Destiny

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  1. elfwaves
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    Worst game I have played in a long time! If I play another game that has aliens getting dropped off from dropships, I will go crazy! Game is very repetitive and nothing new. I wish there were more drops like Diablo 3 and the armor stats were better than just making my cooldowns faster. They could have just added the cooldowns to the weapons themselves and not even have armor drops sinceWorst game I have played in a long time! If I play another game that has aliens getting dropped off from dropships, I will go crazy! Game is very repetitive and nothing new. I wish there were more drops like Diablo 3 and the armor stats were better than just making my cooldowns faster. They could have just added the cooldowns to the weapons themselves and not even have armor drops since they barely ever drop. I played the beta and had way more fun.. seems that they nerfed the shooting from far away and changed the enemy AI to hide some much more that its annoying for me to try and find out where the enemies are hiding. I played to level 10 and played on the earth and moon... there are only 2 small maps for the earth and moon and way to repetitive to keep sending me back to those same levels to do missions. I am very underwhelmed by this game and will be returning it.… Expand
  2. Jeff19342
    Sep 11, 2014
    7
    Let's all be honest, Destiny is neither a zero nor a perfect 10. With GTA 3, Mario 64, or Uncharted 2 (in their day of course) being 10's and ET for Atari 2600, Leisure Suit Larry, and Fighter Within being zeroes, Destiny is a solid 7 overall, maybe an 8 if you ever heard "Leroy Jenkins!" in your headset.

    Activision spent a half-Billion on this, so clearly there's plenty of polish.    Let's all be honest, Destiny is neither a zero nor a perfect 10. With GTA 3, Mario 64, or Uncharted 2 (in their day of course) being 10's and ET for Atari 2600, Leisure Suit Larry, and Fighter Within being zeroes, Destiny is a solid 7 overall, maybe an 8 if you ever heard "Leroy Jenkins!" in your headset.

    Activision spent a half-Billion on this, so clearly there's plenty of polish. Undeniably it has excellent control mechanics, smooth gameplay, powerful visuals, and Peter Dinklage, so it's certainly better than average.

    But a 10? Come on people, spit out the Kool-Aid. I actually enjoyed Titanfall, so clearly I don't need a story to enjoy a game. But this was not only Bungie, it was Bungie unshackled from Micro$oft for Traveler's sake! Every gamer with a triple-digit IQ was expecting a magnum opus, an epic as powerful as Star Wars to a 7-year-old in 1977 that still goes to Comic-Con dressed as Boba Fett. Instead we got Phantom Menace. WTF Bungie!? You broke hearts. That's where all those zero ratings are coming from.

    Destiny is a multi-platform release without significant exclusives...So those zeroes aren't fanboy trolls; they're tears falling on keyboards imagining what Bungie should have and could have done with the gross national product of a small country.

    Again I don't require a story to enjoy a game. But if you're going to include a story, hire an award-winning actor, advertise becoming a "legend" in primetime...did I mention spending $500 Billion with B...for the love of all that's holy add a plot with a twist or two, sprinkle in some character development, write some clever dialogue, put some emotional weight on in-game decisions. Instead Destiny's storyline has the gravitas of a Disney channel Halloween movie! The "Darkness"? Really?

    Every game publisher needs to take a clue from Far Cry 3 or Uncharted; grab the audience in the beginning. Make us care about the character we control and understand his motivation. I don't have a problem with the vague "you've been dead for hundreds of years" intro, but within in minutes you're fully armed, grinding through bad guys with ease as extremely atmospheric music tries to make your heart pound. Far Cry 3 & the last Tomb Raider did a wonderful job of making you feel so vulnerable in the beginning and paced the power-ups very naturally and satisfyingly. Destiny makes it very clear early on that you have a LOT of grinding to do, and for no other reason than higher level bad guys merely have too many HP for your lowly weapons.

    I so wanted to like Destiny and was hoping the emotionless start was just because your character (what's his/her name BTW?) just woke up and didn't know who he was or how to begin his hero's quest. I figured maybe the story would become compelling at the Tower. Meanwhile about an hour into the game, the "Speaker" or some such tells you the world is about to end but hey, you're level 2, have scrap gear, and just woke up from being dead a few hundred years, so why don't you give it a shot and maybe you can save the multiverse from the DARKNESS ooooooo. Squa?

    That moment when your guy (what's his name and why do I care) looks over at his "Ghost" is perhaps the lamest cutscene since Final Fantasy X: Tidus Learns to Laugh. It's positively cringe-worthy. It reminded me of when I was embarrassed to admit I still enjoyed video games because they were clearly meant for children.

    It was this moment when I realized Destiny is simply not a AAA title in spite of its AAA+ budget and in spite of Bungie. There were immediate clues. Right out of the gate realizing that race and gender meant absolutely zip was a disappointment. Wouldn't it be perfect if the robot made the ideal Titan, the alien best suited to Warlock, and of course a Human Hunter? And meanwhile mixed race/classes would add both challenges & some strategic advantages. That would instantly make the game deeper and more interesting.

    Speaking of merely cosmetic differences...so you mean to tell mean that even though you & your flying Rubik's Cube discover and revive a friggin' SPACESHIP bristling with guns and you can buy all sorts of new high-dollar spaceships at the Tower and there's a blond space-mechanic that perpetually sits seductively on a space chest and fixes your spaceship for free every time you dock...and this spaceship is nothing more than a LOADING SCREEN PICTURE??? Are. You. Kidding. Me?

    Bungie Bungie Bungie. You had us in the palm of your hands. You teased us with a game that could have done for gaming, what Star Wars did for motion pictures. So much potential. I hope you take those zeroes seriously. I think it's funny how slow the professional review sites are to publish. They see all the glaring flaws but have editors who could be sniffing that river of cash flowing out of a $500,000,000 budget. I fully expect them to shill 9's & 9.5's but we mature gamers should have higher standards and keep publishers honest. Last of Us is a 9, 9.5; Destiny is a 7.    … Expand
  3. Eliut
    Sep 11, 2014
    6
    The game has the same essence as HALO but lacks personality, although there very similar enemies.

    Lacks depth in classes and increased production in exchange objects and create them.
  4. CarterIuni
    Sep 11, 2014
    6
    I make this a 10 only for the sake of cancelling out the 0/10 or 1/10 trolls who have seemed to find their way onto this site. I would personally give it a 9/10. The gameplay is impeccable, as you would expect with a Bungie game. The loot collecting and guns are nice and add a needed dimension to the FPS genre. The MMO aspects are well delivered and deserve to be shown praise. Graphics areI make this a 10 only for the sake of cancelling out the 0/10 or 1/10 trolls who have seemed to find their way onto this site. I would personally give it a 9/10. The gameplay is impeccable, as you would expect with a Bungie game. The loot collecting and guns are nice and add a needed dimension to the FPS genre. The MMO aspects are well delivered and deserve to be shown praise. Graphics are absolutely amazing, the score is fantastic, and the combat is enticing as hell. Sure, the story isn't great. I'll give you that one, but that isn't what they were truly going for with this game, so I don't really want to hold it against them. Amazing game; your money will be well-spent with this title for sure.… Expand
  5. tdsmith5556
    Sep 11, 2014
    10
    The honest truth is Destiny has about 15 hours of story missions, 10 hours of strike missions, and maybe some side missions that could keep you busy for another 5 hours or so (about 30 hours of content total). Most of these missions are meant to be replayed similar to Diablo 2 for better gear later on, which could theoretically extend the life of the game further.

    Admittedly there is    The honest truth is Destiny has about 15 hours of story missions, 10 hours of strike missions, and maybe some side missions that could keep you busy for another 5 hours or so (about 30 hours of content total). Most of these missions are meant to be replayed similar to Diablo 2 for better gear later on, which could theoretically extend the life of the game further.

    Admittedly there is some grind to the game. The zones you explore are gigantic, but they reuse some areas for multiple missions.

    That being said it is an amazing game for what it is. It doesn't have quite as much content as Borderlands 2, but the content it has is done incredibly well. Graphics are top notch and truly look "next gen" on the xbox one and ps4. The combat is fluid and functions just as you'd expect from a AAA first person shooter. The missions are challenging and often require coordinated team efforts to get through, which I found very rewarding. It's like teaming up for a "raid" in a mmorpg except there's actual interaction besides just having your character auto attack for you while you do something else. And btw, if you don't like a huge challenge or relying on a team to help you it's very easy to pick "normal" missions you can do on your own and not play any of the strike missions (which do require a team).

    Some people might consider the shoot head off an alien, rinse, and repeat gameplay "repetitive", but I don't really see what they are expecting considering COD and Halo are equally if not even more repetitive in these respects and have much weaker stories and enemy ai to boot.

    To put it in it's simplest form: Destiny is just like the Borderlands series with a more series art style and some competitive multiplayer tacked on (which I really didn't care for, but is not why I played it in the first place). It has incredible graphics, great story and atmosphere, a bit of cheesy dialogue here and there, and a nice little combination of MMO and FPS elements.

    It's overall a really fun game. It doesn't have infinite content and the developer isn't going to come over to your house and give you a blowjob just for shelling out 60 dollars to buy it, but it'll keep you busy for at least a couple weeks and it'll be a good experience to enjoy with all your friends while you wait for all the big releases in the fall.    … Expand
  6. RogueLeader83
    Sep 11, 2014
    9
    If you're expecting a traditional FPS you're going to be disappointed. Bungie did a great job establishing the ground work for the first ever MM0/RPG FPS. The Gameplay is fantastic, the environments are amazing....now about that story..Oh and dont pay attention to the 14 year olds giving this a 5 and below. They don't hate the game..they just hate themselves.
  7. Savant111
    Sep 11, 2014
    9
    Destiny is the defining game thus far for next gen consoles. It offers the player an excellent combat system, fun social features, customizable weapons, and a fun co-op.

    Where Destiny really shines is in the combat system. Action is fast paced, there are a variety of weapons to choose from to suit your style, as you progress through the skill levels your abilities improve. The controls    Destiny is the defining game thus far for next gen consoles. It offers the player an excellent combat system, fun social features, customizable weapons, and a fun co-op.

    Where Destiny really shines is in the combat system. Action is fast paced, there are a variety of weapons to choose from to suit your style, as you progress through the skill levels your abilities improve. The controls for the most part are very smooth, most importantly the shooting, grenade and knife throwing etc. the on screen map is great too.It's a circular compass that makes it really easy to find your enemies. The enemy AI improves as you go as well. The only problem I had with the game play is weapon switching with the "y" button occasionally jammed or was a little slower than optimal. You keep so many weapons in your arsenal in would be nice for Destiny to make use of the kin next and let you switch primary weapons via voice command.

    The game is also quite social. The game really encourages you to play with friends and offers a wide variety of co-op and PvP options to make this happen. The guardian can dance, salute and point too which helps for making friends with strangers when you encounter them when playing solo. Graphically, Destiny is beautiful. Environments are rich and vary throughout the game.

    Xbox 1 gamers have been waiting for exciting software for almost a year now. Destiny is that game. it does play a lot like Halo, but with all types of new features and emphasis on multiplayer gaming.    … Expand
  8. TheSpartanPlays
    Sep 11, 2014
    10
    Absolutely incredible, the hype is 100% real, the promotion is justified! Excellent game, months worth of fun in store. Ignore the bad reviews most people are too busy having a blast in game to come here. People just like to bash hyped games, pick up your copy and ignore the nonsense.... Destiny is the REAL deal.
  9. notsoslimShayde
    Sep 11, 2014
    7
    The criticism I hear about this game (which I agree with) is that it's flat / bland. It's not that there is anything wrong about this game, but it's just not great. There was no hook for me to keep going. The combat handles well and the visuals are amazing - but the enemies are boring and the story flat.

    This being said, there is nothing to dislike about the game. It looks great and    The criticism I hear about this game (which I agree with) is that it's flat / bland. It's not that there is anything wrong about this game, but it's just not great. There was no hook for me to keep going. The combat handles well and the visuals are amazing - but the enemies are boring and the story flat.

    This being said, there is nothing to dislike about the game. It looks great and handles well. Maybe I need to explore the multiplayer world...

    What do I wish? More player customization, deeper stories, more diverse enemies...

    I may change this rating after I play some more - but right now, I am not hooked...    … Expand
  10. NousevaAngel
    Sep 11, 2014
    8
    I find Destiny a very fun game, Kind of lack's story but that's because your levelling up so much and collecting loot so I find I'm forgetting the story. The only problem I am finding is the first strike mission in Old Russia I get so far then get kicked from the server but hopefully that problem will be fixed in time. It is kind of repetitive but it's not your typical shooter so can beI find Destiny a very fun game, Kind of lack's story but that's because your levelling up so much and collecting loot so I find I'm forgetting the story. The only problem I am finding is the first strike mission in Old Russia I get so far then get kicked from the server but hopefully that problem will be fixed in time. It is kind of repetitive but it's not your typical shooter so can be forgiven for that.… Expand
  11. MatMonkey
    Sep 11, 2014
    8
    User reviews need to take some advice from the official reviews. You cannot adequately review this game after less than one day of full release. I admit, I haven't finished the game, I've only made it to Venus, but already this game is huge and needs time to be fully explored.

    The gameplay is excellent. The controls feel fluid and everything is easy to control. I particularly enjoy the    User reviews need to take some advice from the official reviews. You cannot adequately review this game after less than one day of full release. I admit, I haven't finished the game, I've only made it to Venus, but already this game is huge and needs time to be fully explored.

    The gameplay is excellent. The controls feel fluid and everything is easy to control. I particularly enjoy the instant feedback on whether your shots are precision hits or not. I've been playing as a warlock and using the force melee is one of life's simple pleasures. The special abilities (for any class) are a lot of fun as well. I never felt bored while playing because the game makes it very satisfying to blow off a fallen's head and watch their soul escape.

    The enemies are also varied. I particularly enjoyed fighting the Vex. That was a nice change from the headshot oriented battles of every other game, and their ability to teleport forced me to change up my usual strategy. The only issues I had were with the AI. All enemies were fairly bland, and for the most part don't really seem like they are actively trying to hunt you down and kill you. At the very least, it's hard to believe that these are the guys who wiped out humanity.

