Destiny's Story Takes 9-10 Hours to Complete

GoodGameBro writes, "For the past few years, we've discovered a lot about the world of Destiny. Bungie slowly let us know more about their big project, and players have been fortunate enough to get their hands on the beta and/or the alpha."

[Loktai]

Pretty average.... its going to be the end game content and missions, raids and expansions that make it a long-haul game.

[Battlefieldlover]

This stinks, no two ways about it.

@Loktai. You named all FPS Shooters. Destiny is more then that. Well i really hope,

I never said the story stunk, only that it stinks i'll finish this game in a week. Destiny isn't BF or COD and i'm good with that. 10 hour story not so much.

[Loktai]

How exactly does a 10 hour story stink? Battlefield 3 took me 6 or 7 hours, I hear battlefield 4 is half that. COD is like the same, and Killzone took me 7 also.

[Lord_Sloth]

Totally. I only logged about 40 hours in the Beta on a single world alone.

Completion Time =/= Play Time

Seriously, MGS games only have about 3 hours of gameplay and nobody complains about them. Why? Because they're fun.

[mikeslemonade]

Lame.. shorter than I expected. I predicted 15 hours but really..?

[NukaCola]

I can't believe this. Rage was made short and it still had a 10 plus hour campaign. Destiny spans multiple worlds and is designed to be a 10 year project.

[HeavenlySnipes]

ShadowFall's campaign is like 12 hours long

[SilentNegotiator]

I, and several others, logged more than 10 hours IN THE BETA. I don't buy that this game is "9-10 hours long"...they're just riding the haterade wave to get clicks.

[_-EDMIX-_]

My issue with Destiny is its trying to be this game with lots of content.....yet has a 10 hour story.

Sorta a big deal if you consider what you'll be buying as DLC.

BF

Halo

Killzone

COD etc

All have 12 hour or so single players....zero of those games are MMO style games mean't to be supported for a whole generation mind you they stated 10 years.

Soooo to have a damn game launch with 10 hours worth of story pretty much sums up as much caring as one should have with this series in terms of single player games.

Sooo they have a open world, always online game, yet have 10 hour story?

Sorry but for a game like this, I would expect 40 to 50 hours of side quest, 15 hours or so single player.

From the size of the small world I played on the beta and the really awful kill quest, mindless enemies that stay in the same spot in the world...EVERYTIME, it was evdient this game wasn't going to take single player seriously.

Fallout...its not.

Red Dead...its not.

In fact...any damn game with NPC quest in a large world could likely do a better job then what I played of this game.

Its pretty clear that this game is a raid and MP only game. Single player seems to be a waste of time as I'm starting to even question playing or wasting time in it.

I'll wait for Fallout 4, H1Z1 (as it knows what it actually is) The Division, No Man Sky etc.

[Azzanation]

TLOU is 10 hours.

[AndrewLB]

I'm actually really surprised that a game that's been in development for what.... 5 years... is so short.

My feeling is they already have multiple DLC packs finished and ready to release... for additional money. I'm sure we'll see at least one or two of them show up around Christmas. Gotta spread them out a bit in order to maximize profits since they do have to cover half a billion just to break even.

Loktai- Those games focus completely on being a frag-fest, this doesn't.

HeavenlySnipes- KZ:SF is NOT a 12 hour game. I took my time and it was over in less than 10.

edit: So there really are two expansion packs coming? Damn... that was a good guess. lol.

[AsheXII]

Lol what? People spend dozens of hours in the beta, are you telling me you're planning on speedrun through this game?

Destiny is an MMO like game, it has no real end. Every week Bungie will add new missions and new playlists... This isn't your average single player campaign.

[Gatsu]

What Lord Sloth said above. A game don't need to be long in order to be fun. Even every MGS game have few hours of gameplay, but they are sooo fun to play. I've been a gamer since early 90's so that is how I feel, but many kids these days think otherwise I guess.

Also the amount of time you play a game or single player campaign etc, totally depends on the player and his playstyle.

[ChronoJoe]

It's not 10 hours at all though. It's 10hours if you just do the story missions.

If you do the strikes, raids, etc along the way, then you're looking at much longer.

It's like telling people Super Mario 64 is an hour long, it's not very relevant to the average consumer / player.

[ShinMaster]

People are already reaching MAX levels...

http://m.ign.com/articles/2...

Not even 1 day!

[Criti-Choco]

@ -EDMIX- none of those games you listed are even close to 12 hours long im campaigns dude.....

Id say, considering that this game is more multiplayer orientated, that a 10 hour campaign is reasonable.

As for the DLC? I dont know what kind of content is in them to warrant an opinion.

