Destiny 2

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  1. 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
  2. enviro61
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    I created a metacritic account for this review alone. Despite its issues, I was a fan of Destiny 1 and believed that Destiny 2 would build upon its strengths while mitigating its weaknesses. Unfrrtunately, Destiny 2, mitigated the strengths of the original and created new weaknesses. Simply put the game is not fun and has very few redeeming features. Save your money ad skip D2.
  3. CaptainPuGDoG
    Oct 28, 2017
    6
    After 20 hours,You're running out of content,but these 20 +/-hours are very cool and fun,but for a fun and interesting game,need some company,at least 1 person,because solo play is very boring and not interesting
  4. RonGoneSon
    Oct 28, 2017
    1
    Truly Disappointing. Tries to spread itself too thin, lacks overall direction. With such a huge budget, it should have been done justice to the obviously talented people who worked on it. I blame marketing and executive decisions.
  5. Reed618
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    People give destiny a hard time but the sequel is fantastic. It has campaign which can take around 10 hours or longer if you do extra quests. There are adventures and quests which are fun and provide more context. 4 different worlds to check out, 6 strikes, a nightfall, a raid, crucible for player versus player action.
    Destiny 1 tried to do everything and achieved mixed results. Destiny 2    People give destiny a hard time but the sequel is fantastic. It has campaign which can take around 10 hours or longer if you do extra quests. There are adventures and quests which are fun and provide more context. 4 different worlds to check out, 6 strikes, a nightfall, a raid, crucible for player versus player action.
    Destiny 1 tried to do everything and achieved mixed results. Destiny 2 tries to do everything and the results range from very good to excellent.
    It's addictive and I love it... but the single use shaders is kind of a pain. Micro transactions feel pretty much non existent and are really easy to ignore but yeah... the single use shaders is a little annoying and hinders player customization until late in the game when you get high level gear.
    Also, the raid is pretty brutal in my opinion. It's heavily mechanics based and although the recommended power level is 260 that's way off. If you check bungie.net and try to find random people to raid with then most won't take you unless you're in the 290's, equipped with the right and gear and know what you're doing. It's really not a friendly or inviting game mode and generates a lot of frustration because you can't carry players. Everyone has a key role to play at all times.
    Despite my quibbles I still give it a 10 because it's so much fun and i've put more time into it than any other game this year.    … Expand
  6. Projectsergio
    Oct 27, 2017
    0
    La mismas estafa que Destiny 1, plagado de DLC, nada de innovación, repetitivo hasta decir basta... Definitivamente es lo mismo que el 1, no merece la pena
  7. GuruChaz
    Oct 27, 2017
    5
    So, my friends and I have been playing Destiny since the original release years ago. You could tell the game was a mish mash of problems due to a troubled studio with employment problems and trashing of storylines and such. Bungie is not the greatest place to work for, I would imagine. It took them years to get to where Destiny 1, Year 3 was and even then, it wasn't the best it could be.So, my friends and I have been playing Destiny since the original release years ago. You could tell the game was a mish mash of problems due to a troubled studio with employment problems and trashing of storylines and such. Bungie is not the greatest place to work for, I would imagine. It took them years to get to where Destiny 1, Year 3 was and even then, it wasn't the best it could be. This game has been half-assed from the beginning but still our friends managed to drudge online for a raid or to play the SIVA event after maxing out our characters.

    Destiny 2 had a great, short-lived story with cinematics and all that...then it was over. You moved to multiplayer events and it was the same or worse and became a drudge faster than Destiny 1. I can't even imagine where to begin with the PC version other than it's a platform full of aimbot hacks you can purchase and other cheats. That's just the cherry on the cake of another Bungie game that was rushed or half-assed just to comply with a 3 game contract. The employees are liars and Deej is the biggest one. I think we need a raid to kick Deej's ass for making this game sound more than it actually is.

