Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 142 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 112 out of 142
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 142
  3. Negative: 22 out of 142

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  1. pryanie
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Very fun legendary campaign both solo and co-op, and so is post-campaign quests like the Parasite one. New strikes are good, raid is entertaining. Glaives are great and got their place in the game. Crafting is now a thing.
  2. Dark_D3s7r0y3r
    Jul 5, 2022
    2
    I genuinely do not understand how after 8 years, Bungie still hasn't implemented basic user friendliness features into the game. They have monetized every aspect about it imaginable, but accidental dismantling? Oh, a button was pressed for an entire second on the wrong item on accident? Gone forever. Weeks worth of progress deleted in an actual second. Want to re-customize your Guardian?I genuinely do not understand how after 8 years, Bungie still hasn't implemented basic user friendliness features into the game. They have monetized every aspect about it imaginable, but accidental dismantling? Oh, a button was pressed for an entire second on the wrong item on accident? Gone forever. Weeks worth of progress deleted in an actual second. Want to re-customize your Guardian? Nah, delete em and all of their quest progress and make a new one. Want to avoid feeling miserable as you're forced into playlists you don't like purely because if you don't get the rewards, you'll be left behind? Tough. Suffer.

    And no, the campaign in Witch Queen is not good. Have the people positively reviewing this one actually played any good games in their lifetimes? It's pretty, but literally all that happens is "Hive get ghosts" and you already knew that going into it. Everything else in the campaign is just one big lore dump, cool for hardcore enthusiasts, but for people just looking to have a good time, it is mind-numbingly boring. Legendary difficulty is a joke with how insane the power creep has gotten, and the only form of challenge Bungie can muster together is artificially inflating enemy health and damage.

    The negatives don't even end there. With old content being regularly deleted with no signs of ever returning and seasonal stories taking the forefront, anyone just now getting into the game or returning after a hiatus will NEVER be able to experience the story they missed firsthand. Much the opposite, you're just thrown into current events and the game pretends like you've been there all along, only providing a brief synopsis of what happened in a little circle in the corner of your map. This is, perhaps, some of the worst methods of storytelling I've ever experienced, and the cost of staying up to date is substantial - Bungie even SELLS you DELETED CONTENT just to access whatever leftover scraps that remain in the game.

    Please, avoid this game like the plague. It's fun and addictive at face value, but there are so many other games that are also fun and addictive, but actually respect you as a human being.    … Expand
  3. JayMalcolm
    Jun 13, 2022
    5
    I bought this game because the Witch Queen expansion got good reviews. I found the expansion entertaining up until the final quest. That one stopped me for several days. The combat part is trivial, but the agility it demands was extremely taxing. Finally, after dozens of tries, I made it to the end of that gauntlet. To make sure my game would be saved, I finished the next objective andI bought this game because the Witch Queen expansion got good reviews. I found the expansion entertaining up until the final quest. That one stopped me for several days. The combat part is trivial, but the agility it demands was extremely taxing. Finally, after dozens of tries, I made it to the end of that gauntlet. To make sure my game would be saved, I finished the next objective and then logged when I saw another new objective.

    Upon returning to the game, I found myself back at the BEGINNING of the gauntlet. All my hard work was forfeit because I needed a rest and some breakfast. IMO, this is TERRIBLE game design. I won't be back!    … Expand
  4. f0reverr
    Jun 11, 2022
    1
    Bungie is one of the greediest game developers existing in 2022. Destiny 2 is widely considered the watered down "lite" version of what the playerbase considered Destiny 1 to be. The majority of content has been "vaulted" meaning Bungie is too lazy to maintain the content its put out so it completely removes content you've already paid for from the game at regular intervals for the sake ofBungie is one of the greediest game developers existing in 2022. Destiny 2 is widely considered the watered down "lite" version of what the playerbase considered Destiny 1 to be. The majority of content has been "vaulted" meaning Bungie is too lazy to maintain the content its put out so it completely removes content you've already paid for from the game at regular intervals for the sake of "keeping things fresh". And on top of that, they now exclusively use a pay-to-win Season Pass/Battle Pass system to bait players into paying them more money for little to no new content. Would not recommend any game from this greed-riddled company to my worst enemy.… Expand
  5. Marko1312
    Apr 22, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the only thing that is good in this dlc is a legendary campaign,everything else is the same,empty world that bungie does not know how to fill for interesting activities,everything else is a meaningless grind,bungie never knew how to reward his players...… Expand
  6. Miugy
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Great game, havent finished it but it looks amazing.
    The hive with powers is a great addition to the game.
    Just finished it, great campaign, great story and the final boss... I came. Great final boss.
  7. GameReviewer293
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    It had violence and guns. It’s on pc. It’s really awesome I love it. It’s on pc.

