Destiny

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  1. Nobilis1984
    Sep 12, 2020
    2
    It's been 6 years since Destiny came out. Back then, the trailer flashed me straight away.
    The fact that the content of the trailer was only fully available a year later and the graphics were worse as promised is a reason for the new rating for me. A lot had been promised but little had been kept.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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!
  5. 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
  6. kolin1302
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Terrible mediocre game experience. It certainly is not an MMORPG and it certainly is not a gear grinder with a fast combat action like D3. So what is it ? An anti social shooter with a terrible Lore smashed onto it. I had high hopes for this game, but I pity the stockholders of ATVI already.

    Bobby Kotick can be wrong after all.
  7. Mojodog
    Dec 30, 2014
    2
    It's important to remember that many of the glowing reviews for Destiny were posted in the first couple of weeks, when the game still seemed like it had potential. After putting in some 200 hours, I discovered that Destiny eventually becomes the worst kind of loot grinder you can imagine. It includes some of the worst aspects of RPG and MMO games, namely the repetitive play as you lookIt's important to remember that many of the glowing reviews for Destiny were posted in the first couple of weeks, when the game still seemed like it had potential. After putting in some 200 hours, I discovered that Destiny eventually becomes the worst kind of loot grinder you can imagine. It includes some of the worst aspects of RPG and MMO games, namely the repetitive play as you look for loot. This part of the game can be addictive, but keep in mind that the game world is actually quite small compared to games like Skyrim and Dragon Age, so the boredom sets in fast.

    Something else to be aware of is that Activision has seen to it that the game pushes players toward the very expensive DLC ($20 each) packs by creating a variety of paywalls that will restrict your gameplay once you reach some of the endgame content. It's a cheap way of pressuring players into paying, or else excluding them from content they've already paid for.

    Something else to keep in mind is that the game is not meant for solo play. While you can do some content alone, if you don't have at least 5 good friends, you'll find yourself shut out of the "raids", which are considered the best of the endgame stuff. Bungie refuses to put matchmaking in, so anyone who doesn't have friends online is going to be out of luck.

    If you pick this up cheap, or wait for an edition that includes all content, it might be worth a play, but NEVER pay full price for it. The concepts had some potential, but most of it was squandered by game design decisions that revolve around making money, first and foremost.    … Expand
  8. 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.
  9. Frank1492
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    This is a solid game. Its almost like a first attempt at making halo an mmo.

    Things I DO like: 1. Game mechanics - shooting feels amazing. I've been playing fps since CSS and this is one of the smoothest shooters I've every played. The weapons need balancing but that's to be expected. 2. Graphics - good graphics, could use some variance however. Bosses and terrain starts to look    This is a solid game. Its almost like a first attempt at making halo an mmo.

    Things I DO like:
    1. Game mechanics - shooting feels amazing. I've been playing fps since CSS and this is one of the smoothest shooters I've every played. The weapons need balancing but that's to be expected.
    2. Graphics - good graphics, could use some variance however. Bosses and terrain starts to look identical after a while, but what they did choose to focus on was well done
    3. Gear - I like the variety of weaponry and the way gear in general looks, character aesthetics in general deserves some praise.

    On to what I DON'T like:
    1. This was way over hyped as an mmo, of course they couldn't just come out and tell you that you would hardly ever interact with other players. Only if you're in a fireteam, which means you basically have to be friends BEFOREHAND wtf. Anyone who has played a true MMO like RIFT or WoW will be severely disappointed. I have a huge problem with the whole basis of P2P interaction in this game. I feel lied to.
    2. repetitiveness. I literally said multiple times throughout the game "oh I must just have to grind through this to get to the real "meat" of the gameplay. Wrong. You shoot aliens for 20 hours then guess what. you shoot some more aliens. Nothing about that is fun, we've all done it a thousand times.
    3. Did I mention that calling this an MMO is a travesty?
    4. "worlds" should be renamed to "maps" an entire planet...say...the moon, is just a bunch of missions on a closed map with identical spawns. Thats right folks, this is not open world, you don't "travel" you're loading a map.
    5. Someone else put it best when they said the main city hub is worse than starting locations for most MMOs.
    6. This is not an MMO.

    Conclusion: I like the game, its fun to play, but honestly we were straight up lied to about the scope, depth, and type of game this is. Its a good first try. They can build on it. But I learned my lesson. No more day 1 purchases from me bungie.    … Expand
  10. Rumpleforeskin
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Please don't devalue my review or dismiss it it as being a "troll" because I'm not rating this game very highly. I wasn't paid to praise it so I'm giving an honest impression of what I felt after spending $60 on this product.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    FINAL WORD:
    I'm angry at myself for falling for the marketing the hype (seriously, this game was hyped more than the World Cup). It's not an MMO Shooter and I don't see it having any longevity. I'm hoping I can get a decent trade-in credit for this game because $60 was a lot of money for me and I really don't like wasting it. There are much better games out there that you could spend your $60 on and not feel bored an hour into playing.    … Expand
  11. an55192
    Jan 21, 2018
    2
    So far biggest disappointment of the year for me. Lvl 15 titan and that's it, no more interest to play the game anymore. Boring as hell, story is bad, missions are very repetitive, looting is weak, PvP is terrible and overall lack of content. Graphics are great and so is the music, but that alone doesn't make the game good.

    Jack of all trades, master of none.
  12. 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
  13. Ponskippa
    Oct 4, 2014
    2
    This game was hyped, and I fell for it. I played the beta, and I had fun with it. Mostly because I was playing with friends. Well I got it at midnight release like most others. We had fun with it for a lil while. Load screens are terrible. This game is not nearly as fun as borderlands. Your "fireteams" are limited to 3, so forget about playing with all your friends. I got bored of thisThis game was hyped, and I fell for it. I played the beta, and I had fun with it. Mostly because I was playing with friends. Well I got it at midnight release like most others. We had fun with it for a lil while. Load screens are terrible. This game is not nearly as fun as borderlands. Your "fireteams" are limited to 3, so forget about playing with all your friends. I got bored of this game on day 3, which is faster than usual lol. This game has mindless "MMO" wannabe grinding. Except in an mmo it is usually open world and the objectives arent repeated daily. Youll find yourself spending 5 hours completing "bounties" only to receive nothing worth your time. You hit level 20 in a day or two, then youll be stuck on a level forever. This game has the stupidest leveling system ever created. Level up with "light" points that is gear based. Stupid. LOL. If you've played a real mmo and are hoping for one here, turn away. If you want a shooter, get battlefield or call of duty. Multiplayer "pvp" aka crucible aka td or whatever you wanna call it isnt much more fun. Its HALO with special powers. I realize my review is just a rant of negativity but this game deserves it. Rating it a 2 because I had a lil fun playing with friends til I realized how dumb the game really is.… Expand
  14. Zero187
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    Good idea, poor execution. Loot is lackluster compared to other RPG games like Diablo 3. Grinding gets boring fast and feels more repetitive than Diablo 3. FPS capped @ 30 - WTF?? And now Bungie is trying to milk more $$ by punishing players who don't purchase the DLC.. This game is overhyped junk.
  15. askeptic
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    Destiny nailed one key element, and that's Marketing to customers. This game feels like the developers didn't know quite what they wanted, and through a bunch of random in to a video game. That aside, the game feels very disjointed and repetitive nearly every moment. Like any new game, it can feel new and exciting, however that feeling wears off very fast when you go to look for featuresDestiny nailed one key element, and that's Marketing to customers. This game feels like the developers didn't know quite what they wanted, and through a bunch of random in to a video game. That aside, the game feels very disjointed and repetitive nearly every moment. Like any new game, it can feel new and exciting, however that feeling wears off very fast when you go to look for features that should be present in a game like such, but are missing. This includes only 3 people allowed in a group, no public raid match making, raid lockouts, sluggish game-play (thanks to the 30fps in a shooter), lack of direction and instructions, Only 3 playable classes that in the end all feel the same, lack of character customization, and the list goes on. Through Hype and marketing, Activision has managed to make a lot of money.When the dust settles down, and at the end of the day, this is a 2/10 game max. It's a shame to see such beautiful worlds built, only to have to fight inside the closed confines of small hallways under ground. Producers, take note. Spend 80% on marketing and 20% on development.… Expand
  16. NattyNuNu
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    Played for about 15hours and I'm extremely disappointed. This game was hyped up so much but it missed the mark completely. I have no idea how people are giving this game 10/10, it is not a perfect game! The missions are repetitive, go here and the ghost can scan something then a boss, done. Every mission is the same. There isn't any story. Its like it wanted to take the best parts ofPlayed for about 15hours and I'm extremely disappointed. This game was hyped up so much but it missed the mark completely. I have no idea how people are giving this game 10/10, it is not a perfect game! The missions are repetitive, go here and the ghost can scan something then a boss, done. Every mission is the same. There isn't any story. Its like it wanted to take the best parts of Boarderlands, Halo and Mass effect and make this one incredible experience but they have totally got this game wrong. I assume Bungie knows this as they didn't send games out for critics before release. I'm looking forward to the Halo collection more than ever!… Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. Ulysse
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    12 heures pour finir le solo, un PVP plutot bidon, seule l'idée de se balader dans l'espace arrive a plaire, dommage qu'on ai affaire a un mauvais mélande de Borderlands et de Mass Effect. Les mobs sont tous tous TOUS similaires, de meme pour les quètes, étrange pour un jeu qui est sensé avoir été développé pendant des années. Je n'en attendais pas non plus une révolution mais c'est quand12 heures pour finir le solo, un PVP plutot bidon, seule l'idée de se balader dans l'espace arrive a plaire, dommage qu'on ai affaire a un mauvais mélande de Borderlands et de Mass Effect. Les mobs sont tous tous TOUS similaires, de meme pour les quètes, étrange pour un jeu qui est sensé avoir été développé pendant des années. Je n'en attendais pas non plus une révolution mais c'est quand meme une deception.… Expand
  21. Saeedscorpion
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I feel i am still playing beta / somebody wake me up / wtf !! When activision bought bungie all of hopes was destroyed /the graphic is good the sound is good the gameplay is good it is a normal game whithout story
  22. Doomlocke
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    After finishing the story with a friend i have to say this game is not what it should have been. 5 years to develop, $500 million dollars blown on a unoriginal shooter. Yes it is very pretty but that won't save you from yawning you way through the same missions and areas over and over again. The same end bosses that just absorb countless bullets while you run around like a chicken withAfter finishing the story with a friend i have to say this game is not what it should have been. 5 years to develop, $500 million dollars blown on a unoriginal shooter. Yes it is very pretty but that won't save you from yawning you way through the same missions and areas over and over again. The same end bosses that just absorb countless bullets while you run around like a chicken with your head cut off trying not to die to basic enemies. Each planet takes a whopping 20 minutes to explore, diverse looking but same structure. The multiplayer is just shotguns and melee every match. Please Bungie try next time.… Expand
  23. ScienceAdvisor
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    For a game that does not want to be called Massively Multi-player, Bungie crafted this to require large amounts of other players to fill in the void that is 95% of the game. I guess they were also hoping that we would come up with our own story, as that apparently was not in the budget for the most expensive game ever. One wonders if the expense came mostly from the over-hyped ads,For a game that does not want to be called Massively Multi-player, Bungie crafted this to require large amounts of other players to fill in the void that is 95% of the game. I guess they were also hoping that we would come up with our own story, as that apparently was not in the budget for the most expensive game ever. One wonders if the expense came mostly from the over-hyped ads, rather than the game development.
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    If this game is actually finished with any kind of appreciable story, more than three NPC that are not just storekeepers with tourette's style exposition, and some actual sci-fi to the gear in the game, then it will be worth a second look. As it stands currently, it is too short, too dull (endless waves of the same enemies), and too expensive compared to better shooters. The only way to win this game is not to play.
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    Be warned, even though this comes from the makers of Halo, they took away your ability to use alien weapons. Bad game design writ large.
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    Score reflects over-hyped promises not being delivered.    … Expand
  24. morbid-snails
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Just a big disappointment really , It's like the bastard child of Borderlands and Halo , but doesn't live up to either of it's parents.
    Graphics are nothing special , gameplay is repetative , bordering on mundane .
    This is a game that will quickly litter the pre-owened shelves. I can't believe this crap is from Bungie :( I have real buyers remorse with this one and intend to get    Just a big disappointment really , It's like the bastard child of Borderlands and Halo , but doesn't live up to either of it's parents.
    Graphics are nothing special , gameplay is repetative , bordering on mundane .
    This is a game that will quickly litter the pre-owened shelves. I can't believe this crap is from Bungie :(
    I have real buyers remorse with this one and intend to get whatever money I can by trading it in later today.
    Bungie WTF ?    … Expand
  25. Pheo112
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I gave this game a chance. I really did. Even despite no offline single player, and the "ancient evil has awoken" cliche. (which totally doesn't fit the setting)

