Destiny 2

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  1. NotoriousOKC
    Sep 7, 2017
    8
    I don't understand all of the hate.

    The story is engaging, and though short (8-12 hours), I can list off dozens of high rated games that are of similar length, and those games don't have PVP or "END GAME" content to play. The level design is amazing in D2. Several planets and the adventures on those planets felt very unique, and near Raid level quality. Theres much more    I don't understand all of the hate.

    The story is engaging, and though short (8-12 hours), I can list off dozens of high rated games that are of similar length, and those games don't have PVP or "END GAME" content to play.

    The level design is amazing in D2. Several planets and the adventures on those planets felt very unique, and near Raid level quality. Theres much more vertical/platforming in this game.

    I also don't understand the hate with Microtransactions. There are plenty of games that have this feature. The items for sale have little to no impact on gameplay. Anything that would give the player an advantage is already available with plentiful amount for free, by playing.

    This game may not feel as fresh as D1, but the shooting mechanics, level design, sound design, UI enhancements, and more engaging NPCs and story make this game a blast to play.

    I look forward to sinking hundreds of hours into this.    … Expand
  2. Craniac84
    Sep 7, 2017
    8
    I rate based on how fun a game is. I am enjoying this game and you probably will too if you liked the first one. Not sure why anyone would rate something a 0.
  3. MisterVooDoo
    Sep 10, 2017
    8
    Destiny 2 is what Destiny 1 should've been, and probably what bungie wanted it to be. Much improved story, the game actually respects your time, and has a nice, consistent progression, gameplay mechanics are still amazing, new loot, and subclasses are sweet, there is so much content, and the content that's there is high quality, the crucible is so much fun, and is actually balanced. Not aDestiny 2 is what Destiny 1 should've been, and probably what bungie wanted it to be. Much improved story, the game actually respects your time, and has a nice, consistent progression, gameplay mechanics are still amazing, new loot, and subclasses are sweet, there is so much content, and the content that's there is high quality, the crucible is so much fun, and is actually balanced. Not a perfect game though, On PS4 Pro, there are reports of crashing, I had one crash that reset my system, micro-transactions are even worse, not terrible, it's pretty easy to get the rewards, but it is there. Overall, I'd highly recommend this game. It feels very similar, but substantially different in all the right ways.… Expand
  4. JohnnyB1991
    Sep 20, 2017
    8
    The campaign is about 10 hours long. It's not all that great compared to a lot of other games, but improves from the first game. At the end of the day though, people who enjoyed Destiny 1 didn't really play it for it's story, but they played it for the endgame grind (reaching max level, getting perfect gear). As of now the endgame is hard to rate because raids (endgame PVE) and trialsThe campaign is about 10 hours long. It's not all that great compared to a lot of other games, but improves from the first game. At the end of the day though, people who enjoyed Destiny 1 didn't really play it for it's story, but they played it for the endgame grind (reaching max level, getting perfect gear). As of now the endgame is hard to rate because raids (endgame PVE) and trials (end game PVP) do not release until next week. If you like grinding and have a friend or two to play this game with, I would highly recommend.… Expand
  5. kyleywiley
    Sep 8, 2017
    8
    What the game is: beautiful, more challenging, better AI, cool guns, better story, improved mechanics, more (but more fun) grinding.
    What it isn't: drastically different that Destiny 1.
    Some people complain about it not being open world, but that isn't a surprise. I wont say ignore the tens or ignore the one's, but people complain about stuff that they knew weren't going to be changed.    What the game is: beautiful, more challenging, better AI, cool guns, better story, improved mechanics, more (but more fun) grinding.
    What it isn't: drastically different that Destiny 1.
    Some people complain about it not being open world, but that isn't a surprise. I wont say ignore the tens or ignore the one's, but people complain about stuff that they knew weren't going to be changed. Be honest about your expectations, then you wont be surprised when you play a pretty, slightly improved version of Destiny 1. Compare it to the difference between Borderlands 1 and 2, or Gears of War 2 and 3.    … Expand
  6. Smeetu
    Sep 9, 2017
    8
    Destiny 2's story was way better than the vanilla story of the first Destiny. Overall it was pretty fun game. Nothing spectacular, it was good. Crucible is fun, strikes are fun to play, great new gear , new subclasses were pretty awesome. If you liked Destiny i I'm sure you'll like this one too.
  7. Nescau
    Sep 10, 2017
    8
    Firstly, I would like to inform the reader that this would be my first analysis in Meta-critic.

    Destiny 2, compared to the original, is simply better because of the improvements that have been made not only in the campaign but also in the game's ability to introduce its story to the player. Some of the secondary activities the player can do, such as strikes, are much more in-depth and    Firstly, I would like to inform the reader that this would be my first analysis in Meta-critic.

    Destiny 2, compared to the original, is simply better because of the improvements that have been made not only in the campaign but also in the game's ability to introduce its story to the player. Some of the secondary activities the player can do, such as strikes, are much more in-depth and detailed. We can not forget that the addition of optional missions and the journeys in each world have diversified the "open-world" that the game presents. Personally, the most notable improvement was the satisfying gunplay that was missing on the original Destiny.

    Nevertheless, even with all these improvements that the new game presents, there has been the implementation and alteration of mechanics possibly unwanted by the community, such as the transference of secondary weapons to heavy weapons.

    We have to keep in mind that, for now, it is impossible to clarify an analysis of the game totally, since there is still content to be available to current players, such as Raid that launches on September 13, or the new PvP mode that promises to have a similar role to the Trials of Osiris.

    Note: Even though the story featured in Destiny 2 was considerably better, it still leaves something to be desired, since the mystery and seriousness of the original have been eliminated. We can say that the difficulty of the game is easier, but the time that the player has to spend to reach a high power level (270-300) is very high.

    For now, the repeatability that the game introduces to its players is vicious, just like its predecessor. We can conclude that the consumer can only hate or love the game.

    At the time this review was made, my hunter had 274 power, while my titan was 220 and my Warlock was about to end the campaign.    … Expand
  8. Atlas823
    Sep 11, 2017
    8
    Many of these negative reviews are echoes of tired cliches. I'll give it to you straight. Destiny 2 is similar in flair to the original. It's bigger in scope with a few key alterations, but largely familiar. If you liked destiny 1 and wished you had more cut scenes and bigger battlefields, you'll enjoy this one. Maybe it's not worth 60 dollars to you now, but give it some time, get itMany of these negative reviews are echoes of tired cliches. I'll give it to you straight. Destiny 2 is similar in flair to the original. It's bigger in scope with a few key alterations, but largely familiar. If you liked destiny 1 and wished you had more cut scenes and bigger battlefields, you'll enjoy this one. Maybe it's not worth 60 dollars to you now, but give it some time, get it used, or wait until your favorite youtuber instructs you to get it. It's a good base. My brother and I log in daily, run some strikes, have a laugh. It's a good time for those who aren't into googling the best builds, but still enjoy some MMORPG qualities.… Expand
  9. Muidem
    Sep 17, 2017
    8
    Regardless of any negative reviews, simply put, the game is fun to play with friends. Sure, there are flaws, but it's satisfying to get your next best purple drop! If you enjoy quality FPS mechanics and grinding for loot, highly recommend.
  10. horton25
    Sep 18, 2017
    8
    I can understand why fans of the first Destiny have complaints about this version. It seems the shoot and repeat can get very repetitive. From what I'm reading that hasn't changed much here. It seems Bungie didn't want to rock the boat too much for their hardcore fans.

    However as someone new to the game I'm very impressed with what the team did with this game. Most notably the    I can understand why fans of the first Destiny have complaints about this version. It seems the shoot and repeat can get very repetitive. From what I'm reading that hasn't changed much here. It seems Bungie didn't want to rock the boat too much for their hardcore fans.

    However as someone new to the game I'm very impressed with what the team did with this game. Most notably the shooting feels great. The different abilities are all very well done and are something you don't see in other shooters. I'm probably most impressed with the lighting here, especially interiors. I thought after the beta that they focused only on the first missions but the lighting looks amazing throughout. Even when playing with other players. This impressed me throughout the game. It looks incredible when players are using their flashlights in dark areas.

    For me there are less negatives and more just missed opportunities. Knowing what this team has done with the Halo franchise I'm disappointing in the lack of vehicles. The shooting feels amazing but it'd be nice to take a break and use vehicles for combat. They're used very sparingly in the campaign and then are missing from anything else I've done so far. Also, there are no flying vehicles. The fact they're using a ship to get from planet to planet you would think there would be something that could be used for combat.

    In terms of multiplayer I really like the game play and modes. I think 4v4 works well here . However, I think it would be amazing to throw in some enemy NPC's into the mix. Something similar to Titanfall. I think that would be a great blend between PVP and PVE.

    Overall the game is a ton of fun and from a technical standpoint is very impressive. The worlds are all huge and hopping between them is very fast. For the scope of this game I thought the limited load times is something all games should strive for. If you're on the fence about buying it I highly recommend the game. It's not perfect but I think it does so much right and different that it would be a shame to not give it a try.    … Expand
  11. The_Anomolous
    Sep 24, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bungie delivers Destiny 2 as an improvement of the original and to my surprise they pulled it off really well. Destiny as a whole had a solid formula for a great FPS and MMO but was executed poorly. However Destiny 2 maintained that formula but executed pretty well.

    Destiny 2 offers a rich cinematic campaign with a coherent story and tangible threat named Dominus Ghaul of the Red Legion than the supernatural entity known as the Darkness in the original Destiny. The characters are fleshed out even more and don't feel like the the cliche old boring character that gives out exposition before starting a mission. Characters such as Zavala, Ikora and Cayde were fleshed out and felt like actual characters that we can relate to. Although the campaign was more or less a very cliche story to sum it up is basically a villain comes to ruin everything and we as the hero save and defeat the villain and doesn't really have anything unique to it.

    The game adds 4 new destinations: European Dead Zone on Earth, New Pacific Arcology on one of Saturn's moon Titan, Arcadian Valley on Nessus, and Echo Mesa on one of Jupiter's moon Io. Each new destination improves on what the concept of exploration with Lost Sectors, Regional Chests, Public Events and Adventures through the open world. You can also land in specific landing zones scattered throughout the destinations maps instead of a specific location like in Patrol back in Destiny 1. However, some destinations felt kind of rushed for example Io which is by far the smallest destination in Destiny 2 and disappointing as the Pyramidion had potential to be an open world dungeon but it's just closed off and can only be accessed via the strike.

    The loot haul is more rewarding now and didn't feel like a chore at all in Destiny 2. It's by far the biggest improvement of the game. It made me want to grind more and it felt more rewarding the more i leveled up. Even at it's most grindiest the loot haul is still rewarding. It can however have the potential of people throwing their controllers as Engram drops are still random and can result in people can weapons they already own.

    Destiny 2 offers a variety of activities including Strikes, The Crucible, Public Events, Nightfall Strikes and the Raid. However the activities have problems on their own in particular loot. Loot is more rewarding and each activity does merit the same amount of loot. The problem is that some of these activities take really long to complete and are not even worth doing if their not on the milestone tab. An example of this is an incentive to due Public Events rather then Strikes as the Events are much more quicker to complete and merit the same loot when doing a Strike. Aside from this, the activities are fun in particular the raid. Raids in Destiny have always been a staple of why players play the game. They offer complex mechanics, enforce communication and teamwork to complete without offering guides within the game forcing players to do trial and error in order to learn the mechanics and rewards you immensely when completing an encounter. However you also get tokens in each encounter and these tokens are used to earn reputation from the Raid faction and earn loot via RNG. Again, this can cause some people to think the grind isn't worth it as there is a potential to get the same loot 2 times in a row. Loot for completing the raid and Loot gained via leveling up with the raid faction.

    Other negative things I like to point out is we don't get a sparrow until the end of the game despite Bungie knowing that these destinations are big. It felt like they did this to increase playtime and hours in the campaign. The only way to get a sparrow before the endgame are through bright engrams. And unfortunately my second negative concerns are the micro transactions. Shaders are now one use consumables that you can obtain. However, cool legendary shaders are locked via these Bright Engrams. Although Bright Engrams can be obtained via leveling up, they take a long time to get. It's basically like OverWatch's loot boxes. I would be fine with these engrams however they also had to add mods to these engrams. Mods are basically consumables for your weapon and armor and perform specific things if you apply them to weapons and armor. Legendary mods up weapons to 5 attack and or defense. Although not that bad, it is kind of a scumy way to enforce a pay to win system in Destiny 2 as a 5 attack and or defense can really make a difference.

