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Destiny Review - A Shooter For Grinders - CramG

An in-depth look at Bungie's online shooter beyond the core game and looking at post game content after 30 hours of play time.

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Lightning Mr Bubbles3924d ago

Well reviews are starting to come out already, and it seems the game is pretty mediocre.

Man, the PS4 still can't get an real AAA game on it, and it's almost a year in, first Watch Dogs is a bust and now this, this gen is starting to bum me a bit, will it ever really get going?

Lightning Mr Bubbles3924d ago (Edited 3924d ago )

Look at this gen!

Nothing but a bunch of downloadable mini games and last gen ports, and unprecedented amount of delays.

Consoles came out a year earlier than they should of this gen, probably cause of competition, neither company wanted to let the other come out first.

Clearly gen was not ready to start.

MaxwellBuddha3924d ago (Edited 3924d ago )

These consoles should have launched in 2011 (when they would've been somewhat impressive tech-wise), then Bungie would've had over two years to code the game specifically for next-gen hardware.

By now we would've waded through all the lazy, greedy cross-gen garbage and would be playing actual true next-gen games.

joab7773924d ago

The game isn't mediocre, by any stretch. This review is very well done.

But the beauty is that it will change dramatically over time as the community tell bungie what it wants.

Where it suffers is that Bungie was so coy about it being an mmo that many expected another Halo. Yes, 30 minutes of cut scenes would have fixed that problem. The other issue is that in trying not to be an mmo, it launched w/out many, many features that mmo's today require.

But I am certain that we will get the patches we want, more customization, proximity chat or a chat box. And who knows, maybe they will patch in some epic cut scenes for those that want sp only.

But the core is very strong, especially for the 1st real high quality mmofpsrpg. If they continue to support and we do, in a yr, this game will be epic.

deafdani3924d ago

The PS4 version currently sits at 74 at Metacritic.

I personally don't agree entirely with scored reviews, but if we get down to it, 74 isn't mediocre. 50 is mediocre, which means exactly in the middle. If you're going to pay attention to numbered reviews, at least do it using the full review scale, otherwise it's pointless.

Game critics should do the same, of course.

gamer78043923d ago

With the way games are actually scored though its more like a schools grading system

90 great

80 good

70 average

60 poor

ShowGun9013923d ago

thats why the number system needs to go... everybody thinks they mean something different! theres no concensus on what a 75 actually is... thats why you need to look at the content of the review to see if what they say is bad or good applies to you... for example, i have a short attention span, TLoU, God of War, or DmC are plenty long for me, but some people need a 200hr game to feel satisfied! the REASONS are alot more important than the SCORE... personally im having a blast with destiny, havent had this much fun in an fps in a while!

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CloudRap3924d ago (Edited 3924d ago )

The problem is people aren't judging it for what it is as a game and instead are doing the reviews with bias towards the unreal hype it had.

MaxwellBuddha3924d ago

Nope, pretty sure the game is crap. The Crucible is the most unbalanced garbage I've ever played anywhere (even before it was hacked).

Seriously, screw waterboarding; the government should make detainees at Guantanamo play The Crucible as punishment.

ShowGun9013923d ago

crucible isn't unbalanced, maybe you should practice? gotten a 2.0 k/d with EVERY primary except the freaking pistol, its just not for me i guess. also, only the 360 version got hacked, and everything else is hacked on that system anyway... (also, you do know that stat advantages don't carry over into the crucible, except for modes where they SPECIFICALLY tell you they do, right? im sure you wouldn't be bashing a game without all the facts...)

if you wanna spend your time hating a game you apparently aren't playing, thats up to you. as soon as im off work, im logging into destiny and destroying some fools! im sad you don't have anything to play right now, but destinys not crap.

vikingland13924d ago

This was a well done review. Pretty much tells everything about the game. I like this game and I agree with this review.

kratoz12093924d ago

Its okay, I was honestly expecting more cinematic and story driven content

Gr1mmyshadows3924d ago

I love this game. I can't get enough of it. Looking forward to Tuesday to jump into the vault of glass. Awesome job Bungie

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

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

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coolbeans133d ago (Edited 133d ago )

Fortnite-ification comes for all live-service games.

Neonridr132d ago

now this is an armor set done right.

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Destiny Mobile spin-off will reportedly be revealed very soon

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

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Xbox Passed On Destiny & Guitar Hero According To Phil Spencer

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

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anast281d ago

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

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Sciurus_vulgaris280d ago

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

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anast280d ago

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

InUrFoxHole280d ago

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

anast280d ago (Edited 280d ago )

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

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anast280d ago

"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"

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

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Profchaos280d ago

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

Reaper22_280d ago

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

Gamingsince1981280d ago

Xbox is dead all that money doesn't help.

Hypertension140280d ago

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

andy85280d ago

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

Bathyj280d ago

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

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

Hofstaderman280d ago (Edited 280d ago )

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

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

gold_drake280d ago

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

so lets not kid ourselves.

PhillyDonJawn280d ago

Xbox was shown to be more profitable than ps

jznrpg280d ago

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

ocelot07280d ago

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

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

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Knightofelemia280d ago

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

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Chevalier280d ago

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

Hedstrom280d ago

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

XBManiac280d ago

More in the 1.000 million now.

gold_drake280d ago

another Interview?

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

Futureshark280d ago

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

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

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

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

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

DarXyde280d ago

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

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

DivineHand125280d ago

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

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

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

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

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

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