    Sadly this game just falls flat on its face. It tries to incorporate RPG elements into a FPS, but doesn't flesh out any sort of character customization. Three very similar looking races and three very similar classes just does    I gave this game a chance. I really did. Even despite no offline single player, and the "ancient evil has awoken" cliche. (which totally doesn't fit the setting)

    Sadly this game just falls flat on its face. It tries to incorporate RPG elements into a FPS, but doesn't flesh out any sort of character customization. Three very similar looking races and three very similar classes just does not cut it. There is very little exploration. A few nooks and crannies to crawl through, but the worlds are extremely small and linear when you take a step back and look at the whole thing. And my main gripe was the one-sentence dialogue for any singular topic. It felt like there was no real story going on.

    As for gameplay... well... its "meh". Your average shooter with regenerating health and instant melee kills. There are maybe five different variations of mobs which are repeated for each enemy race. And all behaved the same. All the bosses are EXACTLY the same: glorified bullet sponges/regular enemy with more health. The levelcap is extremely easy to reach, I only played seven hours and got to level twenty. Its just all around "meh".

    If you are looking for yet another generic FPS, go ahead and give the game a try. You might like it.
    If you want the Sci-Fi action RPG shooter that was promised, save your cash.    … Expand
  26. Truthiness
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I love the artstyle but am VERY disappointed with the lack of an engaging story, the extremely repetitive and stale missions and enemies, and the few planets you visit. In terms of a social game Destiny fails again - you can not even SPEAK to others in the Tower area, so it's just random people running around, unable to communicate. In the COMPETITIVE mode, it is an even sadder story.I love the artstyle but am VERY disappointed with the lack of an engaging story, the extremely repetitive and stale missions and enemies, and the few planets you visit. In terms of a social game Destiny fails again - you can not even SPEAK to others in the Tower area, so it's just random people running around, unable to communicate. In the COMPETITIVE mode, it is an even sadder story. You can not communicate at all to the competition or say "good game" between matches, and even more mind boggling - you can not even talk to your whole team unless they're on your friends list and you've added them to your squad as well. You heard me right - they thought it was a smart idea to create a competitive team game where you cannot communicate and coordinate with others, only your friends. So much for a connected game. The radar also shows you where every enemy is, all the time. So there is very little excitement and ambushing people in the competitive, and less challenge in the story mode. If other games follow this trend, say goodbye to teamwork, stealth tactics, and finding new friends in games.… Expand
  27. unstablefog
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I honestly didn't want to review this. Really. The sheer amount of HYPE given by the media and close friends made it depressing when I saw the gameplay trailers. Still, I put my cash down and got myself a copy!

    Oh boy, was that a bad choice. ~8.5ish hours later and I just can't see the point. Its some sort of 'FPSMMO', and by MMO it means    I honestly didn't want to review this. Really. The sheer amount of HYPE given by the media and close friends made it depressing when I saw the gameplay trailers. Still, I put my cash down and got myself a copy!

    Oh boy, was that a bad choice. ~8.5ish hours later and I just can't see the point. Its some sort of 'FPSMMO', and by MMO it means "FPS-with-a-hand-full-of-people-so-it-still-feels-empty."
    Its got the FPS/RPG from borderlands 1/2 only without the colour.

    Or humor.
    Or fun.

    But you know what it DOES HAVE?! Brown and grey (Much like most games released post-COD4) and Bloom. "Next gen graphics" which still fail to stand up against most PC games from the past 3 years.

    I honestly can't recommend it to anyone but console fan-boys. Its too bland and 'meh', something $500 Million in marketing maybe should of been put towards. Repeated levels. Same enemies. Bland gunplay. If it wasn't for all the hype then it would not have been given anything close to a 10/10.

    Save yourself $60+ dollars and just wait for something worthwhile to come up.    … Expand
  28. FuccBoi
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    It tried so hard and it got so far. Destiny is a game that tries to be so many good things but it falls flat in every single one of them. It's not Borderlands. It's not CoD. It's a **** of missed opportunity. I really wanted it to be good, but it just fell so far from the mark. If you're expecting something great you will come out extremely disappointed. Please don't fall for the hype likeIt tried so hard and it got so far. Destiny is a game that tries to be so many good things but it falls flat in every single one of them. It's not Borderlands. It's not CoD. It's a **** of missed opportunity. I really wanted it to be good, but it just fell so far from the mark. If you're expecting something great you will come out extremely disappointed. Please don't fall for the hype like I did. This game was clearly overmarketed, because it has no actual redeeming qualities. Just like Watch Dogs and Titanfall (made by the same publisher). If you are unsure please don't buy this game, because I just threw $60 down the toilet and I don't want you to do the same… Expand
  29. Klinx551
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I was able to play the beta with a couple friends and I thought the PvE part of the game was the most interesting to me, so I pre-ordered Destiny over PSN. However, my friends did not get the game. I play COD and BF solo all the time so I didn't think it would matter much for Destiny. Playing the game as a single player without anyone to communicate is exceedingly boring. MyI was able to play the beta with a couple friends and I thought the PvE part of the game was the most interesting to me, so I pre-ordered Destiny over PSN. However, my friends did not get the game. I play COD and BF solo all the time so I didn't think it would matter much for Destiny. Playing the game as a single player without anyone to communicate is exceedingly boring. My experience with game playing solo was completely different from when I had friends to play with during the beta (they were unimpressed by the beta, so they passed). It's particularly frustrating to see other human players on the map but there's no open chat channel so I'm unable to communicate with anyone, so it like playing with bots.
    On the plus side I do like the skill trees and the amount of customizable weapons and gear. The use of the Tower as a hub to acquire new gears, bounties, etc was enjoyable - but again, I found myself frustrated seeing so many players but there was no way to get a few together for a fire-team to go on some missions.
    If I had bought this on disc I would be trading it in tomorrow, so this has also made me re-think pre-ordering AAA games digitally going forward.    … Expand
  30. krzilla
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Whoa Whoa Whoa... 9?! 10!? Whoever is giving these kind of scores is just full of it.. Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed... These are games that one could argue that are 9s or 10s.. This game is realistically >5. And honestly I feel lied to with the marketing and advertising / hype behind this game. Shame on you and shame on me for getting as excited as I did and pre-ordering. I feelWhoa Whoa Whoa... 9?! 10!? Whoever is giving these kind of scores is just full of it.. Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed... These are games that one could argue that are 9s or 10s.. This game is realistically >5. And honestly I feel lied to with the marketing and advertising / hype behind this game. Shame on you and shame on me for getting as excited as I did and pre-ordering. I feel scammed. The story, interaction and general gameplay are ridiculously flat. My best advice is rent or borrow it first. Save yourself the $60. FLOP.… Expand
  31. DavidAdas
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    I don't consider myself an MMO junkie. I have played quite a few over the years and I've even reached max level for a couple of them, but I've never played enough to be dissatisfied with any particular MMO's end-game content (or lack thereof).

