Destiny: The Taken King

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  1. captainkane
    Sep 16, 2015
    4
    I reviewed Destiny on Xbox 360 after release. I wasn’t impressed then, and I’m not impressed now. Destiny caters to the lowest common denominator of gamers by being shallow and repetitive with a big push towards PvP multiplayer. Bungie lost touch with the market and continues alienating fans.

    I picked up Destiny again just before the Taken King launch. I completed all the original    I reviewed Destiny on Xbox 360 after release. I wasn’t impressed then, and I’m not impressed now. Destiny caters to the lowest common denominator of gamers by being shallow and repetitive with a big push towards PvP multiplayer. Bungie lost touch with the market and continues alienating fans.

    I picked up Destiny again just before the Taken King launch. I completed all the original content in about 15 hours. I did most of this solo. The new content adds only 7 or so hours of additional play. If fans bought each piece of content separately—Destiny at $60, 2 DLC’s at $20 each, and the Taken King at $40—they would’ve spent $150 for approximately 22 hours of content. That’s expensive, especially since the add-ons don’t enrich the story. Xbox gamers get less playable content than Playstation owners, but they're being charge the same prices. Newcomers can buy all that for $60. So they get a deal. Long-time fans get screwed. Bungie and Activision seem perfectly OK bending over those who stuck around. Could they at least give them lube?

    Of course, fans argue that players will spend hundreds of hours replaying it to get better gear. But grinding out gear is insanely repetitive because content is sparse. And despite major plot developments in the Taken King, none of the story elements are cohesive. If players completed TK first and then pursue other quests, none of the plot developments are reflected. It’s like the events never happened. Lazy writing at its finest. Considering Bungie is selling everything as one bundle, they could’ve at least tied it all together.

    But Bungie doesn’t stop its screwfest at overcharging fans; they also restrict access to this overpriced tripe. How? No matchmaking on raids or high level strikes. Bungie even prohibits gamers from replaying missions at higher difficulties unless they achieve a specific rank. How must they achieve those ranks? By grinding thru raids and strikes with no matchmaking…. Doesn’t make sense does it?

    So players must seek co-op partners outside Destiny. This locks out a sizeable chunk of the player population from enjoying content they've paid for.

    According to Forbes, only 20% of Destiny players have completed a raid since launch. That number is low. Despite Bungie’s insistence that raids are too difficult to complete with random players, thousands of people have been doing just that since the game launched. Destiny looking-for-group sites have been pairing random players together to complete any and all Destiny content. And they work remarkably well.

    The dungeons in Elder Scrolls Online are difficult too, but thru in-game matchmaking, strangers team up to knock those out. But Bungie truly believes Destiny is the most strenuous game ever created. The studio has a big ego, and this was confirmed by Destiny’s Derrick Carroll when he said: “We’ll find you enemies, but we won’t find you friends.” He was emphasizing Bungie's conviction that tactics are so important in Destiny, matchmaking was excluded on purpose to force gamers to play with friends. If a gamer doesn't have friends, they better find some. Bungie believes that only friends are miraculously awesome enough to complete raids. FRIENDSHIP POWER!! What a load of crap.

    That is exactly the wrong mentality for an MMO wannabe like Destiny. For a game that “emphasizes” teamwork, Destiny does everything it can to isolate players. And all because they believe their content is SOOOOOO demandingly challenging, that a group of mere strangers are incapable of completing it. The fact that the gaming community found its own solutions proves Bungie wrong. The entire philosophy behind Destiny is rooted in fallacious notions and pride. But if Bungie wants to continue paddling against the current, let it. Not every gamer knows 6 people who play Destiny, but apparently Bungie believes Destiny is so amazing, everyone owns it.

    Anyway, is the Taken King worth the price? Only for new players looking to get a decent co-op experience. Now that everything is $60, the game is somewhat worth it. Borderlands The Handsome Collection and Dying Light are better investments. They offer better customization, more weapons, and flexible gameplay. Plus, Dying Light is getting a huge expansion early next year. Elder Scrolls Online is also a worthy alternative.

    Until Bungie beefs up Destiny’s social elements by adding things like optional matchmaking, open chat, and trading, I won’t recommend it. Multiplayer could have been Destiny’s saving grace, but it inexplicably relies on the maligned peer-to-peer connections and contains all the problems that system entails. There is nothing forward thinking about Destiny. It’s a wannabe at all levels and the most antagonistic "MMO" I've ever played. Despite being the most expensive game ever made, Bungie is average at some things, and below average at everything else. It's a $500 million march into oblivion. And the Taken King does nothing to address any of that. It’s more of the same. Pass    … Expand
  2. Trivecta
    Sep 15, 2015
    2
    Over hyped garbage, everything is rehashed and a money grab just like the other DLC's except this one costs TWICE as much. Why is this DLC even 20$ extra dollars when it doesn't even add more content than the previous DLC's? Bungie has went from my favorite video game devs to my most hated ever since Destiny happened.

