Destiny: The Taken King

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  1. axaxaxaKURWA
    Sep 28, 2015
    0
    dis game is bad init, liek you get no enjoyment from grinding, was expecting some tingzzzz to be improved from the first bad game. This should not be bought, bungie you failures.... Very bad programmers
  2. 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
  3. AnimeKing
    Oct 1, 2015
    5
    It's an ok expansion but not worth the $40 price for year 1 players definitely worth the $60 if your new to the game.

    They took off the light level and moved the name over, so now its your Item level. The ability to infuse gear is great now I can keep what I want to look cool but now gear has really bad abilities. Story is plan the trailer says it all. son dies, father will avenge his    It's an ok expansion but not worth the $40 price for year 1 players definitely worth the $60 if your new to the game.

    They took off the light level and moved the name over, so now its your Item level.
    The ability to infuse gear is great now I can keep what I want to look cool but now gear has really bad abilities.
    Story is plan the trailer says it all. son dies, father will avenge his son and fail in the process.
    Strikes are ok but I keep getting the same 4 strikes over and over again.
    Nightfall is useless, you don't get the experience boost anymore(no fire head either) and you have a low exotic drop rate. that's right you do nightfall and theres no guarantee you will get an exotic. I've done 6 nightfall's so far and have only gotten 1 exotic.
    By the way the S.A.B.E.R. nightfall was OP just at the warsat event. other then that the rest of the nightfall was easy.
    Difficulty was slightly increased and the taken, while others say they are just reskins Bungie never said they weren't reskins I don't know why you thought they would be different, but the taken are the same mobs with new more annoying abilities.
    Not all year 1 exotics moved to year 2 and most of them weren't that good. year 2 gear is ok but they don't have that appeal or the must have that year 1 did.
    the 3rd sub classes are ok. the titan's sunbreaker is like a long range striker. warlock's stormcaller is ok but one placed shotgun blast and you go down since it's within range and hunter's nightstalker is just support and I believe its the first support type subclass in the game.    … Expand
  4. 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.
  5. CntrlAltDel101
    Sep 29, 2015
    8
    The original year 1 Destiny was good. Hitting level 20 was like hitting a brick wall with a grind fest to get the right gear and level up. Enter the Taken King ... improved almost every aspect of the game. Bursting with content, a major improvement on story and cutscenes and the grind is still there but in a much more tolerable entertaining package.
    If you played Destiny the first time    The original year 1 Destiny was good. Hitting level 20 was like hitting a brick wall with a grind fest to get the right gear and level up. Enter the Taken King ... improved almost every aspect of the game. Bursting with content, a major improvement on story and cutscenes and the grind is still there but in a much more tolerable entertaining package.
    If you played Destiny the first time round and liked it even remotely, now is the time to jump back in.    … Expand
  6. commenter-x
    Nov 9, 2015
    0
    A corporate-engineered Skinner Box designed to maximize profits. Engagement and play time are artificially padded by tricks to serve as bragging points in quarterly reports. You costumers get what you deserve. You made this game a success, and fed the arrogance of its developers. Enjoy.
  7. THEonlyPEPPER
    Oct 8, 2015
    2
    What. A. Joke. I absolutely loved the first Destiny, one of my favorite games of all time actually, but this game....wow. Basically, Bungie, you messed up. The story is pretty good, the main source of the story, Cayde, is awesome. However, the story missions are lame, the quests are lame, the light system is lame ( because it makes sense that you would have a game tell you what loadout youWhat. A. Joke. I absolutely loved the first Destiny, one of my favorite games of all time actually, but this game....wow. Basically, Bungie, you messed up. The story is pretty good, the main source of the story, Cayde, is awesome. However, the story missions are lame, the quests are lame, the light system is lame ( because it makes sense that you would have a game tell you what loadout you can or can't have....garbage. Let the weapon stats be the weapon stats, forget freaking light, and let me play a dang first person shoot that is cool. I don't want you to be an RPG, I buy RPG's for that so take the MMO garbage, throw it out, and let me shoot my guns. Also, the new supers for Titans and Warlocks lend themselves to you not even having to be a skilled player, just rock up in a room and start your 8 kill streak, while the hunter super is definitely a challenge that takes work and skill to acquire. Bungie, you suck. I'm done.… Expand
  8. TimTheBearded
    Oct 1, 2015
    8
    Destiny isnt really known for its story line and The Taken King is no different. However, the other changes that Bungie made is why I think it deserves an 8. On the positive side, the new experience based leveling system is what Destiny should have had from the beginning. The Taken adds a whole new mechanic to the story. Bounties have become more organized and easy to access and turn in.Destiny isnt really known for its story line and The Taken King is no different. However, the other changes that Bungie made is why I think it deserves an 8. On the positive side, the new experience based leveling system is what Destiny should have had from the beginning. The Taken adds a whole new mechanic to the story. Bounties have become more organized and easy to access and turn in. The vault system has had a much needed update. As a primary PVP player the new weapon balances is great. People are venturing out and using auto rifles for once. The new maps are very balanced and fun to play and the new game modes are a much needed change. On the negative side, the loot system still seems unfinished. Legendaries are about as rare as exotics were in year one. The new Supers are extremely unbalanced. Sunbreaker is far more powerful than the other two. Voidwalker is very underwhelming for PVP, but useful for PVE players. Swords in PVP are way overpowered!!!