    I'm torn on the boss fights in particular. Most are very fun (the level with the sword...hell yeah!) but often are just souped up versions of their lesser minions with no personality. It would be nice to have a villian that you can learn to hate before you kill them, not just put a name above their head and make them big.

    Story is...bland. That being said, I'm a sucker for a good fantasy story, so I was still drawn into it. Still, claiming you are a guardian who wields light and fights darkness doesn't add a sense of urgency to the game. It just makes you picture an enemy that you can't see. I also wish the level were more varied, but that's the general problem with most shooters these days, so I don't fault Bungie for that.

    I didn't have a problem with Peter Dinklage like most people did. The final version has some improved delivery on some of the cornier lines, and the robotic effect makes it seem a little more real. That being said, his only role is exposition. The ghost doesn't really have much personality, and mostly comes across as a dictionary (hack anything. You'll see). And, for a character that serves to explain the plot, you'd think he could fill you in on a lot more of what actually happened.

    I liked the guns and the ability to upgrade armor and weapons. It made me actively look for weapons that had some kind of bonus, and it adds a nice touch to the gameplay. I loved using the heavy machine guns. The ammo is pretty balanced so you never feel overpowered, but still have enough to cause problems for everyone else.

    I think the tower was a nice touch. I like having a social center in the middle of the game, and it helped me organize things better. I wish that you could fast travel there without having to go to orbit first. In fact, the whole travel system is hugely annoying. The loading screens take FOREVER and you always have to go to orbit first. Plus, no mini map? Really?

    There haven't been too many issues with bugs. Yesterday I was trying to beat the Devil's Lair strike, and once we finally got to the final boss battle, the server crashed and I got booted. Pretty disappointing. But, it's only happened once, so I'm not too torn up about it.

    Overall, a beautiful, well crafted game. Not a bad first entry for a game of this type. Bungie needs to work out some of the finer details, because there is definitely room for improvement. On the whole though, Destiny is an excellent game that you want to come back to.    … Expand
  12. GnomesOfFury
    Sep 11, 2014
    7
    I want so badly to love this game completely. I really do. But the story, the mission structure, the low level cap, and the overall lack of content keeps me from that.
    STORY: The story has some cool moments, but they never reach anything that will leave you awestruck. The story is told almost exclusively via your Ghost, who explains the objective and motive of a mission as you're    I want so badly to love this game completely. I really do. But the story, the mission structure, the low level cap, and the overall lack of content keeps me from that.
    STORY: The story has some cool moments, but they never reach anything that will leave you awestruck. The story is told almost exclusively via your Ghost, who explains the objective and motive of a mission as you're traveling to it. The story never feels like it's really going anywhere, and the resolution is disappointing and confusing at best (and let's not forget 'clichéd'). The lore or backstory in the game's universe is astounding, however. Listening to your Ghost explain past events and information on different alien races is a real treat, and it definitely shows that Bungie put a lot of heart and soul into this game.
    MISSION STRUCTURE: It's true, the missions are incredibly linear, uninteresting, and almost identical to each other. Go to X, Go to Y, hold off the enemies while your Ghost takes forever to do something, kill a mini-boss, return to ship, repeat. That pretty much sums up every single mission in the game with the exception of maybe one or two.
    LEVEL CAP: It's basically 20. I know people argue that you can level past 20, but it isn't really 'leveling'. Basically, once you reach level 20 (which doesn't take long), you cease earning experience entirely. Instead, you'll be rewarded with an item called a 'Mote of Light' periodically, which can be used to purchase legendary equipment. This, however, takes forever, as it can take over an hour to get one of these items and you need 25 of them per piece of equipment. Furthermore, your character's level can only go above 20 if you're wearing special equipment that raises your 'Light' level. Basically -- you don't level up, you just equip armor that raises your stats (such equipment is also very rare, mind you).
    CONTENT: Just the fact that so many people have already completed the game and have reached level 20 should say all you need to know here. There are only 4 locations to explore throughout the entire game. That's right, only 4 planets, each with only 1 unique area to explore (though these areas are broken up into different regions, they're still small and linear feeling). Every mission on Earth happens in the same area, every mission on the Moon is in the same area, etcetera. Also, there are only a few Strike (Boss) missions. While these are quite rewarding when it comes to loot and leveling, having only 5 or 6 of these to play through means you'll be repeating missions far too many times. The game play is absolutely fantastic, though, and the mechanics can really make this game addicting to the point that you might not totally mind redoing missions you've played a dozen times.

    Destiny is a beautiful, fast paced, action-packed adventure; but it lacks character and suffers for it. The game content is bare-bones, and it feels like the story was haphazardly slapped together. You'll enjoy this game if you enjoy FPS games or MMO games, or if you just enjoy shooting-and-looting Borderlands style. However, if you're expecting an amazing story driven campaign, you'll find yourself in complete shock when you complete the game in just over 6 hours of play time. Bungie certainly poured the heart into this game, but it's clear that they might have poured it into the wrong areas, leaving the story and content a barren wasteland that's bound to dry up soon.

    I don't understand how these other reviews seem to be either a perfect 10 or a total 0. Those aren't helpful reviews.    … Expand
  13. jimbeys
    Sep 11, 2014
    9
    TBH this game got some much hype like it was supposed to be some kind of messiah and everything between earth and sky, and when the game didn't cash out all the hype people felt disappointed. But for f*cks sake its not a bad game to be honest its one of the best fps games if you feel that the game deserves score between 1-7. then maybe fps games aren't for you. the reason i didn't giveTBH this game got some much hype like it was supposed to be some kind of messiah and everything between earth and sky, and when the game didn't cash out all the hype people felt disappointed. But for f*cks sake its not a bad game to be honest its one of the best fps games if you feel that the game deserves score between 1-7. then maybe fps games aren't for you. the reason i didn't give destiny 10/10 is because of the weapon balance issues in PvP.… Expand
  14. ILL-Flower
    Sep 11, 2014
    6
    Mixed bag. The game plays well with no noticeable glitches and while the campaign is short compared to Halo, there is some replay-ability if you up the difficulty level. The graphics are amazing at times, especially looking off-world, but at the same time the worlds are a bit generic, drab and lack character. The enemies AI seems to ramp up as you move through the game, but on normal itMixed bag. The game plays well with no noticeable glitches and while the campaign is short compared to Halo, there is some replay-ability if you up the difficulty level. The graphics are amazing at times, especially looking off-world, but at the same time the worlds are a bit generic, drab and lack character. The enemies AI seems to ramp up as you move through the game, but on normal it never seems overwhelming. The multi-player maps are disappointingly small and there is nothing new or ground breaking in the combat system. Overall the game was over-hyped and I feel let-down knowing that the game can be beaten so fast, therefore I do not anticipate playing this after a few months like a true AAA game.… Expand
  15. vivaely
    Sep 11, 2014
    5
    Il gioco inizialmente si presenta bene. I primi 20 minuti si ha l'impressione di giocare ad un mix tra Mass Effect, Halo e qualche altro RPG di successo. Si personalizza il personaggio, si assiste a scene introduttive di alta qualità, ci si trova buttati sul campo di battaglia a sfogare la propria aggressività repressa... poi l'amara verità. Non è altro che un banalissimo multiplayerIl gioco inizialmente si presenta bene. I primi 20 minuti si ha l'impressione di giocare ad un mix tra Mass Effect, Halo e qualche altro RPG di successo. Si personalizza il personaggio, si assiste a scene introduttive di alta qualità, ci si trova buttati sul campo di battaglia a sfogare la propria aggressività repressa... poi l'amara verità. Non è altro che un banalissimo multiplayer on-line. Missioni inutili, non interconnesse tra loro. Storia incomprensibile e banale. Non si ha neppure la possibilità di interagire con altri giocatori per intraprendere missioni insieme, il che rende praticamente inutile il gioco on-line, e di conseguenza il gioco stesso. Si condivede semplicemente la stessa mappa, ognuno pensa ai fatti suoi, ognuno impegnato nella propria (banale) missione. Mi sembra che assomigli molto ad un Titanfall mascherato da RPG. A.I. inutile, i nemici sono stupidi, con movimenti ripetitivi e prevedibili, che ricordano per certi versi ricordano le creature aliene di Halo... ma del primo Halo, è questo il problema.
    Concludendo: credevo fosse un gioco con del contenuto, con una storia ben costruita. Mi aspettavo di giocare ad un Oblivion fantascientifico, ad un nuovo Mass Effect ed invece mi sbagliavo: mi ha sedotta e abbandonata.    … Expand
  16. krilz
    Sep 11, 2014
    8
    Honestly don't know what is so bad about this game, played it for maybe 3 hours and it's fun so far with nice visuals. Don't know what people are complaining about repetitive - do you expect to have a flower picking mission lol? I would give it a 8/10
  17. Alturis
    Sep 11, 2014
    9
    I have never been a fan of Halo due to the cookie cutter combat experience and a general disinterest in space science fiction (other than the classics). But the AI and combat experience in Destiny is quite impressive. The ghost voice and dialogue can be sometimes atrocious and hard to bear but the core game itself feels good and plays well. Add the incentive to progress and advance withI have never been a fan of Halo due to the cookie cutter combat experience and a general disinterest in space science fiction (other than the classics). But the AI and combat experience in Destiny is quite impressive. The ghost voice and dialogue can be sometimes atrocious and hard to bear but the core game itself feels good and plays well. Add the incentive to progress and advance with the RPG elements and you have a nice result. Its basically the opposite of Borderlands. Destiny: bad story, average items, great gameplay. Borderlands: Decent story, interesting items, bad gameplay. (Take that with the grain of salt in that I have only advanced to level 8 thus far)… Expand
  18. joshieward
    Sep 11, 2014
    10
    Great game. The downsides are also bonuses, it forces you to find friends or other people at least to do raids with you, for proper co-op. Much better with friends, but great anyways.
  19. Travdaddy82
    Sep 11, 2014
    1
    *** I'm level ten so i'm half way to max but this has been my experience thus far***

    Lets start off with the loot: -Guns seem to come from NJ,NY,CA due to their LOW CAPACITY magazines. The damage your weapons cause on the enemies is sub-par and you have to go thru 75% of your small magazine just to take one guy down, while 5 more are attacking you.. I learned to just not shoot and    *** I'm level ten so i'm half way to max but this has been my experience thus far***

    Lets start off with the loot:
    -Guns seem to come from NJ,NY,CA due to their LOW CAPACITY magazines. The damage your weapons cause on the enemies is sub-par and you have to go thru 75% of your small magazine just to take one guy down, while 5 more are attacking you.. I learned to just not shoot and Melee everyone to death... more effective
    -Loot itself is rare. A game based on the premise of Loot, exp, and dungeons you'd figure you would get better loot? NAH!

    Lets head off to storyline:
    -Go here, Ghost scan that object, defend ghost against waves of aliens. Rinse and repeat the ENTIRE game... yeah.. really
    -Multiplayer Dungeons (i'd rather watch 24 hours straight of "Paddy the Pelican" than ever do a dungeon again): Same premise, scan ghost, defend waves, fight impossible boss that ONE player needs to stand and hide far away while the other two keep dying slowly and surely nicking off tiny bits and slivers of health from the boss! If hidden guy dies.. you reset from checkpoint.. HAH!
    -once the said boss was killed.. NO REWARD or LOOT.. just about a half hour of headache

    Multiplayer Deathmatch:
    boring and bland.. rinsed and repeated "Domination" and "Team Deathmatch" modes that offer no ingenuity and barely any reward. Exp is nice if you want to GTFO of the story (i dont blame you one bit)

    The positives: Graphics, World, Scenery... that's about it

    1/10 because of the beautiful graphics    … Expand
  20. Phaetd72
    Sep 11, 2014
    0
    Extremely disappointing.. all the weapons are the same, loot collection gets tiresome. It's like I'm playing a less fun version of.. well.. pretty much any FPS w/ less features, smaller areas to explore and every mission is similar to the previous one. I beat this in little over a day.. I tried to soak as much fun out of it as possible. Nope, no fun here, just an over-hyped game that costExtremely disappointing.. all the weapons are the same, loot collection gets tiresome. It's like I'm playing a less fun version of.. well.. pretty much any FPS w/ less features, smaller areas to explore and every mission is similar to the previous one. I beat this in little over a day.. I tried to soak as much fun out of it as possible. Nope, no fun here, just an over-hyped game that cost too much to make and a lot of disappointment. It all feels thrown together, the mmo elements are barely there, Bungie matchmaking 2.0 is terrible. *There are far to many good games to spend time playing something this unrewarding.… Expand
  21. Ash91
    Sep 11, 2014
    9
    It's a really good game the only downside is that the story isn't that great but it has great shooting mechanics and a great mmo style feel to it its one of my favourite games this year so far
  22. Dako4u
    Sep 11, 2014
    7
    I'm so addicted that my girlfriend is at breaking point, but like a typical bungie effort I feel it's going to come to an end real soon. Why do the make such a big deal about a game when you know that the hard core gamers you are trying to attract are going to clock it in 3 days. I thought this was going to take forever like skyrim or boarderlands, I spose I thought wrong
  23. x0v3rKiLx
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    Boring, tedious missions. Horrific AI scripting. Terrible execution of MMO gameplay elements. Multiplayer is imbalanced and unplayable. Class abilities are pointless, useless gimmicks. Guns are unimaginative and variety therein is non-existent. Many gameplay mechanics feel broken or awkward. Nothing redeeming or addictive about this game that makes me want to play it. I've decided I'llBoring, tedious missions. Horrific AI scripting. Terrible execution of MMO gameplay elements. Multiplayer is imbalanced and unplayable. Class abilities are pointless, useless gimmicks. Guns are unimaginative and variety therein is non-existent. Many gameplay mechanics feel broken or awkward. Nothing redeeming or addictive about this game that makes me want to play it. I've decided I'll keep the game instead of returning it in the hopes that this game is fixed and expanded on over time like Star Trek: Online. But my hopes are not high with Activision as publisher. They'll probably push Bungie to crank out DLC as fast as possible, get that over with, and then it's right on to Destiny 2. A simply bad game. I can't, in good conscience, recommend it at all.… Expand
  24. Evengale
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    I am not sure why people are bashing this game because it is an amazing game. The graphics are amazing, game play is fantastic and worthwhile. I have played through all of the currently available campaign missions but I am still enjoying replaying the game and helping friends make it through. I love to be able to collect chests and ghosts as well as doing the exploration made and do smallI am not sure why people are bashing this game because it is an amazing game. The graphics are amazing, game play is fantastic and worthwhile. I have played through all of the currently available campaign missions but I am still enjoying replaying the game and helping friends make it through. I love to be able to collect chests and ghosts as well as doing the exploration made and do small quests. I played halo and enjoyed it so was looking forward to this game and let me tell you that it was well worth it. I haven't been able to get interested in any of my other games since the beta. I think people just want to be negative to be negative. If you enjoy shooters you will love this game, if you don't like shooters then that is your choice and you will not enjoy this game. If you liked Halo series then you will love Destiny. I say go ahead and give it a try.… Expand
  25. kjemper
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    Perhaps the best new IP video game this decade. (for PC or console) Destiny refines and perfects elements that made other games great. The Halo style combat, Blizzard's attention to detail and the "little things", Great quest system, etc...

