Destiny 2

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1731 Ratings

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  1. Xirhanna
    Feb 2, 2018
    7
    You know, this game was a lot better than I thought it would be. Graphics were great and the story was pretty ok. Competitive mode isn't very much fun and the game is kind of repetitive but it was easily dealt with. Destiny 2 shouldn't have such a negative response but the publisher/developer or whatever has really started to being... not the nicest of people. That's a warning.
  2. Krissy004
    Sep 19, 2021
    6
    Let's start with the positive first. The gun play in destiny 2 is very good. So very good and I enjoy playing it. The graphics are very good and I expect it since bungie created this game. Now for the cons or negatives of this game. Man, the monetization of this game is very awful. What the hell happened with this game. I'm fine if you going to pay for the base game and succeedingLet's start with the positive first. The gun play in destiny 2 is very good. So very good and I enjoy playing it. The graphics are very good and I expect it since bungie created this game. Now for the cons or negatives of this game. Man, the monetization of this game is very awful. What the hell happened with this game. I'm fine if you going to pay for the base game and succeeding expansion but jesus christ man! There's a freaking problem with your game if you need 5 different items for you to have a transmog. If you're a free to play players your **** since the story is behind a pay wall. Even Zenimax is not that greedy in terms of story missions. Heck, even warframe is good at this. This game is becoming another cash cow and I'm not surprise because a chinese company now owns bungie.
    All in all a good game destroyed by its monetization. If you want a looter shooter and don't mind the grind this game is good for you.    … Expand
  3. sft
    Feb 23, 2021
    7
    Kismet.

    7.5/10 • Fun for about 300 hrs (I have 300+ on Battle.net), after that not so much.
  4. FeralMonkeyMAgi
    Jan 14, 2018
    7
    A decent game; outstanding visuals and sound, voice acting improved from the first game, more missions (though variety can become an issue) and combat mechanics are solid - it 'feels' good to shoot things and the horde type enemies are fun to engage with.

    All in all, it's enjoyable. Play the free demo first to decide for yourself.
  5. AnOddParadox
    Jan 21, 2018
    7
    This game has so much potential that is caught up in complete B.S. Once you beat the main game the game feels kid of empty. The bosses are too easy (especially the final boss in story mode). The multiplayer feel kind of lack luster. But the good things are the things that keep me playing. The controls, the optimization, the gameplay. The point of making the boss fights easier are to makeThis game has so much potential that is caught up in complete B.S. Once you beat the main game the game feels kid of empty. The bosses are too easy (especially the final boss in story mode). The multiplayer feel kind of lack luster. But the good things are the things that keep me playing. The controls, the optimization, the gameplay. The point of making the boss fights easier are to make it more accessible to newer players which I understand and somewhat appreciate especially if I'm looking for a chill experience. But why not add difficulty selection like the first game? That is one of the biggest things for me. If they added that this might be an eight but for now it is a seven. Buy this game when it is on sale or when it is worth buying full price.… Expand
  6. Onask
    Nov 19, 2018
    5
    [RESEÑA DE SALIDA DEL JUEGO]

    Destiny 2 no ofrece nada nuevo y mucho menos algo por lo que pagar su precio completo. Contenido terminado entre 3 personas en apenas una semana, llendo ya todos con un nivel de objeto altísimo. Apenas ofrece un modo historia decente, técnicamente no sorprende y el online es poco más que la primera entrega. Las raids son muy decepcionantes y la mayoría    [RESEÑA DE SALIDA DEL JUEGO]

    Destiny 2 no ofrece nada nuevo y mucho menos algo por lo que pagar su precio completo. Contenido terminado entre 3 personas en apenas una semana, llendo ya todos con un nivel de objeto altísimo.

    Apenas ofrece un modo historia decente, técnicamente no sorprende y el online es poco más que la primera entrega. Las raids son muy decepcionantes y la mayoría pueden ser completadas sin despeinarse.

