Destiny 2

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5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 2595 Ratings

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  1. swatdojo
    Sep 9, 2017
    10
    Incredibly well done -- You can tell that this is the game Bungie originally wanted to make.

    The campaign is short but extremely polished and clearly directed at helping set the stage for the rest of the content and also help teach first time guardians the ropes of the game. Environments draw you into a sense of wonder at the scale of buildings, ships, and vistas stretching into the    Incredibly well done -- You can tell that this is the game Bungie originally wanted to make.

    The campaign is short but extremely polished and clearly directed at helping set the stage for the rest of the content and also help teach first time guardians the ropes of the game.

    Environments draw you into a sense of wonder at the scale of buildings, ships, and vistas stretching into the distance. I often found myself forgetting the task at hand as I wandered into a new area, mesmerized by the landscape.

    The end-game content is what has sold me on Destiny deserving high marks. Adventures, post campaign quests, even patrols and public events, continue to build out the story and immerse you in a world full of creativity and intrigue. Each piece of content uses familiar mechanics with just enough subtle variations on the gameplay approach to make things feel fresh and exciting. Nothing was particularly difficult, but I did find myself dying here and there in various encounters, forcing me to adjust my approach and adapt to the AI's playstyle.

    Complaints swirl around "microtrasactions" but I did not find them to be anything close to a "pay to win" scenario. The things you can buy are almost exclusively cosmetic and, through leveling up or getting bright engram drops, can be acquired freely by playing the game, making the microtransactions a nonissue. Additionally, if you do happen to get armor pieces from the engrams, they drop at minimal light with no mods, so you'll still need to get light level appropriate fodder and strong modifications to apply to it; to me, this was a more than fair way to include an income stream for the game without breaking the balance of the core design of the leveling system.

    As for the almost universal concern about shaders, I was similarly put off by the new consumable nature rather than the tried and true hot swap system of D1. But after experiencing the new system over the past few days, I found something I didn't expect: I started to take pride in collecting stashes shaders that I liked and cared about. In Destiny 1, shaders were a dime a dozen and I really only ended up caring about 1 or 2 of them, then forgot about it for the rest of the few hundred hours I put into the game. With D2, finding where a particular shader would drop gave me an instant jolt of excitement as I knew where I'd invest my time to build up a good stockpile of a shader I'd want to apply to my gear. It promotes continued participation in content rather than the 1-and-done style of the old system. I am a converted fan and I recommend guardians give it a chance.

