Destiny

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  1. georgebaggy
    Oct 17, 2014
    1
    Do not buy this game. It is a grind-fest devoid of storytelling, challenges, or fun. It feels like I bought a game demo that makes me not want to buy the full game. The PvP is gimmicky and random. There is no strategy involved and the guns are horribly balanced. The PvE is grindy, repetitive, and devoid of any story or writing above fanfiction tier. Even the endgame raid can be farmed onDo not buy this game. It is a grind-fest devoid of storytelling, challenges, or fun. It feels like I bought a game demo that makes me not want to buy the full game. The PvP is gimmicky and random. There is no strategy involved and the guns are horribly balanced. The PvE is grindy, repetitive, and devoid of any story or writing above fanfiction tier. Even the endgame raid can be farmed on hard mode like it's nothing thanks to easy exploits. Bungie failed on every account, and they know it. There's a reason they didn't let reviewers get their hands on the game before release. They also lied in their commercials and vidocs for the game. Just google "Destiny false advertising".… Expand
  2. GoGoGadge7
    Oct 19, 2014
    6
    Destiny misses the mark on so many levels aside from mechanics of overall gameplay. The combat is there. Bungie is known for that and they execute it well. But this game misses the mark on too many other fronts. To name the biggest of them all IMO is the multi. There is ZERO progression and zero reward for playing PVP. One stat "light" is supposed to hold me as I grind match after matchDestiny misses the mark on so many levels aside from mechanics of overall gameplay. The combat is there. Bungie is known for that and they execute it well. But this game misses the mark on too many other fronts. To name the biggest of them all IMO is the multi. There is ZERO progression and zero reward for playing PVP. One stat "light" is supposed to hold me as I grind match after match with loot drops being totally random and not dictated according to skill? What is my incentive for trying in any match? I'd rather just stand there, and be carried and hope something good drops. I have played for a solid week with ZERO progression of my character. Loot drops for me sure, but it is not as good as what I already acquired A MONTH ago. This game reeks of publisher medaling. Thankfully, this game has a 35.00 trade in value at Gamestop. And let's face it... who is going to be playing this when Call of Duty Advanced Warfare and Halo MC drops?

    If anything... Destiny 2... if there is one... should learn heavily from these mistakes. This is the last time I will ever be burned by a game that was really, if you think about it, entirely sold on hype. Nobody on my friends list.. of about 200 people... is playing this game. Most have gone back to BF & Ghosts. So far.. 1 year into this generation.. I am not impressed with what has been presented to the community.    … Expand
  3. todesmilch
    Oct 20, 2014
    6
    I have sunk about 200 hours into this game. And these are my thoughts and impressions about the game.
    The game looks and plays good. Controls are solid and it looks like some effort was put into the artistic design of the environments. In my opinion the game is pretty good. But in no way is this game revolutionary or does it live up to the hype that was advertised pre-release. There    I have sunk about 200 hours into this game. And these are my thoughts and impressions about the game.
    The game looks and plays good. Controls are solid and it looks like some effort was put into the artistic design of the environments. In my opinion the game is pretty good. But in no way is this game revolutionary or does it live up to the hype that was advertised pre-release. There is seriously nothing new to be found here.
    The story is vapid at best. The strikes are all the same "Go here and kill this guy" formula. The story missions are just as repetitive. Missions on patrol are bland. If you love RPGs because of the immersion you get from the rich story telling and the lore, you will not get that here. Anybody who claims this is flat out lying to you. This game has virtually no immersion at all. It is a dressed up shooter with some RPG elements. I really hope this is resolved with future content.
    The most disappointing thing about this game is its unrealized potential. They should have ditched the Grimoire and put those resources into writing a decent story. Everything is in place for this to be a great game, but as it sits, this game is just a good game.    … Expand
  4. albinocreep
    Oct 29, 2014
    6
    Ugh, this game was a gross disappointment with an embarrassing lack of content... That being said I can't rate it too low, because I did spend weeks obsessively getting better gear to get my hunter to level 29, so, in pure hours played, I suppose I got sixty bucks worth? It just should have been more fun.
  5. l33t_gam3r
    Oct 23, 2014
    4
    Over-hyped. I've played way more the 20 hours...The feel of the guns are spot on, just nothing new about them and little to choose from. For a futuristic fighter one would have thought the weaponry would have been up to speed. After getting your first player level 24+ , doing it again for another just seems like a waste of time. Leveling past 26 is more of luck than skill. Example, beatOver-hyped. I've played way more the 20 hours...The feel of the guns are spot on, just nothing new about them and little to choose from. For a futuristic fighter one would have thought the weaponry would have been up to speed. After getting your first player level 24+ , doing it again for another just seems like a waste of time. Leveling past 26 is more of luck than skill. Example, beat VoG , be on top of list for kills, least deaths and don't get anything impressive drops, but the guy at the bottom of the stats gets sweet gear, wtf. Big bosses don't give big drops. In Borderlands you at least knew big bosses would drop at least one legendary. Story, blah. Missions, blah. Slight differences in characters with no real gains by abilities. the whole thing just misses and I think they wanted it that way..it's like the devs want you to errk'd about the game. Creativity..fail..open world..fail player development...blah. You MUST have friends to play with. Loading times...good for a long pee. I gave it a 4 for the gun feel (best ever)and quick game play. the social is worthless and having to go back to orbit to select another mission..then wait...and wait...is a waste of time. So repetitive. same missions, same bounties, same NPC, same events. come back tomorrow for more of the same.If the story was compelling, getting the DLC's would make sense. Getting them just to have some new landscape, no. NONONO. I wish I had waited to get this game..course then I wouldn't have and I'd have been a happier soul . Got it day 1 and already bored. I can be such a fool at times… Expand
  6. overZtop
    Oct 25, 2014
    6
    I have played all three character classes to lvl 29 and 30. Done the Raid etc. Graphics and gunplay are shiny and well dome. Classes are reasonably fun, but warlock seems the best designed class. Story and character are flat and with no personality. Strike fights and enemy AI are boring. PvP is also limited and seemingly plagued with lag and seems to veer wildly in terms of one'sI have played all three character classes to lvl 29 and 30. Done the Raid etc. Graphics and gunplay are shiny and well dome. Classes are reasonably fun, but warlock seems the best designed class. Story and character are flat and with no personality. Strike fights and enemy AI are boring. PvP is also limited and seemingly plagued with lag and seems to veer wildly in terms of one's performance.

    The game has its share of server glitches. Bungie continues to tweak guns for pvp, often overdoing it. The reward system is a tad daft. You can't play the character you choose and expect to max out your level with skill. It's luck. The game gave me gear for classes I was not playing and so my chosen class remains at 29 and the secondary characters have gear that will level to 30. I added these characters simply to make use of the gear that dropped for them.

    People with more skill and more hours than I have get barely any good drops and are also thwarted from leveling up.

    While the dlc is held out as more content is coming, it is hard to see how a few more maps and a raid are going to patch up the non existent story and barren gameplay environments.

    And sound. How is it that huge monsters can stomp up behind you and not be heard?    … Expand
  7. AndyPatterson96
    Oct 26, 2014
    6
    Destiny is a hugely ambitious game and with that it is also hugely flawed. Though going through story missions and raids with a team of friends provides a bit of entertainment, the loot system bogs it down heavily, making playing Destiny past level 20 a maddening chore.
  8. ThiouZ
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    Here is my review for Destiny. After level 25 and 50 hours of gameplay for information.
    I put him 70 for a video game cut into DLC. I do not want to pay for the extra content that should be included.

    Graphics 8/10
    Music 8/10
    Gameplay 6/10
    Scenario 3/10
    Multiplayer 5/10

    My overall score is 6
  9. BIGBOYWEEN
    Oct 28, 2014
    3
    Honestly disappointed. Fun at first but too repetitive and self progression is very slow. Only thing solid and refined is the gunplay and graphics. Extremely overhyped game, I'd pay 25 bucks for it is about it
  10. StiffNippys666
    Oct 29, 2014
    2
    This game is a repetitive grinding piece of junk that robbed me $100. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!! Save your money people PLEASE! dont make the same mistake i made!
  11. BionicSammich
    Oct 29, 2014
    1
    I'm giving it a 1 purely based on the music, which was incredible, despite the fact that they fired Marty who is the music producer that worked with Bungie for over 10 years. Sadly, the rest of the game was a compelte letdown. The combat system was average at best. The sprinting mechanics were terrible, which ruined the game. The AI was a copy and paste of Halos AI at best and the enemiesI'm giving it a 1 purely based on the music, which was incredible, despite the fact that they fired Marty who is the music producer that worked with Bungie for over 10 years. Sadly, the rest of the game was a compelte letdown. The combat system was average at best. The sprinting mechanics were terrible, which ruined the game. The AI was a copy and paste of Halos AI at best and the enemies were extremely similar. Missions were extremely repetitive and boring, especially when it spawned you in the game location every time for each area.… Expand
  12. jstanothergamr
    Oct 29, 2014
    4
    Well, it's a game... sort of
    + Great Mechanics
    + Solid Graphics / Art Design + Sound Design (not voice acting) - 6 hr campaign - Boring after 10 hrs - Obvious portions of the story (levels) missing because they were cut into DLC - Shallow leveling system - Worlds are rather empty - Missions are !!beyond!! repetitive - Space = loading screen - Voice acting - Halo clone, but not    Well, it's a game... sort of
    + Great Mechanics
    + Solid Graphics / Art Design
    + Sound Design (not voice acting)
    - 6 hr campaign
    - Boring after 10 hrs
    - Obvious portions of the story (levels) missing because they were cut into DLC
    - Shallow leveling system
    - Worlds are rather empty
    - Missions are !!beyond!! repetitive
    - Space = loading screen
    - Voice acting
    - Halo clone, but not in name

    Unfortunately this is simply a mess. The mechanics are solid and it looks beautiful, but that's it. The story is very weak, with plenty of holes, and utilizes Dinklage as an exposition bot. Leveling up in RPG's happens within the worlds, however, the world of Halo.. I mean Destiny... is so quickly conquered you are left wondering how to keep leveling up. Well, here's the level up formula in this game:

    LVL 30 = [10 (20 Missions at average of .5hr) x 100 (playthroughs)] + [50 (hours) x 6 (match types)] + [Random Loot avg 30hrs] = 1330 hours or 55ish days

    Okay, that's a slight exaggeration, but you get the point. A game can not be build solely on repetition.

    The game becomes a loot hunt after only 10 hrs in worlds this small, then what you have on your hands is a terrible MMO hybrid that isn't worth your time.    … Expand
  13. J_hagennn
    Nov 20, 2014
    5
    After the dust has settled, there is one thing to be said about Destiny. Over-hyped.
    Take out the hype and guess what you have. An incredible intro to a forced 5 part dlc pack season thanks to Activision. And that is really my only qualm with the game. It's a pretty large issue, but I see a lot for this game in the future. The actual game-play itself is some of the best I've played in    After the dust has settled, there is one thing to be said about Destiny. Over-hyped.
    Take out the hype and guess what you have. An incredible intro to a forced 5 part dlc pack season thanks to Activision. And that is really my only qualm with the game. It's a pretty large issue, but I see a lot for this game in the future. The actual game-play itself is some of the best I've played in it's genre. The PvP can be a little spastic and the super's can get annoying to fight against sometimes. But overall, everything plays very well. The PvE and RPG aspects of the game are what bring it down a bit. Boss's have entirely too much health, and there is hardly enough variety during the battle to make it interesting. And the fact that doing strikes is the most efficient way to acquire new gear is a little disappointing. But I'm still playing. And that's what solid game-play mechanics will do to players. The game in it's current state is unfinished, due to Activision's role. But I appreciate the way they are releasing content. It adds a new layer to immersion. If they gave you everything they had to offer at release, you'd play through it in a week or two and be done. That's not how events happen in the real world. It take's months, even years for wars to develop and end, not weeks. So by releasing certain content throughout the year, it adds an almost realistic approach to how the players will encounter the story. Destiny is an amazing FPS and an average RPG, for now. When the rest of the content is released, I believe that Destiny will finally live up to the hype it built.    … Expand
  14. theFPSyoungGOD
    Nov 6, 2014
    5
    destiny is essentially "lotto the game" its really sad that we just do the nightfall and raid and just hope for some decent drops,to farm one raid just to progress is tragic.

    however gameplay is good but obviously repetitive,crucible also take very little skill.
  15. Rastian
    Nov 7, 2014
    2
    I cannot bring myself to play this game. I want to but I never feel like I am progressing. combat is great, controls are smooth, and the graphics are nice.

