Destiny

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  1. Nobilis1984
    Sep 12, 2020
    2
    It's been 6 years since Destiny came out. Back then, the trailer flashed me straight away.
    The fact that the content of the trailer was only fully available a year later and the graphics were worse as promised is a reason for the new rating for me. A lot had been promised but little had been kept.
  2. Umbrella-17
    Jun 15, 2017
    2
    I just paid 69,99 for an add. Seriously this game is a disgrace. It has no story,no content. And its an infinite grinding game. The only redeeming quality of this game is the musics and they fired the guy that tells you a lot and the Art style is really great of course it Bungie no surprise there. But honestly i wanted to like destiny but no there is no way i could like it. PleaseI just paid 69,99 for an add. Seriously this game is a disgrace. It has no story,no content. And its an infinite grinding game. The only redeeming quality of this game is the musics and they fired the guy that tells you a lot and the Art style is really great of course it Bungie no surprise there. But honestly i wanted to like destiny but no there is no way i could like it. Please peoples make a difference and buy anything else than this garbage. If you like doing the same **** OVER AND OVER you might like it if not, forget the game exist. to me it got his place in WORST GAME OF 2014.… Expand
  3. dorelas
    Sep 21, 2014
    2
    destiny is exactly the same as GLOBAL AGENDA MMO. with the exception that gloabal agenda is a true mmo and is free. and destiny has more of the same thing = more tedious boss battles , longer boss battles, more grind, more boring.
  4. Saltatempo
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I'll never undestand why they didn't put an npg, some dialogs, some story!?
    How can a mmorpg (or something that require permanent online) be without a story?! The gameplay is pretty solid but i don't have a reason for keep playing. I really don't care about the world around me that seems like a world of space-art-screenshots!
  5. Dafenix
    Oct 12, 2014
    2
    I've put way more hours into this game than I should have so believe me when I tell you that at the current state of the game it's not worth a purchase. The story is non-existant. It has less content than a Call of Duty title. And for a lot of player the loot system in the game will literally spit in your face as you redo the same content over and over again and this is even after theI've put way more hours into this game than I should have so believe me when I tell you that at the current state of the game it's not worth a purchase. The story is non-existant. It has less content than a Call of Duty title. And for a lot of player the loot system in the game will literally spit in your face as you redo the same content over and over again and this is even after the patch that "fixed" the Cryptarch.

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

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

    The only question I have to ask is... What did they spend the 500 million on? Graphics and marketing?    … Expand
  6. kolin1302
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Terrible mediocre game experience. It certainly is not an MMORPG and it certainly is not a gear grinder with a fast combat action like D3. So what is it ? An anti social shooter with a terrible Lore smashed onto it. I had high hopes for this game, but I pity the stockholders of ATVI already.

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

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

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

    If you pick this up cheap, or wait for an edition that includes all content, it might be worth a play, but NEVER pay full price for it. The concepts had some potential, but most of it was squandered by game design decisions that revolve around making money, first and foremost.    … Expand
  8. marslo
    Sep 22, 2014
    2
    There was so much potential here, but the shallow depth is grimaced by skinner box type mechanics. It's fun but not great and would expect more from a tripe a realse.
  9. Frank1492
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    This is a solid game. Its almost like a first attempt at making halo an mmo.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Jack of all trades, master of none.
  12. AR200x
    Sep 23, 2014
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great shooter that can be completed in 9 hours or so. Multiplayer is simple and satisfying. that said it grossly misrepresents what it is, It has progressive up to level 20 which you might reach during the story campaign. Beyond that lies arcane leveling system that emphasizes random loot farming repetitive quests grinding and pseudo MMO social aspect (With no chat nor trading allowed) Current grind to experience the Raid content is balanced to drag on with convoluted currency, faction reputation requirements and a weird loot system that is there for little else than a forced slowdown of your progress to elongate the end game's otherwise paltry amount of content.

