So hey there. I'm back(finally) making another review. Taking a pause from writing Alternate Realities to create this real quick.

So let me go ahead and post this since it's true...

THIS IS A BETA, AND DOES NOT COMPLETELY REPRESENT THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THE GAME.(except it mostly represents it)

Anyways, let me get started...

Since there isn't much of the story to show, I am not gonna worry about spoiling it.

Story:

The game starts...extremely abruptly. Straight after you randomize your character enough times till you are happy it automaticall goes KERBLAM!
You're a new agent in this group of...militants? I don't know what to think of them. They all wear casual clothing while killing people. Anyways you go ahead and meet your only other ally agent Faye Luao(hope I spelled that right). Apparently just before you get on whatever helicopter you are on at the start of the game a huge explosion blew up your previous transport. Leaving you completely okay and Faye fucked up to all hell. With an eye out and leg broken.
Anyways, you land in New York and just like the rest of the game it is extremely abrupt. Landing you on the docks and straight into the hub of The Division. Much like an MMO you have a hub area which players can join eachother, buy weapons and accessories, etc. However you'll find yourself waltzing straight through the hub and into the city.
Now I have to point this out now, while the game looks nowhere near as good as it did in the E3 trailers, it still looks amazing. They put so much detail into the world's design and textures you'll find yourself just looking around to see all of it...and trust me, you'll have a LOT of time to do so.
Back to story now, after you set up a base of operations you learn that you have to go out and find 3 different people to run 3 different wings of your base....except you'll only be able to unlock 1 wing since this is a beta.
So you go out to find Dr. Whatshername in some football stadium thingy, kill a bunch of hooded figures. Save the girl. Badda boom badda bang unlock the medical wing and!.....

You're done...that's it. There is nothing else to the story mode. 2 main missions....

COME ON. You have me wandering this empty city for so friggin long but you don't let me have a couple extra story missions?! Even Destiny had more than that in their beta!

Anyways, that's it for story mode. Basically it's forgettable and you'll only play through it to get the main missions done. Woopie.

Gameplay:
Okay, now I have some pros and cons here.

Pros:
-This game has many different ways to play, even if you are sticking with the same cover based mechanics that we have had since GOW 1. You can have a riot shield and take all the hits while blasting them with your pistol, or send out a heal for your teammates.(which the radius to heal is soooo frrrrrrriiiiiiigggggiiiin smaaaaalll) or send sticky bombs that you can detonate on command.
Yeah, if you haven't figured it out yet, this is a team based game. Meant for you to work with a group of friends to assault a group of enemies.
-PvP is GREAT....sure I died a lot but it can be fun as hell to try and find some loot. Have some random guy appear who you don't know if they are good or bad, and end up working together/killing eachother. I was so surprised when I saw groups of rogues do a full on assault on an extraction point full of people trying to extract their items. It turned into a full warzone of the good guys and bad guys. So much fun.

Cons:
-So....muuuuch.....waaaaaaalking, what the fuck were they thinking? As far as it goes it is walk from A to B...five minutes later you are there! Nothing happened in between except for the same goddamn NPC asking for water or the same group of enemies shooting you. It's very tedious.
-Bullet sponge! Bullet sponge! Bullet SPONGE! Every enemy, every ally even you are friggin BULLET SPONGES. It can take clips of ammo just to kill one normal guy...ONE. Come on! This is Tom Clancy for god's sake!


Anyways, as far as I can see. This is an okay game, but it won't be winning game of the year on release as far as I can see. So I give


The Division: 6.5/10. Meh.

I'm not sure if I should add this, since it's only a review of the beta, and not the full game.

Oh, I also forgot to point out.

The character customization is locked. You have to randomize.  Just....why?

I think it's unlocked in the full game because I saw a lot of recent videos of people customizing their characters.

Or you did it wrong.

Quote from: Ender on January 29, 2016, 08:49:43 PM

Quote from: Pip on January 29, 2016, 08:06:27 PM

Oh, I also forgot to point out.

The character customization is locked. You have to randomize.  Just....why?

I think it's unlocked in the full game because I saw a lot of recent videos of people customizing their characters.

Or you did it wrong.

Well, yeah

Of course it's unlocked in the full game

oh

Quote from: Ender on January 29, 2016, 08:53:53 PM

Quote from: Septy on January 29, 2016, 08:51:28 PM

Quote from: Ender on January 29, 2016, 08:49:43 PM

Quote from: Pip on January 29, 2016, 08:06:27 PM

Oh, I also forgot to point out.

The character customization is locked. You have to randomize.  Just....why?

I think it's unlocked in the full game because I saw a lot of recent videos of people customizing their characters.

Or you did it wrong.

Well, yeah

Of course it's unlocked in the full game

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I didn't see the word locked so SHUT THE FUCK UP

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That was a good read. Might pick up the final game later.

This game looks damn pretty.