Destiny is Bungie's Worst Reviewed Game Ever

Destiny launched last week with immeasurable hype. The mystery surrounding Bungie’s latest genre-mashing title, combined with the sheer force of its marketing, proved to win over gamers all around the world, with millions purchasing it at launch – including critics, after Bungie stated they’d have to review it after the fact. In the week since, average reviews have cropped up from mainstream gaming websites, revealing that – no matter what you think of Destiny - it is apparently the worst game Bungie has ever made.

[ape007]

i really don't get it, yeah it's not the next halo combat evolved but the gameplay is so delicious, the combat is focused for a big game, the AI is great, the environments are beautiful and well designed

the game is 8-9 imo

[aconnellan]

I'm loving it so far, I think the main problem is the hype it received. A lot of reviews are looking at it in terms of what it doesn't or could do - or even what they expected it to do - rather than what it does do.

It has its flaws, but everything it does at the moment, it does pretty darn well. And Bungie are bringing more content over time, so it's going to get even bigger

[vishmarx]

its a 8/10 game just lke watchdogs

Nobody ever saw anything special about it. its the devs who hyped it beyond reason.
the thing is, nobody inherently hates Watchdogs or Destiny.
but when a devs spends a better part of 2 years spending millions hyping the game and shoving it on our faces in every possible way like its the second coming of christ
then the game cant' be just 'okay'.
are you blaming people for their disappointments?
i mean limited maps,repetitive mission design and less than interesting variety in guns is a thing.
the powers take forever to recharge , hell even regular fps allow you stack grenades. now its a matter of sitting and waiting for stuff to recharge until your next assault begins, the powers dies out quickly and you kill the remaining 90-80% of the horde with your guns.
these are pretty big flaws even for an ordinary fps, let alone one such as this
and the worst part is the game still has HUGE potential and that stuff is being forcefully held off for that 10 year program bs. no further proof is needed other than the fact that an expansion launches in 2 months.
if only they used the millions spent in marketing to give us more content instead the game could have had far more longevity. sure it got them whatever day 1 sales they have but they lost any future the game had

"that game was amazing because of how well it was marketed"-no one ever
honestly the ONLY recent console game that has any chance of a 10yr run is ff14. not making it f2p and rebuilding a failed game from ground up is definitely not like the recent square we have come to know.

[OrangePowerz]

@Vish

Destiny actually had not that much of coverage until the last E3 with many people complaining that they didn't show much.

If you have the right equipment grenades recharge in no time and the super powers are designed to be used wisely and not every 20 seconds. Besides if you plan on how to use them youvcan recharge them quicker because your team members drop orbs when they kill someone with a super power that can be picked up to recharge yours faster. You just have to plan on how and when ypu use them.

[VileAndVicious]

@ aconnellan
Agreed. Ive had the game since launch and I'm at the moment Lv 25. There are a number of things I dont like about the game:

1) The story is pretty meh, even though Ive beaten I still really dont know what the hell is going on. But...meh.

2) The weapon selection uses sooooo many conventional weapons. Youd think for a game that takes place in the future at the pentacle of human technology youd have high tech alien weaponry. Not a just basic assortment of assault riffles and the like.

3)Finally I really dont like the fact that you can do story missions and strikes with only 3 of your friends. Three is such an odd number I'd much rather have liked four player content. I hate having to leave out so many of my friends with just three men/woman fire teams.

Those gripes aside i really enjoy the game. Gun-play is satisfying classes are fun (though some feel a little unbalanced when it comes to Pvp....looking at you hunters). When it comes down to it hype is what hurt this game much like watchdogs, though I would argue that destiny is the much much better game.

So far to me at least Destiny needs a bit of improvement (which I anticipate is locked behind that magical pay wall), but its a solid game. I'd personally give it an 8 overall.

[mcarsehat]

Vish

I've seen more 6/10s, Watch_Dogs was better received, that got almost 9 in some places.

It took them a year to show any gameplay at all, they just talked about the story, a story it didn't end up having. The problem is with this generation is that games are trying their hardest to be different. A game like Destiny is out of date now, if it was released on 360 and ps3, it would be a 9, this gen not so much.

The game is small, there are only 20odd levels so grinding even ends for some players, each world is smaller than what was originally anticipated and even the developer said you can go places you just can't go.

Believe me, i can play a game over and over and over, linear 3rd person shooters are my favourite type of games. I must have played Uncharted and Max Payne 3 about 1000 times each but even i have to say, i got bored half way through the Beta missions, it's just too generic.

For making a game for a genre that is stale and hard to innovate, what did Bungie expect?

[GarrusVakarian]

This game is a classic example of when too much hype is a bad thing. And the fact it's from someone as huge and as loved as Bungie didn't help at all, it just increased the hype to beyond realistic levels.

[XBLSkull]

When you go from developing on 1 platform and instead increase it to 4, your games quality is going to suffer. You can blame the drop in quality on choosing to go multiplatforms, and on last generation install base. If this was a current gen Xbox exclusive, we would have seen a much better Destiny.

Wouldnt have have sales numbers (Which is all they care about) but they would have made a better game

[gaffyh]

I wonder how well it would have reviewed if it had the name "Halo" in front of it...

Yes there are issues with it, but there are also a lot of good things. Hopefully the next game improves because of the criticisms.

[nX]

I love this game, really, but I think that a lot of the criticism is justified and that Bungie should address it internally. They hyped the game to infinity as if they've developed the holy grail but in fact they got a solid base game with lots of potential and lots of bad design choices alike. Now they have to show us their commitment to this huge project and improve on all the aspects that could've been better.

[Prime157]

@orangepower

Not much coverage? They started taking preorders almost 2 years in advance... last summer. I was working at GameStop then, and preorders came with a poster.

I, personally, love the game. The zeros on metacritic by some users are ridiculous. One zero review even said, "the controls are amazing" which makes little sense.

People are over reacting because of their own stupidity.

[TheBanditKing]

@XBL Skull

If Bungie didnt go multiplatform we would not even be playing Destiny. Look how many studios they have closed, pigeon holed into making just certain games or types of games. No developer has ever thrived under them and no dev except Bungie has ever survived after breaking away from them. They only work well with third parties because they have limited creative control, but once they buy them its a death sentence.

Closed Studios/Broken Studios:
Artoon
Beep Industries
Mistwalker
Bizarre Creations
Rare
Ensamble
Aces
Real Time Worlds
Oddworld Inhabitants
Blitz Games
Indie Built
Stormfront Studios
Adrenium Games

and those are just the ones I remember

[mike_honcho]

bubble up for well said.. I agree with you completely.. there was so much hype generated by magazines, websites, forums, blogs, stores, consumers, etc. that it couldn't possibly live up to the hype. but put it into the category of an MMO shooter and imo it's untouchable.. easily 9-9.5/10 imo..

furthermore let's not forget that the content were playing through right now surely can't be everything.. there's almost certainly going to be new weapons, planets, vehicles, sub classes, level cap increase, missions(I'd like to see racing and space combat), and maybe even new classes and races added in the form of dlc..

@XBLSkull.. same could be said if it was as ps4 exclusive right?.. except obviously it would have looked and performed better on the ps4 rather than xb1 because it's a well known fact ps4 is more powerful.. and also the sales would have dominated on ps4 exclusive vs xb1 exclusive.. clearly because of the 2:1 install base..

