Thursday, September 18, 2014

Destiny Review (PS4)

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   Destiny has become a hit for Bungie and has pulled in over 300 million dollars from gamers. I have played the full game, the Alpha and the Beta for Destiny, and I would have to say that it is a great game for this generation. It's a perfect mix between HALO and Borderlands that has all the makings of a greater shooter. From the full game, I can conclude that Destiny has an engaging online multiplayer component, good controls, nice graphics, and has customization options that make everyone feel unique. However, the campaign is kind of dry compared to other shooter campaigns.
   Nonetheless, Destiny has a very good graphic design that reminds you of Halo, such as the style of the graphics on the armor or the weapons. The futuristic graphic direction, helps create a sound setting that makes it seem realistic that you are in the future. A cool thing that I noticed with the graphics is that not all the settings stay the same. You can see one setting during the day and the same setting during the night throughout the whole game, even in multiplayer. Nonetheless, characters also have similar animation motions to Halo; such as the Guardians running like Master Chief, or the enemies ducking into and out of cover. You can tell that the game was put together by the same developers as Halo, which is good because those games are awesome.
   With those same developers working on Destiny; the gameplay is still great fun. Over the course of going through a mission, enemies will come out of everywhere and you will have to constantly keep guard of your character. With an array of all sorts of weapons at your disposal and specific class abilities like in Borderlands; it's a blast to fight enemies. On top of all the great gameplay fun you will have; at the end of missions and throughout the world you will be rewarded with loot or upgrades.

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   However, the campaign is a little flat. You don't feel that connected to the characters or become emotionally attached to the story and constantly feel disconnected from the story. That's probably because of the transitions between missions in which you are brought back into orbit every time. Even if you want to continue with the story missions. Overall, I'm not impressed with the campaign and wouldn't really think about going through the story again after finishing it.
   Although the campaign is ok, multiplayer is what will keep people coming back to this game. There are tradition game modes comparative to other shooters. But in Destiny, no one felt to over powerful and the game became more fun the more you played it; unless you played in the Iron Banner which unrestricted everybody's abilities. Also, thanks to being an online game; other Guardians can drop into your campaign game to help fight off enemies while exploring. However, when you enter a respawn restricted area the other Guardians disappear and it's then just your fireteam. Although, strike missions require fireteams that the game will start matchmaking so that everyone can experience co-op with others online.

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   In conclusion, Destiny is a fun game that will remind people of their days of playing Halo and become a classic game that people will play for years after. That's all that you can ask for from any type of videogame, and I don't make that statement often about a game. Destiny is an awesome shooter.

Graphics: 8.5/10
Gameplay: 9.5/10
Multiplayer: 9.7/10
Campaign: 7/10

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