Destiny

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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5608 Ratings

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  1. Karnovo
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    The hype for this game definitely was of such proportions. The game doesn't stand a chance to live up to it. The missions are a disaster. They are all similar for example.
  2. TRON666
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    overated and boring game, repeatable brings nothing new to the scene. you will be hyped about it, but just as watch dogs, this game is boring, and repeatable.
  3. Saltatempo
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I'll never undestand why they didn't put an npg, some dialogs, some story!?
    How can a mmorpg (or something that require permanent online) be without a story?! The gameplay is pretty solid but i don't have a reason for keep playing. I really don't care about the world around me that seems like a world of space-art-screenshots!
  4. RommoR
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Destiny, Halo's and borderlands love child, what you expect is an epic journey with custom class and feel for a universal struggle between the Traveller and the Darkness what you actually get is something different, a horrid hide behind any wall while blankly staring at your shield charge bar to recover so you can go out and take pot shots a waves of generic "covenant" look alike aliensDestiny, Halo's and borderlands love child, what you expect is an epic journey with custom class and feel for a universal struggle between the Traveller and the Darkness what you actually get is something different, a horrid hide behind any wall while blankly staring at your shield charge bar to recover so you can go out and take pot shots a waves of generic "covenant" look alike aliens as they stand out in the open or wander back and forth taking pot shots, the AI is terrible in this game often enemies in cover will just sit with their head sticking out for no reason and wont run past certain markers in the game to prevent them from being pulled too far.

    As for the actual areas they look nice of course but so much for this massive world spending the first few hours of the game visiting the same tiny little space-port as each return reveals yet another room in this epic warfare across the galaxies you will have to unlock to story corridor by corridor, same room after same room filled with same enemies after same enemies.

    PvP/Crucible is a painful experience in a very small circular map, their is no real rhyme or reason to the flow of combat, supercharge abilities just one shot you or your enemy and its about as generic of a shooter experience as could be asked for.

    The MMO-experience is wanting you see others but no point do you feel inclined to include them the controls and interaction and worse than basic with DC Universe leading the way on how a console should allow social interactions in MMO's, if you have friends playing the game it will increase the enjoyment but this isn't a game feature that's just playing with your friends and there are far better options for you to spend your money on to play together.

    As for character creation was very basic a part I looked forward to alot but was let down very badly as about as basic of a face creator as possible not much else to say about this part.

    Overall for the budget and hype surrounding the game along with the price tag its a total let down, generic warframe feel to the limited class options, 4 ability options for each class also screams warframe and the planetary mission selection and general UI is poor.

    PROS:
    It looks nice
    You have have a orb that lights the way for you in darkness
    ehh. . . struggling here
    CONS:
    Generic shooter experience with poor cover/Wait for shield recharge
    Generic lifeless AI that just attack you in waves and do nothing in particular most times you can strafe and avoid fire
    Bland MMO experience
    Social interactions limited with other random players
    PVP experience is woeful mainly due to the base mechanics of the game and PVP maps are terrible little circles you fight in
    Poor UI    … Expand
  5. Boongie
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    Give us written AND vocal chat otherwise stop doing pc games only for **** consoles ... i played wow since release and like other 20 mmo games so i'm kinda experienced player ... i work every bloody day ... i go home and i can't play the way it's meant because people like me are hard to find when i have spare time. My friends have other consoles witch aren't in any way linked ... well thisGive us written AND vocal chat otherwise stop doing pc games only for **** consoles ... i played wow since release and like other 20 mmo games so i'm kinda experienced player ... i work every bloody day ... i go home and i can't play the way it's meant because people like me are hard to find when i have spare time. My friends have other consoles witch aren't in any way linked ... well this is really a **** game that many bought just because it's september and still some months to play actually good games ... DON'T BUY IT!… Expand
  6. Logester
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    Home from midnight release:
    Setting up: Vanguard DLC doesn't work. I'll think 'whatever, I'll get it tomorrow or the day after.
    Load the game: marionberry error, cannot connect to servers. Can't play game = can't review. Terrible way to make first impressions
  7. AdmiralSurf
    Sep 26, 2014
    0
    Activision garbage. A $60 game with 2/3 of the content removed on release so they can charge you more money to play the rest of the game. Nerfs all around for financial reasons only. Moving on...

    Only reason I give a 3 is for the wonderful sound and environment art. Music isn't great though and no way to disable it.
  8. thebustman
    Nov 12, 2014
    0
    Destiny is a terrible MMO it gets extremely repetitive after you beat the terrible lazy and unfinished story then you get to grind away for "light levels" which are found in gear which if you take off you lose light levels making customization useless after level 20 the social interactions minimal to non existent and pvp and raids/strikes have bullet sponge bosses in which you don't getDestiny is a terrible MMO it gets extremely repetitive after you beat the terrible lazy and unfinished story then you get to grind away for "light levels" which are found in gear which if you take off you lose light levels making customization useless after level 20 the social interactions minimal to non existent and pvp and raids/strikes have bullet sponge bosses in which you don't get loot its all randomized so even if you do the best you have a chance of nothing do not buy this game… Expand
  9. Moridin26
    Nov 21, 2014
    0
    The basis for the score of 0 is simple. 0 attempt to balance pvp in any way shape or form since alpha. I mean honestly does this seem like a game that was worth the $500 million they spent? Hell no! Hunters are completely unbalanced, but bungie is scared to piss people off when already there is a ton of hate out there about this game. The story was crazy short and boring. It seems to meThe basis for the score of 0 is simple. 0 attempt to balance pvp in any way shape or form since alpha. I mean honestly does this seem like a game that was worth the $500 million they spent? Hell no! Hunters are completely unbalanced, but bungie is scared to piss people off when already there is a ton of hate out there about this game. The story was crazy short and boring. It seems to me that everyone who made Halo must have left bungie because this game doesn't even come close to the quality of halo. All the 1 shot kills drastically reduce the effect of player skill. So many people just say "Well make a hunter." That is a pathetic excuse. Or my favorite is "You just suck." I have both a titan and a hunter. On my hunter I average anywhere from a 2.8 to 4.0 KDA. On my titan I average about a 2.0. While I know it can be difficult to balance classes they haven't done a single update to the classes since launch. Now they expect us to pay money for an expansion to a game that wasn't even worth the $60 we already paid. Give the expansion away for free and balance the classes and my rating will change. Until then I stand by my 0.… Expand
  10. Hi_Im_Game
    Oct 11, 2014
    0
    This game is broken and horrible. I have sadly put over 150 hours into this game and it has been nothing but frustration and disappointment over and over. I work 50-60 hours a week and I don't need my games to be as stressful as my job.

    PVP is horrible, they refuse to fix any of the issues. Supers and radar are just ridiculous in PvP and everybody just abuses it. I would really like a    This game is broken and horrible. I have sadly put over 150 hours into this game and it has been nothing but frustration and disappointment over and over. I work 50-60 hours a week and I don't need my games to be as stressful as my job.

    PVP is horrible, they refuse to fix any of the issues. Supers and radar are just ridiculous in PvP and everybody just abuses it. I would really like a game mode without either but that would be hoping for too much from Bungie. Drop rates on items are better now but getting the best gear has to be done in the raid. I've completed the raid 6 times now on multiple characters (different classes) and have yet to get one piece of armor (only shards and energy). So here I am stuck on the 5th week without having any of the highest light gear. You can imagine how frustrating that can be when most of your friends are level 30 already. But it's ok, I guess you can make another character of the same class to try and get more raid gear. That about sums up how broken the raid is.

    Moving on, the one thing I was excited for was Iron Banner event and that is even more broken then standard PVP. Not to mention the fact that it is only control ATM which is by far one of their worst game modes. Everyone just camps back with *wait for it* vex exotic fusion rifles and shotguns. No matter what you do, you can't outdamage a vex exotic rifle in PvP with another primary. Over 200+ crucible and iron banner games and I have yet to get a legendary or exotic drop. Really? I regularly finish at the top of the room only to find out I got nothing for being better than everyone else. But it's ok, we will give that guy who is 4 and 17 an exotic autorifle, he needs it more than you.

    To sum it up, this is the most socialist-communist game EVER F***ING MADE that makes everyone just as good as everyone else. It's all about catering to every type of player and making sure no matter how bad you are, you will never be left behind. I'm sorry but I'm sick of games going down this path. This is not how Bungie use to do things especially with the competitive multiplayer system they once had their Halo games.

    They keep saying this game will never be like Halo which is a problem because Halo scored near 100/100 scores from many reviewers yet this one is getting barely over 75 from critics. Obviously you aren't doing something right and it shows on your game. The fundamentals are there, the gameplay is there, but the finished product is lacking in any sort of meaningful content besides the same raid you can do every week, the same 6 strikes you can do over and over, and the same broken piece of s*** that is the PvP. I am truly sad that this game didn't reach its potential because I loved all the Halo games. This game just tried to be too many things and cater to too many people instead of doing what it did the best.

    If you wonder why I give this game a zero is because the story is clearly not finished and has no purpose, other than to get you to level 20. In general, all the missions have no meaning to it therefore this game has no meaning to me, therefore the zero. Oh, did I mention the PvP? Yeah...so done with this game, what a pile of crap from one of my favorite companies of all time. Oh how times have changed....    … Expand
  11. markvvhite
    Sep 27, 2014
    0
    it not cod 0/10 worst game ever im goin back to ghosts now
    where is the quickscoping i tried to set up trick shots with my friends but it said cod.exe was missing wtf valve
  12. Arbitrary
    Nov 13, 2014
    0
    This game is totally worth renting...

    there are enough reviews on this site alone to explain why this game will disappoint someone who PURCHASED the game expecting to get many hours of fun and exciting game play.
  13. dohgeh
    Mar 4, 2015
    0
    Destiny is the biggest disappointment of 2014, maybe 13 too. I don't really see how people are comparing this game to Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 has a good story with funny writing, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a poop ton of unique weapons with a balanced loot system, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a ton of re playability, DESTINY DOES NOT. DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM HERE? I mean sure,Destiny is the biggest disappointment of 2014, maybe 13 too. I don't really see how people are comparing this game to Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 has a good story with funny writing, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a poop ton of unique weapons with a balanced loot system, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a ton of re playability, DESTINY DOES NOT. DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM HERE? I mean sure, you could call Borderlands 2 a grind. I mean, it pretty much is, but it's fun and easily rewarding no matter what you get. Destiny is a boring grind which takes WAY too long to get one decent gear. This game got horribly boring around level 9. The story absolutely SUCKS. I can get over it, but MAN. You're telling me Bungie made this game? The creators of the old Halo? I am not a huge Halo fan, but at least it had a GOOD STORY. The story in Destiny like I said, SUCKS. The game explains nothing. I don't remember anybody in this game. I will put all my money down that you won't either. Destiny is a big, BIG disappointment.… Expand
  14. Deiradinn
    Nov 24, 2014
    4
    This game was one of the biggest grind games I ever played. Absolutely no story, a hybrid shooter/mmorpg meant to make you grind more and more for equipment that is not exciting in the look or actual use of it. I was very excited to get this game but it's not at all fun to play the same levels, hordes of being enemies over and over again. It should be noted that people giving favorableThis game was one of the biggest grind games I ever played. Absolutely no story, a hybrid shooter/mmorpg meant to make you grind more and more for equipment that is not exciting in the look or actual use of it. I was very excited to get this game but it's not at all fun to play the same levels, hordes of being enemies over and over again. It should be noted that people giving favorable views that high are very biased. There is no way I could enjoy this game or any kind of game that makes you play for over 20 hours to actually have fun, by that time it's excruciatingly boring and just a grind fest.… Expand
  15. Kosma
    Sep 29, 2014
    4
    A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where is the game we were promised?
    A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where is the game we were promised?
    A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where is the game we were promised? A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where    A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where is the game we were promised?
    A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where is the game we were promised?
    A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where is the game we were promised?
    A week or two since I finished it, and I think a 6 was too generous. Where is the game we were promised?