    No recomendado.    … Expand
  7. Shimmeywill
    Apr 9, 2020
    7
    A decent time waster with friends for mindless shooting. Setting, characters and world design is unbelievably bland. Dialogue is either cringe or passable. A really forgettable experience overall. Would not play this if not with friends. Graphics are nice though and gunplay is solid.
  8. AkitoAK
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    Started playing the game was enjoying the first hours, then it became tedious and i still dont understand why..
    Overall the game looks dope and I did have fun at places but the game could have done better to explain to the new crowd like me who joined after the game went Free To Play..
  9. Rick444
    Oct 18, 2020
    7
    Feels like a online halo or a halo ripoff...which is a good thing, and it feels like that because it was created by halo creators. For a new person to the franchise it feels like a mix between the division and mass effect Andromeda Or mix between Warhammer and halo etc etc
  10. palusik
    Nov 19, 2017
    5
    So after leveling two characters till very end of game (raid phase) I can say that this game is average as it can be. I mean, it can be fun, it can be tricky and frustrating, but all this end with big boredom after you finish all activates available for single player . What else can you do if there is no social mechanism in MMO game?!
  11. TESLAQC
    Dec 5, 2018
    6
    Awsome pve with forsaken and worst pvp i ever play.. match making rank in competive is a joke, you start and you play against players with not forgotten (hand cannon you earn when you hit highest rank in competitive)... ALOT of hackers ( just search destiny 2 aimbot in youtube...) stupid shotgun 1tap you even from 10 feets... in pve the dlc forsaken is a 10/10 to me but the annual passAwsome pve with forsaken and worst pvp i ever play.. match making rank in competive is a joke, you start and you play against players with not forgotten (hand cannon you earn when you hit highest rank in competitive)... ALOT of hackers ( just search destiny 2 aimbot in youtube...) stupid shotgun 1tap you even from 10 feets... in pve the dlc forsaken is a 10/10 to me but the annual pass black armory is a bit 4/10 and i'm generous... overall i love d2 in pve and i hate it in pvp (and i'm a pvp player more than pve...) and dont waste money on annual pass i totaly regret...… Expand
  12. 111181
    Oct 27, 2017
    5
    Destiny 2 is a game that looks great, sounds great, and feels great, but offers nothing but busywork as gameplay, a hollow imitation of an interesting universe, and an overwhelming amount of potential squandered in favour of its incredibly basic - albeit, again, incredibly nice feeling - gunplay. It offers nothing worth remembering. Its story is basic. Its abilities are dull. Its worlds,Destiny 2 is a game that looks great, sounds great, and feels great, but offers nothing but busywork as gameplay, a hollow imitation of an interesting universe, and an overwhelming amount of potential squandered in favour of its incredibly basic - albeit, again, incredibly nice feeling - gunplay. It offers nothing worth remembering. Its story is basic. Its abilities are dull. Its worlds, while gorgeous, are tiny and feel dead, though not intentionally. It is a pastime at best, and a punishment at worst. Destiny 2's idea of challenge is taking a note from the Division, and simply putting more numbers in their healthbar, and nothing else. And that is beside its microtransaction and season pass nonsense that has become a staple. I am glad I got this for free, or I would have been incredibly embarrassed to know that I had spent money on this.

    If you can have fun with this, good for you. I'm glad. I wish I still had your optimism, but Destiny 2 to me is an excercise in how much you can get away with providing the bare minimum, in order to maximize profits. But in a world where the Star Wars: Battlefront revival sold 12 million copies, I suppose I should get very familiar with this sort of idiocy.    … Expand
  13. bigdeadanimals
    Dec 2, 2018
    5
    Well I didnt play Destiny and started with Destiny 2.
    And I dont get it.
    Its mmo-shooter based around grind and looting items. It feels like free-to-play Warframe, but slower, without movement abilities and with less action. There are 3 classes and they has 3 active abilities and Ult, some of them are same for every class. Cooldowns are ennormous, so you use spells once in some    Well I didnt play Destiny and started with Destiny 2.
    And I dont get it.
    Its mmo-shooter based around grind and looting items.
    It feels like free-to-play Warframe, but slower, without movement abilities and with less action.
    There are 3 classes and they has 3 active abilities and Ult, some of them are same for every class.

    Cooldowns are ennormous, so you use spells once in some minutes,
    The problem is base shooting mechanic is simple and well-made for CONSOLES so it playes really plain in PC. It feels like there is no recoil, no interestinf patterns of shooting, everything feel same and plain.
    You repetedly and casually shoot small pool of enemies, no sweat, and go further, get some loot and...that it.
    Maybe it would have felt better if we had more abilities and 10-15 sec cooldowns, so it made game faster and get player more involved in whats happening.
    But now its tunnel brain-dead "aim shoot repeat" without anything in between.

