Destiny 2

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4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 673 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. RyderNibba
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    This game is NOT a good game. The story is bad, The gunplay feels like cod, and the game has a playtime of like 20 Hours and feels VERY stretched. This isn't a 20€ indie game, its a AAA 60€+ game. This is hilarious.
  4. slimbitter
    Sep 12, 2017
    10
    5.0 User Score?? Deserves more like 8.0 + IMO I feel like there is bots down voting this game lol but you can see through the user reviews there are more positive written reviews than negative. and almost equal positive vs negative score distribution.. tells me that some sour patch kids are trying to tarnish this awesome games reputation! so i give it a 10 because i love this game!

    This    5.0 User Score?? Deserves more like 8.0 + IMO I feel like there is bots down voting this game lol but you can see through the user reviews there are more positive written reviews than negative. and almost equal positive vs negative score distribution.. tells me that some sour patch kids are trying to tarnish this awesome games reputation! so i give it a 10 because i love this game!

    This game is great. I love the story, the journey to the end game content is very entertaining.
    End-game content is also very rewarding and fun especially with friends!

    Tons to do, great on both pve and pvp aspects. feels like a lot of care and effort went into this great game! dont listen to the negative reviews lol.. they are kinda silly. listen to the critics!    … Expand
  5. VladimirMorale
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    El juego en xbox se cae a trozos,tiene problemas en conectarse a internet,problemas de interfaz,a veces se cierra el juego porque si,entre otros muchos problemas que dan como evidencia que el juego no esta terminado y de igual forma te lo venden a $60 dólares,y desde la primera misión se nota que tendrá igual o mas DLC que el juego anterior,se siente insípido y recortado,y hablando de DLCEl juego en xbox se cae a trozos,tiene problemas en conectarse a internet,problemas de interfaz,a veces se cierra el juego porque si,entre otros muchos problemas que dan como evidencia que el juego no esta terminado y de igual forma te lo venden a $60 dólares,y desde la primera misión se nota que tendrá igual o mas DLC que el juego anterior,se siente insípido y recortado,y hablando de DLC todavía no arreglan un juego mal echo y ya se filtraron DLC… Expand
  6. Derpdevil
    Sep 12, 2017
    0
    Easy, short, cookie-cutter campaign (6-8hrs) with very little to do afterwards besides grinding strikes and public events. Silent Guardian (never says anything!) kills any investment into you already vapid character. Exploration is a joke, exact same enemies with exact same behaviors as D1. Same weapon models, same animations, same everything. Micro transactions that border on pay-to-win.Easy, short, cookie-cutter campaign (6-8hrs) with very little to do afterwards besides grinding strikes and public events. Silent Guardian (never says anything!) kills any investment into you already vapid character. Exploration is a joke, exact same enemies with exact same behaviors as D1. Same weapon models, same animations, same everything. Micro transactions that border on pay-to-win.

    This game is a cash grab. I've seen more content at launch in a free-to-play game. It is in no way, shape or form worth $60 in its current state. Wait for a sale or when it gets bundled with the inevitable DLC packs. Again, this is not worth $60. It's barely worth $20.    … Expand
  7. iamevilhomer
    Sep 12, 2017
    3
    It's a average game in all honesty and deserves about a 4, 5, or a 6. It's trash compared to the likes of halo ce, metroid prime, perfect dark, half life 1/2, and Doom1 etc etc... I'm going to rate it lower since it's a micro transaction grindy freemium game. Seriously... Why the **** is this trash a full price game? LOL!

    These games are made for the stupid... Sorry to offend people who    It's a average game in all honesty and deserves about a 4, 5, or a 6. It's trash compared to the likes of halo ce, metroid prime, perfect dark, half life 1/2, and Doom1 etc etc... I'm going to rate it lower since it's a micro transaction grindy freemium game. Seriously... Why the **** is this trash a full price game? LOL!

    These games are made for the stupid... Sorry to offend people who bought it but it's true lol. Hear me out...

    Micro transactions. Corporate greed. More money that they don't need. Many companies that work harder don't do this crap... But companies like crapdivision like to do it because they are super greedy and don't give a crap about how great of a video game experience you will have. Nothing says EF you to the customer more than this. A system designed to pressure suckers into wasting money.

    The developers only have so much precious time to work on the game in order to make it better and better. A game is only as good as how much work goes into it for the most part. They could be spending ALL of their time making it as good as possible but what do they do instead? They cut out a huge chunk of their time in order to implement a scam your wallet system. This isn't for the gamers... You're an insane idiot if you think that... Wake up! It's for corporate gains. Which means this is a game with no heart. No soul. It was designed to trick stupid people into thinking it's good while ripping them off big time. This isn't a matter of opinion. It's a fact that it's not a very impressive shooter compared to the greats I listed above and it's clearly designed to rip you off and pressure you into wasting more and more money on stuff that's only worth while to idiots with tiny brains/low standards. If you are one of these suckers then you seriously need to stop buying these games...