[anwe]

Its disappointing, but not surprising. The beta was a good indication of how little content there was going to be on each planet. This also explains the odd damage control type comments that bungie has been making over the past few weeks.

I don't regret my preorder, but I've no doubts I will have seen just about everything within a few weeks and be tired of it.

[CorndogBurglar]

I think people are missing the fact that article said this guys didn't play any of the side quests or anything else. Just the main story quests.

[starrman1985]

I am hoping Destiny is more of a loot based action RPG FPS, much in line with Diablo (of course, both different types of games)

9-10 hours is completely acceptable for the story, considering that it's (I'm hoping) just the warm up for the real end game content!

I'd expect people to rush the story anyway because that probably unlocks more end-game content, it will also be the quickest way to hit level cap and probably award you with a half decent set of equipment.

People expecting a huge story probably weren't completely clued up with the type of game Destiny is, considering it's published by Activision Blizzard who also publish and produce some of the biggest MMO games currently on the market. I am sure they would have helped in development considering their background.

[DLConspiracy]

I see a lot of people getting defensive about this. Let's be clear.

A 9-10 hour game isn't a bad game. With that said. Nobody is/was expecting this game to be anywhere near that number. People are looking for a game like Borderlands 2 or Skyrim as examples of length and value. NOT INCLUDING DLC. Borderlands 2 is about 32 hours on average to about 45. Skyrim is 32 hours avg to 100 and even 200 completionist.

Link http://www.howlongtobeat.co...

Though I can't say that Destiny thus far really weights up against the level/type of "quests" in BL2 or ES Skyrim.. Even if Destiny is closer to 14 hours you can pretty much assume we all would still be hoping for more from the base game.

This is what worried me about the whole DLC and Season Passes planned out like they are. This content better be cheap and big. Borderlands 2 and Skyrim were great examples of value off a base game.

[Visiblemarc]

I'm relieved, actually.

I can enjoy very long games, but with my backlog, it's good to know that I can control the length of this experience with side quests.

If I love it, great, can put tons of time in. If it's fun but I want to play other stuff I can get to the point and move on.

[Ozmoses]

just pace yourself...

I mean why rush through any game??? Get you money out of it.

play for a few hours... go doing something in real life... play for a few hours.. go doing something in real... and so on....

[donthate]

Wow!!!

For an epic large scale world, I expected a lot longer play time than 9-10 hours. Especially a game that I expected to be extremely repetitive.

A game that was claimed you would never finish!

I hope the multiplayer is good and will keep people going. From the beta, the game was very mediocre.

[Godmars290]

"How exactly does a 10 hour story stink?"

From the very first minute from what I've seen. They should have started off with a corpse revived in ruined and decimated lab rather than suggest that someone had been brought back from being a skeleton.

A freaking skeleton.

No intention of playing the game but guessing that never really touch on what Ghost are how and why it came specifically looking for you. That they that for a sequel - to a freaking multiplayer online game!

THEY NEED TO HIRE WRITERS!

[Sevir]

Well That's pretty Good. KZ Shadowfall clocked in at 10 hours. which was longer than COD:G, Battlefield 4.

I'm not sure why people are complaining. This is Story, Not Strikes, raids, Public Events and and the Patrol missions that set you out to explore and discover each desitination...

Story completition time s Narrative based. that's the length of the narrative. in the beta we completed the 4 story missions in under 2 hours and explored half of Old Russia for more than 40+ hours. so if we Only did Story and ignored Explore, Strikes, and Public even, didn't loot or grind, leveling up our favorite weapons and gear we'd finish the games narrative in 9 hours....?

9 hour is longer than COD:G, COD:MW-MW3... Longer than Battlefield 4... Longer than the non existent story mode in Titan Fall. and Just about as long as Killzone Shadow Fall and a little bit shorter than Halo 4... and those are all smaller games than Destiny on scale, content and ambition...

N4G complaining about something negligent and really not an issue? Yep!

[RyanShutup]

Judging by the Alpha/Beta if anyone finishes this game in under 50 hours ... you're doing it wrong... o__O

[Loktai]

Right... you'd have to run through it real quick and that doesnt include end game content or anything. It seems people are taking it as "10 hours to see everything" .. .Def not the case. Plus two announced expansions and counting.

[Lwhit6]

Length does not equal how much fun I will have in this game.

[700p]

lmao i knew it. Good thing im not buying this overhyped garbage. This game will be riddled with dlc and "expansions".

