The Division repurposes ‘Silent Night’ and, wow, is it ever bleak

Bring back the world that we loved

All is not calm, all is not right. Not in The Division‘s war-torn city. “Mom and dad died in the blast.” “Everything on earth fell apart.” That’s a big old lump of coal for humanity, eh?

“Silent Night” is no stranger to video game trailers. Just last year, The Order: 1886 used it to add an extra layer of despair over the game’s slow, cinematic style. It’s a move that’s unlikely to fail. The song’s just that good.

By the end of The Division‘s take, the sorrowful little boy pleads to “bring back the world that we loved.” It’s hard not to feel as if that request transcends the boundary of video games.