Destiny

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6.1

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  1. SWERY_51
    Sep 14, 2014
    4
    Biggest disappointement ever. It was supposed to be a great game, with a lot of content, lot of things to do, lots of planets to explore... It just look like a f**king demo! Do NOT put 50$ in that, it is not worth it at all. There are only 3 goods points, the gameplay is fine, the graphics are nice and the musics pretty good. That's it, it is not a MMO, main quest can only be done with 2Biggest disappointement ever. It was supposed to be a great game, with a lot of content, lot of things to do, lots of planets to explore... It just look like a f**king demo! Do NOT put 50$ in that, it is not worth it at all. There are only 3 goods points, the gameplay is fine, the graphics are nice and the musics pretty good. That's it, it is not a MMO, main quest can only be done with 2 other players and the socail aspect sucks, it is not an adventure game either (forget everything you heard about Mass Effect, because it's not), it is just a boring FPS, far from Halo or Borderlands. What a waste.… Expand
  2. Klinx551
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I was able to play the beta with a couple friends and I thought the PvE part of the game was the most interesting to me, so I pre-ordered Destiny over PSN. However, my friends did not get the game. I play COD and BF solo all the time so I didn't think it would matter much for Destiny. Playing the game as a single player without anyone to communicate is exceedingly boring. MyI was able to play the beta with a couple friends and I thought the PvE part of the game was the most interesting to me, so I pre-ordered Destiny over PSN. However, my friends did not get the game. I play COD and BF solo all the time so I didn't think it would matter much for Destiny. Playing the game as a single player without anyone to communicate is exceedingly boring. My experience with game playing solo was completely different from when I had friends to play with during the beta (they were unimpressed by the beta, so they passed). It's particularly frustrating to see other human players on the map but there's no open chat channel so I'm unable to communicate with anyone, so it like playing with bots.
    On the plus side I do like the skill trees and the amount of customizable weapons and gear. The use of the Tower as a hub to acquire new gears, bounties, etc was enjoyable - but again, I found myself frustrated seeing so many players but there was no way to get a few together for a fire-team to go on some missions.
    If I had bought this on disc I would be trading it in tomorrow, so this has also made me re-think pre-ordering AAA games digitally going forward.    … Expand
  3. Eyedoc
    Sep 11, 2014
    4
    Destiny is not innovative. This game was already done on last gen with Defiance. That game was better and is now free to play. The poorly supported chat system makes no sense in a game revolving around group missions. Rent and return.
  4. reader131
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    Embrace yourself for Activision $500 million wild ride, where most of the money go to the marketing department and into DLC + map packs. Activision gave us one of the best of this decade, it so great that it can represent most the the games made from the the last few year all visual with no substance. Bungie promised to give us one of the most innovate, most stunning scifi experience thatEmbrace yourself for Activision $500 million wild ride, where most of the money go to the marketing department and into DLC + map packs. Activision gave us one of the best of this decade, it so great that it can represent most the the games made from the the last few year all visual with no substance. Bungie promised to give us one of the most innovate, most stunning scifi experience that supposed to redefine the shooter gen instead we get borderlands + halo electricboogaloo. I give this negative score not for the sake of slander Bungie but tell developers that they can't sell a game on hype alone… Expand
  5. Das2003
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    Was impressed with the Beta's co-op, but unfortunately the combat is very repetitive and linear. With the main cutscenes, the characters have all got helmets on therefore the character acting has been simplified to just voice overs. Nothing compelling to say the least. Bog standard fps affair. When Borderlands the Pre-sequel comes out it will give HaloLand, I mean Destiny a run for itsWas impressed with the Beta's co-op, but unfortunately the combat is very repetitive and linear. With the main cutscenes, the characters have all got helmets on therefore the character acting has been simplified to just voice overs. Nothing compelling to say the least. Bog standard fps affair. When Borderlands the Pre-sequel comes out it will give HaloLand, I mean Destiny a run for its money. Though if you like Halo competitive multiplayer then go for it, this game is for you. I for one, do not, I grew out of that type of gameplay after Halo 3. This game is not really next gen, the graphics just about maybe, gameplay certainly not.… Expand
  6. TixyLix
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    I liked the intro, sadly it was all downhill from there....

    I can describe this whole game in one sentence; "You go down to a small enclosed area on a planet, kill all the enemies, press a button on a computer and then defend it" RINSE AND REPEAT! It doesn't even matter what Planet you're on either, they all feel the same but have a different colour tone. I was expecting a harsh    I liked the intro, sadly it was all downhill from there....