    With Destiny 2, Bungie has proven their dedication to making incredible game experiences.    … Expand
  2. Konzia
    Sep 10, 2017
    3
    The game is a copy of a copy. The same enemies as before with the same mechanics; Same guns and powers; Same progression system (do this so you can do that and then do this 1,000 more times); The Campaign and its side quest have no challenging aspects to them and can be completed in less than a day. Strikes have become extremely easy and short. Pvp is the same just new maps that are justThe game is a copy of a copy. The same enemies as before with the same mechanics; Same guns and powers; Same progression system (do this so you can do that and then do this 1,000 more times); The Campaign and its side quest have no challenging aspects to them and can be completed in less than a day. Strikes have become extremely easy and short. Pvp is the same just new maps that are just as good as any sandbox MMOFPS. Once you are 20 its time to farm for six months until the expansion comes. Farming the same content you just completed in under 24hrs. Over and over and over and over again. All of this is just gameplay errors. I could tear apart the games story, copied graphic design, or pay to win currency but I've wasted enough time with this crappy game so I wont. Just leave you with this, the developers robbed every person that bought this game and are happy doing so.… Expand
  3. strongackerman
    Sep 11, 2017
    6
    This is a MMO masquerading as a single player experience. Every NPC talks about how special you are and how you are the only one that can help, which is hard to believe when there are dozens of other players running around you that were told the same thing. If I had been looking for a multiplayer experience, my score would be higher, but the single player experience is disappointingly lacking.
  4. partyxpete
    Oct 6, 2017
    5
    The only things that Destiny 2 has going for it is its graphics and music, everything else is average at best. it improves on the first Destiny by including some sort of story and purpose to all the mindless shooting and grinding you'll be doing. However, the little improvement they made is ruined by the fact that they added micro transactions to a full priced game that's going to haveThe only things that Destiny 2 has going for it is its graphics and music, everything else is average at best. it improves on the first Destiny by including some sort of story and purpose to all the mindless shooting and grinding you'll be doing. However, the little improvement they made is ruined by the fact that they added micro transactions to a full priced game that's going to have paid DLC in the future, thus ruining the point of playing.… Expand
  5. Hurrikhan
    Sep 8, 2017
    0
    Destiny "You have been disconnected" 2 : This glorified extension of Destiny is more of the same. The only real difference so far is that you get disconnected all the time for several minutes. To add to the frustration, some missions have to be restarted from the start, again and again. Among other thing there is this sub-class mission that I keep doing up to the end and, after theDestiny "You have been disconnected" 2 : This glorified extension of Destiny is more of the same. The only real difference so far is that you get disconnected all the time for several minutes. To add to the frustration, some missions have to be restarted from the start, again and again. Among other thing there is this sub-class mission that I keep doing up to the end and, after the victory video, the next screen does not load and I still have to make the mission. Avoid.… Expand
  6. CHEESEGUY
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    Huge improvement over the first installment. The raid and competitive PVP mode are not even out yet, so I am not sure why I am seeing 0 out of 10 reviews. I feel like that is very unfair to rate a game so poorly without even playing all the content offered. Overall I was impressed, gun play is very smooth, matchmaking problems are solved, public events are shown on the map, every activityHuge improvement over the first installment. The raid and competitive PVP mode are not even out yet, so I am not sure why I am seeing 0 out of 10 reviews. I feel like that is very unfair to rate a game so poorly without even playing all the content offered. Overall I was impressed, gun play is very smooth, matchmaking problems are solved, public events are shown on the map, every activity has some kind of reward too. No more waiting around for the weekly reset, you can do as much as you would like. I have played all the CoD and Battlefield installments and Destiny 2 blows them out of the water… Expand
  7. dunnyone
    Sep 15, 2017
    1
    Is this a joke?

    Am I in crazy land? It's the same DAMN GAME as Destiny 1. Yes fans will say - sure of course what did you expect we just want more - but there is zero innovation. Dark Souls series is 3 (or 4 if you count demon's souls which you should) brilliant games that all look better over time and introduce so many new tweaks and updates to the core gameplay that it feels    Is this a joke?

    Am I in crazy land?

    It's the same DAMN GAME as Destiny 1.

    Yes fans will say - sure of course what did you expect we just want more - but there is zero innovation.

    Dark Souls series is 3 (or 4 if you count demon's souls which you should) brilliant games that all look better over time and introduce so many new tweaks and updates to the core gameplay that it feels like a newish game each time.

    Destiny 2 feels like Destiny 1, looks like it, plays like it, Nothing new, nothing interesting. I'm halfway through the campaign and I'm just pushing forward. It's so easy, such a joke of a game. Please, no more Destiny. $60 gone forever :(((((((