    This is how repetitive the game is.    … Expand
  16. bahamut24
    Sep 21, 2014
    4
    it's basically just one big grind. same hordes of enemies over and over. story doesnt matter since their isnt much of one. its basically Borderlands without the charm.
    on the plus side the music is good, art is absolutely gorgeous however you will be seeing the same exact things over and over again. .
  17. micr0fl0w
    Sep 21, 2014
    4
    The pvp is great. Other than that the game came up short. Story and gameplay was disjointed, and pretty loading screens are still just as annoying as simple ones. The problem could be that I expected more.
  18. TableofJapan
    Oct 11, 2014
    0
    This game is pretty much rushed, unfinished and extremely unbalanced, not to mention the season pass stuff is already on the disc, locked behind a pay wall, which is BS.

    The games story itself is very bland and makes no sense half the time, but thats because the writer actually quit the studio near the end of the games development due to all the BS Activision and Bungie was pulling., so    This game is pretty much rushed, unfinished and extremely unbalanced, not to mention the season pass stuff is already on the disc, locked behind a pay wall, which is BS.

    The games story itself is very bland and makes no sense half the time, but thats because the writer actually quit the studio near the end of the games development due to all the BS Activision and Bungie was pulling., so when you have the person who pretty much created the games story, leaving half way through the games development, thats should be a red flag for anyone.

    This game is pretty much a poor mans Borderlands. Its simple. Kill enemies, get loot, kill more enemies, get "better" loot that is just a reskin of previous loot, but with a different color.

    Missions are literally the same thing over and over again. Kill waves of enemies, protect the robot or kill waves of enemies while protecting the robot. or kill waves of enemies, while protecting the robot while fighting a boss. THis is just flat out terrible and being lazy.

    No, MatchMaking or LFG. When you get to the end game content, you better have friends who own and play Destiny, because if you don't, you are pretty much beat and wont eb able to beat any of it. Other players are already in Strike Teams, so its pretty much impossible to do any of the end game content...unless you enjoy leaving and coming back and leaving and coming back to your home planet just to invite people to your strike team in hopes of them actually joining it.

    Terrible Game. **** Bungie and **** Activision.    … Expand
  19. HowYerDurrin
    Sep 20, 2014
    4
    Destiny was a nice try but it is just gets repetitive. Same mechanics over and over and over. I will be selling this back ASAP. Save your money for other upcoming tittles.
  20. Whatadous
    Sep 22, 2014
    4
    In the beginning i rated this game with a 9,5. However when you hit the level cap (20) its start to annoy me. If you want to level higher then 20, you have to get better gear.

    The random loot system in this game is pure crap. After playing so many levels over and over again, i get the most disappointing loot(blue cape's). Also i collected 5 legendary engrams in total but the outcome    In the beginning i rated this game with a 9,5. However when you hit the level cap (20) its start to annoy me. If you want to level higher then 20, you have to get better gear.

    The random loot system in this game is pure crap. After playing so many levels over and over again, i get the most disappointing loot(blue cape's). Also i collected 5 legendary engrams in total but the outcome were four blue and one green.    … Expand
  21. Andynokills
    Sep 23, 2014
    1
    WoW has nothing to do with why this game is a piece. Its missing everything that a good game should have including a functional loot system. If you go for an adventure game make it a good big adventure if you go for mmo make the leveling and cooperation the key. If you go for pvp make it fair with many maps. The desire to play the same levels for upgraded stuff is beyond me. A game havingWoW has nothing to do with why this game is a piece. Its missing everything that a good game should have including a functional loot system. If you go for an adventure game make it a good big adventure if you go for mmo make the leveling and cooperation the key. If you go for pvp make it fair with many maps. The desire to play the same levels for upgraded stuff is beyond me. A game having sweet mechanics is not enough for a decent score.… Expand
  22. ManicMoss
    Sep 23, 2014
    4
    The entire game feels like a missed opportunity. Don't get me wrong, what it does right it does brilliantly but what it misses it misses big time! It feels like the developers have dipped their toes in water to see how it feels, which would be fine if the soon to come dive wasn't going to be in the form of DLC valued just short of the games initial cost. I for one will not purchase theThe entire game feels like a missed opportunity. Don't get me wrong, what it does right it does brilliantly but what it misses it misses big time! It feels like the developers have dipped their toes in water to see how it feels, which would be fine if the soon to come dive wasn't going to be in the form of DLC valued just short of the games initial cost. I for one will not purchase the DLC out of principle, do the devs think we'll be so grateful for a peak into this universe that we'll fork out more for the full experience?… Expand
  23. Bennrama
    Sep 24, 2014
    1
    Ack! Not another fps that spent all its massive development resources on empty eye candy! This is such a waste... why not ease off on the photo realism and put a bit of depth in your gameplay, combat and customisation options.... what a shame
  24. Varin
    Sep 26, 2014
    3
    Veteran gamer here, since C64 and Amiga 500.

    Imagine you have just bought a new car that has been on the lips of everyone you know. Car is presented as a new approach to the automotive industry, there will be great fun from driving, great features, air conditioning etc. When your car is shipped to you, you get in and discover that there is no floor where you would normally have    Veteran gamer here, since C64 and Amiga 500.

    Imagine you have just bought a new car that has been on the lips of everyone you know. Car is presented as a new approach to the automotive industry, there will be great fun from driving, great features, air conditioning etc.

    When your car is shipped to you, you get in and discover that there is no floor where you would normally have pedals. Further inspecting the car, you find that there is no ignition.. actually, there is no engine at all. You are meant to use your feet (like in Flinstones cartoons) to move the car. You are upset a bit but you know, you have spent quite a lot of money on the car, the company that produced the car spent a lot of money on producing and marketing it, a lot of people bought it - It all means that the car is awesome, right?

    You continue "driving" it everywhere, seeing other owners on the road who smile really, really hard to you when they see you, but you can see their frown face in the mirror as soon as they pass you... You have this feeling deep inside you, that maybe you and other owners have just been **** in the ass with no consent.

    Back to Destiny. After 10 hours of gameplay, you have seen all the content and all that is left for you to do is to repeat same missions, same bounties, same PvP matches with very random and poor reward system that is literally anti-rewarding. After you reach lvl 27, there is nothing to do. The most fun activity which was shoting a respawn cave has been "patched" as Bungie thinks that players are not playing the game properly, and "according to their vision".

    Bounties and missions and recent Queen event is LITERALLY same missions, same bounties, absolutely no new content.

    If a game that has been released 17 days ago has been completed thoroughly by players then I tend to believe that a game is unfinished and it was just a money grab.    … Expand
  25. JRo55
    Sep 27, 2014
    3
    The universe of this game is a wannabe Halo. What an over hyped piece of trash this game is. Gameplay is boring and story sucks. Third party games these days are trash in general these days.
  26. zetbit
    Sep 28, 2014
    3
    Destiny... one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Good in concept, poor in execution.The story is interesting, while people complain there isn't enough story or dialogue- this is Bungie. Remember the first Halo? Not exactly a lot of story of dialogue to it either. I think it gets it just at the right amount- enough to make people wanting more. The story is interesting and while I wishDestiny... one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Good in concept, poor in execution.The story is interesting, while people complain there isn't enough story or dialogue- this is Bungie. Remember the first Halo? Not exactly a lot of story of dialogue to it either. I think it gets it just at the right amount- enough to make people wanting more. The story is interesting and while I wish some things were explained better, I remembered that for Halo I referred to online sources in order to fill in the gaps. It was a very rich story, and I doubt Destiny is any different.
    I was HUGELY disappointed in the level variety. There are different missions but it all takes place on the same maps. You follow the same path- you just "go a little further next time". I thought they learned their lesson from the Halo 1 days where they recycled quite a few levels that were unimaginative.
    But let's look at the broken parts with this game. The campaign took me about 7.5 hours to play it all. This includes all side quests. It took me another 5 hours to level up through multiplayer mode so I could actually advance in the story (it's very hard if you don't). Therein lies the biggest problem with this game: Bungie is forcing you to play, not letting you choose what to play.
    The theme ripples throughout the game: engrams, which contain "encrypted" items, has a really bad chance at actually giving you the color you want. Out of the 15 or so legendary engrams I got, only 1 actually had a legendary armor for my class, the other was a cloak for another class.. The exotic engram I bought gave me a piece of armor .... for a different class. Supposedly Bungie is going to make it so that you are guaranteed AT LEAST getting an item of the same color. So purples will yield legendary items or better. What good is it to get something that isn't even for your class? We will see about that..
    So what do you do if you want better gear? You play co-op or multiplayer. Endlessly. Proponents of this system claim that every complainer is "lazy"; but I disagree. I don't want to spend countless hours grinding away at levels just to get an engram that might not even give me the item I want to unlock other parts of the game. Bungie better start increasing the item drops, that's the only way they're going to kill farming.
    In traditional unlock system- you spend time leveling up and then you get to access another area. Bungie is leaving it all to chance. If you have everyone playing this game spend 100 hours on it, on just 1 character, some will have a higher completion rate than others.
    I didn't spend $60 just to buy a game that unlocks portions on chance over time. That really ticks me off. On top of that they have the audacity to announce their DLC plan- $30 for 2 DLC drops. No thanks. This game is not fun if the mechanics are broken. Bungie is right, after 20 hours in it becomes a different game. A terrible game. It was fun at first, until I hit level 20, then it becomes monotonous.    … Expand
  27. Kataklyste
    Oct 29, 2014
    0
    this leaving the impression that activision already has withdrawn ressources from the project.. what a pity, but the game reminds me strongly of hellgate London,.. overhyped, delivered WAY to few for the hype and not nearly a vital as needed... oboviously there is no editor for new levels, making creation of new content nearly a specialists job only, and keeping the creatives out, thusthis leaving the impression that activision already has withdrawn ressources from the project.. what a pity, but the game reminds me strongly of hellgate London,.. overhyped, delivered WAY to few for the hype and not nearly a vital as needed... oboviously there is no editor for new levels, making creation of new content nearly a specialists job only, and keeping the creatives out, thus leaving VERY little content to enjoy and fewer novelties to "explore" On top Bungie forces Player to play the game "Correct" with patching loopholes the player found (which is always a good sign that they are bored to death and the developers didnt do their job in QA good. so all in all, i will call it a failiure...… Expand
  28. BigA2021
    Oct 25, 2014
    0
    Just another over-hyped under performing game. Pathetic amount of content for co-op and no multiplayer balance whatsoever. Activision has also made the DLC and sold it as a part of the game (some people have glitched into it) which means that they sold half a game anyways.
  29. ricksfra
    Nov 3, 2014
    1
    I didn't like the gameplay. Its easy to win battles. It has a very weak plot. If you loose your conection during a level you loose your unsaved progress. The game mechanics sucks. I didint wanted to play more than a couple times. boring , boring boring
  30. Abominu00e1vel
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    What a horrible game. It's the worse game that i have played in my intire life. I spend my money for this garbage, i waana my money back! Very generic, repetitive and very hyped.
  31. Schuback
    Sep 28, 2014
    2
    Are you serious? 500 million dollar budget and this is all Bungie has to offer? Destiny is nothing more but a boring, highly linear and repetitive first-person shooter. A lacklustre story, forgettable NPCs, poor character customisation, last gen graphics, the list goes on and on. What you'll be doing the whole game is simply going to a certain point, activate horde mode and occasionally,Are you serious? 500 million dollar budget and this is all Bungie has to offer? Destiny is nothing more but a boring, highly linear and repetitive first-person shooter. A lacklustre story, forgettable NPCs, poor character customisation, last gen graphics, the list goes on and on. What you'll be doing the whole game is simply going to a certain point, activate horde mode and occasionally, face boss fights. Rinse and repeat. Different planets, same structure, same enemies. Defeating bosses are time consuming, the bosses don't even change their strategies, and after defeating them, the rewards are disappointing. The game does little keep you interested and you'd probably be bored after 3-4 hours in. Don't fall for this. I've sold my copy. I'm so done!!… Expand
  32. Lozsta
    Sep 30, 2014
    2
    This just goes to prove to me that the modern day consumer is an utter moron. How this game has a single 10/10 from anyone who has actually played the game.

