Oh, I tried Borderlands 2 due to its really nice artstyle. I forced myself through the first two hours and had to stop.
Guess I'll pass on this then if it's like that. Just not my style of game.
The Division - Review Thread
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Guess I'll pass on this then if it's like that. Just not my style of game.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/11/the-division-impressions/
Not a review but a pretty positive impressions post from RPS - they don't give freebies
Not a review but a pretty positive impressions post from RPS - they don't give freebies
Force on youtube sums it up nicely the moment i started playing this game.
It's Diablo TPS and that is good..very good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngP20kSMipY
It's Diablo TPS and that is good..very good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngP20kSMipY
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Just bought the game....
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS ALWAYS ONLINE. Sad none of the reviews mentioning it
Just my luck I can't get past the opening cinematic. it keeps fucking kicking me off with a DELTA 20000984 error. Every 30 seconds it kicks me off WTFFFFFF
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS ALWAYS ONLINE. Sad none of the reviews mentioning it
Just my luck I can't get past the opening cinematic. it keeps fucking kicking me off with a DELTA 20000984 error. Every 30 seconds it kicks me off WTFFFFFF
Iztok Mravlja
Banned
Exactly what I was thinking!
I love how tense firefights get even in PVE (so far I always chose HARD mode and I'm happy I did).
Very good game.
TheExecutive
Member
Is there matchmaking in this? I am completely ignorant to the title but a Diablo TPS has me interested. I liked Destiny for way too long and still play Diablo III. Any good videos yet regarding the game systems and mechanics?
There's matchmaking for literally everything
For the videos check out Arekkz Gaming on yt
ZehDon
Member
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Ubisoft has had a bad track record there admittedly, so doing it right for once is nice. At worst it might not be quite what I would want but I probably had some unrealistic hopes I knew they couldn't satisfy.
Emedan
Member
Why do you all talk of Ubisoft as a single developer. This game was created by Massive, which is a very good studio.
Doomshroom
Member
I think this will be my first ever Ubisoft game (not counting Child of light and that world war 1 game). Game looks sweet but ill think ill wait for a few patches and stuff. Looks like there is not much to do after hitting max lvl.
Interesting. I might give it a try sometime this summer, although finding a spot between my exams and Legion could prove to be a bit of a tall order.
Ubisoft is very big on the cross pollination of design ideas, particularly with AAA stuff. They're way more diverse with the smaller games admittedly, but I don't think it's too wild to expect some of that mentality to get into one of their biggest releases this year, most likely THE biggest AAA game for them.
Of course, there is something to be said for implementing worn concepts well.
I wouldn't if you literally won't do anything but play solo for a campaign. You could MAYBE do it for some Diablo-esque action, but I still wouldn't. The story is quite good for the kind of game that it is, but that's not the same thing as a single player rpg
Insane Metal
Member
Game of the gen so far for me. Incredible.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Is this game "always online"? If so ---> no buy
Edit: ahaha, the season pass is 39,99? Definitely no buy.
Edit: ahaha, the season pass is 39,99? Definitely no buy.
Is an online shooter MMO always online? really unsure if serious. But yes it is.
So you're not buying an online co-op shooter because it's always online and you're not buying the base game because the season pass is priced similarly to every other game these days.
Sounds legit.
How much should the season pass be in your opinion?
What I don't buy is that you ever had any interest in this game.
Shitposting at its finest.
Diprosalic
Banned
wow i expected it to get fucking panned.
5h in the game is incredibly bland and mediocre.
5h in the game is incredibly bland and mediocre.
Insane Metal
Member
What... I'm 30h in and loving every second. lol
Diprosalic
Banned
the shooting is rough, the combat is boring and i don't enjoy the loot for a loot game. a realistic looking gun that plays and looks just the same as all the other one's is not exciting for me. I'm already bored of NYC, needs more variety.
All my friends hated it, i really thought it would get 6s all over the place. Guess im am outlier.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
I'm sorry but I feel like asking what is the point of rushing to make a Review Thread OT for one of the most anticipated games of the gen and then not give a fuck and update it at all?
It's actually a disservice to other members because I'm sure someone else would've picked up the torch if OP didn't take it upon himself to create such thread or just said yesterday that he was busy with life and a d willing to pass the baton to another freely available member.
Hey, just my own 2 cents that's all
It's actually a disservice to other members because I'm sure someone else would've picked up the torch if OP didn't take it upon himself to create such thread or just said yesterday that he was busy with life and a d willing to pass the baton to another freely available member.
