I played The Division after The Day Before

[@jayveeeee]

modern gaming is just playing older games and realizing how much better they are

[@Sanvorhn]

So real. I just redownloaded AC Black Flag after watching your last video and forgot how in love I am with it. I always think about if in 20 years, our current games will be as nostalgic as ps3/xbox360 era games are right now. Anyways, love the videos as always :)

[@AnxMa]

Words of wisdom right there. Try checking out Unreal Tournament 2004, still incredible, after 20 years.

[@danosdotnl]

Yeh, just need to go at least 10 years back at this point

[@jaughnekow]

thank you for the wise words.

[@makiskanyt9269]

I mean we had some good days in 2023 not 2024 that are as bug but you know

[@Sincethe80sGaming]

Ubisoft deserves a lot of praise for their open worlds, we can argue that some feel empty due to some random quests or uninterested secondary missions, but the worlds they create are truly amazing.

[@tardarsauce1842]

Yeah, while many people complained Valhalla or Odyssey are "big and empty", but damn its so beautiful and historically-good (well not full historical accurate but its still good)

[@masquinongy4652]

@@tardarsauce1842 Unpopular opinion, I loved both games equally and I never thought, “damn there’s nothing to do, this world is so boring and plain”. Especially Odyssey, cause there was a lot of color and vibrancy to the world, Valhalla is a bit more dark and dreary feeling, even if the grass was green and whatnot

[@liketobe2743]

Creating a cool looking world is one thing. but making a good game, another. Ubisoft has this cool worlds but it is big and thats it. perfect for big trailers and a wow effect, which is selling good. but the games are really repetitive and are often times doing things worse they've done better before.

[@augustusguap228]

Open Worlds and general Worldbuilding has always been Ubisoft's strength, which always helped lift it a little when the gameplay is sub-par

[@Krlja]

Not to mention how well optimized their worlds are. People crap on them because it's trendy, and if i had never played any of their games, i would have thought their games are something completely different. Odyssey is so beautiful 5 years later, that i can't believe how many details they crammed in there on every building and in nature, and it still runs without stuttering on a mid tier pc. Heck, you can even fire up Unity or Syndicate, which are almost a decade old at this point, and those worlds are more beautiful than what most studios can produce today.

[@kadenfauble]

I've always loved the atmosphere and environment of The Division. The gritty and dark opening cinematic along with the "found footage" type videos have always stuck with me

[@CocoaBeachPM]

No matter what anyone says I love both Division 1 and 2, didnt like the second as much as the first but i still love it, no matter the issues.i practically grew up playing this game(along with others). Love seeing you going back and playing older games.

[@G_ODLY]

Same goes for me , I’m really excited to play the new mobile game and heartland

[@ramennoodle2085]

Same, just rediscovered this game and love to play and watch people playing this game. Brings me back to 2016

[@catswithlasers]

I was always so impressed with the maps for both Division games. I lived in NYC and also DC, and was impressed I could find the apartment building in NY and also my apartment building in DC.

[@kebubas]

gosh darn the Brooklyn opening and the Madison Square Garden boss fight brought back memories.. I remember Hutch kicking my ass over and over until I finally figured out that gear level was a huge factor

[@thegamerwithin3232]

You played the division after yesterday? So you played it today. There was no need for that title

[@jayveeeee]

#jayveeexposed

[@umaruchan8828]

😂😂

[@matheusbarreto4615]

The title work as a contraposition, an indirect comparisson, like: now that I know that bad game, even an old one is better. A tip: when you think something is wrong/unneeded, maybe you just don't get it (:

[@egemenozan5641]

@@matheusbarreto4615 It was clearly a joke

[@twinslive.]

@@matheusbarreto4615 Humor is hard for you huh?

[@Hannibal217-t5p]

I played this game a little after 6 months of it's release and have about 350+ solo hours clocked, it was such a joy playing it back then.. it was a grind that I loved.. it had beautiful graphics, tense atmosphere, and good gunplay.. the developers provided updates for like 2-3 years which I loved.. even for division 2, the developers recently released quite a big update, I just wish more people stuck to it

[@aaronleonard641]

Fun fact, the voice of ISAC is Brandon Keener, the legendary voice of Garrus Vakarian from Mass Effect

[@AnxMa]

About your last Batman vid; when I see a game in DC Universe it makes me miss Kevin Conroy so much. I got a voice acting background and have to say that his voice has been such an inspiration for me since the Batman the Animated Series. The vocal training was really tough, sometimes without noticeable results for months but actors like him are a great impulse to not give up. You almost saw me as Leon in those new RE games :)