    In general Destiny 2 is a major improvement of the original Destiny. Although still flawed and kind of ruined by micro transactions, the game showcased that Bungie did listen to feedback and criticism on the original Destiny and improved on the game. I recommend this game.    … Expand
  12. Sarojh
    Sep 23, 2017
    8
    In all honesty, I've enjoyed the First game a lot more throughout its 3-year progression (I had friends and a good income, so it was fine for me, hehe...) But I do see the Changes in its approach towards more casual players so they may enjoy the game too.
    The story is an actual STORY. It may not be the best, but it's certainly not boring...like what certain dudes are saying.
    DLC still    In all honesty, I've enjoyed the First game a lot more throughout its 3-year progression (I had friends and a good income, so it was fine for me, hehe...) But I do see the Changes in its approach towards more casual players so they may enjoy the game too.
    The story is an actual STORY. It may not be the best, but it's certainly not boring...like what certain dudes are saying.
    DLC still sucks...
    quite unique gameplay and enemies.
    Those enemies are quite dumb-minded tho...(except the taken, now THEY pose a threat)    … Expand
  13. EEF
    Oct 9, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny 2 Game Review
    Introduction
    Destiny 2 is a fantastic and compelling game. However, it does lack somewhat in content and originality, yet it is still a massive improvement from the state of the base game of its prequel - Destiny 1 - at Launch. Destiny 2 includes thrilling cinematics during the campaign which make the sequel look like it was made on Unity by a fourteen year old. As much as it adds to and changes the franchise - such as the new game modes in crucible and the acclaimed “Adventures”, which make patrols a whole lot more enjoyable – It does feel a lot like Destiny 1, which is not a bad thing as they have used the same amazing mechanical formula to keep me coming back and Bungie have done a great job at keeping and improving so many aspects of the game, for example the grind for loot is still incredibly addictive and is more so with the new loot to be discovered and claimed. However, it is not without its faults, due to a lack of content, for example, I only ever seem to be able to play two or three strikes, making for a very repetitive grind for gear.
    Prequel
    There is no doubt that this sequel is far more enjoyable than Destiny 1 was at launch, and that is because Bungie has learnt from their mistakes. Mistakes like having an incredibly lacklustre campaign, and making the characters that we (eventually) grew to love, bland and almost pointless (I’m looking at you Mysterious Exo Stranger).Destiny 1 only grew properly during the third expansion The Taken King, and lots of new content and changing up the gameplay, bringing in many new players. Destiny 2 seems to be following in these footsteps so far, including breath-taking cinematic cut scenes, with a dash of their famous humour (mostly from fan-favourite character Cayde-6), topped off with beautiful set pieces and incredibly addictive and enjoyable gameplay. I personally believe that really one of the only negative parts that Destiny 2 has borrowed from its predecessor is an overall lack in content. Don’t get me wrong, Destiny 2 has a lot more to offer, however it still feels underwhelming when the campaign is completed in around 8 hours, and then you are dropped in to repeating the same strikes or go on the same crucible maps again and again. I just want it to be spiced up a little bit more.
    Gameplay
    Well… it’s basically Destiny 1, with a whole lot more explosions, enemies, death, fun, and more explosions. It is by far the most enjoyable game I have played in a while simply for the gameplay alone. Its simplistic use of controls mixed with the fluidity of gunplay adds up to a near perfect experience, I just wish it had more variation. I am yet to attempt the raid so bare that in mind as so far a majority of what I have done is the campaign, followed by the adventures, then grinded out crucible and strikes. It gets slightly dull after a while… Yet I’m always drawn back, back to the rewarding feel you get when you finally obtain the exotic piece of gear you’ve been searching so hard for, or when you finally have a power level high enough to attempt the nightfall and begin to grind all over again.
    Competitors
    I don’t have much to say about Destiny’s competitors as it is such a unique game that really can’t and shouldn’t be compared to another. However, if I am to compare it to other shooter giants such as Call of Duty, then I’d say that Destiny 2 is a whole lot more enjoyable, for me that is. I grew tired of COD’s mechanics that never really change, whereas Destiny and Destiny 2 are the type of games that keep me playing all night, and once I do finally get some sleep, it is with me in my dreams. I can’t escape it and I love it. I wouldn’t really call it a competitor, but it is clear that Destiny and Destiny 2 can be compared to the Halo series for the right reasons. However, this is only the case because they were both amazingly designed by Bungie, and should only be compared in how well they are doing in creating truly great games.
    Multiplayer aspects
    I’ve always loved this aspect of Destiny, because it has brought me so many enjoyable moments and new friendships. Destiny 2 does not lack in this factor, it even improves on it with guided games (matchmaking essentially) into previously only organised fireteam game modes. I believe this will bring the community a lot closer together, and will allow for almost everyone to play the end game content, which Destiny is basically made for. In addition to this, Crucible is still a massive part of Destiny 2, and is such an amazing way to play competitive PVP.
    Final Verdict
    In conclusion, Destiny 2 is an amazing game, however it lacks in content at the moment, which actually makes me look forward to the future content Bungie releases. It includes the same incredibly addictive formula of gameplay, with a few new twists in additions, I just wish it was a bit easier to reach end game without having to grind the same few activities.    … Expand
  14. SanctifiedN7
    Sep 26, 2017
    8
    For casual usesr it may not impress as much as for hardcore fans. But for D1 fans, this is clearly a huge step up and improvement. The game looks, feel, sounds, plays better. If you have friends or are are willing to make some, the end game offers tons of hours of entertainment. Microtransactions are disgusting, like in a lot of titles, Activision is straight up garbage. The cancer of theFor casual usesr it may not impress as much as for hardcore fans. But for D1 fans, this is clearly a huge step up and improvement. The game looks, feel, sounds, plays better. If you have friends or are are willing to make some, the end game offers tons of hours of entertainment. Microtransactions are disgusting, like in a lot of titles, Activision is straight up garbage. The cancer of the gaming industry, but Bungie manages to somehow keep their greed in check and balance it out, without destroying their game. A definite BUY, with all its flaws.… Expand
  15. Dacky85
    Sep 28, 2017
    8
    If you have played Destiny 1 then you can expect pretty much the same sort of experience.
    The story mode has improved, the sound is fantastic accompanied with an addictive RPG style gameplay where exploring the world(s) and finding loot results in your character(s) progression.
    Destiny 2 really excels when you play as a part of a team with your friends. If you are playing Destiny 2 on    If you have played Destiny 1 then you can expect pretty much the same sort of experience.
    The story mode has improved, the sound is fantastic accompanied with an addictive RPG style gameplay where exploring the world(s) and finding loot results in your character(s) progression.
    Destiny 2 really excels when you play as a part of a team with your friends. If you are playing Destiny 2 on your own then it takes away some of the fun.
    As a single player experience = 8
    As a multiplayer experience = 9
    So i would give Destiny 2 an overall score of 8.5/10    … Expand
  16. Amfallen2
    Nov 4, 2017
    8
    After spending well over 50 hours in the new MMO-RPG-FPS that is Destiny 2, I decided to make a review as many people and Youtubers seem very divided on how good of a game it actually is; what it strengths and weakness's are.

    For one, let me just say that Bungie has chosen 3 very different genres to turn into a game, and many people choose to only like one of these. A very common    After spending well over 50 hours in the new MMO-RPG-FPS that is Destiny 2, I decided to make a review as many people and Youtubers seem very divided on how good of a game it actually is; what it strengths and weakness's are.

    For one, let me just say that Bungie has chosen 3 very different genres to turn into a game, and many people choose to only like one of these. A very common example would be comparing a Call of Duty player to a World of Warcraft player, where Call of duty is a very fast paced game with relatively simple concepts, you hold a trigger to shoot, a joy stick to move around and press it down to sprint. World of Warcraft is almost the polar opposite, with dozens of abilities to use, one giant map, and more items than there are hairs on your head. So, when you combine these two things, it doesn't always turn out the way you want it to, leading to a lot of mixed reviews. As of what I've noticed so far, it seems that Youtube critics seem to dislike the game, while Internet reviewers seem to think it's great. Personally, I think it's a good, but not great game that suffers from some issues that could be easily fixed.

    GAMEPLAY-

    Destiny 2's gameplay is a mixed bag to say the least. it functions like most First Person
    shooters should with strong MMO elements tagging along. One thing the game does great is showing a good visual progression of your guardian. What I mean by this is that when you first get to "The Farm", you look pretty beat up and are limited to a couple of weapons, but by the end, you find yourself looking like a cooler version of Batman, with many Guns and Subclasses to Impress your friends with (or just look cool in).
    As for actual gameplay, it's a little weak, and can sometimes seem a little bland. I picked the hunter class, so I'm sort of used to just shooting my gun and knifing in between long ability and grenade cooldowns. When you fight enemies, they don't put up much of a fight, either. Often I will find myself wondering when the fight will be over while i'm either fighting millions of waves of enemies, or am fighting a boss with millions of health. One thing that really gets on my nerves is the fact that hip firing does less damage than aiming down sights. I found this to a not only bad feature, but also completely pointless one, by doing this, the game is punishing you for making hitting enemies more of a challenge.

    STORY-
    I'll keep it brief, but destiny 2's story, sucks. While it may have been better than Destiny, I still found it quite uninteresting and hard to follow. A very brief summary would be that everything is normal on earth, until, one day a red legion full of fat dudes resembling grunts from Halo decide to take over the traveler, and strip everyone of their superpowers, until one day you suddenly are drawn to a shard of the traveler that's broken off but still works and gives you superpowers again. Zavala, a fallen gaurdian, then, instead of getting superpowers from the same place, turns you into his slave and has you do all of his **** for him, including saving literally everyone in the solar system. FIN.

    PVP-
    I actually quite liked pvp in destiny 2 and found it to be my favorite part of the game, it functioned a lot better than the original and unlike a lot of games nowadays, you feel like you actually help your team by doing good. Ultimates in this game aren't overpowered, and you aren't faced against them too often. They also only come once or twice a game, causing many players to use them at ideal times, rather than right away. Power ammo could be a bit better. They have a map spawning system rather than earning it, so it can get quite annoying dealing with campers, or teamates alike.

    So that's my review for destiny 2, a good game that suffers from a couple issues that could be fixed, but otherwise fun,    … Expand
  17. TyphonV2
    Nov 10, 2017
    8
    On PC.

    Don't believe the negativity around being "pay to win" or "loot boxes". These criticisms are not true, One, you are not required to but ANYTHING from loot boxes. Two: those things you can buy are strictly cosmetic, or things you will get in the game at certain points in the story, like the sparrow. So, honestly, loot boxes are a nothing burger. First time playing through the    On PC.

    Don't believe the negativity around being "pay to win" or "loot boxes". These criticisms are not true, One, you are not required to but ANYTHING from loot boxes. Two: those things you can buy are strictly cosmetic, or things you will get in the game at certain points in the story, like the sparrow. So, honestly, loot boxes are a nothing burger.

    First time playing through the full game, as I don't like using controllers for shooters. This game looks amazing on PC. The colors are brighter, and the textures are crisper. The depth of field is better, so you can see see more of the game world. sound is good. For example, if I fire an auto rifle in a canyon, there is reverb. Very nice.

    Let's be real, though, this aint Witcher 3 levels of detail, but its nicer than console. By a mile.

    The story is the usual, "The world will end unless you help" fair, but it's competent enough to be interesting the first time I played through. Good voice work, too. Wish there was more of it.

    Communicating ingame is harder than it needs to be, but things like Discord solve that. It needs matchmaking for Nightfall, and the like,but I assume that is coming later. The public events are fun. The Raid is really hard the first time, requiring patience and good communication with your fire team.

    TL;DR:

    This is a good shooter/ action game. Needs work on communication and more story content would be nice. Worth your time.    … Expand
  18. Xantdee
    Dec 9, 2017
    8
    Destiny 2 is an amazing and addictive game. I really don't understand all the negative reviews about it and I fully disagree with them. Either people are overreacting or just acting immature wanting the game to be everything at once.
    The game has enough content, great graphics, and what's most important for me - it is fully playable in coop (after first few campaign prologue missions).
    I    Destiny 2 is an amazing and addictive game. I really don't understand all the negative reviews about it and I fully disagree with them. Either people are overreacting or just acting immature wanting the game to be everything at once.
    The game has enough content, great graphics, and what's most important for me - it is fully playable in coop (after first few campaign prologue missions).
    I do not think this game is Ideal. There is always room for improvement. But Destiny 2 is pretty close to what I may call a perfect game for me.

    Pros:
    Nice visuals, fun gameplay, lots of different activities, open world (with enough exploration to do), full coop with friends

    Cons (personal opinion):
    Progression is too fast (needs more grinding to feel more rewarding), storyline is a bit bland, could use more subclasses/builds/weapon types

    Wishlist:
    third person, a crafting system and/or randomly-generated gear, procedurally generated dungeons    … Expand
  19. Cpal4554
    Oct 6, 2018
    8
    It’s sorta fun. The story was not mindblowing, but it’s fun, the gameplay is pretty good, it looks pretty nice, it’s sorta what you can expect it to be but I get a strong sense that the initial game should be as long as it probably would be including all DLC so far. However you can’t buy Forsaken without buying the main game (again) so owning the main game doesn’t make it cheaper which IIt’s sorta fun. The story was not mindblowing, but it’s fun, the gameplay is pretty good, it looks pretty nice, it’s sorta what you can expect it to be but I get a strong sense that the initial game should be as long as it probably would be including all DLC so far. However you can’t buy Forsaken without buying the main game (again) so owning the main game doesn’t make it cheaper which I consider a dick move. Honestly, if it didn’t feel like such a cash grab I’d like it a lot better, but I still consider picking up the expansions after they drop in price.… Expand
  20. TheReaperX
    Oct 26, 2018
    8
    I wondering how is this getting so hated. Its a rly good game its worth to buy it. The graphics are OK. (still better then fortnite) the gameplay is ok. too and the story is probably the best thing in the game, but its still a fun game.
  21. Chills_Drifting
    Sep 6, 2018
    8
    This game is free for the month of September for PS plus members... ({THE FOLLOWING IS REVIEW OF THE GAME WHEN PLAYING WITH FRIENDS}) ...and me and my friends are really enjoying it, mainly because of the fact that we are playing it together. Gameplay is fun and fast, you won't die as fast as you do in call of duty titles so you will have time to fire back hopefully survive and get theThis game is free for the month of September for PS plus members... ({THE FOLLOWING IS REVIEW OF THE GAME WHEN PLAYING WITH FRIENDS}) ...and me and my friends are really enjoying it, mainly because of the fact that we are playing it together. Gameplay is fun and fast, you won't die as fast as you do in call of duty titles so you will have time to fire back hopefully survive and get the kill. raids are still fun and the new game mode added to destiny are fun and exciting. We play mainly in custom matches and rarely go to a public match. This is one great game to enjoy with friends.. well any game is fun as long as you play with friends.… Expand
  22. maningrey
    Sep 16, 2018
    8
    I don't know why this game have so many bad reviews. This game got bad sides but all in all it's not such bad...
  23. Alvillas
    Sep 4, 2021
    8
    Gran juego que ha ido evolucionando y mejorando constantemente, con gran contenido y una comunidad esplendida.
  24. Androxus
    Nov 22, 2018
    8
    Super Spiel leider ist die Story nicht besonders anspruchsvoll.Ich empfehle die DLCs zu kaufen um das Paket abzurunden.
  25. Cylentkills
    Jun 7, 2019
    8
    It's better now,........,..................................................
  26. DerpyTurtle
    Aug 11, 2019
    8
    Destiny 2, even with its bad story, still has a lot to offer. A great soundtrack, stunning world and visuals, a good loot system and fun gameplay.
  27. Reidloscidem
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    Destiny 2, for the first year, was horrible. Simply horrible. Now, it's in a good place. While the lore has been massively altered, the mechanics are better.
  28. Kratos118
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    Great game story isn’t anything special but this game excels in it gun play and mix of special ability’s if you are gamer that needs a game to play where you can eat up hours and be enjoying yourself while playing this is the game for u (loads of content)
  29. Bonk9
    May 3, 2021
    8
    In the current state of the game, and overall im enjoying it a lot. Content is fun, drip feed is ok. But it is very repetitive at times and can lead to a lot of boredom. To experience most of the game you have to pay for the season pass each month since that’s where all the content is. If your not paying for dlc and season pass then you won’t have a good time. But don’t get me wrong. EvenIn the current state of the game, and overall im enjoying it a lot. Content is fun, drip feed is ok. But it is very repetitive at times and can lead to a lot of boredom. To experience most of the game you have to pay for the season pass each month since that’s where all the content is. If your not paying for dlc and season pass then you won’t have a good time. But don’t get me wrong. Even without those it’s awesome. I was playing this game free to play for a whole year until I was basically forced to buy a dlc since the repetitiveness kicked in but otherwise it’s good… Expand
  30. bobsvagene
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    I've played Destiny 2 on an off for many years. It has some of the most unique and best executed gunplay I've ever experienced on console. The apple hasn't fallen far from the tree in that regard when it comes to Bungie's past work with Halo.

