The Division 1 Vs The Division 2 

The division has a good story characters and CAR DOORS CLOSING

I found the atmosphere in div 1 far more unique and special than div 2. Division 2 has your typical post apocalyptic world with nature and vines growing everywhere, and the cracks in the pavement overrun with weeds. Whilst in Division 1 buildings aren't all uninhabitable and overgrown, they still look lived in (at most) and a little less cliche-apocalyptic *COUGH COUGH WoNY NEW YORK*. I agree with what you said about the Christmas decorations because they just add to the spookiness of it all. Think about it, what other games take place in that rarely explored time frame in winter only a few weeks into the virus. Also, in division 2 there are absolutely no living civilians on the streets (aside from gangs), but in Division 1 you still see people looking out of their windows and walking on the street. Hell, it even rewards you with small things for giving them things in return. Back to the buildings, it gave you hope that you could still save the old society before the outbreak + there were quite a few still living civilians.

I'll never forget making my way through the Dark Zone in Div 1 and happening upon the mountain of body bags. Pilled up haphazardly and strewn about heavy machinery. It was honestly a harrowing moment for me. The atmosphere of that final DZ was so eerie. I totally agree in Div 1 having a better atmosphere.

There are some things D1 did better and some things D2 did better.

I'm a 67 year old gramma playing this game. I played Division 1 until 2 came out. I basically play alone or with 1 friend. I really prefer 2. All the things I can do in the open world alone is great. I have a very strong build but prefer to just play on hard alone. I enjoy just killing them easily. When playing with friend, we do a lot of heroic. I love the graphics of both games but enjoy DC mainly. I enjoy the summit. I've played some in dark zones but not as much as in 1. I've never played the raids. But I just enjoy 2 the best. PS one reason for playing this game over other games, the controller has legacy where most games don't. I just cannot function on the others. Everything is backwards for me! Ugh

One thing I liked about the D1 is the atmosphere, sometimes you truly felt alone and gave the whole "you're on your own" feeling

Well, if you're going to talk about Gameplay, the Division Two is better. Not abnormal given the fact it's more recent, has more variety in weapons. As for all the rest, diversity in activities, gearsets, overall fun and setting, I'll take the Division One.

No one ever mentions the way you use consumables in the first game compared to the second. Like picking up explosive rounds, incendiary, water for buff etc and using when the right situations calls to use them usually baking em for dark zone, the second game uses em immediately. The supers never get mentioned like super damage mitigation or double damage made for some insane plays in the dark zone. Really hope there's a div 3 that can mix the best parts from both games

My favorite activity from the division 1 was the survival game mode. Didn't care if I ran into other players. I just enjoyed starting with pretty much nothing and trying to survive for as long as possible.

I've always been a fan of your work. Ever since I started both games and was hooked with the lore of the division universe, your channel has been my sanctuary. to the point where during my quiet time, I listen to your lore videos similar to a podcast. Your stories have helped me relax and destress. :) And it makes me happy you made something like this. A proper comparison of both games. Respect bro! :)

Didn't play Division 1 that much, but I play the Division 2 way more.

A lot of very upset people commenting on this video 😅 Remember, it's ok to have a different opinion. But RU-vid requires me to manage out the hateful / threatening comments - so don't take it so personal 😆

Both games are good

45 degrees Celsius outside but the intro tune still giving me chills. 10/10

The one thing I love about the division 2 are the many various builds you can create. As you can seriously specialize into what ever style of build you want to be. For example if you want to be a juggernaut with a m60 you can and still fight off the enemies. If you want to be a sniper with low health but high damage you can. And with either one if played right you can run entire missions on the hardest difficulty along with directives and survive and complete missions.

The Division 2’s core gameplay and PVE is way better than Division 1’s.. Although all the OG’s know how much better the PVP is in division 1’s DZ.

I like the rogue agent idea cus in real life not everyone is going to stay straight and narrow

I really like the atmosphere in Division 1.

The one thing that always brings me back is the open world. It's so fun walking around and running into groups of enemies. This makes it so I'm always aware of what happens.

Another brilliant breakdown. And, even more so, I like how you expressed each section, to explain your decisions. Nicely done!?!

