Destiny 2: Beyond Light
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Destiny 2: Beyond Light

A new power is born out of the ancient Pyramid Ship above Europa's frozen frontier, and a dark empire has risen beneath, united under the banner of the Fallen Kell of Darkness, Eramis. Join your fello... See more

Released:2020-11-10
Genre:
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms:
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Developer:Bungie
Publisher:
Activision

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Austin Wood

Beyond Light delivers one of the best raids in Destiny history and some of the best story moments in Destiny 2, and that's more than enough to make up for a few disappointing gaps.

Nov 26, 2020 Read Full Review
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Game Skinny

John Schutt

8/10

Despite a few hiccups, Beyond Light sets the stage for a triumphant year of Destiny 2. If the franchise continues this way, the best is yet to come.

Nov 30, 2020 Read Full Review
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PC Gamer

Phil Savage

80/100

Players turn to the dark side as Bungie attempts to sort the wheat from the chaff.

Nov 24, 2020 Read Full Review
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Twinfinite

Ed McGlone

There will be work to do to ensure that Beyond Light's content remains interesting for an entire year and that Stasis is kept in check, but overall Destiny 2: Beyond Light is a solid effort from Bungie and is a worthwhile expansion to pick up for anyone that enjoys the series.

Nov 24, 2020 Read Full Review
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Metro GameCentral

Patrick Dane

8/10

One of Destiny 2’s best expansions thus far, providing an assured roadmap for the series to move into. It is just more Destiny though.

Nov 30, 2020 Read Full Review
8/10

Beyond Light isn't going to change anyone's mind about Destiny 2. Either you love the weekly grind, the increasingly complex lore, and pushing your mates off a ledge in a Raid, or you don't. For those who do, there's a lot to discover and plenty to grind for with the added benefit of the reworked game engine. They, like myself, will no doubt be sinking hundreds of hours into this over the next yea...

Nov 24, 2020 Read Full Review
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Digital Trends

Giovanni Colantonio

“Beyond Light's weak story leaves a lot to be desired, but new stasis abilities help make the game feel fresh again.”

Nov 22, 2020 Read Full Review
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IGN

Travis Northup

7/10

Destiny 2: Beyond Light is another solid expansion to the ever-evolving shooter that you know and love, but falls prey to the same content scarcity and repetitious grind it’s always had. The campaign is short, but enjoyable, and the raid is awesome enough to make the less pleasant parts of the grind worth it in the end.

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But Why Tho

Quinn Hiers

70/10

With a lengthier campaign and more questlines, “Beyond Light” offers plenty of new PvE activities and Stasis shakes up Guardians’ play styles in both PvP and PvE. Europa itself is a beautiful and elaborate map and it’s great to be able to explore the Cosmodrome again. However, the removal of a lot of the base content and the lack of new PvP content is upsetting. Although we still have some content...

Nov 13, 2020 Read Full Review
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Gaming Nexus

Sean Hattingh

7/10

Destiny 2: Beyond Light is worth the investment for existing fans of the genre and franchise. Otherwise, the best way to experience this expansion is through Game Pass on Xbox or PC.

Dec 25, 2020 Read Full Review
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Hardcore Gamer

Kevin Dunsmore

It's been six years since the original Destiny was released and every year it feels like we're getting closer to finally facing off against the Darkness. Every year, however, we're told it'll happen later. Destiny 2: Shadowkeep last year made the most significant promise yet that Darkness was finally coming and Destiny 2: Beyond Light blows it. Destiny 2: Beyond Light is about as routine as Destin...

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Game Revolution

Jason Faulkner

4/10

The release of Beyond Light isn’t the only significant change to come to Destiny 2 recently. We also got the wombo combo of the Destiny Content Vault and gear sunsetting. Yes, you can now spend $40 for a few hours of a new campaign and a few new activities and get the disappointment of losing 20 hours of story content, having the majority of the game’s locations removed, and seeing most gear rende...