Tom Clancy’s The Division™

Item: Tom Clancy’s The Division™
Rating: 78
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-08

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Summary

Fun, tactical looter shooter gameplay.
Co-op gameplay significantly elevates experience.
Captivating NYC winter atmosphere and visuals.
Engaging narrative and strong world-building.
Gameplay can become repetitive and grindy.
Poor solo experience, problematic matchmaking.

Emotions

Satisfaction26%Frustration14%Disappointment11%Enjoyment7%Excitement6%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 63%
Unhelpful reviews: 34%
Protest reviews: 3%

78%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
22%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3940
Negative points: 2012
Gameplay points: 965
Perf. points: 91
Rec. points: 643
Misc points: 317

Point	Description	Importance
Fun & Tactical Looter Shooter Description Reviewers highlight the game's engaging and addictive core gameplay loop, blending tactical third-person shooting with satisfying RPG progression and a rewarding loot system. The gunplay, strategic combat, and diverse character builds contribute to a deep and enjoyable experience. Importance 99%	Reviewers highlight the game's engaging and addictive core gameplay loop, blending tactical third-person shooting with satisfying RPG progression and a rewarding loot system. The gunplay, strategic combat, and diverse character builds contribute to a deep and enjoyable experience.	99%
Co-op Elevates Experience Description While enjoyable solo, the game truly shines and becomes significantly more fun when played in cooperative multiplayer with friends. The teamwork, shared challenges, and social interaction greatly amplify the overall gameplay experience. Importance 91%	While enjoyable solo, the game truly shines and becomes significantly more fun when played in cooperative multiplayer with friends. The teamwork, shared challenges, and social interaction greatly amplify the overall gameplay experience.	91%
Captivating NYC Winter Atmosphere Description The game's standout feature is its richly detailed and immersive post-apocalyptic New York City setting, particularly during winter. The snowy streets, environmental storytelling, and chilling atmosphere are consistently praised for creating a unique and believable world that significantly enhances the player experience. Importance 88%	The game's standout feature is its richly detailed and immersive post-apocalyptic New York City setting, particularly during winter. The snowy streets, environmental storytelling, and chilling atmosphere are consistently praised for creating a unique and believable world that significantly enhances the player experience.	88%
Visually Stunning & Aged Well Description Players consistently praise the game's graphics, noting its impressive visual fidelity even years after its 2016 release. It's often compared favorably to modern titles and runs smoothly on PC with good optimization and high frame rates. Importance 74%	Players consistently praise the game's graphics, noting its impressive visual fidelity even years after its 2016 release. It's often compared favorably to modern titles and runs smoothly on PC with good optimization and high frame rates.	74%
Preferred Over The Division 2 Description Many players express a strong preference for this game over its successor, The Division 2, particularly regarding its atmosphere, initial difficulty, and overall immersive experience, often considering it the 'definitive Division experience'. Importance 71%	Many players express a strong preference for this game over its successor, The Division 2, particularly regarding its atmosphere, initial difficulty, and overall immersive experience, often considering it the 'definitive Division experience'.	71%
Engaging Narrative & World-Building Description The game offers a captivating story and rich lore that keeps players hooked, often supported by good voice acting and well-staged missions. The narrative, especially its connection to a post-pandemic world, provides a strong backdrop for the gameplay. Importance 70%	The game offers a captivating story and rich lore that keeps players hooked, often supported by good voice acting and well-staged missions. The narrative, especially its connection to a post-pandemic world, provides a strong backdrop for the gameplay.	70%
High Value & Replayability Description Players frequently mention the game's excellent value, especially when purchased on sale, citing the vast amount of content, engaging endgame activities, and worthwhile DLCs that ensure many hours of fun and high replayability. Importance 62%	Players frequently mention the game's excellent value, especially when purchased on sale, citing the vast amount of content, engaging endgame activities, and worthwhile DLCs that ensure many hours of fun and high replayability.	62%
Dark Zone Offers Intense PvPvE Description The Dark Zone is a critical highlight, providing a unique and thrilling blend of PvP and PvE encounters. Its unpredictable nature, high-stakes loot, and sense of danger contribute to an adrenaline-fueled experience, often preferred over the sequel's iteration. Importance 11%	The Dark Zone is a critical highlight, providing a unique and thrilling blend of PvP and PvE encounters. Its unpredictable nature, high-stakes loot, and sense of danger contribute to an adrenaline-fueled experience, often preferred over the sequel's iteration.	11%
Represents Peak Ubisoft Quality Description The game is often cited as a prime example of Ubisoft's quality from a 'golden era,' with players noting the apparent passion and effort put into its development. It stands out favorably compared to newer Ubisoft titles and is seen as one of their most polished works. Importance 8%	The game is often cited as a prime example of Ubisoft's quality from a 'golden era,' with players noting the apparent passion and effort put into its development. It stands out favorably compared to newer Ubisoft titles and is seen as one of their most polished works.	8%
Outstanding Survival DLC Description The Survival DLC is consistently praised as a brutal, brilliant, and unique roguelike/extraction shooter mode. Its challenging resource management, tense atmosphere, and distinct gameplay make it a standout addition, with many suggesting it could be its own game. Importance 7%	The Survival DLC is consistently praised as a brutal, brilliant, and unique roguelike/extraction shooter mode. Its challenging resource management, tense atmosphere, and distinct gameplay make it a standout addition, with many suggesting it could be its own game.	7%
Robust Character Customization Description The game offers extensive character customization through a wide array of abilities, talents, perks, equipment sets, and weapon modifications. This depth allows players to experiment with diverse builds and playstyles, enhancing replayability and strategic depth. Importance 6%	The game offers extensive character customization through a wide array of abilities, talents, perks, equipment sets, and weapon modifications. This depth allows players to experiment with diverse builds and playstyles, enhancing replayability and strategic depth.	6%
Realistic Pandemic Resonance Description The game's depiction of a societal collapse due to a virus resonated strongly with players, especially after real-world events like COVID-19. This narrative depth adds a layer of realism and immersion, making the survival theme feel incredibly current and thought-provoking. Importance 5%	The game's depiction of a societal collapse due to a virus resonated strongly with players, especially after real-world events like COVID-19. This narrative depth adds a layer of realism and immersion, making the survival theme feel incredibly current and thought-provoking.	5%

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