    The Beta and Alpha promised a lot, the released version just feels like a furtherance of the beta. I am not bothered about the story either, however the "events" are just the same missions renamed, and then if you do get something    This just goes to prove to me that the modern day consumer is an utter moron. How this game has a single 10/10 from anyone who has actually played the game.

    The Beta and Alpha promised a lot, the released version just feels like a furtherance of the beta. I am not bothered about the story either, however the "events" are just the same missions renamed, and then if you do get something for doing said special "event" you get an item about 14 levels lower than you.

    I am not going to make the comparison between this and borderlands, I enjoyed borderlands. The game felt great for a while, until the dawning realisation that "this was it", once you have done that mission, you will be made to do it over and over again, for very little reward.

    I am gutted, this could have been so much better. I firmly believe that Bungle, I mean Bungie prostituted this game to Activision and they chopped up what would have been a great game with a wonderful narrative.

    I will also add that those of you who have heard of the loot cave, this got patched very quickly, however other concerns that the community have are being ignored. The loot cave was the most social part of Destiny, then they broke it.    … Expand
  33. Maddness
    Oct 17, 2014
    4
    Last weekend was my big moment where i traded in my beloved ps3 with a boatload of games for the ps4. It came bundled with 2 games, The Last of Us and Destiny. Having played Last of Us to death on ps3 i deceided to dive straight in and start playing "Destiny". Now, let me tell you the good stuff first, since there is unfortunetly so little of it. As i was used to ps3 graphics and neverLast weekend was my big moment where i traded in my beloved ps3 with a boatload of games for the ps4. It came bundled with 2 games, The Last of Us and Destiny. Having played Last of Us to death on ps3 i deceided to dive straight in and start playing "Destiny". Now, let me tell you the good stuff first, since there is unfortunetly so little of it. As i was used to ps3 graphics and never played a ps4 before, this game visual presentation was earth shattering . Everything is absolutely gorgeous in this game. Truly "next gen". The textures used are insanely detailed, with beautiful lighting effects. Everything just is what you always hoped gaming would be one day since you first played that humble little Nintendo in 1985. and everything is running silky smooth with no fps slowdowns once. Amazing indeed.
    Next Gunplay. Absolutely nailed it. Best gunplay i have had since, well, ever on any Playstation. That combined with the new ps4 controller and you have gameplay as smooth as butter. I really understand now why some Xbox only gamers have had so much love for Halo. Shooting and aiming guns is very satisfying and well above the standard.
    The last good point i would like to point out is the amazing Hollywood blockbuster style soundtrack. You just have to hear it.
    And that is about all the positive stuff i can tell you about this game.

    The negative list is quite a bit longer s i am sorry to say.
    The story is pure rubbish. Pure and utter crap, scraped from the bottom of the cheapest cliche barrel they could find. Let me give you an example here: the good guys are "The Light", and the bad guys "The Darkness". Yeah, no kidding. "The Darkness" is then sub divided in even more cliche sub factions such as "the Hive", "The Fallen" etc. This in itself would not be such a problem if there was actually a story to follow, but there isn't. To actually learn something about these factions, or anything for that matter, you will have to pause the game and head to a website and read the lore there. Serious, that is what you have to do. hardly any ingame story. And since i simply refused to get my story from a website out of priciple, all i was left with was basically a polished up 2014 version of space invaders. What little story there is ingame however is the worst of the worst. It explains nothing. You where dead, but was revived somhow after a few hundred years, yet no one bothers to explain it to me how or why. Later on in the game a character pops up and starts talking to me as if we know each other, but i never have seen her in my game once. Says she is too busy to explain or some crap like that and vanished. lol WTF?? She did give a gun when i "finished" the game though, which was nice i guess. And it goes on and on. The story simply makes no sense and is a huge let down. I actually think they would have been better off just cutting the story alltogether and make this a straight up hardcore shooter.

    Then there is the voice acting. And boy, is it bad.
    Bungie somehow managed to grab everyones favorite member of the Lannister family, Tyrion, aka Peter Dinkelage. And i am sorry to say, he blew it, and he blew it big time. I dont know if this is because of a lack of directing, or because he simply sucks as a voice actor. But he is so bad i wished he would stfu allready.
    He plays this "ghost" which looks a bit like "Wheatley" from Portal 2. And he must surely be one of the most annoying game characters ever made by man. Play it, and you will find out because i just cannot bring myself to be so critical of the excelent Tyrion. Lets just say Peter Dinkelage is no Ashley Johnson / Troy Baker when it comes to voice over work.

    Mission design is pathetic. Simplel as that. There are literally 2 "quests" in this game. Kill wave after wave, also known as point defense, horde mode etc. and there is kill the boss, which is pure bullet sponge tank and spank crap. That is all there is too it. No escort, no chases no nothing. It is embarassing to be honest.
    Loot is hardly dropped by mobs make it even more boring than it already is, so you need to grind reps to get gear. There are a few daily "quests" to help you along though to obtain it a little faster. Fun quests such as KILL 10.000 guardians, no kidding. Make no mistake, this is grinding original everquest style.
    It was after i read that quest btw that i ejected the game and traded it in for something else.

    TLTR; this game is a complete outhouse of a mess. Stay away    … Expand
  34. dorelas
    Sep 21, 2014
    2
    destiny is exactly the same as GLOBAL AGENDA MMO. with the exception that gloabal agenda is a true mmo and is free. and destiny has more of the same thing = more tedious boss battles , longer boss battles, more grind, more boring.
  35. DesignByAdrian
    Sep 12, 2014
    3
    Good graphics, easy controls (work nicely for non FPS regulars).

    Shallow story, limited game mechanics, no environment interaction, repetitive gameplay, no split-screen multiplayer.
    Only excuse to play this game is that there aren't any other good sci-fi shooters on PS4 currently.
  36. Roflcrabs
    May 29, 2015
    2
    That ending felt like an uppercut with a bag of **** I immediately sold the Stranger's Rifle and listed the game on Ebay. Quite a bummer cause the controls felt good, the visuals were solid and multiplayer was fun despite only having like 3 game modes but the rest of the game was as wholesome as a styrofoam cup.
  37. clintonu7
    Nov 3, 2014
    1
    I tried giving this game a chance but it fails miserably on all counts. There is nothing worth while doing in the game once you get to around level 15. I definitely don't recommend buying unless you are a fan. The grouping in multi player is difficult to do and seems tacked on. This is a dismal wasted opportunity.
  38. Alandir
    Sep 20, 2014
    1
    è orrendo noioso monotono e poco appagante un titolo mediocre spacciato per capolavoro.Soldi buttati meglio risparmiare per altro,in giro c è di meglio!
  39. fr33xwilly
    Sep 20, 2014
    2
    I want to enjoy this game, the hype made it sound amazing. The graphics are great as they should be on next-gen consoles but it lacks originality. Being made by the same company that created Halo, one of the greatest franchises of all-time, fails to make Destiny any different from Halo. There are too many similarities to count when I played. I felt like I was playing Halo the entire time.
  40. WaterNode
    Sep 21, 2014
    2
    Definitely does not seem like the highest budget game ever. No classes are unique, loot system is simply random, extremely repetitive and very grind dependent. The story does a poor job of telling the story. Seems Activision has forced Bungee to fix this in paid DLCs.
  41. Bizneo
    Sep 24, 2014
    1
    Boring, repetitive and horrible Pvp. Open world on rails.500 million to make this? I've played indie games that had more content and balance at the fraction of cost to make.
  42. pypes
    Sep 26, 2014
    2
    If you're after a poor-mans-halo with drop in co-op that will give you 15 hours of story by all means drop your cash. If you thought you were getting an MMO, or a loot shooter a la borderlands you're in for a big disappointment. PvP is also pretty poor, unless you like simultaneous kills, because you'll be seeing a lot of them.

    You'll hit lvl 20 in 15 hours, then what? Grind strikes for    If you're after a poor-mans-halo with drop in co-op that will give you 15 hours of story by all means drop your cash. If you thought you were getting an MMO, or a loot shooter a la borderlands you're in for a big disappointment. PvP is also pretty poor, unless you like simultaneous kills, because you'll be seeing a lot of them.

    You'll hit lvl 20 in 15 hours, then what? Grind strikes for rares, grind PvP for rares, or grind for rares, which you won't get.

    Once you've spent a good 15+ hours grinding you may be able to do the vault of glass raid, but only if your prepared to find another 5 people willing to sit through the several hours required to finish it. And by find I mean "fire up your web browser and trawl some forums" because there is no matchmaking for this, along with no in general in-game chat, or clan management. Apparently Bungie though this was a good idea.    … Expand
  43. squido
    Sep 27, 2014
    3
    This Game is the most boring game I have ever played. Actually it feels more like a demo than a full game. In over 20 Missions it's always the same plot: Go from A to B, kill three enemie waves, go further and kill the boss. The storyline is just stupid.

    Ok it has a nice PvP Mode but with a real frustrating loot system that is completely random. I'm at level 22 right now and I will not    This Game is the most boring game I have ever played. Actually it feels more like a demo than a full game. In over 20 Missions it's always the same plot: Go from A to B, kill three enemie waves, go further and kill the boss. The storyline is just stupid.

    Ok it has a nice PvP Mode but with a real frustrating loot system that is completely random. I'm at level 22 right now and I will not play it anymore.    … Expand
  44. jobomb
    Sep 29, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overhyped game that looks great, but in the end has no appeal to anyone for what it is. Is it an MMO? With such a dynamic combat system that is more Halo and COD than a strategical shoot and cover system like Battlefield or MOH, this game is too fast paced to need much in strategy when jumping like a fairy all over the place throwing bullets and grenades is enough to get through most situations, and the PvP is mostly broken with the matchmaking system bringing all types together and allowing their one hit wonders of a weapon to sweep boards for what can only be fairly called a rape or good ol' fashioned turkey shoot. So then is it a FPS? For the first 4 hours, maybe. It's actually pretty fun running around and shooting different enemies with different weak points and ranking up for the first bit of the game, but with a story that is mostly just hashed together with little to nothing explained, you finish the story wandering what the **** you're supposed to do now? Well just like the story line, the simple, but kinda off beat inner workings of the game are never explained. I had to refer to the internet every time I played to figure out what I was supposed to do or could do and how I was supposed to do it (should have bought that strategy guide, eh Prima?) So aside from the loose story which isn't really all that important and the lack of explanation for well, most of the gameplay outside of gameplay, this game still sucks as a FPS, and here is why: PvP boughts are rough, glitchy, and generally unrewarding, and unless you enjoy burning through the same campaign line over and over and over, at least the same handful of levels 4-5 times a week, then there is nothing here for you shooter fans either. It's too dumbed down and fast paced for a traditional MMO player, and it's too slow paced and unrewarding/unfulfilling for your regular shooter. If this is the future of gaming, then I'll hang my hat up now, because this game sucks, and I'm kinda pissed it took me two weeks to see I was wasting my time with what I thought would be an interesting shooter RPG like Mass Effect or Borderlands built on the idea of MMO sandbox. I was half right, it's an MMO built solely on Halo mechanics and an intriguing story line that is never explained, just told from somewhere in the middle. And SPOILER ALERT: If you're interested in the sandbox concept of this game imagine four levels that are big beautifully landscaped racetracks that span for something similar to half an island on GTA IV I suppose, with waves of respawning enemy packs and a couple missions in each area (4 types) that either are headhunting missions or run across the map (no timers mind you) and stand in a spot for a couple seconds. Pretty lame. Save your money kids, this one is a lemon sold by the loudest magazines and reviewers.… Expand
  45. TnAPhilosopher
    Oct 6, 2014
    3
    Boring is the only word to sum up this game... It's a bad attempt at taking the great from other successful franchise to create your own master piece. This game feels like ive been playing it for 10 years.
  46. muratozgul
    Oct 7, 2014
    2
    Don't forget this game has a 500million$ marketing budget. You can invade central Africa with that amount of money, but it is easier to flood review sites with fake good reviews. This game is a complete marketing scam.
    - No team deathmatch (Requires PS subscription)
    - Small maps - Repetitive as hell - Crap/no story - Whole idea is to rip you with DLCs - Classes without any difference    Don't forget this game has a 500million$ marketing budget. You can invade central Africa with that amount of money, but it is easier to flood review sites with fake good reviews. This game is a complete marketing scam.
    - No team deathmatch (Requires PS subscription)
    - Small maps
    - Repetitive as hell
    - Crap/no story
    - Whole idea is to rip you with DLCs
    - Classes without any difference
    - Simply rushed to production