[warczar]

@vishmarx

Wow, you dont know how wrong you are, people like you who are judging the game based off the beta are morons. Your talking about stuff you have no idea about, your little comment about "less than interesting variety in guns" makes it a dead giveaway. I bet you didn't know that a vender showed up 2 days ago who sells "exotic" weapons that are a tier above legendary? Probably not. It's really sad that people will miss out on this game because of a bunch of butthurt whinyassed journalists who are now doing more harm to the game industry than good.

[NukaCola]

I am NOT saying this game is amazing nor is it terrible because I have only played a very small amount however I find that reviews this generation are more disgusting more hypocritical and harsh beyond belief.games in this generation get torn apart harder than I've ever seen in my life. watch dogs titanfall infamous they all are good games that were completely ripped apart by terrible terrible media.so I've learned that even though reviews are just an opinion they can no longer be a deciding factor for anyone to pick a game.

[HanzoHattori]

Destiny is much better than Watch Dogs.

[coolvibu93]

@TheBanditKing

You're overdramatizing here. More than half the studios you listed were never closed by MS, were only part of a third party deal and closed down years later after both MS and the studio had parted ways. Besides, most are studios we have never heard of and had done mediocre projects.

e.g mistwalker and beep still exists, indie built closed by 2k, bizarre closed by activision, artoon closed by aq interactive.

[fr0sty]

Destiny graphics comparison:

http://i.imgur.com/9BNi1gs....

@XBLSkull
"Wouldnt have have sales numbers (Which is all they care about) but they would have made a better game "

By that logic, it should have been PS4 exclusive so they could have both.

[guitarded77]

F#@K the reviews, F#@K the haters. This game is awesome. I sense much butt hurt on both sides of the fence. But the game is still awesome.

[wsoutlaw87]

hype should never affect game reviews. The game is the same either way and most that play it like it.

[Magnes]

I love it too funny to see all these low scores for this game. Everyone I know who has it loves it and the majority of commenters online that I see love it as well. I have it for X1 and ps4 so I can play it with all my friends.

[avengers1978]

It's funny that some of the metacritc reviews have it at a zero on one platform and a perfect 10 on the other, and there from the same person. That's why I don't put much stock in review scores.

Destiny is a lot of fun, and there's so much stuff to do. I'm really enjoying playing the game... Especially when playing with friends, but going lone wolf works too.

[sinjonezp]

I give it a 7:

Graphics+
Gunplay+
Loot+
Fireteams+
Boss battles+

Repetitive missions-
Weapon selections limited-
Weak story-
Gunplay does get stale after a while-
Limited development -
Enemies regeneration gets old-
Weak side missions-

Its fun and cool but it does have a MMO feel but it lacks the punch like dotas and ff14. Its GOOD, just not. Great.

[Spinal]

Don't care about reviews. The game is fantastic I'm having loads of fun playing it.

[xPSYCHOPATH410x]

Hahahahahahaha He said loads.........

[Shadonic]

all my friends too busy with their other friends to help me with heroic strikes :( even made a friend trying to do em and now he can't either now cause he met my friends and he's helping them now.

[equal_youth]

it is a lot of fun but clearly more of a 7-8 for me. the repetitive gameplay is IMO just to strong. if it had just a few more things to do besides go from a - b and shoot like there is nothing else in this universe than maybe i would rate it above 8. the mechanics of course are great and it plays like a love child between halo and cod and this is just awesome for the crucial. But for the MMORPG part.. i am definitely let down :(

[NexGen]

I would be let down if I expected an MMO also. It isn't one, never was one, and never pretended to be one.

[DanteVFenris666]

Let's use a better word then repetitive. Cod has been repetitive sense 4 yet people still play that trash. The majour problem of destiny is they hyped it to be something it wasn't. 1 it wasn't a massive open world 2. It didn't have good quest design, 3: it didn't have a story you could care about, 4: it was scifi but didn't have scifi weapons. 5 we saw no mans sky: destiny is scifi going from planet to planet yet they couldn't make space an aspect of gameplay, heck even there 4 planets are lacking as hell. But an indie studio of 4, hello games made a much larger universe, with much funner gameplay mechanics with crossing between worlds.

[averagejoe26]

@dante

Please, give us a more in depth review of your time spent playing no man's sky

[SnakeCQC]

I've seen worse games reviewed far better imho

[VileAndVicious]

Yep.

[BootyBandit]

Not only that Erudito87 but why I don't care about reviews at all is they're hypocrites. Why do they slag one game off for a the story any severely downgrade the overall rating because of it? They give most other games a pass on even if they are in the same exact genre.

Destiny was hammered for it's story. Why wasn't BF4, COD or even TitanFall? Destiny runs like silk online for me and the gameplay is extremely enjoyable. BF4 and GTA V had issues that carried on for months online yet both of those games were rated high 8s into the 9s.

I'm sorry but I'm not going to hold back and I don't care if anyone has issues with what I'm about to say. It seems to me the media went in with a preconceived agenda and they made sure to carry it out once they were allowed to release their scores. This game is not a 6 or 7. Anything below an 8 SCREAMS agenda / axe to grind.

Okay to those that will disagree.
BF4 had so many issues online and SP was the same old crap.
COD:Ghost - IMO the worst in the series thus far. Too many reasons to list.
TitanFall - Campaign mode was more like just a tutorial on how to play the game. What story did that game have? Plus the game lack content all around. Modes, weapons, customizations, etc.

Now explain to me how ALL of those games are rated higher across the board and how Destiny is a lesser game than any of them or less polished. It's not. You might think the game lacks in some areas but it runs great online and is overall a very polished game. In that it might not be what you want it to be but no one can deny this game is better than a 6. If so I would love to hear your reasons why comparing it to other games in the same genre.

[VileAndVicious]

@ BootyBandit

I believe Destiny is a solid 8. But IMO it feels as though some reviewers felt a little jaded about how Activision/Bungie handled the review copies of the game.

A part of me wonders if a portion of the reviews were given out as a sort of retaliation, almost as if to say "Dont forget you still need us and dont think you can be successful without us."

I feel this way because I have a hard time understanding why a game like watchdogs received much better reviews overall, when it largely has many of the same issues. And its not just watchdogs either that have gotten this "free pass".

PS: Lol Dont even get me started on BF4

[user367272]

It is currently at 75 in metacritic so it is an avg game like what many believe it is. It is not as bad as Haze or as good as borderland but sits somewhere in the middle.

[BootyBandit]

11 disagrees and only 1 direct response but he agrees with me for the most part. Come on guys pony up and let's hear how Destiny isn't every bit as good as COD, BF4 and TitanFall when hitting that disagree button. What's that? You can't. Yeah I figured as much.

The Media is jaded and is only hurting this industry. Gamers see that. Fanboys are too ignorant to care.

[breakpad]

it is because Activision with her COD-multiplayer concept involved and the game is shit...i dont see any difference in the feel of battle from any COD ..the guns are farting no muzzle flash, no effects,not the best graphics (the game was hold back for Xbone and previous gen), iron sights all the time , story for laughs, concept art whatever and all this paying PSN or live to play ..i never buy Activision products by the way

[trywizardo]

i didn't play it yet , so my comment is based on the internet
the gameplay is awesome because its the same as halo , the story sucks , the enemies sucks , the world is not that open like they said and PvP sucks
i wasn't surprised when it got bad reviews but i think it better than 6/10 ....

