Destiny 2

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  1. MadclownJack
    Nov 13, 2018
    4
    I'm glad the bots praising this game like the Second Coming didn't persuade me to actually buy this. Because it kind of sucks. Somewhat "in depth" review to follow. PVP and strikes can be fun, but get boring if that's all you can do after some point.

    Positives: It's an interesting world to behold. Only Visually though. The designs are great, interesting to watch in action and mostly    I'm glad the bots praising this game like the Second Coming didn't persuade me to actually buy this. Because it kind of sucks. Somewhat "in depth" review to follow. PVP and strikes can be fun, but get boring if that's all you can do after some point.

    Positives: It's an interesting world to behold. Only Visually though. The designs are great, interesting to watch in action and mostly consistent in quality. As i come late in the game, i can't say what state it was in when it first released some years ago, but now it runs like a tight ship. Loading times could be better, but that's minor. Occasional comedic moments were also a plus.

    Negatives: It feels like a Freemium Borderlands 2 Clone. Paywall here, Lootbox there. There's a ridiculous level limit that can be reached with 4-6 hours of grinding Public Events. I hadn't touched the main quest and yet i was already level 20 in vanilla. The story verges on nonexistent as it has no interesting characters or anything not seen in better games. There's a big bad guy that has a big weapon and wants to destroy the sun. Great. Super. Problem is, i finished the main quest in less than 2 hours and the last boss was an actual joke to beat. Also, they don't really expand on the story. Or maybe they do, in the 40$ DLC. or in the 59.99$ DLC, i can't really know as i didn't buy into this obvious scam. I also can't fault Bungie for what looks like blatant Publisher meddling. What Bungie made looks great and works on many levels. Too bad it's been hacked to pieces to milk more money out of the average consumer. Activision should take a step back for a minute and reevaluate their position on making a profit. There are ways to do it without having to resort to "get rich quick" scams involving dubious lootbox methods and constant churning out of half-assed DLCs. Then again, taking into account that Destiny 2 sales were appalingly low, i think they got the message.    … Expand
  2. avatarjunior
    Feb 13, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My review is completely based off the experience I had on the PS4 and a total play time of around 150+ hours. Don't buy this game, the only selling point is that Bungie nailed the shooting mechanics and settings. They made numerous improvements from the first Destiny but still managed to make a worse experience. The story starts off promising with your guardian losing his/her light and they must leave the last city to go and reclaim their power. This is immediately thrown out the window after the first quest and then becomes a chore of go here and shoot this. It then cultivates into one of the laziest boss battles I have ever seen and has no payoff, at least the cinematic look cool. Then you back into a classic destiny venture of grinding for weapons and armor. However, Bungie this time around put heavy emphasis on the Eververse, Destiny 2's in game vendor for microtransactions. Bungie decided to encourage players to purchase in game loot boxes through extremely shady tactics such as:
    Gauging the amount of EXP earned
    Changing shaders to consumable items
    Putting a limit on how much loot you earn during their holiday event
    and so on...
    This is why I say don't buy Destiny 2, since Bungie doesn't respect their own community and issues more apologies than patches.    … Expand
  3. CaptainSmithey
    Feb 5, 2019
    4
    the port was amazing with the same solid gunplay as in Destiny 1, but the publisher held this game back far from its full potential. They again should have waited a year before rushing out an unfinished game. The trick to getting your money's worth with Destiny games is to wait a year to buy the full game with all the extra content for $40. They burned their day 1 supporters twice in a row.
  4. Nimbus1701
    Nov 5, 2017
    4
    PROS :

    - Beautifully rendered environment. Graphics are very very good. - Orchestral soundtrack is brilliant. Similar to the Halo games. - Shooting/Fighting/Combat mechanics are very good. - Co-Op can be fun, even with all the Cons described below. CONS : - Extremely poor campaign/story. - Short campaign/story. - Weapon and armor customisation is limited - you can    PROS :

    - Beautifully rendered environment. Graphics are very very good.

    - Orchestral soundtrack is brilliant. Similar to the Halo games.

    - Shooting/Fighting/Combat mechanics are very good.

    - Co-Op can be fun, even with all the Cons described below.

    CONS :

    - Extremely poor campaign/story.

    - Short campaign/story.

    - Weapon and armor customisation is limited - you can only make slight adjustments.

    - Content is full of padding and rehashed/reworded quests.

    - Content is repetitive, and similar to stuff found in budget F2P games.

    - Most of the game is empty space, empty corridors and empty buildings, connected by 'rooms' or 'courtyards' of enemies. Again, similar to budget games.

    - It feels like the game has been built as a DLC platform. First DLC being released a couple of months after the main game.

    - The endgame is relatively stale and empty, as other (non professional) reviewers have said. What content has been offered is unrewarding; The stuff that is rewarding is limited to weekly-reset quests.

    Score : a solid 4/10.    … Expand
  5. robomartion
    Oct 22, 2019
    4
    Initially exciting gameplay with high production value reminiscent of Halo's golden era, but without a healthy community and strange and empty hub level, the premise of levelling and building your character never seems all that important or even interesting and quickly grows old. Destiny 2 would have done far better as an open world MMO than the oddly disconnected thing that it is. WithoutInitially exciting gameplay with high production value reminiscent of Halo's golden era, but without a healthy community and strange and empty hub level, the premise of levelling and building your character never seems all that important or even interesting and quickly grows old. Destiny 2 would have done far better as an open world MMO than the oddly disconnected thing that it is. Without the involvement of Activision perhaps Bungie might have made something great here. All that money and nothing much to show for it. Instead it's a software-as-a-service masquerading as a first person looter shooter that is neither as rewarding or intriguing as it should be and tries to eek out as much money out of the player as possible with content locked behind paywalls (perhaps to recoup the ridiculous amount of money that went in to marketing it) and that's where it all comes crashing down.… Expand
  6. Saxifraga
    Nov 1, 2017
    4
    There is only one explanaition for the overall enthusiastic praise in all those gaming magazines: CORRUPTION.
    How can a game that is much worse than D1:Age of Triumph and is missing most of its QoL features (D1 didn't have many!!!) get 9/10!?!?!?! WTF!
    It looks like Bungie and Activision have enough influence that nobody tries to give you an honest review other than some YTs like Angry    There is only one explanaition for the overall enthusiastic praise in all those gaming magazines: CORRUPTION.
    How can a game that is much worse than D1:Age of Triumph and is missing most of its QoL features (D1 didn't have many!!!) get 9/10!?!?!?! WTF!
    It looks like Bungie and Activision have enough influence that nobody tries to give you an honest review other than some YTs like Angry Joe or even better Skill_Up -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPC9k5Bxnxc&t=193s or this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvoTTB_hQMs&t    … Expand
  7. McEmow
    Nov 8, 2017
    4
    Destiny 1 has a soul. Destiny 2 does not.
    It is obvious Bungie didn't have their creative freedom for this game. No wonder most of the team left. Activiision is making Destiny and COD the same game. 4/10.
  8. xavia91
    Nov 30, 2017
    4
    The graphics are quite nice, but that is about all positive feedback I can give to this game.

    The writing is boring, the level design is horrible, absolutely empty levels with some brainless enemies,
    they ll just crouch behind cover and do nothing even though you just shot 2 guys next to them...
  9. Sucheit
    Nov 9, 2017
    4
    until the end game ive been enjoying it a lot but game's end game content is coop missions for 3 or 6 players and there is no queue for this missions. youre supposed to form a fireteam yourself but this game does have simple communication tools to form groups with people like CHAT, yes MMO game in 2017 does not have a chat nor hub chat nor clan chat nor zone chat theres only fireteam chatuntil the end game ive been enjoying it a lot but game's end game content is coop missions for 3 or 6 players and there is no queue for this missions. youre supposed to form a fireteam yourself but this game does have simple communication tools to form groups with people like CHAT, yes MMO game in 2017 does not have a chat nor hub chat nor clan chat nor zone chat theres only fireteam chat but are you supposed to form fire team with no basic communication tools? just invite random people in the hub? and it turned out u can form teams on their pathetic site. are you **** kidding me? who does that? why cant this be in the game? in conclusion its a huge disappointment/… Expand
  10. ceromus
    Oct 6, 2018
    4
    Update: With the forsaken changes I am now lowering my rating to 4. Dramatically increasing the TTK like that and changing the whole gear system was totally uncalled for. I liked sacrificing recovery and mobility to have 9 resilience to survive an extra shot but now thats over. Should have left the power weapons alone bungie.

    This is my favorite game to play a few hours weekly. I    Update: With the forsaken changes I am now lowering my rating to 4. Dramatically increasing the TTK like that and changing the whole gear system was totally uncalled for. I liked sacrificing recovery and mobility to have 9 resilience to survive an extra shot but now thats over. Should have left the power weapons alone bungie.

    This is my favorite game to play a few hours weekly. I think it was well worth the price and I recommend the game to anyone that:
    1. Enjoys PvP with a slower TTK (time to kill). If you don't enjoy PvP you're going to be disappointed.
    2. Plays it as their side MMO, don't expect to try to pull 20+ hours every week and have fun unless you enjoy grinding.    … Expand
  11. Navashed
    Nov 1, 2017
    4
    Not a very good game, especially considering its budget.

    Masquerades as an MMO but falls dreadfully short. Emulates some of the worst aspects of latter-day World of Warcraft such as world quests, randomized gear, being constantly showered with irrelevant loot, a "leveling" experience so brief as to be meaningless, a fear of making in-game currency valuable, and an unhealthy obsession    Not a very good game, especially considering its budget.

    Masquerades as an MMO but falls dreadfully short. Emulates some of the worst aspects of latter-day World of Warcraft such as world quests, randomized gear, being constantly showered with irrelevant loot, a "leveling" experience so brief as to be meaningless, a fear of making in-game currency valuable, and an unhealthy obsession with item level undermined by a fear of making item level relevant to gameplay. The result is a game focused on gear which has an uncertain relationship to actual gameplay and sometimes none at all.

    The world is small, load times are intrusive, interactions with other players are minimal, and the menus are unnecessarily unwieldy.

    On the plus side, many of the guns are well-designed and satisfying to use. Item stats can be customized with a remarkable degree of depth that stands prominently in contrast to the rest of the game's absence of subtlety.

    The PvP maps are fairly well designed. You won't find yourself being shot in the back or unable to find cover very often, particularly just as you spawn. The absence of large battles is sorely noted, however.

    The game is plagued by "ultimates," following the model of Overwatch/League of Legends/DotA. Periodically players receive an unreasonable increase to their power, which is supposed to be "fun" and to mix up the gameplay. Thankfully, the ultimates in this game are not quite as frequent nor as powerful as the ones found in Overwatch. Whereas in Overwatch you may find that an unpleasantly large proportion of your deaths are caused by someone's ultimate, and that you are generally powerless against someone using their ultimate, in Destiny 2 you will feel that you still have a fighting chance against most ultimates and consequently they will not amount to a majority of your deaths.

    As for the the game's story, it is an unmitigated disaster. The writing is inexcusable and frankly embarrassing. The villain is not in the least bit compelling, commanding absolutely no respect whatsoever. An attempt was made to make up for what he lacked in character with sheer bulk, with the end result being a sort of fat, alien Bane recycling lazy dialogue about how he is the bad guy.

    The protagonists suffer from a similar flatness of character. Their names are not memorable over the course of the entire campaign, even the "funny robot" who is meant to be the one guy you actually remember. The proliferation of "token minorities" among the cast stands as testament to their absence of value as narrative vehicles.

    The abundance of cutscenes during the campaign is painful, particularly when considering their high-budget nature and their simultaneous complete lack of meaningful narrative. If the campaign had had a handful of lazily-crafted cutscenes to go along with their lazy story it would have been easier to forgive the campaign as merely an unwelcome tutorial, but the barrage of high-budget cutscenes instead leaves one with an impression of the vast waste of resources that went into this uninspired portion of the game. Perhaps the game could have been $10-$20 cheaper if only this embarrassment of a campaign had not left the drawing board.    … Expand
  12. Jmaconpc
    Nov 7, 2017
    4
    This game is boring.
    The story is non existent.
    The writing is cringey.
    The best cosmetic stuff is behind micro-transactions.
    The combat is ok.

