Destiny 2: Lightfall

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2.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 119 Ratings

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  1. Redemp
    Sep 2, 2023
    2
    9k plus hours into the franchise...... And this is what we get. Beyond worried for the final shape cause lightfall...... this is **** Hopefully bungie turns it around
  2. Clownsparade
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    I just payed for 2 hours of a campaign of re-used content that's only there to access 4 FOMO based seasonal campaigns which also have to be payed and can not be played anytime I want but only during a few months- seriously? How is this legal.
  3. SilkyJohnson
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    How the greats have fallen… This game series was my favorite of all time. You could be a robot space-cowboy(exo hunter). A thing I had imagined as a small child but didn’t realize until I had played the first Destiny game. With a gripping story, great characters, and the best voice acting I’ve witnessed in a game, it was a dream. Now - Destiny 2 resembles more of a mobile game or FortniteHow the greats have fallen… This game series was my favorite of all time. You could be a robot space-cowboy(exo hunter). A thing I had imagined as a small child but didn’t realize until I had played the first Destiny game. With a gripping story, great characters, and the best voice acting I’ve witnessed in a game, it was a dream. Now - Destiny 2 resembles more of a mobile game or Fortnite type game than the action packed looter shooter it once was. Lack of attention to PvP has killed this game for me. I would play 2-3 hours 3 times a week playing just crucible which is now unplayable in my opinion. I love the raids and dungeons (dungeons are now microtransactions) but even they are lacking now. I will not be purchasing the final expansion, it is the only expansion I have not owned and I’ve previously purchased all but Lightfall twice to be able to play on Xbox and PC. Rest in peace Destiny.… Expand
  4. donkeyGatorade
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More expensive than any other DLC but is the worst (except for Curse of Osiris).
    Opening mission was great then it just falls flat and HARD.
    Marvel level writing at best.
    2 brand new characters get introduced one of which is annoying at best and the other the one that was just killed off needlessly.
    Strand subclass was cool and somewhat balanced.
    Neptune weapons are just reskinned moon weapons (Seasonal weapons generally have more effort than that lmao)
    It amazes me how we went from Witchqueen to this...
    makes me worried since this was originally supposed to be the last dlc before Bungie decided Final Shape would be a thing.
    Lightfall is really just the fall of everything Bungie did right during Witchqueens year.    … Expand
  5. Althenor
    Jul 16, 2023
    0
    Fails expectations like Emperor Calus fails The Witness... Bungie lied about everything! Story is bad, new location is boring and pathetic, new super is useless, there's no dynamic campaign they promised. Basically speaking Bungie lost all creativity after splitting away from Activision-Blizzard.
  6. areyouanand
    Jun 27, 2023
    1
    More reskined items, no story questions answers. Entire campaign should have been a single mission.
    More items in store tho.
    Broke the server, goes off every other day.
    Absolutely not recommended for new player.
  7. Yelkcubnwahs
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    If you piss on a dumpster fire to put it out, it's still a **** dumpster fire. @Bungie have lost all my respect, in every discord I have ever been in I have always heard the same **** bungie hates fun and will do everything to make their game miserable to play. ****
  8. domin0h
    Jun 5, 2023
    3
    It's not reeling you in, i'm a new player for destiny 2 and started with lightfall and to be honest, the story on neomuna is weird, cringy and the characters talk about themself like it's your first day at the office and they make half joke dialogues.. super cringy and weird.
    The story has no structure and no emotion.. huge dissapointment.
  9. Icemanesp
    May 5, 2023
    1
    This franchise is really going downhill. Now they go from charging after a price increase for recycled content to raising the price again to be able to acquire season 2 and following and I am afraid that the content they will offer will be recycled from previous ones and rescue old Destiny1 weapons. Frankly no one can recommend this game and the only thing I can advise you is to stay awayThis franchise is really going downhill. Now they go from charging after a price increase for recycled content to raising the price again to be able to acquire season 2 and following and I am afraid that the content they will offer will be recycled from previous ones and rescue old Destiny1 weapons. Frankly no one can recommend this game and the only thing I can advise you is to stay away from this franchise that only wants your money and doesn't offer anything new or attractive.… Expand
  10. Lordbit4735
    May 1, 2023
    0
    Worst FPS campaign ever... like alarmingly bad. If you already just play Destiny for the gameplay it improves a few, and regresses one, of its core gameplay mechanics.
