Destiny: The Taken King

 PlayStation 4
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  1. Relrel
    Oct 30, 2015
    1
    There was so little extra content. Not worth $80-100.

    It is basically the exact same game with a few extra missions. I had completed the main story arc in less than a day of casual playing.
  2. starburns
    Feb 2, 2016
    1
    It's pretty good. ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttaken king sux. Git Gud Scrublord
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Lutallo
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    Whilst the new cutscene and area is nice, this DLC is exactly the same as the last ones. Ridiculously overpriced, extremely short on content, boring as hell and grind friendly. Getting to the maximum level is as easy as turning in 8 bounties. The "story" as bungie call it, can be finished in about 2 hours.
  6. 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
  7. Brainlicker
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    I am one to always try to find the best in everything and have been gaming since Nintendo first launched and this is by far the biggest insult to gamers. I liked Destiny when it launched but through each change and update it kept becoming a different game from what I purchased. Then came the DLC which in today's world I guess is just a given. Now.....now they want to drop more content atI am one to always try to find the best in everything and have been gaming since Nintendo first launched and this is by far the biggest insult to gamers. I liked Destiny when it launched but through each change and update it kept becoming a different game from what I purchased. Then came the DLC which in today's world I guess is just a given. Now.....now they want to drop more content at damn near the price of another full game? For what? Another area? A few more guns, etc? Not worth it. If they knew this was going to be a ten year plan like they say then why not actually plan it out and give the players the full plans for those ten years. Why not have made it a FTP model then? Other games with similar models have worked without alienating their fan base. Awful. Just awful.… Expand
  8. Wurstbaron
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    the storytelling got better; the amount auf story you get for your money isnt woth a buy..... so **** greedy **** sooner or later they take the throne of EA
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. eldumloido
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    No match making so can't get past lvl 40. Lvl 41 strikes are too hard and can't get equipment to get to 41 at lower lvl strikes. No matchmaking for raids so haven't played those either (not even vanilla ones). No matchmaking for missions so have to grind for hours to get op to solo all missions. Pay monthly fee to get multiplayer to your console maker and only multiplay is the seconds youNo match making so can't get past lvl 40. Lvl 41 strikes are too hard and can't get equipment to get to 41 at lower lvl strikes. No matchmaking for raids so haven't played those either (not even vanilla ones). No matchmaking for missions so have to grind for hours to get op to solo all missions. Pay monthly fee to get multiplayer to your console maker and only multiplay is the seconds you see random people running somewhere.… Expand
  13. 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...
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Toophat82
    Oct 29, 2015
    0
    BEWARE TAKEN KING AT END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU REAL LOOK AT IT IS BASICALLY A PATCH AND A REAL EXPENSIVE ONE AS ACTIVISON AND BUNGIE ARE BASICALLY CHARGING PEOPLE FOR THEM TO PATCH THE GAME WITH FIXES AND CONTENT THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED FROM DAY 1. CONSIDERING HOW THEY ARE LOCKING PEOPLE OUT OF YEAR ONE DESTINY TO FORCE CUSTOMERS TO BUY THIS WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU ONLY SEEBEWARE TAKEN KING AT END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU REAL LOOK AT IT IS BASICALLY A PATCH AND A REAL EXPENSIVE ONE AS ACTIVISON AND BUNGIE ARE BASICALLY CHARGING PEOPLE FOR THEM TO PATCH THE GAME WITH FIXES AND CONTENT THAT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCLUDED FROM DAY 1. CONSIDERING HOW THEY ARE LOCKING PEOPLE OUT OF YEAR ONE DESTINY TO FORCE CUSTOMERS TO BUY THIS WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU ONLY SEE WITH PATCHES BUT TO A BIGGER EXTREME AS WITH PATCHES YOU CAN STILL PLAY THE GAME AS IT WAS PREPATCH BUT JUST WON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY OF THE NEW FIXES OR CONTENT THE NEWER PATCH ADDS TO THE GAME LOL WHICH TO ME IS A FIRST IN GAMING AND MUST BE ILLEGAL.