    I can describe this whole game in one sentence; "You go down to a small enclosed area on a planet, kill all the enemies, press a button on a computer and then defend it" RINSE AND REPEAT!

    It doesn't even matter what Planet you're on either, they all feel the same but have a different colour tone. I was expecting a harsh environment on Venus and Lower gravity on Mars.... NOPE, all plays exactly the same, they might as well have based this entire game on Earth.

    No matchmaking means you have to run around on the tower for ages trying to get people to join up, or you have to play with friends, which tbh I have no friends with a PS4...

    The competitive multiplayer sucks, just generic and throw away

    There is very little content, most of which is copy and pasted, you'll beat the game within a day.    … Expand
  7. Explodet
    Sep 11, 2014
    4
    A boring bland repetitive experience. Run around killing the same clumps of respawning enemies with bad AI as you go through the same small areas over and over. This game is really short too, hardly the epic they claimed it would be.
  8. Brainiac2012
    Sep 12, 2014
    4
    Destiny has not lived up to the impression I was given pre-game release. As a shooter I would say it is pretty good, but after that it is all down hill. It is definitely not a MMO. It has only the very first inklings of 1. The chat system is non-existent. The game is so very repetitive, and frankly becomes boring by level 12. Also the customization of your character is pure fluff.Destiny has not lived up to the impression I was given pre-game release. As a shooter I would say it is pretty good, but after that it is all down hill. It is definitely not a MMO. It has only the very first inklings of 1. The chat system is non-existent. The game is so very repetitive, and frankly becomes boring by level 12. Also the customization of your character is pure fluff. Your gear progresses about the same rate as the mobs and though the new gear may look flashy its still the same stuff with a different paint job. Overall just another shooter with a well underdone story. I know there is content to come to try to fill it out some but at release for a game that was many years in the making and so full of hype, Id rather stick with Halo or Borderlands.… Expand
  9. JohnConnor333
    Sep 11, 2014
    4
    I wish i could return it. I bought the "legendary edition" for 100 bucks - cuz i LOVED the beta. Well, not much to add to the beta. Then in the end, it's so generic. What really bugs me - when you're in a "no spawn zone" and die....you have to hear the peter dinklage voice monologue allllll over again. Gets old fast.
  10. EarsoftheBird
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    I feel cheated and I want my money back. I agree with all the negative reviews about it being over hyped and the same old fps. It amazes me that they create a "giant open world" yet each planet no matter where you start on the map is always the same place when you enter the "massive giant open world". You got me Bungie and Activision, ya really fooled me. Will be taking this POS backI feel cheated and I want my money back. I agree with all the negative reviews about it being over hyped and the same old fps. It amazes me that they create a "giant open world" yet each planet no matter where you start on the map is always the same place when you enter the "massive giant open world". You got me Bungie and Activision, ya really fooled me. Will be taking this POS back and at least get $40 of my money back.… Expand
  11. stevedunc
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Gutted, absolutely gutted.

    I am a huge bungie fan and thought they could do no wrong but this game is just not fun, it feels totally stripped down to the bone, I can't get a group together online when friends aren't around and it's a silent lonely wasteland most of the time. The graphics are average, not much if anything to explore, boss fights follow a pattern and it's just a    Gutted, absolutely gutted.

    I am a huge bungie fan and thought they could do no wrong but this game is just not fun, it feels totally stripped down to the bone, I can't get a group together online when friends aren't around and it's a silent lonely wasteland most of the time.

    The graphics are average, not much if anything to explore, boss fights follow a pattern and it's just a grinding game, if you want to grind play diablo.