  11. degtyarenko1305
    Apr 30, 2023
    1
    Банди альтернативно одареные разрабы почините свою игру
  12. liberaet
    Apr 5, 2023
    2
    - The story is unbelievable and childish (we encounter cybernetic humans who we see for the first time, not knowing if they even want to kill us at first sight or not, and immediately spill all our plans to them in the first sentence. and become best friends with them after a minute of talking)
    - The way that characters speak or joke is also pretty stupid and childish (the ghost or Nimbus    - The story is unbelievable and childish (we encounter cybernetic humans who we see for the first time, not knowing if they even want to kill us at first sight or not, and immediately spill all our plans to them in the first sentence. and become best friends with them after a minute of talking)
    - The way that characters speak or joke is also pretty stupid and childish (the ghost or Nimbus in Neomuna)
    - The new location is pretty boring, just not exciting to play at all
    - The overall style of the game is inconsistent - there is a dark/gothic theme of the Hive, robotic race of the Vex, and then some characters look like in a cartoon (take a look at Shaw Han in the Cosmodrome when standing close to him)
    - Everything else in the game is the same as before, including the same season grind for the 20th time. Same running activities all over again just to get a nice-looking new armor and an ornament for the new exotic weapon (although we already have dozens of both armor and weapons, so another new one does not make a difference at all)
    - I wanted to see the group finder which was advertised for the expansion, but looks like it is only coming in the last season of the year, so together with social aspect being non-existent (zero chat going on anywhere), to assemble a group you have to actually go outside the game lol (website or mobile app)
    - It also looks like Bungie, the developer, does not even know what they want to do with their own game - they increased the health of enemies with the expansion, and then rolled it back after a month. So now it's back to being extremely boring where you just run through the activity killing all the enemies in one shot trying to complete daily missions (called bounties), and sometimes you shoot a rocket at them, but your teammates kill them faster than the time it takes your rocket to fly lol, so you have wasted a rocket and the ammo for it can be pretty scarce, which makes it all quite annoying

    So yeah, pretty bad. I wouldn't purchase or play if not for FOMO on the new armor and ornament for the exotic, so I will endure the mindless grind of the same boring activities (or give it up in the middle like already happened before)    … Expand
  13. medrekagnu
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    I have never played this game as I am on PlayStation but from talking with people on XBOX who have played this game and watched some gameplay
  14. Robin646
    Mar 13, 2023
    4
    Wanted to wait to review until the raid was out, so here we are. First of all, people need to stop with these dumb 0/10 ratings. Lightfall is not a 0. It's bad, but these ratings are all just spiteful, not fair. Lightfall starts off pretty good, with a nice cutscene, some intrigue and shock value, but once the actual gameplay starts, the quality drops instantly. They introduce this newWanted to wait to review until the raid was out, so here we are. First of all, people need to stop with these dumb 0/10 ratings. Lightfall is not a 0. It's bad, but these ratings are all just spiteful, not fair. Lightfall starts off pretty good, with a nice cutscene, some intrigue and shock value, but once the actual gameplay starts, the quality drops instantly. They introduce this new civilization, but they don't flesh it out. We see 2 characters throughout the campaign, one of which is the cringiest character I think I've ever seen in Destiny and that's it. We're supposed to care about saving them and Neomuna but they don't give us a reason to. It's all just go here, stop this, kill that and it's getting tiresome. They asked 50 bucks for a campaign you can finish in 4 hours, with a barebones filler story. D2's biggest issue is its storytelling. Look at Halo 2. It was made by the same studio, yet the quality of storytelling is not even comparable. There is no character development and they conclude most things in repetitive seasonal stories. The formula they use is flawed and needs changing. As for the raid, it is visually pleasing and has OP weapons. That's about it. The mechanics are boring and overall, the raid is way too easy. I'd argue that even Vault of Glass is more difficult than this. Now, some positives are Strand. It's a fun new subclass that I can see replacing Stasis for crowd control, and it's great for movement. The Exotics and Neomuna as a location are also good. There's quite a bit to grind for and the gameplay is solid as always, but the positives don't outweigh the negatives unfortunately. This entire expansion feels like it was cut in half. I'm convinced this was all supposed to be part of The Final Shape, but they just decided to split it in two so they can milk some more money from people. Overall very disappointing and I would not recommend buying it at full price. It's barely worth 30 bucks. I suggest waiting for a sale or buying from the known third party sellers… Expand
