Destiny

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  1. cheopulin
    Jul 4, 2016
    8
    Buenos gráficos,excelentes jefes finales, buen diseño de arte y adecuada duración. Ingenioso aunque se hace repetitivo y la historia no esta bien contada. La jugabilidad es cumplidora.
  2. Joe614
    Jun 20, 2016
    6
    First and foremost, it is one of the best shooters I have played in my life. The game-play mechanics are amazing. Everything seems to flow well when it comes down to the shooter aspects. Even though the game-play mechanics are amazing, the game lacks in story and content.
  3. crstig
    May 31, 2016
    10
    Quite frankly my favourite game of all time. Love everything about it. Never get's boring, and just when you think you might be tired of it something new comes along, and the multi-player strikes are endlessly entertaining.
  4. ULTRA_MARIO_10
    May 30, 2016
    6
    With the multiplayer, it's a good game but really the fact that you need PSN to play offline is just pure stupidity, especially with the random pointless updates.

    Also, the missions are repetitive the same thing happens but in a different background. You need to kill some aliens (whatever the hell the enemies in the game are.) and get to a ship and that's it. The story is ok I    With the multiplayer, it's a good game but really the fact that you need PSN to play offline is just pure stupidity, especially with the random pointless updates.

    Also, the missions are repetitive the same thing happens but in a different background.

    You need to kill some aliens (whatever the hell the enemies in the game are.) and get to a ship and that's it.

    The story is ok I suppose but barely.

    The presentation is also ok.

    This game still has positives though,

    +Like the online obviously

    +The character customization

    +Some nice cutscenes

    +Interesting backgrounds.

