In my 14 hours of play I haven't touched PvP so I wouldn't know. I'd prefer to actually play the game first (with all it entails - patrols, story co-op, repeating strikes for better gear, etc.) before overleveling myself on the content.
Destiny - Review Thread
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In my 14 hours of play I haven't touched PvP so I wouldn't know. I'd prefer to actually play the game first (with all it entails - patrols, story co-op, repeating strikes for better gear, etc.) before overleveling myself on the content.
swazzyswess
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Destiny is producing some of the best (and by best I mean long-winded, fanciful and absurdly optimistic) purchase defenses I've seen for any game, ever.
See: http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2g69na/destiny_isnt_a_game_its_a_platform/
See: http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2g69na/destiny_isnt_a_game_its_a_platform/
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
The game continue to amaze me... I was not expecting a sword battle
Best part of the game.
I'm extremely interested in seeing the critical and public reception of The Evil Within.
But not as interested as I am to play it.
marianitten
Banned
I see a very very solid base for a great game.
Just look at Diablo 3. Vanilla was so.... unbalanced and incomplete. Right now is a solid and well deserved 10/10 (IMHO), it's a completly different game.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
I was really looking forward to that and it ended up being pretty wack. The sword wielding enemies kill you in 2 hits. Not even a blocking/counter mechanic. Hit him once/twice, throw grenade and hope he gets stunned to hit him twice more, run, repeat.
I just did that it felt like I was just swinging a new version of the Gravity Hammer around in third person. It was a cool distraction but it's not really anything new.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
So the ranking continues to drop towards my feelings on the game based on my experience with it.
Which is about a 6-6.5.
I'm glad many of the bigger sites haven't felt obliged to give it a score higher than it deserves. The fact that the only high scoring review came from essentially a non gaming site that barely played the game speaks volumes.
Which is about a 6-6.5.
I'm glad many of the bigger sites haven't felt obliged to give it a score higher than it deserves. The fact that the only high scoring review came from essentially a non gaming site that barely played the game speaks volumes.
I hope Bungie pulls a Reaper of Souls and saves this game in the next year or two.
NullPointer
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That's my hope. D3 shows how it can be done. Blizzard turned that game around big time.
Content needs to be more replayable, restrictions on the players have to be dropped wherever possible, groups have to be auto-balanced so friends can always play together, and loot has to really matter.
Agreed with you on all of the above. I just hope the devs are willing to listen and adapt and not be stubborn. As many are saying, blizz is a perfect model with Diablo 3 in terms of improvement over time.
Neuro
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I just got the game and played it for a couple of hours...a few things I noticed...empty environments, absolutely empty environments, they have spent 6 years to make the game to have good looking empty environments and this is supposed to be an RPG of sorts...right now the game feels quite boring i spent the first 2 hours killing the same set of enemies in the exact same way...yawn!...I did encounter a boss battle which was quite bad, i just stood at one edge and kept shooting till it fell dead...the so called last planet/game hub seems interesting reminds me a bit of mass efect citadel for some reason....the music is great but the dialogue is rather senseless...peter dinklage feels out of character and place throughout...I am playing solo though might make the game even more boring than most other impressions here but overall i am not very impressed right now,hopefully spending more time might just change that feel. There seems to be an issue with the game's flow....
marianitten
Banned
I've followed the complete IGN livestream these days. The reviewer say very good things for this game. I'm expecting 8.5-9 from IGN.
I do think, when the 5 big guns decide it shall sell, it will, no matter the quality. (Not suggesting it is a bad game). Their marketing power has a way to strong effect in peoples minds.
Yeah, I could see that.
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition is so fucking good. I can't possibly recommend it highly enough.
SkeptiMism
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Sorry? You were calling any review that was under a 7 a joke review.
I thought my comment was kind of self explanatory.
Interestingly vanilla Diablo 3 still rated very well by reviewers (88 metacritic) and reception has only gotten better since. How much can Diablo 3 like improvements affect Destiny? Is there the ground work to add better and more fun loot? Can they make a fun crafting system? Can they make the worlds less empty? Diablo 3 had the content, it was just altering the content to make it fun. Destiny has to add the content
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
There was always going to be one. No one boards hype trains like IGN.
1. Bullet sponge enemies. Welcome to a FPS-RPG. Borderlands has those too. It's common in this type of game.
2. Our solar system is mostly abandoned according to Destiny's lore. Should they just have NPCs wandering the maps FFXIII-2 style just yammering about?
3. The dialogue is merely serviceable and the story doesn't really pick up it seems like. Universal complaint at this point.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
D3 was def a better game on release.
Yea Blizzard did some serious work on D3. Bungie already benefits from an online only game because they can then ensure everyone gets every update and they can see how people are playing the game and make changes from that.
Agreed, anyone who wasn't completely infatuated with this game for reasons that defy logic could clearly see that this was a going to be a decent title, and nothing more. Game of the Year and all this other nonsense the blind fan boys were throwing around was laughable. A game that's already been made four five times over, with a questionable story and a marginal graphical update along few new mechanics(ADS is laughably one of them) isn't GOTY worthy.
