Following up on The Division was an obvious choice for Ubisoft thanks to the amount of money and critical praise the game received, which is why your agent finds themselves knee-deep in the swamp formerly known as Washington DC this time around.
As with the first game, the standout aspect of this game is the environment. Massive easily blows away even most other AAA studios in regards to making beautiful, detailed, and varied levels in iconic locations, and D2 is no exception. From sailboats beached on the National Mall to militias utilizing the Air and Space Museum as a munitions plant, the game's world is a dizzying tour of DC 12 months out from the end of civilization. Gameplay is once again a somewhat grindy looter shooter draped in operator aesthetics, but the health pool of both you and your enemies have been vastly reduced to subvert the dissonance of realistic graphics alongside bullet-sponge looters in bulletproof hoodies.
I still prefer the first game's world more (mostly due to my bias towards snow environments) but this game is a fine follow-up. If you like The Division, it's a good second helping.
As with the first game, the standout aspect of this game is the environment. Massive easily blows away even most other AAA studios in regards to making beautiful, detailed, and varied levels in iconic locations, and D2 is no exception. From sailboats beached on the National Mall to militias utilizing the Air and Space Museum as a munitions plant, the game's world is a dizzying tour of DC 12 months out from the end of civilization. Gameplay is once again a somewhat grindy looter shooter draped in operator aesthetics, but the health pool of both you and your enemies have been vastly reduced to subvert the dissonance of realistic graphics alongside bullet-sponge looters in bulletproof hoodies.
I still prefer the first game's world more (mostly due to my bias towards snow environments) but this game is a fine follow-up. If you like The Division, it's a good second helping.