    Destiny is a first for me on two counts. It is the first game in which I managed to reach max level within two days (which did take me a while    I don't consider myself an MMO junkie. I have played quite a few over the years and I've even reached max level for a couple of them, but I've never played enough to be dissatisfied with any particular MMO's end-game content (or lack thereof).

    Destiny is a first for me on two counts. It is the first game in which I managed to reach max level within two days (which did take me a while to do, I will admit) and it also marks the first pseudo MMORPG I have ever played that has truly bored me both during the climb to the end game and then after it.

    As many others have noted, the fighting is largely repeated from mission to mission. There is little variation and little excitement in the plot. The gear also fails to provide that sense of achievement and awesomeness that you'd find in Borderlands (largely because there is no sense of variety in what you find and equip).

    The end game raids, PVP, events, etc do mix things up a bit, but after a couple hours of any of the above, you will again be overwhelmed by a feeling of staleness and repetition.

    Overall, I'd have to say the game is...pretty disappointing.    … Expand
  32. reader131
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    Embrace yourself for Activision $500 million wild ride, where most of the money go to the marketing department and into DLC + map packs. Activision gave us one of the best of this decade, it so great that it can represent most the the games made from the the last few year all visual with no substance. Bungie promised to give us one of the most innovate, most stunning scifi experience thatEmbrace yourself for Activision $500 million wild ride, where most of the money go to the marketing department and into DLC + map packs. Activision gave us one of the best of this decade, it so great that it can represent most the the games made from the the last few year all visual with no substance. Bungie promised to give us one of the most innovate, most stunning scifi experience that supposed to redefine the shooter gen instead we get borderlands + halo electricboogaloo. I give this negative score not for the sake of slander Bungie but tell developers that they can't sell a game on hype alone… Expand
  33. DeanKim
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    can not use voice chat well.
    no singleplayer offline.
    again and again for same missions. too bored game.
    I mean all the missions are identical.
    not good graphics game for ps4. had to game for ps4 and xone only.

    realized that borderlands were best.

    big disappointment really.
  34. Ayaz-Ali
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    The game is extremely boring, this the last time that I purchase a game, purely based on hype. It doesn't do anything for me, I hate the gameplay it's so repetitive, I hate the enemies. Why did this game have such a huge budget when it sucks?
  35. BuymoreDLC4fun
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    This game has a huge environment that can be explored,and lots of options for customization all the weapons and armor that you can obtain depends on the player and if you're a higher level than another player you will most likely demolish him.the mechanics feel like halo and cod mixed and had a baby.
  36. AfterShave
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    Ignore the 0s and 1s, this game deserves nothing below an 8.

    The good -Solid gameplay -Interesting universe -Amazing graphics -World feels alive with other players -Solid level design -Weapons are sophisticated The bad -Story missions don't have much story in them -Story missions are short and there aren't many of them (4-5 per planet) -I got disconnected a few times (might    Ignore the 0s and 1s, this game deserves nothing below an 8.

    The good
    -Solid gameplay
    -Interesting universe
    -Amazing graphics
    -World feels alive with other players
    -Solid level design
    -Weapons are sophisticated

    The bad
    -Story missions don't have much story in them
    -Story missions are short and there aren't many of them (4-5 per planet)
    -I got disconnected a few times (might be my fault, not sure)
    -Teaming up with people you run into is a bit awkward.    … Expand
  37. P4INTKILLR
    Sep 11, 2014
    2
    Uh, is that it? The greatest game of the next 10 years? What a joke!
    Sent back for reimbursement after a few hours.

    / The bad: graphics are lame, game is repetitive (to say the least), never seen such stupid IA

    / The good: I loved the character editor, cool soundtrack.
  38. mm698657
    Sep 11, 2014
    2
    Destiny, for it's size and amount of resources put into it, sucks. The story is so bad it reminds me of the star wars prequels. Oh ... a long time ago something happened, this thing showed up, now there is kinda bad stuff around so ... go get rid of bad stuff. Within the first two missions of the "story" they used the excuse "go check this out" so lame. The console may not just provideDestiny, for it's size and amount of resources put into it, sucks. The story is so bad it reminds me of the star wars prequels. Oh ... a long time ago something happened, this thing showed up, now there is kinda bad stuff around so ... go get rid of bad stuff. Within the first two missions of the "story" they used the excuse "go check this out" so lame. The console may not just provide the interface for a MMO those game maybe regulated to PC. Destiny sucks as a MMO, not enough levels, not enough scale,scope, not enough to explore just not enough. Destiny also sucks as a FPS, the controls feel sloppy, the guns are blamed and not easy to understand. Why not show me a delta between impact of what I have equip vs the gun I am evaluating? Compared to it's closest cousin, borderlands, the FPS side of this game is slightly better. It feels like Bungie is stuck in the time when they started developing this game, 2005. Back then a good FPS like the old COD's and Halo's worked. These days Battlefield is a game changer in the FPS world. While Destiny is ahead of the POS Titanfall, it falls behind COD and isn't in the discussion with Battlefield. More bad stuff. The armor, you know what was cool about customizing the armor in the Halo series? Master chief was SO iconic that it was acually interesting to see some customization of it. But sense this series doesn't bother making any kind of iconic character or any kind of connection to it and in addition the build up of the armor is SO fast you basically instantly have cool armor. What about some build up? What about started with very basic looking armor and gradually getting cooler? What about being able to CLEARLY tell who is what class by their armor? Maybe it is clear to some, but istn't clear to me. And you can't paint the armor in any clear way? You can't customize your look at all? It is just bad, bad, bad. The ship, let's talk about how crummy the ship is. No cockpit and confusing scale. Where does my guy sit? Idk, there is no clear cockpit. Wouldn't it be cool to see my guy sitting in the ship while getting ready to head off to missions? Maybe we could even seem him but on that really awesome helmet I finally go, oh wait I had an awesome helmet from jump off. Oh great I can spend money getting a ship that I have no connection to. Remember all the fun adventures we had in that iconic ship from destiny? Ya, neither do i. Gameplay, headshots are way too easy, missions are repetitive. Repetitive missions are usually ok in FPS, because the story drives you to want to complete them. I mean, in almost every level in every FPS game you are going to have to go somewhere and shoot something. Well, in most of those games what is really motivating you is the want to see how the story ends. Since I don't care about the story in Destiny, I don't want to complete the missions and they get boring. That being said, most FPS's mix it up, bomb going off here, time crunch there, run away or rescue mission whatever anything. Did I mention headshots are way to easy? Like, you won't be even trying to get a head shot and you will wind up with one. Also, nothing moves in the environment, nothing is destructible I don't even know if you can knock over a simple can. Can't cut gras nothing changes. It is like it was painting this way and that is how the world always looked. Very 2005. The graphic are nice, they do landscape very well. If I want a landscape painting for my house I am calling bungie. If I want a game that feels somewhat real I am calling Dice. The problem again here is the story, we don't have any feel to see anything cool, because the story doesn't drive anything to be cool. A simple setup example "ion's ago these launchers stood tall and full" then when we see a launcher tall and full in some mission that it actually excites us. Someone in this universe needs to be working towards a clear goal and it needs to be explained to us in that space. I mean, what's the "fallen"'s goal in the game? Is it just to mess stuff up and kill people? That's fine, just say they are some kind of corrupted guardians that now hunt guardians and boom! Suddenly it is like ... that could be us? A little more weight. I could go on and on about this game, it is SO disappointing. All that being said, I give credit to Bungie for trying to be innovative and the game isn't buggy ( that I have noticed ) and navigation in the game and in the system are somewhat clear, plus 1080P gets some credit. That's why it gets a 2 otherwise, I wouldn't buy this game.… Expand
  39. tony1l
    Sep 11, 2014
    2
    This game brings back long 'blank' loading screens. Weirdly its full of wait screens, the worst are flat black backgrounds and the better ones use a space ship. Why wasn't any of those Beta videos posted online, showing those blank loading screens? The gameplay is along the lines of 'for those old enough to recall' Quake Arena, except the weapons in Quake made an immediate impact, noThis game brings back long 'blank' loading screens. Weirdly its full of wait screens, the worst are flat black backgrounds and the better ones use a space ship. Why wasn't any of those Beta videos posted online, showing those blank loading screens? The gameplay is along the lines of 'for those old enough to recall' Quake Arena, except the weapons in Quake made an immediate impact, no need to grind to level up. The levels are large and look beautiful, but its a shooter, long-term that doesn't matter. I invested 4 hours and decided to return my copy after I started noticing I was shooting the exact same mobs endlessly. The only difference is instead of level 1 Dreg, Im now fighting a level 5 Dreg who's identical to the level 1, rinse/repeat. Its like taking a needed shower the first 10mins its wonderful but stand in the same shower for 4 hours it becomes something else, except my time is going down the drain.… Expand
  40. casualgamer11
    Sep 11, 2014
    2
    Not a game for me I'm afraid. Lifeless, uninspiring gameplay, abounding repetition, non existent and I mean non existent storyline which has left me felling apathetic towards the characters (although the word characters is probably a stretch when used here). I persevered for 7/8 hours at this game looking for a silver lining but ultimately I was left extremely disappointed. I seriouslyNot a game for me I'm afraid. Lifeless, uninspiring gameplay, abounding repetition, non existent and I mean non existent storyline which has left me felling apathetic towards the characters (although the word characters is probably a stretch when used here). I persevered for 7/8 hours at this game looking for a silver lining but ultimately I was left extremely disappointed. I seriously cannot understand the critical reviews this game has received...I'm gobsmacked that their experiences are so different to mine. A real shame and I've traded this item in after only 3 days something I've never done before...An online multiplayer shooter is what this should have been rather than giving the pretence of something more.… Expand
  41. Phineaspoes
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    Generic shooter with some ultra light rpg elements. The communication aspect is terrible. No persistent worlds like Bungie first announced. The world itself is bland and there's no story at all. Just another overhyped action game for the masses.
  42. windyisle
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    Seriously, screw this game! After all the hype, and waiting for months for something of value to come to the next gen consoles we get this piece of garbage. It's not that Bungie didn't put in time to make this game - sure, it looks okay, but its a generic shooter. "Fire teams of 6!" they boldly advertise. Damned if you can ever find 5 other people of your own level. I've invitedSeriously, screw this game! After all the hype, and waiting for months for something of value to come to the next gen consoles we get this piece of garbage. It's not that Bungie didn't put in time to make this game - sure, it looks okay, but its a generic shooter. "Fire teams of 6!" they boldly advertise. Damned if you can ever find 5 other people of your own level. I've invited everyone I've ever seen to a fire team (usually one or two people max who are at my level) and I've only ever gotten a fire team of 3.