    The game has no story, very repetitive, no real customization for characters (have to grind light if you like a different armor style), missions are always the same, patrol quests same issue, bounties same issue, no fire team voice    I cannot bring myself to play this game. I want to but I never feel like I am progressing. combat is great, controls are smooth, and the graphics are nice.

    The game has no story, very repetitive, no real customization for characters (have to grind light if you like a different armor style), missions are always the same, patrol quests same issue, bounties same issue, no fire team voice chat (in matchmaking), cannot play endgame content unless you have multiple friends (no end game matchmaking), Exotic weapons lackluster, leveling over content has no benefit (stats cap at the level of the mobs your fighting), Classes feel all the same, loot system is too random, drops are sparse, clans have no purpose, faction all pvp based, factions have no purpose, DLC looks to have very little content, game it self has little content, no trading, no crafting, game currency pointless, vendors quickly become pointless, Ships pointless (only increases the amount of loading screens you have to wait through), no pvp setting for private matches, special events give out useless gear, only seen two special events, pve areas not very open world (some what linear connected zones), primary weapons all kinetic damage unless you can raid (6 person non-matchmaking), bosses just over sized models of lesser mobs, difficulty based off of cheap shots, long grind for everything (which isn't much), and finally disconnects are an issue.

    When i started this the intention was to say the game has great potential but after all of that maybe I am just kidding my self. I do not feel like i have "become legend". I have become disappointed.    … Expand
  16. Airesofwar
    Nov 8, 2014
    5
    I give this game 5 stars but its a overall disappointment. After all the money and time spent on this game, it simple falls short of my expectations. The solo play is not bad but kind of a rip off from borderlands and the multiplayer is simply broken lacking the fundamentals of a true FPS game. I guess the true disappointment is in the multiplayer side of the game. Starting out you willI give this game 5 stars but its a overall disappointment. After all the money and time spent on this game, it simple falls short of my expectations. The solo play is not bad but kind of a rip off from borderlands and the multiplayer is simply broken lacking the fundamentals of a true FPS game. I guess the true disappointment is in the multiplayer side of the game. Starting out you will find yourself out-matched by higher level players which truly have a huge advantage. Their are guns that are simple over powered and they are starting weapons which leaves players with the response "if you can't beat them join them".
    The diversity in the weapons is great but again, it leaves the lower levels at a big disadvantage not being able to wield the high level weapons. If that is not enough for you, the perks; higher level players have, can leave low levels at the player mercy. Their is no skill base ranking system that you would expect from a Bungie game, which after 343's attempt at Halo 4, you would almost certainly expect their to be one.

    Again not a bad game but not the legacy game we all anticipated!    … Expand
  17. v0nd3
    Nov 11, 2014
    6
    Destiny is a classic example of a game that was oversold and under delivered. While the game provides a basis for something that may, one day, be a great game, in its current state, it is nothing beyond average.

    Graphically, Destiny provides some of the best artwork in a game set in a new sci-fi world I've seen. Vistas on the different planets of our solar system are wonderfully and    Destiny is a classic example of a game that was oversold and under delivered. While the game provides a basis for something that may, one day, be a great game, in its current state, it is nothing beyond average.

    Graphically, Destiny provides some of the best artwork in a game set in a new sci-fi world I've seen. Vistas on the different planets of our solar system are wonderfully and beautifully created, and leads one to want to view them rather than actually play the game itself. The story that players wander through, as there really is no overall story arc that is particularly compelling nor provides adequate reasoning for what is happening throughout it, is lackluster at best, and seems to have been completely ignored as nothing more than a tag-on rather than a main sell for the game.

    Where Destiny really shines is its combat gameplay mechanics, with the combat feeling fluid and, for lack of a better word, right. Player vs. Player is one of the more compelling reasons to play this game, with the combat feeling more balanced than one would expect. While there are certainly advantages to players with exotic gear fighting lower levels, it is not in such a way that there is no point to joining in on it. As well as that, the various classes are interesting, if somewhat too similar to one another.

    However, beyond this, the overall game itself reminds me of a massively-multiplayer game in regards to all of the bad things that come with them, with little of the benefits. Load times are frequent and long, maps are notoriously small for what they were perpetuated as being, and the Strikes and Missions offer little enjoyment after the initial run. Too much grind for too little gain is the best way to put it. Truly, the only thing that kept me coming back was the PvP, which too has lost its luster.

    Overall, Destiny isn't a bad game, but it is nowhere near being a good game either. Rather, it's average, with some moments of brilliance, and other, far more, moments of poorly thought out choices and gameplay decisions.    … Expand
  18. lydianfanfare
    Jun 10, 2015
    4
    This is the single game I hold up (figuratively, of course) to express regret at buying games digitally. This was nothing but a $60 pre-order disappointment, and I fell for it.

    First, there are some good things happening in this game: **PvP **Minute-to-minute combat **Visual Design **Music and Audio But they fail to totally make up for its problems: **Weak story **Unsatisfying    This is the single game I hold up (figuratively, of course) to express regret at buying games digitally. This was nothing but a $60 pre-order disappointment, and I fell for it.

    First, there are some good things happening in this game:
    **PvP
    **Minute-to-minute combat
    **Visual Design
    **Music and Audio

    But they fail to totally make up for its problems:
    **Weak story
    **Unsatisfying loot grind
    **No matchmaking for its most compelling mode (raids)
    **Overall feeling of being cheated by its incomplete main game and DLCs

    Other $60 games I've pre-ordered are Dragon Age: Inquisition and Witcher 3, and while they're certainly different types of games (so maybe it's unfair to compare them), I have a hard time ignoring how easy it is for me to disparage Destiny's overall consumer value in light of such worthwhile games. If you haven't already bought the DLC packs, I urge you to stay away. Don't allow this to be the norm. We (gamers) made a difference when it came to Xbox One's launch shenanigans, and now things are better! Vote with your wallet.    … Expand
  19. TurtleDrum18
    Nov 15, 2014
    6
    This game is GREAT!... for the first month of gameplay. When I jumped into this game I was absolutely hyped for what Bungie had in store. The first 8 or so missions were great, they were full of action and really gave me a feel for the game. Sadly, I started to feel the repetitive gameplay after the first couple of hours. That isn't saying much tough considering how short the campaign is.This game is GREAT!... for the first month of gameplay. When I jumped into this game I was absolutely hyped for what Bungie had in store. The first 8 or so missions were great, they were full of action and really gave me a feel for the game. Sadly, I started to feel the repetitive gameplay after the first couple of hours. That isn't saying much tough considering how short the campaign is. Speaking of the campaign, the storytelling really and I mean REALLY fell short of Bungie's standards. 90% of the time I had no idea what was going on and why I was killing countless waves of enemies and bosses which are just "bullet sponges" with virtually no special attacks. The only highlight I found with this game was "The Crucible" which is very great but could still use some work. I wouldn't recommend buying this game unless you are solely looking for PvP.… Expand
  20. MattnaCarta
    Nov 17, 2014
    6
    This won’t be short, so skip to the summary if you want the concise verdict.

    To start off, both Destiny's sound and visuals are excellent. The soundtrack is brilliantly put together, and is backed up by spectacular scenery - most notably on the moon. Animations and effects are well done. Glitches are infrequent at worst in normal game-play, and the game definitely doesn't suffer despite    This won’t be short, so skip to the summary if you want the concise verdict.

    To start off, both Destiny's sound and visuals are excellent. The soundtrack is brilliantly put together, and is backed up by spectacular scenery - most notably on the moon. Animations and effects are well done. Glitches are infrequent at worst in normal game-play, and the game definitely doesn't suffer despite the lack of 60 frames per second (as it shouldn't).

    The core game mechanics are solid. Movement is smooth and fluid while shooting is well refined and satisfying. Both aspects do of course have similarities to Halo, but that isn't at all a bad thing.

    However, beyond the basics, Destiny does have numerous issues. Firstly, there's no reason that a game of its genre should have a ground breaking story-line. The truth is that the majority of the target audience don't want it. But that still doesn’t excuse the half-baked attempt at a story that Destiny gives us.

    Barely anything is explained. What happened to the traveller? Why are all of the guardians dead at the start? The game sets itself up to explain its background, but never does. The whole story in the end feels pointless; as though nothing has really been achieved. There’s not nearly enough time to learn about the characters let alone care about them. In-depth character development isn’t necessary, but there needs to be at least a little to make the story worthwhile. Destiny has near to none.

    Bungie may claim that this is merely the first chapter. Destiny has numerous expansions to come, so while you might not feel any sense of achievement yet, you will. The problem with that is that this was a full price release. To package such a lacklustre, unfulfilling story into a full price release is criminal. Without paying for Xbox Live/Playstation Plus, the campaign is all you get, and it definitely isn’t worth the price on its own.

    Sure, the Grimoire cards on Bungie’s website explain everything you want to know about Destiny’s universe, but why should you need to visit a website? Needing to leave the game to get a full experience is poor design, full stop. Destiny began with the ambition of immersing the player in a rich new world, drawing fantasy together with FPS to create something fresh. Instead, you’re left wondering what your purpose in this new world is. You’re left wondering who all of these random and mismatched alien races are. Why did they come to Earth? Why did they attack humanity? What happened to leave Earth in ruin? None of it is properly explained.

    Even beyond the campaign, the lack of content is constantly apparent. While every area is beautiful, the fact is there are only four (excluding The Tower). To add to this, the game barely encourages exploration, and so there’s very little point or enjoyment in it. At later levels, you’ll find yourself killing the same few dozen enemies time and time again. You’ll be repeating the same few dungeons (called strikes) over and over hoping for a chance of good loot. The enemies soon become boring to fight, as well. They lack variety, and bullet-sponge bosses are infuriating. You could take on the raid for a more advanced challenge, but you’ll need five friends with Destiny to be online with you to be able to access what is without doubt the best developed content in the game. Destiny’s promise was that it would have a lifetime of ten years, but sadly many people will be bored within ten hours.

    Levelling in Destiny also comes with problems. To advance past level 20 you’ll need to collect armour pieces with the ‘light’ stat, but the loot system is punishing. After level 20, all loot is completely random. You collect ‘engrams’ in the world which you then decrypt to receive an item. Engrams have different tiers (rare and legendary) but beyond that you get a completely random piece of loot. Even better, if you decrypt a legendary engram you have a chance of getting an armour piece for another class which you can’t even use. As a result, levelling beyond 20 is based almost entirely on time and luck, not skill. That’s an issue.

    Moving away from the co-operative aspects of the game, PvP is good. The difference in gear between new players and high level players isn’t ideal, but is easily tolerable. You can also use PvP to get loot, but again it’s random, so don’t expect a 5.0 K/D will earn you a legendary engram.

    All in all, Destiny has solid foundations, but the rest needs some work. It is by no means a bad game. It has been put together with more care and attention than most releases of the past few years. However, it isn’t revolutionary, and at times it struggles to simply be enjoyable. What’s sad is that it had the potential to be great. The ideas were there, but the execution missed the mark this time. Perhaps, in time, Bungie will fulfil their promises, but that time could be some way away.    … Expand
  21. Barhota
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    This game was all hype I am very disappointed. After playing for afew weeks on and off the game just does not appeal to me and I returned it. It gets boring and its the same repetitive missions the only fun part is multiplayer and there is COD for that
  22. GamingIsDead
    Nov 19, 2014
    6
    This game is not great by any means. The graphics are quite nice, but the actual gameplay is a repetitive chore. This story missions are the exact same practically over and over just shoot this shoot taht, and the story actually makes no sense whatsoever. The 3 classes hardly have any customization, and each has there own other subclass you get at lvl15 but its a worthless attempt to makeThis game is not great by any means. The graphics are quite nice, but the actual gameplay is a repetitive chore. This story missions are the exact same practically over and over just shoot this shoot taht, and the story actually makes no sense whatsoever. The 3 classes hardly have any customization, and each has there own other subclass you get at lvl15 but its a worthless attempt to make the game more diverse as they aren't that different or that much fun. The crucible is a bad atttempt at PvP, theres really nothing very good about this game other than the graphics, the ingame driving on your speeder, and the PvE. The raid stuff is decently fun, although the bosses are extremely dumb and it all just comes down to just shoot shoot shoot sit wait for health to come back shoot as they just sit there taking punishment. I guess its a decent game for co-op and makes up for the fact that playing solo is repetitive, and hardly fun.… Expand
  23. PeruvianGamer
    Jan 14, 2015
    4
    This game is not complete and SACAMVISION & SACAMGIE are making you buy DLCs if you want content that is already in the game (WTF!!?) , you can beat the story mode like in 8 hours but after that its all repetitive; the strikes, the missions, the raid that you get are all the same. The only thing that changes is the moobs level if you decide to play the same strike with more challenge.This game is not complete and SACAMVISION & SACAMGIE are making you buy DLCs if you want content that is already in the game (WTF!!?) , you can beat the story mode like in 8 hours but after that its all repetitive; the strikes, the missions, the raid that you get are all the same. The only thing that changes is the moobs level if you decide to play the same strike with more challenge.
    The multiplayer is good but it has cheap one shoot kill weapons that can piss you off to no end, and I personally dont like the multiplayer because if i want to play a game where i shoot people and laugh how they die then I would play Call of Duty . I expected more from this game but its a big disappointment and I feel like it is a scam. If you want to sell DLC later on for this game... great, but at least give us a COMPLETE version of the game on the release, ($65 is a lot of money for this incomplete game)
    The reason why im giving 4 out of 10 is the fact that this game has amazing graphics and soundtracks but bessides those everything looks cheap and lazy from a big video game industry like Bungie.    … Expand
  24. Tirah
    Sep 16, 2015
    4
    Destiny is a very polarizing game. You'll either love it or absolutely hate it.