[DanteVFenris666]

Worlds not that open as they said was my biggest let down. Hopefully grilla games new rpg is scifi like destiny done right. Not really any good space games until no mans sky. But you hit it even if you didn't play it. My same complaints. Though I do think the pvp is great. The switch from story to pvp is well done for an fps in my opinion. And when you are in pvp it is fun. Only the losers that die all the time would say otherwise. Better then cod anyway pvp wise. Though I do think cod is trash

[wsoutlaw87]

pvp and gameplay is very good. Yes you just go places and shoot things but the mechanics are good so its fun. There are some different enemies and strikes are fun with 2 friends. I dont even think about the story when playing the game. In some games the story just doesnt matter. Also I am always doing some mission so im not just wandering around so the worlds are fairly big to me. I would like it if there was a little bit more to explore and more loot to find though. I also agree that it would be cool if there were more "alien" weapons that did different things but that might affect pvp balance. I am actually looking forward to the first expansion.

[averagejoe26]

@dante

This is the second time I've seen you talk about no man's sky as if you've played it for months.

You're already saying no man's sky is a better game than destiny ... Which clearly makes no sense as one game is not even out yet.

It's people like you who come online and spew garbage with no weight to anything you're saying.

[averagejoe26]

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[Flamingweazel]

It's shallow, repetitive, has horrendous story telling, it is the same gameplay loop over and over with no variation. It is mindless, if you like it fine, but do not pretend it meets most peoppels standards.= It is not even a good stanbdard shooter.

[DeadlyOreo]

Everyone I know on my friends list is really enjoying it. Goes to show how much people care about reviews. The game is great, very satisfying multiplayer.

[wsoutlaw87]

it is much than cod, battlefield, or titanfall.

[mkis007]

You just described Halo to me.

[mhunterjr]

It's because it was billed as the '10 year franchise' , 'the one Microsoft let get away' , 'sony's coup', and inexplicably, ' the first real reason to go next gen'.

Now, a week later, people are already bored with it. Bungie is known for making games that people continue to play for years after release. It's shocking that people aren't feeling the urge to even give this a month.

I'm sure it's not a bad game. But clearly it didn't even come close to any of bungie's previous works, in terms of longevity.

[Drithe]

This is one of the greatest FPSers ever made. People are buying it like crazy because everyone is having fun. The only people whining are these sites that are mad they did not get a copy of the game first.

Call of Duty players are fearful of the king being replaced! Battlefield players are jealous because their game just sucks. The Last of Us players, what few of them you can find online to play with, are mad that someone made a much better game than what they got.

But you can bet every damn one of them will have this game before it is over with. Best First Person Shooter I have played in years.

[ASTAROTH]

Are you serious or just sarcastic?

[DanteVFenris666]

Why's last of us even in this? Anyway last of us does have a good multiplayer and players aren't hard to find

[Burnin]

Man you wouldn´t last 2 minutes in a real MP shooter such as battlefield. You guys are impressed by shiny new things but in reality you are just playing a re-skinned HALO with the now so popular MMO/RPG money making gimmick.

No destruction at all, static enviroments, hordes of AI enemies... man this new gen of gamers have no idea of what makes a good MP game

SHINY

[-Foxtrot]

Lets be honest it's no where near a 9

6-8 I say

I mean the repetitive missions seem like they have put no thought into it and just think "Well long as they are playing with friends who cares"...well we do. There's only so many times you can deploy Ghost, fight some monsters wave after wave untill he's finally finished.

[Shadonic]

whoa whoa whoa your forgetting that this is a shooter genres been around for years and what Bungie excels in is making amazing shooters in the gameplay department and Destiny does it almost perfectly.

I agree though the repetition can get annoying if your in it for the story or something but when you scale up Difficulty and add in the huge appeal of rare loot and items to better upgrade your guardian to be better than the others it sort of becomes like a hybrid between the longing for crazy loot in Borderlands and the excitement of obtaining a rare card for your deck in a card game or something. The repetition all disappears once you have a difficult goal to surpass that's blocking your way from something you want. I cant even find friends to do heroic strikes with because their to busy doing them with other friends because of this reason. At least this is my view point on the game so far, I know the story is straight crap but the lore of the universe is rich was amazed at all the connections the games symbols had to wolfs and what not.

[CoryHG]

6-8 is confusing. i'd say it's somewhere between a 1-10, either the best game ever, or a lump of coal. Personally i give it a 12.

[Bigpappy]

I don't get why people act like the review scores are some how more important than the game. I could give 2 f's about what some reviewer's opinion is. I played the beta and that supersedes everyone else's opinion. I you played the beta and enjoyed it, you would enjoy the game. If you didn't enjoy beta, stay clear and move to another game. Why would someone else's opinion carry more weight with me than my own? Makes no sense.

[CrowbaitBob]

I'm having a blast with the game. It's extremely well polished. I honestly have very little to complain about.

I feel like too many reviewers are comparing the game to what they imagined in their heads rather than simply taking it for what it is.

The truth is, there are very few shooters out there that are anywhere near as polished as Destiny. From a pure gameplay perspective, Destiny delivers.

The story feels like a prologue to me, so I understand people wanting more. I'm looking forward to the expansions for more on the story.

[N8]

If destiny was the new halo it would have had perfect scores everywhere.

[ramiuk1]

agree.
there are a few things i would of done

but im enjoying it and already more stuff is being unlocked,u get a good group of people and its awesome imo,you get a couple of morons and its a nightmare to do the lvl.

now i would give it an 8 as it is,launch was about a 6.5 but its filling up more and more.
i just hope they add more on a weekly basis or monthly because they still have the chance to change fps genre imo because crucible is great fun also

[Kribwalker]

It's because it is the worst bungie game I've ever played. It's not a terrible game, but they have made way better games before

[DanteVFenris666]

Those are just nostalgia glasses. Halo besides level editor was pretty mediocre. Not the first couple but once fps become the norm it didn't do anything to announce itself as unique. Rather it did the same thing for every sequel. There's been 5-6 fps halo games with nothing original the later it's gone on. Destiny is way better then halo but that's not saying much compared to how halo aged

[gano]

no halo was just
i would rate them the same, no better or less.
average gamez, nothing special at all.

[Patrick_pk44]

It's repetitive and boring. A terrible story, and another typical FPS. 5/10 for me.

[Magicite]

its a very good game, but it was overhyped like 2nd coming of Christ. People expected 11/10 game, but in all fairness its a 8/10 game, besides theres gonna be plenty of additional content over time and it wont be forgotten like Titanfall.

[Sevir]

This game is fantastic... And this among one of the games I've ignored reviews because my personal enjoyment and my expectations were met and exceeded. The community I have formed has transformed this game into something bigger than even I imagined. Destiny is awesome, I love the strikes, the challenges and the way they open events and modes to the players as you progress, it's expertly done and most players are enjoying the game. The metacritic fans only attack it because of the Sony exclusive stuff...

The story may not be it's strongest asset but that's not it's focus... The social aspect, the looting, grinding and discovery of the world's secrets are the meat of the game and for me. It more than holds up it's end of the bargain... I haven't read one review because I've been enjoying the game in the way that I haven't with any other game in a while.

[VileAndVicious]

The only other game I just completely ignored reviews over was MAG back in the day.

Loved that game lol.

[DoubleYourDose]

Thanks for masking me throw up in mouth by describing the gameplay the way you did.

[Blasphemy]

A lot of people were ragging on us cause we bought the game from mostly hype alone. We had a reason to! Bungie didn't have a bad game before this one. And with the budget they had this was sure to be another triple A title. Sucks we got shafted.