[ScottyHoss]

You mean the solitary two expansion packs? 15 bucks each? That is most likely better than most DLC, as Bungie said theirs will be something special. Considering how much support they plan on giving it I'm guessing they'll be pretty large at that. But you can believe what you want, we'll know when we know

[Black_Adam88]

its so overhyped tht you follow articles and read about it....

[SilentNegotiator]

You were never going to buy this game the minute you found out that the PS version was getting a little extra content.

[CorndogBurglar]

Did you miss the part that said this guy didn't do anything else in the game aside from play the main story quests? He didn't do any side quests, multiplayer or anything. He basically just did a speedrun throught main story.

[Visiblemarc]

People are *so* aggressive about this game. No reason to get worked up. Buy it if you think you'll like it, don't buy it if you don't think you'll like it.

It's like people take this stuff personally. These are products, man. Do you go around the grocery store screaming "I'm not buying that bread! I HATE flax seeds!" No, you just pick up something you *do* like and don't give it a second thought.

[joab777]

It's an mmo. They will continuously add content. And it's the repeat content, loot grind, time w ur friends, and PvP that make every game like this. Except this is a FPS made by one of the best in the biz.

[Nodoze]

As an MMO it is extremely troubling that within 1 day people are at max level. That points to some piss poor pacing and planning on the part of Bungie. A week of solid play, I could see that. 1 day is pathetic.

Bungie is not an MMO developer. They should stick to what they are good at.

[3-4-5]

When games take 10 hours to beat, it usually takes me 15-20, because I just go at my own pace and take my time and enjoy the game and not try to rush through.

10 hours = constantly trying to push forward to the end game, without just enjoying everything else.

[Dirtnapstor]

Same here, I enjoy the fruits of a developers labor. Burning through a game is ridiculous. One really cannot take in everything if your sole objective is to beat it then shelve it or trade it in.
Love it when players skip all the cutscenes, whip through the levels, and then say the SP sucked....ADDites.

[KiwiViper85]

I finish as much content as I can before proceeding to the next mission. Like in Assassins creed, all collectibles in an area all assassinations, races, etc. before the next mission marker. That way my character is fully upgraded before the end of the story and it makes me feel like a boss

[_-EDMIX-_]

Sorry bud but this game isn't the case. There is nothing to do other then story with regards to the story.

ie when you go on a mission, I seriously have to question what you would really be doing that would stretch it to 20 hours.

Example, you need to go in a cave, kill some fallen, kill a big enemy and it brings you back to orbit.

....thats it.

I don't fully get how one can stretch such a thing when you have no other missions to do ie, if you beat COD in DOUBLE the hours it took MOST of other gamers on the same setting I have to question what exactly your actually doing in the game?

This isn't the type of game where play hours would vary has they game doesn't have such variables. ie this isn't Fallout or Skyrim with a bunch of side quest. The side stuff isn't long enough to even call "single player"

As someone who literally JUST got done getting to level 4 (in less then an hour buddy) The game has less content then you might think in regards to length.

I've played BF's single player before, I played the COD single players up to MW2.

I've also played Fallout 1-3, Vegas and Skyrim (along with Oblivion)

This games hours are more set closer to a COD or BF then a Fallout or Elder Scrolls as the game doesn't have side quest on the same level, not even slightly close.

Thus...most will beat the game around the same time. Why? Well...what on earth could cause one to beat the single player at a different time other then voluntary choosing to delay a mission from completion? I don't think most really understand what a mission is on Destiny.

Mind you, in Fallout 3, I beat the single player in 13 hours...the games side quest come close to 70 or 80 hours depending on how you tackle them and on what level.

This game literally has no side quest. The stuff you do on the side could barely be called a "quest".

[Jdoki]

@EDMIX

This game is closer to Diablo 3 than CoD or other FPS or RPG games.

Yes, there's a story component, but this is intended to be supplemented by the Grimoire cards for those who want more background.

The main driver for this game is PvE, PvP and the loot rewards for doing those things - the story is the backdrop.

People put hundreds of hours in to playing the same multiplayer maps in CoD / Battlefield / WoW BattleGrounds etc. So I don't see why this is getting judged only on story length - it's not that sort of game - it's not one that is 'beaten' purely on finishing the story quests.

Level 4 is not an indicator of content. If you play World of Warcraft, the game doesn't get close to opening until level 10. In the Destiny Beta I felt the character classes only just started to differentiate themselves at level 8.

People can approach this game however they like - but those treating Destiny as a traditional FPS are going to be underwhelmed and probably disappointed. But for people who like MMO's and Diablo style games, there's a lot to like here.

I'm waiting for my copy to arrive, but having already sank a lot of hours in to the Beta (which had very little story), it's safe to say I'm going to get my money's worth.

