I Played 45 Minutes Of Destiny, And It Was Kind Of Boring

Patricia Hernandez writes: "Earlier this month, I got a chance to fly up to Washington and try Bungie's upcoming sci-fi shooter, Destiny. Walking through the Bellevue office for the first time, I'm struck by all the accolades lining the walls near the reception area. Here, a giant, life-sized statue of Master Chief stands tall, casting a shadow."

[Majin-vegeta]

*I Played 45 Minutes Of Destiny, And It Was Kind Of Boring*

That's like saying You only watched the intro and few minutes to a movie and called it boring right away *Rolls eyes*

@Below 45 minutes does not do a game justice that most likely will be showered in content for 7+ hours.

[Naga]

Ironically, it's a lot like writing off an entire article after only reading the headline.

[DanielGearSolid]

That was a pretty good comeback

[dc1]

@Naga
..and the article should not have been titled the way it was. It creates an unnecessary negative connotation around Destiny. It's on far to everyone involved with the game.

[Naga]

@ dc1

Honestly, I think I agree with you on that. Reading the article, I get the impression that the title, although mostly true of the author's experience, was mostly intended to be provocative. I'm never a big fan of that sort of thing.

A title like that, for a game like this, is the kind of statement that absolutely demands an explanation. But with that said, I think the depth of the author's exposition really does a fairly good job at providing that explanation. She seems very intrigued by the game and the experience being offered, but uncertain of how this will all turn out - unsure of whether Bungie will be able to *actively* captivate audiences in the same way they have in previous work.

The last few paragraphs, I think, really explain the sentiment behind the her choice of words in the title... even if we agree that they weren't the best.

[andibandit]

Lol best comment ever

[Revolver_X_]

The title is just tryna make waves. You'll have to excuse me if my interest in reading the article is non-existent, after a flamebait headline such as that. Good luck with the click-baiting.

[46889337]

Damn.

[Baka-akaB]

You flamebait with titles , i dont feel compelled to read your article , it's that simple

[Palitera]

@above

It is Kotagarbage. What did you expect?

Actually, only from the headline, you can already tell it comes from that crappy site or something like GameR_nx and Examin_r.

[randomass171]

Wait, how can they base their opinion off of a 45 minute demo which didn't include the cooperative multiplayer? You know, the core of the game experience? And besides, this is from Kotaku. You don't really need to read past the headline to understand how sensationalized it is.

[Gazondaily]

Lol you told him.

"Another interesting, and in my mind positive, aspect about Destiny: Bungie doesn't want it to be the sort of game that needs to take over your life, which definitely sets it apart from most MMOs."

This is weird because when they showed off Destiny last year, they were saying how they wanted the game to actually take over your life and always make you want to play it, be it through some smartphone apps and whatnot.

Anyway, the footage I saw really excited me. I'll judge for myself.

[AliTheSnake1]

@Majin-vegeta That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You need to tell me I need to play 7 hours to start having fun? Any game that makes me play a full hour to start having fun is no good game. Borderlands, Fallout3, skyrim, are all fun from the first minute.

[FriedGoat]

Sounds like someone with little FPS experience.
"I wish I was playing the ever-exciting Titanfall"
Really? Why name an average FPS and not a good one?

And why mention titanfall 5 times in the article?

[Gazondaily]

@FriedGoat

http://replygif.net/i/888.g...

Oh come on man!

"Really? Why name an average game and not a good one? "

Really? Why post such a useless flamebait opinion? Yes...you think Titanfall is not a good game. Well done.

http://www.designboom.com/w...

[FriedGoat]

Hardly flamebait, I just thought it strange that there was so much talk of titanfall in the article when they are different genres.

It's like playing GTA 5 and saying "I wish I was playing the ever-exciting saboteur".

http://www.dealspwn.com/wri...

No need to get so angry.

[dc1]

@Naga
That's a very fair response Naga.
Oh... and forgive the typos in my initial response :)

[darkmonkey13x]

@FriedGoat

"And why mention titanfall 5 times in the article?"

She mention Borderlands 6 times so???... u dont complain, why's that?

[hankmoody]

Bazinga!

[FriedGoat]

@darkmonkey,

Have you played borderlands? Have you played titanfall?

One of these games (i'm not going to name which one) has similar gameplay and is actually comparable to destiny albeit on a smaller scale.

So let me recap, your asking me why a relevant game is being mentioned more times? What you should be asking, is why is a completely irrelevant game being mentioned 5 times.

Do you play games at all?

[system22]

haha. brilliant!

[Ra3030]

"Ironically, it's a lot like writing off an entire article after only reading the headline".
Which is what I did.

So the author is saying the same thing most everyone said about Titanfall made by Call of Duty fallouts. Titanfal was CoD with mechs and those that said that where right but so what Titanfall is a good shooter. I'm sure Destiny looks like Halo but bigger, much much bigger and way better looking than Halo IMO. Again, so what if it looks like Halo don't all shooters look and feel about the same? I didn't read the whole article I couldn't help thinking after reading the title " I played Destiny for 45 min and I was kinda boerd ". Hmm I couldn't help think that this person was an American that has to have everything come to them, right in front of them so its nice and easy or their "kinda bored" if they actually have to do something well thats asking to much..This article here is why developers and publishers pay to have article written about their games. IMO reviews, reports or anything written about a game in a published article should never be posted with that persons opinion. This person may not be a FPS fan or RPG fan or maybe not even Gaming fan. All games should release a demo or we should be able to rent the before we lay out $60 plus or more.