    *Don't buy this DLC unless you like playing a gambling simulator for    Over hyped garbage, everything is rehashed and a money grab just like the other DLC's except this one costs TWICE as much. Why is this DLC even 20$ extra dollars when it doesn't even add more content than the previous DLC's? Bungie has went from my favorite video game devs to my most hated ever since Destiny happened.

    *Don't buy this DLC unless you like playing a gambling simulator for gear that doesn't even matter. Where is the end game? Save your money and just buy a BETTER game.*    … Expand
  3. hawkf007
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    DON'T BUY THIS PAYWALL

    long live the pay wall of the taken king. You play destiny now without TTK. year 1 content is group together in one spot in a VERY limited fashion like a KFC mashed potato/corn/chicken bite bowl. ONE vendor will sell you year 1 items. but will only sell you a grand total of FOUR items. While TTK is littered across the game locked away with a big red lock of you    DON'T BUY THIS PAYWALL

    long live the pay wall of the taken king. You play destiny now without TTK. year 1 content is group together in one spot in a VERY limited fashion like a KFC mashed potato/corn/chicken bite bowl. ONE vendor will sell you year 1 items. but will only sell you a grand total of FOUR items. While TTK is littered across the game locked away with a big red lock of you don't have this, give me money. want to raid at max character level of year 1, nope locked away behind a paywall. want play missions on hard mode for a level 34 character, nope behind a paywall.

    ...not to mention pvp is no longer select your mode of choice. It is now a game of wheel of fortune.
    6v6 competitive
    3v3 competitive
    3v3 elimination
    none of which is a mode select    … Expand
  4. Phangled5
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    I bought the original destiny when it first came out along with the expansion. I will always admit that the game looks, and plays very well. But as far as I'm concerned everything else was awful. I told myself I would not buy taken king because I KNEW it was going to be garbage. Unfortunately for me my group of friends are addicted to this damn game, so after a lot of persuasion II bought the original destiny when it first came out along with the expansion. I will always admit that the game looks, and plays very well. But as far as I'm concerned everything else was awful. I told myself I would not buy taken king because I KNEW it was going to be garbage. Unfortunately for me my group of friends are addicted to this damn game, so after a lot of persuasion I begrudgingly bought the thing.

    Oh look, I was right, the game is still garbage. Its laughable that people are saying on here that the opening cinematics are worth it. If I want cinematic, I will watch the avengers or any of the other 100s of films.

    As for endgame (which you will reach in about 4 to 6 hours, it's just the same boring grind fest it always was, so no change there.

    Still no area chat. Still pathetic 12 player servers. I mean what kind of mmo type experience is this?

    The day I return to destiny will be the day where I can explore the galaxy and planets with 100s of people.    … Expand
  5. Warrenk
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    Terrible rehashed content that I didn't feel was worth the $40 price tag. While the story was much better presented, it was still lacking in how this feeds into the total story - which I'm still not sure what it is? There's still loads of ways to improve on game content and interaction with other players. Why isn't there nightfall match-making? or raid match-making? There's some cool stuffTerrible rehashed content that I didn't feel was worth the $40 price tag. While the story was much better presented, it was still lacking in how this feeds into the total story - which I'm still not sure what it is? There's still loads of ways to improve on game content and interaction with other players. Why isn't there nightfall match-making? or raid match-making? There's some cool stuff on the dread-naught, which is expansive. but it only opens up after the most annoying bullet-spunge boss ever. Ugh.… Expand
  6. Henry0012
    Sep 15, 2015
    4
    3 Strikes, 1 Raid, some "story" mission, and upcoming trial of Osiris (which supposed to be free). I think there are around 4-6 multiplayer maps. It's really hard for me to justify $40 for the new content as a year one player. Worst, they are locking a strike mission and some items from Xbox one player for a whopping one year, since we're didn't buy the PS4. Well I admit the game has3 Strikes, 1 Raid, some "story" mission, and upcoming trial of Osiris (which supposed to be free). I think there are around 4-6 multiplayer maps. It's really hard for me to justify $40 for the new content as a year one player. Worst, they are locking a strike mission and some items from Xbox one player for a whopping one year, since we're didn't buy the PS4. Well I admit the game has been refined quite a bit before launch address some of the tedious grinds, but I feel like these issues should have been addressed before it even come out. So it's really hard to justify $40, given I already paid $100 for this game.