The fact that people mentioned Destiny as a GOTY candidate shows how pathetic the gaming industry is at the moment.
Watching that Destiny vidoc I have no clue how Bungie employees could make such claims knowing what the game had to offer.
"What I believe will be the most exciting for people playing destiny will be the social experience of colliding with other people in this big world."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1OjUWw43co
Yet the game lacks basic standard social features, you can't even text/mic chat with ease.
Who is mentioning Destiny as a GOTY candidate in here again? I think the criticism has been fairly reasonable and on point, other than the people who had hype-based unrealistic expectations from the get-go.
Remember when he hoped that AAA games will be great day one and not some years down the lane?
Well, KZ was at least 10% too high. It should have been a 6 or 6.5. That game was terrible. I think some reviews had next gen goggles on when reviewing it due to all the ps4 craze.
marianitten
Banned
Dunno... I feel that he really liked the game. And it's ok.
The funniest part was yesterday when he had a Raging diarrhea and Greg Milled had to finish the game for him...
GrandHarrier
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I don't know if I'd call it that. It's more like every conversation was chosen, randomly, out of the middle of a different book. You're left wanting to scream, "WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT?" to most of it.
FunkyPajamas
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Come on. No developer (well, except Molyneaux) is going to come out and say "we're working on the GOTY", but when has a Bungie Halo game NOT been a GOTY (with perhaps the exception of ODST?).
I was not expecting the WoW of shooters, but I was expecting a lot more than what we seem to be getting based on some reviews.
Being serious, hearing some of the criticism about the game (and that UI dev's tweet) makes me really averse to purchasing this game right now since it seems very barren as a whole. But then, if I wait, I have to grind my way to burn down all of the beginner content to get to the good stuff that may or may not come later on?
Not really inspiring purchasing intent from me in the short or long term.
Not really inspiring purchasing intent from me in the short or long term.
FLUXCapacitor
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I think this sums up the general consensus of the game.
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
Yeah, it's probably not a good thing that it was the best part of the game, IMO.
I think Shadow Fall reviews were fair enough. It controlled well, had great visuals, and had solid multiplayer. The direction of the campaign levels got fuzzy and it didn't do anything exceptionally well, so it felt like a 70-75% game. I hate to jab, but I also find it funny that you're claiming a "terrible" game warrants a 6.5 on a 10 point scale.
I haven't played Destiny yet, but I'm seeing a lot of praise being given for the general control, visuals, and gameplay, but criticisms for the story and repetition. A lot of critics are putting the game into the 3/5ish zone, which seems fair if those are the general strengths and weaknesses. I think most people could make an assessment on if they should buy this game from the Giant Bomb review.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Watching that Destiny vidoc I have no clue how Bungie employees could make such claims knowing what the game had to offer.
"What I believe will be the most exciting for people playing destiny will be the social experience of colliding with other people in this big world."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1OjUWw43co
Yet the game lacks basic standard social features, you can't even text/mic chat with ease.
Bungie has proven time and time again that they work best with limited time and limited budget.
Halo CE and ODST are living proof. When you give Bungie too much time and too much money, they spend most of their time LANing and goofing off.
So its no coincidence the game they've spent the most time and money on is their worst.
ProvenDeadly
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I'm currently halfway through Venus and have no idea what is going on.
I wouldn't say it's barren but I wouldn't say it's absolute chock full of great content either. It's somewhere in the middle, which is not good for the first entry of a big, new IP.
They're opening up new playlists for the weekend. Heroic Strike roulette, relic capture, and raids. It's a start.
out0v0rder
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this game gets a 0/10 because i can't turn off the announcer in the crucible
I have front-row seats on The Evil Within Hype Train.
But it's lonely here.
Front row seats ? Where's your TEWed avatar !?
You're not alone, I'm at the front a la spiderman doing the titanic pose, if the train hits something I'll be the first victim
Watching that Destiny vidoc I have no clue how Bungie employees could make such claims knowing what the game had to offer.
"What I believe will be the most exciting for people playing destiny will be the social experience of colliding with other people in this big world."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1OjUWw43co
Yet the game lacks basic standard social features, you can't even text/mic chat with ease.
comedy gold.
"make a world that people want to be in"
"have enough variety that people never get bored"
"strange beings"
this game has no intrigue, no world to exist in, nothign persistent, nothing real to explore, no characters to meet/interact with, no social experience, can't name your characters, can't FUCKING TALK TO PEOPLE.
marianitten
Banned
Really?
- No endgame at all.
- Act 2 Inferno was totally unbalanced. From easy enemies to instant kill from the very first bunch of mobs. I had to grind Act 1 for days/months until I gave up/get bored.
The base was solid. The gameplay was so fucking polished. But It was an empty shell after all. Opinions I guess...
Would you prefer Dinklebot instead? The announcer sounds fine.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
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I still think there's a chance it's more Diablo 3 than anything. Great foundation, slightly lacking in content and needing tons and tons of tweaking of small, seemingly obvious issues. After two expansions I bet it's an excellent game, just like Diablo 3 is now.
Just focus on getting better loot, it makes the journey much easier.
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