Destiny: House of Wolves

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 242 Ratings

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  1. Captiosus
    May 19, 2015
    2
    Just as I rated The Dark Below, this "expansion" isn't worth anything higher than a 2. Yes the 0/10 reviewers are trolls but so too are the 10/10 reviewers because they can't stop and look past their bias. If one stops and evaluates what this actually adds (and removes) it is, once again, a prime example of shoddy management.

    After finishing the primary Petra Venj arc, I'm left yawning.    Just as I rated The Dark Below, this "expansion" isn't worth anything higher than a 2. Yes the 0/10 reviewers are trolls but so too are the 10/10 reviewers because they can't stop and look past their bias. If one stops and evaluates what this actually adds (and removes) it is, once again, a prime example of shoddy management.

    After finishing the primary Petra Venj arc, I'm left yawning. Everything but the final segment of the final mission were in places we've seen until we vomited. The one "new" place on Cosmodrome (Kings Watch) wasn't new considering people had glitched into it back in the beta AND it looked exactly the same back then as it does now. The "new" place on Venus is really just the platforming elements from VOG up in the air - everything else up to the elevator (you'll know when you play it) was there from release.

    The only reason TDB got any kind of positive traction was thanks to the raid included and this one doesn't even include that. So let's break it down:

    - New PVP mode: This is probably the best addition in the expansion and the legitimate gear grind this time around, Prison of Elders notwithstanding. However, unless you run with premade groups you're going to have a bad time. If you try to roll solo, you're going to get stomped.
    - Story missions which consist of running 90% existing story areas backwards (including the very, very intro mission, backwards... how original).
    - Two strikes, one of which is being treated as long term end game.
    - Three new PVP maps.
    - Multiple new factions to grind, yawn.
    - No raid. Please do go back and pay attention to what Bungie has said on the matter; they have not "promised" to release a raid later for free. Having a raid coming "later this year" could just as easily mean as part of the Comet expansion or as another DLC pack that will be OUTSIDE of the scope of the Expansion Pass.

    Anyone who says this is better than TDB is full of it or unable to see beyond the "ooo new shiny!" factor. House of Wolves is EVEN MORE content sparse than TDB and uses repetition (factions, horde mode strike) as a band-aid. Dark Below's end game was a new raid with new design, HOW's end game is a strike using recycled cave assets from each of the planets (and moon), over and over and over. At least Dark Below opened up some new spaces that were interesting. All HOW does is use recycled content, recycled grind, recycled enemies, and opens up stuff we knew was walled off on the disk back in SEPTEMBER 2014 (Kings Watch, Terminus).

    Oh but "sidearms", new shaders, and new ships! Whoop de do. Oh, sure, they reduced the amount of materials needed and ditched the defense and attack nodes in the upgrade trees, but you have to ascend each of your legendaries, which is the same grind under a different name.    … Expand
  2. KillEvree1
    May 22, 2015
    0
    0. Only because the people who gave a 10 are completely delusional or high on crack rock.

    No raid! Recycled story missions. For example, one mission involved entering the Vault of Glass and killing Oracles in the Templar's Lair. At this point in the game, I was embarrassed I spent $20.00. 1 new strike which is good, no complaints. The new hoard mode or survival mode doesn't feel    0. Only because the people who gave a 10 are completely delusional or high on crack rock.

    No raid! Recycled story missions. For example, one mission involved entering the Vault of Glass and killing Oracles in the Templar's Lair. At this point in the game, I was embarrassed I spent $20.00. 1 new strike which is good, no complaints. The new hoard mode or survival mode doesn't feel like survival at all since it's only about 5 rounds / 15 waves. This mode should have gone on forever like MW3 survival or BO zombies. It's not like survival mode at all but just an extended strike. I haven't played the new PvP game but don't want to. @Bungie I bought Destiny for PvE not PvP like a lot of other people. Thanks again for **** us by not including a raid.

    Rumor has it, all of DLC content was originally apart of the game and only locked so it can be sold to use as pieces later on as DLC. I believe it now for sure! I also believe the only reason why this game wasn't on PC was because PC gamers would have cracked the game files and exposed Bungie. Sorry guys but we got **** on this one. We spent $100.00 on a $60.00 game.    … Expand
  3. bigboss1984
    May 20, 2015
    0
    Garbage!
    Activision and Destiny are perfect examples of everything that is wrong with the present gaming industry. What's sad is most consumers are oblivious to what is happening to this industry. This 'pay as you play' instant reward culture is destroying the quality of our AAA games. The fact that this game was designed for ppl with addictive personalities speaks volumes about    Garbage!
    Activision and Destiny are perfect examples of everything that is wrong with the present gaming industry. What's sad is most consumers are oblivious to what is happening to this industry. This 'pay as you play' instant reward culture is destroying the quality of our AAA games. The fact that this game was designed for ppl with addictive personalities speaks volumes about Activision's and Bungies' character.    … Expand
  4. Artomoz
    May 21, 2015
    3
    This DLC does not warrant the $19.99 price tag.

    The lack of story line, repetitive game play, and pathetic attempt on horde mode leave much to be desired. House of Wolves feels old and does not bring much to the table in the terms of new areas to explore. From recycling old areas to enemies, it does not add unto the Destiny universe other what every other game would call a side quest.    This DLC does not warrant the $19.99 price tag.

    The lack of story line, repetitive game play, and pathetic attempt on horde mode leave much to be desired. House of Wolves feels old and does not bring much to the table in the terms of new areas to explore. From recycling old areas to enemies, it does not add unto the Destiny universe other what every other game would call a side quest. Go kill x amount of enemies, kill x amount of enemies in an area, and kill x amount of enemies in another area but this time in a large amount.

    One thing I noticed, the main narrator for this story is a Queen's emissary named Petra, along with an annoying Fallen which name I could careless for. Peter Dinklage's ghost is non existent in this DLC.

    Prison of Elders is broken into 4 levels, level 28, 32, 33, and 34. All exactly the same, for one exception, boss battles and little tasks here and there in the same four arenas that you played at lvl 28.

    Trails of Osiris in a nutshell 3 v 3 hand cannon and shotgun fest of hide and go seek.

    On the positive side there are a great amount of new armor, weapons, 2 new spaceships that don't look recycled, and 2 new sparrows that looked very recycled, that have been added to the game.

    Once again, Activision and Bungie offering lack luster content. Expect Destiny 2 or what ever they call it to be announced at E3. This cow ain't going no where, still good for milking.    … Expand
  5. AreYouSerious
    May 22, 2015
    0
    A friend asked why I was so angry and disappointed with the new DLC and it hit me... I was angry at myself for investing so much of my life into this life-sucking, repetitive, unrewarding piece of garbage.

    I feel like a drug addict. And that scares me. But this is what Bungie wants. By their own admission they built a game based on behavioural studies to get those with addictive    A friend asked why I was so angry and disappointed with the new DLC and it hit me... I was angry at myself for investing so much of my life into this life-sucking, repetitive, unrewarding piece of garbage.

    I feel like a drug addict. And that scares me. But this is what Bungie wants. By their own admission they built a game based on behavioural studies to get those with addictive personalities "hooked" - much like a gambler or drug addict. I don't consider myself either, until I realised I had invested over 400 hours into this mind-numbing, life-destroying crap (and most of the guys I play with have over 1000 hours).

    I like the core game mechanics and what Bungie had "promised" for the future, but both DLC's were horrendously overpriced and nothing more than patches of content that has been sitting there since the very launch.

    I recently finished Bloodborne and feel no regret whatsoever. It was very, very rewarding and finishing the entire thing on my own - and getting the platinum - felt like a genuine achievement.

    But Destiny is the game that never ends and keeps shafting you. This NEEDED a raid. It needed NEW content instead of reversing 90% of maps we'd already done.

