They’re reskinned versions of existing Fallen creatures, complete with Darth Maul-approved red and black outfits, and fresh, swanky-looking armour, but their actual combat styles aren’t massively different. The new ‘Splicer’ enemies are a little disappointing, though. I often found myself taking a break from shooting just to stare at the impressive sweeping vistas, and I really love the Game of Thrones-esque wolf symbolism running throughout. The storyline isn’t groundbreaking, but it’s very well executed, and the visuals, environment and music are, as always, truly stunning. Thankfully the campaign itself is engaging. Granted, this expansion is £10 cheaper than The Taken King, which was £35 on release, but you could feel a little miffed when you compare it to The Witcher 3‘s massive yet similarly-priced DLC. It took three hours, tops, to blitz through them – and that’s including the time I spent faffing in the tower, checking out the new vendor gear.

Let’s get this out of the way: Rise of Iron‘s main story missions are disappointingly short. To relax, meditate, and contemplate one’s existence and universal purpose. It’s the sort of place one might go to to get away from spreadsheets and unpaid parking tickets. The new Iron Temple social space is particularly impressive, nestled into the side of the majestic Felwinter’s Peak mountain. The Iron Banner and its surrounding mythology has always been one of my favourite parts of the Destiny universe, so if you’re in the same boat, you’re in for a treat. Sounds bleak, sure, but it’s honestly a welcome change from the dark, dingy, doom and gloom of the Hive, with all their goth skulls and torturous wailings. Naturally, it’s up to you to stop them, and contain SIVA once and for all. A group of Fallen have been snooping around, awakening SIVA and using it to enhance themselves with… well, lots of red, apparently. Nine sacrificed their lives to seal the virus deep underground, leaving Lord Saladin (aka Lord Saladbar, organiser of the Iron Banner Crucible event) all on his broody lonesome.įast forward to you and your awesome space powers, and something’s not quite right.

This time, you’re discovering the legend of the Iron Lords – a group of ten mythical Guardians who stopped the spread of a deadly viral entity called SIVA, many years ago.

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