    People complain that there is nothing innovative, but haters are going to be haters. While most the features have been done before, they've    Perhaps the best new IP video game this decade. (for PC or console) Destiny refines and perfects elements that made other games great. The Halo style combat, Blizzard's attention to detail and the "little things", Great quest system, etc...

    People complain that there is nothing innovative, but haters are going to be haters. While most the features have been done before, they've never been done before in a single game and been with this amount of polish. People also complain that the questing system is a lot of "fedex,got to X, kill Y, etc etc." What game isn't? What defines a game is how they implement it and whether or not the combat is fun enough to entertain you as you do it. This game does both perfectly. Whether I'm repeating the campaign (which is more like a prologue than a full story) or in explore mode, the tasks are fun wreck everything in-between.

    The class system is also unique and entertaining. Each class has a distinct feel about them as you unlock their unique abilities.

    Best of all, no bugs. No glitches. No server lag or queues. This is by far the best launch I've ever been apart of. No issues at all and 20+ hours of playtime so far.

    The uniqueness to this game is that you are part of one large mega-server and can play with anyone worldwide. I do this often as part of a global clan. The experience in fireteams is alot better than solo as well. Bungie has been kind enough to make joining an leaving other your friends' fireteams seamless. Go to friend list, select to join a friend in game, and you're in their fireteam and teleported to right next to them. They don't even have to confirm it.

    All those pre-orders aren't wrong. People pre-ordered after enjoying the beta. This game if anything is "under" hyped for such a huge game. Yet, here I am just getting started. Bungie is just getting started too with a 10 year contract and a $500 million dollar budget to support the game in that 10 years. I am excited to be part of this game from day 1 as it grows into a global phenomenon. And all these haters? I bet the majority of them will be playing with me. Some people just want to be the critics for which - nothing - is ever good enough.

    See you in-game.    … Expand
  26. Monkiman300
    Sep 10, 2014
    6
    Alright so I'll start simple. This game is fun and worth buying if you have the disposable income. With that said, we can get into the details. I have played the Beta, completed the campaign and all side missions, and played the crucible. I have experienced nearly all the game currently has to offer, so this review is thorough. To wrap it all together I will do a Pro/Con list below.Alright so I'll start simple. This game is fun and worth buying if you have the disposable income. With that said, we can get into the details. I have played the Beta, completed the campaign and all side missions, and played the crucible. I have experienced nearly all the game currently has to offer, so this review is thorough. To wrap it all together I will do a Pro/Con list below.

    Pros:
    1) This game IS a great shooter. The guns feel responsive and well made, and have incredible art detail. They are also up-gradable, which makes switching weapons a fun decision making process.
    2) The universe itself is rich with lore. Yes, I know a lot of questions are lingering out there but we have to look at that from an RPG point of view. Your ghost explains right off the start that you wont understand everything, so don't worry about it!
    3) The enemies, while repetitive, are fun and challenging. Sure the AI wont challenge the hardcore shooter, but it gives enough of a challenge to keep things interesting. Oh, and the AI isn't all that bad like others are saying. It is well above par for games in the same genre both shooters and MMOs.
    4) Peter Dinklage. At first I wasn't sold on his voice acting on Ghost, but once you progress past the starter levels (lvl 10+), his character really blossoms. You start to see banter between your guardian (Nathan Fillion) and Ghost (Dinklage) and it is an enjoyable experience.
    5) Lastly, the art design in this game is gorgeous. Every environment I stepped into felt fresh and exciting. Everything really seemed to come across as it was supposed to, from the dark caverns on the moon to the lush abandoned (sort of) cities on Venus. It is a beautiful looking game all the way down to the armor and guns.

    Cons:
    1) Length. I have beaten every story mission, aside from three strikes, and reached the "max" level of 20. There are higher levels, but you will find that out later yourself I'm sure. Back to the point, for a $60 game as hyped and as expensive as Destiny... I only spent 22 hours in game. That's 22 hours beating all story missions, playing several hours in the crucible, and replaying several story missions with friends. The campaign itself realistically probably only took me 15 hours to beat. This is a game that cost $500-million to make and took 5 years? In comparison, the most recent Assassin's Creed: Black Flag game got me 25+ hours on the campaign and well over another 30 hours in side missions and lollygagging. Another comparison, Skyrim. Skyrim took 5+ years to make and it STILL offers me new game play to this day. 400 hours+.
    2) Communication. While making a party to play with friends isn't difficult, meeting anyone in-game is nearly impossible. You HAVE to use the party system to speak, which makes no sense what-so-ever. If a free-to-play game like Warframe can master in-game chat, why can a massive budget Bungie game do it? This is a serious shortcoming and something Bungie needs to address pronto.
    3) Repetition. While I did enjoy the story itself, I did notice a lot of repeat mission styles. Go here, plug me in, go there, plug me in and defend, boss, rinse and repeat. I guess I'm lucky the campaign was so short, because much more of the same mission styles and I would've gotten bored.
    4) Lastly, PVP. With a background of elite FPS shooters that Bungie has, I expected more from their PVP. I know the game is mainly about the story, but if you are going to add a PVP segment don't make it an afterthought. With only four game modes (2 of which are basically the same) and lack of balance it becomes annoying and boring very quickly. I can't play for too long before I notice how overpowered high levels are compared to the newcomers. This will kill their PVP unless a major change is initiated.

    Thanks everyone for reading, I know I'm long winded, but I feel it all needed to be said. Overall this game isn't bad, but it isn't an amazing game either. With the hype, funding, and general Bungie-ness that was behind this game, it makes me wonder what happened. It took five years and while there is a great game to be played, it doesn't quite come through correctly. I am hopeful that Destiny will get better through updates and DLC, but for now a 7/10 seems fitting. Enjoy!

    -Monkiman300    … Expand
  27. Pat1711
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    The gameplay itself is fantastic, the controls are very smooth and fluid which makes for fun general gameplay. The PvP and Strike missions at level 20 really help to spice the game up, especially if you're playing with friends, it gives a challenge aspect and I do mean CHALLENGE. The game just needs more content (which is coming up in the near future DLC) and it'll be golden.
  28. SoyMachineGun
    Sep 10, 2014
    3
    I EVER FEEL ALONE IN THIS GAME IT'S A FULL DECEPTION. Regular Graphics, good controls, poor history very repetitive on every mission. Boring This is not a Bungie Game
  29. Nertak
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    At best this game is just a Border Lands rip off. At worst its a jumbled mess.

    There is no coherent single player campaign. You don't progress like Halo for example. After every single mission you get into your space ship and fly away. Then when you start the next mission you fly back to the same restart point on the planet and just go do a different quest. It involves traveling    At best this game is just a Border Lands rip off. At worst its a jumbled mess.

    There is no coherent single player campaign. You don't progress like Halo for example. After every single mission you get into your space ship and fly away. Then when you start the next mission you fly back to the same restart point on the planet and just go do a different quest. It involves traveling through the same area over and over again. Monsters just respawn like in a mmorpg. So there is no feeling that you are making any impact on the world.

    The game has you find gear from monsters but also has a bunch of npcs in "town" that sell gear. What the hell is the point of the npcs? Why not just have the gear drop from monsters. Speaking of the gear, its all incredibly generic and boring. I saw nothing interesting to make your character unique through the gear. Best you can hope for is lame things like grenade cool down being slightly lower.

    The classes are uninteresting. When you level up you just pick the new ability on the completely linear level up order. There is no difference between you and someone else of your class. There is no way to make your character yours.

    Bungie didn't want the entire mmorpg healer/tank/dps rolls so when you level with other people its just everyone shooting the enemies. The lack of rolls causes a complete lack of synergy. Everyone doing their own thing but pointlessly together.

    Dying means nothing. You just respawn. Normally you just respawn right where you were and mop up the enemies that were left. Or if its an event you have to start from the beginning which if your underlevel or under geared just leads to frustration as you repeat the same thing over and over yet offers no penalty at all for your failure. With enough attempt you are bound to eventually succeed.

    Very disappointing. Made me wish I was playing Halo, Resistance, you name it. It didn't fill my craving for a first person shooter at all. Just made me want to play a good shooter.    … Expand
  30. Telurian
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    First time reviewer, but I felt a need to warn people about this game. Where to start? Most of the reviews have stated the majority of the issues with this game. Painfully repetitive, with zero character creation & backstory. It provides us gamers with no investment in the story, characters or even the tasks we are to complete. Very generic play, with all missions exactly the same as theFirst time reviewer, but I felt a need to warn people about this game. Where to start? Most of the reviews have stated the majority of the issues with this game. Painfully repetitive, with zero character creation & backstory. It provides us gamers with no investment in the story, characters or even the tasks we are to complete. Very generic play, with all missions exactly the same as the previous. I have enjoyed some moments playing with others but those moments are too few and far between. It is priced about double what it should be. There really isn't enough content. Personally, I feel ripped off buying this game and wish I could return it. (Damn digital download). Bungie has made a few maps and a few missions and just repeated them over & over again.

    For the life of me, I cannot see where the $500M dollars was spent. Majority must be marketing.

    I will continue with this for a while longer. Attempt to max level but I don't feel the game can be saved. Just too much to fix to make this enjoyable.

    Save yourself some cash and wait for the "next" big game.    … Expand
  31. JasonFever
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    Beyonce, a former member of Destiny's Child, loved HALO and HALO 2 so much that she wrote an epic song about how amazing and incredible her HALO gaming experience was. Unfortunately I don't think she's going to be writing any songs about HALO's child, DESTINY. I love the guns, love the melee, love Peter Dinklage's voice, love the dancing but I don't love DESTINY. I want to love DESTINY,Beyonce, a former member of Destiny's Child, loved HALO and HALO 2 so much that she wrote an epic song about how amazing and incredible her HALO gaming experience was. Unfortunately I don't think she's going to be writing any songs about HALO's child, DESTINY. I love the guns, love the melee, love Peter Dinklage's voice, love the dancing but I don't love DESTINY. I want to love DESTINY, I really, really do but I don't. I only like it like a friend or maybe just as an acquaintance I don't necessarily have to talk to if I see them at a party. This is a good game and you will have fun but it's somehow missing something but I don't know what. It's like it totally has a ton of "je" but no "ne sais quoi".… Expand
  32. Ebelon
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    Game is very innovative. Despite many low scores ,mainly due to destiny trying to appeal to many, the game is still simply fun. Why are games like borderlands and diablo not being bashed for being repetitive? In those games you its all about the loot. Destiny on the other hand has loot plus more. More is more, so why are people complaining? Treat the game like a more amped up borderlands.Game is very innovative. Despite many low scores ,mainly due to destiny trying to appeal to many, the game is still simply fun. Why are games like borderlands and diablo not being bashed for being repetitive? In those games you its all about the loot. Destiny on the other hand has loot plus more. More is more, so why are people complaining? Treat the game like a more amped up borderlands. personally, i enjoyed Destiny very much, borderlands (1-2) i got bored off pretty fast.… Expand
  33. psugrad1999
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    This is my first FPS MMO game that I've enjoyed. The graphics are stunning, the music incredible, the game mechanics are astounding. I was amazed at how the AI progresses, your foes go from standing in the open, to seeking cover, to darting from cover to cover, to out flanking you. I'm still learning the mechanics, but have been enjoying myself greatly. The bad things, it is a bitThis is my first FPS MMO game that I've enjoyed. The graphics are stunning, the music incredible, the game mechanics are astounding. I was amazed at how the AI progresses, your foes go from standing in the open, to seeking cover, to darting from cover to cover, to out flanking you. I'm still learning the mechanics, but have been enjoying myself greatly. The bad things, it is a bit repetitive. And so far, the story does seem to be a bit lacking. But that is balanced with the multi-player facet. I don't have that many gaming friends, and I really like how it's a living world with other players in it, you can stumble on someone needing help at any given moment, but you are not really forced to be in a team in the story line missions. You really don't need to be matched up with people, or have a team pre-selected to play. I totally disagree with all these negative scores. None of the DLC has come out yet, and this is the 1st release of the IP. I never played Halo, but I can't imagine that it had such a gripping storyline from the start. This game is much better then Titanfall, at least it has a campaign and story line. I say give it a try, and be willing to join in some fun with complete strangers. The game encourages teaming up with group events on a map -- and that was really fun. Is it a 10? No, but it's not a 0 by far either. I think comparing it to Halo or any other game is moot, it needs to be scored on it's own, not by comparing other games to it.… Expand
  34. danomarino
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    Don't listen to the haters, this game is really good. I've had a lot of fun with this game so far, people are just hating on it because it was so hyped. It tells you something that the reviews are either positive or negative....nothing really in between. People just hating something because they heard it was going to be something awesome.
  35. thejerbearz
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    Don't fall for all the troll reviews, Destiny is a beautifully crafted game, definitely deserving of praise, and is very much worth the hype, although it isn't without it's flaws. Destiny features a quite lengthy story, atleast for today's standards, with me clocking in just over 12 hours to complete the story missions.

    The story is quite enjoyable, and is told in a similar way to the    Don't fall for all the troll reviews, Destiny is a beautifully crafted game, definitely deserving of praise, and is very much worth the hype, although it isn't without it's flaws. Destiny features a quite lengthy story, atleast for today's standards, with me clocking in just over 12 hours to complete the story missions.