[GrandpaSnake]

greatly said and lol at the people saying metal gear games are short hideo kojima easily lays a dump on almost 99% of developers when it comes to content.

[Novistador]

So... no one else is mad that you spend 60$ and get 9-10 hours of story? This is the problem with the industry.

[Dirtnapstor]

I bet it'll be like Watchdogs, GTA, RedDead, etc., all the little stuff tacks on the real hours.

[Novistador]

Hopefully or not even dlc can save this game.

[Shadonic]

Hasn't it always been like that? Even rushed The Last of Us could be beaten in about 10-11 hours. Does that statement alone mean that The Last of Us as a whole is trash because 10 is less than the 60 or something ? do you judge how good a film or book is by how long it is or by how it made you feel entertained or not? If Watch Dogs were to have a few more hours of story in the 20 hour range would that instantly make it the better game all around just because the story is longer?

[mike32UK]

I pay £7-£8 to see a 2 hour movie. Works out the same If you ask me

[UnwanteDreamz]

Nope just you being upset at not having it. Ive never seen so many kids worried about how others spend their money.

[LordMaim]

There isn't a Halo game out there that tops 10 hours for the campaign. If you're playing this sort of FPS for the campaign alone, this isn't any different. But most people buy these games for the multiplayer, the exploration, and the added content. I spent far more than 10 hours in the Beta, and only had 2 missions. I can't wait to get into the full game.

[Gamer1982]

Lets be honest after the BETA and the announcement of the lack of planets who didn't see this coming? But Destiny is so much more than Story though. The fact the PVP is part of the game is something no game has ever done before. You can take everything you have earned on pve into pvp and vice versa.

[dumahim]

Yeah, 9-10 hours to rush through it and avoid everything. I tuned in to a stream last night and the guy said he had been playing for like 9 hours up to that point and he had just hit level 13 and had only done missions on Earth and the moon up to that point.

[Jonny5isalive]

ohhhh wow, less than halo 1.

[MWMonroe2395]

There will be a lot of dlc trust me!

[3-4-5]

I've put in about 8-9 hours and I'm only lvl 9.

I took my time, did side missions, did some crucible stuff, walked around and just enjoyed the game for what it is.

This game is going to take so long to get everything.

[Lirky]

Thanks

[Bonkerz]

You guys seem to forget that it is one raid... Yea im definitely gonna wait about a week before picking this game up after talking to friends about it. I see people streaming already just about max level, it is going to get extremely repetitive. I am hoping i am wrong, but we will see, as of now its not looking good in my book.

Im really hoping this doesnt become a huge disappointment.

[Palitera]

People are believing the 11/10 marketing. There's no way it won't be a disappointment.

Also, I severely disagree with your comment. You should have capitalized the 'extremely'.

[UnwanteDreamz]

You two sound like jilted lovers. Some people are having a great timewith it while other just speculate wland watch their twitch playthroughs sad little gamers.

[Sayburr]

Yeah, I have to agree with this. I am waiting to see what people really think of the game before I decide to pick it up or not... also, I am a solo player, don't get into PvP gaming, so that aspect holds no positives for me at all.

Still, a 10 hour straight runthough would take me much longer because I try to play every side mission possible to get more enjoyment out of a game.

[mav805]

Story and world was the whole draw for me. Pass.

[ScottyHoss]

The world is more what I'm thinking it's all about

[_-EDMIX-_]

As someone that owns the game......look else where. Those are literally the weakest parts of this whole game.

Story is non existent and the world is dead, small and literally boring.

Its easily worst post war open world I've seen in a long time.

You only see like 8 NPC's in the tower LMFAO! You've seen zero homes, you only see some buildings below the tower, you hear no talk from the NPCs as they don't even speak to each other LMFAO!

If you want to know how bad the game does at trying to paint this world....pretend this was Fallout 4.

Would you think it was the BEST Fallout if that indeed was it?

[MegaSackman]

I'm not getting Destiny for its story, is the content, the wonder and discovery, sharing experiences with my friends.

With the beta i understood that the story is average at best. I prefer other types of games but that doesn't mean i can't enjoy this type, Destiny was a blast during beta even with its flaws or the misconception i had of the game.

Can't wait to start playing it.

[kevnb]

If you are going in for some sort of single player story driven experience then this is the wrong game. I've been mostly a PC gamer all my life because I like games that concentrate on multiplayer and gameplay, games like destiny make me actually use my console for more than 10-12 hours for the odd sony exclusive.

[NatureOfLogic_]

A missed opportunity for Bungie if you ask me. This game has so much potential. I'll be picking up my copy, but I'm a bit concerned about the lack of content.