[@pavvin]

I literally decided to check out The Division for the first time today, this is some crazy timing

[@official_defy]

The Division needs a revamp. Amazing game 🔥

[@ItsScissors]

Its really not a priority for Ubisoft and Massive anymore. Its a good game no doubt especially after patch 1.8 but the playerbase has shifted and all thats left is vets and hackers in the DZ

[@official_defy]

@@ItsScissors Sad times 😭 Massive also has other projects they're working on I believe

[@ItsScissors]

@@official_defy Resurgence and Heartlands I Believe

[@raiden7789]

The division 3 is in the works, comfirmed by ubisoft months ago :)

[@official_defy]

@@raiden7789 W, hope it's fun

[@Scout1942]

As someone who frequently plays The Division 2. I absolutely adore this franchise and am always glad when more people check it out.

[@whealman142]

I loved the Division, but I also don’t know why I never cared for the Division 2, I just wasn’t bothered about it

[@RH1812]

Such a fun game back in the day. Wandering NY. Let alone the dockyard when they added the aircraft carrier. Let alone the game map projection

[@YaBoyJRock42069]

I didn't play this much but I played the hell out of Division 2 and loved it. From what I did play the two were very similar except basics enemies were tanks in the original game. Played it during the rona lockdown and gave it a whole new vibe lol

[@Badbhoys]

Div 2 is such a good game loving where the story is going

[@Derivedwhale45]

​@@Badbhoyslook like we'll be at war against our new "president" soon being Cal n his third wave agents call hunters along with the BTSU n whatever else gets in our way. Div 3 is where the story will go into level 11 wise eventually

[@clemo721]

Over 3000 hours in Div 1 & 2... love these games.

[@imadriax9491]

8 years ago... holy shit, I just booted up the game again yesterday and there is actually a decent chunk of people still playing

[@davidrenton]

the DLC this was good esp the one (survival) for where you had to extract and use fires to keep warm, it was like a survival PvEvP extraction shooter, long before they where a thing. In effect the Divsion Dark zone really did invent the extraction shooter as well for some reason i prefered Division 1 to Divsion 2 , not sure what it was,maybe the city , aesthetic

[@d3edlo1s]

i bought Division 2 basically in the hopes they would release another Survival DLC.... sadly ubisoft flat out said they hated survival, as it didnt make as much money as some of the other DLCs.... broke my flimsy heart

[@lazyprinny3265]

I think it was the winter setting that I enjoyed more felt more desolate than dc in the summer. I used to get high and play horror audio books and just roam

[@Bearmauls]

@@lazyprinny3265 100% agree. Gameplay-wise, Division 2 is better. Less bullet-spongy, better abilities and builds, more need to use cover, etc. But the environment? A deserted New York in the depth of winter just SOLD the post-apocalypse in a way Div2's Washington never did.

[@sandisrekis9878]

I love seeing people play older, much better games of the same genre after and new and hot AAA game comes out.

[@nakiangoderich3014]

I just recently bought the game and finished Brooklyn, and I’m loving it, it is beautiful and fun.

[@Arrowthorne]

Loved this game, used to play it near constantly. One of the best memories is booting it up with my uncle and spending hours playing the story, then running the Dark Zone against players, a proper PvPve mode. Absolute best thing, for me, was the Survival DLC. Stuck in a Blizzard a true PvEvp experience. Your main opponent wasn't the other players or the NPC mobs but the weather itself. Inescapable, constant, ever-present something you could not fight but had to plan around. Peak gaming.

[@DEFAULT_98]

People still playing this game is amazing. Hats off to those who still jumps in this game once in a while.❤

[@WeirdoBusters]

This is still my favorite game! Me and my buddies played this game and the dark zone for 3 years straight everyday. It was so fun to try and take out as many teams as you could and try to make them give up. Tricking people who were coming for your loot. Division 2 I played for a month and got bored.

[@rando8831]

I love how this game doesn’t have the typical Ubisoft intro of just walking around and hearing people talk for 3-4 hours. One of my favorite games ever

[@cassolmedia]

this is so nostalgic! i may boot it up myself

[@Joker-bc9po]

Same I’m downloading it now 😂

[@Korasi]

This is still one of my favorite games of all-time. I remember spam-watching the Factions Trailer and seeing the LMB and wanting to join up, then later slaying their Commander. So many good DLC updates too, Survival (HUNTERS) and Underground, the Darkzone being way more roleplay/PVP focused.

