Destiny

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  1. dohgeh
    Mar 4, 2015
    0
    Destiny is the biggest disappointment of 2014, maybe 13 too. I don't really see how people are comparing this game to Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 has a good story with funny writing, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a poop ton of unique weapons with a balanced loot system, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a ton of re playability, DESTINY DOES NOT. DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM HERE? I mean sure,Destiny is the biggest disappointment of 2014, maybe 13 too. I don't really see how people are comparing this game to Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 has a good story with funny writing, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a poop ton of unique weapons with a balanced loot system, Destiny doesn't. Borderlands has a ton of re playability, DESTINY DOES NOT. DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM HERE? I mean sure, you could call Borderlands 2 a grind. I mean, it pretty much is, but it's fun and easily rewarding no matter what you get. Destiny is a boring grind which takes WAY too long to get one decent gear. This game got horribly boring around level 9. The story absolutely SUCKS. I can get over it, but MAN. You're telling me Bungie made this game? The creators of the old Halo? I am not a huge Halo fan, but at least it had a GOOD STORY. The story in Destiny like I said, SUCKS. The game explains nothing. I don't remember anybody in this game. I will put all my money down that you won't either. Destiny is a big, BIG disappointment.… Expand
  2. Duloth
    Mar 3, 2015
    5
    TLDR; All hype, all flash, no content, serious issues.

    The game has a few different maps, though aside from the moon they generally involve the same drab red-brown background with industrial interiors and sporadic signs of life. Unfortunately all of the games missions occur on the same handful of mid-sized maps; the variety of terrain and areas to visit is paltry compared to its    TLDR; All hype, all flash, no content, serious issues.

    The game has a few different maps, though aside from the moon they generally involve the same drab red-brown background with industrial interiors and sporadic signs of life. Unfortunately all of the games missions occur on the same handful of mid-sized maps; the variety of terrain and areas to visit is paltry compared to its competition.

    You learn very little about the opposition, your allies, the motivation, the hows/whys/history of the universe; the story is virtually nonexistant in this manner, giving you the feeling of an unfinished world. Some of the enemies look interesting, and some even have unique behaviors in combat and at different levels of injury; this is one of the few redeeming traits of the game.

    Level progression is very simplistic and basic, with virtually all characters of the same class differing only in appearance; and as appearance is equipment base, that in itself isn't a player choice.

    Equipment is very clearly better/worse, with stated damage/second values or armor ratings; you very rarely have a choice between two equivalent items. Weapon selection is sparse as well; you have a few basic categories of primary weapons, secondary weapons, and two types of heavy weapons, all but two of which simply amount to 'spitting out bullets either on automatic or semi-automatic'.

    Overall, a strictly average game with pretty visuals but little else to redeem it.    … Expand
  3. Montresor
    Mar 2, 2015
    4
    If you really like World of Warcraft with guns, then you will enjoy this. I don't mean fun in a Mass Effect kind of way, I mean fun by agonizing grinding day in and day out. Monotony abounds! I would even say WoW is more fun as the raids are not some overly complicated set of creeping, tactics, and boss level battles. Rarely do I feel like I never got my full money's worth of game butIf you really like World of Warcraft with guns, then you will enjoy this. I don't mean fun in a Mass Effect kind of way, I mean fun by agonizing grinding day in and day out. Monotony abounds! I would even say WoW is more fun as the raids are not some overly complicated set of creeping, tactics, and boss level battles. Rarely do I feel like I never got my full money's worth of game but I guess it was my Destiny (pun fully intended).… Expand
  4. Jordanrosser13
    Mar 2, 2015
    10
    This game is addictive, fun, and the gameplay is tight. It is literally the embodiment of perfection. The graphics are phenomenal as well as the soundtrack. The lore is immense beyond imagination and the weapons and enemies are fresh and interesting. The social aspect is great as well, NOTHING compares to beating The Vault of Glass with a team of your best friends, or getting a CrucibleThis game is addictive, fun, and the gameplay is tight. It is literally the embodiment of perfection. The graphics are phenomenal as well as the soundtrack. The lore is immense beyond imagination and the weapons and enemies are fresh and interesting. The social aspect is great as well, NOTHING compares to beating The Vault of Glass with a team of your best friends, or getting a Crucible skirmish team together. Iron Banner offers some MLG level intensity to it's fast paced multiplayer and the story present interweaves well between the other aspects of the game. Public Events are fun when patrolling the planets and grinding for gear is on par with Path of Exile in terms of addictiveness. Well done Bungie. Forget the trolls.… Expand
  5. Zmhall25
    Feb 26, 2015
    6
    At the beginning of the game, you can really see the effort put into graphics, and different mechanics. The integration of both an FPS and MMO styled game really started to peak my interest. The story was lacking substance and consistency through the entirety of the game, leaving me completely disappointed in the end. The raid system was fun for the most part, but there are constant bugsAt the beginning of the game, you can really see the effort put into graphics, and different mechanics. The integration of both an FPS and MMO styled game really started to peak my interest. The story was lacking substance and consistency through the entirety of the game, leaving me completely disappointed in the end. The raid system was fun for the most part, but there are constant bugs and glitches that keep ruining the efforts of a 6 or less person team that these people put time into beating. Many instances of these glitches were in The Dark Below expansion, where teams could "cheese" the end boss for easy gear. When they introduced the Hard mode of this expansion, the problems would consist, or be completely different. Enemies would not spawn, the boss would take no damage, fall off the map, randomly glitch into the safe areas, and ruin a team's raid.

    The pvp system in the game is alright, consisting of the 3 different classes on a team clashing in different game modes. I find that the "supers" are unbalanced, leaving the hunter class with the edge overall. One shot kills pertain to the Golden Gun ability, leaving anyone caught in the fire dead, or the Arc-blade ability gives them close to invincibility with an over shield, one hit kill melee, and rapid movement (even in the air).

    Overall, you can only progress so much through this game until there is nothing left for you to do. Exotics weapons only take so long after you play for a month, and then you have most of them obtained. The new level cap of 32 leaves public events, daily events, and sometimes even weekly events useless, considering you get materials you can no longer use with the new raid gear.

    I agree with many users that this game is one that is forced to be played as Bungie wants you to, and after you do that much; the game is essentially pointless to continue playing. I appreciate what Bungie is attempting to do, and I feel that a 6 is pretty generous considering the lack of story, continuation of activities for maxed character, and balanced classes.    … Expand
  6. dobleuve
    Feb 25, 2015
    6
    Fresh game, but not more than any of the rest of the 1.000 of FPS are being released this days. The only good point on it is the RPG part. They have introduced the possibility to get a lot of different weapons, accessories and skills, and when you get the sword is really cool, but still being one FPS more. After 10 hourse of playing can look a very repetitive and dissapointing, theyFresh game, but not more than any of the rest of the 1.000 of FPS are being released this days. The only good point on it is the RPG part. They have introduced the possibility to get a lot of different weapons, accessories and skills, and when you get the sword is really cool, but still being one FPS more. After 10 hourse of playing can look a very repetitive and dissapointing, they pretend to create a Halo, but I also don't like Halo, i'm bit saturated of FPS games.… Expand
  7. eldumloido
    Feb 25, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No raid matchmaking. no match making for raids. Can't raid cause there is no match making. You can't complete the game cause there is no matchmaking for raids. Raids have no matchmaking.… Expand
  8. 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
  9. SirJefferson
    Feb 22, 2015
    3
    Such an obvious money-grab. This game had so much potential I think, but Bungie ended up caving and going for the cash. I had been trying to convince my friends pre-release that this was the next big game, but sadly I was fooled by the power of extreme advertising as I am sure many others also were. I would buy this game for about 20-30 bucks, but I feel absolutely robbed by my full priceSuch an obvious money-grab. This game had so much potential I think, but Bungie ended up caving and going for the cash. I had been trying to convince my friends pre-release that this was the next big game, but sadly I was fooled by the power of extreme advertising as I am sure many others also were. I would buy this game for about 20-30 bucks, but I feel absolutely robbed by my full price purchase on release day. Sad that Bungie has stooped so low.… Expand
  10. Yahdaree
    Feb 21, 2015
    8
    This game is a lot better than it has gotten credit for. My son and I are still playing it on and off to this day. Game play is smooth, graphics are great and the missions are fun!
  11. milero91
    Feb 20, 2015
    6
    I am really struggling the give this game an accurate rating.
    - For the first 50 hours of play I would have rated this 10 and believed it was the best game ever.
    - I then started to doubt whether I was really enjoying it or whether I was just becoming addicted to it, at that stage I would have given it a 7. - I carried on playing and after about 150 hours into the game I decided I hated    I am really struggling the give this game an accurate rating.
    - For the first 50 hours of play I would have rated this 10 and believed it was the best game ever.
    - I then started to doubt whether I was really enjoying it or whether I was just becoming addicted to it, at that stage I would have given it a 7.
    - I carried on playing and after about 150 hours into the game I decided I hated it and would rate in 3.

    As we all know, there really isn't a story. I've played it through multiple times and I've still no idea what is going on. The gameplay is good and graphics are very smooth. If you have friends that play it, it can be very social and it is extremely easy to play with others within your friend list. I think most people feel pretty similar to me that after pouring hours into this game...the suddenly hate it.    … Expand
  12. anthplays
    Feb 20, 2015
    7
    Don't get me wrong, Destiny is a fantastic game, but it does lack a few things. Story being the main thing. The story just doesn't seem to be there, or even relevant, its the gameplay and the progression, although often frustrating, that makes me keep playing. The gunplay and the variety of gear is great, and the Light progression system once you reach level 20, is a very different way toDon't get me wrong, Destiny is a fantastic game, but it does lack a few things. Story being the main thing. The story just doesn't seem to be there, or even relevant, its the gameplay and the progression, although often frustrating, that makes me keep playing. The gunplay and the variety of gear is great, and the Light progression system once you reach level 20, is a very different way to go than most games, and it works. It keeps you playing to find the best gear possible. As well as this, it is difficult to play solo, it just isn't as engaging as when playing with friends.… Expand
  13. Multitude
    Feb 20, 2015
    3
    Apart from amazing graphics and very solid fighting mechanics, this game offers very very little content. Even the starting area is reused many times in missions. And there are only 3 types of missions: go and scan something, go and collect something and go and destroy something. That's it! The bosses are equally unimaginative - their main feature is a ton of hp, that you have to wear downApart from amazing graphics and very solid fighting mechanics, this game offers very very little content. Even the starting area is reused many times in missions. And there are only 3 types of missions: go and scan something, go and collect something and go and destroy something. That's it! The bosses are equally unimaginative - their main feature is a ton of hp, that you have to wear down over long shooting sessions, while being spammed with the same attacks over and over. in many cases it is enough to find the one spot in the boss arena where you can hardly be hit and shoot the boss from there for the next 15-30 minutes - it is as boring as it sounds. beyond level 20 you can only lvl up by chance - that is, if the right gear happens to drop for you. some of which has very low drop chances. so after level 20 you are going to kill the same hand full of bosses over and over and over again. 20 - 30 - 60 times the same fight to get that one piece of gear you need to level up....… Expand
  14. AUSWildThing
    Feb 19, 2015
    4
    The way I see it, Destiny isn't a horrible game. But nor is it memorable or great game by any standards. Mostly because it delivers such a little amount of content from such a large budget.

