Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris

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1.5

Overwhelming dislike- based on 582 Ratings

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  1. aferrick
    Dec 7, 2017
    1
    Garbage. I can't even participate in activities I was entitled to last week unless I fork up the cash for this new "installment;" they're gated behind the DLC paywall and it's unacceptable. Not only did they release this sorry excuse for an update and charge $20 for it, but they still haven't addressed any of the major feedback and criticism points the whole community is making.
  2. Beast979
    Dec 8, 2017
    4
    Very little content...not sure it is worth the money for as little as you get....................................................................................................................
  3. Reggaetonboy1
    Dec 8, 2017
    1
    This DLC is very bad, its 80% recycling and 20 % new stuff.
    If i could get my money back, i would do it.
    So now i will play other games and i hipe the next DLC will be better.
  4. JustMK
    Dec 8, 2017
    1
    God damn, Bunige! The first DLC I bought was The Dark Below and since this DLC I'd prefer NOT to buy DLC never, ever again. And, it seems, you did it again.
    Why don't just take more time to bring us more single and coop unique missions?
  5. Apollo0216
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    Absolute garbage "content" and truthfully feels like a scam. I wish every person who purchased this DLC could at least be given a refund, or, make the next expansion free for people who did purchase Curse of Osiris.
  6. justintbradley
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    Short, no plot, progression tied to microtransactions, reused assets. Spend your money elsewhere. This is more akin to what a free sidequest should look like not a full, paid expansion.
  7. jdk171
    Dec 7, 2017
    1
    Not nearly enough content to justify the price. Vanilla D2 has so many issues that I would have paid for simple tweaks and fixes before I paid for 3 hours of additional content. The visuals on Mercury are amazing, however... just wish there was more to do, and that Bungie focused less on microtransaction monetization and more on core gameplay (especially fixing the extremely flat PvPNot nearly enough content to justify the price. Vanilla D2 has so many issues that I would have paid for simple tweaks and fixes before I paid for 3 hours of additional content. The visuals on Mercury are amazing, however... just wish there was more to do, and that Bungie focused less on microtransaction monetization and more on core gameplay (especially fixing the extremely flat PvP experience), QoL issues (vault space an issue after 4 years?), and proper end-game progression.… Expand
  8. Allions
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    DLC Paywall for vanilla content of Destiny 2. If you own Destiny 2 and you don't buy the DLC Curse of Osiris you can throw the game in the trash. ARE YOU SERIOUS Bungie? I need to pay another 20 bucks for a recycled copy paste - and 2 hours campaign?
  9. Kenmei
    Dec 7, 2017
    2
    Clearly Bungie didn't take into account very well how the original game would be received when they made the plans for this. While not techincally bad by itself, they did very little to assure the fans that the the same issues that popped up with the original game wouldn't happen here. This is a very story driven DLC that adds another patrol area and some story missions. Now this will beClearly Bungie didn't take into account very well how the original game would be received when they made the plans for this. While not techincally bad by itself, they did very little to assure the fans that the the same issues that popped up with the original game wouldn't happen here. This is a very story driven DLC that adds another patrol area and some story missions. Now this will be said with the knowledge that they are supposed to add things in the coming weeks to fix alot of the problems the game has, but very little was changed with the original patch. As much as I love the gameplay here, I'm already done with the main story mode missions on all 3 of my characters, and that took about 4 or 5 hours total. Some of those missions are super tedious but they are saved with a very good boss fight. I will be changing this review in the next month once all of the changes that Bungie has promised us are put out. At this point however, I still see very little reason to come back and play this on a regular basis. I believe that the backlash over lack of things to do in the end game caught Bungie off guard and they werent' prepared the sh**show that they came with it and are now scrambling. We will see where they go with this here. The only caveat I can give players is that, with the original Destiny, the game truly didn't get good until the second or third expansion. It's a hard pill to swallow but all of the potential is here to be a very good, maybe even a great game, if Bungie can figure out what they want to do with it going forward. They are caught in a very precarious spot atm. If they can figure out what works and what doesn't and are able to apply that going forward, this could be an amazing game. I just don't know if I have the faith in them to do something like that unfortunately.… Expand
  10. JJ_
    Dec 9, 2017
    2
    This is just gaming in general now. DLC with a lot of hype and nothing really else to show except more ways to invade your wallet. Here are some of the negatives and positives (which sorta turn negative)

    -Short campaign for a character that they have been teasing for years (6 missions!). The charming part about Osiris is in the trailer. Other than that hes a stale, old man who comes    This is just gaming in general now. DLC with a lot of hype and nothing really else to show except more ways to invade your wallet. Here are some of the negatives and positives (which sorta turn negative)

    -Short campaign for a character that they have been teasing for years (6 missions!). The charming part about Osiris is in the trailer. Other than that hes a stale, old man who comes off as more of a ego manic than "the greatest Warlock ever"

    -Heroic Strikes are back! BUT... They are hidden behind a paywall for people who bought the game just three months ago.

    -1 new strike and 1 new PvP map... Just... A total fail here. Destiny 2 didn't ship with very many maps to begin with on either side. People who like PvP and strikes just got a big F U from Bungie.

    -A huge broken problem- Prometheus Lens literally a death star in PVP way too strong so Bungie, being the geniuses they are made it available to Xur this Friday so now EVERYONE uses it. PvP didn't just get broken it literally is unplayable now especially to the poor souls who haven't upgraded (downgraded) to Curse of Osiris.

    In short, Destiny 1 was a complete flop up until The Taken King expansion. Bungie has literally learned nothing from this. They just slow feed us things we have had before that were better a few years ago. You can tell now that money is more important to them than the fans or making something of value. WIthin a couple days I'm back to being bored again with less money in my wallet and now I'm just feeling angry and ripped off.

    Remember, it took 3 expansions (small ones, see what I'm saying about Bungie doing the same thing to Destiny 1 to Destiny 2) til The Taken King came out. By then, players spent $60 for vanilla Destiny, $30 for the expansion pass (House of Wolves, Dark Below) and another $40 for The Taken King totaling $130 for a game just to make Destiny 1 not a complete flop. We are being taken for a ride and IT NEEDS TO STOP!!!