    I dont understand what happened, so far with my ps4 I've been constantly let down with the quality of games and this has totally just killed it for me I can't really see any game pulling it out the fire until naughty dog save the day.    … Expand
  12. Jstee
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    In my opinion destiny started of strong with a really enjoyable first few hours, but after arriving at venus (the third planet) I felt like the enemys were pretty much just reskins and all the objectives were hold of this point while this thing does something or kill these enemys then fight this generic boss, and thats pretty much a repeating patten though out the entire game,which isIn my opinion destiny started of strong with a really enjoyable first few hours, but after arriving at venus (the third planet) I felt like the enemys were pretty much just reskins and all the objectives were hold of this point while this thing does something or kill these enemys then fight this generic boss, and thats pretty much a repeating patten though out the entire game,which is fairly short there are only 4 planets and each plays for about an hour! Which is just so dissapointing, I mean they give you the whole first planet in the beta, when I first stared playing destiny I was thinking that it was going to be a huge journy that was gonna last, but instead we got 4 hours of repetive shooting aliens. Armour and guns are very lacking, every armour/gun I have gotten has been just a different colour with a small increase in stats, I think I have actully seen maybe three different varients of armour. The multiplayer has its moments although it also doesn't really live up to the hype, there are only 4 different gamemodes( control which is where you fight to control certain points, a team death match, a free for all and skirmish which is just tdm but with 3v3 instead of 6v6) they seem fun at first but I can't honestly play more than 3 matches of any of these before being bored. Also the story just sucks I'm not even gonna go into that **** So my overall opinion of this game is that its very lacking, however did show potential, maybe they could redeem it with with a dlc but probably not, it was very overhyped which made me expect more, so pretty much if you can afford it maybe try it but I would keep the receipt.… Expand
  13. acollin5
    Sep 14, 2014
    4
    A new, unnerving trend in the gaming industry: market the heck out of a product until the hype is so high, that there are guaranteed profits regardless of how mediocre the game is. See: Watchdogs, Titanfall, PS4.

    Gameplay: Slow and boring, bland loot (many recolors already). Music: Not memorable at all. Sounds very cliche. Doesn't have its own identity. Story: Nothing special. I    A new, unnerving trend in the gaming industry: market the heck out of a product until the hype is so high, that there are guaranteed profits regardless of how mediocre the game is. See: Watchdogs, Titanfall, PS4.

    Gameplay: Slow and boring, bland loot (many recolors already).
    Music: Not memorable at all. Sounds very cliche. Doesn't have its own identity.
    Story: Nothing special. I don't even remember why I was doing stuff.
    Overall: It has the problems that many new MMOs have. However, Borderlands games so far have released much better than this.

    I think the issue is people are desperately trying to justify their PS4 purchase (also severely hyped), so they keep hoping the NEXT thing will be the best ever.

    Please stop hurting the gaming industry by buying into the hype. It only encourages developers to continue churning out poor products.    … Expand
  14. jerkyboyz
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    The fact that activison is using big movie style release is terrible. its not even about the game anymore. its about how much money can we spend to make a billion. 750m to get 350m. terrible concept. all they are doing is preying on the sony fans who have never had a "halo" game. its really sad. halo was spoon fed game from microsoft. now activision is trying to cash in on sony. this gameThe fact that activison is using big movie style release is terrible. its not even about the game anymore. its about how much money can we spend to make a billion. 750m to get 350m. terrible concept. all they are doing is preying on the sony fans who have never had a "halo" game. its really sad. halo was spoon fed game from microsoft. now activision is trying to cash in on sony. this game is over-hyped halo remix with a boring short single player and a terrible huge curve wast of time unbalanced multiplayer game. if you have time to waste, and i mean waste. have fun. its not worth it. all you are doing is fall for marketing hype in the social network. do us and everyone else a favor save your money until 2015 stop supporting this movie style format of video games. theirs no content to this game. its all about how much money can we throw at the public so we can get paid in a week. how cares after that. what the hell is going on with games these days. where is the talent?… Expand
  15. Madfandiamond
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    I deliverately registered here to tell, this game is a crap. What kind of people create it as a boss fight lenth for 2 hours and you cant finish it. You shoot the boss and if hit his life line refuce by 0,000001% and you have to hit him during 1 or 2 hours. This is insamely boring! Game should make you enjoy it but not make you feel like you are worker at an assembly line making routineI deliverately registered here to tell, this game is a crap. What kind of people create it as a boss fight lenth for 2 hours and you cant finish it. You shoot the boss and if hit his life line refuce by 0,000001% and you have to hit him during 1 or 2 hours. This is insamely boring! Game should make you enjoy it but not make you feel like you are worker at an assembly line making routine repititive actions during hours. Hey, Activision, this is entertainment industry!… Expand
  16. gromit
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    repetitive and uninspiring. I played the beta and was on the fence with this game but decided to buy it anyway hoping perhaps it would improve on release. It really fails to live up to its hype, I can't see this FPS lasting.
  17. SeepDleep
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Boring, tired and uninspired - What did Bungie spend their money on? For the most expensive game in history that is supposed to revolutionize the FPS market - Destiny fails HARD. Repetitive and linear gamepla - check. Small limited maps - check. Boring enemies - check. Laughable soundtrack - check. Poor sound FX - check... the list goes on and on. Save your money folks - this one is a STINKER
  18. FuccBoi
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    It tried so hard and it got so far. Destiny is a game that tries to be so many good things but it falls flat in every single one of them. It's not Borderlands. It's not CoD. It's a **** of missed opportunity. I really wanted it to be good, but it just fell so far from the mark. If you're expecting something great you will come out extremely disappointed. Please don't fall for the hype likeIt tried so hard and it got so far. Destiny is a game that tries to be so many good things but it falls flat in every single one of them. It's not Borderlands. It's not CoD. It's a **** of missed opportunity. I really wanted it to be good, but it just fell so far from the mark. If you're expecting something great you will come out extremely disappointed. Please don't fall for the hype like I did. This game was clearly overmarketed, because it has no actual redeeming qualities. Just like Watch Dogs and Titanfall (made by the same publisher). If you are unsure please don't buy this game, because I just threw $60 down the toilet and I don't want you to do the same… Expand
  19. Ethereal_Viking
    Sep 11, 2014
    4
    Extremely over hyped. It left me feeling meh. The fact that there is a mission map is pointless, you literally do the majority of the missions in the same large location per planet. AI is pathetic, there are challenging moments, but usually involve a massive wave of enemies. The game ultimately feels like a 6.5 hr horde mode with friends, and a spattering of uninspired story. Game isExtremely over hyped. It left me feeling meh. The fact that there is a mission map is pointless, you literally do the majority of the missions in the same large location per planet. AI is pathetic, there are challenging moments, but usually involve a massive wave of enemies. The game ultimately feels like a 6.5 hr horde mode with friends, and a spattering of uninspired story. Game is beautiful though.… Expand
  20. RytakGaming
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    Woulda gave this an honest 5, but Bungie score booster kids are making the score too high for what it is.