[Gotcha5]

Come on guys... you do know some games do suck when it come to curtain demo's. That why some developers fail to release a demo of their games.

[UnbiasedOpinions]

IMO it looked boring compared to Halo, it lost the innocence and simplicity of Halo by trying to be something more than just a shooter, don't get me wrong i am excited for it, but it just seems boring to me for some reason

[darkmonkey13x]

@FriedGoat

yes i do play games, own borderlands 1 & 2 (tbh i havent finished the 2nd :s) and i own titanfall also

irrelevant? i dont think so, she is talking about new IPs of well-know developers, the movement (parkour) and "ever-exciting" of TF, so it is relevant to know that Destiny lack of these elements and why she felt the game was boring or doesnt know how this game "will fit in a landscape that's full of shooters."

[DragonKnight]

When it comes to Kraptaku, writing off the article after reading the headline is actually doing yourself a favour.

[Mankey]

Dang, he tried to son them, but you soned him back!

[Bimkoblerutso]

I find it somewhat surprising that people here seem to be rallying behind an article from Kotaku that criticizes a game after a superficial 45 minutes of game time.

I thought I had you guys all figured out.

[ge3zy69]

much well said, much greatness

[Visiblemarc]

Witty, but clickbait gets what it deserves.

[Ritsujun]

V-v-vegeta's rage level is over 9000!!!!!!

[SegataSanshiro]

Holy god that was awesome

[Eddie20101]

The tittle, subject and the timing of the publish (same day Bunji release key inforamtion), hard to take seriously. Bias or Tabloid Or both.

Plus her thoughts are on one type of co-op game play that was meant for short game play sesions. Their is much more to this game than one small game play type. Article seems like pointless negativity for just having a small taste of the game.

[MASTER_RAIDEN]

never seen so many agrees on an N4G comment.

[BinaryMind]

@MASTER_RAIDEN: Yet, "writing off an entire article after only reading the headline" is pretty much N4G in a nutshell.

[TitanUp]

i usually know if i like something or not in the first 30 mins either the characters grab me, story or gameplay if i cant connect with any of those in the first 30 mins more than likely im not going to like the game.

from the article
I don't think it's an understatement to say that it feels like there is a lot riding on yet another game where you shoot things in the face—for Bungie, for Activision, and for eager fans.

im ok with shooters and for any other genre.

[DoctorJones]

What you say is true, if I'm not engaged after a while, then I tend to leave it alone. Life's too short.

Do I need to spend a couple of hours with a game until I feel 'Hey, this game actually is entertaining!'?

Not really.

If a game doesn't grab me by 30 mins I'm usually bored with it. Is that wrong? Maybe. But like I said, time is short, there's a lot of games out there for my attention.

[Talidan]

If that's your threshold, then that's your own self and no one should expect you to do any different.

Personally, I've gone up to 4 hours trying to get into something before deciding to call it quits. Sometimes it does indeed take 2 hours for something in a game to really grab me, but I do have have the expectation that a game should be able to within the first 30 minutes.

[Gotcha5]

@Farsendor1
Same here... 30 to 45mins is enough time for a game to grab your interest. I passed up a lot of games due to bad demos or rental.Thinking about passing on Destiny for Batman Arkham Knight and Alien Isolation.

[Godmars290]

More like watching the Man of Steel trailer and being turned off it when Pa Kent says "maybe".

Seriously though, game looks like its going to be dependent on online social interaction. Go into a game alone, without friends, its very likely to get boring.

[randomass171]

Borderlands was similar. It had the option to play solo, but I had much more fun playing it with friends. Generally coop experiences can be much more fun because all the memories you get from those games were shared with your friends.

[avengers1978]

Well I think a big portion of the game will be the interaction with other gamers, and the public events... I doubt they did much of that

[Abriael]

I read another article by Patricia Hernandez and I wasn't one bit surprised that she didn't like the game.

She hates everything that's good.

[DoctorJones]

I've read many articles by you and I didn't agree with everything you said....but hey, carry on criticizing other writers for something you don't agree with. It shows how credible you are.

Most writers let their articles do the talking, you have to defend everything you say in every article you post in the comments section. And then go on to attack every other website that has an opinion you don't agree with.

You don't deal in journalism, you deal in comment sections.

[Wingsfan24]

So because she doesn't like the game that makes her opinion invalid? Are you really that naïve? Just because she doesn't brownnose developers like you doesn't mean what she said isn't true and I'm sure she doesn't hate everything that's good. Some critics are harsher than others.

[Abriael]

And some critics are excessively harsh to appear smarter than others, or to set themselves aside, or to pursue their agendas.

Other keep up with the silly equation "if it's not the pinnacle of innovation it's not fun."

