While players and Bungie are busy celebrating the 30th anniversary of the star-studded developer and its vaunted history, some can’t help but think about what’s next. For Destiny 2 players, the Witch Queen expansion is looming ever closer and the promise of a showdown with Savathun has many excited.
Although the initial teaser released earlier this year could have sufficed, Bungie has partnered with The Game Awards to release a new trailer for Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. In it, players can see the first mission for the game, as narrated by a live action Guardian and Eris Morn. The trailer recaps the events that lead into players' first encounter with a Hive Guardian.
The trailer also features some glimpses of the Guardians seemingly entering Savathun’s Throne World, which is one of the new destinations for Destiny 2 in the Witch Queen expansion. Bungie has touted the Throne World as a new challenge for players to tackle and explore, and the studio suggests there will be a lot of secrets to uncover.
One of the combat centerpieces for Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is the new Glaive weapon, which combines the powerful melee of a sword with the range of a shotgun. While there is still a lot of mystery surrounding the Glaive, it looks plenty strong for taking on the new foes in Witch Queen. Among them is a new set of Hive who have been imbued with Guardian-like powers complete with their own Supers.
Bungie has suggested that these Hive Guardians will challenge players more than any basic enemy in Destiny 2 - a promise that surely has fans both excited and intimidated. These enemies are able to wield the Light like the Guardians and they are also capable of using a Ghost to come back to life. Only if players destroy the Hive's ghost will they be truly defeated. And with the new difficulty options for story missions, it's possible that these Hive Guardians will give players a lot more trouble than they are looking for.
Much like Destiny 1’s Taken King featured a fearsome foe and a lot of new systems, The Witch Queen features the eponymous Witch Queen, Savathun, as its big bad. For a while now, Savathun has been rumored to be the one behind a lot of machinations within the world of Destiny 2, like the Dreaming City curse, but only during Season of the Lost has she finally revealed herself. Of course, in the current season players are working to help Savathun, while in The Witch Queen they will be working to stop her.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen releases February 22, 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.