    1 point for cool new dance emotes.    … Expand
  8. Silent-kun
    Sep 8, 2017
    0
    Shader system is horrible. Pay 2 Win game. Lacks of end game content. Load times in PVP is staggering. It's like Desnity 1.5. This game is seriously overhyped.
  9. F-U-Bungie
    Sep 9, 2017
    0
    Literally unplayable on PS4 PRO due to crashes and errors. Do not buy this game you will need to return your system to Playstation for maintenance. What a letdown
  10. NorwayOwnsU
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    Improvement on every level. If you were disappointed by D1, but like the core game play mechanics and idea of the game, I'd wager you'll love D2. Much more fleshed out product. Years of fine tuning the product are evident. A must own for any console owner who loves FPS.
  11. sknight1213
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    This has been an absolute blast. As someone who originally hated destiny 1 im very pleasantly surprised on how much better this game is, i cannot wait to continue playing
  12. ZD2512
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    So far I have played about 4 hours. This game is simply amazing, graphics, story and new content makes it destiny 1 which has gone through evolution. I love this game and I am super excited to view more content in the future.
  13. Pingpongwoo4u
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    Dont buy into the negative comments. 5 hours in and its the most fun I've had gaming in a long time Pretty suprised to see any reviews in the red....forced myself to log out just to get some sleep before work
  14. riverkev95
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    Es un juego que tiene una gran proyección de usuarios para jugar online, pero este Destiny 2 tras ver lo prometido con el primero no pasa de lucir como un gran DLC del primer Destiny, además de seguir cometiendo el error de seguir metiendo DLC por montones como el primer Destiny, en donde también cabe destacar que el juego carece de un estricto proceso de testeo, ya que da graves errores aEs un juego que tiene una gran proyección de usuarios para jugar online, pero este Destiny 2 tras ver lo prometido con el primero no pasa de lucir como un gran DLC del primer Destiny, además de seguir cometiendo el error de seguir metiendo DLC por montones como el primer Destiny, en donde también cabe destacar que el juego carece de un estricto proceso de testeo, ya que da graves errores a ciertos jugadores.
    En conclusión Destiny 2 es un gran DLC del primer Destiny con muchos DLC para este DLC (Sin mencionar que posee varios graves errores).    … Expand
  15. Kingleil
    Sep 10, 2017
    10
    This game is a solid 10/10 for many reasons. The first is the sheer amount of content you are getting. The game is at least 30 to 60 hours of gameplay across one character. If not more. What is more is that you can roll up to three toons, so that's like 120+ hours of gameplay easily. There are raids, pvp, and other features that are there to do weekly so you'll keep coming back like a lotThis game is a solid 10/10 for many reasons. The first is the sheer amount of content you are getting. The game is at least 30 to 60 hours of gameplay across one character. If not more. What is more is that you can roll up to three toons, so that's like 120+ hours of gameplay easily. There are raids, pvp, and other features that are there to do weekly so you'll keep coming back like a lot of MMOs. Overall, the story is great, front to back , and very interesting. The game itself has all of its lore baked into the game now unlike D1. This is a shooter, so keep this is in mind, not an MMO. Some people want RPG, this isn't totally an RPG. This is a SHARED WORLD SHOOTER WITH MMO ELEMENTS. If you are looking for an MMORPG, please, look to WoW or something else. The controls are great, and the game looks very impressive at 4K with 30FPS. I know "PC Master Race" and the "Church of unlimited frames" people will balk, but overall, for a console game this is literally eye-popping visuals and looks. Most PC players won't even crack 4K with 30FPS unless they have spent $3,000 on their PC. The PS4 Pro is $399 and a 4K TV is $600, or so. I'm thoroughly satisfied, and about to start up my Titan, and I'm a hunter main. I intend on a Warlock play through at some point, but overall I'm impressed with this title. It will be the only game I play for months, and for $60 you cannot beat that. I bought the digital deluxe edition and pre-ordered, and watch it closely since it was announced. I was skeptical, but no, this is the game a good FPS player is looking for. This is the game where you sit back with your friends, pop open a beer, and just have a great night of chat and gunplay.… Expand
  16. INgUSRune
    Sep 12, 2017
    3
    Same thing like a first Destiny... Why I must pay twice (thrice? or four times?) for the SAME GAME? Nothing new at all, exept big black trangle (if u know what i'm talking about)
  17. Prrgangsta
    Sep 8, 2017
    6
    So after playing for a couple of days I think I am ready to give my review.

    The game's story begins with the last city on earth being invaded by the oversized alien species known as the cabal. They take over the city, capture the traveler, and take away your powers (or light as everyone calls it). But by some miraculous chance you find a fragment of the traveler outside the city and get    So after playing for a couple of days I think I am ready to give my review.

    The game's story begins with the last city on earth being invaded by the oversized alien species known as the cabal. They take over the city, capture the traveler, and take away your powers (or light as everyone calls it). But by some miraculous chance you find a fragment of the traveler outside the city and get your powers back, so it is now up to you to fight against the cabal and take back the city.

    A good story but very cliche. I never really liked MMO's to be honest because the game never treats itself like one. As you play the story you meet up with Zavala, Ikora, and Cayde-6 and they treat your character like he is the only guardian left when there are thousands wandering the worlds. Nevertheless, I enjoyed playing through it much more than the first game.

