Destiny 2

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4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 673 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 350 out of 673
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  1. BigboyBob
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    Really good game. way better than destiny 1! this is a must buy for any halo universe / destiny fan! bungie has done it again and i say they knocked it out of the park!

    Full of delicious fast and fluid gunplay and awesome story and sweet character skill and progression system! perfect rewarding feeling loot system and fun pvp! I love it! 10 because of the weird bad reviews? whats    Really good game. way better than destiny 1! this is a must buy for any halo universe / destiny fan! bungie has done it again and i say they knocked it out of the park!

    Full of delicious fast and fluid gunplay and awesome story and sweet character skill and progression system! perfect rewarding feeling loot system and fun pvp!

    I love it! 10 because of the weird bad reviews? whats wrong with everyone lol..    … Expand
  2. ExcitedSquirrel
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    This game is awesome!!! I am hooked on the story and there is so much to do! and i love all the loot and character progression and the new subclasses are sweet! THANKS FOR LISTENING BUNGIE =D

    Idk why people are talking about lag and bad servers i have never lagged out or anything I always have a great ping they must have bad internet! Ignore the low user score on this game it is most    This game is awesome!!! I am hooked on the story and there is so much to do! and i love all the loot and character progression and the new subclasses are sweet! THANKS FOR LISTENING BUNGIE =D

    Idk why people are talking about lag and bad servers i have never lagged out or anything I always have a great ping they must have bad internet!

    Ignore the low user score on this game it is most definitely a buy! super fun and rewarding experience cant wait for the dlc to drop!    … Expand
  3. Fishplatter93
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    Really loving this game. Addicting gunplay and rewarding loot system. Fun character progression that doesnt feel too grindy at all. I love all the pve things to do and the pvp is super fun and challenging!

    This game also looks beautiful! and the story and all the cutscenes are wonderful too

    Thanks again bungie for an awesome game that definitely rivals my old favourite halo 3 !!
  4. boogerchugger
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    People are nuts i tell ya.. this game gets a ten in protest to the silly 0 ratings...

    I found this game full of great content and fun gameplay. theres a reason that there is millions of players on this game.. From beautifully crafted story to awesomely designed pvp system this game has it all!

