Destiny: The Taken King

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  1. fallouts
    Sep 26, 2015
    0
    This game is very boring to me. They story is lacking and so are the characters. The shooting gets repetitive after a bit......................................
  2. gamergod
    Sep 26, 2015
    6
    Destiny is the most disappointing game in 2014, having large enough plot gaps for an army of Spartans to fall in, the developers made a website to explain the story because they didn't have time to explain. In The Taken King they finally had time to explain why they didn't have time to explain.
  3. J_hagennn
    Sep 25, 2015
    5
    To put it short, I believe this is ALMOST the game that Bungie initially set out to give us. The new leveling system and having your gear score linked with your light level is a very welcomed fix. The cut-scenes are beautiful, and they give us a glimpse of what the studio is capable of in terms of story telling. Is the story good? No. The story is mediocre at best. But with the lowTo put it short, I believe this is ALMOST the game that Bungie initially set out to give us. The new leveling system and having your gear score linked with your light level is a very welcomed fix. The cut-scenes are beautiful, and they give us a glimpse of what the studio is capable of in terms of story telling. Is the story good? No. The story is mediocre at best. But with the low expectations caused by year 1, The Taken King's plot is MUCH easier to follow. And now, Guardians have a clear purpose, and cause, as they tread around the galaxy. And by galaxy, I mean all the planets you already have discovered, plus a ship on Saturn's ring. The new quest system is cool at first. But after an hour or two into them, you realize that they are nothing but tedious tasks. The biggest selling point being the new raid, Kings Fall, is a lot of fun to play with your friends. But, the boss mechanics are very easy, and I find myself not feeling challenged, but just mad at my friends for not being about to communicate properly. If you did not play year one, I would say pick this up. You will have a good amount of content to go through and everything will be very new to you. If you played through year one, it's really a toss up whether or not you will like this one. I'm coming up on week 2, and I'm already starting to feel like I'm just about to run out of content. With all that being said.... This xpac shows that Bungie is very capable at listening to their community and responding with the appropriate content. And that gives me a little more faith, and also leads me to believe that "Destiny 2" might just be the game we were all hoping for with the Vanilla release.… Expand
  4. snowtiger65
    Sep 25, 2015
    9
    Bought Destiny on release, liked it but was dissapointed, seemed to me like an over long demo. Now this bundle has been released and ive played it basically is a complete game with a 'heart'. Glad i gave it another go. Original score was a low 7 but this bundle deserves at least a 9
  5. Manny78
    Sep 24, 2015
    0
    So episodic gaming wherever it went had more hours of gameplay than this. 5-6hours and its retreaded largely over the same locations as before? for $40?! and still no matchmaking? No thanks Bungie. I bought Destiny and the expansions. Those were BS with little content. Theres no story, no cohesion. You've lost me as a customer.
  6. many
    Sep 24, 2015
    4
    questions answered and new questions arise. Played through in 3 hours.
    Still will play some further 10-20 hours with friends that still play strikes and crucible.
    but not worth 40$. I would gladly have paid 12-17$ for it.
  7. Howmanytoes2430
    Sep 24, 2015
    0
    Like majority on here I've been a Destiny player from the start, brought both DLC's and although not an obsessive player I can say I enjoyed my time when played. Never completed all the levels on the 2 DLC's as felt there was no rush. Saw the hype & hefty price tag of TTK & wasn't convinced (£45+ in UK) but switched Destiny back on yesterday to see if I could get back into it & discoveredLike majority on here I've been a Destiny player from the start, brought both DLC's and although not an obsessive player I can say I enjoyed my time when played. Never completed all the levels on the 2 DLC's as felt there was no rush. Saw the hype & hefty price tag of TTK & wasn't convinced (£45+ in UK) but switched Destiny back on yesterday to see if I could get back into it & discovered I'm locked out of most of the game...? Access only if I fork out the £45 odd for TTK? Was this communicated to me when I paid £35 for the dark below/wolves DLC? Answer is no!

    I know all this has been said before but wanted to throw my hat into the ring & advise people to avoid which is a shame as Destiny can be fun to play but to alienate players like me who maybe don't play as much as others but pay their money & then discover the 'game' I paid for is practically obsolete? Can Bungie/Activision do this legally....I'm not sure but leaves a bad taste. Plenty of other fantastic games out there / coming out soon so invest in them instead.

    Players who have just purchased TTK obviously benefit however what happens in 6 months or 12 months time? Something to ponder eh?    … Expand
  8. TheRedLink799
    Sep 24, 2015
    8
    Taken King is really good and I have had a lot of fun with it so far, this is what Destiny at launch should have been. But the way Destiny and its DLC have been sold is really stupid.
  9. won2three4
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    I was very skeptical of all the hype leading up to this release. After the first two expansions turned out lackluster I wasn't sure what they could do to make this game playable again. I even watched/read as much as I could about it before the release and I still wasn't convinced... then I played it and wow was I convinced. they have changed so many things in the right direction and madeI was very skeptical of all the hype leading up to this release. After the first two expansions turned out lackluster I wasn't sure what they could do to make this game playable again. I even watched/read as much as I could about it before the release and I still wasn't convinced... then I played it and wow was I convinced. they have changed so many things in the right direction and made it easier for everyone to play. I think this is a great game.… Expand
  10. Thetakenforfool
    Sep 23, 2015
    0
    My last review rated as top most helpful was deleted whit no explanation simply becouse I say what I think was the truth and many ppl was agree whit my point of view, to me this only proves what I say regarding how bungievision keeps investing money and resourses in the wrong way instead creating the quality experience we were all waiting for .

    As I say before raising a paywall to    My last review rated as top most helpful was deleted whit no explanation simply becouse I say what I think was the truth and many ppl was agree whit my point of view, to me this only proves what I say regarding how bungievision keeps investing money and resourses in the wrong way instead creating the quality experience we were all waiting for .

    As I say before raising a paywall to force year one players to buy this new mediocre ''expansion'' who is definitely not worth $40 is very close to what a scamer will do to you , actuallly other AAA developers make an effort in to creating a quality product and after that those games sell a lot just by themselves but here seems that activision convince bungie that the ''smart'' thing to do was to invest in PR disgised as ''reviews'' and ''journalism'' besides social studies on how to sustain the skeleton of a game whit indused adictive behavior so they can selll the meat later as ''expancions'' or dlc's.

    Ppl say now that destiny after ttk has improve a lot, the story make sense now and is a right step in the right direction as many well remunerated critics as say. Well the way i see this is that is like this :

    If i grab a story like SW for example, and I cut out of Obi Wan, Han Solo and Dart Vader, what we have left will be the story of a clules kid runing errands arround the stars and will make little to no sense at all, but if later I add these chunks and sundenly everyting start making sense I honestly belive you will tell me something like
    -hey why you didn't tell me that before?

    Instead of

    - oh my,this is a right step in the right direction yay !

    To make this long story short if you are new to destiny this is the right time to jump in but beware of how this scumbags will treat you . They sold me this game a year ago and make me pay twice for it .
    If you are year one player then wait a little for a price drop becouse is not worth $40 bucks VoG was way better than this new jumping rabbit raid beside that just new excuses for more mindless grinding but hey at least those factions make sense now    … Expand
  11. MrEyeNo
    Sep 23, 2015
    10
    Just read some bad review, take them with a grain of salt. This expack has more content then the two last one put together, so if TDB & HoW was worth it to you than the Taken King will be worth it. The new patrol is great fun if you look for secrets, hidden special chest, court of Oryx, special quest, new public event. Great fun!
  12. Darcsun
    Sep 23, 2015
    0
    I preordered the the original DLC when I bought the game when it first came out. I put around 200 hours into the game overall, with three characters hitting the max levels. Each DLC that came out erased the accomplishments I had previously achieved. Each DLC offered a minimal amount of new content. I often found maps were simply reversed. With The Taken King, I find new content andI preordered the the original DLC when I bought the game when it first came out. I put around 200 hours into the game overall, with three characters hitting the max levels. Each DLC that came out erased the accomplishments I had previously achieved. Each DLC offered a minimal amount of new content. I often found maps were simply reversed. With The Taken King, I find new content and some story. But, after getting little to no value from the previous DLC, I personally made the choice to stop wasting money on this one. Destiny will forever be remembered as the game that got me to stop buying DLC and games (like COD) that require it to remain competitive.… Expand
  13. simanshinsafe
    Sep 23, 2015
    0
    Bungie’s first post Halo game is a GOSS (Grouped Online Shooting Saga) based in the future of mankind shaped by a TechnoBall that comes monoliths everybody to space faring levels then goes cold, then a bunch of very similar and not fun to fight monsters called the Scary Blackstuff come and want to mess up all the cool things the TechnoBall did for us.

    Bland mid sized environments devoid    Bungie’s first post Halo game is a GOSS (Grouped Online Shooting Saga) based in the future of mankind shaped by a TechnoBall that comes monoliths everybody to space faring levels then goes cold, then a bunch of very similar and not fun to fight monsters called the Scary Blackstuff come and want to mess up all the cool things the TechnoBall did for us.

    Bland mid sized environments devoid of interesting diversions or life but thank to the countless trade offs they decided to make you will sometimes be falling asleep while trudging though one of the two mission types they repeat over and over and see another player character running around doing the same boring **** you are.

    Those same trade offs in the name of making it more ‘social’ also mean rather then a quick to use menu you have to spend ages loading into and running around a tiny hub area, but as you run from one characters with an exclamation mark to another you’ll see other players doing the same boring ****.

    People are excusing how **** Destiny is by calling out how you can play the whole game with other people, most of the content is limited to 3 people teams with the more specialised modes increasing the number. It might seem impressive until someone reminds you of the fact that in 2007 Bungie’s Halo 3 let you play the entire game with 4 players. With great AI, missions, story and far better vehicle and weapon sandboxes… and photo mode, replays and countless other things that Destiny doesn’t.

    If the order of release of these were switched it would make much more sense.

    By level 15 I gave up, slogging though the game up until that point was no fun what so ever. If I was professional reviewer I would have finished the game and even restarted it as a different ‘class’, what I’m saying is, you would have to pay me to play this game. For free I’ll get as far as level 15 and stop.

    I gave up on the SP around level 10, those last 5 were picked up via multiplayer, I ground though this foul mess hoping to hit the right map, the right game type, the right anything to get it anywhere near close to fun.

    The closest Destiny comes to any Halo is in this mode, the maps are could fit into Reach as they feel built for too many things at once and none of them stick in the mind.

    Finally getting to play Destiny as a whole does answer a question, why was Marty O’Donnell fired.

    Turns out when he was first shown the game he told the team how damn terrible the game is and they were unable to handle it.    … Expand
  14. Aswizzle77
    Sep 22, 2015
    9
    What Vanilla destiny should have been. Everything from getting loot to the questing system to strikes are all improved from the previous year. Coming into the game for the first time or returning, its totally worth it! Each expansions continues to get better and better! Looking forward to the future of Destiny, will be on this ride for the coming years!
  15. Paladin_Of_Luna
    Sep 22, 2015
    0
    Wow. This game is utterly disgusting. I bought it because a friend of mine, who is a huge Destiny day one fanboy, told me they fixed everything and made it better. I originally sold it because it's repetitive, boring, and bland. Guess what? $60 more and it's still boring, repetitive and bland. Don't trust these idiot critic reviews. Has anyone even heard of half of their sites orWow. This game is utterly disgusting. I bought it because a friend of mine, who is a huge Destiny day one fanboy, told me they fixed everything and made it better. I originally sold it because it's repetitive, boring, and bland. Guess what? $60 more and it's still boring, repetitive and bland. Don't trust these idiot critic reviews. Has anyone even heard of half of their sites or sources? I sure haven't. More marketing hype? I'm certain.

    The Taken King offers very little in the lines of "new". It's more like "repetitive overused recycling" of other maps and areas, with one new area that contains few missions. The story is so boring that I found myself falling asleep after the first hour, got to level 40 in a matter of days, then found myself at the same eternal grind fest to get better armor. There is still no raid matchmaking, horrible game balancing, a pvp that supposedly balances classes and weapons (yeah right, it really doesn't and favors those who put in more time and cash to get over the paywalls). Nothing that was wrong with this game before was fixed.

    You can blame Activision for this atrocity, but I blame Bungie through and through. I will never buy another Bungie game in my life after this. Let's stop calling this game a disappointment and start calling it what it really is, an infectious cancer blighted by video game designers' greed and power, focused on abuse of a fanbase that took a decade to cultivate. Let us all pray to whatever higher power that video game companies don't all try to "copycat" using the business model that Bungie did with this game. I fear that would be the end of my video gaming days. Just my ¢.02    … Expand
  16. Be_Objective
    Sep 22, 2015
    8
    The best thing that I can say about this expansion is that despite the lingering problems, it's well worth the asking price and you can trust me when I say that such statement does not come lightly. While it may have less story missions and strikes than the original game did, the quests and loot improvements make it last much longer. The new strikes are way better than the original onesThe best thing that I can say about this expansion is that despite the lingering problems, it's well worth the asking price and you can trust me when I say that such statement does not come lightly. While it may have less story missions and strikes than the original game did, the quests and loot improvements make it last much longer. The new strikes are way better than the original ones and the main storyline not only makes sense but it's actually interesting this time around. It does not solve all of destiny's troubles. The grind and lack of new stuff to do begins to sink in after a while, though much later than the original game did when it launched.… Expand
  17. vreynauld
    Sep 22, 2015
    3
    More bait-and-switch half-truths from Bungie.

    "We heard player feedback and are reducing the grind." WRONG. The grind is worse than it ever has been, especially with the infusion system, the change to legendary marks, and the change to the light level. "You no longer need light to reach max level." Technically true and yet oh so meaningless. Being level 40 means jack all because    More bait-and-switch half-truths from Bungie.

