Destiny 2: Beyond Light

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 12 out of 91
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  1. StonerMo1000
    Nov 21, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are plenty of positives but also a good amount of negatives, I still think it is slightly better than shadowkeep but I'll have to wait and see how the month plays out to make a full conclusion.

    The positives:
    The campaign is pretty good and the post campaign missions are actually amazing which surprised me, the post campaign mission where you go to a fallen city was really cool and the missions with the stranger that gives her some character development was also pretty good but I was confused as to why we didnt get this in the main campaign, Eramis was a great villaing but Drifter and Eris do nothing which was very disappointing. I would have liked for Mithrax to have a much bigger role than just being mentioned because he is quite an important character in the lore currently so that was a bit disappointing.
    Europa is great, looks good no surprises there bungie always deliver in destination (except for some like Mercury). The Cosmodrome was a nice nostalgia hit at first but was a bit disappointed there were no addons to it like in the moon.
    The legendary/master lost sectors are absolutely fantastic, great content loop for solo players. Great way to farm specific exotics when you are not with your clanmates. I hope they do this kind of revamp with strikes which is what I was hoping for hearing they were adding adept weapons to trials.
    It hasnt come yet but I can guarantee you the raid will be good, the lore with clovs bray is already sick so I already know the raid's going to be good. It always tends to be Bungie's forte so no worries there unsurprisingly.
    Stasis in PvE is really cool, I like the new subclass tree. In Bungie fashion they didnt just make a tree instead they did their own in between thing which isnt perfect but its certainly better than the normal **** D2 subclass tree, I look forward to them changing the other light subclass trees
    The exotics are really cool and I like the direction they are going with them since Shadowkeep. They seem to be making exotics weapons and armour that actually feel exotic, they feel different rather than them just being legendary weapons/armour that a slightly decent thing. cool stuff

    Negatives:
    Stasis in PvP, its bad. If you're a PvP players, skip this expansion you wont enjoy it. I'm a PvE player so it doesnt concern me too much. It broken beyond broken, the main issue is there's no counter to the freezing which makes it blatantly unfair.
    The lack of weapons. This is the one everyone is talking about, not only is there a lack of content but the sunsetting makes it worse. I think sunsetting can work even in a game like Destiny so I was onboard with Bungie's decision IF they added way more weapons than in Shadowkeep. Well, that didnt really happen. Maybe they spread out the weapons throughout the seasons to stop content droughtss. If thats case, then they need to tell us instead of staying quiet. But even then it still would have been **** to not get those weapons in a 40 dollar (excluding season of the hunt) expansion
    No strike revamp, more specifically no strike specific loot or any reason to run heroic strikes. This is more of a criticism for a lack of something rather than them messing up but its been long awaited and they havent done it. There is currently no reason to run heroic strikes, only for bounties. Add some strike specific loot to the heroic strikes and then add adept strike specific loot to the nightfalls.
    The campaign could have been a bit more expansive with the fallen story. There is a lot of drama currently in the lore with the tension between the house of light and the house of salvation so I was so disappointed Mithrax and the house of light didnt get a shine, such a massive missed opportunity. They could have had a really cool fallen civil war story line which would have added a lot of needed drama that Destiny doesnt do enough in its campaigns but when it does it usually makes it a succesfull campaign like in Forsaken.

    Overall, if you are a PvP players I would skip this expansion but if you are a player that likes the Destiny campaigns or like grinding for weapons then I would recommend it but just know this is not as good as forsaken but it is slightly better than shadowkeep in my opinion. this is really a 7.5, there seems to be a lot of 0/10 which just makes no sense as well as 10/10 which also makes no sense. these reviews are filled haters and fanboys, I woudnt pay attention to those 0/10 or 10/10 people, I thought I'd give a reasonable take, hope this is helpful.    … Expand
  2. marslo
    Nov 15, 2020
    10
    Put 40 hours so far and most of the content isint out, at the time of this review. Ive played this game, past expansion for 1000 hours so far.

    This expansion feels fresh, the pool of new weapons isint as large as past expansions. But each and everyone of them feel amazing and have plenty of new talent and roles to hunt down. Most weapons that have been sunset are still usable in pvp.    Put 40 hours so far and most of the content isint out, at the time of this review. Ive played this game, past expansion for 1000 hours so far.

    This expansion feels fresh, the pool of new weapons isint as large as past expansions. But each and everyone of them feel amazing and have plenty of new talent and roles to hunt down. Most weapons that have been sunset are still usable in pvp.

    I find myself always having something to do, the rhythm of unlocks feels fair and well researched.

    The new subclass are such a breath of fresh air and take time to fully unlock.

    The art direction sets up a brilliant ambiance.    … Expand
  3. Eric-Belmont13
    Nov 13, 2020
    8
    Overal improvements for the game were amazing. It's running on the PS4 like it never has before. Storywise it's decent and contentwise it's amazing as well.
    Not a DLC any Destiny fan would want to miss.
  4. CrazyRabbitMF
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Очень хорошее дополнение.Не лучше конечно Отвргнутых но и не хуже и уж точно лучше чем дополнение Луна.
  5. chookalana
    Nov 11, 2020
    9
    Best expansion yet. The world building is beautiful. Very happy with where they are taking the story. Finally getting back to Destiny 1 lore.
  6. Bob003
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    Good
    Lore and gameplay good
    Europa is a wonderful map
    And the season is very good
  7. Thatonedouche
    Nov 12, 2020
    10
    People, if you wanted to play the deleted content, you had 3 damn years to do so.
    So far, beyond light did not dissapoint. Locations are beautiful, stasis is awesome, and finally I can play the game without too much useless stuff bothering me
  8. Reed618
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
    I haven't had much time to play but I've finished the story and almost hit the soft cap so I thought i'd add my feelings. I'm a D2 vet with over 700 hours at this point.