    is so fun to play with friends :)
  5. SchroederRock
    Sep 13, 2017
    8
    Destiny 2 is the best Destiny. It's better looking (somewhat), performs better and does a lot to keep players engaged in the world that has been created by Bungie. The story is much improved and the enemies are more fleshed out than ever before. Most of my complaints from the first game have addressed outside of a few small ones. 1) The explorable worlds still feel small in scale once youDestiny 2 is the best Destiny. It's better looking (somewhat), performs better and does a lot to keep players engaged in the world that has been created by Bungie. The story is much improved and the enemies are more fleshed out than ever before. Most of my complaints from the first game have addressed outside of a few small ones. 1) The explorable worlds still feel small in scale once you gain access to your speeder, 2) fireteams are still 3, 4 or 6 players and most content is designed for only 3 players (making it tougher to play with lots of friends at the same time), 3) RNG still plays a big role in your character progression instead of the core leveling system and doing harder tasks that reap better rewards. I want Destiny to take larger steps toward becoming an MMORPG. Perhaps its a resource shortage problem with the XB1/PS4, but with the PS4 Pro and XB1X there should be plenty of processing power to yield larger, more populated areas with content that can be tackled with larger friend groups. I'm not fond of the game removing the 6-player Crucible games. But overall I'm more happy with what Destiny 2 has to offer compared to Destiny 1 and I believe all the DLC for Destiny 2 will slot in better to the core game than those mostly-trash DLC packs did for Destiny 1.… Expand
  6. SuperkenGaming
    Sep 7, 2017
    8
    Destiny 2
    A Huge improvement
    I wasn’t a huge fan of the original destiny, I ended up giving it a 6.5... It just never felt like a complete game to me… This time around though... Destiny 2 definitely feels like a complete game… You start out choosing a class for your preferred playstyle, creating your character... then you’re thrown into the world of destiny… right in its story… The    Destiny 2
    A Huge improvement
    I wasn’t a huge fan of the original destiny, I ended up giving it a 6.5... It just never felt like a complete game to me…
    This time around though... Destiny 2 definitely feels like a complete game…
    You start out choosing a class for your preferred playstyle, creating your character... then you’re thrown into the world of destiny… right in its story…
    The story isn’t uncharted level… the writing isn’t that great.. But its passable... and the characters you meet throughout have characters… there are cut scenes... it isn’t just background noise like the original destiny…
    Still again the writing isn’t great so I felt no urgency trying to take down the bad guy and save the traveler…
    However this is still a very real campaign…
    The campaign is about 12 hours long, its cinematic at moments but missions finally feel unique... it isn’t running through the same map just a little deeper each time like the first destiny…
    No... There are still planets here... but these planets have story missions that take you to completely new and fresh locations to complete missions each time…
    You’ll be doing a mix of straight up clearing areas of a variety of enemies that will occasionally even be fighting each other, taking down mini bosses, main bosses, vehicle levels…
    the campaign feels fresh throughout…
    However to me it sort of loses its spark halfway through and starts to feel a little more lazy with its missions structure and level design feeling more like original destiny… not quite as bad... but it gets close at time… improved like the story and campaign is the loot drops…
    They’re not too frequent, not too rare... weapons feel unique so there is plenty here to fall in love with...
    though a few things have changes with the weapon and armor system…
    First the same... there are different subclasses you can unlock for your guardian and dump skill tree points into your preferred Grande type, shield type, jump type, and enhancements for your grenades and super move which like the grenades are on a cool down and can be boosted with combat and armor…
    you still slot armor and dismantle them for parts and cash to buy weapons off of characters… but different is the fact that shaders are now micro transactions because of course they are… these items can only be used once on individual weapons and gear.. and in a game like destiny you’ll be swapping in new gear every hr. at the most, extremely slimy….
    but new to the weapon system is that you still have 3 weapon types but this time you have a kinetic weapon, an energy weapon, and a power weapon…
    There is no main, side, and heavy like your typical shooter..
    Kinetic and energy weapons are exactly the same weapon types, however one has an element attached to it which is used for shooting through enemy energy fields…
    I thought this was a pretty cool system as it encourages constant weapon swapping
    this means though that there are no more rocket launchers… instead shotguns, grenade launchers, and sniper rifles live in the power weapon slot…
    These weapons have such a small clip and ammo capacity that they’re practically useless outside of boss battles..
    which are done much better this time around, as is the delivery of the campaign itself…
    The campaign is actually paced this time with a couple of missions requiring you to reach a certain level before you can progress the story, so that the campaign is very beatable playing solo…
    Level requirements usually annoy me.. but they annoyed me less here because there is so much to do on these planets… there are adventure missions which are essentially solo side quests, there are public events where you can team up with random players to take down a huge wave of enemies for some rare gear, strikes are back where you go through a dungeon to take down a massive boss with a team of 3, and then there’s the crucible which to me is the only thing I feel took a hit…
    The crucible is a pvp mode like call of duty, where you’ll randomly play kill confirmed, death match, and kill confirmed type matches against other players with weapons and shields balanced to take away that level advantage… but this time its 4v4 instead of 6v6 and because of that matches just felt less fun to me... the crucible was my favorite part of the original destiny, but here things just aren’t as hectic…
    teams huddle up together for easy kills against single players its just not fun, and in quickplay there are only 2 maps and it takes forever to find a match compared to competitive with its 6 different maps but still slow match building times
    No raids to talk about yet, those start dropping next week…
    But as someone not a destiny fan, I think it says a lot how much I enjoyed this one more even if its competitive modes to me aren’t as fun
    I give Destiny 2
    an 8/10    … Expand
  7. vSkrilgore
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    I dont understand why these people are complaining about this game not being revolutionary or not have enough content or whatever... I found this game to be full of rich content and story-telling and as far as revolutionary goes was halo 1 that far off from halo 2 ??? or halo 3?? why does destiny 2 have to be some magical revolutionary industry changing thing? they needed to create a newI dont understand why these people are complaining about this game not being revolutionary or not have enough content or whatever... I found this game to be full of rich content and story-telling and as far as revolutionary goes was halo 1 that far off from halo 2 ??? or halo 3?? why does destiny 2 have to be some magical revolutionary industry changing thing? they needed to create a new game to fix all the issues the player base was complaining about and now the player base is whining still.. cant win i guess

    anyways i love this game its super fun and awesome pve and pvp so by at your own discretion :) if you think you will enjoy this game (you probably will)    … Expand
  8. CuckyLoverson
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    I have been playing this game non-stop since release. Have been having a great time with the end game content. I love how much there is to do still after you reach max level and the pvp is great! feels more balanced and fluid than destiny 1.

