SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

AFTER A DIFFICULT YEAR, DESTINY 2: THE FINAL SHAPE HAS A LOT TO PROVE. BUT BUNGIE IS DETERMINED TO END THE SERIES’ FIRST SAGA WITH A BANG

By Phil Savage

In early April, Bungie released a teaser video detailing some of the new features it had planned for Destiny 2‘s sixth expansion, The Final Shape. The reaction from the community was immediate: “We're so back!” Before that teaser, the mood around Destiny 2 was decidedly different. The game's last expansion, Lightfall, was poorly received. As the penultimate release of Destiny‘s first saga, its story felt like a sidequest – rushing through poorly explained plot threads that, outside of a couple of important cutscenes, felt inconsequential to the broader narrative. More damaging, arguably, was the way the sandbox had been changed. In an effort to bring challenge back to the game, Lightfall brought sweeping nerfs to weapon damage and ability uptime – players were being asked to put in more effort for…

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