    Overall, The Taken King is an amazing update to Destiny. However, its not perfect. There is still a lot of things that need to be fixed. I have a feeling that Bungie will be rolling out small patches over the course of The Taken King to balance everything out.    … Expand
  9. wogelog
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    I love bungie. they listened to the fans and make destiny an amazing game. if you dont buy the taken king you are missing out on many hours of awesome gameplay.
  10. bungielover777
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    Bungie has improved destiny on every front with The Taken King. i absolutely love this game now and cannot wait to see what bungie has in store next. :)
  11. marcusfenix2011
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    I love the taken king, and the story. the amazing gameplay has been improved. everything is much better now. im waiting for the hard mode raid to tear up the bosses
  12. HeyHomieQuan
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    Bungie, you have made my year with The Taken King. i love this expansion so much and im highly addicted. The new guns are awesome and so are the strikes.
  13. TheDuddeee
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    Guys, im addicted to this game. help me out. The taken king is the best thing to ever happen in my life. i want to give bungie major kisses right now. no homo.
  14. Destinyisdope
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    Dont listen to the trolls that havent even played it and they keep whining over the price. this game is awesome in every way and i cant get enough of it. buy it, or else youll miss out
  15. Holmesbro
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    I love Destiny now. bungie is friggin awesome for making this expansion and its well worth the 40 bucks. im addicted to it lol i friggin love it. buy it.
  16. MarioGuy
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    This is such an awesome game, i cant get enough of it. bungie worked hard on this one and it shows, im very glad about that. the 40$ price tag is well worth it.
  17. Luigiman
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    bungie, i hope you read this and know that i friggin love this game and the expansion. i cant get enough of it and i very much appreciate it. you guys are awesome.
  18. murph99
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    Screw the haters, listen here. Destiny is awesome and the taken king is amazing. just buy it and see what i mean. everything has been improved in every way.
  19. yoyoyobro
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    Bungie, you should have my babies because this game is simply amazing. i cant get enough of it, its well worth the 40 dollar price tag. im having a ton of fun.
  20. Halogod87
    Oct 28, 2015
    2
    One of the best lows in gaming history....a DLC machine...this game is basically a Beta but you have to pay 60$ or more to play it! STAY AWAY! If you have the money to burn and have nothing else to play then by all means try it. But compared to what Bungie has made in the past...ehm Halo.....Destiny is garbage!
  21. trichuris
    Nov 20, 2015
    0
    Why did I give it a zero, because the taken king wipes out the previous 2 expansions. You pay good money for the game plus 2 expansions and now all the good stuff went away cause you are supposed to spend $60 to buy the Taken King. It's a rip off since the Taken King actually includes the game and 2 previous expansions. It would be worth no more than $20 for those that have the whole gameWhy did I give it a zero, because the taken king wipes out the previous 2 expansions. You pay good money for the game plus 2 expansions and now all the good stuff went away cause you are supposed to spend $60 to buy the Taken King. It's a rip off since the Taken King actually includes the game and 2 previous expansions. It would be worth no more than $20 for those that have the whole game set already.… Expand
  22. Destinyblows03
    Jan 4, 2016
    0
    Absolutely the biggest money suck of a "game". Cant even call it a "game" cause its so incomplete, over charging players, locking content that has been out since launch behind several paywalls. And the dumbest fan base ever, the sheep they have hooked will defend the game even when the original creators left and disavowed the company. So sad. Never buy another bungledvision product.
  23. NDiggy
    Oct 22, 2015
    5
    I had to pay for the past two expansions even thought they're no longer supported. The PvE is much improved, but still very lacking when compared to similar games like Borderlands 2. The PvP is abysmal. There is no matchmaking so you might end up against much better equipped and experienced players. The game is still a huge grind and there are still multiple gates you have to pass inI had to pay for the past two expansions even thought they're no longer supported. The PvE is much improved, but still very lacking when compared to similar games like Borderlands 2. The PvP is abysmal. There is no matchmaking so you might end up against much better equipped and experienced players. The game is still a huge grind and there are still multiple gates you have to pass in order to progress. Very frustrating even though it's an improvement over the original. Still not worth paying for.… Expand
  24. neeson
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    my friends told me to get this expansion after buying the original game. lets just say its incredible and theres nothing better i could have spent my money on.
  25. martin17
    Oct 5, 2015
    10
    ah, destiny. a polarizing game at the start, but its amazing now. everything is much better and improved. im glad bungie listened to fan feedback, it surely helped
  26. djtomtee
    Jul 26, 2016
    0
    Very poor, same old content, same loading screens, full price. Load of tosh. Grind, Grind, Grind lets see how much money we can make. You even have to pay real money to make your character do a different dance. Destiny has a 10 year plan to rinse as much money as they can out of you.
  27. True_Reclaimer
    Sep 26, 2015
    0
    DO NOT BUY THE TAKEN KING.

