Destiny 2

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  1. NothingButHype
    Sep 22, 2017
    4
    I am a fan of Destiny but I cannot in no shape or form recommend this game.. No Excuses, It is essentially the another DLC 'the Cabal' and not a complete game... More Storyline but more questions unanswered.. I am not waiting or paying for DLC to come, that should be included already... Long story short this is Destiny 1 "Reloaded"

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  2. jethro102677
    Dec 4, 2018
    4
    Definitely a strong improvement over the original, but as others have said, very much a grab from the last game. Given all the criticism they received regarding the original, you would believe they would have revamped this game from the ground up, while keeping the only parts that anyone actually liked from the original such as the shooting mechanics.

    They have some great additions to    Definitely a strong improvement over the original, but as others have said, very much a grab from the last game. Given all the criticism they received regarding the original, you would believe they would have revamped this game from the ground up, while keeping the only parts that anyone actually liked from the original such as the shooting mechanics.

    They have some great additions to the game such as PVP Gambit, but normal PVP is total waste of time unless you spend your life in this game. Being at level 530 and still getting one shotted with a pistol across the map gets frustrating quick. The game is still a grind fest and you'll get tired of it quick.

    But I will still give it a middle of the road rating only because it was free on the PS store for a while, but no way in hell I would pay $60 for the original then all the unjustified DLC and absolutely inexcusable **** micro-transactions. The only way we can teach these companies to respect our hard earned cash, is to speak with it and not financially support **** games!    … Expand
  3. qqbearz
    Oct 13, 2017
    4
    I do agree with the fact of the point of a copy and paste, this game does not feel like a part 2. Weapons, gear , vehicles are all the same look, it is not a pay to play by any means, if you pay its only for cosmetic reasons. But after you beat the main story and get past 260 light which takes a whooping 7 hours if that, if you have no real friends or people to play with you better makeI do agree with the fact of the point of a copy and paste, this game does not feel like a part 2. Weapons, gear , vehicles are all the same look, it is not a pay to play by any means, if you pay its only for cosmetic reasons. But after you beat the main story and get past 260 light which takes a whooping 7 hours if that, if you have no real friends or people to play with you better make some because the crucible is the only thing you can do besides patrols which are pointless. It looks like they are going in a good direction with the guided nightfalls, but just make everything MATCHMAKING for god sakes its not that easy finding people to play with in general, come on its part 2 not everyone has a group of friends that play the game. This game deserves a 4 at best because thats what it is just a 1.5 destiny repackaged as a brand new experience, grind for light, raid, rinse repeat.… Expand
  4. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    4
    Just as bad as Destiny 1. The game is a boring, repetitive grind that has one of the most generic stories of the year. It's a shame, because the gun-play and some of the worlds are pretty awesome.
  5. Merfy
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    Vote with your wallets people. I am tired of these shady practices this is not worthy of being called a sequel its barely a DLC, just D1 with a new coat of paint.

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

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

    They are stealing your money and laughing at us, If you have any real passion and love for gaming like I do then don't buy this game. Not even one single raid on release what a joke.    … Expand
  6. winzentween
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    First time writing a review. Not impressed by the lack of changes to destiny 2 and for the price all this microtransaction nonsense ...seriously and no sparrows! And even colour schemes are one time only....and so we grind.

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

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

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

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

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

    An easy 7 without the microtransactions but a 5 for wasted opportunity.    … Expand
  7. Colin-78
    Sep 17, 2017
    4
    I am a Destiny 1 player who's completed pretty much all the franchise has to offer. Destiny 2 is basically Destiny 1, same everything except they have played with some of the functionality, I believe for the worse. The whole game is done in 20 hours it is all fluff and no substance.

    it feels as though the bare minimum has been invested in order to get a game out. You will read a lot    I am a Destiny 1 player who's completed pretty much all the franchise has to offer. Destiny 2 is basically Destiny 1, same everything except they have played with some of the functionality, I believe for the worse. The whole game is done in 20 hours it is all fluff and no substance.

    it feels as though the bare minimum has been invested in order to get a game out. You will read a lot of reviews here and watch on Youtube all saying it's amazing and improved, It is not, not at all.