    "We heard player feedback and are reducing the grind."
    WRONG. The grind is worse than it ever has been, especially with the infusion system, the change to legendary marks, and the change to the light level.

    "You no longer need light to reach max level."
    Technically true and yet oh so meaningless. Being level 40 means jack all because what matters is your light score. What generates your light score? An average of your defense and attack stats. With raid gear, what's the highest light score? Currently 310. Put a decimal point before the third digit and you'll see this system is just a new coat of paint. We're still REALLY hovering around level 29-31, it's just presented with a different number system.

    "You no longer have a cap on the amount of marks you can earn in a week."
    Again, a half truth and veiled lie. Once you get past the missions you get after finishing the main story, most of which give one-time rewards of Legendary Marks, you can REALISTICALLY only earn 240 marks in a week. Mark rewards are now limited per account rather than per character, and are capped at 15 per day for the daily story, 15 per day for the daily pvp, and 30 per week for your weekly heroic strikes. Beyond what you can earn, you can obtain more Marks by dismantling Legendaries, but only 3 to 5 Marks at a time. In short, we went from having 200 Vanguard and 200 Crucible marks per character per week to 240-ish Legendary Marks per account per week, more depending on how many legendaries you dismantle. Same song and dance, different line of BS from Bungie.

    The counter argument will be that you don't need to buy stuff from the vendors, which is largely true. Since gearing has become a flustercuck of the highest order, with gear drops and engram decryption determined by your average light score, it's possible to get rare items that completely outclass exotics and legendaries. As such, it makes the 280 gear on the factor vendors mostly pointless unless you're going for a cosmetic look. I currently have a 297 blue sniper rifle equipped; compare that to my 290 exotic scout rifle. You'll need lots of those Legendary Marks to infuse (upgrade) your weapons and armor. Infusing your gear is the new grind. But, hey, at least we can keep a piece of armor we happen to like for the entire expansion if we want, so I guess that's a plus. If you want your old exotics back, that's 150 marks per exotic plus needing to re-level them yet again. That's if they even felt compelled to upgrade the exotic you're looking for into year 2.

    A lot of these user reviews praise the story and post story content. The only thing I can think is that they must be shills because the main story is a laugh and can be beaten in about 2.5 hours tops and continues to make minimal sense. Cayde-6's narration is the only saving grace of the whole thing. The missions following the main story are largely designed around old systems, specifically patrols and public events. The ENTIRE Taken War story arc is nothing more than short survival missions that lead into public events which are literally copy/pastes of House of Wolves' roaming wolfpacks. Only now it's with Taken Lieutenants and Champions. Variks offers a mission chain that requires killing 900 Fallen across three planets (Thin the Pack). The VAST majority of the missions after finishing the main story are rehashes of old missions and raid areas, nothing more. Even the main story arc, despite adding the entire new zone, is guilty of spending about half its time in old mission areas and year 1 content.

    The *NEW* strikes are actually very decent, as they have improved mechanics and the bosses aren't as bullet spongy. But there are only 4 of them (3 if you're on xbox). The rest of the strikes in rotation are largely the same except they now have Taken mobs thrown in them. But you're still going to be sick of killing Valus Tu'arc on Mars.

    The new PVP maps are pretty much the same design as the last. The new mode, Rift (Destiny's attempt at One Flag CTF) is hit or miss depending on which map you get and heavily promotes spawn and rift camping. Tiresome after a few matches.

    TL;DR Bungie did it again with the half truth bait and switches. The only solid changes are the new strikes and the new interface. But don't be fooled, most "Quests" are glorified bounties, and most of those - especially after the main story - are little more than patrols and public events. The main story barely makes any sense, Oryx is a joke, the Dreadnaught is a bore. Enjoy the next year of Legendary Mark grinding so you can keep your light score maxxed out - which is really no different than year 1's system, just with a new spit shine.

    For $40, I expected better. This is barely more than the content added by TDB alone. Save your money for any number of better games coming out this year. If you need to shoot other people in the face in competitive PVP and want to do it in space, wait for Battlefront.    … Expand
  18. tomhughesnice
    Sep 22, 2015
    9
    Truly fantastic game. Great FPS mechanics in beautifully environments with a Plethora of activities. It will probably take me months to get through it all.

    I would have given this game 10/10 if it were not for the lack of matchmaking on Nightfall and Raid activities. I have had to go to Destiny LFG to find people for these activities.. An TBH I do not see the difference between that and    Truly fantastic game. Great FPS mechanics in beautifully environments with a Plethora of activities. It will probably take me months to get through it all.

    I would have given this game 10/10 if it were not for the lack of matchmaking on Nightfall and Raid activities. I have had to go to Destiny LFG to find people for these activities.. An TBH I do not see the difference between that and matchmaking except its more effort, and I have to accept heaps of PSN friends for people I have only played with once.
    I think every type of activity should allow matchmaking.. But there should be some kind of advanced matchmaking on top of that which includes filters for light level, class, gear etc.    … Expand
  19. milero91
    Sep 22, 2015
    8
    I really am not a Destiny fan boy, I haven't played it for nearly a year and decided to come back for the Taken King and I don't regret it at all. There is almost enough content their to warrant the £40 DLC but for new players, this is worth every penny.

    The new areas, quests, strikes, raid and other updates make me feel like this game has finally had some personality injected into it.    I really am not a Destiny fan boy, I haven't played it for nearly a year and decided to come back for the Taken King and I don't regret it at all. There is almost enough content their to warrant the £40 DLC but for new players, this is worth every penny.

    The new areas, quests, strikes, raid and other updates make me feel like this game has finally had some personality injected into it.

    People rating this a 0 are either still bitter about the pay model or haven't played the game and enjoy hating on what is now quite a good game.    … Expand
  20. SebbyMak
    Sep 21, 2015
    0
    Standard repetative garbage with bad business model. Die already along with COD, same game wit skinned garbage. Activision are horrific and leach on the stupid
  21. jcfbey01
    Sep 21, 2015
    10
    I love this game. It is personally my favorite game... ever. So many new mechanics along with a challenging new story that makes so much sense, I haven't played a better game yet! It adds so much new content including new weapons and gear that look fantastic. It plays great and is great. If you've never played it before, get it. If you played Destiny but haven't played it in awhile, playI love this game. It is personally my favorite game... ever. So many new mechanics along with a challenging new story that makes so much sense, I haven't played a better game yet! It adds so much new content including new weapons and gear that look fantastic. It plays great and is great. If you've never played it before, get it. If you played Destiny but haven't played it in awhile, play it again, it will definitely get you addicted. If you still love destiny, you probably already have it and did the new story and are level 40, just like me. Trust me, this is the best game/DLC that's came out/going to come out all year. It's fantastic.… Expand
  22. playzthegame
    Sep 21, 2015
    0
    Destiny at its core is a solid game with great shooter mechanics and beautiful levels. The first year offering of the base game and expansions 1+2 was a mixed bag of interesting ideas but poor execution, however if you choose not to upgrade to the newest expansions you could still play your original copy of the game minus the newest story missions and raids as well as most of the pvpDestiny at its core is a solid game with great shooter mechanics and beautiful levels. The first year offering of the base game and expansions 1+2 was a mixed bag of interesting ideas but poor execution, however if you choose not to upgrade to the newest expansions you could still play your original copy of the game minus the newest story missions and raids as well as most of the pvp games.

    With the release of The Taken King Activision seeks to be the first company ever to pull a "fast one" on the general public by basically telling its current users to pay of GTFO (quit). If you have destiny and have not upgraded they have taken away most of the core game to the point that it is worse than a DEMO. What you can do is limited to irrelevant content. You cant buy any gear old or new. You cant level up to compete in Iron banner or Trials of Osiris, 2 of the competitive PVP modes. You are denied access to daily story missions and daily pvp games which earn currency to make purchases, and they also no longer sell old gear so if you don't already have some your up the creek. You are denied access to the nightfall strike, which has some of the best gear drops and challenging game play. You are denied access to heroic strike playlist.

    Basically you are denied playing a game that you already spent $60-$100 unless you pay them an additional $40 for another lackluster DLC. That is if you live in the US, other countries like Australia, and India get to pay $70-$90 US dollars for the exact same product.

    Activision is trying to set a bad precident in gaming. They want you to continually be forced into a more and more expensive upgrade to play a product you already purchased, and they want you to so grateful that you'll "throw money at the screen" (Luke Smith Bungie creative designer)    … Expand
  23. dstammel
    Sep 21, 2015
    10
    Destiny The Taken King has surprised me in the best way possible. As a player who enjoyed the original Destiny but got bored when it hit the grind phase, I am really enjoying this new expansion. The Story missions are really fun and engaging. Even after the "story" missions come to a close you are sent back to the tower and instantly your new Quest Log is fun of new fun things to do.Destiny The Taken King has surprised me in the best way possible. As a player who enjoyed the original Destiny but got bored when it hit the grind phase, I am really enjoying this new expansion. The Story missions are really fun and engaging. Even after the "story" missions come to a close you are sent back to the tower and instantly your new Quest Log is fun of new fun things to do. These aren't all just "collect 25 such and such", many of these are new missions on new and old levels. One particularly fun mission sent me into the Vault of Glass raid environment (which I had never played before)
    I will definitely be playing this expansion off and on for the next few weeks.
    It has also sealed the deal for me, I WILL be buying all future expansions for Destiny. At $40 I believe this is an amazing value. I haven't even touched the new PVP maps or the raid yet! Keep up the good work Bungie and don't let the haters keep you down.
    P.S. Please add more vehicles and eventually space flight.    … Expand
  24. Unaid3dGamer
    Sep 21, 2015
    10
    I was a year one hater!

    I kept playing for a while in the hope that things would improve but they didn't. TTK is amazing!! It's a totally different game and if it was released under a different title it would be scoring high 9's from user reviews. Don't believe me? Take a look at some of the reviews of the new raid "King's Fall", I challenge you to find a review that isn't positive.
  25. The_Garays
    Sep 21, 2015
    6
    So, here we have a great game, its name is Destiny, and on the other side we have two awfull companies, Bungie and Activision, who sell over-priced and poor quality DLC's, resell already payed content and don't care at all for their customers.

    About the game, I must say they have done good improvements, the quests are really interesting, although they are reusing old maps, I really    So, here we have a great game, its name is Destiny, and on the other side we have two awfull companies, Bungie and Activision, who sell over-priced and poor quality DLC's, resell already payed content and don't care at all for their customers.

    About the game, I must say they have done good improvements, the quests are really interesting, although they are reusing old maps, I really prayed for a long storyline this time, but it came short again. All the old gear is useless, all the old content is useless because they didn't rebalance the loots. It looks like if the big decisions were being taken by kids.

    I have to say that the new area is pretty awesome, and have lots of things to do, I would've added easier ways to get there with your team mates, but is still very cool. The assaults were... just assaults, as usual, no fun, just a run run run bang bang bang, smash the bosses head to the ground with your heavy ammo. And the new light system doesn't fit at all, I find it very easy to gear up now, back in the days you had to work hard to get cool gear, now is way to simple.

    I've played Crucible and found my new style with Scout rifles instead of hand cannons, I appreciate very much not to see everyone using Last Word or Thorn, great job here. The new modes and maps are fun to play, but again locks for people who had already payed 100€! **** move there...

    Update 2.0 was great, they balanced some weapons that were really anoying, but the lock to old content is really low; i can't even believe it! I've been reading the forums and some people claim they had a refund, others say they are complaining to the BBB... Bungie should reallythink about what they are doing here.

    I only have one thing to say, I loved this game, but taking a look at the decisions Bungie and Activision have done with this reselling-locking DLC... This is the last time I pay them anything else related to Destiny, I'll make the most I can out of it and hopefully find a new MMO shooter to play, like the ones to come: Battlefront, The Division or Ghost Recon Wildlands.    … Expand
  26. cinemajase
    Sep 21, 2015
    0
    The random loot system, the replaying of levels over and over again, the absent storyline in the game I could stand because I had a lot of good friends to play with and that was really what was most enjoyable about this game, but after the release of the Taken King expansion and the launch of Year 2 of Destiny, I've had enough. The launch of the 2nd year of Destiny pretty much reset theThe random loot system, the replaying of levels over and over again, the absent storyline in the game I could stand because I had a lot of good friends to play with and that was really what was most enjoyable about this game, but after the release of the Taken King expansion and the launch of Year 2 of Destiny, I've had enough. The launch of the 2nd year of Destiny pretty much reset the entire game, even for players who spent the entire last year grinding to get the best gear in the game by devaluing it and ensuring that if you did want to progress in the game, you had to play along and ditch all that old gear for the new gear. If that statement is confusing, here's an example: say you're playing a game like Skyrim and you've progress all the way through the game and gotten the best loot in the game, best armor, best weapons, etc. Then, an update is released that you must use in order to keep playing the game, that resets the value of all the loot in the game so that the weapons you find initially are more powerful than end game weapons you had to work for. And you don't have a choice in the matter. Either you use the update or you can't play. Sound upsetting? Welcome to Destiny and the Taken King.… Expand
  27. FunForAll
    Sep 21, 2015
    9
    The game has been a blast. Wondering if the people who say the story is too short actually played the game. After 20 hrs and getting through Oryx, the whole map lights up with a new story line the Taken War. Those missions have been challenging, unique and heck of a lot of fun. Lots of exploration now on the dreadnaught with a bunch of riddle like keys dropped for unique chests. StrikesThe game has been a blast. Wondering if the people who say the story is too short actually played the game. After 20 hrs and getting through Oryx, the whole map lights up with a new story line the Taken War. Those missions have been challenging, unique and heck of a lot of fun. Lots of exploration now on the dreadnaught with a bunch of riddle like keys dropped for unique chests. Strikes (dungeons), POE, court of oryx, lots of new public events and means to summon them, and Raids which i have not even touched yet. Clearly lots of people have decided to put their heads down, cross their arms, pout and shout. instead of just playing and having fun.… Expand
  28. MoneyMaker
    Sep 20, 2015
    0
    i paid $40 bucks for the new content, today played 6 hours and i finished it totally except for the raid, anyway the raid will be beated on less than one week for sure, and then what !? $40 bucks for this !? basically i paid $20 for fix the game with 2.0 patch and $20 for the "new" content, very disappointing, im feeling frustrated, pissed and abused right now, dont believe the hype, isi paid $40 bucks for the new content, today played 6 hours and i finished it totally except for the raid, anyway the raid will be beated on less than one week for sure, and then what !? $40 bucks for this !? basically i paid $20 for fix the game with 2.0 patch and $20 for the "new" content, very disappointing, im feeling frustrated, pissed and abused right now, dont believe the hype, is only marketing, dont support this kind of **business**… Expand
  29. jakeman25
    Sep 20, 2015
    10
    Destiny is finally shaping up to be the game Bungie was aiming for all along, while I think that the taken king should have been in the original release I have to hand it to Bungie that they have been trying to change things for the better. I've been with Destiny since day 1 and have seen all the changes. I'm happy and will continue playing with my fire-team through year 2!
  30. GHILL1987
    Sep 20, 2015
    10
    Ok so... lets clear something up first this game is without a shadow of a doubt the best expansion for Destiny so far.