    The positive reviews gave me hope but I regret buying this game.
  13. Shtopor
    Oct 25, 2017
    4
    PC version is 10 out of 10, nice graphics, nice sound, good optimization.
    But story and gameplay are bad.
    The game is overpriced and boring, like a bad copy of **** without items, abilities and fun.
    4/10
  14. IvanLiberator
    Oct 26, 2017
    4
    Best part of this game was a refund I did yesterday.
    Game was unplayable for me, I had memory leaks and had to restart game every 15 minutes.
    And of course game isn't good by itself, It's like you play some mediocre shooter from 2003.
  15. Grayskull
    Oct 29, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First, the good: The game looks amazing and the music is great. Now the bad: Literally everything else. The plot is shallow, filled with characters that are generic, lifeless, and utterly devoid of any reason as to why you might care about them. The main baddy, Gaul, has no motivation for anything he does other than "he's a bad guy", no backstory, and no reason for doing anything he does. He spends the entire game telling everyone who's around during his cutscenes about how he wants to be "chosen" by the Traveller to receive the light, and then at the end of the game, decides **** it, Ima take the light like everyone's been telling me to the entire game" with absolutely no acknowledgement about this sudden and drastic change of heart nor any justification. The NPC protagonists are lifeless, flat, 2-dimensional objects who serve no purpose except as narrative devices to further what can only generously be called a plot. The voice acting is awful, with the exception of Nathan Fillion, and even he is forced to work with bad, non-sensical writing (robots don't eat, so why a joke about shooting the big baddy in the head and then eating a sandwich?). The strikes are boring and linear. Run here, kill some of them, get to the end, kill a boss that is just a scaled up version of one of the thousands of baddies you've killed up to that point. Rinse, repeat. The gameplay consists of just putting as many bullets downrange as possible while occasionally meleeing when things get too close. There is never any sense of tension or risk in this game, because you can either respawn immediately after you die thanks to having "The Light", or respawn 10 feet further back because the game implemented a checkpoint system for areas where "respawning is limited." Your choice in character class does not matter, as it won't have any impact on how you play the game. Your weapon choice has virtually no impact on the tactics you must employ (as the only viable tactic is "shoot lots of bullets into boring enemies and melee if they're close enough"), and nor does your skill choice, as the skills are on such a long cooldown that they don't impact the gameplay either.

    PVP is just terrible, missing basic features like an in-game scoreboard, the ability to choose what type of PvP contest you engage in, the matchmaking has no regard for power level or skill, and power weapons/power abilities are so unbalanced as to simply be "I win fights for 10 seconds" buttons. This results in a PvP where games are almost always decidedly one-sided. The game doesn't even do basic things as punish people who choose to leave PvP in the middle of a match.

    I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that this game feels like it was made by a committee of people who don't really like video games, and instead of opting for challenge or to take any risks, just mashed together a bunch of elements that "video games are supposed to have". The result is an undirected mess with neither heart, soul, or anything interesting to say. But it is very pretty.    … Expand
  16. Avetarx
    Nov 24, 2017
    4
    Like a "turd wrapped in a fancy paper" - this game looks good,
    but has nothing interesting inside, when you look closer.
    It reeks of poorly written story (although slightly better than first Destiny). Game is filled with poor voice acting and sometimes cringe-worthy dialogues (hi FailSafe) are doing no favor to this game. Boring, uninspired and repetitive gameplay, would disappoint    Like a "turd wrapped in a fancy paper" - this game looks good,
    but has nothing interesting inside, when you look closer.
    It reeks of poorly written story (although slightly better than first Destiny).
    Game is filled with poor voice acting and sometimes cringe-worthy dialogues (hi FailSafe)
    are doing no favor to this game. Boring, uninspired and repetitive gameplay,
    would disappoint even die-hard Destiny and Bungie fans.
    Multiplayer matches don't have much to offer either, other than a few boring modes,
    network problems and long matchmaking.
    This is not a sequel, it's even worse than the original and feels like a cashgrab.
    Bungie should be ashamed of themselves, they could have done so much better.    … Expand
  17. nbr
    Nov 30, 2017
    4
    While For Honor was a multiplayer game without multiplayer, this is a 50% pvp game without pvp.
    1) Lags are too big for a shooter that wants to be competitive
    2) Poor matchmaking: you often happen to play against people with much higher elo each than any of your teammates. Inevitable 1+1+1+1 vs 4-premade also shows that Bungie learned nothing about pvp during past 3 years. 3) Poor    While For Honor was a multiplayer game without multiplayer, this is a 50% pvp game without pvp.
    1) Lags are too big for a shooter that wants to be competitive
    2) Poor matchmaking: you often happen to play against people with much higher elo each than any of your teammates. Inevitable 1+1+1+1 vs 4-premade also shows that Bungie learned nothing about pvp during past 3 years.
    3) Poor weapon balance: several weapons are superior while most others are far worse

    Destiny 2 in general: while every game journalist (never believe them) yelled before the release that the game is perfectly optimized, in fact - optimization is ok at most. There is almost NO antialiasing.
    Soundtrack is great, storyline is not bad, but this doesn't help much.    … Expand
  18. thomjohn
    Dec 6, 2017
    4
    I want to love this game really bad but I just cant. Bungie messed up on so many levels. The endgame is just not there and it doesn't feel rewarding or enjoyable to play. All the ''good'' content which infact is extremely mediocre is stuck behind a paywall, the exotics are extremely easy to obtain and not even that good, there is no cool cosmetic drops from the raids or the harderI want to love this game really bad but I just cant. Bungie messed up on so many levels. The endgame is just not there and it doesn't feel rewarding or enjoyable to play. All the ''good'' content which infact is extremely mediocre is stuck behind a paywall, the exotics are extremely easy to obtain and not even that good, there is no cool cosmetic drops from the raids or the harder contents, the pvp has horrible matchmaking and isn't that fun to begin with. Bungie has created an extremely casual and mediocre game and haven't learned a thing the past years developing destiny 1.… Expand
  19. TrustMeDude
    Jul 21, 2018
    4
    Completely Honest Review (MUST READ FOR PEOPLE PLANNING TO BUY THE GAME)

    Destiny 2 is not a sequel, its more of a reworked/reboot of Destiny 1 addressing all the issues that players had problems with and fixing them but in doing so, also introduced new problems in the process. To be blunt, I believe that this game is not worth your time or your efforts and is a very subpar game    Completely Honest Review (MUST READ FOR PEOPLE PLANNING TO BUY THE GAME)

    Destiny 2 is not a sequel, its more of a reworked/reboot of Destiny 1 addressing all the issues that players had problems with and fixing them but in doing so, also introduced new problems in the process. To be blunt, I believe that this game is not worth your time or your efforts and is a very subpar game overall. Discussed below are the different aspects of the game, explaining whether the aspect is a strong point or a weak point of the game. I highly advise you read to the end of the review.

    Gameplay

    The gameplay within Destiny 2 is one of the best in games currently and certainly the best within its genre being a Loot Shooter. Bungie has outdone themselves much like the first game with their intriguing "Supers" and abilities featured in the the three classes in the game: Warlock, Titan and Hunter. The mobility and verticality is something that feels familiar to players of COD Black Ops 3, Advanced Warfare, Infinite Warfare and Titanfall 1&2. This is accentuated further during the "Supers" where you truly feel powerful and almighty which makes for a great experience.

    Animations & Graphics

    Again, credit has to be given where it's due, Destiny 2 has some of the best graphics in games today with cool, breathtaking animations that immediately make the user feel godlike and incredibly satisfied with the game.

    Story & Progression

    The one extreme down point in Destiny 1 was it's embarrassing lack of story telling and that is something that the devs at Bungie took into consideration when creating Destiny 2. Although the story in Destiny 2 is a lot more comprehensive, it's by far one of the most cliche story lines in a game with themes recycled from other games as well as movies.

    Progression wise, Destiny is one of those games that really gets you excited in the early stages in the game as any game should, with the early progression really keeping players glued to their machines, being as it's extremely rewarding and attractive. It was refreshing to see the new take on how the player obtains their "Super" ability through the broken shards of the Traveller where you complete a short mission to activate your unique 'relic' depending on the three subclasses being Arc, Void or Solar.

    Looting

    The big boy of the game, one of the main reasons you play the game and quite possibly the ONLY reason you might've thought when considering the game. So, has it been done well? Yes but to a certain extent. Compared to the first game, where legendary weapons and armour were a chore to get and exotics were borderline impossible at times, Destiny 2 eliminates that by giving all players a fair chance to obtain the weapons they want without all the hassle. Early on, you will find how frequent legendaries drop and the few rare (but not extremely rare) chances that even exotics drop for you, which gets you hyped and yearning for more. Even within the main story itself exotics are given as mission rewards. Depending on your class, you will earn armour pieces unique to it with one mission giving you the rather difficult option between 3 formidable exotic weapons. As a consequence, this quickly becomes the downfall of the game as you realise the challenge, as in the REAL grind for exotic weapons, has been snatched away and soon, it doesn't matter what you earn from the game as everything stops feeling epic, given how often you obtain high rated gear. It was a great gesture removing the encrypted engrams that really sent people over the edge in the first game, but it really doesn't help the game's case when you spend hours grinding to obtain exotic engrams only to get DUPLICATES, meaning getting the same weapon/armour piece you already own. The exotic quests are nothing special, just a different way of eliminating foes and earning your "badass" exotic weapon at the end of it and so don't be too excited.

    DLC

    Notably, the date of this review is extremely late and rightfully so as I just had to write this review upon the announcement of the Destiny Forsaken Expansion, priced at $55 AUD with $30 paid updates under their so called "Annual Pass". If you take into account the original price of the game being $70 itself with the two already released expansions - Curse of Osiris & Warmind - priced at $30 for both, the total price comes to $185 AUD. I'm sorry but this unacceptable and rather shameful to see how much money both Activision and Bungie are expecting from fans for just ONE game. It's outrageous that payments for increased end game content is now a necessity for these two companies where other games who work on a free to play model such as Warframe are offering their fan base rich, sustained and FREE updates.

    Overall

    Score = 5/10 for the game before Forsaken
    3/10 for the game after Forsaken

    I would say just don't get the game but you're free to choose how you spend your money, just be satisfied. For your own sake.    … Expand
  20. MrElazug
    Jan 1, 2019
    4
    this game suuuuuucckkkkssss dude totaly waste of disk space on my computer.i want to uninstall it but i watied so long to install it at least it was free i just wasted my time time in my life
  21. Lizarino
    Jul 13, 2020
    4
    Edit 2020: Definitely don't recommend playing Destiny 2 anymore due to them removing older content and putting a cap on gear and weapons forcing you to get rid of things you like using and equipping newer stuff, further making you grind.
    Also the more I played the more I realised how D2 has far too much time-limited content. This isn't fun they're taking this same bad decision further.    Edit 2020: Definitely don't recommend playing Destiny 2 anymore due to them removing older content and putting a cap on gear and weapons forcing you to get rid of things you like using and equipping newer stuff, further making you grind.
    Also the more I played the more I realised how D2 has far too much time-limited content. This isn't fun they're taking this same bad decision further.

    Good game but with way too many problems

    Nothing is really explained to new players
    You have to go out of your way to get the main quests
    Frequent disconnects and crashes
    Unbalanced guns
    Forced to start at power level 750
    Player collision that just gets you killed
    Several achievements broken if you don't own the DLC    … Expand
  22. MrHydralisk
    Oct 16, 2019
    4
    After Warframe, this game can neither hook me nor interest me. Graphics may be a bit better, but it’s not the main thing. Feelings of battle and shooting seem constrained. PvP is certainly good, but I'm more of a PvE fan. The game feels slow (by gameplay). And I really tried to get involved in the game for a month, but for me, this is not something I would like to spend time on. Of course,After Warframe, this game can neither hook me nor interest me. Graphics may be a bit better, but it’s not the main thing. Feelings of battle and shooting seem constrained. PvP is certainly good, but I'm more of a PvE fan. The game feels slow (by gameplay). And I really tried to get involved in the game for a month, but for me, this is not something I would like to spend time on. Of course, I would like something to change in the future, but they won’t definitely remake the basis of the game.… Expand
  23. Paultimate
    Mar 2, 2020
    4
    D2s only real triumph is to highlight how much most "professional' critics are just tools. They do gamers are disservice and should be ridiculed. D2 is a 7/10 game in with a 2/10 delivery. It pretends to be open world. Its about as open world as a Disneyland ride. The music is good, the visuals very good and the gameplay pretty fun. The disjointed nature of it makes new players NOT want toD2s only real triumph is to highlight how much most "professional' critics are just tools. They do gamers are disservice and should be ridiculed. D2 is a 7/10 game in with a 2/10 delivery. It pretends to be open world. Its about as open world as a Disneyland ride. The music is good, the visuals very good and the gameplay pretty fun. The disjointed nature of it makes new players NOT want to play. Its frustrating and VERY unintuitive. The humor is almost never clever while it pretends to be, more cringy than silly and its mostly annoying more than likable.

