Post-apocalypse settings are all the rage, and Ubisoft capitalized on that with Tom Clancy's The Division in 2016. The game introduced a world that had been ravaged by a pandemic, and put players in control of special agents who had been activated to take back control of Manhattan. The sequel then brought agents to Washington D.C. The upcoming Division mobile title will also be taking place in these locales, and will further expand the events of the mainline titles.
Tom Clancy's The Division has built up an interesting version of the United States that will likely be explored further in a third entry. However, there is so much more to the world than a couple of cities in the United States. This pandemic affected other parts of the planet, and Ubisoft's series should explore just what that looks like.
The Division Has Spent Two Games in the United States
The Division introduced players to a Manhattan that had been decimated by a viral pandemic known as The Dollar Flu. This disease spread through New York City on Black Friday and threw the city into shambles. The US quickly put its major cities under quarantine, and sleeper agents that work for The Division were activated to restore order. In Manhattan, these agents learned more about this pandemic and discovered a plot to decimate the human race.
The second Division game brought agents to Washington D.C. where they set up shop in the White House and embarked across the city to beat back gangs that had overtaken the streets. The story further expanded the world of The Division and answered more questions about the pandemic. It even had the players return to New York City in the "Warlords of New York" expansion that followed the events of the two games.
There is a mobile game coming out that is set in the world of Tom Clancy's The Division, as well as a spin-off title known as Heartland. Both of these games are seemingly set in the United States, with the mobile game apparently expanding the events of the two mainline games, though there is little known about Heartland save for the fact it will be free-to-play. There is no news about a third mainline entry, but the success of the first two will likely lead to The Division 3.
It is Time to See What the Rest of the World Looks Like
There is a whole world out there that has also been affected by the viral pandemic. Even if the disease did not spread throughout every country, the sudden decimation of the United States government would have repercussions for the world's economy. Not only that, other countries would surely take advantage of the United States' destruction. These are events that should be shown in another Tom Clancy's The Division title, as they would expand out the universe's lore.
The Division has not shown players what the rest of the world looks like, but a series of collectible audio logs known as the Langley Report in Tom Clancy's The Division 2 fill in some gaps. This report details that major countries like Canada, India, China, and much of South America have also been affected. Other countries like Japan and members of the European Union were able to weather the storm, but they are suffering from resource shortages due to the collapse of their trading partners.
A lot of the world outside the United States seems to also be collapsing in Tom Clancy's The Division, and players should be sent out to help stabilize these regions. Letting players see this stabilization effort across the globe would further build out the world of The Division and give players more unique post-pandemic locales to explore.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.