    Story is simple, but voice acting is cool (especially Russian) and there are some funny/cute moments, also visual design is good and sometime great (like on the Planet with Cubical landscape) but it does not save the core gameplay which is too casual and well yeah, boring.    … Expand
  14. Ansatsu83
    Oct 24, 2017
    5
    Far too repetitive for its own good. Gameplay feels monotonous for little reward. I am 3 hours in and I got very bored. Graphics are great, gameplay, not so great. Not sure how this game is getting such high reviews. Perhaps I'm in the few who cant stand monotonous gameplay, that is far from engaging, but I would easily say its not worth 60 bucks. Wait for a sale, cause 30 at most.Far too repetitive for its own good. Gameplay feels monotonous for little reward. I am 3 hours in and I got very bored. Graphics are great, gameplay, not so great. Not sure how this game is getting such high reviews. Perhaps I'm in the few who cant stand monotonous gameplay, that is far from engaging, but I would easily say its not worth 60 bucks. Wait for a sale, cause 30 at most. Actually, it reminds me a bit of hellgate london... Huh....… Expand
  15. Garzbrez
    Oct 25, 2017
    6
    Having spent the last few weeks with Warframe, I was starting to regret my preorder for Destiny 2, but I was pleasantly surprised when I booted up the game and started playing. The story is absolute trash, but with a group of friends, the gameplay is a lot of fun. The pvp seems to have been tweeked since beta and the time to kill feels much better. Over all, the movement is a bit slowHaving spent the last few weeks with Warframe, I was starting to regret my preorder for Destiny 2, but I was pleasantly surprised when I booted up the game and started playing. The story is absolute trash, but with a group of friends, the gameplay is a lot of fun. The pvp seems to have been tweeked since beta and the time to kill feels much better. Over all, the movement is a bit slow for my tastes, but it feels fairly well polished and I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds for this game.

    I just really hope the developers do right by their community and flesh the game out with at least a few free content patches. Right now a lot of people seem to be comparing this to Warframe, which can be played and enjoyed without spending a dime on it, not to mention it contains some of the best bits of story I've ever seen in a game. Bungie has listened to a lot of what people said about Destiny 1, taking a lot of steps in the right direction, but has also made some mistakes. Here's to hoping they correct their mistakes.    … Expand
  16. karmasleeper
    Nov 19, 2017
    6
    Destiny 2 is a game with a weak single player experience, weak main story, underwhelming gunplay, but entertaining cooperative and PvP content. Unfortunately, that good stuff comes all at the end game and you'll have to dredge through the 5-7 hour story to get there.

    Destiny 2 plays like a cross between Borderlands and Halo. It's a story driven shooter with repetitive level design,    Destiny 2 is a game with a weak single player experience, weak main story, underwhelming gunplay, but entertaining cooperative and PvP content. Unfortunately, that good stuff comes all at the end game and you'll have to dredge through the 5-7 hour story to get there.

    Destiny 2 plays like a cross between Borderlands and Halo. It's a story driven shooter with repetitive level design, samey reskin enemies, and randomized loot. As you progress through the game, you'll travel freely between different planets in the solar system. Each location has an open world area with public events and side quests. When you start a story mission in these areas, it's instanced. When you reach level 20 (max level), you'll return to these same areas to complete daily and weekly activities and challenges for randomize loot rewards. This can all be done cooperatively or solo and none of it presents any real challenge to a seasoned FPS player.

    Player movement and enemy animations/behavior is very similar to Halo. Jumps are long and floaty as if there's low gravity. What's disappointing is character movement doesn't factor into class abilities or combat with one or two rare exceptions. It's simply there to serve as a way to navigate weak platforming sections. Enemies will sometimes juke to the side or drop a shield, but this doesn't increase their threat to the player. It only serves as an annoyance to increase the time it takes to kill them. Most enemies seem to fire the same slow moving energy projectile weapons. While enemy factions are thematically different in appearance, it quickly becomes clear they are just different models for the same type of enemy with similar abilities. Weapons variety seems weak. There's a sufficient variety of weapon types, but not a lot of options within those categories. Many weapons simply feel like reskins of weapons in the same category with no sufficiently differentiating characteristics.

    The story is incredibly weak and predictable. Having not played the original Destiny, I had no grounding for who the main characters were or why I should care. The writing for character dialogue vacillates between self-important melodramatic posturing and hipster tier cringe (I'm looking at you Cayde-6). All I could gather from the story is that Guardians are religious zealots who worship a giant sphere which has visited earth and granted some people magical powers and immortality. In short, the Cabal did nothing wrong.

    End game content and PvP are pretty fun. Strikes are Destiny's version of raids where you and other players go through much more challenging levels and boss fights to get better loot rewards. Revisiting some of the open world story mission areas to do side quests is sometimes entertaining, too. Doing these gives you tokens you give to a local story character for, you guessed it, loot rewards.

    Destiny 2 is not worth full price especially considering there are going to be at least two paid DLC expansions. If all you want is a good coop game with your friends, Destiny 2 isn't a bad choice, but it may not have long term value for you. Don't buy it for the story.    … Expand
  17. Antiks
    Nov 3, 2017
    5
    The core gameplay is pretty great. The big problem with this game is everything that isn't the core gameplay is either missing or broken. The UI is bad to absolutely terrible. Chat is basically not there. Guild system is broken to barely functional. The story was mediocre at best with a lot of cliché's "You and I are not so different" said every villain ever.