    I have read through a lot of this reviews and also opinions of my friends list on my console and quite frankly it annoys me to see so many people give a poor reflection of the game without actually experiencing all it has to offer. YES you level up to lvl40 fast, YES    Ok so... lets clear something up first this game is without a shadow of a doubt the best expansion for Destiny so far.

    I have read through a lot of this reviews and also opinions of my friends list on my console and quite frankly it annoys me to see so many people give a poor reflection of the game without actually experiencing all it has to offer.

    YES you level up to lvl40 fast, YES the main story line is still short...

    HOWEVER all these poor reviews come from people that do the main story get to lvl40 then stop. They then fail to see that there is actually 5 times the amount of side quests that provide some very challenging experiences to gain extra xp and rewards. There are an extra 3 strikes to TTK also to further expand.

    I'm your usual weekly reset player who does all the weekly heroic, Nightfall, Raids, PoE etc all in the first day then the rest of the week NOTHING. However that is NOT the case with the TTK.

    LIGHT LEVEL...

    This is what people fail to see because they are used to the old level system. Just because you've hit EXPERIENCE level 40 doesn't mean you are by any means levelled up. By level 40 you are usually around lvl200 light, now to access the Nightfall you are recommended to be level 280 light. Now to put that into perspective, it took me and a fireteam 2 solid days of playing all day to reach 280 light.

    But it doesn't stop there as that's just the access required to attempt the nightfall... every time you finish a quest a new one starts but not only that there are equal amounts of quests in the crucible too. X amount of kills with x ability/weapon. X amount of win in X crucible modes... The whole thing has been designed to STOP repetitive gameplay. Stop the usage of the same weapons over and over. The new infuse system makes you pay attention to EVERY weapon. Blues have higher attack than a lot of legendaries because legenadaries have better perks. Find the Leg you want then infuse your blue to make the favoured perks more powerful.

    It really ANGERS me to see so many poor reviews from people that haven't even given the game the chance to see ALL it now offers. TTK has 5 times the content that VANILLA destiny had to offer.

    Seriously guys think about it not as an expansion, yes its £40 but that's cheaper than the original vanilla destin and has 5 times the content. This IS destiny 2.0 its its own standalone game.

    I challenged my doubters on my friends list to play beyond the main story and experience the extra gameplay on offer and now their opinions have changed.

    Seriously me and my dedicated players have had so much more fun with TTK than we every have on destiny...

    Its taken up that much time to play TTK that weve not had a single chance to even concider our usual raids and PoE for xp gains.

    SERIOUSLY this has restored all my faith in Bungie and Destiny. For £40 you are seriously getting so much more than JUST an expansion. Don't listen to all the haters. Haters gonna hate. If you enjoyed vanilla destiny up until that "Wall" of nothing left to do then trust me you are going to LOVE TTK.

    STOP focussing on the greed of activision as I honestly feel for the content we are getting this time TTK is worth EVERY penny. The HoW yes that was over priced and ridiculous.

    TTK is truly something special...    … Expand
  31. Lavonicus
    Sep 19, 2015
    7
    ***SPOILER FREE****

    The main story is about 2-4 hours. Depends on how many fights you skip through and decent you are. What The Taken king gets right: What really gets me in this, you get probably 12 side quests during and after beating the main story. Taken are now everywhere, just not on the Dreadnaught. If you go to a planet or moon, they will show up. Which gives it a    ***SPOILER FREE****

    The main story is about 2-4 hours. Depends on how many fights you skip through and decent you are.

    What The Taken king gets right:

    What really gets me in this, you get probably 12 side quests during and after beating the main story.

    Taken are now everywhere, just not on the Dreadnaught. If you go to a planet or moon, they will show up. Which gives it a world like event.

    WoW started to include the main Antognist in there story in explains with Lich King. Allowing the player to encounter it as they progressed. That is done with TTK and it is a move in the right direction IMO.

    The Story telling here is on point and the level designs and flow remind of the starting point on the station on Halo 2. Great stuff!

    Nolan North as the Ghost is amazing. Nathan Fillion as Cayde 6 the Hunter trainer is a perfect fit. You now have banter when you are on a mission which is exactly what this game needed.

    I can't comment on the raid, it went live yesterday and I've yet to do it, I'll update when I do.

    The patch that came before TKK has changed a lot of things and so far everything has been for the better.

    ******What is bad and lost with this expansion******

    Personally, if the level cap was 34, that should be your enemies starting level, not 25.

    The campaign is short and the amount of content is something more the lines of 15-25$. 40$ is too much.

    After a year of being out you can buy everything except for TKK for 20$ which tells me the game hasn't been doing as well as they hoped.

    There is already an exploit to farming exotics again.

    I still have not been provided any additional information to what the heck is going on in this campaign and what has happened in the past. I'm instead left with even more questions.

    I can't shake the feeling this game was indeed chopped up and sold to us bit by bit. It seems like they are testing the community to see how much they can get away with.

    -------My prediction-------

    In November, so 40ish days. Fallout 4, Black Ops 3 and Battlefront all come out within a week of one another. These games will bring the online community of this game down tremendously. I would imagine like what Black Ops 2 did to Halo 4.

    I really wish Bungie would give us more content. There isn't enough here to keep us entertained for a couple of months. They could easily get the community back and in growing numbers if they gave away something simple for free. Not sell you content on a Redbull can.

    I sitll look forward to Destiny 2, where all of this will be fixed and then some.    … Expand
  32. CrashPoint
    Sep 19, 2015
    2
    Destiny 2.0: The Taken King is a must-buy---but for all the wrong reasons. Bungie has made a massive mistake with this game; if you already owned Destiny before this came out, and simply don't want the expansion, then the game is essentially cut off at the knees. If you did not own Destiny (like those who sold their copy after the disappointment of the initial game, you now have to shellDestiny 2.0: The Taken King is a must-buy---but for all the wrong reasons. Bungie has made a massive mistake with this game; if you already owned Destiny before this came out, and simply don't want the expansion, then the game is essentially cut off at the knees. If you did not own Destiny (like those who sold their copy after the disappointment of the initial game, you now have to shell out another 60 dollars for "Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition", which includes the original game, the two initial expanions, and the titular Taken King expansion. The 60 dollar price point might be considered a steal if you did not own any of the game's parts. If you want the Taken King as just another expansion, it will cost you 40 dollars; double the price as the previous expansions, with slightly more content. Without the Taken King, you are capped at Level 34; not enough to wear any Exotics and most Legendaries, and most Crucible Faction gear is now off limits until Level 40.
    Sporting few changes to the overall game (such as Nolan North, of Uncharted fame, as the new voice of the Ghost, new items and armor) with an added total of 4 hours of storytelling (not counting the already released expansions), 40 dollars is far too overpriced for something as meager as this. The 2.0 update, which was before the Taken King was even released, added more overall content than the actual expansion.
    Destiny is a quick, clean game now; and it is leaving the slow players in the dust. And those players will not take this lightly.    … Expand
  33. roman_emperor
    Sep 19, 2015
    5
    Destiny has excellent shooting mechanics and gameplay elements. The first person mmo experience is addicting. Unfortunately sometime I feel Bungie undermines the intelligence of its fanbase. They make promises that they don't keep. The game also seems to suffer from an identity disorder. I don't know why it can't define itself. The frustration settles in when you realize that all theDestiny has excellent shooting mechanics and gameplay elements. The first person mmo experience is addicting. Unfortunately sometime I feel Bungie undermines the intelligence of its fanbase. They make promises that they don't keep. The game also seems to suffer from an identity disorder. I don't know why it can't define itself. The frustration settles in when you realize that all the changes that made the game fun to play were stripped away (this pisses players off).

    However, I bought the expansion expecting a good time and I'm having a good time with the game. It's fun and has plenty of content despite the short storyline. The quest that come after are creative and challenging. It's worth the money. However, as a year one player I got a terrible deal and Bungie has taken no interest in truly addressing the issue. A cheap shader that looks like everything else and an emblem does not cut it. New players will not experience the ups and downs I have. New players may experience a more dolid gameplay.

    I have no many mixed thoughts I don't know exactly what to say except, i like the improvements but I'm highly disappointed.    … Expand
  34. PoopStorm
    Sep 19, 2015
    1
    Well, I only have myself to blame.

    I use to own the original copy of Destiny and got burned out quickly, just grinding away. I swore that I was done with destiny, but my simple mindedness got the better of me. I fell for the hype, it made me believe that this time, it would be different, it will be better. Just like a battered ex, I bit the hook and went back. What did I expect? I am    Well, I only have myself to blame.

    I use to own the original copy of Destiny and got burned out quickly, just grinding away. I swore that I was done with destiny, but my simple mindedness got the better of me. I fell for the hype, it made me believe that this time, it would be different, it will be better. Just like a battered ex, I bit the hook and went back. What did I expect? I am thinking that Activision are paying for reviews, because from my first hand account, this expansion was not all that, and definitely not worth the price, especially for 9 hrs of story.

    Honestly, things did seems different, for a short while, but after the story was done, there was nothing more. Yes there was some improvements, but not enough to make this game enjoyable or keep me playing or to say that the experience has been changed. Grinding still occurs.

    So to sum it up. Don't let the hype fool you, and be weary of these "credible" news sources. If you have been playing this for the long haul, I can you sticking to it again, however, IMO, this is not worth it for people thinking of returning or new people interested in the game.    … Expand
  35. guitarpete987
    Sep 19, 2015
    9
    Really, don't listen to all the people bashing Bungie as greedy for how they're handling The Taken King. It's not called greed, it's called a BUSINESS MODEL. Destiny is not the type of game where you pay one price and can play forever, and it never pretended to be. It's an evolving game and as it evolves, Bungie must put its priority on new players and dedicated players who are going toReally, don't listen to all the people bashing Bungie as greedy for how they're handling The Taken King. It's not called greed, it's called a BUSINESS MODEL. Destiny is not the type of game where you pay one price and can play forever, and it never pretended to be. It's an evolving game and as it evolves, Bungie must put its priority on new players and dedicated players who are going to have faith in them and put down the cash. It's a fantastic expansion and between the framework changes, the new approach to storylines and quests, and the huge increase in things to do, it's well worth the $40 if you ever enjoyed Destiny at all or are coming in brand new.

    And many people saying there's not enough content to justify the price are also hiding some sort of a hidden "bash Destiny at all costs" agenda. Something that the positive critic reviews (which at this point remains to be *all of them*) are all agreeing on is that there is a wealth of stuff to do in TTK.

    Most of the negative reviews really just seem like people whining because they want something for nothing or people who haven't even played it at all yet.    … Expand
  36. ZloiHasan
    Sep 19, 2015
    10
    Very much, very much cool! It is simply improbable! Giving of a plot strongly surpasses the original, it how to compare the child and the Spartan, pvp maps simply bewitch. Content added much, it DLC costs the money and fulfills them on 6/10! Hi to the Russian community of TG!:P
  37. TheBarber
    Sep 18, 2015
    5
    When it comes to Destiny, the quote, “Those that don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” comes to mind.

    After a year, we all know what the game is about, how Bungie’s valuates its content, and how the DLC ‘pay walls’ will work going forward. From this point on in Destiny, if people choose to keep paying, it is their own choice. If they feel they were ripped off a few    When it comes to Destiny, the quote, “Those that don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” comes to mind.

    After a year, we all know what the game is about, how Bungie’s valuates its content, and how the DLC ‘pay walls’ will work going forward.

    From this point on in Destiny, if people choose to keep paying, it is their own choice. If they feel they were ripped off a few months from now, they have no one to blame but themselves. “Those that don’t learn...”

    It will be interesting to see if there will be a constant cycle of ‘new players’ entering the game and ‘pissed off vets’ leaving the game, throughout Destiny’s planned 10 years. It seems that a lot of Year 1 players have jumped ship.

    I wonder if in a year, the people singing Bungie’s praises right now will still be singing the same tune...