@DoctorJones: I've been a member of this community quite a lot longer than you, so I have every right to have fun with the discussion as much as you do.

Calling a MMO "boring" after 45 minutes is downright laughable.

[Revolver_X_]

I like to call a spade, a spade. Kotaku is all about flamebait and shock value. Like Abriael, I expect it. You two must be new or Kotaku fans. No one really takes anything serious coming from that sess pool.

[Wingsfan24]

Every time you get in a debate Abriael you digress from the original topic. You dismissed her opinion because you didn't like what she wrote about the game. That's it, there's nothing to argue there.

You always talk about speaking "positively" about games, but developers need critics, even the harsh ones to help them pinpoint what people might not like about the game. Brown nosing developers doesn't help anyone just like Ubisoft giving our free stuff to journalists doesn't help anyone.

[Muzikguy]

I haven't read the article yet, just comments here. I think it's nice to see someone have a different opinion other than "Destiny is the greatest MMOFPS EVAH" type stuff. My hype for this game is nonexistent. I had it reserved before PS4 was released just like Watch Dogs. Cancelled them both. Now Watch Dogs has my attention again. Will this game? Hopefully! Too much hype is a bad thing IMO so I tend to stay away from these articles. Kudos to differing opinions!

[-Foxtrot]

"She hates everything that's good"

OMG...Patricia is -Mika

[Jazz4108]

No offense but the site you write for is biased and has flame bait titles everyday. I would trust Kotaku over Gamespot and gamingbolt and dualshockers who seem just to flame and trash whatever is popular at the time. That is not reporting and it certainly is not journalism. You will learn that in journalism 101 that you must keep your opinion and bias out of it and report the facts. Btw a tweet by someone is not what I consider article material either. This author should have used a less flaming title but for a opinion piece she was professional and backed her opinions up with more then bias opinions and tweets. Most of the gaming sites are a joke and are started by people who have NO experience or training in the business. Its really unbelievable and people that do not know any better think hating on the the one is the right thing to do or reporting only negative news on a certain console when there is good positive news that should be shown as well only proves the bias coming from these sites. Its all about hits and not true journalism.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

Well, the best way to find out if you really like the game is to play the DESTINY beta , which is coming to a SONY console first . The DESTINY beta will come to a XBOX console , but at a later date - No word from the studio on when DESTINY beta or game coming out on PC.

[Dark11]

I think people are only hyped for this because it's Bungie
but everything they showed so far looks average at best.

[midnight_23]

Just curious what triggers you to say only "average"? What I've seen and read about makes me undoubtedly believe that this is a massive and ambitious development of a game I've seen from no other developer except from that of Rockstar and naughty dog. In terms of commitment/passion, quality, and innovation. I just can't see how this game could be among the average games. In my eyes it is tiers above anything we have seen in awhile. But this is opinion to opinion. I guess I just simply wouldn't agree with what your standard for average is. Question stands though; from what you've seen, why do you see destiny as an average game?

[aliengmr]

@midnight_23

I had no preconceived notions about this game or Bungie.

When I saw the reveal I didn't see anything epic or ambitious about it. I was genuinely confused by what people were claiming. Its a shooter with bits of MMO thrown in, hardly the second coming. It looks good, not the greatest thing ever.

You would think that getting burned by hype would produce a bit more skepticism in gamers. As we can see right here, even having so-so reaction to this game produces such rage.

[mhunterjr]

45min should be more than enough time to figure out if gameplay is appealing to you. Atleast in a well designed game. Bungie, coined the phrase "10 seconds of fun" so I'd be surprised if it the investment needs to be terribly long before the games quality shines through. Halo1 was fun immediately after the controls were calibrated in the cryo-tube.

I hope the author is wrong, but I can't help but disagree with your assessment of her statement

[Shadonic]

Agreed, from what i got from the trailer it just seemed too easy and while i enjoyed seeing the combat and stuff in action again it seemed like there was next to no difficulty and seemed a bit boring in that respect. I'm pretty sure that they will pull it off in terms of story and gameplay/controls since the author was positive on that part, it seemed like more of a design issue in terms of difficulty and how they presented the game to them. They have to drag them into the world and place them into the shoes of a character and envelope them into the lore and world. I would feel kind of bored if i was just thrown in front of a game to play the same thing for 45 minutes.

I would of honestly have demonstrated the little marketplace thing more giving them the ability to customize their character with weapons of their choice then lead off into showing them the scope and how open the world really is while introducing them into the back story of some of the environments they pass. I would have a sort of random events placed along the way and then bring them into the mission that Ms. Hernandez played though maybe with the difficulty cranked up a bit. I would of then ended it off with a hands on demonstration of the PVP after the previewers have edited and customized their characters.

I really hope that this was just a not so great preview because i REALLY want Destiny to work.

[LexHazard79]

Idk Majin, 45 mins is a long time. But just like everything else I gotta try it for myself. Just because they(she) might think its boring doesn't mean I will.

[thezeldadoth]

a shooter should be fun within the first hour

[thezeldadoth]

this site wouldn't be defensive of this game if it was xbox exclusive

[Magicite]

a girl was bored after playing a shooter...thats surprising /s

[frostypants]

45 minutes is more than enough time to get an appropriate feel for gameplay.

