Destiny 2 The Final Shape: A Beacon of Hope
Destiny 2: The Final Shape has been out for a little while now and now that I’ve been able to sink my teeth into everything offered, I figured it’s about time I talk about it. Spoilers for literally all the things, please click off if you care about spoilers. P1: EXPECTATIONS PRE-LAUNCH aka: “how much i hated this game before april” First, I think it’s important to talk about my expectations before The Final Shape launched. Before the April showcase, I was not sold on TFS in any capacity. Lightfall, the previous expansion, killed any hope I had of Bungie closing out the narrative in a satisfying way. LF was a tone-deaf mess of a campaign where the entire plot became about the new subclass instead of, y’know, stopping Calus and The Witness from doing whatever it is they wanted to do. I mean hell, we learned what the veil was in a cutscene that was released 5 MONTHS AFTER LAUNCH. While the Y6 seasonal content was at its peak gameplay wise, the story was not; at some point, I just...