    The technical side of it is pretty much flawless. Beautiful environments, great music, and some of the best controls I've ever seen. Exactly what you'd expect from the creative minds behind the Halo series. What really hurt Destiny was Activision's greed. In order to make more money, Bungie was forced to    Destiny is a very polarizing game. You'll either love it or absolutely hate it.

    The technical side of it is pretty much flawless. Beautiful environments, great music, and some of the best controls I've ever seen. Exactly what you'd expect from the creative minds behind the Halo series.
    What really hurt Destiny was Activision's greed. In order to make more money, Bungie was forced to gut the game and remove a significant amount of content to be sold as future DLC. What's left logically feels incomplete. The story barely makes sense, and many plot points are never resolved. Every single character is shallow and underdeveloped. What's their story? What is their goal? The game never tells you.But it's okay, pay $50 more and you may get a continuation of the story in the latest 'Taken King' DLC. I'm sure you'll love it, especially if you're like me and you already spent over $100 on the base game (I pre-ordered the Guardian Edition, which came with the first two DLCs for "free").

    There's plenty of missions, but they're all very repetitive and boring. Collect a certain number of items, kill some enemies, protect your little A.I. companion... and that's about it, really. If you ever hope to get any better gear, you'll be repeating these missions over and over and over again until you're absolutely sick of them. The endless grind doesn't feel rewarding or even remotely fun - and this is coming from a person who's spent the past 10 years playing World of Warcraft.

    As far as multiplayer goes, you can do the boring missions in a group of three players. But really, why would you even bother? There are also drop-in/drop-out public events. You're in the middle of one of your boring missions when suddenly a massive tank appears from the sky, and you and any other player nearby need to work together to destroy it.

    Then there are 3-player strikes (it's like WoW's dungeons), and these are actually quite fun. There's a handy player finder tool, so if none of your friends play Destiny, the game will hook you up with two more players. Some of them are pretty bad, though, and more than once did I have a player tagging along doing nothing or simply sitting in a corner, while the remaining two of us did all the hard work. You can report these slackers, but there seems to be no penalty for this behavior whatsoever.

    Destiny also has raids, which are basically strikes with larger fireteams and tougher enemies. Unfortunately, there is no player finder for these. You are forced to go to various websites and find your raid team there. It's inconvenient, and the number one reason why I've never done any raids. They're supposed to be fun, but I'll never know unless Bungie adds a player finder.

    PvP was Destiny's biggest selling point, and it seems to be the focus of its developers, seeing how pretty much every single event they've introduced since launch was all about PvP (the only exception was The Queen's Wrath). If you're like me and prefer PvE over PvP, you'll find this rather disappointing. If you love PvP, add 2 more points to my rating. Bungie is constantly tweaking weapons and trying to make PvP more balanced, so that's good, I suppose.

    And that's Destiny - the game that promised to be the next Halo, but bigger and better in every way. It could've been good if Bungie was allowed to do their work without Activision's interference. As it is now, it just feels like a desperate money grab. Despite all this, Destiny seems to boast an active fan base (if the official Destiny Facebook page is anything to go by), so the game obviously isn't all that bad. Just really, really flawed.

    If you're interested and you'd like to give it a shot, I recommend you wait for a few months until the game gets cheaper, or ideally wait for some sort of an "ultimate" edition, which will inevitably come out and which will contain all the DLCs for a few bucks.    … Expand
  25. dominic242
    Sep 5, 2015
    4
    the biggest money grab yet and my biggest disappointment this generation i had high hopes for this given the halo series but i have to admit its awful great for the first 20 levels then sooooooooo tedious its an insult.
  26. 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
  27. GamingDrake
    Aug 11, 2016
    4
    I waited a year before i bought this so i would have the extra dlc with it and it (in my opinion) is still an empty game. the pros: The gameplay is fun for a few hours and then it gets stale, if you like the combat in halo then you will like the combat in this but this drags on and i mean grinding away on. The graphics are excellent aswell. The soundtrack is pretty good also. the cons:I waited a year before i bought this so i would have the extra dlc with it and it (in my opinion) is still an empty game. the pros: The gameplay is fun for a few hours and then it gets stale, if you like the combat in halo then you will like the combat in this but this drags on and i mean grinding away on. The graphics are excellent aswell. The soundtrack is pretty good also. the cons: everything else, poor story infact non existent so many times you'll hear " i could tell you" or " nobody knows" infuriating. A very repetitive game and boring after a short while. This game will never be an epic experience and a complete one at that.… Expand
  28. fuwaneko
    Jan 13, 2015
    3
    Besides exceptionally smooth shooting and control mechanic which makes PvP fun to play there's nothing. No story, no progression, lots of childish game design mistakes, and tons of repetitive grinding. I've been expecting next big sci-fi game, and I got this. I suspect Destiny has been through development hell and Bungie had to cut more than half of the game to simply release somethingBesides exceptionally smooth shooting and control mechanic which makes PvP fun to play there's nothing. No story, no progression, lots of childish game design mistakes, and tons of repetitive grinding. I've been expecting next big sci-fi game, and I got this. I suspect Destiny has been through development hell and Bungie had to cut more than half of the game to simply release something playable. More ambitions = less results.… Expand
  29. nicky69
    Oct 3, 2014
    5
    Graphically stunning, and the gameplay is spot on, but sadly they are the only good things about this title. Story is poor to say the least, and the missions get's really really repetitive. Can't believe there's no crafting option in a title like this, because for me it's a must in an MMO. The game is nothing but an absolute grindfest, and has been totally overhyped. Destiny promised soGraphically stunning, and the gameplay is spot on, but sadly they are the only good things about this title. Story is poor to say the least, and the missions get's really really repetitive. Can't believe there's no crafting option in a title like this, because for me it's a must in an MMO. The game is nothing but an absolute grindfest, and has been totally overhyped. Destiny promised so much, but in reality has offered so very little.… Expand
  30. prevbean
    Sep 14, 2014
    6
    Playing the beta before I bought the retail I had grand visions of Destiny being this huge world with many wonders to explore and numerous variations of enemies to kill..I had great expectations for a game with a grand budget and many years in the making. The cherry on top was using an actor that i had great admiration for , I mean how can they mess this up? Well let me tell you The worldPlaying the beta before I bought the retail I had grand visions of Destiny being this huge world with many wonders to explore and numerous variations of enemies to kill..I had great expectations for a game with a grand budget and many years in the making. The cherry on top was using an actor that i had great admiration for , I mean how can they mess this up? Well let me tell you The world felt small not many variations to the enemies, the acting sucked with a terrible boring story and no imagination with the missions. I can go on and on but at this point it's all been said, Destiny was huge let down for me.… Expand
  31. Sh0dan
    Sep 19, 2014
    6
    This is probably Bungies worst game tbh or perhaps its the fact I dont like online MMO style social gaming much these days. For a solo gamer it just cant hold my interest. Its still a decent game, if a little flawed at its base design level. I'm sure they'll fix issues and add new features overtime, and create lots of extra paid for content for those who dont mind mindless grindy gameplay.This is probably Bungies worst game tbh or perhaps its the fact I dont like online MMO style social gaming much these days. For a solo gamer it just cant hold my interest. Its still a decent game, if a little flawed at its base design level. I'm sure they'll fix issues and add new features overtime, and create lots of extra paid for content for those who dont mind mindless grindy gameplay. Sadly I am not one of them. I like a little more context and reason to play. Deep gameplay and high immersion is what I expect from my games. Destiny has neither. A focus on making me as a player feel good about what i'm playing with a strong narrative and reason to come back and play. It's certainly nowhere near deserving the hype its been getting from the press. My advice to anyone thinking about taking the plunge is dont listen to the sheeples and marketing spiel coming from gaming websites. Look at their actual reviews, they are very telling, the game is hitting around the 70-80 mark. Not exactly stellar, but not bad. Watch some gameplay, or if possible gets some hands on time. Most likely you'll find it a highly overrated marketing piece too. Honestly I expect a lot more from the creators and developers of the Halo franchise. To me this just seems more like a money making game design from Activision. I'll give it a generous 6 out of 10.… Expand
  32. 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
  33. boompow
    Oct 13, 2014
    5
    I really hate to give this game a mediocre rating. I wanted it be the next big sic fi epic, a story that can go on and deliver years of fun. Unfortunately it is very thin and leaves you repeating the same things over and over with different skins over stuff. The mechanics are solid but after the first planet (earth) they repeat forever. Shoot the weak spot, hide and move when there areI really hate to give this game a mediocre rating. I wanted it be the next big sic fi epic, a story that can go on and deliver years of fun. Unfortunately it is very thin and leaves you repeating the same things over and over with different skins over stuff. The mechanics are solid but after the first planet (earth) they repeat forever. Shoot the weak spot, hide and move when there are many enemies, use your ghost, protect him , kill boss and repeat. Loot drops seem to be completely random and often there is almost no reward for what felt like a major battle. PVP is solid but uninspiring and after 20 or so hours you will be bored unless you have no life and are ok to grind the same stuff over and over. Even the classes do not feel very different form another. I really wish I could say more positive things but everything this game could have been it is not. Does not even come near Halo in its best moments.… Expand
  34. happymonster
    Oct 18, 2014
    5
    Such a big fat disappointment. The combat feels great. But that alone can't save this game. It's boring. Repetitive and boring. I give it a 5 because I did have a little bit of fun with it, for a short while, and the soundtrack is great. Other than that, it's a drag. There was so much potential here. Strange. But I'm sure it was a financial success for Bungie, because so many fools boughtSuch a big fat disappointment. The combat feels great. But that alone can't save this game. It's boring. Repetitive and boring. I give it a 5 because I did have a little bit of fun with it, for a short while, and the soundtrack is great. Other than that, it's a drag. There was so much potential here. Strange. But I'm sure it was a financial success for Bungie, because so many fools bought it, myself included.… Expand
  35. XINTSUAI-BR
    Sep 23, 2014
    5
    Destiny pretends to be a fuc$%%$ awesome game, and all marketing around it make me believe in that. But when you start to play, after the first hour, you begin to notice that the game isn't this good!
    The first thing you notice is how repetitive it is, the map shows locations, that by a simple "geographic" deduction, seems to be thousands miles from each other, but when you choose one of    Destiny pretends to be a fuc$%%$ awesome game, and all marketing around it make me believe in that. But when you start to play, after the first hour, you begin to notice that the game isn't this good!
    The first thing you notice is how repetitive it is, the map shows locations, that by a simple "geographic" deduction, seems to be thousands miles from each other, but when you choose one of this locations to play, the most of times you'll appear at same starting point... WTF means this map?
    Ok, I understand that the focus of Destiny it's the multiplayer, I mean... I THINK IT IS.. because same after play several hours, the history of the game continues so vague as was in the very beginning.
    PVP it is the best part of the game, have its moments of fun, but the overall experience in my opinion, is which the game is very unbalanced.
    After play some matches on PS4, I came back to my PS3 to play Killzone 3, where I had a VERY better experience.

    Destiny needs of so many fixes, that I almost need to say to Bungie start from the scratch.

    NEXT.    … Expand
  36. Tick
    Nov 19, 2014
    5
    I have had Destiny for about 2 Months. My main guy is level 29. I have completed the campaign (if you can call it that). I have a bunch of exotics. I do the Nightfall strikes solo, and have done everything except the Vault Raid.

    The Review: Indepth Story: Extremely poor.. It's disjointed, and doesn't make any sense. Spontaneously after ages of being sieged by the "darkness" (whatever    I have had Destiny for about 2 Months. My main guy is level 29. I have completed the campaign (if you can call it that). I have a bunch of exotics. I do the Nightfall strikes solo, and have done everything except the Vault Raid.

