With the release of The Taken King, Bungie showed us that they could deliver satisfying story-telling and character development. We got cutscenes! Cayde-6 and Eris Morn turned from sources of one-liners into mildly relatable individuals. And at last, with the Books of Sorrow, we were treated to the backstory we deserved. And what lore it was! A cohesive narrative, chronicling the birth and rise of the Hive, the deaths of thousands of sentient species, the journey of the Traveler across the cosmos to the place where, at last, it came to rest: Earth. Along the way, we learned about Hive