    If you are looking for a game to play with 3 friends co-op this is really good for a short while. If you are looking for a more involved experience prepare to be underwhelmed by shallow interaction beyond the shooting and arbitrary systems of progress. Definitely not a game with a 10 year appeal or content at this point. It might improve with more money in it in the form of DLC over time but what doesn't improve with more money? It is hard to see where they spent 500 million dollars beyond the nice graphics and music. For example GTA 5 had tons of content, music and the graphics were top notch too and did it with half the money. Perhaps most of it went to marketing because it is a good game but nothing revolutionary or new at all.    … Expand
  13. Ponskippa
    Oct 4, 2014
    2
    This game was hyped, and I fell for it. I played the beta, and I had fun with it. Mostly because I was playing with friends. Well I got it at midnight release like most others. We had fun with it for a lil while. Load screens are terrible. This game is not nearly as fun as borderlands. Your "fireteams" are limited to 3, so forget about playing with all your friends. I got bored of thisThis game was hyped, and I fell for it. I played the beta, and I had fun with it. Mostly because I was playing with friends. Well I got it at midnight release like most others. We had fun with it for a lil while. Load screens are terrible. This game is not nearly as fun as borderlands. Your "fireteams" are limited to 3, so forget about playing with all your friends. I got bored of this game on day 3, which is faster than usual lol. This game has mindless "MMO" wannabe grinding. Except in an mmo it is usually open world and the objectives arent repeated daily. Youll find yourself spending 5 hours completing "bounties" only to receive nothing worth your time. You hit level 20 in a day or two, then youll be stuck on a level forever. This game has the stupidest leveling system ever created. Level up with "light" points that is gear based. Stupid. LOL. If you've played a real mmo and are hoping for one here, turn away. If you want a shooter, get battlefield or call of duty. Multiplayer "pvp" aka crucible aka td or whatever you wanna call it isnt much more fun. Its HALO with special powers. I realize my review is just a rant of negativity but this game deserves it. Rating it a 2 because I had a lil fun playing with friends til I realized how dumb the game really is.… Expand
  14. Zero187
    Dec 10, 2014
    2
    Good idea, poor execution. Loot is lackluster compared to other RPG games like Diablo 3. Grinding gets boring fast and feels more repetitive than Diablo 3. FPS capped @ 30 - WTF?? And now Bungie is trying to milk more $$ by punishing players who don't purchase the DLC.. This game is overhyped junk.
  15. askeptic
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    Destiny nailed one key element, and that's Marketing to customers. This game feels like the developers didn't know quite what they wanted, and through a bunch of random in to a video game. That aside, the game feels very disjointed and repetitive nearly every moment. Like any new game, it can feel new and exciting, however that feeling wears off very fast when you go to look for featuresDestiny nailed one key element, and that's Marketing to customers. This game feels like the developers didn't know quite what they wanted, and through a bunch of random in to a video game. That aside, the game feels very disjointed and repetitive nearly every moment. Like any new game, it can feel new and exciting, however that feeling wears off very fast when you go to look for features that should be present in a game like such, but are missing. This includes only 3 people allowed in a group, no public raid match making, raid lockouts, sluggish game-play (thanks to the 30fps in a shooter), lack of direction and instructions, Only 3 playable classes that in the end all feel the same, lack of character customization, and the list goes on. Through Hype and marketing, Activision has managed to make a lot of money.When the dust settles down, and at the end of the day, this is a 2/10 game max. It's a shame to see such beautiful worlds built, only to have to fight inside the closed confines of small hallways under ground. Producers, take note. Spend 80% on marketing and 20% on development.… Expand
  16. NattyNuNu
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    Played for about 15hours and I'm extremely disappointed. This game was hyped up so much but it missed the mark completely. I have no idea how people are giving this game 10/10, it is not a perfect game! The missions are repetitive, go here and the ghost can scan something then a boss, done. Every mission is the same. There isn't any story. Its like it wanted to take the best parts ofPlayed for about 15hours and I'm extremely disappointed. This game was hyped up so much but it missed the mark completely. I have no idea how people are giving this game 10/10, it is not a perfect game! The missions are repetitive, go here and the ghost can scan something then a boss, done. Every mission is the same. There isn't any story. Its like it wanted to take the best parts of Boarderlands, Halo and Mass effect and make this one incredible experience but they have totally got this game wrong. I assume Bungie knows this as they didn't send games out for critics before release. I'm looking forward to the Halo collection more than ever!… Expand
  17. GPOLYME
    Oct 14, 2014
    2
    I am writing this review as a warning to all those gamers who love a good story and love a good, solid campaign experience. To all those of you, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