    But the game still disappoints for a game that uses 'Next generation first person shooter' as a slogan.    … Expand
  5. Ironwill
    May 24, 2016
    10
    just the gameplay is awesome there's nothing like it in other FPS games .. and when I play another games I expect to experience something like destiny
  6. stoner311
    May 11, 2016
    0
    Destiny is hands down the worst game I've ever played. I deleted the game off my PS4 within a couple weeks of purchase and sent an email to Activision demanding my money back (they never responded). I was so outraged by being scammed by the marketing of this game I genuinely wanted to drive over to Blizzard/Activision offices and throw a rock through their window. The reason for all ofDestiny is hands down the worst game I've ever played. I deleted the game off my PS4 within a couple weeks of purchase and sent an email to Activision demanding my money back (they never responded). I was so outraged by being scammed by the marketing of this game I genuinely wanted to drive over to Blizzard/Activision offices and throw a rock through their window. The reason for all of this is simple. I paid $60 for a game that I beat in 9 hours and was left with nothing to do end game except running the same boring quests over and over again or jumping into PVP. PVP was extremely lopsided in favor of particular classes and particular weapons with no genuine healing class. The game was marketed as a sci-fi World Of Warcraft shooter with an "immersive" world to explore and rich story lines. In the year running up to the release of the game numerous articles and advertisements bombarded the pages of Game Informer and other PC gaming mags telling consumers how incredible this game was going to be. What a lie. Learned an important lesson from Destiny "Buyer Beware!"… Expand
  7. DominoClub
    May 7, 2016
    0
    This is a awful game. don't play it. it has barely any substance and the RNG ( random number generator ) is terrible. you have to grind for days to get the equipment you want and the there should be better matchmaking, especially for MMO's like this. the entire game is horrible garbage. don't buy it. EVER!
  8. Nednerb
    May 6, 2016
    5
    Destiny, set in our solar system, is a futuristic science fiction era. Where humans discovered a powerful entity and used its technology giving humans the ability to perform interplanetary travel. This dream was short lived and the solar system was met with a catastrophic event. Enter the guardians set to protect what's left. The whole idea of visiting other planets in our solar systemDestiny, set in our solar system, is a futuristic science fiction era. Where humans discovered a powerful entity and used its technology giving humans the ability to perform interplanetary travel. This dream was short lived and the solar system was met with a catastrophic event. Enter the guardians set to protect what's left. The whole idea of visiting other planets in our solar system was an awesome concept and for its time the graphics picturing how these worlds would look were very detailed. But that is how far Destiny travels. The game's story line is weak and repetitive. End game is a major short fall. One of the biggest issues with the game is lack of matchmaking, a huge problem in a game that requires multiple players to beat certain missions. In one year the developers announced a sequel which really flattens the idea of this game being classed as a true MMORPG. The multiplayer is average, not great but really not that bad. Overall the game was a disappointment and even with recent patches and DLC's Destiny constantly comes undone with the lack of end game content. For the trophy hunters, the game is relatively easy to platinum with the exception of one trophy "Flawless Raider". This trophy requires a group of highly skilled players to not die a single time in a raid. Although there are guides available dependent on your own skill and abilities where you can obtain this trophy by yourself.… Expand
  9. LoveeLand
    Apr 23, 2016
    4
    Destiny was hyped up to be the next great thing in the gaming world. It disappointed on almost every front. First off I will say that the idea and direction they were going in was great in my opinion. The whole concept of the plot was new and invigorating, however the game simply did not deliver the world to gamers in a great way. The opening intro gets you very excited for theDestiny was hyped up to be the next great thing in the gaming world. It disappointed on almost every front. First off I will say that the idea and direction they were going in was great in my opinion. The whole concept of the plot was new and invigorating, however the game simply did not deliver the world to gamers in a great way. The opening intro gets you very excited for the possibilities in the game, but then a few hours into it you realize there is hardly a story to the game. Rather there is just an overall goal: Protect the "city" that you never actually go to, but just get to see from the top of the game's social hub "The Tower." You don't even understand what your are truly protecting, and the story offers no interesting elements or twists to spice the game up. The good news is that you quickly learn it isn't the story that you play the game for. The game while advertised as a shared open world shooter and an RPG, is also in many ways an MMO, as it includes large, comprehensive raids and strikes. You can only do them once a week if you hope to get a reward however, leaving players waiting until the Tuesday "weekly reset" to do anything productive. The base game is very dry and has no depth whatsoever. The only good aspect of it is the only raid offered in the game pre add on: The Vault of Glass. It is incredibly fun, and difficult, and requires great teamwork to complete. The rest of the game however lacks in enjoyment. The multiplayer is fun if you are a Hunter with an exotic hand cannon, as Bungie has a hard time creating any balance at all without making all the weapons completely terrible. Same goes for the class specific "supers" as hunters dominated the scene with their offensive oriented supers. The DLCs have plenty of content, however that comes with a high price and little of the content in the first expansion Crota's End" was any good. The raid was a significant downgrade, as most of it could be BSed and was not complex or unique in any way. The House of Wolves brought in Prison of Elders where you fought hordes of enemies at a time plus a boss in the end in an effort to obtain terrible looking armor and useless weapons. The Trials of Osiris however were absolutely great. Every weekend this incredibly fun, challenging multiplayer mode allowed for a great competitive feature that rewarded great play with beautiful weapons and armor that you could actually use. The game is based around grinding out certain modes to obtain weapons in a random drop reward system. Meaning you do the same thing over and over every week to get a pistol. You put a lot of hours into this game, and when your character finally is a maxed out super soldier Bungie decides to release a DLC called The Taken King which makes all the things you've obtained absolutely worthless and makes everyone start from scratch. Now after this I stopped playing out of frustration so I cannot give an educated review of King's Fall. However I would caution people from playing this game as it is simply repetitive, shallow, storyless, and vanilla and offers no value, not even the graphics are impressive.… Expand
  10. Hectik
    Apr 19, 2016
    6
    Have all Expansions 3 characters level 40 with roughly 310 light each. Currently still playing only with close friends.