    I cannot support Bungie and ripping off their fans anymore. Either they wake up and make this right or I will happily lead the charge to their failure.    … Expand
  11. Kurgaan
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    I love destiny. I liked house of wolves.... this is so disappointing I just feel robbed and let down... this should have been free... no substance at all - can we have D1 back please.
  12. Sethune
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    The content is beautiful. And that’s the only good thing I could think of. This expansion doesn’t fix any of the mistakes bungie made with destiny 2 and even makes things worse. If I could refund I would. This is coming from someone who played destiny 1 for 3 years and put countless hours into it.
  13. PapyWolfen
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    At first you think "Great, a new world with some lore, they may make that game a bit more pleasant !" and then they send you back on earth and all your hopes go slowly down and down the further you play. No real content, just some bugfix they sold to you like improvements.... And the Worst in all that, all the endgame content you can do before DLC can't be done after without purchasingAt first you think "Great, a new world with some lore, they may make that game a bit more pleasant !" and then they send you back on earth and all your hopes go slowly down and down the further you play. No real content, just some bugfix they sold to you like improvements.... And the Worst in all that, all the endgame content you can do before DLC can't be done after without purchasing it.... a real shame...… Expand
  14. Zeeka
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    CoO is objectively bad, the crucible is broken now, gating content that was previously available behind dlc, locking gear that should be in the open game behind eververse loot boxes, no communication what so ever...the list goes on and on and on and im so close to a breaking point with it
  15. Geng1s
    Dec 6, 2017
    6
    Firstly there are numbers between 0 and 10 don’t be afraid to use them.

    So for me this expansion maybe needed to wait another couple of months until they had worked the bugs out of the main game, it’s feels light much in the same way a couple of the original games expansions did and I would go as far as saying it’s the smallest expansion to do date. As usual the mechanics are great    Firstly there are numbers between 0 and 10 don’t be afraid to use them.

    So for me this expansion maybe needed to wait another couple of months until they had worked the bugs out of the main game, it’s feels light much in the same way a couple of the original games expansions did and I would go as far as saying it’s the smallest expansion to do date.

    As usual the mechanics are great and environments are stunning but there is a shallowness to it all, recycled enemies, weapons and nothing really new to the way the game is played there is so much potential in this game that hasn’t been realised, give us a reason, a real reason to keep playing.

    Worth playing but just don’t expect a lot in the long term at this stage.    … Expand
  16. wagnerfcruz
    Dec 7, 2017
    8
    Campaign is not long as all other pre-year 2 expansion (crota and house of wolves had both small campaigns). But that look of mercury before the vex it´s just unbelievable beautiful. Destiny 2 have a lot of things to be fixed, but in the overall it´s stil a good game. Strange thing is people complained that it was the same game as D1, and now they complain that things should be like D1.
  17. aphraxad
    Dec 7, 2017
    10
    The raid lair hasn't been released yet, so I can't fully rate this, but my friends and I had a really great time playing through the campaign. There were some bosses with more interesting mechanics than previous bullet sponges, and the story was solid. Mostly, I enjoyed it because I know how to do this really great thing called managing my expectations. I don't expect a full COD gameThe raid lair hasn't been released yet, so I can't fully rate this, but my friends and I had a really great time playing through the campaign. There were some bosses with more interesting mechanics than previous bullet sponges, and the story was solid. Mostly, I enjoyed it because I know how to do this really great thing called managing my expectations. I don't expect a full COD game length story campaign for 15 bucks. And i'm looking forward to the new post campaign grind where they have finally added powerful gear for doing heroic story missions daily and 3 strikes per week. And just like Mario which has a 97 on here despite literally the same story they've been doing for 30 years, it's the crispy and solid gameplay with good friends that always puts destiny at the top of what i want to play.… Expand
  18. stormcallersr
    Dec 7, 2017
    8
    Just looking at the DLC alone and not what base game has to offer, The CoO is a great DLC to have come. Osiris and Vex have been mysteries in Destiny universe for a long time and DLC answers many of those and closes some timelines.

    The DLC has nothing to do with Red Legion which is a bummer as there is yet no continuity but on it's own the story is great. Visuals, World Design, Sound    Just looking at the DLC alone and not what base game has to offer, The CoO is a great DLC to have come. Osiris and Vex have been mysteries in Destiny universe for a long time and DLC answers many of those and closes some timelines.

    The DLC has nothing to do with Red Legion which is a bummer as there is yet no continuity but on it's own the story is great. Visuals, World Design, Sound are all spot on as always.

    We get 17 Exotics (armors and weapons included) and some of them are the very best D1 exotics which is so exciting.

    Heroic Adventures are great, the adventures are beautiful and one of them (Bug in the system) is so well designed. Haven't played Strikes yet - so no comments there. Heroic Strikes made a comeback and are good.

    Also note, DLC isnt ending here- there are QOL changes coming next week and more events and improvements planned in Jan.    … Expand
  19. HaloFever
    Dec 7, 2017
    5
    Curse of Osiris is so good that on the second day after it's release, I spent all night playing Civilization V instead. This is the kind of release that reminds why I usually skip DLC. Destiny is of course a little different. The DLC is pseudo subscription plan, and if you don't buy it then you will be locked out of end game content. I was fine with this in the days of Destiny 1 because ICurse of Osiris is so good that on the second day after it's release, I spent all night playing Civilization V instead. This is the kind of release that reminds why I usually skip DLC. Destiny is of course a little different. The DLC is pseudo subscription plan, and if you don't buy it then you will be locked out of end game content. I was fine with this in the days of Destiny 1 because I ever night I running raids and Iron Banner with dozens of PlayStation friends. Destiny 2 kind of sort of definitely ruined all of those end game activities. Now the DLC is regrettable money sink. The additional content is so light, so inconsequential, that it lessens the entire Destiny 2 experience. We should have had real fixes to the game's problems. Instead we get more problems.

