Destiny 2 Lightfall - Before You Buy

Destiny II: Lightfall (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) is the latest expansion to the long-running looter shooter. What does it bring? Let's talk.

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[EchoX]

TL:DW If you hated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 because it was mostly setup for Part 2, you'll hate Lightfall

[Kevin-uzhe]

For the new or returning players who want to catch up with the story, on the top right corner of the overall map you can read a quick summary of what happened in every season until now

[thecactusman]

Things I think you needed to make note of:

1: Strand is not unlocked for full time usage until the end of the campaign. When it is, you'll find that it behaves very differently in terms of cool downs and uptime compared to its brief moments of usage during the campaign.

2: As with previous expansions, the campaign story is just the jumping off point for the actual story which will be told through the season pass. Without a season pass, there is no meaningful story continuity between the existing expansions of Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, The Witch Queen, Lightfall, and presumably that will continue with the next major expansion due out next year. And that also means that you can't play most of the actual preceding story even if you do purchase the previous expansions because all seasonal story content is removed at the end of each yearly cycle.

[orlandojimenez]

I haven’t played since Forespoken and it was very overwhelming to start back up. What I decided to do was transfer everything I could from 1 character and start it from scratch. You’re at light 1600 and you get to learn the basics all over again. It doesn’t tell you where to go next but if you’re like me then after you finish the tutorial then go to Mars to start Shadowkeep. You start to get used to playing again with your abilities and weapons and get a general feel of Destiny again.

[galehan]

I'm a Destiny veteran... I play this game a lot but I still appreciate this video, it's nice to see the perspective of someone new/coming back...

[gjeggi]

Tormentors on legendary difficulty are terrifying at first. Later on, they are still a decent challenge. You really have to pay attention to it once it enters the arena.

[FaolanKitekaze]

For long term Destiny players, this feels like we were marketed as getting Infinity War, but what we actually got was She Hulk

[octaviorodriguez]

Nice to see you guys covering this game and especially to hear the positive experience yall had coming back. Alot has changed since this game first released.

[asilduin]

Lightfall is very mid. It is a shadow of the quality we got in Witch Queen.

That being said, there are some great parts of it and it's definitely not the worst DLC we've got in D2.

[terrivel]

I’m disappointed the expansion proper isn’t living up to expectations, but I’m willing to see where the seasonal content goes. Seraph alone could have sold me on WQ, so I’ll hope to give the overall expansion at least a middling opinion as I get more into it.

[ReticentXS]

The story is pretty daunting to jump into if you're new to this franchise. If you're interested, Evaze and/or My Name is Byf channels have summaries which can be immensely helpful. I'm sure there are others who delve into the lore. YouTube is a powerful tool.

[livewlf]

I’ve had my ups and down with D2 but I really love this game, I always come back to it, not to mention the friends I’ve made while playing. It’s great with friends, if your more of a solo player it’s rough.

Just give it a try, and try not to spend money on its cause once you do, don’t think you’ll stop for a while.

[kelionpro]

Necessary to watch before you invest in this update - Thanks Jake 🙏

[cerebralassassin]

I think the witch queen story is better than the lightfall story but everything else about lightfall is better. The lightfall content, loot, and patrol zone are all really good and the season of the defiance is pretty solid as well. Witch Queen by far had the better story tho.

[IIchuckNrrlsII]

I still play D2 almost everyday. The lore and the solid game play have been awesome since 2014

[RavenwoodsTorches]

in 2020 they had the New Light Initiative. I got to play all old content from the main campaigns so I played The Red War, and the other expansions up to Forsaken. It was fun playthrough and it went away after the Great Destiny Vaulting when Beyond Light came out. had a blast getting caught up during season 11 Season of Arrivals. The last season in Shadowkeep.

[milo_mouse]

I've always wanted to play Destiny 2 and I've been stepping out of my comfort zone of the usual cosy management and heavy rpg games so this vid really helps!

The gameplay looks amazing and it definitely looks like something I'll not want to put down for a while after trying it out 😅

[Ichimon]

The daunting thing is always how much you have to catch up on to get back in. I'd rather pick up a new game entirely than feel like I have work to get back to the top.

[acebounty]

4:08 also for anyone coming back after a while. Arc, solar, and void class abilities got reworked.

[peterjohnstone]

Most destiny 2 content creators felt this was a step back from what they delivered in Witch Queen expansion