Destiny 2

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  1. artimis
    Sep 14, 2017
    2
    Pros: Amazing scenery, gun play, and music.

    Cons: Microtransactions... shaders are one time use now per armor... WTF....?????? player vs player is 4v4 now... instead of 6v6... netcoding and lag are still extremely horrible still... should be dedicated servers instead of peer to peer. Campane while it is better then destiny 1 feels more like an expansion pack. ... I beat the story    Pros: Amazing scenery, gun play, and music.

    Cons: Microtransactions...
    shaders are one time use now per armor... WTF....??????
    player vs player is 4v4 now... instead of 6v6...
    netcoding and lag are still extremely horrible still...
    should be dedicated servers instead of peer to peer.
    Campane while it is better then destiny 1 feels more like an expansion pack. ...
    I beat the story in 6 hours and a lot of enemies you can just run by, final boss is bland and boring... literally bland daddy grunt and just jumps up and down and sometimes shoots at you while hes a bullet sponge... really uninspired... 1-2 hours of campane is probably just shooting bullet sponge bosses.
    30 fps...
    same u.i
    probably gonna sell more in dlc.... since already talking about it...
    probably a lot im still missing, alot of dissapointment just like the original

    at the end of the day destiny 2 really just feels like destiny 1.5. in some ways certain things feel like a step back in the wrong direction. content is spoon fed and extremely bland and boring. this time around its extremely heavily wighed down by the microtransactions... Theirs a lot of amazing potential for this franchise... just not under activision. i haven't done the "raid" but after destiny 1 where you can push the boss off and win and unplug you're enternet, i don't have any high hopes for it. better off passing on this game and playing something else. still no mmo aspects, (or even basic stuff like trading and talking...) really just rinse and repeat.    … Expand
  2. Founts
    Sep 20, 2017
    1
    No new enemies, classes, etc. Shorter story campaign than the TTK expansion, less strikes than the TTK expansion. This is not a sequel. it is an expansion. Story and cutscenes are worst I've seen for a AAA game and it's sad that Bungie moved backwards with their IP instead of doing something truly unique and interesting. Still a good shooter, but is a bigger disappointment.
  3. bwilson5
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    I want to like this game but as others have said it's just a rehash of the original game... more like Destiny 1.5. I was hoping for some real mmo features but they must have to keep this game dumbed down for the masses. Why isn't there an economy wtih trading? Why is the loot so generic? Why aren't there any new classes? End-game content is spoon fed to players. Destiny is stuck somewhereI want to like this game but as others have said it's just a rehash of the original game... more like Destiny 1.5. I was hoping for some real mmo features but they must have to keep this game dumbed down for the masses. Why isn't there an economy wtih trading? Why is the loot so generic? Why aren't there any new classes? End-game content is spoon fed to players. Destiny is stuck somewhere in the middle of an epic FPS that is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played. And a really lame attempt at being an mmorpg... and that is what kills this game for me. It's pretty sad that the first raid isn't even up yet... not even a complete game. I was hoping there would be two or three raids open the day the game released so that players had a ton of progression to look forward to but they don't. The first raid will be completed in one day by some elite gamer crew then everyone will rinse and repeat. Then you'll be standing around town with nothing to do but kill the same **** you've always killed with much better gear then when you completed the raid... it just doesn't make sense why we have to buy the next expansion to get the next raid. Money? More then likely... There should be higher end raids that only a handful of people get into but there is not. This is a rpg made for the masses and its obviously brought down to that level because of it... that is why Destiny 2 suffers to achieve what it set out to do originally. Here's to looking forward to Destiny 3...… Expand
  4. LegitGamer1492
    Sep 8, 2017
    1
    I wasted money on this game. It is just about the easiest game I have ever played. There has not been a single challenging moment, which is par for the course. It is very repetitive already, on the first day. I am never buying an Bungie/Activision product again. They have no experience making MMO's clearly. Once again, there is no story. Am I supposed to feel sorry for the guardians? I wasI wasted money on this game. It is just about the easiest game I have ever played. There has not been a single challenging moment, which is par for the course. It is very repetitive already, on the first day. I am never buying an Bungie/Activision product again. They have no experience making MMO's clearly. Once again, there is no story. Am I supposed to feel sorry for the guardians? I was not invested enough from the entire first game to give a damn about the Guardians' destruction. There have been plenty ideas I have seen them ripoff from other games. I feel like I am playing Skyrim half the time, but Skyrim was much harder, with God mode on...… Expand
  5. Dutchygamers
    Sep 12, 2017
    2
    Its just an expansion to destiny 1, sounds design and guns play and sound the same. 2 points is becasue i love the style and gameplay, its just the same all over again.
  6. Danceswithsheep
    Sep 10, 2017
    2