    My advice is to skip this DLC and perhaps all of Destiny 2 and its DLC until Bungie pulls its figurative head out of its figurative behind.    … Expand
  20. Halato
    Dec 7, 2017
    9
    I am really enjoying it. It's a little short on content, but does a lot to add to the lore and over all feel of the game. This DLC essentially adds an additional planet, a 3 hour campaign, a couple new playlists, 4 new adventures, a couple new PVP maps, about 15 new exotics, and a "raid lair". There's some work to be done yet to bring D2 up to D1's volume of content, but I'm very happyI am really enjoying it. It's a little short on content, but does a lot to add to the lore and over all feel of the game. This DLC essentially adds an additional planet, a 3 hour campaign, a couple new playlists, 4 new adventures, a couple new PVP maps, about 15 new exotics, and a "raid lair". There's some work to be done yet to bring D2 up to D1's volume of content, but I'm very happy with the game so far. Thank you so much for releasing this on the PC!… Expand
  21. myst_sk
    Dec 7, 2017
    10
    It's a best DLC EVER! holy gosh! It's like osiris, and some vex, old vex and dis girl gost... 10/10! rly! enjoy to pay money for dis! and most important, now i can waste my time just for get light! get dis 330-335 light and enjoy it!
  22. CAaron
    Dec 6, 2017
    5
    Uninspired and short, DESTINY 2: Curse of Osiris serves as a brief, yet visually beautiful, expansion that is sure to disappoint longtime fans of the franchise. The campaign is underwhelming with the bulk of your time spent wondering when the good stuff is supposed to show up. The Infinite Forest is a poorly executed distraction which only serves as an annoying hurdle while traveling fromUninspired and short, DESTINY 2: Curse of Osiris serves as a brief, yet visually beautiful, expansion that is sure to disappoint longtime fans of the franchise. The campaign is underwhelming with the bulk of your time spent wondering when the good stuff is supposed to show up. The Infinite Forest is a poorly executed distraction which only serves as an annoying hurdle while traveling from point A to point B. The bulk of which can be rushed through without so much as firing a single shot. It's only when you get to a locked gate that you are forced to interact with an enemy or three to proceed. The whole idea of the Infinite Forest sounds good on paper, but in practice it's a mess of poor game design. It seems, however, that the world designers and artists had a field day with this one. Being thrown into the past and getting to see a long lost version of a certain planet (no spoilers here) is breathtaking and beautifully realized, at least for the brief time you spend there. Don't expect any real character engagement here, as the titular Osiris only rears his head in a stunning cut scene at the start and a bit towards the end. I still don't know much about Osiris after having played through this roughly two hour experience. He remains a frustrating mystery. Overall, the game itself isn't offensive as far as how well it does at being a video game, but it certainly isn't exciting.

    P.S. A little word of warning: Bungie has level locked certain endgame activities. These new level caps cannot be obtained without purchasing Curse of Osiris essentially blocking DESTINY 2 owners who have not picked up this expansion from achieving every trophy/achievement due to not being able to participate in these activities. This fact has contributed to my final score.

    Thanks so much for reading!    … Expand
  23. TheShadowMasta
    Dec 6, 2017
    5
    It's good, but not great. The presentation is fantastic, the story is relatively exciting and Mercury is neat? Yeah, I don't really know what else to say. Campaign-wise your looking at about an hour and 30 minutes with about 40% of the locations recycled. The voice-acting is top notch with Sagira, played by Morena Baccarin and Osiris, played by Oded Fehr, being the standouts. Strikes areIt's good, but not great. The presentation is fantastic, the story is relatively exciting and Mercury is neat? Yeah, I don't really know what else to say. Campaign-wise your looking at about an hour and 30 minutes with about 40% of the locations recycled. The voice-acting is top notch with Sagira, played by Morena Baccarin and Osiris, played by Oded Fehr, being the standouts. Strikes are fine, if not a bit unimaginative. Guns and armour are solid too.
    Look, this isn't bad, and if anyone says that it is then you should call them a bellend, because they are lying to you. This dlc is just, bland.
    Should you pick it up?
    If you're a Destiny fan then I guess you should, but don't expect anything groundbreaking. If you aren't, then why are you even here?    … Expand
  24. vgmkyle
    Dec 5, 2017
    10
    Curse of Osiris is a beautiful piece to an already great base game. The story is a nice addition to the lore I've been wanting to dig into, the art direction is outstanding, season 2 provides awesome unlocks and Osiris provides cool exotics. I don't like that it was $20, but there is good content to be found.
  25. Goo4you
    Dec 11, 2017
    2
    I regret paying for the season pass. The "story" was short, disconnected from the launch story and literally serves no purpose on it's own. The level cap increase was pointless, power levels are even more pointless, even with the increase; you are never powerful (as of this writing i'm 311 and heroic strikes are "tooled" for 270)

    The new Heroic adventures are way over tooled as are    I regret paying for the season pass. The "story" was short, disconnected from the launch story and literally serves no purpose on it's own. The level cap increase was pointless, power levels are even more pointless, even with the increase; you are never powerful (as of this writing i'm 311 and heroic strikes are "tooled" for 270)

    The new Heroic adventures are way over tooled as are Heroic Strikes. In the former's case, throwing the ridiculous timer/buff-debuff from night strikes on them makes for terrible design for single player excursions.

    I'm supposed to combat the enemies within the adventure no? So when you stick me with the elemental round robin debuff thing on the "Up&Up" adventure making combat drag down to either:

    a)hot swapping a weapon every 30secs to the right ele attunement (ridiculous and tedious)
    b)Deal subpar kinetic damage to basic enemies with giant health bars. (tedious and just silly)
    c)ignore all enemies but just the one you need to kill

    i'm going with (C), which defeats the purpose of PLAYING THE GAME! Then throw a 5 min timer to flash clear the last leg of the adventure when the whole time i've avoided nebulous enemies because the hindrances to the adventure steered me to do just that. But NOPE, MURDER EVERYTHING NOW! Did I mention that two shots kill you and the respawn forces you to lose precious seconds running back to just die right away anyways. Heroic Strikes are on the right track. They are basically night strikes without the timer and silly debuffs....too bad the gear is bunk.

    World content on Mercury is short, boring and monotonous. Raiding in Destiny 2 is pointless and the raid lair is more of the same. As for the rest of the package....there isn't much to look at.

