Destiny - Review Thread
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RSB
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LOL, yeah. I actually mentioned it in my previous comment:
So yeah, I agree.
Yeah, some lady snipes the shield off him and then you can do damage to him, so I'm not really understanding the bullet sponge reference in regards to that encounter. But yes, some of the bosses in the Destiny can feel like a slog at times with how much health they have.
Officerrob
Banned
A bunch of 9.5s?
IAmRandom31
Banned
Woops, meant 4.5 lol. Anyway, more great scores then good. Don't see any bad scores? So I dunno. Seems certain few want to game to be made out far worse then it actually is.
TheGameChanger
Banned
I think he was talking about cod and battlefield when he was referring to other shooters. But yeah, I see what you mean now.
From what I have played the problem is that not enough is different. Still fun and a good game but it could be more fleshed out in my opinion.
EDIT: Seems like some good reviews so far. I'm pretty impressed.
IAmRandom31
Banned
I've been playing this game solo throughout. Not sure where this, can't solo stuff is coming from.
Only thing I've teamed up for is Strike missions with random matchmaking people. Currently 5/5 without any issues. Been a lot of fun!
Only thing I've teamed up for is Strike missions with random matchmaking people. Currently 5/5 without any issues. Been a lot of fun!
For some I think it is how repetitive some of the content is and the lack of more meaningful content and mission design. I kinda saw that coming and tempered my expectations but I'm still having a ton of fun with it. The small sample of the beta was enough to pull people into the tight gameplay loop which is awesome.
ArkkAngel007
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You realize someone can flip that last line on its head and be just as, if not more-so, correct?
I agree with Y2Kev that, and just like with every review thread, people are just coming in to have their own opinions stroked by the media machine and just a huge meta game of confirmation bias. The |OT| was/is an echo chamber for it being the funnest game of the year, while this thread will likely be where the criticisms and, unfortunately, those looking for a bone to pick will congregate
Which is the |OT| communities' fault in some ways
That's pretty much what I thought Destiny would be considering the way they were hyping it up. It turns out that it's just a glorified wave mode + pvp.
People believed that the beta was just that, a beta, and that the final game would be far more open. It turns out it isn't, and that Destiny is rather small for what it was being sold as. Also some beta stuff has since changed, both for good and for bad (loot is far less now than it was in beta).
Really? I am getting way more loot now than I was before....more of it is crap though I guess. The best weapons for me come from mission rewards.
The fact that you could one-shot Grunts and Jackals with a precision weapon in Halo was super satisfying. But you never get that same satisfaction in Destiny because even fodder enemies tend to require multiple headshots to take down. I never get that feeling of being a badass because I just artfully dropped all these enemies. It's more like, "I sure shot all those guys and hid when my health was low".
People glossed over the issues due to it being a beta ("it'll be changed in the full release!"), and the fact that they still didn't know much about the full game. Remember that huge thread when people realised there would only be one zone per planet? With the full game what you see if what you get.
I will be VERY disappointed if they don't add space travel and dogfights in at some point in their "10 year plan" (or whatever they said) for the franchise.
I get the feeling I'm going to be disappointed, though.
So I just logged about four more hours into this game and you know what? I still really like it. The feeling I got from the alpha/beta is still there.
Part of it is the great co-op (my friends list is full of Destiny players) and part of it is just wandering around and shooting things. It's very relaxing.
Part of it is the great co-op (my friends list is full of Destiny players) and part of it is just wandering around and shooting things. It's very relaxing.
It's lacking that feel of getting a new weapon, going back and wrecking everything. This is pretty much what loot games like Diablo thrive on. Destiny doesn't have it. You upgrade your weapons, but it feels all the same.
Because beta was 2 hours of fun.
I didn't expect the game to be basically exactly the same with no new mechanics or even different mission structure after 20 hours. I expected different mission types and for the Strikes to have unique boss battles requiring different strategies and all the other ways that games progress and evolve through the campaign.
What became apparent was that hour 20 of Destiny was basically the same as hour 2 of Destiny.
Wow, I'm surprised by the massive backlash in this thread. There was a lot of positivity towards the Destiny beta on NeoGAF.
They're just numeral representations of how much a critic liked the game. It's the content of the review that's most clear about the reviewer's opinion.
ArkkAngel007
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While I loved the Alpha and Beta, I couldn't help as my breh and I kept progressing in the game that there would be something more. Moments like the Sword of Crota and some others were flickering lights of hope, but it dulled out again to the same pattern.
I also thought that maybe the story elements driving the missions would put in some agency or personal connection to what you're doing, or just a sense of accomplishment, but that never truly came about either despite Venus having some effort in that direction. As a writer from USGamer put, it just felt like being on a treadmill. It was the element of the beta I hoped would improve, but alas no.
And that's just the major factor. If you liked playing the Beta over and over again for just that gameplay loop purely, then you'll love Destiny. But if you want a bit of variety and drive to what you're doing outside of that, it isn't really there.
That's what I always say about my grades in college. It's all about what the professor had to say about me and not what percentage I got in the class. ;p
I largely agree. To be fair though, some of the new enemies do add an interesting mix to the same gunplay. But yeah, the unimaginative mission structure is really unfortunate.
The people who are enjoying the game are probably playing it rather than complaining about it.
I agree with the 7-8.range scores. Destiny is an enjoyable games and I've put quite a few hours in it already, but the writing of the campaign is cringeworthy, the recycling of maps is very disappointing and the MP is so thoroughly unbalanced I can barely play more than two of three games max before I quit.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Coming to this right after Diablo 3, I was definitely thinking the same thing. It is so quick and easy to find people to play with in D3 that I pretty much never went at it solo. So far I've only played once with a group in Destiny and I'm well into the game already. And the game is wayyyy more fun with others, so they've hurt the experience by not having match making in all game modes.
marianitten
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Jeff Gerstmann from Giantbomb Quicklook:
But... But bungie made this game with 0 social features to play with friends...
