The Division Resurgence is a reputation you’ll have forgotten. Within the sea of announced-then-cancelled off-shoots primarily based on Ubisoft’s greatest franchises, Resurgence was one of many few to truly make it to launch.
The free-to-play loot shooter has been out there on iOS and Android since March, and later made its option to PC in April – although solely on Ubisoft’s Join launcher in early entry. Resurgence then arrived on Steam final week, although regardless of Ubisoft saying the Steam launch in June it’s possible you’ll not have seen given how little fanfare surrounded it.
Participant reactions on Steam are about as destructive as you’d anticipate, with many questioning why Ubisoft launched a recreation clearly designed for cellular gadgets on PC within the first place. On the time of writing, it is sitting at a ‘Blended’ ranking with practically 1,600 consumer evaluations.
“Actually… simply get the common recreation you might want to pay for. This one is simply means too wonky as a cellular port of the common first Division recreation and the play type simply general sucks to take care of,” one evaluate reads.
Others shared criticisms concerning the recreation’s free-to-play facets, which they are saying contribute to a worse expertise.
“All of the loot is locked behind each day completions, and also you solely get to do these perhaps four-five instances a day. Then the sport scales the xp and rewards down onerous,” one other evaluate reads.
Regardless of the amount of consumer evaluations, participant turnout hasn’t been all that. The sport peaked at simply 4,117 concurrent gamers on Steam (through SteamDB) at launch, and its 24-hour peak is even decrease.
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The reactions are comprehensible when you think about that Ubisoft continues to help The Division 2, the mainline sequel that is been operating since 2019. The sport even broke its all-time concurrent document on Steam earlier this yr. Certainly, the unique Division additionally stays playable on PC.
Resurgence was initially introduced again in 2022, when it was anticipated to reach in 2024. That clearly by no means got here to be. Seeing because it’s principally primarily based on the primary recreation’s New York map, it’s possible you’ll be higher off taking part in The Division 1.
In the meantime, a part of the rationale this launch has rubbed gamers the improper means so noticeably is probably going Ubisoft’s lack of updates on The Division 3. Regardless of having been introduced in 2023, the developer-publisher has been largely silent on the challenge. Notably, inventive director and longtime franchise lead Julian Gerighty departed earlier this yr, although Ubisoft launched an announcement on the time assuring followers growth stays on observe.
“Our groups who constructed this world with Julian are nonetheless right here, carrying it ahead with an formidable, unchanged dedication for the way forward for The Division 2, The Division 2: Survivors, The Division Resurgence, and The Division 3,” the corporate mentioned.