    After 2 years of playing I've decided to review this game. Broke it down to different parts to make it easier. First Person Shooter Aspect Can't complain, it was done well. Coming from a series that spawned Halo, you know that the shooter aspect was going to    Have all Expansions 3 characters level 40 with roughly 310 light each. Currently still playing only with close friends.

    After 2 years of playing I've decided to review this game. Broke it down to different parts to make it easier.

    First Person Shooter Aspect

    Can't complain, it was done well. Coming from a series that spawned Halo, you know that the shooter aspect was going to be good. The controls are really responsive and give you the option to tweak the aiming speed etc. The balancing of weapons, well its a double edge sword because people will have different opinions and complaints on why their favourite gun has been nerfed and the gun they use least is OP. All I can say that it's a plus that Bungie have regular updates and monitor the usage of each gun and make changes if need be.

    RPG Aspect

    Character creation is meh. 3 different species Human, Robot or Ascended Human. No difference between them apart from the type of dance emote they do. Could of gave them species perks to adapt to the players playstyle Eg. Elder Scrolls. The classes IMO are good, adopting the Hunter (ThiefRogue/DPS), Titan (Tank/Defence Support) and Warlock (Mage/Heals/Support). After the Taken King they employed another Class type to interchange them especially giving the Hunter a much needed support special.

    After the Taken King Expansion, they've finally got the levelling correct. Getting good gear is still a big, long grind. The rewards on Crucible are still pathetic where 1st gets the **** gear compared to last. My friends joke around saying to play well but not come first to get good loot.

    Replayability

    I'm still playing it whenever a new update comes in. A lot of players gave up on it, which I can understand. But I have a close knit of gamer friends who play just for fun as the Co Op in this game especially the Raids are second to none...apart from guess what?...the loot drops : ( (endless grinding!!!). Don't have any friends to game with? Look around for Clans, there are lots to choose from and most are very helpful.

    Overall, a 6 praising the shooter component, the gear (even though its a grind to collect), Co Op and PvP. regular updates and events (the Sparrow Racing Event was a good change). I don't really play it anymore, but will jump on when my friends are on. That 10 year plan they have for this game...I don't think so.