    Overall Id say this game is 8/10 but i rate 10 because of the odd low user score?? i do not agree with any of the negative reviews on here. I say    I have been playing this game non-stop since release. Have been having a great time with the end game content. I love how much there is to do still after you reach max level and the pvp is great! feels more balanced and fluid than destiny 1.

    Overall Id say this game is 8/10 but i rate 10 because of the odd low user score?? i do not agree with any of the negative reviews on here. I say buy it yourself and decide! I love this game and will be playing it for years to come    … Expand
  9. Keiron
    Sep 6, 2017
    8
    I played this a fair bit yesterday, I wasn't originally going to buy it but I did and jury is still out but I am so far happy I bought it. It's nothing new per se, its still Destiny and to be honest it just feels like an expensive bit of DLC. Technically there are visually a few changes but nothing major (that i'm aware of!) the story is pretty good so far (not sure how far I am throughI played this a fair bit yesterday, I wasn't originally going to buy it but I did and jury is still out but I am so far happy I bought it. It's nothing new per se, its still Destiny and to be honest it just feels like an expensive bit of DLC. Technically there are visually a few changes but nothing major (that i'm aware of!) the story is pretty good so far (not sure how far I am through it) the weapons have changed slightly in that it appears as if you can have hand guns in at least 2 (if not 3) of the categories available one being kinetic, one being energy and the other slips my memory. The same with other weapon types, ie. submachine gun, assault rifle, etc... there are grenade launchers now too. Loot crates sometimes drop from certain mobs, those at the moment seem to be targets of opportunity and some missions. Engrams drop but so far I haven't needed to visit the dreaded cryptarch... oh and the powers and weapon upgrades seem to have been simplified somewhat and you get less of those inventory hogging useless items too which is great! it feels like quite honestly the game is just a huge piece of dlc with the core game engine being tweaked for the new generation consoles rather than for new and old gen and also to appease some long term fans. I'm going to give it 8/10 because it doesn't feel like its new enough and innovative enough for anything more. As I'm only partially the way through the main missions and unlocking areas this may change but for now just an 8. Definitely worth a buy if you are a fan of Destiny though.… Expand
  10. EABlair
    Sep 10, 2017
    8
    I am surprised at the level of criticism Destiny 2 is taking in the user reviews. Destiny 2 is a solid 8 out of 10 game. Graphics, audio and game play are spot on. The looting itch is scratched just enough to keep you wanting "just 10 minutes more". The PvP reduction to 4 man teams does expose the less skilled a little more but the campaign, side missions and end game additionalI am surprised at the level of criticism Destiny 2 is taking in the user reviews. Destiny 2 is a solid 8 out of 10 game. Graphics, audio and game play are spot on. The looting itch is scratched just enough to keep you wanting "just 10 minutes more". The PvP reduction to 4 man teams does expose the less skilled a little more but the campaign, side missions and end game additional "adventures" still make this a great PvE title if you want to leave the multiplayer alone. If you like loot hunting, FPS, social or playing alone, this is a worthwhile title.… Expand
  11. RobertDK
    Sep 7, 2017
    10
    I find all of the "0" review scores absolutely ridiculous! Like many of the 10 scores, I am giving this game a 10 because as a direct response to the 0 ratings. I honestly haven't played a zero game, but I have to say most games are not on the level of Destiny 2. I would say, for most people, the game would be rated between 7-9.
  12. TDR0018
    Sep 7, 2017
    9
    Overall improvement on D1. Not sure why there are so many negative reviews. If you liked D1 you'll like D2... the shaders are **** though, hopefully that will be fixed.
  13. Cirrusstrafe
    Sep 6, 2017
    9
    As someone who was both burned by vanilla Destiny 1 and most of The Division, this is the surge I was hoping for. I think, that many of us were.

