Let me preface this by saying I did not play much Destiny 1 past the base game when it was released. That said, I just watched the opening cinematic and played though that part of the game and to me it felt like I walked into the most intense part of a bad super hero movie without any context regarding the characters or story. I understand that having an exciting first half hour of a game can be a great way to hook players and provide a good deal of fast paced fun. But the into to Destiny 2 just did not feel right. I don't have the faintest idea who these characters on screen are, their motives, or functions. The be analogy to all of this I can think of would be turning the dial to 11 without ever experiencing anything before 11 so I can't know if I should be blown away or not.