[xtremeimport]

I haven't heard anyone complain about this game yet all I read on the internet is reviewers bashing it?

I play the game and am loving it, along with almost every other person on my friends list. So, not sure what these people are smoking.

I also think its a game thats gonna be hard to judge after a few hours of play. It's going to evolve over its life span and probably just get better. idk. to each their own, but I'm enjoying it!

[DoctorFry]

The AI is definitely not great; it's quite rudimentary and repetetive. Enemies typically stride left or right while keeping back. They're reluctant to approach the player.

[Bathyj]

Woot woot woot other enemy does that sound like?

[ImmortalCarrot]

Lol, I've been playing strike missions on LVL 24 and one weekly heroic strike mission. I have to say, your statement on the AI is something I have to disagree with. Me and some buddies of mine got pushed back quite had because of how hard the AI was pressuring us. And to tackle them rely on strategy and good teamwork.

[Jonny5isalive]

even worse than oni? I thought tha game sucked. But I didnt give it much of a chance. I was so hyped for it and when I played the game it wasnt what I was expecting and seemed unfinished. I doubt that I would find destiny to be a bigger letdown than oni.

[HaVoK308]

All that is true. The problem is a severe lack of content. They called this a 10 year MMO. Only a handful of story missions, a handful of Strikes, and a failure to understand proper End Game, is all true as well. Borderlands has more content, and it does not classify itself as a 10 year MMO. I have 40+ hours in Borderlands, and finished Destiny in less than 8 hours. Think of all the content a game like Grand Theft Auto ships with. Destiny is lacking, and if that is on purpose in order to drip paid content out, that makes it even worse.

[Bathyj]

Im thinking this game is getting punished by reviewers for being overhyped. Thats not being objective and its unprofessional.

They should go into a game like theyve never heard a thing about it and review exactly whats in front of them, not how its stacks up against the mental picture they already had in their minds.

[NeoGamer232]

Although I agree reviewers should be objective, Activision, Bungie, and Sony created the over-hyping all by themselves...

Sony used its timed exclusive content to say this game is going to drive system sales the rest of the year. Activision and Bungie openly bragged about a half-billion dollar budget, etc...

They created the hype. Now that the game is out I think it is deserving of at least 8's out 10... But, Sony, Activision, and Bungie are paying the price for over-hyping.

Like I said, I agree that reviewers should look at the game objectively, but at the same time, console makers, publishers, and developers have to be more careful on expectation setting.

[Bathyj]

Well I think its the responsibility of the reviewers to give an accurate gauge of what the game is, not what they thought it would be.

I dont disagree that gamemakers shouldnt overhype their stuff, theyre clearly not doing themselves any favors, but for someone like me whose barely paid any interest in the hype and not got caught up it it all, I would like to know now, currently how good the game is, not how far short it fell from their exaggerated expectations.

[cellur111]

The story was meh.

[Eddie20101]

All the extreme hype that was created for this game came from video game web sites, not Bungie themselves. all games get hyped by the developer and publisher but for this game I saw no more hype than for any other big budget game.

Hype or not, it is what Bungie promised and showed to consumers, we had a huge beta that allowed everyone play a big portion of the game, I don't recall them saying it was going to be any different than what they showed to everyone. Millions of people played the beta, 1.5 million pre-ordered, maybe more, many after having played the beta and I am assuming enjoyed it. Heard very little negative about the beta, in fact most everything that was said by the media and people who played the beta was positive. Now that destiny is out, there's this Sh23 storm of negativity from half the gaming press, most certainly unexpected by most people.

I for one think it is a great game and am having a lot of fun with it. i can not understand this game getting any less than an 8 out of 10 and based on fun alone should in my opinion be a 9.5. No way does it deserve the 3 out 5 or the 6 out 10 scores that half the press is giving it, many are just blogs trying to get hits.

[solidt12]

I'm enjoying the game. I think the only issue is everyone bought it but it is not for everyone so people are kinda split on how they feel about the game.

[Soc5]

I think it's just that some people like a good story and one of the main complaints is weak story. The other thing is repetitiveness. I played the beta and gotta say it was really repetitive as reviewers have said. So weak story and repetitiveness are the main complaints I have heard and I have to agree. The hype also hurt it because it seemed to promise a deep story and greater variety than what ultimately was delivered. They have been working on it for five years you would have expected a bit more in some areas. It has the components of a RPG and MMO but doesn't do things as well as other games that specialize in those categories. I thought the gameplay was pretty good though.
And liked a lot of other details but it felt hollow :(

[Dontworrybhappy]

Overhype has killed soo many buzzez. People need to go into games with little expectations.

[monkpunk1]

Seriously good read about the game. Written in 2012...

http://www.develop-online.n...

[BigBosss]

What's with all these low reviews I've been seeing, to be honest I think the game is hella fun especially playing cooperative and online play. Gameplay is really good and graphics are amazing and they said they will support the game for a while with events, expansions, etc.

[Monstar]

But the story sucks and the missions are so repetitive and boring...damn those boss battles YUCK! ..oh and all the characters look stupid and have NO appeal/likeable features. ALSO level designs are bland and boring too. open my arse...barely explorable.

[Trekster_Gamer]

Monster.. Ditto
Would also add
Abysmal story and even worse voice acting..
And Dumb AI…

[Jaqen_Hghar]

calm down there's plenty of stuff to do. Strikes, Raids, Crucible, collectibles, if there's a lack of content that's because you aren't looking for it.

[sobotz]

AI is much smarter than COD/BF at least

[HappyWithOneBubble]

I think the Halo fanboys are giving the low scores. They mad about the PS4 deal and think Bungie betrayed them. They don't want Bungie to have success away form Halo and MS. I remember reading the nasty comments they said about Bungie. It's not all the Halo fans, just the psycho crazy ones. Any sane person can tell Destiny is not a bad game. Looks and plays better than COD but every year COD gets 9's.

[ALLWRONG]

So 95% of all those who gave this game a review are Halo fans?

[fonger08]

The hype Bungie, Sony, and even Microsoft created, for this game would have never been matched for expectations or critical acclaim. Over hype creates false modesty, whether intended or not rubs some people the wrong way. So that's naturally going to create the haters and the over-protectors (see meta-critic user reviews). Personally I think the game has decent to good "bones" and might/should be a great fleshed out game over the coming years. Bungie has it's work cut out for them to make their Destiny universe a bit more interesting, but at least the structure is there for them to do it.

[DallasTrout]

I think the hype plus Bungie's lack of review copies to game sites created a perfect storm of backlash. The game has flaws but it's nowhere near a 6 like Gamespot says.

[ramiuk1]

how can u review an mmo style game when nobody online though.

when im playing coop its better than halo reach imo ,not as fun as borderlands though but destiny has no characters.

[brotherlymoses]

Microsoft? Phil Spencer is laughing his ass off right now, bungie left MS thinking they would make a game better than halo, but ended up with a turd.lol

[OrangePowerz]

The game is far from being a turd. It's great fun playing with others. It's not perfect, but scoring it a 6 is taking the piss.

[reaperofsouls]

why would Phil spencer be laughing his ass off? news flash MS want this game to sell well on the xbone because more sale = more money+ more interset from prospective developers

[Monstar]

@orange...

So the game should be a f'en 10 because of co-op play? what about the rest of the game??? it sucks!

[OrangePowerz]

I didn't say it should be a 10, but 6 is average and the game isn't average. As an MMO gamer the game is more or less what I expected it to be.

[brotherlymoses]

And they said it would be better than Halo...not even close.

