Destiny 2

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  1. Tired0ftheBS
    Oct 12, 2017
    0
    Hot space garbage. FPS DLC shop. Shoot stuff so the game can scream at you for not buying enough

    I'd say I'm dissapointed but this is every game now
  2. Haldir
    Oct 10, 2017
    3
    Destiny 1.5, but for the price of a full game. While the core gameplay, which was solid to begin with is back, that's just it: there isn't much that is new in the game. The same enemies with slightly different weak points, a cinematic story (which was nice, but I wouldn't buy this JUST for the story), and 4v4 PvP. The raid was painful to complete, and PvP isn't fun at all, with there beingDestiny 1.5, but for the price of a full game. While the core gameplay, which was solid to begin with is back, that's just it: there isn't much that is new in the game. The same enemies with slightly different weak points, a cinematic story (which was nice, but I wouldn't buy this JUST for the story), and 4v4 PvP. The raid was painful to complete, and PvP isn't fun at all, with there being little requirement for individual skill. It was a good effort, but there's alot that needs to still be done before the Destiny universe and the games that portray are heralded as the pinnacle of FPS-RPG games. * Side note, there's a **** season pass, and DLC that comes with it. PUT IT IN THE DAMN GAME!… Expand
  3. 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
  4. ElKoala
    Oct 7, 2017
    5
    el dia en que me gane la loteria pensare en jugar este juego, por ahora me divertiré con juegos que cuestan lo que nos ofrecen. Todas las cosas negativas del mundo de los videojuegos hoy en dia se ve reflejado en un solo juego, Destiny 2. invito a Bill Gates a jugar esto, a ver si baja a segundo millonario con mas dinero en el mundo
  5. simbalicious
    Oct 7, 2017
    5
    The sequel to 2014's anticipated game "Destiny" Destiny 2 is a gorgeous looking game, however there's not much more to give it credit for. There's a very short and boring story to play through featuring some characters from the original game, unfortunately they're not enough to save it even for die hard destiny fans as this game falls on the same mistakes as its predecessor, once you'veThe sequel to 2014's anticipated game "Destiny" Destiny 2 is a gorgeous looking game, however there's not much more to give it credit for. There's a very short and boring story to play through featuring some characters from the original game, unfortunately they're not enough to save it even for die hard destiny fans as this game falls on the same mistakes as its predecessor, once you've finished the story all you have to look forward to is some linear fps action and grinding for gear similar to what you'd see in Gearboxes's game Borderlands, the endgame leaves you with few options such as Strikes which features 4 different areas on planets and a boss in hopes of getting better loot to increase your light level, The Crucible which puts players against each other in PvP combat and awards loot randomly not based on player performance at least from what i can see. Destiny 2 also has public events which are small events on a set planet taking around 5-15 minutes the events usually consist of killing certain in game mini bosses or destroying supplies. Patrols are objectives like scouting an area or killing enemies to collect drops not really offering much for rewards. Once a certain gear or Light level is a attained one of the only ways to increase it is to complete the games milestones which reset every week on Monday and can be completed in just a few hours with little effort before the player is forced to wait another week to progress any further. All in all Destiny 2 offers some decent visuals but the gameplay is a grind to get through followed by the repetitive grind required to progress any further i found it entertaining for about a day then it just got boring.… Expand
  6. DmentedGuardian
    Oct 7, 2017
    9
    If you loved D1, you'll love this more!

    Pros: - Gameplay is more refined than D1 (which was already amazing) - The Worlds/Areas just suck you in. It has a Skyrim/Fallout feel where you try to get from A - B which should take a minute, but you end up zigzagging your way around all the things to do - Still as addictive as ever Negatives: - Do not like 4v4 Crucible, BRING BACK 6V6    If you loved D1, you'll love this more!

    Pros:
    - Gameplay is more refined than D1 (which was already amazing)
    - The Worlds/Areas just suck you in. It has a Skyrim/Fallout feel where you try to get from A - B which should take a minute, but you end up zigzagging your way around all the things to do
    - Still as addictive as ever

    Negatives:
    - Do not like 4v4 Crucible, BRING BACK 6V6
    - Strikes - Don't like the time limits on Nightfall (I would rather have more difficult enemies) and after you hit Light/Power level 265 - 270 the drops are pointless.