    I give this a 4 out of 10.    … Expand
  24. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Mar 27, 2021
    4
    This is a strange one. I clearly poured in some hours but after all i feel miserable about this game. Overall i'd say do not get into this one. It will suck out your life and only irritate you.

    +graphics +artistic vision / Style +gun play +/- tons of content but only a very very little part really matters -laughable idea of "hard content" and difficulty -laughable RPG features /    This is a strange one. I clearly poured in some hours but after all i feel miserable about this game. Overall i'd say do not get into this one. It will suck out your life and only irritate you.

    +graphics
    +artistic vision / Style
    +gun play
    +/- tons of content but only a very very little part really matters
    -laughable idea of "hard content" and difficulty
    -laughable RPG features / builds
    -the developers (balance, monetazation, content cadence, vision, ...)
    -game balance is scuffed due to synchronization of PVP / PVE
    -optimazation
    -division of player base. New paid content is P2W.
    -realistic price point is ~ 60 bucks (sale) + ongoing season pass fee. ITS NOT F2P AT ALL.
    -extremly toxic fan base
    -so many cheaters in PVP    … Expand
  25. basichuman
    Feb 11, 2021
    4
    Storytelling 3/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    content 5/10

    OP supers, bad content and horrible pvp make this game very bad to me.
    If you wanna play a good mmo play wow. Wow is still better than crap.
  26. elefsar
    Apr 22, 2021
    4
    Action is not bad but game play is somewhat not pulling the player inside..
  27. Acevi6
    Jan 18, 2023
    4
    How no one at bungie seems to see the consequences of intentionally half assing new releases is beyond me. If you are listening bungie you should be ashamed. You trained your players like dogs to not expect high end and innovative content. If youre a returning player dont even bother, the bungie you knew is dead.

    For new players, steer away from this game. There are better ways to spend    How no one at bungie seems to see the consequences of intentionally half assing new releases is beyond me. If you are listening bungie you should be ashamed. You trained your players like dogs to not expect high end and innovative content. If youre a returning player dont even bother, the bungie you knew is dead.

    For new players, steer away from this game. There are better ways to spend your time, hard earned money, effort, and dedication.    … Expand
  28. jbond2605
    Aug 26, 2023
    4
    As someone who started playing in 2022, I have to say that it was fun for the first 50-100 hours. After that, the game got repetitive. And to keep things exciting, instead of getting stuck in the same old routine, I needed to buy extra content.(441 hours and 100% completion)
  29. Allions
    Dec 8, 2017
    3
    Destiny 2 was good and quite funny... but then... here it comes the DLC Paywall for vanilla content of Destiny 2: if you own Destiny 2 and you don't buy the DLC Curse of Osiris you can throw the game in the trash. ARE YOU SERIOUS Bungie? I need to pay another 20 bucks for a recycled copy paste - and 2 hours campaign after paying the full price of the main game?
  30. PC_Gamer_007
    Jan 12, 2018
    3
    Destiny 2 has poetical.
    for now its a 3.0
    No public CHAT FOR PC! -5 points. This is honestly the BIGGEST problem with this game. You cannot find any group to play anything harder then heroic strikes. Everything else you need a team and you can't find one in game. The online system is so BAD, its totally disconnected. You have to ad randoms to friend list then invite to group.    Destiny 2 has poetical.
    for now its a 3.0

    No public CHAT FOR PC! -5 points. This is honestly the BIGGEST problem with this game. You cannot find any group to play anything harder then heroic strikes. Everything else you need a team and you can't find one in game. The online system is so BAD, its totally disconnected. You have to ad randoms to friend list then invite to group. PC players are banding this game for this reason alone. Lack of content does suck, but when you can even play the content they have because you cna't find a group in game sucks way more.

    The game it self is a solid shooter, but for kids. If you want anything better go play the Division. in 1.8 its about 10x better for content and social aspects. if the Division was a action FPS like destiny 2, I would never even bother with destiny 2 in the first place.

    The great story ? what ? who cares about story its a grind game. if any one plays this game for story you have low standards.

    to bad I have to give this a solid shooter such bad score. The technical aspect is a 9 or a 10! but the social design is total garbage made for sensitive like kids that should go play Nintendo.    … Expand
  31. Tachikoma
    Jun 23, 2023
    3
    Boring combat, confusing system and frankly illegal paywall setup to maximise profit over consumer.
    I've poured maybe 50 hours of repetitive gameplay into this with 0 growth as I refuse (and frankly don't understand) how to use their billing system as everything seems to have 4 or more separate charges to work!
  32. Kahimi
    Nov 24, 2017
    3
    Pros:
    -this is about half-way to a decent game. the mechanics as a shooter are reasonable to good, asides from warlock jumping being nearly unplayable garbage.
    -the graphics are also pretty nice. Cons: -if you have an AMD processor, the game is constantly crashing. when you do crash, you can't rejoin the activity you were in when it happened. -the interface is a trash fire. maybe    Pros:
    -this is about half-way to a decent game. the mechanics as a shooter are reasonable to good, asides from warlock jumping being nearly unplayable garbage.
    -the graphics are also pretty nice.

    Cons:
    -if you have an AMD processor, the game is constantly crashing. when you do crash, you can't rejoin the activity you were in when it happened.
    -the interface is a trash fire. maybe this is acceptable on consoles, but it sucks on PC. you never know when your friends are on or when anyone is trying to talk to you.
    -inventory management is better done with third-party web apps. the ingame interface is nearly as bad as vanilla skyrim.
    -half the time you find a public event, you are the only one there.
    -the worlds are tiny.
    -there is no enemy diversity. there are 4 races, and one of those is reskinned enemies plucked from the other 3.
    -all the content is recycled. you do the same **** over and over through the "story", then the "end game content" is replaying that same **** again.
    -the story is barely a story. they paid for voice actors, but then they just had who the **** ever write the script. the constant "witty" banter is forced and uncomfortable, but luckily you can ignore it entirely and still make it through the game.
    -95% of the time, the different classes are totally indistinguishable from one another. asides from hunters being able to jump but they pay for it in having to wait an hour for health regen to kick in.
    -DLC money grab. they cut up the original game and are giving you the other parts as DLC, so you can pay $100 for a game that will never be finished or good.    … Expand
  33. SmithROrus
    Oct 25, 2017
    3
    Ridiculously boring MMO crap. Stay away.
    Once the prologue story mission is over and you're allowed to free-roam, this game feels like a cheap chinese MMO where all you have to do is repetatively grind mobs over and over. Activities are dull and boring, enemies respawn out of thin air, waiting for you in the very same spots. Equipment system is lame, with lots of COPYPASTE weapons and    Ridiculously boring MMO crap. Stay away.
    Once the prologue story mission is over and you're allowed to free-roam, this game feels like a cheap chinese MMO where all you have to do is repetatively grind mobs over and over. Activities are dull and boring, enemies respawn out of thin air, waiting for you in the very same spots. Equipment system is lame, with lots of COPYPASTE weapons and armor that just grow in damagedefense. Yes, there are lots of items that are literally THE SAME in terms of visuals and description and just have different stats.
    Compared to D1: no new enemies, no new subclasses, less content, no pvp choice.
    "Please give us more money so we could return what you had in D1".
    Thanks, no.

    Oh, by the way. Great visuals. Kudos to the artists, i feel sorry for you guys working for Bungie :(    … Expand
  34. coupdegrac3
    Nov 2, 2017
    3
    Lets start with the positive things about destiny 2

    -the game is very well optimized, i can easily run it in 4k with a single 1080ti above 80 fps and on top of that it looks very incredible -the soundtrack is very beautiful, id say one of the best soundtracks i've ever heard in video games -mobile application allows you to track your character progression and even manage your    Lets start with the positive things about destiny 2

    -the game is very well optimized, i can easily run it in 4k with a single 1080ti above 80 fps and on top of that it looks very incredible
    -the soundtrack is very beautiful, id say one of the best soundtracks i've ever heard in video games
    -mobile application allows you to track your character progression and even manage your equipment. it also helps with the social aspect.

    now well go to the negative points

    -1 month after release they are going to release a DLC. such a thing should be illegal and is plain cash grab nothing more. Couldn't they wait 1 month with the release and add more content to the game?

    -the content of which we speak, where is it? there is very little to do in destiny 2. After youve beaten the campagin you can level up your lightlevel, but wheres the point in that? You don't get stronger by doing that. in fact you even get weaker. I felt much stronger at lightlevel 200 than on lightlevel 300.
    in the first 5 days ive leveld 3 characters to max level and reached lightlevel 300 with them. Thats 1 week of content. there's nothing more to do for me except wait for bungie to add paid DLC into the game

    -PvP theres 2 modes in Destiny 2. Its 4vs4 or 4vs4. Thats right its 2 modes where you play the same thing. Hey maybe the DLC will ad a 4vs4 mode, i think thats missing. Wheres the deathmatch? wheres the big battles with vehicles from destiny 1? it is the most boring pvp game i've ever played

    -Story. If you're into a story that a 12 year old wrote than this game is for you, timetraveling robots, darkness, good vs evil everythings there

    theres alot of small things that make this game unbelievably bad, i wont even list them all but things that show laziness and money grabing
    -aim assist perks on weapons when theres no aim assist
    -exotic gear that does nothing like the darci sniper and lucky pants
    -no world chat, no chat at all. you cant talk in this online game to strangers. only to people you're in group with
    -there are chests in the game scattered around the world but if you loot them to fast then they'll stop giving you loot.
    -shaders arent reusable

    overall i cant recommend this game in this state nor the state after they release dlcs worth 200$
    stay away from activision and bungie    … Expand
  35. Mr_GMG
    Dec 14, 2017
    3
    One of the most boring games I have played. 60€ is an unbelievable price for nothing. The game has pretty beautiful graphics and cool shooting mechanic, and first 2 hours seemed interesting. But it so boring to kill thousands of aliens every boring and similar quest.
  36. Shelledfade
    Oct 27, 2017
    3
    wtf is this game... ?
    Never played destiny 1. Excited for this game. Played game, wtf is this lol? It's not open-world its all small and instanced. Grouping with other people is downright painful, why not just make a matchmaking option for missions like wtf is this 2009? Thought this was supposed to be a MMO FPS/RPG but what the hell is this? This should be free 2 play at BEST. just UGH.
  37. Seija
    Jun 6, 2019
    3
    Great gunplay that is unfortunately married to a chronic lack of ammo for any interesting weapon, bland repetitive missions, uninteresting plot, and utterly insipid open world and enemies. Multiplayer PvP is also plagued by bad design decisions that will simply make you stop playing it after a while.

    It's really a shame seeing as the game is also technically sound with great performance    Great gunplay that is unfortunately married to a chronic lack of ammo for any interesting weapon, bland repetitive missions, uninteresting plot, and utterly insipid open world and enemies. Multiplayer PvP is also plagued by bad design decisions that will simply make you stop playing it after a while.

    It's really a shame seeing as the game is also technically sound with great performance and no obvious bugs.    … Expand
  38. TinyInfinity6
    Nov 1, 2017
    3
    It's a bog-standard shooter with a pretty aesthetic. The story is nearly non-existent, there's still no in-game encyclopedia, and this goes to further tear the world of Destiny apart. Throughout the entirety of the campaign, I was left asking why any of what I was seeing was happening, and it seems like the game was just as confused.

    The port is technically solid, but everything else    It's a bog-standard shooter with a pretty aesthetic. The story is nearly non-existent, there's still no in-game encyclopedia, and this goes to further tear the world of Destiny apart. Throughout the entirety of the campaign, I was left asking why any of what I was seeing was happening, and it seems like the game was just as confused.