    At least try to play for 5 or 6 hours (borrow or try at a friends place) before buying. You will understand why    … Expand
  47. Mercer_Keel
    Oct 31, 2014
    2
    The game looks amazing, and the controls feel natural, but outside of that the game is lacking on every front. For a PVP game is missing several basic types of game play the most basic being free-for-all. For MMO PVE it falls strait on its face with the worst same questing grind and daily's that you will ever see do to the lack of content and places for quest to happen. Each zone is veryThe game looks amazing, and the controls feel natural, but outside of that the game is lacking on every front. For a PVP game is missing several basic types of game play the most basic being free-for-all. For MMO PVE it falls strait on its face with the worst same questing grind and daily's that you will ever see do to the lack of content and places for quest to happen. Each zone is very very small and for a open free world your limited on where to go do to ceiling and border controls.

    There is only one town and in this town is every NPC you will ever meet all 18 of them. Each NPC has no back story in game nor do they make you feel like they add to the game lore but are only in place to be a vendor.

    The story as stated before feels ripped apart and forced to work. One of the most famous quoted lines coming from a NPC called nothing more then "The Stranger" who says "I don't even have time to explain why I don't have time to explain." This one line sums up so much of the limited information that you are told. If you would like to know more about in game lore you will have to stop playing the game and log in to bungie.net and read it there.

    The highest weapons and armor to use are Yellow exotics but true be told they are not that exotic do to they are sold every weekend and everyone has them so at no point will you feel that you are standing out in the sea of players. Speaking of player count the most you will ever see is 16 in each zone. To combat the lag normal with large groups of people they just made hundreds of the same zone with only a 16 person cap. This way people will not lag in a zone but I limits the ability to meet new people and party up with them. On that same topic there is no LFG or party finder. Only on strikes will you get a match maker that will place people close in lvl in a group for 1 event. Right now we are limited to jumping on the forums to try and find people to play with. Also the clan support is very very weak. Yes you can have a clan and it has a 100 person cap, but there is no clan chat or anyway to see if people in you clan are online other then to have them on your friend list.

    All in all Destiny feels like a hollow void of a game with no soul or care. If it be PVP or PVE or Social side of gaming I will not recommend this game at all.    … Expand
  48. HeyGuys
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    Terrible game, no content whatsoever just a repetitive grind planning to sell dlc for ever. Everytime you accomplish a goal, they just add new things in for you to grind your way to.
  49. Ryyx
    Jan 10, 2015
    2
    In destiny you are just guardian number 1459 killing Fallen number 145259, on your 16th repeat of the 4th level so you can harvest 24/24 spinmetal so you can turn it in for the 499th time for 50 points toward the 2500 you need for your next faction upgrade so you can unlock that helmet that gives you 4 more points of armor and another light level so you can join your friends in grindingIn destiny you are just guardian number 1459 killing Fallen number 145259, on your 16th repeat of the 4th level so you can harvest 24/24 spinmetal so you can turn it in for the 499th time for 50 points toward the 2500 you need for your next faction upgrade so you can unlock that helmet that gives you 4 more points of armor and another light level so you can join your friends in grinding the same 4 instances over and over to rinse and repeat that process.

    While you could argue that this is exactly what every video game is like if you reduce it down far enough... the difference is, most other games use mechanics like that as a way to challenge the player before rewarding them with more content.

    In Fallout I might have needed to grind a few mutants to earn the money and XP to unlock a better weapon, but once I did, a whole new world of dialogues, locations and content opened up that made any grinding feel like just another part of the story.

    In Destiny, Grinding IS the story, Grinding is the game play.

    Most other games try to at least dilute it or reward it.

    So if Mindless shooter elements and endless grind for just a slightly better version of what you already have equipped is your kind of game.

    Then you will LOVE it.

    Destiny is an example of what kind of success you can have as a game developer and production company if you hype a preorder and prevent day one reviews to get you enough time to sell a record number of copies, then just tell the players they are playing it wrong when they don't like it...

    It's basically like that southpark episode Fremium with just better graphics.    … Expand
  50. Videogames
    Mar 28, 2015
    4
    Destiny sets out to do something fairly novel for the mainstream console crowd: merge the MMO and FPS genres. That means an assortment of things; open maps interlaced with "dungeons," looting, PVE, squad based combat, etc. And to a degree, Destiny makes it a point to touch upon each pillar of the FPS and MMO genres - pending their compatibility. However, the execution is very...sloppy.Destiny sets out to do something fairly novel for the mainstream console crowd: merge the MMO and FPS genres. That means an assortment of things; open maps interlaced with "dungeons," looting, PVE, squad based combat, etc. And to a degree, Destiny makes it a point to touch upon each pillar of the FPS and MMO genres - pending their compatibility. However, the execution is very...sloppy.

    While traversing each map, it becomes very easy to see what was designated a "sandbox" and which areas were meant to be more linear or predictable for the designers. Many of these areas also appear to serve as opportunities for the console to load the next stage of the map, which is understandable, but there are a few too many that are simply slapped onto the edge of the map - stitched together for the sake of fine tuning. This disjointedness coupled with the excessive use of invisible walls makes the overworld feel artificial. All this to simply say: I either felt the game dropped me into a whole lot of nothing or a set path that I could not stray from. This is why I really didn't feel that compelled to explore. The level design fails to incentivize exploration and as a result reduces the utility of its more open areas, which are too often barren (at the mercy of PVE).

    The missions suffer from one simple, obvious problem: they are all almost identical. The tedium of each mission goes beyond just the mission structure itself, but the constant repetition of a retooled horde mode doesn't fail to take center stage. Almost every mission in the game revolves around baiting you into an enclosed area where you are then required to defend Peter Dinklage from multiple waves of enemies. I know that Bungie has experience with creating horde mode-esque sequences, but it would have been awesome to see them push themselves beyond the rudimentary. The repetition made the game predictable and as a result, I became disinterested. But like I said, it wasn't just the mission structure that caused this...

    From PVE to "dungeons," the combat in this game registers as white noise to me. You aren't required to tackle any enemy in a unique manner, it's either; shoot the enemy, shoot the enemy more or shoot the enemy a lot more. This doesn't come as too much of a surprise as MMO's are notorious for having enemies with obscene amounts of health, but it puts a serious damper on difficulty scaling while playing single player. I found myself either breezing through the game or grinding to a halt as I just waited for an enemy to die. It isn't interesting combat - not AT ALL. It's cheap, poorly thought out and lazy design. This isn't as much of a problem when you're playing with your friends, but even then; having multiple players in a battle doesn't change the dynamic of the fight at all, just how much damage you're dishing out. As with any game, it is FAR more entertaining to play alongside friends, but Destiny fails to capitalize on multiplayer battles in any meaningful way and leaves the job of 'entertaining' to you and your fireteam.

    There're many other issues such as randomized loot drops (most likely implemented to keep less experienced players rewarded in some capacity - in sacrifice of the most basic methods of motivation), poor weapon incentivization (due to a lack of variety in both the weapons themselves and enemy susceptibility) and the complete lack of any narrative or substantial amount of lore (your guess is as good as mine).

    Wether by the senseless repetition of its mission structure, its sloppy level design or its uncompelling combat/loot; Destiny won't fail to disappoint you. Make no mistake, it is - at its core - broken.

    4/10    … Expand
  51. RJ_Crooks
    Sep 19, 2014
    4
    Destiny proves that spending a large amount of money on pre game hype is worth every penny. This game is way over rated. Multiplayer is terrible, and the story mode is anything but fluent and interesting. Sorry fellow gamers, I don't see this game being relevant in 10 months, let alone 10 years.
  52. Umbrella-17
    Jun 15, 2017
    2
    I just paid 69,99 for an add. Seriously this game is a disgrace. It has no story,no content. And its an infinite grinding game. The only redeeming quality of this game is the musics and they fired the guy that tells you a lot and the Art style is really great of course it Bungie no surprise there. But honestly i wanted to like destiny but no there is no way i could like it. PleaseI just paid 69,99 for an add. Seriously this game is a disgrace. It has no story,no content. And its an infinite grinding game. The only redeeming quality of this game is the musics and they fired the guy that tells you a lot and the Art style is really great of course it Bungie no surprise there. But honestly i wanted to like destiny but no there is no way i could like it. Please peoples make a difference and buy anything else than this garbage. If you like doing the same **** OVER AND OVER you might like it if not, forget the game exist. to me it got his place in WORST GAME OF 2014.… Expand
  53. goodOctor
    Sep 30, 2014
    1
    A must buy for 15 € ... There is absolutely nothing special in this game. Regular graphics, regular gameplay with nothing new, regular bosses.

    VERY REPETITIVE AND NO ENOUGH CONTENT ( weapons, misions, skins, classes, interesting unlocks...) TO KEEP YOU IN THE MOVE.
  54. marslo
    Sep 22, 2014
    2
    There was so much potential here, but the shallow depth is grimaced by skinner box type mechanics. It's fun but not great and would expect more from a tripe a realse.
  55. Avodeskorm
    Sep 21, 2014
    3
    "We're just going to take the worst aspects of way better games." Is basically what the developers were thinking when they made this game.

    Games need to give you an incentive other than, go shoot because that guy is bad. Dark Souls gave little dialogue and narration, however it excelled at environmental storytelling and interesting lore. In Destiny the lore is absolutely minimal and    "We're just going to take the worst aspects of way better games." Is basically what the developers were thinking when they made this game.

    Games need to give you an incentive other than, go shoot because that guy is bad. Dark Souls gave little dialogue and narration, however it excelled at environmental storytelling and interesting lore. In Destiny the lore is absolutely minimal and boring, PvP is shallow, and gameplay is static. Nothing dynamic in terms of gameplay is in destiny.

