Destiny 2: Heresy’s launch trailer is here, and it is rad

I’ll be the first to admit that Destiny 2 isn’t in the best of states right now, what with all the hubbub around its post-Final Shape seasonal releases. Yet, there’s no denying the fact that the fancy new Heresy trailer is every bit as cool as Destiny‘s very best showpieces.

Seriously, though, Destiny 2: Heresy‘s launch trailer is an impressive piece of marketing kit. It looks stunning, to begin with, and even if you’re a total newcomer to the series, the setup is quite obvious. For the veterans among us, heari🔴ng Oryx, the Taken Ki⛄ng, speak again is awesome. Somewhat curious, too, as we’ve been told time and again that Oryx had been killed for good, never to return again. So much for that, eh?

Jump straight into Destiny 2: Heresy on February 4 to help (?) Oryx, somehow

Granted, it’s quite unclear as of yet whether Oryx has properly returned, or if this is just an expy of some sort. Regardless, it’s not just refreshing to have the old Hive god back, but also to see him in a kind of a support role to the Guardians’ efforts. As per the trailer, the Guardians are seemingly going to have to work alongside Oryx to secure his power to Take, as well as ridding the Dreadnaught of his newfound Dread infestation.

One of the things I appreciate the most about the trailer is that the two featured vendor NPCs aren’t just standing around, waxing poetic. One of Destiny‘s biggest problems, as far as cutscenes go, was that the characters would actually do something only on very select occassions, ♎💮making it all seem very wooden and unconvincing.

Here, we’ve got Eris being attacked by a major Dread enemy, the Drifter doing a Leap of Fate straight into nothingness, and a whole bevy of other animation goodness. It’s not a huge deal for Destiny 2: Heresy‘s longevity, no, but it sure as heck is neat to see.

Episode: Heresy is set to release on Tuesday, February 4, as part of Destiny 2‘s new weekly reset. If you, too, are hyped to see Oryx return and want to check out if this is the content drop we’ve all been waiting for, you know what to do.