    To the people giving this content a 0 or a 10, thank you for corrupting what should be a fair assessment of a game.
    -The game actually functions, so a 0 is not warranted.
    -It is surely NOT a perfect game, so you can't give it a 10.
    Somewhere in the middle of those scores, you will find the HONEST reviews of people who have ACTUALLY played the new content.
    But like I said, at this point, we all know what Destiny IS and WILL BE.    … Expand
  38. TimmytheGamer
    Sep 18, 2015
    2
    Just another sham of an expansion. Six to eight hours of new content? No thanks. I should have learnt my lesson with the first DLC packs. I'm done with this title.
  39. JulietsDaBomb
    Sep 18, 2015
    10
    TTK has completely remade the game. And it is so much better for it. It's not too often you find a game development company that listens to it's users as closely as Bungie. They have taken the feed back and criticism and made the game much better. This doesn't happen with any other game out there. I have also never been a part of a community that is as devoted and invested as theTTK has completely remade the game. And it is so much better for it. It's not too often you find a game development company that listens to it's users as closely as Bungie. They have taken the feed back and criticism and made the game much better. This doesn't happen with any other game out there. I have also never been a part of a community that is as devoted and invested as the Destiny Community. If you want to join a sweet (for the most part) group of players, download TTK right now. Come join us.

    Side note - Don't get the collectors edition. Not worth it    … Expand
  40. GamerJustice
    Sep 18, 2015
    0
    This game is simply built on greed. Bungie used us as Beta testers and put lipstick on their pig. It's still a pig however, equating to a terrible value for veteran players. The taken king is extremely short, as many predicted. Bungie used to make games that were fun to play. They now make hype better than any developer in history.
  41. Kujoklr25
    Sep 18, 2015
    10
    Huge improvement in the story. Strikes are much more entertaining and less bullet sponge oriented. Overall I'd say this DLC offers more than the base game plus the season pass did.
  42. sufka28
    Sep 18, 2015
    10
    First and foremost this new expansion is everything the good reviews say it is. All you picky gamers that give it a negative review are either from a different platform like the Xbox one, or PC, or you just expect bungee to give you everything in the content instead of going out and getting it. Sure you paid $40 for it, and there is a lot of new scenarios in the game, I'm going to giveFirst and foremost this new expansion is everything the good reviews say it is. All you picky gamers that give it a negative review are either from a different platform like the Xbox one, or PC, or you just expect bungee to give you everything in the content instead of going out and getting it. Sure you paid $40 for it, and there is a lot of new scenarios in the game, I'm going to give this review a solid 10 because all of you negative aholes that gave it a negative score. Last thing I will leave you all with is the content is right there, you just have to get off of your lazy asses and go get it.… Expand
  43. sears31907
    Sep 18, 2015
    0
    What are the critics thinking? Just look at the user score for a true measure of the TTK. After playing this game non stop for 4 days now I'm very unhappy. I bought the Collectors Edition and got garbage for it with low defense and attack ratings. This game is an improvement in some ways over the last two additions but drastically fails in other ways. The number one failure besidesWhat are the critics thinking? Just look at the user score for a true measure of the TTK. After playing this game non stop for 4 days now I'm very unhappy. I bought the Collectors Edition and got garbage for it with low defense and attack ratings. This game is an improvement in some ways over the last two additions but drastically fails in other ways. The number one failure besides the lackluster Exotics is the new Legendary Marks currency system. I wish I would have spent my money elsewhere. I gave BungieVision one last chance and they failed miserably.… Expand
  44. Joe614
    Sep 18, 2015
    8
    I am very pleased with this dlc. There is much more content. The story telling is on point and the game play is as great as it always has been. The only con in my opinion is the nerfing of the guns.
  45. thejeqff
    Sep 18, 2015
    10
    Don't listen to those who are saying there's not a lot of content here. There is a ton of new content in this game. After completing the main story line, there are at least 6 new quests that open, continuing on side story's that were hinted at in the first year and providing a lot more playability. The story telling is vastly improved, both in the new cutscenes (of which there are a lot)Don't listen to those who are saying there's not a lot of content here. There is a ton of new content in this game. After completing the main story line, there are at least 6 new quests that open, continuing on side story's that were hinted at in the first year and providing a lot more playability. The story telling is vastly improved, both in the new cutscenes (of which there are a lot) and in the voice acting. Nathan Fillion and Nolan North provide great dialogue, which is funny on many occasions.

    The Dreadnaught is also huge. There are the main areas to be explored, but the ship contains numerous little tunnels and areas to explore, each having some type of chest or secret mechanic to discover which opens up new rewards. Court of Oryx provides interesting new play mechanics, there are 4 new strikes to play through, two on the dreadnaught, one on earth and one on Venus. Vog and Crota areas now have story missions attached to them, so you can explore those areas if you didn't have a chance to raid in year 1. Other reviewers mistakenly say that much of the story recycles old maps, but that's simply not the case, especially for those who had trouble finding raiding groups. Mayhem and Rift are great additions to the Crucible playlist and there are a number of new maps to play on as well. Mayhem might be the best addition that comes with Taken King.

    The removal of light level to reach the experience cap at lvl 40 is a great improvement. Reaching level 40 will unlock the content, but light level is still needed to beat those bosses. This structure makes a lot more sense since it doesn't lock out content now for landing change weapons. Playing through harder levels becomes easier with better weapons, but it's still possible to play that content without the best gear. It's a much fairer system. Not perfect yet, but a lot closer.

    This is easily a game that could have sold for $60 that only costs $40. It's clear from others reviewing that they either didn't play TTK at all or didn't finish the main story mission. This is what Destiny should have been when it was released a year ago. I'm excited to see what it becomes moving forward. It is certainly a much more rewarding experience than it was before.    … Expand
  46. MedicatedBias
    Sep 18, 2015
    4
    Final judgment: 4/10 collectors edition for new players; WORTH IT. year one players...wait for black friday or the next major expansion. this will only satisfy you for a month max. half a month if you are a regular player. To expensive, not enough NEW and compelling content. As a stand alone dlc, not worth 40$ maybe 20, not 40.

    1: reused assets for major parts of game. INCLUDING    Final judgment: 4/10 collectors edition for new players; WORTH IT. year one players...wait for black friday or the next major expansion. this will only satisfy you for a month max. half a month if you are a regular player. To expensive, not enough NEW and compelling content. As a stand alone dlc, not worth 40$ maybe 20, not 40.

    1: reused assets for major parts of game. INCLUDING CAMPAIGN MISSIONS!! (LAZY!) also THE TAKEN ARE JUST RESKINS of old enemies, with a few cool new tricks and mechanics.

    2: Campaign Story is very basic. Bad guy wants revenge for dead son. No depth, no backstory for Major characters. No successful or meaningful attempt to give the destiny universe any soul. The final boss battle vs Oryx is underwhelming and after killing him, no decent rewards are given. Very shallow. Is destiny INCAPABLE of making a compelling story? or did all the writers that wrote HALO leave?...Oh wait..

    3: The dreadnaught is just another empty playing space that offers nothing but re-spawning enemies. Just like vanilla destiny. Looks great yet offers nothing more compelling than killing the same mobs of enemies that you will get bored of after a few hours. Novelty wears of very quickly.

    4: Strikes have improved with some new mechanics. This is a good thing. However NON of the bosses are given any tangible back story within the campaign so once again your just killing this oversized boss with no emotional or logical attachment. Boss battles have improved, no longer stationary infinite health bullet sponges. Strikes have greatly improved, (best part of dlc thus far)

    5: Light system is gone! GREAT now we can have what bungie originally promised us, a choice in what armor we want to wear and not what armor we HAVE to wear.

    6: Yet to see raid. VOG is the only decent raid, Crota's end was not that great.    … Expand
  47. Percussius
    Sep 18, 2015
    8
    Oh Destiny...where to begin...

    Being a Year 1 player who has put easily over 100 hours into this game, I can safely say that I have mixed feelings on this expansion due to the treatment of all Year 1 content. I booted up the game for the first time yesterday after the lengthy ver. 2.0 update and was treated to two amazing gifts during the introductory Veteran's Walk mission for Year 1    Oh Destiny...where to begin...

    Being a Year 1 player who has put easily over 100 hours into this game, I can safely say that I have mixed feelings on this expansion due to the treatment of all Year 1 content. I booted up the game for the first time yesterday after the lengthy ver. 2.0 update and was treated to two amazing gifts during the introductory Veteran's Walk mission for Year 1 players: the only two exotic weapons (Monte Carlo and Thorn) that I hadn't grabbed in my first year of playing. Much to my dismay, however, I then noticed that the attack values for these weapons was equal to (or lower than) blue and green drops specific to The Taken King. I spent so much time playing this game and forgoing playing other great games in my collection just to amass this amazing arsenal of weapons and now they're all basically worthless? Consider me bummed.

    The content itself in Taken King is great, though I wish there was more of it. The missions are great, the new enemy types and subclasses are great additions, and I can't say enough about how much I love the new Quest Tracking system. The downside is that after just two hours of dedicated play I was able to go from level 34 to level 36, leading me to believe it won't be long until I hit the new level cap and again run out of a reason to keep playing the game beyond checking in once a week for the weekly Heroic and Nightfall strikes.

    I enjoy PvP and this game has a LOT to offer someone who loves competitive shooters. The actual gunplay is as tight as what you would expect from the developers of Halo, and the weapons all feel and sound great (something which Bungie has always done well in spades). There's new maps and the weapon classes have all been either buffed or nerfed in significant ways for the 2.0 update. Love it or hate it, the PvP in Destiny at least manages to stay fresh through constant monitoring and updating by the team at Bungie.

    I'm not going to delve too deeply into the Bungie or Activision shaming here, for their scrapping of the story or constant barrage of $20-$40 updates for content that should have (for all intents and purposes) shipped with the main game back in September of 2014. What I will say is this: Underneath all the controversy and trolling surrounding this game is a great shooter that deserves to be played. If you are new to Destiny and are considering making the plunge, you get the best deal of anyone by jumping into the game in Year 2. Those who haven't invested a significant amount of time in the Year 1 gameplay won't be disappointed with all of their amassed gear being nerfed, and you'll get a more cohesive storyline and better leveling up system to play around with.    … Expand
  48. Albechico
    Sep 18, 2015
    2
    Was the new story better? yes was it worth $40 no. I feel that they should never call something new when it's the same missing just running it backwards. but the biggest issue here is they take away more then they give. there has been three DLCs and we really can only use the latest one. All of the other content(Bounties) have been removed and all the gear that you worked for has beenWas the new story better? yes was it worth $40 no. I feel that they should never call something new when it's the same missing just running it backwards. but the biggest issue here is they take away more then they give. there has been three DLCs and we really can only use the latest one. All of the other content(Bounties) have been removed and all the gear that you worked for has been reduce in effectiveness with out chance to advance just so that you have to start from starch to make it seam like it takes longer to level. this will be my last time buy anything from Bungie and I was a big fan when they did Halo. Good job Bungie.. trust is lost.… Expand
  49. Cstriker01
    Sep 18, 2015
    1
    I am jaded. I bought Destiny day 1 and I was hooked in quickly. So much so that I didn't notice something occur during my play time.

    The gunplay is tight and amazing, a Bungie hallmark, and the world has amazing set design and effects with a top notch Sci-Fi high fantasy atmosphere, all things that I enjoy. I even was an Officer in Dads of Destiny and my team was one of the first tackle    I am jaded. I bought Destiny day 1 and I was hooked in quickly. So much so that I didn't notice something occur during my play time.

    The gunplay is tight and amazing, a Bungie hallmark, and the world has amazing set design and effects with a top notch Sci-Fi high fantasy atmosphere, all things that I enjoy. I even was an Officer in Dads of Destiny and my team was one of the first tackle the Vault of Glass. My family suffered however, I was hooked in the same I was hooked into WoW and other MMOs, but not being single anymore, my family was suffering from the amount I played in the evenings. Of course that is a choice but I have to state that the interval RNG and behavioral science in the game had me pulling the slot machine handle over, and over, and over again.

    This game is addictive with little content. Two expensive expansions with VERY little content compared to other DLC expansions for other games left me pissed off. Then they announced and launched the Taken King....a promise of improvement based on a LIE. Destiny that I bought day 1 was NOT what was promised to consumers. The depth was shallow, the "open world" was a joke, and ENTIRE story elements were cut to the floor for possible DLC. This is a big Activision tactic to snake money from gamers pockets, and they certainly DO NOT respect their customers (look at Call of Duty and a gaming engine developed in 1998).

    They added in the Taken King, patching a lot of things that were badly developed with the game, but at the price of the FULL DAY 1 GAME!!!! This is insane, you are selling promises from Day 1 that were never delivered, and those that bought day 1 Destiny are crapped on having to pay upwards of $180.00 ($60 Vanilla, $20 Dark below DLC, $20 House of Wolves, $60 The Taken King), while a new player just needs to pony up 60$. This is by far one of the worst business practices I have ever seen.

