Destiny 2

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  1. dislexicpotato
    Aug 27, 2020
    6
    Destiny 1.5 - It learns nothing from the mistakes of its predecessor and continues to be a shallow first person shooter that is all flash and no substance. The visuals and music are fantastic, with the world of Destiny continuing to be interesting yet lacking, and the game is mind-numbingly repetitive like the first game. The story is mediocre yet again and you'll have experienced all theDestiny 1.5 - It learns nothing from the mistakes of its predecessor and continues to be a shallow first person shooter that is all flash and no substance. The visuals and music are fantastic, with the world of Destiny continuing to be interesting yet lacking, and the game is mind-numbingly repetitive like the first game. The story is mediocre yet again and you'll have experienced all the game has to offer within the first two days of playing, including its underwhelming pvp.

    Destiny will continue to be a barebones franchise that milks as much money from the consumer that it can, what a shame.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Foxtina
    Jan 8, 2018
    5
    Graphics and style are beautiful, soundtrack is amazing but that's about it. This game is quite short that after a while I got bored. I like grinding in other online games, but in this one I don't like how it works. And the saddest part is that Expansion released just after one month of PC launch. Wow.
  4. AnalogousPants5
    Dec 16, 2020
    8
    The gameplay and shooting is as effective and straightforward as a game can be, the story is conversely as convoluted and impenetrable as a game can be.

    You play this game so you can hang out with friends and complete weekly and daily bounties to get cool new guns to shoot.

    Ambitious but also safe. Novel but also comfortable. New and old.
  5. Dazan
    Dec 31, 2019
    1
    No he jugado lo suficiente para evaluar las clases, armas, jugabilidad, escenarios, banda sonora... pero es que el juego tampoco me ha invitado a ello, ya que al cabo de dos hora preferí hacer otra cosa antes que seguir jugando. No es un juego divertido, para nada. Me resulto tan complejo al principio que parece que lo hayan hecho a propósito para evitar que accedan nuevos jugadores. UnaNo he jugado lo suficiente para evaluar las clases, armas, jugabilidad, escenarios, banda sonora... pero es que el juego tampoco me ha invitado a ello, ya que al cabo de dos hora preferí hacer otra cosa antes que seguir jugando. No es un juego divertido, para nada. Me resulto tan complejo al principio que parece que lo hayan hecho a propósito para evitar que accedan nuevos jugadores. Una vez llegas a la ciudadela, no sabes dónde ir ni qué hacer para empezar pegar tiros y dedicas media hora a dar vueltas para ver si hay alguna forma de salir. Al final encuentras que hay un menu con mapa y que te puedes teletransportar a varios mundos, pero sorpresa, no te dicen a cual ir, ni por qué eliges ese planeta, ni qué sucede ahí para que tengas que matar a alienígenas... ahí puedes hacer misions de recolectar cosas o matar bichos, como el WoW, pero... para qué?! Resumiendo, es un Borderlands, pero sin ser divertido.… Expand
  6. 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
  7. Roger1868
    Feb 28, 2023
    10
    Destiny 2 is the best game I have played in years. An MMO with a great single player campaign. Customization out the ying yang. Graphics are just incredible on my Nvidia 1060 3GB, believe it or not. Runs perfectly and Bungie has created a masterpiece here. I absolutely do not understand the hate for this game. I have only 6 hours in and have barely scratched the beginning. ControlsDestiny 2 is the best game I have played in years. An MMO with a great single player campaign. Customization out the ying yang. Graphics are just incredible on my Nvidia 1060 3GB, believe it or not. Runs perfectly and Bungie has created a masterpiece here. I absolutely do not understand the hate for this game. I have only 6 hours in and have barely scratched the beginning. Controls are simple and no tutorial needed. Get this game!… Expand
  8. joeldecai
    Nov 20, 2017
    5
    I honestly expected much more grinding and time spent in this game, but after a week I've hit a wall where the only way to level is to do raids/strikes or grind public events and the game has lost basically all appeal. The way the end game is handled feels specifically tailored towards casual players - ie I can log on once a week, do a raid and strike with my friends, complete the weeklyI honestly expected much more grinding and time spent in this game, but after a week I've hit a wall where the only way to level is to do raids/strikes or grind public events and the game has lost basically all appeal. The way the end game is handled feels specifically tailored towards casual players - ie I can log on once a week, do a raid and strike with my friends, complete the weekly challenges and then log off until the next Tuesday. It doesn't feel like a grind, just a boring repetitive schedule.