    The Review: Indepth

    Story: Extremely poor.. It's disjointed, and doesn't make any sense. Spontaneously after ages of being sieged by the "darkness" (whatever that is) all the stuff is going down now? I mean seriously... The enemy has just suddenly decided to steal some info they've had in their territory for ages... The story line is filled with this stuff. It's as if it was written at the last minute by the programmers themselves.... You can tell they wrote it in reverse. "We want the players to kill 3 waves of enemies lets have them defend a computer (which cannot be destroyed).. Wait we used that 3 times... Ok lets have the players defend a alien computer! GOOD IDEA GUYS. *High Five's all around. *

    The story is poorly scripted. I feel bad for Peter Dinklage. He's told to say "It's just past all those Devils" when there is only one Devil... Not plural... singular.... "I'm picking up a signal and it's not Cabal" When all you face next is Cabal....

    The alien races fight each other and you, but there is no reason why they do this. You just have to accept it as is. Most of the story is basically just noise that plays as you do the same missions over and over. Then you finish, and then replay the missions over and over to earn Levels of Vanguard/cryptarch/Dread Orbit... etc. for no reason at all. You get full access to everything at level 2/3 so my level 30 Cryptarch is simply to get the 'level up bonus' which are items I scrap.

    The Loot: Meh... Some of it is fun, but most of it is just junk to scrap. Infact I scrap 99+% of everything I find. It's hard to find amour that gives you the bonus you want in Ammo carry capacity for the guns you use. Sure you have boots that give you Scout rifle ammo increase but then it comes with Shotgun... You don't use a shotgun.. So you find one that gives you sniper ammo, but the other one is auto rifle...

    and the 'aesthetic' items.. cloaks for hunter. Sash, or bonds do nothing. a level 15 one that is common is the same as a rare one at level 20... Not even the ability to infuse a style you like with anything... A wasted slot.

    the shaders... Neon ones... Sure works well for multiplayer to stand out like a beacon... I have 2 that resemble cammo of a grey and green variety. I get hit less using them. So they are the only ones I use. I scrap the rest.

    MultiPlayer: The strikes are not bad, but repetitive. On the PS4 I have 6 it rotates between. You may or may not talk to the people on your team but there is no reason for it. You are just rushing it as fast as you can. Most of my friends don't play Console games, the few that do either have Xbox One or don't have Destiny on the PS4. So I have to solo everything where there isn't matchmaking.

    I tried to find a few groups to do the Vault Raid with, but to no avail. If you make it clear you want to do it you may get invited to the groups throwing out invites on a 3rd party website, but you have a better chance of being kicked from the fire team that being on it. So I haven't even tried to do the Vault except for the early stages when I could exploit to the 3rd area.

    Missions:
    Why even bother with them... It's only Kill X monsters, Travel to Y position and stand still for 10 seconds, or Deploy ghost and let it take a snapshot. That's it. Nothing else.

    Group Special Missions are: Kill Monster X, or Kill Groups of monsters at Location Y. That's it...

    Music: Awesome music. Really. They did a great job.

    Visuals: Really good. Levels and environment are the best, vehicles, and aliens are so-so. Your hunter... Faces look so-so.

    Controls: Excellent. Very intuitive, smooth and glitch free.

    I give the game a 6 because of the last few points. Otherwise it would be a 4 or lower. The last few points really save the day. You don't get frustrated by the basic mechanics, just with the story/repetitiveness of it.    … Expand
  37. Helladen
    Sep 29, 2014
    7
    Destiny was a very good experience for the first couple hours, but it was lacking that Bungie touch that we all know and love. Its story was really really bad, but the world was very great. The music wasn't that bad either, I thought it was one of the best aspects of the game.

    The PvP is not fun nor is the PvE, I had no fun at level 20+ after completing all the available missions. Let's    Destiny was a very good experience for the first couple hours, but it was lacking that Bungie touch that we all know and love. Its story was really really bad, but the world was very great. The music wasn't that bad either, I thought it was one of the best aspects of the game.

    The PvP is not fun nor is the PvE, I had no fun at level 20+ after completing all the available missions. Let's hope that it gets better in future patches, and the story is narrated better for the expansions.    … Expand
  38. Malprodigy
    Oct 26, 2014
    6
    Addicting but flawed to hell and back. They might as well have not included a story, it's incredibly weak. Server errors happen way too often causing disconnects. Other than that the mechanics are excellent and you can appreciate the work that went into the design.
  39. SwitSwat
    Jan 13, 2015
    7
    They could have done much better with this title, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Sure, the story is not the best, and the multiplayer is not the most well-polished, but its an interesting shooter and certainly worth a look if you are a fan of Halo. (LOL 76 metascore for a 500 million dollar game)
  40. poochst3r
    Sep 16, 2014
    6
    The game is just good. Not great not perfect just good. When playing I did not give one ounce of care to the story. Was there even a story? The game was falsely advertised as well. They have said the game involves a great deal of customization and a epic journey and story. I've seen many characters with the same armor/weapons/looks and a story that put me half to sleep. NPC's did not evenThe game is just good. Not great not perfect just good. When playing I did not give one ounce of care to the story. Was there even a story? The game was falsely advertised as well. They have said the game involves a great deal of customization and a epic journey and story. I've seen many characters with the same armor/weapons/looks and a story that put me half to sleep. NPC's did not even feel alive. No emotion no personalities. I rate this game a 6/10 because the game play was fun and teaming with friends always makes things better. So in all honesty if I were to play this by myself It would of gotten a 5/10. This is how I honestly felt about the game. Don't fall for the hype. Do not be a sheep. Rent it and try it.… Expand
  41. mhay78
    Nov 19, 2014
    5
    Destiny.......what can you say. For all the hype and expectations from the press and gamers alike this game just fails to deliver on so many levels.

    Solid shooter mechanics, Great Visuals and that's about it. Looking for a story? there isn't really one. Looking for a lengthy game to sink your teeth into? there isn't one. Looking for an interative world to explore with traders, NPC's,    Destiny.......what can you say. For all the hype and expectations from the press and gamers alike this game just fails to deliver on so many levels.

    Solid shooter mechanics, Great Visuals and that's about it.
    Looking for a story? there isn't really one. Looking for a lengthy game to sink your teeth into? there isn't one.
    Looking for an interative world to explore with traders, NPC's, interesting side quests, ability to create mini games within the game world with friends? nope, not here.

    They could have done a simply trading/top trumps style mini game based on your weapons, armour or enemies killed...something....anything....it just feels half finished with so much bland emptiness. I mean one of the trading posts has had the same item for sale since day one. no stock refresh nothing. She must be so bored as every player wonders past without saying hello.

    What there is are a few really good levels (the first couple and one or two others) with lots of mediocre bits in between and the most anticlimatic 'big boss' finale I've ever experienced in gaming.

    I really wanted to love this game like I've done with mass effect, dragon age, Halo, PGR and others. It should have had a massive core of thirsty gamers hooked. But many have felt short changed and left cold.

    While I pop back into this game once in a while to see if anything new has been added it certainly isn't Destiny for me to enjoy this game for month after month.

    multiplayer is solid if unspectacular and hasn't got the COD must have one more go gameplay.

    Sorry Bungie but you've dropped the ball on this game, well I say game maybe more of a great Beta release because there just feels like there's so much missing.    … Expand
  42. 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
  43. MacDaddyD123
    Sep 16, 2014
    6
    Its has fun gameplay and its fun to get into a strike-team with some buddies, but after a while doing the same thing over and over gets a bit old. But Activision says that this game has a 10 year life-cycle so maybe the game will get better. So for that reason im going to not return this game, Ill wait and hope that it gets better.
  44. bneutrn
    Sep 26, 2014
    5
    Love the atmosphere, character designs, and graphics. Why did I give it a 5 then? There is no story. It's the obvious cutting of content just for DLC so they could milk the game for 10 more years. It's the exploitation of your userbase and the fact that developers/publishers think this is ok. The fact that most (all) of the lore is on an external website that you have to look throughLove the atmosphere, character designs, and graphics. Why did I give it a 5 then? There is no story. It's the obvious cutting of content just for DLC so they could milk the game for 10 more years. It's the exploitation of your userbase and the fact that developers/publishers think this is ok. The fact that most (all) of the lore is on an external website that you have to look through instead of IN THE GAME.

    The fact that review sites and users have given this a 9.0+ rating is a joke. They are blinded by their love for Bungie and/or shills. This type of RPG with terrible storytelling is what we expected 20 years ago. Not in 2014. It's sad, because 10 years down the line when they release all of the DLC, people are going to say the game is good with great story when all they did was use 10 years to milk the players.    … Expand
  45. Zafeer
    Oct 11, 2014
    3
    This is not an MMO. They just tagged Bungie with MMO for hype. This game is not Borderlands or even close to that caliber. This game isn't even as fun as HALO. There is no economy, no community, no guilds, no crafting, no enemy AI, no story and worst of all no imagination. Typical Bungie 4 different enemies sometimes with different colors. Is anyone ever fooled by replacing varietyThis is not an MMO. They just tagged Bungie with MMO for hype. This game is not Borderlands or even close to that caliber. This game isn't even as fun as HALO. There is no economy, no community, no guilds, no crafting, no enemy AI, no story and worst of all no imagination. Typical Bungie 4 different enemies sometimes with different colors. Is anyone ever fooled by replacing variety with a color change? The tower is the most bland and boring place to ever be created. Let's dump a truck load of fetch/collect quests and defend your stupid floating companion into the mix. Your character seems slow. Lame weapons that pack no punch. Generic armor. Unpolished controls. Especially when having to hit two buttons simultaneously. Brown wasteland for Russia with a rusty plane copied and pasted all over the map. Same with the rusty truck. Grey wasteland for the moon. Gravity on the moon is suddenly the same as earth. Again objects copied and pasted over and over. The same cave for every mission in each area even though it's supposed to be a different mission in a different area of the map. It feels like an alpha build that they tossed out to bank roll some cash off the hype. Garbage. Do not waste your time or money on this lemon. I already wasted 23 hours of my life.… Expand
  46. Mistval
    Sep 14, 2014
    6
    This got boring really fast. I think I will probably trade it in soon. I urge anyone considering buying this game to borrow it from a friend first or something because it is disappointing to a lot of people.

    The shooting mechanics are good and PvP is fun. Graphics are nice and the Fallout-ish ambiance of the zones is compelling. The first few times you do a strike that's too hard for    This got boring really fast. I think I will probably trade it in soon. I urge anyone considering buying this game to borrow it from a friend first or something because it is disappointing to a lot of people.

    The shooting mechanics are good and PvP is fun. Graphics are nice and the Fallout-ish ambiance of the zones is compelling. The first few times you do a strike that's too hard for you with friends is a lot of fun. That's the good.

    The bad is that everything seems really static, dead, and unchanging. If you kill a bunch of bad guys, they will respawn in the same place less than 2 minutes later (that's really how quick they respawn). It makes you feel like killing the bad guys is futile and irrelevant.

    NPCs in the game only exist for one of three reasons: to give you quests, sell you things, or try to kill you. There are no squirrels running around, no civilians making smalltalk in alleys. You never see these people you are supposed to be protecting.

    Destiny really isn't all that big. If you were expecting something as big as Skyrim, Fallout, etc, you will be very disappointed. If you count the square miles, Destiny MIGHT be bigger than those games, but it sure as heck doesn't seem it when you're riding around at a hundred miles per hour on your speeder bike thing or teleporting to different zones.

    If you go exploring in Destiny, this is what you will find: dead ruins, and bad guys who will try to kill you. That is all. I love games that get exploration right: you are stumbling around in a snowstorm and you see lights in the distance, you go to them and discover an inn on the side of the road to rest for the night. Or you find a camp of bandits. Or it's a guy with a lantern. There is nothing like this in Destiny. You know what you will find.

    In Destiny I never feel like I'm in danger in the open world (strikes and instances are a bit different). Enemies stand around in groups that stay in the same place as if they are shackled there. If you're fighting them and losing, you can just run away. They will chase you for a little while but then run back to their spot. If they do kill you, you just respawn with no penalty a short ways away.