    Your not only paying full price for what is essentially Destiny 1.5 they have doubled down on micro transactions, the way that shaders are handled show how little they think of you as a customer and introducing pay to win just highlights the money grab this is, can't wait for the first $40 dlc mission that cannot be repeated
  7. SpikeLee2k17
    Sep 7, 2017
    0
    More Destiny 1 with minimal content. If you loved paying $200 for Destiny 1 trickling out DLC, then you'll love this. Micro transactions that actually effect gameplay added. Welcome to play to win cash grabs from Bungie.
  8. Bananza
    Sep 8, 2017
    0
    My main reaction to this game is the frustration of seeing how much missed potential there is for the franchise. There is so much more that Bungie can be doing with Destiny, and I was hoping they'd hit the nail on some of them with D2, but alas it's not the case. It's like no one at Bungie plays any MMOs that have really well designed customization and progression systems.
  9. Zisis151
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    There isn't a single thing that makes me feel that I'm playing a new game or at least a sequel to one.. Everything from the HUD and interface, to maps, classes and overall gameplay feeling is exactly the same as Destiny 1. Adding to this, the endgame content is light with areas you've already been through in the story mode (which is a total cringe fest by the way, just like its predecessorThere isn't a single thing that makes me feel that I'm playing a new game or at least a sequel to one.. Everything from the HUD and interface, to maps, classes and overall gameplay feeling is exactly the same as Destiny 1. Adding to this, the endgame content is light with areas you've already been through in the story mode (which is a total cringe fest by the way, just like its predecessor but as a WoW player little do I care about story in a grindy MMO game). In general, Destiny 2 is EXACTLY the same game as Destiny 1 with some revamped weapons and enviroments that the developers like to call "new". They're not new. You'll see the same areas with the same Vex pylons left and right and the same "revolver" type weapons with different reskins. The gun sound is a lot better than the first Destiny I'll give them that. But overall this game is not even an expansion. Blizzard made a complete overhaul of the characters, enviroments and animations for World of Warcraft FREE of charge. Something Bungie and Activision did with way less effort in Destiny and charge us for a new game + Sony's PS plus tax. No, just no.… Expand
  10. Tired0ftheBS
    Sep 7, 2017
    0
    $60 game with lootboxes.
    Exploits the sick. takes away content. game will shut down in a couple years leaving you with a $60+ lump of plastic
    trash is trash
    will most likely succeed anyway because noone cares about ruining things for themselves
  11. krondek
    Sep 13, 2017
    2
    It's been a week and I still can't play it for more than 5 minutes without having it crash on my PS Pro. I've tried everything support has suggested and no help. This issue doesn't exist with any other game I've played. It seems this issue is widespread and they haven't given any ETA or info on a fix. This is troubling by both Bungie and Playstation.
  12. shotdown2000
    Sep 11, 2017
    2
    This game is just a long DLC of the first game. The story line doesn't answer questions but is just a setup for the DLC. It isn't worth the initial price tag unless you are really into the first Destiny and just want more items to chose from. I would wait until it comes down on price to even consider this game.
  13. bethel_alumni16
    Sep 7, 2017
    2
    It's just bungie screwing their blinded fan base,honestly how bad do you need that money bungie. Come on No Mans Sky is more fun than Destiny 2. FFS! BUNGIE!
  14. luckystrike_bh
    Sep 12, 2017
    1
    This the Destiny 1 DLC. Its apparent when you fight the same enemy from the first game with the same character classes with 1 new subclass. Campaign is way too short. Standard business practice for them the break the full game in to quarters and sell it to us over 1-2 years. Shaders are now single use instead of permanent? Is this a quality of life improvement? Lootboxes thatThis the Destiny 1 DLC. Its apparent when you fight the same enemy from the first game with the same character classes with 1 new subclass. Campaign is way too short. Standard business practice for them the break the full game in to quarters and sell it to us over 1-2 years. Shaders are now single use instead of permanent? Is this a quality of life improvement? Lootboxes that affect gameplay? The proverbial pay-to-win? I can feel the grind right now. Tight controls that looks good (other than 30 fps). Does not make up for the business practices that us gamers need to stand up against. I am not giving this company one more single dime...… Expand
  15. Zalithian
    Sep 7, 2017
    2
    I've had fun in the two days that I've played it. But, I know that is short lived. I've already completed the story and hit over 200 light. Still a ways to go before the light cap, but it's all the same. This is definitely Destiny 1.5, and while it has some nice improvements - not all is better. The new weapon system is worse. Two primary weapons? Why? I hate the new weapon system. The newI've had fun in the two days that I've played it. But, I know that is short lived. I've already completed the story and hit over 200 light. Still a ways to go before the light cap, but it's all the same. This is definitely Destiny 1.5, and while it has some nice improvements - not all is better. The new weapon system is worse. Two primary weapons? Why? I hate the new weapon system. The new subclass system with trees just feels a bit worse. 4v4 Crucible? Another downgrade from Destiny 1.

