Destiny 2 player turns the old campaigns into a cinematic series before they're cut from the game

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A full cinematic playthrough with no HUD at max settings

With huge chunks of several Destiny 2 campaigns leaving the game with the launch of Destiny 2: Beyond Light and the introduction of the Destiny Content Vault, one player has taken it upon themselves to preserve the game's missions and cinematics through a hefty cinematic series. 

In a nutshell, Jabonte has recorded and cut together soon-to-be-vaulted Destiny 2 missions on PC at 60 FPS running max graphics settings with the HUD disabled. Loading screens and UI will be edited out to preserve the series' momentum, but cutscenes have obviously been left in. The goal seems to be to turn Destiny 2's main story content into something of a movie, as opposed to a let's play series. Jabonte will feature Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks for different campaigns, and the whole shebang will be posted to their YouTube channel. 

With Bungie committing to Destiny 2 for years to come, I have to wonder if the game will ever get some sort of gallery for old content or cinematics, sort of like a time capsule to sit alongside the Destiny Content Vault. The developer is in the process of re-working the new player experience to account for the story content that's leaving the game (and to make the New Light introduction less overwhelming), but a story primer won't hold a candle to the full campaign, so it's heartening to see players rallying around this kind preservation. 

In August, another Destiny 2 fan released a Garry's Mod recreation of Mars, which is also leaving the game this fall.  

Austin Wood
Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.