    There's far better games out there to spend you time and money on. Bungie have taken enough...    … Expand
  6. Tunc_MojoTunc
    May 20, 2015
    2
    Purely base on cost/content this expansion is disgracefull. There are some positives like the new characters are interesting. But overall it is like Bungie drip feeding morphine to heroin addicts. As usual the game has potential but delivers next to nothing.
  7. commenter-x
    May 28, 2015
    4
    When Destiny came out many felt they were just playing half a game. With House of Wolves, we can finally play the other half. After all these months, and a $90 price tag, Destiny feels like a complete game. That's one of the fundamental mistakes of creating a game around selling DLC.

    Instead of a new raid, House of Wolves features a fun "horde mode" with the Prison of Elders. There's    When Destiny came out many felt they were just playing half a game. With House of Wolves, we can finally play the other half. After all these months, and a $90 price tag, Destiny feels like a complete game. That's one of the fundamental mistakes of creating a game around selling DLC.

    Instead of a new raid, House of Wolves features a fun "horde mode" with the Prison of Elders. There's also new strike on the Moon that improves over the "back alley" boss fight of The Dark Below's terrible main strike.

    Since this DLC puts aside the raid-centric approach of the initial release and the first DLC, the focus is shifted towards the competitive multiplayer part of the game. There are a few new maps to play (one Playstation exclusive), including a cool map in an European ruins zone never before seen in the game. PvP also includes Trials of Osiris, an ultra-competitive mode available on the weekends. PvP reward drops have been improved to match PvE.

    Here's what has improved for this DLC:

    - The leveling system. No longer you re tied to an specific set of gear to level cap. One of the biggest problems of the light leveling system created for the game has been resolved.

    - The voice acting. While the writing wasn't exactly Shakespeare, the delivery of the lines by Peter Dinklage was the butt of jokes. The new NPCs are more cartoony, but deliver their lines with a little less contempt.

    - The story missions. Fighting waves of enemies while your "ghost" opens a door became the butt of jokes. The new missions have none of that. While some will complain they mostly recycle old areas, I think recycling old areas is a clever way to pump more content.

    - Patrol Mode. The new bounties and scavenging hunts is the closest thing this game has ever got to a social experience.

    This is what has NOT been improved

    - The story. Expect no resolution, nor any new developments. The story of this DLC is essentially the equivalent of a side mission. It's still unsatisfying and weak.

    - The grind. While the DLC simplified the cacophony of currencies and upgrade materials from The Dark Below, it's only smoke and mirrors. The abysmal drop rate of good gear is still designed to force you to play the same missions for hundreds of hours, in expectation of that great reward. You become the modern version of the old lady that spends all day in a casino pumping nickels at an one-armed bandit.

    This is what's gotten WORSE

    - Matchmaking. While removing matchmaking seems noble (some modes requires teamwork and communication that you can only have with a trusted team), it's ultimately a failure of spectacular proportions. The greatest achievement this policy does is effectively put a barrier to most players for experiencing the game's best content. Rather than find a solution, the developer DOUBLED-DOWN on the problem, not allowing matchmaking in the Trials of Osiris and the difficulty levels of Prison of Elders that offer the best rewards. Since the game offers no alternative, players are forced to find matchmaking in community-built tools. This is unacceptable. Until the game implements matchmaking in all modes it can be considered broken and incomplete.

    - PvP balancing. If you did not stay away from the game despite my advice, stay away from PvP if you have high blood pressure. PvP is plagued with latency issues and one-hit kill weapons. The experience is even more infuriating than the ridiculous random loot system. Every effort Bungie has done for balancing has only made matters worse.

    Overall, House of Wolves offers a decent package of things to do, and a vast improvement over the horrible The Dark Below DLC. I still can't recommend the whole game wholeheartedly, and if you are on the fence on buying it, I suggest you don't. The removal of matchmaking from the game's best content makes it a "fans-only" purchase, and non-starter for everyone else.    … Expand
  8. scalan15
    May 20, 2015
    1
    WHAT A SCAM!!!!! Pay $30 for DLC that is the same stuff, same stage except you go backwards through it. This DLC should have been a free update. It's because of Bunhie you should never purchase a season pass
  9. evearcher
    May 20, 2015
    1
    Nothing new to see here just move along. The maps are reskinned, the 1 new boss fight is a reskin, there is no new content sorry folks. This "expansion" isn't worth anything higher than a 2.
  10. Woodman
    May 19, 2015
    0
    Honestly, I'm just feeling insulted by the lack of content with this newest expansion. No new raid tops it all off but the other highlights such as "horde" mode are basic features in this day and age which should be part of the game on release and should definitely not be flaunted as "exciting new features" of an expansion that we've waited months for. This is the sort of thing that isHonestly, I'm just feeling insulted by the lack of content with this newest expansion. No new raid tops it all off but the other highlights such as "horde" mode are basic features in this day and age which should be part of the game on release and should definitely not be flaunted as "exciting new features" of an expansion that we've waited months for. This is the sort of thing that is damaging the gaming industry. Save your money and don't waste a penny on this expansion.… Expand
  11. mariomeetslego
    May 19, 2015
    10
    The new content in the expansion pack is ALREADY great, and that's not including the upcoming Trials Of Osiris and raid! The Strike, bug-fixes, gear ascension, Prison of Elders, Reef, etc! It's all AMAZING! Best part is, it fixes EVERYTHING that made people iffy about The Dark Below. This expansion is amazing, and I highly recommend it to everyone!
  12. Acidblood83
    May 27, 2015
    4
    It's still a bit of fun when you just feel like shooting stuff, the new gear / upgrade mechanics are an improvement, and the new activities are slightly different, but this is still Destiny with all of it's faults. The story is once again wholly forgettable, missions and activities still boil down to horde mode, it is still a grind, and there is still no decent IN GAME way to form a group.It's still a bit of fun when you just feel like shooting stuff, the new gear / upgrade mechanics are an improvement, and the new activities are slightly different, but this is still Destiny with all of it's faults. The story is once again wholly forgettable, missions and activities still boil down to horde mode, it is still a grind, and there is still no decent IN GAME way to form a group.

    If you have the season pass it's worth check out if you're bored, but otherwise there are far better games (inc. shooters) to spend your time / money on.    … Expand
  13. Apparentn00b
    May 28, 2015
    1
    Hello fellow gamer do you like grinding?!?!?! do you like farming like crazy for hours and hours on end? how about not having a raid?!?!?! well have i got good news for you house of wolves brings all of that and even more farming to the table!!!

    Now in order to get to the arena you only have a 1 in 50 chance every 10 minutes to get a key so you can be rewarded in the arena! not only    Hello fellow gamer do you like grinding?!?!?! do you like farming like crazy for hours and hours on end? how about not having a raid?!?!?! well have i got good news for you house of wolves brings all of that and even more farming to the table!!!

    Now in order to get to the arena you only have a 1 in 50 chance every 10 minutes to get a key so you can be rewarded in the arena! not only does this increase the amount of farming but it also spams your inventory full of useless special ammo synths! making it nearly impossible to get anything else! and once again glimmer is totally useless! remember the old days when you had to buy SHIPS and delete them because your glimmer was always at max? well thats back AGAIN!!!! not only that but my inventory has been spammed with useless weapons because bungie thought that machine guns were just too powerful and now 50% of all of the heavy weapons are trash.

    Trials of osiris:
    This is a new PVP gamemode and probably the only reason to consider buying destiny (at a cheaper price mind you but still consider it) but its basically iron banner but constantly ongoing instead of every other week. you get a token of osiris or something, that allows you to play a total of 11 games but if you lose 3 times, you leave the trials and are rewarded based on your total wins. this is also based on gear score and gun damage so make sure to gear up to level 34 to get that level 34 armor...... wait.