    After your 20 hours the only thing to do is the raid which is the worst I have played, it is unforgiving even on normal mode, includes very annoying mechanics that attempt to offer something different. It requires huge amounts of cooperation and coordination with your fireteam which does not work well with the casual players or the huge amount of players that do not have a fixed 6 man team to play with each week. You are left frustrated wasting days on random pick up groups hoping that they can all execute their tasks perfectly. There is no loot just keys and tokens that you have to navigate a labyrinth to cash in and only on completion.

    I have never played a game to this extent where I felt my time and efforts had been wasted and was just left feeling unhappy and frustrated at the end of it.    … Expand
  8. ivancho_melo
    Nov 17, 2017
    4
    Buen juego, pero está lastrado por su expectativa, todos esperábamos más, pero nos dejó sin un sinsabor, su historia está mejor narrada pero no es completa, no es totalmente clara. El PvE está bien, pero no se salva de los BUG's que tuvieron lugar a la primera entrega (por ejemplo, el del RAID que te podías pasar el jefe final sin muchos problemas). El PvP sin estar mal, no se puedeBuen juego, pero está lastrado por su expectativa, todos esperábamos más, pero nos dejó sin un sinsabor, su historia está mejor narrada pero no es completa, no es totalmente clara. El PvE está bien, pero no se salva de los BUG's que tuvieron lugar a la primera entrega (por ejemplo, el del RAID que te podías pasar el jefe final sin muchos problemas). El PvP sin estar mal, no se puede catalogar cómo bueno en todos los sentidos (el meta se ve demasiado, hay armas que no están a la par con otras). Su sistema de progresión del jugador y habilidades está bien, pero el sistema de subida de niveles con los vendedores es demasiado monótono, usan fichas para entregar que se ganan todas de la misma manera.… Expand
  9. marykaymylove
    Oct 17, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny 2 in a nutshell is just Destiny 1.5 with major stepbacks and major quality of life upgrades.

    The GOOD:

    Music. The music goes well with the current background. When there is a boss, you feel the rush of music going through.

    Environments. Bungie has always been good when it comes to creating environments. The explosions are crisp. The skybox is beautiful to look at.

    Graphics. A complete eye candy.

    THE BAD:

    STORY. Boring, bland, and generic. Whoever wrote the script should be fired because a 12 year old can do so much better.

    The villain, Ghaul, does nothing but shouts at the speaker. He does nothing during the entire story campaign.

    Loot. Remember when Nathan Fillion said that there will be a ton of loot? Yes there is a TON of loot BUT THEY ARE NOT WORTH GRINDING FOR. Bungie took several backsteps to downgrade the almost perfected loot system of Destiny 1.

    Guns. Uninspiring, reskinned, and laughably dull guns. The 2 new gun types are nothing but a joke. A SMG and a grenade launcher in a space game? This just shows how incompetent Bungie's design team is.

    PvP. Another joke. It's absolutely broken and the PvP is not a separate balance with PvE. What this means is that if they nerf a gun for pvp then it becomes a joke for pve. Again. This just shows Bungie's incompetence.