    The only honest thing I can say about this game is that it looks nice, but it is extremely flawed, and will probably only be worth playing for about a month or 2, mainly because the level cap is so easy to get to and there is no character ascension to reset it with bonus stats or    Woulda gave this an honest 5, but Bungie score booster kids are making the score too high for what it is.

    The only honest thing I can say about this game is that it looks nice, but it is extremely flawed, and will probably only be worth playing for about a month or 2, mainly because the level cap is so easy to get to and there is no character ascension to reset it with bonus stats or anything. It literally looks like Bungie took Borderlands and Halo and slapped them together and made story an afterthought. No impressed with a game from a studio that is known for story telling, and for them to turn on their fans and spit in our faces. Seriously people, look really hard when you play it, there are so many things wrong with the game. It looks like a team of 10 year olds who just got a decent idea and failed to execute it. Don't get me wrong, the multiplayer is (almost) fun, if you can ignore that every ability is modeled after a Halo armor ability, and like repetitive play (Call of Duty anyone?).

    All in all, game was over-hyped, and failed to meet what people wanted in the game.    … Expand
  21. NastyN8
    Sep 9, 2014
    3
    Fun at first for maybe a few minutes but everything about this game is repetitive. The scenery and graphics are the only positive for me and even those aspects don't break any new ground.
  22. bluemooncrimson
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    Honestly can't believe I bought a PS4 for this game. So much regret. This generic console FPS only has decent graphics going for it, emphasis on decent, the graphics aren't even that stellar when compared to PC games from a decade ago. Quests are repetitive, story is bland, voice acting is bland, zero diversity among enemies, most enemies don't even do anything besides shuffle around, someHonestly can't believe I bought a PS4 for this game. So much regret. This generic console FPS only has decent graphics going for it, emphasis on decent, the graphics aren't even that stellar when compared to PC games from a decade ago. Quests are repetitive, story is bland, voice acting is bland, zero diversity among enemies, most enemies don't even do anything besides shuffle around, some enemies don't even attack you. The devs pumped so much money into marketing and making the game look amazing that they forgot to make the game amazing. I cannot recommend this to anyone, now I need to wait for Bloodborne to justify my PS4 purchase… Expand
  23. Vasot
    Sep 10, 2014
    3
    Bought it yesterday out of curiosity, my thoughts:
    It underwhelms in almost every aspect. From basic stuff like not being able to turn off auto-aim or even adjust the in-game audio, to the weightless feel of the guns, the constant retread of missions requiring you to run down the same path over and over, to inopportune load-screens to the generic boring and almost incomprehensible story,    Bought it yesterday out of curiosity, my thoughts:
    It underwhelms in almost every aspect. From basic stuff like not being able to turn off auto-aim or even adjust the in-game audio, to the weightless feel of the guns, the constant retread of missions requiring you to run down the same path over and over, to inopportune load-screens to the generic boring and almost incomprehensible story, but ...
    In many ways, it comes off as an over-produced, pretentious, kinda boring version of Borderlands. Very disappointing. Also i do not understand why the campaign should be always online ??    … Expand
  24. enut_butter
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    Pros: Nice graphics, weapons have a good 'feel' to them, good competitive multiplayer.

