Where The Taken King was epic in scale, Rise of Iron finds an interesting balance between the science-fiction and medieval due to the setting and syntax. What Bungie makes up for in the lack of enemy variety is the ambiance and atmosphere that permeates Rise of Iron. Call Bungie economic for rarely changing up the enemy variety but it feels like there was barely any effort this go around. The only noticeable change is that some of them will drop a grenade that follows you when they die. Rise of Iron changes The Fallen and gives them a new coat of paint. The smaller creatures would split apart if the player wasn’t able to kill them in time. In The Taken King, the Cabal’s shield would shoot the player back like a cannon and was integrated into level design. In the base game of Destiny, there were four races (Fallen, Hive, Cabal, and Vex) that the player fought against and each one has been modified slightly in one way or another. Hardly gripping and engaging.Īnd it’s time to call into question Bungie’s liberal use of the same enemies and A.I. Rise of Iron gives us SIVA, which has the ability to resurrect and strengthen the race that uncovered it. That conflict was much more immediate as The Taken King was furious that his son died at the player’s hands – in another expansion, mind you – and seeks revenge. From the get-go, the main storyline doesn’t meet the high expectations after The Taken King expansion’s regicide. Because the Iron Lords have all died, it’s up to the players to stop the spread of SIVA and save the galaxy once again.

It turns out that one of the enemy factions has caught wind of an ancient material called SIVA that they wish to control but can’t. Rise of Iron begins with the player responding to a call to action from Lord Saladin, who is referred to as the Last Iron Lord. And while Rise of Iron doesn’t come close to bringing the radical changes that came with the previous The Taken King expansion, Rise of Iron does bring the goods for the hardcore Destiny audience with a new area to explore and a new hub area as well. With the release of the inevitable Destiny 2, the players who have been around since Year 1 have either left due to the repetitive grind or anticipating the release of the latest expansion Rise of Iron. Activision’s ten-year plan/contract with Bungie is blossoming with each new expansion.

We are now into Year 3 after the 2013 release of Destiny from Bungie Inc. NOTE: Destiny: Rise of Iron was played on PlayStation 4

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