    All in all, I love Destiny 2. I obsessed over D1 so its probably no surprise, however if they can give me 6v6 I would give it 10.    … Expand
  7. mark8010
    Oct 6, 2017
    1
    No real end game content and they've turned the PvP into a bland generic team shooter with little variety or content. Gear is no longer powerful, unique or interesting, just a boring D1 expansion essentially.
  8. Macaeagle
    Oct 5, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't understand how people take this seriously this game is a joke it's like mass affect and borderland wanted too smash and have a child but they where both men and didn't want too adopt soo they gave their great great grand cousins ashes too the crackhead down the road and asked her to give them a scold which them and it worked and thousands of people thaugh mixing those two families that where built off of generations of incest was a good i idea and rushed too suck off that thing looks a centuar from fallout because it was made by bungie the guys that made good games with solid gameplay and stories for a bit until they took up a contract with a company that is notoriously know for being anti consumer so they can make some **** games butt keep their reputation intact because oh no it's activisions fault it's not like everyone knew was going to happen but I guess they allready have the money for another mediocre at best sequel with a bunch of terribly written and lacking in content overpriced dlc that everyone will buy to make the base game at least worthy of a 4/10 seriously why are we letting them away with this DO NOT BUY THE DLC AND DO NOT BUY INTO THE MICROTRANSACTIONS you are actively feeding into another video game crash STOP before it's too late it's bad enough as it is but sooner or later you're favourite games will be worse then the ones we played in 2008 as we see here my overall thaught is that this game is a pointless grind with a terrible below call of duty story boring easy and monotonous gameplay ripped straight from halo without fun veichles of dual wielding pitiful generic characters except for cayde 6 but it's dumb humour and and the only thing he does is make jokes and get kidnapped by robots and the side content is less diverse then a kkk convention with amazing well written stories like go here and shoot the lads or scan this thing or even better stand here for ten seconds and yes I'm serious there are missions where you stand in an area for then seconds for no reason. Literally the best thing about this game was the gameplay and they couldn't even get that righ. so the moral of this review is don't trust activision. Ps if yall nigs actually like this game nobody cares but seriously don't put money into this **** just play berderlands.… Expand
  9. mdonohue
    Oct 3, 2017
    7
    Quick review: The gameplay is fun and its a great coop experience, but the content is very repetitive and the story is pretty lame and VERY tacky. melodrama to the max.
  10. GamePlaya
    Oct 3, 2017
    1
    The ultra positive reviews must be fan boys. I truly want to like this game, but its nothing more than a destiny 1 expansion, not worth 60$ plus upcoming expansions.. Read BWILSON5 response... Spot on IMO. . Sorry Fan boys, but I really do want to like this game.. When Mom & Dad no longer buy your games then I guess you start to expect a little bit more for your hard earned money
  11. Dacoham
    Oct 1, 2017
    6
    To be honest, if it wasn't for the 10/10 presentation and music in this game, I would be giving this game a 3 or 4. Although this is a much more improved version of Destiny 1 in terms of story, balance & gameplay, Destiny 2 still lacks many aspects that would make this a great game.

    Main Story: Despite the story being bit longer and having a little more character development, it is    To be honest, if it wasn't for the 10/10 presentation and music in this game, I would be giving this game a 3 or 4. Although this is a much more improved version of Destiny 1 in terms of story, balance & gameplay, Destiny 2 still lacks many aspects that would make this a great game.

    Main Story: Despite the story being bit longer and having a little more character development, it is still fairly dull and doesn't take you away with whats going on. I never found myself getting pulled in or super interested in it. I also, despite what was advertised, did not find the story to be sufficiently long, I believe I did the whole story and all the side missions in 10 - 12 hours. There is only 4 planets and many of the aspects of them are similar to the Destiny 1 planets. I would have loved for like a 30 hour campaign (not including side missions) with like 12 planets & just stuff everywhere to do.

    Side Storyies: Although there is a fair bit more in regards to side missions, they are just extra single missions and not quest chains so you did them then they were done. To be honest, while most of them were not very creative, there were are couple that were quite interesting and engaging including one on a planet where you investigate a phenomenon where a certain alien race are being hypnotized by music., but sadly for such a cool side mission, it is only 1 mission long and not like 8 so it is done and by the by upsettingly quickly.

    End Game: I've played all of the endgame in Destiny 2 now and although I quite enjoyed it at first, I quickly realised that this doesn't not last at all. The end game runs out of content very quickly and after that just becomes pointlessly repetitive. This aspect is actually worse than Destiny 1 because because there is a lot less incentive now to repeat activities. After 30 hours of this game (which includes having a second character), I am almost done with the game, i.e. have completed & got everything and don't need to continue playing because of it.

    The good stuff:
    I personally still really enjoyed the gameplay, the go here and there, shoot this and that aspects of the game are still really fun and satisfying and the ability to easily team up with friends and do this really adds to it. It's just sad that there isn't like 5 times more to do.
    Presentation is 10/10. There is some fantastic scenary and places to see. It actually upsets me that this 10/10 presentation has been poorly utilised by poor story telling and campaign.
    Music is 10/10.

    The bad stuff:
    This game has microtransactions, not quite pay to win, but it is increasingly getting more involved in the core game. Any game in my view that has microtransactions, no matter what they are, loses a mark or 2, they are a disease on gaming.
    PVP is repetitively boring and micro.
    Story telling is still poor in most aspects.
    End game is fun but short lived.