    To compare to Destiny 1 is really striking at the heart of the matter though. It's the same thing, but improved in every way. If FPS-RPG hybrids are not your thing, if guns AND space magic is not your thing, if pseudo-MMO grinding is not    As someone who was both burned by vanilla Destiny 1 and most of The Division, this is the surge I was hoping for. I think, that many of us were.

    To compare to Destiny 1 is really striking at the heart of the matter though. It's the same thing, but improved in every way. If FPS-RPG hybrids are not your thing, if guns AND space magic is not your thing, if pseudo-MMO grinding is not your thing, then turn back. That's here to stay.

    Destiny 1 had a very ruptured, uncohesive, mess of pre-grind activity. The campaign, sidequests, and patrol zones were vacant, lifeless, and confusing. Also, there was maybe 8 hours of content at most if you did eveything.

    Destiny 2 fixes quite a lot. At the $60 price point it comes in with easily 40 hours of pre-grind content. Your milage may vary, but if you were to do all of the main quests, all adventures, all challenges, get all one-shot chests/lost sectors etc, it'd easily clock in at 40 hours despite the fact that you'd be level capped long, long before then. Public events are far more frequent and Heroic mode for them is much more exhilarating. Mission design, flow of zone and dungeons, strike design, etc are all vastly improved over its predecessor and shows that Bungie is learning from what works and didn't work.

    The big sting comes from the lack of difference though. It kind of opens a still sore wound. Destiny 2 is really Destiny 1 HD turbo enhanced edition. All the QoL improvements from Year 2 Destiny are in, spruced up, and better. Nearly every mechanic that stuck that was poorly implemented is now presented with care, attention, and polish. Anything that wasn't broken got a fresh coat of paint, but it's still Destiny 1. Destiny 1 may as well have been a very expensive Early Access/Beta for Destiny 2, for all intents and purposes. A tech demo, if you will. However, at the end of it, with all that pain moved on from, Destiny 2 is the truest (for now) culmination of this genre and these ideas. Bungie tried to do something new in Destiny 1 and it went completely pear shaped for years. They picked up the pieces, learned, hit the drawing board hard, and came through strong with Destiny 2. Bungie finally made the game they wanted to make in the first place, with all the bells and whistles now that ancient hardware was thrown out of the compatibility list. That's the big thing though. Bungie made Their Game. They made Destiny 2, not "space magic Call of Duty" or "Halo but with superpowers."

    Many negative reviews and death-grip grudges for the game are because people were still expecting something very different from what Bungie is trying to do. These people will find no solace in this game because Bungie did not compromise.

    I cannot overstate though. Unlike Destiny 1, Bungie completely delivered. Bungie went all-in and didn't sacrifice any of their vision for the final product to appease to people who want something else and the whole is much stronger for it. Is it a perfect game? Nah, but if games like Destiny 1, The Division, or Borderlands ever piqued your interest then here be the game likeminded gamers have been begging for.    … Expand
  14. jsjodoin88
    Sep 7, 2017
    10
    I dont understand how people can rated so bad that game!
    Destiny 2 is surely better than the 1, more stuff, the new feature map Awesome, new enemy, the ambiance and the style of destiny its all there! If you are a destiny fan, Destiny 2 is for you! Excited to make the new raid ^^
  15. scalan15
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    What is with these losers giving this game bad scores? The first Destiny was great, needed work with the story, but they fixed that with some amazing DLC. Bungie has improved this game in EVERY AREA. they obviously listened to the fans and gave us a great story this time. So now people are being cry babies over microtransactions that you don't need to buy
  16. rustybones16
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    I've been playing since launch, and this is a great game. If you liked Destiny, this is everything that was wrong with it fixed and better. The worlds are engaging, more open. The variety of landscape is varied. You get to explore the old London style houses and cities that were only in multiplayer maps in D1. The game is more human, with a lot of focus on the citizens of Earth, not justI've been playing since launch, and this is a great game. If you liked Destiny, this is everything that was wrong with it fixed and better. The worlds are engaging, more open. The variety of landscape is varied. You get to explore the old London style houses and cities that were only in multiplayer maps in D1. The game is more human, with a lot of focus on the citizens of Earth, not just masked Guardians as in D1.