    Engrams in this game don't need to be deciphered unless they are legendary (purple) or exotic (yellow). Common (white), uncommon (green), and rare (blue) can all be equipped once picked up. Loot is done better in this game as well.

    The only things I really didn't like were the fact I didn't get my sparrow til after I beat the whole campaign, so if you pick this game up you will be walking from one location to another for a majority of the game unless you find an abandoned enemy vehicle.

    The crucible was also something that was a disappointment. Instead of having game modes to pick from, you pick either quickplay or competitive and it puts you in a random game mode. This works for games like Overwatch but not this game. Players always leave when they get a mode they don't like.

    Ships still serve 0 purpose other than to be eye candy during loading screens. I mean seriously if you are not gonna have space battles then do not bother wasting valuable time on stuff like that when you could be using it to make a better game. I don't know why Bungie didn't think to just use teleporters or even something like a Stargate to move us around from planet to planet with loading screens in between.

    So Destiny 2 is an okay game but needs some work done on it. So get on it Bungie!    … Expand
  18. mayu_euphan
    Sep 12, 2017
    9
    puede que sea muy parecido al primero , puede que tenga los mismo problemas de DLC , pero para un fan como yo me encanto , tuvo una campaña muy buena , asaltos mas elaborados y un PVP un poco mas divertido , si te encanto el primero te recomiendo el D2 , pueden que los DLC valgan muy caros pero terminan siendo demasiados buenos y espero que los de este juego estén a la altura de los DLC de D1
  19. danymx24
    Sep 6, 2017
    0
    I hate Destiny 1 and now I hate Destiny 2, The game looks great but is more like a Destiny 1 DLC than a new game. again the game is short, a very very repetitive. 60 is too much for an incomplete game.