[Raider69]

This and the fact the best Raids must be played with 6 players minimum and all the players must be from your friends list just kill it for me.I really dont understand the reason for this set of Raids not coming with matchmaking support,its a piece of the game most players will never play due to the restrictions stupid made by Bungie!

[NatureOfLogic_]

The matchmaking in FFXIV is great. I don't understand why Bungie didn't implement something similar in Destiny. It would make the social cooperative gameplay they're going for come alive. Now the game will seem dead with no friends online. I really do hope they fix this.

[OrangePowerz]

As a WoW player I can understand why they don't do random raids if the raids are actually as hard as they say they are.

[Jdoki]

^This

The number of times you get a Pick-Up Group of players, and some numbskull drops out at a critical point, or has no clue what they are doing, or acts selfishly is ridiculous and spoils the fun.

Whilst I think Bungie may have gone a little extreme on the requirements - I understand why.

[Nodoze]

I would rather chance a random raid group, as opposed to never being able to see the dungeon due to party restrictions.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

That's about the average time it takes to beat a shooter. Of course it depends on how you play it and what level you play it on.

[hello12]

Some x box fan said he played for seven hours and hes on the last planet ( review on x box 1 reddit) he said the beta was a huge chunk of the actual game. His views not mine have not played yet.

My view is the game was build with dlc in mind.

[OUROSMAG]

The game isn't over cause the story ends, Move along people.

[poppinslops]

Such a shame...

Seriously, that's not even a weekend's worth of playtime.
So, I guess Bungie finally done donked up... Perhaps they should've delayed it?
I mean, it went from being described as a MMO/FPS to a shared-world shooter to this... An always-online game with less content than it's offline competition (MCC, Borderlands etc...)

Here's hoping the DLC comes in droves, cos people are gonna get crazy over this... Lawsuit crazy? Who knows?

[mike32UK]

Then maybe you need a life or to good outdoors once in a while

[GodGinrai]

Honestly, for the type of game this is, I expected at least 30 hours, but im sure the DLC is where bungie intends to do most of their work on this game.. ah well, its a good way to kill time until, Halo: MMC, arrives. And I still have forza horizon 2, to look forward to this month.

[jcole97]

10 hours is ok i guess if there is plenty more to do... Bungie made it seem like a much larger game than what it is and that upsets me. I still think it'll be a great game, but it has the potential to be greater.

[-Foxtrot]

I really wish they just focused on this being a single player game with also a huge focus on co-op. Least then we would have more places to explore, especially on Earth and it could be offline aswell.

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

That's what I yearned about for this game. But whatever I got it on pre order so there's no going back now. I'm not big into competitive multiplayer. But I love exploring in co-op games with friends.

[GodGinrai]

Multiplayer is part of bungies whole philosophy. Always has been. Im glad they made this game. Just a shame they didnt build a larger "'out of the box', experience. I expected more content. a ten hour experience is better suited to more linear games.

[-Foxtrot]

Long as they have co-op though then it's still technically a multiplayer focus for them. It would be like playing through Halo's story on a much bigger scale with a friend or two, hell maybe more if they focused on co-op more, would be a fantastic feeling in this kind of universe they've created.

They are trying to please all three crowds, single player, co-op and competitive and that's why it's lacking a larger out of the box experience and why it's most likely it's only a 10 hour game...because they are expecting YOU/US to find more hours in the competitive multiplayer...that kind of thinking from studios is cheating in my opinion because they are leaving it up to you to get more out of the game instead of them making more content. Look at it this way what's more easier, them doing a longer story with more places to explore OR expecting us to spends hours on the competitive multiplayer, which just a small map where we play it over and over shooting each other.

When you have a new idea sometimes you have to make sacrifices, in there case it would be that competitive multiplayer. However what people have to remember is that Bungie has said that this game will be supported for 10 years, that's plenty of time to make a competitive multiplayer DLC. If you wait to do more story DLC people might of moved on. Lets say we get a massive story DLC next June, will people buy that or will they buy Arkham Knight, I think you know the answer.

[GodGinrai]

I agree with some of your points foxtrot. I think the competitive MP feels a bit...tacked on? I would have just left that out, and focused on more of the co op stuff. I dont think this game would be a bad single player experience. But its definitely an experience to be shared with friends, I think.

Even halo for all its single player awesomeness, was still immensly more fun with like minded friends who shared that interest in the story/universe in co op. I remember stopping at the quiet parts in halo to talk about the books and the lore with my friends. Bungies games are good like that. Normally.

Here is how I thought it was going to work:

We gat a 30-ish hour campaign out of the box.