    If you didn't buy the taken king, then it's time to quit Destiny because as the contents you already owned are locked away from you as typical. No more level 20+ strike, no more legendary gears, no iron banner, very limited PvP, and etc etc. So in a sense, this game is somewhat of a subscription model, because if you didn't buy the DLC, you're pretty much locked out of the game. As a destiny player, it's going to cost you roughly around $9.10 a month to play this game.

    Now the reason I gave 4 score, despite the refinement that they did, is because the game justify the small amount of content by exploiting human addictive trait (like Candy Crush). You will be spending time doing the same missions over and over like a hamster in a wheel until you get that cool items you wanted. That has been addressed to an extent but not entirely. So you're going to see people with OCD sank thousands of hours in to get that one item playing one of the very few strike missions over and over until the odd goes to their favor. And trust me, I highly doubt they enjoy those hours, no matter how tight the shooting mechanic was...

    If you really need to have Destiny, I'd say you should wait until it becomes $20 or less. Go outside for awhile. Grinding same mission over and over is not very healthy physically and mentally.    … Expand
  7. Haze777
    Sep 15, 2015
    0
    ITS A SCAM!Locked content I previously had and it forces u to buy this dlc or u lose ur investment. its a SCAM This Should be illegal! Totally a masacre, ( also they are selling things over and over, FAIL!!!) Nothing changed with 2.0 only more grinding because now, u have to grind the SAME GEAR U HAD, cuz new ones have better STATS! SAME ONES! ...........BURN THIS HERECY!
  8. Shabok
    Nov 23, 2015
    4
    More of the same. For the price, this is not worth it. If you plan on playing Destiny some more, the buy it. If you're on the fence about Destiny, then you might as well quit playing with this one. It'l keep you interested for 2-3 weeks.
  9. Slevin310
    Dec 7, 2015
    3
    Game dividing DLC after a week from the release. Now they added in an expansion that should be part of the original release because this game was bare bones. We need more players and now they're forcing DLC on you. Want to buy Destiny without DLC? Too bad. Borderlands did it first and better. Gameplay is so repetitive and it's nothing but grinding, tedious, simplistic gameplay. Warfare isGame dividing DLC after a week from the release. Now they added in an expansion that should be part of the original release because this game was bare bones. We need more players and now they're forcing DLC on you. Want to buy Destiny without DLC? Too bad. Borderlands did it first and better. Gameplay is so repetitive and it's nothing but grinding, tedious, simplistic gameplay. Warfare is better and it's free. Multiplayer is the only reason to play this game. Critics don't deserve to get paid for that obvious pandering 90. Or maybe they got paid to pander.… Expand
  10. luigiisbest5
    Nov 15, 2015
    2
    So this expansion is basicly the full game
    The normal destiny was just a demo
    bungie has failed to create a good game without ripping us off
    Making us buy dlc to get good items
  11. Woofs
    Nov 27, 2015
    2
    While it may add some content and fix many problems with Destiny, there is a glaring fault. I have to pay $40 to fix a game. This is essentially a pay-to-play patch. And if I don't buy? The amount of content I can access goes from %100 to ~%40. The Taken King is yet another failure for Bungie.
  12. Hecatone
    Sep 22, 2015
    0
    Everything you worked for just gets wiped out... After spending all those hours in the Vault of Glass why would anyone bother with the new raid? People are saying the new quests are great and gave the game a 10 but I finished them in 2 hours and the rest of them are just arduous grinding. The Dreadnought is tiny. The new light level is worst than the old one and the new classes are way OP.Everything you worked for just gets wiped out... After spending all those hours in the Vault of Glass why would anyone bother with the new raid? People are saying the new quests are great and gave the game a 10 but I finished them in 2 hours and the rest of them are just arduous grinding. The Dreadnought is tiny. The new light level is worst than the old one and the new classes are way OP. The new level only served to wipe out our gear and devalue our in game wealth while also cutting cool downs way down. Bunnie has also seen fit to punish players who do not buy the expansion. Bungie is mega shady. I paid the cost of a new game just to have my in game wealth devalued, but I guess the new cinematic were good. I certainly will avoid Bungie in the future, now if I could only get all the money I've invested in Destiny back.… Expand
  13. C3realkillah
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    Complete **** in everyway. Bungie left behind players who got the game when it first came out and are charging $60.00 for the taken King add on? Ridiculous. Bungie are a terrible company now releasing this ****ty game to foolish customers who are thinking they are getting a fun quality game. This game is trash you're better off playing mediocre call of duty atleast you can get that cheaperComplete **** in everyway. Bungie left behind players who got the game when it first came out and are charging $60.00 for the taken King add on? Ridiculous. Bungie are a terrible company now releasing this ****ty game to foolish customers who are thinking they are getting a fun quality game. This game is trash you're better off playing mediocre call of duty atleast you can get that cheaper and have more fun with it.… Expand
  14. SWERY_51
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    Honestly good, but a way too expensive. This is what we were deserving from Destiny D-one release. Now we have to buy it at full price, i feel cheated...
  15. My_Username
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    Giving it a zero because of all my hard work doing raids was for nothing because when this "Expansion" dropped and I saw a green A GREEN BETTER THAN MY RAID GEAR AND NEARLY SURPASSING MY FRIENDS THORN! Then when I found another green it had much better stats than my raid weapons and other legendary weapons. So now I'm set with green gear now and it's quite embarrassing just looking at it.
  16. baldrussian
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    SCAM ALERT!!!