That said, I always found Halo to be tremendously boring, so this doesn't surprise me much.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

I agree, from Article

" I admit, I've seen very little of the game—just trailers, previews, a demonstration at Bungie's studio itself, and I've played single strike, which I've gone through a few different times. That's about 45 minutes of game time. There's still the multiplayer to consider, which they haven't unveiled just yet. I completely concede the competitive multiplayer or the raids could be more amazing than either the forgettable story stuff or the strike stuff.

To some degree, I can't even harp too much on what Destiny does wrong, based on what I've played—it reminds me, funnily enough, of Fuse. Remember Fuse? The co-op shooter that took a lot of cues from Borderlands, only without offering much of an identity of its own? That's sort of what Destiny feels like thus far: like a game that has a lot of things that look appealing on the back of a box as a features list, but that when actually experienced, don't seem like enough to carry a game."
-Because Ps4 is Lead Platform?!?!?!?!@!!!

Yea, use that Headline.. for playing 1 One strike mission 3 times....

(I'll be buying it for the competitive Multi-Player any way.)

[Ch1d0r1]

New gameplay video https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[0ut1awed]

Right. If it has any lineage to MMO gameplay like it claims to derive it's roots from, then this guy is judging from the most boring part of the game.

[kevnb]

Doesn't matter, he played it and he can have an opinion if he wants.

[assdan]

First off, that's why they put stuff like that in a title. To show that it is just one opinion and the opinions shouldn't be taken is the absolute truth. And we did have some good point by the way.
I'm really hoping this game is good, but I could easily see this game being somewhat boring.

[Jazz4108]

This is how I felt about Infamous SS but I gave it the benifit since I have played every infamous game so far and they were okay nothing spectacular but okay. This one burnt me as it was over in less then 7 hours with no mp replay value. It felt very rushed. It was pretty but who cares about resolution if the game is not worth buying at 60.00. On topic I have sat through 2 destiny presentations and I have uploaded both to utube without sound and I was not impressed. Bungie looks like they are a shell of the former self again caring more about graphics then actual game play. A game does not have to be long and beautiful to be tons of fun as many people found this out with Titan Fall. I am really hoping from the presentations I have sat through that they have listened but as of late they have given Microsoft the cold shoulder and Microsoft #1 made bungie who they are and #2 did not have to let them have there independence. I honestly think micro did it for the good of gaming and so Bungie would not have any animosity towards them and this deal with Destiny makes me a fan of Microsoft and Bungie very upset with Bungie when they sell out to Sonys money on there first game away from Microsoft game studios. I still will purchase this game but I will wait till I get a deal on it as in my opinion Bungie bit off more then they can chew with Destiny by trying to be something to everyone.

[GW212]

Cool story. Troll.

[lelo]

In all honesty, from what I've read and seen from Destiny, it doesn't have me hyped.

There are many other games being released this year that have me way more hyped then Destiny.

[GW212]

Such as?

(I ask that honestly. I have a list of most wanteds and am always interested in hearing others' lists)

[showtimefolks]

i am sorry to hear that but maybe you don't like games like borderlands and try another genre. There are many types of games i don't like

its ok to dislike something

[ajax17]

You can tell from the 7 minute preview that the game looks kind of boring; although I think the best word to describe it is uninspired.

[horndog]

"That's like saying You only watched the intro and few minutes to a movie and called it boring right away *Rolls eyes"

A movie isn't quite the same as a game. You either have a good feel for a game after an hour or so or you just don't feel the game. There are many games which I have rented in the past and played about an hour of it and just wasn't pulled into it. Why force myself to like it?? Besides its his opinion.

[ground_beef]

With all honesty people that say stuff like, "oh he only played the game for an hour and he's calling it boring/bad !!??" Are just ignorant. I am a 30 year old gamer ever since Atari, and all the good games I've played in my lifetime have grabbed me in the first 5 minutes. That's what great games do, they suck you in right from the start. I was blown away from the first 5 minutes of TLOU, uncharted, batman Arkham 1+2, mgs4, gta games, journey, braid, etc and the list goes on. Seriously when did the perception of a good game sucking you in within the first few minutes change?

And believe it or not if you spend a long time with an average game, you'll grow to love it, as you'll get accustomed to the mediocre controls, gameplay, story etc. so in reality time spent on a game is totally irrelevant here. The article raises some legit questions about a massively hyped game, only time will tell if it lives up to that hype. Personally I have a lot of doubts that destiny would be a critical success, but I hope am wrong here.

[AceBlazer13]

Screw you Kotaku, don't you go trying to demolish my interest in this game.

Read it, it was pre alpha hands off. And honestly my interest in the game still stands. Game still sounds cool from what the writer described.

Finished reading game still sounds good.

@Abriael I'd be lying if I said one of the early reviews for a game wouldn't shake my view on it a bit.My trust only stands firm for a handful of games and none of them are fps.

[Abriael]

If kotaku (and patricia hernandez at that. She seems to hate everything that's good) is enough to demolish your interest in a game, you might not have been that interested to begin with :D

[Naga]

@ AceBlazer13

"Read it, it was pre alpha hands off."

