Destiny 2

 PC
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
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  1. Cubed3
    Feb 6, 2018
    70
    While Destiny 2 has a solid foundation and a robust story campaign, its endgame content feels a little lacklustre. The sandbox doesn't have a whole lot of depth, and plumbing each of the hub worlds for secrets doesn't feel that rewarding. Grinding Public Events, Raids, and Strikes with friends is definitely a lot of fun, but there's a huge disconnect between content being cleared and your character strength increasing. There's still a lot of room for Destiny 2 to grow but, for now, it's still got a few kinks to work out.
  2. PCWorld
    Nov 29, 2017
    70
    Destiny 2 is mechanically a fantastic shooter, but a threadbare plot and some odd choices after the campaign wraps up make it more of a foundation to build on. Expect it to take a year for Bungie to polish this one up again.
  3. Hardcore Gamer
    Oct 30, 2017
    70
    Destiny 2 has its share of issues, a lot of them to be frank, but it’s still an entertaining adventure that the developers have properly improved. The shooting mechanics are some of the best in the business, and the art team has done an amazing job in bringing this futuristic universe to realization. With that said, it’s not a monumental leap, feeling less like a sequel and more like an overloaded expansion. That’s not to mention the worlds, while beautiful, are less memorable than most of what the original game had to offer. Thankfully, Bungie and Activision have outdone themselves with the PC port. While the graphics are primarily sharper and more defined, the 60 FPS frame rate is the real game changer, ensuring you’ll never want to go back to another 30 FPS shooter. The keyboard and mouse controls also add a level of precision you couldn’t find on consoles, making this the go-to version to get. In the end, the PC release will give players a decent idea what console players have been talking about over the last three years, for better or for worse.
  5. PCGamesN
    Oct 24, 2017
    70
    It remains a fascinating project: endlessly discussable in its ambition and its frustrating mix of brilliance and ineptitude, and as imitators like The Division and EA’s coming Anthem prove, it is going to define an era, like it or not.
  6. Destructoid
    Nov 18, 2017
    65
    Destiny 2 is an incredibly competent shooter that lacks a strong identity. Just when I think I understand what it’s going for, some off-brand design decision comes into play that shows me I’m wrong. PC players who missed out on the first game will likely have no interest in the actual story, but the missions are varied and exciting enough to be worthwhile. Despite my issues, I can easily see myself jumping back into Destiny 2 frequently enough to shoot some aliens and scoop up some loot.
  7. DarkStation
    Jan 2, 2018
    60
    So should you take the dip into Destiny 2? If you are looking for something to sink your teeth into, have a ton of time on your hands, and like shooters, there’s a lot here to get behind. But if, even for an instant, the thought of grinding out slightly better pieces of equipment in a near endless loot to get just to see a number go up just a tiny bit, seems unappealing, you are going to have some issues with Bungie’s future shooter. In the end, I think it may be just a bit to close to the original for me.
  8. The Overpowered Noobs
    Oct 30, 2017
    60
    All the elements are there: you’re gunning down massive hordes of baddies and you’re doing so with outstanding visual fidelity, a variety of weapons, and you’re able to cause this mayhem using big, explosive abilities. But, a bit too much of Destiny 2’s action is watered down by long cooldowns, the lazy sit-behind-cover until you’re full-health again, and the way enemies completely lose their ability to aim once your health hits the blinky-red portion of the on-screen life bar. The stakes always seem so low, the rewards so random and barely earned. It’s not a bad game, but it’s not one that lives up to the lofty expectations set by the way it’s marketed and talked about by its fans. Miles wide, but an inch deep: Destiny 2 is not the game it should be.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Oct 25, 2017
    They show Destiny 2 game at both its best — as a frequently beautiful and consistently enjoyable shooter — and its worst, as a grinding loot box that ends up paying out in frustratingly small increments.
  2. VG247
    Nov 16, 2017
    The game still plays great on a controller on PC, and no amount of exclusive content will matter when you see it running this well. Sure, you’ll have to stomach the upfront cost of a PC, but I am willing to bet you’ll find other uses for the new machine than just playing Destiny 2.

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1731 Ratings

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  1. Xelluse
    Oct 24, 2017
    0
    If you love Boring, Slow, Clanky, Soapy, Grindy, FPS shooter programs, that Activision call a Game for almost two full, finished and polishedIf you love Boring, Slow, Clanky, Soapy, Grindy, FPS shooter programs, that Activision call a Game for almost two full, finished and polished Triple-A game's price, with lots of DLCs each for full game's price, Cash Shop, that will affect gameplay and will include one time use Recolors, then Destiny 2 is for you, but if you prefer fun, interesting games, with not childish and banal stories, with interesting characters, interesting loot mechanics, rewarding farming/grinding, interesting graphics, without blured textures and good and active controls and gameplay, then better stay away from this !@#$ named Destiny 2.
    5.5/10 for OST, but after whole $Overpromoted$ "reviews", can't give this game more, than -5.5/10, so 0/10.    … Full Review »
  2. GameVeteran
    Oct 24, 2017
    0
    This game is definitely not worth its price.
    The gameplay is a boring grind with no challenge and has nothing new to offer, the story is full    This game is definitely not worth its price.
    The gameplay is a boring grind with no challenge and has nothing new to offer, the story is full of holes and simply garbage, the characters have no character and are forgettable, the multiplayer aspect is simply not there and half of the game is locked behind a paywall.
    Destiny 2? No, its simply destiny 1.5. This whole series is a lie.    … Full Review »
  3. Voidzpace
    Oct 25, 2017
    0
    (UPDATE) PC players are getting banned in droves for using things like discord or shadowplay while playing Destiny 2. No real response from(UPDATE) PC players are getting banned in droves for using things like discord or shadowplay while playing Destiny 2. No real response from bungie and no way to revert the ban. Fresh Windows installs with only destiny 2 installed and people are getting banned the second they log in for the first time. BE WARNED. Do not play on PC right now until you can find confirmation this has been resolved.

    Pro - Great Graphics and Excellent Optimization out of the gate.

    Con - Gameplay: Mindless, repetitive shooting against AI that acts solely as a bullet sponge. The campaign is so poorly written but tries to maintain the appearance of an epic story that after the first couple of hours you are just trying to get through it as fast as you can. Compared to games released in 2017, it is shallow and unrewarding.

    Your hope when playing is that once you hit lvl 20 (a meaningless number) you can finally start the "end game" which is to become more powerful to prepare you for the harder activities like nightfall and the raid. Shortly after reaching 20 the true disappointment sets in - your only options are to run the same handful of public events over and over again to get tokens (which feel so tedious and unrewarding) to get the same reskinned weapons with higher stats until you hit 265 powerlevel. This can take you a few hours to achieve post 20.

    After that the little incentive to play plummets. Your options are to make another character and repeat the same unrewarding, braindead story and just do a few weekly milestones on each character. Or grind the same things pre-265 over and over hoping for an exotic drop. Its a tiny bit of content used over and over again without any feeling of progression or reward.

    Lastly the "customization" present in this game is laughable. Two skill trees that have no options and forces you to use every point in the tree remove all options. Weapon customization is non-existant, you are using the same reskinned guns that you receive all through the early game. The cosmetic items are primary locked behind in-game purchases and are one time use. They ONLY change a color...

    To call this a mmo is an insult to an already dying genre. To call this a shooter is an insult to the few great games that have been released. To call this an RPG is an insult to games like Divinity 2 that have been released this year.

    The game doesnt know what it wants to be, it has the most shallow elements of each genre and the result is a highly polished, good looking game that has no depth or value.    … Full Review »
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