    I actually like the game. Yes story was lacking and nonsensical in the first year…obviously cut to make room for further expansions…the loot system and strikes has something to be desired but it was a work in progress…no one was forcing any players to keep playing…if you don’t like it play something else. My issue is the pay to play payment structure that has been    SCAM ALERT!!!

    I actually like the game. Yes story was lacking and nonsensical in the first year…obviously cut to make room for further expansions…the loot system and strikes has something to be desired but it was a work in progress…no one was forcing any players to keep playing…if you don’t like it play something else.

    My issue is the pay to play payment structure that has been devised and literally blindsided first year loyal players and fans? I played through the Beta and bought the seasons pass when Destiny launched (total for game and season pass $100)…now I am asked to pay another $40…all my exotic weapons I worked countless hours to get are obsolete and if I don’t pay I can’t level up further?

    The kicker is if I just waited 1 year I could have paid the exact same price of $100 and gotten the entire game (all expansions including TK). If I had known this up front I would have had no problem waiting.
    I think everything else that needs to be said has already been said by others.

    Users that state all these points are irrelevant to the actual game are fooling themselves. It’s about taking a stand for what is right. The consumer is being blatantly ripped off…they aren’t even trying to hide that fact. They expect us to throw money at the screen and they laugh about it. Those that fall for this scheme deserve what they get.

    Activision and Bungie have lost another loyal customer. Unless they come up with some sort of compensation or massive incentive for first year players, I will not be opening my wallet for this con-artist company ever again. Can't wait to see what they have in store for the next DLC.    … Expand
  17. Shaft62702
    Sep 19, 2015
    2
    Very nice cinematics at the beginning but very little actual content for the money. This would have been fairly priced at $20 dollars, not $40 or almost $60 for UK players. So much of the map space is being reused from the vanilla game. Never again will they swindle me out of even a dime. Not sure what justifies the $40 price tag.
  18. Jerik02
    Sep 23, 2015
    2
    An expansion should allow you to take your developed character on new adventures, not make you feel like a noob all over again. However that is exactly what TKK does.

    Despite bungies promise in Jan. 2015 to honor our time and effort put into getting that perfect roll, recording gear, getting the exact perks you want, this was all rendered meaningless when we weren't able to bring our    An expansion should allow you to take your developed character on new adventures, not make you feel like a noob all over again. However that is exactly what TKK does.

    Despite bungies promise in Jan. 2015 to honor our time and effort put into getting that perfect roll, recording gear, getting the exact perks you want, this was all rendered meaningless when we weren't able to bring our year one gear into year two. The ascension system introduced with House of Wolves, would allow this to happen, and was very well received among players.

    But bungie doesn't want that. Bungie wants an endless treadmill to keep us buying. This is nothing more than planned obsolescence.    … Expand
  19. AndyDune
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    Still no normal matchmaking, no integrated LFG system. This game is not for casual players like me. I just want to play - not to spend my time looking for team somewhere else.
  20. evilcart
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    well it looked good and I have enjoyed dlc from skyrim and dragon age so I thought I would get this too.

    First issue is there are bugs, for $40 I expect few bugs not lots of them. secondly when I went to bungies site to find out about the bugs I got no help, but I did find out that bungie appear to be blocking access for players that did not buy the DLC.. that is pretty shady. My    well it looked good and I have enjoyed dlc from skyrim and dragon age so I thought I would get this too.

    First issue is there are bugs, for $40 I expect few bugs not lots of them.

    secondly when I went to bungies site to find out about the bugs I got no help, but I did find out that bungie appear to be blocking access for players that did not buy the DLC.. that is pretty shady.

    My advise is just wait until Bungie release a game of the year addition later in 2016 you will be able to get this along with the game and some limited access to earlier dlc.