    The adventure from the launch was really good. As it was my first foray into the title I really enjoyed it. Once I hit the top though; it got old, it got old real quick. Curse of Osiris was the equivalent of not having food for about a day and then being given a cracker. You feel a bit better, but man it was just a damn cracker!    … Expand
  26. Kissell
    Dec 13, 2017
    8
    This doesn't deserve the bad rating it has gotten. I agree with a lot of the complaints, but it was only $20 and it had a "raid lair" which although shorter than a normal raid, was absolutely beautiful and really fun, one of my favorite raid boss fights in all of Destiny's history.

    The graphics and art are superb throughout. The addition of Masterworks weapons added some much needed    This doesn't deserve the bad rating it has gotten. I agree with a lot of the complaints, but it was only $20 and it had a "raid lair" which although shorter than a normal raid, was absolutely beautiful and really fun, one of my favorite raid boss fights in all of Destiny's history.

    The graphics and art are superb throughout. The addition of Masterworks weapons added some much needed grind to the sequel of this series. And the use of armor ornaments to save on vault space was a brilliant idea.

    Yes, the campaign is short. That's a valid point. And yes they reuse story missions as strikes, but that in itself is not a bad thing, that actually make more sense than how Destiny 1 just had totally unrelated strikes that weren't part of the story... the only problem with reusing story missions as strikes is that there wasn't much of either.

    And yes, Eververse is over-stepping it's bounds by putting most loot in a looter/shooter behind a pay wall, and having the best cosmetic exotics only available for those who purchase.

    It's not perfect, so I don't give it a perfect score, but it's not nearly as bad as other people are saying. Especially if you've ever liked any raid in Destiny's history, or if you like co-op PvE shooters. The raid lair is a superb encounter and it was time gated and not available to play on launch day of the DLC, which is normal. But I think a lot of the negativity is coming from people already upset about the Destiny sequel, and people who play Destiny but don't raid (ikr, why?) and people who haven't done the new raid lair which was the main content of the DLC.    … Expand
  27. EasternCanuck
    Dec 9, 2017
    8
    If you've been enjoying the base game then the DLC gives you more of what you've been enjoying. Ignore the negative review bandwagon and consider if you've been enjoying the base game. If your answer is yes and you want more, then the DLC is worth it. New events and activities, weapons and armour, it's all there. It doesn't take you very long to complete the new story line, this is true,If you've been enjoying the base game then the DLC gives you more of what you've been enjoying. Ignore the negative review bandwagon and consider if you've been enjoying the base game. If your answer is yes and you want more, then the DLC is worth it. New events and activities, weapons and armour, it's all there. It doesn't take you very long to complete the new story line, this is true, and it doesn't take you long to hit the new 25 level cap. Hitting the new cap of 335 probably won't take you too long either. Enemies have scaled to the new levels, as have the events (strikes, raids, etc).
    Honestly, I feel that many of the negative reviews are from people who already were not happy with the base game or didn't have the game at all.
    Bottom line: if you've enjoyed the base game, the DLC will feel worth it to you. More of the same game play with new weapons, armour and activities (as mentioned above).
    Stay safe, guardians!    … Expand
  28. BumFrontMan
    Dec 13, 2017
    0
    We saw what you did there Bungee. First you hack the XP to make it lower, then you lock platinum trophies behind level capped DLC content. Oh so it's a "mistake" ONLY because you got caught.
    Oh, and where are the new trophies? Is that why you locked the platinum, because you knew people wouldn't buy it without out?! Idiots...
  29. Alyn217
    Dec 7, 2017
    7
    D2: Curse of Osiris is good. The story won’t blow your mind and the level design leaves a lot to be desired. The story campaign is short, which is actually a good thing because if you’re playing any permutation of Destiny 1 or 2 because you like the story then you just don’t like stories. You hate them. Great story telling is not what Bungie is about in the Destiny Franchise. ComplainingD2: Curse of Osiris is good. The story won’t blow your mind and the level design leaves a lot to be desired. The story campaign is short, which is actually a good thing because if you’re playing any permutation of Destiny 1 or 2 because you like the story then you just don’t like stories. You hate them. Great story telling is not what Bungie is about in the Destiny Franchise. Complaining about the narrative length or quality is a bit like whining that the Saw movies are crappy rom coms. I know we all wanted it to be Halo set in another universe but I’m sorry, dear reader, Bungie went in another direction. Destiny is far more akin to Borderlands than Halo, and I’m okay with that because I loved me some Borderlands.

    So, is Curse of Osiris is worth playing? Yes. Why? Because it does more of what Destiny does well: Skin soldiers in weird robo-samuri costumes and toss them into a world where lasers, rockets, flaming hammers, lightening grenades, swords (with ammo!) and shield tosses a la Captain America all coexist beautifully for a single noble purpose: Make stuff explode... to save the universe. Or something. Curse of Osiris gives me more shiny skins and expody tools with all the amazing sounds and animations to go with them. Mercury is pretty. You should go there. Vex trampolines are the best. Like Moana’s dad says, “It’s all you need.”

    Do I wish it had a better story? Sure. Do I think Bungie could be more creative with their settings? You bet. I really, truly, deeply believe that Bungie has twice now blown the opportunity to really make planets unique by introducing differing gravity effects. Maybe the atmosphere amplifies or nerfs specific weapon types. How about weather variations? Or parts of the planet are only accessible during specific times of day due to hazardous solar flairs or raining sulfur or carnivorous plants or it’s closed for a Vex renovation. Whatever. I just feel like all the planets were built by KB Homes but had different interior decorators.