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

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

    If you want a good story please stay away and save your money. This is a ''starter pack'' for sure to be updated with billions of DLCs. Clever move from Bungie and Activision to make money on top of their final product but I am a romantic gamer who apparently learns from his mistakes and returned this game. The fellow gamer who enjoys online gaming and will pick it up will have a blast. I was disappointed.    … Expand
  18. RommoR
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Destiny, Halo's and borderlands love child, what you expect is an epic journey with custom class and feel for a universal struggle between the Traveller and the Darkness what you actually get is something different, a horrid hide behind any wall while blankly staring at your shield charge bar to recover so you can go out and take pot shots a waves of generic "covenant" look alike aliensDestiny, Halo's and borderlands love child, what you expect is an epic journey with custom class and feel for a universal struggle between the Traveller and the Darkness what you actually get is something different, a horrid hide behind any wall while blankly staring at your shield charge bar to recover so you can go out and take pot shots a waves of generic "covenant" look alike aliens as they stand out in the open or wander back and forth taking pot shots, the AI is terrible in this game often enemies in cover will just sit with their head sticking out for no reason and wont run past certain markers in the game to prevent them from being pulled too far.

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

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

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

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

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

    PROS:
    It looks nice
    You have have a orb that lights the way for you in darkness
    ehh. . . struggling here
    CONS:
    Generic shooter experience with poor cover/Wait for shield recharge
    Generic lifeless AI that just attack you in waves and do nothing in particular most times you can strafe and avoid fire
    Bland MMO experience
    Social interactions limited with other random players
    PVP experience is woeful mainly due to the base mechanics of the game and PVP maps are terrible little circles you fight in
    Poor UI    … Expand
  19. Roflcrabs
    May 29, 2015
    2
    That ending felt like an uppercut with a bag of **** I immediately sold the Stranger's Rifle and listed the game on Ebay. Quite a bummer cause the controls felt good, the visuals were solid and multiplayer was fun despite only having like 3 game modes but the rest of the game was as wholesome as a styrofoam cup.
  20. Ulysse
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    12 heures pour finir le solo, un PVP plutot bidon, seule l'idée de se balader dans l'espace arrive a plaire, dommage qu'on ai affaire a un mauvais mélande de Borderlands et de Mass Effect. Les mobs sont tous tous TOUS similaires, de meme pour les quètes, étrange pour un jeu qui est sensé avoir été développé pendant des années. Je n'en attendais pas non plus une révolution mais c'est quand12 heures pour finir le solo, un PVP plutot bidon, seule l'idée de se balader dans l'espace arrive a plaire, dommage qu'on ai affaire a un mauvais mélande de Borderlands et de Mass Effect. Les mobs sont tous tous TOUS similaires, de meme pour les quètes, étrange pour un jeu qui est sensé avoir été développé pendant des années. Je n'en attendais pas non plus une révolution mais c'est quand meme une deception.… Expand
  21. Saeedscorpion
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I feel i am still playing beta / somebody wake me up / wtf !! When activision bought bungie all of hopes was destroyed /the graphic is good the sound is good the gameplay is good it is a normal game whithout story
  22. Doomlocke
    Sep 13, 2014
    2
    After finishing the story with a friend i have to say this game is not what it should have been. 5 years to develop, $500 million dollars blown on a unoriginal shooter. Yes it is very pretty but that won't save you from yawning you way through the same missions and areas over and over again. The same end bosses that just absorb countless bullets while you run around like a chicken withAfter finishing the story with a friend i have to say this game is not what it should have been. 5 years to develop, $500 million dollars blown on a unoriginal shooter. Yes it is very pretty but that won't save you from yawning you way through the same missions and areas over and over again. The same end bosses that just absorb countless bullets while you run around like a chicken with your head cut off trying not to die to basic enemies. Each planet takes a whopping 20 minutes to explore, diverse looking but same structure. The multiplayer is just shotguns and melee every match. Please Bungie try next time.… Expand
  23. ScienceAdvisor
    Sep 12, 2014
    2
    For a game that does not want to be called Massively Multi-player, Bungie crafted this to require large amounts of other players to fill in the void that is 95% of the game. I guess they were also hoping that we would come up with our own story, as that apparently was not in the budget for the most expensive game ever. One wonders if the expense came mostly from the over-hyped ads,For a game that does not want to be called Massively Multi-player, Bungie crafted this to require large amounts of other players to fill in the void that is 95% of the game. I guess they were also hoping that we would come up with our own story, as that apparently was not in the budget for the most expensive game ever. One wonders if the expense came mostly from the over-hyped ads, rather than the game development.
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    If this game is actually finished with any kind of appreciable story, more than three NPC that are not just storekeepers with tourette's style exposition, and some actual sci-fi to the gear in the game, then it will be worth a second look. As it stands currently, it is too short, too dull (endless waves of the same enemies), and too expensive compared to better shooters. The only way to win this game is not to play.
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    Be warned, even though this comes from the makers of Halo, they took away your ability to use alien weapons. Bad game design writ large.
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    Score reflects over-hyped promises not being delivered.    … Expand
  24. morbid-snails
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Just a big disappointment really , It's like the bastard child of Borderlands and Halo , but doesn't live up to either of it's parents.
    Graphics are nothing special , gameplay is repetative , bordering on mundane .
    This is a game that will quickly litter the pre-owened shelves. I can't believe this crap is from Bungie :( I have real buyers remorse with this one and intend to get    Just a big disappointment really , It's like the bastard child of Borderlands and Halo , but doesn't live up to either of it's parents.
    Graphics are nothing special , gameplay is repetative , bordering on mundane .
    This is a game that will quickly litter the pre-owened shelves. I can't believe this crap is from Bungie :(
    I have real buyers remorse with this one and intend to get whatever money I can by trading it in later today.
    Bungie WTF ?    … Expand
  25. Pheo112
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I gave this game a chance. I really did. Even despite no offline single player, and the "ancient evil has awoken" cliche. (which totally doesn't fit the setting)