    And don't give me that "I love the game and never bought micro transactions"

    1... You're a idiot so of course you would love something mediocre/terrible.

    And 2... Even if you're telling the truth about not buying micro transactions (I don't believe you because you're a moron who's into this game in the first place)....... But if you are being truthful... Think to yourself right now... Think hard about something that I'm going to ask you here...

    Have you ever saw a micro transaction and felt some what tempted to buy it? The answer will be yes. As you grind and grind and grind senselessly whilst bored as hell... You're going to get a feeling that tells you that if you buy micro transactions, your grind will be shortened. Of course you're going to feel that way. That's what this system does. It's designed to tempt you into doing something that's totally not worth it. And that's what's wrong with it...

    It's a dirty trick and only idiots fall for it. Sadly most gamers are idiots which is why micro transactions are super popular in video games today. It's bad enough just about all of our multiplayer games are getting screwed like this... But it's happening to single player games too. The new Shadow of War will have them. How lame is that? DLC is bad enough as it's usually over priced weak sauce that should have come with the game. But micro transactions are really pushing it as they can cost you close to thousands if you go overboard like a idiot. My advice? Ignore games like this altogether... Besides... No micro transaction game EVER falls into the category of greats like ocarina of time, chrono trigger, smash bros melee, metal gear solid, star craft 1 etc etc... Why play a dumb ass over priced micro transaction game that's mediocre at best when you could be playing the best of the best? You know deep down that you're not missing out when you pass up a game like theftiny poo.

    Lets talk about the game play... Many shooters take a bit of skill to master. The good players can pull off some impressive stuff from time to time. You see that in shooters like the older ones. Quake, counter strike, halo ce... YOU DON'T see that in crap like Theftiny poo. In theftiny poo you see high auto aim, bullet magnetism, and super powers that any scrub can get good at abusing. The skill gap isn't that high. It's a game for dude bros. It's not for the skilled. It's for cod kids lol.

    The story... Part 1 didn't have a story and this one does but it's corny, short, and not interesting. The only good thing about it is a few jokes I guess but you shouldn't buy a game like this for its story. You can watch that for free on youtube.

    Content is low as crap. People beating the game in just a few hours and then what's left to do? Grind grind grind... Yawn...

    Maybe it gets to about a 7 out of 10 once all the DLC is released one day but at that point the game is massively over priced. It's already overpriced as it is. It's not even a expansion lol. I seen free games offer more than this haha! So I give it a 3 out of 10 for being the scum of gaming. Games like this are what's making new video games these days fail miserably.    … Expand
  8. ArnoldRimmer123
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    I can't believe its basically the same game. Again, only 4 planets with tiny, lifeless play areas. EDZ is an unreleased Earth zone the showed years ago. No sparrow throughout the campaign ( I think you can buy one with real money though). Campaign is around 8-10 hrs long. New "Adventures" and side missions are about as well made and thought out as the quests in Mass Effect Andromeda. AtI can't believe its basically the same game. Again, only 4 planets with tiny, lifeless play areas. EDZ is an unreleased Earth zone the showed years ago. No sparrow throughout the campaign ( I think you can buy one with real money though). Campaign is around 8-10 hrs long. New "Adventures" and side missions are about as well made and thought out as the quests in Mass Effect Andromeda. At least ME:A was open world.

    Same exact modes as before except in PvP, which seems to be where the devs put all their focus during development. Supers recharge slow, characters move slow. Recycled enemies and most of the guns models are exactly the same as Destiny 1, just with a new coat of paint. Hope you're not a shotgun lover because Bungie has messed up the weapon slots for the sake of PvP (they're special weapons now) It feels like a step backwards. A lazy, lazy step backwards.

