The whole PvE is horde mode.
Destiny - Review Thread
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The whole PvE is horde mode.
TheCanisDirus
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Shhh, Bungie/Activision told us to keep that a secret!
At the end of Diablo 1, the character you're playing as has to smash the Soulstone containing Diablo into his fucking forehead and carry it around with him, only to eventually be driven insane and unleash Diablo for you to fight again in the second game. How fucking awesome is that?
The third absolutely betrays how awesome all of that is and how badass the first 2 Diablo games were.
Really? You don't remember any of the enemy names? I'm not even halfway through the game, haven't played any campaign since yesterday, and I can easily recall dregs, vandals, shanks, wizards, and acolytes. Probably a few more if I thought harder.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
I just want the grimoire to be ingame and matchmaking for Raiding. In this day and age, Matchmaking is more useful for a game then it is not.
I was secretly hoping that when Bungie paired up with Activision, that they would talk to Blizzard about things. Yes yes, they keep saying Destiny isn't an MMO, and yet...that's what it feels like. Especially when they said that the real game starts at level 20. It's like...you only say that for MMOs, that the real game starts at max level.
aren't strike missions just horde modes with a boss at the end?
Zombie James
Banned
"Quick, Frodo, you must destroy The Ring. To do so, we need to take it though The Collapsed Mountain which is just east of Tickle Bridge. We must be careful, young Hobbit, The Tripped might have set up Camp just outside The Forest."
I can remember the names, but I couldn't tell you what each one looked like.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Probably Forza Horizon 2.
NullPointer
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Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Can't really argue with this. Maybe I need a label to recognise it
swazzyswess
Member
Ah. Can't say the same there either but we all have different memory levels. I do agree with you that they don't really have any personality, though.
Peanut Butter
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I quite like Matt Lee's review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nui9lGbZZ2U
AHA-Lambda
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Fc4? Not a chance, it's too similar to its predecessor.
Peanut Butter
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I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Advanced Warfare got 90+. Seems crazy, but it could happen.
More room reviews pls.
Always-honest
Banned
Definitely
Boy this nails it for me: (especially the last sentence)
NZ GAMER "Destiny isnt a bad game, by any means. If you like sci-fi shooters, youll get a good 20 hours of enjoyment out of this. But thats really all it is; a fun, forgettable shooter that plays it safe and sticks to whats been proven, with nothing to really set it apart from its peers. But maybe thats for the best, because Destinys one area of attempted innovation - its hyped up social elements, persistent world, and multiplayer gameplay, are its biggest failing."
I like it, but it was way over-hyped (IMO) Since playing the beta I've been saying it's 3 parts Halo, 1 part Borderlands and a splash of Mass Effect....again not a bad thing, but I've been there already. Now that I've got some more play time (about 8 hours) it reminds me a little of a sci-fi Diablo, in the sense I really don't care about the "story" and I like co-operatively destroying enemies, leveling up my character and getting loot. Like Diablo it gets a little repetitive as well.
Anyway it's a good game - I'd say 7/10
NZ GAMER "Destiny isnt a bad game, by any means. If you like sci-fi shooters, youll get a good 20 hours of enjoyment out of this. But thats really all it is; a fun, forgettable shooter that plays it safe and sticks to whats been proven, with nothing to really set it apart from its peers. But maybe thats for the best, because Destinys one area of attempted innovation - its hyped up social elements, persistent world, and multiplayer gameplay, are its biggest failing."
I like it, but it was way over-hyped (IMO) Since playing the beta I've been saying it's 3 parts Halo, 1 part Borderlands and a splash of Mass Effect....again not a bad thing, but I've been there already. Now that I've got some more play time (about 8 hours) it reminds me a little of a sci-fi Diablo, in the sense I really don't care about the "story" and I like co-operatively destroying enemies, leveling up my character and getting loot. Like Diablo it gets a little repetitive as well.
Anyway it's a good game - I'd say 7/10
Absolutely nailed it. Honestly the only reason I'm still playing is because I haven't had a game to play with with a lot of my online friends, so this fills the gap for awhile. Playing solo (even in a group) is the worst thing ever, and couldn't be more boring.
UnluckyKate
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Want us to speak of Destiny universe like Lotr Star Wars or GoT ? How ABOUT THE GRIMOIRE on the disk then ? There is litteraly NO lore on the disk. Someone got paid to writte a thousand page long lore and mythology in this game and it's not even inside the game. What a stupid idea. Bungie deserve the backlash. The game is good. But nowhere game changing nor revolutionary. It's doing some good stuff. Some other are just plain stupid. Was this really play tested ? It's something I wonder a lot playing this game
I fucking love Matt Lees. This is amazing.
This is the most genius review I've ever seen.