    But be advised if you buy the $60 version with the game and this taken king, you will NOT get full access to the other two as promised, it would seem that bungie have removed much of those two dlcs and you will only get a little bit of them.

    anyway that is my view. I would have rated a little higher, but it looks like bungie will force you to keep buying them or wont let you play other parts you already own...    … Expand
  21. cobra872
    Sep 26, 2015
    0
    Just want to point something out. Some of the people that rated this game low also rated the original release pretty low. If the game is bad, then stop supporting it.

    For me personally, I enjoyed the game for the first year. But I now see the direction they're taking with the franchise, after they basically made all the first year gear/content useless. What a waste of time. Last    Just want to point something out. Some of the people that rated this game low also rated the original release pretty low. If the game is bad, then stop supporting it.

    For me personally, I enjoyed the game for the first year. But I now see the direction they're taking with the franchise, after they basically made all the first year gear/content useless. What a waste of time.

    Last thing. There's a reason why I never listen to professional reviews. They aren't trustworthy. The fact that this got good ratings is a joke.    … Expand
  22. MoneyMaker
    Sep 20, 2015
    1
    ttk broke my vanilla game, most of the game is locked for me, is weird, i paid for this and now i can't play properly ? this is a big dissapointment, i really dont wanna buy ttk, f*ck devs.
  23. Derivat949
    Sep 30, 2015
    0
    Locking content already included in the base game behind a paywall with the new expansion? Yeah, no.
    Whoever gives this higher than a 4 is what's wrong with this industry.
  24. DingBong
    Nov 29, 2015
    2
    Once again, Bungie has put out another lackluster grind-fest on what could be a fantastic gaming experience. Work to get rewards is the theme here - no fun allowed. The content is much smaller than it appears at first, and the vast majority of the so-called quests involve repetition of old content. Bungie seems to have a philosophy based on their players not being "good enough" orOnce again, Bungie has put out another lackluster grind-fest on what could be a fantastic gaming experience. Work to get rewards is the theme here - no fun allowed. The content is much smaller than it appears at first, and the vast majority of the so-called quests involve repetition of old content. Bungie seems to have a philosophy based on their players not being "good enough" or deserving of rewards. It's no surprise that many players dropped off and joined more rewarding and fun games. Instead of adding new areas to explore or monsters to try your combat skills on, the additional content has thus far consisted of a pointless Halloween grind, a refer-a-friend scheme, and raid challenge modes that micromanage your gameplay in exchange for character upgrades. As for the player community, it is shrinking and becoming insular. Like a big clique, this game is hardly inviting to most players. Exclusion and elitism has been a strong theme in Harold Ryan's and Luke Smith's designs. Other than having great basic gameplay with easy and smooth aiming, agile jumping, and elegant special abilities, this game offers nothing but a laundry list of chores for players if they want to progress. These chores are so menial that Taken King will have you craving the depth and interaction of a simple fetch & return quest in games like Fallout, ESO, and Final Fantasy. The player vs player is run amok with lag switching and/or terrible lag and net code. Matches take a long time to find and player count seems thinner than Modern Warfare 2. Once again, there is also no group finding tools or matchmaking for most of the important activities in the game. This is because quite simply, Luke Smith and the most hardcore fans of the game believe we aren't good enough to actually succeed at the content and that we would potentially ruin their play experience. That adds an absurd layer of extra work that players must do just to even try content. There's many cool weapons to acquire in the game, and it's great to get weekly orders from the gunsmith (although the ranking method is even more inane than bounties with the repetitive test weapon chores) but players will find very little storage space or opportunity to substantially upgrade the attack values of these weapons. Bungie seems to only be in touch with a dwindling and insular community of twitch streamers and their followers. Basically, this game is anything but fun, and Bungie's attitude and development team needs to go for any hopes of improvement.… Expand
  25. TheWaffle
    Jan 27, 2016
    0
    Great game if you enjoy watching loading screens and "can not connect to servers" screens. I have literally spent more time fighting the server connection and sitting through loading screens than I have spent playing the actual game.
  26. Haldir
    Nov 6, 2015
    3
    Yeah, it was looking good at first with the improved story and cutscenes, as well as the Dreadnaught. After about 2 weeks though, the joke that is the 40$ I spent came into full view as there wasn't anything to do. Hard raid? I prefer not to be screwed over by RNG repeatedly. Trials? Not worth it in the slightest. The old raids? Obsolete. All the gear I grinded over 1000 hours for?Yeah, it was looking good at first with the improved story and cutscenes, as well as the Dreadnaught. After about 2 weeks though, the joke that is the 40$ I spent came into full view as there wasn't anything to do. Hard raid? I prefer not to be screwed over by RNG repeatedly. Trials? Not worth it in the slightest. The old raids? Obsolete. All the gear I grinded over 1000 hours for? Useless. It was a nice attempt, but in the end, it kinda failed.… Expand
  27. lVlunk
    Nov 4, 2015
    4
    This expac does not live up to its $40 price. It should honestly be $15