    I thing that has scared me most about this game is how well it has been marketed, I really enjoyed this game at first but have very quickly realized that it doesn't last for long and shorts fall very fast. This has left me feeling like I have really been deceived and misled. I think I will give the next DLC ago but if the trend continues, I think I will finally be saying goodbye to Destiny 2.    … Expand
  12. GBG_Jason
    Sep 28, 2017
    7
    As someone who was a day one Destiny player who felt jaded by the decision to kill off our much valued and worked for loot, I was extremely apprehensive about purchasing the second in the series. I was disappointed by this decision, as well as the constant changes to the systems in the original that slighted those of us who grinded hours into our characters; losing sleep, calling off workAs someone who was a day one Destiny player who felt jaded by the decision to kill off our much valued and worked for loot, I was extremely apprehensive about purchasing the second in the series. I was disappointed by this decision, as well as the constant changes to the systems in the original that slighted those of us who grinded hours into our characters; losing sleep, calling off work for event releases, and putting serious dedication into our guardian despite the game’s paper thin story and lack of respect for the players’ time.

    Most of this has changed in the sequel, for better or worse. The most obvious change is the inclusion of a legitimate narrative. With the first iteration, I spent over 1500 hours in the game and still can’t tell you a damn thing about the story. Something about light, a traveler, and some things no one has time to explain. The sequel focuses on the villain Ghual, whom is a disgraced member of the Cabal that has managed to blow up the tower, capture the Traveler, and cause the grimoire to hit the fan. While the story is present and a welcome improvement, I found it somewhat lacking. While most of the voice actors bring their A game, Nathan Fillion’s Cayde-6 is the only character I was able to develop any attachment to and found the others to be poorly written or simply boorish; particularly Nolan North’s Ghost. He has probably 90% of the lines in the game, and almost all of them come across as a slightly less annoying Claptrap. I blame this partially on his annoying, confused inflection he adds to the lines as well as poor writing. While I am normally a huge fan of his work, the performance featured here made me miss Dinklebot even more.

    The textures, lighting, and water effects were a highlight of the experience. It really is a huge upgrade from the limitations put forth on the original due to the last generation’s hardware. The locales, armor and weapons all scream variety, with the exception of some of the level layouts looking like rehashes from the previous entry, albeit with a new name and color scheme. Even with this being said, the level designs are stellar, with expansive environments featuring a number of hidden areas, waiting to be looted for its randomly generated chests, which also return. The levels are so big, I found myself annoyed that I didn’t have a sparrow, which sits on the sidelines until you complete the main campaign. Yes, I just said that. I know, I was pissed too.

    I feel like this is partially due to the incorporation of vehicular combat in the story. The story portion of the campaign covers approximately 12 levels, depending on how you look at them; and are much bigger in size and scope. This is a double edged sword, as some of the later story missions take place back to back, which leads to the overly long levels to feel like a bit of a slog, especially with the absence of the sparrow. In addition to the longer missions, there are approximately 50 side missions, as well as patrols, strikes, public events, and then the PVP mode. You can’t say there’s not a wealth of content here.

    While the story has been expanded, Bungie has successfully trimmed the fat and eliminated a number of old, dated systems. The need to go to orbit between activities has been eliminated and the need to travel to a hub location to decrypt engrams has been decreased. While engrams are still present, you do not receive them, or other loot, at the same rate you did in the previous game. In my first complete character’s playthrough of the main story, I received about 10 engrams, with all other drops being weapon, armor or consumable without the need to see anyone to use your fresh equipment. You’ll also find a lot less options when it comes to the skill tree, with the previous option being a gradual upgrade through level 20 and beyond, you can easily max your characters stats for all 3 of the sub classes within the same level cap.

    While it does appear from the outside that new sub classes are available, most of the options are just slight variations from their previous iterations. The only noteworthy changes are the solar ability for the Warlock now including a sword, similar to the one you can equip in your heavy slot, and the Titan has a Captain America-like shield that can be used in lieu of the bubble shield. The other abilities are not necessarily carbon copies from the previous game, but don’t offer a big enough change to discuss.

    If I had to compare Destiny 2 to anything, it would be like trying to rekindle a relationship with an old flame. It might be fun for a while, and it could even work out, but at the end of the day it’s just more of the same. With this being said, if you enjoyed the first game, you’ll love (or at least enjoy) the second. While I don’t regret buying it by any means, Destiny 2 lacks the magic that kept me yearning for more on our first excursion.    … Expand
  13. JackTheRippest1
    Sep 28, 2017
    9
    This is a supremely fun MMO FPS. I just wanted to point out two observations i've made after having similar feelings to some of those who left at least thought out negative reviews.