    Wait for the "Collection" or "Complete" edition.    … Expand
  9. PoseidonTeam
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    Destiny 1.5 mega DLC priced as new game. Delivered a nice campaign but your speechless guardian ruins the entire story and makes you look retarded. The reuse of guns, enemies, sounds, etc is so ridiculously obvious. Fan boys and new guardian will love it, everybody who has played the first one and a bit critical will hate it.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. freall360
    Oct 28, 2017
    9
    If you want to play an online shooter and not feel like it needs to be a second job for you to have fun then Destiny 2 is your game. if you want to play online cooperatively with the public without going through a lobby then Destiny 2 is your game. If you want to have enough story and missions to make single player fun while you increase your skills enough to play on-line competitivelyIf you want to play an online shooter and not feel like it needs to be a second job for you to have fun then Destiny 2 is your game. if you want to play online cooperatively with the public without going through a lobby then Destiny 2 is your game. If you want to have enough story and missions to make single player fun while you increase your skills enough to play on-line competitively then Destiny 2 is your game. If you do not like any of those things then do not buy the game.… Expand
  14. Talion87
    Oct 19, 2017
    9
    Great improvement over the first destiny. Compelling story campaign, good competitive mp and a technical wonder...if you liked destiny , you will love destiny 2. If you didn't , you will love destiny 2 anyways
  15. InducedRhino438
    Sep 7, 2017
    6
    When I played the first Destiny, I thoroughly enjoyed the multiplayer though was very disappointed by the campaign. It was very short, boring and doesn't give you any interest in any of the characters whatsoever. This time however, its the other way round. The campaign in this new instalment is definitely an improvement from the first one. The characters are more interesting (and funny),When I played the first Destiny, I thoroughly enjoyed the multiplayer though was very disappointed by the campaign. It was very short, boring and doesn't give you any interest in any of the characters whatsoever. This time however, its the other way round. The campaign in this new instalment is definitely an improvement from the first one. The characters are more interesting (and funny), starring Nolan North as the Guardian (big fan of his work), but the gunplay feels smoother, it is less repetitive and it has a much more engaging narrative and amazing graphics. So what is it that really lets this game down for me? The multiplayer. This is a big factor for me because once I complete the story I will be ready to spend the rest of my time with this game on the multiplayer like I did in the first Destiny as I did not give a s**t about the story. Unfortunately for me, that was simply NOT the case. When playing the open beta I was not impressed with the multiplayer. Was it the imbalanced classes, the boring game modes, the short and boring rounds or the broken mechanics such as the class abilities or the stiff turning controls? It was all of them! Though I still went and bought the game mainly for the campaign and because I though that this was just the beta stages of the multiplayer. I knew there would be more maps, classes and game modes which it does offer but all the problems are still there. All of the classes are very imbalanced with some being overpowered and others being underpowered (for example the Hunter is OP while the new Warlock is very underpowered). The entire game itself is a combination of Call of Duty Infinite Warfare and Halo 5. I hated Infinite Warfare and if you did than you will not enjoy this. I did enjoy Halo 5 however. In the first Destiny there was something in the multiplayer that made these two combinations work, with this game however it feels very wrong. Is it because of the futuristic entries into the COD series we've been getting such as Infinite Warfare or was it the disappointment with Halo 5. I could spend an hour of your time saying everything that is wrong or doesn't work in the multiplayer in detail, but to summarise it, it is average at best and boring, frustrating and imbalanced at worst. And for some reason the gunplay in the singleplayer feels really good, even when you team up with other players, but in the multiplayer, the Warlocks guns for example are P-Shooters. Either that or the enemies I fight are bullet sponges. When I say the multiplayer is frustrating its in times such as when I get killed by an enemy I should've killed because I started shooting them first with most of my bullets landing on their body. They obviously had more armour than I did, but with a better gun at the same time that is capable at getting headshots easier, which is probably why they were able to retaliate and kill me, but like I said the classes and weapons are so imbalanced and the abilities are so inconsistent. Overall I would not recommend buying this game just for the multiplayer unless you love the futuristic shooters such as Infinite Warfare, than I would say yes, but wait. If you wanna buy this game for the single player, even then I wouldn't recommend it. As much as I enjoyed this games campaign, it was annoying how you must always be connected to the internet even when you just want to play solo. That was the same problem that the original Destiny had. The campaign is about no more than 10 hours long. If you wanna buy this game for the single player than I suggest wait a couple of months for a couple of price drops, than you should pick it up as it is definitely worth paying attention to unlike the first destiny. It seems that the game got almost everything right with the single player improving from the original in almost every way, but they just ruined the multiplayer for me. The multiplayer in the first Destiny was not perfect but was very fun and enjoyable. I am disappointed how instead of taking everything good about the original Destiny's multiplayer and make it better, they almost completely f**ked it up, but at least flag capture was untouched, which is good because its my favourite in this game but bad because I wished they would've improved on it because I found it only decent in the first Destiny. I just hope that either they make some major changes to the multiplayer throughout the course of next year or that Destiny 3 will do everything they did right with the multiplayer from Destiny 1 and not like Destiny 2 and that the campaign is just as good as it is here, because so far, once I fully finish the campaign, this is a game that I will forget about a couple of weeks later until either I trade it in or until the multiplayer is reworked. If it is, then I may do a re-review and re-evaluate my opinion on the multiplayer because so far I am NOT impressed what so ever. This game is definitely another disappointment just like the original but in the opposite way.… Expand
  16. RobinAsterix
    Sep 13, 2017
    10
    Look at the written reviews on this game. There are so many more high rated written user reviews than bad ones and 4 great critic reviews. You really gonna believe the user score rating of 5.0/10? Its very obvious there are some people out there that just want to give this game a low score for no good raisin. Im giving it a 10 in hopes it will reach its true user score which should beLook at the written reviews on this game. There are so many more high rated written user reviews than bad ones and 4 great critic reviews. You really gonna believe the user score rating of 5.0/10? Its very obvious there are some people out there that just want to give this game a low score for no good raisin. Im giving it a 10 in hopes it will reach its true user score which should be around 8.0+