    - 1 To most story missions that have been recycled over and over
    - 1 To the endless grind of loot (they should take pointers from Division and Borderlands)
    - 2 To the reward system on Crucible (PvP)    … Expand
  11. tyago20
    Apr 15, 2016
    7
    Destiny, el destino no esta de tu parte muchos millones para tan corta historia, los muchos cambios que se han hecho algo juego demuestra las debilidades del juego, normalmente en pvp la mayoría de jugadores juegan con no mas de 10 armas entre toda su variedad, pero no todo es malo. Es buen shooter se hace entretenido cuando empiezas a jugar pero a medida que avanzas te das cuenta queDestiny, el destino no esta de tu parte muchos millones para tan corta historia, los muchos cambios que se han hecho algo juego demuestra las debilidades del juego, normalmente en pvp la mayoría de jugadores juegan con no mas de 10 armas entre toda su variedad, pero no todo es malo. Es buen shooter se hace entretenido cuando empiezas a jugar pero a medida que avanzas te das cuenta que tienes que volver a repetir x veces la misma secuencia para poder conseguir equipamiento mejor. buenos graficos y un pvp que a veces se hace apasionante y estratégico.… Expand
  12. lamashu
    Apr 15, 2016
    8
    Buen shooter, fresco en el sentido de las mecanicas jugables como lo son los poderes utilizables y el manejar vehiculos, la combinacion de elementos fantasticos y futuristas, buena banda sonora (a veces incluso epica), los enemigos bastante originales en su aspecto. Por otro lado no dan ganas de subir mas del nivel 25 0 26, a partir de ahi se vuelve muy repetitivo ya que te das cuenta queBuen shooter, fresco en el sentido de las mecanicas jugables como lo son los poderes utilizables y el manejar vehiculos, la combinacion de elementos fantasticos y futuristas, buena banda sonora (a veces incluso epica), los enemigos bastante originales en su aspecto. Por otro lado no dan ganas de subir mas del nivel 25 0 26, a partir de ahi se vuelve muy repetitivo ya que te das cuenta que solo es dispara luces de colores a mansalva contra enemigos, y la dificultad solo consiste en que los disparos enemigos generen mas daño. Se nota la influencia de Halo (lo cual es bueno) y por eso atrea un poco, pero definitivamente no sobrevive al Hype. Fresco para lo que el genero shooter permite.… Expand
  13. Jano22
    Apr 14, 2016
    10
    ostias chaval juegazo coño!! muy rikin, las graficas molan es un juego epico chaval,estas mongolin acaso que no lo juegas? flipante!
    juego del año loco juego del año amumi
  14. yamemeyugi
    Apr 13, 2016
    4
    Solid shooting mechanics can't mask the complete lack of depth or variety that mar Destiny's quests and gameplay. The constant use and abuse of the games player base by Bungie and Activision is frankly distressing to see, and I hope this does not become the standard for video games in the future. DLC and Expansions effectively invalidating existing weaponry (which has been altered with aSolid shooting mechanics can't mask the complete lack of depth or variety that mar Destiny's quests and gameplay. The constant use and abuse of the games player base by Bungie and Activision is frankly distressing to see, and I hope this does not become the standard for video games in the future. DLC and Expansions effectively invalidating existing weaponry (which has been altered with a lazy fix) and content as well as a stream of new content that adds little in the way of story or gameplay development makes Destiny an experience that is not only overwhelmingly tedious, but also puts a major dent in your wallet if you wish to continue playing the game. Questlines are repetitive and dull, whilst weapons feel like fairly generic Bungie sci-fi fare. Nothing in this game offers anything in the way of inventive design.

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

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

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

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

    All in all, Destiny is an unintelligent, repetitive mess of a game, with solid shooting and pretty graphics being the only redeeming features of this shallow exercise in boredom. Over-hyped but ultimately sub-standard, steer clear if you value your time.    … Expand
  15. Sonier4eva
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    Its not funny when its againts you or not?,you should do a better thing to do,im only do it for the thousands of counts that only live one day to **** with other games that they never play and for make the web creators think better forms to prevent that kind of thing,maybe im only one when some of you have been do this **** for years creating accounts and accounts to **** with the peopleIts not funny when its againts you or not?,you should do a better thing to do,im only do it for the thousands of counts that only live one day to **** with other games that they never play and for make the web creators think better forms to prevent that kind of thing,maybe im only one when some of you have been do this **** for years creating accounts and accounts to **** with the people impresions,this is also a way of see how weak is our real curiosity and pasion for games to make a game as great as a number in a web page,im not going to do this more than your comunity i sure,be happy with games,sometimes you like some features or styles of gameplays more thant other but enterprise´s are not paying you for do this ****… Expand
  16. mikehettfield
    Apr 12, 2016
    0
    blue alien women? no thank you, this is not an rpg, this has nothing new for the industry, its so expensive to play, and there's no content, don't buy this **** even if you like halo
  17. theseakapt
    Apr 1, 2016
    0
    RNG on top of RNG on top of RNG on top of RNG. PvP is ridiculous with lag. 5 shots to the head, all five hits showed up as a hit and do zero damage? Garbage game, waste of money even on sale.
  18. Mogli_Puff
    Mar 28, 2016
    8
    This game had a slightly rough start. Ignore any reviews published within the first couple weeks of release, they were made without ever even giving Bungie a chance to update and fix issues. Not to mention, I've noticed how nearly all negative reviews come from people who never even played long enough to try a raid. What a shame, you should only ever review a game when you have actuallyThis game had a slightly rough start. Ignore any reviews published within the first couple weeks of release, they were made without ever even giving Bungie a chance to update and fix issues. Not to mention, I've noticed how nearly all negative reviews come from people who never even played long enough to try a raid. What a shame, you should only ever review a game when you have actually finished it. And that means beating the Vault of glass. The raid is very fun, and Destiny is a great cooperative experience. Unfortunately, at launch it wasn't available yet, much like today's hottest game, the Division. The reason this game only gets an 8 is the lack of story, and the long wait times recently between meaningful content. I find it unfortunate the old raids are currently fazed out. Otherwise, addicting and fun!!!… Expand
  19. GamingPoptartTV
    Mar 27, 2016
    7
    Im not gonna talk about this games down-sides cause it seems enough people are doing that for me. So Im gonna cut through the bull**it and tell you that its a grindy loot game with addicting traits to it, but thats it. Lack luster story with half of all the good stuff on google. Hope you enjoy Destiny.
  20. Jimi360
    Mar 24, 2016
    5
    What happened to this game? How can the most hyped game for years, end up to be nothing more than completely average? It's half a game, nothing more.