    First, there isn't a level cap. I, too, thought it was pretty easy to hit 20 and felt kind of cheated out of a long level grind, but as it turns out getting to level 20 is not the 'main' leveling system.    This is a supremely fun MMO FPS. I just wanted to point out two observations i've made after having similar feelings to some of those who left at least thought out negative reviews.

    First, there isn't a level cap. I, too, thought it was pretty easy to hit 20 and felt kind of cheated out of a long level grind, but as it turns out getting to level 20 is not the 'main' leveling system. 'Light Level' is the real level system and that doesn't have a cap at all. I'm currently a light level 230 at 35 hours into the game, and there are game features that don't even get unlocked until light level 300! So leveling is an endless effort. I really want to do the leviathan raid but I have to get up to light level 270!

    This leads me to my second point, in terms of options of what to do, my first ten hours in I thought, "This is fun, but it could get old real fast. Public events could get boring and often times I don't see people."

    This is the tricky thing about Destiny 2. They are A LOT of play options. Strikes, Raids, Nightfall, Public events, Faction quests (good quests, not "find three of these"), Patrols, Clans, fun and diverse multiplayer, lost sectors, and we haven't even gotten into all the loot yet!

    So why are people saying there aren't a lot of options? Well, Destiny only slowly reveals these things to you over time as you progress through the game, so just when you start to think you've seen pretty much everything and there isn't a lot left new to do, they hit you with 5 milestones, a new planet, new play features.

    Basically what I'm saying is, getting to lvl 20 does take a little time, and it's a great way to get familiar with the game and to start to explore it's content, but that's really only the introduction to the game. Some may remember in WoW, how you have to reach level 10 before you can do certain things or go certain places, it's similar to that.

    Hitting level 20 literally unlocks so many more features I was running around like a kid in a candy store, I couldn't believe it.

    I'll easily put over a 100 hours into Destiny 2, and thats my personal benchmark for a good game of this scale.

    In terms of style, this game is a blend of Doom and it's chaotic, swarming fights, Borderlands for it's loot, design, and humor, and Halo, because this is bungie and you can clearly see recycled halo elements in this game. Now, this game may not be the absolute best at any one of these things when compared against industry leaders, but the BLEND of all three is just right, and that's an achievement all on it's own.

    Thanks for reading!    … Expand
  14. MarLey_AUT
    Sep 28, 2017
    6
    After 36 hours in Destiny 2 i am ready to write a review.
    First of all Destiny2 has suberp Game/Gunplay, there is no doubt about that. The Story is way better then in Destiny 1, but compared to other Games like Halo or Gears of War the Campaign is just ok.
    The new progression and reward system dosen´t make any sens to me. The mechanics are just so simple and boring that i have no    After 36 hours in Destiny 2 i am ready to write a review.
    First of all Destiny2 has suberp Game/Gunplay, there is no doubt about that. The Story is way better then in Destiny 1, but compared to other Games like Halo or Gears of War the Campaign is just ok.
    The new progression and reward system dosen´t make any sens to me. The mechanics are just so simple and boring that i have no motivation to play Destiny 2 all week. The weekly milestones (Destiny 2 new end game progression/reward system) are done just in 1 day, maybe 2 if you have not enough time to do the raid as well. And then you have nothing to do beside of leveling an new character. There are way too less things that reward me to keep me up playing Destiny.
    Yeah compared to vanilla Destiny Destiny 2 is a lot better, but Destiny 1 was just a mess when it releases back in 2014 soooo yeah...
    i don´t get it why Bungie changed all these things! Destiny 1 expansion TTK and Iron Banner had such a great impact with the progression and reward system and was soooo much fun to play and leveling up your gear. But it is all gone!

    Destiny 2 is a great game for beginners who are interested to joine the universe, but for competitive and hardcore players like me this sequel ist just a joke. I played now 36hourse and im so bored and burned out that i will leave Destiny 2 till the PC release.

    Sry for my english^^, i hope you find this review helpfully. Thanks for reading.
    Peace....    … Expand
  15. Lucabratz
    Sep 27, 2017
    5
    Destiny 2 or in reality's case, Destiny 1.5 is again one of the most grinding gaming experiences you'll have this year...

    What it's gets right. The Music is AMAZING, perhaps even better the second time around, but for some reason it reminds me of Halo in many cases, you'll have to listen to it to make the comparison. The shooting mechanics are once again satisfying and fun to control,    Destiny 2 or in reality's case, Destiny 1.5 is again one of the most grinding gaming experiences you'll have this year...

    What it's gets right.
    The Music is AMAZING, perhaps even better the second time around, but for some reason it reminds me of Halo in many cases, you'll have to listen to it to make the comparison.
    The shooting mechanics are once again satisfying and fun to control, but again it has a very similar feeling to Halo and even feels rather recycled and reused from last time. But not that distracting.
    The story is actually much more improved, containing actual interesting characters and they are actually memorable, hell I bought the game as soon as I could after Cayde-6's ad in which he's tutoring the three other guardians... You know which one it is.