    "Competitive pvp" has no    The core gameplay is pretty great. The big problem with this game is everything that isn't the core gameplay is either missing or broken. The UI is bad to absolutely terrible. Chat is basically not there. Guild system is broken to barely functional. The story was mediocre at best with a lot of cliché's "You and I are not so different" said every villain ever.

    "Competitive pvp" has no ranking system so I don't see how it could be competitive for anyone. PvP maps are completely exploitable as soon as you figure out how to invalidate spawns to split the other team. Some of the PvP map design is very poor.

    The guild system remained broken on release for far too long so broken it was crashing or lagging out just about everyone on the pc. Not an acceptable thing to allow to go on for so long, let alone get released.

    Again, the core gameplay is great but literally everything else is lacking.    … Expand
  18. StRaTeLz
    Oct 24, 2017
    6
    Mediocre
    Gets boring having two different primary guns and all the abilities on such a long cool down
    There is no new enemies or sub-classes
    Destiny 1 was a beta, this is the release
  19. wiski
    Oct 26, 2017
    5
    This is an aggressively average game, and fails at the one thing it should do best, have interesting and varied loot that makes you want to play the game to get it.
  20. Z3D
    Oct 24, 2017
    6
    Cabbage out of 10.Cabbage out of 10.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             … Expand
  21. taijii
    Oct 26, 2017
    6
    The art, and music specifically are second to none, constantly blowing me away at every turn. With that said, those are the only two facets of Destiny 2 that deserve praise, and the reason this game gets any points at all. How can a game get so many things wrong is beyond me. Destiny 2 feels more like a public joke than a real game. The pacing is off, the story is unmemorable, there's aThe art, and music specifically are second to none, constantly blowing me away at every turn. With that said, those are the only two facets of Destiny 2 that deserve praise, and the reason this game gets any points at all. How can a game get so many things wrong is beyond me. Destiny 2 feels more like a public joke than a real game. The pacing is off, the story is unmemorable, there's a feeling of loneliness throughout the entire game created by Bungie's lack of desire for any social interaction, no matchmaking, no ranked multiplayer (multiplayer is lacking in so many features it feels more like a demo than an actual release), game-ruining bugs like inability to change key bindings. The list honestly goes on. Seeing game review businesses give this game positive scores is honestly sickening. Bungie used to release pure quality. This is not the same development studio, that's for sure.… Expand
  22. inverted720
    Oct 25, 2017
    6
    This is a passable mediocre shooter. (no spoilers)

    I'll start by saying this might be the best PC PORT from console I've ever played. Day 1 launch is perfectly smooth, and no hints of bugs. The presentation here seems Blizzard influenced, which is to say the presentation of this product is flawless. No small feat in today's market! The engine looks amazing and delivers high FPS with no    This is a passable mediocre shooter. (no spoilers)

    I'll start by saying this might be the best PC PORT from console I've ever played. Day 1 launch is perfectly smooth, and no hints of bugs. The presentation here seems Blizzard influenced, which is to say the presentation of this product is flawless. No small feat in today's market! The engine looks amazing and delivers high FPS with no loss in frames on my 1070gtx at 1440p.

    And now for why this game is mediocre. First off the game basically plays itself. It is the most entry level shooter I could imagine a modern release being. It plays at about the Doom 2 level of difficulty. Kill things fast dodge left and right, use your abilities. Far too many of the enemies are mindless Zombies who are often un-cleverly spawned into the world, essentially right in front of you with a teleporter beam.
    The second problem is the loot and level systems. These are very simplistic, and the numbers make extremely minute differences on gameplay (Youtube these issues if you disagree). The 1-20 leveling system should have just been removed entirely. It serves as a 20 level skill stagger tutorial system that gets disposed of in 10 or so hours of game play never to have any use ever again unless you start a new character. As far as loot goes, there is just nothing to grind for as everything has been balanced so heavily you won't be getting any advantage over other players through item drops. It's hard to get excited about a vanilla loot system. I understand that an intricate loot system creates unbalance, but again where is the fun in everyone having access to all the same stuff?