I also like the "Call for Backup" feature on Div 2, makes the game less lonely and it can save you time from repeating a heroic bounty from the start.

Divison 1's atmosphere and setting with Divison 2's gameplay and mechanics. Perfection is born.

I can’t tell you how awesome it is to have a constant division channel that’s really

Mr siri , i loved both the division , but i loved the game because of ur analysis of the game . I felt how deep a game narrative could be other than fps shooters like COD and Battlefield franchises. Thankyou. And keep up the good work.

I’ve only played the second, and I’m a VERY casual Division player. But I find myself wanting to play the 1st so bad just because of that atmosphere. It’s soooo good

I'm a 90% solo player too. The only time I play with others is when I either need help with a control point or someone asks for help. Otherwise, I do everything myself, even though I'm in a casual clan. Currently doing a second run of both trying different loadouts

I always go back for the Survival! And I am a huge fan of snowy atmosphere in the first game!

Both are great, but for me, TD2 is much better than the first. I think that a lot of people who think that the first game is significantly better than the second game are just riding on nostalgia.

There is so much from both games I love, pretty much everything you mentioned. I love the way Div 2 feels to play and love the activities in the open world, what I really miss are the Incursions and Legendary Missions that we would run each week as well as dedicated game modes like Underground and Survival - plus I miss the huge NY DZ which us one of the biggest mistakes they made which they knew pretty early on and why they abandoned PVP.

I want to like Division 1, but it feels like I need a 4 man squad to actually finish the entire story compared to Div 2

I love both division games they equally different and diverse the DZ in the first one was great and helping new agents on division 2 I ve made so many friends though the division saga there are some of the best lore videos and gear videos Great video thanks 👍👍

I recently have been working my way through several tom Clancy's games and your videos have definitely made the games much more enjoyable with your lore videos

I got into Division about a year or so late (traded an airsoft replica LMG for my PS4), but got pulled in by the story and spent alot of time grinding until West Side Pier opened up. I've played D2 since the beta, a first for me, with occasional breaks to play another title but I always come back. Actually playing while I watched this episode. I haven't been able to grind as heavily even with being unemployed most of 2019, and starting the new job right before an actual pandemic, but I'm still fan. I love the exploration aspects of the open worlds, searching for intel and echoes, and though I'm mostly a solo agent I do team up now and then. Some aspects I miss from the first, but I like the improvements that set it apart. This series has so much to offer a player like me, I can't wait to see what Heartland has for us.

personally, i do enjoy the combat styles of both games. Div1 is much more unforgiving, but also just clunky at times. It can really get tiring when you just unload mag after mag into the 50th elite rioter who just walks towards you. At least Hyenas try to flank. And yeah, recoil was a bitch in Div1 unless you spec'd into nullifying it into the ground. But atmosphere and story goes to Div1. While i admire Div2 for what it had, Div1 was a lot more real imo. the whole "in the middle of the collapse" subgenre of post-apocalypse has never really been fully explored to me, so it felt interesting to know you have the backing of a government, but this place is still collapsing around you. And new york just felt a lot more colder to me (literally and metaphorically). the greys of Div1, in the menu, in the streets, make it seem much more depressing in this concrete jungle when you sit back and look at it. Div2 feels more action movie-y to me. It does get the whole vibe of midsummer july swelter across, but aside from the dark zones (which are really freaking cool in both games!), it just feels kinda meh. too much orange and yellow for my tastes. (WoNY was nice tho.) yeah, builds were diversified in Div2. no more running Lexington for GE credits. (i still want a dedicated healer gearset tho) and the dark zones are just sad in Div2. from an aesthetics point, they're SO COOL, absolutely covered in powder, the walls being caked with the stuff. but gameplay wise, you're more likely to get ganked from a 4 man squad than anything. Get the DZ materials and get out. and i do wish there were better gamemodes besides missions. I do believe that missions improved from the first game to the second, but i still want a good gamemode, as summit just feels like a slog of level section after level section after level section with more shit piled on for you to manage. Underground felt unique every time, they were their own mini missions. And while i know Survival will never come back, it was really fun.