    One of the worst stop and pop shooters ever since RAGE.    … Expand
  56. CrazyMax
    Nov 17, 2014
    4
    I Expected More from a game of this caliber. I've seen and played the pre-release versions, And i wish that Destiny would just revert back to the old storyline. The Bungie Staff have gutted the whole entire storyline and made it to the point where it is boring, generic, and just lackluster in General. I'm pretty sure no one would really mind if you put the story back into the game andI Expected More from a game of this caliber. I've seen and played the pre-release versions, And i wish that Destiny would just revert back to the old storyline. The Bungie Staff have gutted the whole entire storyline and made it to the point where it is boring, generic, and just lackluster in General. I'm pretty sure no one would really mind if you put the story back into the game and reset everyone back to lvl 0, We all just want our game back. Overall, **** and Gutted Story which showed more promise in late 2013 but excellent gameplay.… Expand
  57. AR200x
    Sep 23, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great shooter that can be completed in 9 hours or so. Multiplayer is simple and satisfying. that said it grossly misrepresents what it is, It has progressive up to level 20 which you might reach during the story campaign. Beyond that lies arcane leveling system that emphasizes random loot farming repetitive quests grinding and pseudo MMO social aspect (With no chat nor trading allowed) Current grind to experience the Raid content is balanced to drag on with convoluted currency, faction reputation requirements and a weird loot system that is there for little else than a forced slowdown of your progress to elongate the end game's otherwise paltry amount of content.

    If you are looking for a game to play with 3 friends co-op this is really good for a short while. If you are looking for a more involved experience prepare to be underwhelmed by shallow interaction beyond the shooting and arbitrary systems of progress. Definitely not a game with a 10 year appeal or content at this point. It might improve with more money in it in the form of DLC over time but what doesn't improve with more money? It is hard to see where they spent 500 million dollars beyond the nice graphics and music. For example GTA 5 had tons of content, music and the graphics were top notch too and did it with half the money. Perhaps most of it went to marketing because it is a good game but nothing revolutionary or new at all.    … Expand
  58. GPOLYME
    Oct 14, 2014
    2
    I am writing this review as a warning to all those gamers who love a good story and love a good, solid campaign experience. To all those of you, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

    This is a game targeted to audiences that thrive on multiplayer, co-op and online battles. I don't judge these type of gamers, I am only saying that for me gaming is an art better experienced single. Destiny is beautiful,    I am writing this review as a warning to all those gamers who love a good story and love a good, solid campaign experience. To all those of you, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

    This is a game targeted to audiences that thrive on multiplayer, co-op and online battles. I don't judge these type of gamers, I am only saying that for me gaming is an art better experienced single. Destiny is beautiful, its gameplay works very well and I have been impressed how easy it is to get hooked with this game. I found myself at awe with the planets and the locations and as a sci-fi enthusiast I have to say it's very impressive indeed. The servers seem to work well. I played with some of my friends online and it went smoothly but after a dozen of hours in, that was it for me. The end. I tried and tried to find purpose in what I was doing, but there is no purpose in this game. No interesting characters, the characters are fellow gamers from around the world that roam around the planets (sounds nice as an idea but not for me). The locations although beautiful repeat themselves and there is a lot of backtracking.

    If you want a good story please stay away and save your money. This is a ''starter pack'' for sure to be updated with billions of DLCs. Clever move from Bungie and Activision to make money on top of their final product but I am a romantic gamer who apparently learns from his mistakes and returned this game. The fellow gamer who enjoys online gaming and will pick it up will have a blast. I was disappointed.    … Expand
  59. Mr-J-McNasty
    Sep 29, 2014
    3
    Terribly bland rinse and repeat missions, dumb enemies that take little skill to figure out how to defeat. So if I get in trouble in a battle, literally all I have to do is start running around in a circle and the enemy will never kill me and my shields will regenerate. Riiiiight... Voice acting not good. The story? What story? Unbelievable how little they do to get you feeling emotionallyTerribly bland rinse and repeat missions, dumb enemies that take little skill to figure out how to defeat. So if I get in trouble in a battle, literally all I have to do is start running around in a circle and the enemy will never kill me and my shields will regenerate. Riiiiight... Voice acting not good. The story? What story? Unbelievable how little they do to get you feeling emotionally invested in the game. If I don't even know for what/why I am fighting - then why do I care? The loot stinks, gun variety is lame. The Crucible/PVP is awful - one shot kills by everyone, dead feeling maps, uneven equipment (yes I know it's leveled but there are still advantages...).Grind grind grind. Patrol missions? The most God awful boringness imaginable.
    OK. There's some of my gripes. There are a few positives. The actual game mechanics are pretty smooth, nice FPS - although I feel it's worse in the crucible - could be wrong. The graphics are nice, music is good. There is SOME fun to be had - I've enjoyed strikes to an extent. Certainly not enough fun to pay $60 + DLC costs though.
    In reality, this game is probably closer to a 6 or a 6.5 / 10 than the 3 I am giving it. HOWEVER, I feel like Bungie/Activision has planted multiple fake users on Metacritic that are giving this game 9s and 10s so I am trying to level that out. Many positive reviews look canned and not from the heart - I don't believe they are real people with their real opinion. GRANTED, this is just MY opinion, but look at all the 9s and 10s - something is fishy... And the game is not a 10/10. It's just not. Regardless of whether you have fun playing it. This game is a cash grab, and I feel kind of ashamed that I fell for it...    … Expand
  60. TavernTrolley
    Oct 12, 2014
    4
    Now, I want to state my case. I know many people who like the game will hate this review. That's fine. You somehow find enjoyment where i can't. But here is my case.

    I'll summarize the gameplay: It's FANTASTIC! Possibly the best shooting mechanics I have ever played. Leveling up? It's fun and rewarding. The classes could use more variation, but you're going to like the class you    Now, I want to state my case. I know many people who like the game will hate this review. That's fine. You somehow find enjoyment where i can't. But here is my case.

    I'll summarize the gameplay: It's FANTASTIC! Possibly the best shooting mechanics I have ever played.

    Leveling up? It's fun and rewarding. The classes could use more variation, but you're going to like the class you chose.

    Loot? Annoying, but it has a system that works, but can be vastly improved.

    No voice chat? I actually found that to work well. I found the bond between me and my strike team to be a lot better when we couldn't communicate. I don't know if there is voice chat now, or if there ever was, but so far none of my teams could speak. I felt that was awesome.

    Now, on to my main part:

    Multiplayer? It's not the best, but it is really fun.

    SETTING:

    Destiny offers promise, but doesn't deliver. This game sets itself up to be a huge open world MMO. The worlds look stunning. The only problem is, it doesn't feel like it's an open world once you start delving into it a lot more.

    The worlds, like I said, are great, but there are so many invisible walls! I know, many games have invisible walls. Fallout New Vegas, one of my favorite RPG's, has them. But here, they are put in the wrong places. There are also many areas that look like you can go into them, but only for me to find out that I died as soon as I stepped foot in it.

    I was on my sparrow on mars. I was riding around, and I found these HUGE sand dunes. I wanted to be a badass and jump over them. only to find out there was a height limit. I couldn't go over them. I was on the moon, and there was a huge crater. It looks shallow enough for me to step in. I went in, and I died after it showed me a TURN BACK message.

    It makes Destiny's open world feel like a hand-held path. Sure, you can go left or right, but I want to go up or down. You have to follow their path.

    Open world's allow you to go in any direction. Is there a tunnel with level 500 enemies but you're only level 5? You really want to explore the area ahead though? Go over the tunnel if you can. You found an exploit that allows you to climb very steep mountains? No one's gonna patch it. Climb the mountain! The open world's feel like they just want to lead you through it.

    STORY:

    Now, you've heard negative things about the story. And I'm sorry, guys, but I've read every Grimoire cards. I still have more questions than answers. Why am I here? Where did the hive originate?

    I know future content is being added, but I feel like it's gonna be the same as the current game. Do the mission, read the mission summary, now you have more answers with Grimoire Cards. It's annoying, and looking at the glitch that shows the future content, it looks like it will be that way from out the menus look.

    You have no motivation. Your character has no motivation. In a logical sense, my character could say, "Yeah you chose me. You're not explaining things to me. There are millions of other guardians. I'm gonna go to the city, rent an apartment, and chill out there. They can do the job unless you can explain these things tome. And don't say you don't have time to explain why you don't have time to explain." That last line was in the actual game. They have the AUDACITY to say they don't have time to explain why they can't explain.