Apparently you didn't read it. Kicking off the second half of the article:

"It's time for the hands-on demos. Everyone goes into a three-person station, each of which is composed of two journalists and someone from Bungie. I'm paired with none other than Eric Osbourne himself. When I sit down to play, the first thing that immediately strikes me is that I'm playing something that reminds me tons of Halo...only with a Playstation 4 controller...."

[GarrusVakarian]

" the first thing that immediately strikes me is that I'm playing something that reminds me tons of Halo...only with a Playstation 4 controller...."

Yeah, that is going to be a pretty big mind-**** for some people. It definitely will be for me. Playing something that appears so similar to Halo in terms of graphics, setting, music...even the animations for walking, running, reloading are almost the same. Then there's the fact it's a damn Bungie game. Gonna be weird experiencing it on a PS.

[Naga]

@ Lukas

Man, I can only imagine. The controller is our portal of interaction with the game - it's the only thing that stands between the mind of the gamer and the action on the screen. To make that kind of a jump would take one heck of an adjustment, for sure.

[NYC_Gamer]

I don't expect everyone to be blown away or fall in love with Destiny..We all have to remember each gamer taste is different from what you may deem as quality.

[MasterCornholio]

Yep even games with extremely low netacritics (Ryse, Knack etc) have plenty of people that love them.

[thehobbyist]

The real question is how many actually LOVE them and how many are just saying that to support their bias in the console war?

[wannabe gamer]

This particular author has never impressed me so i wouldnt be too worried here.

[Software_Lover]

Its an MMO. The game takes time to grow and become interesting.

[zeuanimals]

It's not an MMO, it's a shared world game. It's got an MMO-esque world that acts as a hub to meet people and set up raids, but when going out to fight enemies, it's co-op.

Aside from the hub world, this game doesn't do much of anything "new", and even a hub world isn't new. I guess a hub world is new for an FPS but Phantasy Star Online started it almost 20 years ago, then you would go out and fight monsters with people you meet or know in a co-op fashion. Monster Hunter is currently doing that and that series is hugely popular (in Japan).

I'm sure Destiny will do great and find an audience (hell, tons of people are really hyped for it) but I'm not exactly blown away by anything I've seen. Gameplay reminds me of Borderlands except more polished.

[Neixus]

MMO's rarely only have 4 players total, so no, it's an shooter / action RPG.

[zeuanimals]

It's got a hub world where a bunch of people meet up and can set up raids and whatnot, that's about as MMO as it gets for this game, still not an MMO though.

I'm fine with that, MMOs bore me. Give me solid gameplay, good lore, unique worlds, and stop trying to tell me this is some revolutionary experience because it's looking pretty standard to me.

[JackOfAllBlades]

Of course it is Hernandez...

[thehobbyist]

Isn't that the same idiot who said that Dracula feeding on a woman resembled rape?

[JackOfAllBlades]

I believe so.. She is utterly ridiculous

[TheTimeDoctor]

at least she didn't murder anyone

[Chespin]

I bet it'll start off slow and get much better as it goes on. Like Borderlands.

[iceman06]

I think many games that require leveling and equipment upgrades tend to have this in common. They become more fun as you get to higher levels and higher level loot. Having only a small vertical slice of a game to play repeatedly probably does get boring. I'll wait until we get a full look at all of the aspects of the game before I get disappointed...if at all. This game looks to be very fun as a co-op game. I'm all over that for sure.

[DryBoneKoopa85]

NOTHING IS GOING TO KILL THE HYPE FOR ME ON DESTINY!

This is one of my most hyped PS4 games this year. Everything I have seen sets me into overdrive mode.

Kotaku: Please for the love of god keep your opinions to yourself until launch.

[Dark11]

I wasn't really impressed with the gameplay.

[zeuanimals]

Looks pretty standard. I don't like how they're trying to sell it like a completely new experience, like nothing we've seen. Sure, it's got a hub-world, which is new for an FPS (AFAIK) but we've seen it done almost 20 years ago with PSO.

I like the ambition though, and I'm hoping the lore and locales will be unique and well built, but other than that, nothing really special. All I'm hoping for is solid gameplay, and that can't be conveyed through videos. Halo looks kind of boring if you're just watching it but playing it is different. Well, playing it with friends is different. Problem is, none of my friends care about this game and none of my friends are really into consoles anymore. DAMN YOU LEAGUE!

[Webbyy]

Oh please.. you only played 45 minutes..It's an MMO.. this game looks good. I am sure bungie will do a good job. All gamers should look forward to this.

[Provolone24]

Ah, Destiny. Or as I like to call it: Playstation Halo.

[GarrusVakarian]

Playlo

[randomass171]

With a side of Mass Effect and a little Borderlands on top.

[MysticStrummer]

I was never impressed with Halo, but I only played the first two on a borrowed XBox, along with some split screen multiplayer, and played a little online Halo 3 on a friend's 360. I never had the urge to play Halo like I do with Destiny, and was never jealous that it wasn't a PS game. I guess the art style is pretty similar, but Destiny's overall gameplay and concept seem much cooler to me.