    The biggest and best improvement is the removal of the need to go to Orbit after every mission. It's a seamless interface like open-world games like GTA 5 where you go to your map, select the mission, and you can fast-travel nearby or walk there. No need to go back to orbit and select your next destination. Launch into the crucible whenever you want.

    Enemies are more varied and a bit more challenging. There's less of them grouping up and more of them spreading out. It varies between relatively little enemies around to sudden bursts of tons of enemies at crucial moments.

    It's not light years beyond D1 graphically, but the textures are richer and it's enough of a difference to be considered a separate game, and not a 'DLC' as some people are claiming.    … Expand
  17. Mudgee
    Sep 6, 2017
    8
    A vast improvement on Destiny 1 whilst still keeping the same Bungie feel. Better story, solid mechanics, minor flaws. Would recommend to both new players to the series and old fans alike.
  18. Dex1911
    Sep 7, 2017
    8
    I don't understand the people that are giving his game a bad review and saying it doesn't have a lot of content. The people saying that there is not a lot of content either haven't played it yet or rush through the main campaign without doing any other side missions.so far this game is amazing it's more destiny the maps are bigger the drop rates are good in the weapons are amazing.i canI don't understand the people that are giving his game a bad review and saying it doesn't have a lot of content. The people saying that there is not a lot of content either haven't played it yet or rush through the main campaign without doing any other side missions.so far this game is amazing it's more destiny the maps are bigger the drop rates are good in the weapons are amazing.i can see that some people got way too hyped and the game would never live up to their standards so they gave it a zero. The main campaign is complete trash but I campaign was only meant to get your bearings and get loot. Not having a sparrow pissed me off. The game is not perfect but there is content at level 20 all the **** idiots saying this game is not what was advertised are morons and every time I read one of the reviews I just think wow you did pre-order this game and probably should have not got so hyped it's your own fault… Expand
  19. GamerJosh0137
    Sep 8, 2017
    9
    Just a little disclaimer: I loved the original Destiny, so if you are someone who did NOT like Destiny 1 at all then you may wan't to look to other reviews because Destiny was my kind of game, therefore my feelings towards what Destiny SHOULD be is probably different from the reader's. I love Destiny 2. Fu@#ing LOVE IT. Everything from the finest detail to the soundtrack is fantastic.Just a little disclaimer: I loved the original Destiny, so if you are someone who did NOT like Destiny 1 at all then you may wan't to look to other reviews because Destiny was my kind of game, therefore my feelings towards what Destiny SHOULD be is probably different from the reader's. I love Destiny 2. Fu@#ing LOVE IT. Everything from the finest detail to the soundtrack is fantastic. I have played through the main story and am now doing end game stuff and to be quite honest, there hasn't been one thing (other than the way shaders were implemented) where I thought "this is boring" or "this part sucks." The shooting is still the best in the industry as far as I am concerned, and some of the new audio created for certain guns sound amazing. Like a real throaty Dodge Hemi. I gotta hand it to Bungie. I thought the new weapon slots were a bad idea. Consolidating sniper rifles, and shotguns into what would be in destiny 1 the heavy slot seemed like a really bad idea. Who would pick a shotgun over a rocket launcher? Apparently I would, because shotguns for once feel really devastating, and snipers sometimes come in way more handy in certain scenarios. Weapon slots are now called Kinetic (taking what would have been the primary slot in D1). Energy Weapons (what would have been special weapon slot in D1), and Power Weapons of coarse taking place of the Heavy Weapon slot in D1. You could now technically have 2 auto rifles equipped with say a shotgun in the power weapon slot, or maybe running Scout/Hand cannon/Rocket Launcher is more your style. There are literally hundreds of loadout possibilities. You can now travel from planet to planet WITHOUT going into orbit first. You can now fast travel to different parts of the same planet, again WITHOUT going into orbit. So many quality of life changes were made making it so that Destiny 2 seems like it respects your time so much more than D1. I am not going to go to far into it for fear of spoilers, but if you loved D1 you will LOVE D2. You may see low user reviews here from people who can't stand to see a game that a lot of people love do well, and these people are easy to spot with scores like 0 and complaining of "lack of content" in D2. If they are complaining about lack of content in D2 then they never played D1 because one of the things bungie made sure of is making it so that you don't feel like you have to do one certain type of grind loop to get higher light (or in this case power) levels. I would honestly say that D2 has about 75% more content than year 3 D1. Don't get me wrong there is still grinding, and if you hate grinding then Destiny was never a game for you to begin with. That is not an insult, that is just me calling it what it is, and that's fine! Destiny fans know what I mean. Eyes up Guardians!… Expand
  20. NightCreeperr
    Sep 8, 2017
    10
    Honestly this is an extremely big step forward from Destiny. I have no clue why all these people are giving this many negative comments. There are no Pay To Win mechanics in this game. The shaders are so people will go back into those activities and have them just as involved in the activities as much as the raids or strikes. Personally this a GOTY for me. Gonna have it for PC when itHonestly this is an extremely big step forward from Destiny. I have no clue why all these people are giving this many negative comments. There are no Pay To Win mechanics in this game. The shaders are so people will go back into those activities and have them just as involved in the activities as much as the raids or strikes. Personally this a GOTY for me. Gonna have it for PC when it releases. Played through it and am currently playing it while I type this. Can't wait :)… Expand
  21. BestGamer94
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    What gives with the bad reviews??? this game is awesome!!! Huge leap forward for destiny! is like what halo 2 felt like after halo CE i couldnt wait for this game to come out and i couldnt be more happy with the result!

