Destiny 2: Lightfall

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3.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 6 out of 84
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  1. Greysteel
    Mar 2, 2023
    6
    Really poor writing. Abysmal new characters and a real slog of a campaign. Great new environment and the quality of life changes make the game easier to organise and enjoy.
  2. IAmInsanityYT
    Mar 1, 2023
    6
    Overall, not recommended if you're new to Destiny and looking to jump in. Has it's fair share of good bits, but horribly misses the mark in aspects that had improved in Chosen and beyond.

    The good: Strand is stupid fun when you're allowed to let loose. Once again, the art and sound teams steal the show. Neomuna is a lot smaller than expected, but manages to stay interesting and fun to    Overall, not recommended if you're new to Destiny and looking to jump in. Has it's fair share of good bits, but horribly misses the mark in aspects that had improved in Chosen and beyond.

    The good: Strand is stupid fun when you're allowed to let loose. Once again, the art and sound teams steal the show. Neomuna is a lot smaller than expected, but manages to stay interesting and fun to explore. Bungie nails the vibe of an 80s action movie (training montage included.) Calus and The Witness have good interactions and play off each other fairly well.

    The bad: The main campaign is a mess on nearly every level. There is a significant tonal dissonance between the apocalyptic severity of what's supposed to be going on and how characters such as Nimbus actually react.
    The Veil is never explained, turning this into a chase the maguffin story. The comparison to Infinity War has been made, I believe by Bungie themselves, but with Infinity War, you *know* the stakes. Lose the stones, half of all life gets dusted. Here, the Witness gets the Veil and...something really bad will happen. This is made worse by the fact that the other people in the story, such as Nimbus and Osiris, know what the Veil is.
    What there is of the story is focused on getting Strand under control to the point that it actively harms the rest of the story. I maybe could have tolerated a seasonal story focused on getting Strand, but this is an annual DLC. Not just the annual DLC, this is the *2nd to last* annual DLC for this entire saga. A not insignificant portion of the time spent focusing on Strand could have been used to fix the other issues going on in the story.
    When you do get Strand as an actual subclass, it's main selling point, the grapple hook, has it's cooldown nerfed significantly. Hesitant to include this as a criticism because it could be fixed down the road, but as for now, it's there.

    This is the penultimate expansion of Bungie's entire 10-year story for Destiny. Here's hoping they can course correct into Final Shape, because a misfire of this scale this close to the finish line is absurdly dangerous and not a good sign.    … Expand
  3. patjakker
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    The "story" if you can even call it that is basically a strand tutorial Zero explanation about what is going on, the new characters are annoying and whiny, new destination is empty
    Their marketing team is amazing because this is the worst game expansion ever and i really looked forward too it Only buy this if you like wasting money, €50 for this trash is just insane
  4. deftones034
    Mar 1, 2023
    3
    Prob the worst destiny campaign add on. Not worth the money. Wait for sale on this one.
  5. chriswaffles
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Just don't buy it. All said. Bad story, boring new map, pvp still a big mess.
  6. puffincloud
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    I guess Sony buying Bungie has plunged Destiny to new depths... to the trash bin it seems.
  7. Havi
    Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Poor writing. We got used in Destiny 1 when they forgot to actually shape where this whole thing is going and i thought in Destiny 2 will be different.
    Same thing over and over again. Nothing new that actually bring a new flavour to your experience.
    I'd honestly think this whole DLC feels more like a dry new season story and not an actual gate to a whole new chapter that destiny has to offer.
  8. CAMSTOCK
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    !! i've been in this game for so long and this is the worst addition and change! bungie just want money and don't care about the quality of the game and the content for it and it's very sad!
  9. Zvoni
    Mar 2, 2023
    1
    Witchqueen Story was much better.
    it has a lot of bugs again, little content, the difficulties in pve are unnecessary, pvp is still a disaster, all the nerfs in pve make the game boring. The new Super is really weak in Pve...
  10. BootyWooty
    Mar 1, 2023
    1
    Reviewer “DinaSousa” must work for Bungie or is getting paid for a positive review. Or, we played completely different games lol
  11. Lian_Ruins
    Mar 2, 2023
    3
    I've completed the story Campaign few hours ago. Horrible story, terrible writing, absolutely different from what Bungie hyped so far throught trailers, really poor Missions design, Strand is not ready to compete with Light Subclasses we already have. Definetely not the start we hoped for with this new Expansion and what Bungie promised. Many good changes in the system and gameI've completed the story Campaign few hours ago. Horrible story, terrible writing, absolutely different from what Bungie hyped so far throught trailers, really poor Missions design, Strand is not ready to compete with Light Subclasses we already have. Definetely not the start we hoped for with this new Expansion and what Bungie promised. Many good changes in the system and game organizzation but at the same time at the cost of our power and fantasy (for example: we have Loadouts now but since many Mods have been removed, we have no Builds to play with). Enemies made much stronger that needed and we weakened for apparently no reason...?