    Stupid ammo drops in huge boss fights make it so you not only can't use your favorite weapon, since it only has 3 bullets and holds a max of 15, but then you run out of ammo for your second favorite and theres not a single ammo drop in the whole damn boss fight. Not to mention I'm playing by myself because I can't find enough players to join me!!!

    I may not have sunk the 15+ hours into this game that some people claim you need 'before it gets good' because I'm not spending full price for a 15 hour grind before I actually enjoy myself.    … Expand
  43. NemiJR
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    Worst multiplayer in any fps I've ever played. Campaign as many have said is bland a boring unless you bring a few friends along for the ride. I suppose it's an okay game if you do so. I must state that I am also not a troll, the game legitimately is not very good. Probably the most overhyped and dissapointing game of the year.
  44. GamerJesus
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    Just reached level 20 and finished the campaign the evening.
    The 0's were right. This game is awful and the positive critics reviews and marketing are where the $500 Million went.
    Absolute rubbish and NOT a MMO at all. Even the positive reviews make excuses - not a good sign.
    Rent, don't buy, if you're curious.
  45. ThrillCKR
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    Beautiful, but hollow. Like a christmas present with great looking wrapping, but just a bag of marbles inside. Bungies plan is to make this game last 10 years, but who the hell is going to repeatedly grind these very repetitive missions for even a few months? Not many.
  46. Steignov
    Sep 14, 2014
    2
    Reached Level 24 in Destiny. So I spend some time with the game.

    ---------- Very interesting universe, that ist not explained at all. And actually there is no story at all! Yeah I saw some cutscenes in the game but they are totally out of place, cryptic, stupid and the dialogues are funny as hell. And they don't mean to be funny. They're just written so horrible. -----------In    Reached Level 24 in Destiny. So I spend some time with the game.

    ---------- Very interesting universe, that ist not explained at all. And actually there is no story at all! Yeah I saw some cutscenes in the game but they are totally out of place, cryptic, stupid and the dialogues are funny as hell. And they don't mean to be funny. They're just written so horrible.

    -----------In Destiny you will find exactly one quest design through the whole game: SURVIVING ENEMY WAVES.
    That's it! Nothing else.

    -------------If you don't like the moronic PvP you can do STRIKES, STRIKES, STRIKES, STRIKES.....
    That means you shoot about 4-6 billion bullets in a boss. Surviving endless enemy waves in the meantime that are spawnin from everywhere. And get a **** as a reward. Or get awesome stuff but not for your class.

    ---------------The content is ridiculously tiny. After that little joke called story, you are GRINDING and FARMING forever.
    Really forever!

    -----------The PvP is like: throw everything from Level 4 to Level 30 in one Lobby and let's see what happens.

    -------No actual loot system. It's all luck!!!!!!!! And the best thing is: If you fight a boss, he's dropping nothing!!

    Don't spend money on this game people! It's fake, bland, repetitive!!!    … Expand
  47. Dreamline77
    Sep 14, 2014
    2
    I feel like Bungie cheated me. They promised a "massive, open-world" experience, but they gave me a new version of Borderlands. I was thinking Destiny would be game of the year, but it won't even be game of the month.

    It is repetitive and dull. All the voice acting was phoned-in. There is nothing that makes the game unique. There is nothing that makes the game must-have. It is a dull,    I feel like Bungie cheated me. They promised a "massive, open-world" experience, but they gave me a new version of Borderlands. I was thinking Destiny would be game of the year, but it won't even be game of the month.

    It is repetitive and dull. All the voice acting was phoned-in. There is nothing that makes the game unique. There is nothing that makes the game must-have. It is a dull, lifeless shooter that is drowning in its own self-importance.

    I guess the dearth on great Next-Gen games continues.    … Expand
  48. TheGreenGuy
    Sep 15, 2014
    2
    This game did not live up to the hype , we have to e careful and not let devs play us for fools boring boring boring boring boring boring boring same same same
  49. EsquireAtLarge
    Sep 16, 2014
    2
    Invest in something else, this game is not worth your money. I've played the game since day one, and tried to give it time to see if it improved over the course of playing it.
    It did not. I made an account solely because of poor this game was (I guess I'll review Titanfall too). Mark my words, the game will swindle you with additional content, because that is the only way they can    Invest in something else, this game is not worth your money. I've played the game since day one, and tried to give it time to see if it improved over the course of playing it.
    It did not. I made an account solely because of poor this game was (I guess I'll review Titanfall too). Mark my words, the game will swindle you with additional content, because that is the only way they can improve this "experience".

    [-] "Shared-world shooter"
    The game was described as a "shared-world shooter". This is a marketing term because Bungie doesn't even know what it is. The only world you "share" is The Tower. You can't talk to anyone there, you can't interact with anyone in any way except through four gestures which do not convey any real meaning. This place exists only for the shops, which could all have been handled through menus to spare me another loading screen (IT ALWAYS LOADS). I have a feeling this level was put in just to make the game qualify as "shared world".

    [-] Interaction with others
    In order to talk to anyone, they must be in your fireteam, and half the time they don't talk anyways. I get the impression that people have been so used to the quiet that they don't think they can talk at all, thus they don't wear mics. If this game is so "shared-world", why is there no proximity chat? You can't market a game this way and not put in this CRUCIAL feature. If you are so hell-bent on FireTeams, why make it so difficult to invite people to yours? Unless you have friends who you are already chatting with, you must find a random player you want to invite, click on their name with the thumbstick, interact with them, and invite them to your fireteam. Chances are by the time you've finished this needlessly laborious process, the person will have left.

    [-] Story
    ...what is it? I've unlocked various planets and supposedly done several story related things, except I don't know what they are or why I should even care. I have no idea what's going on, the story is delivered poorly and there is no emotional attachment to any of the characters. I'm apparently brought back to life by a "ghost"? What is "The Darkness"? Why do they want "The Traveler"? Why is the only name you can think of for the defensive tower of Earth "The Tower"? Why are there two different kinds of enemies? Are they working together?

    The story is one of the worst aspects of this game by far.

    [-] Level design
    The game is further marred by its poor level design. Why are there all these caverns on the Moon that are empty? There are no side places to explore at all, and everything feels stale (and gray). You realize quickly how repetitive the game is when the next mission takes place on the same map as the previous one, except they open a small new part of it.
    This is somehow supposed to be "new"?! If only 5% of the map is new, then it isn't a new level design, you just removed an invisible wall (and they are everywhere by the way). This company received half a billion dollars in budget and they couldn't even design a decent level?! And forget "open world", this game is as linear as possible - wander too far and you'll just die or run into an invisible wall.

    [-] Enemy design
    The enemies are located in the same place, all the time. If you die you have to fight them all again, and let me tell you how this fight is bound to work: You fire a few rounds, the enemy teleports away, shoots you with their powerful weapon, and then you have to hide and build up your shield. Rinse and repeat: shoot, hide, shoot, hide. This is not how you design an enemy. Some enemies even have fancy titles, like "Sakrion, Nexus Mind"; it's too bad I have no idea how he is related to the story at all.