    lack of content? nope
    Laggy servers? I have never experienced
    Tons of fun and engaging gameplay? Most definitely!!!
  22. Camrin
    Sep 7, 2017
    10
    I didn't play the first Destiny, but this game is amazing. It feels like Borderlands, but with a different set of rules and graphics. I haven't been so excited to play a game since Borderlands 2 came out back in 2012. However, the biggest downside is the level cap. Games should move away from level caps, and instead have leaderboard dedicated to who is the highest level. I can only imagineI didn't play the first Destiny, but this game is amazing. It feels like Borderlands, but with a different set of rules and graphics. I haven't been so excited to play a game since Borderlands 2 came out back in 2012. However, the biggest downside is the level cap. Games should move away from level caps, and instead have leaderboard dedicated to who is the highest level. I can only imagine what it would feel like to be at the top of a leaderboard for the entire game community to see.… Expand
  23. gannoncannon
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    First I want to say this is NOT a 10/10 perfect game, however it is certainly not a ZERO. (Actual review is 2nd paragraph) I only made this score a ten due to the sheer amount of pretentious people in this reviews slapping on a zero to a game they just don't like to see its score go down. (I realize the irony, but I'm just trying to "fight" it) I applaud the mediocre scored reviews as theyFirst I want to say this is NOT a 10/10 perfect game, however it is certainly not a ZERO. (Actual review is 2nd paragraph) I only made this score a ten due to the sheer amount of pretentious people in this reviews slapping on a zero to a game they just don't like to see its score go down. (I realize the irony, but I'm just trying to "fight" it) I applaud the mediocre scored reviews as they had excellent points and I can definitely see where they are going. Piece of advice to those slapping on zeros, nobody is going to realistically take your review seriously. This game is solid. Real score from me is a 7.8/10. First off, I hated the original. It made me angry beyond all belief. However this sequel has a coherent story, great coop play, and is over all a pretty full package as compared to it's predecessor. The beginning of this game really gives you a reason to fight and personally made me very interested in Gaul and his motivations. I hear raids and other game elements are on the way so no body panic. The campaign will definitely keep me busy playing it over again a couple times especially with friends! There isn't much else to say except it's a fun and large improvement over the first. Overall if anything coming out of my gob has peaked your interest in the slightest, I would recommend you at the very least give the game a shot, maybe during a sale or trial. Thanks for tolerating my incoherent ramblings.… Expand
  24. arekkiss
    Sep 6, 2017
    10
    If you're a fan of Destiny then this is an obvious must. The game has been improved in every way possible, from quality of life improvements to gameplay. It's important to remember that Destiny is a FPS MMO Hybrid so it's only fair to judge it with that in mind. I keep seeing reviews of people who clearly never were going to like Destiny. The story campaign was awesome an engaging. AnIf you're a fan of Destiny then this is an obvious must. The game has been improved in every way possible, from quality of life improvements to gameplay. It's important to remember that Destiny is a FPS MMO Hybrid so it's only fair to judge it with that in mind. I keep seeing reviews of people who clearly never were going to like Destiny. The story campaign was awesome an engaging. An extreme improvement from the original Destiny and that's not even saying much. It's obviously not a campaign that's going to be thought provoking or have deeper meanings. What you see is what you get but again, this is Destiny. Highly recommend for all Destiny fans and gamers who enjoy shooting stuff while hanging out with friends and having a good old time.… Expand
  25. kraenk
    Sep 8, 2017
    10