    Most of the enemies are the exact same or reskins from D1. Boss fights and other things are all the same. Bullet sponges and hundreds of adds. The story was an improvement, but at a mere 8-12 hours it's not exactly meaty.

    Maybe after multiple expansions this game will be worth the Destiny 2 name, but at this point in time it definitely is not.

    I was expecting more. Bungie leaves me disappointed.    … Expand
  16. FerPSX
    Sep 7, 2017
    1
    Prepare you for spend more than 60$ even if did you spend 100$ on the tutti frutti edition. Destiny 2 is a great DLC, but it's overpriced and overrated, Bungie can't fix the real issues, 30fps on consoles, no dedicated servers and now is Pay to Win game!!! The best job made by Bungie are the trailers, I think all the money they earned goes to marketing department, please Bungie next timePrepare you for spend more than 60$ even if did you spend 100$ on the tutti frutti edition. Destiny 2 is a great DLC, but it's overpriced and overrated, Bungie can't fix the real issues, 30fps on consoles, no dedicated servers and now is Pay to Win game!!! The best job made by Bungie are the trailers, I think all the money they earned goes to marketing department, please Bungie next time invest something to fix your servers.… Expand
  17. Merfy
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    Vote with your wallets people. I am tired of these shady practices this is not worthy of being called a sequel its barely a DLC, just D1 with a new coat of paint.

    I think what makes most of us so disappointed is the enormous potential here, ruined by Activision and their nonsense. There is a wonderful game in there somewhere but these developers are only interested in your money and    Vote with your wallets people. I am tired of these shady practices this is not worthy of being called a sequel its barely a DLC, just D1 with a new coat of paint.

    I think what makes most of us so disappointed is the enormous potential here, ruined by Activision and their nonsense. There is a wonderful game in there somewhere but these developers are only interested in your money and turning you into a grind gremlin. Sad experience overall i badly wanted it to succeed

    They are stealing your money and laughing at us, If you have any real passion and love for gaming like I do then don't buy this game. Not even one single raid on release what a joke.    … Expand
  18. Tego
    Sep 7, 2017
    3
    I've been watching live feeds from players for some time. From what i've seen it's a complete copy/paste of destiny. The game looks like an expansion.

    I used to be a dedicated Destiny player. I was really looking forward something new but it is a dissapointment. I would consider buying it when they put more content into it next year, maybe.
  19. Stenka
    Sep 7, 2017
    0
    Microtrasacciones en un juego que vale 100€ y que el modo campaña es un truño de espanto, esto es un DLC de Destiny 1 y no sabían que excusa poner para seguir cobrándote otros 100 por más de lo mismo, pasando.
  20. Grail2114
    Sep 8, 2017
    0
    Still unplayable on PS4 Pro. Destiny 2 had a known catastrophic error found in Beta but released the game anyways. Horrible Customer Service thousands are affected but no real response
  21. winzentween
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    First time writing a review. Not impressed by the lack of changes to destiny 2 and for the price all this microtransaction nonsense ...seriously and no sparrows! And even colour schemes are one time only....and so we grind.