[aksmashh]

Who said that??? LOL

Definitely one of best online shooters I've ever played!!!

[nidhogg]

Nope. Definitely isn't any better than Halo.

[Burnin]

man... you really need to get out of your HALO/COD confort zone and look for what else is out there

[MRMagoo123]

If it was called Halo:Destiny and was xbone exclusive the scores would be far better and the reviews would say "bungie is back to halo 2 form and have a scorcher of a game"

[NeoGamer232]

Actually no...

I agree the game is good and not deserving of scores below 8/10...

But, I think the reason we are seeing the low scores is punishment for two things...

1) Bungie left MS to get creative and go their own way... Destiny, is a solid game, but it certainly isn't a creative juggernaut. It is kind of a letdown for me... I am not backlashing them, I just play the game and think, "You left MS to create this?".
2) Sony, Activision, and Bungie have been hyping this game as if it is the biggest game to ever be released. Again, I think it is a good game, but I doubt too many people would put it up there with Uncharted, TLOU, Halo, and Gears of War.

[hello12]

The reviews were delayed i don't like that at all. False advertising is not something i like at all. If your game gets low score customers deserve to know why that is before buying.

[vallencer]

It's the customers job to keep track of when reviews come out though. It isn't in any way false advertising. They never advertised when reviews would come out. All they said was that they wouldn't be out day one because they weren't handing out review copies until the day before.

[reaperofsouls]

This games a blast co-op i really think these sub-7 scores are unfair, it's defo an 8+/10.

[Monstar]

besides co-op (which won't last)...why not take into account the rest of the game? shooters are naturally fun with friends...that doens't mean it deserves an automatic 10.

[HeavenlySnipes]

Most shooters are only death match/capture points online when you want to play with friends

It's like saying the coop experience in Borderlands is the same as it is in Call of Duty

[HanzoHattori]

Some people say the same things about games like Guild Wars and DCUO. Both of those games are still going strong and Destiny will do the same thing. I find it extremely immersive. I'm level 8 and getting pretty good gear from grinding. It plays like Diablo III with guns.

[Einhert]

Its only an 8/10 because you spent money on it.

Defending your purchase.

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

And you say i don't need to comment? you the one that don't need to comment if that's all you say. Go play COD then douchebag!

[ImmortalCarrot]

So people who really like the game is noted as 'defending their purchase'? I've been fair of how I rate myself with all the games that I've got, for example I bought Thief, I gave that game 6/10. Even if I purchased it, I won't hypnotize myself to tell me it's a good game.

I like Destiny. I have a level 26 Warlock and currently waiting for bungie on releasing the Raid event. The weekend shop for the exotic, is something i'm looking forward to as well. And the bounties I've received to get an Exotic weapon, is something that kept me occupied with the game. Seriously, you can't judge the game from the Beta only. Some reviewers even failed to mention the factions that are available in the game. I've read tons of reviews and some of them didn't discussed in depth regarding weapon and armor upgrades. the sub-class and skill customization.

What the reviewers intend to do is just complain about the games repetitive aspect. But let's put this on perspective, BF4 is a multiplayer game yes, but you kept on playing the same map over and over again.
COD is a MP game as well, and the concept is you play the same map over and over again. There is still repetition.

For those who think this game is just a game of repetition, you have to set your own objective on how to approach. Let's see for example, I have a Warlock, already gotten a Legendary armor from my faction, I then proceed with the PVP to gain access to more diverse armor selection. Since it is somewhat an RPG type of FPS, some grinding must be done in order to upgrade your character. An effort taken to gain something higher than the other players can achieve. If you could gain an exotic by just playing 30 minutes, than it is not worthy to be called and Exotic or Legendary at all.

[lonelyplayer]

It's just impossible to fit very high expectations. From what I've read the game is 8/10

[CaspuR]

6 out of ten.... the games not good....and let me get this straight for every one else, 6/10 in the gaming universe means the game is bad, not okay, not average, but bad. video gamers do not have the liberty that movie watches have. spending 10 bucks on a half ass movie is not the same as spending 60 bucks on a half ass game, so pretty much anything less than an 8 in the gaming world is not worth the price tag, UNLESS your a reviewer that can get games for free or just have money to blow.

[Gamer4life888]

TBH i think the game needs an offline mode

[Tedakin]

Agreed. Why are you required to be online in a game where you don't have to play with others? I've played 50% of the game by myself.

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah I'm sick to death of not being able to pause it

[ape007]

indeed a great campaign with great story, soundtrack and atmosphere, like what halo combat evolved did

[dark-kyon]

Make sense,this happen when you game is not xbox exclusive,the press don't get nothing for overscoring a multiplataform game.

[Torque_CS_Lewith]

Somebody didn't tell that to them when GTA V came out. And Bioshock Infinite. And Tomb Raider. And Rayman Legends. And a whole lot of multiplat games that don't suit your salty agenda.
This game is not a ps exclusive, you can stop defending it and rallying behind it with absurd comments.

[Kamikaze135]

If only they spent more time on the game and included some more content, more multiplayer modes, an OFFLINE mode, better level designs (they're all so big...and empty....and have so many invisible walls), and a better story. Destiny has stellar gameplay, but it feels like they purposely took out content to fine tune or (or w/e), just to sell it back to us. Though it backfired because it just made Destiny seem like a bare-bones game and now it's getting bad reviews for it.

[ShadowKing-]

again, the problem is everyone is so high on COD to where if any game is not COD, they give it a bad review. watch when COD comes out, it get 9 or 10, when its the same thing.

[Gravity_DoGG]

Destiny the same thing as Cod? why are you bashing CoD and then play destiny?

[ShadowKing-]

destiny is not the same thing as COD, yes there are similarities that you can pick out, but you can go off halo more than COD here. so like i said people are so high on COD that all they see when playing a different shooter game, hence why destiny is getting bad reviews.

[Big_Game_Hunters]

That problem lies with COD, not Destiny. Destiny isn't getting low scores because it's not like COD, COD gets high scores because the COD bias. It doesn't affect other scores though.

[76erz24]

Or......Or...... Cod gets good reviews because they are generally good games lol. With fun shooting mechanics and an addicting multiplayer? Notice how when a Cod isn't good (example COD Ghosts) it does get the mediocre reviews it deserved. Stop with the bias conspiracies Cod gets good reviews when it deserves it, just like any other game.

[ShadowKing-]

@76 at least we know COD has take you under just like a bunch of people.

@Monstar, You too.

[ape007]

CoD is the only big FPS that is staying old school with delivering good SP experiences,don't get me wrong i love online play so much and Titanfall is amazing but there's nothing better than a will made SP experience with great MP

[HanzoHattori]

COD must die. Destiny awaits.

[Monstar]

COD is fun, engaging and in your face! the story is a lot more interesting with loads of action..compared to destiny.

[PlayableGamez]

Get out of here.

[Gravity_DoGG]

When it's the same thing?

[vongruetz]

The reviews on this game are kind of meaningless, just as they were for Titanfall or any MMO for that matter.

This games lives and dies by the community playing it. You can't experience that and review it in a few days. You might not ever to be able to review it.

And it's funny that it's the lowest reviewed game they've made just as more and more people seem to be shying away from reviews and turning to Let's Plays instead.

Destiny had two betas in which millions of people participated. That's what got people hyped about this game, and that's why it doesn't matter what review score it gets.