    The story is quite enjoyable, and is told in a similar way to the first Halo, with mysterious background story, an ancient threat, badass alien races and futuristic "super soldiers". In similar vein to Halo: CE, Destiny's story is told quite subtlety, and its quite easy to see it's being set up to tell future stories, be that through DLC or future titles. But Destiny isn't all about the story, it's more so about the multiplayer experiences.

    Along with all the story missions being playable with a full fireteam (Group of 3), it also offers many activities for you and your friends to enjoy. These activities include Patrol mode, which lets you free into the beautiful game world with your friends and other people venturing through the area, and sets you free from any boundaries. It allows for you to roam around the world killing enemies, exploring hidden areas for loot chests, secret high-level enemies, and also has mini-missions throughout whichever location you're exploring to keep you occupied. I've found my self lost within Patrol mode for hours, just capping enemies and doing random missions. Patrol mode is definitely one of my favourite modes in the game, and i can see myself putting days of gametime into this mode alone.

    Along with patrol, Destiny features Strikes and Raids(Available on Sept. 16th). Strikes are a small co operative mission, generally split into three sections. Strikes allow for one fireteam to take on its challenges, and are highly replayable due to the fact that in the three split areas of the Strike, all enemies besides bosses are randomly generated and always follow different patterns, creating a new experience each time. Raids promise to be Strikes on a much larger scale, potentially taking hours to complete, and will allow for two fireteams to play in one session.

    Although the Co-Op options in Destiny are some of the most fun i've had in a while, this wouldn't be a Bungie game without a potent competitive multiplayer mode, known in Destiny as the Crucible. The Crucible is filled with a few modes, although in normal Bungie fashion there will probably be more added as time goes on. There isn't much I can say about the Crucible besides the fact that it is one of the best Competitive Multiplayer experiences on the Next-Gen consoles at the moment. Weapon Equalization makes for balanced matches where the more skilled player will win over the player who has better weapons due to time played. That, mixed in with some amazing map design and great character abilities creates for one addictive mode that set to played for months to come.

    All in all, Destiny is one of the best games currently available on Next-Gen, and one of the best FPS games I've played in a long while. It's definitely 10/10 material as some people are saying, and it's definitely not the MMO experience many were expecting, but it's a very potent shooter with tons of replayability in all the modes, be it the story mode, the wealth of Co-Op activities, or the amazingly crafted Competitive Multiplayer experience, Destiny is a game I recommend to everyone looking for a fun shooter experience, and is definitely something Bungie should be proud of.

    See you Starside, Guardians.    … Expand
  36. Jillerstem11
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    So far this game has been great. The loot is cool, the customization of your weapons/gear are cool and so is the feel of the game. It feels like an actual awesome first person shooter with an MMO feel which I have been craving for some time. The reason why I am not giving this game a 10 is because there is no economy to this game. What I mean is that in SWTOR and WoW I was able to makeSo far this game has been great. The loot is cool, the customization of your weapons/gear are cool and so is the feel of the game. It feels like an actual awesome first person shooter with an MMO feel which I have been craving for some time. The reason why I am not giving this game a 10 is because there is no economy to this game. What I mean is that in SWTOR and WoW I was able to make things and sell those items on the AH to make some money so I can buy something cool later on. I was kind of let down when I saw that they did not have that in this game.

    Also, I am a sucker for being a role player in all MMORPGs and for there not to be a healing class is kind of a let down. I know it is not needed because health regenerates like nothing, but here's to them fixing it *crosses fingers*.
    Lastly, the only other thing is more of a question: Will raiding be the same as it is in most other MMO's? Will the raid leader be able to mark up enemies for certain groups in the raid to attack? Will there be several different dynamics to a raid boss and not have him just run and gun? We have yet to find out, but here is to me hoping the raids are awesome which I think they will be.
    PVP is a blast and so are some of the PVE quests. I think it's great they have factions that you can build reputation with who also provide gear if you have a descent amount of rep with that particular faction. Overall the game is a blast and I would encourage others to invest in it.    … Expand
  37. clownz
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    I game about 90% of my day. I love xbox, I love video games. Destiny to me was all hype. The story is poorly developed. You can complete it in less than a day. The PVP is unbalanced. The strike missions are poorly scripted. Same old boring orbit screen with the ships flying. I gave it a 2 only because the graphics are well done. But whoever wrote the story line to this game, who everI game about 90% of my day. I love xbox, I love video games. Destiny to me was all hype. The story is poorly developed. You can complete it in less than a day. The PVP is unbalanced. The strike missions are poorly scripted. Same old boring orbit screen with the ships flying. I gave it a 2 only because the graphics are well done. But whoever wrote the story line to this game, who ever developed the strike missions, 0 out of 10 on those.… Expand
  38. slate0
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    Don't support this game. Just don't. Tell your friends not to. It is a $30 game at best. If they release free DLC with non-recycled content then maybe this game will be worth it, but it is very short and it is just "empty." It feels like they haven't tried. Almost every mission is a copy paste job. No meat. Enemies have poor AI and they respawn frequently, so "exploring" is kind ofDon't support this game. Just don't. Tell your friends not to. It is a $30 game at best. If they release free DLC with non-recycled content then maybe this game will be worth it, but it is very short and it is just "empty." It feels like they haven't tried. Almost every mission is a copy paste job. No meat. Enemies have poor AI and they respawn frequently, so "exploring" is kind of like hanging out in Hyrule field in a recent Zelda (ie: you are constantly harassed) Almost all NPC's have no dialogue other than a vocal quip as you approach them, then it's just a screen where you trade cash for goods. Or maybe you get free goods. From a robot. Or get mystery goods and build up a score for gambling with your money a lot. Who cares. Many more basic engine bugs than I have ever seen in ANY game (networking and group play). Peter Dinklage could be replaced by any other bored sounding male. They could have probably replaced him with 100 interns and at least had an interesting game.

    I have played many games in my life. I have paid too much for indie games, and I have payed very little for games that have given me 100's of hours of entertainment. Given the professional names behind this release, I can only assume that this is either a cash grab (note how no reviewers got pre-release code for reviews), or nobody would tell Bungie that their emperor had no clothes. Back with Halo 2 they scrapped everything and started over at a point during development. This is not the same Bungie.

    This game gets one point for teaching me to never pre-order a game again.    … Expand
  39. OutofthisworldX
    Sep 10, 2014
    3
    Just finished this game, and have to say im not pleased with it overall, the story missions was all the same, start off in the same setting, go to the same place through the same enemies and face a slightly different mini boss at the end (none of which were hard to kill even on hard) - and i cant really say i fully grasped what the story was about. there is no narrative to the story, ifJust finished this game, and have to say im not pleased with it overall, the story missions was all the same, start off in the same setting, go to the same place through the same enemies and face a slightly different mini boss at the end (none of which were hard to kill even on hard) - and i cant really say i fully grasped what the story was about. there is no narrative to the story, if this cost 500M dollars to cost i would expect a lot more cut scenes, not to the extent that they become intrusive but i can count on 2 hands how many times i saw a cut scene that helped explained what was going on. the only thing i will praise is the graphics. although some textures that were a bit far away looked very very blurry at times. the online is OK but i worry that it will become like titanfall - boring after a week.

    Bungie said this has a 10 year life span, if my memory serves me right, Halo 2 come out in 2004 - ten years ago, ALOT has happened in the gaming industry since then and i wouldnt be surprised to see many of the current games gone within a year (MAX)    … Expand
  40. carlholwell
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    I love this game, the loot is rewarding and not just thrown at you every ten seconds like borderlands, the combat is smooth and refined and the gameplay is fun. Lots of people seem to think that a lack of explosions and one button abseiling scenes makes a game repetitive and boring and I guarantee no one who said this has tried more than one class to see which they prefer... experimentedI love this game, the loot is rewarding and not just thrown at you every ten seconds like borderlands, the combat is smooth and refined and the gameplay is fun. Lots of people seem to think that a lack of explosions and one button abseiling scenes makes a game repetitive and boring and I guarantee no one who said this has tried more than one class to see which they prefer... experimented with a weapon other than an auto rifle or tried to fight in a way that isn't occasionally pop your head round cover, let alone unlocked the second sub class.… Expand
  41. Lancerguy
    Sep 10, 2014
    6
    Ummm, so lv20 is the cap. They released 1/3 of a game, hyped it up, and then charged $60 for it. The gameplay is what I'd call "HALO" The Borderlands", aka a mix of halo and borderlands gameplay. The content is lacking, and the multiplayer VS isn't that great. I'm seriously disappointed, I would pay 39 for this, but not 59.... LAME >:(
  42. Berserker9289
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    The superior console to play Destiny on. Better online service (XBLive > PSN), identical visuals (literally. There is no fu*king difference. 1080p = 1080p), better controller.
  43. saibear12
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    I really enjoy the game so far. I'm a lvl 16 and have played for 12 hours. Sure I suppose the missions can get repetitive, go here kill those guys, defend this point, and then go there. But its the experience with friends! Maybe the people giving poor scores are having to play alone?

    But anyway, the other fun thing is finding the collectibles. I haven't played much PvP because that    I really enjoy the game so far. I'm a lvl 16 and have played for 12 hours. Sure I suppose the missions can get repetitive, go here kill those guys, defend this point, and then go there. But its the experience with friends! Maybe the people giving poor scores are having to play alone?

    But anyway, the other fun thing is finding the collectibles. I haven't played much PvP because that isn't my area of fun. But it seems to work fine from the few matches I've done.    … Expand
  44. SuperJoystick
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    The game is amazing. Mechanics, enemy AI, environments are blowing me away. It takes a while to get better guns and equipment, so don't judge until you're level 12 or so. I can see myself sinking hundreds of hours into this!
  45. kmdcanada
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    This game (and all games) are developed on PC hardware, but they release it on console anyway? WTF making games just because you are in it for the money is pathetic. Go run a bank if you don't care about gamers, leave game development to GAMERS!
  46. edstead
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    Honestly this game is a solid 9/10 for me, given it a 10 because virtually no games on the planet deserve a 0/10, people are just petty and if they don't like something claim its the worst thing ever. Anywho onto the actual review.

    Destiny's genre is something very hard to define, its like Halo crossed with borderlands, crossed with mass effect and some MMO type stuff thrown in too. For    Honestly this game is a solid 9/10 for me, given it a 10 because virtually no games on the planet deserve a 0/10, people are just petty and if they don't like something claim its the worst thing ever. Anywho onto the actual review.

    Destiny's genre is something very hard to define, its like Halo crossed with borderlands, crossed with mass effect and some MMO type stuff thrown in too. For me that results in a beautiful mix of genres I love.

    - Graphics are pretty solid, very nice background artwork seen in the form of skies and mountain ranges.
    - Solid controls easy to get used to
    - Rewarding upgrade system and levelling
    - Good variety of stuff to do (PvP, solo, co-op strike missions)

    I am absolutely hooked on this game and am hoping to be fulfilled with the end game too. If any of the games mentioned above that are similar interest you, definitely check this out.

    But most importantly, GIVE IT TIME. Play at least 5-6 hours before you judge it, explore a bit and see what is out there for you to do.    … Expand
  47. akarij
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    - Graphics 8: Like a 1080p/30fps version of Halo 4, plus nice visual effects and dynamic lighting/shadows.
    - Sound 8: Guns sound great, Peter Dinklage sounds f*cking awesome. Aliens sound generic.
    - Music 10: Almost, almost as good as Halo 2, almost. Great job Martin O'Donnell, until Bungie fired him :-( - FPS Mechanics 8: Plays like Halo 4, same tactics work, even AI feels the same. -    - Graphics 8: Like a 1080p/30fps version of Halo 4, plus nice visual effects and dynamic lighting/shadows.
    - Sound 8: Guns sound great, Peter Dinklage sounds f*cking awesome. Aliens sound generic.
    - Music 10: Almost, almost as good as Halo 2, almost. Great job Martin O'Donnell, until Bungie fired him :-(
    - FPS Mechanics 8: Plays like Halo 4, same tactics work, even AI feels the same.
    - RPG Mechanics 6: This game needs bots for party members, badly. More on this below.
    - Overall Polish 9: Outstanding, AAA level next gen game. Unbelievable level of polish given its ambitions.

    The problem people have with Destiny is that it failed to live up to its RPG expectations. In my mind I'm thinking of what Dragon's Crown did right in allowing bots as party members, making human party members optional. Even more to the point, Dragon's Crown allowed human party members to later be recruited to your party permanently as a bot. This is the missing link that Destiny needs.

    A quick note about the enemy AI, I think Destiny needs to borrow a page from Titanfall. Titanfall uses bots to populate the crowd, but key adversaries (titans and their pilots) are human players. The way Titanfall pulled this off was by rewarding players who randomly joined campaign battles, even if they had already started. Destiny would improve dramatically if human characters could phase into a running firefight during a campaign mission.

    Many lament that Destiny isn't Borderlands, and I think this is the perfect summary of complaints. If Destiny was Borderlands with Halo laid over top then it would be perfect. Personally I wish I had waited a week or two to pick up a used copy, which is what I recommend if you haven't yet bought it.    … Expand
  48. Erimud
    Sep 10, 2014
    3
    Storyline nearly as weak as Titanfall.
    Uncreative FPS, reach destination and kill waves until your ghost is done (insert task here).
    No proximity chat (A universe full of Guardi-- Mimes..).
  49. Borat
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    Don't waste your money. The game is repetitive, can't talk to anyone without jumping through a ton of hoops, the loot system is terrible, there is no story worth paying attention too, and the multiplayer is boring unbalanced garbage.

    From one gamer to another, save your money.
  50. Eharder
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    The game have a solid history ,strong soundtrack , gooooood very good mecanical gameplay and INSANYN GRAPHICALS very good, perhaps , have in fact some bugs of conection with PSN , unfortely , but is just have a solution soon. very good for now .
    9.8
  51. gamer0315
    Sep 10, 2014
    5
    not too good but better on the x1 as most games are especially an all online game , if you are going to buy this garbage get it on the x1 best place to play any shooter
  52. Cirrusstrafe
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    It's fun. It's more fun with friends. It's not Halo, it's not Borderlands, and it's not Call of Duty. It's kind of its own thing that borrows a lot of concepts from other games, merges them all nicely--some more than others--and polishes everything so well that if the sun were out it would blind you. It's doing what it wants to do very, very well.