    I paid for destiny including season pass costing me around 120 bucks so how am I locked out from something I paid for if I don't want to buy the new expansion Taken king? Isn't that illegal I paid for the game to play never was I told that I would have to buy every new expansion or DLC if I wanted to continue to play a game I paid for how are they even allowed to do this? There must be some consumer policy and rights being broken here and I hope activision gets theirs as this is robbery and fraud no doubt about it. They are basically forcing players to have to buy this DLC or expansion in Order to keep playing a game that they already more then paid for enough this is crazy. I should be able to play all of the original content along with other players who don't buy the Taken King expansion that's how it's always been no matter normal game or MMO which destiny isn't by the way as activision has stated many times in interviews that Destiny is not an MMO it just borrows some designs and elements from MMOs but that doesn't make one and either way even if it was even in MMOs this doesn't happen. It's simple you don't buy new expansion then you can only play what you have payed for but with destiny they literally lock u out of content you already paid for in turn ripping the consumer off. Only an idiot would support this kind of tactic and this game if you like getting ripped off then by all means donate to Activision they will gladly take it but if you smarter then most sheep then don't by taken King as it's overpriced to start anyways and while you finally get a lot of what should have already been included in destiny you are basically paying twice and for what's really a 20 dollar expansion at most as while it adds a much needed actual story with cutscenes to game it's only a few hours worth and surely not the amount you should get with a full game which is what they charging you for btw nevermind how much is actually recycled from original game that you are your paying for at a premium price that a full game would cost. Activision is setting a bad precedent for gaming and it's models with these shady business tactics so don't be a fool by supporting them.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. sirveaux
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    Cash grab, I uninstalled and won't touch anything from ActiviBungie again. Click anyone's name that's rated this a 10 and notice how they haven't rated anything else or have a profile picture and ask yourself why? Sort these ratings by date, scroll to October 8th and notice ALL the dummy accounts that gave this a 10. I counted 50 fake reviews. I'm sure Metacritic apprecaites Bungie's moneyCash grab, I uninstalled and won't touch anything from ActiviBungie again. Click anyone's name that's rated this a 10 and notice how they haven't rated anything else or have a profile picture and ask yourself why? Sort these ratings by date, scroll to October 8th and notice ALL the dummy accounts that gave this a 10. I counted 50 fake reviews. I'm sure Metacritic apprecaites Bungie's money to look the other way. If you don't work for a living and your parents are going to buy you this game, you won't notice anyway.… Expand
  21. 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.
  22. teg
    Oct 5, 2015
    0
    Nope - not today Activision.

    I bought the original Destiny, and the first expansion. Doesn't work anymore because they want me to pay for the game again for their "DLC with improvements"? **** you Activision. **** you good and hard.

    Won't fool me again, I won't be buying your products no matter how much you pay for high ratings.
  23. 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
  24. Alignedbag
    Jan 11, 2016
    0
    yeah don't bother with this game. bungie seems to like giving the players as little content as possible, for as much money as possible. your money is better spent elsewhere.
  25. 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......................................
  26. 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
  27. Warrenk
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    This game is easy to fall into, and the expansion improves a lot of problems I had with the vanilla game. Leveling is EASY, and there's a great quest system now. The story is better, but there are still so many gaps I can't really understand why I'm playing. What are my motivations, what is Oryx's deal? Why don't I just leave for another solar system and start over? Halo has a complexThis game is easy to fall into, and the expansion improves a lot of problems I had with the vanilla game. Leveling is EASY, and there's a great quest system now. The story is better, but there are still so many gaps I can't really understand why I'm playing. What are my motivations, what is Oryx's deal? Why don't I just leave for another solar system and start over? Halo has a complex story with complex character motivations - why doesn't this? While this expansion improves the game SO much, it still falls short of a complete game.
    I'm looking forward to the day that Destiny has flushed out what it wants to be, and the game isn't just a grind fest. I ended up pretty disappointed that I spent money on this.    … Expand
  28. adsbikes
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    Seems like the rest of the original game that should have been released all at once. A lot of reused places and enemy's. A little better story but not by much. New ghost voice is still terrible. If you worked hard in year one and don't get this then your screwed and basically cant play anymore. If you do get it you get a few new events and all your gear you collected is worthless now. AsSeems like the rest of the original game that should have been released all at once. A lot of reused places and enemy's. A little better story but not by much. New ghost voice is still terrible. If you worked hard in year one and don't get this then your screwed and basically cant play anymore. If you do get it you get a few new events and all your gear you collected is worthless now. As far as pre order bonuses such as the suros pack was a rip off. Not only do you have to spend in game currency to acquire them they are obsolete if you already played the game beyond level 30 which most people have. Overall i think Bungie has some explaining to do.… Expand
  29. plyer
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    Worst game I have ever played. The game is basically a grind-fest and the Taken King does nothing to change that. Basically Bungie has made a few new weapons and a couple new missions and is forcing players to buy it by making all of the existing gear and weapons obsolete.
  30. Blamo
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    The content is an improvement over that found in the base game of Destiny. Unfortunately you have to buy the game twice to unlock it. Furthermore, Bungie has stripped the original game of what little content it has to force players to pay more money to get back the content they already paid for.
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#20 Best 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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