Game Debate #146: Destiny

[Reed Rothchild | 9,963]

[TDIRunner | 2,912]

Never played it.  It's not currently on my list of games to try.  

[darkchylde28 | 1,546]

Edit:  I voted and answered without looking at Reed's first post, so my brain thought "Journey" versus Destiny.

I had a fair amount of fun with the original Destiny, although I think it went a bit too far at times with the lack of opacity with certain puzzles and mechanics required to even get through the mission you were on for my taste.  I think the hardest part about the game was coming up with a group of people to consistently play with, as a lot of the later content pretty much requires a team to do it, even if a handful of amazing gamers have somehow managed it solo.  The game definitely had a lot of interesting lore, and generally did a good job fleshing it out via various expansions, updates, etc.  I never did graduate to the second game, though, as it seemed to have much less of an adventure-y feel than the first and felt much more about running and gunning and competing with stuff like Halo than remaining immersed in its own universe.

Edited March 24, 2023 by darkchylde28

[fox | 1,772]

One of those weird situations where the gameplay is really good but everything else feels hallow.

The gunplay and powers are a lot of fun and you get thrown into some frantic firefights.  But the lack of coherent story, gated gear progression, and mmo-lite elements really drag it down.

For as much time as I spent with the first one, I didn’t even bother with the sequel.

[DarkTone | 1,015]

7

[darkchylde28 | 1,546]

6 hours ago, DarkTone said:

7

FYI, if you actually voted in the poll, it didn't pick up your selection and might need to be done again to count.

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

9/10. I'm going to ignore your descriptions for ratings and rate as if the game was brand new since the experience now is nothing like on launch. One of the only games to nail that amazing feeling of movement and gunplay in a sic-fi setting that Halo revolutionized. Also one of the first games to do live-service really, really well. It was tons of fun with friends with a great loot system. Can't comment on how it evolved or how the sequel plays, but I had a blast with this one for 6 months or so after launch.

[DarkTone | 1,015]

5 hours ago, darkchylde28 said:

FYI, if you actually voted in the poll, it didn't pick up your selection and might need to be done again to count.

It didn't? Thanks

[MagusSmurf | 579]

Came with my PS3, became the only game I've ever sold out of complete disinterest.

[JamesRobot | 6,030]

Online play required, eh?

[darkchylde28 | 1,546]

1 hour ago, MagusSmurf said:

Came with my PS3, became the only game I've ever sold out of complete disinterest.

Not that it would change your opinion, but in fairness to the game, the PS3 and 360 versions were fairly garbage compared to the PS4/XBONE/PC versions due to the additional horsepower available to run the game properly.

[G-type | 2,816]

I voted 8, but just to be clear: I don't play this kind of game and have no interest, but @North loved it and so I'm mainly casting this as a "money well spent" vote.

[Sumez | 3,165]

I was about to say "never played it, never will", but then I recalled that I actually did play the beta. Kinda shows how much of an impression it left with me