    However, a lot of people get the wrong    It's fun. It's more fun with friends. It's not Halo, it's not Borderlands, and it's not Call of Duty. It's kind of its own thing that borrows a lot of concepts from other games, merges them all nicely--some more than others--and polishes everything so well that if the sun were out it would blind you. It's doing what it wants to do very, very well.

    However, a lot of people get the wrong picture, or expect the wrong thing, or just "don't get it" so I'm going to clear a lot of the misconceptions up right now, as neutrally as possible, so as to guide people who are on the fence or help people who don't seem to like it learn to like it more for what it is and not what they were expecting it to be.

    Destiny is first and foremost a co-op game, and is greatly enhanced by playing with a tight-knit group of friends. It is also about "grinding." The thing about grinding though, is that it isn't really a grind when you're doing it with your friends. Destiny creates this great play space for your friends to hook up for a few hours and just blow **** up together, whilst slowly gaining power for bigger, crazier things (Storms, Raids, etc).
    Destiny's core play model seems to be to lay the groundwork for continual "grind" style advancement, but then serve that up on a silver platter with fun, polished gameplay, frenetic action, and doing it all with your friends, all at easily choosable and switchable levels of difficulty and depth while being able to flip to PvP at the drop of a hat.

    It is not without its flaws. The first few hours of pacing are really awful compared to everything mid-Moon and on. Similarly, the game doesn't really hit full stride until you, and your friends, hit max level and you all start gunning for super difficult stuff as a team. Thankfully this only takes about 12-14 hours to get to, and it's not like the game isn't smooth and fun up till then anyway.
    The storytelling excels in some places (Venus-endgame/Awoken arc) and falls super flat in others (Ghost's VAing, Dinklage I am disappoint). Many things are not explained well, if at all (bounties, transferring gear between characters, how vendor rep/levels and faction rep works).

    All in all, for what it sets out to do, it hits home well enough to have a truck load of staying power, especially if they really ratchet out the expansions and DLC quickly.

    In terms of just wanting to hang out with friends and blow **** up while feeling a sense of advancement and at the same time opting in or out of competition at my discretion, this is totally going to be my number one go to now. It hits all those marks with flying colors, at least for me. I just hope enough of my bros stick with it when the dust settles.

    TL;DR
    Destiny is co-op loot grind game at its core and if you don't like that then it won't appeal to you at all, but it's the first FPS style one that really gets it right. The gunplay is great, the graphics are fantastic, the underlying design is solid, and the UI/menus/feedback/HUD should be an industry standard.
    Bungie cast a mortar and pestle out of gold, polished the crap out of it, made it **** out candy and explosions while you did it, and put in up to five extra handles for your friends.

    I can only assume the reason this game has a 5.0 average user rating as of this review due to the fact that half of the players were expecting something else, and the other half realize what it is and like it.    … Expand
  53. PunisherLH
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    Destiny is an enjoyable game for most fans of FPS games. However, it depends how bland you want it to be.

    The story (or lack of) is not engaging and doesn't grasp you at any point. The Story Missions are alright, but most of them have you grounded in one place surviving wave after wave of enemies. It gets very repetitive. There is no backstory given to the type of enemies in the game,    Destiny is an enjoyable game for most fans of FPS games. However, it depends how bland you want it to be.

    The story (or lack of) is not engaging and doesn't grasp you at any point. The Story Missions are alright, but most of them have you grounded in one place surviving wave after wave of enemies. It gets very repetitive. There is no backstory given to the type of enemies in the game, i.e. - Fallen, Vex etc.

    Perhaps the best part about the Co-Op experience would be that the Strike Missions have you battle through wave of enemies and bosses within 45 minutes. This gives you loot at the end of the Strike Mission which is usually pretty valuable.

    The "free-roam" aspect of the game can be enjoyable, depending on your tolerance and addiction to getting better loot. You will be wrecking weak enemies on the plains of different planets all to find a single loot box. The loot boxes usually contain Glimmer (the game's currency) and an additional piece of loot which can be a gun, armor or something completely useless. This part of the games also offers "missions" but these are mind-numbingly dull - they require you to kill a certain enemy or pick up certain items for very little reward.

    Perhaps the most fun part of the experience would be the Multiplayer (The Crucible). The Crucible offers 5 game modes - some of which I enjoyed (Control, Clash and Rumble), one which was awful (Skirmish 3vs3).

    Leveling up is pretty quick, I got to Level 20 within 24 hours. From 20, you have to equip Armor which has Light as a perk to level up. I'm not sure what level you can get to yet, but I haven't hit a cap thus far.

    If you enjoyed Borderlands, you'll probably enjoy this game as it requires you to do mind-numbing tasks to get more loot. The Multiplayer is more like Halo: Reach than any other Halo.

    To Conclude, it's a fairly enjoyable game. I could see myself playing it further as long as there is a high level cap.    … Expand
  54. Cowtipster
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    A review from a non-hater / non-fanboy. The reviews for this game have been some of the absolute worst I have seen for a game ever. A zero? 2s and 3s? It's laughable. Albeit not without flaws this is a solid game well worth $60.

    Firstly i will discuss the negative. Multiplayer pvp. 6 vs 6 is not acceptable by today's standards for an online shooter. I also find the pvp experience not to    A review from a non-hater / non-fanboy. The reviews for this game have been some of the absolute worst I have seen for a game ever. A zero? 2s and 3s? It's laughable. Albeit not without flaws this is a solid game well worth $60.

    Firstly i will discuss the negative. Multiplayer pvp. 6 vs 6 is not acceptable by today's standards for an online shooter. I also find the pvp experience not to be balanced and is frustrating. Maps never feel right. They feel too big or too small at times. I would not recommend this game a buy if you were looking for a core multiplayer experience. The Patrol mode is repetitive as said in other reviews. This is basically your explore mode as well. There are only a few patrol missions it seems and does get boring quickly for most I would think. I personally only do them when there is a bounty for it as I do enjoy the bounty missions. This also will yield you bonus vanguard experience. Exploring just feels bland as well. I find very little in the way of chests, dead ghosts, or enemies which is really the entire reason to go exploring in the first place. Those are really the only things that I feel Bungie just fell short on.

    That being said, they got a lot right. The enemy variety is as good or better than any other shooter I can think of despite the other reviews. COD has more variety? Titianfall? Even Halo? I don't think so. There is plenty of variety as well as a variety of ways you can take them down. The world is large and gorgeous. I have spent more time looking around to take in the environment than any other game bar none. It is beautiful. Missions are solid despite the haters reviews. The biggest complaint is "go here and shoot this guy repeat" or "go here and push this button repeat". Is my memory failing me or is pretty much every shooter ever made a similar formula? The excitement is not the goal but the journey to the goal. To share the world with others even when traveling alone is great. It is fun to storm a base with fellow travelers. Public events is a great time and a wonderful way to meet new friends even if you were planning to go solo. Just something bonding about the experience. Can't put my finger on it. I typically am not a big social gamer but I have found myself grouping with more folks in this game than any other and loving it. Bounty boards are a fun. Some of the bounties take you deeper into the world than the patrols it seems and they vary much more. Lots of gear to level. I am only a lvl 18 warlock atm but have heard the leveling does NOT stop at 20 which is great.

    In a nutshell this game is a 5/10 for multi and a 9/10 for single player / coop. This is why I gave it a 7 overall. I personally bought it for the SP so I am loving the hell out of it. It is a dangerous game to promote a game as hard as Bungie has with this title and not expect volatile reactions from the public but this is far from a bad game. Unless as I said before, you were only buying for the multiplayer. I hope this review helps a bit with you gamers on the fence one way or the other.    … Expand
  55. Mikethewolf
    Sep 10, 2014
    5
    Activation said they were going to put 500 million into the game , what they forgot to mention is most of it is hype and marketing money , cause the game is definitely way to simple. 3 classes that handle exactly the same with the exception of their 1 special ability . Low rate of loot drops and not much variations on them when they do drop. Very repetitive missions (the strikes are greatActivation said they were going to put 500 million into the game , what they forgot to mention is most of it is hype and marketing money , cause the game is definitely way to simple. 3 classes that handle exactly the same with the exception of their 1 special ability . Low rate of loot drops and not much variations on them when they do drop. Very repetitive missions (the strikes are great , but few and far between) There are gear slots that you spend your money on that do nothing other then looks that you barely notice if your not on your character screen, some space ships are SUPER expensive , and have no benefits other then the look on loading screens (WTF)?

    Overall its a good game with a bland story that's HIGHLY repetitive and short on actual story , if your gonna model it after an MMO there needs to be more story elements that are a bit longer and deeper not a $60 game by any means. It has so much potential cause the physics are good but it just lacking on sooo many levels. It tries to do a bit of everything (Halo , Cod , Mass effect. MMO) and falls flat on all the aspects , and combining the basic aspects of all them doesn't make it that much better, it has always been there more advanced stuff that got the job done in those games.

    Here is was a big sign for story problems from the start " Minor spoiler here"...........

    After mission 2 you go talk to the speaker , more or less the guy in charge of the good guys and he starts telling you a little story where he literally says something along the lines of well you have been gone for 100s of years so i could tell you the story of what happened and why we are doing this and the back story of how humanity got screwed and stuff.....but im not going to , im just gonna say bad **** is coming . So your thrust into this world with no idea whats going on. I am more then half way threw the story and I have been filled in very little . I got a bunch of missing peaces by going onto bungie.net and reading the grimores (in game pick ups that you can only read on the site), but really how many people are going to do that.    … Expand
  56. Mastabrad85
    Sep 10, 2014
    5
    BORING! Only one type of enemy on each planet, no interaction with players roaming around you, limited classes, weapons, and on top of it all the story is bloody horrible. I gave it a 5 because the game mechanics are well developed and it runs smooth - graphics are ok. This is a 1 month stop gap to the next big game.
  57. lucass1134
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    Run of the mill shooter mixed with rpg wait for number 2 or a price drop.
    If you like halo she shooting is almost identical tight and fun. Nothing new or very exciting
  58. PopiaSena
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    Honestly it just feels like a generic FPS, but with an mmo feel to it so I'm not really that impress. Plus the customizing isn't really that impressive. Plus the fact it's online only is a huge negative in my books.
  59. pavbowski
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    Dull, charmless, boring and repetitive. I really wanted to like this game, but its just so bland. Every mission feels the same, killing endless hordes of unimaginative bullet sponges. Nice graphics though.
  60. sheehanje
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    At it's worst - it's a good shooter. Problem is, there are a lot of good to great shooters out there. I wasn't a huge Halo fan. I played the first one (on PC), then years later Halo 3. The mechanics feel like they belong in the Halo universe.

    There have been moments for me so far that say, yes, this game has potential. Getting caught up in a spontaneous system wide event (while    At it's worst - it's a good shooter. Problem is, there are a lot of good to great shooters out there. I wasn't a huge Halo fan. I played the first one (on PC), then years later Halo 3. The mechanics feel like they belong in the Halo universe.

    There have been moments for me so far that say, yes, this game has potential. Getting caught up in a spontaneous system wide event (while on a mission) was a nice touch. Having to take down a Nomad with the help of others in the same area was a distraction in the good sense of the word. At another point in the game, I was in a tough fight and someone came along just at the right time and spent all of a minute helping me knock down the rest of the badies. Once over we both went on our merry way and not once did we have to communicate. So I get what Bungie wants to do with this game. I even get the "shared-world" shooter. A balance between co-op and competitive multiplayer that is always on.

    It's a good game. It's well designed mechanically. However, it is way over hyped at this point. While there is plenty new, it's new in the sense that you mix elements of what has come before to get a new sum. It's not revolutionary. The back story takes a backseat to the action. I have a hard time understanding why I am doing things. The dialogue is ... weak, both in tone and content. I didn't expect an RPG style story that is 50% of the game. But even Halo had a sense of urgency to the story. Everything seems forced in Destiny.

    As I mentioned, this game has many elements. It can be compared to a lot of games, SWTOR, Borderlands, Halo, and even Eve:Online come to mind. The last one because of what I think can make or break this game: community driven content. Without Bungie doing a complete overhaul over the next year - the only thing that I can see taking this game to the next level and keeping it afloat is how the community comes together. Unlike EVE: Online though, there are walls in this world. Matchmaking, whether co-op or multiplayer is done on the fly and automated. It will be interesting to see how much the community can drive this game in its current state.

