Destiny 2

The story is passible but fine. The gameplay is superb and fun. The world is very interesting.

Destiny 2 is a game that can go from exhilarating to frustrating in a matter of minutes. When it hits its stride-tight gunplay, intense raids, stunning visuals-it's one of the most satisfying shooters out there. But when it stumbles, it reminds you that it's an ongoing work-in-progress constantly fighting against its own design choices.

Chapter 1: Top-Tier Gameplay

The core shooting mechanics are among the best in any FPS, period. Bungie knows how to make every weapon feel impactful, and every firefight feel smooth and dynamic. Movement is fluid, classes are fun to experiment with, and powers add just enough flavor to keep combat from ever feeling too repetitive. PvE strikes and raids are standouts-especially when played with friends.

Chapter 2: A World That Looks Better Than It Feels

Destiny 2's environments are gorgeous, from lush forests to glowing alien moons. But for all the visual polish, the open-world areas can feel surprisingly empty. The game wants to be a living universe, but often feels more like a theme park-you can go on the rides, but you're not really shaping the world.

Chapter 3: The Grind is Real

Progression can be a slog. Whether it's hunting for loot, leveling up gear, or chasing seasonal rewards, Destiny 2 often leans too hard into repetition. It's a game that demands time, and not always in rewarding ways. New content can be great, but it often comes with resets and convoluted systems that leave casual players behind.

Final Thoughts

Destiny 2 is a game with sky-high highs and frustrating lows. It's beautiful, fun, and ambitious-but also uneven, overcomplicated, and occasionally exhausting. For fans willing to invest the time, there's plenty to love. For others, it may feel like more grind than glory.

7/10 - A great shooter wrapped in a sometimes maddening live-service shell.

There are so many aspects of the game that I absolutely loved. The graphics, the soundtrack, and the cast. But the gameplay was dry and repetitive for me, and you have to do A LOT of it to get to the interesting parts. The challenges and bounties don't really add any interest and the rewards aren't really worth it.

In 2013, I saw concept art for a game that would become Destiny, and I was completely enthralled. The planets, the aliens, the gameplay, everything just looked so good. I waited patiently and followed the development of the game closely. And then I bought the game. After playing through the story quickly and eventually the 4 expansion packs, clearly it wasn't terrible, but it was missing something. It was missing emotion, humor, purpose and heart. But that's not what this review is about.

Enter Destiny 2. At first when I learned of it, I rolled my eyes and felt bad for Bungie, that they'd get lashed back against again. Even watching trailers for the game, it really didn't look that different then the first. But everything is changed.

Immediately after starting, the story already shows it's going to be great. Already stated on the plot summery(so no, this is not spoilers), a new villain cabal named Ghaul has come and wants the traveler. For retiring players, the first mission will definitely hit hard. Following is a long, complex story involving not only great characters from before, but new ones too. The story was perfect and I can't wait for expansion packs.

The game has also made life easier. Now you can access a map of your location whenever you want, and track places you wish to go to. Gameplay is fun and rare heroic public events and bosses pop up often -but not too often, giving opportunities to get some good gear. The maps are also massive, and very diverse.

The only thing to me that didn't get better or worse was the crucible. It felt the same, and lacked diversity of game modes. Even still, the crucible is quick, fast and fun, and still a hit.

Bungie knocked this game out of the park, and Destiny 2 has fixed the sins of the father. The future for Destiny 2 is bright, and I can't wait to see what comes next..

Pros:

• Good gunplay
• Graphics don't look bad

Cons:

• Boring story and lame villain
• Mind-numbingly repetitive
• Loot loses value continuously
• Lack of differentiation for most loot
• Not allot of enemy types
• Micro transactions

Verdict: Don't care what critics or anyone says but I think this is a terrible game. Almost all elements of the game is boring and tedious.

4 /10.