    [-] Matchmaking
    So let's say you try out the PvP aspect, you'll notice immediately that you are paired with players who are twice your level or more. Why? There is no possible way that can be fair - of course the level 20 will win against the level 10. He's unlocked the subclass, a more powerful weapon, more powerful melee moves, etc.
    This is not how you do matchmaking, you will be spending most of your time being frustrated at how you can't last more than a second in the face of these overly powerful enemies. You should be matched with people closer to your level, because that way there is a more even playing field.

    [-] Leveling
    This game forces you to do PvP, no other way around it. Simply playing the overly-repetitive story missions won't cut it, you will end up leveling too slow for how the missions progress.

    [-] Loot
    I keep getting loot in this game for no discernible reason at all. 99% of the loot is worse than what I'm already wearing by a fair amount, even the ones I find in chests. Why am I being given this? I can't sell it to my knowledge, it just takes up inventory space and I have to dismantle it.

    I'm about to hit the limit, so let me add this: It loads all the time, and you'll look like everyone else until level 20.    … Expand
  50. henryford
    Sep 18, 2014
    2
    Unfinished, empty, boring, and extremely repetitive. Every mission is "go here..wait..fight off 3 waves of enemies". I made it as far as Venus before I traded the game back in (thankfully I only paid $30 and got $30 back for it). I would say it's the biggest letdown in the past 5 years..easily.

    Also the always online is horrible. What's that you say? You're at the final boss during a    Unfinished, empty, boring, and extremely repetitive. Every mission is "go here..wait..fight off 3 waves of enemies". I made it as far as Venus before I traded the game back in (thankfully I only paid $30 and got $30 back for it). I would say it's the biggest letdown in the past 5 years..easily.

    Also the always online is horrible. What's that you say? You're at the final boss during a strike and he's almost dead? Too bad, we're sending you back to orbit because your internet dropped for a millisecond.

    You're betting off playing ANYTHING else. The grind in this game is unbearably boring, with little chance to even get good gear.

    DO NOT compare this game to Borderlands. It is as much like Borderlands as a Nancy Drew point and click adventure is.    … Expand
  51. kalu666
    Sep 20, 2014
    2
    a huge waste of time and money! a game of markenting and **** no bonus for you bungie! next time less talk and more work, the game is boring as hell!!
  52. 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.
  53. 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.
  54. WilliamVII
    Sep 25, 2014
    2
    This game is disappointing. The gameplay is great, but that doesn't excuse it from being an incomplete mess of a game. The defense people give for it is that there will be improvements and patches to the game in the future, but what we got from day one should have already been at least decent. From the patches and events we've gotten so far (which actually made the game worse), I do notThis game is disappointing. The gameplay is great, but that doesn't excuse it from being an incomplete mess of a game. The defense people give for it is that there will be improvements and patches to the game in the future, but what we got from day one should have already been at least decent. From the patches and events we've gotten so far (which actually made the game worse), I do not have high hopes for this franchise.… Expand
  55. 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
  56. daringo5
    Oct 6, 2014
    2
    If you enjoy shooting things on screen, this is the game for you! if you enjoy games with depth, story, good voice-acting, and music, then forget it. This is not the game!!

    I was so excited to get this and play it day one on the ps4. And honestly I cant seem to understand how the beta was so amazing but the final product is so bad. Lets get one thing out of the way - the voice acting    If you enjoy shooting things on screen, this is the game for you! if you enjoy games with depth, story, good voice-acting, and music, then forget it. This is not the game!!

    I was so excited to get this and play it day one on the ps4. And honestly I cant seem to understand how the beta was so amazing but the final product is so bad.
    Lets get one thing out of the way - the voice acting of the ghost is bad... very very bad... its a chore to listen to him and I hate that voice with a passion. Bungie... how could you waste so much money on that voice is beyond me...... sigh.. Honestly we dont care who you hire to do a voice for a silly A.I. character, whether its someone famous from a tv show or an unknown actor. We just want good gameplay and storyline!!!

    The gameplay, as others have said, is repetitive. You find a spot, deploy your ghost, then wait, then shoot waves of enemies until its over.
    The graphics are good but whats the point of having good graphics if the gameplay is dull.
    Music is non existent.
    Storyline is completely non existent. Then again they were aiming this at online players who enjoy multiplayer.
    But lets talk about the multiplayer. Its so dumb. You cant join others or have matchmaking facilities (they are currently discussing adding this in, but its too late bungie!). Leveling up seems boring and annoying and the fact that everyone is running around with the same armor is also a joke.
    This game reminds me of Microsoft, and how they were so arrogant with their DRM and that the Xbox One would sell well, but in the end they learned an important lesson that the customer is always king.
    Same thing happened here. Bungie thought, that just because it has their name from the Halo series on this game, people would talk good things about it, but that is not what happened.
    Overall was thoroughly disappointed with this game, as like others, I was expected something amazing but in the end all I got was a slap in the face by a wet fish.
    Thanks but no thanks bungie! The negative scores do not lie!    … Expand
  57. 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
  58. 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!
  59. 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
  60. 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
  61. KrazedMonkey
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    With the new Expansion I can't support this game.. 20 bucks just to retain content that I had from the start. I now can't do the Weekly strikes because they're part of the expansions. The game is poorly written as it is and really isn't challenging at all. The way they increase challenges is 3 simple mechanics, adding more bad guys, giving them more health/damage or adding shields on toWith the new Expansion I can't support this game.. 20 bucks just to retain content that I had from the start. I now can't do the Weekly strikes because they're part of the expansions. The game is poorly written as it is and really isn't challenging at all. The way they increase challenges is 3 simple mechanics, adding more bad guys, giving them more health/damage or adding shields on to them.. that's it.… Expand
  62. Mojodog360
    Dec 30, 2014
    2
    It's important to remember that many of the glowing reviews for Destiny were posted in the first couple of weeks, when the game still seemed like it had potential. After putting in some 200 hours, I discovered that Destiny eventually becomes the worst kind of loot grinder you can imagine. It includes some of the worst aspects of RPG and MMO games, namely the repetitive play as you lookIt's important to remember that many of the glowing reviews for Destiny were posted in the first couple of weeks, when the game still seemed like it had potential. After putting in some 200 hours, I discovered that Destiny eventually becomes the worst kind of loot grinder you can imagine. It includes some of the worst aspects of RPG and MMO games, namely the repetitive play as you look for loot. This part of the game can be addictive, but keep in mind that the game world is actually quite small compared to games like Skyrim and Dragon Age, so the boredom sets in fast.

    Something else to be aware of is that Activision has seen to it that the game pushes players toward the very expensive DLC ($20 each) packs by creating a variety of paywalls that will restrict your gameplay once you reach some of the endgame content. It's a cheap way of pressuring players into paying, or else excluding them from content they've already paid for.

    Something else to keep in mind is that the game is not meant for solo play. While you can do some content alone, if you don't have at least 5 good friends, you'll find yourself shut out of the "raids", which are considered the best of the endgame stuff. Bungie refuses to put matchmaking in, so anyone who doesn't have friends online is going to be out of luck.

    If you pick this up cheap, or wait for an edition that includes all content, it might be worth a play, but NEVER pay full price for it. The concepts had some potential, but most of it was squandered by game design decisions that revolve around making money, first and foremost.    … Expand
  63. monnq
    Jan 7, 2015
    2
    This game was just a hype bomb, nothing more. The graphics - ok it's really, really good on both ps4 and x1. But when we go off the technical aspects this game has nothing to offer. I am experienced player, 2x 32 chars, lots of exotics. First of all, reward system is simply retarded. You may not get your desired item after tons of attempts while one lil' **** comes intoThis game was just a hype bomb, nothing more. The graphics - ok it's really, really good on both ps4 and x1. But when we go off the technical aspects this game has nothing to offer. I am experienced player, 2x 32 chars, lots of exotics. First of all, reward system is simply retarded. You may not get your desired item after tons of attempts while one lil' **** comes into raid/nightfall/vanguard amd gets it. Next thing is the campaign. This is the worst gameplay that i've ever had to know. The missions are boring as f**k. It's variety is limited to number of types that you can count on fingers on your hand. Generally it's go somewhere, kill someone or defend something, or collect something or scan something. The sad thing is you need to do this to reach level 20. You can also play multiplayer which, for me, is pretty much boring. After that, you are collecting pieces of armor with specified amount of light that levels you up. The DLCs are just an effect of Activision's hunger for our money - the only worth might be the Comet coming sept 2015. Generally, the only fun thing im this game is cooperation included in raids and strikes. However, to do them you need a group of friends cause playing with randoms is a bad idea. And there is one questions that remains... How long can you repeat the same objectives over and over? That's the thing which at Destiny sucks. It just takes your time, you get interested in but after all, result is you will end up bored and then you realize that you wasted so much time you could allocate for better things...… Expand
  64. 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
  65. Famelorn
    Feb 9, 2015
    2
    So far I played for way over 100h, and came to my final opinion about the game. True, the graphics is a looker, if one is switching from older consoles, but not for a well experienced PC player; the soundtrack is nicely done, as are the ambiance SFX, overall very smooth and sound as are the virtual persona voice, which one can easily recognize are cast with popular TV series actors.So far I played for way over 100h, and came to my final opinion about the game. True, the graphics is a looker, if one is switching from older consoles, but not for a well experienced PC player; the soundtrack is nicely done, as are the ambiance SFX, overall very smooth and sound as are the virtual persona voice, which one can easily recognize are cast with popular TV series actors.