    The Arena:
    This mode is the new "raid" which is the raid boiled down to its most basic, wave based survival game. hoo-rah now you get instant death mines and bosses spawning so many little guys that it makes the game mode infuriating, where as the raid took coordination from the team the raid just requires gear and patience.

    Destiny is right now the game to pass up you are missing nothing if you decide to pick this game up when it finally reaches its true to content price of $20

    unless you have already bought the season pass do not buy dlc from bungie until they decide to shape up and make real content, its getting ridiculous. DO NOT BUY    … Expand
  14. flexcapacitr
    Jun 1, 2015
    0
    This game started out amazing to a certain degree & slowly fell short after each expansion. Charging the same preposterous price & giving the player less & less each release. Issues: cut and paste recycled maps & called "New" haha, no raids, pvp maps are cut outs of vault of glass maps & called new, no new planet as promised, it took them a year to fix the bank problem, still havingThis game started out amazing to a certain degree & slowly fell short after each expansion. Charging the same preposterous price & giving the player less & less each release. Issues: cut and paste recycled maps & called "New" haha, no raids, pvp maps are cut outs of vault of glass maps & called new, no new planet as promised, it took them a year to fix the bank problem, still having network problems..still.., lazy programming, non existent storyline (The Legend of Zelda(1987) had more of a story than piece of trash), disregard the first 10-15 posts as they are paid to promote the game & cant be trusted..clearly not players, the new content was beat the day of release on hard, $20 for a new speeder color and re-used maps? & re titled a new expansion? Its sad how this company believes this game is quality. What happens to the people who were burned from purchasing the last expansion & got very little + bugs, and now another expansion and get even less than the last screw up? Amazing. I cancelled my account from bungie. The 7 people I used to raid with in this game 5 have quit and want their money back. The other 2 people are trying to get others to play. This game will die after 1 month from release & will not be getting my money. Elder Scrolls is giving a ton of everything for its price and the next expansion is already complete. From an experienced gamer don't get ripped on this masterpiece of garbage called House of Wolves. The remaining 20+ people I know who used to play the game have left and got tired of Bungie's lies and left for other games.… Expand
  15. Katalkyste
    Jun 17, 2015
    3
    its mediocre at best and all of it content should have been in the game from release on.. PLUS the game , again, fails to deliver the most needed story arc and explanation..

    once again we get the order to kill targets but no real reason apart from "they killed us, so kill them back" no background and the worst : no Queen interaction.. Destiny is REALLY lacking storytelling and on top    its mediocre at best and all of it content should have been in the game from release on.. PLUS the game , again, fails to deliver the most needed story arc and explanation..

    once again we get the order to kill targets but no real reason apart from "they killed us, so kill them back" no background and the worst : no Queen interaction.. Destiny is REALLY lacking storytelling and on top social features.. i have no clue why destines "community manager" DeeJ stil claims taht Destiny is a "living social environment" while its clearly not.. since there is no possibility to interact apart from 4 worn out emotes with no meaning.
    The best addition to the game is probably the Trials of Osiris PvP content (and thats fro m a non PvP player like me) since there the loot is, for the first time in destiny, working.. if you get to the lighthouse, you can clam your reward with a guaranteed elemental damage primary weapon.. thats one thing thats utterly lacking in Prison of Elders. even if you beat skolas, its still RNG IF you get an elemental primary , not which, that has to be changed since there is absolutely no incision to play this anymore apart from the grimoire card, since the rewards are quite lackluster with horrible useless perks,,

    also destiny once again failed to deliver a mean to contact sort, and manage your friends or group, or search for them.. it was still possible to enter every activity in destiny even if you played solo, but with ToO you are doomed to use a third party website or you simply cant start the activity since there is not a simple mean to contact, create or apply for a group in the game.. so much for "play it your way" again bungie forces the player to play it "their" way, which is basically the notorious snowball system to aquire new "friends" for activision and paying customer..

    overall, nice addition, should have been free and included in the vanilla game, poe is way to little tempting and the rewards are awefull, ToO needs matchmaking in some form, and the game still lacks any social features, and last but not least there is still absolutely no explanation to the story f destiny and why we are here, where are we from and who are our enemies.. and sadly the taken king looks exactly the same.. seems as if activition wants another "Titanfall" while trying to hold the players..    … Expand
  16. barzerker
    Jun 1, 2015
    0
    I played the game since beta. I had high hopes. The game has drastically fell short of bungie's promises to deliver a quality game. This expansion should be free because of all the problems in the last expansion. The development team for this expansion did little to deliver good content. The 2 people I know who are left playing this game are only playing it because they mistakenlyI played the game since beta. I had high hopes. The game has drastically fell short of bungie's promises to deliver a quality game. This expansion should be free because of all the problems in the last expansion. The development team for this expansion did little to deliver good content. The 2 people I know who are left playing this game are only playing it because they mistakenly bought the season pass. The current content can be beat in 2 hours not worth 20 dollars..save your money.… Expand
  17. droneyyy
    Jul 10, 2015
    0
    expansion? what is the game expanding? there are hardly any new areas. it feels like they just are putting more and more enemies in backwards old levels.
  18. LJHayes
    Jun 4, 2015
    4
    I enjoyed this because I enjoy Destiny and this is just more of the same. But from an objective point of view this is a poor effort.

    Bungie are still playing it fast and loose with the word 'story' considering the entire narrative of this DLC was summed up in its entirety in the minute long trailer and the story missions themselves don't really offer any more detail or new experiences.    I enjoyed this because I enjoy Destiny and this is just more of the same. But from an objective point of view this is a poor effort.

    Bungie are still playing it fast and loose with the word 'story' considering the entire narrative of this DLC was summed up in its entirety in the minute long trailer and the story missions themselves don't really offer any more detail or new experiences.

    "There is a place. There's a guy there. Go to the place and kill the guy."
    That's about it.

    What baffles me is that they have written pages upon pages of lore and backstory and just neglected to include it as content. I don't understand why that seemed like a good idea.

    What else is new?
    There's trails of Osiris which is a PvP mode that will likely only interest the most hardcore competitive players.
    Then there's Prison of Elders which is fine I suppose though not exactly innovative. It's just horde mode featuring 15 waves of the same enemies you've been fighting since day 1 followed by an equally unoriginal boss at the end.

    If you're already happy with Destiny this isn't going to take away from that, you'll certainly enjoy it. But if you have discrepancies with the game already then paying the insultingly high price for this will likely push you over the edge.    … Expand
  19. ice05
    Jun 24, 2015
    4
    I feel like bungie is confused and thinks, people actually enjoy getting ripped off on content and price.
    The "story" is gives me no compassion or connection to my character, let alone anyone else. I just haven't felt this let down by a company in a long time. Just sad.
  20. jethro102677
    Jul 2, 2015
    1
    The only reason I give this DLC a 1 is because they did add a new strike, but this is literally the only positive thing that can be said about this DLC. I love the game play with Destiny in general for a FPS, but that is where it stops. This is just more evidence of a cash grabbing scheme that Activision has planned for this game. I bought the DLC pass for $35 after paying $30 for theThe only reason I give this DLC a 1 is because they did add a new strike, but this is literally the only positive thing that can be said about this DLC. I love the game play with Destiny in general for a FPS, but that is where it stops. This is just more evidence of a cash grabbing scheme that Activision has planned for this game. I bought the DLC pass for $35 after paying $30 for the original content and I still feel like I paid too much. This is simply lazy for a game of this day and age. I'm really wondering if the so called critics, that none of which wrote a negative review about this, are not getting kickbacks from Bungie / Activision. The user score tells the truth about this game and DLC.

