Once you get past the barrage of introduction cinematics (and somehow manage not to get lost by that time), the game opens up into a fine journey. I must mention that I was a day-one Destiny 2 player. As a returning player in Lightfall after a long while, I felt lost. It introduced me to a bunch of new elements, but it felt underwhelming. As much as there were things I was familiar with, it takes time to familiarize oneself with the new additions. It's a part of MMO games; I get it. However, Destiny 2 isn't great at doing it. They shelved a lot of past content, especially the expansion campaigns, which I hated. The original Red War campaign is no longer there; it has been replaced by some introductory missions that serve as a tutorial. Luckily, the exotics are still purchasable. The game still features some of the best raids and dungeons in the entire franchise, reworked and reimagined from Destiny 1 as well. After platinuming it, I felt relieved and finally got it done. I eventually got used to the Crucible and managed to embrace it, but I liked the first one a lot better, as it was more fast-paced. There are certain balance issues, especially in PvP, specifically when it comes to the Iron Banner, etc. It appears there will always be game-breaking meta builds.

This spin off caused the series to lost steam. They tried to update the graphics but it was not enough til the Final Season. Javier's family drama was ok but was not really necessary to Clem's arc. I'd barely recognize any characters from this game. It was damn short. It had problems with the launch of the episodes at that time. The worse of all, Javier did not even make a return (not that he had to but you know... it's a recurring theme in this games) which makes you question the game's existence.