    The story and world building is and always has been very poor. i find myself skipping any cutscene where possible. Weapon design in both    I've played Destiny 2 on an off for many years. It has some of the most unique and best executed gunplay I've ever experienced on console. The apple hasn't fallen far from the tree in that regard when it comes to Bungie's past work with Halo.

    The story and world building is and always has been very poor. i find myself skipping any cutscene where possible.

    Weapon design in both aesthetics and variety is executed really well. i can see it being a turn off for some people but I like the way the meta is adjusted each season to keep the game exciting and forces variety of play.    … Expand
  31. hxDaan
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    I found the story really fun to do although im not a fan of first person shooters
  32. Maelstrom9876
    Feb 10, 2023
    8
    Amazing game, but it’s pretty grindy and repetitive. Not the kind of game you can just jump into and have fun right away
  33. Jaidenbrkl1
    May 8, 2023
    8
    After playing it since 2018 (five years ago) my opinion went from bad to actually amazing. Great gameplay, an intriguing story, excellent characters, and overall, a worthy sequel that arguably even better than the original.
  34. SchroederRock
    Sep 27, 2017
    7
    The "professional" review groups mostly got this one wrong. The reason I know that is because there was no way anyone could play the end-game content and press weren't given much in the way of advanced screenings of the game. So how could they rate the entirety of this game? It's an FPS that tries to be an RPG, though it mostly flops on the later. Destiny 2 is smooth and precise in most ofThe "professional" review groups mostly got this one wrong. The reason I know that is because there was no way anyone could play the end-game content and press weren't given much in the way of advanced screenings of the game. So how could they rate the entirety of this game? It's an FPS that tries to be an RPG, though it mostly flops on the later. Destiny 2 is smooth and precise in most of what it does, it just regularly does those things without a lot of true feeling - most of the campaign felt numb despite the dire situation that humanity is put in. I don't know why Destiny 2 falls short of expectations as the fanbase has been very vocal about what they (we) want out of the sequel, which arguably came too soon. This is a very shallow RPG at-best so it's really all on the shooter side of things that the game makes its hay, and it occasionally does. There's an outline of a great game here. It plays like one, it looks like one, but it never feels like one. Destiny 2, like Destiny, is fairly hollow. Had it not been for The Taken King, I think Destiny would have been abandoned long ago. Perhaps quality DLC can save what is arguably the briefest narrative and weakest RPG experience of AAA gaming in history (that's subject to debate, but I'm mad at this game so I'm gunning for it right now), but why the heck do we need DLC to save a game? Is it because it's under the Activision umbrella? Who knows, it's just not that good.… Expand
  35. PaulCharles
    Sep 11, 2017
    7
    Excellent graphics and gun play, but they left out so much it just makes me think WTF. They've dumbed it down completely while adding nearly unbearable grinds/RNG elements. Nearly everything that was added with D1 expansions was stripped away or changed for no good reason (infusing is overly complicated now with zero guide). PvP is completely ruined now with their idiotic attempts atExcellent graphics and gun play, but they left out so much it just makes me think WTF. They've dumbed it down completely while adding nearly unbearable grinds/RNG elements. Nearly everything that was added with D1 expansions was stripped away or changed for no good reason (infusing is overly complicated now with zero guide). PvP is completely ruined now with their idiotic attempts at making it competitive. They missed so many opportunities (on purpose) to make this game better than D1. I'm sure by the end of the 3 or 4 DLC's, we'll have a complete game, and then it'll start all over with Destiny 3. Terrible job to everyone at Bungie minus the Art director/team.… Expand
  36. WildFire15
    Sep 16, 2017
    7
    It's remarkable the difference a coherent plot makes. Gameplay wise Destiny 2 is not much different to Destiny 1 (which is not a bad thing as the gunplay was great) but it now feels like it has some form of direction and a world that makes more sense.

    Despite it's improvements, the tag line I gave Destiny 1 of "everything a AAA game aspires to be, but that isn't a compliment" remains    It's remarkable the difference a coherent plot makes. Gameplay wise Destiny 2 is not much different to Destiny 1 (which is not a bad thing as the gunplay was great) but it now feels like it has some form of direction and a world that makes more sense.

    Despite it's improvements, the tag line I gave Destiny 1 of "everything a AAA game aspires to be, but that isn't a compliment" remains very much in place for it's sequel has continued with the season pass for expansions Destiny 1 had (though there's slightly more hope for their worth this time around) and has fully embraced and expanded upon the micro transactions that were introduced mid way through the original's lifetime. They're not quite game breaking but their inclusion isn't particularly welcome.

    Long story short, if you didn't like how Destiny 1 played then Destiny 2 won't change your mind, but the sequel elevates some of the frustrations of the original (namely it's underwhelming plot and setting) and gives you plenty more interesting things to do.    … Expand
  37. OutlawTX
    Nov 13, 2017
    7
    With an actual storyline and loads of endgame content, consistent loot and huge maps that contain many hidden areas with tons of side quests, Destiny 2's single player element is what 1 should have been. As far as PVP goes, I think Destiny 1 was more diverse. Competitive mode usually results in people rage quitting after a couple losses and you playing 1v4. I'd say PvE is a 8, PVP is 7. AWith an actual storyline and loads of endgame content, consistent loot and huge maps that contain many hidden areas with tons of side quests, Destiny 2's single player element is what 1 should have been. As far as PVP goes, I think Destiny 1 was more diverse. Competitive mode usually results in people rage quitting after a couple losses and you playing 1v4. I'd say PvE is a 8, PVP is 7. A big issue though is the rewards. There's so many reskins of weapons and armor it borders on pathetic. Exotics are't very exotic anymore and there's only a couple that are even worth using. There's no reason to keep playing if all the rewards for playing are garbage that you'll put in your vault to collect.… Expand
  38. adrenilinmatt
    Sep 6, 2017
    7
    ill start by quoting a review i saw here from a user named "RomeoSaint" it reads "Awesome game. Be aware of those harsh numbers. People are expecting a complete game right out the box" Why yes, romeosaint. people ARE expecting a complete game right out of the box. maybe theyre stupid to do so in 2017, or any year after 2010. years in which games are released half finished or broken andill start by quoting a review i saw here from a user named "RomeoSaint" it reads "Awesome game. Be aware of those harsh numbers. People are expecting a complete game right out the box" Why yes, romeosaint. people ARE expecting a complete game right out of the box. maybe theyre stupid to do so in 2017, or any year after 2010. years in which games are released half finished or broken and idiots still continue to preorder and fork out their hard earned cash for half jobs and held back content. where consumers are willing to pay 60 bucks for a quarter of a game and then an extra 30 for the rest of the game. what you are saying romeosaint, is that people should expect LESS than a complete game when theyre paying 60 bucks for it? okay bro, maybe youre right by todays standard. but jesus christ. its so wrong that what he has said is true. WHY SHOULDNT WE EXPECT A COMPLETE GAME RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX? i implore you guys to stop showing these hack companies that youre willing to pay for anything less than finished and quality products. let alone paying before the product is even released to read reviews. stop.

    anyway. im about 9 hours in, completed campaign. somewhat an improvement over destiny 1. somewhat. its unbelievably cheesy and wants to make you feel like youre the bestest guy in the world. the thing with this is, you KNOW while youre playing that all of this campaign is just a means to an end. a very bleak end. i was hoping for more, more than just an rng grind like destiny 1. obscene hours of gameplay just so you can reach the correct level to be ready for each raid which are released at bungies leisure. destiny 2 shouldve been the game that lived up to the promises of destiny 1. we were promised a lot. we didnt get it.

    all in all, i feel destiny 2 is a carbon copy of the first game with some minor texture upgrades and slightly better story telling. bungie is writing scripts that THE ENTIRE WORLD will be able to easily understand so as to increase its consumer base. these games wouldve benefited to no end from some advanced lore and adult themes. but no. must include children to maximise sales. its sad. we lose out on what couldve been an epic series of games just so everyone can easily win and understand and progress in the game. this is a husk of a game. nothing complex or challenging in the slightest. another sad day for gamers.    … Expand
  39. p1menta
    Oct 27, 2018
    7
    not a great game, but not a terrible one on any way. the story mode is kinda weak, but it's a fun game after all. i've just finished the campaign, but i feel this is one of those games that actually starts when it ends the story mode, so i might probably come back and edit, as soon as i play the rest of the things
    but something that wont change: the graphics sceneraies of the planets are    not a great game, but not a terrible one on any way. the story mode is kinda weak, but it's a fun game after all. i've just finished the campaign, but i feel this is one of those games that actually starts when it ends the story mode, so i might probably come back and edit, as soon as i play the rest of the things
    but something that wont change: the graphics sceneraies of the planets are **** awesome and beautiful    … Expand
  40. alccode
    Sep 7, 2017
    7
    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.

    * Why have    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.

    * Why have skill points if you can only spend on one part of the tree at the time? This is just an illusion of choice. Introduce real and meaningful alternative traits.
    * Why is the main character mute during the story? This fundamentally straightjackets the type of story that can be told, all for the incredibly misguided principle of Bungie's "not putting words in your character's mouth". Well, that only works if you can *say* something yourself. If you can't, well, then put *some* words in there or else we will just be the mute sidekicks and lapdogs that do what everyone else tells us to do.
    * No meaningful item use, gun customization (to offset lack of perk RNG), quest system, lack of real NPCs with stories and chat dialogue. All the *world building* that Destiny so sorely lacks.

    You could say that many of these things don't matter and that it's demanding too much. But the problem is that Destiny is consciously aiming to be a mixed MMORPG/shooter. If it *consciously* wants to inhabit that space, it automatically is on the hook for implementing the most basic systems that are expected in the respective genres.

    Aside from this, there are the little things that are just facepalm-inducing in this game.

    * Why no sparrow horns?
    * Why no post-mission stats?
    * Why only 4v4 in PvP? Why not have both 4v4 and 6v6 modes? 6v6 is incredibly fun most of the time!
    * Why cater **all** the game mechanics to be beholden to PvP, and refuse to have separate PvE and PvP systems? This results in inevitably twisted game mechanics. Whoever heard of a FPS where your shotgun is a "power" type weapon instead of a secondary? These are vagaries of Destiny PvP that have forced themselves onto the entire game. The collateral damage is that PvE is now a predominantly primary-only snoozefest, and every boss is basically like good ol' Rockets McDickface (though not as bad as the OG one).

    It's like Bungie decided to play whack-a-mole with all the little aspects of Destiny they wanted to improve, without stepping back for a second and looking at the big picture to see if the resulting changes would make *sense* when put together. There is a role for bottom-up game design, but you have to have **some** top-down design or else the result will be a hodgepodge of lateral and vertical changes, with little sense of improvement in overall direction towards the **vision** of the game.

    And oh god the story. It's much more fleshed out than in D1, that's for sure. But boy is it *cheesy*. That wonder I felt in the early stages of D1, of vast dystopian worlds with so much mystery and room for imagination, is now firmly out the window, and replaced with cheesy tropes, "rah rah our hero is the bestest", and overly excessive humour.

    In essence, there is a lack of vision for Destiny. There **was** a clear vision during the development of D1, but that was famously gutted at the last minute, and we are suffering from the consequences to this day. Is it a serious sci-fi story-driven shooter? Is it a competitive PvP game? Is it an RPG with meaningful loot and character progression? Or is it a tongue-in-cheek casual FPS (like Overwatch aims to be)? At this point, the answer is "a bit of this, a bit of that, but all mashed together and not doing any of them well."

    Instead, to make it work, Bungie forces artificial grind (ooh now we can only infuse using weapons of the same type, extra grind yay!) to *compensate* for the lack of meaningful quests, story, and so on, which themselves stem from a lack of true world building and clear-headed implementation of *basic* MMO game systems.

    As a D1 veteran who invested many hours in the game, and a long-term MMORPG and FPS fan who is begging for a true union of the two, it's frankly more than a little heartbreaking.    … Expand
  41. punch3871
    Oct 13, 2017
    7
    Destiny 2 is a good game. not a great game, but it's a good one, and it can get you hooked. compared to vanilla Destiny at launch, Destiny 2 has more quality content, though compared to Destiny 1 now, after it's gotten all its expansions, there's less stuff to do in Destiny 2. there are less planets, but there's more to do on these planets other than the occasional public event thatDestiny 2 is a good game. not a great game, but it's a good one, and it can get you hooked. compared to vanilla Destiny at launch, Destiny 2 has more quality content, though compared to Destiny 1 now, after it's gotten all its expansions, there's less stuff to do in Destiny 2. there are less planets, but there's more to do on these planets other than the occasional public event that happened at complete random and patrols. there are lost sectors which work as mini dungeons, and there's adventures that are as long as the missions in Destiny 1.

    the strikes feel awesome when played, too bad there's only 5 strikes in the game right now. 2 on earth, and 1 on the other planets. one strike has you going through a bunch of Cabal excavation drills to take out a big fallen mind so the Cabal can't use it against humanity. sounds more epic than it is. basically everything described sounds more epic than playing it.

    the game is definitely an improvement over the first game, though Ikora and Zavala both don't have a lot of character, and are therefore boring as hell. Cayde-6 is everyones favorite, and for good reason. he gets time to develop as a character, unlike the other two who are basically one dimensional characters. Zavala is a brute that fights for justice, Ikora is clever, but in this game she feels regret for not doing anything. Cayde-6 is the comic relief of this game.

    games pretty, not much else to say there. i think this has gone for long enough (5000 characters?! who wants to read 2 pages full of "reviewing"? might as well watch a Joseph Anderson video on Fallout 4. **** long as hell), so i'm gonna call it here. i recommend it, but i can see why some people don't like the game, but hey. Curse of Osiris comes out in December and adds Mercury to the roster, so that's nice.    … Expand
  42. Jaimz
    Sep 11, 2017
    7
    Pro's
    Mechanics gun-play is superb
    The game is visually impressive community is vast and full servers have been relatively stable for launch boss design is great campaign is a million times better than the original World activities are much improved. World design is super cool and way better than the original Cons UI was not improved from the original coordinating with    Pro's
    Mechanics gun-play is superb
    The game is visually impressive
    community is vast and full
    servers have been relatively stable for launch
    boss design is great
    campaign is a million times better than the original
    World activities are much improved.
    World design is super cool and way better than the original

    Cons
    UI was not improved from the original
    coordinating with fireteams in public events can been frustrating due to instancing
    the optimal way to get to end game loot is grinding public events which is tiresome
    other than emotes there is no way to communicate with people outside a fireteam
    No heroic versions of strikes. Just normal and nightfall
    end-game currently exists of upgrading your gear with 2 extra light levels until you hit 260. Trade all your tokens in to get 265 and grind exotic milestones (yawn) at least make the best gear possible to get in strikes.    … Expand
  43. roman_emperor
    Sep 25, 2017
    7
    This game is a huge giant nerf, and it can be downright frustrating. In pvp, auto rifles rule short, mid, and somewhat long distance encounters. Mida is effective, but many scout rifles barely tickle other players in pvp. Damage is also very inconsistent. Bungie opted to hide players' connection from us, but you know something is fishy when you are shooting a player and he is taking noThis game is a huge giant nerf, and it can be downright frustrating. In pvp, auto rifles rule short, mid, and somewhat long distance encounters. Mida is effective, but many scout rifles barely tickle other players in pvp. Damage is also very inconsistent. Bungie opted to hide players' connection from us, but you know something is fishy when you are shooting a player and he is taking no damage.

