.

    The Division is, without a doubt, a huge undertaking to have accomplished, but in the end it feels like an unfinished project, moreso it feels like half of a game. I was only able to make it to 28 before    I was very torn between giving this an 8 or a 7. I would've gone with 8 for breadth alone, it is a very large and fleshed out game, but it's scale doesn't cover its lack of depth.

    The Division is, without a doubt, a huge undertaking to have accomplished, but in the end it feels like an unfinished project, moreso it feels like half of a game. I was only able to make it to 28 before becoming completely uninterested in maxing out, only to collect a few more items and try the same few missions on another difficulty.

    In the end, The Division feels like another play-and-put down AAA title that I've become all too accustomed to seeing. Huge budget, zero heart.    … Expand
  23. kbx
    Mar 21, 2016
    5
    Empty shell of a game is a best description for this product. I will not complain about graphics, despite the downgrade its still very pretty game. Sound is also very good. The overall feeling of the post-virus NY is great. But all other aspects of the game are just bad or boring or both. There are no interesting plot, no interesting characters, no interesting dialogues, no interstingEmpty shell of a game is a best description for this product. I will not complain about graphics, despite the downgrade its still very pretty game. Sound is also very good. The overall feeling of the post-virus NY is great. But all other aspects of the game are just bad or boring or both. There are no interesting plot, no interesting characters, no interesting dialogues, no intersting enemies, no interesting bosses. It feels like they made this visually interesting world and forgot to put some interesting things into it. Ubi should buy private lessons of how to make a good game at CDPR headquarters.… Expand
  24. HonestlyTrue
    Mar 19, 2016
    5
    Positives are:
    - Graphics, sounddesign and 3rd person movement is top notch
    - Is fun when playing with friends, this kinda overshadows how mediocre the gameplay is It's an average game, simple entertainment for the simple mind. Division is a typical AAA product, on the outside nice and shiny, on the inside mundane and primitive systems reveal themselves. Carrot on a stick:    Positives are:
    - Graphics, sounddesign and 3rd person movement is top notch
    - Is fun when playing with friends, this kinda overshadows how mediocre the gameplay is

    It's an average game, simple entertainment for the simple mind. Division is a typical AAA product, on the outside nice and shiny, on the inside mundane and primitive systems reveal themselves.

    Carrot on a stick: Basically the whole game revolves around you searching for loot in order to be stronger than your enemies, there no other real substance right now, but this will probably be covered by all the pay DLC that they have planned out for the 1 year to finish their game and provide more worthwhile content, or they deliver a batch of more stale Fast Food, we will see.

    This gear dependency alone makes PVP a chore to balance and to set foot in as casual gamers, let alone enjoy the Dark Zone with it's severe penalties to engage in PVP. It's like the game highly encourages you to stick to pve or create a second character where you can cut away the risk of losing loot.

    I can understand when people enjoy the simple things, but this turn off brain & shoot everything game shows me that the AAA industry has no balls or are simply not willing to release something really worthwhile. This is basically the Destiny formula in a modern setting, with a nice carrot on a stick as core mechanic to keep people interested. I already see streamer after streamer getting bored from the game, since it's really all the same over and over.

    Wait for a sale where they sell everything for 30 bucks. imo the game is not worth more than that.    … Expand
  25. NothingButHype
    Mar 25, 2016
    5
    I give this game a 5/10 just because it was free with my GPU. Other than that I feel like it is absolute garbage and nothing like the E3 Demo suggest.. Tedious and repetitive come to mind.
  26. Plantface
    Apr 10, 2016
    5
    If you look at hours spent on a game, you can argues Tom Clancy's The Division is worth the money. However, your time is spent waiting for a promise to be fulfilled until the very end, leaving you utterly unsatisfied.

    The entire game is an exercise in lazy repetition to progress in a game that doesn't feel alive. Yes there are people and dogs, but it's the same image on every corner,    If you look at hours spent on a game, you can argues Tom Clancy's The Division is worth the money. However, your time is spent waiting for a promise to be fulfilled until the very end, leaving you utterly unsatisfied.

    The entire game is an exercise in lazy repetition to progress in a game that doesn't feel alive. Yes there are people and dogs, but it's the same image on every corner, highly repetitive and no narration whatsoever. The game looks great and the sound is high quality, but what use is that in a deserted game with no depth whatsoever.    … Expand
  27. Livskis
    Apr 4, 2016
    5
    What started as a 12/10 game has quickly devolved into repetitive nonsense and a sense of violent anger towards my monitor at the lack of progression.

    I suppose we can start with the good. I live in NYC and the map is extremely realistic. The story is believable: A bioterrorist unleashes a deadly virus that quickly ravages New York City. You are part of an elite government military    What started as a 12/10 game has quickly devolved into repetitive nonsense and a sense of violent anger towards my monitor at the lack of progression.

    I suppose we can start with the good. I live in NYC and the map is extremely realistic. The story is believable: A bioterrorist unleashes a deadly virus that quickly ravages New York City. You are part of an elite government military organization called The Division that's sent in to restore order, mainly by shooting the same hooded/masked red names until you hit max level. Then you do it some more.

    The weapons are nice and there are a lot of them, though due to balance issues, you'll probably only find yourself using a few. Each weapon has a few mod slots where you can improve your magazine or scope to better suit your style of play. However build diversity is limited due to poor balance. For example, for some reason you have an ability that shoots an explosive device and the damage of that item is capped at 250k and has a long cooldown. Meanwhile your sniper rifle can reach upwards of a million damage and that has no cooldown except how well you can aim. It makes no sense.