    Cons: Everything else; **** story, very 'grindy' game, uninspired enemies, vast tracts of nothing while playing. Huge letdown.
  25. Aous918
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Where do I begin in this game?
    Firstly you cannot play it without an internet connection, which means that it is just as bad as the xbox one when you have to check in to play single player.
    Secondly if you think this game is co-op you are sadly sadly mistaken. Each map or mission has a limit to the amount of players that are online in that area and sadly the limit is 3 YES including YOU.    Where do I begin in this game?
    Firstly you cannot play it without an internet connection, which means that it is just as bad as the xbox one when you have to check in to play single player.
    Secondly if you think this game is co-op you are sadly sadly mistaken. Each map or mission has a limit to the amount of players that are online in that area and sadly the limit is 3 YES including YOU.
    Thirdly when you go into a boss fight it you and only you, no friends or other multiplayers allowed in the area, oh and whats worse is that a "ban on respawn" appears on the screen, which means if you die, thats it sorry you start the mission again...
    Fourthly and this will take the cake, this game runs on bungie servers, which means if you want to play single player (remembering it requires connection) and their servers are down then, too bad you cant play single player.

    This game sounds like watch dogs??? where it was over inflated and set out to be something that sadly is not.

    Anyways it could just be me, whats your response?    … Expand
  26. giorgosk87
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Repetitive and boring. Definitely not a zero, but holy cow, after 3 hours I was falling asleep. It feels like a cheap MMO with good graphics, actually it looks like a less fun version of borderlands, but what can you possibly do with an MMO that is a FPS to be fair to bungie. Too ambitious project. I am not big on FPS and I only play them for the story, That is why I got this game becauseRepetitive and boring. Definitely not a zero, but holy cow, after 3 hours I was falling asleep. It feels like a cheap MMO with good graphics, actually it looks like a less fun version of borderlands, but what can you possibly do with an MMO that is a FPS to be fair to bungie. Too ambitious project. I am not big on FPS and I only play them for the story, That is why I got this game because Halo had a great story. So I trusted them, but fail on my part. I don't remember what my quest was about, kill how many of that unit? Uninspiring. I hope the order 1886 turns good because I already regret not having a X1 for Forza, I miss that game. But I am optimistic about 1886. Sony needs to step it up a little because for the first time I am seeing xbox having the exclusives, and the third party games are not living up to par for me to justify owning this console.… Expand
  27. Snob_007
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    Worst game of 2014.Just an another overestimated and overhyped crap,like "watch how dog makes **** even wd better than this).This game brought nothing,no graphics,no new ideas and no story whatsoever.Locations are similar and enemies are ugly and stupid like those who made this abomination.So,don't buy, it.I never thought this game could be such a bad,but it is.0/10.
  28. Rumpleforeskin
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Please don't devalue my review or dismiss it it as being a "troll" because I'm not rating this game very highly. I wasn't paid to praise it so I'm giving an honest impression of what I felt after spending $60 on this product.

    The game probably had a higher marketing budget (and funds allocated to expensive Hollywood actors) than it did for the game design department. Let me breakdown my    Please don't devalue my review or dismiss it it as being a "troll" because I'm not rating this game very highly. I wasn't paid to praise it so I'm giving an honest impression of what I felt after spending $60 on this product.

    The game probably had a higher marketing budget (and funds allocated to expensive Hollywood actors) than it did for the game design department. Let me breakdown my impressions in a bulleted format:

    PROS:
    + Soundtrack: An absolutely amazing orchestral score makes the setting feel epic!
    + UI Art: The menus and interface art is reminiscent of Jules Verne and old-school H.G. Wells. It's gorgeous and deserves kudos.
    + Gunplay: Aside from a heavy reliance on iron sites (something that afflicts a lot of console shooters), the gunplay feels very much like it was lifted from Halo - which, if you're a fan of Halo, you'll enjoy.

    CONS:
    - Lack of Open World: Destiny is no more an MMO than Dead Island. The heavily instanced missions feel less like "planets" and more like a very small collection of maps. You select a mission, watching a loading screen, start the map and kill a bunch of enemies. Rinse/repeat.