    The port is technically solid, but everything else falls flat.    … Expand
  39. Jacob07P
    Dec 31, 2017
    3
    Destiny 2 promised a lot. After playing through most of the games, I can say that I expected more. The characters are horrible - all trying to be funny constantly. It would be fine if it was Cayde-6 only, but it isn't. How am I supposed to take a game serious if it doesn't take itself serious? The graphics are good, and it is a well optimized game. Performance wise, there is nothing wrong.Destiny 2 promised a lot. After playing through most of the games, I can say that I expected more. The characters are horrible - all trying to be funny constantly. It would be fine if it was Cayde-6 only, but it isn't. How am I supposed to take a game serious if it doesn't take itself serious? The graphics are good, and it is a well optimized game. Performance wise, there is nothing wrong.
    The gameplay is boring. It is the same over and over. You run through a similar, small map. Enemies appear. You shoot the enemies. Your ghost or some of the characters says something cheesy. Enemies appear once again. You shoot them once again. And it just goes like that. I have finished Destiny along with it's expansions, and except for the graphics, Destiny 2 shouldn't be a new game. They have a lot in common, not just the same atmosphere, but also the same gameplay, enemies, map system, quests and all that.

    On top of that, the game is a cash grab. Just look into all the frauds the developers have made. For example, they reduced the amount of XP you would normally have received for activities in max level. And they kept it hidden! Why? So it would take you longer to get those bright engrams (loot boxes), and that would increase the chance of you buying them for real money.

    So yeah - I am disappointed.    … Expand
  40. EpicJessey
    Nov 22, 2018
    3
    -Very limited and ugly character customization which you cant even change mid-game. Give me some of the NPC hair styles and face/body presets!

    -Not fashion friendly at all!!!, you are stuck with gear stats that support your abilities and weapons, there is no "re-skin or transmog" -system in place to change the gear appearance. -Armors are just so damn ugly, just plates sticked    -Very limited and ugly character customization which you cant even change mid-game. Give me some of the NPC hair styles and face/body presets!

    -Not fashion friendly at all!!!, you are stuck with gear stats that support your abilities and weapons, there is no "re-skin or transmog" -system in place to change the gear appearance.

    -Armors are just so damn ugly, just plates sticked together for the most part and since base perks and stats for gear is fixed, it's hard to make a character look the way you'd like him.

    -You can wear only 1 exotic gear item and use only 1 exotic weapon at a time, all that stuff you farm for is not even being used like in ANY OTHER GAME with rare gear.
    Just let us disable/choose one special perk for one piece and it would be fixed if you think is would brake the game which is already broken balance wise...or.. give transmog at least^^

    -A lot of pointless/unbalanced ressources/materials, either way too hard to get (enhancement cores, mod components) or worthless without or almost no use (glimmer, baryon boughs...)

    -Exotics are WAY TO RARE now, as a new player it will take years now to get them and you're not safe for dupliocates.

    -CAPS!!!! Glimmer cap only 100,000. seriously, increase it!!! shaders 50? postmaster already half full in a few weeks !!! like, what?! increase it!!! like all other caps I can't think of right now!

    -Rewards are god awful. Here have one of these, here more stuff to dismantle, here two of those, I feel like I'm dipping my little finger in a sea of rewards. constantly picking daily bounties on every planet that also mostly reward very little. Not to mention as somebody with a life, you're not getting much done and alot of the bounties will be left only halft done before reset! They also tell you how to play and not how you want to play!
    Imagine shifting all the bountie rewards to missions/strikes/raids/PvP activities....

    Multiplayer:
    -Cheaters not only wallhacking and aimbotting but also do DDOS other players during matches in all kinds of modes. I was attacked a few times. Tools/Tutorials are all over the Net!

    -Terrible Matchmaking, no Solo queue option for PvP, beginners are getting destroyd by OP builds and clans. I bet they are scared of the already low pvp player base and it really might take time to get a match for both sides, clan (stacks) and solo but at least more "balance if yu can call it"
    Right now it's a terrilbe experience!

    -Balance is garbage in this game. No skill based PvP at all, supers with semi god mode and kill everything like Call of Duty killstreaks. Out of hunderest of weapons, it feels like only 10 are being used. (snipers, shotguns, hand cannons and a very few rifles like Bygones are meta) everything else is super bad, beginners will need 20 shots and everyone else 1 or 2 shots with his exotic or legendary with god roll, masterworks and mods for it.

    -"Level Advandages disabled" in PvP is a lie, good gear being locked behind level 15-20 or a huge grind, you'll notice this easly on your second or third character if you want to jump on it early and test it. There is a indirect level advantage.

    -The game feels empty most of the time for being Multiplayer, alot of instances and solo instances in general, way to many emty public events, all you can do is juming back to orbit and going in again in hope the new instance has some players in it.
    The singleplayer camainge needs more random matchups like a few missions have already.
    Things like Blind Well need alternative matchmaking, same goes for Raids for people that have already completed the it solo and know what they are doing.
    Using third party software or websites for finding people is terrible and takes a lot of time for every activity you do, this should never be the case in any multiplayer game.
    Also this is not an MMO like some say, 12 player PvP and 9 co-op...? HA!

    Community:
    -Very anti-social community, almost no one uses voice or text chat.
    Almost no one is willing to help new players with raids or in any other activity!.

    -Community being split up with every new DLC/Expansion and the player base is decreasing because of all the past and present failures.    … Expand
  41. passionne
    Jan 8, 2019
    3
    Good :

    - graphics
    - prologue
    - very dynamic

    Bad :

    - the solo campaign is in fact a MMO : in each area, events keep repeating, enemies keep appearing in order to gain XP and there are other players in the same area you don't interact with ! If I want to play a MMO, I buy a MMO !
  42. Gesha24
    Oct 25, 2017
    3
    The singe player of this game feels like it was taken straight from original Halo - you go in a straight line and fight with monsters that spawn out of nowhere. Can't really go left or right, as all the paths are closed. Enemies are dumb and can be easily killed. This gameplay was a bit boring in 2001 and is definitely boring in 2017.
    I would certainly not recommend anybody looking for a    The singe player of this game feels like it was taken straight from original Halo - you go in a straight line and fight with monsters that spawn out of nowhere. Can't really go left or right, as all the paths are closed. Enemies are dumb and can be easily killed. This gameplay was a bit boring in 2001 and is definitely boring in 2017.
    I would certainly not recommend anybody looking for a single player to buy this game. Some people say that multiplayer (raids, pvp) is a lot better, once you reach level 20. I'll see if I can handle it, so far I am at level 11 and it is getting truly boring.    … Expand
  43. Wadduuhek
    Nov 19, 2017
    3
    I played hundreds of hours in Destiny 1. In many ways Destiny 1 is still a much better game.

    This game just feels hollow there's no point in doing anything. The story was weak there's barely any lore in the game and all the weapons and armor you get feel the same. There is no endgame beside the raid which I played through once, but none of the loot feels unique there's no incentive to    I played hundreds of hours in Destiny 1. In many ways Destiny 1 is still a much better game.

    This game just feels hollow there's no point in doing anything. The story was weak there's barely any lore in the game and all the weapons and armor you get feel the same. There is no endgame beside the raid which I played through once, but none of the loot feels unique there's no incentive to do it again unless you just like the cosmetic look of the gear to collect.

    The PVP or Crucible game modes are terrible. Your lvl doesn't matter and there are only 2 playlists. There is no ranked matchmaking you cant see any of your stats its just mindless shooting. The servers are awful (They hide this fact by not even showing anyone's connection quality) and because the way the weapons/game are balanced you will just run into the same team fights over and over again. The only "fun" I had was playing Trails of the Nine where you try to win 7 matches in a row to get access to a secret social space and better gear, because it felt competitive and you were actually working towards some goal.

    Conclusion I spent $90 on this game plus the 2 future DLC's coming out. I love Bungie I played all of the Halo games since I was a little kid and I loved all of them, but I honestly feel scammed buying this game. Maybe my expectations were very high but I felt like I would get a year of content and enjoyment out of this game. Instead they made a washed down casual version of Destiny that isn't really interesting or innovative. 3 points just because the environments and the graphics are good and the game is well optimized.    … Expand
  44. les_lions
    Nov 22, 2017
    3
    suck my dick bungie

    this game is bad. reviewers compare it to vanilla D1 which makes absolutely no sense. the developers clearly haven't learned anything in the past 3 years, and that is depressing. I wanted to enjoy this game, but I just can't. the frame rate is completely unreliable, mostly i'm running 80 fps then all of a sudden I'm on 12. The story is atrocious. just because it is    suck my dick bungie

    this game is bad. reviewers compare it to vanilla D1 which makes absolutely no sense. the developers clearly haven't learned anything in the past 3 years, and that is depressing. I wanted to enjoy this game, but I just can't. the frame rate is completely unreliable, mostly i'm running 80 fps then all of a sudden I'm on 12. The story is atrocious. just because it is "better" than destiny 1 doesn't make it good. that's like saying since shark tale for the pc has a better story than sonic 06, its the best game ever made. The coldheart pre order bonus is cool, but you don't actually have to pre order the game to get it. as long as you get any of the "editions" you'll get the gun at the end of the game. speaking of the endgame, there is none. there are three different things to do after the disappointingly short campaign: the raid, the weekly nightfall, and trials. All of these things require you have multiple friends who play the game and haven't stopped already because of how boring it is. the raid takes up a ton of time and trials is extremely frustrating if you don't have the same load out as everyone else in pvp. Literally the only thing I like about this game is the music. It's so **** good if the actual game wasn't even included and it was just the soundtrack I would give it a 10/10. so get your **** together sonic team, and go back to making knack HD.    … Expand
  45. kamil8228
    Nov 24, 2017
    3
    PVE

    + nice visuals and great music + satisfying gun play - short and bland campaign - very limited amount of content - repetitive and boring endgame - party limited to 3 ppl PVP Probably worst PVP experience on PC, considering price. - lot of "cheesy" mechanics, not involving aiming or any skill to make one touch kills (swords, grenades, supers) - you can't choose game    PVE

    + nice visuals and great music
    + satisfying gun play
    - short and bland campaign
    - very limited amount of content
    - repetitive and boring endgame
    - party limited to 3 ppl

    PVP

    Probably worst PVP experience on PC, considering price.

    - lot of "cheesy" mechanics, not involving aiming or any skill to make one touch kills (swords, grenades, supers)
    - you can't choose game mode you wish to play (fixed playlists)
    - very laggy games (regardless of internet connection quality)
    - very often disconnects (regardless of internet connection quality)
    - aim assist enabled on PC (yes, seriously)
    - very bad matchmaking system
    - poor level design (cluttered maps, horrible visibility)
    - very bad ability/super balance (between character classes)

    D2 is clearly made for console market and very far from average quality and standards of PC shooters. Don't waste your time and money.    … Expand
  46. Seekersilver
    Dec 7, 2017
    3
    The game feels very repetitive. The weapons and enemies all feel the same. In the case of enemies, they are mostly humanoids and feel quite lacking in character. The same goes with weapons. Almost none of the tons of weapons I use seem to stand out. The class progressions are also too short for me.

    Also, they quietly put exp cap to milk players' money via lootboxes. Very sneaky. Glad    The game feels very repetitive. The weapons and enemies all feel the same. In the case of enemies, they are mostly humanoids and feel quite lacking in character. The same goes with weapons. Almost none of the tons of weapons I use seem to stand out. The class progressions are also too short for me.

    Also, they quietly put exp cap to milk players' money via lootboxes. Very sneaky. Glad the community found out about it.

    Overall, this game makes me realise why the Borderlands series is such a great gun-loot game.    … Expand
  47. CyberRobotnix
    Jan 25, 2018
    3
    The game should deserve 9/10, but EA (a.k.a I love money the corporation) ruined it, so it's straight up 3/10.

    There's absolutely no fun in this game because you always get buttraped by other players. This game is entirely MMO based which requires you to grind for hours! (Reminds me of Battlefront) But if you don't want to waste your time, you can decide to waste your money on    The game should deserve 9/10, but EA (a.k.a I love money the corporation) ruined it, so it's straight up 3/10.

    There's absolutely no fun in this game because you always get buttraped by other players. This game is entirely MMO based which requires you to grind for hours! (Reminds me of Battlefront)
    But if you don't want to waste your time, you can decide to waste your money on microtransactions.

    Other than that, it has beautiful graphics, good base idea, etc, etc. As I said it should have deserved 9/10, but now just no.