    The story is weak. I don't understand how it is considered good. Bungie introduces to Ghaul, and tries to make us sympathize for him, but his motivation are never clearly explained. He also kills his mentor without any precedent. My reaction to it was, "Wow. Really?"

    Nightfalls, Raid, and Trials no longer drop loot to help you reach max light. Everything always drops 10 levels below you. It gets the question, why even bother? The most challenging parts of the game should have been rewarding, but they aren't. Instead of getting loot drops for most activities, you get tokens. You then use these tokens to upgrade specific characters, but everything they give you is always lower light. Even the raid npc give you low light gear.

    It has plenty of content although most of it is easy. Once you reach light 265, most of it becomes irrelevant since it doesn't drop higher. Lost section were a missed opportunity. They should have been post story mode, 280 plus light, but nope.

    In truth, I will most likely play this game a lot because of the shear amount of friends who enjoy playing it, but it's average a best. Not an 8 out of 10 like reviewers are giving it.    … Expand
  44. DDP
    Sep 19, 2017
    7
    The game itself is great, high quality and everything. They made few errors tho. The loot is good until you hit 260, after that unless you have a huge clan you won't progress with more than 1 or 2 items a week. the nightfall assaults are completely different from the first game, not fun to play as you have 10 minutes to end them and the time recovery mechanics are mental XD. making thisThe game itself is great, high quality and everything. They made few errors tho. The loot is good until you hit 260, after that unless you have a huge clan you won't progress with more than 1 or 2 items a week. the nightfall assaults are completely different from the first game, not fun to play as you have 10 minutes to end them and the time recovery mechanics are mental XD. making this speed runs very stressing. They could keep many of the 1st game mechanics, they didn't, a pity, would still suggest if you have friends to play with. I'm sure that with time the game will be eventually great.… Expand
  45. PrimalBanana
    Sep 11, 2017
    7
    When Destiny 2 was announced I was unsure if I would try it out. With Destiny you either loved it or you hated it. The story was virtually non-existent with most of it being on a website. It was a poor and lazy way to implement it, so when Bungie announced that Destiny 2 would have a proper story with all the lore available in game it was enough to convince me to give it a go.
    Visually    When Destiny 2 was announced I was unsure if I would try it out. With Destiny you either loved it or you hated it. The story was virtually non-existent with most of it being on a website. It was a poor and lazy way to implement it, so when Bungie announced that Destiny 2 would have a proper story with all the lore available in game it was enough to convince me to give it a go.
    Visually Destiny 2 features an expansive game world that is beautifully designed with plenty of detail. Each of the 4 new areas feels unique from Each other and are packed with detail meaning you can play hour after hour without the game feeling too repetitive. Destiny 2 feels very polished as you might expect, with the controls and movement all well established. The gun play is spot on with weapons feeling unique and different across the various classes. Fans who played the first game to death will feel right at home. Bungie haven't strayed far from their original formula in Destiny 2 but they've made a lot of important changes that give the game a fresh feel to it.
    The story is very much front and centre in Destiny 2 and it kicks off in spectacular fashion. Whilst I'm not a fan of the pre-rendered cut scenes used in Destiny 2 it's a minor distraction in what is otherwise thrilling storyline. The voice acting is well done and the characters are interesting. I did struggle to really care for my mute character at first although now I'm at end game I'm finding myself feeling more connected to him. The plot is perhaps a bit safe and whilst it ends as strongly as it started I felt it was a bit flat for the middle third. Over all its a massive improvement over the first game and I love being able to dive into the lore connected to certain weapons, in game.
    The story will take you around 12 hours to finish, if you don't find yourself side tracked by other activities. Once you hit end game you've easily got hours upon hours of content to enjoy and of course you'll be trying to max out your character so you'll want to dive in to one of the many quests, strikes, Adventures, public activities and challenges. All this can be done with different characters too so if you want to get the most out of the game I'd suggest going for one of each class.
    The strikes are challenging yet fun and reward you well for your time as do most of the activities found across the games locations. PvP though was perhaps the biggest surprise for me. I've discovered that I'm fairly good a Destiny 2 when partaking in PvP and I think there's one very good reason for that. Through out my time playing Destiny 2 I often felt like I was playing a Halo game, Halo 3 to be exact. This becomes even more so whilst battling it out in the crucible against other players. I often expected to see Master Chief on my screen. This is in no way a bad thing as it just shows how good Destiny 2 is. I've loved every minute of my time playing the game and my experience with Destiny 2 could not be more different to the one I had with the first game.
    That's not to say it's all good news because it's not I'm afraid. Rather predictable it seems Destiny 2 has been Activisioned. This is where a great game is made and then the corporate suits take over and throw in their microtransaction crap. Destiny 2 gives players the option to buy silver which can then be exchanged for in game items. These items seem to be random but you can pick up shaders (more on them in a minute), mods that can affect your character (arguably introducing a pay to win aspect) and a bunch of other stuff. Now shaders used to be a "once you have it you can use it over and over again" type thing. In Destiny 2 however you can apply the shader once and if you discard that piece of armour then it's gone. You can use them on each piece of armour (1 shader per part) meaning if you want to use the same shader on your whole character you need 5 of them and more if you want matching weapons etc. Adding random drops to that equation in my eyes is nothing more than in game gambling. Remember that this is a 16 rated game in the UK but one that kids much younger play. Yes I agree that I'm awash with shaders and that they drop like rain drops in England BUT microtransactions are in there for a reason and the temptation is there. You'll have to go to the vendor to collect an engram you've earned in-game and that's where they try to tempt you by showing you all the goodies you might be able to getFortunately, the bad is far outweighed by the good in Destiny 2 and like I said, I hated the first game but Bungie have nailed it in Destiny 2.    … Expand
  46. CraigEchols
    Sep 11, 2017
    7
    While a clear improvement over the last game, it is still leaves a lot to be desired. I had to reset myself from the overwhelming distaste that I had after playing the first Destiny. This game, adds to the formula in the right direction, but it still is missing so much. Destiny still fails to identify it it wants to be a Call of Duty or an MMORPG. Some pros and cons

    Pros: - They got    While a clear improvement over the last game, it is still leaves a lot to be desired. I had to reset myself from the overwhelming distaste that I had after playing the first Destiny. This game, adds to the formula in the right direction, but it still is missing so much. Destiny still fails to identify it it wants to be a Call of Duty or an MMORPG. Some pros and cons

    Pros:
    - They got rid of those ridiculous scout missions and put in actual side missions that make more sense. That was long overdue.
    -People may rail against it, but I actually like the silent protagonist. The original character had no character or personality whatsoever and didn't feel like a good representation of me (especially since I created them).
    -The story while still meh is still the best one since TTK without a doubt.
    -The graphics are still beautiful (as they should be in a AAA game of this cost)
    -The NPCs seem to have a bit more personality in the banter of the quests. Make is not seem so vapid.
    -Super easy to level up (too super easy)

    Cons:
    -Bungie hit it out of the park when they added a sword in the TTK expansion. I would have loved to see them build on that with adding more melee weapons like a power axe, daggers, or something like that. A bow and arrow added to the weapons cache of the game would have been awesome. Instead the re-relegated the weapons system to the same old pistol, rifle, shotgun and you can only use a sword with the power up ability.
    -While they added side missions, I would have like to see them go somewhere with them. They end as soon as they start and are about as superficial as your average fetch quest in an MMORPG.
    -The global events are the exact same as Destiny 1 except in more frequency.

    Biggest con:

    -Building off what was said earlier, I don't get what Destiny is trying to be. Its formula makes no sense. It has less content than your average open world game, yet tries to make everything seem so social and open. Its an MMO with barriers (which is dumbfounding). With most MMOs (doesn't have to be RPGs) you have a wealth of content that you can spend your time doing even if it is mediocre. There is so much that Destiny could offer. I realize they are trying to make money, but still. How about a real crafting system for weapons and armor? How about battalions (guilds) instead of randomly being matched with someone you'll never meet again? As I stated earlier, how about an expansion of the weapons rather than just pistol, rifle, shotgun, grenade launcher? More raids? Longer side missions? More planets (its the future, even No Man's Sky got that right)? Different enemies? Long strikes? More of a sense of danger (Seriously, I never get worried in a fire-fight. There is a wealth of ammo everywhere)? Monthly events (and I mean real events).

    It just really seems like Bungie is going out of its way to make the smallest product that they can, hype it up, watch the money rake in, and pocket the money off the game and the $500 million loan. There are some basic things even the most superficial of gamers could ask for that would be a good idea, but Bungie seems content with just limiting itself which is sad honestly because this game has the map to be something amazing. It just isn't being done.    … Expand
  47. kwstas
    Sep 7, 2017
    7
    i was expecting the hate on this game exactly like on the first one but dont bother to listen the game is just amazing . especially if you have a ps4 pro and an UHD tv just turn on the hdr from the settings and the game with those graphics , the atmosphere of the game and with the huge HDR effect on this specific game it is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen on a video game ever .i was expecting the hate on this game exactly like on the first one but dont bother to listen the game is just amazing . especially if you have a ps4 pro and an UHD tv just turn on the hdr from the settings and the game with those graphics , the atmosphere of the game and with the huge HDR effect on this specific game it is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen on a video game ever . also the game is way better than the first one in every way and ofc on the story line and the gameplay overall aswell… Expand
  48. Domlol
    Dec 6, 2017
    7
    A clumsy but fair step in the right direction!

    Not the greatest game in the world, but definitely a step in the right direction after the complete mess of Destiny 1. PVP is fun, however with too few maps and no more Clusterf**k 6v6 which is a shame. Campaign is around 4-6 hours casually played. Had a couple beers and actually enjoyed myself however the game begins amazingly well. Falls    A clumsy but fair step in the right direction!

    Not the greatest game in the world, but definitely a step in the right direction after the complete mess of Destiny 1. PVP is fun, however with too few maps and no more Clusterf**k 6v6 which is a shame. Campaign is around 4-6 hours casually played. Had a couple beers and actually enjoyed myself however the game begins amazingly well. Falls off pretty hard and becomes repetitive by the middle, then becomes great again in the ending. However the final boss is really poorly written... "Gary" as he's affectionally known by the destiny community, he's more cute than scary. 7/10, Good and sold effort! However it didn't set my pubes on fire. Perhaps in Destiny 3.    … Expand
  49. dswadeson
    Sep 10, 2017
    7
    Mechanically brilliant but pretty soulless and shocking unimaginative. Destiny 1.5? More like, the original Destiny was 0.5 and this is about 1.1.

    I played the heck out of D1 and whilst the quality of life is much better here, planets are more beautiful and slightly better designed, it's still just a corridor/occasional open-space shooter. There's no lore to speak of, it's all just a    Mechanically brilliant but pretty soulless and shocking unimaginative. Destiny 1.5? More like, the original Destiny was 0.5 and this is about 1.1.

    I played the heck out of D1 and whilst the quality of life is much better here, planets are more beautiful and slightly better designed, it's still just a corridor/occasional open-space shooter. There's no lore to speak of, it's all just a grind, the strikes are virtually indistinguishable from one another and PvP is just completely pointless as it stands with a dearth of modes and boring maps.    … Expand
  50. Lewis-Angelo
    Jul 25, 2018
    7
    El Rey de los Poseídos>>>>>Destiny 2>Señores de Hierro>>>Destiny

    Destiny 2 mejora en muchos detalles, pero por el camino pierde la esencia y parte del encanto del original. incomprensible que dejen de lado los hilos de la historia del primero que piden a gritos ser continuados, además de los fallos tremendos en el doblaje. es más de lo mismo, esa droga que te pica con tus colegas a    El Rey de los Poseídos>>>>>Destiny 2>Señores de Hierro>>>Destiny

    Destiny 2 mejora en muchos detalles, pero por el camino pierde la esencia y parte del encanto del original.

    incomprensible que dejen de lado los hilos de la historia del primero que piden a gritos ser continuados, además de los fallos tremendos en el doblaje.
    es más de lo mismo, esa droga que te pica con tus colegas a repetir cosas hasta mejorar al muñeco

    Les ha costado, pero hay matchmaking para ocasos e incursiones, es largo el tiempo de espera, porque no todo el mundo quiere jugar con lastre jajaja

    En cuanto al competitivo todo sigue igual, los enemigos ya se mueren después de que te hayan matado, cacarearon con el 4vs4 y una mejor conexión, pero ahí va fatal como siempre el 6vs6    … Expand
  51. dawcpa
    Sep 22, 2017
    7
    This game, at it's core is good. It's just every thing else is just mediocre. I do have to give a hand to bungie though they did fix a bunch of core flaws of the first game such as grenades. If you didn't like the first one I wouldn't recommend this at all but if you spent countless hours on the first destiny and aren't burned out, this is a solid installment in the destiny franchise
  52. drowblade
    Mar 6, 2018
    7
    I dont like Destiny 1. It is boring game with sad mechanics, bad story. You must play cloned missions over and over again, shooting stupid copypasted enemies, and have not any fun. Destiny 2 much more better! First, we have good cinematic campaign with nice story and heroes. Dont trust peoples, who say that campaign is short. Second, we have awesome pretty locations. Third, we have goodI dont like Destiny 1. It is boring game with sad mechanics, bad story. You must play cloned missions over and over again, shooting stupid copypasted enemies, and have not any fun. Destiny 2 much more better! First, we have good cinematic campaign with nice story and heroes. Dont trust peoples, who say that campaign is short. Second, we have awesome pretty locations. Third, we have good action and shooting. Game run on my console without bugs, droops of fps and any other problems. It is not masterpiece, but it is very good and interesting game.… Expand
  53. Totte85
    Sep 19, 2017
    7
    Awesome game! An improvement in everything compared to d1. Especially the story and content. The world feels alive and the are much more to do. Graphics are really nice (ps4 pro) and the sound is perfect.