    Right now I suggest everyone to wait a Season or two before dive in into Lightfall and give Bungie time to understand the mistakes they made and fix things up.    … Expand
  12. Steviesiganoff
    Mar 2, 2023
    2
    Just really disappointed was expecting so much from this expansion if your new to destiny I can’t say in good conscience to buy lightfall
  13. N3XTNOTCH
    Mar 2, 2023
    3
    The only "good" thing about the Destiny 2 Lightfall dlc is the amount of content is inculded. Everything else is a letdown, be it the campaign, the weapons (not including the preorder bonus), the season activity and weapon for that, or the lack of making any sense on what the whole point is. Honestly, if you were planning to spend money, use it on something else. Worst Destiny dlc besidesThe only "good" thing about the Destiny 2 Lightfall dlc is the amount of content is inculded. Everything else is a letdown, be it the campaign, the weapons (not including the preorder bonus), the season activity and weapon for that, or the lack of making any sense on what the whole point is. Honestly, if you were planning to spend money, use it on something else. Worst Destiny dlc besides Curse Of Osiris and Warmind.… Expand
  14. PPL_R_TRASH
    Mar 1, 2023
    1
    They just keep disappointing. Been invested for a decade… but I’m done now.
  15. Malohu
    Mar 1, 2023
    2
    Total waste of money. There is no story to speak of and they explain very little. Its like the whole thing was written by an elementary school drama class. The new characters are trash and the dialog is hard to listen to. No changes in the weapons just a bunch of reskins. Definitely not worth $50 let alone $99 with the season pass. If you already play Destiny you might be stuck but if yourTotal waste of money. There is no story to speak of and they explain very little. Its like the whole thing was written by an elementary school drama class. The new characters are trash and the dialog is hard to listen to. No changes in the weapons just a bunch of reskins. Definitely not worth $50 let alone $99 with the season pass. If you already play Destiny you might be stuck but if your new I would skip it.… Expand
  16. Asgard0822
    Mar 1, 2023
    3
    Story: barely any story or explenation on things and campaign missions get replaced by Strand tutorials. Surely not a DLC story, but feels like a season story.
    Characters are trying to be funny during a war on Neomuna, weird vibe.
    And dialogue is really cringy Mods: the mod system has been reworked but its awful and full of weird choices (like ammo mods now depend on burn of the    Story: barely any story or explenation on things and campaign missions get replaced by Strand tutorials. Surely not a DLC story, but feels like a season story.
    Characters are trying to be funny during a war on Neomuna, weird vibe.
    And dialogue is really cringy

    Mods: the mod system has been reworked but its awful and full of weird choices (like ammo mods now depend on burn of the weapon in sted of type of weapon)

    Strand: forced down your throat during story in sted of letting players explore themselves.
    no grenade charge cause of the grapple hook is a weird choice, surely when the grapple recharges slow as hell outside story.

    Loot: sadly a lot of reskins and no real weapons that stand out sadly.
    the DLC armor isnt my cup of tea either.

    Idk what happend at bungie, but it weird to think they made Witch Queen last year when you compare it to this...
    This 50 bucks DLC has been an empty filler DLC before the Final Shape and its brought in an awful way    … Expand
  17. CarbonEpitaph
    Mar 1, 2023
    1
    An absolutely awful campaign. Written horribly and brought down even further by embarrassing characters.
  18. 80sChild
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    Starts strong, really strong. It ends so poorly lol. Story is just as convoluted and confusing as Witch Queen with the same disjointed story as you stop in your tracks to level up so you can play the next mission. I don't know why everyone loves Witch Queen, this is just as boring and confusing.

    Cloud Striders, future people on an entirely different planet with "pronoun" preferences.    Starts strong, really strong. It ends so poorly lol. Story is just as convoluted and confusing as Witch Queen with the same disjointed story as you stop in your tracks to level up so you can play the next mission. I don't know why everyone loves Witch Queen, this is just as boring and confusing.

    Cloud Striders, future people on an entirely different planet with "pronoun" preferences. They're basically hom0-erotic Nephelim. Its unsettling.

    Overall, terrible, boring, disjointed and vague story that would rather tell you, in boring exposition dumps, whats happening than SHOW you. I wouldn't recommend this if it was free, Destiny 1 has better story expansions.

    Its a grindy mess with even more non-matchmade activities. Sony, you overpaid for this crap studio.    … Expand
  19. Ggdonny
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    A complete waste of money that demonstrates the complete lack of self awareness from bungie.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. Rednew
    Mar 4, 2023
    10
    The expansion isn't that bad, a bunch of crybabies trash talking about it, doesn't make sense.
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. nespofurda
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    Nice dlc, the best dlc in my entre life please do more contente like this destiny
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. shi11tenshi
    Mar 8, 2023
    2
    Lame old destiny at its bs once again. I really dislike the grind over and over every year. Sad thing is the grind is to get to master content i have already completed. Now I have to grind 300 more light to play stuff I already have?. Feels like an arbitrary waste of time. Light level is the problem and holding this game back. Find another way to keep people interested in the game TheLame old destiny at its bs once again. I really dislike the grind over and over every year. Sad thing is the grind is to get to master content i have already completed. Now I have to grind 300 more light to play stuff I already have?. Feels like an arbitrary waste of time. Light level is the problem and holding this game back. Find another way to keep people interested in the game The Grind isn't interesting anymore. Try you know making compelling levels of a story like you used to.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

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  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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