13 Reasons 2019's Biggest Video Games Might Suck

3. It Might Not Learn From The Original's Mistakes - Tom Clancy's The Division 2

The Division 2
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Why It Might Suck: Though Tom Clancy's The Division was generally well-received by critics, once the honeymoon period wore off, boredom quickly set in.

With a visually stunning but soullessly empty open world and an abject lack of compelling post-game content, the name of the game quickly became rote repetition in the pursuit of shinier loot. As such, many played the game for a few weeks, jumped ship and never looked back (this player included).

Though Ubisoft insists that they've learned from the first game's mistakes, it's still incredibly difficult to be completely trusting when it comes to The Division 2.

Given that it's going to sell like hotcakes regardless of its quality, one has to question if it'll simply end up like Star Wars Battlefront II: paying lip-service to the notion of consumer-friendly practises, but actually doubling down on the total opposite.

Why It Might Not: It's already been announced that The Division 2 will give players a year's worth of free DLC, which is definitely an encouraging step in the right direction.

What's been shown certainly looks fun, but like its predecessor, we won't really know if it's a game worth buying for the long haul until reviews are out and the first wave of players are experiencing the post-game content for themselves.

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