    Which is sad, I look at the content, and I am so tempted to pay up and dive back into the game, and the pull is strong! I love the art style, weapons, classes, and the new subclasses look so cool! But the feeling of being raped by Activision/Bungie is pushing me to be more prudent and logical with my money.    … Expand
  50. ReaperBlack_201
    Sep 18, 2015
    0
    It's not a 40 dollar content, and it's still reuse same areas, maps and with a small add on map and they remove all content from non-dlc users. Don't buy it. It's just false advertisement and a big scam.
  51. beatsy
    Sep 18, 2015
    10
    What a ride this game has had for a year. Having played since the Alpha test, the game that appeared on the 15 of September 2015 is a complete different kettle of fish that I played a year ago... I plugged over a 1000 hours into this game and do not regret a single minute. My friends list went from 2 to over 100 in a few months and have a core group online every night to COOP/PVP/RaidWhat a ride this game has had for a year. Having played since the Alpha test, the game that appeared on the 15 of September 2015 is a complete different kettle of fish that I played a year ago... I plugged over a 1000 hours into this game and do not regret a single minute. My friends list went from 2 to over 100 in a few months and have a core group online every night to COOP/PVP/Raid with..
    The Taken King is brilliant update to the game and I highly recommend anyone thinking of playing, they should do it. Ignore the negative comments.. this game has been changed for the better.
    I now care about the characters in game, Cayde-6 is funny and Eris Morn a nut case. The cut scenes remind me of Bungies Halo days. The new story telling is a big step in the right direction and I am looking forward to the next installment.
    The new Raid releases this weekend which will add even more to the game and even after investing over 12 hours into this latest installment I still haven't finished the new quests (main storyline complete) and have yet to start my other two classes of the Hunter and Warlock.
    The new Dreadnought ship is full of hidden treasures chest and puzzles that need solving to open said chests... invisible platforms and poisoned rooms... The Court of Oryx is a great public event system with lots of loot. I love the new Rift and Mayhem PVP modes... the new subclasses are fantastic and who does not like throwing flaming hammers around in a fight..
    There is so much to talk about I simply 'Do not have time to explain'...... if you are on the fence.. just jump in...    … Expand
  52. Shieldsy
    Sep 18, 2015
    10
    Love it this is what destiny should of been a year ago. The people giving it a bad review most likely didn't buy it and felt the need to troll.
    It now has a more of a MMO feel giving quests and the story is so much of an improvement more cutscenes more things to explore. I actually understand what the story is now.
  53. plesiroth
    Sep 17, 2015
    6
    The Taken King, while a massive improvement over the lackluster base game and it's equally unimpressive DLCs (The Dark Below and House of Wolves) only does enough to justify the entire package as it's own release rather than an expatiation to an already existing game. This is what Destiny should have been at launch; especially when considering the fact that every piece of DLC includingThe Taken King, while a massive improvement over the lackluster base game and it's equally unimpressive DLCs (The Dark Below and House of Wolves) only does enough to justify the entire package as it's own release rather than an expatiation to an already existing game. This is what Destiny should have been at launch; especially when considering the fact that every piece of DLC including this one had already been seen completed in BUNGiEs vidocs an entire year before release. and this is only one of the many ethically questionable practices surrounding this game, as this DLC has effectively paywalled large portions of the original game's content off to the people that already own it, but have not bought the DLC.
    (Opinions may change in regards to the Raid upon it's completion)
    The actual good and bad points of the DLC itself can be presented in simple bullet points.

    Things Taken King does right
    +Presents a far more cohesive narrative
    +corrects some major balance problems with PvP
    +Adds a significant amount of content
    +fixes the over-reliance on RNG and luck for progression
    +Some more creative bass design
    +Nathan Fillion's incredible performance as Cayde is hugely entertaining and deserves it's own point
    +many new activities to get yourself immersed in
    +Raid-like bosses as a public event is a great feature on it's own
    +The processes of grinding has been made more interesting and has more replay value
    -While an improvement over the nonexistent story of vanilla Destiny the current one is still shallow at best
    -Paywalls vanilla game content
    -invalidates the vast majority of the content from the original release
    -Major balancing issues in PvP like shotguns and Supers still persist
    -Most mainline story Bosses still rely on the un-inspired bullet sponge design
    -lackluster generic musical score
    -Obtuse and generally dysfunctional community makes playing with randoms hard to tolerate
    -BUNGiE still relies on third parry fan sites to do their job of matchmaking Raid parties with no ingame solution as of yet.
    -still No ingame chat with non-party members
    -still no ingame economy
    -BUNGiEs business model is still a massive turnoff    … Expand
  54. Thesomebody
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    An overpriced expansion to the ultimate grind Fest! For 40$ you get better loot, new (and dull) maps and a much improved 2 hour long story.and don't forget the raids. What really ticks me off is how you locked out all the y1 players from content they already had and made all the loot they collected for the past year useless because they didn't buy the expansion.for me the expansion madeAn overpriced expansion to the ultimate grind Fest! For 40$ you get better loot, new (and dull) maps and a much improved 2 hour long story.and don't forget the raids. What really ticks me off is how you locked out all the y1 players from content they already had and made all the loot they collected for the past year useless because they didn't buy the expansion.for me the expansion made the experience a little better but I 's still a far cry from the scores critics are giving it.still what activision and bungie did is unacceptable and that's why they get a 0 even though no game deserves it… Expand
  55. Blackout542
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    TTK is another low quality money grab from Bungie and Activision. It's barely worth $30 only offering around 3 hours of new story content and then just having you run missions in the same areas over and over and over again. Go buy MGS5.
  56. FalseFruitGamer
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    Bungie have done TTK so well. I have played for 14 hours since the release of it and i still have 12+ quests that have 5 to 15 steps to them. There is more story in the first 30 minutes of TTK than in all of the original game. There is so much to the game now and the puzzle now add a challenge to the game.
  57. Pax114
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    The way the game was always meant to be, thank you bungie. So much content its like a new game. Great new guns that feel very different. Even the new reskinned enemies are great

    So much more room for activities!!!
  58. atomkinder
    Sep 17, 2015
    3
    So far, not at all worth the $40 price. Trying to keep this objective: The game with the Taken King "expansion" does not live up to the expectations.
    - Depending on the player, the new story missions and Strikes can be very quick to complete. If you are a new player, you can start with the original story and the stories from the Dark Below and House of Wolves dlcs, which will add to the    So far, not at all worth the $40 price. Trying to keep this objective: The game with the Taken King "expansion" does not live up to the expectations.
    - Depending on the player, the new story missions and Strikes can be very quick to complete. If you are a new player, you can start with the original story and the stories from the Dark Below and House of Wolves dlcs, which will add to the play time, but it is still a short campaign with a mediocre, unengaging story. If you are a fan of games with a long and/or interesting storyline, I would recommend skipping Destiny altogether.
    - Bungie hyped strike-exclusive armor in their Twitch live stream: Only 3 pieces of armor per class across all Strikes. Similarly, preorder bonuses for the game were weak, "Uncommon" tier weapons, which is disappointing.
    - More content/activities have been taken away from the game than was added; this is not an expansion of the game. If you are buying the Collectors edition, or any other edition which bundles TTK with the base game, TDB and HOW dlcs, you are not receiving your money's worth, because all content previous to TTK is irrelevant now. Similarly, if you are a PVP player, be forewarned that without the Taken King, your options for PVP game modes has been severely reduced from what existed only a few weeks ago. On another note, the PVP activities are poorly balanced, with some weapon types and character classes being vastly superior to the others. Bungie has done nearly nothing to alleviate these problems.
    - Poor communication: across all sources, Bungie has failed to adequately communicate with the players and community, often providing misleading teaser information that ends up being a negative change. This has been a problem since the beginning, and will continue for the forseeable future.
    - You will need to be very careful about how you order the DLCs: With the Taken King dlc, you will not be able to play it on another account on same PlayStation, XBox, etc., and all previous DLCs _must_ be downloaded by the same PSN ID/Xbox ID as Taken King. Numerous people have been reporting issues with this, without any response from Bungie.
    - Nolan North: minor annoyance, but the new voice actor for the Ghost (a little companion which tells the "story" of Destiny) is incredibly annoying.

    Thanks for reading :)
    ~ Atomkinder    … Expand
  59. Saintman42
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    ***WHY I'M GIVING TTK 10/10***

    Bungie listened to year one players and created an expansion that absolutely addresses many of the concerns we had about vanilla destiny. The original campaign (if you can call it that) is more coherent and tolerable. It took me a while to get used to the new ghost voice, but it's actually pretty good. And the ghost is way more useful than before. You can    ***WHY I'M GIVING TTK 10/10***

    Bungie listened to year one players and created an expansion that absolutely addresses many of the concerns we had about vanilla destiny. The original campaign (if you can call it that) is more coherent and tolerable. It took me a while to get used to the new ghost voice, but it's actually pretty good. And the ghost is way more useful than before. You can now scan items in game and your ghost will give you a backstory or information on that item.

    The TTK campaign is fantastic. It's what we wanted from the beginning, and it's what we got. Much of the credit goes to a 10/10 performance by Nathon Fillion (Firefly). He did a stellar job voicing Cayde-6 and adds a much needed quirky, humorous tone to the campaign (the new ghost does this as well). I got about 6 hours of gameplay from the new campaign.

    Aside from the added campaign, I know I'll get hundreds of hours from the new strikes, raid, Court of Oryx, Rift, Mayhem, etc. The new strikes are much more dynamic. Court of Oryx is fun and challenging. I haven't played the raid yet, but when I do, I will update this review. They added 8 new maps in PvP that are fantastic. Rift and Mayhem are loads of fun!

    TTK additionally improves on vanilla destiny by adding quests, improving the currency system, expanding/organizing the vaults, and more. They also balanced the weapons and subclasses, so I'm no longer getting blink-shotgunned by everyone and their mother. Grenades are better balanced. The Defender bubble no longer gets popped by everything. It's pretty awesome. All welcome changes in my book.

    ***ADDRESSING COMMON COMPLAINTS***

    For those complaining about the pricing "scheme", you should really take a look at the content you're getting compared to other games. Take COD for example. You have to pay (at least) $60 per year, and you don't get to keep your characters! You have to pay extra for all the new maps and whatever other DLCs they offer, which means you can easily spend $200 in two years (even the day one destiny players have only paid around $140 so far, the price you pay for being an early adopter). The legendary edition of The Taken King offers vanilla destiny (selling for about $20 now) and 3 DLCs (collectively selling for about $75 now) for only $60. Two years worth of content. The Taken King expansion itself comes with 3 new subclasses, 8 new maps (some games charge a lot for new maps...), tons of new gear and weapons, a new raid, 3 new strikes, and 6 hours (for me) of new campaign that is actually rather good.

    A lot of people seem to be mad because they can't do the weekly events in vanilla destiny anymore. I don't see a problem with that. That's end game content, and there's now a new end. When you bought vanilla destiny, you bought the missions, strikes, PvP, all that good stuff. The weekly events are features. You still have your content. Actually, you're better off than day 1. They improved the vaults, made the campaign more tolerable, added the ability to collect ghosts, added quests, and on and on.

    As for those complaining about how Bungie does not care about their year one players, this is absolutely not true! The Taken King expansion addresses many, many issues that year 1 players complained about vanilla destiny. TTK is what it is because of year one players. On top of that, year one players received a lot of neat in game items (I got a legendary ghost, sparrow, ship, and gear AND an exotic weapon that I didn't have, among other things). For those that are mad about having to hunt for new gear and weapons, uhhh....isn't that the fun of the game? Do you really want to use Thorn and Gjallarhorn for 2 years? There is a new enemy, and you're gonna need new weapons and gear to get stronger and beat him. Pretty simple.    … Expand
  60. Beninator
    Sep 17, 2015
    9
    An awesome game to new comers and still a better game for vets. Does not deserve a 0 or 1 - the reviews are very extreme here ...It really is the Destiny that should have been last year. A lot of the community feedback heard by the developers which is a good direction.

    Pros * Story, Game play and fun factor are all up there. Graphics are pretty impressive and so far I'm not getting    An awesome game to new comers and still a better game for vets. Does not deserve a 0 or 1 - the reviews are very extreme here ...It really is the Destiny that should have been last year. A lot of the community feedback heard by the developers which is a good direction.

    Pros
    * Story, Game play and fun factor are all up there. Graphics are pretty impressive and so far I'm not getting bored by any of the new content.
    *Mechanics are being changed ( this can be a con but for me its a pro) - it shows the the designers don't pick one formula and stick with it no matter what. New expansions generally also brings about changes to the game. I see a lot of reviews here bashing on the end game content of year 1 being useless but this is a general trend for most MMO style games. ---->> Be prepared for this on the next expansion. I can almost guarantee another release down the road with a raised level cap and a change in mechanics.

    Cons:
    *Tutorials and explanations are lacking - there could be a lot more done on explaining some of concepts to new comers.
    *New expansion blocks out users unless you buy it which is a really bad decision to make. They could have done what most MMOs do and just block the new content from users who don't have TTK and modify the stats on everyone's gear to keep things balanced. But just to play devil advocate there is no monthly fee going to Bungie so expect similar releases that you have to pay down the road.    … Expand
  61. teeco
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    La gente se queja demasiado por precios, por ello comienzan a buscarle los defectos, es cierto que el primer año las cosas se estancaron un poco pero este segundo año simplemente se reinventaron de una manera alucinante, lograron llevar la experiencia aun nivel que es INCREIBLE, hacía mucho tiempo que no encontraba un juego que me atape tanto como este, simplemente lo amo ;)
  62. throwdown54
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    Honestly, brand new game. Don't listen to all the salty kids that don't know what it's like to pay for an MMO style game. There's a ton of content, every time i turn one quest in two more pop up, and I'm genuinely interested in the story and what's going on. Way to turn it around Bungie.
  63. Li0NoX_MC
    Sep 17, 2015
    9
    Its kind of patetic that some people rate The Taken King with a 0 because they disliked the original game. Instead of reviewing the actual expansion. I bet 1% have even tried the The Taken King,

    So here we go with my review of The Taken King:

    ++++ Story
    +++++ Gameplay
    ++++ Gear / Farming
    +++++ Fun Factor
    ++++ Strikes / Quests

    Solid 8.5/9 out of 10
  64. HaloFever
    Sep 17, 2015
    7
    The Taken King is everything Destiny should have been in Year 1, except for the stupid, stupid in-game economy and derogation of Year 1 items. The story is great this time and the new missions and strikes have the kind of variety that Year 1 didn't. The quest and bounty systems are huge upgrades. Even the patrols have been upgraded with new ways to play.

