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Destiny Review | Continue Play

Kyle Barrows: "Bungie built an amazing and unique universe for us to explore, but filled it with the most uninspired and standard content possible. Everything beyond the aesthetics and mechanics is boring. Nothing is new."

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Provolone244271d ago

lol another 6. Are people just low-balling this game on purpose in spite of all the hype or what? Destiny is not a perfect 10 by any means, but a 6? C'mon. Name me a better game that's come out for the next-gen consoles. This is probably the best game since Assassins Creed 4. Watch Dogs and Titanfall didn't quite turn out how we thought they would. Infamous was a solid game, but doesn't have near as much content as Destiny and Black Flag. It may not be saying much given how dry console launches are, but you'd be hard-pressed to find better next-gen title to spend your money on.

Meatyboy4271d ago

Agree, these scores are so baffling to me. Especially after the great reception of the beta. Me and my friends can't stop playing and I only just looked at the scores today and now im left totally confused.

Provolone244271d ago

It is undoubtedly a victim of its own hype, much like Titanfall was, but...unlike Titanfall, at least it's a complete game and not just online with a bare bones "campaign". While the core experience of Titanfall was great, its average scores were deserved simply because it just wasn't a complete game. Destiny, on the other hand, is beyond complete. There's a main campaign, plenty of side stuff to do, and solid online play. Your guess as to why so many people are downplaying it is as good as mine. Again, I'm not saying Destiny is the most amazing game I've ever played, but, right now, I can't find much that tops it.

Hellsvacancy4271d ago

"the great reception of the beta" I cancelled my Destiny PS4 pre-order Bundle after playing the beta

Although the beta was fun at times, Destiny was not the next gen game I thought it was going to be, it's too small with nothing to do besides shooting the same enemies, then I run forward a little, turn around and they've spawned back again in the same place

A 6 may be a little too low, 7, 7.5 is about right

700p4271d ago

Well 6 tbh is ok or average, same as a 7. I think this game is a solid 7. Its not a bad game but its an average game. Nothing new etc.

ContinuePlay4271d ago (Edited 4271d ago )

6 is "ok" on our scale. We use the full range, unlike sites which seem to think a 10-point scale begins at 7.

5 is average, 6 is "ok", 7 is "decent", 8 is "great", 9 is "excellent", 10 is "essential."

Things beneath a 5 are varying degrees of bad. The lowest we've ever gone was a 2, which was for X: Rebirth. God knows what would get a 1 from us; it would probably need to literally not even load.

Hope that helps :)

1nsomniac4271d ago

@ContinuePlay - I'm 1 of the few it would seem that appreciates realistic review scores. So thank you a lot for keeping your merits despite the pressure to, as you say start a 10 scale from 7.

Allsystemgamer4271d ago

@continue play

So a 1 being dead rising 3 PC because that doesn't load?

TheBoy4271d ago

Sony killed Bungie, Destiny is such mediocrity.

1nsomniac4271d ago (Edited 4271d ago )

Firstly Bungie does not report to Sony in any way what-so-ever. Secondly Bungie has always been an acquired taste. Some might say that Destiny is just a straight Halo clone without a story attached.

Either way your gripe lies solely with Bungie in this instance.

asmith23064271d ago

Haven't played this game. Is it really this bad? I remember BF4 got ~8.5's and that was a broken piece of shit on release, months after release too. I can't see Destiny being worse than that.

ContinuePlay4271d ago (Edited 4271d ago )

Destiny isn't bad, per se; just competent.

But when you're Bungie, "competent" doesn't cut the mustard anymore. In some regards, Destiny is a victim of Bungie's own success.

We actually debated the score extensively inside CP towers. The consensus was that it's... OK. But it just made us wish we were playing Halo instead.

vikingland14271d ago

I completely disagree that it's just OK. I play it more than any other games out. And the fun I have with the co-op is amazing.

If you ask any of the people that play the game when you're on a fire team what they think of the game they all love it. I will keep enjoying this fun fun fun game.

ContinuePlay4271d ago

If we all agreed all the time, life would be boring.

And we'd be out of a job!

TM3334271d ago

I'm right there with ya. I'm enjoying the hell out of this game and it's straight up laughable how people are "reviewing" it. They think they can bring this juggernaut down with their biased, bandwagon riding opinions. Good luck! People will be playing Destiny for quite some time.

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Star Wars x Destiny Collaboration: Gear & Cosmetics Launching February 4th

Destiny 2 x Star Wars collaboration is here! Get exclusive gear, cosmetics, and accessories when Heresy launches on February 4th. Don’t miss it!

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coolbeans484d ago (Edited 484d ago )

Fortnite-ification comes for all live-service games.

Neonridr483d ago

now this is an armor set done right.

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Destiny Mobile spin-off will reportedly be revealed very soon

The long-rumoured Destiny Mobile game from NetEase may finally be ready for reveal according to multiple leakers.

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Xbox Passed On Destiny & Guitar Hero According To Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer talks candidly about missing out on both Destiny and Guitar Hero

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anast632d ago

He paid billions for Starfield. This should be the real story.

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Sciurus_vulgaris632d ago

Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.

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anast632d ago

This can't be true. They only bought Starfield...

InUrFoxHole632d ago

@anast
Should've thought that one out buddy, lol.

anast632d ago (Edited 632d ago )

Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.

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anast631d ago

"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"

You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.

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Profchaos632d ago

So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses

Reaper22_632d ago

Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.

Gamingsince1981632d ago

Xbox is dead all that money doesn't help.

Hypertension140632d ago

What has work out well? It sure as hell had nothing to do with Xbox.

andy85632d ago

That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page

Bathyj632d ago

Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.

Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.

Hofstaderman632d ago (Edited 632d ago )

MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.

@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.

gold_drake632d ago

you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.

so lets not kid ourselves.

PhillyDonJawn632d ago

Xbox was shown to be more profitable than ps

jznrpg632d ago

@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit

ocelot07631d ago

That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?

Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!

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Knightofelemia631d ago

Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.

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Chevalier631d ago

Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that

Hedstrom632d ago

Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!

XBManiac632d ago

More in the 1.000 million now.

gold_drake632d ago

another Interview?

how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol

Futureshark632d ago

Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.

However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.

How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.

"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"

Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.

DarXyde631d ago

Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.

That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.

DivineHand125631d ago

You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.

I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.

Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.

https://www.avclub.com/sony...

Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.

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