    - Lack of Enemy Diversity: After hour 5, killing the same handful of enemies gets VERY boring. I don't feel any sense of progression when I'm killing the same Dregs and Shanks from minute 1. This feels exceedingly more awful as more and hours pass.

    - UI Design: Sure, the UI art is amazing (can't praise it enough actually), but the design is downright awful. It was clearly designed for a mouse pointer and yet we're playing (as of now) a console exclusive game with analogue sticks to navigate menus. The overall user-experience is clunky and needlessly frustrating.

    The icons are completely arcane and I have no idea what I'm looking at when I see them. Since there is little color use, I'm left guessing what the obscure shapes mean...and I'd had better luck teaching myself Japanese. Also, why does my Waypoint vanish? Who thought that was a good idea? I'm constantly summoning Dinkbot so I can see where I'm supposed to go because the waypoint vanishes after a few seconds. That's an extra step that is completely unecessary.

    - Poor Mission Design: The formula become increasingly boring after the second or third time of killing swarms of identical baddies that act the exact same way over and over again. Since we're expected to do this several times (see: grind), the laziness of the poor mission structures really become apparent. I'm only on Day 1 of this game and I'm already growing bored with it.

    - Cringeworthy Lore/Writing: Peter Dinklage is getting all sorts of crap for his terrible VO acting in this game and I find that completely unfair - it's not the acting, it's the terrible writing. No amount of Hollywood star power can turn a bad script into Shakespeare. The premise is overwrought, the delivery is awful and I really don't even like hearing the creature names ("That wizard came from the moon!").

    - Boring Core Game Loop: Destiny feels like a re-skinned version of Borderlands 2 but lacks the addictive draw that game has: loot-chasing. There is no real instant gratification of seeing items drop from slain enemies and having to repeat the same boring scenarios only to receive a random number generated loot prize in a victory screen feels less compelling.

    - Reliance of Others For Fun: This was the game breaker for me. On more than one occasion, I was grouped with mute strangers that were either terrible players (stirred up the hive and then died, forcing me to contend with an increased difficulty curve of enemies that were often frustrating to deal with) or I was the noob that simply followed in the wake of someone else clearing the mission's enemies before I could even get a shot off. Both scenarios felt terrible.

    - Obscenely Long Loading Screens: these loading screens can reach up to a minute in length and when you're merely traveling from a menu map to the non-action hub location, sitting through the same spaceship cutscene loading screen again and again becomes difficult to tolerant.

    - Last-Gen Design: This game was clearly designed for the 8 year old Xbox 360/PS3 hardware because the maps have a lot of view occlusion (they're not as open as most PC shooters) and often feel hamstrung by last-gen limitations (particularly the number of players you can see, have in your group and can fight each other. The only thing you're getting with the PS4 version is an increased display resolution and some material resolution enhancements.

    FINAL WORD:
    I'm angry at myself for falling for the marketing the hype (seriously, this game was hyped more than the World Cup). It's not an MMO Shooter and I don't see it having any longevity. I'm hoping I can get a decent trade-in credit for this game because $60 was a lot of money for me and I really don't like wasting it. There are much better games out there that you could spend your $60 on and not feel bored an hour into playing.    … Expand
  29. killcani
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    Giving this game 0 because of all the fanboys rating it a 10. It obviously isn't a game worthy of a 10rating. Its a very generic shooter that does nothing new and it gets repetitve fast. Don't buy this game unless you like playing the same level of killing mobs over and over and over again.
  30. moondeath
    Sep 10, 2014
    3
    Another great marketing work, and like Watch Dogs, another mediocre game sold like a masterpiece.

    Gameplay is ok, but its repetivenss and shot of varieties sentenced this game from the start.
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  1. RPGamer
    Nov 25, 2014
    70
    Although Destiny isn't the brilliant start to a franchise that many had hoped for, it's a great game for those who can push through its flaws and enjoy the ride.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Nov 5, 2014
    80
    What is most amazing of all is that despite its litany of weird little problems, Destiny is fantastic, its combat up there with the very best, the thrilling rhythm of its battles still not fading the 30th time through, and it has no single systemic problem that is not fixable. [Dec 2014, p.106]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 25, 2014
    89
    Destiny is a flawed but still extremely fun first person shooter. While the Destiny universe itself seems intriguing, the storyline is told in such an incoherent manner that it's hard not to be turned off by all the technobabble. Fortunately the co-op shooter mechanics are absolutely perfect. The loot system can be maddening, but in a way it adds to the game's addictiveness. [Oct 2014]
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