    Despite it’s apparent failings, D2 and by extension Curse of Osiris is still worth playing and will likely hoard hours of your life that could have been spent with your children, which makes it a good game but bad parenting. As for story, in a world with Nuclear Korean dictators, tweeting presidents, lechorous Hollywood sex hounds, hurricaines, fires, and MSG I’ll gladly plop down $20 to make the universe a safer place by making stuff explode.    … Expand
  30. Pariah_0
    May 10, 2018
    0
    This was their answer to the lack of content in Destiny 2? A DLC that was painfully obvious that it was finished before the game released and should have been available at launch. More reskinned gear and enemies and the story was pretty much the same as RoI. The “Infinite Forest” is just an overhyped interactive loading screen, and the endgame is STILL non-existent. Do not buy.
  31. RJ_Crooks
    Feb 7, 2018
    0
    The story was short, and that wasn't a bad thing because the story telling was terrible. From the rinse and repeat missions to the re-skinned armor to the reintroduction to some of the Destiny 1 guns. Those behind this franchise have obviously run out of creative ideas and are hell-bent on recycling old content . Somehow Bungie/Activision have managed to remove everything about D1 thatThe story was short, and that wasn't a bad thing because the story telling was terrible. From the rinse and repeat missions to the re-skinned armor to the reintroduction to some of the Destiny 1 guns. Those behind this franchise have obviously run out of creative ideas and are hell-bent on recycling old content . Somehow Bungie/Activision have managed to remove everything about D1 that made it great and carry over everything about D1 that was wrong.… Expand
  32. Cursedderb
    Dec 29, 2017
    2
    Fun story arc, cool new guns not enough bang for the buck. Needs more content and hours.
  33. Renzokuken
    Dec 29, 2017
    0
    A shallow $20 cash grab that offers very little of substance outside of a 2 hour campaign and some new exotics, many of which returned from Destiny 1 despite bungie's insistance we couldn't carry our gear over from Destiny 1.

    Curse of Osiris only exacerbates Destiny 2's primary issues. The erasure of all the quality of life features Destiny 1 developed over it's 3 year life cycle, the    A shallow $20 cash grab that offers very little of substance outside of a 2 hour campaign and some new exotics, many of which returned from Destiny 1 despite bungie's insistance we couldn't carry our gear over from Destiny 1.

    Curse of Osiris only exacerbates Destiny 2's primary issues. The erasure of all the quality of life features Destiny 1 developed over it's 3 year life cycle, the complete lack of any compelling endgame activities and the huge focus placed on Eververse microtransactions.    … Expand
  34. Rwmfilm85
    Jan 23, 2018
    2
    Bungie should've taken their cue from how the Taken King was done and just stuck with making expansions like that and waited a year to release it. This (and probably the next) expansion is hurting the brand of what was a step up for a vanilla game in Destiny 2 compared to the vanilla game of the original Destiny. Sure, they can tweak the game during the first year but not call it anBungie should've taken their cue from how the Taken King was done and just stuck with making expansions like that and waited a year to release it. This (and probably the next) expansion is hurting the brand of what was a step up for a vanilla game in Destiny 2 compared to the vanilla game of the original Destiny. Sure, they can tweak the game during the first year but not call it an expansion and Bungie would be making a better name for itself since they had a good start with this game. I'm not expecting much from Expansion II, but they should take note of how lackluster this release and reception was and put that into consideration before releasing it.… Expand
  35. Famelorn
    Dec 27, 2017
    0
    The optics and artwork is beautiful. It is that sparkling eye candy one would expect 2017. Not the best around yet considering the engine and PS4 platform it is ok. For the rest it is a pure outrage. Not only can you play through in 3h or even less if you rush it. The storyline is redundant, same enemies just a bit different looking skins. Most of the new items are either re-skinnedThe optics and artwork is beautiful. It is that sparkling eye candy one would expect 2017. Not the best around yet considering the engine and PS4 platform it is ok. For the rest it is a pure outrage. Not only can you play through in 3h or even less if you rush it. The storyline is redundant, same enemies just a bit different looking skins. Most of the new items are either re-skinned re-named or hidden behind boring and uninspired grind.

    The mechanics implemented emphasize on massive monetization, meaning it is all about squeezing out even more money from the players. Bungie delivered a half baked story, poorly implemented just to get you items that are hidden behind a paywall of so called Eververse.

    Aside from absolutely disgusting hidden XP Throttling that keeps you from earning level progression engrams and pushing you indirectly towards the real money loot box shop , or implementing not working game mechanics like three of coins that extract in game currency so called "shards" and resulting in a contrary negative effect to the random drop rate of exotic engrams it supposedly should "enhance". That extension is just a big blunder and scam.

    As a person that played through Destiny 1 with all the extensions and saw how bad that company treats their loyal fan base. Dumping load after load of manure in their face, Destiny 2 and that expansion are a good example of how that cancer of greed, deceit and marketing new speak dumps an ever bigger and constantly growing load of crap on gamers. Forcing them to buy an extension because initially, they took away vanilla content players already bought with the main game and hiding it behind a paywall. Introducing items that are one time use (shaders) in the base game and dumping new versions of that shaders and still giving players super limited vault space that works against the main motivation of the game which is collecting items and sets of gear; or how about repeating errors and interface clutter that was already resolved in Destiny 1,or manipulating game play to the players disadvantage and deceiving them on screen just to hide the fraud underneath, and the list goes on and on and on. The multiplayer environment is sooooo bad and limited. bugged overpowered weapons, lagging and mismatching in crucible matches because Bungie now does not even show a players connection quality because of a peer to peer approach, and it goes on and on and on. You do yourself a great favor to just stay away from the base game and that hideous extension, because it seems there is no sign that Bungie will let that cash cow Eververse go. Just look into the forums and you tube. THAT GAME SUCKKKKKKS.    … Expand
  36. brandonb7
    Dec 11, 2017
    4
    It was a fun play through, but terribly short. I do feel conned for spending the extra money for something that should have been included in the vanilla game.
  37. kwstas
    Dec 17, 2017
    0
    I will give a zero because i havent even play the game so there is nothing to criticize , btw only sure thing is that a rating of 1.4 from more than 400 ratings is the worst score in all of metactitics history so i will put a zero to make this even more exotic . Worst thing is i had prepaid for the 2 dlcs and now i dont know even if i am going to play them
  38. Tweaker
    Dec 11, 2017
    1
    For a DLC which costs nearly half the original Title it is way to short and offers nearly no new content for lategame. You have like what.. 2 Raids more to do now for grinding. Really not worth the money. First and last Blizzard Published Game i will buy.
  39. andlag
    Dec 13, 2017
    0
    Bungie have destruction a great game. This is not a dlc, but a old part of the dark garden, in destiny 1. This game is poor and bad made, and i suppose it's to do only take a big money...
  40. aWHOLEnotherguy
    Dec 7, 2017
    2
    !!! DO NOT BUY !!! Bungie has locked majority of the content behind pay walls here with "bright engrams" being the only way to secure new looking loot. The new areas are rehashed variants of vex platforms very very cheaply put together.
    You get the feeling this "expansion" is merely an afterthought that was finished at lunch but held back and chopped up to sell and generate revenue.
  41. HopXombie
    Dec 11, 2017
    4
    This DLC is a good example of a lazy effort. Once again Bungie have demonstrated that they do not have a clue about writing a good story with interesting characters. As always the art direction, music , game mechanics is first class. But that does not hide the fact this game is a re-skin of Destiny 1. To add further insult, Bungie now expect players to buy content that was free in DestinyThis DLC is a good example of a lazy effort. Once again Bungie have demonstrated that they do not have a clue about writing a good story with interesting characters. As always the art direction, music , game mechanics is first class. But that does not hide the fact this game is a re-skin of Destiny 1. To add further insult, Bungie now expect players to buy content that was free in Destiny 1. For example heroic strikes.… Expand
  42. Septimus132
    Dec 30, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This DLC is an improvement on the mod system of Destiny 2, the Raid Lair (Eater of Worlds) is in my opinion a more enjoyable endgame activity than Leviathan was, new cosmetic version of armors were introduce, some new exotic weapons, the only exotic Ghost Shell reward for gameplay (it something-ish), the campaign boss (Panoptes) were unique in term of design and lore function, actual purchasable items from vendors, and a slightly more usable social space compare to The Farm.