    All of our efforts, grind and luck for a whole year wasted, as our old gear is not upgrade-able. Raid gear, Trials gear, POE gear, even exotics... all trashed. The new light system is horrible, making the game more grindy and meticulous, eliminating customization whatsoever. The infusion system was added as a band aid afterthought, but punishes you by    DO NOT BUY THE TAKEN KING.

    All of our efforts, grind and luck for a whole year wasted, as our old gear is not upgrade-able. Raid gear, Trials gear, POE gear, even exotics... all trashed.

    The new light system is horrible, making the game more grindy and meticulous, eliminating customization whatsoever. The infusion system was added as a band aid afterthought, but punishes you by reducing your light level by 20% and eating up your marks, glimmer and materials.

    The new raid is worse than VOG and TDB combined, and twice as long. Rather than requiring skill, its just a huge test of patience.

    Trials of Osiris is currently gone, and still no private match support or in game ranking. Rosters are still a mess, not organized by alphabet, and clan roster is still nonexistant.

    The Taken King - TaKing Away your Gear, and giving you 5000% more grind and nerfs. RIP Gally, Icebreaker, and new Black Spindle    … Expand
  28. 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.
  29. 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 $40 bucks VoG was way better than this new jumping rabbit raid beside that just new excuses for more mindless grinding but hey at least those factions make sense now    … Expand
  30. many
    Sep 24, 2015
    4
    questions answered and new questions arise. Played through in 3 hours.
    Still will play some further 10-20 hours with friends that still play strikes and crucible.
    but not worth 40$. I would gladly have paid 12-17$ for it.
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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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