    What it does wrong.
    Like I mentioned before some mechanics and aspects are clearly copy pasted from Destiny 1.
    The graphics look either the same at few points or worse most of the time, even Metro: Last Light, a game from 2013 looks way better. There's even this one texture that acts as a door for NPC's and it looks like absolute garbage. Also some of the planet's color palettes look very displeasing to the eyes.
    GRINDIIIIIIIIING! It sucks too because the grind isn't as invasive as Destiny 1, but also why on earth do you just give away Exotics during the campaign? But you have to earn Legendaries?! Why couldn't they just switch those two? Legendaries are less rare than Exotics anyways. But this way the grind feels pointless if you're going to just whore out these epic weapons and armor.
    What the hell was that ending!? The game ends after a very easy campaign, in which you can exploit the hunter Arcstrider's class (maybe they'll patch it later) to just destroy the last boss or ANY boss for that matter. Not only that but a new threat is revealed that SHOULD'VE been in this game but NOPE PAY another 20-30$ for the our new DLC! GIVE ME MONEY. It wouldn't even be a problem if the game earned it but it didn't! DLC should add on to a game, not fill in the blanks. So you got to pay more for the full experience, I ALREADY PAID 60$!

    But with all that said I'm still putting in hours to this game, looking for ways to find Exotics and Legendaries. I've spent almost 60 hours in the game, I may hate it from some angles or on a bad day but if I could spend that much time in a game... Then it must be doing something right. I also don't want to be too harsh to the game because it has many redeeming qualities so a 7 is what it's gonna get.    … Expand
  16. MrShmoove
    Sep 25, 2017
    8
    Let me start off by saying that I didn't like Destiny. It got boring FAST. VERY tedious and repetitive game with NO story. Bungie seemed to have learned from their horrid mistakes of the original and added a story, which while not great by any means...is still better that NO story. I hit the max level of 20 about a week and maybe 15-20 hours of gameplay. I went between the sideLet me start off by saying that I didn't like Destiny. It got boring FAST. VERY tedious and repetitive game with NO story. Bungie seemed to have learned from their horrid mistakes of the original and added a story, which while not great by any means...is still better that NO story. I hit the max level of 20 about a week and maybe 15-20 hours of gameplay. I went between the side missions and main story missions and played a few Crucible (PvP) games too.

    So far I am REALLY enjoying the game. There is TONS to do with the Director system giving you ideas of what to do to earn better gear to get to the end game raid. I have a ton of side mission quests that there's probably 30 hours more just doing those. Plus the Strikes and PvP means LOTS of things to do.

    The gameplay is smooth and the graphics are awesome. I do wonder if the game will get stale in the long run but you get more than your money's worth compared to other shooters with hours and hours of gameplay value. I still would rather have more NPC's standing around giving quests that just a banner sitting there but hey it's a small complaint.    … Expand
  17. captainkane
    Sep 25, 2017
    4
    Destiny 2 is unambitious and lazy. And once again, Bungie/Activision slap fans in their collective faces by releasing an addition that negates prior progression. The Taken King inexplicably locked away end game content that was present in the original Destiny since launch. Bungie penalized millions of fans who didn’t immediately purchase the upgrade. If players didn’t buy Taken King, theirDestiny 2 is unambitious and lazy. And once again, Bungie/Activision slap fans in their collective faces by releasing an addition that negates prior progression. The Taken King inexplicably locked away end game content that was present in the original Destiny since launch. Bungie penalized millions of fans who didn’t immediately purchase the upgrade. If players didn’t buy Taken King, their disks became paper weights.

    Bungie amps up the screwing over of fans in D2 by literally resetting everything. NOTHING players did in the original matters. They start fresh with puny guardians. Destiny 2 tells us 4 things about Bungie: 1) Its “10 year plan” was rubbish and outright marketing hype. 2) Bungie releases content that's not worth the admission price while penalizing fans. 3) It lacks the creativity and foresight to move beyond the cash grab DLC formula. 4) Bungie submits players to relentless grinding for paltry rewards.

    Die hard Destiny fans think D2 is great. The rest of us are left scratching our heads. Compared to The Elder Scrolls Online, Diablo 3, Neverwinter, and the still free-to-play Warframe, Destiny is the most anemic and potentially most expensive mmorpg game on consoles. So why do fans like it? Because it’s freakin easy. Destiny is accessible, but it lacks the depth and nuance of better mmo’s. Destiny is popular because it’s a decent first person shooter, a genre that excels on consoles. As an mmo, Destiny is pathetic. It has just enough meat to reel players in, but not enough to keep them on the line.

