This review is based on 100% completion and 115.2 hours of gameplay so far.

Would I recommend this game? Yes, I would.

I actually purchased this game back when it first released on Xbox but never got around to playing it. I recently bought it again on Steam, and after finally playing through it, I can say it’s still a solid game even after six years. From what I’ve heard, the game had a lot of issues at launch, but many of these seem to have been ironed out over time. I personally didn’t encounter many problems during my playthrough.

Visually, the game is stunning—the graphics are really nice. However, I’m torn between the first game and this one. While The Division 2 has improved visuals in almost every way, I feel that the first game had a stronger overall style. That said, after jumping back into The Division 1, you can definitely see its age when compared to this. All in all, this game is beautifully designed.

The sound design and music are superb. I only experienced a few minor sound distortion issues, which were easily fixed with a quick restart.

As for the story, I find it weaker than the first game. The Division told a much more compelling and gritty story, while this one is a bit harder to follow—especially now, years later, when all the content has been thrown at you at once. It makes things feel convoluted and difficult to track. While the story isn’t bad, it’s not particularly memorable either.

The gameplay, on the other hand, is where this game really shines. I think it improves on the first game in multiple ways, from gunplay to quality-of-life improvements. The gunplay feels intuitive and fluid—though I did have a few moments where bullets clipped against bits of scenery, but nothing major. The skills are fun to use, and the progression system for unlocking new gear and abilities is well-paced. While it can be a bit of a grind, you don’t need to complete everything to be effective in the endgame—it just gives you more to do once you get there.

There’s a massive variety of weapons, gear sets, and skills, allowing for a lot of different playstyles. The game is very playable solo, but having a team makes it a lot more enjoyable. The player base is small but dedicated, so finding people for certain activities isn’t too difficult. That said, raids can sometimes be a struggle to get a full team for, so you may need to try again another day. There's plenty of content to keep you busy, including campaign missions, PvP, raids, a roguelike mode, and more.

I only played a little bit of PvP since it’s not really my thing, but unfortunately, you’ll often run into players with optimised builds that will melt you. It may take a while to grind for good gear before you can properly compete, but for the most part, PvP feels very similar to the first game—just with The Division 2’s updated mechanics.

The DLC feels pretty much the same as the base game—just more of it. It doesn’t add too much in the way of new experiences, but it’s worth picking up since it unlocks certain features and gear.

Overall, this game still holds up really well after all these years, and I would highly recommend it. You’ll get more than enough content to justify the price, and it’s a great experience. Since it’s an older game, it frequently goes on sale, so I’d recommend waiting for a discount to pick up both the base game and the DLC. However, even at full price, the content is well worth it.

DLC is required for 100% completion. There are also a number of co-op and PvP achievements, as well as some that require a minimum of eight players to complete. While I didn’t encounter any myself, there are reports of some achievements being buggy, so keep that in mind.

If you’re aiming for 100% completion, you will need to start a fresh character. You cannot use the DLC level skip that lets you jump straight into the endgame, as this will lock you out of many achievements.

The achievements themselves are a mixed bag. A good portion will unlock naturally as you play through the game with a fresh character—these include completing missions, levelling up, and some miscellaneous tasks. However, there are several co-op and PvP achievements that will require at least one other player, and a few that require a full group of eight players. These will be the most difficult ones to obtain, as the player base is relatively small, so gathering an experienced team may take time.

The PvP achievements can also be difficult if done naturally, so I highly recommend boosting them with another player. When going for Dark Zone achievements, I suggest creating a new character and using the DLC level skip to jump to level 30. Play through until you can fast-travel back to D.C., which significantly reduces the chances of running into other high-level players in the PvP zones. We did this and only encountered two other people. You can also check the social tab to see how many players are nearby before going in.

The most challenging achievements will be the raid achievements, which require eight players. There’s no real trick to these—you’ll need to use the raid matchmaking system and hope to get a full team. You can join raids in progress and still unlock the achievements as long as there are eight players in the final areas before defeating the boss. Just make sure you have a decent build before attempting them.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a comprehensive guide for these achievements, so your best bet is to use TrueAchievements and search for each one individually. While many of the achievements aren’t too difficult, the co-op and PvP ones will be a pain to complete. There are also some reports of buggy or glitchy achievements, which may make things more frustrating for some players.

Good game for co-op if you ignore all of the terrible voice acting and skip the cutscenes. The devs really wore their political leanings on their sleeves but that 's not what breaks the game for me. The inventory and upgrade systems are extremely confusing at first. I don't think I every really got a handle on the tinkering system. To make matters worse, you have a large portion of the game locked until you near level 40. That might be ok but you will most likely have completed the base game by that point which leads to another problem I'll detail below:

-Spoiler below-
When you finish the main campaign, a new faction arrives and un-does all of your work to secure the map. You then basically have to re-play the game while control points become dynamic so they are constantly getting captured by different factions. This is fine if you want to play the same thing over and over again but we didn't find it very compelling and stopped playing. If you broke all of the other factions in the game, why are they suddenly back? Didn't make much sense.

All that said, I can't really recommend this game.

This game is fantastic, i love the story and ambiance.

But this company is the worst thing in this world!!
If you want to get #%@$! with bugs and be more #%@$! when need support for that bugs, buy this $#&%!!