I started playing The Division 1 back in April 2020. I felt the mix emotions of the recorded audios like how relax they were before it blows up and how scared they were during the 1st week after black friday happened; just like we were uncertain back then on how long this virus would eventually go. Fast forward to May 2021, I'm now playing The Division 2 up to this day. Comparing the 2, I like the idea that they include stories of ordinary people and how it affects them, which I think lacks in the sequel. On The Division 2, I then like that there are camps that slowly helps the community to recover.

So I only started playing The Division earlier this year - think it was a freebie, then I bought The Division 2 on sale. I enjoyed both games - the original definitely felt more difficult than the sequel - that's not to say it's a cakewalk (as I've played TD2 more, I've scaled up the difficulty a bit). Don't get me wrong, running around Washington with a Cuelebre and a (I think it's called the Capacitor? Can't remember) is fun, I did like New York in TD1 slightly more - it felt more in your face, and those traps all over the place really spooked me all the time. I hope that one day we see a Division sequel where they're back in a cold, close quarters environment - maybe further north, or a year after the Dollar Flu outbreak? Give me manhunts, summit (controversial view: as a solo player, I find it damn fun) and a good story in a cold environment and I think I'm sold. Thanks for your vids, NGN - I really enjoy hearing you talk about TD. :)

Hmm it's hard for me to say which one is better the first one started it all but the second one continues the story.

An excellent comparison, thank you!

Just finished the video! I agree almost completely with the way you compared these. Also, I’m glad I finally found someone who actually recognizes The Division 2 as not being “trash”. The only thing I’d personally disagree with is story. I prefer the way the second game handles the story. One of my gripes with the first game was how the story just abruptly ended with too many lose ends after too little time. I also thought it was dumb how the LMB were still the “scary bad guys”. Like seriously, their gear is on par with the JTF’s, AND we’ve taken their HQ + leadership. With the BTSU, they at least get their tech from the same place as the SHD. Anyway, great comparison!

Listening to you talk about this is like listening to my own thoughts. Even the mentions/comparisons to other games.

Your content is the only Division related content i'm following right now. Have stopped playing after season 4 rolls out and have stopped following other content creators. Yours' is the most interesting in my opinion.

I think the developers missed out on the opportunity to open N.Y. City some more. The bridge, for example, could’ve been a gate to open-up the other part of the city with its own challenges. Dying Light had something like that. Once you found the key to open-up the other city to explore, it was really entertaining. Maybe once that got old, then make the Washington D.C. game- linking all games together where you wouldn’t loose your builds, but continue on into other chapters of the game.

I've just completed a week in Div1 after more than a year away. With auto HDR and FPS boost to 60fps on XSX it still looks amazing. But the TTK on Legendary/Heroic is simply bonkers..... just too long. It was great for a wee visit but I'll not be sticking to Div1 for that reason.

Super refreshing video. I appreciate your point of view and keep it coming. Cheers mate!

I agree with a lot of what you said I am a D1 fan 5k Plus hours in the game and if I had to choose I'd still choose D1 over D2 because I feel D1 was ahead of its time D2 was rushed for profit because the Division 1 set records for Ubisoft but the sad part was they didn't stick to the formula that's why D2 will never be as good as D1 so I'm hoping The Division movie will do D1 justice!!

Loved both games when the each launched. Its been about 2 years since I've played them. Is jumping back in to either now a fun time or did I miss the boat?

Great summary and video sir. Thoroughly agree. Also, how are you doing man?

I love what you did about the last point...the story, but you were spitting facts the whole video honestly ✨👍

I disagree movement on div 2 is sluggish and clunky compare to div 1. You can tell they slowed the animations down on div 2 mainly because of the glitches and bugs that they had in the first game. The snowdrop engine can handle only so many actions at once.

Me and my friend are about to jump in in one of these games. We are interested in the coop aspect. It's going to be as 2 the whole time and we have never played a second of either Division game. Do you have an opinion on which we should buy? Which one would be more fun for 2 players going through the game if story isn't really our main focus?

great comparative video thank you.

I was late to Div 1 since I played after Div 2. Movement, story, enemies, and game mechanics all feel better in Div 2. Another great NGN vid, thanks!