    For now I will keep playing. I've really been on the edge of my seat more than once. That alone is worth the price of admission. It's not a game that I feel personally vested in yet though. Time will tell.    … Expand
  61. Circulogi
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    I played the Beta so unlike some other reviewers I have a fair amount of time with the game at this point. Probably over 20 hours so far so read this review if you want actual info on the game and not just rage quitters 0/10 no help reviews. Destiny is an MMO FPS shooter. So what that means is you can play with your friends and explore the inner solar system with your friends and even someI played the Beta so unlike some other reviewers I have a fair amount of time with the game at this point. Probably over 20 hours so far so read this review if you want actual info on the game and not just rage quitters 0/10 no help reviews. Destiny is an MMO FPS shooter. So what that means is you can play with your friends and explore the inner solar system with your friends and even some strangers. You start off on Earth and like most RPG's there is a short tutorial to get you some basic gear and teach you basic controls. After that you can do quite a few different things and the world opens up quite a bit. Under the Hood- Technically I could not be more happy with this game. It looks great on the Xbox One and also on the Xbox 360. I have not seen it yet on PS4 but I'm sure it looks good there too. Graphics are not everything but good graphics also doesn't hurt either. I found myself just walking around looking at stuff as there is tons of detail and environmental effects to take in. It being an online only game worried me a bit. I can't speak for everyone but both during the Beta and my first night of playing it went totally ok. I expected some issues on day one and there were none, nada, not any. That's amazing and I can't believe it hasn't been talked about more. Many, many online only games have all had major issues at launch. GTA Online was unplayable for example for quite a few people for the first week. Just saying. Did everyone forget that? I guess so. The sound design is also top notch. Many gamers play with terrible tv speakers or cheap gamer headphones all the time so they probably won't notice this at all but I did and wow. The game sounds amazing in 5.1 surround and my subwoofer really enjoys telling me when things explode. The effects are fantastic as well. While you are indoors with a metal wall it sounds like it. You don't have the exact same samples played for every situation. Why is this a big deal? Its a big deal because they paid a lot of attention to details to make this game both look and sound top notch because you will be playing it for hundreds of hours. These little details will pay off at hour # 100 for sure. Gameplay- The gameplay for me is very familiar, fluid, and fun. The gunplay is like most modern shooters. Left trigger aims, right trigger shoots, reload is x, etc, etc. I play a lot of FPS games so I felt right at home with the controls. I can't speak for the PS4 because I don't own one but the XB1 controller feels made for this game. You get a ton of feedback from the controller at all times. This is the first XB1 game I've played that so far has used the new tech they put in the triggers. So the shooting is really fun. After level 2 or 3 you get your own speeder bike. Its as cool as it sounds and you can basically ride that around and have a great time if you wanted to. They need to add in speeder bike races if they didn't already! I played as the Hunter class because I did in the Beta and I really like the double jump and the knife throwing that character can do. I have friends that use the other classes and they seem pretty fun too. If you play in a group it might be best to have a mix of classes for best effect, ymmv. Story ( no spoilers ) - There is a story but it seems more of tool to facilitate you shooting more aliens. I for one don't mind this at all. There are cut scenes but they are short and I think you can even skip them. The cut scenes are really well done though so at least the first time I'd maybe give them a watch. I can already tell there is a lot more that is going to open up after I level up more but I'm in no hurry to get there. For me its more about the journey than the destination especially with a brand new game. Play it for yourself here. Gripes- A minor gripe and this is more of a personal preference is there is very little humor. Its very dry like Halo in that serious stuff is going down and you have to fix it. Such drama! So if you love Borderlands for its humor ( and you should ) don't get this expecting the same. If you are playing this with a group of friends and you really should be you can make your own humor. This is the only reason I gave it a 9 and not a 10. My other gripe and its almost not one is the load times. They are a bit long I think but at the same time they are some of the best loads screens ever. You see your spaceship flying around and you can even customize this later on in the game. So this really could be a positive in the long run. Overall 9/10 - If you like FPS, RPG's, are a gamer, etc give it a shot on your console of choice. I plan on putting many hours into this myself so if see a human Hunter on XB1 that lays waste to aliens like a pro it just might be me. Happy gaming.… Expand
  62. whoa_ethan
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    This is a great addition to the Borderlands franchise. I was a bit nervous when Gearbox gave the reigns to Bungie, but I think they made a fantastic Borderlands game. Go get Borderlands: Destiny edition!
  63. OunceOfLuck
    Sep 10, 2014
    3
    Campaign was awful it feels so thrown together and forced. It is super repetitive and boring.The dialog and music choices are so farcical that I had a hard time not laughing at how bad it was. Why on Earth would you add motion blur and bloom to a game like this? Special abilities and all the weapons make should not have been added to crucible. The abilities especially make it superCampaign was awful it feels so thrown together and forced. It is super repetitive and boring.The dialog and music choices are so farcical that I had a hard time not laughing at how bad it was. Why on Earth would you add motion blur and bloom to a game like this? Special abilities and all the weapons make should not have been added to crucible. The abilities especially make it super unbalanced. Don't claim "arena style" and then put in a class based shooter. It doesn't feel like free roam it is kind of just here is the start now walk to the end. The maps feel so linear with clear paths you are forced to walk. Also I feel like it isn't even a real MMO sure you can do the Raids and help people out, but they might as well be bots as far as bungie is concerned no real communication with the other players that means no trading, no real interactions...I guess you can dance....You have that ability... I have loved bungie since the days of Marathon, but today I am just glad they are no longer making halo....… Expand
  64. wafflesteak
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    Spent all of yesterday running through as a Warlock and had a blast with some friends on hard mode.

    Loot doesn't drop as often as other games (re: BL) but it does feel more important or more of an upgrade. I'd rather have this system than be swimming in useless loot.
  65. SimonSaysRage
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    Bungie, once again, delivers a game changer. Destiny is an absolutely fantastic game. While it may not be as solid as Halo is to storytelling; or CoD to multiplayer; Diablo/BL2 to loot; or an MMO to what World of Warcraft is; it is without a doubt, the best shooter I have played in recent memory. It borrows aspects from each of those games/genres and makes it it's own experience. In thatBungie, once again, delivers a game changer. Destiny is an absolutely fantastic game. While it may not be as solid as Halo is to storytelling; or CoD to multiplayer; Diablo/BL2 to loot; or an MMO to what World of Warcraft is; it is without a doubt, the best shooter I have played in recent memory. It borrows aspects from each of those games/genres and makes it it's own experience. In that alone it separates itself from the cliche genres and tries to be something more - and it succeeds. If you want something new and accessible that has great fighting mechanics, excellent visuals, and the opportunity to kick some ass with friends and strangers - and get some crazy loot for doing so - then Destiny should be at the top of your shopping list.… Expand
  66. RoadHouse
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    Destiny is a beautiful game so far. Only a few hours into the game so far. Destiny feels like a mix of Borderlands and Halo. The open world of Destiny is beautiful and not all the same. The co-op is good but it is only 3 players why not 4!!!!.... Multiplayer is 6 vs. 6 and seems so far to be the weekest point of the game. It's basically domination from Call of Duty. Some of the players onDestiny is a beautiful game so far. Only a few hours into the game so far. Destiny feels like a mix of Borderlands and Halo. The open world of Destiny is beautiful and not all the same. The co-op is good but it is only 3 players why not 4!!!!.... Multiplayer is 6 vs. 6 and seems so far to be the weekest point of the game. It's basically domination from Call of Duty. Some of the players on that seem way over powered and impossible to kill at times. Bright spot on the multiplayer is certain vehicles and turrets as well on some of the bigger maps.

    Co-op is a lot of fun and the best way to play this game. Playing this game alone is very difficult at times and may even seem impossible.

    Music in this game is amazing! 10/10
    Graphics are very well done 9/10
    Controls 7.5/10
    Story 9/10 so far (still playing!)
    Sound 9/10

    I wish there was more loot in the game similar to Borderlands.
    The open world exploration is awesome and helps you rank up to beat other missions! The Darkness you fight (aliens) are smart and at times tough. The bosses in this game are pretty awesome. I have seen Wizard aliens, Demonic looking Aliens and Massive Eyeball alien and a Huge Tank. I think this game is a good first effort. I would recommend you picking it up if you are a fan of Halo, COD, Borderlands etc

    Give this game time as you play it as it just keeps getting better! Make sure you explore the tower for upgrades and rewards and meeting fellow gamers!    … Expand
  67. MaGicBush
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    At this point I am rating the game a 9 out of 10, although I am not to far into it. As long as the content is at least 30 hours worth then I will keep that rating(which I would say it will be more than that looking at all the things to buy and save for). The gameplay is a blast, and the graphics are the best I have seen yet on the xbox one. I love being able to tell if someone is aroundAt this point I am rating the game a 9 out of 10, although I am not to far into it. As long as the content is at least 30 hours worth then I will keep that rating(which I would say it will be more than that looking at all the things to buy and save for). The gameplay is a blast, and the graphics are the best I have seen yet on the xbox one. I love being able to tell if someone is around the corner just by seeing their shadow on surrounding objects if the lighting is right. The gameplay itself is very fluid and seems to be a mixture of Halo, and Mass Effect. The seemless co-op play at any point in the game is a very welcomed addition and something the Xbox one needed, as me and a friend have been waiting for a good co-op game and none had been released to this point unless you count BF4 which I don't consider really co-op since you cannot go through the campaign together. Those bashing the game are just that, bashers. You can tell reading the 0 review ratings that they have put little effort into the game and most likely may not even own the game. The game is not repetitive so far and I have put about 5 hours into it, and each mission is somewhat unique your not just going to point a and b and killing stuff as some others stated. The only reason I have not given the game a 10 is because to me no game can be perfect, there are some little things that I would love to see expanded upon or improved. The tech tree seems pretty lame as in you have no choice on what abilities to unlock each level unless this changes later on. You have a specific ability you get each level, and that is it. So the same class will be to different from each other. However I have noticed there is sub classes that I have yet to unlock and maybe that will add that customization I was hoping to see.… Expand
  68. someSpoon
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    Interesting love / hate response this game is generating.

    It's a fine game though by no means unflawed. Many of those who are enjoying it are convinced all the zero scores are trolling, but really that's having an equally blinkered view as the zero scorers themselves. For the sake of trying to find some balance, let's tackle the main hate points: "Story is garbage" Depending on    Interesting love / hate response this game is generating.

    It's a fine game though by no means unflawed. Many of those who are enjoying it are convinced all the zero scores are trolling, but really that's having an equally blinkered view as the zero scorers themselves.

    For the sake of trying to find some balance, let's tackle the main hate points:

    "Story is garbage"
    Depending on your expectations, probably a legitimate point. One-dimensional, lacking any strong characters and generally an absolute bare-bones affair. If this is where you get enjoyment from games then it's going to fall very short. Coming from the bungie stable, you can see where criticism is coming from as it's certainly no halo in this respect.

    "Missions are mindless & repetitive go-to-X,kill-Y/collect-Z"
    Again probably true in the main. But then again what else exactly is expected from a shooter/collect-em-up here? Are players expecting an on-rails cinematic rollercoaster full of sudden twists? It's not that type of game; the architecture is entirely contrary to it. Anyway the main trouble on this point is that it's made all the more glaring by the above one - there's no strong plot or dialogue to distract the player from the fact that they're essentially repeating similar tasks in any given mission, which is how most games of this ilk tackle the issue.

    "Gameplay / gunplay / ai is horrible & boring"
    I think many of the haters are missing a fundamental mechanic here, at least concerning the story missions (which bungie haven't done a good job of calling out themselves) - and that's choosing the appropriate difficulty. The game's normal difficulty is aimed squarely at 'casual' play - it's balanced to let you run & gun through pretty much every scenario thrown at you. If you're in any way competent at shooters but leave the difficulty on normal, then yes you'll probably find the gameplay highly dull because when you can kill everything but a boss in seconds flat, you're not going to have any interactions that expose you to subtlety in ai or the need to react to different battle conditions! So if I could give one tip to maximise enjoyment of this game, it would be to play on hard mode at all times, it makes for an infinitely more enjoyable experience. If it seems too hard, stick with it, the effort pays off once you get to grips with it.

    "Horrid graphics"
    I don't really want to touch this one. Sure it's not the most stunning looking game ever in either design or execution, but for those waving fingers on things like 30fps to cite zero scores on games, sorry but if 30fps/60fps defines whether or not you can enjoy a game, you're a brain donor (or should be). Of course you're entitled to your opinion :)

    "All the guns are the same"
    People complaining about this most likely aren't experienced playing morpg's to know what they're talking about. You don't expect to find outlandish loot on day one of play! Wading through the junk till you find the good rares is the tried & tested format of the genre, in the meantime I guess it means more zero scores from those new to it.

    "Pvp is unbalanced"
    Mostly an artefact of the character customisation but sadly true right now. Hopefully will be improved with later updates.

    "Not one original concept seen in the game"
    I'd have to agree with this, but again what are the expectations? It doesn't feel like bungie set out to break new ground with this game, rather they wanted to bring a number of tried & true concepts together.

    Which brings me to my last point. Are so many people mad because they were didn't get what the hypetrain promised? Were they by any chance told they were getting something revolutionary & never seen before, yet again? If that's the case then I'm afraid for every AAA game with a big marketing budget, this cycle of butthurt & rage is going to continue indefinitely. It was the same with titanfall! We were promised the next quantum leap in fps gameplay, what we got was a hybrid of cod & battlefront but with only one vehicle type, and not one original mechanic in sight.