    EDIT: NOT FOR KIDS!!!! RATED T FOR TEEN!!!! STAY AWAY NINTENDO BABIES!!!!
  8. ImissMyPs2
    Mar 15, 2022
    10
    Long time no see a good Dlc on destiny. But witch queen show us that even in bad times things can change. And for better. Masterpiece. Main storyline is awesome
    Sidequest are great
    And everything left is fantastic
  9. MExdave
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Bungie has knocked this one out of the park. Incredible campaign, large and content-packed new region to explore, weapon crafting is decently designed and implemented. Raid is a step up from last expansion's raid. Definitely worth the purchase price
  10. CnPx98
    Mar 11, 2022
    7
    Its a good campaign but seriously this mechanic is dumb and is needs to be balanced better.
    Its no secret that bungie has struggled with balancing way to much in Destiny 2. Constantly removing stuff from the game until they can be bothered to fix it. Buffing stuff to a point past "Obviously to powerful" but now enemies have ghost which respawn them with full health. Which yh would be fine    Its a good campaign but seriously this mechanic is dumb and is needs to be balanced better.
    Its no secret that bungie has struggled with balancing way to much in Destiny 2. Constantly removing stuff from the game until they can be bothered to fix it. Buffing stuff to a point past "Obviously to powerful" but now enemies have ghost which respawn them with full health. Which yh would be fine if they didn't take 20 minutes to kill and then stick to all the other enemies like glue so you can't kill there ghost within 10 seconds. Maybe they should slowly start pushing towards you at low health so then you can actually kill there ghost. Or maybe they shouldn't spawn with a full health bar. These are just obvious things that should be kind of obvious.
    The campaign isn't bad but like all Destiny campaigns, you either need to play every single 1 to fully understand the story or watch a ton of YouTube videos. I think Bungie need to work on making the game easier for new people to get into. Plus work on there story telling abilities and make each campaign easy to understand if you didn't play previous ones. Like I don't need to complete Halo Combat evolved to understand what was going on in Halo 2? The worst part is several of the campaigns have been removed from the game? Why didn't you just add an option to download or remove campaigns so you could still play them if you wanted to?    … Expand
  11. mgla
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
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  12. Beehaze
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    Дополнение хорошеное . Но позиция разработчиков кране скверна , по отношению к некоторым людям .
  13. FarVoyager
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    Hypocrisy of Bungie in harming russian players because of Ukraine situation. Games are not involved in politics!
  14. NotZakariya
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Best Destiny Campaign yet. Delivers on all the built up suspense over the last year and finally introduces the big bad of the series. The raid is beautiful!
  15. Phi_gg
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    It pains me to admit it, but Bungie actually made Destiny fun again. Legendary campaign - very well done. Edit - new raid is trash.
  16. Yackchocho
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Best Destiny 2 Expansion ever. Witch Queen's campaign is one of the most incredible user experience in destiny history. Insane soundtrack and open world design. Congratulations, Bungie. You guys did it.
  17. HeartStrong07
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    Really tedious and boring ... The Legendary kicks up the challenge Bungie style, but simply boring ... A lot of challenge, but very little fun. Also, solo players, avoid this like the plague.
  18. otxoa1
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    You must play this game. This expansion is The Best Destiny 2 DLC ever. This one is same as or better than Forsaken. Wow, Bungie. You are screwing my life again. Thank you
  19. Kianx
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    The its just amazingly good one of the best Dlc since forsaken
    story is engaging and fun and i cant wait for the raid ...
    the new Weapon'sand exotic are amazing i cant wait int store for us
  20. SogeKing2399
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Con questa espansione bungie ha voluto dare una svolta alla narrativa e al gameplay, riuscendo a mescolarli in un mix esplosivo.
  21. Discordant
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    The best expansion we've had in Destiny's entire history - I'm honestly amazed. The last two expansions were lackluster, but the environments here are gorgeous and inspired, the campaign actually feels like a campaign and not a series of fetch quests or patrol zone grinds, the story seems to be approaching a critical moment, and the gameplay changes, new weapons, weapon crafting, and voidThe best expansion we've had in Destiny's entire history - I'm honestly amazed. The last two expansions were lackluster, but the environments here are gorgeous and inspired, the campaign actually feels like a campaign and not a series of fetch quests or patrol zone grinds, the story seems to be approaching a critical moment, and the gameplay changes, new weapons, weapon crafting, and void 3.0 are absolutely amazing. I can't remember the last time I saw the Destiny community united like this in universal praise (we love to complain about things).… Expand
  22. Guileluis
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Really a definitive campaign for the game, i was really worried when Bungie say that, a wonderful and astonishing narrative and gameplay that in 7 years in this game, i never felt before. The craft system, as always new, is a little annoying because you can acess and do everything you want, but that's the way it is, you have to conquer everything. The exotics is finally powerfull andReally a definitive campaign for the game, i was really worried when Bungie say that, a wonderful and astonishing narrative and gameplay that in 7 years in this game, i never felt before. The craft system, as always new, is a little annoying because you can acess and do everything you want, but that's the way it is, you have to conquer everything. The exotics is finally powerfull and interesting, the destination are beautiful and fun to play. Good job, Bungo!… Expand
  23. Tijil5676
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    An emotional and amazing start and end to a story I've wanted to experience! Absolutely amazing. Though there are minor quirks, I believe bungie has started ironing things out. So far I would give this an 9.8. Every destiny player has to play this!
  24. ShaxxAttaxx458
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best DLC yet a week in. The campaign has a fantastic narrative with (spoiler) massive reveals including the fact that the traveler betrayed us for Savathun and Savathun cloaked us from the darkness during the collapse in order to obtain the traveler. Beyond light set the stage with us realizing the Pyramids potential and discovering the darkness, and in Witch Queen the Traveler leaves betrays us and seeds doubt in our relationship. The final cutscene (massive spoilers) gives us our first look at the witness, and although he looks like discount megamind it was genuinely terrifying.

