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There's a lot I like and a lot I hate about this game. The audio and the visuals are absolutely amazing, the gunplay is decent, but this game falls flat with both the leveling system (requiring you to level individual skills by using them, as well as your overall game level) and the wipes potentially having those same levels reset. Estimated at 5000xp per round, you will only get to level 35 from level 34 in 15 rounds.

This game is great, I can get past toxic players and crappy mechanics for an early access game. But the fact that the game is going to have wipes that make the game virtually unplayable for anyone with a real 9-5 job that leaves them stressed and tired after work makes this game a major not recommended. If they change their stance on the wipes, I will 100% change my review, as this game is genuinely worth while in that regard.

Additionally, you can't have non-latin characters in your name. A feature they literally use steam names for...but don't support.

TL;DR: worth it if you only play it during one season, otherwise it's only good as an annual or biannual game.

As someone who's first experience into The Division being this game, I am absolutely sold on the rest of the franchise because of this game. The hate towards the microtransactions is entirely unfounded, as they're really not that prevalent, AND the few microtransactions that exist are almost entirely cosmetic. Yes, there are a few things that are microtransactions that add power, but not that many. Further, the loot crates are entirely optional, as the same loot can be retrieved from the game world.


- Very enjoyable. As someone who has never really enjoyed third-person shooters, let along an RPG style shooter. This game (and series) is a lot of fun.
- Smooth gameplay, great community, and amazing min-maxing strategy to this. I played this with a friend who has played prior Division games, and he states that it is definitely more simplified than other games in the series, but otherwise perfectly describes the style and vibe of The Division.
- Multiple different play styles that all compliment each other. Certain paths do seem at first glance to not really be that useful in singleplayer, but YMMV as I have only tried one path so far.
- Graphics are decent for what this is. A mobile port should not be expected to have top-level graphics, especially at the game size that it is. That being said, they're not the absolute best. Compared to other games that are releasing right now, I put this at a solid 6.5/10.
- Live world, which is amazing. Doing non-mission objectives let other people not in your party help, which is absolutely amazing. This is made even better as the loot isn't just for one person, it persists for everyone (until it's despawned) so that the party AND the helper(s) can pick it up. Literally no negatives.


- Mobile game. That's really it. The game is a mobile port, so many things still have that feel. That being said, they definitely worked this out a lot to make it look and feel better.
- Decent story, but when playing with friends, it may be annoying to have cutscenes that aren't much more than world building that also are for individual people, rather than cutscenes that all players of a party are able to participate in.
- Slightly annoying tutorial. I put this at neutral, however, because the game (rightfully) assumes a player has never been in the entire series, and so tries its best to teach the player as much as it can.
- PVP, but with a twist. The Dark Zone is definitely required to progress in the game outside of missions, however the PVP here comes with a twist in that you have a rating for how bad of a person you've been to other players. Steal their loot? Lose rating. Kill someone? Lose rating. These actively make it so that when you are a bad person, you will be targeted. This caters to both sides of the PVP extraction genre, in that you still have PVP as an option, but simultaneously it remains a mostly PVE environment.
- Controls and movement in general is weird to get the hang of, but is unique to The Division as a series, as per my friend. If you really can't stand it, then change the controls to something that feels right. Otherwise, this game was built to be as close to the other games in the series as possible while still being a mobile port.


- Sound design is just awful. Hopefully Ubisoft actually fixes this issue, but I'm unsure due to their track record. That being said, The Division's team is pretty good with what they do. For those that would like to know, the sound design seems to be 1:1 ported from mobile, as indoor sounds are CRUNCHY. Additionally, I was having issues with the sound settings resetting itself every time I fast-travel or enter a mission area, which includes when I enter cutscenes.
- Can be a little iffy at times with server lag. It makes the enemies a little jumpy sometimes, but otherwise is perfectly fine for a day-two steam release.