    The story is boring and fails to keep my interest, save for a few cutscenes. Bungie tried to add a narrative to Destiny, but it fell flat. The Taken King is literally the same formula as the other two expacs: -Do the Story and get to level 40 -GRIND through strikes to get that light level up (and I mean GRIND)    This expac does not live up to its $40 price. It should honestly be $15

    The story is boring and fails to keep my interest, save for a few cutscenes. Bungie tried to add a narrative to Destiny, but it fell flat. The Taken King is literally the same formula as the other two expacs:

    -Do the Story and get to level 40
    -GRIND through strikes to get that light level up (and I mean GRIND)
    -Do the Raid until you get bored of it like the last two raids
    -Play crucible until you get bored

    I'll admit, TTK had my interest for about a week. I was addicted to the grind again, but not for long. I've played too many MMOs and too much Year 1 Destiny for this to happen again. The Grind addiction faded and I was faced with another failure of an expac. Sorry, but doing the same strikes over and over again to increase my light level is not the game variety that I have been looking for.

    If you got supreme enjoyment and lasting entertainment out of the last expacs, go for it. If you thrive on the grind, buy the Taken King. But if you're a person who is sick of seeing the same MMO formula, don't spend a single cent on this DLC. Save your $40 and put it towards Fallout 4. You'll thank yourself come November 10th.    … Expand
  28. Sasquatch10
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    Terrible game wasn't worth my money the graphics weren't good at all loadedway to long and I only played it once and it started acting up I don't know who would enjoy the game.
  29. Falleax
    Sep 24, 2015
    3
    For those of you who never played Destiny before, this is an alright place to finally start. If you're someone who played it before, but quit due to all the grinding and repetition, this is not worth getting back into.

    For new players the main story has been slightly improved, the side kick Ghost has a more lively energetic personality, and NPCs give you real quests. However the    For those of you who never played Destiny before, this is an alright place to finally start. If you're someone who played it before, but quit due to all the grinding and repetition, this is not worth getting back into.

    For new players the main story has been slightly improved, the side kick Ghost has a more lively energetic personality, and NPCs give you real quests. However the majority of the main story's lore is still only accessible through Bungie.net, which is a huge problem as the lore is genuinely interesting.

    For old players looking to return, don't even bother. The old content hasn't been updated enough to be worth revisiting and it's still a massive grind.

    As for The Taken King itself, it starts off actually feeling like a real video game, it has cut scenes and dramatic moments and interesting story development. This however quickly falls apart around 70% through the main story line of TTK, it becomes gradually more and more repetitive and grindy as you progress.

    After you beat the main story of TTK, that's when it goes straight back to how Destiny was before release, a massive slog of the same thing over and over again. You will spend hours grinding and waiting for random drops and treasure just to complete the post game quests, which are hardly worth the rewards you get for your time.

    One boss fight in the post game is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen in a video game. You have to fight a flying ghost shooting purple bombs at you, while avoiding mines that come back after they go off, dodging ceiling flame throwers, fight through self replicating enemies that are spawned through a black ball that slows you down when you're near it and the room is filling with poison gas. It's not fun at all and it's just a pain.

    Overall this game is not worth getting for any price, it's just too much nonsense and not enough fun.    … Expand
  30. jblade91
    Oct 26, 2015
    2
    If you look only at The Taken King and ignore that it is an expansion, the game would average higher. Unfortunately, it acts more as a paywall and locks any users of the original game out of the content the game came with instead of adding new content. The game is still a long gear grind with no way to join the end game raids without the correct amount of friends all playing the same timeIf you look only at The Taken King and ignore that it is an expansion, the game would average higher. Unfortunately, it acts more as a paywall and locks any users of the original game out of the content the game came with instead of adding new content. The game is still a long gear grind with no way to join the end game raids without the correct amount of friends all playing the same time since there is no way to get randoms. I gave a 2 instead of a 1 since it would be a decent game if this was what had come out for $60 at launch. Instead, this is $40 more.

    Pros: While few pros, the gun play is fun and the story is improved (although a lot of that is just fixed from the original release), and...that's it. Basically you pay them to fix what should have been patched for free and the game only now feels even close to what they announced when people pre-ordered. Good only if you never played Destiny before and you get the legendary edition with all the content included for $60.

    Cons: The majority of Destiny and the fact that this is a $40 paywall to get the content the game originally came with. No more pvp, vendors are useless, and you're locked from the later story without the expansion because you can't level high enough.    … Expand
  31. xkjacob
    Dec 21, 2015
    0
    If you bought the taken king and have NEVER played Destiny and are terrible at FPS, then add 7 points.