    When do people start to boycott EA?    … Expand
  48. schizonerd
    Dec 12, 2017
    3
    I get that we live in times of Hype-Culture the worst thing that ever happened to our society. I also understand that people invest and hope for the next IP will save their lives. But the simple truth is that hope is nothing but a cheap currency and this game has to be the most lazy thing I've encountered in the last years. This game is living proof that the gaming is not about innovationI get that we live in times of Hype-Culture the worst thing that ever happened to our society. I also understand that people invest and hope for the next IP will save their lives. But the simple truth is that hope is nothing but a cheap currency and this game has to be the most lazy thing I've encountered in the last years. This game is living proof that the gaming is not about innovation or an player experience anymore, It's about making a buck without any effort. The devs and publishers should feel ashamed.… Expand
  49. R1zzy
    Jan 22, 2018
    3
    An absolutely mediocre experience for such a hyped-up game. Optimization is terrible, unless you have 970-980-1070-1080. The only thing that makes this game somewhat unique is what a ***storm of effects it is. Explosions, particles, pieces of rocks flying around... am I in a Michael Bay movie? Also, you cannot lower the effects settings if you experience huge framerate drops. Gameplay isAn absolutely mediocre experience for such a hyped-up game. Optimization is terrible, unless you have 970-980-1070-1080. The only thing that makes this game somewhat unique is what a ***storm of effects it is. Explosions, particles, pieces of rocks flying around... am I in a Michael Bay movie? Also, you cannot lower the effects settings if you experience huge framerate drops. Gameplay is a snooze-fest, Crucible is flawed and boring as well. Graphics are okay, nothing changed since D1 though. The color filter is gray and boring, nothing stands out that much. The only difference between console and PC version of D2 is framerate and m/k instead of a controller. Overall, from a visual/gameplay standpoint, it's spectacularly mediocre, but still not worth even a 5/10.… Expand
  50. Wuawydu
    Feb 18, 2018
    3
    After 5 months of gmaeplay, I really know what I am talking about.
    Situations and moments that are much more frustrating than fun.
    Much more PvP events, then PvE events.
    No changing of items that comes from Destiny 1.
    So much time and money for a Copy and Paste game.
    Sorry, but there's nothing that Bungie can do about it.
    And nothing will change the fact that they killed their own game.
  51. LeoGeo1989
    Mar 2, 2018
    3
    destiny 2 one step forward 2 huge leaps back ! TOP 5 HUGE PROBLEMS WITH THE CRAP GAME #1 No rumble #2 in crucible you cant even choose which specific game type you want to play #3 most exotics are non desirable due to watered down non practical perks #4 Each of the 3 classes now play almost the same due to having to choose between a group of non practical perks instead of individualydestiny 2 one step forward 2 huge leaps back ! TOP 5 HUGE PROBLEMS WITH THE CRAP GAME #1 No rumble #2 in crucible you cant even choose which specific game type you want to play #3 most exotics are non desirable due to watered down non practical perks #4 Each of the 3 classes now play almost the same due to having to choose between a group of non practical perks instead of individualy customizing your class load out. #5 Destiny is almost dead because of all the crybabies and ignorant lazy greedy development teams !… Expand
  52. gonace
    Dec 16, 2018
    3
    You would think that a game is designed so that you as a player have an incitement to return, but no, you have to pay yet and yet again to get a complete game (if it's ever will be "complete").

    $60 is not the cost of the game, but no...$100-120 is the "real" cost for a game that is empty, has a level of grind most gamers despite and upon that re-used enemies upon re-used enemies. In    You would think that a game is designed so that you as a player have an incitement to return, but no, you have to pay yet and yet again to get a complete game (if it's ever will be "complete").

    $60 is not the cost of the game, but no...$100-120 is the "real" cost for a game that is empty, has a level of grind most gamers despite and upon that re-used enemies upon re-used enemies.

    In the end, this is just "Pay to Grind", a complete fraud that has killed Destiny, whatever was left of it.    … Expand
  53. Jibjab
    May 12, 2018
    3
    Straight up trash . It’s not even worth a single penny. Go play warframe ,which is a similar game but 1 trillion times better than this piece of art( art=ugly **** which has eaten and shat back again and sniffed while having a period). What.?!don’t believe me that this is the definition of art ? . Ask bungie then. They’ll tell you that I was right .
  54. AloshaFromRivia
    Jun 20, 2018
    3
    Бесконечный гринд + если играть без DLC, то максимальный уровень ограничивается до 20-го, что сильно усложняет игру
  55. skaggerakk
    Jun 28, 2018
    3
    I can understand why people would enjoy this game: the graphics are exceptional, and the music is incredible, albeit sometimes mistimed. However, this game gets repetitive fast. Players are essentially doing the same missions again and again, with enemies having more health, meaning that, as one person put it, "you get to hold your left click for a longer amount of time". The campaign isI can understand why people would enjoy this game: the graphics are exceptional, and the music is incredible, albeit sometimes mistimed. However, this game gets repetitive fast. Players are essentially doing the same missions again and again, with enemies having more health, meaning that, as one person put it, "you get to hold your left click for a longer amount of time". The campaign is short but solid, but afterwards the multiplayer is a complete **** The only fun part of it is Crucible with friends, but otherwise the rest of the game just becomes a grind to see how fast you can collect all the exotics. Game is not worth $60, and the expansion passes that are essentially needed to have a good time are ****… Expand
  56. Cafelattis1994
    Nov 11, 2018
    3
    I got it for free as a gift and it was kinda fun. But then i remembered the **** end game, all the microtransactions, the dye consumebles and all the other controversies that surrounds this game (which is a LOT), and now they want to fix it with MORE microtranactions. I was a new Destiny fan and they lost me faster then they could say mircotransactions. **** that. **** Bungie. ****I got it for free as a gift and it was kinda fun. But then i remembered the **** end game, all the microtransactions, the dye consumebles and all the other controversies that surrounds this game (which is a LOT), and now they want to fix it with MORE microtranactions. I was a new Destiny fan and they lost me faster then they could say mircotransactions. **** that. **** Bungie. **** Activision. **** Destiny.… Expand
  57. Nichrome
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    Game is playable, that's all. I like the graphics, but general idea and "story" is just worthless the time you need to put into this game to make any sense out of it. Generally boring, and much more enjoyable is watching paint dry.
  58. sadnipplz
    Nov 19, 2018
    3
    Good things: Graphics, combat, perfomance. Kudos to Bungie artists and coders.
    All others things are done lazy.
    Story is short and dumb, gameplay repetative as hell, player comunication tools lame, but most of all things - this game is greedy like stupid moneysucking mobile games. Soon after finishing main story line you will be hit in the face with giant, whopping paywall. Wall that    Good things: Graphics, combat, perfomance. Kudos to Bungie artists and coders.
    All others things are done lazy.
    Story is short and dumb, gameplay repetative as hell, player comunication tools lame, but most of all things - this game is greedy like stupid moneysucking mobile games.
    Soon after finishing main story line you will be hit in the face with giant, whopping paywall.
    Wall that says we have not a lot of content, so we make progression ridiculousely slow, unrewarding, and almost pointless so you pay us to progress or suffer.

    Honestly I feel pity for Bungie, legendary developers on a leash of notorious ugly publisher, which can suck my nuts any time.    … Expand
  59. gna149
    Dec 4, 2018
    3
    Bought the DLC pack that included the newly released Forsaken expansion shortly after completing the base game campaign when it was made available for free. The regret began as I started getting a variety of errors every now and then, which disconnects and kicks you out of your session. You end up unable to collect rewards, having to redo difficult fights, and retrace your steps throughBought the DLC pack that included the newly released Forsaken expansion shortly after completing the base game campaign when it was made available for free. The regret began as I started getting a variety of errors every now and then, which disconnects and kicks you out of your session. You end up unable to collect rewards, having to redo difficult fights, and retrace your steps through long winding missions over and over. Frustration is an understatement.

    While the game itself provides a ton of fun along with amazing art and exciting gameplay, a lot of people seem to be having these error issues. Unlike many developers who listen to their playerbase, work diligently to release fixes, and understand that their fanbase is an asset to the company, Bungie's response always seems to point the fault towards the user end.

    There is no reason for a legitimate company to behave in such a shady way as if trying to escape responsibility. Surely this wasn't meant to be some quick money grab scheme of a project. I'm sure the people in the company are not complete devoid of ethics. But until they prove otherwise, DO NOT encourage subpar developers.    … Expand
  60. Timh69
    Dec 7, 2018
    3
    ¿Destiny 2? Más bien Destiny 1.5... las mismas mecánicas, mismos personajes, mismas habilidades. TODO IGUAL. Lo único en lo que han innovado es en la forma de sacarnos el dinero: en poco más de un año, tres DLC´s y seasson pass que, entre todo, supondrá un desembolso de unos 200€.
    Al final te queda la sensación de estar jugando a un título recortado e incompleto.
    Además, como su    ¿Destiny 2? Más bien Destiny 1.5... las mismas mecánicas, mismos personajes, mismas habilidades. TODO IGUAL. Lo único en lo que han innovado es en la forma de sacarnos el dinero: en poco más de un año, tres DLC´s y seasson pass que, entre todo, supondrá un desembolso de unos 200€.
    Al final te queda la sensación de estar jugando a un título recortado e incompleto.
    Además, como su predecesor, es repetitivo hasta decir basta.
    Para añadir más leña al fuego, se cae la conexión constantemente. Menos mal que lo compré rebajado. Una estafa.    … Expand
  61. slaithe
    Jan 5, 2019
    3
    Received base game in November.

    + Awesome graphics and art.
    + Impressive soundtrack.

    - Everything else.
    - PvP is a joke.
    - No dedicated servers.
  62. Excelion
    Sep 7, 2019
    3
    As PvE D2 is decent.. but sadly the game PVP is mandatory and has tons of PVE weapons locked behind it.. even locked behind 80% competative win-rate... so imagine having to toss a coin 30-40 times and being right all the time, if you;re wrong.. you lose 3-4 tosses progress. So.. you might ask whats wrong with the PVP - and its just not one thing. I really looked for a word that canAs PvE D2 is decent.. but sadly the game PVP is mandatory and has tons of PVE weapons locked behind it.. even locked behind 80% competative win-rate... so imagine having to toss a coin 30-40 times and being right all the time, if you;re wrong.. you lose 3-4 tosses progress. So.. you might ask whats wrong with the PVP - and its just not one thing. I really looked for a word that can describe this mode and how poorly its design when it comes to weapons, classes, matchmaking but any other word that absolute garbage can come to mind. You get 0 matchaming, pvp mode that is gear dependent in game where there is 0 gear or class balance. You have classes that can sprint and survive 5 headshots and 1 shot melee you, you get one class ult hitting a another in melee for 4 times and still dying 1 shot explosions, you get granade-launcher spawn everywhere.
    On PC.. the game is plagued with aimbots and wallhacks and the devs dont even care... I mean the devs dont even care that in literally 80% of the game there are 1-2 AFK people and leavers... Its sad to say destiny 2 is good game but with PVP being the trash as it is
    And the devs refusing to fix it or stop forcefully locked content behind pvp-rng-grinds (that mandatory for PVE meta, mind you). This game does not deserve you attention, there are way better and loot-shooters out there with devs that actually care - like Warframe, or Borderlands, or even the new Remnant:From the Ashes    … Expand
  63. tobivv
    Nov 26, 2019
    3
    Excellent gunplay and combat are the only positives in a largely negative and neutral experience. It's as brainless as games get.
  64. big_daniels
    Jul 17, 2022
    3
    Играю с самого релиза игры. Плюс играл в первую часть. На данном этапе(Королева-Ведьма) игра просто ужасна. Старый контент который ты купил просто вырезают, а потом продадут тебе под новым ДЛС. Банжи похоже уволили всех тестировщиков. Каждое ДЛС выходит с кучей багов. Причем многие мешают продвигаться по сюжету. Сетевая часть подходит только для ПВЕ, в ПВП играть почти не возможно.(УронИграю с самого релиза игры. Плюс играл в первую часть. На данном этапе(Королева-Ведьма) игра просто ужасна. Старый контент который ты купил просто вырезают, а потом продадут тебе под новым ДЛС. Банжи похоже уволили всех тестировщиков. Каждое ДЛС выходит с кучей багов. Причем многие мешают продвигаться по сюжету. Сетевая часть подходит только для ПВЕ, в ПВП играть почти не возможно.(Урон идет с задержкой, или вообще не проходит, а твой персонаж умирает за стенкой.) Телепорты игроков, телепорты мобов, полный дисбаланс оружия и способностей. Античит который банжи добавили в игру, один не может справится с читерами. Активности сезонов порой полный ужас. Просто один и тот-же гринд. Одно и тоже оружие каждый сезон. Одни и те же обещания от разработчиков.(Одни обещания, не выполняют сказанное.) За данный не готовый продукт они просят деньги. Вместо наполнения магазина доната - лучше бы баланс игры и сетевой код настроили. Забросил игру. Хотя первая часть мне очень нравилась, а вот вторая до обновления "Обитель теней."… Expand
  65. Unemportant
    Feb 9, 2023
    3
    I didn't play the first Destiny and I don't need to. I bought this game at launch... It sucked. And honestly doesn't look like it's changed much. Gunplay is ok but the core loop is repetitive and just not fun.
  66. spiritisgodly
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    In 2023, Destiny 2 continues to take a step forward with each content release and about 20 steps backwards. It still cannot live up to the first game in the series and continues to release lackluster content. The game is unfortunately a shameless cash grab to fund future Bungie projects as it stands and a severe lack of innovation has plagued the game since 2019 as they increase the priceIn 2023, Destiny 2 continues to take a step forward with each content release and about 20 steps backwards. It still cannot live up to the first game in the series and continues to release lackluster content. The game is unfortunately a shameless cash grab to fund future Bungie projects as it stands and a severe lack of innovation has plagued the game since 2019 as they increase the price for all form of content releases while delivering less substantial content as before.… Expand
  67. ironikart
    Nov 3, 2017
    2
    The good: Guns feel good, graphics are nice

