Tom Clancy's The Division

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  1. David_M
    Mar 12, 2016
    10
    Honestly, I was a fanboy for this game.. for just about an entire 3 year period. I work in the video game industry, and thought I had hoestly seen and played it all until I saw this game announced at E3. Then 3 years later.. it released, and it STILL blew me away. 10 out of 10, all the way.

    And for the kids who aren't even end game.. determined to give this game a bad name before    Honestly, I was a fanboy for this game.. for just about an entire 3 year period. I work in the video game industry, and thought I had hoestly seen and played it all until I saw this game announced at E3. Then 3 years later.. it released, and it STILL blew me away. 10 out of 10, all the way.

    And for the kids who aren't even end game.. determined to give this game a bad name before even playing all the way through.. Sit down and go think about your life. This game rocks.    … Expand
  2. dwk396
    Mar 12, 2016
    10
    This is probably one of the best games I have ever played on playstation. I have about 10 games on ps4 and 10 on xbox but I rarely play any of those game more than 1 hour straight. But, this game, man, I play like 8 hours straight after 8 hours of work. This game, depends on your taste, will change your gaming life. If you are on the edge, just try this game out.
  3. JoeyLFC90
    Mar 12, 2016
    9
    Absolutely loving it. There are some teething issues but I've not personally experienced anything game breaking and have had an absolute blast since I got it! Looking forward to seeing where this goes and it will be 10/10 if they listen to the community and keep on improving it. Cannot wait for a raid to be introduced, raiding in central park would be amazing.
  4. SirDurkleston
    Mar 12, 2016
    10
    This game is a solid tactical RPG. I've put so much time into this game already and am truly feeling that this is a complete game that was thoroughly thought out and adjusted. This game is both rewarding and challenging, and the crafting is actually useful unlike so many other games that I have played. I really enjoy that I can either have the world to myself or team up with my friends andThis game is a solid tactical RPG. I've put so much time into this game already and am truly feeling that this is a complete game that was thoroughly thought out and adjusted. This game is both rewarding and challenging, and the crafting is actually useful unlike so many other games that I have played. I really enjoy that I can either have the world to myself or team up with my friends and go delving into the Dark Zone. I really cant say that I see too many flaws with the game. The design choices were very smart.… Expand
  5. pocoselejidos
    Mar 13, 2016
    10
    Only the people who havent play it hate it for some reason. I play with friends and SOLO for most of the time and am having a great time. had day one issue but its understandable and got fixed so why to hate. Also some FREE END-GAME contents (raid, pvp) are coming.. Remember that destiny was not perfect at first..
  6. asgxpro
    Mar 14, 2016
    10
    The Division is the best game I have played in a while. Sure there are a few bad things. Leveling could be better and the stat system "especially DPS" is glitchy but overall it is an amazing game. I can't put the controller down because the thought of getting new better loot is too enticing. The Division is a great game and I can't wait for the free updates and the dlc.
  7. Ninjitisu
    Mar 16, 2016
    8
    Haters gonna hate! Wonderful gameplay, some problems but nothing that influence on the fun, superficial story but the coop pays off, this is a game to play in a group, those who like diablo and Gears of War that's the game!
  8. OBrien1510
    Mar 17, 2016
    9
    Not for Everyone

    Let me start off by saying I am loving the game. I got to level 30 a while back and I'm not rank 33 in the dark zone and do the dailies everyday. The end game content is thin thus far but its not non existent, for those who lean towards grindy games then this is for you and the end game will keep you interested for sure while you chase that next piece of high end loot.    Not for Everyone

    Let me start off by saying I am loving the game. I got to level 30 a while back and I'm not rank 33 in the dark zone and do the dailies everyday. The end game content is thin thus far but its not non existent, for those who lean towards grindy games then this is for you and the end game will keep you interested for sure while you chase that next piece of high end loot. Combat is satisfying enough that it keeps the grind interesting. I will admit that pre lvl 30 the grind is fairly monotonous (but once again is you enjoy the grind as I do this should be no issue) but once you get to lvl 30 and start getting some good gear the game because far more challenging (if you want it to be). You can hope into daily challenge modes which are daily missions that have pretty eye watering difficulty at times but are ultimately incredibly satisfying if you team up with friends and coordinate well. Similarly if you want more of a challenge you can hope into the dark zone which is the PvE/PvP area of the game. This is the area where your gear grind will be most bountiful but beware other agents are roaming around aswell and they have the option to kill you if they think that you have loot that they want. Rogue agents in the dark zone are rare however as going rogue is very high risk and very low reward in most cases (something massive might tweak in the future). Teaming up with friends and grinding the dark zone or challenge mode makes this game infinitely better, I would say similar to destiny its not a game you can play alone and get the full value out of.