[Squeaky_door]

The heart of this game, and any other bungie game, is the mystery that surrounds the world. Discovering just what this new world they are creating is comprised of, how it became how it is, what is the traveler, what is the darkness, why do the other races hate humans so much, what was the golden age, etc. can't wait to dive into this world...

[IIZANGETSUII]

Destiny will be a good game, but just that, it has almost the same hype as Titanfall, im sure it will be just another FPS with mixed things from Halo and Borderlands.

[user9597082]

It was probably boring because she couldn't find any references for another bs sexism link bait article.

[theshredded]

game didn't impress me much

[mcarsehat]

I've never been interested much, I didn't even play borderlands 2 because the first one took it out of me.
In fact, to me first person shooters in general are boring me lately, I'm saying this after trading in killzone: shadow fall and Titanfall in on the same day.

[Zombro]

Looks massively boring

[Gore-Content]

This b'tch hernandez is known for her "controversial" articles.

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

I'm at school right now so I can't watch it, but I see some people talking bad about it on twitter. But majority of the people saying it looks beast.

[Soldierone]

Funny thing is most smaller websites will only play 45 minutes of a game and review it..... thus saying games like this are dull and boring without even diving fully in.

The game is so massive I'm sure the first 45 minutes or so will be somewhat dull as you learn everything.

[RyanShutup]

I think the issue is that all the demos shown thus far have not featured PvP. That's where the adrenaline feeling comes from ... fighting against another human squad. She compared this to Titanfall and to CoD and said it didn't have the same impact... well no shit you basically played "horde mode". Wait till some PvP previews come out before comparing to team based multiplayer games geez I'm not even a journalist and I figured this out... wtf.

[Deadpool101]

Im very much on the fence with Destiny. On one side is does look really cool and the concept is very interesting. On the other side the look of it is very "Halo" and to be honest, story wise, I was bored of the Halo universe by the end of 2 and that was back when Bungie still gave a crap so I'm not sure the Destiny universe is going to hold my attention for the several years they are planning on. But hey, I haven't played it yet. I could be, and hopefully am, wrong. We'll have to wait and see.

[Nero1314]

Off topic , Lol I couldn't reply you on your last comment but I wasn't aiming you . I didn't even read your whole post .

[Deadpool101]

Lol no worries

[SITH]

Basically what I got from this article, he got to drive a koenigsegg one:1 on a race track, but only at 5 mph max speed.

I am still hyped for Destiny. This article does not remotely phase me one bit.

[Nine_Thousaaandd]

That damn, Hernandez...Destiny will be awesome...shut your trap!

[truefan1]

Destiny has looked boring from the jump, but i never commented because for some reason people put Titanfall and Destiny up against each other. Bungie is an amazingly talented studio who created my all time favorite series, but this game looks like a bunch of roaming. I'm still going to get it, but i don't think it's going to be as fantastic as some expect. I hope to be wrong though, I would like to enjoy this game with friends.

[zeuanimals]

You know all of their games had a bunch of roaming, right? Halo games were praised for their big levels and the sandbox nature of it all. Halo 4 was bashed for being more of a corridor shooter without big levels.

Are you saying the good Halo games don't deserve the praise they've gotten?

[GarrusVakarian]

"Destiny has looked boring from the jump,"

" but this game looks like a bunch of roaming"

"I'm still going to get it, "

*Rolls eyes*

[somedude342]

never trust a woman's opinion on games

[aLucidMind]

What does being a woman have to do with it? Nothing.

[VTKC]

I take it you do not like Assassins Creed series then. Jade Raymond-a WOMAN was in charge of that.

[thehobbyist]

Why don't you join us in the 21st century? 41% of core gamers are women. The opinion of one who has a history of inflammatory click bait sensationalist articles does not damn the other 41%.

[somedude342]

41% of core gamers are women

dont pull numbers from your ass

[techie015]

How does someone even pull a number like that?

[mezati99]

is it me or the game looks really boring ?!

[GarrusVakarian]

It looks like you will only get the full fun-factor when playing with friends.

At least that's the feeling i get from watching videos of it in action.

[PoodlePuncher]

Seems like the author is trying to spin everything into negatives for the game. Granted, it's good to have that kind of approach when all you hear from devs and advertisements is "bestest game ever!!!" But, I really think they criticize elements unnecessarily. And the fact that the author seems to really think highly of Titanfall makes it seem like the author is more in the casual audience of shooters. Which there is no problem with, but it sounds like Destiny is more for hardcore shooter fans, which I really hope it is. I'm getting pretty tired of dumbed down shooters that are trying to appeal to the casual audience (think of Smart Pistol). I think that's one thing that could really set Destiny apart.

And to play the same quick, low level mission three times in a row, just looking for how it's similar to Halo and questioning every element of the game, of course your first impression is going to be bored.

[randomass171]

The author is allowed to have their opinion, but I think it was presented poorly. Who would start an article with such a flame bait headline? This is why I don't like Kotaku very much. Anyway, my excitement for Destiny is not deterred at all. Hopefully Kotaku will rethink their next hands-on impression approach.