    Those user ratings here are a sign of how pathetic gamers have become these days. Bungie has delivered a sequel which improves in every aspect on the original game. It's clear that the majority of those giving bad ratings here didn't even play the game or, if they did, gave it the time it deserves. The game is a 9 in my book but I'll rate it a 10 to counter those pathetic low lifes givingThose user ratings here are a sign of how pathetic gamers have become these days. Bungie has delivered a sequel which improves in every aspect on the original game. It's clear that the majority of those giving bad ratings here didn't even play the game or, if they did, gave it the time it deserves. The game is a 9 in my book but I'll rate it a 10 to counter those pathetic low lifes giving zeros on here.… Expand
  26. Ordish
    May 14, 2018
    10
    I played Destiny 1 for a solid 4 months and enjoyed the game even with all the flaws (laggy pvp, sluggish controls, excessive grinding). I safely put D1 at a 6. For D2, I waited a few months for the initial bugs to be identified and fixed and I must say that was a good choice. I just finished the story line after grinding each of the classes to 30 and all I can say is WOW!. The game isI played Destiny 1 for a solid 4 months and enjoyed the game even with all the flaws (laggy pvp, sluggish controls, excessive grinding). I safely put D1 at a 6. For D2, I waited a few months for the initial bugs to be identified and fixed and I must say that was a good choice. I just finished the story line after grinding each of the classes to 30 and all I can say is WOW!. The game is beautiful, responsive, and fast paced. Grinding didn't feel like grinding and the story line was excellent. Bungie has set the bar with this one. I see the low ratings and can't help but wonder if these folks have even played the game. Anyway, D2 is the most fun I have had in a long time.… Expand
  27. xbox_one
    Nov 3, 2019
    9
    Destiny 2's excellent co-op and competitive shooting, rewarding loot, and strong social elements will keep us playing.
  28. Noctum_
    Oct 9, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Destiny 2 is Bungie's newest release. It is a fast pace FPS which allows players to explore the galaxy while killing lots of different aliens and getting loot to rank up to the max power level. Destiny 2 is the sequel to Bungie's previous game, Destiny. Destiny was a massive game and was played by millions. In some aspects, Destiny 2 is very similar to Destiny but it is also very different. Bungie has made some massive improvements to the game, making it more enjoyable for the people playing it. When the first Destiny was initially released, there were many problems with it, but it seems that Bungie has learned from their mistakes and this time around, the game feels really smooth and has delivered a finished game.
    When you first hop into Destiny 2, you are immediately taken into the first mission. This mission is very intense as you are defending your home from these aliens called Cabal. You have to fight your way through them until you find yourself in front of the Cabal’s commander, Ghaul. Ghaul is a great antagonist throughout the story of Destiny 2. Ghaul is very powerful, as he takes control over the Traveller and takes the light. This makes everyone powerless, and it seems that all hope is lost. Through lots of killing and cut scenes, you get your light back, and begin the journey to defeating Ghaul. Destiny 2 has many cut scenes which help to develop the story further, and giving some information about Destiny’s lore. After going through the whole story, which will take about 10 hours, you will finally get to the last mission, where you get to kill Ghaul. This mission can be very tedious if you don’t have the right super on, as it take a very long time to kill him using only weapons. The fight takes about 15 minutes to complete.
    Destiny 2 is a fully online game. This means that no matter where you go, you will always run into other people playing. I find that Destiny 2 is much more fun when you’re playing with friends. When you’re with friends, Destiny offers a lot of activities to do, such as patrolling a certain planet, the Nightfall, the Raid, Trials of the Nine etc. All these activities help a player to rank up to the max power level (305). Raids are Destiny’s biggest feature, you go in with 5 of your friends, or ‘randoms’ and you take on challenging enemies and difficult mechanics and puzzles to receive high end gear. You can also go into the crucible which is an area where you face off against other players, (PVP). The crucible is a place where you can test your skills against other people and receive different gear. Trials of the Nine is a weekend event where you can 3 other players face off against other people to try and get wins, getting enough wins without losing grants you with high end gear. Doing this is very difficult as some people in Destiny are very good at the crucible.