    As for Massive (the developers) I think they have done a great job thus far. A lot of developers/publishers of AAA games will develop and ship their game and then forget about it but massive have already showed that they are invested in the game and are committed to ongoing improvement of the game. They have already shown to be responsive to the growing reddit community for the game. They have laid out a one year plan of new content, the first of which is a free update which appears to be introducing raid like missions to the game. I think that the division is a game that one can only true judge at the end of the year when all of Massive's plans have finally come to fruition

    I'll finish how I started. If you like destiny or diablo then odds are you will love the division. The game is all about that dank loot grind so please ignore the people complaining the game is too grindy, the game isn't for everyone but as a loot grinding game is been pretty damn good thus far and the future looks even brighter for the division    … Expand
  9. mefdns
    Mar 25, 2016
    8
    Good, very good. The city is amazing. There is a lot of to do, but its good. I like to explore city, participate in street wars. Good atmosphere of dying city.
  10. GoodApollo88
    Sep 16, 2016
    6
    The open world manhattan is beautifully realised. The gunplay is sharp, slick and and snappy cover system which makes this an enjoybale game to play. However the game does get monotonoua after a while as missions tend to get very repetitive. More character customisation could have definitely have been implemented and that would have created more depth to the game. There is a goodThe open world manhattan is beautifully realised. The gunplay is sharp, slick and and snappy cover system which makes this an enjoybale game to play. However the game does get monotonoua after a while as missions tend to get very repetitive. More character customisation could have definitely have been implemented and that would have created more depth to the game. There is a good customisation system and it is a very rewarding game. The Division is best enjoyed in co-op and thats where the real fun comes from, teaming up with players to take down a large convoy is satisfying. A solid shooter, but not revolutionary.… Expand
  11. zGoldenOG
    Oct 15, 2016
    7
    O trailer mentiu sobre os gráficos do game, porém o jogo ainda permanece bom. Gráficos bons,boa gameplay, grande variedade de armas e missões,multiplayer,missões co-op. O grande mal do game foi o trailer que trouxe gráficos exuberantes.
  12. Ffelipe
    Nov 1, 2016
    8
    The game as an interesting ambiance, beautiful too. The game play is good, fluid and simple. I did not understand the story, the form of development of the missions are strange too, the need of multiplayer is an obstacle that can be boring sometimes.
  13. gg11Alex26gg
    Sep 18, 2018
    3
    The division es un puto fracaso y es un insulto para la comunidad de los videojuegos se se haga tanta publicidad de un producato para luego sacar esta mierda. La mayoria del videojuego es malo, como el movimiento del personaje, el mapa, el sistema de apuntado, pero esque las misiones secundarias son pesimas, muy simples y aburridas. Vergüenza le tendria que dar a ubisoft.
  14. Moish
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    Solid open world multiplayer shooter with RPG mechanics, from the best Ubisoft with its Tom Clancy¨s IPs has offered, with more than one game mode including DLC its a vast and fun experience even more fun playing online multiplayer.
  15. DTanilG
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    Игра супер, мне она очень нравиться! Я не покупал DLC CONTENT, а жаль. Оценка могла быть выше.
  16. Gorehound
    Aug 16, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well here's something I thought I'd never see happen an online only game that I actually like and the sole reason for this is because it is a story driven game yes it has the multiplayer part of the game with the Dark Zone part of the map but I have no interest in ever going on that mode of the game.

    So with that with that being said the story of the game is set in New York which is on lockdown due to a pandemic that someone has caused gangs run rampant in the city and it's to division agents to find out what happened and take back the city from the gangs.

    The graphics of the game is really impressive the look of the city that is in ruins to me was the best part about the graphics of the game the combat physics of the game can be a bit annoying at times but once you've mastered it the game becomes easy to play the amount places to explore and the guns to customize another key point to this game as you character experience level rises so does the enemies which means you have to find items or guns to sell in order to get better guns to match the experience level you are on the map of the game itself is massive as it should be because it set in a actual city after all.