    Well that's what I think of Destiny. I don't think it's a bad game but I don't think it's a good one, either, and it's definitely not one I think it worth 60 dollars. If I could do it all over again I would not have bought it.    … Expand
  47. Mistbooster
    Sep 28, 2014
    5
    Dont believe the hype, despite well polished graphics and awesome music, this game is plagued with blandness, problems and design flaws. I personally cant add anything that has not been said, instead I give a few simple advice:
    - A friend of mmo's? try GW2.
    -A friend of shooters? even titanfall will quench your thirst for blood, thats how bland it will feel in this game just after 6-8    Dont believe the hype, despite well polished graphics and awesome music, this game is plagued with blandness, problems and design flaws. I personally cant add anything that has not been said, instead I give a few simple advice:
    - A friend of mmo's? try GW2.
    -A friend of shooters? even titanfall will quench your thirst for blood, thats how bland it will feel in this game just after 6-8 hours.
    -Still want to try it`? wait for the goty version of this grind fest, and wait till they throw in some of the expansions for free, the vanilla game has a very short life.
    -Like a good story? well dont expect nothing else than a smooth fu, till halfway... oh wait thats intro for a future dlc....

    i wouöd give this game 2/10 but i like the music too much :)    … Expand
  48. Snape2
    Nov 30, 2014
    6
    Destiny misses so many important aspects. Better loot system, interesting quest, lore in the game and, most importantly, A story. The game is just like a on rails shoot, go to this planet kill this dude, go to another planet kill theses dudes, go to another planet use your ghost to scan something. No one tells you anything about the universe and we don't care about anything or anybody.Destiny misses so many important aspects. Better loot system, interesting quest, lore in the game and, most importantly, A story. The game is just like a on rails shoot, go to this planet kill this dude, go to another planet kill theses dudes, go to another planet use your ghost to scan something. No one tells you anything about the universe and we don't care about anything or anybody. Without amazing gun play, great pvp, interesting and cool classes, and really good graphics. This game would be a disaster.… Expand
  49. ImUrHuckleBerri
    Jul 27, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game while I think is great in many ways just falls short of what it was trying to be. This game tries to be a FPSMMO. While I think the gun play and mechanics are amazing for a shooter. This game falls short terribly on the MMO portion. The backstory and story itself is completely non existent. Some of the story you can get to by going outside the game itself to read on Bungie's website. The exotic weapons all have a story outside of the game where you can read about the weapons and stories with them. Why not include that in game to add to the immersion and excitement of getting a weapon. Playing through the campaign is saddening. It's the same exact thing over and over again. Deploy your ghost and defend him from the countless waves of enemies. In the story itself you feel no connection at all to the guardian you are playing or the city and Traveler you are defending. There are not enough cinematic story telling cut scenes either to keep you awed throughout your experience in game. Even in the raids in this game you don't feel as if a story is being told while you are progressing through the raid itself. There is no in game match making or in game chat besides randomly messaging people on PSN that you see in game but with typical MMO ethics that is not a good practice to do. In order to find a group for something you must once again leave the game and go to either Destinytracker, PlanetDestiny, or Reddit to find groups for raids and other end game activities. PvP is the only thing that is keeping this game alive for me. But even that has its drawbacks with the constant one shot barrage of ranged shotguns out there.… Expand
  50. MiracSpectac
    Dec 17, 2017
    4
    Without a doubt the second biggest disappointment of my time in gaming. Beyond basic gunplay, which has been developed over a decade, this game does virtually nothing right. It still boggles my mind that people fervently defend this game when it seems so indefensible. The world, the loot, the quests, the story, the multiplayer, it's all so bare bones and uninspiring. Truly an example forWithout a doubt the second biggest disappointment of my time in gaming. Beyond basic gunplay, which has been developed over a decade, this game does virtually nothing right. It still boggles my mind that people fervently defend this game when it seems so indefensible. The world, the loot, the quests, the story, the multiplayer, it's all so bare bones and uninspiring. Truly an example for the ages of how not to build this kind of FPS.… Expand
  51. cla2292
    Sep 13, 2014
    6
    Now don't get me wrong, Destiny is a fun game to play. But gameplay alone doesn't make for a good game. Weapons are fun to use, powers are interesting, you get to create cool looking characters, etc... But I was expecting a longer game. I realize FPS-style games tend to be short, however, I expected more than a 10 hour game from Bungie (main story length anyway).
    I also expected more    Now don't get me wrong, Destiny is a fun game to play. But gameplay alone doesn't make for a good game. Weapons are fun to use, powers are interesting, you get to create cool looking characters, etc... But I was expecting a longer game. I realize FPS-style games tend to be short, however, I expected more than a 10 hour game from Bungie (main story length anyway).
    I also expected more levels. You can only explore 4 different maps in various ways before the campaign starts to feel like a dead end. Level design is good, but that doesn't change the fact.
    My biggest gripe is without a doubt the story. It's absolute garbage. Nothing is ever explained to you. What is explained only happens in the 4-ish cutscenes throughout the entire game. I get that there are the grimoire cards that explain a bit, but to me that is a lazy method to take (to rely almost solely on anyway) and is a poor substitute for good storytelling.
    Also, by the time I was done, it was pretty obvious that Bungie intended this game to be supplemented with DLC and/or a sequel since so much was left out and unfinished (this seems like bad planning, sequels should seem to come naturally, not artificially planned by the developers.
    The multiplayer isn't far from the same crap these companies keep feeding us, so don't hold your breath for any groundbreaking advancements.

    Pros:
    Fun (although somewhat repetitive) gameplay
    Interesting powers
    Looks fantastic
    Occasional epic battles feel refreshing

    Cons:
    Story is absolutely atrocious, also felt unfinished
    Stale multiplayer
    Way too short
    Too few planets/maps/areas
    Very disappointing ending    … Expand
  52. riddler_of_deat
    Sep 13, 2014
    6
    Overall this game isn't "bad" there's little bugs and nothing truly game breaking, but just because it isn't bad doesn't mean it's good either. Now I have about 47 hours within this game, mixed between pve and pvp of course, and has long been beyond the 20 level mark , and quickly finished the narrative missions of the game in about 13 of those hours. Some people truly thought that DestinyOverall this game isn't "bad" there's little bugs and nothing truly game breaking, but just because it isn't bad doesn't mean it's good either. Now I have about 47 hours within this game, mixed between pve and pvp of course, and has long been beyond the 20 level mark , and quickly finished the narrative missions of the game in about 13 of those hours. Some people truly thought that Destiny was going to redefine the gaming industry and be a massive step forward, but with overall horrible, boring, and repetitive mechanics, it simply isn't. People were expected this great and massive game with an extensive story and lore that you would enjoy to learn more about, a game where there would be some amazing characters, fun and exciting firefights, and a massive world. Destiny has about 3 different planets and the moon to go play on, each has some free roam areas, and normally around 5 missions on each of them and a strike mission which usually contains a cool looking but overall uninspiring boss. People have been really trying to call this game an RPG, but let's face it, it really isn't, it's not a roleplaying game where you are building your character to fit you perfectly, each time you level up you may unlock a new ability, but it's exactly the same as in a game like call of duty as to when you level up you unlock a new perk or something. In the end of the day, each warlock, titan, and hunter will be almost the same as any others you will run into, except for the gear and the customized face you designed at the start. The leveling system is nothing cool or extensive like in a true RPG, it's similar to that seen in Battlefield, Halo, and Call of Duty, except in this game the number is constantly shown above your head to try and make it seem more important! At the end of the day this game is obviously successful already, Activision has some great marketing teams to get people to want to buy this game, but that's the thing, that's the sad part. Destiny sums up the gaming industry alone, where cool commercials sells more copies than if the game was actually good and deserved those sales. Destiny shows that more money goes into marketing and just selling the game over passion and creativity to actually make an extremely good game. This game had a massive budget, but most of it wasn't actually used for better development. Games now especially those under a big publishing house like Activision are meant to make money and that's it, not create art, not to make the consumer happy, but as long as the money is made that's all that matters to them. It saddens me that new gamers will have to deal with this greedy, greedy market, instead of just enjoy amazing games.… Expand
  53. YeahNah
    Sep 14, 2014
    6
    The shooting mechanic is the only real good thing about this game. However everything else is not very good, and a lot of promises Bungie made for this game are just not there. On the bright side the repetitive grindfiestival means you get to shoot stuff... a lot. But it doesn't provide much sense of immersion or purpose to go with the shooting.
  54. SphincterGoblin
    Sep 14, 2014
    6
    I don't normally write reviews for games, as most of them do not really warrant it. People have their own opinions and my review is probably not going to bias them one way or another. But I was excited for this game, like many others out there, though I did not play the alpha or beta.

    I will admit it is a very visually striking game with many interesting facets to it, but is not a    I don't normally write reviews for games, as most of them do not really warrant it. People have their own opinions and my review is probably not going to bias them one way or another. But I was excited for this game, like many others out there, though I did not play the alpha or beta.

    I will admit it is a very visually striking game with many interesting facets to it, but is not a defining game for a new generation of consoles like many people think it should be. To me, it feels like an updated version of Halo for a new generation, which doesn't make it a bad game. But it doesn't mane it new or invigorating, either. If you were good at halo, you will be good at this game. If you were not a fan of halo, then you may want to look elsewhere for a sci-fi shooter.

    So far, I am still enjoying the game, but I've only been playing it for around 10 hours and I'm not max level. I still have some stuff to do yet, but I'm not sure the game has enough staying power to last year's like some other franchises do. I found the narrative hokey and well-used, but the gunplay is tight and feels good, though it becomes rather repetitive after a few hours. The super attacks seem all but meaningless with the length of the recharge they have, so you may use them once or twice in a mission, but I rarely find myself wasting them in pvp. PVP does seem sort of imbalanced, but not overly so. Yes a level 1 can kill a level 20, but the level 20 will have bonuses from gear that maybe aren't factored in to leveling the playing field. Most classes play the exact same other than what their super attack does; non of the rpg leveling mechanics seem very different from one another. Which makes for bland encounters and, in my opinion, no reason to level more than one character.

    Keep in mind these are just my personal opinions of the game, and though I find it a decent shooter, don't expect much depth. The world feels flat, lifeless since communication is limited to only fire teams which seems very un-mmo to me, just a single player game where I am forced to interact (or not) with other people in the same instance.    … Expand
  55. 9kai6
    Sep 16, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny, a game that my brother was so hyped up on. The leveling system for the classes are great, it like having the ability to switch to a different style of fighting which I find unique in it own way as well with the gear having a special attribute that you level up by killing npc enemies, the npc fighting pattens may seem pretty mediocre but they also have the ability to overwhelm the players, forcing them to actually retreat rather then charging in like a bull in a china shop. Many would say that it is a boarderland and halo joint together but what they didn’t have is players joining in mid fights, special events that allow you to work together for a common goal which is why I like it.

    Now here comes my part that made me have a dislike for the game. The pvp, basic shooting, snipers, campers, overpowered vehicles, now all that is cool but what got me was the players ability to use the super abilities that can literally AoE one shot a flag group, one shot a player no matter where you aim at the body. A player is tested by skill, accurate precision shooting, flanking the enemy to get them by surprise and head shots which we all love to bits but the one addition thing that I do like was the ammo caches for your shotgun, fusion rifles and sniper bullets but did they really need to add tracking on it. It made it too easy for campers to kill unexpected enemies to simply press square and be head shotted by a sniper as you are trying to get special ammo or heavy ammo.