    However, I will give this a 5 because the gunplay itself is so solid and I did actually enjoy the raid/strike moments of the game but being able to crush a weeks achievements in a day just doesn't work for me - I'd rather have a huge task that I will struggle to complete than something simple I can knock over in a day. Like everyone else has said, feels a lot like more of the same ol' Destiny, can't see myself bothering with expansions.    … Expand
  9. x7Samurai
    Jan 4, 2018
    5
    I’ve being a Bungie’s fan since their Halo games developments. Although I was sceptic about Destiny 1 and waited 1 year after launch, I bought it enjoyed playing it, since Bungie fixed some of the game´s main issues.

    With Destiny 2, the game has excellent graphics, maps, and in some ways the new plot like raid, strikes and with new features, such as search groups are great. However,    I’ve being a Bungie’s fan since their Halo games developments. Although I was sceptic about Destiny 1 and waited 1 year after launch, I bought it enjoyed playing it, since Bungie fixed some of the game´s main issues.

    With Destiny 2, the game has excellent graphics, maps, and in some ways the new plot like raid, strikes and with new features, such as search groups are great.
    However, the one thing that greatly disappointed me about Bungie and/or Activision, is the misleading behavior. Not just misleading, but plain lies to us, the consumers. The following are just examples:

    • They misled the game community with the XP rewards.
    • They misled us with the overall reward logarithm, e.g. three of coins
    • The initial s block of previously purchased game content from players that didn’t bought the new DLC, curse of Osiris.
    • Micro transactions through Eververse. Most of the cool rewards are behind this character. Probably, it may give some advantages in PVP to players who spent additional money purchasing through Eververse.

    These are examples of a company who doesn’t care about ethics, its customers, quality control etc. On top of that, the new DLC curse of Osiris for $20, which in my opinion, is not a DLC. A DLC that can be finished within a couple of hours is just proof of the rip off.
    I understand that Activision wants to make money, but lying and ripping off its customers it’s just not right. Unfortunately, I purchased the game with its DLC expansions. But, not in the future, I’ll never purchase any Bungie’s game in the future, just like I did with EA.
    Activision and/or Bungie has adopted an overpriced with the minimum-development model at the expense of the game content. To be fair, I give this game 5 out of 10.    … Expand
  10. JAGXIVII
    Jan 4, 2018
    5
    Destiny 2 is the inevitable evolution of the game industry. The game is structured around microtransactions and player retention, not player fun. While the graphics are incredible, the weapons generally enjoyable, and the bosses genuinely challenging, the goal of increasing your "light" (an arbitrary number) is just boring when you have to play through the same content over and over. PvPDestiny 2 is the inevitable evolution of the game industry. The game is structured around microtransactions and player retention, not player fun. While the graphics are incredible, the weapons generally enjoyable, and the bosses genuinely challenging, the goal of increasing your "light" (an arbitrary number) is just boring when you have to play through the same content over and over. PvP in the Crucible is entertaining for a while, but offers no real competitive depth compared to other games out there. I'd pass.… Expand
  11. Sexyredkid
    Jan 5, 2018
    5
    It's a pretty game, but it's a mile wide and an inch deep. Once you get past the first 15 hours of the game, it becomes very shallow. It's a drop off from the first Destiny and they've dumbed everything down. It's lacking many core features of the first game and aside from having great music and visuals, it's mostly a marketing cash grab.
  12. Vargas78
    Apr 4, 2018
    7
    Coming from a PC gamer, i found core gameplay decent, reminds me a bit of the old halo games but with open world areas and other players. Graphics and music are also good. But it's a bit low on features and social options are minimal. I got the game on promotion and think it was a decent deal at that price but at full price i'd expect a bit more. So i give it a 7, which is good but notComing from a PC gamer, i found core gameplay decent, reminds me a bit of the old halo games but with open world areas and other players. Graphics and music are also good. But it's a bit low on features and social options are minimal. I got the game on promotion and think it was a decent deal at that price but at full price i'd expect a bit more. So i give it a 7, which is good but not great, because i do find the gameplay fun for the most part but it could have done more to build on the first game (which i never played, but i hear it was very similar).