Overall, this game is a lot of fun, even more so with friends. The whole game is really well put together, and is a great way to dip your toes into the franchise without spending the money on the main series. Some issues here, but it makes up for it by being fun, and is overall much better than most other games that have been released lately. A large amount of the reviews on steam seem to be holding some form of resentment towards any game having any microtransaction at all, and really don't talk about the issues they have with the game properly. Further, most of the negative reviews come from people who only put a few minutes to a couple of hours into the game. After playing for 6 hours at the time of review, I absolutely can say that most of the issues people may have with the game are either not noticeable enough to be game-breaking, or are non-issues entirely.


This title for the Division franchise is definitely a good first step into the franchise without compromising on money. Decent graphics, decent gameplay, decent story, everything about it is good and satisfying to have something with care put into it from a developer as universally hated as Ubisoft. Overall, I rate this game an 8/10, with graphics at a 6.5/10, gameplay at a 9/10, and story at a 8/10. Get this game, ignore the small handful of microtransactions, and play with some friends. It will make for a fun game night and overall let you enjoy something worthwhile.

A really good spreadsheet simulator about software. With in-depth mechanics that all work together and against each other, this game hits it home on so many levels. From being able to do nothing but operate as a datacenter, operate as a printer or manufacturer, or even the standard software company, this game genuinely does it all in its realm. With a decently active modding community, this game is really fun, especially if you have friends to play this with.

10/10, I recommend this to anyone who likes management or spreadsheet simulators. This game hits it home in all regards.

I have been anxiously awaiting this DLC for MONTHS, even since the release of ATS. Living in Arkansas, a lot of the major locations were immediately noticeable. That being said, I can't in good faith give this a good review.

Many of the locations feel very uncanny valley. Little Rock is a very broad area for the quick jobs, covering many of the larger towns that could have easily been turned into minor towns (similar to the other DLC before it). Instead, SCS decided to condense this state as small as they feasibly could without ruining the time dilation aspect. And as much as I appreciate their commitment to keeping things consistent, it feels like Arkansas is missing so much content. Little Rock doesn't feel like Little Rock. North Little Rock is missing entirely -- despite being an integral part of Little Rock's economy and history. Along US 67/367, the cities of Cabot and Searcy are completely missing -- Searcy, being one of the only towns with two Walmart Distribution Centers in Arkansas, and Cabot being the next largest city in the area. Not to mention that many of the tree models for Jonesboro are just...wrong. And that Jonesboro doesn't look anything like it should.

The jump between Conway and Little Rock is too sudden. It doesn't properly capture the pure size of Arkansas -- even remotely. It feels like a cheap cop-out to release a DLC as fast as possible, as an excuse to spend time in Hot Springs on vacation, rather than an actually flushed out DLC.

Buy this DLC on sale this Christmas, and don't bother using Arkansas as a starting state. It's so small you can OTR as soon as you're done with the first job. 4/10. At least I was able to halfway recognize Little Rock, Conway, and Bald Knob. Despite living in the area for three years, I could not tell Jonesboro was...well, Jonesboro.

Start out on experimentation. I've seen videos so I know what to expect. I'm cautious. I walk in to my first few places and nothing goes wrong. I play a game with friends. Immediately everything goes wrong. I get split off from everyone and start doing my own exploration. It's night. I make my way back to the ship. I come in being super loud with two dead bodies right there on the floor. I start the ship. Apparently there were three dogs outside the ship.

10/10, deserves GOTY. Very good game, runs fairly smooth despite the system requirements, and a wonderfully funny, scary, and overwhelmingly good time.

I really like this game. Love it when clown spaces medbay.

After having played this game in offline singleplayer for years, and then moving to CK3, I can definitively say this is the better of the two games. While this one won't be updated, which sucks for small annoying bugs, and the modding community, I feel this game is far better and more balanced in that certain strategies only work for so long, whereas in CK3, realms are so fragile that your character sneezing the wrong way will ruin hours of work.

Overall, CK2 is the better of the games, and it's worth getting the game with the DLC when it's on sale. Much fun, would always recommend.

This game is fun, if you have friends and about 20 hours to learn every keybind and various ways of doing things. The game itself is hyper complex, but with mods it can be turned into rocket surgery.

These devs care about their game, totally would reccommend 10/10