Polygon talked to a team leader and he basically confirmed the marketing is like Far Cry 5 or Wolfenstein II, implicitly political, but the game isn't willing to make political statements just like Far Cry 5 also failed to do in the end. I hold out hope he's wrong and the game is anti-nazi and against children having been caged in recent history but here's the article anyway...
https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/12/17451688/the-division-2-is-not-making-any-political-statements
And this tweet adds interesting context to the Polygon take:
https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/12/17451688/the-division-2-is-not-making-any-political-statements
In many of its military-themed games, developer Ubisoft has made a point to pull storylines from potential real-world events. Recently, with Far Cry 5, it went a step further by poking at modern day domestic tensions, both social and political, over gun culture and religious extremism. But, ultimately, that game refused to take a side. It prodded audiences with controversy, but was ultimately toothless.
The marketing effort for Tom Clancy's The Division 2 has spooled up, and Ubisoft is using the same kind of topical imagery and poignant rhetoric once again. Set in the near future, the game asks players to fight back against a corrupt government and help save the United States from tyrants.
Meanwhile, in the real world, some Americans are concerned that the current administration is becoming tyrannical in its own right. Some would say that the land of the free may even be drifting toward fascism. These were the thoughts on my mind when I sat down with Terry Spier, creative director for North Carolina-based Red Storm Entertainment which, along with Massive Entertainment, is helping bring The Division 2 to life.
The trailers and the gameplay reveals have, so far, told me that this is a game about a near-future Civil War. But it's not a game about politics, Spier insisted. It's a game about saving lives and bringing society back from the brink of destruction.
Wait a minute. It's in DC.
Yes.
Your central character here on the key art has an American flag bandana tied to their backpack.
That's correct.
This is not a political statement?
Absolutely not.
Taking up arms against a corrupt government is not a political statement?
No. It's not a political statement. No, we are absolutely here to explore a new city.
You have this grin on your face.
I can absolutely understand the question, the assumption, and the nature of it, but I'm here to tell you that DC, the reason that we chose it was for the ones that I said.
And this tweet adds interesting context to the Polygon take:
I'm guessing you saw the article because of this recent tweet?
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