    Oh and don't get me started about the Taken King non-sense. Even at $40 it's too much. I hope that everyone who has wasted too much money on this already stops the madness with the Taken King and sends Bungie/Activision a clear message that we will NOT pay $100+ for a game and DLC that should have been included to begin with.    … Expand
  21. bloodybigguns18
    Jul 16, 2015
    0
    a "MMO" expansion that discourages clans. this destroyed my close nit 30 player clan. we raided regularly every night, every weekend 30+ hrs a week easily. then this garbage came forcing my clan to downsize teams because the content is so time consuming with restrictions to when you can play it. now every weekend is pvp all day every day and nothing else just to keep up. all those whoa "MMO" expansion that discourages clans. this destroyed my close nit 30 player clan. we raided regularly every night, every weekend 30+ hrs a week easily. then this garbage came forcing my clan to downsize teams because the content is so time consuming with restrictions to when you can play it. now every weekend is pvp all day every day and nothing else just to keep up. all those who don't pvp much or only have the weekends to play cant do anything if those clan mates that do are stuck in TOO all weekend. not a single person in my clan plays destiny anymore… Expand
  22. PrivateCowboy
    May 23, 2015
    0
    As a player who invested over 1,000 hours into Destiny I can say that this expansion is a waste of space and all the damage done by the severe medicore payoff of "The Dark Below" and Bungie completely ruining all expectations of what could have been the greatest sci fi shooter of all time is nothing short of humiliating. Do not support this product, it is over-priced and most of what youAs a player who invested over 1,000 hours into Destiny I can say that this expansion is a waste of space and all the damage done by the severe medicore payoff of "The Dark Below" and Bungie completely ruining all expectations of what could have been the greatest sci fi shooter of all time is nothing short of humiliating. Do not support this product, it is over-priced and most of what you are getting is a new patch that should have been there since last September, not to mention the ability to "level up" gear you already had, which is completely worthless when the new content dares at its highest moments, to use palate swaps.

    The Exotic weapon "The Fate Of All Fools" is one of the "new" exotic weapons, and is exactly the meaning of what "Destiny" really stands for. Avoid this one like the plague, and if your friends ask you to play with them because of their own buyer's remorse, scorn them.    … Expand
  23. capthavic
    May 26, 2015
    0
    I'll keep this beief because there is no sense putting more effort into this review than Bungie did with this DLC. Just a cheap reskin and retread of the same beyond stale content. I should be more angry but by this point I can't care enough to spend the energy getting mad. All I'm left with is disdain for a dev I once liked and anyone who could defend this slap in the face.
  24. DeeZNuTzDestiny
    May 27, 2015
    0
    Single-player mode is virtually non-existent in this new dlc. Even when content is not difficult for the solo player, battles will seem long and redundant due to the scope of the levels and activities being tuned for a team of 3 solid players. Progression is once again only rewarded to those who managed to have dedicated groups, and doing more casual activities will get you nowhere inSingle-player mode is virtually non-existent in this new dlc. Even when content is not difficult for the solo player, battles will seem long and redundant due to the scope of the levels and activities being tuned for a team of 3 solid players. Progression is once again only rewarded to those who managed to have dedicated groups, and doing more casual activities will get you nowhere in the game. The Bungie community spokesman said that implementing matchmaking was not part of their design philosophy, so that means casual players will expect lots of challenges trying to find teammates.

    If and when you are able to get a team, you will find that it is more re-skinned models of the same enemies, and all of the new challenges are also cheaply implemented mini-games or status effects within boss fights saturated with additional minions. The attempts at providing much needed story and character development are pretty pathetic, and the dialogue is as bad as most B action movies. Sure, guardians will have new challenges in this DLC to overcome, but they will feel like chores.

    The Vanguard Strike Playlist only gained one new strike, and this was an important mainstay activity that gave players something fun to do when they couldn't get raid groups together or wanted something less intense than PVP. After seven months of the same strike content, one new strike is just not enough to overcome the staleness even though the new strike does implement some fresh mechanics.

    The new PVP Crucible maps are fun, but players without a dedicated team will find themselves unable to play the new Trials of Osiris at their convenience, and the high-stakes competition of the mode has seemed to encourage a spike in cheating.

    The once elegant PVE action sequences where players could use their individual play style to its fullest are all but gone, and that leaves very little for many Destiny players as Bungie has failed horribly to deliver an immersive story or much needed social features to make this aggressively group-oriented game more palatable for the average gamer.    … Expand
  25. TheFrostyPen
    May 23, 2015
    2
    The score says is all: 65. 6 new missions, completeable in about 1 hour total. A boring and lifeless new social hub. A stressful new pvp arena that only the most extreme will ever play. A repetitive, boring pve arena that lost its luster after the first time I went through it. And don't forget to not die and lose your chance at the rewards after beating it!

    Bungie: The    The score says is all: 65. 6 new missions, completeable in about 1 hour total. A boring and lifeless new social hub. A stressful new pvp arena that only the most extreme will ever play. A repetitive, boring pve arena that lost its luster after the first time I went through it. And don't forget to not die and lose your chance at the rewards after beating it!

    Bungie: The high-school jock of gaming.    … Expand
  26. AfroSpectre7
    May 26, 2015
    0
    Not going to **** and moan anymore. Destiny was just a bunch of lies. Spent an hour with house of wolves. Its just not worth it anymore. 152 characters
  27. smartinez04
    May 25, 2015
    1
    SAME map flipped around. Now run this way and do the same repetative missions... No thank you. If i could get my money back I would. The game that was promised to us was not given. Im done hoping for weapons every tuesday doing the same nightfalls, same missions, same BS. When the reset happens every tuesday, I no longer have fun playing the game. I can't beleive that they took the sameSAME map flipped around. Now run this way and do the same repetative missions... No thank you. If i could get my money back I would. The game that was promised to us was not given. Im done hoping for weapons every tuesday doing the same nightfalls, same missions, same BS. When the reset happens every tuesday, I no longer have fun playing the game. I can't beleive that they took the same maps we have been doing... and just turn them around and tell us to run the other way for these DLC. I turned the game off and never looked back after this new "DLC", house of wolves that came out. (already preloaded on the disc mind you). This needs to stop. Bungie/Activision, hurt their players/fanbase with this garbage. I will no longer pay for comet, saturn, pluto, Neptune or whatever else planet they want to sell us. They raise the lvl cap to feed the addiction, point blank period. Their is no story, there is no point, there is only disappointment. DLC after DLC... DLC that is already on the disc. somewhere MONEY got envolved with what was sopposed to be beautiful a game. As a gamer, I regret the time I spent leveling up. I will admit, The VOG was simply beautiful. I enjoyed the time I spent with my friends playing it... That was all that was fun. I might sound bitter, but i will never spend another dime on money hungry companys ever again. This has to stop. if we feed this than we will continue to get this. We, as the consumers have to put a stop to this. DO WE NOT UNDERSTAND THIS!.... Listen, WE BOUGHT A GAME WITH MORE CONTENT ON THE DISC, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY TO OPEN THE CONTENT ON THE DISC THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT. Their is somthing wrong with this picture. I have never seen this before. Than they bundle the 2 DLC (ALREADY ON THE DISC MIND YOU) for 35$, or 20$ individually... We payed 60$ plus 35$ (95$, 100$ including taxes). for one disc. that already had everything on it. We basically payed 100$ for one game. Regardless of wether u like the game or not. This is rediculous. I will no longer be dooped into this BS again. SOMEWHERE MONEY GOT INVOLVED, and the fufillment of pleasing the fanbase was lost. Im slowly seeing my friends drift away from the game. Their are so many bugs in the game as it is, With continuos apology's everytime they update. CHEESING has became a way of playing. Just to let whoever is still reading this know, Alot of my friends (90 plus on PSN), are regreting the time they spent grinding for nothing. WE NEED TO END THIS. AS gamers we can. I say we take a stand for this, ultimately 100$ game. Keep in mind 100$ on one disc..... Rediculous. 9/10 THUMBS DOWN throughout my destiny timeframe. Sorry for being so harsh, but this needs to be said. Otherwise other companys will look at how much money was generated from DICKING the players and continue to do this to us.
    SIMPLY PUT, DESTINY = MANNY vs FLOYD...