    So in summary I actually agree with a lot if not most of the criticism. So why the 8 score? Because none of this ultimately detracts from how much fun this game is assuming you don't play in easy mode. Sure it's imperfect but the gameplay, for as long as it challenges, is fantastic, especially when playing with friends.    … Expand
  69. DoctorAkke
    Sep 10, 2014
    6
    The game so far is literally go there and kill what ever you find or go there and let the ghost scan that and some times you need to protect the ghost while it scan. The games is really pretty and feels really good control wise. But the story is so generic and uninteresting, just the classical save the world against the aliens but with no real interesting characters or narrative. TheThe game so far is literally go there and kill what ever you find or go there and let the ghost scan that and some times you need to protect the ghost while it scan. The games is really pretty and feels really good control wise. But the story is so generic and uninteresting, just the classical save the world against the aliens but with no real interesting characters or narrative. The game has a lot of Halo like the needle like weapons the enemy has but you don't get to enjoy them because the enemy does not drop weapons. You get the occasional and very seldom loot. So i totally get the low reviews, although it does not deserve a zero for sure, in my opinion the game does not deserve anything higher that 7. Technically is good but at this point in the development of games is lacking a lot. Extra note: this is not an MMO, it is just a regular coop game where some times you get to see no more than 4 players in your missions instances, clearly not massive at all.… Expand
  70. reyreygt
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    The game looks extremely polished and the shooting is very precise. It definitely has a strong halo feel (you can compare enemy classes to those in halo) with the guns feeling alot like COD. However the missions do feel a bit repetitive starting you from the same point on the planet to go to a different point on the map rather then making each mission a completely different environmentThe game looks extremely polished and the shooting is very precise. It definitely has a strong halo feel (you can compare enemy classes to those in halo) with the guns feeling alot like COD. However the missions do feel a bit repetitive starting you from the same point on the planet to go to a different point on the map rather then making each mission a completely different environment on the same planet. The AI is pretty intelligent ex: taking cover and trying to flank you not just standing and waiting to get shot. I have yet to play with someone as it feels more like everyone is doing there own thing rather then this massive multi player interactive game. The crucible where you play against other players is not that fun at all especially if you are starting out as you will get killed all the time from higher lvl players. The leveling is pretty cool and basic. Overall it is pretty fun to play with some of the best elements from halo and COD, but not some crazy unique experience they seemed to be promising. If you played HALO or COD you def have a feel for the game. If they greatly increased the look and feel of every individual mission on the planet it could have been a big winner.… Expand
  71. richardD1999
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    I want to feel the love for this game but i just cant. The game was over hyped to say the least, starting the game up i was impressed, as the graphics are beautiful, but thats it. the rest of the experience is BORING.
  72. mick1944
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    Where is all the content and vast exicting world i was promised? the landscapes are the same in every mission, every corridor is the same, on every map there are the same planes laying around, the same boring AI - who are dumb as well by the way. and the missions are all the same. very disapointed with this.
  73. josh2608
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    The hype for this game was a total over reaction, bought the limited edtion and the strategy guide, i feel so ripped off. the game is the same thing over and over again in every level, go through the same landscape, find something to deploy a ghost on, fight off enemies, repeat. VERY POOR
  74. trytoblockmenow
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    This game has all the bells and whistles a AAA title should have, but completely lacking in soul. It's a hollow shell, emotionless, and worst of all boring. How did Bungie get this so wrong? Where is the heart?
  75. demichelismcfc
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    Not impressed at all, was so over hyped and the game is very very repeptive and i cannot get any grip on the story, feel so ripped off for £55. poor poor game
  76. Jmatik
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    Just like many others around the world I picked up my copy of the long-awaited Destiny for the Xbox One. I popped it in, installed it an about 40 minutes and jumped right into the action. I had played the beta a few months ago, which definitely peaked my interest. As I ran through the first mission I was amazed, the game still blew me away with gorgeous visuals, it plays so well. TheJust like many others around the world I picked up my copy of the long-awaited Destiny for the Xbox One. I popped it in, installed it an about 40 minutes and jumped right into the action. I had played the beta a few months ago, which definitely peaked my interest. As I ran through the first mission I was amazed, the game still blew me away with gorgeous visuals, it plays so well. The movement and shooting feels so natural and precise its awesome, and it makes it fantastic to play. As I moved up in level I managed to join up with a friend, we began making our way through missions which weren't available during the short demo, again I found myself in awe of the beauty.
    The loot system is also fun and addictive, many will compare it with Borderlands 2, a loot-centric game, but Destiny is different, the game is not about just loot (which is a good thing). In Borderlands' games I often find myself spending half my time in the menus comparing items, however in Destiny loot is not constantly bombarding you, every so often (just the right amount of time) you find a new piece of equipment, this keeps you playing not comparing stats. When you finally find that new armor piece or weapon that is better than your own it feels rewarding, and often isn't replaced right away. Borderlands throws loot at you so much that your constantly switching items in and out, Destiny allows you to use the loot you have earned rather than swapping it out every few minutes. The weapon leveling system works well and helps a great deal with this, rare items often can level and give you new bonuses, this makes them even more useful and increases longevity.
    After a couple hours I decided it was time to play competitively in the crucible. I wasn't sure what to expect, I was only level 7 and I assumed I would be outgunned, but surprise again, the multiplayer is incredibly balanced. Not once did I feel outmatched or out of my depth, the weapons all feel fair and evenly matched. The maps are also extremely well put together, mind you this isn't a surprise, it is Bungie after all.
    My only gripe so far is a lack of information, I want more backstory on what happened to earth for it to get to this point, I want more context around all these ruins and abandoned buildings everywhere. Who and what exactly are the Fallen? What exactly is a guardian? Why did I get revived from the dead? I want more! (I have a feeling at least some of these answers will come farther into the game).    … Expand
  77. sanchwhich
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    I don't know where all the trolls come from on this website, but this game is basically the cornerstone of fps's. It really shines once you get past the first planet. The moon really sold it to me specifically the sword of croata mission. 10/10 would pay $60 again.
  78. aleggo
    Sep 10, 2014
    4
    Was looking forward to play this game. Did not attend the Beta or read much news about it, to keep the fun and surprise effect up.

    Actually I am totally disappointed by this game. Graphics and Sound are ok to good. Steering is good. Introduction / Help Phase ok, little too short. Missions!!! After 7h I have finished more than 50% of the content already!!! It gets very hard that    Was looking forward to play this game. Did not attend the Beta or read much news about it, to keep the fun and surprise effect up.

    Actually I am totally disappointed by this game.

    Graphics and Sound are ok to good.
    Steering is good.

    Introduction / Help Phase ok, little too short.
    Missions!!! After 7h I have finished more than 50% of the content already!!!
    It gets very hard that you are forced to do side missions/ops to get better equipment.

    The VERY long loading times kills all atmosphere.

    It is just a better Halo/Borderlands, not more - not less. Far away from being great.

    Halo-Like Enemy Behavior. Gets boring very quick, at least for me.    … Expand
  79. Android18_is_GF
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    I've read some of the reviews on this site and come to the conclusion that some of you are looking at this game from the wrong approach. To me this game feels like the baby of Borderlands and Halo. It has the RPG elements of Borderlands mixed with the feel of a Halo game. Rather than what people think saying "This is Borderlands - humor and graphics". The ten is very truthful from myI've read some of the reviews on this site and come to the conclusion that some of you are looking at this game from the wrong approach. To me this game feels like the baby of Borderlands and Halo. It has the RPG elements of Borderlands mixed with the feel of a Halo game. Rather than what people think saying "This is Borderlands - humor and graphics". The ten is very truthful from my impression of the game. Pulled an all nighter last night with a few friends and we had tons of fun. We even had a launch day dance party on the tower with music and everything.… Expand
  80. funkamonkey
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    WARNING!! If you love gaming you have to read this review!!

    If you are reading Metacritic to help you make a decision about whether to buy Destiny or not. STOP. All the positive and negative reviews are useless at this point because unless you've played this game for the last 24 hours or so in one sitting, then you don't know anything about the game. This game is massive and    WARNING!! If you love gaming you have to read this review!!

    If you are reading Metacritic to help you make a decision about whether to buy Destiny or not. STOP.

    All the positive and negative reviews are useless at this point because unless you've played this game for the last 24 hours or so in one sitting, then you don't know anything about the game.

    This game is massive and there's so much to see and do that no decent reviewer or gamer would dare to review it at this point. Saying that, my review and score are based on my first 8-9 hours in the Destiny universe.

    Firstly, this game is a great social experience. Get a fireteam together and head off the Devils Lair and you will pick up loads of loot and have a great time taking down the "bosses". Scouring the Cosmodrome for jobs and loot is a great way to pass the time and now and again, a public event drops in and the guardians in the area band together to take down a walker.

    There's a lot to unlock, from armour and guns to sparrows and ships. Then there's the Crucible, if you want to scratch your competitive MP itch. For me this is the weakest part of Destiny and feels a little lightweight compared to Halo's MP. The map design isn't great but I'm sure the DLC will sort that out.

    So to sum up so far, Destiny's first few hours in Co-op are excellent and that's where it's strength lies. Give it time and it will grow on you. It's more of an MMO than say Halo, so the more you put in, the more you get out.

    Go buy it and have fun. Oh and add me on XBL, gamertag: monkeyofthefunk.    … Expand
  81. jakefolk
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all let me start of by saying there are a few things you need to know to get the full enjoyment from Destiny. First, the game is pretty boring and difficult if you try to play solo. It becomes infinitely better when joined by 1 or 2 friends. Second, you should adjust the sensitivity for aiming because for some reason the starting is just 3. Now that that is out of the way let me just say Destiny is amazing fun. The strikes are super intense even with 3 people. The strike on the moon with the giant chained up Ogre is madness. I can't even imagine what will be in the raid. I haven't had one connection error since the midnight launch which is amazing for the launch of an always online game. Play the game and judge for yourselves, don't be swayed by all of the trolls or misinformed people giving it 1s.… Expand
  82. Rixact
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    I am thoroughly enjoying my experience with this game so far. You shouldn't look at Destiny as simply an fps game. It is meant to be enjoyed over a large period of time. This is made clear by the fact that all game modes are not unlocked at the start and raiding isn't even going to be implemented until next week.

    I feel they have done a great job at bringing two major game types into    I am thoroughly enjoying my experience with this game so far. You shouldn't look at Destiny as simply an fps game. It is meant to be enjoyed over a large period of time. This is made clear by the fact that all game modes are not unlocked at the start and raiding isn't even going to be implemented until next week.

    I feel they have done a great job at bringing two major game types into one. Those being the FPS and MMORPG (kind of). This obviously isn't the MMORPG in a traditional sense, but it does have elements that help to satiate us who enjoy that game type.

    I suggest taking your time with this game. Don't simply run through the storyline, because as many have stated, that will be boring. Do some story missions, explore on patrol with bounties, head over to PVP, team up with some friends for co-op. There are so many elements to this game that I feel are being ignored by people simply chewing up the storyline content and then giving negative reviews.

    Overall, are the story missions a little repetitive? Yeah. But, there is so much more content here that you can really immerse yourself into the world. This game truly has all the elements I am looking for - PVP, RPG, raiding, co-op play, character growth...Very please with the game.

    Take your time in the beginning and it will pay off in spades.    … Expand
  83. Strangerman
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    This game is proof why metacritic should not allow user reviews from people who dont know how to review. Trolls who dont care about a game or who just want to be trolls give false scores because they think it gives them some sort of power. A 0 is a game thats broken and will not play a 5 is a game in the middle of the ground. Now that said lets give this gem a real review. Destiny is aThis game is proof why metacritic should not allow user reviews from people who dont know how to review. Trolls who dont care about a game or who just want to be trolls give false scores because they think it gives them some sort of power. A 0 is a game thats broken and will not play a 5 is a game in the middle of the ground. Now that said lets give this gem a real review. Destiny is a Shooter first and foremost that has some light rpg leveling to it. The gunplay is as tight as anything on the market, then guns have a nice feel to them ans aiming is spot on. The servers which you are tied to are more stable then any launch game Ive seen to date. The worlds are detailed and draw you in the rain in the jungles of venus drip on your screen making you feel like your their. Enemies who once you barely survived soon run in fear as you come back leveled up. The guns have all your bases covered, sniper, assault, hand guns, rocket launchers, shotguns and a few extras for fun. As good as the gunplay is the real treat here is using the light of the traveler to destory your foes. This is were the rpg elements come into play and have a somewhat mass effect feel to them which is great imo, using you massive powers to wipe out waves of enemies is a thrill like no other game can offer. The multiplayer which is built in at the core is top notch you may find yourself at the edge of defeat when someone else will come along in the nick of time, the singleplayer elements are also top notch. The story is great and has that Halo, Stars Wars, Mass effect feel to it. The strike team missions are among the best co-op out there and should not be missed killing massive enemies with a squad is the best part of this game. PvP is there in all its glory it has vehicles, powers, and a few new twist and a great feel to the progression of it and great rewards. There really is not enough great things to say about this game it is the best shooter on the market the blend of singleplayer, multiplayer, and MMO forms a hybrid that is hard to put down. If your a fan of Sci-Fi this is a must have, if your a fan of great shooters this is a must have, if your a fan of building a character into the savior of the World this is a must have. Or if you just love great games and shooting people in the face with a rocket launcher this is a must have. This game lives up to all its hype and so much more do yourself a favor and go to the store and live you Destiny I for one will see you there.… Expand
  84. Anonymouse462
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    Just had a blast playing this.

    Joined several public events, did a strike mission and went on patrol. Several other Guardians and I fought together in all three scenarios and then went our separate ways. This is absolutely a social game and cooperation really made a difference.

    Looking forward to the moon mission next.
  85. closenre
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    I had to create an account and write a review for Destiny. Look, I am a Halo, COD, Far cry, NFL, NHL, NBA fan. I had no intention of buying this game. However, when I heard that EA had basically destroyed NHL15 i decided to switch my preorder and pick up Destiny. This game is amazing so far. I figured the whole alien thing would get old but I have had a blast with my friends runningI had to create an account and write a review for Destiny. Look, I am a Halo, COD, Far cry, NFL, NHL, NBA fan. I had no intention of buying this game. However, when I heard that EA had basically destroyed NHL15 i decided to switch my preorder and pick up Destiny. This game is amazing so far. I figured the whole alien thing would get old but I have had a blast with my friends running through missions and patrols. THere is more content on here than I know what to do with.

    I guess people are complaining because they expected an MMO when this game has always clearly been a first pirson shooter. For a shooter fan, this doesnt feel like grinding as it is designed to put you into insane firefights. Best fun Ive had so far is getting a few guys together, turning the difficulty up and going off.

    I honestly have yet to find anything I dont like about this game other than the small fire teams (3 max). This one is out of my genre and confort zone but still quite fun. This is not a full MMO, but if your a shooter fan and loved the Halo series, I really dont think you can go wrong!    … Expand
  86. hink241
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    I am enjoying this game quite a bit. However; all that I was really expecting was a little cross between Borderlands and Halo. This is exactly what I got. I think there is a big divide with people who were promised the world, and just didn't get it, and people like me who saw it was coming out and just took a chance at it. I never really looked into the game before release, so I was notI am enjoying this game quite a bit. However; all that I was really expecting was a little cross between Borderlands and Halo. This is exactly what I got. I think there is a big divide with people who were promised the world, and just didn't get it, and people like me who saw it was coming out and just took a chance at it. I never really looked into the game before release, so I was not marketed too as much and do not think I was promised some of the crazy stuff people were hoping for.

    The big issue with the lack of large features is probably tied into the fact that they wanted to put it on so many consoles. Especially in multiplayer, there is really no good excuse to have a 6v6 in 2014.    … Expand
  87. DumperMcnipplez
    Sep 10, 2014
    1
    30 years of gaming under my belt.

    I see a lot of early reviews by big sites pulling punches, they shouldn't. Destiny is about as much fun as taking a nun to a strip club. This game is THE MOST linear, unimaginative game I've ever played. It lacks cohesion, any sense of depth or identity and takes repetition to a whole new level. It is an ugly pig with lipstick. I've seen    30 years of gaming under my belt.

    I see a lot of early reviews by big sites pulling punches, they shouldn't.

    Destiny is about as much fun as taking a nun to a strip club.

    This game is THE MOST linear, unimaginative game I've ever played. It lacks cohesion, any sense of depth or identity and takes repetition to a whole new level. It is an ugly pig with lipstick.