[Tedakin]

When every other game they made was Halo, I can understand why..... And everyone needs to stop with conspiracy theories about the bad reviews, or claiming click bait. The game simply isn't very good. It's generic. It's shallow. It's boring. It's a 6 or 7 out of 10... as most of the reviews are saying.

[DarkLord1003]

I thnk the story missions are all pretty much the same. Go there and find that, let your ghost check it out, oh no the Vex/Fallen attack, defeat 3 to 5 enemy waves....

But I really like the coop and mp gameplay. That's where the fun is at imo
edit: game should be something between 8 and 9

[Jahbu]

That's ironic for me because this is my favorite of all their games. I have played all the Halo games and never got into them...but Destiny has me hooked. As long as I'm having a blast playing it, to hell with reviews!

[il-JumperMT]

Destiny is just generic shooter get over it. Gameplay is also generic so reviews are legit.

its not bad, neither it is good. Its fun to play with friends but not worth the current price and definitely NOT worth the hype.

[Twinblade]

It's getting bad reviews because they're click bait's.

[76erz24]

I'd give the game an 8.5/10.

Positives:
+ Great core shooting gameplay
+ Good graphics and beautiful art designs
+ Great soundtrack
+Fun multiplayer with great map design
+ Game world feels connected with smooth presentation.

Negatives:
- Underdeveloped story
- Some unbalances in the crucible
- Some social shortcomings
- missions can be repetitive

[MAULxx]

Reviews really don't matter. I'm Level 23 & I can't get enough of the game. When I'm not playing I'm thinking about it & going to the website or on the app to look at my stats. I'm not a MP gamer so I haven't even touched that part of the game & probably never will. Co-opin is a blast. I just hope I can get to 26 before the Vault of Glass begins.
While it may be the worst reviewed, it is my favorite to play.

[jhoward585]

Let's face it guys. Destiny is a failure. there's nothing new or special about it storyline/game play. Its just a mash-up of many FPS combined in to one game.

Nuff said

I'll wait for a more polished game like the the witcher.

[fr3d0]

A more polish game?

here u go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[fr3d0]

HA phantom edit FTL

[Claudinho69]

Because they have so many games........ Probably a xbox fan that is saulty.

[RyujiDanma]

what about a salty ps4 fan who got caught up in the hype only to find out this game aint all that

[MRMagoo123]

like all bungie games then I guess.

[Claudinho69]

you mean the ones that are playing right now over any other game?

[Sathur]

Am I missing the point of all these poor reviews?
Has DESTINY been marked down because of its ONLINE ONLY Gameplay. If so, I believe the review scores are justified.
I am passing on a game that I have to be online to play. I like to keep all the games I buy, but to have a game that you hope to play say 5 years from now only to find Bungie have shut down the servers...No one player mode offline justifies low review scores.
It may be just as good if not better than Halo, but where is the single player campaign?

[klarnet76]

so what?i love the game and many people too.its hell of of a fun to play and fuuuck reviews.i will decide what is good for me

[TardcoreGamer]

2014: The year of "next" gen hype.

[XtraTrstrL]

I feel the pvp should have been stronger, considering how quickly people have already pounded through the campaign. The missions in campaign are repetitive and boring. There's not much reason to go back to them, other than to try and get some loot drops and leveling. The pvp though, should have been more addictive, and there's too few maps. I agree with other reviews that pvp was an afterthought, which is a bad idea for a game like this.

[brich233]

Its still better than Call of Duty Ghost, regardless of what the reviews say.

[Drithe]

This is one of the greatest games I have ever played. This absolutely destroys ANYTHING Halo. Not to mention Call of Duty or and especially, Battlefield.

It was serious fun to get to level 20. But once you get to level 20, that is when the real fun hits.

There is so much to do it is insane.

This game will be played for years to come just buy itself alone without DLC if it wanted to. It will last many years after The LAst of Us is long forgotten.

EVERYONE I know that has this game cant get enough of it. I mean everyone. All these low scores are coming from the so called gaming expert reviewers who are made they didnt get a pre copy.

[Burnin]

"and especially, Battlefield"?

Why is that? Guess you like plain enviroments rather than enviromental destruction... or playing against hordes of faulty enemy AI instead of getting your butt kicked by skilled players in a real MP game?

WHo is "EVERYONE you know"?

You do realize that what you are playing is a re-skinned HALO?

[Soldierone]

Besides "destruction" which Battlefield has begun to limit after Bad Company, what is so fantastic about it's environments? It's basically stock textures and copy and paste scenes every two feet. At least in Destiny, while it isn't as alive as Id like it to be, you still come across things you like to look at or view. Everything in it has detailed texture to it and feels unique.

And Battlefield's AI is horrendous, that's why nobody cares about the single player in it. It's terrible. And "skilled players" is questionable at best. It's more of a team game than stand out single person game. If your team sucks, you will suck.

As for a "re-skinned Halo" what do you call Battlefield Hardline? lmao

[shysun]

Well, I'm loving the game so F those reviews! ;)

[unjust75]

Halo was never an amazing game. It was generic and the story was your typical hero story. The enemies were goofy looking and it's vehicle controls were awful. It may have been the best thing since sliced bread to most people at the time, but let's be honest it's not that great of a series.

[Demoa]

this new generation of games and console have been all around disappointing. this is just saddening.

[andrewer]

I didn't play it, but it looks like the reason for these reviews are the hype built and the beta. Beta isn't always a good thing to do, unless it covers a very small portion of the game. Well, hope these reviews are momentarily, looked such a good game...

[H4zZz4]

For me Bungie was a developer who created great storyline and a Destiny is a bit of a shock because the campaign just isn't great. The multiplayer is really good and I enjoy it but I don't know how long I will remain interested in it.

[ShaqSoda]

Lol at every playstation fanboy saying "Destiny is so much better than Halo." (even when destiny wasn't released)

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

fanboys are always saying bs like that. for example, when insomniac went to ms for sunset, all of a sudden they're a top-tier developer in ms fanboy's eyes. but when they were with sony, it was, "everything they make is overrated. they're not even that good.". sunset comes along, "omg, this is going to be the best game ever!! will make the xb1 catch up with ps4!!!". fanboys always have double standards~

[TheBanditKing]

Everyone I know who is playing this is having a blast, so I'm not sure why journalists are being so overly critical.

I'm going to make a blanket statement that many will disagree with but in all likelihood will be true, Destiny will still be better balanced and do more to move the genre forward then Halo 5, which will likely be a play it safe rehash with a decent story.

I still think this game will be a massive success in terms of players and of course financially. I have really yet to play it, but I thought the beta was fun.

As for this being their "worst" game, thats impossible, ODST and Reach were awful and really only got praised because of the Halo franchise.

[vahnDragon]

grouundlessvahn is the name of my youtube channel. with this being said if destiny was the worst game ever i will never have brought it, i am having so must fun, however i question lot of reviews for games i play now someone give one piece unlimited red a bad review and as a one piece fan it's the best game i ever played with one piece character spike that DW gameplay one piece game, i love unlimited world. i love destiny for what it is who cares what other reviews say

[DC777]

Well we all laughed at the Cranky Kong reveal last year but AAA game review wise guess what...

You can play what you like to play or you can play what someone else likes to play.

[typittt69]

I'm glad i bought it before the reviews came out. I love it . They would probably made me think twice about getting it. This might change the way i buy games.

[Rimeskeem]

The hype it got was not needed IMO and was what brought the game down. The game deserves at least a 7-7.5 for the gameplay, environments and AI by itself. The thing the drags it down IMO is how little customization you get and also the voice acting from the the ghost. The story is ok but certainly could have been better.