    EDIT - After the initial hype i have changed my score to a 7. There are so many bad things with this game i don´t even care anymore. Its a good run to power level 265 then nothing.
  54. ourtimehascome
    Oct 16, 2017
    7
    Though it feels more like DLC than a full-fledged sequel, Destiny 2 has a worthwhile campaign which is enough for the asking price. Though many would argue otherwise, due to its short length and missteps relating to the first game. Including not being able to ride your space motorcycle (aka sparrow) until after you complete the short campaign. Played in short bursts, the multiplayer canThough it feels more like DLC than a full-fledged sequel, Destiny 2 has a worthwhile campaign which is enough for the asking price. Though many would argue otherwise, due to its short length and missteps relating to the first game. Including not being able to ride your space motorcycle (aka sparrow) until after you complete the short campaign. Played in short bursts, the multiplayer can either become tedious and stay that way, or rise and become an fun action shooter, depending on individual preference. Though every aspect of the game is an improvement from the first, there are certain elements which should be inexcusable. Raids are still not available in matchmaking, as well as other events. There's little to do after the story is over, but enough if you've been enthralled by the fast-paced gameplay.… Expand
  55. Lightside
    Sep 23, 2017
    7
    Basically a remake of the first Destiny and does in places feel more like an expansion but it is a lot of fun, has some great visuals, weapons and interesting lore but something is missing and I'm not quite sure what it is. Maybe it just needs more to do in the world, more friendly npcs or factions as the planets feel very empty and robotic. No wildlife. No new enemy designs. The enemy AIBasically a remake of the first Destiny and does in places feel more like an expansion but it is a lot of fun, has some great visuals, weapons and interesting lore but something is missing and I'm not quite sure what it is. Maybe it just needs more to do in the world, more friendly npcs or factions as the planets feel very empty and robotic. No wildlife. No new enemy designs. The enemy AI is terrible. Single player campaign is cheaply executed. Raid finder modes not there since we're missing out if we don't know anyone or are part of a fireteam. Just ditch the raids and focus more on strikes which are better anyway. Rated this very low when it came out but I've realized it's much better than the first. It does better on some things and worse on others but what else in the shooter department has this much creativity without hindrances like Fallout 4's terrible base building add on that felt more like a chore. If you like science fiction and shooters this is great but please Bungie don't make it all about Eververse and pay to play or even just focusing on raids. Shaders should not be limited and just ditch the mods. Exotics too common and most of the time end up being the sames ones over and over. So much potential there it's just not being given any attention and instead focusing more on micro-transactions and whether or not you have raid fireteams. I get more enjoyment working with complete strangers in the strikes or crucible. It's like World of Warcraft when Blizz had enemies attacking the capital cities pre-Cataclysm. Those sorts of open events are way more interesting and offer more surprises than any raids. Raids are completely pointless and just a way for companies to cheat out solo players from epic loot and make you lazy by letting others carry you instead of bringing your own solo experience to the table.… Expand
  56. Hughishness
    Sep 17, 2017
    7
    The game differs very little from Destiny 1 in its' base form. It's fun to play with friends and kind of a boring grind to play by yourself. Visually striking with a concerted effort focused on level design and functionality. The microtransactions are annoying and the fact that people are upset is valid as publishers continue to take previously free amenities and put them behind a pay wallThe game differs very little from Destiny 1 in its' base form. It's fun to play with friends and kind of a boring grind to play by yourself. Visually striking with a concerted effort focused on level design and functionality. The microtransactions are annoying and the fact that people are upset is valid as publishers continue to take previously free amenities and put them behind a pay wall to wring every last cent out of the consumer. Basically if you have some friends and want to kill some time you could do a lot worse even if it becomes repetitive rather quickly.… Expand
  57. Iamagamer
    Oct 21, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll start with the positives. Great Music which does not get enough credit. Good graphics. Fun shooting and multiplayer but story and characters? It was bad to see a game with this much potential fall into the drain. Don't get me wrong I still have fun playing it but I barely know anything about the characters and most of them are pretty boring. The only flushed out character is the Ghaul who dies in the end anyway. But he had more personality in him than half the characters. When someone mentions a character I actually look them up to find out who are they talking about. It's a game I hate to love but I think seven is still too generous of a score I love this game don't get me wrong but purely on story mode NO ONE SHOULD BUY IT.… Expand
  58. KittyWhisky
    Nov 4, 2017
    7
    To entice new players to DESTINY 2 appeared a single company. It has a very nice video, but the story itself is very weak. Anyway the story in movies is often different, he in our history. And guardians that the loss of light for the entire game did nothing! For a story to pass the game, just not worth it.

    In DESTINY 2 wonderful music. In the beginning of the story, going through the    To entice new players to DESTINY 2 appeared a single company. It has a very nice video, but the story itself is very weak. Anyway the story in movies is often different, he in our history. And guardians that the loss of light for the entire game did nothing! For a story to pass the game, just not worth it.

    In DESTINY 2 wonderful music. In the beginning of the story, going through the mountain, direct your breath away from such wonderful music. So, the game looks quite nice.

    We all play in DESTINY 2 because of the gameplay. And great! Bungie always does a wonderful shoutarou mechanics. To shoot, use abilities is incredibly nice. Thanks gameplay game addictive. You are immersed in gameplay and don't notice that ****

    DESTINY 2 - a machine devouring time. It's fun to play. It would be interesting to participate in various PVE battles. PVP is very high quality. The game is addictive. DESTINY 2 is definitely very good. But apart from endless killing of mobs there's nothing in it.    … Expand
  59. mrseannathan
    Oct 1, 2017
    7
    First of all, I am not some hardcore destiny player who will find every detail to critisize. I played D1 for the campaign and always had a general understanding of how Destiny worked.

    When D2 was released, I chose to play it the way it's suppose to be played and I did enjoy it. The story was decent and flowed very well. Setting and details on the PS4 PRO look amazing and I'll always    First of all, I am not some hardcore destiny player who will find every detail to critisize. I played D1 for the campaign and always had a general understanding of how Destiny worked.

    When D2 was released, I chose to play it the way it's suppose to be played and I did enjoy it. The story was decent and flowed very well. Setting and details on the PS4 PRO look amazing and I'll always love a decent PvE FPS.

    But here's what I did not enjoy as a 'semi-new' destiny player:

    1. For an FPS, it felt somewhat unnatural. Movement felt slow, sliding didn't flow well, and turning was more of a frustration than anything. Despite that, eventually you get used to it and it won't bother you. It was just something that pissed me off right off the bat.

    2. I get the idea of fireteams and bungie wanting you to come in with teams because a lot of the end game task do require communication. If you are someone who doesn't like playing with others, does a lot of solo, or doesn't care to go on the bungie site and find fireteams.. you're not going to get the full experience of the D2 end game.

    3. Once you get to that ~300 light level (currently at 303) and you've done your weekly milestones. There's really nothing to do but grind (and yes all you intense D2 players.. I know that's the point) but for those who don't care to do that, you may find yourself playing the game less and less. I'll play every tues - wed (SOMETIMES thursday) and get the milestones done and then move onto a new game. If crucible had more of an incentive or something, trust me i'd be on that but there's nothing for you there.

    Don't get me wrong, I love the game but there are some things to watch out for if you don't really know what you're getting into.    … Expand
  60. boris_out
    Sep 9, 2018
    7
    Затягивающий и увлекательный шутер, в который просто приятно играть.
  61. DoritoDoggo77
    Sep 9, 2017
    7
    I'm not done the game, but I think I have enough info to make a review. The story is deeper than the original Destiny, and also gives the different characters in the game more of a personality. There's more things to do, there are side missions all around the area, but the game still has the grinding aspect that people didn't like in the first game. There are people saying it's a "DLC"I'm not done the game, but I think I have enough info to make a review. The story is deeper than the original Destiny, and also gives the different characters in the game more of a personality. There's more things to do, there are side missions all around the area, but the game still has the grinding aspect that people didn't like in the first game. There are people saying it's a "DLC" but they really don't know what they're talking about, every sequel could be considered a DLC, and it has double the content of the original. Overall, I would recommend Destiny 2… Expand
  62. TheCatalyst
    Dec 29, 2017
    7
    The set pieces are well done for this game, feels very halo-like in mechanics and design which is a good compliment from a fan to their previous series. The lighting graphics in this game is excellent, stopped quite a few times to just look at the environments. Planets feel different and more unique this time around. I played the original Vanilla Destiny for quite a while and just theThe set pieces are well done for this game, feels very halo-like in mechanics and design which is a good compliment from a fan to their previous series. The lighting graphics in this game is excellent, stopped quite a few times to just look at the environments. Planets feel different and more unique this time around. I played the original Vanilla Destiny for quite a while and just the first expansion, this sequel is better in every way. The story isn't anything to write home about, but it did enough to keep me interested and some of the characters I thought were well done. I enjoyed my time with it and doing some of the end game stuff now with my brothers and friends are keeping me interested. A welcome surprise for a game I thought I'd pass over.
    Only problem is the end game. Once again Bungie didn't learn from their previous game. Light on end game content which is a bummer.    … Expand
  63. Omerion
    Oct 2, 2017
    7
    Destiny 2 is a FPS mixed with RPG elements. It's a very fun game. It has improved a lot on original Destiny with more weapons, items, etc. The customization did not change from the original game. I know I might sound greedy on this part, but we lack gift items from the people who played the first game, I feel like more should be added like an exclusive weapon or exotic item. Not the sameDestiny 2 is a FPS mixed with RPG elements. It's a very fun game. It has improved a lot on original Destiny with more weapons, items, etc. The customization did not change from the original game. I know I might sound greedy on this part, but we lack gift items from the people who played the first game, I feel like more should be added like an exclusive weapon or exotic item. Not the same character with 100 power head start. The problem we are facing is Destiny 2 really a sequel? You can argue with that, if feels like the same story you have played before basically like kind of like copy and paste. If you new to Destiny, pick up Destiny 2, for veterans, you can, but I recommend waiting for discount.… Expand
  64. Bonk
    Sep 7, 2017
    7
    D2, while an improvement in some areas is still lacking in others. The game's story is actually existent, the lack of which I felt hurt the original game. I'm not far enough through it to say whether or not it is well written or executed. The game-play experience in PvE is a huge improvement. Overall there is more to do, and it is easier to find the things you want to do. The time spentD2, while an improvement in some areas is still lacking in others. The game's story is actually existent, the lack of which I felt hurt the original game. I'm not far enough through it to say whether or not it is well written or executed. The game-play experience in PvE is a huge improvement. Overall there is more to do, and it is easier to find the things you want to do. The time spent bouncing in and out of orbit has been drastically cut. Public events now have markers with timers. The map is now something useful. It is a great example of an improved user experience.

    My main gripes are with PvP in the Crucible. Matchmaking seems to take an eternity. I expect this to be improved. The biggest issue to me is that all PvP is now 4v4. Combined with the long time to kill it makes the game feel slow and awkward compared to the fast paced action of D1. If I wanted slow and tactical I'd go play R6 Siege.

    Overall, a better experience than D1, but it winds up just feeling like more of the same. I like it, but I don't love it. Maybe that will change with more updates(or inevitably DLC), but until then I'm feeling a 7.    … Expand
  65. NumbThumbz
    Sep 12, 2017
    7
    When I first began playing Destiny 2, within the first few hours I think I would've given it a 9. Then as the glamour and spectacle of all the new wore off, the cracks began to show. While it's a wholly improvement over its predecessor in many ways, not having to go to orbit anymore, having a useable in-game map, and a story that is generally worth playing through, just to name a few,When I first began playing Destiny 2, within the first few hours I think I would've given it a 9. Then as the glamour and spectacle of all the new wore off, the cracks began to show. While it's a wholly improvement over its predecessor in many ways, not having to go to orbit anymore, having a useable in-game map, and a story that is generally worth playing through, just to name a few, there is so much wrong here. Just plain and simple. Right now I would give this game a 6 on account of everything I've been playing so far, but I think that'd be a bit harsh given room for updates and DLC that may remedy some of the things I'm currently frustrated with. So here are the things the game does wrong, just wrong: There is absolutely no way to communicate with anyone in the world outside of emotes. When I'm running around why isn't there some method of proximity chat that way I can communicate with the living people in this world? Which brings me to my next point. The world. The world is pretty good. Definite improvement over Destiny 1, but still somehow feels constrained. The EDZ is essentially a giant circle, with the entire center portion inaccessible. Titan is just straight up cookie-cutter **** I've seen in tons of other games, except for the giant waves. Also, on a side note, there are really no interesting creatures in the world for me to fight. If you're going to add literally only two new enemy types which by the way don't make you change the way you approach an enemy, (you just shoot them) why aren't there at least rogue creatures in the wild for instance? The lost sectors are a nice improvement, but they feel absolutely pointless after you've reached level 265. The highest loot they really dropped for me was the same damn rare gear that I've already got at least 50 times no exaggeration, at a level below my current power level. The game could easily recognize that I'm level 270 for instance, raise the difficulty of the monsters in the lost sector to give me a truly difficult challenge, and then reward me with some respectable purple loot a few notches above my current power level. To me this seems like the most basic thing ever, and yet Bungie gives you the easy-ass mini-dungeon that I can basically sleep walk through. All the strikes are boring and uninspired, and many of them reuse spaces from the world. Bungie decided to remove a lot of little things that made Destiny 1 for me at least, a bit more intricate. For instance, no more strange coins, no more materials required to upgrade your weapons such as helium filaments, wormspores, relic iron. (We saw this trend of downgrading back in Taken King expansion when Bungie removed sapphire wire and the other two materials required I’m spacing on, to upgrade your hunter, titan, or warlock armor pieces, and replaced it with armor materials). No more exotic shards, and no more having to upgrade your gear at all. It’s ready to go out of the box and for me at least this is too much instant gratification. And also you get exotic gear when you’re level 10? It doesn’t feel exotic when it’s handed out like candy after playing only a few story missions. I could go on forever, but I think I’ll just wrap up by saying Destiny 2 is in many ways an improvement. But also in so many ways it’s a huge step backward. It’s definitely dumbed down. The problem is no other game manages to mix such addictive and strong shooting mechanics with magic like Destiny does. So people will keep buying the games, buying the DLC, and robbing Bungie of a sense of urgency to make the game the way so many of us would like it. I didn’t even mention micro-transactions. All I have to say about that is shame on you bungie, and I never thought you’d go that low. My respect for this company has dropped considerably after they told everyone they would never include micro-transactions apart from cosmetic ones, and they went ahead and did just that.… Expand
  66. Oliveira070797
    Sep 14, 2017
    7
    Well, I am having fun with Destiny 2. Yes, I am.
    A thing to note is that isn't a "Destiny 2". It's a "Destiny 1.5". It's pretty much the same game with some improvements. It's more dynamic, the planets are bigger with more interactions and the history (which was one of the biggest negative point on the first game), is actually good but not surprisingly awesome. The gameplay is pretty much    Well, I am having fun with Destiny 2. Yes, I am.
    A thing to note is that isn't a "Destiny 2". It's a "Destiny 1.5". It's pretty much the same game with some improvements. It's more dynamic, the planets are bigger with more interactions and the history (which was one of the biggest negative point on the first game), is actually good but not surprisingly awesome. The gameplay is pretty much the same too, in addition to some weapon types and minor changes.
    If you liked Destiny 1, it's 50% chance you will like it and 50% you will not like Destiny 2. Depends on how you deal with all the elements, because you've already seen all of this before. So you can enjoy or you can get bored really fast.
    The total gameplay time of the base game is something around 4-6 hours, depending on how fast you get level 11 (which is the minimum level to unlock the last planet). After this, you have what we call "end game", that consist in repeat every activities over and over to farm better equips to do other harder activities over and over again until the next expansion is out. Live, die, repeat.

