Review2023-03-03

Destiny 2: Lightfall review: Bungie is still obsessed with the past

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Yussef Cole Polygon
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Destiny 2: Lightfall
Genres · adventure, arcade, fps
Release · Feb 28, 2023
Developer · Bungie
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Active · 1994–2026
Latest · Marathon
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