    Lastly despite all the hullabaloo about the countless hours of story in Destiny 2, IT ISN'T COMPELLING! It is all cinematic to the 10th degree, told so that anyone including those with the most extreme attention deficits can follow along. The dialog is so cringe worthy you will have to confront yourself with why you aren't doing something productive.
    I've said this in other reviews, but these crazy over the top cinematics the AAA developers keep putting in their games aren't necessary. If you have an incredibly clever well-written story to tell at 100 decibels, by all means use it. But if you are including it just to check boxes it will look sloppy no matter how artistically you glide and swivel the camera around the terrible terrible lines and overused movie memes.

    In brief summary, you might enjoy this game if you want a great looking super casual shooter with RPG-ish elements and a 100 decibel 1000 milligram energy drink slammed story that will melt your face off.    … Expand
  23. Loitering
    Oct 30, 2017
    5
    This review is for:
    - You haven't bough it
    - You played the first one - You were angry at the lack of game after all the hype The Good: The story is more developed than the first. I'm a big Firefly fan so it's nice to have Zoey and Mal on board, and Nathan Fillion was the second best part to perhaps the villain. The visuals are gorgeous. It is mostly stable on my PC. The    This review is for:
    - You haven't bough it
    - You played the first one
    - You were angry at the lack of game after all the hype

    The Good:
    The story is more developed than the first. I'm a big Firefly fan so it's nice to have Zoey and Mal on board, and Nathan Fillion was the second best part to perhaps the villain.

    The visuals are gorgeous. It is mostly stable on my PC. The music...Bungie you blessed sirens.

    The Bad:
    - The gameplay is exactly the same as the first game.
    - The classes are the same (except the subclass is the starting class)
    - The gear, like most FPS Action RPGs, is trivial at best
    - If you even want to consider Competetive PvP you'll be grinding
    - BULLET SPONGES - Enemies are just that. They are not smart. They are not crafty or complex.
    - You do NOT EVER need to use your abilities to succeed in this game. They are afterthoughts.

    It's not a terrible game, but it is terribly boring. If multiplayer can somehow change that, that may be it's only saving grace.    … Expand
  24. Mnemolyst
    Oct 30, 2017
    5
    Straight average game 5/10, the shooter game play is the only thing holding it up. The classes are hollow and might as well not exist, its COD in space. The storytelling is rushed and ridiculously cliched. Also no inclusion of a 3rd person perspective (a la mass effect) makes any customization of your character strictly optional. Also...microtransactions for lootboxes that allows you toStraight average game 5/10, the shooter game play is the only thing holding it up. The classes are hollow and might as well not exist, its COD in space. The storytelling is rushed and ridiculously cliched. Also no inclusion of a 3rd person perspective (a la mass effect) makes any customization of your character strictly optional. Also...microtransactions for lootboxes that allows you to skip the whole point...loot grinding.

    Pool your money with friends to buy a copy, play the 6-10 hour campaign then delete your character so your buddy can play if you must but it's worthless as a long term time sink.

    Wonderful PC port however, no bugs, wonderful visuals, and great performance.    … Expand
  25. Psy_pmP
    Nov 28, 2018
    5
    Типичная, консольная хуета. Я снова убедился, что консольщики низший тип геймеров, которые кормятся отборным дерьмом.
  26. Smuggly
    Nov 21, 2018
    6
    I received this game for free and I am glad I did not pay for it. Its neither good nor bad, but a solid MEH! Its a competent shooter, worth playing through the campaign once. However this game has no soul, it's a by the numbers game using a completely safe game design as not to offend anyone which has resulted in a boring repetitive game.
  27. Quietlionmusic
    Nov 18, 2017
    5
    put this one right in the middle for "meh" status. I was a big fan of Destiny 1 and couldn't wait to see what kind of innovation they would create in Destiny 2. It turns out, almost none. The game is literally the exact same engine/game. It has new planets, but got rid of the old ones. There isn't even really hardly any new enemies. The pvp has even managed to become worse than D1, nowput this one right in the middle for "meh" status. I was a big fan of Destiny 1 and couldn't wait to see what kind of innovation they would create in Destiny 2. It turns out, almost none. The game is literally the exact same engine/game. It has new planets, but got rid of the old ones. There isn't even really hardly any new enemies. The pvp has even managed to become worse than D1, now that you can only play 4v4 (no more 6v6) and weapons are very unbalanced. The raid is also just "meh". I played for about 2 months then got bored.… Expand
  28. Mitya64
    Jan 3, 2019
    5
    Графен не плохой. После прохождения сюжетки делать нечего. Контента нет.
  29. killer1237
    Oct 24, 2018
    6
    Destiny 2 is fun at first, but most of the characters are bland, the side missions are a grind fest, and the only real fun is in the main story.
  30. Argencho
    Nov 26, 2018
    6
    Good game and interesting shooter not the best. Rpg elements lacks of variety and more styles.
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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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