With a few months behind the initial schedule, Destiny 2 is about to evolve further with its new extension that we were able to discover in preview.
With the acquisition of Bungie by Sony, we almost forget the imminent arrival of The Witch Queen, Destiny 2's fourth expansion. the strange and twisted world of Savathûn. The Witch was already one of the stars of the Season of the Lost, but this time she is the main antagonist of our Guardian, who will have to travel through a world with the general design of the Hive, but with much more colors. very pastel.
Light becomes your enemy
During our preview of the game – it was a hand off of about thirty minutes – we were thus introduced to the second level of the campaign, when we are led to meet a mysterious contact. By the way, each mission has a legendary version (with a higher difficulty), which allows you to have more rewards at the end of it and can be played in coop, with enemies whose power increases. will adapt to the number of players in the group in real time.
Enemies led by Savathûn will be able to manipulate light, causing your powers to backfire. An unusual fact, which undoubtedly risks upsetting the habits of players, especially since they can come back to life. And just to add a layer, Bungie makes it necessary to destroy the evil specter used by your opponents by hand. Enough to give a few cold sweats to the one who has accompanied you for many years.
We must also admit that in terms of atmosphere, The Witch Queen seems to want to impress. We remain in awe of Bungie's graphic style, which stands out even more when we find ourselves in full light, which reveals gargantuan structures wrapped in blood-red flowers, creating an unhealthy atmosphere.
The Return of Mars
Another notable new feature: you can craft your own weapons, customize all of its attributes and thus adapt them to the style of play you want to have. To do this, you will first need to unlock the blueprint for the weapon you want to customize. We'll wait to see what's going on in terms of farming to see if Bungie is also thinking of players who don't have hundreds of hours ahead of them, but it's already been confirmed that to unlock the blueprints, it will take loot enough, and there will be no randomness. About fifty new weapons are promised by Bungie. The studio having been singled out at the release of Beyond Light for its lack of new loot, it seems to have learned the lesson.
This feature mainly serves as a pretext for Bungie to reintroduce the planet Mars, which had disappeared from Destiny 2 as part of the scenario and the “Content Vault”.
Note that with the release of The Witch Queen, Destiny 2 will take the opportunity to launch the Season of the Reborn, which will bring a separate storyline from the expansion. Bungie will take the opportunity to review the Abyssal powers on all existing classes.
It would be lying to you to say that as a fan, you shouldn't be excited about what's coming in Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. However, and like previous expansions, the experience does not seem to fundamentally shake up the foundations of Bungie's game. We bet that more surprises are hidden behind the veil of the impressive fortress of Savathûn, which we will be able to discover on February 22nd.
