Destiny 2: Lightfall

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2.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 119 Ratings

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  1. reallifegaming
    Mar 7, 2023
    6
    Lightfall takes what the Witch Queen did well, and does not apply it. The customization of classes, the addition of fragments, the loadout customization and armor mods update are just great. Really, cue applause. BUT - the Witch Queen had feeling, lore, story, interaction, meaning behind what you were doing, and intertwined what we knew and made it better. Lightfall is just an update,Lightfall takes what the Witch Queen did well, and does not apply it. The customization of classes, the addition of fragments, the loadout customization and armor mods update are just great. Really, cue applause. BUT - the Witch Queen had feeling, lore, story, interaction, meaning behind what you were doing, and intertwined what we knew and made it better. Lightfall is just an update, not an expansion. It feels like seasonal content wrapped into a bow and you now have to wait for a year to get conclusions... That's not worth $100 imo. While the gameplay is still good, more fluid even, I believe the reasons for things implicated are not given which make for a tedious instead of rewarding experience.… Expand
  2. WaraWana
    May 4, 2023
    6
    I cannot be bothered to try to analyse what "went wrong" with this campaign and expansion. Especially after The Witch Queen expansion was so good, by comparison. Some good, but overall, the feel of this game is WAY too formulative now.
    Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.
  3. emperortyping
    Mar 3, 2023
    5
    Gameplay is fine, bungie have that figured out by now. Strand seems fun although the grind to unlock it all is offensive. Neomuna is alright, bit bland and not great to navigate but not terrible.

    But man, the narrative.... I admit I might have had high expectations but they completely screwed it. This could have been their big moment in storytelling but it felt like 2 flashy cutscenes    Gameplay is fine, bungie have that figured out by now. Strand seems fun although the grind to unlock it all is offensive. Neomuna is alright, bit bland and not great to navigate but not terrible.

    But man, the narrative.... I admit I might have had high expectations but they completely screwed it. This could have been their big moment in storytelling but it felt like 2 flashy cutscenes sandwiching an 8 hour strand tutorial.

    Not been this disengaged since shadowkeep.    … Expand
  4. sinlesssdemon
    Mar 16, 2023
    6
    Pretty decent DLC, its definitely better than Beyond Light and Shadowkeep. But the narrative is strange and unclear (Rohan and Nimbus are so stereotypical) . The new raid is awesome! Its easy, fast a picturesque.
  5. apulido33
    Mar 20, 2023
    5
    My review will be condensed into 3 sections. Story, gameplay, and endgame.

    Story: Destiny 2 Lightfall story felt more like a montage of learning a new power to use against the antagonist of the story. Though there were nice messages about learning, such as " Flow with the current, not against it." Was the only message that stuck with me. The story was ill comparison to the last expansion    My review will be condensed into 3 sections. Story, gameplay, and endgame.

    Story: Destiny 2 Lightfall story felt more like a montage of learning a new power to use against the antagonist of the story. Though there were nice messages about learning, such as " Flow with the current, not against it." Was the only message that stuck with me. The story was ill comparison to the last expansion Witch Queen. Destiny 2 is currently in their 20th season, and is surprisingly a 6 year old game. Long time fans of the franchise already understand that Destiny story is convoluted, and usually buried in some lore cards usually known as grimore, but personally I just search up lore in YouTube channels such as MyNameIsByf. Lightfall story isn't delivered well, and left me with more questions than answers. After a few days of reading lore I can see the direction of the story, but this isnt acceptable way of delivering a story to an audience In video game. My biggest gripe of Lightfall is how poor the 2 new characters are. Their coverage felt very brief, and didn't really care much for them. Story definitely blended with the gameplay of strand, as the story revolved around the use of strand. Gameplay: Why change something , when you already good at something? Bungie can make a great fps game. Guns look great and feel great . You can feel how fine tuned this fps is compared to other games. This is their strong suit and surprisingly they can make it work for 31 years.The new super strand has to be used and no if or buts. Story is focused around learning Strand, so that's was the main focus ironically around a super. Bungie invested so much time in making strand and tuning their gameplay. I personally think they focused around gameplay this time around.The new super feels great and fun. Though this time around I felt the campaign still maintened a challenge, and see that player scaling is much better. Though I can see that over time the gameplay can get repetitive and eventually feel boring over time.

    Endgame: Funny enough I expected the endgame activities to be difficult but boy I was wrong. Raid content is supposed to be the toughest challenge in the game and be the only content to prepare for. I don't know if it's an illusion of being to experienced at the game that is 6 years old. Perhaps this is the view of long time fans of the franchise. The new raid in my experience was very easy as there aren't many mechanics involved. I could talk about Bungies raid structure for hours. The Root of Nightmares Raid is a great raid for new players of the game. Not so much for veterans since it isn't as challenging, but I understand what Bungie was doing to get more players to do this raid. My only gripe was that every encounter except the 3rd Planets encounter was the same. Heck the last raid boss is basically first encounter with a boss. The only endgame activities I found difficult are the exotic mission in Legendary mode and Legend-higher nightfall activies. Difficulty of raids usually come from the different roles players are responsible for. Since 2 people are required to do mechanics in the new raid people can 3 man a 6 player activity. Usually Bungie has 5-6 players split in doing at most 3 roles. Perhaps this is what the community asked for based on the last non-reprisal raid Vow of The Disciple. Since there are call outs of symbols that can have different interpretations, making the raid difficult. After this expansion i believe Bungie aimed to cater to not just veterans but to newcomers, and returning players of the franchise.    … Expand
  6. Paulpgt
    Mar 13, 2023
    6
    This DLC is not as good as the Witch Queen, and I was expecting more from "the beginning of the end" of the light and dark saga in Destiny. The Story and narrative are a big let down, and even after all the side quests done, you're left with a huge amount of questions. But the gameplay is really good, strand is really fun and feel well balances with all of the other subclasses (not likeThis DLC is not as good as the Witch Queen, and I was expecting more from "the beginning of the end" of the light and dark saga in Destiny. The Story and narrative are a big let down, and even after all the side quests done, you're left with a huge amount of questions. But the gameplay is really good, strand is really fun and feel well balances with all of the other subclasses (not like stasis at launch). The overall content of the DLC including Raid, Events, Weapons and exotics is pretty good, even if Neomuna feels a bit empty. Get this DLC if you are a regular Destiny player, you cannot be disapointed, but if you're only interrested in the story, wait for the Final Shape, or at least for some seasons to come out.… Expand
  7. TheSHChronicles
    Apr 25, 2023
    6
    Though it's not a bad expansion, it just doesn't bring enough new content to justify its price tag. If you're a die-hard Destiny fan, you'll probably still play or enjoy it, but if you're a more casual player, you might want to wait for a sale before picking it up.

    Our Full Review:
    https://www.theshchronicles.com/post/destiny-2-lightfall
  8. otxoa1
    Apr 4, 2023
    7
    Worst story best gameplay
    F u whoever made this story ****
    So what the hell is the veil thing
    Why we have to protect it
    Neomuna people?
    Come on, we can't even face them, litterally.
    But still, it worth to buy.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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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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