    The minor issues I have with the game is you have to be online to play it even if you have to no intentions of playing the multiplayer part of the game and at times the side missions can be the same ones over and over again but there is enough missions to do on there to keep you playing till the end.

    Overall I enjoyed playing this game this might be the only online game series I'd enjoy playing because it has a story driven campaign to it and does not force you to play the multiplayer part of the game and that to me is makes this game worth playing.    … Expand
  17. alexslork
    Nov 3, 2019
    3
    ОЧень убого. Шутер с элементами рпг, как-то воспринимается как чтото чужеродное.
  18. IKAOU34
    Mar 13, 2019
    8
    It is an amazing looter shooter game and I have played about 150 hours and enjoyed every minute of it
  19. sebastianali
    Dec 30, 2021
    7
    The Division may at first glance look like your typical cover system third-person shooter, but it has many RPG aspects that give it the edge. Tons of skills to use, weapons, armor, this game in terms of customization is exquisite. Shamefully, the game has several balance problems that remind me of other games of this style such as Horizon Zero Dawn or Patapon 3 (not as bad thankfully),The Division may at first glance look like your typical cover system third-person shooter, but it has many RPG aspects that give it the edge. Tons of skills to use, weapons, armor, this game in terms of customization is exquisite. Shamefully, the game has several balance problems that remind me of other games of this style such as Horizon Zero Dawn or Patapon 3 (not as bad thankfully), where the recommended level of the mission is often false, and they blow you up despite exceeding it by far, the abusive grinding, or some enemies, even if they arent bosses, sometimes turn into bullet sponges, even enemies that don't seem to have any protection are inexplicably tough, and you have to shoot them like 50 rifle magazines down on their heads, while you could die with two or three shoots.
    Apart from the balancing problems, I also have to present my complaints to the Dark Zone mode, which although it is very fun, it becomes a grinding mess to get the best equipment, besides that at a narrative level it does not make any sense. Why in an apocalypse would people stay in an area to fight for weapons and armor just to want to be stronger?
    Despite all the criticism, The Division is a very addictive game, and that is why I give it a pretty high score, along with the great customization value, they give hours and hours of replayability. I was close to giving it a 6, but it was fun enough to give it a 7.    … Expand
  20. Ampov
    Mar 23, 2019
    7
    Background: My favourite cover-shooter-stealth-soldier-war-game is Ghost Recon Future Solider. That game introduced what The Division gameplay is. Ghost Recon Future Solider had a lot of things that needed work, and i expected the Division to be better ... it is ... in some areas.
    Ok ... here it is:
    1. The JTF NPC suck ... they do nothing. These NPC that are on your side are not helping    Background: My favourite cover-shooter-stealth-soldier-war-game is Ghost Recon Future Solider. That game introduced what The Division gameplay is. Ghost Recon Future Solider had a lot of things that needed work, and i expected the Division to be better ... it is ... in some areas.
    Ok ... here it is:
    1. The JTF NPC suck ... they do nothing. These NPC that are on your side are not helping at all. The enemies just ignore the them and come straight at you full force. Instead of distracting them a little bit (the don't have to do a lot of damage), the enemies just pretend they are not there and come straight at you. This makes some missions impossible to finish solo style.
    2. Crafting weapons is futile. No matter how hard you try to craft a weapon, the vendor will always have a weapon or gear that is far superior than the one you are able to craft. So, why crafting when you can buy a better weapon?!
    3. Considering this is a Ubisoft game, the graphics are not that bad.
    4. The story is interesting.
    5. The shooting is excellent. The recoil is realistic and easily adaptive with no aim-assist.
    6. It is worth a time to play it all the way; play all the missions and encounters.
    7. I miss stealth, but on second-thoughts, stealth does not fit in this pictures, so ... it is better that it doesn't have stealth.