Those are fighting words. I just prefer D1 due to healing station and my builds are on lock and are no longer gonna change

I’ve been to DC, and it made me realize how detailed the world is. For example, the hotel that I stayed at is a control point but I forget witch one

Thanks for your input NGN. Would be great if they brought colonel Bliss to Div 2 with the LMB. In the end we never saw his body when the chopper went down.

If I’m a call of duty player and only play online which game would you suggest?

Memories from div 1 Gameplay for div 2 (The div 1 will always hold a special place in my heart but as far as daily playing i dont bother with the div 1)

You just earned a sub, thanks man

I hope they gonna make division 3 someday with bigger open world so we can use vehicles like mad max style

I wish these videos were available in podcast form so I could listen to them when driving for work.

I love how you break it down into definable categories and then explain how the games are different instead of just explaining how it's bad or being subjective about what you like about it 😁

I have to say that, while I love, love, love the Division 1, I don’t jump into it as much as I do the Division 2. It’s the builds, loot & challenges for me. I prefer the Division 2 interface more than the Division 1. But the story &, yes, atmosphere is lacking for me in the Division 2. In regards to the world & storytelling of the Division 2, there wasn’t enough.

How did you think the sound and music compare between these two games? And also, the commendations and cosmetics?

Nothing will ever beat roaming the Dark Zone at night with a blizzard obscuring you view, and you camping an extraction point hoping nobody rolls up on your squad. It was just flat out amazingly intense.

You’re officially my Tom Clancy channel from now on. I don’t remember liking Division 2 as much, but I loved 1. I feel like I should revisit. Wanna get pumped for Heartland

I mean the Division franchise itself is the bee's knees and we wouldn't be commenting otherwise.

Wake up cause of a text. Look for something to help put me asleep again. New NGN video welp so much for going back to sleep. Keep up the great work!

Also, I agree with you a 1000000000% on the Ghost Recon games.

It's such a shame that these games didn't live up to their potential, but it seems like games never really do anymore; especially when published by a company like ubisoft. Nice video, and I could agree with or at least understand all of your takes.

I wonder if a future division 3 game would replace the dark zone pvp with faction pvp in the lightzone or make the whole map the dark zone. If that’s possible, then it would make sense in a lore aspect because one of dead drops comms called open gates, Keener said that the aftermath of the quarantine zone when he came back to NYC, he said that it was all gone or abandoned like the JTF gave up keeping up or something. The barricades , boats were also gone.

Love your videos mate keep up amazing work ,they got me through a hard lock down, like you love both but prefer 1 just something about roaming new York

Can you please make a longer version of your intro sound? Like 30 second or a minute...

I played dv1 probably a bit to much, but I love that game. It was the only game I played. I loved every aspect of it, the pve, pvp, the world, and story. I sunk hours upon hours in playing when I should have been studying or sleeping but I'd kept playing. Then dv2 came out and I played through and got to max level. When I finished the game I felt like I wasted my time. I didn't feel rewarded for playing, I didn't feel like I got any enjoyment. Dv2 board me to the point I just walked away. I played dv1 solo 98% of the time and had emeance amounts of fun, but after I got past level 25 in dv2 I'd never get on unless the 1 friend I had that played dv2 got on. I just didn't care about dv2 the same way I cared about dv1. I gave dv2 another try soon before the first manhunt the took you to Manhattan I believe came out. I played for about 12 hours over 4 days and left to do other things. Dv2 has board me since day 1. I never had the eurge to grind for the overpowered gear the same way I did for dv1. Maybe it's nostalgia, but dv1 is my favorite of the 2 and it always will be.

I lived in Cali my whole life… it’s the same theme as Washington summer, I’ve always wanted to go into a cold climate and touch snow hahaha this is the closest ima get for the time being and they nailed it. The attention to detail is insane! In The Division 1

As a solo player myself, which game is the best towards that playstyle?

I think In terms of endgame I like 2 better just because I feel there’s a lot more content to run with, especially after the black tusk invasion, which is good for me since I only really do single player

In the division 1 you could smash windows even make holes in concrete walls if you shoot enough at the same spot. I loved how you could shoot stuff and it would break. None of that in div 2. Maybe its just me but that disapointed me hard ruind my immersion. In div 2 everything is just static even car tiers.

