The Division 2 Review: National Treasure
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is an exceptional video game. Often I choose to belabor a point, craft a thesis, or reflect on a metaphor that inspires me to pour forth my thoughts for a review. It is easy to become wrapped up in the emotions and memories a game can trigger in you, especially after playing it for nearly 100 hours over the course of ten days. What made the game fun or memorable o...[Read More]
Talking The Division 2 with Massive and Red Storm
Massive Entertainment’s arduous process of shaping The Division into more than just a competent looter shooter was one that went well past the game’s initial development process. Only after a year of tinkering with bugs, cheaters, content drips, and quality of life improvements did the game truly feel as if it lived up to that incredible–if not lofty–E3 2013 reveal trailer....[Read More]
The Division 2: A Brighter Dark Zone
On March 8, 2016, I took off work and celebrated my birthday with a few friends by binging on Tom Clancy’s The Division until I couldn’t keep my eyes open. We had all been frothing at the mouth for the game’s release, poring over footage and losing ourselves in pre-release betas. Destiny, the catalyst for our tight-knit bond of companionship, had hit an exhausting slump. The Take...[Read More]