The DLC acts as some kind of post campaign continuity to the story.

The DLC opens up new areas on each of the planets.

An emphasis on co op play and exploration, in a shared game universe.

[MadMax]

Yea, same here. I'm going for single player experience and taking my time with it.

If it doesn't last, it's going up on eBay.

[gamer4lifeyo]

What?!?! They made it sound like it would be longer than that. This reminds me of when ubisoft mentioned watchdogs would take a shit ton of hrs to complete. The story was mediocre and most of the side missions sucked ass. I fear destiny's side missions will get boring real fast. I dunno, that's just me l, which is why I'm waiting to see what everybody else says before pulling the trigger to shell out $60

[tdogchristy90]

I do not doubt this will be a good game. However I feel this may be a watchdog scenario (even though I didn't play it) An inability to live up to what bungie themselves (not the community) initial hyped. Wether it's the length, planet size, lack of planets, lack of variety, whatever....it just feels like this game isn't going to live up to what was sold. Which begs the question, why can't devs just be honest or maybe make an "average scoped" game but polish the story, graphics, gameplay to absolute perfection instead of stretching it till it inevitable breaks from the pressure. I'm not saying don't innovate, just be honest and or realistic with what you're selling the consumer. Thanks.

[Sm00thNinja]

Bungie made this out to be MMO 100+ hr gameplay and gradually reality hit.... Can't say I'm not super disappointed but the raids should add to the longevity

[tdogchristy90]

I agree, I feel like what the initially sold and what we got are different.

[jts1891]

...No, they didn't. Bungie has said that the game was inspired by multiple genres, including MMO's, but they never said it -was- an MMO. That was an assumption made by the community and not a description Bungie itself ever pushed.

[GodGinrai]

yes, but everything bungie said, pointed to a more expansive experience.

[Sm00thNinja]

Yea no getting around it Destiny was described as an expansive MMO LIKE SHOOTER 10 hr campaign is not cutting it even IGNs review walk through describes it as closer to an MMO than COD! Just sayin I'm tempering my expectations and preparing my return box @jts1891 just my opinion no ones blaming Bungie hype may be what derails this game if your 10000% sure it'll be so great GOTY title that's great but I'm a skeptic when signs are pointing otherwise :/ no ones assumptions are incorrect the media has made pretty bold claims and Bungie has done nothing to temper sky high expectations well see the verdict in just over an hour

[jts1891]

How so? They said it would be an open world, and it is. You can freely explore the 5 areas they've created which are actually fairly large. The game is plenty expansive. If people are disappointed, it's not because Bungie misrepresented Destiny, it's because they made incorrect assumptions.

[MysticStrummer]

I've never had the impression this was an MMO. I guess I actually read about the game before now.

[jts1891]

I don't see why everyone is taking this so seriously. If you read the story, the dude just completed the story missions and a handful of side quests. That's a speed run. I can beat Skyrim if I just do the main quest in as little as 7 hours, but half the fun of the game is exploring and doing the different quest lines. The fact that he managed -just- 10 hours actually says a lot about Destiny's content, and not in a bad way.

[Einhert]

LOL

10 hours? that is pathetic for a half a billion hyped game like this....

"This game will last 10 years"

LOL divide that number significantly

[Black_Adam88]

idiots are racing to say how this game is soooo overhyped and that 10 hours on story missions is pathetic....did you guys not read that only the story takes 10 hours....if you played the alpha or beta you know you have plenty of shit to do for 10 hours without having to touch story but hey dont get the game then one less person signing in betters the chances of the servers not fucking up lol

[jts1891]

Exactly. This dude did a speed run. It's like rushing through the main quest of Skyrim, barely skimming the side quests, and then complaining about how short the game is. It's absurd.

[lameguy]

What is the purpose of all the other activities if the main story is over? It's just mindless activity after that. That is disappointing.

The other activities are fine, but there's so little meat to this shallow FPS/RPG hybrid.

[Black_Adam88]

the purpose of all the other activities is to get your 60$ worth of a game....why would you pay for a game then not do the side missions thats a waste of money and this game is far from a shallow rpg this game is really fun its not what people hype it to be ( game changing world ender ) but it is far from a bad game

[SLUG]

Thats very true and well said

[HacSawJimThugin]

Think for yourselves people. I don't care what any review says about this game. I put over 35 hours in the beta and it was FUN as hell. I'm off to go pick up my code from Gamestop. Good luck hating.

[Antifan]

Depends on what you mean by 'fun'. Is it COD kind of fun, or Skyrim/Fallout kind of fun?

I much prefer Skyrim/Fallout kind of fun.