    The story was alright but it could be better, the supposedly protagonist is still a mute (don't know how or why and Bungie isn't responding to any questions on this topic) and during some cutscenes deliver some of the most awkward silent moment in gaming history (probably just me though), and the weapons forged by the game only still functional foundry is meh (useable and look cool but there are better options).

    Microtransaction, more desirable loots were place inside Destiny 2 microtransaction store than the game itself plus this DLC. Destiny 2 since launch seem to be suffering from an endgame activity/loot problem and this DLC doesn't seem to be able to alleviate this problem very effectively on the contrary this DLC put more potential to be endgame loots inside the microtransaction store (Eververse) and RNG lootboxes. The only way to obtain the loots from this microtransaction endgame is to deal (in some way) with the microtransaction store and hope that you're feeling lucky at the time.

    Personal recommendation, go on Youtube and watch gameplay footages of this DLC before deciding whether or not to buy it (don't watch review as such videos may be subjected to bias).

    This is just my opinion on this DLC which is subject to change depend on how Bungie handle it and I'll finalise once the next DLC launch.    … Expand
  43. hteng
    Dec 27, 2017
    0
    You basically pay bungie for more nerfs and reselling you old exotics.

    The campaign is laughably short and uninteresting, it doesn't do anything new, the new mecury area is as big as a crucible map (which is not much) and the only thing you do there is grind a single public event. Just so you think you've paid enough, there's always Eververse to let you pay more. Don't buy this    You basically pay bungie for more nerfs and reselling you old exotics.

    The campaign is laughably short and uninteresting, it doesn't do anything new, the new mecury area is as big as a crucible map (which is not much) and the only thing you do there is grind a single public event.

    Just so you think you've paid enough, there's always Eververse to let you pay more. Don't buy this expansion, don't endorse Bungie/Activision's business practices. They've butchered a well-loved game, alienate players that stuck around and ultimately just wants to make a quick cash grab.    … Expand
  44. MaxContributory
    Dec 7, 2017
    2
    This game is turning into a dumpster fire, and though fire can look pretty and be an exciting thing to watch, it's still a dumpster fire. 2-3 hour campaign, gated content that was included in the vanilla release, and what would have been rewards for completing content in D1 are now gated behind the paywall that is Eververse. I'm disappointingly giving up on this franchise, and am writingThis game is turning into a dumpster fire, and though fire can look pretty and be an exciting thing to watch, it's still a dumpster fire. 2-3 hour campaign, gated content that was included in the vanilla release, and what would have been rewards for completing content in D1 are now gated behind the paywall that is Eververse. I'm disappointingly giving up on this franchise, and am writing off Bungie for all future releases.… Expand
  45. smirkypants
    Dec 26, 2017
    0
    This is more of the same, and the same was super boring. Don't' buy it. Not worth it. If you paid in advance for the season pass, you go ripped off. What is worth, Bungie's monetization is nearing EA levels of Evil. Hate it.
  46. luiscruz
    Dec 11, 2017
    1
    I felt deceived,... 20€ for 2h campain that has low content average story and map..... mercury is tiny whith 1 public event and 5 chests i want my money bac bring destiny 1 back again
  47. YoungOnWatch
    Dec 11, 2017
    1
    Not worth the money...mercury is very small...takes no more than 3 hours to finish...and still no credible endgame content...if you are expecting a dlc like The Taken King, you will be unequivocally disappointed. Bungie does not care about the people playing the game. They only care about the money they make off the reputation of Destiny 1 and it had its ups and downs. If this is the typeNot worth the money...mercury is very small...takes no more than 3 hours to finish...and still no credible endgame content...if you are expecting a dlc like The Taken King, you will be unequivocally disappointed. Bungie does not care about the people playing the game. They only care about the money they make off the reputation of Destiny 1 and it had its ups and downs. If this is the type of trash that Bungie is sending its customers as the final product...then I'm not interested and there is still one more DLC to go. Do not waste your money and spend it on something you will enjoy because this game will not be worth the investment.… Expand
  48. dannyboi765
    Aug 21, 2018
    4
    What a good game developer would do in a situation like this would assess extensively the criticism and backlash the vanilla received and postpone DLC plans indefinitely until the game came to a state acceptable to the playerbase. We're talking about Bungo and Activision here though. This DLC dropped just months after D2s release, still suffering from all the same issues plaguing the game,What a good game developer would do in a situation like this would assess extensively the criticism and backlash the vanilla received and postpone DLC plans indefinitely until the game came to a state acceptable to the playerbase. We're talking about Bungo and Activision here though. This DLC dropped just months after D2s release, still suffering from all the same issues plaguing the game, in addition to a lackluster campaign, no significant content or end game added. Not acceptable, but they already had everyone's expansion pass purchases so no loss to them. That's why you don't pre-order people… Expand
  49. Esbont
    Dec 13, 2017
    0
    This DLC does nothing to fix the end game and I struggled to find a reason to keep playing after day one. Mercury fails as a social space having only one lost sector and one event. The Infinite Forest basically functions as a hallway to the actual adventure. I've never seen a DLC blow it this badly.
  50. mugen0445
    Dec 16, 2017
    0
    More attention was spent in their cosmetic loot boxes than the actual game content.
    This DLC is laughable amount of "content" but is what most of the people that bought the deluxe edition has come to expect from this shoddy company.
    DO NOT BUY.
    activision/bungie is as bad as ea. They just don't get enough of the spotlight shown on them. Yet.
  51. Use-Less
    Dec 17, 2017
    0
    I want my money back. I recommended this game to many friends and now everyone is blaming me for this kind of bullsh...
    This was definetly the last bungie game for me
  52. largespaghetti
    Dec 17, 2017
    0
    There is nothing sans the raid in this Expansion that deserves to be purchased, at least half of the "new" exotics are destiny 1 exotics, the new guns are reskins. The campaign is flat, does not expand on the lore that was missed out on in destiny 1.
  53. Tefached
    Dec 18, 2017
    0
    If you're on the fence about buying Curse of Osiris, let me help you out -- don't buy it.

