Reviews seem to be trickling in
Playstation Universe 9/10
vg247 8/10
stevivor 9/10
Destructoid 6.5/10
Metro 6/10
Gamespot 8/10
Pushsquare 6/10
gameblog 6/10
Metacritic 73
Opencritic 74
(will update when more come in)
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Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Reviews thread
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Reviews seem to be trickling in
Playstation Universe 9/10
vg247 8/10
stevivor 9/10
Destructoid 6.5/10
Metro 6/10
Gamespot 8/10
Pushsquare 6/10
gameblog 6/10
Metacritic 73
Opencritic 74
(will update when more come in)
I think reviewing an expansion for a something, where Bungie themselves have said will evolve, is nothing more than begging for clicks. The PushSquare review of "we were there five years ago" makes me roll me eyes so hard. That was a completely different game. Those new to the series have never been there before, which is who the review should be trying to reach.
I'm just rolling with the season pass sans Shadowkeep right now. Seems like I'm not missing too much at the moment.
Some destiny lore grand master said is the best story so far in destiny and this reused assets combos is on pair with forsaken and the taken king, this Youtuber needs optometrist eye check soon. This dlc is one of the lowest produced by bungo. Is not even close to Rise of iron, is just bad and don't get fooled by all youtubers that speak highly about this dlc.
Yup, a repeat of ROI,
Honest to god, I don't know to even review a game that changes week to week.
Or all the Destiny fans on this forum that are really enjoying it.
I think you need an optometrist eye check lol
The Lore was always amazing, it's just that the In Game was also always downright embarrassing and NEVER good. No, unfunny one liners of a one dimensional Robot doesn't count and this the death of said character didn't affect me in any way whatsoever.
Honestly I think in terms of how critical people have been on their DLC'S/Expansions I think doing it this way makes it so early reviews are redundant. Which also makes it hard also to at least review it quality wise what your getting.
Something they still needed to learn from WOW. Forsaken was a step in the right direction, but looks like this is a little step back.
You appease your most dedicated core, you end up tiring the shareholders and the press.
I dunno if that's true but I see this expansion as a continuation of their mentality since Forsaken, which pays off for the players but pissed off Activision. I'm just throwing in reviewers for the metacritic reaction.
I dunno if that's true but I see this expansion as a continuation of their mentality since Forsaken, which pays off for the players but pissed off Activision. I'm just throwing in reviewers for the metacritic reaction.
The whole franchise has a problem with rehashing and reintroducing stuff. it is like its going in circles.
but seems the "fans" are ok with it, they could basically relaunch the whole Destiny 1 content as a fullprice release and many people would be raving about it and throwing money at the screen.
Forsaken, along with Taken King were their biggest expansions that expanded the lore, but also were decent in stand alone content. Forsaken was reviewed well, and it was something that came out for $39.99 and felt worth it similar to a big WOW/ Diablo EXPANSION.
I think it's a fine line. I think unless you have that content there up front in the expansion instead of drop feeding it is the better way to go. Feels like the split with Activision didn't give them enough to make something big and meaninful like Forsaken. Which added the prison, the new enemies, new bosses.
This seems like some of it is reskinned from previous Destiny stuff.
Would have rather they just Made Forsaken F2P as well giving more content for people to get through while they make a bigger expansion. Unless year 3 is their last big year content wise until they start making D3?
Heres two more reviews that came out OP:
https://www.vg247.com/2019/10/07/destiny-2-shadowkeep-review/ 4/5
https://stevivor.com/reviews/destiny-2-shadowkeep-review-dont-sleep-on-the-keep/ 9/10
Anyways I'd give the expansion a 7.5- 8 /10 BUT the OVERALL changes bungie brings to the game i'd def give a 9/10.
https://www.vg247.com/2019/10/07/destiny-2-shadowkeep-review/ 4/5
https://stevivor.com/reviews/destiny-2-shadowkeep-review-dont-sleep-on-the-keep/ 9/10
Anyways I'd give the expansion a 7.5- 8 /10 BUT the OVERALL changes bungie brings to the game i'd def give a 9/10.
I think my biggest issue is nothing is explained well. I am a returning player, and all the new stuff or how armor is handled is basically leading me to google everything.
Which is not good.
Which is not good.
OP
OP
What?
No, the people who've been here since Destiny 2 launched on console.
What does that even mean? LOL
This makes sense, I will listen only to you and ignore other peoples opinions.
Do you plan to start a cult soon?
I didn't buy it but my buddy told me about it and basically it's the location from the first game? That's a real shame. But maybe next time I guess. Destiny 3 is probably still far off, so they will undoubtedly keep bringing stuff.
Still would've have been so great if this had been fantastic, now that Bungie is on their own, free of Acti really.
Still would've have been so great if this had been fantastic, now that Bungie is on their own, free of Acti really.
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Have over a thousand hours in D2 and I definitely enjoy the expansion and so do my other friends who are pretty much around the same hours as me.
Nope. They put this out now and are asking money for it. Totally fair to review what it is so far, though there should be a mention in the review that more content will come. Of course there's no guarantee of the quality of said content.
The amount of content offered for 35$ is not a lot compared to some of their other expansions. Locking more content behind their season pass just feels kinda shitty. The first season should be included when you buy it. The overall changes are great, but I don't feel I got a lot from buying Shadowkeep.
Umm FFXIV: Shadowbringers was critically lauded with only the tip of its year-long content released and I don't remember anyone bemoaning that it wasn't "fairly" reviewed. You get reviewed based on what you put out. Period. Not promises of what's to come.