    Stimulating cut scenes and the storyline missions take you to the rather linear progress of the game play. If one wants to rush it, I guess you can easily do all the missions under 12h and have fun and thrill doing that. Yet the game promises so much more, so reaching your destiny within 12h seems nonsense.

    And then you get hit by the grind factor. As in nearly all MMORPGs one is "doomed" to work for special resources and to get the better gear, either by questing for it, or by participation in strike missions and what is called bounties. The bounty missions are highly repetitive and massively unrewarding in terms of loot, it is just limited means to improve weapons and gear with the earned XP.

    Building faction with the various vendors to get at least a bit better gear than the rare rare item drops, is weekly limited and artificially stretches the time till you can buy that stuff with your grind credits.

    The rare items which offer slightly enhanced attribute bonuses are something one is happy in the beginning, the legendary items are even harder to attain and I recollect getting in total 4 so far from various random mob drops, and non of them fit my class, which is not only a downer but begs the question: why they came up with such a huge demotivating scheme.

    People do have a job and work, and wont easily do multiple characters as even leveling one virtual character is already a tediously time consuming and stressing thing, considering ones free time one can allocate to gaming.

    So if you are just a tiny bit of a so called loot wh... that appreciates some gratification for your "hard" virtual work and time investment, one gets a big door slam in right in the face. Then when we talk about the more serious stuff, like strikes and raids, the bonuses and rewards are mostly a joke. The raids that you can choose from, with all your shiny stuff you can wear, are mangling you and have plenty of bugs. From impenetrable glass walls where from behind the lowest ranked MOBs kill you with melee attacks, to server disconnects and glitches in the mission reward system.

    Then there are the vendors... Like the one that only shows up on weekends, that ruins your quested weapons and gear as well as gathered super rare resources, because some dilettante programmer was not capable to make two different item IDs for obviously different specification of one and the same other gun (one with specs pre and one after the first expansion was released).

    And that is when you get to know the help system. This is of the quality where you can not address a game master or someone that can fix things. No on the contrary, it is some sort of translation mistake where customer satisfaction has been translated as self satisfaction with an auto erotic touch.

    You can post a complaint/question, and there you find them in the many... and hardly no one of the officials seem to care to answer. And if they answer with an agent, they tell you that it is basically your fault, because you could have read online in the forum before you click an upgrade option at a vendor. Or just stay away from the final boss mob and the glass.

    It seems a systemic attitude nowadays, that game publishers and developers have the fling their waste at the people that pay easily 150 to 200$ for such a game, considering special collectors editions, expansion passes and add-ons, as well as additional reference books from Prima.

    So what you get is a game that does not really offer that much more than a nice packaging some hours of fun, and then hold you in with stupid repetition. But if you really wanna play in depth, it reduces you to a resource gathering mule that plays so called patrol missions, where you mostly blow up easy Mobs to the hundreds and wait for public events to score some rare upgrade materials.

    For the rest it is survive the bugs and keep cool when the lousy programming just killed 30 hours of resource harvesting, and do not get mad when the servers are down on weekends or you simply can not log in. Because it is your fault and never theirs.

    I quite playing such a crap. My advice to you read a book instead or play guitar, that gets you way further proficiency of reading and playing an instrument, rather than attributing that amounts of time on such an unrewarding game, with literally is a dump down the drain and on the side it saves you money and it saves you the nice customer support answer that they feel your pain, but can not do a thing about it, which is new-speak for Go F... y....... and deal with our s.... because we do not care enough.    … Expand
  66. Twentyand1
    Feb 19, 2015
    2
    Ive been playing since release and have avoided leaving any kind of feedback until they had time to include some course corrections. Well, one "major" expansion and several months later Ive decided they just cant fix the problems plaguing this game. My only positives are the silky smooth gunplay and a fairly fun multiplayer. Everything else about Destiny is just lackluster. There is noIve been playing since release and have avoided leaving any kind of feedback until they had time to include some course corrections. Well, one "major" expansion and several months later Ive decided they just cant fix the problems plaguing this game. My only positives are the silky smooth gunplay and a fairly fun multiplayer. Everything else about Destiny is just lackluster. There is no story whatsoever, the missions are thoughtless and repetitive, the RPG mechanics are fairly weak and aside from competitive multiplayer there is nothing to do in this game unless you enjoy doing literally the EXACT same things over and over and over again. This game has singlehandedly put Bungie from the top of my trusted developer list down to the bottom. All the things that made the Halo series great seem to have been left by the wayside.

    Epic story? Nope
    Amazing multiplayer customization? Nope
    Theatre mode? Nope
    Forge mode? Nope
    Split screen and online co-op? Nope
    Varied and fun vehicle play? Nope

    Literally none of the features that kept the Halo games in my disc tray for years on end are in this game. It is flat out mind-boggling for me to try and understand their thought process driving this game. I literally dont understand how Bungie was trying to set this game up as the one players would be playing for the next decade. If you havent tried it out yet, dont waste your time...there are much better titles out right now giving you way more game for your money.    … Expand
  67. Rlalron
    Feb 24, 2015
    2
    This game is visual stunning and the game play is good. It is the worst example of false advertising I have seen in a long time. This game is NOT open world. It is NOT an MMO. A limited diversity of weapons and an atrocious RNG system provides a mind numbing thankless grind heavy experience that is only surpassed in frustration by the still unaddressed and game breaking bugs in the bossThis game is visual stunning and the game play is good. It is the worst example of false advertising I have seen in a long time. This game is NOT open world. It is NOT an MMO. A limited diversity of weapons and an atrocious RNG system provides a mind numbing thankless grind heavy experience that is only surpassed in frustration by the still unaddressed and game breaking bugs in the boss fight mechanics that have been known for months.

    A mediocre player can complete the entire linear story line, with its weak plot and worse dialogue in 12 hours and hit maximum level cap in 20-30 hours. Then begins the grind fest. Hoping against hope for loot and gear that will never drop. New weapons you will never see. The replay-ability is only high, if you can enjoy slamming your head against a wall over and over.

    This game is a mind numbing grind, with little imagination. It needs a lore patch. It needs bugs fixed. It needs a LOT more content, which you will get, if you pay $100.00 for the expansions.

    I rated this game soo low due to the excessive over-hype it received and shear disappointment I feel playing it. What should have been the game I drool and fawn over for the next 5 years, is now a pile of shards in my trash can. I would not even give this game away.    … Expand
  68. Sullied
    Apr 15, 2015
    2
    No matter what Bungie or Activision say - They sold content as DLC "Down Loadable Content" that was already on the disc. Regardless if it lacked place markers or enemies, the bulk of the work was already done. I will never buy another Bungie game after this. You have proven to be cash grabbing liars. Enjoy the money you already got from me, it will be the last.
  69. matty1475
    Sep 16, 2015
    2
    destiny is C R A P. it is for people who's parents won't let them play call of duty. the multiplayer is unoriginal and gets boring after about 1 and a half hours, they campaign has about 4-5 hours worth of game play. now Bungie believes that if they release a DLC that cost more than the game is will redeem themselves. it is more or less one of those games that only fan boys play who havedestiny is C R A P. it is for people who's parents won't let them play call of duty. the multiplayer is unoriginal and gets boring after about 1 and a half hours, they campaign has about 4-5 hours worth of game play. now Bungie believes that if they release a DLC that cost more than the game is will redeem themselves. it is more or less one of those games that only fan boys play who have too much time on their hands and have no life, to get to max level takes forever. people who go in groups of 6 and spend 10 hours paying one mission. i would not recommend buying it as it gets boring after about 6 or 7 hours… Expand
  70. 88MIKEll
    Jan 17, 2016
    2
    Huge disappointment, waste of money, greedy developers and publisher, and an endless grind-fest of a game. This game would make a heroin addict high. Do NOT waste your money on this game, get a better game that is worth the money and has content and story for one lump sum.
  71. AgentVenom117
    Feb 21, 2016
    2
    One of the worst games I have played with a severe lack of content,a horrible story,an unbalanced PVP and terrible voice acting and a severe lack of character development. I expected a lot more out of Bungie coming off Halo reach and the biggest spit in the face was the hilariously over priced expansion pass and DLC. I could forgive most of this if the game play was fun but unfortunatelyOne of the worst games I have played with a severe lack of content,a horrible story,an unbalanced PVP and terrible voice acting and a severe lack of character development. I expected a lot more out of Bungie coming off Halo reach and the biggest spit in the face was the hilariously over priced expansion pass and DLC. I could forgive most of this if the game play was fun but unfortunately it feels like every other FPS and gets boring really fast. Although the visuals are good the planets and maps feel very restrictive and can get bland very fast,overall I would pass on this and wait for the hopefully much better sequel coming out 2017.… Expand
  72. vballguy777
    Mar 14, 2016
    2
    A beautiful exciting and mechanically fun shooter on the surface, but a shallow, unrewarding, and dull game a few hours in. This game has been destroyed from it's original concept into a weak grind-fest for unrewarding nerfed weapons in a multiplayer that inherently cannot ever be balanced into a competitive scene. Which would be fine except they keep ruining the game to try and force theA beautiful exciting and mechanically fun shooter on the surface, but a shallow, unrewarding, and dull game a few hours in. This game has been destroyed from it's original concept into a weak grind-fest for unrewarding nerfed weapons in a multiplayer that inherently cannot ever be balanced into a competitive scene. Which would be fine except they keep ruining the game to try and force the multiplayer to be competitive and balanced. There is almost no content in this game. You will replay the same 6 hours of missions until you want to vomit. At every single turn the game halts your progress with artificial gameplay extensions like limits on money, incredibly low drop rates for everything, and requiring ridiculously high amounts of resources for upgrades. This game takes many MMO RPG elements and puts them in a 1st person shooter, but doesn't even do the bare minimum of the required small things like, party finder, raid groups control, a competent way to pick where to start when people have started on the raid already, and the same goes for strikes also. There is no real teamwork besides don't die, there are no clever mechanics besides shoot the damage sponge, (unless you do the raid but like I said good luck even getting 5 other players that are at your skill level), level design is just wave defense non-stop. There are no real customization or re-customization options. No trading, no real path to earning specific gear it's all random, outdated engine, connection issues, no story, full of microtransactions, not to mention they ripped content out of the game to sell it back to us for twice the price so a game that was at one point complete and full was $60 and now is chopped up and nonsensical and costs $120. What a shame for a game that I hoped would be amazing but now is deleted off my hard drive.… Expand
  73. Thoresu
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    Bungies try to make something different. Not another Halo. Unfortunately that seems to be all they can do
  74. Chupwn
    Jan 3, 2015
    1
    Worked great for a week, and now it's nothing but "groundhog" errors disconnecting me the game every 10 minutes. Hold off on getting this game until they can actually make it work.
  75. Truthhurts
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    Its not as bad as everyone says, its not as good as everyone says, its a solid 7.5 , the graphics are the best thing going for it and the shooting/progression is good enough, but the story is forgetable cliche world ending stuff, and 20 hours in and have not found a story mission that was not a horde missions, they couldnt be assed to add any variety to the missions its just all go fromIts not as bad as everyone says, its not as good as everyone says, its a solid 7.5 , the graphics are the best thing going for it and the shooting/progression is good enough, but the story is forgetable cliche world ending stuff, and 20 hours in and have not found a story mission that was not a horde missions, they couldnt be assed to add any variety to the missions its just all go from point A to point B push button and wait for hordes of repetetive enemies to attack you then kill them all and do the next one

