yeah game definitely scratches that rpg-loot-grind itch that hasn't had a similar game since destiny. Its too bad the story is pretty shitty, until I saw the AJ review I didn't even think about how little the virus is really involved in the story. We see the aftermath of everything but never really see the virus do its thing and it felt a bit silly that just putting on a stupid mask somehow makes me immune to a disease that will wipe out 90% of the infected. Especially going through the contaminated zones, like the typical trope in every movie of this genre is somehow the mask slipping but nope my dude is not worried about that at all. Also totally agree with Joe that the Tom Clancy name probably hurt the game more than helped, by forcing it to be super realistic it made all the enemies, items, and guns kinda boring.
his rant about the helicopter boss was spot on too, that was one of the dumbest "boss" fights i've ever done and it was the final mission too. Its interesting seeing the metacritic on the game, its gone from like 91 on launch day down to 81 now, even Taken King is higher now at 86. I'd rank destiny and taken king as better games than Division but just because i love scifi way more, I could see how someone who likes realism prefers this.
for console players game trades into best buy and gamestop this week @ $30, and if you put the money towards a PSVR after tuesday at gamestop you get an extra 20% bonus