    Combat remains samey. Bungie kept the same 3 classes. Weapons are pretty much the same. And like the original, progression happens too fast. D2’s terrible pacing leads to excessively contrived difficulty spikes (Bungie slapped a timer on nightfall strikes). My character was nearly maxed out after a single session. Most players will achieve everything in under a week. Some in a single day. Many players I’ve encountered have already created second and third guardians. That’s exemplifies the problem: there isn’t enough to do, and activities are basic.

    Guardian customization remains unchanged from the original’s measly offerings. So all guardians look alike, again. The social mechanics are still inadequate. Players must go thru extraordinary lengths to mingle with others. Just two weeks after launch, most locations are fairly empty. Public events are often solitary experiences. Developers at Bungie are the only people on earth who believe the antisocial nature of Destiny helps the franchise.

    What else hasn’t changed in PVE? Well, just about everything. Guardians fight the same baddies they encountered in the original using the same weapons and same abilities. A half-assed campaign is all that distinguishes the two apart. It sucks. Its brevity alludes to rushed development and the final cutscene provides a glimpse of future DLC. The campaign is a peace offering, not a meaningful effort to expand the Destiny universe. And Bungie butchered it for the sake of future cash flow.

    Bungie did dramatically change one thing, the loot/vendor system. It's royally broken. All RNG benefits lie in low-level events. This renders elite activities pointless, which is fine because they're unenjoyable anyway. Even worse, players can't buy gear once they progressed far enough. They must rely on a lottery to pad out their arsenals. It's a mess.

    The game engine needs an overhaul. Load times are annoyingly long. Even the map takes 2-3 seconds to appear, and it’s never centered over the player. The frame rate struggles to stay at the 30fps cap which makes for sluggish combat. D2 has solid mechanics, but it’s missing the fluidity of its competitors. COD, Overwatch, and Battlefield deliver solid performance and crisp visuals on large set pieces. By comparison, D2 graphics look washed out while being prone to frame drops and stuttering. Busy public events slow everything to a crawl.

    A few meaningful changes happened in the Crucible. Bungie made all game modes 4v4 while nerfing some weapons. Matches are less chaotic. Run and gun playstyle won't work here. It’s more balanced than the original but offers nothing worthwhile. Unfortunately, multiplayer still relies on bargain bin peer-to-peer connections. Expect horrendous lag and inconsistent performance. Frames are locked at 30fps in competitive multiplayer. Bungie obviously doesn’t care that 60fps and dedicated servers are the de facto minimums for competitive play. There’s no justification for its decision.

    Destiny 2 is a cash grab. Fans zealously proclaim the “little things” Bungie changed. Yet, it’s the big things that hold Destiny back. With decades of game development experience and billions in revenue, Bungie still can't create the Destiny it promised. Yet, it arrogantly expects fans to fork out their hard-earned cash. If you didn’t like the original, you won't like this one either.    … Expand
  18. mechroblaster
    Sep 24, 2017
    4
    While Destiny 2 has many improvements over Destiny 1 Vanilla, that is just it. Destiny 2 doesn't pickup where D1 left off as far as features and qol improvements. It is simply better than D1 Vanilla. D2 has many more bad and ugly features than good improvements. D2 has tempered my excitement for gameplay and I will be moving on to other games rather than continuing to grind. I say this asWhile Destiny 2 has many improvements over Destiny 1 Vanilla, that is just it. Destiny 2 doesn't pickup where D1 left off as far as features and qol improvements. It is simply better than D1 Vanilla. D2 has many more bad and ugly features than good improvements. D2 has tempered my excitement for gameplay and I will be moving on to other games rather than continuing to grind. I say this as someone with 1200+ hours in Destiny 1.… Expand
  19. NothingButHype
    Sep 22, 2017
    4
    I am a fan of Destiny but I cannot in no shape or form recommend this game.. No Excuses, It is essentially the another DLC 'the Cabal' and not a complete game... More Storyline but more questions unanswered.. I am not waiting or paying for DLC to come, that should be included already... Long story short this is Destiny 1 "Reloaded"
  20. Hajimari
    Sep 22, 2017
    8
    I've placed a decent amount of hours into this game already. I've hit max level and finished the Major story line. I did play the original destiny pre-added expansions, and I must say this game is definitely an upgrade to the previous installment. While I find this game is not a 10/10 I would give it a solid 8 rating. The gameplay is fun, the classes are fun and I enjoyed the majorI've placed a decent amount of hours into this game already. I've hit max level and finished the Major story line. I did play the original destiny pre-added expansions, and I must say this game is definitely an upgrade to the previous installment. While I find this game is not a 10/10 I would give it a solid 8 rating. The gameplay is fun, the classes are fun and I enjoyed the major storyline a lot. And they have upped their game from the original by a lot.