    and I will not pay to watch that BS again either.

    sincerely: Pissed off gamer/time wasted/done with Bungie.    … Expand
  28. buggy226
    May 30, 2015
    1
    Every positive feature in this DLC is a feature that should have been included in the base game. Unfortunately, House of Wolves expands on every failure of Destiny and The Dark Below, with the removal of 6 player raids. The DLC isn't worth $10, much less $20.
  29. Terminusplus
    Jun 1, 2015
    0
    The high rated reviews are coming from people paid to up-vote. Spliced together maps from other areas to create a couple new pvp maps, NO RAIDS and a $20 pricetag? Bungie still owes the users from how they robbed us in the Dark Below. This game is designed to take your money that is it. A couple of hours of game play total. Stay Away!
  30. Trickman
    Jun 27, 2015
    0
    $20 for 2 hours of recycled content. This is just another cash grab from Bungie and Activision. Anyone who actually likes this game is delusional and should not be taken seriously.
  31. Phil_Panteleit
    May 24, 2015
    4
    Simply put, only played this purely because I bought it. It was better than the Dark Below which is not saying much. Bungie's attempt of a story is embarrassing. Prison of Elders is like a hoard mode which has been done before. Lastly, NO RAID! WTF. I will not be buying Comet. Bungie has completely bungled this game from the start. They have basically destroyed their credibility for me.Simply put, only played this purely because I bought it. It was better than the Dark Below which is not saying much. Bungie's attempt of a story is embarrassing. Prison of Elders is like a hoard mode which has been done before. Lastly, NO RAID! WTF. I will not be buying Comet. Bungie has completely bungled this game from the start. They have basically destroyed their credibility for me. Going forward the remainder of the gamers who will play Comet and give Bungie yet another chance then it should be given to you for free as a gesture of good faith for the future.… Expand
  32. eternal_napalm
    May 24, 2015
    0
    House of Wolves is a shallow, insulting and lazy 'expansion', and fact it is labelled as an expansion is both ludicrous and shameful. An abysmal story, atrocious writing and lack of content is just for starters. Most missions are from the same old areas but in reverse, or even worse, allows access to previous areas blocked off and locked out. It is a shallow and hollow grind with limited content.
  33. Steven105
    Jun 4, 2015
    0
    Bungie said they would fix the mistakes that came with the dark below and that's exactly what they did , but they want you to pay $19.99 in order to fix those mistakes. This is nothing more than a patch that adds a few story missions that sends you back to the same places you've seen 2000 times except you start them in reverse , theirs no new raid just a terrible attempt at a horde modeBungie said they would fix the mistakes that came with the dark below and that's exactly what they did , but they want you to pay $19.99 in order to fix those mistakes. This is nothing more than a patch that adds a few story missions that sends you back to the same places you've seen 2000 times except you start them in reverse , theirs no new raid just a terrible attempt at a horde mode and a pvp event that only happens on weekends apparently . this "expansion" feels as if it was made over 3 days . bungie had their chance to make destiny better but they once again choose to put in little effort . stay away from destiny throw it in the trash and buy something that has value and REAL content *cough *cough bloodborne , witcher 3… Expand
  34. chadzors
    May 22, 2015
    0
    First off, the few positive reviews are way too positive to be real. They must be Bungie employees in fear of losing their jobs because they know how lazily they put Destiny and its DLC together.

    This is definitely a scam. I quit playing when crucible became a lagfest and the rest of the content was clearly never going to get fixed. So many raids having to start over, bosses not dying    First off, the few positive reviews are way too positive to be real. They must be Bungie employees in fear of losing their jobs because they know how lazily they put Destiny and its DLC together.

    This is definitely a scam. I quit playing when crucible became a lagfest and the rest of the content was clearly never going to get fixed. So many raids having to start over, bosses not dying at the end so you have to redo the whole mission, etc.

    I came back to check out HoW because I already paid to get access to it. Since I was foolish enough to preorder the digital limited edition (which happens to be the only one you can't return). I lowered my expectations drastically, but it wasn't enough.

    Not only did they not include a new raid, they had the nerve to recycle part of Vault of Glass raid and even doing the oracles part. This was one of the "new" missions. Other missions had you running from the original finish to start from previous missions. The story is even worse. The gameplay is artificially padded to make the game seem longer than it is. The ways to get better guns and armor are even more tedious than the raids were. Bottom line, Bungie is getting very cocky with how dumb they think we are. This whole DLC was a slap to the consumers face.

    Stay away. This is not worth $20. Maybe $5, but it still would be about as much fun as rolling in a pile of rusty nails.
    Bungie, and I believe I speak for many people, you ripped us off for the last time. You can take Destiny 2 and cram it back down the gutter from where it came. I am never buying another product from you again.    … Expand
  35. DetBruceRoberts
    May 22, 2015
    6
    Not a bad DLC but not a good one either. No new maps just a few "new" areas that look exactly the same. Same enemies. The Reef is too small with nothing to do it's half the size of the Tower. Xur is selling the same crap nothing new from him and I was hoping they'd make him useful again. Still no story I have no idea what's going on other then "He's the guy that betrayed us, get him." TheNot a bad DLC but not a good one either. No new maps just a few "new" areas that look exactly the same. Same enemies. The Reef is too small with nothing to do it's half the size of the Tower. Xur is selling the same crap nothing new from him and I was hoping they'd make him useful again. Still no story I have no idea what's going on other then "He's the guy that betrayed us, get him." The new strike is okay but way too easy. PoE is okay but would've been nice to add some variation to it something along the lines of Bloodborne Chalice Dungeons. Not liking the new weapons and armor so far, my previous Raid weapons and armor are better then the HoW gear. Basically everything is the same. Areas, enemies, missions, gear nothing new was added other then how the game works and functions which is a lot better now than it ever was since launch. Looking forward to Trials of Osiris but this is just my opinion on the game. Some tweaks here and there but nothing new, nothing exciting. Feels like a missed and wasted opportunity.… Expand
  36. dajuice
    Jun 1, 2015
    0
    So angry... I want my money back! I played for an hour its just pvp! There isn't a raid of any sort every place I went looked like maps were taken from the dark below. I want my money back!
  37. Brickthegrim
    Jun 18, 2015
    2
    You liked running through content that's already on your game but backwards?
    Do you enjoy killed the exact same enemies that look only slightly different but fight the same?
    Do you love having no story line and developing no care for any characters in a game world?
    Than buy this expansion!!!!!
  38. LeeTsui
    May 20, 2015
    7
    Still a severe lack of story and just a push for grinding further and further up the grinding ladder. I am completely addicted to this game as I am a grind sadist. This game could be great, but like everyone is saying even after spam adding everyone you can as you go along, it's still a very lonely ride most of the time.

    I wish better weapons would drop more frequently and they'd add    Still a severe lack of story and just a push for grinding further and further up the grinding ladder. I am completely addicted to this game as I am a grind sadist. This game could be great, but like everyone is saying even after spam adding everyone you can as you go along, it's still a very lonely ride most of the time.