    Yet for everything good Bungie    The Taken King is everything Destiny should have been in Year 1, except for the stupid, stupid in-game economy and derogation of Year 1 items. The story is great this time and the new missions and strikes have the kind of variety that Year 1 didn't. The quest and bounty systems are huge upgrades. Even the patrols have been upgraded with new ways to play.

    Yet for everything good Bungie brings to Destiny, it seems like they always have to do something bad. RNG (random number generator) remains the best way to find new gear, and if Year 1 taught us anything, its that RNG is a terrible way to reward player activity. The new in-game currency is Legendary Marks, and Legendary Marks are only available from a small number of activities, and most of those are locked away until you reach a higher level. And because you cannot spend Legendary Marks that you cannot earn, the only way to increase your level is to grind away and hope for a lucky reward drop.

    Year 1 content is needlessly made obsolete. Player progress is revealed to be only an illusion as Bungie makes all Year 1 rewards obsolete, providing no in-game incentive to run either of the first two raids or Prison of Elders, the latter of which subsequently be remembered as the worst addition to Destiny. For a new player, running the old content is simply a waste of time in the race to reach a level high enough to play end-game activities.

    In summary, Destiny finally has a story and some variety to missions and strikes. Yet Bungie makes a few anti-player moves that make the in-game economy worse and effectively ruins Year 1 content. Crucible remains the same frustrating shotgun fest it always was.    … Expand
  65. RedrexXx
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    It make me laugh to see all the bad notes from the users, and the raid is not even out :) So far I spent 40 hours in the game and I'm not even done all the quest! For 40$, 40 hours? This is rare these days! And if you are a brand new player, for 60$ you have all the extensions, which a tons of content. No sorry, you really have to be a stupid hater to say it's a rip off. It is not, it is aIt make me laugh to see all the bad notes from the users, and the raid is not even out :) So far I spent 40 hours in the game and I'm not even done all the quest! For 40$, 40 hours? This is rare these days! And if you are a brand new player, for 60$ you have all the extensions, which a tons of content. No sorry, you really have to be a stupid hater to say it's a rip off. It is not, it is a gorgeous game, and I will play destiny for years to come! Good job Bungie… Expand
  66. Noob4eK
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    DLC=Game?) No Bungie! JUST NO! I do not understand what needs to be bastards to do so with your fans ? I think like you ! Good thing I did not buy this game because of reviews of my friends.
  67. Wiiwillrockyoup
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    Paying a total of $160 (Not including the $60 released of TTK, that's just a slap in-the-face) for this entire game (thus far) is first a joke, and second an abomination. You STILL receive barely a lick of a decent story, you STILL receive grind-happy gameplay, and you STILL receive poor structure and undaunted praise from Activision shills. Not to mention to internal problems Bungie hasPaying a total of $160 (Not including the $60 released of TTK, that's just a slap in-the-face) for this entire game (thus far) is first a joke, and second an abomination. You STILL receive barely a lick of a decent story, you STILL receive grind-happy gameplay, and you STILL receive poor structure and undaunted praise from Activision shills. Not to mention to internal problems Bungie has had over the past three years that deter me from throwing more shekels at them, nor the fact that Activision justifies it's greedy decisions in ill-mannered attempts at reclaiming a fanbase that literally never existed.

    Destiny: The Taken King is but the latest chapter in a failed series from a company that has bent over to another corporate giant, after leaving the soft grip of another that loved it unconditionally... what makes it all the worse, though, is the fact that Bungie had consistently gloated about now being bound by Microsoft anymore... so how do they justify what Activision has done to their third and final act?    … Expand
  68. Nightstalker121
    Sep 17, 2015
    7
    This expansion really completed what I thought Destiny should be. What it had the potential to be. The other people who are giving such negative reviews don't realize that this is an MMO. Old gear has to become useless at some point. If it doesn't there's no progressing. We had fun with those weapons, but it's time to put our old gear aside and step into Year 2. The story is awesome (ItThis expansion really completed what I thought Destiny should be. What it had the potential to be. The other people who are giving such negative reviews don't realize that this is an MMO. Old gear has to become useless at some point. If it doesn't there's no progressing. We had fun with those weapons, but it's time to put our old gear aside and step into Year 2. The story is awesome (It actually feels like a story), there's tons of content, there's new gear, it fixes loot systems, and it's all FUN. It really is an amazing addition to the game. I HIGHLY recommend buying the expansion. You won't regret it.… Expand
  69. Seroneth
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    First off...I would really give this expansion about a 8 or 9/10, but I had bump that up to 10/10 to make up for some of these 0/10 scores....just ridiculous. This expansion has in my honest opinion boosted Destiny to a whole new level. The story kept me on the edge of my seat wanting more, the ghost plays a more active role, Cayde-6 added a much needed source of comedy, and I couldn'tFirst off...I would really give this expansion about a 8 or 9/10, but I had bump that up to 10/10 to make up for some of these 0/10 scores....just ridiculous. This expansion has in my honest opinion boosted Destiny to a whole new level. The story kept me on the edge of my seat wanting more, the ghost plays a more active role, Cayde-6 added a much needed source of comedy, and I couldn't stop playing! That last part is a big one for me. I've started playing several games over the past year, but none of them pulled me in like TTK has. I work a full time job and I've already put over 20 hours into the game since launch.

    Lot's of people have issues with the fact that all your old guns and stuff are useless now. Well, I have been an MMO gamer for years and this is nothing new to me, so, it doesnt bother me in the slightest. I love the fact that we are getting more powerful weapons and have more to work towards again, but that type of play style isn't for everyone.

    The Dreadnaught!!! Easily Destiny's most mysterious, action filled, fun zone yet. Full of puzzles and activities that will keep you running around it for hours, and it presents challenges to survive just running through it. The Cabal and the Hive and Taken are gunning it out all over the place, so there are moments when there are just a TON of guys in this area you just ran into and they all decide to attack the guardian and his/her ghost! It's fun!

    The MAIN story line only takes around 5 to 6 hours (with some exploration thrown in it took me a little over 5). It could take less if you just rushed through it without stopping to actually enjoy the story. However, having said that.. I LOVED the story line, and ITS NOT OVER FOLKS! As soon as I finished the "main" story line other quests opened up...some of these quests I'm still working on completing. That's much more than 5 hours of content, and the Raid (which is still a part of the story) has not opened up yet. Like I said I've put over 20 hours into the game already and I've yet to run out of new stuff to do. Yea some of it can be quite grindy, but show me a game with MMO tendencies that's not grindy.

    SWORDS!!! Finally got my sword last night and I'm very excited they put these into the game! Some people are complaining about the way the guns and stuff look, but I personally loved the design of things so far in this expansion. The guns look and feel great, the taken look great and their fighting mechanics add a whole new level of challenge, the Dreadnaught looks great, the new subclasses are alot of fun! Overall this expansion was well designed.

    I understand being disappointed about losing your old weapons and maybe even that the "main" story line didnt take longer, but this expansion does not deserve 0/10 score...not even kinda close. Great expansion! Definitely worth the $40 I paid for it.

    Side Note: I've read several of the low rated scores and it sounds like some of these people havent even played the expansion...they just came in here to complain about how big bad Bungie mistreated them and is out to get their wallets...Destiny has made leaps and bounds of improvement with this expansion and Bungie is actually listening to the players and making changes that have been requested.    … Expand
  70. The_Frozone
    Sep 17, 2015
    1
    Is Destiny aiming for the weak minded? (Behavior psychological pay wall model)

    he more and more we see that Destiny has to offer. The higher the pay wall rises. Is this a video game payment model of the future? Buy the game on day one and be able to play it for a year? Buy it later you will need to crunch in for the pay wall. Sure I you know from the start it can be like that. A    Is Destiny aiming for the weak minded? (Behavior psychological pay wall model)

    he more and more we see that Destiny has to offer. The higher the pay wall rises. Is this a video game payment model of the future? Buy the game on day one and be able to play it for a year? Buy it later you will need to crunch in for the pay wall. Sure I you know from the start it can be like that.

    A delayed payed subscription model. Ok, if one knows it from the start.

    But the ethical disgrace is that Destiny is using behavioral psychological models to keep you hooked for enough time to then pop in the next pay wall.

    If you are true to yourself and played the last year do you agree to this list?:
    - You leveled up quickly and it has been rewarding.
    - You caught yourself staying up later (playing more) than you wanted.
    - Your urge to play decreased as soon as you hit the "Reward Wall" had nothing more to do.
    - You farmed materials/weapons/armor that are now worthless
    - You wished the story of Destiny made sense
    - You are constantly wishing for more

    These elements are used by behavioral marketing matters, for Casinos for Gambling.

    Definition of Gambling:
    Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Gambling thus requires three elements be present: consideration, chance and prize.

    The main three elements are true to the game system of Destiny. So sure you will feel hooked, it is designed to do so. It is a unethical cash cow of a whole new level. But we the gamers decide if we want this to be our AAA gaming future. So decide now!

    https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/154182451/0/0    … Expand
  71. Zhon
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    Finally a Destiny that somehow has ton of things to do. I didn't cheese out with stacking 10 bounties of 5k xp ready to turn in, so that the main ques-tline (which isn't all the quests, gracefully) took me from 34 to 39, 2 nights of game-play (6~7 hours maybe, with slow progression on new scenarios to check them out). I've still have ~18 quests to finish and new gears to get to reach theFinally a Destiny that somehow has ton of things to do. I didn't cheese out with stacking 10 bounties of 5k xp ready to turn in, so that the main ques-tline (which isn't all the quests, gracefully) took me from 34 to 39, 2 nights of game-play (6~7 hours maybe, with slow progression on new scenarios to check them out). I've still have ~18 quests to finish and new gears to get to reach the end game content once again (I'm completely blue equipped, lol). Yes, the level cap is 40, but the struggle, once again, is the light level, but now with a renewed formula.
    "Legacy" items are now pretty much useless. Time to raid them all again. At least, there's some good reason to keep cutting through the raids once more.
    Keep in mind, Destiny is, since the release, a grindsh FPS with group-oriented end game content. That didn't change at all.    … Expand
  72. ColdHardFacts
    Sep 17, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bungie does it again. They tell the consumer that its totally changing the game and it hasn't.

    When they made the claim that it would be as much content as the original vanilla release, I was soo excited to see much needed change. The story mission addition..is 8 quests. It took me about 4 hours to get from 34-40. All the "new content" is either old content rehashed or entirely in the dreadnaught (other than the mission where you go to get the stealth drive.)

    The taken Do look cool but there really isnt much to them if you're a) older then 12, or b) if you are remotely intelligent. The mission where you kill oryx is a joke.

    The 2.0 update in preparation for the taken king made handcannon stability not even matter like hardlights range stat. Thorn needed to be adjusted, so did TLW but gimping every one and/or reducing magazine size..cmon bungie.

    The dreadnaught although huge..is bland and everything looks the same the second time around. We got 4 planets in vanilla release. Now we have a big boring ship where most of the new content drags us to. The new strikes are simple if you know how to stay out of fire/ electricity or how to avoid mobs clearly charging you.

    Rift seems fun..if you have a team. I played 15 games or so and if your team sucks you spend the whole time being rambo with the rift while everyone else is playing it like clash. Atleast they added the mercy rule.go bungie!

    The change to how light works is kinda cool but I'm not a huge fan of the upgrade armor and weapons change. Atleast you have a halo sword now though*swish swish*. I Do appreciate that players who don't play much can attain max level because before it was heavily swayed towards players who can grind endlessly to get their legendaries/exotics.

    For the people complaining about not being able to ascend their old legendaries and exotics...get over it. No game developer in their right mind is going to preemptively kill their new content. The lockout dilema on content Y1 players who haven't purchased ttk..that's crap. My hearts go out to you!

    Some of the new pvp maps have a ton of access points for controlzones but there is also a ton of places to fall off the map which is just annoying.

    The legendary expansion giving you both previous dlc's , ttk and destiny for 60 $ when year 1 players already payed 60 $ for destiny and 30$ for the season pass is definitely a slap in the face to the loyal    … Expand
  73. ascedentevil
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    Destiny. Destiny has had ups and downs. Anyone who isn't new to Destiny will know that the main mechanic of the game is to grind; which provides hours of frustratingly addictive game play. There is no doubt that destiny is a great game with a great concept behind it and Bungie have done a great job.
    That is, until they made the Taken King. For a ridiculous price of £39.99 you can download    Destiny. Destiny has had ups and downs. Anyone who isn't new to Destiny will know that the main mechanic of the game is to grind; which provides hours of frustratingly addictive game play. There is no doubt that destiny is a great game with a great concept behind it and Bungie have done a great job.
    That is, until they made the Taken King. For a ridiculous price of £39.99 you can download this 'DLC' from the Playstation store. Yep, £40, even though the RRP is $40 (or £26) and for this you get; two hours of story and leveling to 40, 1 new area, 4 new strikes a handful of PVP maps and PVP game mode and some bizarre new gear mechanics, which really isn't a lot if you think about it.
    What's that? You don't want to but it? well, good luck playing anything else then because Bungie/Activision in their infinite wisdom have locked out 90% of the game so that if you don't buy it, you are reduced to playing nothing at all. you literally will be reduced to 10% of the things you've spent 100% of your time doing.
    Oh, here's another thing; remember all that gear you spent hours and hours grinding and swearing and crying trying to get? well, that's all useless and obsolete now; expect to replace it all with green stuff.
    Essentially what I'm getting at here is; Bungie are making everyone pay £39.99 to unlock everything that they've already payed £85 for and have sprinkled on some DLC to try and cover it up.
    I've played the taken king for probably about 10 hours now and I am right back at running around the maps, waiting for things to spawn so I can kill them and then rinse and repeat the process. If you haven't brought it yet; don't. It is in no way shape or form worth £40. It isn't worth £20. Don't support this, don't believe the hype because this is a waste.
    Oh, the ghost sucks even more now too.    … Expand
  74. SWERY_51
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    Honestly good, but a way too expensive. This is what we were deserving from Destiny D-one release. Now we have to buy it at full price, i feel cheated...
  75. BobsBurger
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    This game is most fun when played with friends. Awesome guns, great mechanics, and tons of different game modes to keep you busy. Don't judge until you've started playing the raids!