    Each planet feels very empty with only randomly spawning enemies to fill in the spaces, sometimes a random event will spawn but those can take up to 2 hours and end in roughly 2 minutes...there's no way to communicate with the other people unless they are in your fireteam, no squad commands or nothing, dont come on Destiny looking to make any friends or play cooperatively, communicating with other players was not a priority in Bungie's pseudo MMO multiplayer shooter

    We are still waiting for greatness, because Destiny just wasent it for me, we still have Bloodbourne but im still unimpressed by next gen    … Expand
  76. alilsneaky
    Sep 13, 2014
    1
    It's a genre mix of borderlands, halo and an mmo,but if you imagine this means it takes the best parts of these genres and combines them into something beautiful , think again.

    It mostly takes the flaws and bad aspects of these genres and combines them. Destiny ticks off most of the MMO tropes: You have reputation npcs, dungeons, a raid (including a weekly raid lockout timer) and    It's a genre mix of borderlands, halo and an mmo,but if you imagine this means it takes the best parts of these genres and combines them into something beautiful , think again.

    It mostly takes the flaws and bad aspects of these genres and combines them.

    Destiny ticks off most of the MMO tropes: You have reputation npcs, dungeons, a raid (including a weekly raid lockout timer) and battlegrounds where your gear from the pve mode is put to use as well as fairly big instanced zones with npc enemies/monsters sprinkled across them and even some warhammer style public quests.
    What it lacks though is anything that makes mmos enjoyable:
    -It does not have smartly designed boss encounters like world of warcraft or terra, instead the elites and bosses are just big bulletspongers with the nonexistent behavioral patterns of an elwynn forest boar.
    -It lacks the social aspect of mmos, instead of being put in the zones with hundreds of other people you are (hidden)matchmade to some instant area with a handful of players that you will most likely never see again (as they will be in a different instance than you next time)
    -there is no real way to communicate, there is no text chat, no zone chat, no proximity based voice chat, nothing, you can't play or communicate with people unless you invite them to your party first.
    -there is no mmo style economy or trading to bring people together
    It's all the bits that make an mmo bad, without the good bits that make people tolerate all the bad in a game like wow.

    On the fps/halo side:
    The game lacks the vast variety of game modes from halo multiplayer, there are no skull modifiers to make you want to replay missions, there is no epic campaign with story exposition , no unique weapons like the needler.
    Instead you get a story with less effort put into it than your average f2p mmo and mmo style monster spawns(the boring ones you grind your levels up on in mmos, not the cool bosses with cool mechanics).

    On the borderlands/diablo loot side:
    There is not even a quarter of the variety in the weapons you get compared to borderlands, there are little to no cool effects or modifiers, most of the loot is just the same weapon within its category with a different skin, a slightly higher fire rate or higher damage. If you expected anything remotely as cool as a rocket launcher that shoots 5 homing rockets that also act as mini black holes when they explode like in borderlands then you thought wrong.

    The way loot is delivered is awful too, instead of loot fountains or beams from diablo/borderlands and being able to instantly see what item you got, you have to exit to the main hub town of the game , talk to an npc and open what is essentially a gambling chest with random loot (just with a different name)
    What was the point of this extra step other than to make it more laborious and annoying to check out that legendary drop (that will turn out to just be a rare weapon or helmet most of the time when you open it)

    Speaking of the hub town, it serves absolutely no purpose.
    There is no voice chat in the hub town even within your own group, there is no way to text chat to people, the only way to 'communicate' is with some pointless emotes.
    Since the world is not actually connected (you just load into different instanced zones with loading screens from a menu) and you can't use the hub town to meet or talk to people, who did they bother with it?
    They copied the concept of an mmo town (including the reputation, quest , class and vendor npcs dotted across it) without understanding why it exists in the first place in mmos...
    It's just ... there... it would have been much more convenient to replace it with a menu that let you access all the store/storage/reputation menus with the press of a button, rather than force you to run back and forth between characterless meaningless npcs in a hub area that serves no purpose.

    Now that I covered the game, it's time to talk about false advertising:
    there have been videos of the developers pointing at the environment in the distance and saying 'see all that, you can go there! (but we won't now in the interest of time), they sold the world as being bigger than anything they had done before and set a new standard in the industry.
    But you can't go there... the world is not very big at all,each planet has one biome to visit and that is full of invisible walls, battlefield type forbidden zones where you simply die if you enter and physical walls. You can't go anywhere

    They claimed the game only begins after the level cap and the story, when in fact the 'post game' consists of a few boring sterile dungeons with the same boring bulletsponge bosses that can't hold a candle to an mmo boss, ONE raid (which isn't out yet) and repeating some missions in areas you have already been to , where you fight higher level versions of the exact same enemies you fought in the story , at the exact same places. If there ever was any post game content they cut it all out to sell as DLC    … Expand
  77. Palmaero
    Jun 25, 2015
    1
    I bought this game after its release and it's worst game i ever bought. Period. It's stupid, boring and doesn't have ANY story in it. Cash milking crap.
  78. chinmi
    Sep 12, 2014
    1
    Not good enough as a HALO game. Not good enough as a BORDERLANDS game. Not good enough as a WoW game. This game is trying to be a jack of all trade FPS-Huge world-MMO game, but failed to focus in any of it.
    I have to admit, this game is way over-hyped. It's still a good game, but it's just not as good as I taught it will be.
  79. lucnoture
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    To much hype for this game and as always nothing special, it would be good game for ps4 premier when it was not much games to play, but super unbeliveble ann incredible game is not at all this game, nothing original simple game.
    Not for reason producers restrict rewiews before release, money from pre orders, todays game bussnes and promotion cand do a lot today.
  80. Satus
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    Destiniy is a huge step back in Shooter History. The KI is horrible bad, Storytelling is bad Levels are repetetive. Interaction with other players is extremly limited. Its an overhyped boring Game with lot of grind. Dont buy it!!!
  81. stevedunc
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Gutted, absolutely gutted.

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

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

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

    I dont understand what happened, so far with my ps4 I've been constantly let down with the quality of games and this has totally just killed it for me I can't really see any game pulling it out the fire until naughty dog save the day.    … Expand
  82. mumbles
    Oct 3, 2014
    1
    Overpriced POS game. All these high ratings are people trying to justify their purchases. The fact that the story is non-existent that sends you to the website to read cards to piece together the damn story (which is allegedly from the original version of the game before they were told to turn it into an MMO-style game) should be your first warning. This game is such a big letdown. While,Overpriced POS game. All these high ratings are people trying to justify their purchases. The fact that the story is non-existent that sends you to the website to read cards to piece together the damn story (which is allegedly from the original version of the game before they were told to turn it into an MMO-style game) should be your first warning. This game is such a big letdown. While, I never was a fan of Halo I can say that this game plays and looks great (there is nothing inherently wrong with the mechanics of game play)... the problem is you're paying full price for a game with limited missions, limited weapons, armor and enemies.

