An evil force known as the Red Legion has come to crack open the original game's 'Traveler' (a massive, mysterious orb that floats over Earth and grants this series' heroes many powers, including immortality). The story doesn't expand much beyond what I saw during my pre-review sessions.

I'll start with the game's campaign, because it's the river from which all other Destiny 2 conversations must flow. Just, you know, some weird crap sticking out of the ground. But I have mostly reached the edges of the game's on-disc content and can see the full picture of what Bungie expects its fans to play for weeks and months on end. I do this knowing fully well that Destiny 2 has content-related surprises up its robo-armored sleeves, thanks to weekly events and the like. One week of questing, shooting, and engram-collecting later, I have a verdict. Still, I wanted to tell a more complete story of how much content ships in this game-and whether Destiny 2's network requirements might get in the way. Those initial sessions left me optimistic about the state of the sequel, which is why I chose to cover it in 'pre-review' form at all (let alone in a positive manner). It has also returned looking a helluva lot like the series' first always-online, first-person shooting game. My feature-length look at Destiny 2's first 15 hours can be summed up as follows: the Destiny series has returned with a better story, superior zones to shoot bad guys in, and a more pronounced sense of purpose. Release Date: Septem(coming to Windows PC October 24) Platform: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One

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