[marioJP87]

Lmaooooooooooo. And lame idiots said this garbage had potential of being game of the year and even one of the best games ever.

[lemoncake]

When I initially heard of destiny it sounded like being a serious version of a borderlands mmo, lots of loot and other stuff to keep you playing for weeks and months. It's a good game if you take it for what it is but it isn't that type of game.

[urwifeminder]

They reached the top only way is down and back up I guess those that are saying its amazing may not have had much online co op experience or played a decent fps.

[Revengeance]

They say this like it's one of the worst games ever made. It's still a great game. Is it a classic? No it's not, but it's still worth a play and it'll be a long while before I stop playing that game anytime soon.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

For the caliber of talent that the industry & gamers hold Bungie to (because they garner that from Halos praise) Destinys expierence not only under delivers but also feels completely underwhelming! I for one am glad I didn't by it after playing it on my friends Xbox One... Rinse repeate gameplay in a world that large is pathetic!

[Tex117]

The game revierers really got excited to give this game a low score.

Being as objective as I can and playing the game for what it is and not what I wanted it to be, its a solid 7-8.

Great fun FPS combat.

Its not one part mass effect, one part boarderlands, one part Halo mixed with some MMOgoodness, which I think we were all hoping for. But after the sting of that wears off, its a solid game. So, 7-8.

[HanzoHattori]

I think Halo is worse than Destiny...

It's an opinion...

I don't buy games because someone writes a story and tells me I should. I look for the types of game play mechanics that I enjoy. Role-playing, loot drops, treasure hunting, crafting, leveling, power-ups, upgrades, various weapons, different types of armor...

These are the types of gameplay mechanics that interest me. I am not interested in linear hack & slash, run & gun multiplayer, kill/death ratios, vehicle vs obstacles, slow, side-scrollers.

The day I allow some person who i've never heard of before dictate my gaming habits with an opinion will be the day I quit playing video games.

Destiny is a good game if you're into the role-playing/MMO style of game mechanic as I am.

[Predaking77]

Let's be clear here, there is an obvious hate from some reviews sites for Destiny, the game is not bad as they are trying to pretend. Are they mad that Bungie bypass them and didn't let then make a review before the game was released?

How can you critizice Destiny for being repetitive while at the same time giving call of duty games high scores when they are obviously very repetitive?

No matter the media hate, Destiny is already a success and my friends and I are enjoying the game so much. Well played Bungie.

[hamzilla]

Congrats! your post is the most mature one I have seen on here so far today! This site needs more posters like yourself.

I dont ever go by reviews or ratings anymore. Most reviewers are ones that probably play something totally else. I dont see anything wrong with this game. I know it has a 5 year plan so I know more great stuff will be coming our way. I bet you those deadbeats that gave it 5-6-7 will wish they didnt once more awesome stuff hits the game in the next few months. but damage done they cant re-do it. their loss.. I would give it a 9 for what I have seen so far.

[DougLord]

Because it is their worst game ever. When MCC comes out we will all be reminded of that.

Not saying it's BAD, it's just average.

[Ulf]

It's sad, but I think Destiny will actually be a really good game, about a year from now, and after spending about $90-$100 on it. The alpha was decent, IMO.

I'll wait for the GotY edition, I think. Sounds like a lot of the content the game should have had at release is locked behind upcoming DLC paywalls.

[dalehitchy]

I've not listened to reviews for years. This is why I watch gameplay videos to see if I will like it. Normally gamed come out in the US first and I can see if I will like it for release day in the UK.

The rating system for games are flawed. If they use the 10 rating system 5 should be an average game. 6 would mean above average and there destiny is above average.

But in reality.... 1-5 do not exist and every game seems to get 6 .. 7 or above. The reason 1-5 don't exist is because these reviewers won't get incentives (early betas, first reviews, free copies) if they give a bad review.

[N4GJD]

I am not sure why everybody was so ridiculously hyped about this game; it was clearly this mediocre and uninspired since it's announcement. GameSpot's video review summed it up nicely.

[hamzilla]

The reviewers are totally forgetting that this game has a 5 year plan and that there is gonna be major content updates over the next 5 years. Yes its kinda blah right now. It just came out... duhh. There is supposed to be a update in OCT that adds more lvls and quests and items ect. so like theres more to come and I bet in 4-6 months when more stuff is available those 5-6-7 ratings will wish they made them 8-9-10... Like really...

[hamzilla]

And when that MCC does come out it wont be exactly the same as the games Bungie did back then. with 343 backing this. dont expect the exact same great multiplayer Halo 2 it once was. Especially if it feels and plays like Halo 4 MP...

[no_more_heroes]

They already said they were keeping it the same as it originally was. They're just updating the visuals. Even so, you can still play it with the original visuals if you wish.

[worldwidegaming]

its not a wham bam thank you mam kinda game like call of duty, You need to get into a relationship with it.

[dafegamer]

Nope Oni for ps2 is their worst reviewed game

[Scatpants]

The game is easily an 8 and it's going to get better and better. The story is not the best and the missions are kind of samey, but everything else is perfect.

[Fox_Mamba]

I've learned that even though reviews are just an opinion, they are no longer a deciding factor for me to pick a game. I will be honest it was never a deciding factor anyways. I've been a gamer long enough to know when to have requirement for a game and when not to. Reviews seem to have requirements for what they consider a good game, its BS. These useless attention grabbing articles are not journalist quality. I have turned to people who don't get paid and write reviews because the love of the game.

[TotallyNotGlenn]

This article feels like a whole lot of nothing. The entire thing could be shrunken into one simple sentence:

"Destiny is getting average numeric scores from reviewers and high praise from gamers and we don't know what it means."

[ShinraE5]

I can agree with a 6/10 review for Destiny. And that is because a 6 SHOULD BE considered something that is playable and can wield some fun...it just isn't great.

It doesn't have the epic "feel" Halo did. It doesn't have the charm that Borderlands has. And it didn't have anywhere near the writing quality Mass Effect did (since those are the three games I have seen it most associated with).

At the end of the day, Destiny is a gorgeous looking, functionally great co-op game but nothing more. The mission structure is laughably repetitive, the writing is amateurish at best and the overall product isn't the "end of days" level of amazing many of us wanted.

If you just want a fun co-op game, it gets the job. It doesn't "suck" at all. But to a decent number of the community and the journalists, it just fell short.

We will see in a month or two how many are still playing this.

[TheFallen1327]

Destiny in a nut shell get to an objective defend the ghost , then go to another objective fight the boss, and then mission complete, every single mission

[ScaryMonkey]

So every FPS in a nutshell then, including Halo.

[TheFallen1327]

Think about what u saying

[btk]

Was hoping for offline play. South Africa internet is not so good.
Oh well... waiting for Uncharted and next MGS rather.

[ScaryMonkey]

I'm not sure why theres this hate amongst certain members of the game journalist community, perhaps the low scores are retaliation for Bungie requesting the reviews be held off, even though they aren't the first to do that and with a game like this it makes sense. Not sure why they are trying so hard to kill this game, perhaps its to junk drawer it so they can hype the next Halo and over score that instead. I have a feeling this is jut fanboy reaction from some low level people who call themselves game journalists and dont really deserve the title. Destiny is a blast, its not the best game ever but it certainly deserves better praise then what some of these individuals are giving it.

