
Part of Ubisoft’s “review guide” actually said they hope it “feels like a second game built into The Division 2.” Bold words.

The big reason for this is that the community was (justifiably) annoyed with the lack of endgame content in The Division 1 when it launched in 2016.Īs such, for Division 2, publisher Ubisoft and developer Massive Entertainment put a heck of a lot of focus on endgame content. Once you down the last boss, you open up the endgame, which had been bandied about for weeks, possibly months, before the game’s launch. It’s from here that you will fight to retake Washington, and experience a visual spectacle unlike any other thanks to masterful use of the Snowdrop game engine. Once you vanquish your foes, the camera swoops dramatically, showing off a White House scorched by weapons fire and flame, surrounded by protective metal barriers and barbed and concertina wire.ġ600 Pennsylvania Ave. (Click to enlarge) (Courtesy Ubisoft/Massive)Īfter a brief, explosive introduction, your very first mission is to fight your way up the South Lawn and secure the White House, which is under siege from a pack of vicious opportunistic criminals who revel in chaos called Hyenas - one of the game’s four enemy factions. And the sight of D.C.’s monuments and landmarks in such an apocalyptic state is truly haunting.Ĭheck out the map below. So, as was said, it’s a big game … in pretty much every sense. (For the record, WTOP’s Will Vitka has 504 hours in The Division 1 … which seems troubling.) ‘Massive’ entertainment Ubisoft speculates it’ll take most players 30-40 hours to hit max level (30).

It boasts more than 30 hours of content - just in the main campaign. But that begs the obvious question: Is the game worth your $60?įirst, The Division 2 is a big game. Print.Īs we detailed in March, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 goes to breathtaking lengths to recreate Washington and then have the apocalypse descend upon the city. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