    I wish better weapons would drop more frequently and they'd add some more patrol missions. Anyone above level 25 has done the same patrol mission 1000,000 times by now and it only requires some simple coding to add some more variance to the patrols. It'd also be nice to see some new enemies as seriously we have seen the same looking enemies over and over again by now..    … Expand
  39. SchroederRock
    May 24, 2015
    7
    An expansion that is better than The Dark Below, but still falls short of earning your $20. House of Wolves isn't as superficial as most of the rest of Destiny, with characters doing a better job of explaining what's happening. My real annoyance is the lack of the Queen's involvement in this expansion that is directly involved with her. She was the most interesting character of the coreAn expansion that is better than The Dark Below, but still falls short of earning your $20. House of Wolves isn't as superficial as most of the rest of Destiny, with characters doing a better job of explaining what's happening. My real annoyance is the lack of the Queen's involvement in this expansion that is directly involved with her. She was the most interesting character of the core Destiny experience, and she's mostly MIA here. This expansion is good enough to keep you busy for a while, but a $10 purchase would seem more fair. With a major update en route this fall, it's do-or-die time for Bungie. If the studio can't deliver, this game will likely fade into the background - a real problem since Activision intended it to be a 10-year experience.… Expand
  40. MGL
    May 19, 2015
    10
    Everyday and every night all I can ever think about is destiny. whenrver I close my eyes all I ever see is the traveler, he speaks to me, calling my name and I beckon at his every call. Destiny has ruined my social life, I refer to everyone as a fellow guardian, when I run I always pretend that I'm about to do a shoulder charge. Whenever someone asks me a question I always answer with "IEveryday and every night all I can ever think about is destiny. whenrver I close my eyes all I ever see is the traveler, he speaks to me, calling my name and I beckon at his every call. Destiny has ruined my social life, I refer to everyone as a fellow guardian, when I run I always pretend that I'm about to do a shoulder charge. Whenever someone asks me a question I always answer with "I don't even have time to explain why i don't have time to explain" I always get dirty and mocking stares, people just don't understand. Whenever I open doors I always scream as if I have just awokened the hive scaring those around me. I lost my job because all I ever did was write destiny fan fiction at work instead of working. Some might say I'm addicted but I can quit anytime I want to. Now that the house of wolves is released I can now hunt those who dare defy the queen and I feel like a have a purpose in life.. Destiny is love, Destiny is life

    TL;DR Destiny bascually ruined my chances of ever having regular human interaction again 10/10    … Expand
  41. Madmars
    May 19, 2015
    6
    The intensity of new content,the action packed battles, dazzling story missions and the new social area.... bungie is improving Destiny with each passing day 9/10
  42. AlvarNunez
    May 19, 2015
    10
    Honestly i love the reef, all the new activities and the new guns and shaders! The amount of content is amazing! Even the voice acing and cut scene at the beginning add allot to the story. Im very happy with my purchase! :)
  43. CouchLicker
    May 19, 2015
    10
    I haven't stopped playing Destiny. This review is 100% biased, and I am okay with that.

    Hundreds of new Armor and Weapons, new game modes, new social area, new events, new missions, JUST NEW!

    This isn't the same Destiny you played last September. This is the game it was suppose to be.
  44. j_obediah
    May 22, 2015
    6
    Story:
    A minor improvement over the "original" story due to a more cohesive narrative, and over The Dark Below due to more missions. However, no cuts scenes and new characters are linear with no plot or character development. It's very shallow, as has become the expectation.
    Gameplay: The shooting mechanics remain the game's strongest feature. They are unchanged. Level design also    Story:
    A minor improvement over the "original" story due to a more cohesive narrative, and over The Dark Below due to more missions. However, no cuts scenes and new characters are linear with no plot or character development. It's very shallow, as has become the expectation.

    Gameplay:
    The shooting mechanics remain the game's strongest feature. They are unchanged.
    Level design also follows the same formula, recycling levels you've trudged through hundreds of times by now and opening up a few more areas (one area you've been to once before. 3 if you've started two other characters). Overall, new realestate is minimal.
    The new upgrade system is a mixed bag. You no longer need upgrade material unless you want to work up an old piece of armor. You just use etheric light to give any legendary item that final bump to 34 lvl. But you still have to jump through hoops to get the light, which is fine, if not for the next item.
    Prison of Elders most definitely does not replace raids. All of Destiny follows the following formula: Send player to room, lock player in room and throw enemies at him or her. Perhaps with added mundane objectives thrown in to keep the players from holing up in a door way (a common sense tactic when they leave such little wiggle room) PoE will get repetitive quickly, so if you got tired of grinding raids, you'll get tired of this fast. And getting access to the treasures after also requires grinding after a key. So in the end, you do just as much grinding as you did before (not a bad thing), except it's with weapons and perks that are about the same (but at least you can reforge them), realestate that's about the same, story telling that's about the same. Gameplay formulas that are about the same. Oh, and, of course, we can't forget to mention bugs. Enemy attacks can go sometimes go through cover and titian shields from time to time. Random teleports in PoE.

    Yep. This game is pretty much more of the same in all ways, good and bad. PoE is probably the biggest disappointment though. It does not replace raids, and, because you you need etheric light to get max lvl, PoE makes the raid almost completely obsolete unless you're going for specific loot.    … Expand
  45. Ridiick
    May 24, 2015
    6
    After 250 hours of game play and try the two DLC I can write a review. This game is for you if you are going to dedicate your life to this game, you are going to spend at least on weekends six or seven hour playing in a guild and three or four daily, you will have repetitive missions but your experience will be good enough. I have played in that way during months with a we can say lowAfter 250 hours of game play and try the two DLC I can write a review. This game is for you if you are going to dedicate your life to this game, you are going to spend at least on weekends six or seven hour playing in a guild and three or four daily, you will have repetitive missions but your experience will be good enough. I have played in that way during months with a we can say low notable experience but what is not understandable is that Destiny is a very poor game for a single player, a typical player that can play one hour everyday, that doesn`t play every day, unfortunately Bungie pay no attention at all to this type of gamer and in a console is a common gamer. A good player in CoD, RE, etc in this game can't have access to the best weapons, armor and even in this last DLC to raise to the level of the other players, there aren't mechanism of matchmaking for the good loot and the funny area of the game.

    The game mechanism is the best thing in the game, very funny even when you are playing always the same mission. The graphs are ok, not something awesome but ok, they use some tricks like mandatory use of helmets and others in order to facilitate the visual part.

    The music is great and change with the game in a good way, the sound of the weapons are also great.

    Related the multiplayer I have enjoyed this part, but there is not a feeling of weapon weight and impact due the enemy shields but is enjoyable and balanced enough to lost and win properly to your skills.

    In summary if you have time I recommend you other games if you are a father or you have a job, forget about this game.    … Expand
  46. LuckySevens_7
    Jun 11, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know im going to get a lot of hate for this but im not the type to really give a flying toast about it.

    This might not come to you as a surprise to you guys but all you see on this forum all day, everyday, all the god damn time is someone whining, complaining,crying,hating or telling everyone that their leaving destiny forever. So I decided to make this post of appreciation.

    I like Destiny, Im 25 years old, married, no children. I paid about 100$ for this game(including both dlcs), and I have over 1000 combined hours of play time and entertainment from it, I would be an ungrateful brat if I said that I didn't get my moneys worth. Destiny allows me to burn free time with enjoyment. I like the thrill you get when you finally obtain the exotic that you've been waiting for. I like to open chests and find undiscovered presents. I love the fact that no matter how bad Bungie Fcks up, I keep coming back for more. I like the fact that this game entertains me enough that I don't have to spend more dough on other games(for the meanwhile). I love the fact that unlike COD, team tactics are actually essential and necessary to beat the competition. I love the fact that you have so many different things to do every week, all you have to do is chose(Poe/ToO/Nightfalls/Crota raid/Vog raid/Crucible/Farming/Bounties/Strikes). i love the fact that (LFG) allows you to meet new people, and play together from all over the world(diversity is awesome), conversating with them, making new gaming friends, have some laughs about Bungies mistakes, and knocking Skolas on his arse. I love the sense of accomplishment that you feel when you first beat a new raid, or the first time you get 9-0 in ToO, The first time you get that Darn GJallarhorn(although some of you havnt gotten it yet, it will come).