    So to conclude, i liked the PVE/co-op gameplay but I didn't enjoy the PVP having to play people many power levels above me. PVP felt kind of similar to overwatch but not as good due to less balance, variety and smaller sized engagements.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. Falcone
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    I don't like play shooters so much and online games as well but Destiny 2 could hold me because of the main story line. Now i'm playing the 1st DLC and feels the same. The game is great as a story game with its characters and the plot. But I what I certanly love is a warlock :)
  16. XandCapcom
    Sep 16, 2019
    5
    O primeiro continua sendo melhor, o segundo é uma cópia capada do primeiro, com infinita repetição para conseguir equipe igual do primeiro... DLCs fracas... Viva o primeiro!
  17. EzCheezy
    May 23, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny 2 is very fun and I feel the coolest part about it is the pathways. Now I don’t know if I just got ultra-mega lucky, but the direction you go is very natural and they flow very well. I’ve been to 15-16 different cross-roads and only one of two ways you move will be the right way. But it’s almost, by instinct, you know which way to go, it’s very natural and feels complete. The thing about Destiny 2 is the progression is really sped up and you get stuff pretty rapidly depending on how much you play.

    The progression system is very speedy as if the developers were afraid players were going to get scared off by the lack of acquiring weapons and armor, you know cool stuff that makes the game interesting. Some of the weapons are even recycled back to you with just more damage, most of the time they have the same name.

    The story is pretty good, but however there are some missions that repeat themselves over and over and they get stale. By repeated missions I mean the same type of combat and objectives, it gets more interesting towards the end of the game. The main repetition is the enemies, unfortunately the developers haven’t realized that giving an enemy more health does not make the combat harder. If anything it makes the enemies bullet cushions and it always just makes them more annoying to fight.

    The exploration is fantastic and there is always something to shoot and fight and murder. The best part about Destiny 2 is that there is barely any down time at all, and that makes up for most flaws. Every corner you turn there will most likely be an enemy trying to blow your face off.

    Now let’s talk about visuals, they are AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS. Seriously at the beginning of the game there is a part where you see the trapped traveler and its caged light in the distance, and holy sh*t is it beautiful.