    Even though the Division 1 lacks some things i will play it all the way and i will play the Division 2. The game overall is fun and is worth the time.    … Expand
  21. Roo182
    Jan 1, 2019
    7
    Definitely an engaging and enjoyable take on the MMO world. Satisfying combat, really great re-created new york, and some chilling story elements about a weird and desperate world. Much better with friends, but can work if you're solo. Looking forward to the second instalment in 2019. Only cons are it becomes a little repetitive.
  22. continue
    Jan 7, 2019
    7
    There’s definitely some decent meat to chew on in The Division, but it’s usually surrounded by too much gristle to enjoy it for long. Both in combat and out, there are some clearly good ideas, especially the tense and dangerous Dark Zone. But they’re not spread evenly or interwoven cleanly enough to form a cohesive, consistently enjoyable loop. Ultimately, The Division’s overly busy,There’s definitely some decent meat to chew on in The Division, but it’s usually surrounded by too much gristle to enjoy it for long. Both in combat and out, there are some clearly good ideas, especially the tense and dangerous Dark Zone. But they’re not spread evenly or interwoven cleanly enough to form a cohesive, consistently enjoyable loop. Ultimately, The Division’s overly busy, conflicted design philosophies drown its best ingredients in a bland slurry that never quite comes together into a cohesive dish.… Expand
  23. GreenManGaming
    Mar 23, 2019
    7
    There’s definitely some decent meat to chew on in The Division, but it’s usually surrounded by too much gristle to enjoy it for long. Both in combat and out, there are some clearly good ideas, especially the tense and dangerous Dark Zone. But they’re not spread evenly or interwoven cleanly enough to form a cohesive, consistently enjoyable loop. Ultimately, The Division’s overly busy,There’s definitely some decent meat to chew on in The Division, but it’s usually surrounded by too much gristle to enjoy it for long. Both in combat and out, there are some clearly good ideas, especially the tense and dangerous Dark Zone. But they’re not spread evenly or interwoven cleanly enough to form a cohesive, consistently enjoyable loop. Ultimately, The Division’s overly busy, conflicted design philosophies drown its best ingredients in a bland slurry that never quite comes together into a cohesive dish.… Expand
  24. shawnchang420
    Apr 1, 2019
    3
    This game gives you mixed feelings, but mostly negative ones.

    I'll analyze WHY as a proficient end-game player at gear score 290. If you play this game for long enough, it will give you three-stage feelings: 1. Frustrating: Before reaching level 30, this game is considered hard, you'll have to do lots of missions and skill stuff to NOT to be killed by a bullet-sponge enemy. 2.    This game gives you mixed feelings, but mostly negative ones.

    I'll analyze WHY as a proficient end-game player at gear score 290.

    If you play this game for long enough, it will give you three-stage feelings:
    1. Frustrating: Before reaching level 30, this game is considered hard, you'll have to do lots of missions and skill stuff to NOT to be killed by a bullet-sponge enemy.
    2. Entertaining: After reaching level 30, you'll start getting classified gears and have a feeling that enemies are easier to kill, but still they are huge sponges.
    3. Unfulfilling: You want to collect all classified gears, but you'll find out that the RNG in this game is deliberately designed, so that you'll never get a full classified gear by ONLY doing LZ boss farming or Global Events or other things like that. It will keep giving you some specific classified gears and you'll notice lots of duplicates.

    In short, the more you want to collect a full set of classified gears, the more frustrating you will be. If you want to play this game, don't be a perfectionist, otherwise you'll waste lots of time.

    The only pro of this game is graphics, otherwise I can think of nothing.

    Details of RNG in this game: Although the official said the chance of dropping classified gears is 6% atm, they didn't say anything about WHAT kinds of gears to drop. I kept farming LZ bosses and use a sheet to record the drops. I noticed that I hadn't have any new classified gear drops after about 50 times of farming, 50 times! There are 15 bosses, so statistically it should drop about 1 classified gear in one farm. But still nothing new after 50 times. There are always about 2-3 classified gears in any set that I will never have a chance to get.