    Also, the bug that drops the frame rate is the last nail in the coffin
  20. i-Q-SoLo
    Sep 9, 2017
    3
    I played D1 religiously, and D2 is a HUGE failure. Theyve removed the carrot on the stick, once you hit 270 light theres nothing to do other than the raid + pvp. The rest of the rewards are under 265 gear making it irrelevant. I hit 270 in 2 days n now its dead. Story was very safe and dull, pvp 4v4 isnt a casual step and matchmaking still puts you vs laggers from peru + iran. You dun ****I played D1 religiously, and D2 is a HUGE failure. Theyve removed the carrot on the stick, once you hit 270 light theres nothing to do other than the raid + pvp. The rest of the rewards are under 265 gear making it irrelevant. I hit 270 in 2 days n now its dead. Story was very safe and dull, pvp 4v4 isnt a casual step and matchmaking still puts you vs laggers from peru + iran. You dun **** up bungo, you dun **** it up… Expand
  21. mcinturf
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    I can't in fairness give this game anything higher at this point because it absolutely unplayable on PS4 Pro. It's the reason I signed up for an account here. I hope others follow.
  22. Medialover
    Sep 7, 2017
    10
    Haters gonna hate. This is an incredible FPS title. Groundbreaking in how they have executed such a big world with attention and care. Everything missing from Destiny 1 is in here. Beautiful title. If you like FPS get this game!
  23. scalan15
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    What is with these losers giving this game bad scores? The first Destiny was great, needed work with the story, but they fixed that with some amazing DLC. Bungie has improved this game in EVERY AREA. they obviously listened to the fans and gave us a great story this time. So now people are being cry babies over microtransactions that you don't need to buy
  24. FEARTEACHER
    Sep 22, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I SEE THE "DO PEOPLE STILL PLAY THIS GAME" BRIGADE ARE OUT IN FORCE
    and in another couple of years they'll still be beating their little fat feckless pillock fingers on their keyboards "do people still play this game" "do people still play this game" while the d2 user base is still going strong! I loved d1 I have over a thousand hours gameplay and from what I have seen so far this is a vast improvement so let the ill informed bile wash over you! rise above the petty agendas of call of duty fanboys and dummy spitting animal food trough wipers still breaking their arms wanking themselves off about how much of a masterpiece the ocarina of time was    … Expand
  25. Zayetto
    Sep 7, 2017
    0
    There are no excuse for microtransactions in a full paid game without dedicated servers that carry many problems. Not a good start and show the greedy monetisation vampire that activision is. Other stuff, childish story, i feel like the good guy dog pat pat. Good gameplay and game design. Dungeons too linear, that is bad and boring. My zero is only for protesting microtransaction. WithoutThere are no excuse for microtransactions in a full paid game without dedicated servers that carry many problems. Not a good start and show the greedy monetisation vampire that activision is. Other stuff, childish story, i feel like the good guy dog pat pat. Good gameplay and game design. Dungeons too linear, that is bad and boring. My zero is only for protesting microtransaction. Without that i would give a good 7, the contenent is still poor.… Expand
  26. ArtisticAdam1
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    People going into the reviews, please don't read the ones that say 0 because it's honestly Bull **** and they haven't played it, I finished the campaign in about 11 hours with side stuff included because there is honestly a **** tonne of stuff to do alright? The game is really good and created good emotions especially at the start as you are deprived of the light. I just finished it todayPeople going into the reviews, please don't read the ones that say 0 because it's honestly Bull **** and they haven't played it, I finished the campaign in about 11 hours with side stuff included because there is honestly a **** tonne of stuff to do alright? The game is really good and created good emotions especially at the start as you are deprived of the light. I just finished it today and it was marvelous, I loved all of it start to finish, a very big step up from bungie, this game deserves at least a 8.8 - 9.0 average score, trust me people just hate on the game even if they haven't played it, I would highly recommend this game whether you're an old player or new, truly splendid.… Expand
  27. zerucool
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    Awesome game, especially the content. Graphics is amazing! Sound and everything is fine. the music choice is simply fantastic. It's certainly an improvement over the first game.
  28. 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.
  29. Teela
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    I'm so hooked! Yes this might be a grindfest, but playing PVE is the main reason i play this.
    I enjoy it and my friends are enjoying too. One consider is that this may be too short. I've played few nights and i'm already at level 13 / max 20.
    I would give this a 7 but if so many gives this game 0 points i'm forced to give 10.
  30. indominator
    Sep 12, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. destiny 1 was bad, but this, this is a lilttle better. the game gets good when you get on the ending, but are you sure you want to waste lots of days of your life to get to the good content. btw, the content is still not good, but its satisfatory if you really like shooters, which i do.

    now to the bad points - this is based on bungies previous achievements and other great fps games.
    1- the story campaing is terrible- nothing really feels like happens, i sometimes got bored and turned on my tv, i used to play d1 while watching tv by how interesting and engaged it was.... this was irony.,
    2 - nothing happens in the story, --- oh, the city and plot blows up, but who cares, nobody dies really, the closest thing you see of an emotional shot is some bots being destroyed.... really **** in the game i felt more interested in stopping playing and go read something
    3 - theres not many fun moments in the main plot - its all so repetitve and easy it gets boring, the only good thing is the scenery in some missions and patrols and driving a tank, but thats it.
    4 - shooting is only fun in the harder dificulty missions, which they basically removed, but now there is only the strikes, the nightfalls and the raid, i wish there was no stupid time-investment bull**** to get me there, thats the only good thing in the game, in the previous game all missions had a hard versions FFS
    5 -patrols is still barely interesting - one questgiver, some missions and public events, nothing much, some are very repetitive, some are good, and some patrols are so bad, IO and Nessus are basically the same ****ty place, IO(i think thats the last map or is it Nessus) is just a **** terrible labyrinth of rocks
    6 - the community sucks - lots of people faking that they like it because some part of their income is related to destiny fanatics.
    7 - pvp became more boring - less variety and more repetitve encounters, dont misunderstand, its a tight game of skill, but thats it, the fun game that existed before in d1 got canned

    Destiny could have been more, but as a sequel, its a disappointment who thought Bungie would do a good job.

    But if you never played destiny 1 , rent this game or borrow a copy from a friend. if you cant do neither dont bother, just go play something good or wait for d3.

    Besides, finally there will be some competition for the market, hopefully that will make Bungie stop screwing around    … Expand
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

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