    They promised they had improved the story and the grind but its not much of an improvement sadly. After 1 game and 3 expansions this feels like the fifth and    First time writing a review. Not impressed by the lack of changes to destiny 2 and for the price all this microtransaction nonsense ...seriously and no sparrows! And even colour schemes are one time only....and so we grind.

    They promised they had improved the story and the grind but its not much of an improvement sadly.

    After 1 game and 3 expansions this feels like the fifth and most expensive installment.

    Not what i hoped for and the pay to win garbage is just sad and offensive. Greedy corporate junk ruining an otherwise good game.

    The game again feels unifinished and another opportunity to make money from players for little return.

    An easy 7 without the microtransactions but a 5 for wasted opportunity.    … Expand
  22. JimJimmyson
    Sep 6, 2017
    1
    Shaders are one time use now? Micro transactions? Loot and XP boosts? Again, one raid to start and then the rest are DLC? Lol. Heard this before with the 3rd raidless DLC. It seems they went the opposite way (more greedy) than they should've went.
  23. X_Kill
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    Microtransactions in a game especially when its taking away features that were more accessible in the first game and it might be just cosmetic but its a greedy move from a company that should just give us these features from the get go rather than hold them behind a pay wall.
  24. gamerchamp101
    Sep 6, 2017
    0
    this game is a lie in a 60$ box. It is not what we have been waiting for it is not "better longer with more to do" the story is complete childish ****
  25. cruxers
    Sep 7, 2017
    2
    In all honesty, the amount of "reviews" here that are flooding the scoring system is baffling. It is sad to see Activision's marketing campaign worked so well.

    Destiny 2 is definitely not the sequel we hoped it to be. A lot of the promises and premises alike were left both untouched and unmentioned, leaving us with a husk of a game made by a husk of a studio. A lot of things went wrong    In all honesty, the amount of "reviews" here that are flooding the scoring system is baffling. It is sad to see Activision's marketing campaign worked so well.

    Destiny 2 is definitely not the sequel we hoped it to be. A lot of the promises and premises alike were left both untouched and unmentioned, leaving us with a husk of a game made by a husk of a studio. A lot of things went wrong and I will try to get as much points discussed as possible as a note to anyone still considering whether or not to buy this game.

    Every Bungie/Activision-selected review mentions the artstyle and graphics of the game, and you barely can have anything against that. The artists really made both D1 and D2 feel very immersing and atmospheric, and I would definitely recommend checking out Destiny's concept art for more of that feel. Improved textures and effects do help, but not by a large margin. The graphics shouldn't be a selling point by this time as the eighth generation of consoles is old enough not to have games as tech demos. The 30 fps doesn't help either, and that handicaps the game even more.

    The story isn't reminiscent of anything Bungie can make. It is very clear that the studio and the publisher are trying their best to attract a wider demographic, but the plot suffers from that greatly. The game uses every opportunity to present you as something mighty and powerful, usually exaggerating. The plot doesn't follow any serious themes either, focusing on something easy to understand and get into, and, because of this, it's easy to see through. Bungie is known to have a plot in their game that can be both entertaining and intriguing, yet sadly, Destiny 2 is not that kind of game.

    The gameplay mostly remains untouched, but it is already seen from the get-go that any changes are made for the PvP audience, rather than for the PvE players. The gunplay is solid enough to be enjoyable, but that alone is greatly overshadowed by the techniques the developers are now deploying. Microtransactions have a more prominent role that gives actual loot instead of cosmetic items. Speaking of those, cosmetics are now considered to be a one-time use item, and that means fans of customizing their characters are going to take a hit to their wallets. The endgame suffers from the same problem of repetitiveness as it predecessor did, and by the time of this review, the endgame turns into a mundane grind. The introduction of the raid is not to fix much of the problem (I will gladly take my words back if proven otherwise, yet I highly doubt that), not to mention that most of the bosses still maintain that level of unoriginality Destiny 1 had (they are called bullet sponges for a reason).

    While the marketing campaign is blowing everyone away, their expectations are crumbling once they discover what a wreck this game appears as at launch. It is clear that pre-orders will make up for the majority of the income, and it's sad to see players and reviewers not to see the many flaws this game has.