    The story, well I liked it so far but I do believe that the story is smashed up into pieces like a broken mirror. The interact with the ghost and the player seems pretty dull, the missions seem pretty repetitive, kill,kill and oh yeah more kill. Also it would had more better if they had placed old vehicles in the battlefield rather then being able to summon a ride to anywhere, players like to be dumbfound by finding something pretty awesome like a old car, or bike but a hover bike that you can just summon seem like we giving the players less work. Also the grimoire that you collect should be put into like a journal as such to gain information is to access your ghost in-game not out game which is where it can annoy players who like information handed to them with ease then having to log in to a website.    … Expand
  56. alastair
    Sep 18, 2014
    6
    a game that i was looking so forward to owning has just fallen short of the expectations. i played the beta really enjoyed it was looking forward to seeing what the full version had . well... it didn't really have much more to it. i felt reaching level 8 on the beta was really enough for destiny . i am now level 10 and im bored. it seems like its dragging on . the same situations over anda game that i was looking so forward to owning has just fallen short of the expectations. i played the beta really enjoyed it was looking forward to seeing what the full version had . well... it didn't really have much more to it. i felt reaching level 8 on the beta was really enough for destiny . i am now level 10 and im bored. it seems like its dragging on . the same situations over and over again. :( really wanted to like this game but i just think its boring… Expand
  57. GAME_REVIEWER
    Sep 18, 2014
    6
    While many reviews seem to be geared by anger over this title, others by disappointment or a combination of both, Destiny is mostly a compound of hit's and misses, all of which translates, in the end, to a "Wait for the price to drop." From the start of the game, I must confess - you're immediately drawn to the edge of your seat. The gritty action in the early parts which have youWhile many reviews seem to be geared by anger over this title, others by disappointment or a combination of both, Destiny is mostly a compound of hit's and misses, all of which translates, in the end, to a "Wait for the price to drop." From the start of the game, I must confess - you're immediately drawn to the edge of your seat. The gritty action in the early parts which have you LITERALLY running for your life (or resurrected life) get's the blood flowing and your heart pounding. Yet once you're immersed into the storyline of this game, which happens to be fairly bland, you at some point just lost the "Give a Damn" to even know what you're fighting for. The race to level up your character soon takes over, and that is your Main drive - even away from the laughable storyline. To add to the ridiculousness even more, the campaign is brief. I remember yelling into my microphone at one of my friends, "Is that it?" Yet it's obvious that Bungie aimed most of their focus for Destiny on the Fashion of the game and the gunpaly. By both of these I mean, the attire which you find yourself constantly grinding to find, and the weaponry - which no matter how much stronger your weapon is, the game still keeps you at a level. I know many of those who are past level 20 understand what I mean, when you're up against that same Boss that you've faced 50 times, only to find out that your NEW and STONGER weapon - really doesn't do much. Then comes the constant failures and shortcomings that Bungie is becoming known for within the game. NPC's who's items are supposed to refresh after an alotted time, placed near the bottom of the screen, or Harder Boss levels that you will DEFINITELY LOSE* due to the game being designed so you don't succeed on such difficulties, without at eleast failing once. And I could go into the horrible truth of how repetitive this game is, but I'd rather hit on another topic that makes one question how half a million dollars could go into creating this game, and the ONLY thing they could come up with is invading into a tomb, crypt or Vault - to take on - YOU GUESSED IT - another Boss... Usually much larger in size and far more dominant than the foot soldier's that you face getting there. Perhaps even MORE annoying than this, is the fact that Bungie actually thought that they could make a game, and pull a Rockstar... By this I mean, continually add to the game - as the player progresses - AND STILL keep it fun. I even heard it mentioned on one media source. that the plan was to make Destiny run for at least a decade with the added content. Yet I tell anyone looking to get this game... give it a week IF THAT - and it will run out of gas. My advice to Bungie, on the other hand - if you're REALLY thinking of selling the DLC content and all of the extra's due to be released... ... . . dont. What Destiny needs, is to regain fans that have been put-off by this game. A good way to do that, is to grant them free items since everyything within game - is such a struggle to attain.… Expand
  58. CaptMorgAZ
    Sep 18, 2014
    6
    Every next gen game comes with compromises in the interest of graphical integrity and online capability. While I recognize the inherent compromises involved, I would have gladly paid whatever was asked if Bumgie had simply stuck to their DNA and released this game as the step forward from Borderlands it was meant to be with 3-player offline co-op. Without it, this game is utterlyEvery next gen game comes with compromises in the interest of graphical integrity and online capability. While I recognize the inherent compromises involved, I would have gladly paid whatever was asked if Bumgie had simply stuck to their DNA and released this game as the step forward from Borderlands it was meant to be with 3-player offline co-op. Without it, this game is utterly uninteresting. The scores, for many reasons, reflect this. For me, co-op was the feature required to make this game worth anything to me. I really hope a brave developer takes the plunge, sacrifices a small amount on the resolution side, and releases a legitimate offline co-op game for next gen.… Expand
  59. ZomBrefke
    Sep 19, 2014
    6
    Destiny is a game I had high hopes for. Bungie is known for bringing me many enjoyable sleepless nights of gaming glory. At first that is exactly what this game brought me. Late nights and blood shot eyes with my roommate. The game play was addictive. The graphics full of vibrant colors with a smooth glossy finish. The tight gun play. Ah all of it was great and most of that stuff is whatDestiny is a game I had high hopes for. Bungie is known for bringing me many enjoyable sleepless nights of gaming glory. At first that is exactly what this game brought me. Late nights and blood shot eyes with my roommate. The game play was addictive. The graphics full of vibrant colors with a smooth glossy finish. The tight gun play. Ah all of it was great and most of that stuff is what keeps me from giving this game any lower of a score. The game just sort of dies. I feel like the game completely falls off. The game has no story, which can be fine. Look at how great old school video games are with minimal story, but Destiny is set in a universe that needs that depth. You listen to nothing but disembodied Peter Dinklage ramble on as your too busy trying to actually play the game. I missed half of what he said. This sort of storytelling just did not work for me. (There are occasional cut scenes. They are terrible) This is a video game though not a film. This lack of story was a flaw I was willing to write off. Until I reached level 20. Bungie pushes the fact that you'll be playing this game for years.... yeah maybe if you shell out all your cash for every expansion. The game has a max level cap of 30. You hit level 20 strictly by experience points and then level 21-30 comes from collecting light which comes on the armor you earn. The system for this leveling is completely broken and the mechanic that destroyed the game for me. Every single mission before level 20 was all about me making that progress. I felt every mission would make me a stronger guardian. The reason the light system is so broken is because it deals away with hard work and progress and replaces it with dumb luck. You could complete 3 strikes, essentially dungeon crawls, to obtain high level rewards and come out of every single one of them with absolutely no loot whatsoever while the guy you walked in with goes up 2 levels from light and he stood in the corner of the map half of the strike while you do all the work. How is that supposed to feel entertaining? Sounds a lot more like some people's mundane jobs where the lazy guy takes all the credit and the hard workers get nothing to show for. I can not continue to play this frustrating game because of this. Don't even get me started on some of the stuff you put up with during darkness zones while having "teammates" (random people you get stuck with who can sometimes be so bad you wish you could kick them, but you just can't. This is not an MMO why are you forcing me to play with YellowMoldeCheese?!) After beating all the main missions I am left with an unfinished game. I can't level up by doing anything other than playing the multiplayer or repeating previous missions. The previous missions get repetitive because now its not about gaining xp and grinding from killing enemies its only about beating the mission as a whole and hoping to god that you will pull out one piece of armor with just enough light to get you to the next level. It becomes time consuming and bland. The multiplayer has a few modes all of which feel similar with only slight variations. The lack of maps are stupid. The option or lack of an option to play any local multiplayer whatsoever is saddening. There is just nothing to keep you into this game past the 6 hour time it will take you to reach level 20 and by the time you've finished it that just doesn't feel like enough. The game ends so abruptly that they are forcing you to buy the DLC just to see how the main game ends. The story ends with not even a cliffhanger. Just sort of someone telling you oh this game hasn't even started. The entire length of the story in the main game didn't even have enough content to have a second act. The game is just act 1. That is the only reason Bungie and Activision think this game will have such a long lifespan is because they will be putting out DLC forever before you can find out one more tiny detail to this completely lack luster ambiguous story. Destiny was a great game in the start but the longer I delve into it I began to really see how under-developed the game was. Destiny is a lot like Fruit Stripe gum. You put it in your mouth and it is amazing and you wish it could last forever, but it quickly becomes stale and the next thing you know you're ready to spit it out. The game can give you great entertainment for 6 hours and hey that is great, but you can get that by renting it. Do yourself a favor and don't buy this game. Rent it. You'll save yourself a lot of frustration.… Expand
  60. ThorHammer
    Sep 22, 2014
    6
    The story is terrible. I hesitate to even call it a story its more like the sprinkled words onto a piece of paper. If you play games for the narrative don't waste your money. The game play is fun an engaging but the mission designs and boss battles are almost as bad as the pointless story used to drive them forward. The art and music is fantastic and the controls are tight. If you are aThe story is terrible. I hesitate to even call it a story its more like the sprinkled words onto a piece of paper. If you play games for the narrative don't waste your money. The game play is fun an engaging but the mission designs and boss battles are almost as bad as the pointless story used to drive them forward. The art and music is fantastic and the controls are tight. If you are a solo player I would say give this game a pass as it won't be worth it.… Expand
  61. Jwhite18011
    Sep 23, 2014
    6
    If it was not for the hype I would have given this a higher score, but the fact is this was not what we were promised. While the combat is fun at first, the repetitive missions, lack of story, and repetitive locations really hurt this game
  62. SillyClassyNerd
    Sep 29, 2014
    7
    Destiny is like a gorgeous girl outside, but donkey inside, great graphics, nice gameplay, nice RPG elements, nice planets and a nice story initiative, but very hollow universe, story and creatures that only are there to transmit you some kid of fun, some kind of motive to keep playing the game, but that motive is never shown, Destiny is totally not in Bungie's standard.
  63. jndub
    Sep 26, 2014
    5
    Bungie how far you've travelered since the days of Marathon and Myth. Having a game made by you use to mean intriguing story, amazing game play and hours of exploration. Now we've got destiny. Your most expensive game yet, but also your worst. Kind of surprising how you made a game with 6 races across 4 planets feel so empty and small.
  64. BigA2020
    Sep 26, 2014
    3
    I have played this game for over 60hrs (its ironic considering the score I gave it, but I wanted to at least give the raid a chance). It is set up very poorly. The PvP is just a bunch of 1 shot kills at a miserable 40fps with major network smoothing kill trade issues and the PvE while better still has many flaws. The economy on release was all but non existent and there is no reward forI have played this game for over 60hrs (its ironic considering the score I gave it, but I wanted to at least give the raid a chance). It is set up very poorly. The PvP is just a bunch of 1 shot kills at a miserable 40fps with major network smoothing kill trade issues and the PvE while better still has many flaws. The economy on release was all but non existent and there is no reward for having skill in this game. If you run something on level 5 you get the same thing that you would on level 30 (excluding the raid and the two or three missions with set rewards). This game also only takes about 60hrs to play through. I have beaten basically all of the available content and I have max level gear at this time.… Expand
  65. Kulden
    Sep 28, 2014
    5
    The game is average at best, the story lacks content and missions are often shallow clones of each other. End game consists of either pvping or running the same "strikes" over and over for gear. The game lacks variety and a sense of purpose.
  66. ElTortuga
    Sep 29, 2014
    1
    A poor knock off of borderlands but with the feel of Halo series combat. If you want the nostalgia of Bungie's Halo series multiplayer it might be worth a buy but other then that its a big let down.

    Pro: Graphics, game play mechanics

    Neg: Vague if not incoherent story, crap loot drops, stale raids, small/recycled maps,
  67. doomguy26
    Sep 30, 2014
    5
    destiny is bungies borderlands rip off. after playing through the 8 hour campaign there is absolutely nothing to do but grind the missions you have already played or do raids which is just as massive waste of time because all of the raid bosses are just shooting a terribly made npc in its sweet spot for an hour. there are two types of missions in co op 1. go from point a to point b anddestiny is bungies borderlands rip off. after playing through the 8 hour campaign there is absolutely nothing to do but grind the missions you have already played or do raids which is just as massive waste of time because all of the raid bosses are just shooting a terribly made npc in its sweet spot for an hour. there are two types of missions in co op 1. go from point a to point b and shoot things and defend your little robot. the story was bland and was bursting with cliches. aside from replaying the co op once you finish the campaign there is a terribly made patchy competitive multiplayer with a worse net code than battlefield 4. i whish i could return this horrible game but unfortunately i bought a digital copy… Expand
  68. Cpt_Amaz1ng
    Oct 5, 2014
    5
    The game is beautiful with surpior shooting machinics, that's the positive side , The negative side was also pretty much the same all around - No story as if it was written by an alabaster retard, Its a grind only game, game has no soul and it needs huge improvements.

    This game took halo, Gutted out the story, Killed Master Chief and gave us 3 Different Spartans. Now lets also remember    The game is beautiful with surpior shooting machinics, that's the positive side , The negative side was also pretty much the same all around - No story as if it was written by an alabaster retard, Its a grind only game, game has no soul and it needs huge improvements.

    This game took halo, Gutted out the story, Killed Master Chief and gave us 3 Different Spartans. Now lets also remember this game has had 4 years, a budget of $500,000,000 and had an Alpha and a Beta along with a team 140 QA testers. So why the hell are there so many flaws?

    Fan boys are in denial, overall it seemed that this was the summary " Destiny is game that looks like it had everything that was awesome and interesting ripped out of it and had been replaced with the same 4 enimes and bullet sponge bosses " now it wasn't all negative they all agree that the Crucible is a hell of a lot of fun and it was clearly made by bungie.

    So with all that said and done I see it like this " Destiny is game that has been put in beautiful atmosphere and made to look shiny and exciting well not really offering anything in the way of a story, The Multilayer is flawless and I LOVE it, I spent more time grinding aimlessly against weak enemies for decent armor Instead of doing Strike missions and story missions that should have offered a lot more in terms of rewards,"

    Now I know there's updates coming to fix everything wrong with it but these are things they should have picked up in the beta, The fun parts of the game are when you can work side by side with a friend and destroy a mini boss or just go around and piss off other players that are grinding an exploit. So overall I enjoyed the Multilayer and see that as there strength,there story is summed up in the game trailer, Grinding is only fun if you know your going to get something out of it, The space ship is just a loading screen and They need to offer more interactivity in the tower.