    This game is in a a 5 alarm 911 state and I predict the PC version will die faster than the console version...and it will die with inept Bungie employees sitting around a table scratching their asses wondering if this is a game they would actually be excited to play themselves. I don't really think so. Fix it or get out of the software business. You make great guns but that's about it. Warframe is free and it's starting to draw more players because of your disappointment.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. antzware
    Oct 27, 2017
    2
    On the principle that if you put crap in wine you get crap, I have to consider this game crap despite other things it might do well. The crap in this game is bright engrams AKA loot-boxes and their unique use shaders which will be consumed very fast because many weapons you loot look like crap on purpose, they look like second-hand weapons with scratches and scrapped paint. This is onlyOn the principle that if you put crap in wine you get crap, I have to consider this game crap despite other things it might do well. The crap in this game is bright engrams AKA loot-boxes and their unique use shaders which will be consumed very fast because many weapons you loot look like crap on purpose, they look like second-hand weapons with scratches and scrapped paint. This is only one of the ways I noticed they push you into buying more. I only bought this game to try it out on PC, if the first would have been on PC already then I wouldn't have touched it. On that note the game runs buttery smooth in 4K and it is well polished. This time the story actually got me listening and at times it has it funny moments especially with Failsafe.
    To people saying that you don't have to buy loot-boxes if you don't want to even more when they are cosmetic, that is fine as long as game don't go out of their way to push you into buying like giving you crap and making you look like a hobo. My Destiny 1 character looked awesome without paying a single cent more, my Destiny 2 character looks like it is dressed from the garbage bin.    … Expand
  10. shierfob48
    Oct 26, 2017
    1
    This should be a Destiny 1.02 - a DLC - The Token King.
    This should be a Destiny 1.02 - a DLC - The Token King.
    This should be a Destiny 1.02 - a DLC - The Token King.
    This should be a Destiny 1.02 - a DLC - The Token King.
    This should be a Destiny 1.02 - a DLC - The Token King.
    This should be a Destiny 1.02 - a DLC - The Token King.
    This should be a Destiny 1.02 - a DLC - The Token King.
  11. CrystalMike
    Oct 25, 2017
    0
    Very small and poor game. 1 raid, 1 pve, few pvp maps, about 5!!! different enemies. Ugly video graphic for 2017 in 30fps
    Maximum price for this game about 10$ in ps store! (Sorry for laungage im from Russia)
  12. KlausDrause
    Oct 25, 2017
    4
    This game is basically destiny 1, but refurbished and resold. this game is a waste of your money and time. My first few points follow.
    Sounds and visuals are fantastic, like always, soundtrack is LEGENDARY! Who ever is behind the soundtrack should be praised. quality stuff!
    You start off with a bang. cabal invade your home, the last city of earth. However, i felt like you never really    This game is basically destiny 1, but refurbished and resold. this game is a waste of your money and time. My first few points follow.
    Sounds and visuals are fantastic, like always, soundtrack is LEGENDARY! Who ever is behind the soundtrack should be praised. quality stuff!

    You start off with a bang. cabal invade your home, the last city of earth. However, i felt like you never really cared for the last city, you don't feel attached to the plot. The plot is generic, and nothing special. It could have been much better if they actually tried making a damn good one. Instead you get the cliched "mindlessly kill enemies". The main villain called "Gaul" is not interesting at all. the developers make an attempt to build a good villain character, but hes not even that intimidating. he looks like a mole rat from fallout 3 for gods sake! Gaul also gives a cliched "Your traveler and i aren't so different" speech. The game gives you nothing to invest into.

    Gun-play is addictive, but nothing new.

    The enemies in the game are horrific. In a bad way. The AI is some of the worst i have ever seen. You could run through an entire level without enemies even stopping you. Absolutely horrible.

