This expansion was just generally amazing with what it brought to the game and prepared it for going forward, but most notable for me is that it also includes one of my favorite pieces of content in any game I've ever played (the Last Wish raid), which I've honestly made so many fond memories playing through with various raid groups throughout the years. It makes me sad that we're probably never going to get another raid experience like it that requires your team to be on top of so many things at once if you want to even consider winning. Even if being as power-creeped as we are now trivializes the difficulty of Last Wish in general, it's still one of the most solidly designed and straight-up fun experiences I think you'll find in the medium of gaming as a whole (as long as your team of 6 is pleasant to play with lol).

I also should mention that the Crown of Sorrow raid (which imo does fall under the forsaken expansion) genuinely has my favorite final boss fight in all of gaming.

It goes to show how much of a roller coaster Destiny in general exists as. It shows so much genuine creativity and talent in these small pockets of greatness. From the lore, to the insanely diverse art direction, to the music, to the weird amalgamation of puzzle mechanics with fps shooter gameplay on top of an MMORPG feel, the game has so much potential there that feels like it was just tossed out like a game of jacks. It's generally at least decent, but when it works, holy hell it fucking WORKS.

While I have in many ways moved on from Destiny as a whole, I still do look back on it for moments like those very fondly. It has in many ways shaped a lot of things in my life, for better or for worse, but the good does definitely overshadow the bad. It's impossible to really recommend it to someone in the current day, but still, as something I was there for from basically the beginning, it's something I'm thankful for being able to say I experienced.

Man, three years ago I probably would have given this a four, it was really good, so what happened?

Well, the story starts in 2021, with the release of the 'Beyond Light' expansion for 'Destiny 2', where Bungie removed all of the content for the game that was made during its first year. I hold the decidedly hot take that this was an excellent move, I can not say I am at all a fan of year one 'Destiny 2' content, in fact, I despise most of it. I thought that the content sat awkwardly, from a game design and tonal aesthetic standpoint, against the rest of the game after two expansions, and to see it removed was a great improvement in my eyes [this is a hill I will die on, if you have any inquires on this take feel free to hit me up.]

So, now to be less contentious, the decision to remove content from year two and onward was... hmmm... there's an English phrase for this... uhhh... oh yeah! Really really fucking stupid! I apologise for being so curt and I understand that it was to weaken the load on the engine, but this was far too much, there should have been an attempt at some other workaround and I sincerely hope the content expunged makes a return in the future. With this decision, big chunks of the Forsaken expansion have vanished, and while the content which remains is still excellent and some of the best work Bungie as a studio has ever accomplished, the price point for said content is nothing short of egregious. I respect Bungie as a studio, as artists, I even—in spite of what a lot of people think about their catalogue—hold them in pretty high regard, but this is a shameful point for the team and absolutely abhorrent practice. Do not, under any circumstances, purchase this downloadable content outside of a sale or some form of value bundle.

To not mince words, this DLC should be free, and I'm shocked that it isn't.

Con el primer aniversario ya cumplido del título de Bungie, este necesitaba una nueva expansión más grande y que lo mejorase en todos los aspectos. Por esto, Destiny 2: Los Renegados es el soplo de aire fresco necesario para que los miles de guardianes que aún juegan puedan seguir conociendo y enriqueciéndose en historia y lumen a partes iguales. Pero no es oro todo lo que reluce, si no que se lo digan al primer año de Destiny 2, que se ha visto varias veces en horas bajas por suslamentables acabados en sus contenidos descargables, como La maldición de Osiris y El Estratega, que hicieron que muchos guardianes abandonaran al Viajero… ¿para siempre?

Crítica completa en: https://postgame.es/destiny-2-los-renegados-entre-la-luz-y-la-oscuridad/

I'm going to use forsaken as my main review for destiny 2, as this was the absolute peak of the franchise and I don't think it will ever reach these heights again.

Story wise this expansion has been overtaken as its not very strong in general but its servicable. The real meat and potato's comes from the content and changes this expansion made to the game. Without going into too much detail, Destiny 2 has never been more fun, replayable, and engaging as it was during the Forsaken Era and it's sad to see the state the game is in currently.