    So my score for a game that is going to last 10 years I give it a 5/10 , and if there going to use that as an excuse then that's not good enough as it felt more like a $70 demo with multilayer. And with that I wont be playing it for a long while so then I'll know that the bugs have been fixed and the DLC is out.

    I played the Beta and found that more fun, also I have spent 75 hrs playing, have a Lv 25 Warlock and a Lv15 Hunter So yes I did give this game a fair run.    … Expand
  69. achafai
    Oct 6, 2014
    5
    I felt that more money was put into the marketing of the game and creating a hype surrounding it, then was put into the game itself. To start with I had no emotional connection to any characters I felt like there should have been, especially when it came to my guardian and ghost. I still found the story to be flaky and to be honest could not grasp what the hell was going on. The only hookI felt that more money was put into the marketing of the game and creating a hype surrounding it, then was put into the game itself. To start with I had no emotional connection to any characters I felt like there should have been, especially when it came to my guardian and ghost. I still found the story to be flaky and to be honest could not grasp what the hell was going on. The only hook I found within the game was building and leveling up my character that was very addictive. The vast open world was extraordinary and a pleasure to look at, yet when I was doing missions I was consistently doubling back on myself and revisiting the same terrain it made the game dull at times, and was often the same mission over and over again, with you just having to warn off hoards of enemies while your companion does something.

    Don't get me wrong Destiny is an open world like no other and that meeting complete strangers (who I have to say were all very nice people and not like people in COD) was brilliant and the team work was great, you felt you were taking on the world and the sense of achievement when you completed a task with your new mates was brilliant!

    As long as you put the time and effort into the game you may get what you want out of it. As far as I can tell Budgie have said they will be developing this world, this game over the next 10 years. If that is the case I may revisit it in 10 years time but at the moment it did not live up to the hype and expectations for me.    … Expand
  70. TFFANBOYYY
    Jun 16, 2015
    5
    After I beat the disappointing campaign, I had absolutely nothing to do.. I shouldn't have to buy a bunch of DLC to enjoy this game. Another Over-hyped game that no one should buy.
  71. Fataudama
    Oct 15, 2014
    5
    Good: awesome graphics, cool new world, gameplay is fantastic.

    Bad: grind fest, weak story, repetitive missions, weak meaningless loot system, weak pvp. Disappointing end game.

    OVERALL: RENT IT! Destiny is great for the first 10-20 hours of gameplay. The game tries to deliver a seamless awesomeness in all areas of gameplay. In the end it fails on all fronts.
  72. SythusRATINGS
    Oct 26, 2014
    3
    In Destiny (from the creators of Halo) you are a Guardian of the last city on Earth. You are able to wield incredible power. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system, from the vast dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Defeat Earth’s enemies. Reclaim all that we have lost. Become legend. Embark on an epic action adventure with rich cinematic storytelling where you unravel theIn Destiny (from the creators of Halo) you are a Guardian of the last city on Earth. You are able to wield incredible power. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system, from the vast dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Defeat Earth’s enemies. Reclaim all that we have lost. Become legend. Embark on an epic action adventure with rich cinematic storytelling where you unravel the mysteries of our universe and reclaim what we lost at the fall of our Golden Age. The next evolution of the first-person action genre that promises to provide an unprecedented combination of storytelling, cooperative, competitive, and public gameplay, and personal activities that are all woven into an expansive, persistent online world. Venture out alone or join up with friends. The choice is yours. Personalize and upgrade every aspect of how you look and fight with a nearly limitless combination of armor, weapons, and visual customizations. Take your upgraded character into every mode, including campaign, cooperative, social, public, and competitive multiplayer.… Expand
  73. Dajota
    Oct 29, 2014
    3
    el juego estuvo bien pero hasta ahí, la verdad fue un vende consola únicamente por el hype ridículo y el marketing que hicieron se gastaron muchísima mas pasta haciendo publicidad que en el juego, la historia por no decir groserías, es MUY MALA, la interacción con los personajes NO-jugables es nula, se nota que fue solo un añadido aparte de ser mala es muy corta no existen muchosel juego estuvo bien pero hasta ahí, la verdad fue un vende consola únicamente por el hype ridículo y el marketing que hicieron se gastaron muchísima mas pasta haciendo publicidad que en el juego, la historia por no decir groserías, es MUY MALA, la interacción con los personajes NO-jugables es nula, se nota que fue solo un añadido aparte de ser mala es muy corta no existen muchos personajes y el carisma y profundidad esta nula, en un par de días sin tanta dedicacion se puede terminar, al ser MMO no tiene derecho al ser repetitivo, juegos como WOW al que se le compara mucho, llega a ser repetitivo en un tiempo, pero su contenido no es tan escazo al de destiny, el Modo crisol tampoco es cosa del otro mundo, es casi lo mismo que Halo y tampoco tiene tanta profundidad al comparar con otros juegos del mismo genero, el pero creo que esta en el modo vanguardia que es lo único que he visto bueno pero tiene sus fallos, es demasiado repetitivo, estar una y otra y otra vez en la misma mazmorra solamente por hacer puntos de vanguardia y la verdad hay muy pocas cosas por hacer en este juego, es una lastima un juego con un apartado visual tan bonito y una banda sonora tan buena, aparte que el sistema de equipamiento y las armas también gusta bastante, se quede en lo mas fondo del juego por desaprovechar otras cosas mas importantes como su historia o contenido, muy bien pudieron invertir esos 500 millones de $$ en escritores y desarrolladores para que el juego sea vendido por su contenido y no por su portada, la verdad se merece un 3, porque encima de ser repetitivo y peca en contenido te quieren vender contenido adicional, LO PEOR es contenido que ya estaba programado y terminado y no lo metieron en el juego para hacerse con mas dinero, ACTIVISION es una empresa que hace quedar mas a las franquicias de videojuegos al vender los juegos imcompletos, la verdad esperaba mas de este juego dejo a muchos deseando mas, aun asi estuvo bueno el intento y enseño una lección a los videojugadores, no se dejen engañar, por muy bonito y divertido que sea el juego no se dejen influenciar por el hype y el marketing son trampa para bobos, esperen a que el juego tenga tiempo y exista gente haciendo reviews y criticas y si lo quieren probar lo compran por rebajas cuando este devaluado el juego, nunca reserven juegos y no se maten por comprarlo el dia de estreno, que el juego nunca se va a acabar… Expand
  74. jukadojensen797
    Oct 21, 2014
    5
    this game has its moments, where it seems that it could be more than it is. mostly though it is a grind. rep grinding the same mindless "bounties" over and over. Beyond that Destiny is a bare bones shooter that doesn't in my opinion even match up to Halo. This game touts itself a shooter, MMO, adventure game, unfortunately it falls flat on all accounts.
  75. cheesehead13
    Oct 25, 2014
    5
    The gameplay is good, variety of weapons I like the graphics. But it lacks creativity. I'm only at level 8 but so far there's no real story, just quasi-random missions. After a while any excitement begins to wear off. Also, you have to have a play station plus membership for multiplayer, which is ridiculous for what right now is a $60 game. Mostly fun, but pretends to be something itThe gameplay is good, variety of weapons I like the graphics. But it lacks creativity. I'm only at level 8 but so far there's no real story, just quasi-random missions. After a while any excitement begins to wear off. Also, you have to have a play station plus membership for multiplayer, which is ridiculous for what right now is a $60 game. Mostly fun, but pretends to be something it really isn't.… Expand
  76. fxct
    Oct 28, 2014
    5
    I'm giving this a 5 and that is largely on account of its solid FPS fundamentals and visual polish. This is otherwise the most over-hyped game in history IMO and like many people who went for it, I'd like my money back. The only upside to this boring disappointment is it compelled me to upgrade to a PS4 which means I can enjoy DA3 in a couple weeks. Seriously. This could be a good gameI'm giving this a 5 and that is largely on account of its solid FPS fundamentals and visual polish. This is otherwise the most over-hyped game in history IMO and like many people who went for it, I'd like my money back. The only upside to this boring disappointment is it compelled me to upgrade to a PS4 which means I can enjoy DA3 in a couple weeks. Seriously. This could be a good game in a couple years if they pulled it back and created a complete product. It fails on so many levels 5000 characters can't cover it. Everything you've read about its shortcomings -- probably true. Don't waste your time or money on Destiny unless you enjoy completely mindless, repetitive FPS dressed up with a lot of eye candy. Boo on you, Bungie. Boo.… Expand
  77. L1BERTINE
    Oct 31, 2014
    3
    hmmmm. Previous review was deleted; here's the shorter version:

    Destiny is a shallow, heartless, beginner FPS, that utilizes an endless grind-fest to level up gear and equipment. It appears to be aimed at children or the ultra casual player. The original intended game has been gutted beyond recognition, the story is incoherent. It is pretty, the sound is great (except for the in    hmmmm. Previous review was deleted; here's the shorter version:

    Destiny is a shallow, heartless, beginner FPS, that utilizes an endless grind-fest to level up gear and equipment. It appears to be aimed at children or the ultra casual player. The original intended game has been gutted beyond recognition, the story is incoherent. It is pretty, the sound is great (except for the in game chat which is horrible), the mechanics are competent and fluid. I don't particularly care for the massive -- almost insulting -- degree of aim assist. And the voice acting for the little dinkle-bot is some of the worst I've enured. The most notable thing about this game was the marketing leading up to the launch. If you enter with low / no expectations you will find enjoyment but will soon be retracing your in-game steps trying to figure out what you missed. Surely, there has to be more to this game....    … Expand
  78. XBurningDogX
    Oct 30, 2014
    5
    This game was suppose to be legendary, It was fun for about 2 hours, same thing over and over, and pvp is extremly dull, was very unsatisfied with the game traded it in and lost out on the seasons pass i bought for it! If you are 12-15 years old I might recommend this game but in my opinion it is a major epic fail.
  79. Biiitch_please
    Oct 30, 2014
    1
    Disappointment SMH selling parts of the game that's already there for dlc......................This is a welfare version of halo and borderlands.Game gets boring after doing the raid...Crashes too much......This game ain't gonna last 10 years it's gonna die when all the games come out in 2015....Waste of 65$ smh
  80. geofire
    Nov 16, 2014
    7
    The main story is fun to complete with a friend--albeit short and repetitive--and PvP (Crucible) is mildly entertaining; but after that it's very tedious and boring.
  81. murdersto56
    Nov 21, 2014
    5
    While this game won't blow away, it is decent and you will get a few hours of fun from it.
    CONS:
    I wan't to enjoy this game, but there is 1 major flaw. The game is very repetitive and rarely does anything unique or impressive with any of the missions. After about 4 hours the game starts to become predictable and eventually boring if you continue to play on your own. PROS: The game is    While this game won't blow away, it is decent and you will get a few hours of fun from it.
    CONS:
    I wan't to enjoy this game, but there is 1 major flaw. The game is very repetitive and rarely does anything unique or impressive with any of the missions. After about 4 hours the game starts to become predictable and eventually boring if you continue to play on your own.
    PROS:
    The game is very pretty with interesting settings and a great musical score, but this all feels like wasted potential for a game that could have been SO MUCH BETTER! The multiplayer is alright, but not up to the standards of other multiplayer shooters. In the end destiny feels like a game that could have been so much better had it not been as linear and repetitive. IT IS SO REPETITIVE PLAYING THE GAME BECOMES A CHORE! IN THE END DESTINY=WASTED POTENTAIL.
    As a side note I can't make a comment on Destiny's story because I had no idea what was going on, the game doesn't bother to explain it and just expects you to read a wiki of the internet. Because nothing says immersion like having to use google to work out what is going on in the game.    … Expand
  82. Landoncole
    Nov 19, 2014
    6
    Destiny is a FPS that was really supposed to take the gaming scene by storm with tons of promises. Yet when I play the game I feel like sure it has the visuals and sound, but the gameplay lacks the heart I feel when playing some of the greatest games. I have yet to complete Destiny I've watched a ton of gameplay, but through the story I feel like I don't care and I'm force to watch theseDestiny is a FPS that was really supposed to take the gaming scene by storm with tons of promises. Yet when I play the game I feel like sure it has the visuals and sound, but the gameplay lacks the heart I feel when playing some of the greatest games. I have yet to complete Destiny I've watched a ton of gameplay, but through the story I feel like I don't care and I'm force to watch these videos. Also the guns don't get that epic, like it's based around loot which sure is cool, but it's not like Borderlands where you get these insane guns. Also the looting in the game doesn't seem stellar, you redo bosses/missions constantly with other people that you have to depend on. Plus the game is supposed to be massively based on DLC which nobody really likes that much because they buy the game once and they're done they want a full game, not a game that shows you stuff that sets up for a DLC. In the end overall I just don't want to play it doesn't lure me in with what it presents.… Expand
  83. JaydogReviews
    Nov 22, 2014
    5
    Yet another overly hyped game. As far as story goes, I am unsure that there is one. The game itself is extremely bland and lacks any pit of emotion what so ever. There is a lack of variety in weapons, and honestly the game just feels like it was made to max out on sales, but not to actually provide the game with a great experience. There are a few positives to be found, however, the gameYet another overly hyped game. As far as story goes, I am unsure that there is one. The game itself is extremely bland and lacks any pit of emotion what so ever. There is a lack of variety in weapons, and honestly the game just feels like it was made to max out on sales, but not to actually provide the game with a great experience. There are a few positives to be found, however, the game is fun to play with friends on, and the gameplay is not too terrible. Is this game anywhere near a "next-gen experience?" Not even close. All in all, the game is not worth anything near $60.… Expand
  84. Jozefow
    Nov 23, 2014
    1
    The negative reviews are perfectly justified. A significant number of users are having connectivity issues. Not a few, a SIGNIFICANT number of users. Yet they are still selling the game to new users without informing them of this pitfall. Users have been forced to fight the charge through their credit card company. If a mission takes 20 minutes often users are at the latter part of aThe negative reviews are perfectly justified. A significant number of users are having connectivity issues. Not a few, a SIGNIFICANT number of users. Yet they are still selling the game to new users without informing them of this pitfall. Users have been forced to fight the charge through their credit card company. If a mission takes 20 minutes often users are at the latter part of a mission and are disconnected, having to start over or at worst leaving their friends and raid groups screwed. Players are given a form letter type excuse and told to fix their routers. Many network analysts have said the problem is something else. On top of that the game is ridiculously repetitive and with three dudes nearly at the level cap I STILL don't know what the story is about.… Expand
  85. Arctic_Oblivion
    Dec 2, 2014
    6
    I played the Beta for Destiny on PS4 and thought it was fun. I downloaded the full game digitally later and regretted it ever since.
    The game is beautiful, the weapons are cool, gameplay is smooth.
    If you have a group of buddies to play with, I can see this being fun, or if you are a fan of pvp. If you're a loner like me who generally prefers to play either solo or just join public    I played the Beta for Destiny on PS4 and thought it was fun. I downloaded the full game digitally later and regretted it ever since.
    The game is beautiful, the weapons are cool, gameplay is smooth.
    If you have a group of buddies to play with, I can see this being fun, or if you are a fan of pvp.
    If you're a loner like me who generally prefers to play either solo or just join public missions to kill a huge boss, then you are not going to be happy with this game. It has some solo content and it has some public boss killing fights, but other than that, you are going to wander around aimlessly with next to no story line, and oh yeah if you have friends on your console who have the game as well, they will bug the ever lovin dog out of you to join their fire teams.
    I'm not giving this game a zero because it IS well made, but it isn't well constructed when it comes to quests or story, and if you're looking for stuff to do, after a short while ( a week ), you're going to have a bad time. I refuse to buy dlc at this point, and I wish I could get my money back.    … Expand
  86. Th3JourneyMan
    Dec 3, 2014
    3
    It's actually quite a sad thing to review Destiny, because it's easy to see the skill of Bungie in the game. The gameplay is seamless, and the graphics are great. It feels amazing to play. Mechanically, it is great.