    The overall way the combat feels is excellent and is easy to pick up. However that is as far as the praise will go. You will find yourself spending a majority of your experience grinding for hours on    The way I see it, Destiny isn't a horrible game. But nor is it memorable or great game by any standards. Mostly because it delivers such a little amount of content from such a large budget.

    The overall way the combat feels is excellent and is easy to pick up. However that is as far as the praise will go. You will find yourself spending a majority of your experience grinding for hours on end just to get better loot. The RNG loot system is completely ridiculous and requires no skill or effort to get better items, just great amounts of luck and hours of killing the same enemies over and over. Game play is also very repetitive, it's the same formula through the whole game. Just kill waves and waves of the same enemy till you get the next objective. The amount of defend missions that are used in this game is ridiculous, it's as if the developers just gave up half was through and chose to give us nothing innovative by way of game play.

    The story is extremely bland and does little in immersing the player, it refuses to explain anything that is going on because the writers were too damn lazy to do it themselves. And the so called 'character customization' is downright insulting, the amount of options available to the customization is bare bones, leaving you with a character who is just as generic and boring as everyone else you see.

    Boss battles are very anti climactic and require no strategy to win. The enemy variety is very small and none of them are introduced properly.

    The art design and environments are beautiful, which is a pity because there is zero incentive to actually explore the world around you because you receive nothing for doing so.

    The multiplayer is probably the most amount of fun i had for my whole experience. Which isn't saying very much because of how low the bar was set, it managed to entertain me for a few hours. But just like the campaign it becomes a repetitive flow with nothing that stands out.

    Overall Destiny is nothing but a generic fps game that delivers nothing by way of innovation. There are a number of games out there like this that cost less and deliver much more fun than you will ever get from Destiny. However those of you who enjoy endless grinding will have the time of your lives. But if you're a person who likes a strong story coupled with interesting and diverse game play. Then Destiny is not the game for you.    … Expand
  15. dominaprox
    Feb 19, 2015
    8
    I've had this game since October and have put close to 100 hours into it, so in that regard I've definitely gotten my money's worth. The game's mechanics are fantastic-shooting is tight and controlled. Initially there were range issues with guns, but those have been fixed over time for the most part. The reason to play this game is, currently, PvP. There's a variety of modes and there's noI've had this game since October and have put close to 100 hours into it, so in that regard I've definitely gotten my money's worth. The game's mechanics are fantastic-shooting is tight and controlled. Initially there were range issues with guns, but those have been fixed over time for the most part. The reason to play this game is, currently, PvP. There's a variety of modes and there's no better shooter out right now for the PS4. In addition to that, the soundtrack and sound design are excellent.

    The PvE, however, leaves much to be desired. Enemy AI is incredibly simplistic, so shooting aliens in the face gets tiring very quickly. Story missions are incredibly repetitive, and playing the same strikes over and over gets repetitive as well. DLC content is sparse, but you must buy it in order to level past 30. Destiny's PvE suffers incredibly due to monotony, and needs new content if it is to remain competitive.

    The story also leaves much to be desired. It is clear from the Grimoire Cards that Destiny has great lore, yet none of this shows up in the game. Destiny's poorly-written, barely-there story is a disappointment, but something that can still be improved upon in future installments.

    Destiny's PvE gets boring fast, and its story is subpar at best, yet its RPG elements and great mechanics make it fun to play regardless. There is much room for improvement in future single-player and PvE content, but if you enjoy the genre, Destiny is worth purchasing.    … Expand
  16. zadrot
    Feb 19, 2015
    10
    Best sf-shooter since Halo.
    Best control on pad, really.
    Music, graphics, role elements – all on higest level.

    Maybe need litle bit gore and violence, now killing looks like in disney world. But overall: 10/10.
  17. 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
  18. SportsareCrap
    Feb 16, 2015
    8
    Wait until Ultimate Edition for Destiny before buying it waitnow not worth 59.99USD
    Don't Buy DLC or Don't Buy Season Pass.
    This is Pay to Unlock since Fileszie is less then 200MB Really under 10mb.
    Skip this also all others one coming for Destiny.
  19. TheRockLobster
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    Just stop. Bungee you should know better, i mean really? Destiny is a game that was released about 2 years two early. I mean if you like shooting boring guns at the exact same enemies for know reason you love it. They literally cut out all of the story and interesting components to sell as DLC. Dont buy it. It has No replay value. The guns are boring and all function the same. ClassessJust stop. Bungee you should know better, i mean really? Destiny is a game that was released about 2 years two early. I mean if you like shooting boring guns at the exact same enemies for know reason you love it. They literally cut out all of the story and interesting components to sell as DLC. Dont buy it. It has No replay value. The guns are boring and all function the same. Classess dont matter what you choose because the are all the same. In conclusion dont get this game and if you have it dont buy dlc. Make them learn there lesson and stop selling unfinished games.… Expand
  20. Richith
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    The story is incredibly short and you never really care about any of the characters. The gameplay is very repetitive and you have to grind for countless hours repeating "dunegons" over and over and over until something good finally drops and all the previous attempts got you nothing at all except xp (up to level 20, then you are just plain wasting your time grinding away).

    There is    The story is incredibly short and you never really care about any of the characters. The gameplay is very repetitive and you have to grind for countless hours repeating "dunegons" over and over and over until something good finally drops and all the previous attempts got you nothing at all except xp (up to level 20, then you are just plain wasting your time grinding away).

    There is nothing innovative about the game, its a very standard shooter with bosses that you have to painstakingly wear down for 15-20mins. The multiplayer aspect of the game is very unbalanced, there doesn't seem to be any kind of skill/level based matchmaking at all. A level 12 character will face level 30+ characters with end game gear ! Don't even bother trying the multiplayer until you have reached the level cap.

    The areas and zones are boring as hell, nothing interesting about them whatsoever. It has loads of reputation grinding missions where you literally repeat the same mission over and over...

    The Dark Below expansion (only one out at time of writing) is probably the least value for money I have seen in DLC, £20 for almost nothing, it should be £5.

    And now onto probably my biggest issue with the game, no matchmaking for raids or weekly strikes. This means if you're like me and don't know anyone else who owns the game you're just out of luck I'm afraid, forget about endgame content. Do not buy this game unless your friends have it too.    … Expand
  21. YessirKilla
    Feb 16, 2015
    8
    Sure, it has its flaws, but keep in mind, this is one of the few (and maybe only) T-rated FPS game out there. I hate when the ESRB complains and rates everything M. I have friends that aren't allowed to play games like Battlefield and Call of Duty because of how all they do is swear and blood sprays out of bodies like a hose. Hate it all you want, but just remember, this might be theSure, it has its flaws, but keep in mind, this is one of the few (and maybe only) T-rated FPS game out there. I hate when the ESRB complains and rates everything M. I have friends that aren't allowed to play games like Battlefield and Call of Duty because of how all they do is swear and blood sprays out of bodies like a hose. Hate it all you want, but just remember, this might be the last T-rated FPS game that comes out. Solid 8, hands down. If you're a teenager, I recommend you rent this game at least for a few days.… Expand
  22. miteshu
    Feb 16, 2015
    8
    To starters I´ve play with all posible combination of clases and subclases, also i´ve pass the game several times, so here´s me review, if you are alone with no friend don´t bother buying the game, now if you have one or more friends with this games, you are going to enjoy it a lot, as always you are on co-op, since one person storyline is really repetitive and boring. all the rest hasTo starters I´ve play with all posible combination of clases and subclases, also i´ve pass the game several times, so here´s me review, if you are alone with no friend don´t bother buying the game, now if you have one or more friends with this games, you are going to enjoy it a lot, as always you are on co-op, since one person storyline is really repetitive and boring. all the rest has been said by many others.… Expand
  23. Lion_Kennedy
    Feb 15, 2015
    8
    I've been looking for another game since I've maxed out in Destiny I can't find one that would be as good----at least judging by the reviews. Then I looked at the review for Destiny. I don't get it! Destiny is a damned good game! The grind is a bit much, and the maps for pvp are two small, But it is one of the must fun games either my wife and I have ever played. I will give it an 8.0
  24. CurlyJ49
    Feb 13, 2015
    5
    The game play is fun. The graphics are pretty. The loot/reward system sucks and will make you throw your controller. You'll spend hours playing with hardly anything to show for it as far as weapon and equipment goes.

    If grinding for hours for a little loot is your thing this game is for you.
  25. Pedrobearsloli
    Feb 13, 2015
    9
    This game is very great, high quality graphics, nice easy to follow story line, and good easy to grasp game play. I just really hope to see the world and society expand, and more socializing between players so raids are easier to group up, also trade between players and more variety of items because right now the game is quite isolated in levels 20 and higher if you want higher difficultyThis game is very great, high quality graphics, nice easy to follow story line, and good easy to grasp game play. I just really hope to see the world and society expand, and more socializing between players so raids are easier to group up, also trade between players and more variety of items because right now the game is quite isolated in levels 20 and higher if you want higher difficulty play. There is still a lot of change going through the game right now, I know it's in it's baby stages, so that is what is keeping me going. I really want to see this game blossom into the ground breaking FPS MMORPG it has claimed to be. I am sure that the hype Activision and Bungie created for this game is not entirely false, and in fact very true as they are probably being more cautious with their content as to be more attentive to players and their hopes for the game, to take this game even further with the best quality they can offer. I have high hopes!… Expand
  26. DSouls_guy
    Feb 12, 2015
    9
    Great game, I don't understand all the low reviews. Destiny is an ever growing game and is meant to be played for a long time to come. Bungie did a great job with implementing fps and rpg together and giing us a great experience. I will be playing Destiny for many years to come
  27. benbenius
    Feb 10, 2015
    8
    Destiny is another shooter. It's fun and it looks good, sure, but it's just another shooter. There are other people out there, weak enemies, strong enemies, **** enemies, and whatever. However, I always find myself crawling back to play, and I can't really say why. It's just good. I've probably played it for almost seventeen hours, most of the time just patrolling. The story isn't much,Destiny is another shooter. It's fun and it looks good, sure, but it's just another shooter. There are other people out there, weak enemies, strong enemies, **** enemies, and whatever. However, I always find myself crawling back to play, and I can't really say why. It's just good. I've probably played it for almost seventeen hours, most of the time just patrolling. The story isn't much, and it didn't hold my attention. I like it. It looks good, controls good, and is good.… Expand
  28. JoshR1370
    Feb 10, 2015
    4
    I spent several hours playing this game and i have to say, i wish i could get those hours back. I know a whole lot of people who love this game and i get it i really do. I guess i am just not a big fan of doing the same exact thing over and over and over again. Play story, strike missions, patrol, gear up. Strike missions, patrol, gear up. I found myself feeling the same way i do 15I spent several hours playing this game and i have to say, i wish i could get those hours back. I know a whole lot of people who love this game and i get it i really do. I guess i am just not a big fan of doing the same exact thing over and over and over again. Play story, strike missions, patrol, gear up. Strike missions, patrol, gear up. I found myself feeling the same way i do 15 minutes before i am due in at my boring job. "Well, back to the old grind." Grind is an under statement. Take this review with a grain of salt i may just not be into these kind of games. I do like the occasional fps, and I do love the mass effect series. Go figure.… Expand
  29. 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
  30. ruriruri
    Feb 7, 2015
    3
    This game starts good with its, somewhat shiny look and the ability to create characters. Then, you start playing and are exposed to the different groups within the game and begin to realize how much of a clone this game really is and how uncreative and dull it becomes. Hours wasted, but I felt the need to experience "end game" content and proceeded to do so.
    The enemies are almost cut    This game starts good with its, somewhat shiny look and the ability to create characters. Then, you start playing and are exposed to the different groups within the game and begin to realize how much of a clone this game really is and how uncreative and dull it becomes. Hours wasted, but I felt the need to experience "end game" content and proceeded to do so.
    The enemies are almost cut and paste enemies from halo, just with a different model. Don't kid yourself, they're all the same, the react the same, they do the same things. The multiplayer is very dull and the load times give you plenty of time to go make a sandwich. They're worse than television commercials. Travelling to the Tower is the worst, since it's needed to go there often to deal with gear and vendoring, missions, etc. Alot of this could have been achieved through a menu system rather than making the masses sit through loading screen after loading screen.
    The world feels dead. It is not an mmo by any means. It feels very forced and unnecessary, the experience would have been better in a Monster Hunter style. Have a hub, space travel load screens (rather than having the home screen being your ship floating through space, which wastes time just to have the "aw shiny, and look at my friend's shiny ships"), have more interesting enemies that have actual hard mechanics and movements, etc.
    The pvp is also very drab. It's very cookie cutter with the added "hey i can also casts spells". The experience is more or less a downgraded halo experience. I'd rather have an actual arena shooter than a COD style shooter.
    Overall, this game is a wash and I only own it because I wanted a shiny white PS4 (would never have bought it otherwise, given the history and overhype behind it).