    The first person shooter mechanics are admittedly solid, and will feel instantly familiar to Halo or old Call of Duty players, so credit where credit is due. Post-update, the looting system is much more generous than it was, and that    What happened to this game? How can the most hyped game for years, end up to be nothing more than completely average? It's half a game, nothing more.

    The first person shooter mechanics are admittedly solid, and will feel instantly familiar to Halo or old Call of Duty players, so credit where credit is due. Post-update, the looting system is much more generous than it was, and that feeling when you find a legendary weapon or piece of armour is something you will want to experience.

    However, the content in this release of Destiny is laughable, and the fact that Bungie and Activision will try to justify this with a season pass is a very worrying aspect for future big releases. Horrendous voice acting by that one from Game of Thrones does not help this game's cause either, even he sounds bored.

    This could have been an even lower score if the Vault of Glass wasn't so enjoyable, but the fact that you can't matchmake for it and MUST gather a group of 6 is quite bizarre. 5 is an average and disappointing score, for an average and disappointing game.    … Expand
  21. WackoDaSniper
    Mar 22, 2016
    8
    I've had lots of fun with friends on this game since launch. All the grinding and quests, it really was fun. It certainly hasn't been the perfect game but it's been something that a game has never been before.
  22. Crizzle
    Mar 15, 2016
    0
    Bunjie at their worst, such a shame after a good Halo series. Unfortunately a cash cow game. Worst game i can think of, with DLC thats over priced and overwrites previous effort and time.
  23. ruxpe123
    Mar 15, 2016
    1
    This is the first game i have wanted to burn the disk and write hate mail to Bungie. very glitchy, the grind is bad , and the struggle is real. thank god i did not buy the taken king. fool me once but not twice. Bungie for the love of God please do not make any more games, it is cruel and unusual punishment.
  24. Basquilly
    Mar 14, 2016
    8
    Destiny's online multiplayer lives up to it's unofficial predecessor Halo. I haven't had as much fun online in an FPS since Halo 3. However, it does not live up to Halo 3 in all areas. It's lacklustre campaign left me feeling as though they had spent too much time on the multiplayer and not enough on the single player. The concept of destiny is great in principal, but unfortunately it isDestiny's online multiplayer lives up to it's unofficial predecessor Halo. I haven't had as much fun online in an FPS since Halo 3. However, it does not live up to Halo 3 in all areas. It's lacklustre campaign left me feeling as though they had spent too much time on the multiplayer and not enough on the single player. The concept of destiny is great in principal, but unfortunately it is not executed as well as it could have been. Despite this I got hours of fun out of the multiplayer. I have not invested in the expansion as of yet but perhaps they do something to add some depth to the game.… Expand
  25. Hamar
    Mar 14, 2016
    8
    To be perfectly honest before reading this, i am very close with somebody who works at Bungie. That being said Destiny is a bad game. I gave it an 8 though because it has real potential. When i look at destiny i see a game butchered, that could have been spectacular. The game as it stands is OK. But i write this review saying that you shouldn't give up hope. Destiny can be a great game andTo be perfectly honest before reading this, i am very close with somebody who works at Bungie. That being said Destiny is a bad game. I gave it an 8 though because it has real potential. When i look at destiny i see a game butchered, that could have been spectacular. The game as it stands is OK. But i write this review saying that you shouldn't give up hope. Destiny can be a great game and a game worth investing in. I realize alot of people have lost interest, but i would suggest to new players, give it a chance at the next DLC and to old players who left i would say. At the very least pick up destiny 2.
    Pros-
    Its a fun multiplayer experience
    Awesome Sci Fi shooter
    Awesome co-op shooter
    Great story...(dont hurt me... its there... just not in the game)
    Cons-
    Limited activities to do
    Scarce DLC
    Soundeffects could use work
    broken mechanics (some subclasses are just blatently more broken)
    binding functionality
    Just to elaborate on 2 of those
    Pro- Great Story- A lot of people would give me a lot of hate for saying this but i have to disagree because I think it goes deeper than that. Sure, if you play through the game the story is pretty bad, but i see potential in it. For what it was going to be as well as what it could be. I'm more trying to convince you that this game has potential for the future than quality now.