    There is seriously some missed potential in destiny. Bungie cannot make a quality game anymore. Oh, and guess what? They want you to pay for expansions. AGAIN. COME ON BUNGIE!!    … Expand
  13. 2Netz
    Oct 25, 2017
    5
    If you want an honest opinion about the 2nd Destiny game just read all the reviews below 7...
    Sadly they are true. Of course this game has some positives, good graphics..
    But compared to the 1st one it's not even a step up...
    So much frustration...
  14. DestinyHater
    Oct 24, 2017
    0
    It's a cash grab, stay away from it. Every person who buys into this bs supports this kind of behavior from companies. The argument that they will patch the game is also total bs, what's the reason they couldn't put all that in the game in the first place? Ohhh yeah, they are putting that stuff in the dlc so people buy the season pass or get straight **** Nice tactics.
  15. cem12
    Oct 23, 2017
    3
    Es un juego inacabado, salió en septiembre y ya te anuncian un dlc en diciembre. Además del cáncer de los mircropagos que quieren imponer. Lo siento señores de activision, creo que no es justo comprar un Juego "AAA" con su respectivo precio y que sea un juego aún en desarrollo y mucho menos hacer microtransacciones. Este juego es casi un calco al 1, se podría decir que es la versión 1.5Es un juego inacabado, salió en septiembre y ya te anuncian un dlc en diciembre. Además del cáncer de los mircropagos que quieren imponer. Lo siento señores de activision, creo que no es justo comprar un Juego "AAA" con su respectivo precio y que sea un juego aún en desarrollo y mucho menos hacer microtransacciones. Este juego es casi un calco al 1, se podría decir que es la versión 1.5 del destiny 1… Expand
  16. XDeepDishX
    Oct 23, 2017
    4
    I don't understand why there is such high praise for this game. Many have been declaring the story is amazing when it is the most generic and unfulfilling plot ever written and it fails to answer any big questions that were raised in the first game. I have played through all the end game content and I already regret purchasing this game.
  17. 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
  18. Kenmei
    Oct 23, 2017
    3
    This is my second review and I'm already seeing the warning signs that drove me away from Destiny 1 with the end game. The name of the (end) game here is the fact that everything has been majorly streamlined and that all reputation factions have just been turned into token venders for loot that does nothing beyond looking cool. The guns have had their random rolls taken away, meaning thatThis is my second review and I'm already seeing the warning signs that drove me away from Destiny 1 with the end game. The name of the (end) game here is the fact that everything has been majorly streamlined and that all reputation factions have just been turned into token venders for loot that does nothing beyond looking cool. The guns have had their random rolls taken away, meaning that all versions of the same gun are now the same, eliminating a larger, albeit cheaper, way for players to keep grinding for the best stuff. Even the Iron Banner, the Holy Grail of the original PvP system and the epitome of rare items from the original game, has been neutered by this "casuals first" loot system. And with the ability to go from level 1-20 in about 4 hours, the main draw for Bungie, the new integrated story line, is basically just a drop in the pan. It almost feels like Bungie never really properly planned for the end game, beyond the initial 6 or 7 dungeons and the fairly average raid that came along with it. And while they have done a few things to extend the life of the end game with faction rallies and the aforementioned Iron Banner, there's just nothing for those people who got through the fairly short story to accomplish. It personally only took me 3 weeks, mostly of me just playing on Tuesday the reset day, to get my first character to the max power level in the game, and that only involved the few short major quests that unlock on reset day. I've no desire to do the raid again after completing it once as the items are mostly cosmetic, and Bungie seems to be content with waiting until the next "season" starts to put more cooler items into the game but we have no idea when that will be or how long it'll take to get them. Best thing I can recommend for someone in my position with the game is to take a step back from it for awhile. Destiny 1 really got rolling when they started adding expansions down the road to it before it became a fully realized game. Destiny 2 has seemingly taken the same path, with vanilla Destiny not amounting to much but the potential is there for something grand. I can only hope it doesn't take as long to get the ball rolling for the sake of the community. I don't see too many people sticking this out once they get through the inital story line and a few days at max level. Hopefully the expansion can add new end game content but I would warn people not to get their hopes up too high at this early stage in the games cycle. I'll definitely be coming back to this game in the future but I've finished playing this version of Destiny 2 and I've no desire to go back to it, no matter how much fun I actually have had with the gameplay.… Expand
  19. Legion4
    Oct 23, 2017
    0
    I have been playing video games for 20 years now sinking hundreds of hours into multiple titles each year. I have tried close to 500 games in this time on dozens of systems and PCs. Destiny 2 for me ranks as the biggest dissapointment I have ever experienced out of any title I have tried. I sunk well over 500 hours into Destiny 1 and I have been a huge fan and supporter of Bungie sinceI have been playing video games for 20 years now sinking hundreds of hours into multiple titles each year. I have tried close to 500 games in this time on dozens of systems and PCs. Destiny 2 for me ranks as the biggest dissapointment I have ever experienced out of any title I have tried. I sunk well over 500 hours into Destiny 1 and I have been a huge fan and supporter of Bungie since Halo 1, and played each and every release of the Halo and Destiny series, this title is completely unacceptable.

