In Destiny 2, the first story mission from Destiny 2 Forsaken is known. It showcases new enemies and plenty of spoilers!
Just before the official launch of Forsaken on September 4th at 7 PM, an embargo on Destiny 2 apparently dropped: Numerous YouTubers were allowed to simultaneously release video footage from the first story mission of the new expansion.
Bungie invited them to have an early look at Forsaken and to play a few activities. According to some YouTubers, more will be revealed about Forsaken in the near future beyond just this story mission.
Warning: Major spoilers ahead! Keep your eyes tightly shut if you do not want to see the mission. However, it should be noted that all cutscenes had to be removed from the videos. You can experience the full first story mission yourself earliest tonight.
Here is the gameplay video of the 1st mission from More Console, which presents the highlights right at the start before going through the mission from beginning to end (starting at 0:39):
What is the first story mission about?
Off to the Prison of Elders: The story mission is called “Prison Break” and takes you with Cayde-6 into the Prison of Elders. From a few lore texts that Bungie published last week, it became known that Cayde-6 is already in the Reef, where he visits his friend Petra Venj and helps her with some unrest.
The first objective is to find the source of the uprising in the Prison of Elders. Petra tells us that we must put an end to it. If the killers escape, the Reef will be overrun. Cayde-6 suggests splitting up to take out the enemies.
The path leads you to Petra, who gives you the task of getting the security systems back online with Cayde. By the way, there’s an Easter egg along the way. On the way to Petra, a soccer ball is placed right in the middle of the Prison of Elders. Balls have a long tradition in Destiny.
There are always funny and “critical” moments in the mission where Cayde cracks some cool jokes or narrowly escapes death. Knowing that Cayde-6 will die in the Forsaken story, these moments are particularly entertaining.
He says he’s having the best time of his life – after all, he doesn’t like standing around in the Tower and doing his Vanguard duties. At 4:30, he falls down a cliff with a Cabal unit, and our Ghost already calls out in horror, “Caaaaayde,” but then Cayde flies back up by holding onto a hover.
Once the security systems are activated, a cutscene likely follows, during which there’s an explosion. Because afterwards, you see fire in the Prison of Elders and the new objective is to rescue Cayde.
During the mission, you fight against Fallen, against Cabal, against the Hive, and also against the Scorn. The Scorn are new enemies, namely Fallen zombies that do not behave like Fallen anymore, but attack with new weapons and abilities. Read more about the Scorn here.
Starting around minute 14, the Guardian encounters the Scorn. Some enemies swing a fire lantern around. If you shoot this lantern, it explodes and harms nearby enemies.
The mission ends with us learning that Cayde’s ghost is dead and that we must find Cayde as soon as possible. Then, you quickly defeat a particularly ugly ogre – and then the footage ends.
According to Arekkz Gaming, who also published a video about the mission, Forsaken does a really good job of immersing the player directly into the new story. He usually rushes through missions to quickly reach the endgame content, but this mission has captured his interest.
Are you already peeking into the story mission or are you starting the Forsaken campaign on your own tonight without spoilers?