[@sabrosso1]

Those who experienced division on its cycle knows how glorious, unique and fun it was. Div2 is way far behind in immersion and story telling

[@Harvester88]

Washington didn't make for as good an area as New York did. Also, the blizzard added soo much to the ambience of the game. Looks-wise Division 1 is still my go to hands down and I wish instead of a full blown sequel, they could have just expanded the game to add in DC.

[@samhadfield6317]

As someone who games solo this was such a good game still. I was in awe when it came out

[@ItsScissors]

Nice To See People Remember The Division, I Had A Lot of Fun with This Game back In Its Prime.

[@IzWolfPack]

Long time fan of the Division series and to this day, the original The Division has one of if not the best atmospheres in an open world game. The Division 2’s open world offers a lot more vertically and places to explore especially in WoNY, but damn was The Division 1 good

[@oooeee5556]

I finished Division 2 recently after playing Div 1 2 years ago and damn. Memories.

[@GreeneggsAndbroham]

I loved the division cause it felt like such a “lived in” world, and the dark zone was fun too, like an early escape from tarkov, or at least a console one, idk which one was first

[@Sam-h6u9d]

i played the division 1 recently as well, got blasted with nostalgia

[@willytjr1]

The sound mixing on these videos is fantastic. THAT'S RIGHT!

[@JayMatthews]

I went back to this during the Covid lockdown 🤣 Managed to find some games on the higher level stuff. Had a good time with it back in the day.

[@Jacob_24]

I still think The Division, Watch Dogs 2 and Ghost Recon Wildlands are the best Open Worlds Ubisoft has ever created

[@DominatorHDX]

Played both The Divison 1 and 2. Liked the story missions, the endgame grinding not so much. If a 3rd game would come out I would definately buy it just for the story missions.

[@sabrosso1]

It's actually confirmed a 3 entry in the series is in the works but it will take a while

[@Paragon._.]

Some fun facts about the development of both Division games. The devs collaborated with real life NYC graffiti artists about how they should place graffiti in the game which is why highly detailed art is seen in high places and name tags are at the bottom The devs actually got inside the Whitehouse when they were planning out the Base of Operations for the second game In order to accurate depict the setting the games are in, they didn’t just stopped and looked at locations but actually take in the environment of the place and what makes the city vibrant and unique There were originally three ideas for where the second game would take place. The contenders were Seattle, DC, and New Orleans with concept art that still exist The first Division was originally going to be set in Lower Manhattan and even connect to Brooklyn in the E3 trailer, but was cut and Lower Manhattan only making it to the second game as a DLC with rumours and the story possibly expanding into Brooklyn.

[@arkadiuszmazur5386]

I don't think we'll ever see a better looter shooter than the first The Division...

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Probably not.

[@nicfahey9072]

My main issue with this game was that the end game the enemies were way too tanky and some missions were almost unplayable

[@Dustparticle000]

Was it the same in 2?

[@jamesjohnsonjr469]

It’s crazy I decided to download this right before I left for work and GR: wild lands feeling Ubisoft nostalgic

[@rockymontanagarciamane]

I miss wildlands I really wish they would make an update like dying light 1 and give us 60fps on ps5

[@chiefluke210]

I have such fond memories of this game, especially playing Darkzone with my buddies after school. The first game was such a breath of fresh air but the second game felt like a worse version. I’m not even sure what they’re doing with the IP going forward but there’s no way it’ll match Division 1 feeling.

[@spiceweasel]

I didn’t know Garrus talked to you over the radio in this game, guess I gotta buy it

[@GlennG297]

Division 1 dark zone and the survival game mode were next level back in 2016

[@landonross736]

Man, I dig these videos and your commentary. I’d totally love to co-op a game some time 👊

[@Derivedwhale45]

I remember idiots saying TD1 was a scam for awhile expect it was always real 💯. Plus the sequel was better at launch than Destiny 2 was at day 1 released, better gameplay wise after WONY & will be even better when Div 3 is released as well. Plus the story has evolved from the days of Ground Zero to now on the verge against going to war against the corrupted US Government lately overall

[@kingkiller_1001]

I remember during development that ppl were in shock and awed that the player taking cover could close open police car doors

[@L-92761]

You can argue about everything else about ubisoft games but the division one and two look almost one to one and are gorgeous to look at

[@zerotron9531]

I had it on my PS4 Slim I only invested like.. 7 days maximum then I stopped.. for no reason.., and now on black friday I got the Gold Edition for PC what a awesome ambience and the snow the city detailed in each corner. This game is unique plus I remember the my Revamped the whole game to give better quality in graphics and other stuff. Im doing my part saving the city , Surviving the Winter 💪🏽🔥

[@xXbaker115Xx]