    I know that some of you will hate
    Some of you will be teachers, and correct my spelling mistakes
    Some of you will insult or degrade
    Some of you will dispute that this game is actually pretty good
    Haters gona hate, ainters gona aint...you hate us cuz you ainus
    But that has nothing to do with this post.

    All im saying, is that we should appreciate destiny for what it is. A fun, sometimes rewarding, addicting, very social, visually stunning and enticing game. If it wasn't, people wouldn't have hundreds of hours invested into it.

    Sincerely,
    A satisfied casual gamer    … Expand
  47. Li0NoX_MC
    May 20, 2015
    5
    For me this is a perfect DLC, its full of new great content and its just what Destiny needs.
    The story of House of Wolves is perfect, new cool stories, enemies and the new locations are greatly designed with loads of interesting obstacles and mechanics. The new strike is poorly made, linear with not much cover and a boss that teleports away seconds before you fired that deadly gjallarhorn    For me this is a perfect DLC, its full of new great content and its just what Destiny needs.
    The story of House of Wolves is perfect, new cool stories, enemies and the new locations are greatly designed with loads of interesting obstacles and mechanics. The new strike is poorly made, linear with not much cover and a boss that teleports away seconds before you fired that deadly gjallarhorn shot.
    The Prison Of Elders is great, objectives that adds and extra challenge, bosses that can turn the floor on fire, different perks and with a wonderful treasure room to top it off.
    The Trials of Osiris is just a great PVP experience. Its challenging and difficult and it requires team-play and tactics. To top the PVP experience is the new Crucible maps that are gorgeous and greatly designed, and my personal favourite is Widows Court.
    Hundred new weapons, gear, emblems etc that looks great and with the new ascending, reforging and new perks just add a great extra reason to why you spend an extra hour for grinding every week!

    For me a great expansion. New maps, story missions, activities, gear, characters etc!    … Expand
  48. mercx101
    May 22, 2015
    8
    So I have been (and still am) a huge fan of destiny since about a year before the game came out. Now before I get jumped on for being biased, please understand I use to logic to justify this consumer review. This game had enormous potential and still does. However, that should not increase or decrease anyone's score. I believe the game looks beautiful and plays extremely well. I do wonder,So I have been (and still am) a huge fan of destiny since about a year before the game came out. Now before I get jumped on for being biased, please understand I use to logic to justify this consumer review. This game had enormous potential and still does. However, that should not increase or decrease anyone's score. I believe the game looks beautiful and plays extremely well. I do wonder, if we were just running run through parts of the maps we have already been to, then why did this DLC take this long. I have only taken 2 months off from playing this game, and I will say that I had hoped for more upon returning. Now, as of this review I have almost finished the main story line and have a group ready to play the prison of elders (POE) and will be playing the Trials of Osiris (TOO) when that is released. I really want to see more of this beautifully designed world, in the beginning I used to just run around enjoying the world and the attention to detail, now it's only running through a few small new areas. I think that they have shown that a truly full game could potentially give bigger franchises and games a run for there money. The story of both DLC so far, seem like solid side quests in a much larger story arc. I think the new armor and weapons and not mention, the minor changes in the fallen you encounter shows the detail bungie has taken. I think, the fact that they have added in a couple new modes as well as designed a new and interesting social space shows that they are building a world that could deserves a 10/10. However, the mistake in why this game only gets a 8/10 is the fact that bungie has failed to flush out a bigger story at this current point in time, and fails to expand the universe inc contributing to the over all story arch. Destiny, is still an addiction I cannot shake, and a game I still highly recommend if you can accept the fact that bungie is taking there time revealing the whole story. I draw comparisons to the modern warfare series since I beat and enjoyed all those stories. If you remember the story has always been around 5 hours in length, and in the beginning the story was not all that impressive either. I think that this world has far more depth, and if bigger and better things are to come I am excited. Plus, between how great POE and TOO look, and how even the "haters" give credit to how good they are, should make you excited if theres a chance that a raid will be added on top of that. I give this a 8/10 because despite it's faults it delivers another couple hours of great story (although in a familiar place) and a new mode that seems to hit all the right points.… Expand
  49. Bejjano
    Jun 15, 2015
    7
    HoW introduces some kind of cool stuff, but overall it's just more of the same. I love Destiny because I guess I love grinding stuff. 7/10 because the expansion doesn't introduce anything really new. Just $20 of the same mobs, slightly different looking gear, blah blah.
  50. can1235
    Jun 23, 2015
    8
    When I first played Destiny, I thought it was a huge disappointment, and to be honest, pretty crap. The Dark Below did nothing to change my mind, and instead drove me away for the next couple months. I intended to check out House of Wolves when it first came out, but I was a bit too low a level. Luckily, I found some good gear and up'ed my Light Level and jumped in. Now, I can't wait forWhen I first played Destiny, I thought it was a huge disappointment, and to be honest, pretty crap. The Dark Below did nothing to change my mind, and instead drove me away for the next couple months. I intended to check out House of Wolves when it first came out, but I was a bit too low a level. Luckily, I found some good gear and up'ed my Light Level and jumped in. Now, I can't wait for more, and am seriously considering getting The Taken King.

    House of Wolves adds interesting characters, fun, varied missions, an arena mode, "The Prison of Elders" that is right in my comfort zone when it comes to challenges, new interesting loot, and the Trials of Osiris. While I have not yet played the Trials of Osiris, I have experienced just about everything else this mode has to offer, and it is amazing. Loot is much more interesting, and the new sidearms are my new favorite weapon, offering a good punch and being what has to be the most satisfying gun to shoot in my opinion. The missions are fresh, exciting, and challenging and the new characters are much more interesting than Dinklebot. The Prison of Elders is a great arena mode, with great rewards to boot, making the challenge truly feel worth it; something almost everything else in Destiny could never do.

    Does this Expansion redeem everything about Destiny? No. It still is pretty short and you'll mostly be visiting the same areas, but I'd say it's the first part of Destiny I feel is truly worth the price of admission.

    I strongly recommend House of Wolves.    … Expand
  51. Jakubris
    Jun 9, 2015
    9
    I have been a Destiny fan for awhile now, I have about 350 hours of gameplay across 3 different characters. This being the case I had put Destiny down for a few months after the first DLC came out, there was nothing for me to do that kept my interest. But since House of Wolves dropped I have found a new love for Destiny again. New story missions while short can present a challenge ifI have been a Destiny fan for awhile now, I have about 350 hours of gameplay across 3 different characters. This being the case I had put Destiny down for a few months after the first DLC came out, there was nothing for me to do that kept my interest. But since House of Wolves dropped I have found a new love for Destiny again. New story missions while short can present a challenge if played on the highest difficulty. Prison of Elders is a new take on team play that has sparked a new interest in me. I like raiding but I don't always love the social aspect of it. I like the quickness of Prison of Elders and the difference in not having to communicate with other players all the time in order to get through it. I have not had the opportunity to run Trials of Osiris but I have high hopes for what it holds for me.… Expand
  52. JOE_
    Jun 11, 2015
    10
    This Dlc is one cut better than the dark below but i wish that is where to add more content . the pvp is fun but hard to get your hands on and the prison of elders is ok
  53. gdmatt
    Oct 2, 2017
    5
    Destiny: House of Wolves is an improvement to The Dark Below, but that isn't much of a compliment.
    With a story lasting 2-3 hours, House of Wolves feels more like something to keep Destiny players briefly entertained, while more significant content is being created.
  54. Red-Opposom-098
    Sep 4, 2015
    8
    Ok my mind keeps changing on this but I've started to enjoy this dlc more (when I reviewed this in a negative way I didn't play POE) this dlc pretty much reinforced everything I liked in this game.
  55. TheDude-
    Sep 17, 2015
    3
    apart from one or two cool story missions and a couple of nice brand new loot items nothing in the house of wolves DLC works the story is once again very poor along with a overlong and boring Prison Of Elders not to mention trials of Osiris is extremely annoying and thorn dominated.
  56. DGP
    Jun 7, 2020
    3
    Positive Points worth mentioning are, the music continues to shine in the game and the end game treasure room, reminiscent of a dragon's horde, speaks to the high creative standards.