    Is truly an enjoyable game with lots to do from a pve and pvp perspective. I have been having a wonderful time with me and my friends and im sure you would too! I really enjoyed the campaign it was a little challenging but not too easy and the cutscenes are awesome! and generally the story itself i just really liked personally.

    I havent found any bugs so i dont know why people say there are bugs? and there is no lag or bad servers whatsoever so i am assuming its just their internet :s It is honestly just like the halo series where each one is pretty awesome in its own way (except halo 4 lulz) i love destiny 2 and cant wait to play it each day after work :)    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. RupeeJudy
    Sep 14, 2017
    10
    Been playing this game solid now since it released and in my opinion it is a very fun and well paced shooter mmo. Ticks me off people say this game is laggy and has bugs i have NEVER let me repeat; NEVER EXPERIENCED any of these so called "bugs" or lag..... this is just filler for their nonsense bad review on an awesome game..

    Love all the activities and public events for pve and cant    Been playing this game solid now since it released and in my opinion it is a very fun and well paced shooter mmo. Ticks me off people say this game is laggy and has bugs i have NEVER let me repeat; NEVER EXPERIENCED any of these so called "bugs" or lag..... this is just filler for their nonsense bad review on an awesome game..

    Love all the activities and public events for pve and cant wait to raid! and also the pvp is deadly fun!
    All around way better game than the original destiny and the dlc to come will only make this game even more perfect than it already is!

    Dont listen to the down-voted negative user reviews! listen to the critics lol the true user rating for this game should be at least 9/10. good work bungie.

    -solid campaign
    -solid gameplay
    -tons of stuff to do pvp and pve
    -graphics look unreal even on console
    -I have NOT experienced ANY bugs or lag idk what people are talking about    … Expand
  19. Neelyry
    Oct 28, 2017
    9
    This improves on destiny 1 in every way. The weapon system is much better and progression is less grindy. Example guns and armor come fully upgraded. The new subclasses are good but some are eerily similar to destiny 1. After beating the raid a handful of times I feel like the end game is lacking. The raid can easily be beaten in 2 hours start to finish with a decent group, as long as youThis improves on destiny 1 in every way. The weapon system is much better and progression is less grindy. Example guns and armor come fully upgraded. The new subclasses are good but some are eerily similar to destiny 1. After beating the raid a handful of times I feel like the end game is lacking. The raid can easily be beaten in 2 hours start to finish with a decent group, as long as you have the right gear. I beat the raid on my first try in 5 hours and now usually beat it in a hour and a half if all goes well. Its pretty easy since there is only one boss, that's right one. All the other phases are mazes or things your fireteam does as a unit just while clearing tons of ads. So your literally taking down groups of infantry with a few yellow elites thrown in here and there the whole raid till you finally hit Calus. It does make for good loot however the prestige raid loot is not worth it at all. That's the only reason I'm not giving it a 10. I was really hoping it would do more to make the raid more difficult as well as give better rewards. Then again day one destiny 2 beats the stank off of vanilla destiny 1.… Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. EpicJessey
    Jan 16, 2019
    2
    Bungie does not listen to the community.
    Hundreds! of problems and bad decisions from balance, ressources, matchmaking to UI, RNG and progression... not worth my time listing all of them.
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. greyfox55
    Nov 19, 2017
    6
    I had high hopes for Destiney 2, but unfortunately the game just didn't deliver what it promised. There is still not a story, and I often found myself asking what is going on and why should I care about these missions. There really isn't a story and once I completed the main campaign I didn't feel there was much reason to come back, other than I needed to kill 30 minutes waiting onI had high hopes for Destiney 2, but unfortunately the game just didn't deliver what it promised. There is still not a story, and I often found myself asking what is going on and why should I care about these missions. There really isn't a story and once I completed the main campaign I didn't feel there was much reason to come back, other than I needed to kill 30 minutes waiting on something by doing public events. It's not that this game is terrible, it just isn't worth $60 in my opinion. At $30 I'd be completely satisfied with the game. Overall I feel the changes they made from Destiny 1 to 2 made the game worse, not better. Destiny 1 was a better game.… Expand
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#5 Best Xbox One Game of 2017
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2017
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
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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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