    If not, stick with the 0. You'll burn through the content in under a month, hit the grind and find the "meat and potatoes" of the game is not supported by the game design. At best it is just superimposed on existing architecture, as your inventory turns into a random weapon storage    If you bought the taken king and have NEVER played Destiny and are terrible at FPS, then add 7 points.

    If not, stick with the 0. You'll burn through the content in under a month, hit the grind and find the "meat and potatoes" of the game is not supported by the game design. At best it is just superimposed on existing architecture, as your inventory turns into a random weapon storage parking lot for higher light infusion, your raids fail due to unstabl p2p/dedicated server hybrid netcode, and you find all that content you thought was there really wasn't very challenging after all. 0/0. I'm bored Bungie.    … Expand
  32. UnjustNation
    Oct 28, 2015
    4
    How is this doing well with critics is beyond me. A rating of 90 seriously. This is a piss poor DLC of a crash grab for a mediocre game. $20 for this garbage, are you kidding me?
    Please save your money and get something else. This is nothing more than a few additional weapons and a couple of extra missions that they should've released for free after charging us $60 for that steaming pile    How is this doing well with critics is beyond me. A rating of 90 seriously. This is a piss poor DLC of a crash grab for a mediocre game. $20 for this garbage, are you kidding me?
    Please save your money and get something else. This is nothing more than a few additional weapons and a couple of extra missions that they should've released for free after charging us $60 for that steaming pile of garbage.    … Expand
  33. Mudgee
    Oct 27, 2015
    4
    Whilst everyone goes on about improvements made, I can't tell the difference from my absence to return. I got bored of the gameplay, again, after thirty minutes and stopped playing three missions in. It remains an excellent shooter and the idea behind the game itself is grandiose. I just wish I didn't buy this expansion, not worth the extra funds.
  34. eldumloido
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    No match making so can't get past lvl 40. Lvl 41 strikes are too hard and can't get equipment to get to 41 at lower lvl strikes. No matchmaking for raids so haven't played those either (not even vanilla ones). No matchmaking for missions so have to grind for hours to get op to solo all missions. Pay monthly fee to get multiplayer to your console maker and only multiplay is the seconds youNo match making so can't get past lvl 40. Lvl 41 strikes are too hard and can't get equipment to get to 41 at lower lvl strikes. No matchmaking for raids so haven't played those either (not even vanilla ones). No matchmaking for missions so have to grind for hours to get op to solo all missions. Pay monthly fee to get multiplayer to your console maker and only multiplay is the seconds you see random people running somewhere.… Expand
  35. AbeOfOddworld
    Jan 24, 2016
    0
    Once again another game where you have to pay for it more than once just to get the full benefits.
    Come on Bungie we all know you got screwed over by Microsoft, but does that mean you have to screw the consumers over to make some money back?
  36. dma_70
    Apr 3, 2016
    0
    Vague, incomprehensible and requires you to spend months 'researching' what the f*ck you have to do to get anything to actually happen.
    A game that doesn't provide any information on the incomprehensible currencies, missions and mystical bollocks that are rammed in without explanation makes for a rather dull and pointless experience.
    I took the game back after a few days as I was losing    Vague, incomprehensible and requires you to spend months 'researching' what the f*ck you have to do to get anything to actually happen.
    A game that doesn't provide any information on the incomprehensible currencies, missions and mystical bollocks that are rammed in without explanation makes for a rather dull and pointless experience.
    I took the game back after a few days as I was losing the will to live - and endless web sites that pointed me to Reddit and the like to get snippets of information did not exactly help.
    Avoid like the plague if you're looking for entertainment (which is supposedly the point of a game isn't it?).
    What a pile of ****    … Expand
  37. ozorxoron
    Oct 5, 2016
    1
    Same poor excuse of content that Bungie have been putting as little effort into as possible for the past 2 years just rehashed once more.

    Same bad gameplay, no new features.
  38. BigBama
    Jun 3, 2016
    0
    I used to love Destiny as it was fun and exciting even challenging. Now with the ignorant expansion and all the changes 1. Year 1 gear/guns = worthless. 2. raid guns worthless. 3. Same old crap different flavor. 4. Take away one of the best additions (SRL). 4. Reward system is total crap.

    Now let's move onto the PvP portion. I have never seen a worse game to play pvp since gaming    I used to love Destiny as it was fun and exciting even challenging. Now with the ignorant expansion and all the changes 1. Year 1 gear/guns = worthless. 2. raid guns worthless. 3. Same old crap different flavor. 4. Take away one of the best additions (SRL). 4. Reward system is total crap.