    Now, is it worth you to pay $ 60 only for the base game without season pass? No.
    And it's worth $ 100 for the deluxe edition that comes with the first 2 expansions? I do not know.

    Keep in mind that there will not be only 2 expansions. If you pay $ 100 for the base game + season pass with the first 2 expansions, you'll need, in the future, buy another season pass containing the next expansions. The good thing is that the second expansion is programmed for 2019 only, so you'll have time to play what you paid without waste more money. The suitable option, of course it's the Deluxe edition, but it's more expensive than the normal edition. But hey, you'll pay $ 60 for only the base game? You'll be forced to buy the season pass! Do not do this! If you want, save money and buy the deluxe edition, or do not buy,

    It's a good game but you have better options. Think before buy the game. I didn't bought, I won this game from a friend. If I had to buy, I wouldn't.

    Have a nice day / night, see ya! :)    … Expand
  67. Dreimal
    Sep 16, 2017
    7
    It was a good game in comparison to the previous. They re worked a lot of things making them better and worse but even so the enjoyability of the game is far better than before. Unless you were using a ps4 pro then you were playing the sony game instead. The loot system is actually viable now in that it doesn't take days to make progress. Tho the actual story is still hidden away and it'sIt was a good game in comparison to the previous. They re worked a lot of things making them better and worse but even so the enjoyability of the game is far better than before. Unless you were using a ps4 pro then you were playing the sony game instead. The loot system is actually viable now in that it doesn't take days to make progress. Tho the actual story is still hidden away and it's a shame because it's really interesting lore but to know it your main option is to watch YT lore videos.

    Also, they butchered my favorite hunter arc subclass :(    … Expand
  68. TubaTeej
    Sep 17, 2017
    7
    I was a huge Destiny 1 fan so this will be from the perspective of someone who was more on the hardcore side. I had all of the expansions, cleared all of the raids multiple times, accessed all of the PvP content, and maxed out all of my characters in the first game.

    That being said, I loved most of the changes from Destiny 1 to Destiny 2. Almost everything was an improvement, from    I was a huge Destiny 1 fan so this will be from the perspective of someone who was more on the hardcore side. I had all of the expansions, cleared all of the raids multiple times, accessed all of the PvP content, and maxed out all of my characters in the first game.

    That being said, I loved most of the changes from Destiny 1 to Destiny 2. Almost everything was an improvement, from storytelling to polish to the weapon balance and map design, both in PvE and PvP. The patrol zones are HUGE! I also love how the main characters all had a bigger role this time around, even more so than Taken King. There were some very awesome moments in the main story that really connected you with (some of) the characters and the skyboxes and visual environment designs are absolutely amazing. Bungie is top tier when it comes to attention to detail. Also, the music is 10/10. Seriously some of the best video game music and sound design I have ever heard. Bravo there.

    All of that said, I would be lying if I said that I didnt agree with the more casual audience feeling like this game looks/feels more like a DLC/Expansion than a sequel. I get the overall vibe that this game was made to fix and address a lot of the criticism of the first game. Dont get me wrong, that should definitely be number 1 on the list in the planning stages of ANY sequel, and I applaud Bungie for those efforts, but that should not be the sole intention of a sequel. For hardcore players, it truly does feel like we are playing the same game with a few added features and balance changes. I was personally disappointed that the subclasses were the same for the most part (with the exception of the one you start with) and that some of the customization was actually reduced in the skill trees. I understand that everyone used the same set of perks anyway in the first game, but I was hoping that would be addressed by buffing or modifying some of the weaker perks so that players still had options, not bunching them together and giving you one of two choices. Destiny, to me, was always about standing out and somehow being unique among your friends and everyone you come across, from gear to loadouts to builds. This time around I feel like any other 280+ Hunter. This may go away with time, but this is just my first impression.

    Overall, I like the direction Bungie is going and the game still feels like "Destiny", just not like a "Destiny 2" imo. Destiny is still one of the most unique games out there and there is nothing else quite like it at this point, which is what keeps bringing players like me back, despite the endless and sometimes frustrating grind. I have had some of my most fun gaming moments in this game and made some awesome friends. But I have to be honest and say that I was not as wow'd or surprised as I thought that I would be going into a brand new game. The things I liked I still like, and the things I didn't I dislike less. If you didnt like Destiny 1, (outside of the storytelling) you will probably still not like this one. If you're like me and loved the first, you will still like this one about on the same level.

    Bungie has the passion and the backing to make this game one of the best games of all time. I just dont think they are there yet.    … Expand
  69. Dave-W
    Feb 20, 2020
    7
    Review updated, my original review was a 4 when Destiny 2 came out. Since the Forsaken update I have to change this now as the game has massively improved. Forsaken has brought much better end game content, random rolls on weapons again and weapons and armour worth trying to get again.
  70. CccyrussS
    Oct 10, 2017
    7
    I find this game boring. For some reason whenever I play it I start to feel really lonely. Which is weird because there's dozens of people around you most of the time. I just don't get the sense that they're really there. When I play The Division I never get this feeling. Also I find the gear to be incredibly boring. You can't do anything with it. Nothing is special - again compared thatI find this game boring. For some reason whenever I play it I start to feel really lonely. Which is weird because there's dozens of people around you most of the time. I just don't get the sense that they're really there. When I play The Division I never get this feeling. Also I find the gear to be incredibly boring. You can't do anything with it. Nothing is special - again compared that to the Division where the gear is amazing. Also I think the end game is just mediocre.… Expand
  71. Reviewingpug64
    Oct 27, 2017
    7
    When I think about this game, the first thing that comes to mind is how great it could be, and how much it doesn't fulfil its full potential in any shape or form. However, having said that it is by no means a terrible game. Unlike the first game Destiny 2 actually has a cohesive story with an actual villain who has an aim that they are trying to fulfil. And while this is a giganticWhen I think about this game, the first thing that comes to mind is how great it could be, and how much it doesn't fulfil its full potential in any shape or form. However, having said that it is by no means a terrible game. Unlike the first game Destiny 2 actually has a cohesive story with an actual villain who has an aim that they are trying to fulfil. And while this is a gigantic improvement from the first game (as it didn't even have this), it still doesn't change the fact that the story is bland and uninspired, and at many times feels like the bare minimum. However, despite this the story isn't bad, it just isn't good. It's clear that it tries to be good, but I feel that the people who made this story didn't really know how to craft a unique and interesting one and/or was hindered by Bungie and Activision. Now having got that out of the way. The gameplay is very enjoyable and feels very tight which really does help this game. Though one thing I will say is that all 3 types of guns (Kinetic, Energy and Power) don't feel very different at all, which is annoying, but isn't the end of the world. Also, the graphics are for the most part good and throughout the 35 hours I've sunk into this game. The framerate rarely dropped and I experienced next to no crashes. Also the soundtrack is completely fantastic and at times I thought it was better than the actual game. Now to Destiny 2's greatest strength and its greatest weakness: the lore. To make a long story short, the lore is fantastic and I really enjoy learning about it, however for the most part it's NOT IN THE GODDAMN GAME. All it needed was some sort of encyclopaedia like the bestiary in Witcher 3, as that could tell people the lore and information about the main characters, as we know absolutely nothing about them apart from their name, the occupation and their race. The last of this games great problems is how it's completely geared to its current hardcore fans and does nothing to try to appease new more casual players (you can't try to call me that as I've done 3 Nightfalls and the raid (which is really overrated) ). So anybody who isn't an established fan of this franchise will most likely be done by the time that they've finished the main story (which is 8-10 hours long) as what they see during that period isn't impressive enough to make them stick around for endgame content. For me personally I stopped having fun at around 250 power, though I officially stopped playing at 285 power. And due to the games microtransactions and the fact that the minute you get the game the developers are already advertising the first of many Dlc's, I can't help but get frustrated. Though at the end of the day it really isn't terrible and it has made a lot of improvements from its predecessor, but it still isn't what it could and should be, so I can't give it any higher than a seven as while it's very fun, it's far from high end and I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. But if your willing to put up with its many flaws, you can find a good game in there.… Expand
  72. Classikalcase
    Oct 23, 2017
    7
    Destiny 1.5 is great for about a month.. Once you hit level 305 tho, this so called mmorpg is just a point and shoot shooter.. lets hope the content they add, provides for the hardcore fan...

    3 additional new enemies from the last game, super easy and boring campaign with a joke of a last boss(not including raid). Weapons are meh. i find more memorable weapons in destiny vanilla....    Destiny 1.5 is great for about a month.. Once you hit level 305 tho, this so called mmorpg is just a point and shoot shooter.. lets hope the content they add, provides for the hardcore fan...

    3 additional new enemies from the last game, super easy and boring campaign with a joke of a last boss(not including raid). Weapons are meh. i find more memorable weapons in destiny vanilla.... Haven't played this game in about 2 weeks since maxing out... its unfortunately that Bungie catered to the more casual gamer for initial launch, which is understandable... however i do not and cannot say as a hardcore previous destiny 1 gamer, i have been enticed both from story, game play and mechanics to get the DLC... The most enjoyable part of destiny 1.5 was Public Events. Overall a average standard shooter 7/10 and i'm being nice because it was marketed as a MMORPG which it is not.    … Expand
  73. aljirik1992
    Oct 29, 2017
    7
    No Man Sky который смог осилить Большой Ух (Desteny 2)

    Главная претензия к D2 - это обложка. Настолько политкорректная, насколько это вообще возможно, но при этом показывающая самое главное, что в неё могут играть все. Все лица достигшие 16 лет. Первая часть получила от меня три звезды (или же 5 из 10) за: заглавную песню Пола МакКартни, фирменную стрельбу от Bungie и за внедрение моды    No Man Sky который смог осилить Большой Ух (Desteny 2)

    Главная претензия к D2 - это обложка. Настолько политкорректная, насколько это вообще возможно, но при этом показывающая самое главное, что в неё могут играть все. Все лица достигшие 16 лет. Первая часть получила от меня три звезды (или же 5 из 10) за: заглавную песню Пола МакКартни, фирменную стрельбу от Bungie и за внедрение моды на кооп-мультиплеер для четырёх игроков. Больше достоинств у игры не было. Как только я взялся за неё, то сказал, что: "ЭТО больше трёх лет не проживёт! Одним лором сыт не будешь...". А теперь лучшее что я могу сказать про дестенюху2 - это галочка над игрой года в анкете GJA2017. Да! Вот настолько она хороша. И нет это не пятизвёздочный продукт, но в нём есть потенциал. Лор стал обоснованным за счёт соло режима, PvP больше упирает на скилл, а изучение карт действительно вызывает любопытство. С появлением цифры 2 этот лотос наконец раскрылся, а когда пройдёт четыре года и двойку сменит тройка, надеюсь он наконец расцветёт и поэтому я даю по звезде за каждый следующий год!    … Expand
  74. TyHopkinson
    Nov 16, 2017
    7
    I played lots of the first Destiny and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first 3 expansions were immensely enjoyable and I had a blast grinding out loot and playing strikes. When Rise of Iron came out, this is when Destiny took a turn for the worse. While the new areas were interesting, the introduction of a currency system and the overall lack of meaningful additions left meI played lots of the first Destiny and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. The first 3 expansions were immensely enjoyable and I had a blast grinding out loot and playing strikes. When Rise of Iron came out, this is when Destiny took a turn for the worse. While the new areas were interesting, the introduction of a currency system and the overall lack of meaningful additions left me empty after beating the main quest. Fast forward to Destiny 2, and once again, it started off very strong. The storyline is a huge step forward from the first game, with beautiful worlds and some interesting story missions. However, after probably 30-50 hours of grinding to light level 280, it hit me: I'm not having much fun anymore. I almost feel burnt out by the grindy mechanics with this game. After maybe 2 months, I put the game down and moved onto other games. Plus, the expansion of the microtransaction system from the first game is not a welcome addition and while it is mostly cosmetic only, its setting a bad precedent for the future of gaming. In short, Destiny 2 had the potential to revitalize the franchise but it ends up falling short by being too similar to the first game.… Expand
  75. Split_Decay
    Apr 14, 2018
    7
    Destiny 2, oh how the sequel lives to a limited imagination. I loved the first and all it's following expansions, that was a good game, no overhaul in micro-transactions or the constant let down of rich content, you jump in to original Destiny, and you'll find yourself having a good time, what a shame the sequel could not quite keep the same standards.