  15. Zalabar22
    Mar 11, 2023
    3
    I've stopped playing completely and have lost all interest in Destiny 2. I decided to give Bungie a chance with Witch Queen only for Bungie to take whatever good faith they had built up with WQ (and the following MEH seasons) and throw it right back in the trash. The grind isn't fun anymore, the story and writing was awful, the weapons are reskins, the raid is underwhelming, a large swathI've stopped playing completely and have lost all interest in Destiny 2. I decided to give Bungie a chance with Witch Queen only for Bungie to take whatever good faith they had built up with WQ (and the following MEH seasons) and throw it right back in the trash. The grind isn't fun anymore, the story and writing was awful, the weapons are reskins, the raid is underwhelming, a large swath of cosmetics are locked behind the Eververse, and I'm sick of grinding out battlepasses for stuff that should have been in the game naturally. I feel like Bungie just wants me to keep dumping buckets of cash at them because of some made up of customer loyalty they think they've earned at this point and I'm sick of it. I've loved the series and the franchise since the alpha on PS4 but I don't think I can or will keep supporting this game or the Destiny series. For those who stick around I hope the series pays off eventually. Open up your eyes Guardians, it's time to move on.… Expand
  16. montero
    Mar 11, 2023
    0
    This DLC costs the same as ELDEN RING and delivers... nothing. You can watch the intro and the outro, and avoid playing the DLC. Total garbage.
  17. Shender
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    Worst FPS campaign ever... like alarmingly bad. If you already just play Destiny for the gameplay it improves a few, and regresses one, of its core gameplay mechanics. Also you will enjoy strand i think. However if you were looking at jumping in for the first time don't. This was truly awful story telling. I can't put into words how disappointing this expansion is.
  18. Franco5150
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    A huge fail in all aspects of gaming; story telling, character development, gameplay etc. None of it was delivered on a $100 DLC. I'm shocked at the sheer bad content produced and packaged as something that turned out to be the opposite, a hot reskinned, woke infused, socially engineered pile of garbage. Bungie has the astute rep for taking the money and running, congrats well done. OneA huge fail in all aspects of gaming; story telling, character development, gameplay etc. None of it was delivered on a $100 DLC. I'm shocked at the sheer bad content produced and packaged as something that turned out to be the opposite, a hot reskinned, woke infused, socially engineered pile of garbage. Bungie has the astute rep for taking the money and running, congrats well done. One thing to point out, Bungie has achieved it's main marketing goal, "Never Over Deliver."… Expand
  19. Fawazksa95
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny 2: Lightfall DLC Too bad I want my money back... Shame on you, Bungie… Expand
  20. canuck222
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    Destiny's worst expansion and somehow this game has hit an all time low (just as they had so much goodwill and momentum from their successful Witch Queen release). Bungie pulled the wool over everyone's eyes with this one and delivered such a slap in the face to the fanbase. The writing is undefendable and the new area is small and has zero detail. It looks like an N64 world but with HDDestiny's worst expansion and somehow this game has hit an all time low (just as they had so much goodwill and momentum from their successful Witch Queen release). Bungie pulled the wool over everyone's eyes with this one and delivered such a slap in the face to the fanbase. The writing is undefendable and the new area is small and has zero detail. It looks like an N64 world but with HD textures. And not to mention there are literally only two inhabitants on the entire planet that you can see. The streets and buildings are all empty (and Bungie's poor excuse to explain why its empty does not make this emptiness alright and if anything it is insulting to the player audience). I seriously have no idea where Bungie spent their time and effort because it was definitely not here. The trust I had toward Bungie has been shattered.… Expand