[Novistador]

I'm pretty sure there is a moral to this story regarding hype and expectations in the gaming industry.

[lameguy]

Well it's too late to go back for me - already pre-downloaded the game. If the story does turn out to be short, shallow, and weak, I probably won't invest much time into the other activities.

That also means there's little reason to come back for more when the DLCs drop and for the subsequent sequels.

[lameguy]

Actually WTF... so I just peeked at the achievements... besides being some of the most un-inspiring I've ever seen, not a single one look to be related to the main story/characters/universe in any way :(

sigh

[jetlian]

what story is there? in the beta all you got was a voice over a flying space ship!! It had 2-3 cutscenes and no real characters.

I'm getting it later but raids you need 6 friends is bs

[MadMax]

9 to 10 hrs speed run? Cool, that means I'm looking at around 20 or so hours.

Why anyone wants to rush and get a game over with is beyond me. Enjoy it, explore and take your time.

I'm mainly getting this game for the single player mode.

[Darkfist]

disappointing when the story co-op is the only thing that im interested in

[Horseheadinthebed]

I had pre ordered then cancelled this 3 times, I have such mixed feelings about this game, I have now decided to wait a few weeks at least before buying, just to see the view the gaming community give it. I no longer feel the need to get games on day one , so now happy to wait

[XtraTrstrL]

Speed run or not, a game meant to be an FPS MMO hybrid being completable in 9-10 hours is not good. Other shooters not even meant to have MMO elements take longer to finish their campaign. Going for everything in any game can take upward of high double digit hours, that is no excuse. It definitely should be a bit higher in hours for even a speed run for such a game.

[GearSkiN]

Game not even out yet they already had the expansion packed announced... You know it was cut! Smh...

[DJustinUNCHAIND]

It's heavily associated with PlayStation. Of course it's only a ten hour game.

[RoseSapphire]

Wonderful news.

If it isn't an RPG and it goes much over 10 hours I lose interest. I much prefer a strong and focused story over pointless padding.

Leave the length to the multiplayer.

[mananimal]

10 hours to complete the story?

If true, then I will wait awhile b4 I take the Next Gen plung.

If true that's very disappointing and lackluster.

Once it comes out and gets reviewed by GAMERS, not some called journalist compromised by greed politics and hidden/secret agendas, then I'll decide if it's worth a purchase.

I'm mainly interested in single play story 1st person shooters. We'll see soon.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

The "biggest" game of the year is actually pretty small.
Don't moan at me about side missions when theyre all the same anyway.

[DC777]

Thanks for writing this article and trying to disappoint and discourage millions of people before they even play the game. A game that has been the only shining light in an abysmal and pathetic year with 3 AAA games on two brand new consoles. Good job.

[RevXM]

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

STFU, 9-10 hours to "complete".
Well and still so much meat on the plate. People need to chill game is going to be longer for most of us until we finnish the main story.

First time I played MGS4 I used 25 hours or something, I have completed it in like 11 or something later on.

One guy Completed Halo 1/2 in like 3 hours and Ive seen a speed run of the original Unreal game, totally legit, completed in an hour or so. BUUUT you miss a lot of content and fun if you just speed through like the most extreme runs with just the obligatory stuff which may not even include half the story.

[Evil-Gouki]

10 Hours! I spent two weeks in the beta exploring Old Russian Cosmodrome and having fun with my friends in PVP and The Devils Lair.

[Kran]

MMOs are supposed to last way longer right?

It's like SWTOR... it takes about 2 hours to rush through each class' planet story, and theres about 12-14 planets to beat, so you're looking at 24 hours ish to beat your class story fully... AND THATS JUST 1 CLASS.

Considering Destiny supposedly cost more to make than SWTOR and the story lasts just 10 hours, then what the hell did they use their money on- oh of course. Most of it probably went to Dinklage. Got it.

[Psychotica]

I will spend that much time just exploring..

[urwifeminder]

I thought this was some sort of odysee style game was thinking 80hrs guess you could change your hair styles to drag it out .

[andibandit]

what I find ironic is this:

Got 5 friends? well sorry you can only play with 2 of them.

Got 2 friends? well sorry you need another 3 friends to play this section.

WTF, how can anyone not see how stupid this is.

[Doritos_Pope]

Thats short. . .
This game is selling due to good PR, we all expected more and they led us to expect a stronger narrative at its core.

[King_of_Nothing]

Well, thats dissapointing to hear, I dont want to be relegated to side missions grinds after 10 hours. Wheres the MMO aspect? Even the most carebear MMO's on the market dont have you reaching end game in 10 hours.

[jcnba28]

Looks like I cancelled my pre-order just in time.