    This game has 4-8 hours of good content to impress reviewers, after that you will get a better experience from The Division, No Man's Sky, or even Clash of Clans. I would recommend that you try one of those titles instead.

    If you are interested in the game wait to buy it until they fix it. You could buy the Destiny 1 collection for $35 in year 3 and it included all the content. Buying now means you're paying full price and will have to shell out $150 for the complete game minus the special edition stuff (I paid that much for D1). If you wait a few months it will likely be $30 for both the main game & the expansion, and you'll know if they fixed it or not.

    Right now the community is dying, clans and friends are leaving, PvE zones are dead empty and you will be constantly soloing events designed for 3-4 people and failing them if you play outside of weekend prime time. I created a clan at launch with 50 people and every single member is already gone, this is on console. I can't imagine how much worse it would be on PC.

    If you value your money at all, wait and see on this game. You'll have a much better experience. I wish I had waited myself because the issues ruined my experience. Now I'll never get to have the feeling of trying the game for the first time enjoyably, and that's the worst part.    … Expand
  20. Samyar91
    Oct 22, 2017
    10
    This game is For mature people who knows how to play a game like a pro(play raid and nightfall on prestige or trilas of the nine then you know what I’m saying)
  21. Serpentkaa
    Oct 22, 2017
    1
    They took away everything we liked in D1. The developers did improve the story-line, public events, and world design. However, PvP has gone from addictive fun to a chore just to level. In D1 you had choices, in D2, you are dictated what activities you will take part in to advance your character. You are not even allowed to chose what PvP you want to play with a randomly generatedThey took away everything we liked in D1. The developers did improve the story-line, public events, and world design. However, PvP has gone from addictive fun to a chore just to level. In D1 you had choices, in D2, you are dictated what activities you will take part in to advance your character. You are not even allowed to chose what PvP you want to play with a randomly generated playlists. The developers have created false ceilings on leveling (you can only level so fast each week) and turned major draws in D1, such as Iron Banner, into shadows of their former selves. PvP design is definitely inferior, incentives to continue to play after you complete weekly milestones is almost nil, and the loot/reward system is broken.