    The bad: Very lonely multiplayer experience. I saw very few other players as I completed the main story missions (very short), but you have absolutely no way of interacting with them or joining a group for activities. The public events that spawn periodically were all devoid of other players and don't scale to a solo experience. The paid    The good: Guns feel good, graphics are nice

    The bad: Very lonely multiplayer experience. I saw very few other players as I completed the main story missions (very short), but you have absolutely no way of interacting with them or joining a group for activities. The public events that spawn periodically were all devoid of other players and don't scale to a solo experience.

    The paid DLC announcement is the final nail in the coffin for me, feels like corporate greed.    … Expand
  68. tdebug
    Feb 2, 2020
    2
    Super boring, uninteresting repetitive gameplay, with constantly respawning enemies. Looks like cheap quality modern blizzard game and not worth your time. If you are looking for online shooter with much more compelling story and gameplay, check the division 2.
  69. Rudal
    Dec 2, 2017
    2
    boring, unimpressive, even graphics are average.
    After The Division came out I was really hooked up by gameplay and visuals and while I stopped playing after I reached max lvl I still come back to this game from time to time.
    Destiny 2 is just below any other shooter I played this year.
    just waste of time
  70. VelvetVelour
    Nov 2, 2017
    2
    There is no content in this game. Bad UI. 2 days to finish campaign and the story is garbage.

    F1 for inventory? Your storage UI, wtf is that? Have they not looked at how other role playing games do their storage UI? You put the storage inventory and player inventory side by side, not make people press F1 to open and close your character sheet. Stupid ideas like oh lets make different    There is no content in this game. Bad UI. 2 days to finish campaign and the story is garbage.

    F1 for inventory? Your storage UI, wtf is that? Have they not looked at how other role playing games do their storage UI? You put the storage inventory and player inventory side by side, not make people press F1 to open and close your character sheet.

    Stupid ideas like oh lets make different looking ghosts you can get. Great, too bad you never see other people's ghost cause they are not out all the time AND they are tiny specs once out.

    Issues:
    Can't see clan members... Really?
    Only 3 people can be in a strike or do anything in the public together? - Is this an MMO or what?
    Can't see members of your group on the map. -Really?
    Small game world, each planet is tiny.
    Short campaign with not enough endgame content. -2 Days to finish campaign then stuck grinding the same crap over and over.
    One RAID after 2 months being out on consoles and PC.
    Three "strikes" after 2 months being out.
    No gear variety, everyone looks the same and gets the same small pool of legendary and exotic gear. Legendary and Exotic gear are not really legendary or exotic because everyone get them same gear...
    Me and my friends are bored already and it's only been 2 weeks.

    Expansion after 2 months that you have to pay $20 for. NO content in expansion.

    Bungie, please go play Borderlands first before you release more garbage.    … Expand
  71. gdmatt
    Oct 28, 2017
    2
    Despite far exceeding recommended specs, my experience with Destiny 2 on PC is filled with random freezing then crashes with no error codes. This is the only PC game that I have experienced this on, and Bungie provide no support when seeking assistance.

    I strongly advise potential buyers stay away, until the game is patched and playable.
  72. AJCk19
    Aug 7, 2021
    2
    This game has the best hype train, PR, and marketing campaign. But honestly, all you do is shoot. Where is the story, personality, and rpg elements? None, absolutely none. You might as well be playing a COD or battlefield game.

    PS: pick Hunter because Warlock and Titan jumps don't work as good.
  73. kingofkoopas
    Nov 28, 2017
    2
    My only problem with the original Destiny was that it lacked matchmaking and that it originally kinda sucked in it's first entire year. I sunk in about 200 hours into the original Destiny and I never once even entered a Raid, not even once. I tried the LGF or whatever the hell its called but that never worked, my stats were never good enough for other people. Other than that, it was aMy only problem with the original Destiny was that it lacked matchmaking and that it originally kinda sucked in it's first entire year. I sunk in about 200 hours into the original Destiny and I never once even entered a Raid, not even once. I tried the LGF or whatever the hell its called but that never worked, my stats were never good enough for other people. Other than that, it was a pretty neat experience.

    Destiny 2 has all these issues but does something far worse. It is brain dead casual, I can't take it anymore. I uninstalled the game at level 14 with like 140 power level. I just cannot get myself to play this game for autistic children anymore. Oh but it has a story now.......... lol    … Expand
  74. Kamamura
    Nov 4, 2018
    2
    It's amazing. I have never seen a turd polished so meticulously that it shines brightly enough to blind you. So many gfx assets wasted on a bland, soul-less corporate cash grab.
  75. mrwarlock
    Oct 29, 2017
    2
    Boring game which surprisingly is a step down from its predecessor. I put Destiny 1 down after around ~1000 hrs of playtime while this game was dead for me after ~40 hrs. Would recommend to stay away.
  76. NaughtyNarwhal
    Oct 27, 2017
    2
    It's extremely laughable that a critic could rate a game so well by its potential rather than by what it is. For the love of god, do yourself a favor and read the User Scores first before you consider buying this game.

    My biggest problem with Destiny 2 is CONTENT. I've reached what is in essence, the endgame for Destiny 2. It's only been less than 5 days, and I consider myself a casual    It's extremely laughable that a critic could rate a game so well by its potential rather than by what it is. For the love of god, do yourself a favor and read the User Scores first before you consider buying this game.

    My biggest problem with Destiny 2 is CONTENT.
    I've reached what is in essence, the endgame for Destiny 2. It's only been less than 5 days, and I consider myself a casual gamer. For 60 bucks, you earn yourself a remake of Halo, where instead of fighting Elites, grunts, or brutes, you fight robots (sums up a majority of the antagonists) and mutated naked mole rats for 5 days. That alone should flare a red flag that this lack of content is unacceptable by any company. It feels like a half finished game, where the developers hastily threw in elimination side quests on steroids and called it content. The story itself lasts roughly 6 hours or less depending if you skip through all the action packed cut scenes. Once you run through a few "Public Events", you'll see they all follow the same pattern. Protect this. Move over there. Kill this.
    The class and subclass system are over hyped. They are all nearly identical, with differentiating factors being grenades and small stats. The only saving grace for this game is the game play. Again, it essentially feels like a remake of Halo with different lore. Not convinced? Look up Destiny 2 reviews on Youtube by original dedicated Destiny players, and you'll see the same response.
    Lets stop companies from pushing out half ass products.    … Expand
  77. DwaneDibbley
    Oct 25, 2017
    2
    Yet another boring shoter game where blizzard bought positive "critic" reviews. Its more generic than CoD and for MMO title it gets repetitive after hour or two.
  78. GamerGuy88
    Dec 6, 2017
    2
    Beautiful to look at and the guns and specials feel great to use. Those are the only things I can say positively about this game, beyond that it is a hollow shell of a game that is focused on players buying bright engrams (Their version of loot boxes). This game is not worth your money or your time.

    Returning players know how poor of an effort developer bungie put into this game, tons    Beautiful to look at and the guns and specials feel great to use. Those are the only things I can say positively about this game, beyond that it is a hollow shell of a game that is focused on players buying bright engrams (Their version of loot boxes). This game is not worth your money or your time.

    Returning players know how poor of an effort developer bungie put into this game, tons of features are missing from the core game that were in the original. One of these missing features is heroic strikes, harder missions that are meant to challenge the player in the endgame grind we all loved in the original. They are now selling this as a new feature in the DLC Curse of Osiris (another horrible effort), this DLC was planned for three months after initial release, about a month after the PC release. When destiny releases DLC they lock all of the good features from the core game behind a paywall making the core game almost unplayable.

    They have a ton of recycled content in this game such as the famed exotics, don't get me wrong I appreciate classics being brought back but as the best features of the core game is just lazy. The most important gun in PvP is the MIDA multi tool for instance, without it you don't really stand much of a chance in PvP. They told us our vaults and all the old equipment was destroyed and now the new meta is a gun we all had in our vaults... that is so disappointing in a sequel.

    When playing the other content such as the raid and public events it just feels like a boring grind, the enemies are too easy, its like they just stand there and wait for you to kill them. Wave after wave you grind the exact same mechanics from the original game and it all for nothing, maybe a token or two. Turn those in and the odds of you getting the same thing you already have are very high. You rarely get anything cosmetic that is very good because that is all locked behind the bright engram system.

    The bright engrams are what rattle most of the community to its core, they are blatantly rigging the system to get you to buy them (don't believe me? well, they admitted it). Once you hit level 20 every time you level up you get a bright engram instead, this is a very slow grind however. So slow the community complained so bungie introduced a double XP weekend making them easier to obtain but then secretly slowed down progression the more you played. A user on reddit exposed this and sent the community into an uproar, they apologized and "fixed" it but they actually doubled the amount of XP required to level up and where caught again. A lot of the cosmetic gear is again recycled from the first game, this system is disgusting and should not be tolerated from any game. Three pay models, full priced base game, paid DLC that locks out content a couple months after release (another to follow in another couple of months) and engrams that cost real dollars to buy, this is the sad low point the industry was trending towards.

    I will give credit where it is due, this game is beautiful, one of, if not the best looking games out there for sure. The guns feel really great to shoot and player movement is really great. It is just not worth it though, the loot systems, gun mods, changes to PvP and absence of quality strikes make it feeling like it is lacking any real quality gameplay.

    Destiny 2 is a failure, a failure to build off of what ended up being such a great game and a failure in providing anything significantly new to what should be a proper sequel. It feels like bungie exploited its old fans loyalty and excitement to make a ton of money with the hopes they could grab a new, casual players to make even more off of. Its great to look at but thats probably best done through screen shoots in this case. This game should be a hard pass for anyone thinking of buying it.    … Expand
  79. Greko03
    Nov 5, 2019
    2
    MUY ABURRIDO, mucho potencial muy despercidiado, campaña absurda para justificar un poco lo demás, y el multiplayer que debería ser un gran pilar, flojea mucho si no se compran las expansiones.
  80. MetaShawn
    Nov 4, 2017
    2
    Despite solid gameplay, awful dull story and NO END GAME (main story can be burned in 3-4h)... GROUPING SYSTEM is the WORST thing i ever saw in any game. I am veteran MMO player with history of more than 20.000h invested in LOTRO, GW2, TSW, D1, BDO....and i NEVER SAW this kind of IDIOTIC GROUPING SYSTEM....
    So, if you want to play with someone, you cannot find him IN THE GAME!!! You need    Despite solid gameplay, awful dull story and NO END GAME (main story can be burned in 3-4h)... GROUPING SYSTEM is the WORST thing i ever saw in any game. I am veteran MMO player with history of more than 20.000h invested in LOTRO, GW2, TSW, D1, BDO....and i NEVER SAW this kind of IDIOTIC GROUPING SYSTEM....
    So, if you want to play with someone, you cannot find him IN THE GAME!!! You need to go to the internet (with your online browser) to Bungie site to create account and there you can COMMUNICATE and CREATE FIRETEAMS....
    Ah yes...you cannot communicate in the game with others, even if they are standing right next to you because there is no GLOBAL CHAT!!!!!