    Con- Binding Functionality- The end game content of destiny are called raids for the newbies out there. In these raids you're probably at some point going to use LFG to find our fill slots in your raid team. Whether these people accept you or not is entirely dependent on whether or not you have certain guns that aren't truly necessary but make the raid easier. This is my personal least favorite con, not just because elitism is bunk, but because they're a little right, the guns are not just the best option, they're almost the only option. I just wish the raids let you be your own kind of guardian. I just want to carry a trusty shotgun everywhere.
    That is all i hope I have instilled a little hope in the probably no one who will read this.    … Expand
  26. vballguy777
    Mar 14, 2016
    2
    A beautiful exciting and mechanically fun shooter on the surface, but a shallow, unrewarding, and dull game a few hours in. This game has been destroyed from it's original concept into a weak grind-fest for unrewarding nerfed weapons in a multiplayer that inherently cannot ever be balanced into a competitive scene. Which would be fine except they keep ruining the game to try and force theA beautiful exciting and mechanically fun shooter on the surface, but a shallow, unrewarding, and dull game a few hours in. This game has been destroyed from it's original concept into a weak grind-fest for unrewarding nerfed weapons in a multiplayer that inherently cannot ever be balanced into a competitive scene. Which would be fine except they keep ruining the game to try and force the multiplayer to be competitive and balanced. There is almost no content in this game. You will replay the same 6 hours of missions until you want to vomit. At every single turn the game halts your progress with artificial gameplay extensions like limits on money, incredibly low drop rates for everything, and requiring ridiculously high amounts of resources for upgrades. This game takes many MMO RPG elements and puts them in a 1st person shooter, but doesn't even do the bare minimum of the required small things like, party finder, raid groups control, a competent way to pick where to start when people have started on the raid already, and the same goes for strikes also. There is no real teamwork besides don't die, there are no clever mechanics besides shoot the damage sponge, (unless you do the raid but like I said good luck even getting 5 other players that are at your skill level), level design is just wave defense non-stop. There are no real customization or re-customization options. No trading, no real path to earning specific gear it's all random, outdated engine, connection issues, no story, full of microtransactions, not to mention they ripped content out of the game to sell it back to us for twice the price so a game that was at one point complete and full was $60 and now is chopped up and nonsensical and costs $120. What a shame for a game that I hoped would be amazing but now is deleted off my hard drive.… Expand
  27. Dsb87
    Mar 10, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me preface this all by saying I love the grind and generally don't care for FPS games as I'm only decent, not stellar at them.
    For people that are on the fence and thinking about getting into this game as I was a month ago do not waste the money but more importantly the time. This is my first review I've ever written and I'm 29, thats how strongly I felt about this game. The amount of time required to get any of the good stuff in the game is truly prodigious. Its the same stuff over and over and even with the fix of the massive loot drop system problems, which seemed either amateur-ish or ill intended, you get the same terrible things over and over and over. Rare engrams drop a common item 98% of the time, which really drives home the point that I'm wasting my time playing.
    DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYBODY who tells you its possible to beat this game and its various challenges, or raids without a strike-team of 6, which do not provide matchmaking. I got to a light level of 291 and I still wasn't able to beat a mission that had a light level requirement of 260 that not even a friend of mine with a light level 305 and I put together could beat. All that effort would be for 5 motes of light, an item you get in lieu of xp at certain level cap, hooray.
    Theres a tacked on collectibles sidequest component during strike and raid missions so being a jerk and running off is a requirement in this game, thumbs down.
    The behavioral RNG thing is a factor here as well. Translation, this game requires an addictive personality to enjoy and continue playing. That's not a good thing.