    The story was good, the visuals    Destiny 2, oh how the sequel lives to a limited imagination. I loved the first and all it's following expansions, that was a good game, no overhaul in micro-transactions or the constant let down of rich content, you jump in to original Destiny, and you'll find yourself having a good time, what a shame the sequel could not quite keep the same standards.

    The story was good, the visuals improved and the layout of the HUD was smooth and clean, but narrative and visuals are nothing once squandered by the perilous antics of transactions and one time consumables. The let down for Destiny 2 is nothing really in the game core itself, more of the virtual shop within it, buying gems or what not is nothing new in games, and buying them to purchase paying only exclusives isn't either, but this game had no need for it.

    I won't say all the bad points, read other player reviews, but beside the bad points there is some light, the story is good, and I mean good, there is a lot of connection between the characters, that was seen in the original, the new antagonist is amazing and the overall direction of the story is great.

    The more open world environments is a neat addition, the ability to explore and play small missions and get new gear is fun, the secrets you unravel the enemies you fight all wrapped up in a beautiful world is well worth exploring.

    Combat is much the same, the classes are altered in their abilities, but that's good as it allows for a more unique experience, I've not played strikes or crucible yet (down to the fact of PS Plus, highly against that), but i would think they would be improved from the last game.

    On a final note there is downsides to Destiny 2 and there are upsides to it, as there are with many games, but if you're looking for clean crisp gun combat and a story that doesn't stray in to confusion, then consider giving Destiny 2 ago.    … Expand
  76. PS4GUY1
    Aug 14, 2020
    7
    The game constantly changes. IT is fun, and takes more of my time than any game ever. That said its impossible to score. There are seasons and times taht are like 5/10 and other times that are 9/10, It is fun but they make some very suspect choices
  77. Tastet55
    Apr 29, 2018
    7
    A solid shooter with interesting end game content( raids and nightfall). But if not for playing with friends it’s nothing special
  78. liammeulendijk
    Jun 25, 2018
    7
    Destiny 1 changed my life it was my first fps and i found it beautiful. Altough the storyline wasn´t all that great it was a doorway to a whole new universe. When i bought the season pass the dark below just came out, it was amazing. short said destiny 1 had some issues but was a great game for me.

    Destiny 2 had an amazing storyline finally a villain we hated but there were a few major    Destiny 1 changed my life it was my first fps and i found it beautiful. Altough the storyline wasn´t all that great it was a doorway to a whole new universe. When i bought the season pass the dark below just came out, it was amazing. short said destiny 1 had some issues but was a great game for me.

    Destiny 2 had an amazing storyline finally a villain we hated but there were a few major problems the first one was the lack of content, Destiny 1 had this problem but destiny 2 made it worse. then there was the pvp, The gun handeling is just perfect but its the lack of gamemodes and enemies in pvp that was bad. teamshot was awfull and it was almost unplayable. The dlc were sort of good they branched out the storyline with characters who where legends in the lore. But it was really lacking i hope forsaken fixes some things it already looks really promising. I wish the best for Destiny and i hope it gets better.    … Expand
  79. StudMuffinOP
    Oct 20, 2019
    7
    (This review is based on the first raid) .Great game overall. Really enjoyable if you're playing with friends but not so much solo. Honestly would have been higher but the fact that everyone was running the same weapon in crucible killed it for me. Raid also was extremely ridiculous to complete even using the current meta at the time. On a more positive note though the game had amazing(This review is based on the first raid) .Great game overall. Really enjoyable if you're playing with friends but not so much solo. Honestly would have been higher but the fact that everyone was running the same weapon in crucible killed it for me. Raid also was extremely ridiculous to complete even using the current meta at the time. On a more positive note though the game had amazing graphics and audio. Mechanics could have been a little better and possibly more to add to the map and this game would have had a higher review. Still recommend it though and I believe the DLCs have made it better… Expand
  80. PhillusMaximus
    Apr 14, 2022
    7
    Super time consuming, maybe fun

    It is in the end one of those games you play, to play with our friends (or in my case my brothers). The hunt for new loot is what keeps this game alive but in the end, it is not outstanding on any aspect. Orginal story of Destiny 1 was meh, original story of Destiny 2 was meh and the seasonal Story DLC's kept trying to make it more exciting (what it did,    Super time consuming, maybe fun

    It is in the end one of those games you play, to play with our friends (or in my case my brothers). The hunt for new loot is what keeps this game alive but in the end, it is not outstanding on any aspect. Orginal story of Destiny 1 was meh, original story of Destiny 2 was meh and the seasonal Story DLC's kept trying to make it more exciting (what it did, but still nothing special).
    Anything under a 7 would be unfair because of the sheer amount of time I have spent with my brothers here but I certainly would not recommend this game per se.

    The overall community is pretty toxic, there are tons of microtransactions (making the base game free didn't change **** about this payment model being super shady and unfair), the introduction for new players into the universe is espacially at this point super rough and you really gotta stick to it to have a chance to enjoy it and lastly it's nearly unplayable if you don't have friends to play it with.    … Expand
  81. Sneckburger
    Aug 14, 2023
    7
    Used to enjoy playing Destiny (1 & then 2) daily, until I had a break from it. More important things got in the way than gaming.
    Coming back to it was a costly nightmare of PlayStation Plus subs, 2 expensive DLC addons and grinding just to catch up with my old team.
    Destiny is only value for money for enthusiasts who have plenty of time at disposal for one particular game and a couple of    Used to enjoy playing Destiny (1 & then 2) daily, until I had a break from it. More important things got in the way than gaming.
    Coming back to it was a costly nightmare of PlayStation Plus subs, 2 expensive DLC addons and grinding just to catch up with my old team.
    Destiny is only value for money for enthusiasts who have plenty of time at disposal for one particular game and a couple of friends who play it also.
    I’ve abandoned now it but had great memories playing it.    … Expand
  82. JesterTRT
    Jan 8, 2020
    7
    This game was the opposite of 1. As 1 got new content, it became better. But this, as new content came out it got worse. I feel Shadowkeep ruined this game. Everything is given to you, with no work. You start off at 750 light. The story was short as it was, now there is no reason at all to go through the story, or any other of the content. This is the only game that punished you forThis game was the opposite of 1. As 1 got new content, it became better. But this, as new content came out it got worse. I feel Shadowkeep ruined this game. Everything is given to you, with no work. You start off at 750 light. The story was short as it was, now there is no reason at all to go through the story, or any other of the content. This is the only game that punished you for playing at launch. Putting hours into the game, paying all the money for the DLC. and now people jump in, starting off instantly with everything you put a lot of hard work in for. Way to just hand your game away, bungie. Bad move.
    Destiny 2 was a lesser Destiny 1. I still had fun playing it. But it wasn't as great.    … Expand
  83. sergio123456
    Mar 27, 2020
    7
    Juego interesante, que entretiene y su duración es aceptable, hecho en falta menús mas intuitivos, te pierdes a la hora de querer empezar a jugar, deben mejorar eso.
  84. MarcosMelo
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Nunca joguei o primeiro Destiny, e já sei das suas criticas negativas. Ao jogar Destiny 2, parece mudou do anteriormente e tá ficando fantástico! Seria perfeito que liberasse todas expansões gratuitas.
  85. YaBoiFirmi
    Aug 10, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With Bungie taking Destiny 2 and with us all going into a new era of Destiny, i think it is time to do my review now. Okay so lets begin with the story. Now I know that Destiny’s in game story is not really anything special and the real story is online in the grimoire system or now in the collections tab for the lore section but I must say I really liked how the cabal destroyed the tower and took the traveler with our powers. Although i must say that the character development and the way the characters act and talk are beautiful. Cayde-6 is still my favorite character in the Destiny franchise due to his attitude towards everything and how he’s a joker/comedian. The weapon system and armor system at first was okay but now as i’m making this review it has became much better. I REALLY loved how they added random rolls back to which give tons and tons of replay value to certain events. Okay so now with the end game content. At first you had the nightfall and the Leviathan Raid which was okay for awhile but got boring/repetitive. Now we have tons of raids to which i think the number is 5/6, we also have now many different types of Nightfall which is nice and pretty cool if you ask me. We also now have a new activity called Nightmares to which have certain guns/rolls to which is REALLY cool but VERY challenging if your not high enough of power. The final thing that i would add is how the exploration on the worlds have been upgraded AMAZINGLY compared to the last game and the same thing can be said about the public events too. However, I will say that the everversce store is packed with goodies but sadly you need silver to which you can ONLY get from spending real money but they are fixing it as I'm making this review. All in all, this game is basically a slight downgrade in my opinion from the first game but it doesn’t do a bad job as being a sequel to the franchise but I personally prefer the first game.… Expand
  86. kayrakaanonline
    Aug 17, 2020
    7
    Vanilla Destiny 2 is similar to Vanilla Destiny 1. Good gameplay, good graphics. Bad story, bad characters. Destiny 1 didn't had story and characters tho, so this is an upgrade over the first one.
  87. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    7
    There's a lot for Destiny fans to enjoy from this installment. If you're just here for the story, possibly skip it.
  88. Yojimbo2015
    May 25, 2023
    7
    Bungie's follow up to the glorious Halo series was clearly developed as an online multiplayer experience...and it shows. The solo campaign although beautifully presented never really has the structure or narrative of a true single player game. My pet hate - respawning - means that death is little more than an inconvenience and the constant stream of pick ups makes ammo too plentiful toBungie's follow up to the glorious Halo series was clearly developed as an online multiplayer experience...and it shows. The solo campaign although beautifully presented never really has the structure or narrative of a true single player game. My pet hate - respawning - means that death is little more than an inconvenience and the constant stream of pick ups makes ammo too plentiful to make tactics and weapon swapping truly necessary. This renders the combat experience little more than constant level grinding which is a shame as there are the makings of a great game in here.… Expand
  89. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    7
    Fun for a while. Gunplay is solid and carries a good chunk of the experience, but characters are forgettable, loot feels meaningless, campaign is barely coherent, and only one mission really stands out in set and art design. Some worlds feel fun to play around in, others feel like largely barren wastelands.
  90. Talis1206
    Sep 8, 2017
    6
    o fato de não vir com Clãs e nem RAID's faz com que jogadores que chegam no nivel 20 (máximo ate o momento) fiquem apenas repetindo assaltos e lutando no Crisol, espero que uma atualização chegue o mais rápido possível para adicionar isso que acredito que esteja ainda sendo polido para lançar em breve ou o jogo ira perder muitos jogadores assim como acontece com jogos que não tem grandeso fato de não vir com Clãs e nem RAID's faz com que jogadores que chegam no nivel 20 (máximo ate o momento) fiquem apenas repetindo assaltos e lutando no Crisol, espero que uma atualização chegue o mais rápido possível para adicionar isso que acredito que esteja ainda sendo polido para lançar em breve ou o jogo ira perder muitos jogadores assim como acontece com jogos que não tem grandes atrativos após a campanha.… Expand
  91. jeanphilt
    Jan 15, 2018
    6
    - graphics are great
    - gameplay is OK
    - story is weak, cheesy and short - crucible (PvP) felt very generic - end game not interesting for me I got it for free with my graphic card and I enjoyed the game a bit but I don't think it's worth more than 20$. I think mixing FPS and mmorpg together has some potential. I prefer first person to third person so I preferred that game to The    - graphics are great
    - gameplay is OK
    - story is weak, cheesy and short
    - crucible (PvP) felt very generic
    - end game not interesting for me

    I got it for free with my graphic card and I enjoyed the game a bit
    but I don't think it's worth more than 20$.
    I think mixing FPS and mmorpg together has some potential.
    I prefer first person to third person so I preferred that game to The Division.
    But I think both games lack some elements to become successful.
    To be relevant, this game would have needed a better and longer story and a more refined PVP or some interesting/challenging end game things to do.
    For now, it's just yet another shooter.    … Expand
  92. Goo4you
    Oct 9, 2017
    6
    Just to be upfront here: I did NOT play Destiny 1. At the time when it came out I was immersed in other games and other MMO's. The abundant amount of negative press the title garnered also didn't help. So when I say I enjoy this title, more than I thought I would I want it to be clear:

    -I had no prior experience with the 1st game -I am looking at the game with fresh eyes Even so,    Just to be upfront here: I did NOT play Destiny 1. At the time when it came out I was immersed in other games and other MMO's. The abundant amount of negative press the title garnered also didn't help. So when I say I enjoy this title, more than I thought I would I want it to be clear:

    -I had no prior experience with the 1st game
    -I am looking at the game with fresh eyes

    Even so, things Bungie did that has anger the player base has made it to my ears (the one use shaders thing.) Which even outside the realm of the title and my "newness" to the franchise is a crappy thing to do, even moreso when it was an unlimited use item in the prior title.

    With that being said, D2 is solid, better than I thought it would be. 1st impression I got the moment I started was: alright....so this is Halo. That's not a bad thing, but Bungie really...you could have strayed a tad bit away from Halo. the hive is the flood, the fallen are the covenant. Hell, the big bad guy is just a Super Brute!

    Shooting is super tight. I'm in no way amazing at shooters, but man, is combat solid. Gun choices are really good, but just miss the mark of being amazing. Maybe this is better at endgame (as of this writing i'm maybe a tad shy of the halfway point), but I found some great and some garbage (I hate any type of pistol. I ignore them, even if they are a massive damage increase. The recoil is crap mostly).

    Missions feel organic as do public quests...though the latter have little diversification. Once you do one, it's the same thing over and over. Still, they feel frenetic enough to keep the fight fresh.

    The story....is interesting. The one thing I heard about the 1st title was how crap the narrative was. Well so far i'm fine with it. It's no pulitzer, but it is far from being dull. I genuinely feel like a hero fighting back against a universal threat though not just gameplay alone; the story supports it, thus making it all the sweeter as you fight the red war.

    The music is sweeping and epic which makes both combat and the story reach higher levels than if they might have developed either thing alone (working harder on the story or the combat). Instead the soundtrack passively makes BOTH that much better.

    As for classes, I went with the Warlock. Can't say much other than the builds at this point (as of this writing i'm only lvl 12) don't make that big of a deal. The dawnblade feels like just an elongated grenade (about 3 seconds longer than the one you have). It's a CD ability that can hurt lots of targets, but that's about it. What makes combat any different than the Voidwalker or stormcaller other than the CD. The talents in each subclasses tree are more or less the same thing for ALL of the specs, it's just the super that really is any different. Subclasses seem more "passive" than being "active." The other classes seem to be the same thing from what i've read.