    The amazing part is the unreal, unnecessary amount of detail put into these destroyed forgotten environments.    … Expand
  18. AloshaFromRivia
    Jun 20, 2018
    3
    Бесконечный гринд + если играть без DLC, то максимальный уровень ограничивается до 20-го, что сильно усложняет игру
  19. zNeverSleeping
    Aug 26, 2020
    8
    O jogo em si é excelente, mas fragmentá-lo por conta das DLC's é uma decisão falha. Ele mal chega a 10 horas sem DLC's, e a campanha foi completamente deixada no lixo após o jogo ter se tornar o F2P
  20. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    대체재가 없다지만 심한 부분은 정말 이래도 되나 싶을 정도로 망가져있는 작품. 하나밖에 없는 루트슈터 MMOFPS라지만 다르게 생각하면 여지껏 유일하게 살아남았다는것만으로도 그 완성도만큼은 인정해야될듯.
  21. gigayama
    Dec 8, 2019
    9
    Buena decisión por parte de Bungie de dejar Activision. Esto le ha traído mayor audiencia y mas al poner el juego como free to play. Los gráficos son exquisitos, al igual que la narrativa del juego. Tiene una gran variedad de misiones que hacer y sobre todo, jugar con amigos hará que aumentes de nivel y que te lo pases mejor jugando. Cada vez que inicias el juego te entran más ganas deBuena decisión por parte de Bungie de dejar Activision. Esto le ha traído mayor audiencia y mas al poner el juego como free to play. Los gráficos son exquisitos, al igual que la narrativa del juego. Tiene una gran variedad de misiones que hacer y sobre todo, jugar con amigos hará que aumentes de nivel y que te lo pases mejor jugando. Cada vez que inicias el juego te entran más ganas de seguir jugando y de nunca cansarte. La verdad es que hace unos años el juego no era cosa de otro mundo pero desde que se ha disuelto Bungie de Activision, el juego ha ido cada vez de bien a mejor. Yo no desperdiciaría la ocasión de probarlo estando free to play porque la verdad es que es un juegazo al que se le debe echar horitas de juego.… Expand
  22. gabrielzahario
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uno dei migliori giochi della storia, non pecca di difetti perché nel Hardcore Gaming si va spesso nella ripetitività, però per il classico giocatore casual vada più che bene.
    Modalità pvp pecca leggemente in piccoli problemi di armi O.P. ma nulla di che, pve perfetto. Modalità combinata, pvp e pve veramente carina.    … Expand
  23. Jeabus
    Apr 19, 2021
    6
    The PvE? Pretty alright but you can run out of things to do fairly quick if you aren't the type to turn off your brain while chasing almost non-existent upgrades to something that's already "good enough".

    The PvP? The single worst PvP in any game I've played. The tacked-on multiplayer modes in some singleplayer games is unironically better and more balanced than whatever Destiny2 tries    The PvE? Pretty alright but you can run out of things to do fairly quick if you aren't the type to turn off your brain while chasing almost non-existent upgrades to something that's already "good enough".

    The PvP? The single worst PvP in any game I've played. The tacked-on multiplayer modes in some singleplayer games is unironically better and more balanced than whatever Destiny2 tries to offer. What's worse is that people were clammoring for "competitive" PvP to come back to Destiny2 in the form of "Trials of Osiris" and it only made *everything* worse.

    And people quickly regretted asking for it too because everyone realized _"wow I actually hate this"._ Who would have guessed a game with bad PVP would have _really bad_ competitive PVP?    … Expand
  24. akrue
    Aug 7, 2020
    5
    PVE is fun, PVP matchmaking is horrible and too many people are using aimbots/wallhacks and Bungie is not doing anything against it.
  25. DAN2EL
    Aug 14, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was an immersive game, and the directing was also good. When Uldren Sov killed Cayde, I played the game with the only mind to kill him. It was the best game I've ever played. When this game is on Battlenet. As I moved on to Steam, my love for the game fell when I and my freshmen became similar, and I couldn't kill enemies in one shot who didn't have to care.… Expand
  26. zeckgelander
    Sep 29, 2020
    5
    Easy to play but you can't raid if you are solo player... Beside that, this game's graphics is perfect. If you want to make a wallpaper, I think this game is suitable for you XD
  27. Paradisey
    Dec 19, 2020
    5
    hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  28. RockerKR
    Nov 17, 2020
    6
    Decent Game lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
  29. dpagkali
    Jun 24, 2021
    5
    Game is ok i guess , i tried it just before beyond light dlc . With paid dlcs . The way content is changing and the policy of season passes and new dlcs , got me a little confused . Story is just ok , the size of it did not seem very meaningful . Overall for me it was a neutral experience I would not recommend this game for my likings though .
  30. MiniLauti
    Mar 5, 2022
    5
    Jugué creo un poco de la historia y me gusto, pero el multijugador me pareció aburridísimo.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

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  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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