[CertifiedGamer]

I bought Destiny and learned to never give into Hype again. This years biggest games have not live up to the hype Titanfall, Watch_Dogs, and Destiny. All failed to make gamers addicted.

I don't understand how Destiny did worse than Watch_Dogs, that has me puzzled.

[Npugz7]

I think destiny is way better than watch dogs! I finished watch dogs but was bored as hell doing it. Ya the year of disappointing games forsure! I just hope the division doesn't follow the trend!!

[Npugz7]

Gameplay is fun and graphics are nice but the story is shit and way too short! I expected more places to explore and more enemy types! I would give it an 8/10 that's the problem is the the game was way overhyped!

[S2Killinit]

honestly I think the critics are being unreasonably and unexplainably harsh. The game is a FUN game, what else is there?

the game looks phenomenal
the Music is pure magic

without wanting to point any fingers, I personally think the extremely low review scores are being paid to report that way.

[StormLegend]

Forget the reviews! the game is great IMO!

[kris9512]

The game is shit, so it's not surprising.

[Knushwood Butt]

Fundamentally this is a last gen game - all cross gen games are.

Were expectations realistic?

[RaptgamersUnited]

I don't know why people give bungie so much credit. They got lucky with the 1st halo success. The levels in single player just repeat themselves over and over. The multiplayer has been refined over time and that is where their success really is. I think people made a big deal over this game just because they wanted something to bring value to the money they spent on their new consoles. Anyways I will pass and wait for Tetris HD...

[kevnb]

they are crying all the way to the bank I bet.

[Seafort]

I felt Destiny was devoid of any life and soul. It's the same missions over and over again till the end.

It's a mediocre game.

The people who love it now are in that "new game" phase where anything bad said about the game will be shot down instantly.

In a month or 2 they will be bored of it too.

Destiny will never make it's 10th Birthday. I'll be surprised if it lasts till the end of the year.

It reminds me of Titanfall. The mech/parkour gimmick was such fun for a couple of weeks and then reality set in...

[Jack_Reacher]

So all the people who like the game and disagree with you are wrong and deluded.

Yeah because all hail your opinion.

Fact is it aint a genre busting game but its a fun one. Good online community and I have teamed up with young and old. No complaints or bad mouthing like other games.

But hey what does my opinion mean when yours is obviously so superior.

You know what. I bet your so full of yourself that without this last sentence you probably would not have got the sarcasm

[Seafort]

So all the "professional" reviewers are wrong as well? They have all been bought off to say negative things about Destiny?

Destiny is nothing special.

Destiny reminds me of Star Wars The Old Republic. It had all the hype and potential with people swooning over the game till they got to play it for more than a few weeks. After that they got bored, quit and never went back.

My opinion isn't superior but it is my opinion about the game and what is likely to happen.

I don't really care if people like or dislike the game but a lot of gamers are treating it as the second coming of Christ which will change how games are made for a millennia.

It won't. It's a mediocre game which will milk their customers dry for years to come just like Call of Duty is doing now.

[_LarZen_]

There are some horrible bad game design in Destiny. And a story that a 10 year old child could write. But the gameplay is so good it keeps me coming back for more.

But I really hope Bungie takes some feedback and makes some changes. It's years since I have seen a big game developer make so many bad game designs that I have seen in Destiny.

[TURKEYonWH3AT]

This game was wayyyy over hyped. 6/10

[Enigma_2099]

Lemme guess. It's not really a bad game... they just hyped it all to hell and convinced everyone that it was the second coming.

You'd think that after Halo they would know better.

[D-riders]

Who gives a shit. Reviewer have stopped reviewing games for what they are fun experiences. Everything now is structure and needs to follow a format. Destiny is a new genre what other game can you compare it to. None but you can call it a mix. On no review has anyone said it's not fun.

[Maxor]

I didn't know repetitive grind fest and "exploration" with static and constantly respawning monsters can be classified "fun experiences".

If that can be considered as fun then you don't need a 500 million shooter for that. Anyone can create a mod where monsters would constantly respawn, then duck in and out of cover while you shoot and kill them to level up.

That in essence, is the sum of Destiny's so called fun experience. No variety. No randomly generated levels to keep things fresh. No real sense of adventure or discovery. Just a constant grind of respawning monsters in the same old phase again, and again, and again.

It's as if someone set out to make the world's crappiest MMO and succeeded.

[n4gusername]

This is why CoD doesn't put out a beta.

[Ninver]

In other words...

Honesty=backlash
Dishonesty=backlash

Sounds like a lose lose situation

[urwifeminder]

But its 1080p surely this automatically gets extra points just for resolution alone like its the future man . /s

[Qwagy UK]

BUNGIE = R.I.P.

[zodiac909]

As far as I'm concerned, the game is addictive, and thats really all i look for in a game, so i could give 2 SHlTS about what the reviews have to say. :)

[Ninver]

Took them so long to create this game. This is why game development should not exceed more than 3years. Developers lose sight, become out of touch with what gamers want, the current trends plus expectations. It's not as bad as Duke but let's face it they bombed with this game. Too much halo on their minds.

[Thomaticus]

They got my money! They made 500 million so far... so I'm sure they can make Destiny 2 however we want. Start making lists of what the game needs so they can incorporate it. I think that you really want judge Destiny until after all the DLC is released. I want to see how the game is really expanded though the DLC before I judge it. I've enjoyed the game thus far, and I find myself coming back to it.

[360ICE]

Well, there goes all the reviewer-corruption conspiracies. Goodbye lunatics who thought #gamergate was something important.

[Father__Merrin]

This game has been hit with fanboy reviews....

the general popularity of destiny and longevity of the title & quality will far far outweigh those fanboy driven reviews that are, might I add a little demented!!!

[crosstrigger]

I think a lot of people were expecting something and got something that they felt wasn't there yet. That being said the game has it's shortcomings, Bungie doesn't seem to like to venture to far from the halo feel, which is fine cause let's face it... That's their universe.

Personally, I have been chomping at the bit for a co-op shooter with my friends. We are having an absolute blasty blast with it. I'd give it an 8.

Pros
+ Gameplay feels great (plays like Halo with a few tweaks)
+ Boss fights (I am a huge sucker for boss fights)
+ Graphics and Design (Let's face it... it's pretty)
+ THAT LANDSPEEDER.... I mean Sparrow.... ;)
+ Customization

Cons
- Incredibly Unbalanced Crucible (Bungie used to be the bar in multiplayer matchmaking)
- No Weapon Trade with Fireteam (Really...)
- FireTeam Size Limited to 3 during missions(Again..Really)
- Weapon Classes (Wish they would have added a few more...We are in space the options are literally endless)

[Shadonic]

I've been visiting the Pending page a lot recently and I always come across reviews where Destiny is given at least a 9 and up but i never see them on the main page no matter how far back i search.

[JAT]

Reviewers giving this game a 6/10 are idiots.

I understand the hype hurt it, but no game approaches this one for online coop battles.

It's like bashing Diablo3 3 for not having great gameplay and having bad A.I.

Endgame for Diablo is just as bad and repetitive, (I'm talking on release, it's been 3 years of updates now). The story is terrible and cumbersome, the loot system had to be changed like 4 times.

Yet that get's 9.5's .... I just don't get it.

[TheJacksonRGN]

Wasn't their an article on here a few weeks ago claiming why Destiny has already won Game of the Year? Yeah doubt that's going to happen and if it does it won't be a ton of GOTY awards. Anyway people need to stop making those sort of claims because that just hypes the game up for them and others even more.