    You can tell which game "critics" were paid or bribed to write their review based on their scores.    … Expand
  31. KyleBleser
    Feb 4, 2015
    6
    Destiny has an amazing framework set for a Game of the Year, but unfortunately lacks substance to reach such potential. Originally, I would have given this game a 7.5, but after the dlc and lack of proper updates, Bungie has shown incompetence in developing a game in this genre--especially since other games already exist in some form or another (Warframe being closest) within this genreDestiny has an amazing framework set for a Game of the Year, but unfortunately lacks substance to reach such potential. Originally, I would have given this game a 7.5, but after the dlc and lack of proper updates, Bungie has shown incompetence in developing a game in this genre--especially since other games already exist in some form or another (Warframe being closest) within this genre for a couple years. It's as if they learned nothing with mmorpg-esque games. Because right now, the grind is incredibly boring. There is no randomness to maps or enemies like other grind games. And the RNG (random number generator) for loot is one of the worst in games.

    Also, for a game that spews "social," there is no ingame chat to help with finding groups for modes that have no matchmaking. You have to go on your phone or pc, find somebody on an external site or forum, invite them to your party chat, then invite them again within the game. It's a horribly unproductive process. Also, there is no use for the most part to clans...yet.

    The dlc (or "expansion" to Bungie) is regurgitated maps from the main game and mostly same weapons with just a new cover look. The story is still nonexistant except for on your pc or phone in grimoire cards.

    Quite simply, the game is only good for maybe 60 hours unless you like to play the same, exact thing over and over again with little story and reward. If they added some depth to enemies and randomness to them--like Warframe, Diablo 3, or any other grind game--it would have helped tremendously, but they did not. You will literally fight the exact same scripted layout with maybe some minor, predetermined 'combat' modifiers.

    Truthfully, I would recommend waiting till Destiny 2 to invest in this series cause you are not missing much...except that cash you wasted on this.    … Expand
  32. Fabrizzio1000
    Feb 4, 2015
    1
    So, I have been playing this game for about 15 hours and I have so say that it is not the game changer that we all thought it would be. Overhyped crap just like titanfall and watch dogs. Its boring and repetitive and it plays just like any other fps. I honestly want my money back.
  33. corpal_hudson
    Feb 2, 2015
    8
    Bungie made a great effort with delivering a technical scaffolding. The story elements could have been much more. I'm think random missions such as one would seen in Elders' Scrolls would make the game more posh. I think they could have done better to release Fall 2015. It's not a bad game, but it does lack a decent story. Nothing makes sense having to read off my cell phone -- theBungie made a great effort with delivering a technical scaffolding. The story elements could have been much more. I'm think random missions such as one would seen in Elders' Scrolls would make the game more posh. I think they could have done better to release Fall 2015. It's not a bad game, but it does lack a decent story. Nothing makes sense having to read off my cell phone -- the lore of the game. I'm pretty sure a Grimoire is a witches spell book. I found a soccer ball on the tower level. Thinking about that makes me wonder about how hard it would have been to enable a conversation system similar to Elders' Scrolls.

    Most of the game's functions are confusing. I leveled up one of the factions to level 2 without realizing it. I actual had no clue how to obtain the various currency without internet research. By the way you can't trade anything. You can't see anything. You can only dismantle things. You can't dismantle extra space ships or jet bikes. There are no weapons on the ships or bikes.

    Hopefully they develop more content. I think they lost the mantle but we'll see in 2015.    … Expand
  34. KidCryptid
    Feb 2, 2015
    5
    Destiney has, on top of a lot of other flaws, easily the most uninspired enemy design I have seen in a while. Considering that these are the people who designed the enemies in halo, which ranged from methane breathing gorillas to ogre-like worm colonies to shape shifting space cancer, bungie really dropped the ball. Ever enemy is basically the same bipedal, humanoid dude wearing differentDestiney has, on top of a lot of other flaws, easily the most uninspired enemy design I have seen in a while. Considering that these are the people who designed the enemies in halo, which ranged from methane breathing gorillas to ogre-like worm colonies to shape shifting space cancer, bungie really dropped the ball. Ever enemy is basically the same bipedal, humanoid dude wearing different makeup and armor. Your wide varieties of opponents will range from evil dude, to zombie dude, to fat dude to robot dude, while if it's a boss fight you'll be fighting the dreaded dude with gland disorder. Character wise, the enemy factions lack any indication of personality, with their racial back stories, motivations and cultural amounting too 'evil cannon-fodder.'
    Honestly, it's like ever enemy is just the brute from halo in cosplay.    … Expand
  35. Section31
    Jan 31, 2015
    5
    There are things I like about this game, things I absolutely cannot stand about this game! It has left me on a very mixed path. But, let me try and sum up what makes this game great, and what makes it bad and I will let you decide whether you want the game or not.

    So, first off the story is pretty much does not exist. You play through missions and almost ALL of the time they are just    There are things I like about this game, things I absolutely cannot stand about this game! It has left me on a very mixed path. But, let me try and sum up what makes this game great, and what makes it bad and I will let you decide whether you want the game or not.

    So, first off the story is pretty much does not exist. You play through missions and almost ALL of the time they are just the same area as before, only with a different long term goal. I believe Mars made me goto the same area about three times for it's missions and it only altered my objective. You do two things in Destiny's main campaign missions, scan things. And fight of hordes of enemies until your little Ghost friend can scan something, or deactivate a laser grid or open a door.

    You have a choice between three classes, each having two sub classes. Hunters, which are your quick characters. Titan's which have defense/attack in mind {Depending on which sub class you pick} And Warlock's which are range and recovery based {As they have a pretty long melee range}

    You also get to choose from three species, they don't alter the gameplay in anyway like most MMO's however. There are your robot EXO's, Humans and Awoken, which to be honest, are just human's colored blue with colorful eyes

    The game's character customization may as well not be there, you have so little options that other MMO's like STO or even TESO dwarf the game's customization options, then again. They might not have cared to much for it, seeing as you only see your character's face in cut scenes or at the Tower.

    The campaign is SO short, the only that keeps it so long is the fact you have to fight hundreds of the same enemies over and over again, and that the game barely gives you any check points. You sometimes have to fight three bosses or three large waves of enemies {All by yourself mind you, unless you bring a friend along} with one life. It does not matter if you die on the last wave with only three enemies left, you get sent right back to the beginning of wave one.

    So anyways, there is more to the game than just the story however. You have your patrol missions Which is basically a free roam mode where you can run around doing quests and doing events that happen at random. You have your strikes, where you and your friends, or two randomly selected people. are thrown into a unique mission where you once again fight through hordes of enemies, defend an objective from three waves of enemies and then get to the boss and fight him.

    You have your raid's, which are more unique than story missions or strikes. Where you actually have more than just survive three waves of enemies. My personal favorite is the Vault of Glass, where you basically go back in time to grab a relic to destroy a vex overlord, while you go back in time. Guardian's must stay on sync plate to keep the time gate open so you don't die, meanwhile three guardian's go back in time. On grabs the relic, while the other two shoot oracles that will instant kill you if you don't kill them fast enough.

    Then there is crucible. Your basic PvP game type. You have your standard domination like game mode, your standard FFA game mode and your standard Team Death Match game mode. Now, crucible is sort of broken.

    I once had a level 5, 11 and a level 13 on my team while the enemy had FOUR level 31's on their team! And I checked, no they were not in a party. Also, there have been a few times where I have seen people get the most rare weapons in the game {AKA Exotics} from literally being the worst on the team! My friend once got 4 kills, and 22 deaths and got the Suros Regime! And another time a player got 2 kills and 11 deaths and got the Hard Light! I have no clue why this happens! Does the game take pity on players who are having a bad day? In that case, I am going to start sucking on purpose in crucible so I get all the Exotics thanks!

    The control's on the game are smooth, I like the flying mechanics and I like the way each class brings something new to the table, but that being said.

    What is with Bungie games and not letting me turn off the auto aim!?! I hate it! There have been SO MANY times where I have went to punch someone, or went to shoot someone. And then someone jumps in front of me and all of a sudden my ridicule is aiming THEIR way now, and of course since that guy that jumped in front of me has full health, I don't kill him and then I get double teamed! There is NO way to turn this off and it makes me angry!

    But not as angry as how much they are holding back from XBOX360/XBOX ONE users! They are litterally holding back weapons and armor and even a strike from us XBOX users! Bungie is trying to hurt Microsoft I swear, but it does not hurt them! It only hurts the fans!

    Finally, after adding up all the DLC and the 70 dollar launch price, to buy all the DLC plus the game would cost OVER 200 dollars!