    TLDR; This game is a joke. Overhyped BS. Don't buy this game.    … Expand
  10. arostislavna
    Sep 1, 2022
    4
    Ok if you haven't burned out on the looter-shooter-FPS-RPG genre, but be warned... you must buy expansions or else you can not accurately level past certain points in the game, and every time there is an expansion it's over in about 6 hours.
  11. awolcz
    Sep 18, 2017
    4
    Destiny 2 feels more like very large expansion rather than a sequel. I really like the graphics and gunplay. Story was also better than in Destiny 1. What I really like is that EDZ and other patrols are now full of action. There is always something happening. On the other hand, I'm really disappointed with the some major gameplay and game mechanics issues. This is why game is medicore forDestiny 2 feels more like very large expansion rather than a sequel. I really like the graphics and gunplay. Story was also better than in Destiny 1. What I really like is that EDZ and other patrols are now full of action. There is always something happening. On the other hand, I'm really disappointed with the some major gameplay and game mechanics issues. This is why game is medicore for me. The most frustrating part is that these issues were not present in Destiny 1. This is a huge step back. Especially:
    - Shaders are consumables now. Well you can buy more using real money...
    - Grimoire score was removed.
    - Grimoire cards were removed.
    - Random perks from weapons were removed.
    - Sparrow horns removed.
    - Shops with legendary gear removed.
    - Heroic strikes removed.
    - PVP game mode selection removed.
    - Strike specific rewards removed.
    - Crucible is 4v4, causing issues when switching between PVP and PVE (3 man fire-team).    … Expand
  12. scodypaul
    Jan 30, 2018
    4
    Same complaint as everyone else... I really hope Bungie reads these complaints. We paid $60 for another expansion pack. There are no new enemies, similar guns, and everything looks the same as the first Destiny. For a sequel to a game, they literally created no new bad guys or creatures... In the whole universe there are only 3 types of creatures taking over the world?? and the sequelSame complaint as everyone else... I really hope Bungie reads these complaints. We paid $60 for another expansion pack. There are no new enemies, similar guns, and everything looks the same as the first Destiny. For a sequel to a game, they literally created no new bad guys or creatures... In the whole universe there are only 3 types of creatures taking over the world?? and the sequel is just the same 3 again??? Its not that hard to hit the copy and paste button bungie... please be more creative next time.

    ****But the game is still fun, I enjoyed it.... I just got bored of it really soon since it was an expansion of a game I played 1 million times before. It felt nothing like a new game or real sequel to keep me coming back for a few weeks more.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. X_Kill
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    Microtransactions in a game especially when its taking away features that were more accessible in the first game and it might be just cosmetic but its a greedy move from a company that should just give us these features from the get go rather than hold them behind a pay wall.
  15. tzuik
    Oct 12, 2017
    4
    Destiny 2 is an improvement, but it's an improvement only on vanilla Destiny. All the great quality of life changes and improvements they added in Y2&3 were all scrapped for reasons that are beyond any understanding. Probably so they'll just have us pay for them again in upcoming DLCs, which is a horrible practice.

    Destiny 2 right now feels like Destiny 1 in its dying days. Just after 1    Destiny 2 is an improvement, but it's an improvement only on vanilla Destiny. All the great quality of life changes and improvements they added in Y2&3 were all scrapped for reasons that are beyond any understanding. Probably so they'll just have us pay for them again in upcoming DLCs, which is a horrible practice.

    Destiny 2 right now feels like Destiny 1 in its dying days. Just after 1 month. Sure, the story’s better (the bar wasn’t set that high, tho) and the progression is smoother and easier, but that’s it. The loot is poor and bad, the end game is shallow and worthless, the PVP is a boring mess.

