Byf reflects on Destiny 2 Lightfall story as a “formatting error”

YouTuber and lore fanatic James ‘Byf’ Byford now sees the Future 2 Lightfall story and marketing campaign content material as a “formatting error,” offering a considerate reflection on a highly-circulated video he launched quickly after the DLC’s launch through which he closely criticized its narrative. With the addition of almost two seasons’ price of content material within the FPS game since then, Byf has had vital time to ponder the lore additional whereas additionally digesting Bungie’s suggestions on its strategy. He shared his ideas as a part of a Destiny 2 lore panel on August 4 as a part of the weekend’s Gaming Group Expo content material creator-focused convention, which PCGamesN attended in individual.

“The factor that struck me, I feel, is the truth that regardless of Lightfall’s failure to clarify issues just like the Radial Mast, failure to clarify issues just like the Veil — the factor that strikes me is that it feels as if it’s a formatting error,” Byf says throughout the panel, which he moderated and offered alongside content material creators Ben ‘ProfesorBroman’ Bowman and The Future Present podcast crew.

“The explanation I say that from my perspective is only due to the truth that, while you really have a look at lots of the writing full-stop that’s been carried out on Lightfall itself — while you have a look at the lore and every thing that’s slightly bit deeper — there’s really nonetheless, surprisingly, lots of great things,” he says.

Byf then means that the viewers learn the lore behind the Destiny 2 Root of Nightmares raid, as he finds it “fascinatingly well-written.”

He additionally cites an interview through which a Bungie crew member not too long ago expressed that the shortage of rationalization concerning the Veil was the corporate’s try and “experiment with the narrative.”

“I feel the excellent news is that the suggestions we’ve been in a position to give is that, you understand, some issues must be answered, and it must be loud and clear,” he stated.

‘Lore daddy’ Byf, whose historical past with the Future collection spans over a decade, initially criticized Bungie for failing to satisfy expectations pertaining to the Future 2 Lightfall narrative. Particularly, he discovered himself pissed off that the sport didn’t present solutions concerning a mysterious paracausal power referred to as the Veil. The sport’s storyline has since supplied some perception into the Veil, and Bungie has set expectations that it’ll proceed to seed extra info all through upcoming seasons.

Although Byf’s opinion of Bungie’s strategy to Lightfall hasn’t modified, he acknowledges the power of the general writing and narrative. He sees points as a failure of execution within the multiplayer game. General, he says he stays enthusiastic about what gamers can anticipate with Destiny 2 The Final Shape, coming in 2024.