    For the price of $20, you get a campaign that's about 1.5 to 2 hours long, depending on how long you take to go from mission to mission. All of the promises they touted in the trailers and announcements about "learning about the most infamous vanguard to date, Osiris" and "knowing more about the    If you're on the fence about buying Curse of Osiris, let me help you out -- don't buy it.

    For the price of $20, you get a campaign that's about 1.5 to 2 hours long, depending on how long you take to go from mission to mission. All of the promises they touted in the trailers and announcements about "learning about the most infamous vanguard to date, Osiris" and "knowing more about the mysterious Vex" is complete and utter bullsh*t.

    You learn absolutely nothing about those characters. In fact, I left with more questions than answers. In the entire "storyline", you speak directly with Osiris maybe once or twice, strike dialogue notwithstanding.

    The characters are laughably bad. The dialogue is on par quality-wise with the rest of the game, i.e. juvenile and 1-dimensional.

    You also get a couple new weapons and one or two armor sets that you can earn through gameplay. But worry not! The Eververse stock has been expanded by a huge number of items! Hope you like your lootboxes!

    I would go as far as to not recommend buying ANYTHING else from Bungie ever again, or at least until they pull their sh*t together. They do not deserve your time and money.    … Expand
  54. karelpica99
    Dec 20, 2017
    0
    Do not buy!!! Do not support these kind dev, let them starve.
    This game is lacking in everything, but graphic.
    This game is design for loot box pure and simple.
    The devs lies like no tomorrow since beta, and continue to lie about shady loot box practice.
  55. rclarkson
    Dec 21, 2017
    0
    This is a horrible addition to a horrible game. If you pay 60$ for a game you should not be scammed with dlc. The only way to get good is to buy the DLC and get weapons. Do not buy this scam remeber the first game When the DLCs came out they removed gamemodes from the base game. This is unacceptable. If you want this game you will have to buy the DLC to do Heroic strikes. Just anotherThis is a horrible addition to a horrible game. If you pay 60$ for a game you should not be scammed with dlc. The only way to get good is to buy the DLC and get weapons. Do not buy this scam remeber the first game When the DLCs came out they removed gamemodes from the base game. This is unacceptable. If you want this game you will have to buy the DLC to do Heroic strikes. Just another example of Bungi ripping of the players. I used to love this company when they made halo but destiny 2 and this expansion is bad.… Expand
  56. arturam
    Dec 29, 2017
    3
    Its the most underwhelming DLC that I have ever played for a $20 price. Zero story and character development, stupid dialogs that added nothing to the lore but one single new boss that potentially be a raid boss, other than that its the same enemies (with a new skin! WOW!).

    No life improvements, boring grind and no weapons/armor to fight for! Foolish enough I bought the season pass,    Its the most underwhelming DLC that I have ever played for a $20 price. Zero story and character development, stupid dialogs that added nothing to the lore but one single new boss that potentially be a raid boss, other than that its the same enemies (with a new skin! WOW!).

    No life improvements, boring grind and no weapons/armor to fight for!

    Foolish enough I bought the season pass, and that's how far I will go with this game. Do not buy this game until they have a "The Taken King" revelation and add great life improvements to the game, if not don0t even bother. $100 to the trash.    … Expand
  57. shumy1804
    Dec 29, 2017
    0
    How can you rate this game more than a 3? Even if the 2 hour (!?) content would be worth of 8-9, have you actually know/played/seen what expansion packs look/play like? WoW, Startcraft, Shivering Isles, etc.

    Just by buying this c**p of games, gamers encourage publishers and producers to release this kind of mini-patches (there are patches for other games who have more content than    How can you rate this game more than a 3? Even if the 2 hour (!?) content would be worth of 8-9, have you actually know/played/seen what expansion packs look/play like? WoW, Startcraft, Shivering Isles, etc.

    Just by buying this c**p of games, gamers encourage publishers and producers to release this kind of mini-patches (there are patches for other games who have more content than this), and charge you 20 - 30 - probably 60 dollars later not.

    If you bought this mini-expansion and enjoyed it, i am really happy for you. I believe that you represent 1% of the Destiny players.

    For the rest of gamers, do not encourage this bull**** behavior, and do not buy this game.

    P.S. Next expansion coming probably in March-April, and surely it won't cost less than 20 dollars.    … Expand
  58. SerErris
    Jan 1, 2018
    0
    Bungie was really setting up a DLC with no content and a 2h mission that has no challanges and is not putting anything in there. So it is totally not worth it.

    Also they put content (even more) behind paywalls of the Eververse and made the game verse ... aehh. worse ... sorry for the pun. I bought the DLC as preorder, cause at that stage I wa not in the endgame and had no idea. This    Bungie was really setting up a DLC with no content and a 2h mission that has no challanges and is not putting anything in there. So it is totally not worth it.

    Also they put content (even more) behind paywalls of the Eververse and made the game verse ... aehh. worse ... sorry for the pun.

    I bought the DLC as preorder, cause at that stage I wa not in the endgame and had no idea. This is really now the case and right after release of the DLC and finding out who empty it is, I asked for refund. The answer was that I can only ask for a refund 72 hours after the purchase.