    What baffles is me is the amount of improvements that were present in Taken King or Rise of Iron and are just nowhere to be found in D2. And if it was Bungie’s plan all along to remove them so we have to pay for them again in the upcoming DLCs, then that’s just extremely arrogant and people should just stop buying this half-assed game, now that the word is out.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. Kaleidoscope74
    Sep 9, 2017
    4
    I am reading through all the comments after buying the game without opening it. This is actually the very first time I've returned a still sealed game in the past 25 years of video gaming! Good to see that the game community demands more better gameplay and creativity and giving such 'blockbusters' and unfinished eyecandy games **** reviews!
  18. Zisis151
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    There isn't a single thing that makes me feel that I'm playing a new game or at least a sequel to one.. Everything from the HUD and interface, to maps, classes and overall gameplay feeling is exactly the same as Destiny 1. Adding to this, the endgame content is light with areas you've already been through in the story mode (which is a total cringe fest by the way, just like its predecessorThere isn't a single thing that makes me feel that I'm playing a new game or at least a sequel to one.. Everything from the HUD and interface, to maps, classes and overall gameplay feeling is exactly the same as Destiny 1. Adding to this, the endgame content is light with areas you've already been through in the story mode (which is a total cringe fest by the way, just like its predecessor but as a WoW player little do I care about story in a grindy MMO game). In general, Destiny 2 is EXACTLY the same game as Destiny 1 with some revamped weapons and enviroments that the developers like to call "new". They're not new. You'll see the same areas with the same Vex pylons left and right and the same "revolver" type weapons with different reskins. The gun sound is a lot better than the first Destiny I'll give them that. But overall this game is not even an expansion. Blizzard made a complete overhaul of the characters, enviroments and animations for World of Warcraft FREE of charge. Something Bungie and Activision did with way less effort in Destiny and charge us for a new game + Sony's PS plus tax. No, just no.… Expand
  19. bwilson5
    Sep 7, 2017
    4
    I want to like this game but as others have said it's just a rehash of the original game... more like Destiny 1.5. I was hoping for some real mmo features but they must have to keep this game dumbed down for the masses. Why isn't there an economy wtih trading? Why is the loot so generic? Why aren't there any new classes? End-game content is spoon fed to players. Destiny is stuck somewhereI want to like this game but as others have said it's just a rehash of the original game... more like Destiny 1.5. I was hoping for some real mmo features but they must have to keep this game dumbed down for the masses. Why isn't there an economy wtih trading? Why is the loot so generic? Why aren't there any new classes? End-game content is spoon fed to players. Destiny is stuck somewhere in the middle of an epic FPS that is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played. And a really lame attempt at being an mmorpg... and that is what kills this game for me. It's pretty sad that the first raid isn't even up yet... not even a complete game. I was hoping there would be two or three raids open the day the game released so that players had a ton of progression to look forward to but they don't. The first raid will be completed in one day by some elite gamer crew then everyone will rinse and repeat. Then you'll be standing around town with nothing to do but kill the same **** you've always killed with much better gear then when you completed the raid... it just doesn't make sense why we have to buy the next expansion to get the next raid. Money? More then likely... There should be higher end raids that only a handful of people get into but there is not. This is a rpg made for the masses and its obviously brought down to that level because of it... that is why Destiny 2 suffers to achieve what it set out to do originally. Here's to looking forward to Destiny 3...… Expand
  20. 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
  21. mtbarnes1
    Sep 13, 2017
    4
    Unoriginal story with a "Happily Ever After" ending that leaves much to be desired. The story had no memorable or inspiring moments and just felt like they forced it so the game would at least have a story, unlike Destiny 1. All "planets" have 2-3 "areas' (i.e..roads) that they use for all 6-8 quest each has. Not a true open-world as they claim it to be; the maps seem smaller than DestinyUnoriginal story with a "Happily Ever After" ending that leaves much to be desired. The story had no memorable or inspiring moments and just felt like they forced it so the game would at least have a story, unlike Destiny 1. All "planets" have 2-3 "areas' (i.e..roads) that they use for all 6-8 quest each has. Not a true open-world as they claim it to be; the maps seem smaller than Destiny 1 but use the same nascar type (big circle) mapping that was used for every planet in the 1 title. They are heavily pushing microtransactions that walk the line of being pay-to-win. If you for some reason enjoyed the first Destiny then I'm certain you would enjoy this copy/paste supposed sequel that is not much more than a glorified, over-priced, DLC. But even then I would wait until the game goes 50% off before I would buy it. If you did not enjoy Destiny 1 then I highly suggest you not spend the money as you will just end up with buyers remorse when you realise this game is nothing more than an Activision & Bungie microtransaction/DLC money making attempt at a game.… Expand
  22. Doesntmatter88
    Sep 17, 2017
    4
    I've decided to review this game not the conventional way but rather through series of honest questions.

    Why is your game so predicated on grinding? Why even have a story when it only serves as a hurtle to get over before the real game? Why are you classes so depthless that it takes away any feeling of identity this game could provide? Why even have weapon classes and why limit    I've decided to review this game not the conventional way but rather through series of honest questions.