    Overall, there are a preponderances of mechanisms intent on controlling the player rather than focusing on making the game fun for the player.. If you really want to try this game out, wait for another year or two before investing any money in it. Maybe they will fix the game in the meantime. Buyer beware.    … Expand
  22. Steven105
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    Destiny 2 is another cash grab , sure it has improvements but its easy to overlook them . This game has micro transactions , a poorly written story, and there is hardly any end game content . once you get to a certain light level the loot drops become rigged , you will get NOTHING BUT CONSTANT DUPLICATES OF GEAR YOU ALREADY HAVE OVER AND OVER AND OVER, it never ends and i know forsure thatDestiny 2 is another cash grab , sure it has improvements but its easy to overlook them . This game has micro transactions , a poorly written story, and there is hardly any end game content . once you get to a certain light level the loot drops become rigged , you will get NOTHING BUT CONSTANT DUPLICATES OF GEAR YOU ALREADY HAVE OVER AND OVER AND OVER, it never ends and i know forsure that bungie did this to keep people playing , hoping to get new loot . Stay away from this copy pasted reskined dissaster , it is a waste of time and a waste of money . Bungie should give this franchise to another developer it would have been an incredible game if that were the case… Expand
  23. arkhlongstride
    Oct 22, 2017
    0
    They did a 180 degree from D1 y3. The game is not Destiny anymore. No random perks, no incentive to replay pve, terrible raid, boring pvp, everything is standardized, weak perks and **** exotics. Reskins everywhere. Destiny is dead. RIP
  24. Xelluse
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    Overpriced piece of crap, story banal, linear and boring, combat linear and boring, to much grin, nor rewarding grind, cash shop with one time use recolors and items, that will affect gameplay, DLCs, graphics epileptic, quite medium quality level, characters not interesting, peer to peer.
    Huge promo hype around nothing, this game is not worth to play it even for free, waste of time.    Overpriced piece of crap, story banal, linear and boring, combat linear and boring, to much grin, nor rewarding grind, cash shop with one time use recolors and items, that will affect gameplay, DLCs, graphics epileptic, quite medium quality level, characters not interesting, peer to peer.
    Huge promo hype around nothing, this game is not worth to play it even for free, waste of time.
    10/10 Trailer score.    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. SirSensation
    Oct 20, 2017
    3
    A complete waste of huge potential. Watch I Hate Everything's video on Destiny 2 ( titled I HATE DESTINY 2 - I'm Done.) and you'll understand why most people are extremely unhappy with this game. I've never played a game whose sequel was so uninspiring that i've completely lost interest in the future of the entire franchise. I stupidly pre bought all the DLC but this game is so bad I won'tA complete waste of huge potential. Watch I Hate Everything's video on Destiny 2 ( titled I HATE DESTINY 2 - I'm Done.) and you'll understand why most people are extremely unhappy with this game. I've never played a game whose sequel was so uninspiring that i've completely lost interest in the future of the entire franchise. I stupidly pre bought all the DLC but this game is so bad I won't even bother downloading or playing them, and i certainly will never be purchasing a Destiny game ever again. If you're curious about the validity of this comment, I've now played enough to have 3 characters over 300 hoping that the end game would actually be fun only to find out they've removed any incentive to even reach the end game much less keep playing. It's genuinely sad to see a game with such potential be so poorly executed that a huge portion of its fanbase will never play it again.… Expand
  27. BlakDak666
    Oct 19, 2017
    4
    Destiny 2 is one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. As a veteran who has spent around 800 hours in the original Destiny and spent over 100 hours in Destiny 2 I have every right to fairly criticize and give this game the biggest expletives possible for ruining a concept and idea so hard that I am floored still by its existence today. To fully explain my problems and issuesDestiny 2 is one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. As a veteran who has spent around 800 hours in the original Destiny and spent over 100 hours in Destiny 2 I have every right to fairly criticize and give this game the biggest expletives possible for ruining a concept and idea so hard that I am floored still by its existence today. To fully explain my problems and issues with Destiny 2 will take too long so rather I would like to just give a summary of the features.

    Story - It sucked so much ass. Ghaul was pathetic and the plot was so confusing and trying to cater to children with its generic quip humor dialogue every three seconds that I was already tired of it after the first few missions. I know story to some isn't the main thing for this game, but when Bungie claims they want to make a great story and make it where you can enjoy the story or the loot, you better give me a story that I love and care about. Disappointing does not even cut it for me for my thoughts on this trainwreck of a story.

