Destiny 2: Lightfall

 PlayStation 5
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3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 84
  3. Negative: 61 out of 84

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  1. DinaSousa
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    Destiny is one of the greatest stories ever told and Lightfall continues that. I just beat the campaign on legendary and I'm about to replay it.
  2. negaovoadera77
    Mar 2, 2023
    10
    quanto mimimi. entendo q o jogo deixa uma vasta historia escondida e inexplorada. mas o jogo continua sendo fantastico. se tem inovaçao vcs reclamam se nao tem tbm. apenas aproveitem o q esta por vir. vai ser um ano fantastico pra destiny.
  3. MacielBR
    Mar 4, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor FPS de todos tempos a Microsoft tem muito que aprender com a Sony, não ficar chorando que ela domina o mercado… Expand
  4. Rednew
    Mar 4, 2023
    10
    The expansion isn't that bad, a bunch of crybabies trash talking about it, doesn't make sense.
  5. real_d1
    Mar 2, 2023
    9
    The campaign was one of the most difficult, including legendary. Characters participating in the campaign could be better, but the new place was very well done.

    Strand needs some buffs, especially on the grapple that takes a long time to come back, I think they should fix that. Also, since the release of the stasis subclass, not everything works out for all classes. But Titan and    The campaign was one of the most difficult, including legendary. Characters participating in the campaign could be better, but the new place was very well done.

    Strand needs some buffs, especially on the grapple that takes a long time to come back, I think they should fix that. Also, since the release of the stasis subclass, not everything works out for all classes. But Titan and Warlock already have very strong endgame builds.

    Ignore the cries of some haters who probably haven't played the game and don't understand the core of the game (which is the grind, always has been). New activities, new strike, new raid (coming soon) and much more to explore in this new expansion (apart from the new meta).

    It's worth playing, for anyone who really understands what the game is about and has probably been playing since D1. Peace!    … Expand
  6. Tai234
    Mar 2, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lightfall is definitely a great addition to the destiny universe, I enjoyed the campaign from start to finish and the new environment/destination has a very cyberpunky feel to it.

    The only downside to the dlc is explanations to the story ..... The veil, what is it and why are we trying to protect it and Calus such a big bad boss just to be played by the witness and killed off. Thought he was gonna be a raid boss. But kudos to Bungie all in all I'm happy with Lightfall    … Expand
  7. Csolan
    Mar 4, 2023
    9
    I'll admit, I'm writing this because I've seen so much negativity about Lightfall and I just don't get it. This has been a fantastic expansion and I can't wait for what's coming up from Destiny! I loved Witch Queen too, but I have to say that when it ended I felt like we were kind of just waiting for another year until the Black Fleet showed up. In contrast, I really don't know what toI'll admit, I'm writing this because I've seen so much negativity about Lightfall and I just don't get it. This has been a fantastic expansion and I can't wait for what's coming up from Destiny! I loved Witch Queen too, but I have to say that when it ended I felt like we were kind of just waiting for another year until the Black Fleet showed up. In contrast, I really don't know what to expect after Lightfall and I'm very excited by that.

    The story was not what I expected, and Bungie took some bold moves in the end. There are some weak points to the narrative, with the intro to the Cloudstriders feeling somewhat rushed, and lots of questions left unanswered. But personally I wasn't expecting to understand everything with this expansion; it seemed clear that we were going to be fighting was a war, and a war is what we get. The new campaign was a tough play through on Legendary, and there's a great final fight (even though I can now find or think of strats to melt the boss way more easily).

    The narrative really puts our Guardian in the context of a single soldier in the middle of an impossible battle, with a race against the clock to figure out how to stop Calus from getting what the Witness needs to destroy the traveler. It's also a bit of an homage to 80s movies, more than just with the aesthetics, which I think they pulled off well. Strand is a part of this, and I think they narratively and mechanically incorporated it into the game in an overall better way than with Stasis. Speaking of Strand, it's been a blast to play with and feels strong with the right combo of fragments now available (I love my hordes of Threadlings!). Not sure yet about the revamped mod system, but I like the change to artifact mods and the removal of elemental affinity for armor. The loadout system also seems to be solid overall, and gives you almost instant swapping of builds. The new gear has been really fun too, with post campaign quests adding more and more to the story while we get our new shiny exotics.

    In short, take the negative reviews with a big grain of salt. There's a lot to love in Lightfall.    … Expand
  8. nespofurda
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    Nice dlc, the best dlc in my entre life please do more contente like this destiny
  9. vaknonirke
    Mar 6, 2023
    10
    我歌唱火焰，在我的眼睛周围，他们永远不会害怕，就像敌人奔向太阳
  10. medrekagnu
    Mar 17, 2023
    10
    I have never played this game as I am on PlayStation but from talking with people on XBOX who have played this game and watched some gameplay
  11. Enriel
    Mar 5, 2023
    9
    I don’t understand all this review bombing. Maybe the campaign was not the best in terms of story, but the overall gameplay was absolutely fun; the missions were extremely good, the new strand power is extremely fun to play, weapons and changes to the artifact and armor mods made the game way better. The rework for some assaults made them fun to play again. Everything in terms of gameplayI don’t understand all this review bombing. Maybe the campaign was not the best in terms of story, but the overall gameplay was absolutely fun; the missions were extremely good, the new strand power is extremely fun to play, weapons and changes to the artifact and armor mods made the game way better. The rework for some assaults made them fun to play again. Everything in terms of gameplay is very good, don’t listen to people that critic just for hate; the raid isn’t even out and they already review bombed Lightfall. … Expand
  12. rokkogirda
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    This game lives up to the hype. The world concept and art are some of the best I've seen in a decade, and the performance optimization is nothing short of miraculous for a startup company founded to make this game. The gameplay is also a well rounded FPS action game that is reliably fun.

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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. XGN
    May 1, 2023
    80
    Destiny 2: Lightfall hits a lot of great notes. The new subclass, Strand, is very cool to use and gives you a lot of new movement options. Neomuna is a true sight to behold and invites players to explore. The most important part of the expansion however is the campaign and even though it has a lot of amazing and cool moments, the story falls short. Lightfall offers up more questions while we should have been getting some answers.
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  2. PLAY
    Apr 5, 2023
    50
    The gap between what Lightfall promised to deliver, and what it has actually provided, is unacceptably wide. There’s plenty to do, but you’ve done most of it before. [Issue#26, p.78]
  3. Digital Chumps
    Mar 22, 2023
    65
    Destiny 2: Lightfall is disjointed in story, but pulls through with its gameplay. Something has to give with the former, as the story needs to be memorable and engaging, and this expansion simply didn’t get there in either category.
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