    People who say the graphics are great must require glasses. The lighting effects and amount of things moving around in the environment are the only thing remotely next-gen about this game. The clouds are ridiculously off theme and seems like they don't belong. Otherwise lots of loading between areas, wow; tons and tons of clipping(I have a ps4, which has the good frame rate of the systems), but sound is nice...
    The derth of content means you realize the game's limitations in one hour of play. Running around and shooting stuff in the head is awesome and fun for a few days but since theres not much of a story at all with a ton of questions and lots and lots of things vaguely referenced and never fleshed out, the compulsive addicting aspect becomes requisite almost immediately.
    PVP is also a requirement of the game of the game to get decent gear, no matter what I'm not ever gonna beat the 12 year olds who don't do sports or activities and thus have a ton of free time. My 30 some year old friend has played countless hours and again, has a light level only 15 or so above my own.
    All in all this is completely in my humble opinion of course. What do I know but what I like and what I absolutely abhor. Obviously Destiny and all of its terrible offspring are in the latter category and should be drowned in public to the worldwide cheers of spectators that have tuned in for the demise and eventual fading of the memory of Destiny    … Expand
  28. phoeniix23
    Mar 9, 2016
    10
    I've always been a single player gamer (RPGs, FPS, Adventure). Witcher 1-3, Mass Effects, Bioshocks, Dragon Age, Elder Scrolls, Monkey Island series, Grim Fandango, Last of Us, Uncharted etc have been my type of games. Then I tried Destiny which came with my PS4 bundle. At first I felt that it was underwhelming and incoherent as I was expecting a single player type epic story with tightI've always been a single player gamer (RPGs, FPS, Adventure). Witcher 1-3, Mass Effects, Bioshocks, Dragon Age, Elder Scrolls, Monkey Island series, Grim Fandango, Last of Us, Uncharted etc have been my type of games. Then I tried Destiny which came with my PS4 bundle. At first I felt that it was underwhelming and incoherent as I was expecting a single player type epic story with tight narrative. I gave up on it but went back to it couple months after completing all my backlog games. And 2nd time round, i gave it a chance and made sure i committed a good number of hrs to it. And boy did i have FUN! This game is perfect for me, a working married adult with limited time for extended game sessions. This game made me reminisce of those childhood days where i gamed for fun! The last few games i finished felt like a chore, like a checklist of things to complete. It's refreshing to play a game and not having to keep up with an epic storyline and just de-stress and shoot some stuff. I mean i love games with great plot, characters and direction, but i guess ive been playing too much of those games and sometimes after a long day of work, i just wanna relax and unwind.