    Really? Thanks a lot for nothing. I could not even try the DLC 72 hours after I bought it, cause it was not available.

    Thanks for nothing, and goodby Bungie. You have created some decent games, Destiny 2 is not in this order and I will turn away from you.    … Expand
  59. Split_Decay
    Jun 16, 2018
    6
    Curse of Osiris was a curse to the game and I'm not being theoretical, it's short and shallow content seemed to extend the lifeline of Destiny 2 more than expand it. Now I like no I love Destiny 2 and Destiny 1 and the whole lore and franchise however this was embarrassing.

    I'll start good, it had nice visuals, it had a sense of connectivity with the Vex and Osiris and all things    Curse of Osiris was a curse to the game and I'm not being theoretical, it's short and shallow content seemed to extend the lifeline of Destiny 2 more than expand it. Now I like no I love Destiny 2 and Destiny 1 and the whole lore and franchise however this was embarrassing.

    I'll start good, it had nice visuals, it had a sense of connectivity with the Vex and Osiris and all things confusing and futuristic, and that's where the good points end. What this expansion failed to achieve was any sense of direction, any reason to play it, I'm sure if this had never been released no one would have missed it.

    The idea of knowing Osiris seemed like a awesome concept an idea we needed but what we got was not what we needed. The story bounced into mixed confusion not really knowing what was going on and the ultimate boss fight feeling like a minor enemy to overcome, I mean for God sake we were aided in defeating it's not exactly a challenge.

    The Vex, they were ok but again seemed minor, less important the more you went into the story and the premise of the game.

    This expansion was awful it failed the expectation, having more lore, more challenge, unique items hell even a Vex God would have given this a fresh experience something I would have enjoyed playing. I know soon as I finished the story and the little side quests I haven't been back to Mercury and its a shame because it has something about it that was never used and was bogged down into something we will all soon forget.    … Expand
  60. armyofbile
    Jan 8, 2018
    10
    The Raid Lair was a great improvement for a quicker completion. Story is lame but the prophecy weapons were great. The Dawning event & the continuation of crucible maps were wonderful.

    The story continuation and the introduction of Saint 14 is a beuatifully polished cliffhanger. I understand many have an intolerable dislike for bungies bugs and humorous mishaps. While I am enjoying    The Raid Lair was a great improvement for a quicker completion. Story is lame but the prophecy weapons were great. The Dawning event & the continuation of crucible maps were wonderful.

    The story continuation and the introduction of Saint 14 is a beuatifully polished cliffhanger.

    I understand many have an intolerable dislike for bungies bugs and humorous mishaps. While I am enjoying the mishaps as great events of gameplay.

    No other game I know of where I can manuever dodge duck with 2 side arms and sleep on a sniper for long range.    … Expand
  61. dandragon
    Jan 16, 2018
    4
    Curse of Osiris is beautiful with a amazing art design and a different kind of story. However where all that success. All else fails. The new crucible maps are boring. Then new guns are bad. The patrol area is one big circle. Bother Vance is a joke. The new adventures are boring and half of them is the same just on hard difficulty and the new strike is just a repeat story mission. Get itCurse of Osiris is beautiful with a amazing art design and a different kind of story. However where all that success. All else fails. The new crucible maps are boring. Then new guns are bad. The patrol area is one big circle. Bother Vance is a joke. The new adventures are boring and half of them is the same just on hard difficulty and the new strike is just a repeat story mission. Get it for the story. Nothing else.… Expand
  62. medyns
    Jan 13, 2018
    0
    Extremely tiny area

    Boring loot

    Extremely short raid

    Pvp still boring

    Story is entirely broken and filled with plot holes

    The last interesting character, Osiris, was thrown away.
  63. KnightWalker
    Mar 20, 2018
    0
    This should be free. Do not pay $20 for this. I can't believe that Bungie is doing this to his playerbase. Shame.
  64. snufkin
    May 8, 2018
    0
    trash. nothing more to add that horrible crap they got the nerve to call expansion.
  65. xd_shibe
    Jun 14, 2018
    5
    The new raid is great, but the expansion barely did anything to make the game more intresting
  66. wishard5
    Sep 25, 2018
    3
    Extremely underwhelming, curse of osiris offers the bare minimum and at times less than that to keep players interested. With it's lack of meaningful content, poor storytelling and extremely disappointing raid, Bungie has delivered a gut punch to the fan base of what seems to be a dying game.
  67. Husseindk
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    Literally the worst 20 euro I've ever spent, 1 hour story and reskinned Garbage
  68. GabFire
    Aug 11, 2020
    7
    Apesar de conter uma história muito boa, a jogatina é fraca e muito vazia. Curse of Osiris não trouxe praticamente nada de novidades para o jogo, a campanha é pequena e os novos cenários são minúsculos, me decepcionei um pouco.
  69. kayrakaanonline
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    This is the worst Destiny experience ever. No story. No characters. Bad missions. It's horrible. Awful.
  70. MeLnIck
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Из-за отношения к игрокам.....................................................
  71. Jaidenbrkl1
    May 10, 2023
    5
    An expansion for Destiny 2 that is forgotten and didn’t do anything to write home about.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

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  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Feb 22, 2018
    60
    Lacking content and doubling down on what's wrong with the vanilla game, Curse of Osiris is a lightweight grind and a missed opportunity to fix Destiny 2's faults. [Feb 2018, p.97]
  2. Edge Magazine
    Jan 9, 2018
    60
    It still has much to do. But for the first time in a while, Destiny 2 players have finally been given something to be positive about. [Issue#315, p.116]
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jan 8, 2018
    49
    Unless you’ve already bought this as part of a season pass, don’t waste your money on Curse of Osiris until Bungie actually changes direction, and I’m not talking about executing their proposed changes which painfully miss the mark yet again. The base game of Destiny 2 is a great shooter for 50-60 hours of solid content on your first play through of a redemptive story. But there is no endgame to keep going beyond that and there isn’t anything packaged into this DLC than enhances that initial experience. At this point, if you’re desperate for a looter/shooter then either fire up Destiny 1 again, watch Anthem videos on YouTube and hope for a brighter Q4 2018, or else maybe go give the Division a chance. It had a dumpster fire launch but can be had on the cheap now and I hear it’s become a very good game in its current state.
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