Destiny 2: Beyond Light

 Xbox Series X
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6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 42
  3. Negative: 15 out of 42

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  1. FORMAL_0
    Dec 2, 2020
    4
    -poor and short campaign
    -no creative content
    -the game should have a greater challenge for players like clan wars. Crucible isn't enough
    -These dlcs doesn't worth to buy. The only reason that destiny 2 is still alive are your fans but bungie doesn't want to receive money for great content.He want's to get a lot of money for no hard-worked content which makes me angry.
  2. Rocharox
    Nov 14, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really horrible expansion. It's obvious that the developers tought that the new classes would justify the $60 price tag (it doesn't).
    - PVP got no new maps/Arenas;
    - PVE lost 65% of it's content, and 2 of the current destinations, introduced in the 2 latest expansions (Forsaken and Shadowkeep) are next to useless, since all it's gear are now obsoleted.
    - People playing on X-Box couldn't open their vaults
    - incredible boring new campain that had it's time artificially increased by placing the teleport point in one edge of the map and forcing you to run to the other edge to execute said quests.
    -The Darkness, which finally came to our system and is on the move, get a barely mention in this. We saw more darkness in the last season pass (Season of Arrivals) than we did on this full expansion.

    - Reused content list;
    - Aside from 1 new Vex unit, "EVERY SINGLE ENEMY" is just a Reskin of know enemies. I mean, they did exactly that on Shadowkeep too but we had a lot of content on that expansion;;;
    - Open Map events are ALL REUSED, some from the original Destiny 2 (vex plates)
    - Cosmodrome from D1
    - Lot's of indoor areas.

    This is just a minimal work on new maps and new classes with a full expansion price tag.    … Expand
  3. rpgcrash
    Nov 12, 2020
    2
    I have been playing video games since the 90s and this is without a shadow of a doubt the worst expansion for any game I have had the opportunity to play.

    Finally delving into questions and characters the playerbase has been very excited for, and Bungie has teased themselves, in turns out the villains in this $60 expansion are, once again, reskins. Approx. 3/4 of the already existing    I have been playing video games since the 90s and this is without a shadow of a doubt the worst expansion for any game I have had the opportunity to play.

    Finally delving into questions and characters the playerbase has been very excited for, and Bungie has teased themselves, in turns out the villains in this $60 expansion are, once again, reskins.

    Approx. 3/4 of the already existing content, content players have payed hundreds of dollars for, has been removed, with no way to get it back. There is nothing in the expansion to make up for this.

    All in all, it seems like this was just to get an influx of money into the game, but the loss of goodwill and hope probably won't pay off in the best way.    … Expand
  4. Jukko
    Nov 16, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing Destiny since D1 and have completed all raids, reached legend in Comp, and have gone Flawless in Trials. I'm telling you so that you understand that I'm a veteran player and my opinion is based on having played D2 for 3 years.

    Good things: Europa is a gorgeous location, the new story campaign is interesting, and Gambit is now the shortest playlist activity. Some exotic drops are tied to solo Master difficulty Lost Sectors so you can get aspirational gear without a team. The new subclass customization is a good change. Great game IF you're new to it and you don't know what you're missing.

    Bad things: Besides the raid (maybe, since I haven't played it yet), the end-game is lacking, by a lot. The Empire Hunts are basically recycled Nightmare Hunts from Shadowkeep which were just recycled Barron Hunts from Forsaken. Most of the loot was sunset and next to nothing new was added to replace it. I have no idea why Bungie is charging people money to Shadowkeep and Forsaken since you can't get any relevant gear from those locations and no powerful drops to add to your light level at all. Buy those expansions if you want to play the story (I highly recommend Forsaken) The armor and weapon design is lazy. For example, the "new" sniper rifle Adored is exactly the same as a sunset rifle called Beloved... but with a sash over it. This will continue to be a problem since now every season will see gear being added and gear being sunset. The loot pool will not expand but will either stay the same or shrink. Most of the armor for this season is just a reskin of itself, as if we couldn't do that with shaders. The Stasis subclass is the worst thing to happen to Crucible. If you like being frozen and shot without being able to do anything, then yeah, jump in. It makes you want to keep away from other players which doesn't makes sense for an FPS. Lastly... the bugs. Everything is broken. Emotes don't work; Progression is blocked in some Strikes; Other strikes take your Super energy away; The new Subclass melts raid bosses; Exotics are being removed from the game temporarily because of an "issue"; Trials is pushed back by two weeks because of another "issue"; A Strike is temporarily removed for yet another "issue"; the list goes on and on....

    Destiny is a GREAT game but it isn't going in the great direction for veteran players.    … Expand
  5. AlexInAbyss
    Dec 3, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This expansion has been rather lacking the content added has been disappointing. the story is just another by the books Destiny story with a handful of uninteresting small boss fights before the big bad which in this case being Aramis which has yet again been a forgettable encounter.

    New loot hasn't done a good job of filling in the massive whole that sunsetting has created it only highlighted the lack of new loot introduced.

    PVP has been woefully thrown into chaos due to the new abilities being significantly better than the old and Trials of Osiris (PVP endgame) has been disabled since BL release due to issues brought on by Stasis and player exploitation which has only fuelled speculation that Bungie are reluctant or unwilling to put in the effort to balance out the state of PVP.

    Ultimately the expansion has done very little to improve the game and has so far only highlighted the deeper issues of the game.    … Expand
  6. HeartStrong07
    Dec 15, 2020
    3
    Beautiful to look at but simply not fun. More grinding for fewer weapons, on fewer planets, and maps for more money. I would not recommend this game to other people.
  7. Ratzu
    Dec 28, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After putting many hours in the game, it is a waste of time. The new raid was good, and solo legendary lost sectors was a good addition, outside of that every thing else was either poorly made or ruined the game. If you like pvp, dont bother, stasis made sure to make that not fun to play anymore. Seasonal event, is just a crap version of monster hunter. If I wanted to play monster hunter, I would go play the good version of it, not bungies crappy version of it. Sunsetting was not implemented correctly, game still has a flood of issues. Wasted my time getting adept weapons, when they are a joke. Game is just the definition of good ideas, just the dev team decided to not care to implement those good ideas with any effort.… Expand

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#15 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2020
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#12 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2020

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 9, 2021
    75
    Jupiter’s icy moon of Europa failed to make a good first impression on me, but the longer I played, the more I enjoyed the new map. I do not miss Mars or Mercury anymore. Returning players may not be happy about Bungie getting rid of some content and making a substantial part of old gear obsolete, but I understand the need to do some cleaning up before evolving the game. At its core Destiny 2 remains the same thing you loved (or hated) and its shooting mechanics are still among the best you can experience. [01/2021, p.78]
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Dec 17, 2020
    75
    In the end, we are very happy with the experience, but it is less striking than that of Bastion des Ombres or Renegades.
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  3. Power Unlimited
    Nov 29, 2020
    65
    Are you crazy about Destiny lore and do you think Destiny 2 is fine as it is? Then Beyond Light will suit you just fine! However, if you're expecting some substantial changes from Bungie by now and aren't exactly excited to get back into the grind, you might want to focus on the next-gen version and wait for Destiny 2 to release its December update.
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