    Gameplay wise there are tons of secrets and weapon crafting has added stupid amounts of depth and endgame potential. Their is already a 6 man activity, replayable campaigns, 2 strikes, a seasonal 3 man activity, a weekly whisper-like Calus quest, and a bunch more. The raid isnt out yet, but I would expect that to be fantastic and add even more content. Exotics are solid, new subclasses are great, all in all it is 10 out of 10.    … Expand
  25. Henry0012
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Another typical destiny 2 expansion, drip feed of content and aggressive yet confusing monetization. The content you paid for are temporary and will be removed in the next releases. Your gears and progress will occasionally get reset and again and again your time and investments are not respected.

    If you didn't like destiny 2 before or left for a reason, this expansion wouldn't change    Another typical destiny 2 expansion, drip feed of content and aggressive yet confusing monetization. The content you paid for are temporary and will be removed in the next releases. Your gears and progress will occasionally get reset and again and again your time and investments are not respected.

    If you didn't like destiny 2 before or left for a reason, this expansion wouldn't change that. Story is better than many other expansions, but average comparing to other titles. But to be honest, nobody really play Destiny for its stories.    … Expand
  26. BrikHarville
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    One of the best expansions to date, this is an absolute refresh after a long time period off.
  27. Garrettnow05
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny 2 the Witch queen had THE best campaign to date, the legendary(which I did on solo) was fantastic and super fun to do) The new crafting system is great and makes me feel more attached to my loot. The void 3.0 changes blew me away even more that stasis in terms of customization. Overall, I have found no gripes with this expansion and absolutely loved it.

    SPOLIER: Savathun died then came back through the light, and somehow used us to gain back her memories?! That's was     … Expand
  28. MaskedThor
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Best Campaign in all of the Destiny Universe. This is a turning point for Bungie, with the new crafting system and the throne world you can get lost in this universe, while feeling rewarded. Destiny at it best, if you are a fan of the franchise, this is a must play!
  29. criticdavod
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    Overall great campaign, this is the best destiny has ever been hands down and I hope this is the new standard.
  30. flashlite
    Feb 25, 2022
    10
    I quit destiny after Beyond Light because of how painfully average it was.

    My friend ended up peer pressuring me into buying Witch Queen and I must say. The story in the Witch Queen rivals that of Halo Reach from 2010. I haven't seen story telling like this from Bungie in ANY OTHER destiny expansion. It blows the Taken King and Forsaken stories out of the water. The missions and side    I quit destiny after Beyond Light because of how painfully average it was.

    My friend ended up peer pressuring me into buying Witch Queen and I must say. The story in the Witch Queen rivals that of Halo Reach from 2010. I haven't seen story telling like this from Bungie in ANY OTHER destiny expansion. It blows the Taken King and Forsaken stories out of the water.

    The missions and side content is also FINALLY not a total drag. Everything you do has meaning and is engaging in some way.    … Expand
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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    The excellent story campaign, which is an audiovisual feast, can now be played on a higher difficulty level. This is challenging enough for even experienced players, but never frustrating. For those interested in getting into the raid early, it's also a welcome way to avoid a lengthy grind in the pursuit of a desired level. [Issue#318]
  2. Gamer.no
    Apr 5, 2022
    80
    I am both impressed and happy with Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. A lot of the content is very good, and there are also some moves being made that make me excited for the future of this game.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Mar 24, 2022
    70
    This is a good expansion, a solid foundation for the next year of updates, and a lousy place for newcomers to start. [Issue#370, p.108]
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