    Overall, it's a fun game to play, but you find yourself finding no reason to play it. It feels like it's pretending to be open world, and you have no motivation to kill these monsters you are fighting. I'm not recommending it. Maybe check it out in the future if they add content, but don't buy the current game.    … Expand
  61. shadehawk40
    Sep 22, 2014
    3
    I was so into the game at the start it was awesome... I am a PvE gamer and it seemed like this was a game that had both.. I bought the expansion, and poof the game gets Nerfed ... The drops suck, the Turn of Helium that was helping my character gain in points all gone. Now the expansion is useless to me ... I feel that it is the biggest let down of the year.
  62. itzfrancis
    Sep 22, 2014
    1
    dont buy, you will regret it, just as i have. RIP bungie, activision has consumed them into darkness.... oh and i want my money back. i hope that people dont buy the dlc for this unfinished sack of **** but i have no faith left in the gaming community. we are suckers, and im sure millions of people will buy the dlc and spend boatloads of money on this pile of **** its sad to see you godont buy, you will regret it, just as i have. RIP bungie, activision has consumed them into darkness.... oh and i want my money back. i hope that people dont buy the dlc for this unfinished sack of **** but i have no faith left in the gaming community. we are suckers, and im sure millions of people will buy the dlc and spend boatloads of money on this pile of **** its sad to see you go bungie. you will be missed… Expand
  63. fyte4luv808
    Sep 29, 2014
    3
    insta-death over & over in pvp is the worst aspect of this game & that radar is overkill. Bought the game for pvp reason & didn't play the beta due to schedule conflict. Thinking it's a bungie game, had faith believing it'll be polished out of the box. Big mistake.
  64. really11
    Oct 11, 2014
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only reason someone would like this game is if they are a 1st person shooter fanatic. The game is ultra repetitive and you could go into a team death match or capture the flag game and have to face people that have 4 times or more body armor than you. The game has so many design flaws and is so repetitive it is the first game I have traded back in after 2 weeks and I have bought like 200 games in the last 5 years. The game is such a disappointment I really couldn't believe it.… Expand
  65. bigpappaflea
    Oct 11, 2014
    3
    This game held my attention for a few days because it was the only PS4 game I had. The controls are tight, and the graphics are solid, but those are the only positives. It is the opposite of an immersive experience, and the story is pathetic. Nobody wants to go to bungie.net to read a book to get the story. I rushed out to buy another game and never looked back.
  66. Wardrobechaos
    Nov 16, 2014
    3
    this is the perfect example of overhyped rubbish, incredible I bought it...this is as generic and repetitive as it gets, if you like endless grind then go for it, if not stay away, the world is gorgeous but empty, you cannot do anything in it...very poor...
  67. jaspo
    Oct 13, 2014
    1
    The idea for this game is so good, amazing even. COD mixed with Diablo-esque loot? Who wouldn't want that? I feel like the makers of destiny and myself have a lot in common. The only difference is, if i had 500 million, i wouldn't spend it making the biggest piece of **** The game is awful. It plays so poorly, the servers are hopeless (that could be in part ps4's fault), but COD and otherThe idea for this game is so good, amazing even. COD mixed with Diablo-esque loot? Who wouldn't want that? I feel like the makers of destiny and myself have a lot in common. The only difference is, if i had 500 million, i wouldn't spend it making the biggest piece of **** The game is awful. It plays so poorly, the servers are hopeless (that could be in part ps4's fault), but COD and other FPS don't have delay like this game. The crucible (pvp) is clunky and lag-ridden, you can't easily chat to people, make parties, join lobbies, do anything that makes a cohesive multiplayer work.
    Ahhh but i hear you say: "yeah but what about the story?" What about the story? Let's go to one place and have the ghost run into a predictable problem while i fight off waves of baddies, then go to another and do the same and so on until one big baddy arrives and the level is done. FUN!?!?! Nope. My 1/10 rating is purely for the idea, the 9 missing points is because they ruined it. Not even 500 more million worth of DLC can fix this cluster f@#k of a money waster.    … Expand
  68. unacceptable
    Oct 13, 2014
    1
    I have logged 97 hours and waited to try all content before actually writing a review. This game has solid shooting mechanics, but lacks story, end game, rewards, crafting, and basically anything else that would keep this game going long term. Vault of Glass the end game raid that was touted as being extremely difficult and would take hours of team work took me about 45 minutes- 1 hourI have logged 97 hours and waited to try all content before actually writing a review. This game has solid shooting mechanics, but lacks story, end game, rewards, crafting, and basically anything else that would keep this game going long term. Vault of Glass the end game raid that was touted as being extremely difficult and would take hours of team work took me about 45 minutes- 1 hour with a PUG. PVE is monotonous and PVP has issues due to poor map design. All the whiners complaining about imbalances from weapons or supers in PVP should really be complaining about the claustrophobic map designs. Bungie's main issue is that they chopped up a decent product and are selling it in pieces via DLC. Not worth your time at $60, this feels more like a $30 game.… Expand
  69. georgebaggy
    Oct 17, 2014
    1
    Do not buy this game. It is a grind-fest devoid of storytelling, challenges, or fun. It feels like I bought a game demo that makes me not want to buy the full game. The PvP is gimmicky and random. There is no strategy involved and the guns are horribly balanced. The PvE is grindy, repetitive, and devoid of any story or writing above fanfiction tier. Even the endgame raid can be farmed onDo not buy this game. It is a grind-fest devoid of storytelling, challenges, or fun. It feels like I bought a game demo that makes me not want to buy the full game. The PvP is gimmicky and random. There is no strategy involved and the guns are horribly balanced. The PvE is grindy, repetitive, and devoid of any story or writing above fanfiction tier. Even the endgame raid can be farmed on hard mode like it's nothing thanks to easy exploits. Bungie failed on every account, and they know it. There's a reason they didn't let reviewers get their hands on the game before release. They also lied in their commercials and vidocs for the game. Just google "Destiny false advertising".… Expand
  70. l33t_gam3r
    Oct 23, 2014
    4
    Over-hyped. I've played way more the 20 hours...The feel of the guns are spot on, just nothing new about them and little to choose from. For a futuristic fighter one would have thought the weaponry would have been up to speed. After getting your first player level 24+ , doing it again for another just seems like a waste of time. Leveling past 26 is more of luck than skill. Example, beatOver-hyped. I've played way more the 20 hours...The feel of the guns are spot on, just nothing new about them and little to choose from. For a futuristic fighter one would have thought the weaponry would have been up to speed. After getting your first player level 24+ , doing it again for another just seems like a waste of time. Leveling past 26 is more of luck than skill. Example, beat VoG , be on top of list for kills, least deaths and don't get anything impressive drops, but the guy at the bottom of the stats gets sweet gear, wtf. Big bosses don't give big drops. In Borderlands you at least knew big bosses would drop at least one legendary. Story, blah. Missions, blah. Slight differences in characters with no real gains by abilities. the whole thing just misses and I think they wanted it that way..it's like the devs want you to errk'd about the game. Creativity..fail..open world..fail player development...blah. You MUST have friends to play with. Loading times...good for a long pee. I gave it a 4 for the gun feel (best ever)and quick game play. the social is worthless and having to go back to orbit to select another mission..then wait...and wait...is a waste of time. So repetitive. same missions, same bounties, same NPC, same events. come back tomorrow for more of the same.If the story was compelling, getting the DLC's would make sense. Getting them just to have some new landscape, no. NONONO. I wish I had waited to get this game..course then I wouldn't have and I'd have been a happier soul . Got it day 1 and already bored. I can be such a fool at times… Expand
  71. BIGBOYWEEN
    Oct 28, 2014
    3
    Honestly disappointed. Fun at first but too repetitive and self progression is very slow. Only thing solid and refined is the gunplay and graphics. Extremely overhyped game, I'd pay 25 bucks for it is about it
  72. StiffNippys666
    Oct 29, 2014
    2
    This game is a repetitive grinding piece of junk that robbed me $100. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!! Save your money people PLEASE! dont make the same mistake i made!
  73. BionicSammich
    Oct 29, 2014
    1
    I'm giving it a 1 purely based on the music, which was incredible, despite the fact that they fired Marty who is the music producer that worked with Bungie for over 10 years. Sadly, the rest of the game was a compelte letdown. The combat system was average at best. The sprinting mechanics were terrible, which ruined the game. The AI was a copy and paste of Halos AI at best and the enemiesI'm giving it a 1 purely based on the music, which was incredible, despite the fact that they fired Marty who is the music producer that worked with Bungie for over 10 years. Sadly, the rest of the game was a compelte letdown. The combat system was average at best. The sprinting mechanics were terrible, which ruined the game. The AI was a copy and paste of Halos AI at best and the enemies were extremely similar. Missions were extremely repetitive and boring, especially when it spawned you in the game location every time for each area.… Expand
  74. jstanothergamr
    Oct 29, 2014
    4
    Well, it's a game... sort of
    + Great Mechanics
    + Solid Graphics / Art Design + Sound Design (not voice acting) - 6 hr campaign - Boring after 10 hrs - Obvious portions of the story (levels) missing because they were cut into DLC - Shallow leveling system - Worlds are rather empty - Missions are !!beyond!! repetitive - Space = loading screen - Voice acting - Halo clone, but not    Well, it's a game... sort of
    + Great Mechanics
    + Solid Graphics / Art Design
    + Sound Design (not voice acting)
    - 6 hr campaign
    - Boring after 10 hrs
    - Obvious portions of the story (levels) missing because they were cut into DLC
    - Shallow leveling system
    - Worlds are rather empty
    - Missions are !!beyond!! repetitive
    - Space = loading screen
    - Voice acting
    - Halo clone, but not in name

    Unfortunately this is simply a mess. The mechanics are solid and it looks beautiful, but that's it. The story is very weak, with plenty of holes, and utilizes Dinklage as an exposition bot. Leveling up in RPG's happens within the worlds, however, the world of Halo.. I mean Destiny... is so quickly conquered you are left wondering how to keep leveling up. Well, here's the level up formula in this game:

    LVL 30 = [10 (20 Missions at average of .5hr) x 100 (playthroughs)] + [50 (hours) x 6 (match types)] + [Random Loot avg 30hrs] = 1330 hours or 55ish days

    Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but you get the point. A game can not be build solely on repetition.

    The game becomes a loot hunt after only 10 hrs in worlds this small, then what you have on your hands is a terrible MMO hybrid that isn't worth your time.    … Expand
  75. Rastian
    Nov 7, 2014
    2
    I cannot bring myself to play this game. I want to but I never feel like I am progressing. combat is great, controls are smooth, and the graphics are nice.

    The game has no story, very repetitive, no real customization for characters (have to grind light if you like a different armor style), missions are always the same, patrol quests same issue, bounties same issue, no fire team voice    I cannot bring myself to play this game. I want to but I never feel like I am progressing. combat is great, controls are smooth, and the graphics are nice.

    The game has no story, very repetitive, no real customization for characters (have to grind light if you like a different armor style), missions are always the same, patrol quests same issue, bounties same issue, no fire team voice chat (in matchmaking), cannot play endgame content unless you have multiple friends (no end game matchmaking), Exotic weapons lackluster, leveling over content has no benefit (stats cap at the level of the mobs your fighting), Classes feel all the same, loot system is too random, drops are sparse, clans have no purpose, faction all pvp based, factions have no purpose, DLC looks to have very little content, game it self has little content, no trading, no crafting, game currency pointless, vendors quickly become pointless, Ships pointless (only increases the amount of loading screens you have to wait through), no pvp setting for private matches, special events give out useless gear, only seen two special events, pve areas not very open world (some what linear connected zones), primary weapons all kinetic damage unless you can raid (6 person non-matchmaking), bosses just over sized models of lesser mobs, difficulty based off of cheap shots, long grind for everything (which isn't much), and finally disconnects are an issue.

    When i started this the intention was to say the game has great potential but after all of that maybe I am just kidding my self. I do not feel like i have "become legend". I have become disappointed.    … Expand
  76. lydianfanfare
    Jun 10, 2015
    4
    This is the single game I hold up (figuratively, of course) to express regret at buying games digitally. This was nothing but a $60 pre-order disappointment, and I fell for it.

    First, there are some good things happening in this game: **PvP **Minute-to-minute combat **Visual Design **Music and Audio But they fail to totally make up for its problems: **Weak story **Unsatisfying    This is the single game I hold up (figuratively, of course) to express regret at buying games digitally. This was nothing but a $60 pre-order disappointment, and I fell for it.

    First, there are some good things happening in this game:
    **PvP
    **Minute-to-minute combat
    **Visual Design
    **Music and Audio

    But they fail to totally make up for its problems:
    **Weak story
    **Unsatisfying loot grind
    **No matchmaking for its most compelling mode (raids)
    **Overall feeling of being cheated by its incomplete main game and DLCs

    Other $60 games I've pre-ordered are Dragon Age: Inquisition and Witcher 3, and while they're certainly different types of games (so maybe it's unfair to compare them), I have a hard time ignoring how easy it is for me to disparage Destiny's overall consumer value in light of such worthwhile games. If you haven't already bought the DLC packs, I urge you to stay away. Don't allow this to be the norm. We (gamers) made a difference when it came to Xbox One's launch shenanigans, and now things are better! Vote with your wallet.    … Expand
  77. Barhota
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    This game was all hype I am very disappointed. After playing for afew weeks on and off the game just does not appeal to me and I returned it. It gets boring and its the same repetitive missions the only fun part is multiplayer and there is COD for that
  78. PeruvianGamer
    Jan 14, 2015
    4
    This game is not complete and SACAMVISION & SACAMGIE are making you buy DLCs if you want content that is already in the game (WTF!!?) , you can beat the story mode like in 8 hours but after that its all repetitive; the strikes, the missions, the raid that you get are all the same. The only thing that changes is the moobs level if you decide to play the same strike with more challenge.This game is not complete and SACAMVISION & SACAMGIE are making you buy DLCs if you want content that is already in the game (WTF!!?) , you can beat the story mode like in 8 hours but after that its all repetitive; the strikes, the missions, the raid that you get are all the same. The only thing that changes is the moobs level if you decide to play the same strike with more challenge.
    The multiplayer is good but it has cheap one shoot kill weapons that can piss you off to no end, and I personally dont like the multiplayer because if i want to play a game where i shoot people and laugh how they die then I would play Call of Duty . I expected more from this game but its a big disappointment and I feel like it is a scam. If you want to sell DLC later on for this game... great, but at least give us a COMPLETE version of the game on the release, ($65 is a lot of money for this incomplete game)
    The reason why im giving 4 out of 10 is the fact that this game has amazing graphics and soundtracks but bessides those everything looks cheap and lazy from a big video game industry like Bungie.    … Expand
  79. 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
  80. dominic242
    Sep 5, 2015
    4
    the biggest money grab yet and my biggest disappointment this generation i had high hopes for this given the halo series but i have to admit its awful great for the first 20 levels then sooooooooo tedious its an insult.
  81. yamemeyugi
    Apr 13, 2016
    4
    Solid shooting mechanics can't mask the complete lack of depth or variety that mar Destiny's quests and gameplay. The constant use and abuse of the games player base by Bungie and Activision is frankly distressing to see, and I hope this does not become the standard for video games in the future. DLC and Expansions effectively invalidating existing weaponry (which has been altered with aSolid shooting mechanics can't mask the complete lack of depth or variety that mar Destiny's quests and gameplay. The constant use and abuse of the games player base by Bungie and Activision is frankly distressing to see, and I hope this does not become the standard for video games in the future. DLC and Expansions effectively invalidating existing weaponry (which has been altered with a lazy fix) and content as well as a stream of new content that adds little in the way of story or gameplay development makes Destiny an experience that is not only overwhelmingly tedious, but also puts a major dent in your wallet if you wish to continue playing the game. Questlines are repetitive and dull, whilst weapons feel like fairly generic Bungie sci-fi fare. Nothing in this game offers anything in the way of inventive design.