    Graphics and Sound - The art design of Destiny 2 is much like Destiny: beautiful and mind-boggling amazing, the sound teams and the orchestra music is stunning and shames most shooter music scores. This is one of the stronger aspects of Destiny 2 but is easily going to be pushed aside from most in the community. Unfortunately, you see a repetition in the worlds as each is fundamentally the same (European Dead Zone is the Cosmodrone, Titan is the Moon, Nessus is Venus, and Io is Mars) and the music has a undeniable theme that gets repeated a bit too much in my opinion.

    Gameplay: It is the same as before. Same Supers, same gun types with the inclusion of a couple new weapons that don't challenge or change up the structure. No ship combat or sparrow combat. Enemies are all reused from the previous game with some additions and visual changes that it doesn't even matter. The core loop feels fun and enjoyable with friends, but eventually the combat will feel as rudimentary and feel tiring that I would enjoy the more dumber things in the game like glitching in social areas then play the game. Speaking of social spaces...

    Social Spaces: The Farm is completely wasted and the reusing the Tower on top of getting it so early is one of the dumbest decisions Bungie has made in terms of being new. Maybe if it took a long time to earn the Tower back in a few months it would be better, but with nothing at the Farm that the Tower does better for you, it makes you wonder if it was even worth it at all.

    Strikes and Nightfalls: Disgustingly rehashed bosses of just stronger variants of rehashed enemies. They have some ways of approaching them differently but with only 5 strikes and not one original boss enemy, this is practically spitting in my face. The Nightfall design is bad with time limits placed on players and lacking more modifiers that the original game had. Stressing me to beat a Nightfall on a timer to a strike that is lazily put together in order to grind it out doesn't sound like a good gameplay hook does it?

    Crucible and Trials (and Iron Banner): Has plenty of problems. 6v6 is now 4v4 (when it was just fine), no dedicated servers, no 60 FPS (and Bungie wants to be competitive with this game...), you can't team shot almost ever because gun abilities are fixed, no balancing in power and defense when players leave and leave teams at a disadvantage. Every game mode is boring and cookie cutter (Clash is TDM, Control is Dom, Countdown is SND, Supremacy is Kill Confirmed, etc.). Trials or Iron Banner doesn't allow power advantages and their weapons and armors are uninspiring and pointless.

    Raid: Only one boss and a set of challenges. Considering I can get all my all my weekly awards in the same amount of time for all characters as doing only for one run on the raid, it essentially defeats the reason to even do it in the first place. The mechanics and creativity is fine but the struggle to do these things is always why its niche in the community to do them more than once.

    Loot and Progression: Grind your life away by doing the same thing over and over again. Be disappointed on days you bust your ass and get nothing yet a newbie gets the weapon you want without lifting a finger. Be tempted by corporate scumbags to buy silver and waste it on RNG based loot boxes that should've been apart the game in the first place. It's the same **** and it is so old and sick of it.

    Other issues too: No returning to the previous game's things even though no issues were solved on them, no trading still, clans are marginally improved but still lacking and weak, lore is built within game but don't have a codex at all, adventures and quests lack depth or even quantity. faction rally is just a popularity contest and has no fun meta at all, etc.