    Also, you may notice a few bad reviews on here, however you may also notice that most of them will write that they haven't actually played this version of the game yet. This is a game that will continue to    This game is most fun when played with friends. Awesome guns, great mechanics, and tons of different game modes to keep you busy. Don't judge until you've started playing the raids!

    Also, you may notice a few bad reviews on here, however you may also notice that most of them will write that they haven't actually played this version of the game yet. This is a game that will continue to update via expansions for the next 9 years, so please expect ongoing content and updates, which obviously come at a small cost.    … Expand
  76. TheDude-
    Sep 17, 2015
    8
    the taken king is the first good dlc that destiny has had the story is actually interesting and very dark with characters that have some depth rather than no depth at all like in the previous dlc's to bad the missions are a bit cookie cutter but fun none the less.
  77. DontPlayGames
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    This is in my opinion one of the best games of all time, and I've been gaming since the Sega Mega Drive.

    Most of the people on here giving bad reviews haven't even played the TK expansion yet, as they have admitted in their reviews, so those comments should be removed by Meta Critic!
  78. theredtm
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    I was bored from Destiny: after 400 hours I tough I would never play year 2 ( you can't call this a dlc )

    I brought this expansion just because my wife wanted it... And now I find myself to ride again ! New objectives, new weapons, new subclasses, new gear and new levelling system. This is something I'm not used to: is a reset; is also quite fair if I think about annual series    I was bored from Destiny: after 400 hours I tough I would never play year 2 ( you can't call this a dlc )

    I brought this expansion just because my wife wanted it... And now I find myself to ride again !

    New objectives, new weapons, new subclasses, new gear and new levelling system.

    This is something I'm not used to: is a reset; is also quite fair if I think about annual series that came up with a "new game" not so new.

    PVP at last is getting more complex maps, few new modes, new squad-based bounties, new objectives.

    By now I played almost only PVP and i enjoyed a lot the new maps, now more tactical.

    If you have Destiny and you are waiting for November big ones (Fallout 4, BO3 or Battlefront ) this is a must buy.    … Expand
  79. mruedar9
    Sep 17, 2015
    10
    Love it, a lot of comments of people complaining about the dlc without even buy it. It`s true vanilla destiny was a beta of the taken king, but we got to be objective and judge this DLC/game for what it offers. I will be referring about the TTK as the legendary edition, the physical 60$ dollars one, and it has tons of content if you look at it as a brand new game. Do you want a list? ok 1.Love it, a lot of comments of people complaining about the dlc without even buy it. It`s true vanilla destiny was a beta of the taken king, but we got to be objective and judge this DLC/game for what it offers. I will be referring about the TTK as the legendary edition, the physical 60$ dollars one, and it has tons of content if you look at it as a brand new game. Do you want a list? ok 1. about 40 missions , 2. 13-17 maps of pvp, 3. A lot of weapons i can even count and 4. Three new RAIDS and another endgame content. If you have never played Destiny or you stop at level 20 this is the perfect moment to grab a copy for you and your friends and star shooting!!.… Expand
  80. Tirah
    Sep 16, 2015
    4
    Destiny is a very polarizing game. You'll either love it or absolutely hate it.

    The technical side of it is pretty much flawless. Beautiful environments, great music, and some of the best controls I've ever seen. Exactly what you'd expect from the creative minds behind the Halo series. What really hurt Destiny was Activision's greed. In order to make more money, Bungie was forced to    Destiny is a very polarizing game. You'll either love it or absolutely hate it.

    The technical side of it is pretty much flawless. Beautiful environments, great music, and some of the best controls I've ever seen. Exactly what you'd expect from the creative minds behind the Halo series.
    What really hurt Destiny was Activision's greed. In order to make more money, Bungie was forced to gut the game and remove a significant amount of content to be sold as future DLC. What's left logically feels incomplete. The story barely makes sense, and many plot points are never resolved. Every single character is shallow and underdeveloped. What's their story? What is their goal? The game never tells you.But it's okay, pay $50 more and you may get a continuation of the story in the latest 'Taken King' DLC. I'm sure you'll love it, especially if you're like me and you already spent over $100 on the base game (I pre-ordered the Guardian Edition, which came with the first two DLCs for "free").

    There's plenty of missions, but they're all very repetitive and boring. Collect a certain number of items, kill some enemies, protect your little A.I. companion... and that's about it, really. If you ever hope to get any better gear, you'll be repeating these missions over and over and over again until you're absolutely sick of them. The endless grind doesn't feel rewarding or even remotely fun - and this is coming from a person who's spent the past 10 years playing World of Warcraft.

    As far as multiplayer goes, you can do the boring missions in a group of three players. But really, why would you even bother? There are also drop-in/drop-out public events. You're in the middle of one of your boring missions when suddenly a massive tank appears from the sky, and you and any other player nearby need to work together to destroy it.

    Then there are 3-player strikes (it's like WoW's dungeons), and these are actually quite fun. There's a handy player finder tool, so if none of your friends play Destiny, the game will hook you up with two more players. Some of them are pretty bad, though, and more than once did I have a player tagging along doing nothing or simply sitting in a corner, while the remaining two of us did all the hard work. You can report these slackers, but there seems to be no penalty for this behavior whatsoever.

    Destiny also has raids, which are basically strikes with larger fireteams and tougher enemies. Unfortunately, there is no player finder for these. You are forced to go to various websites and find your raid team there. It's inconvenient, and the number one reason why I've never done any raids. They're supposed to be fun, but I'll never know unless Bungie adds a player finder.

    PvP was Destiny's biggest selling point, and it seems to be the focus of its developers, seeing how pretty much every single event they've introduced since launch was all about PvP (the only exception was The Queen's Wrath). If you're like me and prefer PvE over PvP, you'll find this rather disappointing. If you love PvP, add 2 more points to my rating. Bungie is constantly tweaking weapons and trying to make PvP more balanced, so that's good, I suppose.

    And that's Destiny - the game that promised to be the next Halo, but bigger and better in every way. It could've been good if Bungie was allowed to do their work without Activision's interference. As it is now, it just feels like a desperate money grab. Despite all this, Destiny seems to boast an active fan base (if the official Destiny Facebook page is anything to go by), so the game obviously isn't all that bad. Just really, really flawed.

    If you're interested and you'd like to give it a shot, I recommend you wait for a few months until the game gets cheaper, or ideally wait for some sort of an "ultimate" edition, which will inevitably come out and which will contain all the DLCs for a few bucks.    … Expand
  81. capthavic
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    Considered renting just for the hell of it to see if the changes had made the game worth coming back...too bad you can't do that! You have to rebuy the base game and previous two expansions just to get the third one (and yes TTK is nothing but another glorified expansion) but only the base game is on a disc. You have to redeem codes for the rest, meaning its impossible to access TTK on itsConsidered renting just for the hell of it to see if the changes had made the game worth coming back...too bad you can't do that! You have to rebuy the base game and previous two expansions just to get the third one (and yes TTK is nothing but another glorified expansion) but only the base game is on a disc. You have to redeem codes for the rest, meaning its impossible to access TTK on its own physically or digitally. So basically a poke in the eye of anyone who bought the game at launch and already own the previous expansions. Whats even better is people are facing locked out/crippled content if they haven't bought TTK even if they already paid for it with the previous expansions.

    Said it before but I'll say it again that Destiny as a whole has been a huge disappointment. There are worse games to be sure, but Destiny is bad because it had so much potential that was wasted due to either poor direction or outside meddling from Activision. They squandered any faith I had in Bungie to put out a worthwhile experience and made it so I won't even consider anything of theirs except as a rental or at a deep discount. I may have missed out on TTK but I'm okay with that, and I shouldn't be.    … Expand
  82. semyeotic
    Sep 16, 2015
    9
    I have ploughed more time into Destiny than any game since Icewind Dale. While the original game wasn't what we might have expected, and the story was a let-down, the core gameplay loop and my fireteam buddies kept me coming back all year, through raids and the two expansions.

    The Taken King honestly elevates Destiny to where we might have expected it to be a year ago. Whatever your    I have ploughed more time into Destiny than any game since Icewind Dale. While the original game wasn't what we might have expected, and the story was a let-down, the core gameplay loop and my fireteam buddies kept me coming back all year, through raids and the two expansions.

    The Taken King honestly elevates Destiny to where we might have expected it to be a year ago. Whatever your opinion of the previous year, the game is now a classic Bungie game, with strong characters, killer cutscenes, fantastic worlds to explore (including the real mysteries of the Dreadnaught), and some absolutely killer multiplayer.

    The cost to game ratio here is phenomenal. Even considering that I bought both the Legendary Edition of the base game and the Collector's of Taken King ($240 Australian all up!), I've gotten over 500 hours of play time across all my characters. That's 50c per hour. About $4.50 per week.

    I have loved the Taken King expansion so far, and truly believe the game is worth your time and money. It's been a long road, but I'm glad I've been on it, and I thoroughly recommend this pack to anyone, but especially if you didn't jump in a year ago.

    Eyes up, Guardians.    … Expand
  83. ItGoesInAndOut
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    The single biggest rip off in the history of computer games, as a year 1 player I have been screwed by bungie yet again, basically the upgrade expansion for the taken king cost the same as the whole game plus all expansion packs for someone who has never played it before, way to look after your loyal fanbase bungie.

    As for the taken king itself, its short, repetitive, lots of content    The single biggest rip off in the history of computer games, as a year 1 player I have been screwed by bungie yet again, basically the upgrade expansion for the taken king cost the same as the whole game plus all expansion packs for someone who has never played it before, way to look after your loyal fanbase bungie.

    As for the taken king itself, its short, repetitive, lots of content from the previous expansions are taken away and your hard earned weapons are now useless.

    But the biggest disgrace is that for players like myself who bought the weapons pack, you are given green uncommon weapons that are worse than the weapons you already have, I really hope bungie gets in to some sought of legal trouble for this, As it is the most misleading thing I have ever seen in a game, and this is coming from someone who actually liked the game.

    PLEASE DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  84. JoshLuck1995
    Sep 16, 2015
    8
    In terms of content you are looking at the same as the other expansions however when you mix this expansion with the massive 2.0 game update it feels like the destiny we should of had from the start. I am no longer bored and frustrated at the infamous destiny grind, it feels more rewarding with now being awarded XP to level up instead of that strange light system. There is a lot more otherIn terms of content you are looking at the same as the other expansions however when you mix this expansion with the massive 2.0 game update it feels like the destiny we should of had from the start. I am no longer bored and frustrated at the infamous destiny grind, it feels more rewarding with now being awarded XP to level up instead of that strange light system. There is a lot more other changes that make it much more enjoyable.… Expand
  85. PanthersFanStev
    Sep 16, 2015
    8
    Wow, I see lots of confusion about this expansion. Taken King was available ONLY as a downloadable add-on for $40. All of the content was installed during the 2.0 update, except for a quick license update on September 15th. I did feel misled that the preorder indicated Vanguard and Skolas weapons were only available for purchase with Glimmer at the Vanguard armory and were useless sinceWow, I see lots of confusion about this expansion. Taken King was available ONLY as a downloadable add-on for $40. All of the content was installed during the 2.0 update, except for a quick license update on September 15th. I did feel misled that the preorder indicated Vanguard and Skolas weapons were only available for purchase with Glimmer at the Vanguard armory and were useless since the first weapons you get free are better. Also, my son beat the Taken King in less than 6 hours using his original guardian. (Planning to use a new L25 Hunter myself to up the challnge.). The quality of this content is much better as there are actual cutscenes to build the story and new elements like platforming (albeit nothing like a Tomb Raider). There is of course more content in PvP Modes, Strikes, Raids, etc. and new weapons, although I do not understand why all of the existing weapons were nuked to such weak levels, other than to make players grind more. For $40 this is a fun add-on, should have been $20.… Expand
  86. dhlk1
    Sep 16, 2015
    1
    I honestly feel cheated with this expansion. Don't get me wrong, I thought the new campaign was a good addition to the game, but the new leveling system and now worthless year 1 items had me regretting that I spent 60 bucks on this. First of all, the new leveling system isn't my favorite. It's not terrible, but it requires a lot more hours of boring grinding. The new infusion system alsoI honestly feel cheated with this expansion. Don't get me wrong, I thought the new campaign was a good addition to the game, but the new leveling system and now worthless year 1 items had me regretting that I spent 60 bucks on this. First of all, the new leveling system isn't my favorite. It's not terrible, but it requires a lot more hours of boring grinding. The new infusion system also isn't my favorite. You have to dismantle a weapon of the same slot and it has to be more powerful than the one you want to upgrade. I did this to only have the weapon upgrade by a mere 4 damage. Secondly, the countless hours I put into grinding to get raid weapons and exotics are all meaningless now. The year one legendaries and most of the exotics are now completely pointless. I spent good money on the other expansions to have this BS happen. I worked hard for my items and now they aren't relevant anymore. Bungie, you have failed me again. I'm done with destiny and I'm never buying a product from you again.… Expand
  87. beegie_b
    Sep 16, 2015
    2
    Well isn't that lovely, I gave TTK a 3.0 originally, and spoke about how Activision as a whole was setting a bad precedent for the gaming industry... The review was the top 'most helpful' user review... and what a surprise my review has been removed!