The shadow in the room covers the Raid, going through the room backwards is more appealing like the endgame compared to leveling (going forward over and over), computers and some more computers are the bit of the lack of variety, the sound is the plot - not much of it really, but hey, for an empty room that is a decent sound... Going around is the story on normal, jumping up the step is switching to hard mode (you may die more often but better rewards and challenge)...
This guy is my freaking god as far as game reviews go.
Yup, this guy is awesome.
Here's a question for the hive-mind in the thread:
If I'm looking for a game to play as a bro-op loot shooter with my roommate and perhaps a few online friends and I will never touch the PVP (and I do mean never) would this game fit the bill for now?
Or should we just wait for BL Pre-Sequel as we both played BL2 a truly ludicrous amount of hours in co-op.
I really love the art style in this game, but if PVP is where the "fun" is at, it's not the game I want.
If I'm looking for a game to play as a bro-op loot shooter with my roommate and perhaps a few online friends and I will never touch the PVP (and I do mean never) would this game fit the bill for now?
Or should we just wait for BL Pre-Sequel as we both played BL2 a truly ludicrous amount of hours in co-op.
I really love the art style in this game, but if PVP is where the "fun" is at, it's not the game I want.
Story is a JOKE so far for sure, and I'm very easy to impress when it comes to story. Halo is my favorite sci-fi universe after Star Craft. So what the he'll? This darkness nonsense is pissing me off. They need to have a more tangible antagonist. With real motivation.
But other than that I'm loving the encounters and firefights. The gameplay is fun, but seriously the story pisses me off so bad I might just return this.
who would that be exactly?
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
I still haven't finished the game, but do we ever go back to Old Russia to fight the Hive that had ?? for levels, or is that only going to be accessible via DLC?
EDIT: Got the answer in a different thread, and the answer is you can go back and fight them when you are level 20, for those who also didn't know.
EDIT: Got the answer in a different thread, and the answer is you can go back and fight them when you are level 20, for those who also didn't know.
Don't even bother.
I am right there with you, man. I am just stupid easy to impress with story. I am just enamored with the Halo and SC novels. Seriously love those things. But Destiny just...might as well not have even bothered to try.
Karatechop250
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Another thing I wanted to add is he maps seem sort of lackluster. They are beautiful and there are 10 maps. The problem is there are 4 planets (counting the moon) and each map is set on one of these planets. Then you end up with maps that look really similar in terms of backdrop and envrionment.
that was good.
Karatechop250
Neo Member
Yesterday I played 10 matches of crucible and the only maps I played on the entire time was first light and bastion. it seems to favor giving you a map from the planet your already orbiting around.
If Destiny was a strictly pve game, i.e. cut out the pvp from what it is, I would have gladly bought it and it still would be my GotY so far. I quite like the pvp, but I'm sticking to PvE for now and it's just amazing. And amazing on its own, even though it truly shines with friends on mics.
ArkkAngel007
Member
He's the Max Scoville I've missed : (
Holy shit they really dropped the ball.
I envision this being the biggest backlash post-launch for an immensely hyped game. (BF4 level I'm hoping)
At least I hope it is, or else were just going to keep giving in to this pre-order over hyped bull shit. They deserve to have to struggle with regaining the trust of their fan base.
We'll see what happens, it did sell loads so I'm probably just reaching.
At least I hope it is, or else were just going to keep giving in to this pre-order over hyped bull shit. They deserve to have to struggle with regaining the trust of their fan base.
We'll see what happens, it did sell loads so I'm probably just reaching.
Rock Hardy
Banned
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
We played the alpha and beta. Most of us predicted that the full game would be the same. Great expectations based on words and not the actual product.
this was hyped at E3 as an incredibly large scoped, large-thinking game.
it's an unbelievably small-scoped, small-thinking game.
that's the problem.
if there was no overhype, people wouldn't be upset about a nice shooter with pretty graphics and some oddly jammed in MMO trappings (that make little sense in the context of a game that has no exploration, no map, no communication, only one town, and nothing really resembling a living world, but I guess that's another rant). That could be fun and cool.
it's an unbelievably small-scoped, small-thinking game.
that's the problem.
if there was no overhype, people wouldn't be upset about a nice shooter with pretty graphics and some oddly jammed in MMO trappings (that make little sense in the context of a game that has no exploration, no map, no communication, only one town, and nothing really resembling a living world, but I guess that's another rant). That could be fun and cool.
60 bucks + DLC is the new F2P
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Did we? The general feeling here was that the world would be greatly expanded beyond the beta and it was just a condensed preview of the game, level caps and reduced loot etc.
7 metacritic points from Oni, a game I like by them.
Go back to Oni please.
Oni was cool and needed an iteration to get the controls right.
Surprised this isn't being blasted more in reviews. There is absolutely nothing revolutionary about this game and it feels so bare bones compared to what it was hyped up to be.
Ya...the gunplay is decent and it looks ok but the game is seriously lacking in any kind of variation.
Ya...the gunplay is decent and it looks ok but the game is seriously lacking in any kind of variation.
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