Despite all its up and downs, Destiny 2 has endured and has become a juggernaut of a game. Also, a black hole of time as you can lose hundreds of hours just grinding away for loot, fortune and fame. Just when you were about to get bored with it, Bungie releases Forsaken, a new expansion, that completely flips things over, making Destiny fun again.
- Developer: Bungie
- Publisher: Activision
- Price: ₹2497 on PS4, Xbox One. $39.99 (₹2965) on PC. If you don’t have the base Destiny 2 game plus DLCs, you can pick up the Destiny 2 Forsaken Legendary Collection for a bit more.
What’s it about?
Where Destiny 2 felt like a continuation of the first Destiny, the new Forsaken expansion is everything that Destiny 2 should have been. Starting with the death of the beloved rogue Cayde-6, a hunter with a penchant for wisecracking and played by cult actor Nathan Fillion. The story is every bit as enjoyable with some flashy cutscenes and excellent voice acting. As you track down and pick off the Barons from a mysterious new race of aliens known as Scorn.
How does it play?
Forsaken not only adds new story content to the MMO Shooter, but also overhauls some of the major systems in Destiny. As expected, the level cap has been increased to 50, while the gear cap has been increased to 600. There’s a whole bunch of new abilities incoming for all you Hunters, Warlocks and Titans. The biggest change is the overhaul of the weapons systems, which lets you equip any weapon class into kinetic, energy and power weapon slots. Which in the past has been restrictive to only certain classes per slot. In addition to that, you get some really good exotic weapons, as well as a new weapon type, the trusty bow and arrow, with a Destiny twist.
The Last Wish raid is extremely difficult, combining both the massive bosses and hoards of enemies as well as the devious puzzles of The Dreaming City, making grinding worth your time. There’s also a new game mode called Gambit, 4 vs 4 player (PvP) battle with a player vs enemy (PvE) twist that was quite a lot of fun.
Should you get it?
If you want more Destiny 2, then it’s worth it going for Forsaken, especially for Cayde-6’s last stand narrative and the new endgame. Those new to Destiny 2 will find a long and grindy road in front of them to get to Forsaken, but it’s worth it; you’re paying for the base game and the DLCs after all.
- Developer: Capcom
- Publisher: Capcom
- Price: ₹2149 for Nintendo Switch ($29.9) and ₹2750 for PS4, Xbox One. ₹2499 on PC.
One of the biggest challenges classic games face today is staying relevant to reel in new gaming generations, while keeping the older generations happy. The Legend of Zelda and Mario series have pulled it off perfectly, with Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. It’s a tightrope act that the return of Mega Man will have to balance on, as the much-awaited sequel Mega Man 11 descends upon us after years.
What’s it about?
Known as Rock Man in Japan, Mega Man is a cult character right up there with Mario and Sonic, as one of gaming’s beloved mascots. A star of his own series, he’s also got cameos in several other Capcom games. Mega Man finds himself with a new Double Gear system installed by Dr Light to counter the evil machinations of Dr Wily in Mega Man’s latest adventure.
How does it play?
In the months following up to the launch of Mega Man 11, Capcom wisely released two Mega Man Legacy Collections, filled with all the classic games featuring the iconic hero with a big gun for a hand. Softening gamers up to the return of a classic. Mega Man 11 is undeniably old-school, with a new coat of paint. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.
You race across long side-scrolling levels, shooting up all manner of bad robots; it does not get as straight forward as that. It’s an action platformer in the vein of Contra, and to fans of Mega Man games, it’s a perfect snapshot of the classic games, with new and updated 2.5D graphics. The double gear system keeps things fresh, but it takes getting used to. Especially timing it right to keep your momentum going, though the stop time gear is quite handy.
Mega Man 11 is fun in small spurts, with guns blazing, sliding under attacks and calling on Rush, your faithful robot canine companion to aid you. Especially once you get the rhythm down, the dual gear system is not so bad too. Plus, the massive bosses and colourful levels with well-rendered 3D bosses on 2D levels look incredible, with some wicked traps.
Should you get it?
Mega Man 11 does have new features and an easy difficulty for younger audiences, but ultimately it is exactly what fans of the series have been waiting for.