I didn't play D1, but maybe I will after watching this. I'm a solo player also, and mainly play games for story.

The division games have been some of my favorites just because of the story and feel. I recently picked up division 1 on steam to replay and I love it. I'm a solo player as well though and I dislike pvp for the most part. I would get melted by meta builds but I couldn't ever put an amazing build together myself. It's hard to see that the end game just isn't great still. I'm going to pick up division 2 though and play it again. I hope I can find something in the end game that I enjoy farming.

I enjoyed both. I love atmosphere and feel of div 1 but I left very early when it was buggy. Div 2 is my most played game on ps4. I love they built on all the rpg elements and the first time I reached max level and the black tusk invade was soo good. Then the expansion I had fun to only thing they I don't like content wise in div2 is seasons, the tedious chores never appealed to me. What I love about div 1 is the feel but actually playing hours upon hours and still enjoying myself definitely div 2 (I did come back and play all the div 1 DLC content and still prefer div 2 content EXECEPT survival was KING) Also to note I never cared about pvp I loved the idea of the DZ but even in div 1 I always thought pvp was never their focus just a cool lore addition that allowed pvp.

The one complaint I have with both games (other than poor pvp balance) is that new content took a while to come to both, and that for the first year or so, said new content felt like it was stuff that should have been in there at release (max world tier for example). Didn't help either that balance was always poor on release, and that it took resources away to rebalance everything both times

I hope to god division 1 and 2 aren't dead, because i really wanna return to 1 and start in 2

The Division 2 and its lores… are so massively underrated ! After having finished all Outcasts, True Son and Hyenas first time, and Black Tusk came in, I realized how much wrong I was about this game. Sooo much development went into this one! Especially the lores, goshhh ! So relatable to our world!

Dark Zones in Division 2 are only worth going there in any level previous to 30 to get good gear and since you're relatively on the lower percentage of players that aren't level 40 yet, you don't come across many tryhards camping entrances to get an easy manhunt. After hitting max level, you only go there for the pvp and that's about it

I liked both, the first game was something i really enjoyed, and like you said, felt the atmosphere was much grittier, and "unforgiving" but, the division 2, did what patch 1.7 did for the first game better, although i feel like they didn't know how to continue the story, it has still been a lot of fun to play, and i do occasionally come back to TD2, to see if there has been anything new added to the game.

They really should have used some stronger visual filters and effects in D2 to convey the heat as apposed to how well the cold NYC winter came across.

I just want survival in TD2.

i have over 2000 hours in div1 and 5000 hours in div2 , i know i have no life lol but i still go back to div1 its just more fun , i dont pvp , but they are both good games just whish they whould put more content in div 2 , your spot on in this vid , thanks buddy

I definitely miss the atmosphere of the first game. I also miss the solitude feel. I think in terms of perfection, maybe having the full map of NYC and adding seasons would be interesting. Also, keep all the open-world activities from TD2 but add them in NYC as pockets of people in areas around the map. Like constant struggles ,these could change on every reset to give the game more life. I still like TD2 in DC due to the location and diverse locations but I miss the mood and struggle of TD1. Oh and not a PVP players myself but I really really miss the DZ of TD1.

Im a super solo player. And d2 has a ton to chew on. If d1 isnt super punishing and things to do, like side missions, i might give it a run. Super good impression for 2 tho walking out and seeing so much life. Seeing d1 as a dead city would be a nice addition to the palette.

Division 1 provides audio recordings of human responses that were eerily similar to what i or others have said, done, or seen during the covid pandemic. Difference being we'd have pockets of covid outbreaks which would strain medical logistics, eapecially when a small community hospital receives a massive increase in patients. We arent allowed to turn them away either, even though our smaller community hospital was overcapacity by 200 people. Wed have to borrow from our other hospital networks, but they too would also run out of things like antiemetics, cough medicines, etc. Fortunately, the bodies we stacked were still alive but 3 entire floors had to be used for covid patients. I remember at one point we had covid patients resting on gurneys waiting in the emergency room in the hallways, waiting to get a room.

