The developers of The Division 2 deliberately wanted to avoid releasing a political game. However, players have now found an audio log that puts the conflict between the USA and Mexico in a whole new light.
What happened? For months, there has been a conflict between the USA and Mexico regarding the construction of a wall at the border. The USA does not want to accept illegal migrants from Mexico, as stated by US President Donald Trump.
In The Division 2, this conflict is somewhat poked fun at, and the developer simply flips the roles of the two parties. In fact, Mexico wants to build a wall to the USA so that no more infected or desperate Americans cross the border into Mexico.
This is what the conflict in The Division 2 is about
Here the conflict is addressed: In the second part of The Division, you land in Washington D.C. Accordingly, your headquarters is in the White House. Many rooms of the residence of the President of the United States have been meticulously recreated.
One can also find the President’s office, the Oval Office, in The Division 2. Many players have now come across an interesting audio file that is supposed to show a conversation between the Presidents of the USA and Mexico.
What is the conversation about? In the conversation between the two leaders, the American President complains that Mexico has closed the border crossing in El Paso, preventing Americans from fleeing from the bioweapon attack.
Here there are more connections to the US President: In another conversation that can be heard in the White House, two people discuss the death of the US President in the game. He is called “Waller” by last name and has a very critical stance against Russia, accusing them of being involved in the attack on the USA.
A President who carries the word “Wall” in his name and has a difficult relationship with Russia makes many players of The Division 2 chuckle.
That’s why it fits so well: Ubisoft has repeatedly emphasized that they do not want to address political issues with The Division 2 and the game’s story seems to be entirely fictional. Nevertheless, the story of the game takes place in real locations in the USA that also have political significance.
A little dig at the real President fits perfectly, especially since many Americans are not satisfied with the idea of a wall between the USA and Mexico.
What do you think of the story? Do you believe Ubisoft intentionally brought the conflict between Mexico and the USA into the game?
The developers of The Division also sent political emails, even though they actually wanted to avoid such topics:
