Destiny

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  1. Hseeker25
    Sep 9, 2014
    2
    Average game, not a MMO, think Borderlands with the same "want all the phat lewt" mindset.
    So it may apear gindy, and unfair to fighting peeps who have grinded beter weapons to you.

    Races are bit of a drag since there just reskins, besides the exo.

    Game is fun if you want to play with a few friends.
    I give it a 6 not good, not bad, just average.
  2. Aous918
    Sep 9, 2014
    1
    Where do I begin in this game?
    Firstly you cannot play it without an internet connection, which means that it is just as bad as the xbox one when you have to check in to play single player.
    Secondly if you think this game is co-op you are sadly sadly mistaken. Each map or mission has a limit to the amount of players that are online in that area and sadly the limit is 3 YES including YOU.    Where do I begin in this game?
    Firstly you cannot play it without an internet connection, which means that it is just as bad as the xbox one when you have to check in to play single player.
    Secondly if you think this game is co-op you are sadly sadly mistaken. Each map or mission has a limit to the amount of players that are online in that area and sadly the limit is 3 YES including YOU.
    Thirdly when you go into a boss fight it you and only you, no friends or other multiplayers allowed in the area, oh and whats worse is that a "ban on respawn" appears on the screen, which means if you die, thats it sorry you start the mission again...
    Fourthly and this will take the cake, this game runs on bungie servers, which means if you want to play single player (remembering it requires connection) and their servers are down then, too bad you cant play single player.

    This game sounds like watch dogs??? where it was over inflated and set out to be something that sadly is not.

    Anyways it could just be me, whats your response?    … Expand
  3. Bsur
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    next gen they said.

    its borderlands with a halo/warframe reskin, only that its lacking the humor. destiny is trying to take itself seriously but horribly fails. nothing new to see here.
  4. Amazing
    Sep 9, 2014
    5
    It's a decent enough game if you disregard all the hype surrounding it. Does it change the FPS or MMO formula? No. But its obvious now that Bungie wasn't even trying to do that. They just wanted something for next-gen that they could be financially successful with, so they put the barest minimum of effort into the game and marketed the hell out of it. Regardless of how the game is receivedIt's a decent enough game if you disregard all the hype surrounding it. Does it change the FPS or MMO formula? No. But its obvious now that Bungie wasn't even trying to do that. They just wanted something for next-gen that they could be financially successful with, so they put the barest minimum of effort into the game and marketed the hell out of it. Regardless of how the game is received they met they made a killing off unsuspecting gamers.… Expand
  5. truthgiver
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    Perhaps Destiny is not 10/10 material. it may be closer to a 5 or 6. i don't really know. the reason i don't know is because like all of these "reviewers" i couldn't have gotten far enough in the short time period when the majority of these were written to have any real feelings about the game as a whole. i would love to point out how embarrassing you guys are to yourselves, the gamingPerhaps Destiny is not 10/10 material. it may be closer to a 5 or 6. i don't really know. the reason i don't know is because like all of these "reviewers" i couldn't have gotten far enough in the short time period when the majority of these were written to have any real feelings about the game as a whole. i would love to point out how embarrassing you guys are to yourselves, the gaming community, and humanity. you sound like absolute idiots. i give the users who are rating this game lower than a 5 (less than a day after it came out) an overwhelming 0/0. awful.… Expand
  6. Dropzoner
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    Loads of fun, decent ramp-up, a whole new universe of gaming goodness. Not sure what the hate is about with the zeros...maybe people are looking for a religion instead of a really fun, immersive experience. Get over your issues boys and girls; it's awesome.
  7. benoski
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    As someone who's played the Alpha AND Beta, everything in the final version of Destiny is what I came to expect. The world is unique and inspiring, the weapons sound great and there's plenty to do that will last you for weeks.

    It might not be the game for everyone, but for me, Bungie have made another solid game.
  8. Khronikos
    Sep 9, 2014
    5
    I feel the gunplay is mediocre in this game. I am somewhat biased but was nothing but curious to try out a Bungie game and actually maybe fall in love with one. It just isn't my type of thing. I feel the missions are samey, the gun sounds and graphics are average, and that the story is basically non-existent. I have no idea why people are trying to sell this game like it is the secondI feel the gunplay is mediocre in this game. I am somewhat biased but was nothing but curious to try out a Bungie game and actually maybe fall in love with one. It just isn't my type of thing. I feel the missions are samey, the gun sounds and graphics are average, and that the story is basically non-existent. I have no idea why people are trying to sell this game like it is the second coming. They tried this with Titanfall too. It didn't work. And I feel it won't work here. I don't know, my score will range from 5-7 on this game and nothing more. I give it a 5 because I simply don't like this auto-aim type gunplay. Killzone had a decent but as usual flawed single player, but it's MP I am say, and happy, to say is far above this and far more hardcore than what is being offered here. All of these games have problems though. None are perfect least of all this one.… Expand
  9. JoJomonkey
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    What the hell are people talking about?! They just don't want to admit that it is great! Everyone knew from the start that there was no single player offline!! Absurdly fun!!
  10. TheWhiteWhale
    Sep 9, 2014
    5
    The hype machine was strong with this one but unfortunately the game failed to live up to the hype. This review is based purely on single-player and PvE experience as I have yet to delve into the PvP content.

    The main problem with Destiny stems from the basic pitfall which arises in almost any genre--it's repetitive, to a fault. Everything from the story to the gameplay to the music    The hype machine was strong with this one but unfortunately the game failed to live up to the hype. This review is based purely on single-player and PvE experience as I have yet to delve into the PvP content.

    The main problem with Destiny stems from the basic pitfall which arises in almost any genre--it's repetitive, to a fault. Everything from the story to the gameplay to the music feels as if it has been done a million times before and that's because it has. This isn't necessarily a bad quality. Games like Diablo or WoW or even most MOBA games relish in their repetitiveness. The formula for these games is to hold a constant carrot-on-a-stick for the players to entice them to keep playing and keep advancing their characters. Destiny attempts to accomplish the same thing but misses out on much of the charm of the aforementioned games.

    To begin with, the story feels rather uninspired and souless. Characters are not compelling and, while the history of the universe seems interesting and unique, seldom is the player actually made to care for it. To compound this problem, the plot is a standard "save the world" storyline and does little to deviate or revise upon that narrative. For Bungie, a company which is known for their elaborate and fascinating narratives, Destiny is huge step backwards.

    The core gameplay itself is very solid, though not entirely innoative. Progression feels very fluid and natural. Players are given missions (similar to quests in games like WoW or Diablo), most of which are unlocked in subsequent order, in which they partake to earn rewards and experience. Again, the repetitive factor must be taken into account, as variation and innovation in mission design is stale and uninspired. The challenge to take down many mobs or even elite mobs seems the same with little variety thrown in. Most elite mobs wield extremely powerful weapons which force players to take cover every few seconds. This results in long and often tedious encounters and while there are technically three separate classes, their abilities and play styles all result in the same basic tactics--shoot until you are hit and then take cover to regen your shield. Rinse and repeat ad nauseum until the mob(s) is/are dead.

    This boring play style is made even worse by the fact that the three classes are not separated by any unique play styles as should be expected from any game with multiple classes. This is where the real failure of Destiny lies. A game like Borderlands, for all of its faults, manages to accomplish the task of creating unique player classes. A gunzerker could run and gun and rely on life steal/extreme toughness to survive. An assassin could go stealth to get out of combat or into a more advantageous position. With Destiny, none of these options are viable. The only viable strategy is to take some pot shots and then take cover. To this end, Destiny is a failure of game design.

    Still, the feeling of an open world, MMO environment makes up for some of the pitfalls. Groups in Destiny are known as Fireteams and can consist of up to four separate players. Players won't have trouble finding groups, even random ones, to team up and take on missions. This may be the one factor that saves Destiny from being one of the biggest blunders in video games history, as the game is greatly enhanced when playing with other people.

    The other thing of note is the graphics, which are among the best of the next-gen consoles. Unfortunately, the same can not be said about the art direction, as most maps and missions take place in dilapidated or destroyed environments and buildings. Still, the graphical output is fantastic to look at and brings the production qualities of the game up a notch.

    At the end of the day, Destiny is a mediocre product which offers little in the way of innovation. It has serviceable gameplay and a solid multiplayer atmosphere. Outside of these things, it's a lesser Borderlands (and for the record, I don't even think Borderlands is that great of a game either).

    PROS: Great graphics, solid core gameplay, fluid character progression, strong music, strong multiplayer experience.

    CONS: Extremely Repetitive, redundant combat tactics, limited options, classes feel unimportant, bland environments.    … Expand
  11. Jwest0685
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    I give this game a very solid 9. This game can improve in some areas. There is some repitivness, but this game is very addicting. To the guy who said halo 4 looks better, you have lost your mind. The gameplay is magnificent and the graphics are very good. The story is above average, but could get better. If I wanted a good story ,I would watch a movie. The multiplayer is great, but can beI give this game a very solid 9. This game can improve in some areas. There is some repitivness, but this game is very addicting. To the guy who said halo 4 looks better, you have lost your mind. The gameplay is magnificent and the graphics are very good. The story is above average, but could get better. If I wanted a good story ,I would watch a movie. The multiplayer is great, but can be improved. I think this game will score around a 93 on metacritic, between Last of us and Diablo. The thing is though is that this game will only get better as time goes on. They have created a game were they can add endless content. They can add different types of multiplayer and loot. Right now this game is a solid 9, but I believe it has the potential to get very close to a 10. There simply aren't any other games were you can just add endless content. In closing it is a mix between borderlands, mass effect, and halo. There is nothing wrong with that .… Expand
  12. Kraelik
    Sep 9, 2014
    8
    Played the game in Alpha, Beta, and now launch. I have had a blast playing it. I'm not a big fan of having to be always online, but I haven't had any issues with servers going down yet. People are unfairly comparing it to Borderlands/Halo/etc. Those are different games, and if you came in expecting those games, you are going to be disappointed. The voice acting is great and the story inPlayed the game in Alpha, Beta, and now launch. I have had a blast playing it. I'm not a big fan of having to be always online, but I haven't had any issues with servers going down yet. People are unfairly comparing it to Borderlands/Halo/etc. Those are different games, and if you came in expecting those games, you are going to be disappointed. The voice acting is great and the story in interesting. I have never been a huge fan of multiplayer combat games, but I gave this one a chance and I wasn't let down. WTG, Bungie! You have earned me as a fan.… Expand
  13. Deependra
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    i wonder what's wrong with people who are giving this game '0' or negative reviews,
    let me ask them a question at first place, did they even play this game??
    if yes then they are lacking of sense or probably they haven't explored the game properly. i personally liked this game. and yes, if you liked boderland and halo, then there is no chance that you will dislike this game. people    i wonder what's wrong with people who are giving this game '0' or negative reviews,
    let me ask them a question at first place, did they even play this game??
    if yes then they are lacking of sense or probably they haven't explored the game properly.
    i personally liked this game.
    and yes, if you liked boderland and halo, then there is no chance that you will dislike this game.
    people need to think alot before typing their reviews.
    Graphics are impressive.
    game-play is superb
    story seems to be cool
    weapons are awesome
    the only thing this game is lacking or let's call it as negative side of this game is that there is no offline campaign.
    apart from it, everything seems to be good enough.
    this is something unique.    … Expand
  14. Brightrjim
    Sep 9, 2014
    8
    Got a solid 5 hours of playtime in. Positives, beautiful world, soundtrack is fantastic and fits the game well. Finding new loot is fun, weapons feel different, solid shooter mechanics, game is very responsive on PS4. Experiencing no lag or slowdown. Playing with friends is FUN!

    Can't comment on the story as I'm only so far in. Multiplayer pvp seems fun. Enemies are repetitive    Got a solid 5 hours of playtime in. Positives, beautiful world, soundtrack is fantastic and fits the game well. Finding new loot is fun, weapons feel different, solid shooter mechanics, game is very responsive on PS4. Experiencing no lag or slowdown. Playing with friends is FUN!

    Can't comment on the story as I'm only so far in. Multiplayer pvp seems fun. Enemies are repetitive for the first few hours. I like to address the mmo crying I keep hearing. Bungie has repeatedly called this a share world shooter. It has elements of mmo and other games in it. Don't buy if you're expecting World of Warcraft with guns and an outer space theme.

    I haven't tried hard modes yet but I look forward to it.    … Expand
  15. Thistle_64
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    Amazing game, enough said.

    Notes: 1.Welcome to the world of online games that require internet for all you haters out there. 2. I don't want to hear a bunch of 12 year-olds all the time because of prox chat. 3. If you don't have anyone to play with there are multiple ways you can make friends who are actually playing the game. 4. rpg=grind 5. Don't have high expectations for every    Amazing game, enough said.

    Notes:
    1.Welcome to the world of online games that require internet for all you haters out there.
    2. I don't want to hear a bunch of 12 year-olds all the time because of prox chat.
    3. If you don't have anyone to play with there are multiple ways you can make friends who are actually playing the game.
    4. rpg=grind
    5. Don't have high expectations for every new game anymore. Stop watching speculation videos, reading bad reviews, and stop being another passenger on the hype train. (I went in with an open mind and I'm really enjoying myself in the beautiful world of Destiny)    … Expand
  16. jlol13
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    Oh wow, the hate that this game is generating is legendary...If you don't like a game, it doesn't mean that it's automatically scored a 0/10 kids! The negative reviews are probably from people who don't even own the game; trolls come out from under the bridge for these kinds of releases.

    The most common complaint I see is "boring, grind-fest, you do the same thing over and over." What    Oh wow, the hate that this game is generating is legendary...If you don't like a game, it doesn't mean that it's automatically scored a 0/10 kids! The negative reviews are probably from people who don't even own the game; trolls come out from under the bridge for these kinds of releases.

    The most common complaint I see is "boring, grind-fest, you do the same thing over and over." What were you people expecting? Mini-games? Every FPS on the market is repetitive, almost every single game is repetitive. Mechanics are in place, settings that allow you to play the game with those mechanics are in place. You don't play the same level over and over; the levels take place on planets which are each one giant map. You can play the story/strike missions, where you are led through certain areas of the map and certain enemies will be present, or, you can play the free-roam map where you can explore the whole planet while doing side missions.

    The multiplayer aspect of this game is perfectly integrated. So, here's something people thought was going to happen; "You arrive on Planet A and everyone who is playing Destiny on Planet A is there with you." This wouldn't work with an MMOFPS; yeah idiots, it isn't an MMORPG because an FPS can never be an RPG! The population is split into separate servers for each instance so there aren't more players than there are enemies!

    Destiny is a great game. It is a fun FPS, with plenty of RPG elements, set in a MMO environment. Before I hit level five I was in a party with two other people (strangers) doing missions together, coordinating against the mobs with voice chat. But, the trolls said that the game is easy, right? Well, games have this thing called "difficulty" where you can choose normal or hard, so by playing some missions on hard, we needed to be on the same page and we were! Wow.

    It's so strange when so many people 'claim' to have experienced a game that is completely separate from the one I'm experiencing...the one that the people I've played with are experiencing. There are so many people on the internet who seem compelled to unleash their self-loathing, tortured souls onto the accomplishments of others. The same is true here, the press will give people out there a real look at the successes and flaws of Destiny; and I predict the average score will be in the high 8 to low 9 out of 10 range.

    The people who reviewed the game and gave it such low scores couldn't have even gotten 1/4 of the way through the content. (Yeah, level cap is 20; but there are multiple end game raids that will take a long time for people to finish). My score is based on the content I've seen, (up to level 10) combined with my evaluation of the systems in place. Borderlands meets Halo in a persistent world (style of gameplay). Graphics are very good (For a PS4 game). The multiplayer component is easy to use and is very important when completing the end-game content or any content, because cooperative and competitive MP is fun... (Really people, did you expect Bungie to create a virtual-world FPS for you to waste your real life on? ITS A GOOD GAME, so go play a different 'repetitive grindfest' if you don't like it.)

    P.S. I am mostly a PC gamer, and I haven't played a Bungie game since Halo 2; so I'm not a fanboy or anything like that. This is my actual opinion of the game, which I'm guessing over 200 people (at the time I'm writing this) can't honestly say.    … Expand
  17. LiquidFrostbite
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    You might as well just play Borderlands 2. This game is a waste of $60.00. It's a combination of Borderlands and Halo, but without any of the fun. Little to no interesting story or characters. The character customization leaves a lot to be desired. The only saving grave of this game is Peter Dinklage and the graphics. Otherwise, it's just another mediocre shooter that feels like it'sYou might as well just play Borderlands 2. This game is a waste of $60.00. It's a combination of Borderlands and Halo, but without any of the fun. Little to no interesting story or characters. The character customization leaves a lot to be desired. The only saving grave of this game is Peter Dinklage and the graphics. Otherwise, it's just another mediocre shooter that feels like it's trying to be Halo, but with horribly repetitive quests/missions that makes the game bland and uninteresting. Re-visit the same locations over and over in "Old Russia" and fight the same types of enemies. Sense of character progression is missing and nearly existent, despite the skill tree. It's missing all of the charm and fun that games like Borderlands 2 deliver on and feels like another generic shooter that's trying to be an MMO (eg. Defiance). With the limitations on voice chat, it leaves you feeling as if you are playing alone or with A.I. and without that MMO "feel" or interesting story to speak of, it ends up feeling like you're playing some fancy Free-To-Play shooter like Warframe.… Expand
  18. skyrim0
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    this game is fun. just it. i love this game's play style. bungie make a beautiful world. shooting is good and explore planet is excellent. i hope so updating much contents
  19. xbox44ever
    Sep 9, 2014
    8
    The story mode is some what repetitive but has its moments. The reason why I gave it an 8 and why I am loving it so far is because of the pvp. The pvp is really good and that alone makes it worth 40 quid.
  20. 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
  21. Jahbaz
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    I don't know... it's overhyped, you can't really communicate with anyone apart from dancing in front of them, it's locked at 30 fps because it would be "unfair" to the other systems to have it at 60, you can win any situation even at hard difficulty by backing up a little bit and the enemies will retreat and the whole game is as repetitive as a game can get.

