Destiny 2: The Final Shape Review on PC
mmorpg.comDestiny 2: The Final Shape is the final expansion that tries to wrap up the nearly 10-year long story that Bungie has been crafting since the release of Destiny in 2014. In my review-in-progress, I said that “The Final Shape is a must-play for any Destiny fan and I highly recommend jumping back in,” but I wasn’t able to elaborate on some of the end-game activities and the new Episode: Echoes that started the week after launch. So here is our final comprehensive review of Destiny 2: The Final Shape.
The Final Story
The Final Shape’s story is the finale to the Light v. Dark saga that’s been brewing since the first Destiny came out. While it’s a relief, in a way, to finally see this chapter come to a close, I can’t help but feel like it was all a tad underwhelming at times. Some story spoilers will follow, but The Final Shape has been out for almost two weeks now so this is your last warning if you still intended to play it without any spoilers.
The best part about The Final Shape is undoubtedly seeing Cayde-6 return, voiced by the great Nathan Fillian once again. I honestly never thought that we would see his return, but having him back to wrap up the story felt appropriate. I’m glad that Bungie worked in a way to have him return in a way that just kind of makes sense: as Crow’s wish to an Ahamkara. We saw an internal struggle in Cayde as he came to terms with being brought back, but at the same time wishing he could be with Sundance, his ghost, again.
It was a bittersweet moment when Cayde handed over the Hunter Vanguard cloak to Crow, but we saw this coming in the mission prior where it felt like Cayde was instilling his teachings into Crow. Although it might have seemed rushed in hindsight, the mission structure flowed perfectly and allowed for a natural-feeling character development to occur in Crow. It was almost cute, at times, seeing him take on more and more Cayde-isms (such as making silly, pun-filled names for missions).
Likewise, while not a part of the
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