    Probably they will add "INVITE A FRIEND IN YOUR FIRETEAM IN-GAME" as a DLC in some future update....    … Expand
  81. indominator
    May 9, 2018
    2
    Bungie serves as even a bigger martyr than cliffy b, by neutering itself and abandoning its most dedicated fanbase for the lowest denominator that never actually wanted to play the game. The end result is a neutered game and system that fails to provide any concreted and matured experience worth of being the halo successor.

    Pvp and pve feel underdeveloped and weaker than most of its    Bungie serves as even a bigger martyr than cliffy b, by neutering itself and abandoning its most dedicated fanbase for the lowest denominator that never actually wanted to play the game. The end result is a neutered game and system that fails to provide any concreted and matured experience worth of being the halo successor.

    Pvp and pve feel underdeveloped and weaker than most of its competitors. RPG systems are "casual"iified to the point of boredom where the "community" has come up with the term. Miles long, and inches deep. From all of its recent efforts we can only say for Bungie to completely stop the development of the game and focus on the next and last installment of the franchise.

    This is a waste of potential and time, rushed by corporate executives to abide by contractual agreements. its a grave that Bungie dug themselves and one that might change or destroy it.

    And the end result will depend on how greedy they are.

    Launch: 4/10 - a devolution from destiny 1 gameplay and features.

    DLC 1(osiris) 4/10 - murder of lore and story

    DLC 2(warmind) 5/10 - Wasted potential    … Expand
  82. argoniquel
    Dec 6, 2017
    2
    The positive:
    Awesome graphics! Cool weapons!

    The negative:
    Horrible story! The writers must have gotten really used 5 mins to create the whole story. Horrible gameplay with endless slaughter of "sheep". After playing 1 hour I was really bored and glad I only had the demo and not bought the full version.
  83. juuso
    Oct 27, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have not played Bungie's games since Halo, but if Destiny 2 is anything to tell, I am sorry to see the direction they are going.

    Storytelling-wise: It's bad. It's basically Angry Birds. And nothing wrong with that, but whereas Angry Birds leaves out no open questions, Destiny 2 leaves a lot. You would assume Destiny leaves the plot to be uncovered as you progress in the game, but no. Instead, it just more bad layers to it.

    I have not played the first Destiny, but as this is the first time the title appears on PC, I would have expected an introduction into the series. I think it's safe to assume many others would be in the same boat with me. But instead, the game does not provide anything to make out the story from the first establishment.

    So as far as I know, I am some sort of Jedi, but my powers are drained in the starting cutscene. I am not told what we Jedis do with this power, except kill people. Also, the bad guy has a hostage, but I don't know who the hostage is. As far as I know, he is just another Jedi, but I am not told why I should care.

    Because of the narrow and one-sided introduction to my Jedi powers, I can't even tell why I should hate the bad guy. Even if they destroy stars, I am only given one side of the story here. How do I know I, the protagonist, aren't actually the bad guy here? My Jedi powers are only for killing, after all.

    Throughout the campaign, I am introduced new characters. It's assumed I already know them. That would be fine, but instead like in Witcher 3, I have absolutely no way to read their backstory.

    Gameplay-wise: PvE: You don't benefit from open-world if it's dead. I have yet to find a hidden chest. When it comes to difficulty, as long as you walk, you cant die. You can clear out enemies from a safe distance. The game even incentives you for it, because it's quite efficient. I tried seeing if there's any reason I should rush, such as to skip waves of enemies, but there was not. Progressing in the everlasting tunnels requires you to kill the enemies within.

    PvP: I could not fathom how people are so quick to pick up game mechanics. I got my ass handed to me with the hard to aim, but rewarding, handguns on the first day. The last time I mastered anything like that in a video-game took me months of practice. Then I recalled the game has an aim-assistant, which I had disabled.

    ---

    The game is well ported into PC. The game looks great, and I did not assume it to run as smoothly.

    But that does not save the game. **** baked in butter is still ****.

    That being said, I assume there is more to come into this half-baked game in forms of DLC's. But unless the DLC's are outsourced, I would not wait for them. There are many ways to spend your time and money, but unfortunately, Destiny does not offer much for it.    … Expand
  84. nachtgold
    Feb 4, 2019
    2
    - Poor physics
    - Bugs in the tutorial, so I could not finish it, but it is mandatory -.-

    Stupid movement of a console game. Runing left or right isn't possible. The character is heavy and agile like a rock.

    For luck, the game is free to play ...
    First hub: you get a "cord" which protects you o.O
  85. Zreks
    Nov 6, 2017
    2
    When there is more innovation in Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, you know there was zero effort put into this game, they could've kept all content from Destiny 1 and added new content on top, but they threw it in the trash (Maybe to release in DLC later). They rehashed the same armor pieces/guns with different colors as "new content" and called it a day. They put ZERO effort intoWhen there is more innovation in Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, you know there was zero effort put into this game, they could've kept all content from Destiny 1 and added new content on top, but they threw it in the trash (Maybe to release in DLC later). They rehashed the same armor pieces/guns with different colors as "new content" and called it a day. They put ZERO effort into designing interesting new mechanics/loot/gameplay elements/maps.

    This game is pretty on the outside(for marketing it's perfect) and disgusting on the inside(once you actually play, it's obviously just a cash grab). The art is beautiful, but why wouldn't it be? That's all you need to sell a game nowadays to people, pretty graphics and good music.

    Obviously if the base game was good, why would anyone buy DLC (thinks bungievision).

    This game could've been great, but money. They decided to re-release Destiny and remove everything good about it. It seems that Bungie looked at how The Sims can release a new game with zero features so that they can sell them later as expansions.

    However Bungie seems to have forgotten that they are not selling their game to teenage girls. They dumbed down every system, they made all the loot the same, they made it so the "casuals" aren't overwhelmed, but are casuals really as stupid as Bungie thinks? I think they aren't.

    Just because your testers are middle-aged men who never played a game in their life, doesn't mean that an average gamer wouldn't be able to figure out how your game works. Even casuals aren't as stupid as this game thinks they are.

    I wish any of this meant anything, but in the end, they made their moneys and they will continue their **** business practices until they run out of people who buy their games/micro-transactions.

    I am never going to buy anything that has the label Bungie/Activision EVER again. Fool me once... I can do without playing your generic ****.

    If the first game was on released today on PC, not a single person would be playing Destiny 2 after finishing the story. That's how empty this game is.    … Expand
  86. RadQuinn
    Nov 8, 2017
    2
    This game starts out with a very basic, lazily written and predictable story with some of the worst voice-to-character matching I've ever seen in a game. After you spend ~15 hours in the game you are done with the campaign at which point you are exposed to the outrageously lacking end-game content. This game also requires knowledge of the first game; if you don't know what happened inThis game starts out with a very basic, lazily written and predictable story with some of the worst voice-to-character matching I've ever seen in a game. After you spend ~15 hours in the game you are done with the campaign at which point you are exposed to the outrageously lacking end-game content. This game also requires knowledge of the first game; if you don't know what happened in Destiny 1 you will have no idea what is going on. Not only is there almost no end-game content, but Bungie is also posed to launch a DLC that users have to pay for in December. Besides a few obvious differences like how they jump, the classes are extremely similar and only differentiate in a few ways. The talent trees for each class are extraordinarily dull and don't really change the way you play the game. People have said that this is a MMO-type FPS, but don't be fooled. This is not a MMO nor is it anywhere near one.

    The good parts of this game are the combat systems and the looks of the game. It really is one of the prettiest games I've ever seen and the combination of multiple weapon choices and weapon mechanics make combat exciting. There's also no difficulty settings so you can't ramp up the overly-easy standard difficulty or turn off the hilarious auto-aim setting.

    This game is no where near worth the price that so many paid. Such a disappointment.    … Expand
  87. p45
    Nov 10, 2017
    2
    A visually impressive well optimized game that gets old after a few hours of gameplay.

    As soon as you hit level 20 everything you kill feels pointless and worthless. Every quest you complete feels unrewarding. Everything feels repetitive. After you complete the main story all you can do is repeat the same quests/events over and over for no real reason other to grind currencies used to    A visually impressive well optimized game that gets old after a few hours of gameplay.

    As soon as you hit level 20 everything you kill feels pointless and worthless. Every quest you complete feels unrewarding. Everything feels repetitive.
    After you complete the main story all you can do is repeat the same quests/events over and over for no real reason other to grind currencies used to buy slightly bigger numbers.
    There is no motivation for you to continue playing at all.
    There's 1 raid. That's it.
    Not worth £45. Maybe for £10 I'd consider this a good buy.
    Oh did I mention the game has been out for less than a month on PC but DLC is due soon? Yeah. That's right. You better buy that season pass if you actually want a reason to play the game.    … Expand
  88. Blackout5236
    Nov 27, 2017
    2
    Dont bother playing this game on PC. The amount of aim bots, wall hacks, and other cheats is ridiculous. Its not uncommon for 90% of kills in a pvp game to be all head shots. If you feel like aim botting yourself, go for it, otherwise stay away.

    PVE is no different than destiny 1. Plus you only have maybe...and im stretching it when i say maybe, 20 hours of gameplay. And thats doing all    Dont bother playing this game on PC. The amount of aim bots, wall hacks, and other cheats is ridiculous. Its not uncommon for 90% of kills in a pvp game to be all head shots. If you feel like aim botting yourself, go for it, otherwise stay away.

    PVE is no different than destiny 1. Plus you only have maybe...and im stretching it when i say maybe, 20 hours of gameplay. And thats doing all main and side quests. For the price of the game it should have been released with the first 2 expansions for free. Not worth your money.    … Expand
  89. ogarza
    Dec 6, 2017
    2
    No end game content, bad story, good visuals, good audio, good gameplay.

    Content you originally had in the base game, no longer available unless you buy DLC. Curso of Osiris DLC was complete garbage, 2 hours of content, and very repetitive because they didn't have time to create any assets, so they just re-used everything over and over. Once you play for a few hours, you are    No end game content, bad story, good visuals, good audio, good gameplay.

    Content you originally had in the base game, no longer available unless you buy DLC.

    Curso of Osiris DLC was complete garbage, 2 hours of content, and very repetitive because they didn't have time to create any assets, so they just re-used everything over and over.

    Once you play for a few hours, you are locked out of the fun content for the rest of the week.    … Expand
  90. DarkCobalt
    Dec 10, 2017
    2
    Fun gunplay, nice visuals. That's about it. They literally ripped a PvP game mode, Trials of the Nine, and locked it behind the expansion. They raised the level cap of the most difficult raid to be beyond the obtainable amount. Keep in mind you ARE PAYING FOR THIS CONTENT with 60$, AS ADVERTISED, and you won't be able to enjoy it unless you shell out another 20$ for a DLC that is pitifullyFun gunplay, nice visuals. That's about it. They literally ripped a PvP game mode, Trials of the Nine, and locked it behind the expansion. They raised the level cap of the most difficult raid to be beyond the obtainable amount. Keep in mind you ARE PAYING FOR THIS CONTENT with 60$, AS ADVERTISED, and you won't be able to enjoy it unless you shell out another 20$ for a DLC that is pitifully devoid of content and lacking in scale whatsoever. Avoid this game. There's no reason to waste your time in it if you plan on playing it like an MMORPG. There's plenty of other titles to dedicate time to, no reason to shell out 60$ for a mediocre experience from a developer that you can't trust.… Expand
  91. numenoreen
    Dec 11, 2017
    2
    Interesting concept of a game. So you're basically paying for a 4 hours campaign, mindless grinding, everything is behind a paywall or random loot boxes. There have been, and will be, countless more interesting games with more content and less contempt to its buyers, many of which are free.

    Story is bland and clearly all budget went to rendering and voice actors. Well guess what, your    Interesting concept of a game. So you're basically paying for a 4 hours campaign, mindless grinding, everything is behind a paywall or random loot boxes. There have been, and will be, countless more interesting games with more content and less contempt to its buyers, many of which are free.