    Beyond light is enjoyable but doesn't really add anything new sadly. The new campaign's story is pretty generic. I thought eramis is pretty underwhelming. I was really hoping things were finally heading towards some    I haven't had much time to play but I've finished the story and almost hit the soft cap so I thought i'd add my feelings. I'm a D2 vet with over 700 hours at this point.

    Beyond light is enjoyable but doesn't really add anything new sadly. The new campaign's story is pretty generic. I thought eramis is pretty underwhelming. I was really hoping things were finally heading towards some major darkness developments but no... some of the fallen houses have allied against you... nothing overly exciting. The new lore about the stranger is super cool though and although I haven't tried the raid I suspect there's some cool story stuff there. Honestly expected a bigger opening though... I mean the darkness is spreading and a bunch of planets are just gone... really wanted to see some kind of epic opening cutscene but instead there's just some kind of comic style animation.

    As for removing planets and activities.. i've done that stuff an insane amount at this point so... don't really miss it. I hope they add in the whisper and zero hour along with the prophecy dungeon though. Sunsetting weapons kind of sucks... I mean the combination of sunsetting with losing playable content isn't ideal. I have most of the exotic weapons in the game though so as long as they aren't affected it's not going to ruin the game for me.

    Reaching the hard cap seems tougher.... as far as I can tell they've removed the weekly flashpoint, powerful gear for story missions, nightfall, strikes, raids and multiplayer... the only powerful drops I can see are for bounties.... do I really have to run bounties for like 15 different vendors to level up? It sounds so boring and makes so much of the content feel pointless. I hope this is temporary. I can't see myself sticking around for the season if bounties are the only way to gain power.

    The campaign endgame is much stronger than shadowkeep's with extra missions and I appreciate the addition of a couple of new enemy types like mechs. The addition of stasis is fun too. I like europa as a destination but it's weaker than the moon and much weaker than the dreaming city.

    Overall it hasn't reignited my love for destiny 2 but I've enjoyed what i've played. Hopefully more d1 content like old raids make a comeback this year. It could make the seasonal content more entertaining.    … Expand
  9. peteys
    Nov 23, 2020
    9
    id give it an 8.5 / 9 solid addition to one of greatest games. Very strong foundation for further expansions
  10. SlipsID
    Nov 17, 2020
    10
    Играю в судьбу с 2014 года были у неё и взлеты и падение , палений больше конечно но суть не в этом, после последних сезонов вообще ушёл играть в другие игры , надежды не было что будет лучше. Ко всему прочему ещё и 40гб контента вырезали в общем думал что игра умерла окончательно . Однако крупица надежды ещё кое как тлела в моем сердце и решил сделать предзаказ . После старта нового длсИграю в судьбу с 2014 года были у неё и взлеты и падение , палений больше конечно но суть не в этом, после последних сезонов вообще ушёл играть в другие игры , надежды не было что будет лучше. Ко всему прочему ещё и 40гб контента вырезали в общем думал что игра умерла окончательно . Однако крупица надежды ещё кое как тлела в моем сердце и решил сделать предзаказ . После старта нового длс по старой традиции 3 часа пытался войти в игру, и когда все же это получилось был очень сильно удивлён и рад , банжи смогли вернуть веру в эту франшизу и сново захватить мое внимание,, контента гора, построение сюжета в разы лучше всего что было до этого , медленно но верно игра стала лучше , надеюсь в дальнейшем будет ещё лучше , по факту 8/10 это если адекватно , ставлю 10/10 что бы хоть немного поднять рейтинг , ибо 4/10 это не оценка этой игры и этого длс если смотреть честно .… Expand
  11. TheLeverage22
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    Only for the raid

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  12. SlpBully
    Dec 15, 2020
    9
    this game is great def doesn’t deserve a 4 but the sunsetting mechanic is half baked and ruins good game.

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

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  1. GameMAG
    Dec 30, 2020
    70
    Destiny 2: Beyond Light is not a revolution in the gameplay department and world of Destiny 2, but it can pleasantly entertain you for a while – basic shooter formula of the game still works perfectly.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 14, 2020
    80
    Come for the change of scenery, stay for the change of abilities. Even if you don’t usually enjoy the grind, you should end up warming to this chilly package.[Issue#183, p.97]
  3. 3DJuegos
    Dec 6, 2020
    80
    Beyond Light presents itself very much in the same fashion as the previous couple of Destiny 2 expansions: rough, but extremely lovable. No one can blame you for crying over your sunset Mountaintop or the inability to run the Menagerie, sure, but hey, there’s a bunch of really cool questlines ahead, a fantastic whole side drama for the Clovis Bray family and a really fun raid experience. So, at the end of the day, that’s just how Bungie makes content.
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