Still not sure if it is worth the 25$. Just played for only the weekend. I got to level 12, here are my thoughts.

This was the game I was waiting for since it's first appearance. But I hesitated and waited for the reviews and my gut was right, it got mediocre reviews. So I didn't buy it. Well then the free weekend actually sucked me in. I really like this games story. I watched all the cut sceens and listen to all the dialog. I really like this world that Ubisoft made. It's like Christmas exploded and then death everywhere. You walk into dead bodies and people in body bags everwhere. Christmas lights light the city and you see survivors looking for food and shelter. It's just in aww of the situation and amount of detail in the game.

I really like the games combat, but I did not like how the enemies animations going from cover to out of cover. The animations are fast, and twerky and snappy. You start to allign a nice headshot, and the guy moves out of cover like the flash and ruins your shot. Enemies like to flank you from the sides and get behind you. Enemies get suppressed by your gunfire and will not advance or peek. Enemies will actually try to supress you but the coolest thing about the AI is while I was suppresssing an enemy with my robot turret, I flanked the enemy on the side and took him out. I had enemies supress me but as long as the enemy does not see you change positions they will keep shooting your cover thinking you are still there. I sneak around and flank my enemy from the side. I really like that AI in this game. It's tactical but at the same time not too difficult. Some enemies have "armor" and are much harder to kill, but if you know how to keep your distance and take them out carefully, you can win. Yes you die sometimes in one shot, but when I go back and do it again, I noticed a sniper I did not see before. After I took out the sniper, I was able to clean up the bad guys after that. Each fight, each area is unique, to hospitals, police stations, all kinds of settings. It's a wild ride.

The map is easy to read, you click where you want to go, and you get a clear visual path on where to go. I like that it tells you what level the zones are and the missions level too.
I like the home base a lot. You start off doing a main mission by rescuing a doctor, or a hacker, or another division fighter like your self, and you watch them take over a wing in this base. You do missions for the doctor or the hacker to get more points, then you use the points to unlock sectors to that wing. By unlocking a sector for that wing, you unlock a perk or talent that you would not otherwise had. But my problem is that I did not like any of the talents or perks. Some were mostly group healing or protecting. Some skills were ok. I like the riot shield, that thing is cool. But some perks don't really need or want, or did not make a difference in the game.

The loot is probably the best part of the game. I am torn that the free weekend is gone, and now I am left with my guy with all these cool items I just got, and im only level 12. I just want to complete him, and get better clothes, or better guns. I think the guns look cool, they have there own mechanic to them. The sounds are spot on. I love the grenades too. I just want to unlock more and more.

I like this game, but after playing it here are my only things I didn't like about my experience over the weekend.

I didn't like the enemies animations, they move about too glitchy. I am so used to borderlands, the animations were good, it was just about dps and staying on target. Same with this game, but it's much harder to utilize your guns dps if the enemy is moving about in irratic ways and missing shots. I also did not like the talents and the abilities that much. I mean the riot shield and the turret was cool. But I think some skills were just pointless or not needed. Also you dont get perks unless you unlock them through unlocking more sectors in your base of operations.

Overall I enjoyed this game. I want to play more. But the low ratting makes me not get it. I think they can make this game better in a 2nd division. I know there will be a 2nd one. I have a feeling that game will be amazing. I am still waiting for this game to be less then it is now. But not sure still if I want to keep going. But I think I will wait for a new division or wait for this to be cheaper.

Still not sure if it is worth the 25$. Just played for only the weekend. I got to level 12, here are my thoughts. This was the game I was waiting for since it's first appearance. But I hesitated and waited for the reviews and my gut was right, it got mediocre reviews. So I didn't buy it. Well then the free weekend actually sucked me in. I really like this games story. I watched all the cut sceens and listen to all the dialog. I really like this world that Ubisoft made. It's like Christmas exploded and then death everywhere. You walk into dead bodies and people in body bags everwhere. Christmas lights light the city and you see survivors looking for food and shelter. It's just in aww of the situation and amount of detail in the game. I really like the games combat, but I did not like how the enemies animations going from cover to out of cover. The animations are fast, and twerky and snappy. You start to allign a nice headshot, and the guy moves out of cover like the flash and ruins your shot. Enemies like to flank you from the sides and get behind you. Enemies get suppressed by your gunfire and will not advance or peek. Enemies will actually try to supress you but the coolest thing about the AI is while I was suppresssing an enemy with my robot turret, I flanked the enemy on the side and took him out. I had enemies supress me but as long as the enemy does not see you change positions they will keep shooting your cover thinking you are still there. I sneak around and flank my enemy from the side. I really like that AI in this game. It's tactical but at the same time not too difficult. Some enemies have "armor" and are much harder to kill, but if you know how to keep your distance and take them out carefully, you can win. Yes you die sometimes in one shot, but when I go back and do it again, I noticed a sniper I did not see before. After I took out the sniper, I was able to clean up the bad guys after that. Each fight, each area is unique, to hospitals, police stations, all kinds of settings. It's a wild ride. The map is easy to read, you click where you want to go, and you get a clear visual path on where to go. I like that it tells you what level the zones are and the missions level too. I like the home base a lot. You start off doing a main mission by rescuing a doctor, or a hacker, or another division fighter like your self, and you watch them take over a wing in this base. You do missions for the doctor or the hacker to get more points, then you use the points to unlock sectors to that wing. By unlocking a sector for that wing, you unlock a perk or talent that you would not otherwise had. But my problem is that I did not like any of the talents or perks. Some were mostly group healing or protecting. Some skills were ok. I like the riot shield, that thing is cool. But some perks don't really need or want, or did not make a difference in the game. The loot is probably the best part of the game. I am torn that the free weekend is gone, and now I am left with my guy with all these cool items I just got, and im only level 12. I just want to complete him, and get better clothes, or better guns. I think the guns look cool, they have there own mechanic to them. The sounds are spot on. I love the grenades too. I just want to unlock more and more. I like this game, but after playing it here are my only things I didn't like about my experience over the weekend. I didn't like the enemies animations, they move about too glitchy. I am so used to borderlands, the animations were good, it was just about dps and staying on target. Same with this game, but it's much harder to utilize your guns dps if the enemy is moving about in irratic ways and missing shots. I also did not like the talents and the abilities that much. I mean the riot shield and the turret was cool. But I think some skills were just pointless or not needed. Also you dont get perks unless you unlock them through unlocking more sectors in your base of operations. Overall I enjoyed this game. I want to play more. But the low ratting makes me not get it. I think they can make this game better in a 2nd division. I know there will be a 2nd one. I have a feeling that game will be amazing. I am still waiting for this game to be less then it is now. But not sure still if I want to keep going. But I think I will wait for a new division or wait for this to be cheaper.