    Story is bland and clearly all budget went to rendering and voice actors. Well guess what, your fancy movies and celebrities dont make up for boring narrative, mindless grinding and cash squeezing at every corner.

    No gameplay, no feeling, no feelings, no nothing. You want to buy it ? Well aint much in it for you. it's 2017 guys, and you're killing your own player base because... profits, I guess. Hope you will soon feel the comeback coming.    … Expand
  92. SaberwolfTribal
    Feb 10, 2018
    2
    The Story is pretty fun to run through with a team of friends but as soon as I hit endgame it quickly drained any sense of fun.

    Nightfalls, which used to be no revives and kick out once everyone is dead, are now a 15 minute sprint through enemies that chew you like bubble gum. even running through some of the maps you'll be hard pressed to kill in enough time, this isn't fun. It never    The Story is pretty fun to run through with a team of friends but as soon as I hit endgame it quickly drained any sense of fun.

    Nightfalls, which used to be no revives and kick out once everyone is dead, are now a 15 minute sprint through enemies that chew you like bubble gum. even running through some of the maps you'll be hard pressed to kill in enough time, this isn't fun. It never was fun. being timed in a twitch shooter is fine for achievements but some of us just wanting some gear. seriously remove the stupid timer. If the "hardcore" want to challenge themselves, separate that mode and give them more, but let us just fight something really hard without a damn timer.

    Gear almost never is better than what you currently have. I've been playing for 2 days and seem stuck on level 21 and 22 gear with every engram being lower than that even. I've really just stopped trying and moved onto other games that I don't have to fight RNG for.

    Events are garbage, most you have to pay to participate. paying in a game you already payed, not to mention none of the guns really have that good feel to them that other shooter games seem to have.

    PvP is the same boring mess it always was. Use auto-rifle or hand cannon, get super, wreck faces, hear someone else use super, run away. As someone who constantly had a 3.0 or high K/D rate I can say that I didn't have fun doing it. maps still have that issue where slight inclines can stop you from moving if it isn't "ramped" properly. Meaning if you aren't jumping you just don't move.

    I can't say one thing about a raid because I'll probably never have enough interest in the game to get that far. all the stuff that should gear you for the raid is just a random chance.

    TL;DR AVOID THIS GAME! DESTINY 1 IS A LOT BETTER! And that really pains me to say that...at least there is real progression in that game.    … Expand
  93. NotDestined
    Jun 2, 2018
    2
    This is the most empty game I've played. By empty I mean the dialogue. The npc dialoge does not make any sense whatsever, it's like it was designed to waste your time and make you dumb. The story makes zero sense. To sum up...it's a piece of s*** in terms of story and anything deep, I swear kindergarten kids could write better dialogue and story than this. If something was meant to makeThis is the most empty game I've played. By empty I mean the dialogue. The npc dialoge does not make any sense whatsever, it's like it was designed to waste your time and make you dumb. The story makes zero sense. To sum up...it's a piece of s*** in terms of story and anything deep, I swear kindergarten kids could write better dialogue and story than this. If something was meant to make you dumb on purpose and leave you with less brain cells than before you started, then this is it.

    The gameplay by itself is alright, nothing special, turn your brain off and shoot while collecting better gear. The same old mmo formula. It's good to reminisce of the Halo games on PC, as I have not had a xbox in a long time and haven't had the chance to play anything Bungie in years.It's alright for a few hours of shooting but gameplay? You can run past most of the enemies until you're stuck in an arena and must kill some to progress..I realized I don't have to kill the enemies and can run past them most of the time.. Funny. Anyway..for a humble sale I got my moneys worth and experienced what these so called modern games are all about.

    Now Level lock behind paid dlc? I thought I was getting the full game with the humble bundle sale. Most games are free to play these days I doubt any paid games will survive for long, it's only a matter of time before the netflix of gaming comes along, see Origin vault.    … Expand
  94. VVhiteCrow
    Jun 3, 2018
    2
    Lets be clear: this games HAS great art, graphics, sound design, shooting mechanic and performance. But for all the rest, Im sorry to say this game's design middle fingers the **** out to the player ALL the time.
    - Paid enjoyment: Killing bosses/acomplishing missions gets you NOTHING. Want stuff? Pay up!
    - Crap story. Crap characters. - Ripped off content DLC. - Deceiving bosses. -    Lets be clear: this games HAS great art, graphics, sound design, shooting mechanic and performance. But for all the rest, Im sorry to say this game's design middle fingers the **** out to the player ALL the time.
    - Paid enjoyment: Killing bosses/acomplishing missions gets you NOTHING. Want stuff? Pay up!
    - Crap story. Crap characters.
    - Ripped off content DLC.
    - Deceiving bosses.
    - ...
    Although I enjoyed the campaign, I regret giving 12$ to devs screwing me over for more money.    … Expand
  95. TheLastVega
    Aug 22, 2018
    2
    Probably one of the biggest disappointments I have played in a while. Started off with four of my friends playing, then after a week two saw the light and ditched it. Only me and another friend remained only to get disappointed at the game play, boss fights, "dungeons", whatever. All boring and kill this guy for this loot at that is it. Stupid game, waste of our money.
  96. whydidthissuck
    Nov 7, 2018
    2
    Got this game fore free (glad i didn't pay for it). what i was really looking forward to was the PVP part, to bad. Unless you keep up with the latest expansions and max you level out you are just going to lose each fight. So in other words it's pay to win. Because i didn't buy all the DLC and max my level past lvl 20 for the base game i have half the power or less as compared to everyone else.
  97. tyrannus88
    Dec 21, 2018
    2
    What's the point of it being online? You see a few other people here and there but never once have I ever seen anyone EVER type ANYTHING in chat. Everything is done solo unless you have a friend in your fireteam. No group finder? If there is one, I can't find it because nothing is explained and the interface feels so cheap and confusing. You're forced to solo frustrating content because ofWhat's the point of it being online? You see a few other people here and there but never once have I ever seen anyone EVER type ANYTHING in chat. Everything is done solo unless you have a friend in your fireteam. No group finder? If there is one, I can't find it because nothing is explained and the interface feels so cheap and confusing. You're forced to solo frustrating content because of this. I don't even understand the point of the game. Just a loot fest for the sake of loot. Also I seem to get connectivity issues at the worst possible times. Because I can't open a ticket anywhere, here's how I'll compensate. Game is trash. Bright and shiny trash.… Expand
  98. Shynig4mi
    Dec 25, 2018
    2
    This game is both Awesome and Awful. I didn't played Destiny one, and this review addresses the entire game, including extensions at the moment I write this, meaning : Warmind, Forsaken and Orisis, with a little bit of Forges.

    It sold itself as a mix between Warframe, Borderlands, Halo and some MMORPG stuff. That's not wrong, but all these games are way better than this one. Summarize    This game is both Awesome and Awful. I didn't played Destiny one, and this review addresses the entire game, including extensions at the moment I write this, meaning : Warmind, Forsaken and Orisis, with a little bit of Forges.

    It sold itself as a mix between Warframe, Borderlands, Halo and some MMORPG stuff.
    That's not wrong, but all these games are way better than this one.
    Summarize : A not-so-bad game, but not as fun a Borderlands, not as dynamic as Warframe, and with a so-so story, with really timid MMORPG elements and waaaaayyyys to much grind and RNG.

    First, lets begin by what is good :
    Graphics are awesome, and the game is relatively light. There are a lot of stuff to do in the game, and a lot of Lore to explore.
    The gameplay is dynamic without being too slow, there is some room for coordination between players and the camera switching (from fps to tps) when using certain abilities etc is well made and pleasant. You can feel the inertia of your hits, movements, and yet the gameplay is extremely fluid.
    The build system, event if classes are not really so different from each others, seems at first really limited, but when reaching endgame, becomes really rich and the sum of tiny limited elements permits to do some nice and "original" builds. Every weapon is OK to use un PVE, even if some are better than others.

    Now, let's explain why this game does not have a 10, but only a 2.
    This game has one main issues : the progression system and the skin customization.
    The progression system is a really grindy one, and not really fun grind. You need a "power level" the damages you inflict and you take are representative of the difference of power between you and the PVE opponent. The higher the ratio between yours and his, the higher you will hit and the lower you will get hit.
    When progressing through the story, the required power level increases as well. At first this is not a bother, since you are into the game, and power level, given by your equipment, raises with every loots you get. But once reached the "soft cap", you need to do daily and weekly quests to get power level increasing and access new content. I'm at a point I finished the story of Forsaken, and I want to try the Forge. My power is 585 and the required is 615. Monsters there shred me while I need twice the normal amount of ammo to kill them. And it's frustrating, because it is not a problem of build or skill, only that my numbers are not high enough. Especially since the monsters are always the same since the beginning of the game...
    Another part of the progression system that bother me is the randomness of the loots. There is close to no way to influence what type of loot you want to get, and most of the loots are useless after you reach the soft cap. Weapons and items comes with "perks" on it, changing their abilities, but these are also completely random. So you just have to wait for the right item to come with the right perks.
    The idea is not so bad, because it somewhat forces players to try new weapons. But the reality is that if you like to try lots of builds like in a RPG, you will face a strong deception. As well as the exotic (rarest items possible) items, that are just as random as usual, and most of the time ends up being close to useless, especially because you can only equip two out of 3 weapons and 2 armor pieces.
    The sadest part of this is that the game is extremely rich of achievements and lore, and that none of them are used to get stuff.
    And armors are locked to a character class, so if you want to test all three classes at endgame, you have to do the grind three times somehow...
    Finally, armors are random, the perks on it are randoms, and the appearance as well, so you just can't really choose how you will look unless you are extra lucky. But in this case you should just try gambling instead of playing this game.
    Bonus : part of the gameplay, especially raids, does not have matchmaking and so you have to recruit people via clan or chat, unless you have five others persons playing with you.

    as a conclusion, this game is not bad, even quite good, but is definitely not worth it's price and the price of it's extensions. It can be interesting if you have friends, like 3 or 6, to play with.    … Expand
  99. Typing
    Apr 10, 2020
    2
    This game has the potential and definintly all the elements to be a top notch game but that's far from what it acrualy is. The game just gets boring after just 10 hours or so. It is very repetitive and the plot is certainly very shallow. Would definintly not recommend.
  100. FlaSwatta
    Aug 14, 2019
    2
    I'm going to get right to the point. This game is broken. It does not necessarily suck, but in no universe could this ever be considered fun. After (for some stupid reason) putting 150+ hours into this game, I have not once played a single match of pvp without feeling the urge to pull all my hair out. The meta is so strongly defined by equipment that either comes extreme endgame or hoursI'm going to get right to the point. This game is broken. It does not necessarily suck, but in no universe could this ever be considered fun. After (for some stupid reason) putting 150+ hours into this game, I have not once played a single match of pvp without feeling the urge to pull all my hair out. The meta is so strongly defined by equipment that either comes extreme endgame or hours and hours of grinding a single mission since the drop rates are so obscure. To put it simply, until you obtain these game-breaking items, there is no way you are ever going to have a good time in pvp. Out of hundreds of weapons and armor pieces to choose from, you are guarenteed to see maybe 3 different ones in play in pvp and even pve. It's unbelievable, and the developers sure take their sweet time between patches, leaving players with a mediocre experience for months at a time. It is a huge problem when players have been asking for changes and complete reworks to many of the games essential elements such as the ammo economy and supers. Supers are completely overpowered in both pve and pvp. They go from granting your entire fireteam invincibility for a long period of time or completely eliminating the need to reload. In pvp supers are going off constantly, and if you don't have a super to counter one on the enemy team, you are completely hopeless and will sometimes be killed more than once by the same guy in the same super. I can safely say avoid pvp at all costs. Unless you enjoy having a miserable grinding experience with terrible story progression for a price that this studio has some serious audacity asking for, I strongly advise avoiding this game and all its expansions until you find one hell of a discount.… Expand
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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
  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.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2018
    95
    In a nutshell, Destiny 2 for PC is the same outstanding game we played on consoles, but even more enjoyable thanks to spectacular visuals, masterful optimization and much more suitable controls. [13/2017, p.75]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 2, 2018
    80
    Play this great shooter with your friends, it pays off. Then it will offer hours and hours of great fun without the stereotype. But be prepared the endgame will thoroughly test your patience and willingness to grind. [Issue#280]
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