Summary
TheDestinyfranchise is almost a decade old, and to show its growth over the years, several players have created artistic renditions ofDestiny 2’s Director screen, combining every location and activity of narrative importance under one banner. The franchise has experienced major positive and negative upheavals in the 10-year-long journey towardThe Final Shape. The developers, however, have promised the fans thatDestiny 2will continue to forge new storylineseven beyond the upcoming expansion.
Released in 2017,Destiny 2is the sequel to the originalDestinyand continues the narrative threads left unchecked by the first title. Beginning with the Cabal’s Red Legion invasion of the Last City and the Traveler’s awakening,Destiny 2’s current storyline has expanded beyondthe Solar system, stretching millions of years into the past, involving myriad alien races beyond humanity. Initially seen as an ominous fleet of pyramid-shaped ships beyond the galaxy, the Witness and their forces of Darkness have since made their presence known, ushering in a system-wide war against the Traveler and the Guardians of Light. The tumultuous battle between Light and Darkness will come to a definite conclusion in the upcomingThe Final Shapeexpansion.
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The journey toThe Final Shapehas been arduous for the franchise.Destinyhas played host to many open-world destinations and patrol zones with unique storyline significance throughout its many expansions and two full releases. These locations are represented on the title screen where players can pick and choose their preferred activities, called the Director. Players such as Bulgogibody on Reddit and QuintSays on Twitter have taken their creative liberties and created custom variants of the Director page, showcasing every unique destination players have visited over the years. While QuintSays' rendition is almost three years old and is missingmany new locations inDestiny 2, the quality of the work has been appreciated by many in the community.
Bulgogibody’s work, however, rests on thecontroversial sunsetting ofDestiny 2’s older content, indicating how many locations and activities are missing from the current game. An incredibly unpopular decision within the community, sunsetting removed chunks of old content, such as the Red War campaign, popular seasonal activities, endgame Raids, and all associated loot. Bungie has since walked back on the controversial decision and is currently reintroducing older content with each passing season. Bulgogibody’s rendition of the Director page is cramped with icons and images indicating the scale of the removed content, including activities such as The Reckoning and Gambit Prime.
The images also indicate precisely how big the scale ofDestiny 2, and theDestinyfranchise to an extent, has become in past years and shows no sign of halting despiteLightfallnot matching many players' expectations. Considering the scale ofThe Final Shapeand Bungie’s vision of the future, the current Director page is likely to grow in tandem.
Destiny 2is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