    And you have to buy a DLC that costs 60 to get trading, ya they never added trading to the main game...    … Expand
  36. cbeck16
    Jan 28, 2015
    10
    Destiny is truly the greatest game I have ever played. However, this game will not be for everyone. Destiny is a hybrid MMOFPS, with a hint of RPG in. As someone has put in nearly 8 days of total play time, I would seriously compare it to Halo and Borderlands combined, however it really isnt all that similar, just trying to give an idea of what gameplay is like. What seperates this gameDestiny is truly the greatest game I have ever played. However, this game will not be for everyone. Destiny is a hybrid MMOFPS, with a hint of RPG in. As someone has put in nearly 8 days of total play time, I would seriously compare it to Halo and Borderlands combined, however it really isnt all that similar, just trying to give an idea of what gameplay is like. What seperates this game from other games, is its leveling through gear instead of straight up XP grinding. In order to hit the level cap, you must play through raids, which are by far the most fun aspect to this game. A lot of players do not like raids due to the fact that it does not have matchmaking for fireteams, but there are other resources on the web that can help you find them such as firetea.ms and destiny lfg. Overall, a truly amazing experiences if you're willing to put in the time for it to be fun. It requires a lot of learning to figure out how the game works.… Expand
  37. Boneblast
    Jan 28, 2015
    4
    I own Destiny the big 500 million dollar budget Fps from Activision on PS4.
    The game looks unbelievably good with extremely good graphics and plays fluid with a Fps experience i would kill for in other console shooters. BUT all that adds to nothing because of the faulty game mechanics and short story, frustrating grinding and lack of "Bungiesque" matchmaking essence
    The Good +Gameplay    I own Destiny the big 500 million dollar budget Fps from Activision on PS4.
    The game looks unbelievably good with extremely good graphics and plays fluid with a Fps experience i would kill for in other console shooters. BUT all that adds to nothing because of the faulty game mechanics and short story, frustrating grinding and lack of "Bungiesque" matchmaking essence

    The Good
    +Gameplay
    +Aesthetics
    +Peter Dinklage. The wonderful actor voices your personal assistant the "Ghost", and adds up to the overall experience
    +Sci-fi Atmosphere. Amazing landscapes and buildings, nice particle effects and good npc models reminiscent of the halo franchise in some way.
    +Solid Multi-Player except the faulty matchmaking system.
    +Useful Companion app
    +First 20 levels you achieve

    The Bad
    -Shared-world. The shared world recipe which seems to catch in the industry with the upcoming games No man's Sky and the Ubi folks The Division does not work the expected way with destiny. You get to meet and play with other players around the small and claustrophobic maps in a series of timed and very repetitive events for the bounties completion, materials or engrams.
    -Bounties first 10 times you finish a bounty feels like a blessing, since you need the Vanguard points or whatever points gives the bounty to level-up your vanguard rank or any other rank Bungie might introduce like the Crota's Bane Rep. But after that killing 100 enemies with precision damage feels like routine and grinding, or finishing a specific mission with a hard difficulty level setting, or a raid or any other bounty that comes after level 20.
    -Light Gear. The post level 20 hassle. A new attribute is added to the armor gear LIGHT, which helps you level up,kind of artificially, to level 32. It's a pain to play trough the same content again and grind for engrams or strange coins to buy this gear.
    -Match-making is destroying every hope you have as a low-level Guardian to have fun, i remember when i was around level 7 being pinned against a team of level 31-32 players with good gear and awesome weapons and having to be in a team where the highest level was less than the other teams lowest more than one time.
    -Maximum amount of Marks.The maximum amount seems to be attainable in less than 2 days and is 100 a week and 200 in your inventory. Most gear costs around 150-175 so that takes 2 weeks to get some fancy boots or a nice weapon.

    The Ugly
    -Scarce content. The game has around 14 missions and 4 raids(without DLC). The story seems so interesting but with every mission you play you are driven away from the story. I didn't even feel the game ending it was just like any other mission with recycled npc models for the bosses. Also Bungie locked out ares inside the game to later sell them as DLC.
    -GIRNDFEST. Destiny players weekly goal is getting strange coins and/or marks to buy that nice piece of equipments he/she was eying and/or dreaming of getting from Xur(shady character that always respawns in a different place around the tower). The means to obtain such rare elements are nightfall strikes which were locked for the people without DLC, daily Heroic Strikes and/or doing bounties that are also limited to a daily amount and maximum you can pursue until you finish them.    … Expand
  38. SHADESLAYER
    Jan 27, 2015
    5
    Definitely not worth the initial price of $60 seeing as to how lacking the 6 hour story delivered. More sold on the premise of open world, and MMO first person shooter, this game falls short on many levels. Having a random number generating system based loot system, pure luck defines the game. Destiny really doesn't do much to keep the player invested besides the glimmer of hope that maybeDefinitely not worth the initial price of $60 seeing as to how lacking the 6 hour story delivered. More sold on the premise of open world, and MMO first person shooter, this game falls short on many levels. Having a random number generating system based loot system, pure luck defines the game. Destiny really doesn't do much to keep the player invested besides the glimmer of hope that maybe the next time you do a task, you'll be rewarded with a prize that you might want (it's more likely you'll just deconstruct the loot and tell yourself there's always next time). Destiny had 10 year plan ahead of it, riding on the premise that you'll be doing the same exact boring mission countless times over for loot that you MIGHT get. Not to mention the level construction, especially as one of the selling points of the game was throwing around big name Game of Thrones actor, Peter Dinklage, who plays a glorified flying USB drive tasked with unlocking doors...and even when it's his only job, he's pathetically slow at it. Everywhere you go, door are locked and the only way to get through is to have little petey shoot his peewee laser at it for 10 minutes while you fight off hordes of enemies. Yes, nothing can get through the door, not your titan smash, not your nova bomb, and sure as heck not your sparkly golden gun, what did you think this was, the future?
    Nowhere does Destiny reward skill as seen in the online PvP, where newcomers only in the game for the last 5 minutes might be rewarded with something better than the player with the highest score. Well there's always next time.    … Expand
  39. Tablettrongames
    Jan 27, 2015
    10
    Where it lacks a large amount of story, the games does have great gameplay and the expansion is not disappointing. The game is altogether a very enjoyable journey of a game made by the creators of halo 1,2,and 3. It is worth checking out. Tablettron out ^_^
  40. UnkemptHarold
    Jan 26, 2015
    8
    Destiny isn't what it could have been, lack of content, very very grindy, unfair lootsystem and terrible story but gameplay is very good, who says grinding is bad, very spectacular visuals and fun cooperative raids. Conclusion: good game not a great one
  41. JoshieeUpham
    Jan 21, 2015
    3
    Ive had this game since it came out, unfortunately for me I was conned into paying extra for the pre order. The game isn't terrible but to pay 80 dollars for this game is insane im sorry your paying for a product that is hollow and feels really bland. The classes offer similar combat tactics and don't add enough variation to replay with a different one. Repetitive enemies is a HUGEIve had this game since it came out, unfortunately for me I was conned into paying extra for the pre order. The game isn't terrible but to pay 80 dollars for this game is insane im sorry your paying for a product that is hollow and feels really bland. The classes offer similar combat tactics and don't add enough variation to replay with a different one. Repetitive enemies is a HUGE problem. I don't get how a game with a 500 million dollar budget cap can be so repetitive?! Hoards of enemies playing over and over again. And again. And again. You find out quickly that this is going to be the case through the whole game. Dinkle bot as they call him, stops and says some random stuff and then play the hoard mode, defend him. Wrinse and Repeat. Over and over again. This system is unforgivable. I didn't expect a game with a 500 Million dollar budget to use this, ofcourse I expect it from mobile games or even sometimes start up companies. But from Bungie? The godfathers of Halo? That doesn't make any sense considering how well produced the first halo games were. Its most likely Activision handing out marching orders and Bungie being broke as hell after being basically fired from halo, put it any way you like retired, stopped it doesn't matter at the end of the day they stopped making Halo to make this boring, repetitive, lazy game called Destiny. I hope next time Activision gives Bungie strict time orders, I hope they spit on their shoe and possibly give em the bird because I don't want to see great companies waste what they had. That's right what they had.....… Expand
  42. adamf13
    Jan 21, 2015
    1
    Not bad to start with, then after not long it gets very repetitive and very boring. Then after that they want us to pay for DLC straight away!! Im not buying the DLC and wish id never wasted my money on it,
  43. Rymac44
    Jan 20, 2015
    7
    The game had so much potential, but ended up disappointing. To sum up the cons, the open world isn't really an open world as you have to go to a menu every time to go somewhere, bad random loot system, the world feels completely dead and boring. Another thing is that most of the weapons are just variations of others, and are pretty much the same. Also the main story mode might have beenThe game had so much potential, but ended up disappointing. To sum up the cons, the open world isn't really an open world as you have to go to a menu every time to go somewhere, bad random loot system, the world feels completely dead and boring. Another thing is that most of the weapons are just variations of others, and are pretty much the same. Also the main story mode might have been the most boring I've ever played. However, the titan hunter and warlock are all really cool options, and it was cool being able to customize, and pick skills for the guardian. Basically the multiplayer holds up the game.… Expand
  44. Darko84
    Jan 20, 2015
    6
    Before I can even start with my review I must say that this is the first time I have played a FPS game, therefore I don't have a point of reference to compare to.
    However I think Destiny is an OK/average game if you don't know what was behind its development.
    Once you know the investment and all the things that were promised by Bungie/Activision you have to say this is a complete    Before I can even start with my review I must say that this is the first time I have played a FPS game, therefore I don't have a point of reference to compare to.
    However I think Destiny is an OK/average game if you don't know what was behind its development.
    Once you know the investment and all the things that were promised by Bungie/Activision you have to say this is a complete failure.

    The game play and dynamics are pretty cool, very intuitive.
    The graphics are also next gen standard and very detailed.
    However the content is very limited and missions are very repetitive.
    There is nothing new that Destiny has to be offer.    … Expand
  45. CoSMiiCBLaST
    Jan 18, 2015
    9
    The story has very good potential to be great but fails to succeed but I'm hoping either DLC or Destiny 2 will fill in the games.

    BUT the story missions are fun as hell to do and the strikes and raids are incredibly fun! The Crucible (the multiplayer) is incredibly fun! There is A LOT of guns in the game. Many of them are the same at first glance but once you start getting guns    The story has very good potential to be great but fails to succeed but I'm hoping either DLC or Destiny 2 will fill in the games.

    BUT the story missions are fun as hell to do and the strikes and raids are incredibly fun!

    The Crucible (the multiplayer) is incredibly fun!

    There is A LOT of guns in the game. Many of them are the same at first glance but once you start getting guns that are "Uncommon", "Rare" etc all will have different gun sights and different abilities.

    At first you'll be a little confused on how to work the menu but once you do it's a blast!

