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Is it? I only played Destiny 2 and from the parts I really got into (pre-expansions), I didn't get a very medieval fantasy vibe at any points. Most of the architecture was fairly modern or alien. Was nice though.

Anthem has some buildings that have an older feel out in the freeplay areas, but even that would be a stretch.

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It's much more apparent in Destiny 1, with the Hive architecture, which is like something out of Mordor. And in the Forsaken expansion to Destiny 2, where The Dreaming City seems like a high-fantasy kingdom, but under attack by evil forces.

ah, nice. Can't remember if it was Hive or a different faction, but while playing the core game of D2, I thought it was nice because the environment you dealt with them reminded me a lot of Alien (without the xenomorph, obviously). I think that was one thing D2 did well: in the core game, there are multiple factions that are pretty distinct so it almost feels like different games at times.

Yes, you are right: the Hive architecture is also rather Alien-ish!

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