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By Destin Legarie
Updated: Oct 23, 2018 6:19 pm
Posted: Sep 19, 2018 3:19 am
Destiny 2: Forsaken is everything I could have hoped for in an expansion to Bungie’s shared-world shooter – and more. With impressive cutscenes, including the gut-punch death of Cayde-6, it adds drama and a darkness that keeps me motivated. The raid offers intricate challenges and larger-than-life bosses to destroy for any team brave enough to face them for a chance at great rewards. Stunning new locations, like the Dreaming City, keep me in awe while hunting for secrets and a plethora of incentivisation improvements to the Power Level grind make Destiny 2 feel like the game I fell in love with again.
This quest for vengeance, which begins with a grandiose prison-break sequence filled with witty wisecracks, introduces you to new friends like an overweight Fallen crime boss named Spider and returning faces like fan-favorite Petra Venj. Each brings a welcome voice that adds a new mystery to the universe we thought we knew so well. Spider, specifically, acts as a catalyst to weave the Adventures right into the campaign by sending you on missions around the Tangled Shore. It’s nice to see this adjustment in delivery, in contrast to the previous approach where it was easy to miss these side quests’ stories about characters from the main storyline.
Now we chase down all the Barrons responsible for Cayde’s death, and each of them comes to a head with an interesting boss battle featuring unique mechanics or challenges to overcome. One of my favorites is the Mindbender, who received a power buff for his part in the killing of our Vanguard hero and, with his new abilities, sends us on a chase into a hive-themed lair for the final fight.
The toughest encounter is easily the larger-than-life boss Riven, who has 13 eyes, six of which you need to remember and shoot at the same time. However, before you even get to her encounter you need to solve a puzzle involving one teammate carrying a ball that will reveal an image to only that player. A second player needs to look through a set of glass, find that picture within a field of 12 others intricate images, and direct the ball carrier verbally to that location so he can detonate the orb within a set amount of time. Both of these examples will force you to trust your teammates and ensure you’re able to communicating effectively. The entire reason the raids in Destiny are my favorite parts of the experience is because of the camaraderie and precision you’re ingrained with by the time you come out of these trials by fire victorious.
The investment system was slightly unbalanced at the launch of Destiny 2: Forsaken and that held back a lot of contenders from finishing the raid in week one. That’s been contentious, but the idea that the raid is a special experience to work toward is something I, as a dedicated Destiny 2 player, like. However, with the new Powerful Engram system in play, if you’re exceptionally unlucky your weekly engram could continually drop the incorrect item and hold you back from progressing. During the first two weeks of Destiny 2: Forsaken there have also been bugs that prevented some players from receiving a key item, called an offering, that held them back – or they had a bug that prevented them from being able to acquire more power early on. Thankfully, Bungie has acted quickly and fixed one issue immediately by offering a new weekly reset, and is also looking into what caused the Ascendant Blessing bug. Thankfully (as I’m obsessive about my inventory space) I was never impacted by either of these issues.
Since the world's first Raid completion there have been a few in-game changes to the Dreaming City, which is an interesting new approach for Bungie. Now a cutscene will play the first time you return, adding context and lore involving the Guardians who defeated the raid. It’s an incredibly smart way to reward the efforts of those playing: an in-game effect everyone will see. “Becoming Legend” seems to be actually plausible now. The raid completion also unlocked a new Strike that offers more lore and backstory as to why this might not be the victory we’d hoped for.
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It’s a great example of how the excellent storytelling and gameplay extends to the new Strike missions. In the Warden of Nothing, you visit a new area of the prison where Cayde died. Rebellious inmates need to be put in check, and that sends you through an impressive sequence in which you have to dodge a train system while enemies lay in wait. But as you dive deeper in you’ll also be greeted with moments of nostalgia designed to catch the attention of a longtime player of Destiny. Then, in the Hollowed Lair Strike, you face off against a boss that has some interesting mechanics, such as a beam that pulls you in and requires fast reactions to disable. It’s a good way to teach you that not all bosses are simply bullet sponges waiting to die – some can actually put up a fight. The boss you’re pursuing also challenges the idea of murdering his comrades and I liked that it questions our revenge motivations.
With Destiny 2: Forsaken, I keep coming back to the old aphorism,"A rising tide lifts all boats." This update not only has improved Destiny 2 for those buying the expansion, but also for all players, regardless of the version they own. Playing on an account without Forsaken I was able to acquire gear from the new expansion, and the new daily and we...
Sep 4, 2018 · The Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2 delivers a meaty chunk of new content, while building on the foundation that had been established with the vanilla game. New modes, locations and a sinister plot make Destiny 2 shine again, and that's a good thing. Read More.
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