    A legitimate review of the TTK, by a customer who had a lot of love for the franchise previously. *tin foil hat goes on* I guess being    Well isn't that lovely, I gave TTK a 3.0 originally, and spoke about how Activision as a whole was setting a bad precedent for the gaming industry... The review was the top 'most helpful' user review... and what a surprise my review has been removed!

    A legitimate review of the TTK, by a customer who had a lot of love for the franchise previously.

    *tin foil hat goes on* I guess being a top review that sheds a negative light on the game is worth removal on metacritic these days. So much for user feedback.

    This is sad indeed.

    Thankfully, the internet caches this website so I could pull my review from the dead.

    As an addition: piss off whoever deleted this review. You can't silence people legitimate opinions about a product. I'm reducing the score of TTK (which should be a 3/10) to a 2/10...

    Here's the original review:

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    I used to be a huge fan of destiny, I played the game for over 900 hours since day 1. Hell I even played both the alpha and the beta.

    But, it's time to stop.

    The business model promoted by Activision is a detriment to the gaming industry. It's already been confirmed that the story of Destiny was scrapped a year before release (check out the lawsuit of Marty O’Donnell vs Bungie if you don't believe me).

    Activision has turned what should have been an excellent game, into a cash grab, designed to get players hooked with finely tuned drop rates so that they spend just enough time hunting for gear (which mostly sucks anyway) so that they can start it all over again with the next DLC.

    The DLC is NOT WORTH THE PRICE. This is all content that was already seen by players since the original release of the game. The only reason it's getting shipped to you as DLC is because Activision's marketing team thought their customers were too stupid to understand the depth of systems and story that the original vision of Destiny had.

    Now they're finally starting to give back what was already made over two years ago, but reworked to fit in the 'new' crap story. All for the small fee of $120 for year 1 players.

    How can anyone with any sense stand by and accept this dick slap to the face? If you spend money on this crap and you're a year-1 player, you are a sheep. Activision is laughing at you. You do not think for yourself.

    There are tonnes of games on the market that provide you with way more content, way better storytelling, more compelling systems, and better player interaction than Destiny. But idiots will still spend their money for one simple reason: addiction. This game is designed to be addictive, not fun, but addictive. All you're doing is chasing a carrot, looking for your next fix, which is a terrible loot drop that you probably will only use a handful of times. All to repeat the cycle again, until activision decides to lock you out of more content unless you pay them another $20-$40.

    Stop being a sheep.

    The ONLY things going for Destiny are:

    - Raids
    - Gunplay / Combat

    That's it.    … Expand
  88. Curt580
    Sep 16, 2015
    9
    Anyone who gives this game a 1 or a 0 either hasn't played the DLC or is just an idiot. The Taken King is a superb addition to Destiny, which has been troubled since launch. The 8 main story missions are lengthy and far better than previous attempts. There isn't just 8 missions though, post main story quests also include brand new story missions and 4 new fantastic strikes and I'm sure theAnyone who gives this game a 1 or a 0 either hasn't played the DLC or is just an idiot. The Taken King is a superb addition to Destiny, which has been troubled since launch. The 8 main story missions are lengthy and far better than previous attempts. There isn't just 8 missions though, post main story quests also include brand new story missions and 4 new fantastic strikes and I'm sure the raid will be good too. There is so much to do and everything feels meaningful unlike previous attempts. Destiny is a game I can finally recommend to people.… Expand
  89. gameworm
    Sep 16, 2015
    1
    Reskin enemies, recycled same areas from vanilla destiny, 1 hour of content called expansion which is a lie, there is only 1 raid you get from this expansion and it is not worth a jaw dropping $40 alone. as for the legendary edition it is a good deal for $40 that is why i give this game a 1.

    If you want to support a game where their developers think you are just a number, this is a game    Reskin enemies, recycled same areas from vanilla destiny, 1 hour of content called expansion which is a lie, there is only 1 raid you get from this expansion and it is not worth a jaw dropping $40 alone. as for the legendary edition it is a good deal for $40 that is why i give this game a 1.

    If you want to support a game where their developers think you are just a number, this is a game for you.    … Expand
  90. SchroederRock
    Sep 16, 2015
    10
    This is not the Destiny I bought a year ago. This is so much better. Strikes are challenging and have more creativity, gear isn't the source of level (but it helps with your defense & offense stats, as it should), there is a LOT more story through cutscenes and detailed voice overs during missions (Nathan Fillion is a big part of the game this time around, which I love), and the newThis is not the Destiny I bought a year ago. This is so much better. Strikes are challenging and have more creativity, gear isn't the source of level (but it helps with your defense & offense stats, as it should), there is a LOT more story through cutscenes and detailed voice overs during missions (Nathan Fillion is a big part of the game this time around, which I love), and the new social area is so much more complex and full of things to explore. Bungie finally got Destiny right! If they keep this up, I don't mind throwing $40 per year each year for the foreseeable future.… Expand
  91. legoleflash
    Sep 16, 2015
    10
    Man people love to hate this game. So many people are writing reviews that have never even played it. This expansion is what this game should have been. It's insanely good. It actually has a story now, it actually has characters you care about, and the grind is the good grind I feel like this game should have been to begin with. Above all it is FUN! Just watch someone stream it. I dare youMan people love to hate this game. So many people are writing reviews that have never even played it. This expansion is what this game should have been. It's insanely good. It actually has a story now, it actually has characters you care about, and the grind is the good grind I feel like this game should have been to begin with. Above all it is FUN! Just watch someone stream it. I dare you to tell me it is not fun to throw those hammers as a Sunbreaker when you first unlock the subclass. I don't know if I've ever had this much fun in Destiny.… Expand
  92. Xperr7
    Sep 16, 2015
    9
    Taken King does a much better job at storytelling than the base game, which was one of my biggest gripes with Destiny (Besides the lag, which STILL hasn't been fixed). The new story is fun to play and is MUCH more rewarding than the Destiny Y1 story. Weapons are more unique in sounds, looks, and colours. While we were forced to leave behind our old gear, we were able to get new gear ratherTaken King does a much better job at storytelling than the base game, which was one of my biggest gripes with Destiny (Besides the lag, which STILL hasn't been fixed). The new story is fun to play and is MUCH more rewarding than the Destiny Y1 story. Weapons are more unique in sounds, looks, and colours. While we were forced to leave behind our old gear, we were able to get new gear rather easy. Once you finish with the main story there is plenty of quests to do so you don't burn out on content. After the main story you get access to the quests for the Exotics "The Chaperone" and "Boolean Gemini". There are now weekly Crucible bounties for another chance at a new Exotic piece of gear. The loot system is improved, an example of this is I got an FWC Shader after 30+ levels of motes and other trash and a Ship in the package after that. The Cryptarchs now sell Legendary Engrams, with even more chances at Exotic Loot. The new leveling system is based off of XP and Loot. You get to Level 40 through XP and equip better gear to get more light, however, light does not affect your level, but it does affect your strength in-game. Level 41 enemies aren't as big of a problem with this new system as, say, a level 32 doing Crota's End Hard mode. Taken King is an amazing expansion to an already insanely fun and addicting game. Can't wait to try to kill Skolas now.… Expand
  93. Caddy197
    Sep 16, 2015
    9
    I hope people do not read all of the negative reviews and base their purchase off these. With patch 2.0 and The Taken King, this game went from a good game that did become boring to an amazing game with more things to do than original Destiny offered. With newly built in quest lines, new ways to obtain exotics, and to level up. For the current negative reviews, most are based off howI hope people do not read all of the negative reviews and base their purchase off these. With patch 2.0 and The Taken King, this game went from a good game that did become boring to an amazing game with more things to do than original Destiny offered. With newly built in quest lines, new ways to obtain exotics, and to level up. For the current negative reviews, most are based off how Destiny was up to weeks ago. By reading the comments, I can tell you that most of these people did not buy The Taken King, let alone play it. Check out the great "actual" critic reviewers comments. They are not paid by Bungie or Activision. They also were put under a Review embargo hence the reason why the reviews are still coming in. This game has now became great and I recommend it to anyone that loved Borderlands, somewhat grindy FPS and MMO style games. It has it all in here. I wish I was a new player to forget how the original level system was. The new level system has become fantastic. Great game people!!!!! Buy it!… Expand
  94. Sharulan
    Sep 16, 2015
    8
    While it could definitely use more content, The Taken King has just enough new areas and missions to feel satisfying, and what content it does have feels fresh and interesting, especially compared to the previous lackluster expansions. When combined with the slew of tweaks and refinements of update 2.0 (which the $40 price tag no doubt helped to pay for), the expansion succeeds in givingWhile it could definitely use more content, The Taken King has just enough new areas and missions to feel satisfying, and what content it does have feels fresh and interesting, especially compared to the previous lackluster expansions. When combined with the slew of tweaks and refinements of update 2.0 (which the $40 price tag no doubt helped to pay for), the expansion succeeds in giving me a reason to play Destiny again, at least for now.… Expand
  95. Silok
    Sep 16, 2015
    10
    While the rest of the people are complaining about money, politics, greed, and other rants about Activision and Bungie, I will be enjoying this wonderful although short expansion. Graphics are amazing. Sound is spot on. Gameplay is slick. The Dreadnaught is a fun place to explore

    I have spent 500 hours in the game so at $140 pricetag....its 0.28 cents and hour. I cant believe people    While the rest of the people are complaining about money, politics, greed, and other rants about Activision and Bungie, I will be enjoying this wonderful although short expansion. Graphics are amazing. Sound is spot on. Gameplay is slick. The Dreadnaught is a fun place to explore

    I have spent 500 hours in the game so at $140 pricetag....its 0.28 cents and hour. I cant believe people **** about the money aspect.    … Expand
  96. cimerians
    Sep 16, 2015
    9
    I've played Destiny from the start non stop with maybe only a month or so break. I eventually grew tired of it but before I can sack it Taken King arrived. I agree with many of the crit reviews published and very much disagree with the negative user reviews here on metacritic. The game right now for $60 is a completely different experience from what was released a year ago and for theI've played Destiny from the start non stop with maybe only a month or so break. I eventually grew tired of it but before I can sack it Taken King arrived. I agree with many of the crit reviews published and very much disagree with the negative user reviews here on metacritic. The game right now for $60 is a completely different experience from what was released a year ago and for the money you get hundreds of hours of gameplay to do solo and with a group of friends. This is hardly worse than an 8 score. The gameplay, music, everything has been improved. All I can say is read some of the critic reviews out there (Forbes etc), its just a much better game all around and highly recommend it for new players.… Expand
  97. DrVanillaD
    Sep 16, 2015
    9
    The Taken King, even with the raid not having been released, has already made good on every promise. The story is focused. The characters have personality and meaningful interactions. The new multiplayer modes and maps are the best yet. The strikes have interesting mechanics that enhance replay-ability. And the questing, which has been completely overhauled, is a blast that keeps meThe Taken King, even with the raid not having been released, has already made good on every promise. The story is focused. The characters have personality and meaningful interactions. The new multiplayer modes and maps are the best yet. The strikes have interesting mechanics that enhance replay-ability. And the questing, which has been completely overhauled, is a blast that keeps me playing long after I promised myself I was done for the day.… Expand
  98. BaconMage
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    Looking at this as purely DLC, not the game as a whole, this is not in my opinion worth $40. Aside from that I'm glad I waited this time for reviews after being slighted twice by Bungievision. Destiny: The Taken Content only further reveals what the vanilla game should have been from the start. If Bungie doesn't at some time come out in a press release saying how sorry they are and what aLooking at this as purely DLC, not the game as a whole, this is not in my opinion worth $40. Aside from that I'm glad I waited this time for reviews after being slighted twice by Bungievision. Destiny: The Taken Content only further reveals what the vanilla game should have been from the start. If Bungie doesn't at some time come out in a press release saying how sorry they are and what a mistake they made by teaming up with Activision I will swear off ever buying anything produced by Bungie again. I've already done so with Activision. They "used to" make good games, now they only make marketing schemes to rip off players.… Expand
  99. ocinom
    Sep 16, 2015
    10
    I'm Giving it a 10 just for the salty early adopters of Destiny. Yes It's repetitive and a total rip off but hey that's the industry today especially for FPS. Activision, Ubisoft, and EA has been shoving season passes to us gamers and what do we do? We **** take the bait. So here's a lesson, don't get your hopes up that any upcoming game will be the whole experience you wanted it to be.
  100. Bumpster
    Sep 16, 2015
    7
    Definitely the most or best content so far. But charging 39.99 to expansion pass holders is ridiculous. They've milked this cow dry. It's very frustrating the way they market the DLC. They want us to purchase the game over again so we get a few guns etc. The pricing is ridiculous, we need to stop getting sucked into this black hole. I wish i hadn't played the game until now because itDefinitely the most or best content so far. But charging 39.99 to expansion pass holders is ridiculous. They've milked this cow dry. It's very frustrating the way they market the DLC. They want us to purchase the game over again so we get a few guns etc. The pricing is ridiculous, we need to stop getting sucked into this black hole. I wish i hadn't played the game until now because it would be a fantastic experience jumping into the game now that it's whole. This is the game they should have released last year for $59.99!!… Expand
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#20 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#17 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#16 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 81
  3. Negative: 0 out of 81
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Dec 10, 2015
    85
    The Taken King shows off Destiny's full potential. This is a must have.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 3, 2015
    100
    The Taken King addition corrects majority of errors that Destiny had from the beginning and finally brings a larger portion of the story and lot of new content to explore. [Issue#258]
  3. DarkStation
    Nov 16, 2015
    80
    For the first time, Destiny feels like it’s complete. It’s not perfect, far from it in fact, and I still can’t entirely disagree when they speak of the package itself as bad. But I’ve also been unable to put it down for the past month I’ve played it.
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