[Jay70sgamer]

When dual shockers have flame bait articles... I see no one complains ....they use twitter tweets and use it as an article for flame bait, but when a journalist say a game is boring as a headline everyone gets upset. Especially when it has to do with playstation everyone wants to cry foul ..I stated this before and was banned for a day or two ...bottom line everyone has a right to their opinion ...the author of that article expressed their opinion deal with it .......... If people are unhappy with what she said just buy the game and judge it for yourself ...this fanboy stuff is ruining the gaming industry ...

[ArbitorChief]

Saw the gameplay, wasn't impressed TBH, game looked really boring, just looks like a Sci fi Borderlands game but I won't fully judge until I've seen the competitive MP, that's what I'm most interested in.

Odd that the article is down all of sudden... Activision?

[McScroggz]

Good read. I admit, from the beginning I didn't know what to expect from this game. I mean, I love Halo to death (Halo 2, while not my favorite game, was my favorite gaming experience) and Destiny is Bungie trying to evolve the Halo formula. Bungie tossed around lots of sexy terms and ideas, and I love the style of the world and its enemies.

But, it's hard to just buy into ideas - especially lofty ones. Destiny is a FPS with MMO elements, raid bosses, multiplayer components, and who knows what else. Even a developer as talented as Bungie making a game with fundamentals they excel at, delivering on what they are hyping is going to be a tremendous task.

So honestly, I'm slightly (SLIGHTLY) worried. It's entirely possible that the "campaign" is one that isn't terribly interesting and fails to deliver on a decent narrative. It's entirely possible that these firefight type missions are a slog (like some of the tedious fights in Borderlands 2). It's entirely possible that the raid bosses are poorly designed. It's even possible that the multiplayer competent is a step down from Halo.

I'm trying to stay optimistic. I'm hoping that the story parts they have shown are ones purposefully sparse, and that the game actually has a brilliantly paced, interesting story with at least some cool concepts touched on. I'm hoping that the firefights can, at least some of the time, be fun diversions from exploration. I'm hoping that they have some raid bosses that are really interesting and diverse in challenge and strategy. I'm hoping that the multiplayer is a rich and varied as Halo 3.

The likeliest scenario is somewhere in between. But man, thinking about what Destiny COULD be sure is fun.

[spence52490]

Stopped reading after the 100th mention of Halo. Who cares if it feels like halo. Halo is a great game. If they want to have some similarities then so be it, it's still an entirely new experience. Any game that comes out can feel like another game if you think about it. I could say Call of Duty feels like Mario because you can jump in both of them. They are still totally different games. Her opinion is her own but being flown out to Bungie to play 45 minutes of game normal people won't even get to play for months just to compare it to their old game is kinda lame.

[dodgemoose]

What I don't like about this article is the fact the writer even analogies he went in wishing he 'was playing the ever-exciting Titanfall instead'. Try it with an open-mind next time, perhaps?

[Xi_Unborn_iX]

some games are only good for the first 45 mins

[dodgefate]

Someone had to go negative about the game for hits I am still getting it tho an can't wait... /cheer

[_FantasmA_]

I think the game looks boring too. It doesn't even look original and people think it will be good just because its Bungie. Maybe I would have been interested in squad combat/looting if they hadn't shown it right after The Division at E3. Seriously The Division stole away its thunder and showing Destiny right after it was redundant.

[josephayal]

sorry bungie, i dont like boring games

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Looks good to me, but often if a game doesnt grasp me quickly, it doesnt grasp me at all.

[unicron7]

From what I've seen it looks great. Public events...tons of different territory to explore, the ability to jump in and out of other friends games, loot/upgrade chains, vehicles,etc. Keep hating. At least it has a story and variety. Titanfall(which she can't seem to STFU about) didn't. So eat a dick and keep riding that MS cock.

Bitter Halo fanboys have hated Destiny ever since it's unveiling. Wish they would get it through their heads: Bungie didn't leave Halo willingly. MS pretty much screwed them over. Handed the series over to 343 studios to ruin.

[Maml07]

Thats because bungie left microsoft
everything without micro become bory

[jcnba28]

I always thought it looked boring. Hope I'm wrong though.

[Bundi]

One person's opinion. As valid as the next guy who has played it and enjoyed it.
I'll tell you whose opinion is invalid, everybody who has not played the game yet, which is most of you.

[hankmoody]

It's her opinion and we should all respect it. Besides, in regards to everyone here telling her there's no way she can be right... have you played the game yourself to make that claim?

[HaVoK308]

Patricia Hernandez wrote this? I won't waste my time. Nor will I give her the 'clicks'.

[Ch1d0r1]

I wish the writer could cut out the crap where he describes bungees offices and talk about the game. Because thats what we care about, not that Bungee remodeled a AMC theater and turned it into a dev studio.

[Twinblade]

The game looks far from boring, I guess she just wasn't really interested and was trying to hard. Of course the game will be boring at the moment, the game doesn't launch until Sept.

[GodGinrai]

Taken from the article:

"I couldn't help but start jumping around a lot and mess around with my character's abilities—the game feels a tad floaty"

Honestly...that "floaty" feel was evident in halo, too. I guess its a bungie thing?