    The fact that content was recently discovered to have been CUT OUT OF THE GAME only to be sold to us later is just a HUGE slap in the face to gamers everywhere. Ask yourself "why would I play DLC for a level 10 strike on Earth when many of us are already level 25?"--assuming that that cut content is actually going to be released. The fact that they've fired writers and composers didn't bode well for Destiny either. The soundtrack is the best part of the game to me... I could have saved myself $45 by just buying the soundtrack off of iTunes and gotten just as much enjoyment out of this game. If you like shooting things over and over mindlessly and playing the same levels over and over... grinding away to upgrade items then this game is for you. I beat this game in less than a week and I was only playing about 3-4 hours at a time most days and now there's nothing else to do... so unless they add in NEW content via their servers it's pretty much DOA.

    I thought there was going to be more to the game than what was in the beta but it's the same types of weapons and only 3 more worlds. You can tell they put a lot of time into the design of the characters, lore and ships to build this world but they just pissed it all away to appease Activision and get it out there. Destiny should be held as an example of what not to do when you're developing a game. I should also add that the fact that you can only play with 3 of your friends at a time for strikes and main missions is just stupid. Most games do 4 players these days and that leaves out one of my friends that could be playing with us. This game was without a doubt over-hyped... I wasn't even all that interested in it until I played the Beta and fell for it hook line and sinker. All these people telling you how weapons are customize-able--compared to actual RPGs and games like Battlefield--it's a joke. I don't normally buy anything from Activision and I have a feeling this will be the last time. Do yourself a favour and just go back to playing Borderlands or Diablo III. We had Titanfall, Watch Dogs and now... Destiny. Here's to a better year of well-designed games in 2015.    … Expand
  83. Augument
    Oct 11, 2015
    1
    The idéa was great on paper but poorly executed, but hey at least it's great visually so if you want a cosy single player game go ahead. Oh wait this is a MMO. But you can't interact with other players like other any other mmorpg. Each map is max 4 players but, you can't interact with them and the story mission makes you go to seperate instances so it feels like playing alone..

    In a    The idéa was great on paper but poorly executed, but hey at least it's great visually so if you want a cosy single player game go ahead. Oh wait this is a MMO. But you can't interact with other players like other any other mmorpg. Each map is max 4 players but, you can't interact with them and the story mission makes you go to seperate instances so it feels like playing alone..

    In a MMORPG the most important thing, (imo) is content and community which Destiny failes to deliver, It is alot of grinding:
    *Run here
    *Defend this
    *Kill that
    *If someone dies run away and wait for respawn.

    So instead of dunping your money in this game go play Warframe, cause it's the same thing but better and free.

    But if you really wanna play it follow theese instructions:
    1. Have 3 IRL firends    … Expand
  84. Vertran187
    Jan 10, 2015
    1
    Destiny was over before it began and Bungie expect you to reply the same content over and over you can see everything the game has to offer in about 12 Hours.

    No Storyline, Weak character, Stupid nonsense setting,

    It plays like a Halo with no storyline feels unfinished on a 500 million budget Bungie turned this out Activision should sue them.
  85. KevowOfRice
    Sep 16, 2014
    1
    Game lacks in story depth, variety in gameplay, and its just not as huge as it was advertised. Multiplayer I can say without a doubt is worse than cod, the imbalance of multiplayer is completely assured and just threw the halo concept of a fair fight out of the window. Its basically a game where you kill, goto place, and release your ghost to do whatever, an occasional boss, and thatsGame lacks in story depth, variety in gameplay, and its just not as huge as it was advertised. Multiplayer I can say without a doubt is worse than cod, the imbalance of multiplayer is completely assured and just threw the halo concept of a fair fight out of the window. Its basically a game where you kill, goto place, and release your ghost to do whatever, an occasional boss, and thats about it. It feels more like a borderland clone mixed with a little bit of mmo, and not the great parts of it… Expand
  86. Sunykamey
    Mar 5, 2017
    1
    This game is the worst sh...ever published. The mechanics may be solid but every player that has actually played this game for more than 3 hours knows that it is a grind fest with no real benefit but with a randomized loot table and abysmal developer-support. We're now almost 3 years into the lifespan and since year one the game has only seen two add-ons with horrible (see the criticsThis game is the worst sh...ever published. The mechanics may be solid but every player that has actually played this game for more than 3 hours knows that it is a grind fest with no real benefit but with a randomized loot table and abysmal developer-support. We're now almost 3 years into the lifespan and since year one the game has only seen two add-ons with horrible (see the critics there) content.
    Do yourself a favor, don't ever buy this game for your own sake. Because it sucks away your joy of life.    … Expand
  87. quigonjim007
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    Overhyped Borderlands/HALO Ripoff with no offline play. Repetitive missions with no semblance of story and it cost 500 MILLION to make. Compare that with what Rockstar accomplished with 200 Million on GTA 5. Gamestop better prepare for a lot of trades.
  88. 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.
  89. nono5551212
    Sep 23, 2014
    1
    SAVE YOUR MONEY.... Wow.. Let me start by saying XBOX owes Bungie alot and lets face it Bungie owes Microsoft everything.. I watched a video (55 Mins) from Bungie and they stated they were would of went out of business if Microsoft didn't save them.. The whole time at Microsoft Bungie cried and said they wanted to be independent (which they couldn't because they already failed on their ownSAVE YOUR MONEY.... Wow.. Let me start by saying XBOX owes Bungie alot and lets face it Bungie owes Microsoft everything.. I watched a video (55 Mins) from Bungie and they stated they were would of went out of business if Microsoft didn't save them.. The whole time at Microsoft Bungie cried and said they wanted to be independent (which they couldn't because they already failed on their own and MS save them) and make creative games and not Halo... so what did they do they made Destiny a halo clone... A very repetitive Halo clone... This game is not worth $60 you are 2 games away from bankruptcy and I for one can't wait to see it happen... You had a great thing at Microsoft and you blew it for greed... You said it was to be creative... Is destiny creative? No freaking way...… Expand
  90. FrosTikus
    Sep 11, 2014
    1
    Terrible game. Played it for a bit and it was pretty bland. Nothing like borderlands which at least had some humor. The planetary missions are short and the gear is generic and unintuitive. Day 1 return.
  91. WryMouth
    Jun 20, 2015
    1
    Boring game and seems its typical for Bungie to screw over games with a new idiotic idea of exclusive content that last 1 year? Bungie fell to a new low and this game is just lame, boring and unoriginal.
  92. SmartHand
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    What a disappointment !
    I bought the game the day it came out without having played the Beta ...
    I trusted the reviews on the net and I strongly regret it!
    The game is still the same, we get bored quickly
  93. 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.
  94. cpthowdy579
    Sep 11, 2014
    1
    Looks next gen but feels like halo 1. Nothing new or exciting. Thanks bungie for regurgitating same **** forblast decade. 20 hours in and still bored... anyone want a cheap copy?
  95. 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.
  96. destinybot
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    I gave it a 1 as they deleted my last 0 review. nothing more needs to be said just read the reviews of the players.

    Terrible Ai Terrible level design Terrible reuse of textures terrible story terrible content terrible gun veriety Bungie has essentially deceived people into buying into the hype by not allowing reviews to come forward. we can all tell from the day 1 reviews from    I gave it a 1 as they deleted my last 0 review. nothing more needs to be said just read the reviews of the players.

    Terrible Ai
    Terrible level design
    Terrible reuse of textures
    terrible story
    terrible content
    terrible gun veriety

    Bungie has essentially deceived people into buying into the hype by not allowing reviews to come forward. we can all tell from the day 1 reviews from all top gaming sites that destiny has been the biggest letdown of 2014.

    Next time spend the marketing money on game making Bungie...    … Expand
  97. Ozari
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    I thought release version would be different from beta, but i was wrong. This game sucks. Its not MMO. Its a rip off Borderland. All you do is grinding, grinding and grinding the same mission. Go to point A and kill wave of npc, then go to B and do the same thing. For 60 $ you will get poor plot full of cliches, a lack of content, silly AI. It doesn't even feel like its a big social world.I thought release version would be different from beta, but i was wrong. This game sucks. Its not MMO. Its a rip off Borderland. All you do is grinding, grinding and grinding the same mission. Go to point A and kill wave of npc, then go to B and do the same thing. For 60 $ you will get poor plot full of cliches, a lack of content, silly AI. It doesn't even feel like its a big social world. Because all you see is 3-4 people on hunting grounds and 10-15 in city . And there are even no tools to communicate with them properly. PVP feels like downgrade from their previous games, Halo.
    And don't forget that Activion in the house. So you will see a LOT OF DLC, Wanna new content - buy DLC.    … Expand
  98. perfide
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    The always online isue conectivity is a shame , you doesn't have the possibility to play onfline the story is dul and the games doesn't have soul. Borderland is way better than this one.
  99. s7eve
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    This game is incredibly boring. It will not last very long. The single player is extremely repetitive, Borderlands has already fulfilled our need for a game like this.The multi-player won't be good, seems like a tacked on a addition to just increase the feature list of the game. If you enjoy grind fests such as WoW and borderlands, then I guess you might like this game.
  100. andresfr
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    The game is very repetitive. Also, the guns are very simple and don't excite so much.
    The graphic's are good, but look's like a borderlands copy.
    The missions are very repetitive. Basic go to point A or B. Kill Something and all.
    I've expected more for this game for it's hype.
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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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