    The only main complaint I have is that sometimes the online can get really laggy and everyone but 1 or 2 people will have 1 bar connection. This NEEDS to be fixed.    … Expand
  46. Schmukker
    Jan 17, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is not enough meat on the bones for this game to make it worthwhile. Basically, you will spend a few around 8 hours a week before you become nauseously bored. The main part of this game are the raids which you have to find people to hopefully not rage quit or dc and if they do good luck as there is no matchmaking, blows my mind. Pvp or the crucible is decent other then the ridiculous loot drop system that sometimes rewards afkers more then the top players. I will not mention anything about the story as there is literally nothing to talk about. Finally, they need to add something different then the non stop bounties that Bungie says is content.… Expand
  47. cylentstorm
    Jan 15, 2015
    6
    Original review: "Destiny seems like a good foundation for Bungie to build upon, but in its current state, the lack of depth and repetitive nature taint much of the potential fun to be had. Great co-op action, decent PVP, and a watered-down Borderlands/Diablo looting element do little to compensate for the thin story and emptiness of most areas of Bungie's "new" universe. That being said,Original review: "Destiny seems like a good foundation for Bungie to build upon, but in its current state, the lack of depth and repetitive nature taint much of the potential fun to be had. Great co-op action, decent PVP, and a watered-down Borderlands/Diablo looting element do little to compensate for the thin story and emptiness of most areas of Bungie's "new" universe. That being said, if you've been looking for an FPS to play with friends (old or new) you could do far worse than Destiny. Hopefully, the devs will take steps to fulfill the promises of a "living" world that was so hyped in the media."

    Update: ...and still, nothing significant has been added to the game, even after one hilariously overpriced add-on pack that should be free to help apologize for the hollow grind that is Destiny. Seriously: if you've been thinking about checking this game out, find a used copy at the nearest game store or pawn shop. I know several people who sold their copies for 5-10 bucks (PS4 and XBONE) to friends, so you can definitely avoid paying full price for this turd.    … Expand
  48. snakeempire
    Jan 14, 2015
    9
    Its a great game but with to much hype.That would likely explain the high amount of negatives.I find it to be a fun experience with all you friends that gives a sense of teamwork.If they didn't say 'The most incredible game with a In-depth story, There would be more mixed than negatives. But everybody has there opinions
  49. PeruvianGamer
    Jan 14, 2015
    4
    This game is not complete and SACAMVISION & SACAMGIE are making you buy DLCs if you want content that is already in the game (WTF!!?) , you can beat the story mode like in 8 hours but after that its all repetitive; the strikes, the missions, the raid that you get are all the same. The only thing that changes is the moobs level if you decide to play the same strike with more challenge.This game is not complete and SACAMVISION & SACAMGIE are making you buy DLCs if you want content that is already in the game (WTF!!?) , you can beat the story mode like in 8 hours but after that its all repetitive; the strikes, the missions, the raid that you get are all the same. The only thing that changes is the moobs level if you decide to play the same strike with more challenge.
    The multiplayer is good but it has cheap one shoot kill weapons that can piss you off to no end, and I personally dont like the multiplayer because if i want to play a game where i shoot people and laugh how they die then I would play Call of Duty . I expected more from this game but its a big disappointment and I feel like it is a scam. If you want to sell DLC later on for this game... great, but at least give us a COMPLETE version of the game on the release, ($65 is a lot of money for this incomplete game)
    The reason why im giving 4 out of 10 is the fact that this game has amazing graphics and soundtracks but bessides those everything looks cheap and lazy from a big video game industry like Bungie.    … Expand
  50. electriclight41
    Jan 14, 2015
    6
    I could maybe see the appeal of Destiny if you had friends to play with, but if you’re playing solo, it’s not a great experience. The game is gorgeous and the gameplay is solid (if a bit Halo-esque), but it feels like a grind after a couple dozen hours. I felt like I was doing the same thing over and over, but in a different locale. I traded it in before I owned it for a month.
  51. SwitSwat
    Jan 13, 2015
    7
    They could have done much better with this title, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Sure, the story is not the best, and the multiplayer is not the most well-polished, but its an interesting shooter and certainly worth a look if you are a fan of Halo. (LOL 76 metascore for a 500 million dollar game)
  52. fuwaneko
    Jan 13, 2015
    3
    Besides exceptionally smooth shooting and control mechanic which makes PvP fun to play there's nothing. No story, no progression, lots of childish game design mistakes, and tons of repetitive grinding. I've been expecting next big sci-fi game, and I got this. I suspect Destiny has been through development hell and Bungie had to cut more than half of the game to simply release somethingBesides exceptionally smooth shooting and control mechanic which makes PvP fun to play there's nothing. No story, no progression, lots of childish game design mistakes, and tons of repetitive grinding. I've been expecting next big sci-fi game, and I got this. I suspect Destiny has been through development hell and Bungie had to cut more than half of the game to simply release something playable. More ambitions = less results.… Expand
  53. overkoell
    Jan 13, 2015
    6
    Destiny is a fun online shooter.
    It offers a boring and completely dispensable single player story but the real deal is playing online against other players. There are a few different game modes and even fewer are actually fun.
    It has some rpg features in it also.
    It looks pretty good and is fun to play.
  54. sesamechicken
    Jan 12, 2015
    10
    I'm an FPS guy through and through, and I've never been a fan of any sci-fi game, especially one that revolved around gear and damage points, etc. I gave Destiny a chance and I'm glad I did. The main thing that helped the most for me was to have friends who knew what was what explain it to me. Because the game itself is fairly involved (for a FPS, anyway) there were a lot of questions II'm an FPS guy through and through, and I've never been a fan of any sci-fi game, especially one that revolved around gear and damage points, etc. I gave Destiny a chance and I'm glad I did. The main thing that helped the most for me was to have friends who knew what was what explain it to me. Because the game itself is fairly involved (for a FPS, anyway) there were a lot of questions I had and seemingly no way to answer them in-game. Once I had a handle on what was going down, how currency was used, the difference between raids, strikes, patrols, story missions, etc, I've been having a blast. I may just be tempted to buy the DLC for this one because it's that much fun.… Expand
  55. FrozenCoreGames
    Jan 10, 2015
    8
    Destiny including expansion 1 gets a 8 out of 10

    Pros Addictive to play with friends and randoms Amazing gear system Level cap that can be surpassed. Raid Bosses that when defeated give you the feeling of being a bad ass. Cons very little end game content Raids are super hard and require alot of Cheesing for most players to beat it First expansion was just a    Destiny including expansion 1 gets a 8 out of 10

    Pros

    Addictive to play with friends and randoms

    Amazing gear system

    Level cap that can be surpassed.

    Raid Bosses that when defeated give you the feeling of being a bad ass.

    Cons

    very little end game content

    Raids are super hard and require alot of Cheesing for most players to beat it

    First expansion was just a already on the disc unlock that cost 20 bucks.

    Rng during raids is brutal and unforgiving.

    People without a lot of free time at this point this isnt your game to play.

    level 32 is the cap but raid bossses can hit as high as 35 on hard modes even with 6 raid members it is almost impossible without full raid gear sets.

    want a auction house or trading ability ( not sure why i can hunter gear as a titan if i cant trade it or even drop it so someone else can pick it up.    … Expand
  56. 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.
  57. 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
  58. ThinkSamich
    Jan 10, 2015
    6
    A beautiful world that fails to offer more than a dull experience. The weapons are dull, the enemies are dull, the item upgrades are dull. Combat takes unnecessary breaks between long linear corridors, which is a surprise, considering the size of the game world is nothing more than an illusion. The way the mission system operates is lazy at best, the unnecessary backtracking betweenA beautiful world that fails to offer more than a dull experience. The weapons are dull, the enemies are dull, the item upgrades are dull. Combat takes unnecessary breaks between long linear corridors, which is a surprise, considering the size of the game world is nothing more than an illusion. The way the mission system operates is lazy at best, the unnecessary backtracking between objectives exposes a lazy, unfinished system which constantly kicks immersion right in the gut. It's a "next-gen" launch title, and functions as such. Uninspired and dull of emotion, so much potential thrown away. I can't believe this is the game that was praised so highly during its launch.… Expand
  59. Scottgun
    Jan 9, 2015
    8
    Hype only has as much power as you give it. The blame for "over-hype" really falls on he who allows himself to be enthalled by it. I didn't listen to word of it around Destiny's initial release, I've never played Halo and didn't even know Destiny from the same company. I had low expectations when I downloaded the trial and lo and behold I was pleasantly suprised. I thought I was over FPSHype only has as much power as you give it. The blame for "over-hype" really falls on he who allows himself to be enthalled by it. I didn't listen to word of it around Destiny's initial release, I've never played Halo and didn't even know Destiny from the same company. I had low expectations when I downloaded the trial and lo and behold I was pleasantly suprised. I thought I was over FPS shooters. Destiny single-handedly restored my interest. It's certainly worth a trial.… Expand
  60. 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
  61. disgruntlegame
    Jan 6, 2015
    7
    It could of been soooooo much better............................................................ You see all this potential and then you see squander.
  62. crackerean
    Jan 5, 2015
    5
    This is definitely a game you rent and take back, unless you have a group of friends to play with. The maps are actually quite small and reused often. The leveling/gear system is a complete joke and there is absolutely no point to really bother leveling any of the gear. It will just get reset or you have to upgrade it and re level everything again. I personally hate developers that makeThis is definitely a game you rent and take back, unless you have a group of friends to play with. The maps are actually quite small and reused often. The leveling/gear system is a complete joke and there is absolutely no point to really bother leveling any of the gear. It will just get reset or you have to upgrade it and re level everything again. I personally hate developers that make you grind for nothing in order to hide the fact that they have shallow content. The DLC was a complete joke and it takes a few hours tops to blow through the mission. The new raid was exciting the first time and then you realize how small it actually is. I would recommend this game if you want to do the same exact missions over and over and over and over again. Work hard and get all that gear so it can be completely pointless. I will think twice before blindly buying a bungie game. To me, that company is dead. The out of touch developers should be ashamed with their horrible tactic to buy more time for their lack of content. Beyond that, I got my moneys worth out of the game and the mechanics and art is good. The story is nonexistent and pathetic. The developers seem to do the opposite of the what the people actually want.… Expand
  63. jedi5diah
    Jan 4, 2015
    6
    It's time, at this point i have already played the dark below dlc. Played all 3 characters with 6 subclasses maxed. This is my review.

    Forget the story, halo is laughable by itself so what do you expect? Before reaching the light grinding it was really pretty fun getting around the universe and accustom to the mechanics and anticipating the renowned VOG! Graphics Stunning, esp the    It's time, at this point i have already played the dark below dlc. Played all 3 characters with 6 subclasses maxed. This is my review.

    Forget the story, halo is laughable by itself so what do you expect? Before reaching the light grinding it was really pretty fun getting around the universe and accustom to the mechanics and anticipating the renowned VOG!

    Graphics
    Stunning, esp the character models, they are sharp, crisp smooth. truly Next Gen (PC)!

    Art Direction
    The exotics armour with effects like sun breakers will make you drool but another half of then exotics are plain junks like raspberry armour? gorgeous stunning atmosphere of moon and delicious Venus comes a bummer of pukey Mars which is a finale planet so to speak? it the extreme of dedication and lazy work which is extremely disappointing. it like they hired some poor freelancers to fill in the numbers with no quality control.

    Gameplay
    Top notch shooter with unique game changer skill sets. the elements are pretty interesting but under ultised. The only weapon type that shines is fusion rifles the rest are plain generic.