Hey, just my own 2 cents that's all
Ulysses 31
Gold Member
I hope there will be season changes in the weather, the snow tends to make the scenery a bit samy.
mokalovesoulmate
Member
I am currently level 9 with game time 6 hours. So far I am enjoyed it more than Destiny.
It seems I will purchase the season pass.
It seems I will purchase the season pass.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Nope, it's a massively offline singleplayer shooter, so it's never online even when you want to.
You're actually forbidden from even looking at the internet when someone so much as name The Division.
Nope, that's the price of the full game befofe the mandatory discount is applied (it's $29.99 for the first week, like usual for B productions of this caliber); despite every other game having similarly priced Season Passes, this game won't even allow you to think of spending a penny on DLC, if you look at your wallet while thinking of The Division you'll be banned permanently from playing the game (luckily it's totally offline so who gives a shit just keep playing anyway): it'll be supported with massive expansions until 2018, for free.
I know it's tough when a game flies so under the radar like this one where to get a faint idea on how it plays you gotta scour the internet for weeks looking for a tiny bit of info, I feel you man, so I just wanted to clear you of any doubts.
Now rush to a Gamestop near you!
Too common of a trend, unfortunately.
It actually is updated as far as the current Metacritic and Opencritic scores are concerned, there's just not that many reviews out there yet.
firenskill2000
Member
I'm hoping to be wrong over time but I'm getting the same feeling. Granted I'm only about an hour in but it does feel a bit boring and lifeless so far.
Like anything all games are not made for everyone. Sell quick if this is your honest opinion. Get a few bucks back while you can.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Still, it's a bad trend and it shouldn't be allowed to become the norm, imo.
Uh? No, it's not? It's missing 3 fully scored reviews and each and everyone of the in-progress, where we usually post snippets.
DryvBy
Member
I don't think so. The campaign is very typical an outside of the main missions, the side missions are really boring and repetitive. This game was designed to be a played as a co-op experience.
I'm not sure you're an outlier if all your friends hate it too
The city and exploration is great singleplayer, but that's probably 1/3 of the experience. The 2nd third is doing the main missions on Hard with co-op (via matchmaking is fine), which is fucking phenomenal, and the last piece of the puzzle is Dark Zone, which is a refreshing, innovative and solo-able brand of player-vs-player multiplayer.
So arguably you're missing out on 2/3 of the experience by not playing it online.
However, the city is BIG, and it has great loot game and really good mechanics, so there's still a lot to do by yourself, though it might be a bit less compelling.
- the shooting is only rough if Destiny is your standard for shooting. The Division has fucking great shooting, but obviously it's not going to beat Destiny which is best in class
- the combat is boring until you play missions on Hard - with 3 others so there are more mobs. Play that way and the battles/teamplay is phenomenal
- did you do many of the main missions? In the main mission's pinkies are more level and environment variation than most games have in their entire campaign. The city itself can get prettu one-note, I agree, but the dynamic weather helps, and all the actual missions are brilliant
DryvBy
Member
I just posted this on another thread but:
I am starting to find the game extremely boring outside of DZ most of the main missions. The AI in this game is absolute crap imo which is why I think I'm finding this game a bit boring if not doing those things.
Ninja Sharingan
Banned
Brilliant game!love it
42h here and i'm even having more fun that at the beginning
Sorry, I meant only that the scores were up-to-date. Opencritic has since dropped to 89 and Metacritic is still 91. I know there's a bunch of reviews missing from the OP, and I agree that if people are going to post Review threads they should follow them through.
Same thing happened to the Far Cry Primal review thread, OP did a hit and run.
I fully disagree with what you say about Destiny's mission design. In Destiny literally every mission is "Go A to B, defend B" rinse and repeat. In Division you get "Go A to B, defend B", "Carry object from A to B, with limited movement/firepower", "Search for item(s) at A, activate within time limit, then get to B", "Time limit active: kill all enemies or get A to B", and some other variations on all of the above. I literally don't think you can argue Destiny has more mission variation.
Although I feel you re AI and broader experience. However - as i mentioned - things improved a lot for me once i started playing the proper missions on Hard with full co-op teams (even if they were just randoms). It really shines on Hard and with a full team. Gets difficult, intense and demanding.
I remember some great AI moments in the beta, and have had fewer in the full game. I think playing co-op fucks with the AI