    Destiny 2 is a waste of time and money that is a remake than a sequel (and not even a good one at that). Not even friends can save this mess of a game.    … Expand
  28. SPLINTERBORN
    Oct 19, 2017
    4
    ACTIVISION + BUNGIE + 500,000,000 = POTENTIAL? I Mean is it Destiny 1.5 or 2? Once the dust settles you finally realise it's the last time you will trust bungee with your hard earned cash. The story is bland and full of concise pointless motionless cuteness, I have completed the campaign 3 times and I still don't know who these characters are and I still dont care. It's a crying shame howACTIVISION + BUNGIE + 500,000,000 = POTENTIAL? I Mean is it Destiny 1.5 or 2? Once the dust settles you finally realise it's the last time you will trust bungee with your hard earned cash. The story is bland and full of concise pointless motionless cuteness, I have completed the campaign 3 times and I still don't know who these characters are and I still dont care. It's a crying shame how they could put so much effort into game play, soundtrack and outstanding presentation. Yet top it off with the same boring characters, boring cinematics, boring level design and more of the same rehashed boring dialogue. Somehow I managed to play this game for maybe just under 100 hours, because I believed in BUNGIE but the multilayer content has been halted again with only two options, public events are just copied and pasted across the miniscule outdated map design across the planets. The guided games is a broken system that requires voice chat. Problem is that it will put you into a game with anyone from any country, even if they don't speak the same language as you, when as mentioned before voice chat is a requirement, especially for the raid which requires pre meditated coordination as it is literally impossible to accomplish without planning with a team beforehand. I would not recommend joining any random clan because the game that promotes working with others is very antisocial. Most people will not join a game and those that do are almost nearly always underpowered for the at times unfair Nightfall strike and raid. I conclude by saying if this game didn't have good game play, a good soundtrack and nice presentation I think alot more people would be negative towards it but bungie have proven more than once now that in the modern era it's more about style than substance than a consumer quality guaranteed game.… Expand
  29. Subtraktshun
    Oct 18, 2017
    6
    Bungie really had something special with Destiny 1. The sequel, while built on an apparently new and improved game engine, feels like it has little to offer beyond simple good gunplay (even that doesn't feel quite as good as D1.) The lack of hardcore endgame content is a huge stain on the entire franchise, and the overall changes to loot progression (token slot system), combined with anBungie really had something special with Destiny 1. The sequel, while built on an apparently new and improved game engine, feels like it has little to offer beyond simple good gunplay (even that doesn't feel quite as good as D1.) The lack of hardcore endgame content is a huge stain on the entire franchise, and the overall changes to loot progression (token slot system), combined with an overall 'balancing' of power level (power level hardly matters for most activities) has resulted in a game that, while exciting and captivating at first, quickly loses most of it's steam once you finish the campaign.

    Whereas previously in Destiny 1, reaching end-game felt as though you were opened up to a variety of new, rewarding activities, Destiny 2 offers little to nothing.

    If you've never played Destiny 1 before, I may recommend picking up this game. You'll probably enjoy the campaign, playing some patrol, running the strikes, and getting a taste for Crucible. If you're a long-time D1 veteran, it's quite likely you'll find yourself disappointed and lacking in content.

    I no longer find myself excited for Tuesdays anymore ('reset day' for Destiny). I log on and stare at the Director (menu) for a couple minutes before sighing and putting on another game.

    I hope the DLC fixes the glaring endgame issues the game has, but at the same time, I'm really not happy with the idea of having to pay for DLC in order to experience the "complete game." Bungie took us down this road with D1; it's time for them to get things together.    … Expand
  30. strube
    Oct 18, 2017
    0
    Don't fall into the hype trap. This game was designed by a team of marketers and not gamers. It is completely uninspired and lazy at every turn. If you've played Destiny 1, don't even bother with this game as it will not deliver a single new experience. If you've ever played another FPS RPG, again don't bother because I can't think of single game in that genre that's more bland than D2. ItDon't fall into the hype trap. This game was designed by a team of marketers and not gamers. It is completely uninspired and lazy at every turn. If you've played Destiny 1, don't even bother with this game as it will not deliver a single new experience. If you've ever played another FPS RPG, again don't bother because I can't think of single game in that genre that's more bland than D2. It features very limited character development, limited loot pools, a completely forgettable story, and no endgame. Destiny 1 also started off in a rocky place but they made a lot of improvements over time that made it a pretty good game by the end and yet somehow the game that is just a cheap clone of the original lacks most of those improvements. What's worse is that I can't tell if Bungie didn't learn from it's mistakes or if the lesson they learned was that they can deliver a mediocre product and "fix" it with dlc that most people will feel compelled to buy to justify their initial purchase. This is the last Bungie product I'll ever buy.… Expand
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#26 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

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