    Public events are probably my favorite addition. Anyone can participate at any level which is great. Having free scaling across the board allows for more people to participate and for the world to feel more full of players. I do however wish that there were different public events in each location instead of the same one over and over again. It would be way more interesting to go to a public event and be unsure of which one was about to occur. Maybe this is the case in other event locations, however the ones I have done have been the same one in the same place over and over again. This would probably help with the grindy feeling once max level is achieved.

    My current complaints that stop this rating from being higher is that I feel like the game's story was cut short for expansion releases. It could have gone a little further. I'm also not much of a fan of microtransactions. While D2 makes microtransactions mainly on cosmetic appearances, I feel a little upset at how Bungie has made sure these microtransactions will stay. They achieved this by making shaders one time use.

    One of the plus points is that shaders now be applied to single pieces of gear as to entire armor sets. However combined with making shaders one time use, in order to apply to all pieces you would need multiples of the same shader to color your gear all one color. Combine this with the current gear system and I feel like I shouldn't use ANY shaders because of how quickly I am gearing up and replacing things every 10 minutes.

    Also, item pick-ups, reputation and glimmer are a small problems to me as well. Items found within the game may be turned into various NPCs to get rep that award engrams for each rep level gained. I however feel like spending these items for rep is a complete waste of time until you are max level and a higher power level. Glimmer I feel like there is nothing to spend it on as well. I'm constantly capped on glimmer and randomly spending it on treasure maps and random mods that I refuse to apply to my weapons until I hit a higher power level and know I won't be replacing that weapon for a longer period of time.

    Much like enchants and gems in world of warcraft, I don't want to waste resources until I know I'll be holding onto that gear for longer than 15 minutes.

    One last suggestion that would be beneficial would be to add map markers for dropped chests, or a way to scan and search for high priority targets maybe. I find myself seeing the notification on the screen and being completely unsure where to go. Multiple times I have found the target as they were leaving and was unable to kill them quick enough! :(

    I hope that Bungie continues to improve this franchise and expand upon it.    … Expand
  21. GILLBERT97
    Sep 20, 2017
    7
    Destiny 2 feels like a huge expansion of of destiny one. Although, I really like the expansion. The story is, decent, although there are no twists and turns. It just feels, bland. I have already played the game they have given me. And, it is like, what is the point of buying this new game if it is already out. Destiny 2 has its ups and its downs. The weeks nightfall strike is veryDestiny 2 feels like a huge expansion of of destiny one. Although, I really like the expansion. The story is, decent, although there are no twists and turns. It just feels, bland. I have already played the game they have given me. And, it is like, what is the point of buying this new game if it is already out. Destiny 2 has its ups and its downs. The weeks nightfall strike is very difficult, which is good so a whole team of 240's can't beat it. The crucible is weird, why did they change it to 4v4, no clue. 7/10. From a huge destiny fan.… Expand
  22. KwiqNiss
    Sep 20, 2017
    9
    Oh my cotton socks, I'm not sure why there are so many zeros rating this game. It's skewing stats and doesn't reflect the quality of the game. I have some things that I'd change. I'm not sure why so many expect a sequel to completely changed. Don't change the thing that players loved most. There's a ton of content. The campaign is fun and the dialogue is fantastic between the variousOh my cotton socks, I'm not sure why there are so many zeros rating this game. It's skewing stats and doesn't reflect the quality of the game. I have some things that I'd change. I'm not sure why so many expect a sequel to completely changed. Don't change the thing that players loved most. There's a ton of content. The campaign is fun and the dialogue is fantastic between the various character. The cast is exceptional. The gun play feels tighter and everything is more balanced. There need to be done better matchmaking options for PVP. guided games is a great addition. The combat in PvP feels much more gun focused than superfest. They did recycle a bit too much with the ability classes, but the changes to this abilities that they did keep are really good. Class choice and weapon abilities play well together and it's easy to make a build that suits your gameplay and strategy after a little tinkering. There's plenty to do in this game. The gameplay and content are 10/10, but some small things keep this from a 10 like matchmaking, private matches, and PvP weapon balance (even though it's far better than d1 in this respect.) Good job Colonel.… Expand
  23. Abomlol
    Sep 18, 2017
    7
    Preface: I played D1 at launch and dropped it pretty fast after the lack of content became evident. I picked D1 back up after the Taken King and it was a vastly improved and enjoyable game. Basically what it should have been at launch.

    Now to Destiny 2? Same problem. Yes it has a Story campaign. But it's such an awful, cliche'd mess of a storyline that you 1) dont become vested in the    Preface: I played D1 at launch and dropped it pretty fast after the lack of content became evident. I picked D1 back up after the Taken King and it was a vastly improved and enjoyable game. Basically what it should have been at launch.