Its funny because the division gave us a gameplay trailer that was nothing like the final product but at lwast it was still a good looking fun and playable game with a bit of longevity The day before put together the same sort of gameplay trailer then went okay were down download some assets throw it together, make some cash and disappear Its scary how many people tried to defend it up until its launch and even after

[@Joker-bc9po]

I played the division for an absurd amount of hours. One of my favorite games ever

[@SKOTxFREE]

I still love the division and as I’m thinking about it, the game reminds me of Helldivers 2. Just everything about it is satisfying from shooting, the atmosphere, everything. I really hope we get a division 3

[@Lewiss248]

I loved the division when it first came out , I really wish they will release a new division I think it would be great with th graphical improvements and if they add a more in-depth story mode

[@MarcMaximum]

Just finished playing the division for the first time like 2 weeks ago low key a banger

[@kazum1809]

I live in new York I found my apartment building in game and I was legit giggling and laughing just because it’s here.

[@beyondtheborderlands12pre-68]

I remember playing the division every day none stop

[@Steve_Hickman]

Last year, I re-played The Division and The Division 2 maybe a month and a half apart. For a then 7 year old game, The Division ran incredibly smooth and throughout that playthrough, had the game crash once or twice in 40 hours. The Division 2, to the contrary, was absolutely plagued with crashing no matter what fixes or walk-arounds were used, and was such an issue that I abandoned my playthrough after maybe 20 hours. You can always count on Ubisoft to remain consistently inconsistent.

[@rainsfall4119]

I'm surprised this time you didn't say "I can't believe i didn't play division 1 before"

[@afibuffygirl]

I loved the division. I loved how u could play single player or co op during the main campaign but the pvp area was optional. The sequel took more of the main campaign map away for the pvp map and made the campaign solo but the leveling system seemed slightly off meaning made it to where it was more difficult to play the campaign solo to push co op more. I did also liked the more simplicity in the first game when it came to upgrading weapons and gear, and the special items (i don't remember what it's called but like the scanner, the medical pack u could put on the ground, the little AI turret gun etc) it just was bit more complicated when it came to all that stuff in in the sequel but again, I play the game solo. I fully understand the amount of fun people have playing co op or pvp but pvp just isn't for me.

[@johnrigdon9767]

I just started replaying this again

[@jax_wildguess]

This game is incredible. Devs have poured so much passion into the game.!

[@ianmitchell5979]

Knowing how Ubisoft killed The Crew, seeing all this amazing detail and atmosphere put into The Division 1 & 2 is gonna be destroyed in a few years makes me panic.

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

I never really played Division, but it look kinda fun though and especially the roit shield cause ai love me a good shield. I do wish they had more hear variety like in Outriders

[@R-SXX]

Div 1 is still my favoruit, the music and atmopshere...its so serene and beautiful, zomibes would have ruined the mood

[@Veritas.0]

I bounced right off this when it released. Just couldn't put up with needing three other people to get anything other than the basic open world done (and back then, very few upgrade weapons dropped in OW), but once they made it more solo friendly, I no-lifed the hell out of it. They really need to release a full MMO of something like this, less trad shooter/looter and a more MMORPG/Shooter Looter hybrid. Many zones (TD1 and TD2 combined and then some) with regular full price expansions that add a significant amount of new area not just three to five new zones.

[@astonmartin8537]

Now I want to play this game again.

[@monkeytown1239]

one of my alltime favorite franchise! The Day Before FeelsStrongMan

[@domuzpipisi]

İ played this during covid lockdowns after a break up. Downright unpleasent but one in a lifetime experience

[@sandisrekis9878]

Really enjoyed the game. Mostly because the world was really amazing looking and there was a lot of fun to have.

[@abdelhalimchouli7531]

I don't know why it reminds me of "Freedom Fighters"! You really should give that game a try, man

[@MoeGunz]

Really enjoyed The Division. The sequel was trash to me. My main issue is the bullet sponge in the game. Annoyed me.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

This is pretty cool. I don't know how I missed it.

[@stuartbagley2586]

This brings back really good memories. Love this game. The Division 2 looks and plays better, but I think I like D1 better.

[@Loyal_Tyler]

I've said for years and years that since the division 1, the dark zone should have been more scary zombie like extraction zones. Then it legit would have been the day before as well. Always thought that.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

nah, they went for something better. Sick of the constant zombie sht and i LIKE zombies and have since Romero lol.

[@J.Wick.]