    On a final note, I will strongly recommend that potential buyers check out more reviews and take both positive and negative feedback with a grain of salt, as well as hold tight to your wallet and keep it cool. For the time being, the game does not justify neither its price nor the microtransactions in it, and I would also recommend waiting for at least the first expansion and checking out the reviews on that one as well, as this could be the best chance to see if the player feedback is understood and accounted for or utterly ignored.    … Expand
  26. jackancoke
    Sep 6, 2017
    0
    Game is a joke way to short DO NOT BUY AT THIS TIME!!!!!!!! It is not even close to what was promised the game would be at launch. Get ready for all the DLC to milk your wallet dry.
  27. ShaneS
    Sep 7, 2017
    0
    Beware. This game has microtransactions and mandatory paid DLC already on the way. The gameplay seems better than the first game, but people should wait for the final, FINAL version that comes out next year.
  28. smk417
    Sep 7, 2017
    1
    A little list of things that will show you how good is the quality check on this game before release. From BETA, people had a problem where they would be randomly sent to orbit (crash) and NPCs needed to complete quests wouldn't spawn. They named it Spinach. They didn't fix it, and changed the problem name to Moose. The game is out now, and they renamed it again without fixing (Cabbage).A little list of things that will show you how good is the quality check on this game before release. From BETA, people had a problem where they would be randomly sent to orbit (crash) and NPCs needed to complete quests wouldn't spawn. They named it Spinach. They didn't fix it, and changed the problem name to Moose. The game is out now, and they renamed it again without fixing (Cabbage). They also didn't fix the problem for PS4 users to get the LETTUCE and BEE errors that keeps reconnecting them to the spawn point of the map when they try to complete any quest. They also didn't fix a problem which cause you to not be able to join the game because of "server capacity is full" while it isn't. Now there is also another problem that says "You don't have permission to join this multiplayer" which prevents AGAIN you from playing. FInal thought: you preorder the 110€ collector, but can only start playing 12-20+ hours after who bought the physical edition (And they completed the campaign in less than 12h already). Thank you bungie.

    On a final note also: the character customization is the same. The gameplay, is the same. The graphics is the same with new filters.

    They changed the story and added microtransaction for weapons and armors. That's the only difference between D1 and D2 at the moment.    … Expand
  29. Xkendoggx
    Sep 6, 2017
    2
    The new weapon system sucks I really hate how a sniper and shotgun is in the heavy slot,seems they are catering to PVP with this choice.Also pvp is now 4v4!!!2 less then destiny 1
    The skill tree is also very weak.with the same subclasses
    i thought there would be more planets and there's less? I don't know man maybe raids will bring be back but I'm BORED!!!!!! The story is better    The new weapon system sucks I really hate how a sniper and shotgun is in the heavy slot,seems they are catering to PVP with this choice.Also pvp is now 4v4!!!2 less then destiny 1
    The skill tree is also very weak.with the same subclasses
    i thought there would be more planets and there's less?

    I don't know man maybe raids will bring be back but I'm BORED!!!!!!

    The story is better and that's about all I liked so over the first game    … Expand
  30. KIUPW
    Sep 6, 2017
    0
    campaign is only about 8 hours, and the endgame consists of repeating the campaign missions over and over again. No clans or raid at launch. Bosses are all bullet sponges. Feels like vanilla destiny with nicer textures.
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 95
  3. Negative: 1 out of 95
  1. GameCritics
    Jan 23, 2018
    35
    Even if Bungie backtracks on some of these horrendous missteps, there’s evidence that the dev team is either flailing around without a clear idea of the experience they want to present, or even worse, they’re happy to offer the least amount of mediocre content possible until the player base starts pushing back. When free-to-play titles like Warframe and Let it Die seem monumentally more generous and offer vastly more entertainment value than a triple-A sixty dollar release built with a budget large enough to feed whole continents, it’s clear that something has gone horribly wrong.
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  2. FANDOM
    Dec 11, 2017
    90
    It’s this sense of streamlined player experience that really defines Destiny 2. Where the first game had you grinding for hours just to experience increasingly diminishing returns, this is a sequel that trims away its processor’s frustrations, firmly putting fun first.
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  3. Power Unlimited
    Oct 19, 2017
    90
    Destiny 2 is tough to compare to other shooters or games, but it is evidently a better title than part 1. The campaign is longer, the progression makes more sense, the structure is more satisfying and the sheen and splendor on the various planets entices even more. Destiny is comparable with its predecessor after the add-on The Taken King, and is therefore a more solid foundation for the coming months of content.
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