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Or humor.
    Or fun.

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

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

    Save yourself $60+ dollars and just wait for something worthwhile to come up.    … Expand
  28. FuccBoi
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    It tried so hard and it got so far. Destiny is a game that tries to be so many good things but it falls flat in every single one of them. It's not Borderlands. It's not CoD. It's a **** of missed opportunity. I really wanted it to be good, but it just fell so far from the mark. If you're expecting something great you will come out extremely disappointed. Please don't fall for the hype likeIt tried so hard and it got so far. Destiny is a game that tries to be so many good things but it falls flat in every single one of them. It's not Borderlands. It's not CoD. It's a **** of missed opportunity. I really wanted it to be good, but it just fell so far from the mark. If you're expecting something great you will come out extremely disappointed. Please don't fall for the hype like I did. This game was clearly overmarketed, because it has no actual redeeming qualities. Just like Watch Dogs and Titanfall (made by the same publisher). If you are unsure please don't buy this game, because I just threw $60 down the toilet and I don't want you to do the same… Expand
  29. Klinx551
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    I was able to play the beta with a couple friends and I thought the PvE part of the game was the most interesting to me, so I pre-ordered Destiny over PSN. However, my friends did not get the game. I play COD and BF solo all the time so I didn't think it would matter much for Destiny. Playing the game as a single player without anyone to communicate is exceedingly boring. MyI was able to play the beta with a couple friends and I thought the PvE part of the game was the most interesting to me, so I pre-ordered Destiny over PSN. However, my friends did not get the game. I play COD and BF solo all the time so I didn't think it would matter much for Destiny. Playing the game as a single player without anyone to communicate is exceedingly boring. My experience with game playing solo was completely different from when I had friends to play with during the beta (they were unimpressed by the beta, so they passed). It's particularly frustrating to see other human players on the map but there's no open chat channel so I'm unable to communicate with anyone, so it like playing with bots.
    On the plus side I do like the skill trees and the amount of customizable weapons and gear. The use of the Tower as a hub to acquire new gears, bounties, etc was enjoyable - but again, I found myself frustrated seeing so many players but there was no way to get a few together for a fire-team to go on some missions.
    If I had bought this on disc I would be trading it in tomorrow, so this has also made me re-think pre-ordering AAA games digitally going forward.    … Expand
  30. krzilla
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Whoa Whoa Whoa... 9?! 10!? Whoever is giving these kind of scores is just full of it.. Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed... These are games that one could argue that are 9s or 10s.. This game is realistically >5. And honestly I feel lied to with the marketing and advertising / hype behind this game. Shame on you and shame on me for getting as excited as I did and pre-ordering. I feelWhoa Whoa Whoa... 9?! 10!? Whoever is giving these kind of scores is just full of it.. Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed... These are games that one could argue that are 9s or 10s.. This game is realistically >5. And honestly I feel lied to with the marketing and advertising / hype behind this game. Shame on you and shame on me for getting as excited as I did and pre-ordering. I feel scammed. The story, interaction and general gameplay are ridiculously flat. My best advice is rent or borrow it first. Save yourself the $60. FLOP.… Expand
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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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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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