    Why is your game so predicated on grinding?
    Why even have a story when it only serves as a hurtle to get over before the real game?
    Why are you classes so depthless that it takes away any feeling of identity this game could provide?
    Why even have weapon classes and why limit yourself in a scientific fantasy setting to mostly guns?
    Why are there only three classes?
    Why is your character creator so shallow?
    Why limit fun to just the end game rather than making the whole game fun?
    Why have platforming when it's not fun or enjoyable to do?
    Why call this sequel when you've added so little to it from the previous?
    Why do you rely so heavily on hoards to make your game difficult?
    Why did you make me dislike this beautiful game?
    Why have so many enemy types when they're all pretty much the same and they hate you more than any others?
    Since when did you decide games don't need to be fun?    … Expand
  23. Deathspool
    Sep 19, 2017
    4
    So many micro transactions, and the game is more like playing an expansion, even the last expansion (The Taken King) has more content than Destiny 2, and don't forget the fact that on this Destiny 2, skins for weapons and more are consumable, only one use, then you have to pay, and this was of unlimited use on the first Destiny. Don't support this game, buy a used destiny 1 or wait for theSo many micro transactions, and the game is more like playing an expansion, even the last expansion (The Taken King) has more content than Destiny 2, and don't forget the fact that on this Destiny 2, skins for weapons and more are consumable, only one use, then you have to pay, and this was of unlimited use on the first Destiny. Don't support this game, buy a used destiny 1 or wait for the complete version of this game, because at this moment, this game sucks… Expand
  24. Lyvins
    Sep 23, 2017
    4
    First reaction to the game is .... nice finally a story !
    A few hours in the game .... shouldn't this have been in destiny 1
    few more hours into the game .... they ruined everything that was good in destiny 1 but kept the crappy stuff
    few more hours ... go to the store and get a refund :)

    This is DLC now a new game ...
  25. liquidEvolution
    Sep 26, 2017
    4
    If you’re a casual player looking to spend time experiencing Bungie’s first class shooting mechanics, you’re in for a treat. If you’re a returning player who was looking for more, there is trouble up ahead my friend...

    Having put a great many hours into the game, experienced all it offers, it becomes clear, and fast, that the game turns boring. Loot stops scaling at around the 260 power    If you’re a casual player looking to spend time experiencing Bungie’s first class shooting mechanics, you’re in for a treat. If you’re a returning player who was looking for more, there is trouble up ahead my friend...

    Having put a great many hours into the game, experienced all it offers, it becomes clear, and fast, that the game turns boring. Loot stops scaling at around the 260 power (previously known as ‘Light’) mark and the only way to power-up higher is the completing of weekly activities, which can be done once per character, per week. Once done, and once you find yourself at the 265/ 270 mark, infusing exotic weapons and/ or getting exotic engrams are your only way to scale up. It’s either mindless grinding for the same loot, of which has baked-in perks (more on that latter) or make new characters to take advantage of being able to do multiple weekly milestones.

    While the latter sounds appealing, it’s actually detrimental to anyone looking for long term replay ability, because there is no incentive to grind out the endgame activities beyond getting what you get, the first time. With the lost benefit of raid weapons and gear not having raid perks nor even random perks on normal loot, the incentives to keep playing is lost. I reached 300 power very fast using the multiple character method and once there, activities that granted rewards useful to me, diminished exponentially.

    This is a huge step backwards in a looter game, and that’s the bottom line in this genre: getting better loot. Everyone has the same loot now. There is no more White Whale to pursue anymore.

    I’ve digressed though and believe that what I am about to say, should be the only thing that needs to be said. More than 90% of the people who have been leaving reviews here for this game, have been comparing it to the vanilla release of Destiny.

    And this, critics, is not only a mistake, but it shows just how out of touch you are, and have been, with the many progressive changes made to Destiny, up to this point. There were a lot of extra incentives added to Destiny. Post Rise of Iron expansion saw the game in a truly fun position.

    Gone, entirely, are all the changes that year 3 Destiny had that helped mold the vanilla experience, over time, into a wonderfully rewarding experience.

    Sequels should retain aspects of their predecessors, for continuity sake. Movie producers and novelists alike know and understand this. However, and I cannot emphasize this enough, more must be built upon that foundation. More. Not less.

    Destiny 2 is three years behind Destiny: Rise of Iron. Quite literally, we veteran players who stuck with Destiny from day one launch, we are playing that same bland vanilla Destiny experience of 2014, all over again.

    Critics praising Bungie for the story and fancy graphics, need to stop. Just stop. Those are characteristics that are, in this era of video gaming, come to be expected of any first rate developing studio. Expected! You don’t praise an adult for tying their shoes every day, do you? Unless you have stuck with Destiny since initial launch and up until now, your critiques, opinions even, are entirely moot.