    Negative Points worth mentioning are, the release has a few story missions which are all presented via the original game maps but in reverse, a story you will forget about by the second mission, uninspiring    Positive Points worth mentioning are, the music continues to shine in the game and the end game treasure room, reminiscent of a dragon's horde, speaks to the high creative standards.

    Negative Points worth mentioning are, the release has a few story missions which are all presented via the original game maps but in reverse, a story you will forget about by the second mission, uninspiring characters and more platforming. In the vanilla game Vault of Glass raid, two of the primary grumbles are "Oracles" and the platforming, both of which were included here in the expansion to remind you of how much you disliked them originally.

    Conclusion: You can complete the entirely new content in an evening, by which time you will have gotten all of the PVE content completed and most of pleasure from the release. If you have the season pass it is a worthy distraction on a rainy day, but if you do not, then feel free to keep clear safe in the knowledge that you have not missed anything of merit    … Expand
  57. CoNn3r_B
    Jul 27, 2015
    8
    Destiny House of Wolves isn't the most expansive DLC ever but it is worth it. The new equipment can only be described as sexy, the Prison of elders adds another game mode other than the Crucible where you can throw yourself at it again and again and again. And unlike The Dark Below, The House of Wolves adds more to the story of Destiny, the Vestian Outpost is a new hub area and is good forDestiny House of Wolves isn't the most expansive DLC ever but it is worth it. The new equipment can only be described as sexy, the Prison of elders adds another game mode other than the Crucible where you can throw yourself at it again and again and again. And unlike The Dark Below, The House of Wolves adds more to the story of Destiny, the Vestian Outpost is a new hub area and is good for separating those who do and don't have the DLC so you don't try and invite people to the Prison of Elders only find out they don't have it.
    But I've said it before and I'll say it again, the strikes, raids and prison of elders needs matchmaking. It's difficult to do the nightfall when you're new to a console and have a short list of friends, most other people don't give you the time of day let alone do raids with you. Another issue I had with The House of Wolves is the lack of an actual raid, even though the prison of elders counts as a raid it doesn't feel like one. For most people the Vault of Glass was the main reason they keep playing and when it was announced that The Dark Below had a raid I didn't know a person who didn't buy it.
    Overall it was a fun experience that got me into Destiny again but like most aspects of the game I felt like they needed to add a littler more so I could get some bang for my buck.
    8.4/10    … Expand
  58. MrCopperwheels
    Jul 15, 2015
    5
    This expansion is an improvement from The Dark Below DLC. However, it lacks a raid, a satisfying story, and endgame. The new weapons added feel worthless besides the highly powerful new shotguns. Trials of Osiris is by far one of Bungie's best ideas for endgame. Although, due to the state of the crucible, there are certain weapons (hand cannons) that dominate the crucible, which makes ToOThis expansion is an improvement from The Dark Below DLC. However, it lacks a raid, a satisfying story, and endgame. The new weapons added feel worthless besides the highly powerful new shotguns. Trials of Osiris is by far one of Bungie's best ideas for endgame. Although, due to the state of the crucible, there are certain weapons (hand cannons) that dominate the crucible, which makes ToO repetitive and frustrating. Prison of Elders also has a major reward system flaw. The rewards are worthless and require too much time to receive them. Especially the 35 arena, Skolas isn't fun and the entire run takes ages. This game deserves a 5/10 because of its mediocre story, end game and weapons.… Expand
  59. The_Garays
    Sep 4, 2015
    6
    I'm not a PvE player, I mostly spend all my time in Crucible, but they lied to us: No Raid.

    On the other hand, we now have the Prison of Elders and Osiris Trials, other than that... story quest can be completed in an hour, really short... a couple of new Crucible maps and... nothing else. All that for 20€, this starts to be anoying for vetaran players. The only reason why I scroed it    I'm not a PvE player, I mostly spend all my time in Crucible, but they lied to us: No Raid.

    On the other hand, we now have the Prison of Elders and Osiris Trials, other than that... story quest can be completed in an hour, really short... a couple of new Crucible maps and... nothing else. All that for 20€, this starts to be anoying for vetaran players.

    The only reason why I scroed it with a 6 are the Trials, else it would be a 1 or a 2...    … Expand
  60. KukistajA
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    I'm big fan of the game, but after HoW launch I managed to play it for a week before I quit it completely. This expansion actually managed to ruin so much of the game, that it was unbearable for me. New PvP was abysmal in pretty much every way, and the worst thing is, it's half of the grind for best gear this time. New PvE content was: "Here, have this pseudo-randomly generated dungeon andI'm big fan of the game, but after HoW launch I managed to play it for a week before I quit it completely. This expansion actually managed to ruin so much of the game, that it was unbearable for me. New PvP was abysmal in pretty much every way, and the worst thing is, it's half of the grind for best gear this time. New PvE content was: "Here, have this pseudo-randomly generated dungeon and execute it five times. Done? Great, here's your loot." It was already boring during launch week after playing it through with all three characters, and there isn't much more to this release.… Expand
  61. BlakDak666
    Jul 26, 2017
    4
    House of Wolves is bad DLC, but does a better job than The Dark Below by allowing the story for Skolas be more fleshed out than even the "story" for the base game. The Prison of Elders is a cool idea, but is very tedious and makes the grave sin of making only certain light levels and weapons the only viable way of beating the endgame goal of Skolas himself. Add to that a PVP mode calledHouse of Wolves is bad DLC, but does a better job than The Dark Below by allowing the story for Skolas be more fleshed out than even the "story" for the base game. The Prison of Elders is a cool idea, but is very tedious and makes the grave sin of making only certain light levels and weapons the only viable way of beating the endgame goal of Skolas himself. Add to that a PVP mode called Trials of Osiris and the DLC is still subpar and weak for what is given. If there was any hope or fire Bungie tried to kindle for the first year for Destiny, it had thrown most of its player base into the pits and threw scraps for those left to survive.… Expand
  62. DestinyDoer
    Jul 4, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The price of this DLC should have been lower. I am not going to say what other people think about this game. Why will I do it in this universe? Here is a list of bad things about the house of wolves:

    -A very short story

    -No new type(s) of enemies    … Expand
  63. Jaidenbrkl1
    May 8, 2023
    6
    Now you may be wondering why I didn’t count Expansions 1 and 2 for Destiny and that is because it is just a Destiny update with more new weapons.

Awards & Rankings

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#55 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Edge Magazine
    Jul 17, 2015
    80
    Puts Destiny's first expansion to shame. [Aug 2015, p.118]
  2. Play UK
    Jun 27, 2015
    80
    Bungie seems to be slowly turning Destiny into the game it always had the potential to be. [Issue#258, p.74]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jun 14, 2015
    84
    A solid DLC that manages to inject new fun into the daily grind of Destiny. It’s noteworthy that the new strike mission feels like a lost level of Halo. [June 2015]
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