    Level Design
    like i have mentioned before, its the extreme of fantastic level of VOG to the trash of missions/strikes. Do they even play their own game? i really wonder. its like selling a stapler in starbucks.

    Game Mechanic
    the idea is there "MMO" like but it falls flat game breaking to decide to rely on light level. everything is meaningless unless you get the raid armours which end up everyone will look the same with some variation. your best weapons are pointless if your light lv is lower than the enemies. don't get me started with the RNG rewards, its the most frustration experience you can have or vice verse.

    Social
    the cream of the modes like nightfall n raids does not have match making, forcing sites like LFG to be critical, don't even talk about clan, its broken...you need "nice" pple to play with or even better with friends which is another down or up for a better experience

    Multiplayer
    all the nonsense with balancing just screws up PVE, weapons are already normalised but why does it has to affect PVE? great experience imo but lacking to please the hardcores. Severely lacking in scale of a title call DESTINY...a 12 v 12 game mode at least will be chaotically fun. instead new modes are getting like 2 v 2...

    This is a wasted opportunity. I feel really hard done-by and all the PR stuns are **** everyone. Don't believe what they say, play it and know it yourself.    … Expand
  64. bowsers2
    Jan 4, 2015
    3
    Staggering let down. Claims that the combat is good in Destiny is Ludicrous. Imagine shooting thoughtless enemies in no way near the level of Elites from Halo, enemies that have poor hit by weapon feedback and they show near zero personality that the Covenant had done decently well.
    It's got very similar weapons overall, and the new weapon loot which is doled out at a snails pace, that    Staggering let down. Claims that the combat is good in Destiny is Ludicrous. Imagine shooting thoughtless enemies in no way near the level of Elites from Halo, enemies that have poor hit by weapon feedback and they show near zero personality that the Covenant had done decently well.
    It's got very similar weapons overall, and the new weapon loot which is doled out at a snails pace, that only improve your stats in small increments, and for a loot game, that is a disaster.

    Those bosses again. OMG x 1000. Some of the worst boss battles in gaming that actually made Uncharted final bosses look good. YES DESTINY IS REALLY THAT BAD.
    Destiny's Early bosses - if the player shoots from a mid distance, simply slowly strafe side to side exclusively, exactly as though they are tied to invisible train tracks!! It's truly absurd.

    Sure the game has been balance pretty well. But that just shows you ( because balancing take multiple repetative increments over a long time to get right ) for how long Bungie knew about how underdeveloped Destiny really is. They knew exactly the boring turd that was released into the wild.

    There is virtually no mission variety, and you add in a no story, massive repetition of boring, way worse than Halos " 30 seconds of fun" combat engagement... or should I say ' en-rage-ment, and you've got a modern day x-file of why countless people like this game.    … Expand
  65. SkyrimGuy935
    Jan 3, 2015
    7
    First, I did not buy into the hype for this game. That is why I wasn't endlessly disappointed when it came out. First, the story is underdeveloped, and exists ultimately because it has to. I would care more about the things in the story if they just explained it more. Also, you have a little robot companion voiced by Peter Dinklage. It sounds awesome, but he shows absolutely noFirst, I did not buy into the hype for this game. That is why I wasn't endlessly disappointed when it came out. First, the story is underdeveloped, and exists ultimately because it has to. I would care more about the things in the story if they just explained it more. Also, you have a little robot companion voiced by Peter Dinklage. It sounds awesome, but he shows absolutely no emotion ever. In the end, he was completely wasted. However, what makes this game a 7/10 is the gameplay. While repetitive, it is very satisfying and kept me playing for several hours straight. Which, when you get down to it, is what matters most in a game.

    Verdict - 7.2/10 While the story aspect didn't live up to people's expectations in the slightest bit, and there is surely going to be a bunch of overpriced DLC crammed down our throats in the near future, I have to say, the gameplay was damn fine and who knows, by the time this game is finally completed, it all may end up living up to the hype.    … Expand
  66. innuendoughnut
    Jan 3, 2015
    5
    I can speak at length about what this game isn't but let me start by saying playing though it was fun to play but short in content. As an action driven space shooter it was entertaining to level up and kick some alien ass with a variety of weapons, but once you've done it all the game becomes a grind to level up your gear and max those numbers, farm some materials and await the magical andI can speak at length about what this game isn't but let me start by saying playing though it was fun to play but short in content. As an action driven space shooter it was entertaining to level up and kick some alien ass with a variety of weapons, but once you've done it all the game becomes a grind to level up your gear and max those numbers, farm some materials and await the magical and mysterious character that sells the top tier gear labelled as "Exotic" Unfortunately you'll find nothing exotic about the slim variety of top tier gear when you see that everyone has the exact same outfit and gun as you because they are simply the best.

    What I think much of the backlash against this game comes from is not living up to the expectations it set us up with.

    There is no massive open world, in fact the world is 5 small environments which you return to constantly with quite annoying loading screens between each and even to simply return to the central hub of your spaceship.

    The story is very limited and leaves more questions than answers, apparently by design as what you've bought is simply "chapter 1" (and now chapter 2) of a much longer story that you'll pay for chapter by chapter in the form of expansions.

    That being said the first expansion has addressed some issues by now but still leaves us in the dark with many previous loose ends addressed and even more questions.

    IT IS NOT AN MMO. Perhaps at launch massive amounts of people played but the world only supports very small numbers of people at once, and don't expect to be able to chat with them unless you all choose to don your headsets and join the empty voice channel.

    You have to make your own teams if you want to raid or do any higher level missions. This is the game breaker for me, I had to use a third party website, randomly send friend requests to strangers and fill my PSN account with people I don't know in order to do the most rewarding grinds.

    There IS a matchmaking system for one type of mission but it isn't used on the things worth doing (Raids, daily missions, weekly missions).

    Overall it was fun to play, got old fast and has left me with a sour taste in my mouth as I expected a chocolate layer cake and received a Hershey Kiss instead. It's not worth the price tag or the hassle but the dream of what it could have (SHOULD HAVE) been as I played through is why I'll give it even this high of a score.    … Expand
  67. whatever523
    Jan 3, 2015
    4
    Total ripoff. The game was released in a broken state. 100% hype, 0% innovation, 100% boring gameplay and story. Bungie promised patches, but instead they started working on addons and a sequel.
  68. 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.
  69. Abominu00e1vel
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    What a horrible game. It's the worse game that i have played in my intire life. I spend my money for this garbage, i waana my money back! Very generic, repetitive and very hyped.
  70. Bitek
    Dec 31, 2014
    6
    Destiny is beautiful to look at game with some novel but mostly borrowed idea. At the end it is disappointing title. It is repetitive and it has very little (none) variety. Same missions (more like mission) over and over and over again. I am completely disappointed with strike missions which require plus service to play. I expected something new but instead I found same maps with justDestiny is beautiful to look at game with some novel but mostly borrowed idea. At the end it is disappointing title. It is repetitive and it has very little (none) variety. Same missions (more like mission) over and over and over again. I am completely disappointed with strike missions which require plus service to play. I expected something new but instead I found same maps with just big bosses as addition. Story line is horrible. I just do not understand it at all. Weapon and upgrade system is cool.. There are some stuff like legendary and rare weapons or weekly challenges that might make you keep coming back to the game but Destiny is disappointing and frankly boring. This game could be so much more and should be much, much more with its huge production budget and such well known studio behind it.… Expand
  71. Thegodfatherson
    Dec 30, 2014
    2
    The worst thing about Destiny, is how hyped it was and how badly excecuted, voiced acted and overpriced it is. The funny thing is that this game feels like a F2P game! The campaign is SHORT, 3 hr long story and just Multiplayer modes that are a ripoff of Halo's modes. Destiny was the biggest dissapointments in video game history. It's unfinished, and that's what I hate after it snatched myThe worst thing about Destiny, is how hyped it was and how badly excecuted, voiced acted and overpriced it is. The funny thing is that this game feels like a F2P game! The campaign is SHORT, 3 hr long story and just Multiplayer modes that are a ripoff of Halo's modes. Destiny was the biggest dissapointments in video game history. It's unfinished, and that's what I hate after it snatched my 70 dollars and shoved it in Activison's pocket. When we think of Bungie, we think Halo and awesome first person shooters. But here, no no! The graphics look clean, brilliant and very nice and that gives it a 2. Each level feels the same and each is shoved with DinkleBot-telling-you- to -fight- off -enemies- while- he- is- hacking- which- takes- forever- Horde-Mode and that gets annoying quickly. It's an unfinished game, with HORRIBLE voice acting from Peter Dinklage as DinkleBot, a story which nobody gives a hoot about and extra info cut out from the game to shove it into Bungie's website and the extra DLC which is another 30 dollars. That makes Destiny a 100 dollar package! And it's definitely not worth that much! The RPG elements are bad, they don't work and someone go tell Bungie that grinding will not make the RPG that they were aiming for! They were aiming for Zelda meets Halo but ended up with Duke Nukem meets Halo. It's just lIke a Michea Bay movie- costs a lot and the most expensive movie in Hollywood but ends up being a crap pile.… Expand
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. Vihari
    Dec 29, 2014
    0
    Pay to Win is a past phenomenon. With Destiny Bungie and Activision introduced a new concept of Pay to Play. Thats right, you have to pay for the 9.51MB DLC to play Nightfall or Heroic Strikes which makes me question if its too hard to provide an alternative strike for non-DLC players.

    This is a dangerous precedent set by greddy corporates.
  75. Astroking112
    Dec 29, 2014
    4
    This game is a perfect example of the effects of greed. Activision has removed the story and cut out content to sale at a ridiculously inflated price later ($20 for 1 hour of content? Really?). If you enjoy being milked and going through a repetitious slog of the same 10 hours of content, only to find out that you're being locked out of core game mechanics because you didn't opt in to buyThis game is a perfect example of the effects of greed. Activision has removed the story and cut out content to sale at a ridiculously inflated price later ($20 for 1 hour of content? Really?). If you enjoy being milked and going through a repetitious slog of the same 10 hours of content, only to find out that you're being locked out of core game mechanics because you didn't opt in to buy the all-but optional DLC, then this game's perfect. Unfortunately, because it came out a while ago and the lack of any decent methods of communication inside the game, the community will already be far past you and you'll be left with an even more monotonous trek to catch up. For what it's worth, the beginnings of a great game were here... Just ruined and removed in order to maximize profits.… Expand
  76. felasi
    Dec 28, 2014
    8
    Overall, I enjoyed this online world FPS. The world is well designed, graphics are beautiful, the FPS combat is alot of fun and different when you compare it to other FPS games on the market.

    While there is no real story, and the strikes you have to do get repetitive, the real fun begins in doing nightfall missions and Raids. Nightfall missions are really difficult strikes that require    Overall, I enjoyed this online world FPS. The world is well designed, graphics are beautiful, the FPS combat is alot of fun and different when you compare it to other FPS games on the market.