    Destiny's shooting is perfect for consoles. Never did i feel like i wish i had a mouse and keyboard which was my main gripe with playing FPS on console (just switched to PS4 from a gaming laptop which died on me). Each weapon type feels distinct and has advantages in different situations. I love the weapon designs and just collecting Exotics and Legendaries. Looting is fun (Diablo 1-3 took up 20% of my life!) but the shooting and completing challenging missions are the essence of the Destiny experience. Especially when u play co-op with either auto matchmaking or finding people on forums to team up with. To me the Exotic or Legendary loot i get at the end is just a bonus. The euphoria of overcoming a particular tough challenge with a bunch of pple is intoxicating. And i like it that we dont have to chat or type to communicate, just some random 'dance' or 'wave' character movements. That was what put me off MMOs like world of warcraft where u have to be really involved socially. This feels bery balanced where i get to play with pple but not have to socialize beyond the occassional psn messages. Although the King's Fall raids do require more detailed communication via microphones, and thats the only thng i've yet to complete.

    Story could be done much better of course and i do believe they will do a better job in the sequel. The grimoire cards (basically game lore) were annoying at first cos i thought they could be accessed in-game. But once i downloaded the Destiny app and a PDF on google for the complete grimoire collection, i realized there was a lot more to the game lore than explained in the game. This kinda impressed me and pulled me in even more. So on my 2nd character play through, I went way slower (i blazed though my first playthrough as a hunter so had no idea what the heck was going on) and listened to every dialogue, background conversation and read up every quest description. That gave the game more meat in terms of story and plot, especially after reading the complete grimoire beforehand. I wish Bungie will release a lore book in future, like Dragon Age's World of Thedas. I'd buy that.

    Anyway, this is the most fun i've had in a game in a long time. And that's not been one of my benchmarks for judging a game. It used to be graphics, story/plot, or characterization that decided for me if a game was great. Destiny just blew my mind how much fun i was having and it's very refreshing. I highly recommend this to those who enjoy FPS, looking for something fun and "mindless" to squeeze in under an hour or 30min per session, and love looting. Sign me up for Destiny 2, COLLECTORS EDITION! Keep it up Bungie, have not played a Bungie game since the original Halo 1 & 2 on the original Xbox (gave up waiting on Halo series to come on PC), so this was bloody impressive!    … Expand
  29. AgentVenom117
    Feb 21, 2016
    2
    One of the worst games I have played with a severe lack of content,a horrible story,an unbalanced PVP and terrible voice acting and a severe lack of character development. I expected a lot more out of Bungie coming off Halo reach and the biggest spit in the face was the hilariously over priced expansion pass and DLC. I could forgive most of this if the game play was fun but unfortunatelyOne of the worst games I have played with a severe lack of content,a horrible story,an unbalanced PVP and terrible voice acting and a severe lack of character development. I expected a lot more out of Bungie coming off Halo reach and the biggest spit in the face was the hilariously over priced expansion pass and DLC. I could forgive most of this if the game play was fun but unfortunately it feels like every other FPS and gets boring really fast. Although the visuals are good the planets and maps feel very restrictive and can get bland very fast,overall I would pass on this and wait for the hopefully much better sequel coming out 2017.… Expand
  30. webioneil1
    Feb 19, 2016
    3
    It is utterly puzzling, shocking even, how a studio that changed gaming with the Halo series could create a story and atmosphere such as what you get with Destiny. I am confused as to how they finished the main campaign and said to themselves, "Yeah, this is acceptable. We're done here. Let's release this to the public." All that being said the graphics are great , the multiplayer is veryIt is utterly puzzling, shocking even, how a studio that changed gaming with the Halo series could create a story and atmosphere such as what you get with Destiny. I am confused as to how they finished the main campaign and said to themselves, "Yeah, this is acceptable. We're done here. Let's release this to the public." All that being said the graphics are great , the multiplayer is very well done, and for that they earn 3 points. It is just so disappointing to see because this game had unbelievable potential in innovation. It is a shame that the story and atmosphere do not give you any sense of weight to what you're doing.… Expand
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#57 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#2 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Metascore
76

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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