    Destiny 2 offers 4 main places for you to explore, Earth, Titan, Nessus and IO. All of these places are very different to one another. Earth is very green and dense with woodland, Titan is a massive structure above an ocean which a ‘sea monster’ is lurking, Nessus is a very green and well vegetated place and IO is also very green and covered with bones. Each of these places are very pleasing to the eye as the graphics are very good and clean. All of the places have different activities to do, weather that be public events (a timed event where you can get loot), lost sectors (hidden parts of the map that has chests inside) or adventures (small side missions which tell you more about the story.) There are also vendors on these planets, they allow you to turn in tokens and receive planet specific loot. No matter what, you will not be bored while playing this game.
    There are also 2 social spaces, The Farm and The Traveller. A social space is a bit of the game where you can go to hand things in and get gear for it. For example all Destiny players will know what an engram is, you take engrams to cryptarchs, and they will change the engram into gear. There are also a lot more vendors here which will accept tokens and give you gear for them.
    Although Destiny 2 is much better finished off game than the first Destiny ever was, there are still some great features that they didn’t bring across from Destiny 1 to Destiny 2. In Destiny 2, weapons now have fixed rolls, this means that every gun has its own perks on it, you could have 10 of the same gun and they would all have the same perks on them. In Destiny 1 this was different, you could have lots of the same gun and they would all have different perks on them, this has made Destiny 2 a lot less of a grind which isn’t always good to everyone, people can’t grind for ‘God roll’ weapons. They have made Destiny 2 more of a casual game.
    Overall, I find Destiny 2 to be very enjoyable and a great game. It is a great follow on from Destiny 1, and it is really easy to pick up and understand if you have never played Destiny before.    … Expand
  29. Tantyman
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Just a great FPS/MMO. 10/10, playing BF1 as well, compare greatly with online play.
    After 30 years of gaming FPS is my Fav, and D2 Lives up to the fun level I would expect with all the current bits and pieces.
  30. Blubberwhale99
    Sep 11, 2017
    10
    Sweet game!! big advancement from the original! cant wait for all the content to release and its already so filled with awesome stuff to do! also i LOVE the pvp :)

    super fun game with friends! and even solo just having a good time with the lore and pve story telling.
    very pretty game too id say one of the best looking games of 2017! why so many bad reviews??
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  1. CD-Action
    Dec 19, 2017
    90
    I was surprised by how much this new incarnation of Destiny appealed to me. New worlds are brilliantly designed, sound and visuals are top notch, combat feels great (those headshots!). This is how the first Destiny should have looked. [12/2017, p.50]
  2. Metro Montreal
    Dec 15, 2017
    75
    Destiny 2 is more accessible to the neophytes than the first game was, but still complex enough to get long-time players to invest hundreds of hours in the universe. The story of the campaign is less confused than in the original, but it’s not exactly good either. It went from painstakingly bad to ordinary, which is at least an improvement. Destiny 2 is the gaming equivalent of a Michael Bay movie.
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  3. Trusted Reviews
    Nov 2, 2017
    90
    Destiny 2 is one of the most enjoyable games I’ve played this year, and tackles one of the biggest issues with the first game. Featuring a stellar, albeit easy, single-player campaign, excellent combat and class mechanics, and the most enjoyable cooperative multiplayer I’ve seen in a shooter since Gears of War 4, Destiny 2 is a must-buy.
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