    Do not buy this game. Maybe, in two years time from now, the game will offer everything that Y3 (Year 3) Destiny does. But, really, who wants a repeat of 2014 again?

    Hardcore fans are abandoning the sinking boat. Have no illusions, the game grows stale and the casuals, whom this game was clearly targeted at, will leave when they do and will grow bored, fast. Anyone left standing who was a hardcore fan, if any at all by then, will be left wondering if the whole experience was a nightmare and they can finally wake up.

    Stop spreading false information, critics. You cannot compare this game to vanilla Destiny. In doing so, you are clearly disclosing your lack of intelligence and acknowledgment of the fact that Destiny has, since launch, never seen many expansions and core mechanic changes that have refined the end user experience. Stop. Your. Madness.

    Search Youtube for a video by “Skill Up.” It’s an hour long review of Destiny 2 and one of which tens of thousands of fans are in agreement with. You owe it to yourself, if you value not only your money, but the integrity of the video game industry.

    The game is an insult to creativity, ingenuity, inspiration, and takes no risks. Nothing to see here. Nothing you will truly miss. Move along.

    If you’re looking to critic reviews, or listen to people that tell you to ignore user reviews, ask yourself this:

    Would you rather take the word of someone who is not knowledgable, in that they are comparing an outdated version of Destiny, minus all the software updates and changes for the past three years, to Destiny 2? Or the word of someone who has put in thousands of hours into Destiny, up to now, and many in Destiny 2? Someone who has skipped three years or someone who has seen them all?    … Expand
  26. gdawg1999
    Sep 27, 2017
    4
    This game is ok but i'm not sitting through another 4 years of dlc and micro transactions. I finished getting to max light in less then a month of it coming out, and that a short amount of time even for Destiny. I realise that prestige raid is coming out soon but with Destiny no longer having different roles on gear, I know I will only be grinding to raise a number. I usually don't haveThis game is ok but i'm not sitting through another 4 years of dlc and micro transactions. I finished getting to max light in less then a month of it coming out, and that a short amount of time even for Destiny. I realise that prestige raid is coming out soon but with Destiny no longer having different roles on gear, I know I will only be grinding to raise a number. I usually don't have a problem with just raising a power level, gear score, or dare I say light level, but knowing I am just going to rinse and repeat with my wallet and my time just doesn't make me happy about that number anymore. I realise this is a new game that bungie is trying to appeal to new people with but unfortunately I this might mean sacrificing their old audience. Dispite all this I might stick around if I thought Bungie might read reviews and go fix things or try to change things, but Bungie is a company and they will do what is best for themselves to make money.… Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. Viktory_Gaming
    Jan 2, 2018
    4
    I have no idea what most of the critics here are talking about. The story sucks since you don't care about any of the characters at all except Cayde6. The main villain is incredibly cliche which sucks because it's clear that Bungie invested quite a bit of effort and time into trying to make him good. One of the reasons you don't care about them is because they are never really explained atI have no idea what most of the critics here are talking about. The story sucks since you don't care about any of the characters at all except Cayde6. The main villain is incredibly cliche which sucks because it's clear that Bungie invested quite a bit of effort and time into trying to make him good. One of the reasons you don't care about them is because they are never really explained at all there's no backstory to any of them. Bungies insistence on having MMO elements in this game does not help at all in fact it actually holds them back since they have to try to balance guns toward both PvE and PvP which you can clearly notice when using many of the weapons in the game. Some are quite clearly meant more for PvE than PvP and vice versa. The PvP multiplayer is ludicrously unbalanced but slightly better than it was in Destiny 1. The random loot drops are only slightly better than they were in the first Destiny. The bosses are bland and require little to no effort to defeat since they are just bullet sponges that make you feel like your shooting a BB gun. I tried so hard to like Destiny 1 and 2 but the harder I tried the more I hated them. Such potential and such a high budget wasted. The only positives that I can mention are as follows: the soundtrack much like in Destiny 1 is great so good in fact that it often outperforms what's happening on screen. The gunplay is also great and will keep you playing for more than just 20 minutes before getting bored but of course it's a shooter so good gunplay is to be expected not necessarily praised.… 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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