    Whilst multiplayer combat is somewhat engaging, narrow game mode options and raids that feel all to similar prevent this game being something one can return to or put a great many hours into unless those you play with are particularly fun or interesting to be around, and if they are, for gods sake do them a favor and stop them from buying this game.

    Destiny seems to make an effort to squirrel away it's lore on an external website, which is a shame because it may well be interesting enough to add some level of depth to what ultimately feels like a very 'surface-level' experience, which is to say the game evolves little beyond what you could pick up on immediately whilst watching another play. That said, the game is very pretty to look at, and the graphical quality is certainly something worth praising, despite the fact it dresses up a fairly poor game.

    This graphical prowess is ill-utilised by bland, poorly structured cutscenes and environments that have better sky-boxes than they do contents. In raids you can enjoy a series of drab grey corridors and generic sci-fi industrial structures that the game tries to divert attention away from using brightly colored lasers and enemies which, unfortunately, are as unintriguing in design as they are overused. Bosses feel like larger stronger versions of base enemies. Despite efforts to improve this in recent DLCs, enemies still feel dull. It is worth mentioning, however, that the soundtrack, whilst standard Bungie fare by this point, is actually quite compelling and well written, helping to create some sense of mood which the world unfortunately fails to generate or compliment.

    Combine these issues with a community comprised mainly of pre-teen to early-teenage boys who are quick to hurl insult and you end up with an uniteresting, vapid experience. Teenage fanboys are quick to jump to the games defense and label people haters, but this ultimately shows the indefensibility of the game, you cannot rebut many of the criticisms hurled at this game because they are, more often than not, accurate.

    All in all, Destiny is an unintelligent, repetitive mess of a game, with solid shooting and pretty graphics being the only redeeming features of this shallow exercise in boredom. Over-hyped but ultimately sub-standard, steer clear if you value your time.    … Expand
  82. GamingDrake
    Aug 11, 2016
    4
    I waited a year before i bought this so i would have the extra dlc with it and it (in my opinion) is still an empty game. the pros: The gameplay is fun for a few hours and then it gets stale, if you like the combat in halo then you will like the combat in this but this drags on and i mean grinding away on. The graphics are excellent aswell. The soundtrack is pretty good also. the cons:I waited a year before i bought this so i would have the extra dlc with it and it (in my opinion) is still an empty game. the pros: The gameplay is fun for a few hours and then it gets stale, if you like the combat in halo then you will like the combat in this but this drags on and i mean grinding away on. The graphics are excellent aswell. The soundtrack is pretty good also. the cons: everything else, poor story infact non existent so many times you'll hear " i could tell you" or " nobody knows" infuriating. A very repetitive game and boring after a short while. This game will never be an epic experience and a complete one at that.… Expand
  83. fuwaneko
    Jan 13, 2015
    3
    Besides exceptionally smooth shooting and control mechanic which makes PvP fun to play there's nothing. No story, no progression, lots of childish game design mistakes, and tons of repetitive grinding. I've been expecting next big sci-fi game, and I got this. I suspect Destiny has been through development hell and Bungie had to cut more than half of the game to simply release somethingBesides exceptionally smooth shooting and control mechanic which makes PvP fun to play there's nothing. No story, no progression, lots of childish game design mistakes, and tons of repetitive grinding. I've been expecting next big sci-fi game, and I got this. I suspect Destiny has been through development hell and Bungie had to cut more than half of the game to simply release something playable. More ambitions = less results.… Expand
  84. stoner311
    May 11, 2016
    0
    Destiny is hands down the worst game I've ever played. I deleted the game off my PS4 within a couple weeks of purchase and sent an email to Activision demanding my money back (they never responded). I was so outraged by being scammed by the marketing of this game I genuinely wanted to drive over to Blizzard/Activision offices and throw a rock through their window. The reason for all ofDestiny is hands down the worst game I've ever played. I deleted the game off my PS4 within a couple weeks of purchase and sent an email to Activision demanding my money back (they never responded). I was so outraged by being scammed by the marketing of this game I genuinely wanted to drive over to Blizzard/Activision offices and throw a rock through their window. The reason for all of this is simple. I paid $60 for a game that I beat in 9 hours and was left with nothing to do end game except running the same boring quests over and over again or jumping into PVP. PVP was extremely lopsided in favor of particular classes and particular weapons with no genuine healing class. The game was marketed as a sci-fi World Of Warcraft shooter with an "immersive" world to explore and rich story lines. In the year running up to the release of the game numerous articles and advertisements bombarded the pages of Game Informer and other PC gaming mags telling consumers how incredible this game was going to be. What a lie. Learned an important lesson from Destiny "Buyer Beware!"… Expand
  85. Dafenix
    Oct 12, 2014
    2
    I've put way more hours into this game than I should have so believe me when I tell you that at the current state of the game it's not worth a purchase. The story is non-existant. It has less content than a Call of Duty title. And for a lot of player the loot system in the game will literally spit in your face as you redo the same content over and over again and this is even after theI've put way more hours into this game than I should have so believe me when I tell you that at the current state of the game it's not worth a purchase. The story is non-existant. It has less content than a Call of Duty title. And for a lot of player the loot system in the game will literally spit in your face as you redo the same content over and over again and this is even after the patch that "fixed" the Cryptarch.

    After completing the Vault of Glass for three weeks in a row all I have to show for it is a pair of gloves, a ship (which is purely cosmetic), a shader (which is purely cosmetic), and a boat load of Ascendant Shards I can't use to upgrade anything because the game won't GIVE me anything to use them on.

    If you're into grinding over the same content over and over again with little to show for it then this is the game for you. If you want to feel like you're accomplishing anything for your time this is not the game for you. Especially with the non-existent story.

    The only question I have to ask is... What did they spend the 500 million on? Graphics and marketing?    … Expand
  86. Zafeer
    Oct 11, 2014
    3
    This is not an MMO. They just tagged Bungie with MMO for hype. This game is not Borderlands or even close to that caliber. This game isn't even as fun as HALO. There is no economy, no community, no guilds, no crafting, no enemy AI, no story and worst of all no imagination. Typical Bungie 4 different enemies sometimes with different colors. Is anyone ever fooled by replacing varietyThis is not an MMO. They just tagged Bungie with MMO for hype. This game is not Borderlands or even close to that caliber. This game isn't even as fun as HALO. There is no economy, no community, no guilds, no crafting, no enemy AI, no story and worst of all no imagination. Typical Bungie 4 different enemies sometimes with different colors. Is anyone ever fooled by replacing variety with a color change? The tower is the most bland and boring place to ever be created. Let's dump a truck load of fetch/collect quests and defend your stupid floating companion into the mix. Your character seems slow. Lame weapons that pack no punch. Generic armor. Unpolished controls. Especially when having to hit two buttons simultaneously. Brown wasteland for Russia with a rusty plane copied and pasted all over the map. Same with the rusty truck. Grey wasteland for the moon. Gravity on the moon is suddenly the same as earth. Again objects copied and pasted over and over. The same cave for every mission in each area even though it's supposed to be a different mission in a different area of the map. It feels like an alpha build that they tossed out to bank roll some cash off the hype. Garbage. Do not waste your time or money on this lemon. I already wasted 23 hours of my life.… Expand
  87. ImUrHuckleBerri
    Jul 27, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game while I think is great in many ways just falls short of what it was trying to be. This game tries to be a FPSMMO. While I think the gun play and mechanics are amazing for a shooter. This game falls short terribly on the MMO portion. The backstory and story itself is completely non existent. Some of the story you can get to by going outside the game itself to read on Bungie's website. The exotic weapons all have a story outside of the game where you can read about the weapons and stories with them. Why not include that in game to add to the immersion and excitement of getting a weapon. Playing through the campaign is saddening. It's the same exact thing over and over again. Deploy your ghost and defend him from the countless waves of enemies. In the story itself you feel no connection at all to the guardian you are playing or the city and Traveler you are defending. There are not enough cinematic story telling cut scenes either to keep you awed throughout your experience in game. Even in the raids in this game you don't feel as if a story is being told while you are progressing through the raid itself. There is no in game match making or in game chat besides randomly messaging people on PSN that you see in game but with typical MMO ethics that is not a good practice to do. In order to find a group for something you must once again leave the game and go to either Destinytracker, PlanetDestiny, or Reddit to find groups for raids and other end game activities. PvP is the only thing that is keeping this game alive for me. But even that has its drawbacks with the constant one shot barrage of ranged shotguns out there.… Expand
  88. MiracSpectac
    Dec 17, 2017
    4
    Without a doubt the second biggest disappointment of my time in gaming. Beyond basic gunplay, which has been developed over a decade, this game does virtually nothing right. It still boggles my mind that people fervently defend this game when it seems so indefensible. The world, the loot, the quests, the story, the multiplayer, it's all so bare bones and uninspiring. Truly an example forWithout a doubt the second biggest disappointment of my time in gaming. Beyond basic gunplay, which has been developed over a decade, this game does virtually nothing right. It still boggles my mind that people fervently defend this game when it seems so indefensible. The world, the loot, the quests, the story, the multiplayer, it's all so bare bones and uninspiring. Truly an example for the ages of how not to build this kind of FPS.… Expand
  89. BigA2020
    Sep 26, 2014
    3
    I have played this game for over 60hrs (its ironic considering the score I gave it, but I wanted to at least give the raid a chance). It is set up very poorly. The PvP is just a bunch of 1 shot kills at a miserable 40fps with major network smoothing kill trade issues and the PvE while better still has many flaws. The economy on release was all but non existent and there is no reward forI have played this game for over 60hrs (its ironic considering the score I gave it, but I wanted to at least give the raid a chance). It is set up very poorly. The PvP is just a bunch of 1 shot kills at a miserable 40fps with major network smoothing kill trade issues and the PvE while better still has many flaws. The economy on release was all but non existent and there is no reward for having skill in this game. If you run something on level 5 you get the same thing that you would on level 30 (excluding the raid and the two or three missions with set rewards). This game also only takes about 60hrs to play through. I have beaten basically all of the available content and I have max level gear at this time.… Expand
  90. ElTortuga
    Sep 29, 2014
    1
    A poor knock off of borderlands but with the feel of Halo series combat. If you want the nostalgia of Bungie's Halo series multiplayer it might be worth a buy but other then that its a big let down.