    While there is no real story, and the strikes you have to do get repetitive, the real fun begins in doing nightfall missions and Raids. Nightfall missions are really difficult strikes that require communication with your team mates (and you will need team mates!!). The same goes for the Raids, you will need to find 5 other players to take on the raid, whether from existing friends, the bungie website, or the numerous raid group finders which now exist. While some people complained that raids should have match making, i disagree. The game really forces you to find people in the community (which isnt to hard), and work together to take it on. Communication is essential. A good raid team vs a bad raid team makes the difference between finish the raid on normal in an hour or 5 hours (or not at all in some cases).

    the multiplayer is alot of fun, my only complaint is that there are too few maps, but thats only a minor issue.

    Overall, the game really kicks in at end game when you need to take on harder objectives to get better armour and reach higher levels. Its the first game ive kept playing after the "story" mode without focusing on trophies. I can see how it can get repititive at times doing the same strikes over and over again, but for some reason im still playing this?

    the exotic weapons really at a different element of play and all different classes/sub classes weapon choice affect how you will take on your enemies.

    Overall, Enjoyed the multiplayer when you just want to relax and take people on online, the online community have really made this game what it is, without them and the support from bungie I wouldnt pay it much. The draw backs is that there is no real story mode, and the missions keep coming back at you in the form of strikes, nightfalls, weekly heroics, etc...    … Expand
  77. redy2rumbl
    Dec 27, 2014
    0
    It was fun for about 30 minutes, then it became a cookie cutter... BORING! Then the Playstation network went down for and has been down now for 3 days now with no ETA on when it will come back up and I cannot play!
  78. lazatoy
    Dec 26, 2014
    4
    This game IS disappointing, and will always be thought of as disappointing, but why?
    The first obvious reason of because of the hype. Looking at this game a year on IGN's E3 page made it feel like I was geared to enjoy this game, but now looking back at that, I cry. I cry because destiny is a game that had epic potential... but WASTED it on a weak story, repetitive (at best) gameplay, and    This game IS disappointing, and will always be thought of as disappointing, but why?
    The first obvious reason of because of the hype. Looking at this game a year on IGN's E3 page made it feel like I was geared to enjoy this game, but now looking back at that, I cry. I cry because destiny is a game that had epic potential... but WASTED it on a weak story, repetitive (at best) gameplay, and Peter Dinklage opening doors for you and giving pointless monologues that serve no purpose other than to make you hate the loading screens. The story is filled with SO much holes it's not funny, and Activison is now using DLC as an excuse to fill the holes. But the worst problem is being forced to play with a network connection. For the past 2 days, the PSN has been hacked by a group of dumbass 12 year old kids known only as the 'lizard squad', and even when they're done with their DDoS attacks, SONY has to patch everything that went wrong. Search up '#PSN' on Google/twitter and see what I mean. This is especially sad because this means you can't play destiny if you wanted to. Don't blame Bungie for that, internet, the lizard squad did it.

    Overall, disappointing. Some missions are fun, yet still repetitive, and I've heard the dark below isn't doing all too well. Let's hope destiny 2 is good... if there even will BE a destiny 2.    … Expand
  79. SaintJames012
    Dec 26, 2014
    4
    Bungie's name is the only thing that carries this title. It's a horrible game that hopes you replay the game over and over and over and over again until you hit level 20. Prestige levels (21-30) do not correlate to skill, but rather luck, as light points that level you up beyond 20 are only in gear which is dropped randomly based on a random number generator. Levels are boring and the sameBungie's name is the only thing that carries this title. It's a horrible game that hopes you replay the game over and over and over and over again until you hit level 20. Prestige levels (21-30) do not correlate to skill, but rather luck, as light points that level you up beyond 20 are only in gear which is dropped randomly based on a random number generator. Levels are boring and the same with every single level the same "defend the floating robot for x amount of time" each and every time. Boss fights are a large machine gun/ grenade launcher enemy with a large amount of health and shields in a room with the 3 players. The story is not a story, and no real attempt to tell you any characters does not exist. Multiplay… Expand
  80. adrianomm91
    Dec 24, 2014
    1
    " Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? Insanity is doing the same **** thing over and over again, expecting **** to change."

    Confusing storyline (Actually there isn't one) Limited to online gameplay (No singleplayer offline) Repetitive Boring Guns don't sound like guns Is it just me or the enemies are what Bungie didn't use for Halo? Fallen = Covenant; Hive = Flood;    " Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? Insanity is doing the same **** thing over and over again, expecting **** to change."

    Confusing storyline (Actually there isn't one)
    Limited to online gameplay (No singleplayer offline)
    Repetitive
    Boring
    Guns don't sound like guns
    Is it just me or the enemies are what Bungie didn't use for Halo?
    Fallen = Covenant; Hive = Flood; Cabal = Hunters/Brutes; Vex = Forerunners

    Elites = Vandals; Hunter=Cabal; Grunts=Shanks+Dreg; Vex= Prometheans

    No disrespect with Halo franchise/fans. That is a great game!    … Expand
  81. rebweiser
    Dec 23, 2014
    1
    I was excited about this game since it came from Bungie. Low and behold, got it launch day. Played for 5 hours, and i thought there is nothing innovative about this game. Gave it more time. Played it for 25 hours still the same crap over and over again. All you do is kill a bunch of enemies then go to some location, kill another bunch and move on to the next level. This game is aI was excited about this game since it came from Bungie. Low and behold, got it launch day. Played for 5 hours, and i thought there is nothing innovative about this game. Gave it more time. Played it for 25 hours still the same crap over and over again. All you do is kill a bunch of enemies then go to some location, kill another bunch and move on to the next level. This game is a disappointment. I am so pissed to have paid full price for this game. The graphics are nice, the controls are responsive. But the rest from the story to the missions is so last gen. Dont believe the HYPE. This game has potentials but it seems they rushed it. Could have been a great game. COULDVE BEEN.… Expand
  82. gueli20
    Dec 21, 2014
    5
    I think they hype surrounding this game put my standards on a unfair highness, but c'mon. The story is crap. I like the idea of open world multiplier games such as this one, but everything is so repetitive. Disappointing to say the least.
  83. knutsi
    Dec 20, 2014
    4
    This is such a disapointment. No, worse, it's a trap. I loved Halo, and thought Bungie could pull off another great game. But, through the amazing graphics, music and great gunplay comes a very basic problem that makes all the good things null and void: repetitive gameplay. The same quest is given over and over again. Also, like so many others have pointed out, the storytelling is bad.This is such a disapointment. No, worse, it's a trap. I loved Halo, and thought Bungie could pull off another great game. But, through the amazing graphics, music and great gunplay comes a very basic problem that makes all the good things null and void: repetitive gameplay. The same quest is given over and over again. Also, like so many others have pointed out, the storytelling is bad. The premise is good, and I think it could have been a wonderful tale here, but it's told in such incoherent way and tiny pieces. It's just not a complete game. I suspect later add ons will make it better, but for a full game price, this is simply not good and very very bad value for money. Sorry.… Expand
  84. Mastodon
    Dec 20, 2014
    4
    This is one of those games that's only fun to play for the first 45 minutes or so. After that the single player campaign completely fails. Great shooter for multiplier - but it's still a FPS in a market that is pathetically over-saturated with FPS. I did not think Activision would take such a worn out route, at least not without a half decent storyline. My feeling is that this is a gameThis is one of those games that's only fun to play for the first 45 minutes or so. After that the single player campaign completely fails. Great shooter for multiplier - but it's still a FPS in a market that is pathetically over-saturated with FPS. I did not think Activision would take such a worn out route, at least not without a half decent storyline. My feeling is that this is a game for Halo fanboys and that's about it. Most others will not be impressed.… Expand
  85. Lyrch75
    Dec 19, 2014
    4
    Pros:
    Very good mechanics.
    Good graphics. Fun weapon designs. Enjoyable PvP Cons: The story is weak and poorly constructed. I hadn't played an FPS shooter in several years and was able to complete the main campaign in a week, only playing an hour or two after work. The DLC was done so poorly it makes you wonder if Bungie has anyone who has ever played a MMO style game left on    Pros:
    Very good mechanics.
    Good graphics.
    Fun weapon designs.
    Enjoyable PvP

    Cons:
    The story is weak and poorly constructed. I hadn't played an FPS shooter in several years and was able to complete the main campaign in a week, only playing an hour or two after work.
    The DLC was done so poorly it makes you wonder if Bungie has anyone who has ever played a MMO style game left on their staff.

    I would not recommend buying this game or its DLC's at full price.

    I am giving this game a 4/10 as the base chassis of this game still has a great deal of promise, if I were simply basing it on Bungie/Activision's behavior since launch, I would give it a 0.    … Expand
  86. andifoster
    Dec 18, 2014
    5
    I wanted to love Destiny. A game on PS4 made by Bungie. It should have been amazing. Yet the story is bland and the game in itself is repetitive. It plays well, but it doesn't feel responsive and at no point did I really feel involved in the game and I've ended up ditching in in favour of playing other things. The world is interesting enough, but they will have to put a lot of work inI wanted to love Destiny. A game on PS4 made by Bungie. It should have been amazing. Yet the story is bland and the game in itself is repetitive. It plays well, but it doesn't feel responsive and at no point did I really feel involved in the game and I've ended up ditching in in favour of playing other things. The world is interesting enough, but they will have to put a lot of work in before it becomes a game changer (and perhaps has the impact that it was meant to have). There is hope though - think back to the improvements between Assassins Creed 1 and 2.....… Expand
  87. silvein
    Dec 17, 2014
    3
    This is the biggest gaming disappointment I have ever experienced. I purchased a PS4 to play this game, I pre-ordered the digital guardian edition with the season pass so I could play it as soon as it came out.

    And all I got was this stupid grind.
  88. Raskol
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    Ok its a good game, but its a fad, its fun for a while, but then it doesent feel fun anymore, they want to emulate wow but they dont succed. Borderlands did it already. My grade reflects the moeny invested by Bobby Kotic, witch tbh I think he stole it.
  89. NotGaming
    Dec 15, 2014
    6
    Destiny seems like it's designed to see how little content a game can have and still keep players active, with endless grinding and slot-machine tactics.
  90. windbite
    Dec 13, 2014
    1
    Got the "Destiny" bundle PS4 because of all the hype and initial reviews. This is the lamest and most predictable game with bad user control. The story is boring and poorly done. To make matters worse, Activision is now wanting people to purchase expansion packs. Graphics are just okay, and sound is nothing special either. I'm bored and uninterested in this game. I plan on trading itGot the "Destiny" bundle PS4 because of all the hype and initial reviews. This is the lamest and most predictable game with bad user control. The story is boring and poorly done. To make matters worse, Activision is now wanting people to purchase expansion packs. Graphics are just okay, and sound is nothing special either. I'm bored and uninterested in this game. I plan on trading it in before others do!… Expand
  91. evilferret79
    Dec 13, 2014
    5
    Its easy to see what Bungie intended however after 100+hrs and the first DLC its clear Bungie are not in control. Its broken and lacks scope and is very sparse. This is not the Bungie who made so much content in the Halo games it had to be cut. This is a Bungie who have lost the blanket of exclusive dev to a boardroom design. The game itself is made up of tiny story levels and isIts easy to see what Bungie intended however after 100+hrs and the first DLC its clear Bungie are not in control. Its broken and lacks scope and is very sparse. This is not the Bungie who made so much content in the Halo games it had to be cut. This is a Bungie who have lost the blanket of exclusive dev to a boardroom design. The game itself is made up of tiny story levels and is over all too quickly and thats when the games main issue raises its ugly head. The daily grind which sucks the life out of you. You spend a few hours doing your daily bountys and the daily mission, you hit the vanguard mark cap on the first day and then you spend the rest of the week just wishing for the weekly reset.

