Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Review (PlayStation 4)

Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Review, As the heroes of the last safe city turn their attention to the far-reaching frontiers of our galaxy, new Nightmares have emerged from an ancient evil that once slumbered beneath the Lunar surface.

Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Review Pros:

  • Darker tone.
  • Finishing moves-now when enemies are low health you can do special finishing moves.
  • The opening war set-piece to set up the story.
  • A new hub area is set on the Moon.
  • Patrol missions on the moon have changed. Tortured souls now give them to you. You can hear them screaming and shouting.
  • Default power level bump to 750 light.
  • Vex Offensive mode faces off against waves of Vex and takes down the boss.
  • New Exotic Quest for the Xenophage.
  • Ornaments for gear give more customisation options.
  • Season pass-free and premium tier for loot/glimmer etc.
  • A New Strike called Scarlet Keep.
  • Nightmare Hunts-new Co-op based events with difficulty levels. You find them in the lost sectors on the planets.
  • Weekly challenges.
  • Armour 2.0 update which buffs/nerfs armor stats and adds new passives to items.
  • Lore – loads more of it and it gets doled out to you quicker and easier than before.
  • Seasons-for the season pass you have an EXP bar as you did originally, do missions/kills, etc, and fill the bar to level up the season pass.
  • Triumphs acts like an extensive checklist of things to do and find in the world of Destiny 2. You get an overall triumph score with each entry rewarding you with a score.
  • New max light level.
  • New PvP map-Fragment.
  • Two returning PvP maps- Widow Court and Twilight Gap.
  • PvP mode-momentum control.
  • A lot more satisfying experience thanks to pop-ups with EXP, lore, badges, triumphs, etc.
  • The story missions are a lot more fleshed out with some of them having many levels to them.
  • Better storytelling.
  • Craft new gear.

Destiny 2 Shadowkeep Review Cons:

  • Initial bombardment of pop-ups and information.
  • The story can drag out simple tasks by getting you to go back and forth.
  • Hard to focus on one task.
  • Not all tasks/missions are well explained with you needed to go outside the game for information.
  • Long load times.

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Jim Smale

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