    But boy, do I love it.
  22. Artollas
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    What are u saying people giving a 0 to this game? really a game where u have different enviroments different places Different armour Co-op Raids Different Weapons. Public Events. This is NOT Call of duty with your double xp weekend this is destiny a great game with alot of xbox halo fanboys hater.
  23. active_toes
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    It is a very pretty, and fun game. I see a lot of people who thought it was going to be this or that, and don't like it because it doesn't fit their specific expectations.

    I would play this game if you enjoy having a good time shooting things with your friends.

    I would avoid this game if you hate fun.
  24. Space_Monkey
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    It's great.

    If you think it's boring, stop playing on normal. Crank the difficulty before you drop from orbit! It plays much more like Halo on Heroic that way (i.e. smarter AI!)
  25. RaiTheNoblesse
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    clearly many shooter fans dont understand MMOs.. that they start slow, but then reach challenging peaks rivaling Dark Souls franchise (if not surpassing)

    MMOs start slow and can take of only near and especially in "endgame" content.., story, gameplay, challenges, variety, raids ect. ect. ect.. (the mix and contrast of easy going and top challenging content make mmos the epical..)    clearly many shooter fans dont understand MMOs.. that they start slow, but then reach challenging peaks rivaling Dark Souls franchise (if not surpassing)

    MMOs start slow and can take of only near and especially in "endgame" content.., story, gameplay, challenges, variety, raids ect. ect. ect.. (the mix and contrast of easy going and top challenging content make mmos the epical..)

    gave a 9 to counter the bad (noob) reviews.. but time will tell, if its really worth a 9    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. Coops
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    A huge set of worlds to explore, great weapons to choose from, plenty of upgrades for your character. What's not to like. It's was well worth the wait but I do think some reviewers do hype themselves up far to much and go way over the top with expectation. It's a beautiful looking game and deserves all the plaudits it gets, congratulations Bungie.
  28. DestinyWolf
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    One of the best shooters I've played. The customization options are great. PVP is amazing and fast paced. It's a great game to just pick up and jump into. It feels like a no grind mmo. Strikes are amazing and very rewarding. You can even scale them for the more experienced player! This is a great game for anyone who loves shooters but is just tired of the same old thing. While the gameOne of the best shooters I've played. The customization options are great. PVP is amazing and fast paced. It's a great game to just pick up and jump into. It feels like a no grind mmo. Strikes are amazing and very rewarding. You can even scale them for the more experienced player! This is a great game for anyone who loves shooters but is just tired of the same old thing. While the game does look good on outdated consoles, I recommend it for the PS4 or Xbox1 to really experience the beauty of the game.… Expand
  29. upstreamedge
    Sep 9, 2014
    8
    After reading all the reviews, I am pretty certain negative reviewers didn't play the game at all, and just want to troll people excited about the game. Bad: Generic story, generic setting Good: Incredibly smooth to play, the graphics are good on PS3 Innovative: I found the AI to be engaging and challenging.
  30. TheEpicSheep
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    First things first: Its not a halo clone if the creators of the game are the original creators of halo. 2: This game is fun as hell, like it or not I keep on coming back to it. The free rome environment feals so great and the game does look pretty on PS4. Sure, people say its "A borderlands rip-off" But borderlands is a great game with a great game style mechanics. I love this game, andFirst things first: Its not a halo clone if the creators of the game are the original creators of halo. 2: This game is fun as hell, like it or not I keep on coming back to it. The free rome environment feals so great and the game does look pretty on PS4. Sure, people say its "A borderlands rip-off" But borderlands is a great game with a great game style mechanics. I love this game, and you need to play it as well. Sure, its not so much of an MMO but sure as hell you will be socializing... A lot... Overall, its fun, and it is better than Watch_Dogs... for sure...… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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