[sarlucic]

It took that IGN dude about 15 hours to complete it. And other than that, the game "begins" after the story mission, it just to get you accustomed to the game settings, classes, and some levels.

More story mission will be released and so on.

to quote the ign dude " it's like the story mission of destiny is as reading the first chapter in what will be a long story"

http://www.twitch.tv/ignben...

[TimeSkipLuffy]

I expected it to be that way. They will earn money with add-ons expansion that are not included in DLC or marked as such. Similar to Warcraft. At least this is waht I can imagine.

[Surt]

Destiny is not kind to single players. Everything about it screams coop, and pvp. So where the hell did some players expect FALLOUT?

[TimeSkipLuffy]

You get a lot of "massive world to explore and to do on your own or with friends" from articles, PR and devs. This gives an impression this game is huge and there is just a lot to do.

[llxKonanxll]

i thought it was gonna be longer than that...

[TimeSkipLuffy]

I'll wait for black friday. Maybe they will have an offer on PSN cards or Destiny. I just can bring myself into buying a game that will stop working once the servers are shut down. I still play Monkey Island (even if it is not a FPS game). IF Destiny is as "big" as Monkey Island I probably want to play it again in 10 years :D

[SpinalRemains138]

Yeah and Skyrim is a 6 hour game if you do just main story.

We all realize how pointless this point is.

Destiny has an ocean of content.

[MrCherry]

So every week new addons for story line and ext... But how much $$$, and for how long?

[cell989]

Hmm I did expect a longer campaign, considering it took so long to develop. I'm still getting it, heres to hoping the coop raids extend the gameplay for many more hours. This is one game where competitive multi-player should not be the priority, at least not for me. I was looking forward to the campaign and raids.

[CuddlyREDRUM]

No wonder they didn't want reviews of it out.

[swice]

Yeah. OK. Let's just put a nice big juicy spoiler in the title of the article, and post it for everyone to see. AWESOME :-/

[LightDiego]

That's disappointing, i was looking for the campaign of the game, i'm not a huge competitive gamer.
I know it's an online only experience too.

[Jag-T1000]

Don't worry. You can always to the side missions were you "collect 10 green plants" or "kill 20 soldiers". There are a lot of them in this game.

[Surt]

So if you had no intention of Raiding. No intention of PVP. No intention of clanning..why you get the game? It's like many have never played a bungie game before.

The game is not kind to single players, and that's where I'm seeing most of the negative reviews from.

[_FantasmA_]

Cancelled my pre-order and Saturday because I was about 20 dollars short. Then I thoug I will just get it this Friday when I get paid. But I think the repetition, forced multiplayer, lack of loot and content just saved me some more money. I hate RPGs but I'm curious about Diablo 3 now. Destiny could have been so much longer if they had taken out the multiplayer. They should have added multiplayer as DLC or in the second game.

[KodevEx]

Beat the story in 7hrs and didn't try to rush it. Side quests just felt too generic.

[Droidbro]

This is probably them rushing through as quick as possible, do no side missions, on lowest difficulty and skipping all cinematics. These BS articles pop up every time a high profile game comes out. They said Halo 4 campaign was like 4 hours. Playing it on legendary solo, it took a good 10 hours and I'm pretty darn good.

[rezzah]

The game is about building your character and having fun with everything else, not seeing how fast the game can be completed.

If you only bought Destiny to run through the story alone then you bought the wrong game.

[Maxor]

There is a huge problem with this game. It's called Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 is simply better. More weapons variety, more enemy variety. More action on the screen at once. More of everything.

If it weren't for the online component, the base BL 2 game, even without it's expansions, will walk over this 500 million failure.

With that I can see this game turning into another Titan Fall. A massively over hyped game that starts out strong in the 1st month but will fall off the cliff with ghost town servers 3 months later.

[rezzah]

That isn't a problem. In fact it is a good thing, meaning if you enjoy one you may enjoy the other.

Being negative for the relations you see is your problem, the game is not at fault..

Being hyped and with disappointment following is the fault of the hyped individual. They let their emotions take control and lose focus of what kind of games they personally enjoy. Then there are those who are rightfully hyped because they know for a fact that this game is something they will really have fun playing.

[GoPanthers999]

We are getting sold on a heapin load of hype with no real substance. We need to question gaming websites and why we keep getting fed a load of crap on these supposed amazing game experiences. Titanfall - fun but lacking, Watchdogs - all i here is how bad it is, Thief - garbage, Destiny - a new form of dissappointment. Are they being honest woth gamers or simply making money?

[Visiblemarc]

The length is fine...

This game has forced auto-aim...I'm speechless.