THE LONG GAME

A progress report on the games we just can’t quit

Destiny 2

Developer/publisher Bungie Format PC, PS4, Xbox One Release 2017

One year on from Bungie’s shocking split from Activision, the picture of the future of Destiny as made by an independent studio is much clearer. To put it another way: there is no more room for excuses. A little slack could be cut in the Forsaken era, as Bungie suddenly found itself with neither publishing support nor the help of the Activision satellite studios that contributed significantly to the making of Destiny’s 2018 expansion. Two seasons into the Shadowkeep era, Bungie’s vision for Destiny is taking shape. We’re not sure we like what we see.