The Dark Below introduces several new but short story missions (only two of them replayable), a new Strike, a Raid, and three new multiplayer maps. There is also a bundle of new gear and for PlayStation users, an additional Strike. The new bosses supposedly offer a nice challenge and the new content should fit nicely into the rotation of end-game grinders who are eager to pick up some new armor and weapons.

Destiny launched to mixed, yet generally positive reviews three months ago, but the two consistent complaints were that the game lacked variety and was short on content. We spent a lot of time mastering the available end-game, so we’ve been anxious to find out if the The Dark Below is able to solve the game’s few glaring problems. We’ll have our review up shortly (we’ve been putting some serious time into the new content), but so far the general consensus seems to be that the content isn’t quite substantial enough to flesh out the repetitious world of Destiny.

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Eurogamer (Tom Bramwell):

Score: 6/10

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Destructoid (Chris Carter):

Score: 6.5/10

For now, there’s an easy test to judge whether or not you should pick up The Dark Below: did you play Destiny from launch all the way up until the first expansion? If so, you’ll want to get it as soon as possible. If your enthusiasm has faltered over the past few months and you never really got into the first raid, you can wait or pick up the Season Pass at a later date after more incremental improvements have been made.

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Polygon (Samit Sarkar):

Polygon followed up with an opinion piece on how the DLC punishes the game’s most important players.

Score: 5/10

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Ars Technica (Steven Strom):

Score: N/A

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Are you surprised that the reviews seem to be so harsh on the lack of additional content in The Dark Below? How many additional Strikes and Raids do you think twenty dollars should earn you? Is the economy and progression system (the grind) too punishing? Let us know in the comments.

Destiny: The Dark Below is now available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.

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