  21. Benzant
    Mar 5, 2023
    3
    Death to Sony, death to the backstabbers of bungie death to Playstation, destrucción Destruction of everything related to playstation
  22. Witchmin
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Calus (hyped up since D2 Vanilla character) is a -blam!- reskin of a colossus (standard cabal enemy you fought since 2014) And on second phase he's reskinned gladiatior. The plot doesn't make any sense, and what the **** is The Veil? Nothing makes sense, dialogue is idiotic and nimbus is cringiest piece of **** character ever written my god. People who wrote this story are 12 max… Expand
  23. coleh46
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    I feel scammed. Bungie made an already struggling game, even worse with this expansion. Bungie has become so out of touch with both reality and their playerbase. There is absolutely no enjoyment I get out of this game anymore. It is bad on all fronts: story/narrative, characters, unbalanced sandbox (pvp), leveling system, difficulty increase that makes patrols even more unenjoyable, boringI feel scammed. Bungie made an already struggling game, even worse with this expansion. Bungie has become so out of touch with both reality and their playerbase. There is absolutely no enjoyment I get out of this game anymore. It is bad on all fronts: story/narrative, characters, unbalanced sandbox (pvp), leveling system, difficulty increase that makes patrols even more unenjoyable, boring playlist activities, awful new subclasses, and I could go on and on. I have lost all faith in Bungie and will surely never give them another dime towards this game or even any other title.… Expand
  24. TriinBro
    Mar 3, 2023
    1
    This Dlc is absolute disappointment. The plot is literally bull**** most of cinematics make no sense and pve legendary campaign, that suppose to be hard, is a piece of cake. Quite a while (for 5 years) I was pre-ordering every D2 dlc but after that, after Bungie spoil every meaningful thing into the trash and made another one "Thing that the most important" with that Vail I will never buyThis Dlc is absolute disappointment. The plot is literally bull**** most of cinematics make no sense and pve legendary campaign, that suppose to be hard, is a piece of cake. Quite a while (for 5 years) I was pre-ordering every D2 dlc but after that, after Bungie spoil every meaningful thing into the trash and made another one "Thing that the most important" with that Vail I will never buy anything this company creates.

    Sry for poor English, not my native    … Expand
  25. Doc07
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    More effort went into my review than Bungie put into this expansion. Save. Your. Money.
  26. Boggy
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The robbed us hard Bungie for Lightfall! they are sooooo good when it comes to ban people for recoveries, but then again they charge you 20$ to skip the campaign on the other 2 characters total 40$… Expand
  27. Marko1312
    Mar 2, 2023
    1
    One of the worst games i ve ever played..trash story,trash gameplay...if i could i would give this game minus five
  28. Ggdonny
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    I'm tired of getting scammed. I will not be returning again to this game and I want a refund NOW.
  29. Destoxin
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    I didnt look at the bad reviews until today, Ive dumped quite a few hours in already and personally seems like people are just review bombing for some reason.
  30. Mossflower
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    It's not worth 50 dollars, the story doesn't progress at all so you're not missing anything just wait til it goes on sale or do yourself a real favor and quit this game for good.
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  2. Mixed: 19 out of 23
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  1. GameSkinny
    Aug 3, 2023
    70
    The Destiny 2 Lightfall expansion trips at the starting gun and falters almost the whole way through.
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  2. Oyungezer
    Apr 10, 2023
    80
    There's no doubt that Lightfall is not the best expansion, but it's far from being the worst, thankfully. If I had to formulate it, it's the arithmetic average of Beyond Light and The Witch Queen. We're used to Bungie going back and forth like a Mehter Company, which is exactly why I haven't given up hope for The Final Shape.
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  3. GameSpace
    Apr 3, 2023
    50
    Destiny 2: Lightfall was off to a great start but quickly fell flat due to a plethora of problems, including bugs, convoluted plot, and more.
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