I played New Light and became immediately frustrated by not knowing where to go to start the damn legacy campaign I'd been on, then deleted the game (after finding that obscure quest giver) when I realized all my progress on said campaign had been completely wiped.
Good as D2 may be to long-term players it's rubbish at introducing new or returning players to its world.
I played New Light and became immediately frustrated by not knowing where to go to start the damn legacy campaign I'd been on, then deleted the game (after finding that obscure quest giver) when I realized all my progress on said campaign had been completely wiped.
Good as D2 may be to long-term players it's rubbish at introducing new or returning players to its world.
Yeah that sounds fair, I love the improvements and new Lost Sectors the most of out this expansion. Shadowkeep story was really brief in not really impactful and the Moon is pretty boring unless there's Vex to kill.
Obviously will get better over time. They need to structure easing in New Light players though, sounds like a miserable experience if you're just starting out and just thrust into the game like "Have fun!".
Obviously will get better over time. They need to structure easing in New Light players though, sounds like a miserable experience if you're just starting out and just thrust into the game like "Have fun!".
I honestly cannot think of something more useless than putting a score next to an expansion of an MMO-like that will unfold events in the next 3 months, less than a week after its release
Whether you put a 3 or a 9.
I opened one, no mention of the raid.
What do you even review?
Whether you put a 3 or a 9.
I opened one, no mention of the raid.
What do you even review?
It's like history repeating itself. Bungie goes crazy hyping up their new expansion and people buy it and it's just a short collection of missions in an area we've already been to before.
Seems about right.
The actual core gameplay changes like Armor 2.0 and a focus on seasonal stuff are great , but all of that is either available for free (Armor 2.0) or requires additional season purchases (like seasonal improvements). What you actually get for buying Shadowkeep is just an incredibly crappy campaign, nightmare hunts that are basically just redoing the crappy story missions with a group, and a new raid which is something that like 95% of the playerbase will never even play. Plus a couple of extra strikes.
Really the biggest gameplay addition to me is matchmaking for the new Nightfall mode, but the fact that Bungie is even charging for that doesn't exactly feel great. And even this is implemented extremely poorly since you can only match-make the first two difficulties for whatever reason.
Compared to Forsaken, there's really not a lot of content here. It's basically on the level of Warmind/Curse of Osiris, but more expensive. Hell, I had more fun with any of the three individual Forsaken seasons than I did with anything in Shadowkeep save for matchmade Nightfalls. And those were $10 each, not $35. Okay, technically that includes the first season too, but Vex offensive is just so completely terrible that it really shouldn't be brought up as a selling point, and sadly the game doesn't let you just buy Shadowkeep by itself.
I guess there's also the dungeon coming out, but that's unlikely to drastically change anything. Maybe reviewers should have waited for that to come out first, but on the other hand maybe Bungie should have released it at launch instead of holding it back.
The game now is better than it has ever been, so I'm still fine with it. But buying Shadowkeep definitely feels like an extremely poor value for money.
The actual core gameplay changes like Armor 2.0 and a focus on seasonal stuff are great , but all of that is either available for free (Armor 2.0) or requires additional season purchases (like seasonal improvements). What you actually get for buying Shadowkeep is just an incredibly crappy campaign, nightmare hunts that are basically just redoing the crappy story missions with a group, and a new raid which is something that like 95% of the playerbase will never even play. Plus a couple of extra strikes.
Really the biggest gameplay addition to me is matchmaking for the new Nightfall mode, but the fact that Bungie is even charging for that doesn't exactly feel great. And even this is implemented extremely poorly since you can only match-make the first two difficulties for whatever reason.
Compared to Forsaken, there's really not a lot of content here. It's basically on the level of Warmind/Curse of Osiris, but more expensive. Hell, I had more fun with any of the three individual Forsaken seasons than I did with anything in Shadowkeep save for matchmade Nightfalls. And those were $10 each, not $35. Okay, technically that includes the first season too, but Vex offensive is just so completely terrible that it really shouldn't be brought up as a selling point, and sadly the game doesn't let you just buy Shadowkeep by itself.
I guess there's also the dungeon coming out, but that's unlikely to drastically change anything. Maybe reviewers should have waited for that to come out first, but on the other hand maybe Bungie should have released it at launch instead of holding it back.
The game now is better than it has ever been, so I'm still fine with it. But buying Shadowkeep definitely feels like an extremely poor value for money.
FFXIV got excellent reviews and the endgame raid wasn't even available.
Reviews should take into account what is offered in the moment of purchase.
I think these reviews are fair. The whole of Destiny 2 is in a really good spot, I think. Systems-wise they have a lot of good stuff going on (IMO) with the season artifact, season ranks, Armor 2.0, reworked mods, additional weapon mechanics, etc.
But in terms of just Shadowkeep itself? Yeah, it's super light on content. You could knock it out in a single night, no problem. And if you've played Destiny 1 and been to the moon, well, you're just going back to that moon.
But in terms of just Shadowkeep itself? Yeah, it's super light on content. You could knock it out in a single night, no problem. And if you've played Destiny 1 and been to the moon, well, you're just going back to that moon.
My bad. They locked some stuff behind the season pass and I confused it with the first season. Apparently the vex offensive is great and one of the best ways to get better gear. But I have to spend extra to get that.
Rise of Iron was actually good. From my friends that have played Shadowkeep... this isn't.
Some activities are locked behind the season pass. See below.
ROI at launch offered less content than Shadowkeep and was arguably a lesser experience. Not sure I agree with your friends.
There is no season pass anymore; first season incl Vex offensive is included with Shadowkeep. The rest of the seasons until September 2020 are $10 each (or they come with the $60 digital deluxe version of shadowkeep). You can't do these activities if you're a f2p player obviously