{"id":14251,"date":"2022-06-22T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=14251"},"modified":"2022-06-24T12:19:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T12:19:48","slug":"destiny-2-the-witch-queen-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Face new adversaries of the Light in Destiny 2\u2019s best campaign and expansion content yet!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Destiny 2<\/em> is a game where it has a fair share of mixed reactions from those who played the original Destiny. Being a little hit-or-miss for people who are jumping into Destiny 2<\/em> as their first forage into the Destiny<\/em> universe. However, if you could get a group of friends to go through missions and grind your way to the endgame. Then you are in for an enjoyable gaming experience that very few PvE games can manage to do. And that is one of the reasons why I still play Warframe with my friends from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still do regular raid sessions with my friends up until today. I can\u2019t help but have a stale experience every time I boot the game up for something that is fun to do. The same problem that I have encountered in Warframe in recent years. However, in the already-aging Bungie<\/em> title for the better part of 5 years at this point. Destiny 2<\/em> has released a monster-sized expansion that gives Destiny 2<\/em> the refresh that it desperately needs. Fixing some of the core player problems through new game mechanics. Plus an introduction to new weapons and enemy types. Forcing players to constantly rethink their strategies to tackle them head on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Story So Far\u2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The campaign story and missions featured in the new The Witch Queen<\/em> expansion is by far the best campaign experience I have ever had in Destiny 2<\/em>. The story of The Witch Queen<\/em> takes some of the positive points from other story campaigns from the Taken King<\/em> and Forsaken<\/em> expansions. And just turns them up to 11 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story continues on in Destiny 2<\/em> and we get to see some of our favorite figures from the past expansions. Savath\u00fbn, the Taken King Oryx, and the long-waited appearance of the Hive God of War Xivu Arath. Savath\u00fbn is the main star of the show and has somehow claimed the power of the Light for herself. Using it to create an army superpowered by the Light and even having Ghosts to revive them from the dead. Rather than the usual one-sided \u2018Haha evil villain bad,\u2019 story that we are all used to at this point. It\u2019s now \u2018Evil villain bad, but for a good reason,\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We get to learn Savath\u00fbn\u2019s reasons of doing so and her motivation for doing it. Augmented by other plot-twists and turns that make this whole rollercoaster ride of a story even more enjoyable. Giving us a ligetimate reason of why we need to end her plans and confront her face-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign experience is one that a casual player may take a day or so to complete in one sitting. Those who are new to the series don\u2019t necessarily need to have a deep understanding of the complex lore and worldbuilding to fully enjoy the ride. And while it isn\u2019t as long as the previous expansions before it, it definitely is one of the most unique and inventive experiences that Destiny<\/em> desperately needs for a full refresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign is also chock-full of gameplay moments that are almost exclusively locked behind raids. Rather than the usual standard-operating-procedures of all of the boss fights in Destiny 2<\/em>, which includes, but not limited to, scan artifact, shoot boss, kill boss, get loot, and repeat. There\u2019s actually some strategy you need to implement before you can take on bosses and other grunts head on. You may need to have an arsenal of weapons created specifically to combat those enemy types. Memorize a set of symbols and fighting your way through a hallway. Or maybe even searching for a vaguely-specific doors with the matching sets before you could make a dent in the enemy\u2019s HP bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Granted, having played this game for 3 years at this point, none of these features are new to me. I quickly breezed through them with a group of friends in a split second. But these mechanics pulled out from raid missions are great introductions to newer players who are looking forward to playing through the game for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another addition that the expansion as introduced is dedicated to the new weapons in the game, of which I will present to you in parts. The first is a new weapon class, the Glaive. A staff\/spear-like weapon that also acts as a hard-hitting melee weapon when you\u2019re in a pinch. Or to go full on space warrior monk, which doubles as an equally hard-hitting hand cannon that deals an ungodly amount of damage to the new enemy types. Depending on how you craft it out to be, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which conveniently segues into the next part of the weapons system in the expansion, weapon crafting! Say, you ever farmed for a particular weapon for a half-decent roll that increases your damage output by at least 4%? Well worry no more! The crafting system introduced in The Witch Queen<\/em> expansion takes away that pain from your countless hours of farming. Letting you spec it out exactly the way you want your weapons to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playthrough Highlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I always had a habit of readjusting myself back into my old self whenever I come back to playing a game that I haven\u2019t touched in a long while. But in this instance, everything felt brand new to me when I started this campaign while solo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I genuinely loved every minute of playing through the entirety of the legend campaign missions with my trusted Warlock build. Although, I thought for a second that Bungie has buffed the Warlock class throughout my entire playthrough. One moment in time when I was facing off some new enemy types and took them down with moderate challenge. What I didn\u2019t know is that I wasn\u2019t paying that much attention to some minor parts of the story. Realizing that the new enemies had<\/strong> light and came back to life again to make life harder for me. So I killed again and then made sure to destroy their ghosts to finish them for good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The new The Witch Queen<\/em> expansion is definitely a much-needed breath of fresh air for Bungie to revive all excitement for the now-aging Destiny 2<\/em>. Giving it a new pair of shoes to attract newer players to get into the game and bringing back veterans of the franchise to experience newer endgame content to conquer. The fantastic story is one that absolutely matches the quality of the likes of The Taken King<\/em> and Forsaken<\/em>. I hope we get to see more future content to continue to raise the bar for the future of this game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Ryan L.
Game: Destiny 2: The Witch Queen<\/a>
Developer: Bungie<\/a>
Release Date: 23 Feb 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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