Such an underrated franchise imo. A rough launch ruined the momentum unfortunately. I loved all 300hrs or so i put into both divs. Can't wait for a 3rd

[@TheRozanz]

You make me want to play The Division 2 again

[@ImThAtGuY90]

This game has the best environment and it looks outstanding

[@Cologne.1948]

Started the division a few days back for the first time.

[@zakken1042]

I love the Division! Great game! 🤙🏽

[@paragonrobbie9270]

After playing both games, I'm just really glad someone decided to make a sort of post-apocalyptic game that takes place *right after* the horrible event rather than decades of centuries after. Like, the Division is only 7 months after the outbreak and The Division 2 is another 7 months after the first game. What the 1st game has over the 2nd, however, is the feeling like the world is still in the middle of ending. Other countries are probably faring a bit better, but the US government is almost completely gone and you can see citizens just trying their best to survive on their own. In the 2nd game there are no citizens scavenging for supplies for only themselves or fighting over a single box of food, the only civilians are members of friendly factions that tend to be heavily armed and only appear in territories you clear for them. I miss seeing defenseless people randomly in the streets just trying their best to survive while the government is too powerless to help them...I'm also not a fan of the main antagonist of the 2nd game being a hyper-advanced military group that appears out of nowhere, but that's a whole other story.

[@cvt0072]

I put 300 or so hours into div 1, and probably another 300 in div 2. I honestly prefer the vibe division 1 gives, it feels more grounded and like a city gone to hell. Division 2 has much better/smoother combat. Its honestly funny that a big feature for division 2 was being able to walk on slopes other than staircases because the Frostbite engine didnt have that as a feature.

[@PLAYER_42069]

Ubisoft gets a lot of flack for producing the same game, over and over. But there was a time when they were the open world leaders, and The Division and Division 2, prove it. When D1 came out in 2016, it was the only game I played. I leveled four character slots on PC, Xbox and PS4. That's 12 characters! That's how much I loved the game. However, what is even more nostalgic were the early game play demos and trailers leading up to the release. They had to scale some things back, and tone down the survival elements (DayZ was huge back then), but a lot of the changes made the game better than DayZ, and similar survival games of the time. Ubisoft also continually supported both Division games with expansions and free updates that restored some of the things they cut for launch. I have over 1800 hours in both Division games, and they will forever have a warm place in my heart... Despite the pandemic premise they're based on that we lived through, ironically.

[@sirmk8873]

I use to play the extraction mode of this game all the time

[@fedr39]

Having now played Division 1 and 2. I can safely say that 1 is still superior. However, if they ever make a 3, then they should take the best bits from 2 and re-do 1.

[@Mecks089]

Here's what I'd like to see: The Division & it's sequel, and all DLC included. OFFLINE, and with MOD Support.

[@da_mikkel7052]

I recommend trying the division 2 again. i also disliked it at launch, but now after trying it again last month ive been hooked, something feels different with it, there is also the quality of life update and new player friendly update that got added not long ago. There is also the return to NY dlc, but you either have to play all the base game story and be lvl 30 or use the free fast pass to 30 and skipping the base game story

[@Monificent]

Ubisoft clearly fired all the people who made them good games

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Yep

[@blue_1206]

The survival dlc was peak division 1 to me The entire server being demolished by a single hunter was a scarily good feeling

[@OG-ColorfulAbyss.]

The Division games would be better if they played more like Wildlands/Breakpoint. Specifically no bullet sponges and actual stealth if nothing else.

[@hummuslord6521]

PSA - division 2 got its "season of health" (so many bugs finally fixed) a month or so back, and has a new lease on life. New content updates are scheduled, a new full-scale DLC is upcoming, and new content is constantly on its way in. Highly recommend for the 12 dollars it costs.

[@biscuitboi9478]

Damn, it’s still getting that much support? Might have to get back into it

[@VlReaderr]

This is the voice of Garrus Vakarian.

[@WabbaJackel_54]

damn it now I wanna play the division again

[@GM-vy1wy]

There's some streets in the northern dark zone that have body bags piled up to the second story windows... that's bleak.

[@mamon4195]

Try the Survival DLC For The Division 2 to get that same vibe as The Day Before!

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Division 2 doesn't have Survival. Division 1 does.

[@the_yeegineer]

I love the division 1 and 2

[@puwaGT]

I love division 1 more then division 2. I like they story that is why i play both but they need to make division 3 more then put more agent and story in division 2.

[@socksonfeet8125]

I was thinking the exact same thing with the Day Before nonsense, I was like why do people have such a hard on for Day Before? We already have 2 games that are better called The Division, and you don't shoot mindless zombies you have an actual challenge.

[@kingkiller_1001]

This game was ahead of it's time