    Leveling up is extremely repetitive. You progress through leveled zones and every few zones there is a main mission that progresses the story, basically the only saving grace of the level up process. Between that every zone has the same side quests that you repeat over and over again until you hate yourself.

    Once you actually hit the max, there's not much else to do. You can repeat the missions you've already done, just on a harder difficulty, meaning the bad guys will begin to shrug off 100 or more rounds to the head with ease. These challenge missions reward you with some gear and crafting materials to craft the stronger stuff. It doesn't take a long to obtain a decent set of gear. Once you're at that point, the grind begins to obtain the very best, and I do mean grind.

    There is a resource called Division Tech that you need to craft powerful equipment which can only be obtained in the Dark Zone, mainly through chests that are scattered around. Each chest has an inexplicably long respawn timer meaning you could run around the Dark Zone for hours and not even find an unopened one. Furthermore, Division Tech comes in 3 flavors, green, blue, and yellow, and only the yellow ones are worthwhile. So not only do you have to be lucky enough to find a chest, you'll have to pray to Lord GabeN that you get a yellow. There's no refinement system currently in the game to refine green to blue or blue to yellow. Weird.

    Now the Dark Zone is the PvPvE area that the devs have implemented, touting it as a new and exciting PvP experience. This is neither new nor exciting. It's essentially world PvP, a concept that has existed for decades. Also noteworthy is that world PvP frequently devolves into players griefing other players and The Division does not disappoint. It is also not exciting as should you choose to engage other players, you'll be highlighted to the entire world. Everyone will be able to see where you are. If they are nearby, they'll see you through walls and other obstacles. There's even a distance tracker so they'll always know the exact distance between you two up to 150 meters. It doesn't make for exciting PvP play, nor is there any structured PvP in the game. The Dark Zone is it, and as the game progresses further and the more veteran players obtain better gear, the lack of content outside the Dark Zone will relegate these players to the Dark Zone to slaughter newer and/or undergeared players to seek their enjoyment. This will not help the longevity of the game.

    Again, balance is an issue. Certain weapons are rendered obsolete. For example, even though there's a plethora of sniper rifles to choose from, you should only be using one: the M1A. It fires as fast as you can click and the damage rivals that of its slower, bolt action, and supposedly powerful cousins. You'd be mad to use something else. There's also a skill called Survivor Link which makes you and your party immune to all crowd control, near immune to all damage, and gives you a speed boost. The only counter to Survivor Link is Survivor Link (or to run and hide) and when the only counter to a skill is that very skill, it's indicative of a major balance problem.

    There are bugs galore, some minor and some gamebreaking. A lot of the time your stats page will not display your correct stats. Sometimes NPC dialogue will become inaudible. Infinite loading screens will completely prevent you from playing the game. There's also a lot of cheaters, who apparently aren't even banned permanently. If you are caught cheating, you receive a 3 day ban.

    All in all, The Division suffers from Star Wars: Battlefront syndrome. The developers have created a beautiful world void of any meaningful content. The stuff they are planning will be locked behind multiple paid DLC. It's truly a sad case for a game that absolutely has so much potential.    … Expand
  28. INSI
    Mar 30, 2016
    5
    A story thinner than the moons atmosphere, forgettable characters, almost no mission variety and not a single good boss are making this game inspite the good ideas involved mediocre at best. The Darkzone is broken and the rest is just a endless grind on steroids.
  29. Hugo3655
    Apr 15, 2016
    6
    The Division, what can we say about this game? Well lets start with the basics.
    This is not you average shooter the game introduces a lot of rpg mechanics includin the level system, the gear system and of course the loot system. WHat does this mean? Well most of the time you'll constanly switching gear and trying new sets and weapons. While people that like rpg's won't mind this, players    The Division, what can we say about this game? Well lets start with the basics.
    This is not you average shooter the game introduces a lot of rpg mechanics includin the level system, the gear system and of course the loot system. WHat does this mean? Well most of the time you'll constanly switching gear and trying new sets and weapons. While people that like rpg's won't mind this, players nwe to this system can get bored of it quickly.
    THe gameplay is fun, but you can get bored of it really quick.
    The games does have an story, but is a pretty forgetable story, quickly in the game you'll lost interest of it and will be doing things only because the fun the game may offer to you.
    The map is divided by level and that may take the exploration factor away, your qyests will also be go here get "x" object and return, main quest are a bit longer.
    Enemies are also not a strong point in this game, you wll be fighting the same guys over and over again, with an occasional boss only being a stronger version of the the usual mobs.
    I recommend this if you have a group of firends to play with, if not the game may get boring really fast.    … Expand
  30. Look444
    Mar 13, 2016
    5
    I think everybody has said it all already. Repetitive and lame gameplay, boring quests, all weapons are the same, personalization issues, the AI is dumb... I hate the fact that they are mixing a bunch of games together but they are not getting why any of them are good.
    Personally, I found this game boring after a few hours. Maybe if it was 30 bucks it'd be okay, but 60? Hell no
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. CD-Action
    May 30, 2016
    90
    It took The Division a lot of time to reach our computers and consoles, but it was worth waiting for. We have already spent about 200 hours with it collectively and we’re not planning on abandoning it, because it is, simply put, outstanding and shows amazing potential for the future. [05/2016, p.30]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 18, 2016
    100
    So what is Tom Clancy's The Division? Addictive action RPG in a beautiful coat that grabs you and doesn´t let go. [Issue#263]
  3. Games Master UK
    May 18, 2016
    87
    An immensely thrilling action-MMO hybrid, but good for 30 hours rather than the hoped-for 300. [May 2016, p.70]
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