    Pro: Graphics, game play mechanics

    Neg: Vague if not incoherent story, crap loot drops, stale raids, small/recycled maps,
  91. SythusRATINGS
    Oct 26, 2014
    3
    In Destiny (from the creators of Halo) you are a Guardian of the last city on Earth. You are able to wield incredible power. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system, from the vast dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Defeat Earth’s enemies. Reclaim all that we have lost. Become legend. Embark on an epic action adventure with rich cinematic storytelling where you unravel theIn Destiny (from the creators of Halo) you are a Guardian of the last city on Earth. You are able to wield incredible power. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system, from the vast dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Defeat Earth’s enemies. Reclaim all that we have lost. Become legend. Embark on an epic action adventure with rich cinematic storytelling where you unravel the mysteries of our universe and reclaim what we lost at the fall of our Golden Age. The next evolution of the first-person action genre that promises to provide an unprecedented combination of storytelling, cooperative, competitive, and public gameplay, and personal activities that are all woven into an expansive, persistent online world. Venture out alone or join up with friends. The choice is yours. Personalize and upgrade every aspect of how you look and fight with a nearly limitless combination of armor, weapons, and visual customizations. Take your upgraded character into every mode, including campaign, cooperative, social, public, and competitive multiplayer.… Expand
  92. Dajota
    Oct 29, 2014
    3
    el juego estuvo bien pero hasta ahí, la verdad fue un vende consola únicamente por el hype ridículo y el marketing que hicieron se gastaron muchísima mas pasta haciendo publicidad que en el juego, la historia por no decir groserías, es MUY MALA, la interacción con los personajes NO-jugables es nula, se nota que fue solo un añadido aparte de ser mala es muy corta no existen muchosel juego estuvo bien pero hasta ahí, la verdad fue un vende consola únicamente por el hype ridículo y el marketing que hicieron se gastaron muchísima mas pasta haciendo publicidad que en el juego, la historia por no decir groserías, es MUY MALA, la interacción con los personajes NO-jugables es nula, se nota que fue solo un añadido aparte de ser mala es muy corta no existen muchos personajes y el carisma y profundidad esta nula, en un par de días sin tanta dedicacion se puede terminar, al ser MMO no tiene derecho al ser repetitivo, juegos como WOW al que se le compara mucho, llega a ser repetitivo en un tiempo, pero su contenido no es tan escazo al de destiny, el Modo crisol tampoco es cosa del otro mundo, es casi lo mismo que Halo y tampoco tiene tanta profundidad al comparar con otros juegos del mismo genero, el pero creo que esta en el modo vanguardia que es lo único que he visto bueno pero tiene sus fallos, es demasiado repetitivo, estar una y otra y otra vez en la misma mazmorra solamente por hacer puntos de vanguardia y la verdad hay muy pocas cosas por hacer en este juego, es una lastima un juego con un apartado visual tan bonito y una banda sonora tan buena, aparte que el sistema de equipamiento y las armas también gusta bastante, se quede en lo mas fondo del juego por desaprovechar otras cosas mas importantes como su historia o contenido, muy bien pudieron invertir esos 500 millones de $$ en escritores y desarrolladores para que el juego sea vendido por su contenido y no por su portada, la verdad se merece un 3, porque encima de ser repetitivo y peca en contenido te quieren vender contenido adicional, LO PEOR es contenido que ya estaba programado y terminado y no lo metieron en el juego para hacerse con mas dinero, ACTIVISION es una empresa que hace quedar mas a las franquicias de videojuegos al vender los juegos imcompletos, la verdad esperaba mas de este juego dejo a muchos deseando mas, aun asi estuvo bueno el intento y enseño una lección a los videojugadores, no se dejen engañar, por muy bonito y divertido que sea el juego no se dejen influenciar por el hype y el marketing son trampa para bobos, esperen a que el juego tenga tiempo y exista gente haciendo reviews y criticas y si lo quieren probar lo compran por rebajas cuando este devaluado el juego, nunca reserven juegos y no se maten por comprarlo el dia de estreno, que el juego nunca se va a acabar… Expand
  93. L1BERTINE
    Oct 31, 2014
    3
    hmmmm. Previous review was deleted; here's the shorter version:

    Destiny is a shallow, heartless, beginner FPS, that utilizes an endless grind-fest to level up gear and equipment. It appears to be aimed at children or the ultra casual player. The original intended game has been gutted beyond recognition, the story is incoherent. It is pretty, the sound is great (except for the in    hmmmm. Previous review was deleted; here's the shorter version:

    Destiny is a shallow, heartless, beginner FPS, that utilizes an endless grind-fest to level up gear and equipment. It appears to be aimed at children or the ultra casual player. The original intended game has been gutted beyond recognition, the story is incoherent. It is pretty, the sound is great (except for the in game chat which is horrible), the mechanics are competent and fluid. I don't particularly care for the massive -- almost insulting -- degree of aim assist. And the voice acting for the little dinkle-bot is some of the worst I've enured. The most notable thing about this game was the marketing leading up to the launch. If you enter with low / no expectations you will find enjoyment but will soon be retracing your in-game steps trying to figure out what you missed. Surely, there has to be more to this game....    … Expand
  94. Biiitch_please
    Oct 30, 2014
    1
    Disappointment SMH selling parts of the game that's already there for dlc......................This is a welfare version of halo and borderlands.Game gets boring after doing the raid...Crashes too much......This game ain't gonna last 10 years it's gonna die when all the games come out in 2015....Waste of 65$ smh
  95. Jozefow
    Nov 23, 2014
    1
    The negative reviews are perfectly justified. A significant number of users are having connectivity issues. Not a few, a SIGNIFICANT number of users. Yet they are still selling the game to new users without informing them of this pitfall. Users have been forced to fight the charge through their credit card company. If a mission takes 20 minutes often users are at the latter part of aThe negative reviews are perfectly justified. A significant number of users are having connectivity issues. Not a few, a SIGNIFICANT number of users. Yet they are still selling the game to new users without informing them of this pitfall. Users have been forced to fight the charge through their credit card company. If a mission takes 20 minutes often users are at the latter part of a mission and are disconnected, having to start over or at worst leaving their friends and raid groups screwed. Players are given a form letter type excuse and told to fix their routers. Many network analysts have said the problem is something else. On top of that the game is ridiculously repetitive and with three dudes nearly at the level cap I STILL don't know what the story is about.… Expand
  96. Th3JourneyMan
    Dec 3, 2014
    3
    It's actually quite a sad thing to review Destiny, because it's easy to see the skill of Bungie in the game. The gameplay is seamless, and the graphics are great. It feels amazing to play. Mechanically, it is great.

    Unfortunately, that is the extent of the positives. This game was marketed as an MMO-esque experience with a magnificent and epic storyline that could only be done by the    It's actually quite a sad thing to review Destiny, because it's easy to see the skill of Bungie in the game. The gameplay is seamless, and the graphics are great. It feels amazing to play. Mechanically, it is great.

    Unfortunately, that is the extent of the positives. This game was marketed as an MMO-esque experience with a magnificent and epic storyline that could only be done by the house that gave us Halo, or if it wasn't, then they somehow managed to make that impression on me without intending to.

    So, let me first examine this notion. There is not a single truly MMO feature in this game. First, within the game itself, there is not a single mechanism for players to organize themselves into large persisting groups, and if there were, these organizations could do nothing to substantially impact the Destiny universe. By contrast, EVE Online, for instance, allows players to form corporations. WOW has clans. Destiny has 6 man fireteams that last as long as a raid does. While they may remain your friends afterwards, the team does not. In EVE, corporations can substantially affect the political atmosphere, control systems, form alliances against enemies, and so on. These things can and do destroy months, even years, worth of work put into the game by players. No such seismic events happen in Destiny.

    Secondly, the storyline is simply non-existent. I know that sounds like I'm sensationalizing, but I truly mean it. A central conflict is never outlined, beyond an amorphous "Light vs Dark" which could have been dropped entirely with zero impact on the events and their perception. You begin on what ends up being the central quest of the game about halfway through the story arc, but there is absolutely no sense of progression in a storyline at any point. Even after defeating the final boss, I guessed that was the end of the story, but I didn't know until cutscenes started rolling.

    In Halo, we knew.
    Heck, even in Call of Duty [insert name], we knew. We never did not know.

    Somehow, the authors of one of the most epic stories in video game history managed to get their story outdone by Call of Duty Modern Warfare.

    There isn't even a place to trade gear/resources with other people. Obviously a traditional shooter wouldn't think about that for a moment, but for something that I thought was going to be an MMO-esque experience, that's a basic functionality that needs to be in place.

    This, however, brings us to what Destiny is, which is a loot-driven game. Everything in this game revolves around getting better gear and leveling it up, and it fails horribly at making this an enjoyable experience. By comparison, Borderlands provides hours of storyline to grind and find the best gear. EVE provides powerful tools to users to ease the process while making it a challenging and meaningful process. Farming loot in Destiny, however, involves either spending significant amounts of time looking for a fireteam to carry you through a difficult raid, or hopping on a wall on the Moon and shooting bad guys emerging from a couple of caves for an hour.

    To summarize, Destiny, to me, is a massive disappointment. I was looking for the next chapter in gaming. I was hoping for epic battles of 50 v 50 and an amazing storyline, but I received 6 v 6 multiplayer (that's a whole separate issue. Multiplayer......fml) and no story at all.

    I've learned some very good things from this, though. First, ignore marketing. Wait for user reviews to come out, and listen to them. DO NOT PREORDER. I made the mistake of spending an extra $30 for the expansions, which I will probably never play in a serious manner.

    Hope this helps!    … Expand
  97. PRF
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    a estoria do jogo ate que e boa. mas voce precisa se esfosa munto pra entende ela, pos o jogo e dividido en 4 dlcs. uma das piores coisa dese jogo são as benditas dlcs. no total voce ten que gasta uma imensa quantia com o jogo i não vale apena. os graficos são lindos mas para por ai porque o resto e tudo escroto.
  98. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    4
    Repetitive, dull, and hollow are words that I would use to describe Destiny. It's sad, because there is excellent art design, music, and great gun play to be found.
  99. Warrenk
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    Biggest disappointement ever. Destiny did not innovate, and have created a very lucrative pay to play system. What a joke. The game could be so much better but falls short on every metric except graphics.
  100. WilsonTheBeard
    Sep 15, 2015
    1
    When this game came as part of my PS4 bundle i was excited. I loved the Halo series so much I would have bought a dog t u r d with Bungie's name on it. Turns out that in buying Destiny, i did just that.

    I gave this game one hell of a chance. I've played it from January 2015 till last Friday and now I give up. I give up on trying to convince myself and others that this game is as good as    When this game came as part of my PS4 bundle i was excited. I loved the Halo series so much I would have bought a dog t u r d with Bungie's name on it. Turns out that in buying Destiny, i did just that.

    I gave this game one hell of a chance. I've played it from January 2015 till last Friday and now I give up. I give up on trying to convince myself and others that this game is as good as i wanted it to be. It's not. It just isn't that good at all.

    The story takes the concept of repetition to a whole new level. Referring to it as a story is also being pretty generous. The npc's are flatter than a run-over hedgehog, the story is given little to no depth, it really is "go there, shoot those dudes. Then go there and shoot those dudes, wash, rinse,repeat."

    PVP was entertaining but didn't really stand out among other PVP shooters.

    When i think back over the hours i spent on this game, i find myself regretful. But what really makes the regret sting is that i spent money on DLC that brought so much promise but delivered so little. House of Wolves really only offered a new wave game (prison of elders) and some semi entertaining bounties and Dark Below did similar but with a new raid (Crota's End).
    It struck me as very odd that there was matchmaking for certain strikes but not the raids. This meant having to try and gather friends or convince random players to do the raids with you.
    The social side of things was rather weak. You could only really chat to people once they'd agreed to join you in a fire team.

    The most crushing disappointment with regards this game was that a few months after shelling out £30 for both dlcs, Bungie brought out update 2.0, a prelude to the release of their new DLC, Taken King.

    This update removed all but one strike level, took away easily 50% of the story content (paid DLC content included) 2 major parts of PVP and the ability to select which pvp game types you play.

    Basically, they took my money, and i can go f*** myself. Nothing in the news about the coming update mentioned the loss of content. The destiny youtube community that had been given a taster of Taken King had mentioned nothing of the loss of content. I only found out the moment the update had finished (about 12 hours after it had started!).

    I can only assume this was meant to make me hungry for Taken King but it's had the opposite effect. It's made me sick of it.

    Bungie and Activision took a tandem dump on me. I've learnt my lesson, don't buy their **** anymore. I hope you don't either.

    Be well folks.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 95
  3. Negative: 1 out of 95
  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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