    Now let's move onto the PvP portion. I have never seen a worse game to play pvp since gaming was invented. p2p connectivity is totally **** up. Players lagging into walls, not taking damage, can't kill them, snipers that NEVER miss even though they are getting plastered with bullets, characters blinking only to shoot you with sheer perfection while in mid air.... Trials is possibly the worst of the worst. Since this is a peer to peer connection it is inevitable that during the required 7 games (with boons) you must win for lighthouse you are going to run into the lagging, cannot kill, bullets seem to be made out of cotton, of course they are incredible 2 shot you with any gun any where on the map. Sniping you headshot EVERY time even though you hit them first.... Before you think I am full of **** I have been flawless several times (how I have no idea). I have been 7-0 or 8-0 at least 100 times then run into the above type teams usually from mexico or uk that no matter what seem to be wearing bullet proof vest and carrying 2 shot kill weapons each match. Try as you may there is no killing them. Doctrine of Passing (which of course they nerfed to not piss off mida and last word users) usually takes about half a clip to kill someone if you are decent but when facing above team 2 doctrine's empty clips into the same player and you MIGHT get his initial health bar off but kill him hell NO....
    Then there is regular crucible or Iron Banner which is basically the same thing as trials with all the damn lag oh but wait there are now 6 guys you cannot kill but 2 shot you. Wait for it.... Get on the right side of the connection now you have become the beast you thought you were killing everyone and wrecking it. Don't get excited you are just on the lag team and next match your mida, pdx45, sniper, DoP well they just caught a case of cotton rounds.
    Play pvp long enough and you will be just like me unless of course you are one of the lucky ones that always seem to be on that side of the connection or fortunate enough to not get stuck in a foreign lobby. **** bungie sitting in their test lab saying its all good. Oh the damage referee is dead but more likely they lied to us again it never existed. If so then why did I just shoot this warlock 4 times with an invective, melee him 5 times and stick a grenade to him while he is walking into a wall or even better magically appear behind you and 1 or 2 shot you... I will NEVER play pvp again, they have progressively made it worse and worse and worse and worse...    … Expand
  39. GameCritque
    Jun 8, 2016
    2
    This game could have been great. But it is overhyped trash. They force you to pay extra just to have the full game. If it was such a problem they should have delayed the game. It's not like other games where the DLC makes the game better to play but isn't required. THIS GAME FORCES YOU TO BUY DLC TO HAVE THE FULL GAME! Do NOT buy this game even if they try to fix the problems it is toThis game could have been great. But it is overhyped trash. They force you to pay extra just to have the full game. If it was such a problem they should have delayed the game. It's not like other games where the DLC makes the game better to play but isn't required. THIS GAME FORCES YOU TO BUY DLC TO HAVE THE FULL GAME! Do NOT buy this game even if they try to fix the problems it is to late to fix it.… Expand
  40. renegade16589
    Aug 8, 2017
    2
    hi loyal fan here, but the most frustrating aspect of this game is that it forces you to buy all dlc enjoy content you've already purchased and to stay competitive. newsflash to devs you can make cool dlc's without ruining the game for everyone else. my friend who had paid $100 for the base game and the first two dlc's came back really excited for d2 only to find he was level capped at 34,hi loyal fan here, but the most frustrating aspect of this game is that it forces you to buy all dlc enjoy content you've already purchased and to stay competitive. newsflash to devs you can make cool dlc's without ruining the game for everyone else. my friend who had paid $100 for the base game and the first two dlc's came back really excited for d2 only to find he was level capped at 34, his hard earned gear (previously capped) couldn't be upgraded and was in fact downleveled to 20, and as such he couldn't even do strikes, trials, iron banner, or really anything for that matter. old content we had done 1000 times and paid for couldn't be played. as any sane person he furthermore wasn't willing to buy dlc's as everyone will migrate to d2 as soon as that comes out. now he may not even get the new game...… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#4 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
19
#19 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
14
#14 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    70
    After the third expansion Destiny is the same “random loot generator” it has always been, just with some more story in between. [12/2015, p.62]
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 9, 2015
    90
    Always troubled but brilliant, now simply brilliant, Destiny has undergone an extraordinary change. It still demands your time, but the reward is one of Xbox's most well-rounded games. [Dec 2015, p.67]
  3. The Daily Dot
    Nov 2, 2015
    90
    If you’re willing to do the social networking and accept the time commitment that Destiny requires to reach its endgame content, you’ll be treated to the first massively multiplayer online game built around the core of first-person shooter gameplay, a unique entry in the world of video games, and a growing universe where you and your fellow Guardians are all that stand between the Light, humanity’s last hope, and the Darkness that threatens to wipe us out forever.
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