My favourite thing about D2 is how when you capture a control point, NPCs will then go to scavenge for water food and components, and will sometimes have to compete with enemies to do so. They actually leave their base, go to an area to scavenge and return which also grants the control point resources.

Never seen such a detailed comparison, and I'm usually the one going into the small details on Steam (or used to, cuz I stopped having these discussions years ago). I will say that one aspect that makes the first's story far more compelling is that, whether you're paying attention or not, eventually you'll come across some ominous echoes depicting Keener and the mystery of who he is, despite being secondary at first, turns out to tie everything together. The first's story is very coherent (despite being told in pieces) and everything comes together at one point, whereas the second's is all over the place and none of the antagonists is as memorable as Keener, nor are the bosses as entertaining as the faction leaders in the first. It's a difficult conversation cuz despite the sequel improving some aspects of the first, it also takes two steps back, and for many people some of the intended QOL improvements make the experience worse (I have a few pet peeves myself, some of which discouraged me from sticking to TD2). In the end, there's no denying that the first game ended when the foundation for something great was set. Classified sets might diminish build diversity, but they're great fun and allow people to specialize in more traditional roles such as medic or tank. Add to that the fact that they had a skeleton for Central Park (possibly where a supposed expansion would take place) and it feels like the first was wasted in favor of following in Destiny's footsteps. Fast forward a few years and neither Division is as big as Destiny 2, but we're still talking about how the first not only was fun when it stopped, but had it improved, it could've been great. They didn't need a fresh start to fix the game's most prominent issues, and they could've even revamped NY at some point to make it less repetitive and maybe even add dynamic open-world events. Alas, Ubisoft was more interested in a sequel cuz that's what Destiny was doing. It's a shame that the first game will never reach the heights some of us can see it could reach, but hopefully someone will be inspired by it and create a worthy spiritual successor. I don't even care if it's not 3D with fancy graphics. Heck, I'm hoping someone might make a NY mod for Project Zomboid and that we can turn it into The Division once NPCs are finished. It'd be fun to explore TD's NYC again in an isometric perspective and with a more realistic approach to survival.

imo you should try a rush playstyle with shotty + smg it makes the game so much more exciting than just sitting behind cover the whole time

You know you’ve watched pitch perfect and that’s alright so have we xD

I've played both (2 before 1) and honestly I've enjoyed 2 a lot more

I’m a new player to the genre, about 4 months ago Mattpatt on Gametheory made a RU-vid video about the division which welcomed me to the new world. I got the first one and LOVED it. I played the campaign solo for and beat it by myself. I’ll never forget going into the dark zone for the first time. I had the weakest level 30 gear and was no where near ready. I remember running away from any enemies I came across, being scared shitless, my palms being sweaty and my heart pounding in my chest. It was genuinely terrifying. And in my opinion, that’s a GOOD thing. It made me feel immersed into the world and the story, kept me on my toes, and made me feel a way about a game I’ve NEVER felt before. It was a whole new experience and I loved it. I eventually leveled up and got stronger, i can actually survive and fight no problem in the dark zone, but man it was so scary at first. It was amazing I’ll never forget my first time going into the DZ. The division 2, in my opinion, wasn’t as scary. Once I reached level 40 I got lucky and got the chameleon first thing. Which helped me drastically when going to the dark zone. I got merked by other players, but that was more frustrating than it was scary. I was just so outclassed gear wise there was nothing I could do. Which imo is my biggest problem with the game. As a new player you’re kinda screwed cause most people playing now have been playing for years and not only do they not want to play with new people, but they actively avoid playing with new people. They also take advantage of them and kill them repeatedly (basically bullying) to help themselves get manhunt and other things. It makes new people like me not want to play the game at all cause I just can’t compete. They need to fix the balance to make it easier for new people to get top gear quickly so they can actually play the game and fight other people instead of constantly getting killed and bats toy by everyone

I love both, but I find it easier to make builds in TD2.

Do an updated video on this please

Game worth playing now that it came to steam? Player count online seems to be near dead and the updates are slow coming usually signaling that they might pull the plug