    Unfortunately, that is the extent of the positives. This game was marketed as an MMO-esque experience with a magnificent and epic storyline that could only be done by the    It's actually quite a sad thing to review Destiny, because it's easy to see the skill of Bungie in the game. The gameplay is seamless, and the graphics are great. It feels amazing to play. Mechanically, it is great.

    Unfortunately, that is the extent of the positives. This game was marketed as an MMO-esque experience with a magnificent and epic storyline that could only be done by the house that gave us Halo, or if it wasn't, then they somehow managed to make that impression on me without intending to.

    So, let me first examine this notion. There is not a single truly MMO feature in this game. First, within the game itself, there is not a single mechanism for players to organize themselves into large persisting groups, and if there were, these organizations could do nothing to substantially impact the Destiny universe. By contrast, EVE Online, for instance, allows players to form corporations. WOW has clans. Destiny has 6 man fireteams that last as long as a raid does. While they may remain your friends afterwards, the team does not. In EVE, corporations can substantially affect the political atmosphere, control systems, form alliances against enemies, and so on. These things can and do destroy months, even years, worth of work put into the game by players. No such seismic events happen in Destiny.

    Secondly, the storyline is simply non-existent. I know that sounds like I'm sensationalizing, but I truly mean it. A central conflict is never outlined, beyond an amorphous "Light vs Dark" which could have been dropped entirely with zero impact on the events and their perception. You begin on what ends up being the central quest of the game about halfway through the story arc, but there is absolutely no sense of progression in a storyline at any point. Even after defeating the final boss, I guessed that was the end of the story, but I didn't know until cutscenes started rolling.

    In Halo, we knew.
    Heck, even in Call of Duty [insert name], we knew. We never did not know.

    Somehow, the authors of one of the most epic stories in video game history managed to get their story outdone by Call of Duty Modern Warfare.

    There isn't even a place to trade gear/resources with other people. Obviously a traditional shooter wouldn't think about that for a moment, but for something that I thought was going to be an MMO-esque experience, that's a basic functionality that needs to be in place.

    This, however, brings us to what Destiny is, which is a loot-driven game. Everything in this game revolves around getting better gear and leveling it up, and it fails horribly at making this an enjoyable experience. By comparison, Borderlands provides hours of storyline to grind and find the best gear. EVE provides powerful tools to users to ease the process while making it a challenging and meaningful process. Farming loot in Destiny, however, involves either spending significant amounts of time looking for a fireteam to carry you through a difficult raid, or hopping on a wall on the Moon and shooting bad guys emerging from a couple of caves for an hour.

    To summarize, Destiny, to me, is a massive disappointment. I was looking for the next chapter in gaming. I was hoping for epic battles of 50 v 50 and an amazing storyline, but I received 6 v 6 multiplayer (that's a whole separate issue. Multiplayer......fml) and no story at all.

    I've learned some very good things from this, though. First, ignore marketing. Wait for user reviews to come out, and listen to them. DO NOT PREORDER. I made the mistake of spending an extra $30 for the expansions, which I will probably never play in a serious manner.

    Hope this helps!    … Expand
  87. overkoell
    Jan 13, 2015
    6
    Destiny is a fun online shooter.
    It offers a boring and completely dispensable single player story but the real deal is playing online against other players. There are a few different game modes and even fewer are actually fun.
    It has some rpg features in it also.
    It looks pretty good and is fun to play.
  88. PRF
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    a estoria do jogo ate que e boa. mas voce precisa se esfosa munto pra entende ela, pos o jogo e dividido en 4 dlcs. uma das piores coisa dese jogo são as benditas dlcs. no total voce ten que gasta uma imensa quantia com o jogo i não vale apena. os graficos são lindos mas para por ai porque o resto e tudo escroto.
  89. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    4
    Repetitive, dull, and hollow are words that I would use to describe Destiny. It's sad, because there is excellent art design, music, and great gun play to be found.
  90. Warrenk
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    Biggest disappointement ever. Destiny did not innovate, and have created a very lucrative pay to play system. What a joke. The game could be so much better but falls short on every metric except graphics.
  91. WilsonTheBeard
    Sep 15, 2015
    1
    When this game came as part of my PS4 bundle i was excited. I loved the Halo series so much I would have bought a dog t u r d with Bungie's name on it. Turns out that in buying Destiny, i did just that.

    I gave this game one hell of a chance. I've played it from January 2015 till last Friday and now I give up. I give up on trying to convince myself and others that this game is as good as    When this game came as part of my PS4 bundle i was excited. I loved the Halo series so much I would have bought a dog t u r d with Bungie's name on it. Turns out that in buying Destiny, i did just that.

    I gave this game one hell of a chance. I've played it from January 2015 till last Friday and now I give up. I give up on trying to convince myself and others that this game is as good as i wanted it to be. It's not. It just isn't that good at all.

    The story takes the concept of repetition to a whole new level. Referring to it as a story is also being pretty generous. The npc's are flatter than a run-over hedgehog, the story is given little to no depth, it really is "go there, shoot those dudes. Then go there and shoot those dudes, wash, rinse,repeat."

    PVP was entertaining but didn't really stand out among other PVP shooters.

    When i think back over the hours i spent on this game, i find myself regretful. But what really makes the regret sting is that i spent money on DLC that brought so much promise but delivered so little. House of Wolves really only offered a new wave game (prison of elders) and some semi entertaining bounties and Dark Below did similar but with a new raid (Crota's End).
    It struck me as very odd that there was matchmaking for certain strikes but not the raids. This meant having to try and gather friends or convince random players to do the raids with you.
    The social side of things was rather weak. You could only really chat to people once they'd agreed to join you in a fire team.

    The most crushing disappointment with regards this game was that a few months after shelling out £30 for both dlcs, Bungie brought out update 2.0, a prelude to the release of their new DLC, Taken King.

    This update removed all but one strike level, took away easily 50% of the story content (paid DLC content included) 2 major parts of PVP and the ability to select which pvp game types you play.

    Basically, they took my money, and i can go f*** myself. Nothing in the news about the coming update mentioned the loss of content. The destiny youtube community that had been given a taster of Taken King had mentioned nothing of the loss of content. I only found out the moment the update had finished (about 12 hours after it had started!).

    I can only assume this was meant to make me hungry for Taken King but it's had the opposite effect. It's made me sick of it.

    Bungie and Activision took a tandem dump on me. I've learnt my lesson, don't buy their **** anymore. I hope you don't either.

    Be well folks.    … Expand
  92. artimis
    Sep 19, 2015
    0
    This game disappoints all across the board. The list is so extensive that i couldn't even list all of them in this review. The only thing this game got right is the music and the scenery. other then that i highly picking up other games that do it way better instead. World of Warcraft, Final fantasy 14 a realm reborn, borderlands, halo,
  93. Kcuf
    Sep 27, 2015
    0
    Disappointment is what this game is. I had such high hopes for this, but it is just not good. The game gets boring, the music gets boring, the game is just one massive borefest. This game is a rip off.
  94. venom1371
    Nov 6, 2015
    4
    While I thought the gameplay was solid, that was about it. The leveling system, the simple rehashing of enemies, the lack of a system to find other people for "raids," and simply doing the same "missions" over and over again became tiresome. I've heard rumors that there was something approaching a story in Destiny -- that seems false.
  95. Darrus_
    Jan 25, 2016
    4
    This game is pathetic. They expect me to shovel out my pockets for a bland, tedious, grindfest game with no innovation, and ZERO story. What's beyond me is there's fanboys who will actually defend this game to the grave. DO YOU NOT SEE THE TRUTH? Destiny is the poster boy of the downfall of the gaming industry itself. Game producers are releasing well polished games with poor story andThis game is pathetic. They expect me to shovel out my pockets for a bland, tedious, grindfest game with no innovation, and ZERO story. What's beyond me is there's fanboys who will actually defend this game to the grave. DO YOU NOT SEE THE TRUTH? Destiny is the poster boy of the downfall of the gaming industry itself. Game producers are releasing well polished games with poor story and gameplay for us to empty our pockets. The only way corporate greed can be prevented is if gamers themselves refuse to buy their product.… Expand
  96. 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
  97. 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
  98. 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!
  99. ImTosS
    Sep 16, 2017
    0
    Buying the game from day 1 with Season Pass... No content for the main campaign, missions are so repetitive and boring, multiplayer is so limited, lots of bugs, servers down, connectivity problems, etc etc. First 2 DLC with no quality content, backward missions? That was a strategy on NES video games, It's a shame that the supposed "new content" was backward missions... Taken King.. moreBuying the game from day 1 with Season Pass... No content for the main campaign, missions are so repetitive and boring, multiplayer is so limited, lots of bugs, servers down, connectivity problems, etc etc. First 2 DLC with no quality content, backward missions? That was a strategy on NES video games, It's a shame that the supposed "new content" was backward missions... Taken King.. more money to spend? thanks but no thanks, there are games that really worth it.… Expand
  100. jedi5diah
    Jan 4, 2015
    6
    It's time, at this point i have already played the dark below dlc. Played all 3 characters with 6 subclasses maxed. This is my review.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    This is a wasted opportunity. I feel really hard done-by and all the PR stuns are **** everyone. Don't believe what they say, play it and know it yourself.    … Expand
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#57 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#3 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 95 Critic Reviews

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