    Its too easy to give this game a high score if it is based upon a quick playthrough but it doesnt deserve to much of a negative review as it is a game that works and you will want to beat it. However i dont think the boardroom realised how much and how fast the players were going to chew up and spit out what they deemed should be enough and have placed this "protentially amazing" franchise in a seriously dangerious place with their core market.

    Can be fixed but has it been killed off already by tightfisted business?    … Expand
  92. Thebeast1453
    Dec 12, 2014
    1
    Terrible. I preordered the game and it's just been the same thing since the first day. Promised open world MMORPG. I got watered down, I mean with a lot of water, pathetic attempt at that. Yeah there is a story, for the first 5 min the rest is filler. There has never been a game that was such a blatant lie as this piece of garbage. Save the sixty bucks and get a true MMORPG or just getTerrible. I preordered the game and it's just been the same thing since the first day. Promised open world MMORPG. I got watered down, I mean with a lot of water, pathetic attempt at that. Yeah there is a story, for the first 5 min the rest is filler. There has never been a game that was such a blatant lie as this piece of garbage. Save the sixty bucks and get a true MMORPG or just get GTA. that is a a game worth getting not this insult to Gamers everywhere.… Expand
  93. HeyGuys
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    Terrible game, no content whatsoever just a repetitive grind planning to sell dlc for ever. Everytime you accomplish a goal, they just add new things in for you to grind your way to.
  94. thovader
    Dec 11, 2014
    7
    In my opinion the game isn’t as bad as many say. In fact I’ve spent around 50 hours with it and had really fun and great moments before I stopped playing!
    Destiny is by far not as good as promised by the developer and publisher but in my opinion 30-50 hours of fun and entertaining gaming is worth 60 €. Even if I never ever play Destiny again, it was time well spent.
    I’m not gonna go    In my opinion the game isn’t as bad as many say. In fact I’ve spent around 50 hours with it and had really fun and great moments before I stopped playing!
    Destiny is by far not as good as promised by the developer and publisher but in my opinion 30-50 hours of fun and entertaining gaming is worth 60 €. Even if I never ever play Destiny again, it was time well spent.

    I’m not gonna go into all the pros and cons since they can be found in any other review. I just quickly wanna tell you guys why Destiny isn’t better than a 7 out of 10 for me.

    The major reason is its lack of content and things to do, thus resulting in a mindless grind, sooner or later.
    There practically isn’t any story to be found, so we can forget that part.
    The few strikes that are available are a blast to play, but there are just five of them. Pretty quickly you get tired of them... which removes them from the to-do list, too.
    I personally hate PvP, so this feature got removed from my to-do list right from the start. But I heard that the PvP is supposed to be quite good... again, for a while.
    My biggest disappointment was the raid. I’ve waited so long to be finally able to actually get into the Vault of Glass (name of the raid) just to find out that it’s plain boring. Please remember, this is my personal opinion. Lots of people love the raid but for me it marked the beginning of the end for me and Destiny.

    It’s such a shame since the gameplay and the shooting mechanics are so much fun. The graphics are awesome too and the sound and music could hardly be better.
    But all this counts for nothing if there’s nothing to do except to do the same strike, mission, raid over and over and over again… tedious and boring.

    Out of protest I’m not gonna buy the expansions since their value is questionable at best… again, in my opinion. Perhaps I pick up Destiny in the future again but at the moment I have no desire whatsoever to continue the mindless grind.    … Expand
  95. Neo-nine
    Dec 11, 2014
    3
    beautifully bland... lacks any kind of real content, the only reason i played so much (200 hours) was the hope that more was going to be added...i was wrong.. could have been amazing, but its really dull devoid of any real character, the shooting is great although the enemies never really change. the missions are a total rehash of each other. the enemies are really really dull. utterly,beautifully bland... lacks any kind of real content, the only reason i played so much (200 hours) was the hope that more was going to be added...i was wrong.. could have been amazing, but its really dull devoid of any real character, the shooting is great although the enemies never really change. the missions are a total rehash of each other. the enemies are really really dull. utterly, utterly, utterly disappointing, even more disapointing that developers are treating gamers like fools. disgusting.
    no reason to explore as there is nothing to find. Everyone i know that owns destiny have traded it in already or just plain discarded it, the ones that have prepaid the expansion will be shortly.

    I was also stupid enough to buy the 'expansion' on preorder..what a sick joke, stuff that is already on the disc. no new enemies, i would like a refund.the destiny disc is the most expensive tea coaster ive ever bought.
    I cant believe there is talk of a sequel when this is so unfinished.    … Expand
  96. Toophat82
    Dec 10, 2014
    5
    The reason behind me giving the game half a ten since that's exactly what I got half a game. It's basically a multiplayer only game at the end of the day. Which for some this might fun and even ok if your looking for a multiplayer shooter that's basically repetive and a pointless grind fest with no story to follow or look forward too after your through grinding. Honestly though what's notThe reason behind me giving the game half a ten since that's exactly what I got half a game. It's basically a multiplayer only game at the end of the day. Which for some this might fun and even ok if your looking for a multiplayer shooter that's basically repetive and a pointless grind fest with no story to follow or look forward too after your through grinding. Honestly though what's not ok is that it was promised and advertised by the developers to be a lot more and including of which to having a story and not being like Titanfall yet it failed to have pretty much very little if any and even to none at some points as well as ending up being pretty much another Titanfall in terms of its single player campaign, promises that were made, and the hype it also got but in the end failed as well. In fact one can say destiny fails on almost every level as far as being a full game and at having any of the strengths of of an MMO, Fact is even MMOs have a lot more storyline and lore to them then this game does which is sad because normally it's the other way around when comparing regular AAA titles to MMOs. Thers to much wrong in this game to even bother and I will say that because of titles recently like Destiny and Titanfall I will never buy a collectors edtion and season pass on top of that on DAY ONE since nowadays you never know if your even gonna get a full game or just ahalf a game that is basically just multiplayer mode that's designed to just grab more money from online players and nothing else.… Expand
  97. 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
  98. ChazeMan
    Dec 10, 2014
    8
    Let me start off by saying that I understand why some people are disappointed. But, while Destiny may seem lackluster in some regards, that is far from the truth.

    Destiny is, at it's core, is a very gameplay driven experience. Any one who played the Halo trilogy will probably understand the genius of the subtle AI variety between different types of enemies, and the extremely polished    Let me start off by saying that I understand why some people are disappointed. But, while Destiny may seem lackluster in some regards, that is far from the truth.

    Destiny is, at it's core, is a very gameplay driven experience. Any one who played the Halo trilogy will probably understand the genius of the subtle AI variety between different types of enemies, and the extremely polished shooting and movement mechanics that have been implemented here. The gameplay has elements like these that, to the uncritical eye, may seem "dull" or "boring", but upon further examination have an immense amount of thought put into them. As well, the game has a surprisingly robust RPG character management layered in. On top of this, the fact that your guardian perfectly fits into a multiplayer arena, that at launch seems to have very little balancing issues, is an astonishing feat of game making that only a studio like Bungie or Rockstar could pull off. So, what about the story?

    Well, A wouldn't even say that Destiny has a "Narrative" per say. It's more of an layered back story and current world state that you are dropped into. If you are looking for something like what Halo or Bioshock brings to the table story-wise, look elsewhere because that is not what is being offered here. Like I said earlier, this is a gameplay driven experience, like Counterstrike, or Pac Man. But unlike those titles, Destiny puts one of the most exhilarating coats of paint I have ever seen in my 15 years of gaming on top of this core experience.

    The presentation. Wow, just wow. The atmosphere, the immersion, the sound, just about everything presentation wise is nothing short of brilliant. Never have I been pulled into a console game this much just due to how it presents itself. The rustic wasteland of Old Russia, the creepy baroness of the moon, the wide open dunes of mars, and a handful of other locales all look (and play) very uniquely. Not to mention the incredibly varied ambiance that exists in each area (props to the audio team). It is a combination of the gorgeous visuals and deeply layered sound design that really transcend all the other elements of the game. And obviously Marty O'Donnell can not be overlooked here, he delivers as usual with a soundtrack that is both atmospheric and energetic. Never has a game that is so gameplay driven, given me this much incentive to stop and smell the roses.

    I hope I have gotten my point across: It is the subtle things that Bungie delivers in droves with Destiny. So take your time with this game, enjoy the environments and the lore which drip with atmosphere, because Bungie has managed to create a very rich experience without the shackles of a typical narrative. You make your own story, so have a little imagination and appreciate the world that is Destiny. Any one who loves playing games, and who truly appreciates the craft of game making, should buy Destiny in a heartbeat. It is reminiscent of Halo: Combat Evolved in how simple, yet complex it can be. On the surface, it is amazing fun to just shoot aliens in the face with big guns, but underneath that surface, a truly interesting and intriguing universe exists, begging to be explored. I honestly believe that this game is a masterpiece, and I expect very high critical praise once the reviews start rolling in. Props to Bungie and everyone involved in the project.    … Expand
  99. 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.
  100. gamer5846
    Dec 9, 2014
    0
    This is the worst game I have ever played, don't buy this junk. This DLC adds hardly any content, all Bungie has done is raised the max light level to force its players to keep grinding over and over for little reward. And for all those loyal players who maxed out their exotics, Bungie decides to make their guns into a piece of junk, and force them to do it all over again if you want it toThis is the worst game I have ever played, don't buy this junk. This DLC adds hardly any content, all Bungie has done is raised the max light level to force its players to keep grinding over and over for little reward. And for all those loyal players who maxed out their exotics, Bungie decides to make their guns into a piece of junk, and force them to do it all over again if you want it to be any good. And most importantly the game is no fun. Everyone I know is just grinding to unlock more pointless loot.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 95
  3. Negative: 1 out of 95
  1. RPGamer
    Nov 25, 2014
    70
    Although Destiny isn't the brilliant start to a franchise that many had hoped for, it's a great game for those who can push through its flaws and enjoy the ride.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Nov 5, 2014
    80
    What is most amazing of all is that despite its litany of weird little problems, Destiny is fantastic, its combat up there with the very best, the thrilling rhythm of its battles still not fading the 30th time through, and it has no single systemic problem that is not fixable. [Dec 2014, p.106]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 25, 2014
    89
    Destiny is a flawed but still extremely fun first person shooter. While the Destiny universe itself seems intriguing, the storyline is told in such an incoherent manner that it's hard not to be turned off by all the technobabble. Fortunately the co-op shooter mechanics are absolutely perfect. The loot system can be maddening, but in a way it adds to the game's addictiveness. [Oct 2014]
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