    I can understand why they designed RNG like this, because they want the players to participate in all kinds of activities and keep playing as a proficient player in the team. So skilled players like me or you now can attract more novice players just like you and me in the past and that means sustained income, because they've got servers and developers to feed, of course.    … Expand
  25. Jhon_Milton
    Jun 17, 2019
    4
    Эта игра полностью не оправдалась... Ужасно в ней все: графика, ИИ, сюжет, геймплей, атмосфера... Плюсов нет!!! От слово- совсем! (Если кто-то посчитает мое мнение необъективным, просто поиграйте в нее 5 часов)+на ps4 aim не работает!!!Эта игра полностью не оправдалась... Ужасно в ней все: графика, ИИ, сюжет, геймплей, атмосфера... Плюсов нет!!! От слово- совсем! (Если кто-то посчитает мое мнение необъективным, просто поиграйте в нее 5 часов)+на ps4 aim не работает!!!
  26. InkShell
    Aug 7, 2019
    2
    Holy crap this game is bad. I love Tom Clancy games, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six Siege, but The Division was just bad. The controls were made by a disabled horse, and I found out that the people from Tomb raider also helped making this game. How I found that out was that you have to shoot an enemy 50 times just to kill him. And the cover system is just absolute trash. At first I thought theHoly crap this game is bad. I love Tom Clancy games, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six Siege, but The Division was just bad. The controls were made by a disabled horse, and I found out that the people from Tomb raider also helped making this game. How I found that out was that you have to shoot an enemy 50 times just to kill him. And the cover system is just absolute trash. At first I thought the cover system was clever in a way and it is. But when you try to survive in a horde of enemies its toxic. And there is such a limit to customizing your character. And the only thing good about this game is that its not some boring apocalypse its actually a clever toxic flu that spreads in a city that is in money, sidewalks, ect. It becomes so bad that it has made the streets into a wasteland. Other than that the game is cancer.… Expand
  27. TwigNigel69
    Jan 22, 2020
    6
    this game is a very bad game it's another one of those tom Clancy games that just don't tell you what your supposed to do and when this game first came to game pass I was so exited but what I played was just a disapointment
  28. ElAutoDelicioso
    Mar 3, 2020
    4
    Visite en la vida real a Washington y en realidad se parece en mucho lo único que no tenía los mismos escenarios que en el juego pero el último update que lanzaron daño mucho el estilo de juego de muchas personas. Hacen muchos cambios grandes y afectan a los veteranos que jugaron el juego desde el principio.
  29. Hyperpool
    Mar 19, 2020
    3
    A game I was waiting for as great while. love the look of snowy New York and as a Destiny player love the combat and RPG. but after finishing the story and collecting all the collectables. there's no content. well what about the Darkzone ?. full of teams that have better gear from the darkzone attacking you. so you never get the gear or time to grind the gear. fine if this is what you likeA game I was waiting for as great while. love the look of snowy New York and as a Destiny player love the combat and RPG. but after finishing the story and collecting all the collectables. there's no content. well what about the Darkzone ?. full of teams that have better gear from the darkzone attacking you. so you never get the gear or time to grind the gear. fine if this is what you like good for you. but this excluded large amount of the player database. game needed a PvE darkzone as well. Ubisoft done massive update of the game which helped a lot. Underground was ok but repetitive. My fav Survival. a great game mode enjoyed a lot. PvP games boring and no one plays. A great idea for a game. but normal Ubisoft cheapness laggy servers and rushed to launch. shame and Division 2 has same issues and problems. Money grabbers and not game producers… Expand
  30. Shaw2266
    Oct 23, 2020
    6
    I played the division at launch and then finally got around to finishing it last year. I really enjoyed the first 20ish hours and then I realized how repetitive it became. I did get a platinum, however I didn’t do all the dlc content. The dark zone was an absolute mess at launch and then when I did come back to it the game had died and nobody was playing anymore. I don’t suggest anyoneI played the division at launch and then finally got around to finishing it last year. I really enjoyed the first 20ish hours and then I realized how repetitive it became. I did get a platinum, however I didn’t do all the dlc content. The dark zone was an absolute mess at launch and then when I did come back to it the game had died and nobody was playing anymore. I don’t suggest anyone picks this up now, unless they just want to grind the story and do the same thing over and over again.… Expand
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#66 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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#5 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 63 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 63
  3. Negative: 1 out of 63
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 7, 2016
    80
    It won't win converts to the genre and the plot is problematic, but The Division is a handsome open-world offering, spiked with treachery. [May 2016, p.81]
  2. Edge Magazine
    May 1, 2016
    60
    That's the essential nature, and essential problem, of The Division's underlying structure. It's asking you to hunt gear with no tangible reward in terms of what you can do, how you do it, or what you look like doing it. [May 2016, p.108]
  3. DarkStation
    Apr 28, 2016
    60
    It builds a strong foundation on the gameplay front, offering up rewarding combat and simple skills, but doesn’t follow that with anything substantial, being content to let the standard end game grind and excellent-yet-stressful PVP try to cover all the questions its writing leaves you with.
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