The following is a review of the New Light edition of Destiny 2, which includes the base game, Curse of Osiris, and Warmind.
The New Light release was the first time I played Destiny 2, and I had a blast. Plenty of content, solid campaigns (except Warmind), and very, very addictive. The Beyond Light expansion kind of killed the hype for me but it was fun while it lasted.
The Red War campaign was absolutely phenomenal. I always viewed D1's story as a missed opportunity. The lore and worlds you explored were incredible, but you never actually felt the weight of anything you were doing. This campaign changed that. Starting the game with an attack on the Tower to finding members of the Vanguard to fight back and restore hope when it all seems lost really heightens the stakes of the game. It wasn't a perfect story, but definitely got the job done and had some incredible moments, injecting some much-needed life into the world of Destiny. I was happy with all of the base game endgame content as well, as there was always plenty for me to do. Curse of Osiris' campaign was pretty filler but I still enjoyed my time with it. The lack of enemy variety with the Vex was a little disappointing but I enjoyed the ride start to finish. Outside of the Curse of Osiris campaign, however, was a disappointingly tiny world. Mercury is a sorry excuse of a map and not being able to revisit the Vex territories from the campaign was a huge mistake. Warmind, on the other hand, had a poorly written and dull campaign with decent amount of fun endgame content. Mars had more to do in it than Mercury, despite it not being a lot, and the secret exotic quest and strikes were all a blast. Overall, my experience with Destiny 2 was a mostly positive one until Beyond Light came out. That update pretty much killed any and all interest, with the amount of content vaulted outweighing the content we actually got, half of which were just D1 content repackaged to new players. And with the reception of Beyond Light also not being great, I found it to be the perfect opportunity to leave while I still could, as this game was ADDICTIVE. I haven't even touched on the PvP and Gambit, both of which were also very fun at the time.
The New Light release was the first time I played Destiny 2, and I had a blast. Plenty of content, solid campaigns (except Warmind), and very, very addictive. The Beyond Light expansion kind of killed the hype for me but it was fun while it lasted.
The Red War campaign was absolutely phenomenal. I always viewed D1's story as a missed opportunity. The lore and worlds you explored were incredible, but you never actually felt the weight of anything you were doing. This campaign changed that. Starting the game with an attack on the Tower to finding members of the Vanguard to fight back and restore hope when it all seems lost really heightens the stakes of the game. It wasn't a perfect story, but definitely got the job done and had some incredible moments, injecting some much-needed life into the world of Destiny. I was happy with all of the base game endgame content as well, as there was always plenty for me to do. Curse of Osiris' campaign was pretty filler but I still enjoyed my time with it. The lack of enemy variety with the Vex was a little disappointing but I enjoyed the ride start to finish. Outside of the Curse of Osiris campaign, however, was a disappointingly tiny world. Mercury is a sorry excuse of a map and not being able to revisit the Vex territories from the campaign was a huge mistake. Warmind, on the other hand, had a poorly written and dull campaign with decent amount of fun endgame content. Mars had more to do in it than Mercury, despite it not being a lot, and the secret exotic quest and strikes were all a blast. Overall, my experience with Destiny 2 was a mostly positive one until Beyond Light came out. That update pretty much killed any and all interest, with the amount of content vaulted outweighing the content we actually got, half of which were just D1 content repackaged to new players. And with the reception of Beyond Light also not being great, I found it to be the perfect opportunity to leave while I still could, as this game was ADDICTIVE. I haven't even touched on the PvP and Gambit, both of which were also very fun at the time.