    I've seen better A.I. on my PS2, hell my smart phone...

    For those of us who don't have 29 million friends, or the time to try to to pursue them if we did, this is about as much fun as a finding a toenail in your soup.

    Sadly, this game yet another colossal waste of money. I'll just tell myself I went to dinner with the wife and kids and spend my gaming time replaying titles that hit every mark this gamed missed. Shouldn't be hard to find one in my library as this seems to have missed them ALL.

    I give it a 1 out of pity for the underpaid coder.    … Expand
  88. SmartHand
    Sep 10, 2014
    0
    What a disappointment !
    I bought the game the day it came out without having played the Beta ...
    I trusted the reviews on the net and I strongly regret it!
    The game is still the same, we get bored quickly
  89. Scooter0013
    Sep 10, 2014
    9
    Those that we're giving this game a low review either don't own it and just don't want others to have fun or are completely lying. This game is exactly what I expected, an immersive game that gives you a lot to do. The only reason is that it isn't a 10 is because of the load time and method used to travel from one spot to another.
  90. Evman
    Sep 10, 2014
    6
    Firstly, lol @ all the haters out there giving this anything less than a 7. It's a bloody solid game and presented marvellously. Naturally, the game has a very strong Halo vibe. It feels like a sequel of sorts to Halo: Reach.
    The three classes and the various customisations are reminiscent of the armour abilities in Reach though vastly expanded upon and refined.
    The single player maps    Firstly, lol @ all the haters out there giving this anything less than a 7. It's a bloody solid game and presented marvellously. Naturally, the game has a very strong Halo vibe. It feels like a sequel of sorts to Halo: Reach.
    The three classes and the various customisations are reminiscent of the armour abilities in Reach though vastly expanded upon and refined.
    The single player maps (at least early on) could do with some stronger pacing and lack the 'epic cut scenes' we've experienced in previous Bungie titles, though the 'Crucible' multiplayer mode is where the real action's at.    … Expand
  91. Obololi
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    I actually feel like Bungie assumed by throwing a pile of multiplayer type maps with generic mobs scattered around them and adding a non-engaging story, it would appeal to the huge amount of Halo multiplayer player fans. Then by embedding these multiplayer caliber maps into an "MMO/RPG" wrapper it would also appeal to those players as well. The key point is they used multiplayer typeI actually feel like Bungie assumed by throwing a pile of multiplayer type maps with generic mobs scattered around them and adding a non-engaging story, it would appeal to the huge amount of Halo multiplayer player fans. Then by embedding these multiplayer caliber maps into an "MMO/RPG" wrapper it would also appeal to those players as well. The key point is they used multiplayer type maps for advertised open world adventure rpg like game play. These maps feel so boring, so generic, there is ONE map per planet location, it just feels cheap, lazy and not fun at all. I don't think Destiny has ANYTHING NEW, at all. The game is just put together a bit different than most but it all depends on old game play modes and ideas and old looking graphics. If you own the game, go look out at the horizon and sky, notice the 2D flat looking clouds moving about, it's a joke and the game world graphics look dated as well. I attributed these plain graphics to the need to make them playable on Xbox 360 and PS3. But bottom-line is Destiny is just not anything new at all and after trying to seriously get into this game all day and night long, I kept being turned off by the same maps, same generic mobs they use over and over each map AND each planet is just one map, not that big, that is used for every mission on that planet. It just feels like a ripoff, like they were banking (literally) that people would love the multiplayer maps for single player story missions.… Expand
  92. SkankyNurse
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    First of all, this is an 8.5 out of 10 game, I am scoring 10 just to add a little balance to those given 4 or less, those scores are ridiculous as this is a beautifully crafted game with great potential. I am about 4-5 hours in and have Earth, The Moon and the Crucible now open to me. These initial missions have been developed so that people can adjust to the gentle nuances between thisFirst of all, this is an 8.5 out of 10 game, I am scoring 10 just to add a little balance to those given 4 or less, those scores are ridiculous as this is a beautifully crafted game with great potential. I am about 4-5 hours in and have Earth, The Moon and the Crucible now open to me. These initial missions have been developed so that people can adjust to the gentle nuances between this FPS and others (I keep hitting the RB button for grenade which is a little frustrating), I can understand why some people very early on the release day stated it is a repetitive grind as the initial missions are a little cut and paste, However this has been developed to be an epic saga spanning the galaxy and yet early criticisers have barely escaped the gravitational pull of earth before hurling unwarranted criticism at this game. The game feels well balanced and the shooting mechanics are excellent, time will tell whether the more exotic weapons others have bemoaned as lacking appear. I am enjoying this game immensely and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys some RPG with their FPS.… Expand
  93. kingoli1st
    Sep 10, 2014
    6
    the scale and the gameplay is breathtaking. it is incredible. the mechanics are smooth but sharp. you just get bl;own away by everything, it is like no other game
  94. TheMcSame
    Sep 10, 2014
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game at first glance is quite good but it shows it's flaws eventually. The game drops you off right where the beta started and goes all the way up to where the beta ended. That's right, the missions in the beta are the first missions that can be done in game.

    The servers seem to be incapable of doing their job as many players, including me, have had "network problems" which wouldn't be bad as it *sometimes* loads you back into the mission near to location you lost connection. However, 90% of the time you'll end up restarting the mission.

    The story:
    The story is nothing to write home about, while there's a very small plot within the story it's just that, very small. Almost non existent. The missions generally consist of get to this location, deploy the ghost and protect the ghost, which can't be killed as far as I'm aware. Judging by the small amount of locations and the small amount of missions per location the story doesn't seem to be a long one. If you just want to play Destiny for the story then I'd recommend renting it as the short story is a clear indication of a focus on the crucible (The generic FPS multiplayer mode)

    Character customisation:
    The character customisation isn't half bad. Again, it's nothing to write home about but you rarely see your characters face, which is what the main customisation is about, so it's not really a huge problem.

    Multiplayer (crucible):
    As mentioned above the multiplayer mode is just your generic multiplayer that you'll find on other shooters like Call of Duty. The only difference being, you'll be rewarded with exclusive content (in other words content that can only be obtained through the crucible).

    Overall:
    Overall, it isn't a bad game but it isn't something to get excited about. Developers like Bungie need to learn that hype is the most effective way to kill a game at launch.    … Expand
  95. GamercastMMs
    Sep 10, 2014
    6
    This game is a game you can wait to buy, it's so boring but I will return to that, I have been reviewing games for decades and when I saw the trailer for this game and played the BETA, I was sure it would be GOTY, I bought it over Xbox one Digital and wow don't ever do that. I really want a refund on this game. They used 500 million dollars for this game. and I can't see where they usedThis game is a game you can wait to buy, it's so boring but I will return to that, I have been reviewing games for decades and when I saw the trailer for this game and played the BETA, I was sure it would be GOTY, I bought it over Xbox one Digital and wow don't ever do that. I really want a refund on this game. They used 500 million dollars for this game. and I can't see where they used that budget. Was it for advert or the game itself?

    The game:

    The story and lore: is gone, I have been playing for 10 hours and they can't deliver the story they want to give us. it's nothing more than fetch quests. and on earth the only place you can visit is Old Russia that's it, Bungie said the exploring will be big, what they meant by that: would be Moon, Mars and Venus not earth, the main story on earth would take 2 hours and your done and you will be moving on to moon.
    They spend 7-8 years on a game what felt like they only used 3 years. The loading screen is taking forever, reminds me of Duke Nukem Forever on the Xbox 360

    Combat: The combat is smooth and I really love it. Reminds me of borderlands but more better. But the enemies pull the game Down: you kill someone, walk 50 m and turn around. Boom they are back. the script on the enemies is this: they shoot, you take damage and they hide for minutes. Repeat.. No joke

    PVP: like any other FPS. Team vs team. But this PVP is really balanced, that I enjoy it really much, more than the story/game itself. Which I find weird.

    Level: To easy and for few lvl caps, (I know this game isn't aiming for a MMO but 20 really?)

    Can I recommend this: No not at all, this game is only fun to play with friends not solo. You can wait to the Price drops. You won't feel the Bungie's 500 million budget and the 7-8 years progress, this game is like a light version of halo 2. Normally I love games, and I was looking forward to Destiny, but it disappoints on the levels this game sold me on, (story and exploration which isn't there and the loot are limited)

    But this game doesn't deserve a rating below 6 or above 7, it's entertainment with your friends in PVP and if you just like lv ling and gear grind this game is for you(and killing aliens and zombies) but this game can't deliver any story itself which I don't like. If a game can't a deliver a decent story or a story that makes sense(I am talking about Zelda: The Faces of Evil) It's a game I can not recommend at all. I have been through all Things in this games, and if my review didn't convince you to buy it, don't buy it, I am normally open minded but this game didn't reach it's expectations. Destiny have been done to many times.

    Sorry my grammar and have a nice day, hope this review helps you and your friends to buy this. Wait some months, that all I have to say.    … Expand
  96. trey_pound
    Sep 10, 2014
    5
    The game is just way to repetitive. Ai is just not fun to play against which is a disappointing given that was a staple in the halo series. One of the best things halo had was its dynamic ai that was very organic and always reacted differently. Their are a large variety of baddies but most are forgettable and they seem to do the same things also a bunch of other dumb issues. It playsThe game is just way to repetitive. Ai is just not fun to play against which is a disappointing given that was a staple in the halo series. One of the best things halo had was its dynamic ai that was very organic and always reacted differently. Their are a large variety of baddies but most are forgettable and they seem to do the same things also a bunch of other dumb issues. It plays well but thats about all it does well. This is the worst game from bungie to date. Its the old jack of all trades master of none scenario.… Expand
  97. ChazeMan
    Sep 10, 2014
    8
    Let me start off by saying that I understand why some people are disappointed. But, while Destiny may seem lackluster in some regards, that is far from the truth.

    Destiny is, at it's core, is a very gameplay driven experience. Any one who played the Halo trilogy will probably understand the genius of the subtle AI variety between different types of enemies, and the extremely polished    Let me start off by saying that I understand why some people are disappointed. But, while Destiny may seem lackluster in some regards, that is far from the truth.

    Destiny is, at it's core, is a very gameplay driven experience. Any one who played the Halo trilogy will probably understand the genius of the subtle AI variety between different types of enemies, and the extremely polished shooting and movement mechanics that have been implemented here. The gameplay has elements like these that, to the uncritical eye, may seem "dull" or "boring", but upon further examination have an immense amount of thought put into them. As well, the game has a surprisingly robust RPG character management layered in. On top of this, the fact that your guardian perfectly fits into a multiplayer arena, that at launch seems to have very little balancing issues, is an astonishing feat of game making that only a studio like Bungie or Rockstar could pull off. So, what about the story?

    Well, A wouldn't even say that Destiny has a "Narrative" per say. It's more of an layered back story and current world state that you are dropped into. If you are looking for something like what Halo or Bioshock brings to the table story-wise, look elsewhere because that is not what is being offered here. Like I said earlier, this is a gameplay driven experience, like Counterstrike, or Pac Man. But unlike those titles, Destiny puts one of the most exhilarating coats of paint I have ever seen in my 15 years of gaming on top of this core experience.

    The presentation. Wow, just wow. The atmosphere, the immersion, the sound, just about everything presentation wise is nothing short of brilliant. Never have I been pulled into a console game this much just due to how it presents itself. The rustic wasteland of Old Russia, the creepy baroness of the moon, the wide open dunes of mars, and a handful of other locales all look (and play) very uniquely. Not to mention the incredibly varied ambiance that exists in each area (props to the audio team). It is a combination of the gorgeous visuals and deeply layered sound design that really transcend all the other elements of the game. And obviously Marty O'Donnell can not be overlooked here, he delivers as usual with a soundtrack that is both atmospheric and energetic. Never has a game that is so gameplay driven, given me this much incentive to stop and smell the roses.

    I hope I have gotten my point across: It is the subtle things that Bungie delivers in droves with Destiny. So take your time with this game, enjoy the environments and the lore which drip with atmosphere, because Bungie has managed to create a very rich experience without the shackles of a typical narrative. You make your own story, so have a little imagination and appreciate the world that is Destiny. Any one who loves playing games, and who truly appreciates the craft of game making, should buy Destiny in a heartbeat. It is reminiscent of Halo: Combat Evolved in how simple, yet complex it can be. On the surface, it is amazing fun to just shoot aliens in the face with big guns, but underneath that surface, a truly interesting and intriguing universe exists, begging to be explored. I honestly believe that this game is a masterpiece, and I expect very high critical praise once the reviews start rolling in. Props to Bungie and everyone involved in the project.

    10/10    … Expand
  98. l1u3k7e
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    Not sure what game some of these negative reviewers are playing. But anyways. I'm highly enjoying this one from Bungie. I have a level 10 Hunter and thinking about creating a Warlock. Fantastic gameplay. Looks great on the one. Story has me interested. Is the story as good as Halo? Of course not. It doesn't have to be. Great game all around. Looking forward to playing more.
  99. Sipheren
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    Got it yesterday and loving it so far, the music and visuals are amazing. The story is pretty cool so far, I like the voice acting. The game play is very cool, all the mechanics seem really smooth. Big thumbs up from me.
  100. quantumphysics
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    Stay away from this game. I was really excited for it after the beta and loved it, but this game is basically just an extended beta. I reached level 20 after a few hours play and the game was still more or less the same thing. Just took my game back to gamestop and traded it in.

    Would avoid.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Nov 8, 2014
    60
    It's a slick, mechanically sound, and lavishly produced shooter that uses beauty to try and mask the potentially great but uninspired gameplay inside. [Issue#117, p.62]
  2. Pure Xbox
    Oct 21, 2014
    70
    Destiny feels like the key elements of an FPS and an MMO gently resting shoulder to shoulder, instead of being fused together in a truly creative way. It plays and looks great, and offers many, many hours of entertainment to anyone okay with repeating the same tasks, but it isn’t exactly the game-changing science fiction epic we felt it was aspiring to.
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  3. Hyper Magazine
    Oct 16, 2014
    70
    An ambitious if repetitive combination of shooter and loot based ARPG. A boost in loot drop frequency could definitely boost the fun/score. [Issue#254, p.47]
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