ArkkAngel007
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Those aren't mutually exclusive. The fact that I could criticize the game between my sessions of it that I enjoy seemed to go over peoples heads in the |OT| with embarrassing results.
RSB
Banned
Yeah, the overall gameplay design is not so great. The gameplay mechanics in Halo made for some really fun and dynamic encounters. Destiny lacks that kind depth, unfortunately.
Exactly.
It really barely has any. And what it does have, like clan support, is done on their website and not within the game itself.
I think people (me included) were hoping the game to be more than just the beta, but it was just more of the beta.
I agree with everything in this post, except for maybe the score.
Hero_of_the_Day
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This baffles me. Surely they are going to add something in game. There isn't much of a point to clans if you can't do shit with them in game.
GravityMan
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I feel that way when it comes to new AAA IPs. We're still waiting for that new IP on current gen consoles that is high profile and critically acclaimed by reviewers and gamers. It could be early 2015 before that game finally arrives (Bloodborne). And even longer than that for a well-received multiplatform new IP to hit.
Kalamari
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I feel that, to some extent, people are enjoying it because they are having fun playing with their friends rather enjoying the game and it's gameplay by itself.
I have played through a bit solo and I was bored to death, if I had friends to chat with while playing, it would have been a much different experience. Similar to how eating alone is less fun than eating along with a friend.
I have played through a bit solo and I was bored to death, if I had friends to chat with while playing, it would have been a much different experience. Similar to how eating alone is less fun than eating along with a friend.
ArkkAngel007
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I'm pretty sure they will. The when though is up in the air. Hopefully by the first DLC.
They never left Neverland.
Team Fortress 2 was amazing from launch. Other than the Pyro class's lack of an airblast, all the core mechanics were fun from the get-go. And to help matters, it was incredibly cheap for its value and was included with the Orange Box.
ArkkAngel007
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This is the best attitude if you don't care for the criticisms. If you're having fun and it's a solid thing for you, that is what is most important. It shouldn't be a big deal if someone disagrees. Same goes for people who have issues and are disappointed in their purchase. Other people having fun shouldn't be an affront (though I haven't seen this nearly as much as the former).
I was kind of kidding, but as brutal a mind field that was. I have a few. It was great when you found some cool people.
Yes!The answer is quite obvious.
Maybe.Gonna be tough to be the best RPG released so far this year.
Nope (though it's still a pretty good game.)
GotY's going to be interesting again I think, I suspect it'll be like 2012 where some sites may give it to something like Destiny, namely those most prone to just going with one of the biggest AAA games that year like GameTrailers, while a lot will pick either a more under the radar game (and Divinity isn't TOO far under and Dark Souls II has a >90 Metacritic rating so it's a legit contender) or even go full on indie. Though I guess we have the unique wrinkle in that some nuts will go and give it to The Last of Us AGAIN, or at least use it as an excuse to make up for not picking it the year prior.
Or Dragon Age Inquisition will surprise us all and spawn jokes riffing off of SNL.
ArkkAngel007
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Eh, thought my joke would be fitting given how often I would be facing my friends' younger (and more skilled admittedly) siblings and relatives. Don't think I've kept anyone really, but that's my fault for not being more active in the online space in Halo or in mp games in general.
ForsakenLotus
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Destiny is a strange beast.
On one hand, there are some pretty major omissions and flaws in the game. The anti-social online structure. The lack of a compelling story, or even really an attempt at a story. The lack of variety in guns and armor resulting in a fairly samey feel between characters. The lack of character in the Tower. Seriously, it's the last city and it feels like an early hub town in other games. The NPC's have no interesting traits. The missions and side missions are repetitive - why not have Sparrow Races and such?
Overall it feels like Bungie wanted to take the Halo formula, and combine it with and amalgamation of Borderlands and an MMO. And that would have been incredibly. But so far it's a subpar version of all three.
But on the other hand, I can't deny that I'm having fun. I've found its fun to play around with rare guns and level them up for more dynamic gameplay. I love the Fusion Rifle. I love a lot of the enemy designs.
So I hope Destiny will make as big of an improvement through free content patches and DLC as WoW did going from Vanilla to The Burning Crusade. Destiny has a fantasy foundation, there is just a LOT of building to do on top of it.
On one hand, there are some pretty major omissions and flaws in the game. The anti-social online structure. The lack of a compelling story, or even really an attempt at a story. The lack of variety in guns and armor resulting in a fairly samey feel between characters. The lack of character in the Tower. Seriously, it's the last city and it feels like an early hub town in other games. The NPC's have no interesting traits. The missions and side missions are repetitive - why not have Sparrow Races and such?
Overall it feels like Bungie wanted to take the Halo formula, and combine it with and amalgamation of Borderlands and an MMO. And that would have been incredibly. But so far it's a subpar version of all three.
But on the other hand, I can't deny that I'm having fun. I've found its fun to play around with rare guns and level them up for more dynamic gameplay. I love the Fusion Rifle. I love a lot of the enemy designs.
So I hope Destiny will make as big of an improvement through free content patches and DLC as WoW did going from Vanilla to The Burning Crusade. Destiny has a fantasy foundation, there is just a LOT of building to do on top of it.
Ken Masters
Banned
I can only missions with friends? WHAT?
I'll wait for match making to be patched in before I buy this game
I'll wait for match making to be patched in before I buy this game
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