    Now to Destiny 2? Same problem.
    Yes it has a Story campaign. But it's such an awful, cliche'd mess of a storyline that you 1) dont become vested in the characters 2) cant take it seriously because its written for Saturday morning cartoons 3) End up being surprised how quickly it all ended.
    But the campaign isnt everything!
    And you're right. You can grind patrols, quests, public events, strikes to rank up gear. Over, and over, and over. I hit 280 light cap and realized I'm probably going to be running the same strike and raid for the next 2 months. That's like releasing a game like WoW: Legion and giving people 3 dungeons and absolutely nothing else to do.

    Destiny 2 at release ends up being a shell of what it could be because of a short production time and a predatory business model built on picking your wallet for content released 2 months after an initial release.

    Do yourself a favor and support developers that care about their base. Digital Extremes and Blizzard entertainment most notably.    … Expand
  24. Termin8ter
    Sep 17, 2017
    7
    This game is slightly better than than the first Destiny, but still suffers from the same issues as that first game. First off, like Destiny 1, the gunplay and graphics are great. Even though the soundtrack quality has slipped due to Marty's absence. But the story is very boring, way too easy, and has laughable mission design, like in Destiny 1. The multiplayer is not much better either.This game is slightly better than than the first Destiny, but still suffers from the same issues as that first game. First off, like Destiny 1, the gunplay and graphics are great. Even though the soundtrack quality has slipped due to Marty's absence. But the story is very boring, way too easy, and has laughable mission design, like in Destiny 1. The multiplayer is not much better either. Sure, it's fun for a while, but it feels like a watered down version of Destiny's multiplayer, which was in itself already a watered down version of Halo's multiplayer. Overall, Destiny 2 is better than 1, but it is not worth a purchase.… Expand
  25. camo1902
    Sep 17, 2017
    8
    Sick game. Never played number one so I was going on the advice of others that I'd enjoy it and I am not disappointed. The gun play is as good as I've experienced.

    The campaign story was pretty crap, but the actual levels are amazing. So much fun squadding up with the crew and tackling this game. Just hitting the end game stuff now, so can't comment too much on the longevity of the game    Sick game. Never played number one so I was going on the advice of others that I'd enjoy it and I am not disappointed. The gun play is as good as I've experienced.

    The campaign story was pretty crap, but the actual levels are amazing. So much fun squadding up with the crew and tackling this game. Just hitting the end game stuff now, so can't comment too much on the longevity of the game but so far so good.    … Expand
  26. BlackXero
    Sep 16, 2017
    2
    The game its cool but the game have the same errors of Destiny 1. The network its bad... very bad dont matter your ISP, Modem, Router, Wired connection, every security open... the conecction with the servers fail every time. Bungie only have excuse, for all errors their solution its "restart your conection and xbox", "buy another router" or "the game is new". If they did not fix theThe game its cool but the game have the same errors of Destiny 1. The network its bad... very bad dont matter your ISP, Modem, Router, Wired connection, every security open... the conecction with the servers fail every time. Bungie only have excuse, for all errors their solution its "restart your conection and xbox", "buy another router" or "the game is new". If they did not fix the network in Destiny 1, they will not do it on Destiny 2.… Expand
  27. Adisoftcafe
    Sep 16, 2017
    9
    Very good game! Looks and feels much better compared to Destiny 1! I wished to see more content, but it is ok! I really don't get it why some people gave it zero.
  28. Dubman_troll
    Sep 15, 2017
    8
    The Story is much better, obviously not everything is good, the server have a problems of connections, and the content is short, , but if you wanna play a RPG, Can try with this game, (i don't like the idea of Micro-transactions, but is optional, is only for cosmetic things, i'm day One and i become addicted to this game
  29. pedro117
    Sep 15, 2017
    0
    Este juego le ve la cara a todos los jugadores que lo compraron, el juego no innova en nada, es lo mismo que la primera entrega, tiene micro pagos en donde sea que lo mires, Bungie en lugar de que mejore el juego gasta mas en marketing.
  30. manahog
    Sep 14, 2017
    10
    Im assuming all the bad reviews are just people jumping on the hate bandwagon for no good reason? 10/10 to combat their pathetic attitude!
    At least there are a good amount more positive written user reviews than negative, shows you this truly is a good game and theres just some unnecessary hate from some disgruntled individuals.
    I have a lot of hours into this game so far (more than im    Im assuming all the bad reviews are just people jumping on the hate bandwagon for no good reason? 10/10 to combat their pathetic attitude!
    At least there are a good amount more positive written user reviews than negative, shows you this truly is a good game and theres just some unnecessary hate from some disgruntled individuals.

    I have a lot of hours into this game so far (more than im willing to admit haha) and i have had such a great time! this game is super addicting i love everything about it!

    I never played the original destiny but I can tell you that this one is a hit! I love finding new gear and upgrading my light level and all the different subclasses and its impossible to get bored when theres people all around to do public events or strikes or raid with! and pvp is an endless pit of enjoyment too!

    great game i suggest you try it :)    … Expand
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#5 Best Xbox One Game of 2017
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic 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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