    I have just one concern and that is the accessibility of endgame content for the solo players. I, like many, don't really want to join guilds and do strikeforce-like content (be online for this event and such-and-such time). I love big event fights though, like a raid or dungeons but not ones that demand hours and hours of time per week to complete. Sure an hour or 2 to do is fine, but 6? Must it be with a group of people that always work together? For me, that isn't fun or frankly what I think of as a good use of my time, not when I can obtain gear and content at my leisure other ways. I don't dislike working with others....I just hate the old and played-out long form grindfest raid system that every MMO employs. I don't want super easy either, not something that equates to a bullet sponge loot pinata; just something in the middle.

    Other than that, I have no real complaints. The game looks great, plays great and seems well put together. Had I played the 1st one, I would most likely had more to take issue with. For a new player, it's worth your time to jump in. If you were expecting Halo....you're getting it...just with a different skin.

    Update: After "endgame" playing....there is little reason to continue. Strikes are fine and within the aesthetic of rest of the game (war of attrition to victory) as is the crucible. The place where actual gear is (nightfall strikes and raid) make the same mistake every single MMO does: funnel content into a bit-sized area antithetical to the product it is.

    Why ALL of the gear/content/progression is shoved into this teeny-tiny portion of the product is beyond me. Couple that with inane timers in Nightfalls and a 6HOUR raid is astonishingly dumb. The game is a world shooter with a few single player instanced challenges, but those are vastly outweighed by random group, undisciplined skirmishes. Why condition people for this, only to stick the best stuff behind tight/focused/strike force battles that unlike EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE GAME?

    It's no wonder people rag on this game.    … Expand
  93. Cursedderb
    Dec 29, 2017
    6
    Lets be honest is this game worth $90?... no. Is it a bad game?.. no. The game-play is fun. The grind is annoying (to me) but some like it. The main story needs more depth, more explanation of whats going on and more mini side quests. A bigger selection of guns and armor variants are needed. The three main characters do a great job at acting and sell the story. As for multiplayer the raidsLets be honest is this game worth $90?... no. Is it a bad game?.. no. The game-play is fun. The grind is annoying (to me) but some like it. The main story needs more depth, more explanation of whats going on and more mini side quests. A bigger selection of guns and armor variants are needed. The three main characters do a great job at acting and sell the story. As for multiplayer the raids are fun do to with friends. If you do not possess friends get some because its going to be boring.… Expand
  94. YYCgamer
    Sep 21, 2017
    6
    After 2 weeks with the game, I'm rather disappointed. On the surface everything has been adjusted. The reboot and losing your Light/Subclasses was rather pointless when you can re-obtain them within a few hours. There is no real struggle in this game. The subclass storyline quests were quick and rather dull, unlike when they released the new 3 Subclasses in the original game. Lore isAfter 2 weeks with the game, I'm rather disappointed. On the surface everything has been adjusted. The reboot and losing your Light/Subclasses was rather pointless when you can re-obtain them within a few hours. There is no real struggle in this game. The subclass storyline quests were quick and rather dull, unlike when they released the new 3 Subclasses in the original game. Lore is hidden even more now. Without the Grimoire to reference, there's really nothing here except a few paragraphs of nonsense regarding certain armor. Considering to get the most out of the game, many players will level up 3 characters (one of each class). There should have been alternate confrontations for each class to make the storyline a little more compelling, but once again your character is just another mute protagonist getting told what to do via Radio. The Vanguard characters were teased to have a bigger role in the story did absolutely nothing. I was expecting for them to fight beside them in this so-called struggle for Humanity, yet they only showed up for small scripted cameos.

    The Enemies are exactly the same. AI hasn't changed and while there are a couple of new abilities and types of enemies, they all deal with you the exact same way. The only "challenge" is the Nightfall strike and it's Prestige version and the only difference is that the enemies non-stop shoot at you, have more health and you take more damage. The Modifiers are interesting, but just add only a few new mechanics that don't really offer to much of a challenge.

    Public Events are quite often and easy to access, however there is no change to the encounters (with the exception of triggering the Heroic modifier). Strikes are fun, however not worth the time in terms of rewards. There are no strike exclusive gear to obtain. The amount of Duplicate Legendaries and Exotic gear is unheard of. While some of the gear will help you level up your power, you're completely stuck at times when that engram isn't the desired slot you wanted.

    Crucible is a mixed bag. If you enjoy team shooting, then this might be for you, but it gets old real quick. Trials of the Nine Matchmatching is a joke. Being paired against players who went Flawless already should not happen. There should be brackets. There is no competition when an Amateur goes against a Professional in any Sport/competition, so why allow it here? Bungie pushing towards ESports is an utter joke. This game will never be taken seriously in any competitive community.

    Lastly, the Raid. The one thing that Destiny has in terms of PVE content over other shooters and unfortunately, the Leviathan does not deliver. As a flagship Raid for the sequel, I find the Raid rather disappointing. Only one Boss encounter really bothered me and those who I raid with. I have completed the Raid 7 times since release and never feel satisfied. While the confrontations cycle per week is refreshing, the gear rewards are sub-par and I'm experiencing multiple duplicates already (4 hunter cloaks, 4 Assault Rifles, 2 Sniper Rifles, 3 SMG). The Underbelly of the Leviathan is interesting at first, but then you realize that it is a timesink just to open chests that you earned throughout the Raid. Not to mention you only receive more tokens and a chance for an Exotic (that you probably already have).

    This is an expensive Expansion, not a true sequel. The Honeymoon is over and now there's really nothing to do other than Nightfalls and weekly "Milestones" which are the exactly same quests just in different areas. Quality of life has improved, yet there are many steps backwards. The Vault is a mess and mods are implemented poorly. There should have been an in game tutorial regarding Legendary mods and how they boost power level to your gear. If they focused on 60 FPS on consoles, then I'd consider this a sequel, but this is more of the same. Polished, yet soulless.

    If you're wondering, I am a 303 Warlock, 304 Hunter, 303 Titan. Destiny 1 Alpha player from Day 1, beat all Challenge mode Raids in D1, Flawless in Trials of Osiris multiple times. Fan of the game, but not sure I'm going to jump through the hoops again hoping the game will improve. If there is 6-7 more years of this, I'm probably going to tap out after the Season pass of D2 ends. This is ultimately not worth your time hoping that the Universe was going to be an MMO. I ask those who rated this high after the first few hours they put into game: Does the game still give you that excitement after just 2 weeks? Yes, there are some hidden secrets probably not found yet, but overall, this game has fall flat already.    … Expand
  95. omega23
    Sep 10, 2017
    6
    How broken is the business model? Is it classic greed in its pure form? Both?

    I must agree with the review from "adrenillinmatt" (his score: 4) and several key points he raises, such as the concept of releasing an incomplete game w/ industry-opiate-addicted sticker prices of $60, consumers on stand-by for the game dlc, or later developments that further inflate the bottom-line price or    How broken is the business model? Is it classic greed in its pure form? Both?

    I must agree with the review from "adrenillinmatt" (his score: 4) and several key points he raises, such as the concept of releasing an incomplete game w/ industry-opiate-addicted sticker prices of $60, consumers on stand-by for the game dlc, or later developments that further inflate the bottom-line price or investment of the experience, whichever you like to call it. It has really become this way for a shocking number of franchises and it's tricky how it flew under-the-radar long as it did. Also thanks to the user reviewer (adrenillinmatt) for highlighting things I didn't realize had become so widespread until I read them in black & white then reflected. Personally, I feel it's eye-opening enough 4mi I will never buy a game (pre-ordered) if there's any question or doubt as to whether it will be worth paying for (based on whatever developers hv2 present on release day).

    Another thing quite striking: isn't it a bit odd that these "pre-orders" always come with an "all sales final, no refunds" policy? Any store I go to purchase a physical disc of a game, I can return before playing, before its opened. There is some middle ground here in terms of digital downloads and knowing if an end-user acquires the game then asks to return it: whether the game has been downloaded or not. If it's been paid for and never downloaded, it's not possible then for someone to have access to the game yet, and still they would be stuck with it. According to every digital purchase I've made on the Xbox Store, they respond as if they have a zero-tolerance policy on refunding digital download content, period. The idea of buying games at the price point ceiling essentially for home entertainment (including porn) without yet knowing whether the game will even be liked, loved, hated, over or underwhelming...and so on, is extraordinarily bizarre and inexplicable. Unless you're making money off of them, ofc. But I was speaking about the consumer: me, you, everyone else.
    I've omitted a score simply because I haven't played enough of the game to (fairly) be critical of it. Any review of a partial-experience can never be equivalent to a proper, fully appreciated end-game end-user experience. However, that's not to say that the game as it is today, and what is accessible to the consumer rt nw shouldn't be reviewed. If the game is improved after the raid and nine are added-in, I would imagine negative reviews prior to would have an impact on sales until word-of-mouth potentially improves things. Any business minds/majors know whether that is a good, or bad business model? Doesn't seem ideal to hold back what ultimately could provide the icing on the cake for a quality game, if that's what they're telling themselves.
    Points raised in "adrenilinmatt" review at worst contain enough food for thought to spend a dinner with, at best will make us smarter consumers who know the best messaging is with our wallets when we're not happy

    >>after seeing my score was made for me at "zero" i revised my score to a tentative "6" (would go 6.5) even though I have much more of the game to play
    >>>It's unclear whether I bought the game more for social aspects, playing with many other gamer friends I know, or for the game itself. My gut tells me it isn't chiefly game content that got me here. Take the social environment out of the equation and it changes everything for me    … Expand
  96. Elucidate
    May 16, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The most frustrating thing about this is not how mediocre the game is, but how good it could be. Playing through the campaign offered some of the game's best moments. The diverse worlds of Titan, Nessus, and Io were fun to explore and featured some amazing scenery and music. Then there's the fighting on the Almighty, which I thought was one of the coolest parts of the game. The gunplay is pretty good, although the enemy AI isn't great, as they rely more on sheer numbers or high HP to get you. Anyway, the fun and excitement quickly dry up later on as you're revisiting the same places, grinding away for random loot. Things get old rather quickly. I also wonder how much total money one has to drop to truly get the full experience of Destiny 2. Seems like it'd be a lot.… Expand
  97. lordsuarez
    Jul 4, 2018
    6
    Fun raids/strikes and exploring the beautiful open world (albeit very small) aren't enough to make up for the disappointing and uninspired campaign along with the unoriginal and boring PvP experience. Wondering around the The Traveler and just taking in the sights/sounds was an absolutely amazing experience though.
  98. commando41
    Sep 8, 2017
    6
    Pros:
    Better story then D1...albeit that ain't saying much
    Gunplay is as solid as ever! The Vistas are gorgeous! The Director/Map setup is really solid Lost Zones are cool (only when you find them for the first time) Bungie's way of encouraging folks to get off their sparrows and explore Having a story villain that has some depth Cons: In the process of adding things Bungie for    Pros:
    Better story then D1...albeit that ain't saying much
    Gunplay is as solid as ever!
    The Vistas are gorgeous!
    The Director/Map setup is really solid
    Lost Zones are cool (only when you find them for the first time)
    Bungie's way of encouraging folks to get off their sparrows and explore
    Having a story villain that has some depth

    Cons:
    In the process of adding things Bungie for some reason removed some of the good things from D1..i.e. hard mode level as you level up
    Supers are just flat out boring...nothing new and in fact outside of their signature moves all the supers feel dumbed down (albeit i've only played on a Titan so far)
    Shaders...don't even get me started on Shaders
    Your Ghost does all the talking
    Scanning stuff that's supposed to give out lore...is just a complete waste of time...there doesn't seem to be a purpose behind it outside of just hearing your Ghost trail on
    Eververse is still here

    The game is not to much of a disappointment and it is still early...comparing apples to apples btwn D2 and D1 releases...D1 can't shake a stick at D2. I can't help but feel that some (if not most) of what's in D2 should've been in D1...but ahh well. Good game, leveling is boring...but still better then D1.    … Expand
  99. MiracSpectac
    Dec 19, 2017
    6
    As someone who despised what Bungie did with the first Destiny, I must say that its sequel was a pleasant surprise. It feels like an improvement in every possible way from the story to the multiplayer. It's still not perfect and has a lot of the same problems that plagued the original, but it's hard to knock such an improvement.
  100. Joe614
    Oct 13, 2017
    6
    Destiny 2? More like Destiny 1.5.

    Destiny 2 at its peak with the Rise of Iron was a near perfect experience and a shining example of how properly implemented expansions can turn an otherwise mediocre game into one hell of an experience. Unfortunately, Destiny 2 is using the same formula as its predecessor. Bungie is giving us the same great game-play, somewhat of an improved story,    Destiny 2? More like Destiny 1.5.

    Destiny 2 at its peak with the Rise of Iron was a near perfect experience and a shining example of how properly implemented expansions can turn an otherwise mediocre game into one hell of an experience.

    Unfortunately, Destiny 2 is using the same formula as its predecessor. Bungie is giving us the same great game-play, somewhat of an improved story, great soundtrack, and fantastic graphics, but then completely ruins it by skipping out on the quality of games modes and huge amount of player choice that made its predecessor great. The variety in weapon perks that kept players coming back even after reaching max light level; just to find the perfect “god” roll is gone. Strikes have been reduced to a random playlist only and can’t be individually selected, not that you’ll do any because their rewards are more easily earned by participating in public events. Strike scoring and strike specific loot have been removed. The raid is a good time, but lacks “challenging” puzzles. Lastly, the raid only awards you with one legendary item. In my eyes that isn’t worth the 3 to 4 hour play through.

    Now for PVP. PVP is now 4 versus 4 only. 4v4 is not for everyone. Other games do 4v4 better. Such as Halo and CS go. All matches are limited to two random playlists meaning players can’t select the kind of matches they enjoy. For example, if you want to play Clash only, that is not an OPTION! When Destiny 1 first launched player were unhappy with Crucible. We, the fans, caused such an uproar, Bungie eventually changed Crucible for the better. With Destiny 2, Bungie decided to do exactly what they did in the first year of Destiny 1. Bungie is forcing PVE players to play through 10 PVP matcher per week if they want maximize their power level gains. This needs to be balanced. If I am a PVE player, I should have the option to only play PVE and should reap the same benefits of a PVP/PVE player.

    In conclusion, Destiny 2 is a good game until you hit level 20, then it becomes a hollow shell of its former self. It’s sad that Destiny 2 won’t truly shine until the upcoming expansions. It’s sad that Bungie ripped out player’s choice. I am extremely disappointed with the state Destiny 2 is currently in. My advice would be to get the game after all the expansions have released.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 95
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  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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