I am looking forward to this game anyhow. It does remind me of halo, but that is never a bad thing in my books.

[G-Ham]

I spent 45 minutes with your mum and i feel the same.

[ATi_Elite]

I read this article in less than 45 minutes and was bored to death.

I literally had to dial 911 and get revived, TWICE before closing this drivel of an article.

"45 minute Destiny hands-on" = Legit Gamer article

"I Played 45 Minutes Of Destiny, And It Was Kind Of Boring" = eWhoring for webhits

play the game and stick to the FACTS and DETAILS for previews while letting the gamer decide for themselves. For a full fledged review of a RELEASED game then it's ok to add the adjectives of your choosing.

[iceman06]

I kind of agree. She didn't play 45 minutes of Destiny. She played 45 minutes of a very small vertical slice of Destiny over and over again. Sure, if her comments were all about gameplay, I might be inclined to listen. However, it wasn't. In fact, it's really hard to tell what her point was in this article...aside from the obviously boisterous title. It was really all over the place.

[Kingoftherodeo]

if you read the article is a very good written article. this is what i fear the most for destiny a borderlands like game borderlands to me got boring, well not completely boring just very repetitive go here do this,shoot bad guys, keep upgrading weapons. what was good about borderlands and kept me playing was mainly the characters just none stop stupid jokes and friends that wanted to play. now you take destiny which looks amazing but if its gonna be borderland like clone what can you expect?

[noctis_lumia]

lol 45min playing an MMO and u already have a opinion ?

who is this kid

[xDHAV0K24x]

enjoy the games! stop shooting down Titanfall cuz it looks like COD or Destiny cuz it looks like Halo.

[windblowsagain]

Looks decent, no way can you tell it's boring or not until you play it.

I remember watching Resistance 2 and thinking the MP was boring and I would not want to play it. But when i played it at a friends house, it was fun because of the 8 player co-op and supporting each player. But movement wise Resistance 3 was better.

Point is, wait till you play it.

[Mac420]

Don't get it, this a Bungie game the story won't even be comparable to Borderlands. They literally showed nothing in this video.

Kid needs to go back to playing Titanfall with casuals an leave the real games to gamers.

He had so many contradictions in a single paragraph, this article is a joke. He will most likely be standing in line at 12am sometime in the early morning of this coming November for the next COD.

Shit is a joke, he plays a single aspect of the game, an develops a opinion. Hope this guy never gets put on Jury duty. He would have his verdict in the first

[BillytheBarbarian]

45 minutes is plenty of time to see if you like the game or not. If game play sucks it's not going to magically fix at 60 minutes.

[bornsinner]

a lot of people don't want to believe this but i think it's true, i felt like this when i played titanfall beta, reason why i sold my xbone.

[Milesprowers]

All FPS Games are Doom Clones

[JohnS1313]

Kotaku is dumb to post that opinion piece. It's too boring to read much even. Why say a game is too boring if you haven't played the finished game and only play 45 minutes? A lot of games start off boring and get a lot better.

[Papafynn]

With me narrative is the engine that drives a game. To be dropped in 45 minutes demo of any game be it Destiny, Borderlands, Uncharted or Halo without being invested in the narrative will probably make it sound boring. I need to be invested to care. At this point best we can at best judge Destiny on a technical level; does it play well, animation, framerate, visuals etc.

[aliengmr]

Kind of funny that everyone upset by the article has already made their opinion sight unseen. Ohh gamer rage.

Don't worry, if you've convinced yourself its great having not played it at all, then it will be. You will make sure of that.

[S2Killinit]

why do they do that? your personal opinion does not matter. you are ruining our excitement for this game and you should be ashamed of it in my opinion. You can report on how the game actually is. But making general opinion pieces are a bit uncalled for. Part of the joy of being a gamer is the anticipation of new titles and you just rained on that parade. (or tried to) Thanks a lot.

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

Stupid flamebait article! destiny is destined to be awesome, i can't wait to play this game. No stupid critic is going to change my mind about getting it.

[Adolph Fitler]

I played 45mins on every game on XBone & all were sleep inducing, lumps of crap, that made me diarrhea squirt on the controller at Target.....

I mean seriously, are we supposed to believe that Bungie now make boring, non-fun games? Funny how they all of a sudden ONLY became boring when they made the switch to multiplat, & PS4 will be getting some extras..... If this game was XBone exclusive, like XBots so desperately wanted, the this preview would tell a far different story, I bet....It would be more like, "Destiny is the greatest game ever, makes Halo look like pong, can only be done on MS's hardware, this will be the game that single handedly makes XBone's install base surpass PS4's in the 10's of millions, in the 1st year".

More irrefutable proof that gaming journalism has become as corrupt as politics. I'm betting the game will be a Halo beater in every sense...Day 1 for me.
I can't see the game being bad, as Bungie has not undergone any major issues, & there last game was topnotch, even though it was within a IP that they were well & truly sick of & ready to move on from....So, if they were still pumping out great, highly rated, & praised, massive selling Halo titles that they had lost ALL passion for, I can't see a new IP that there interest & passion would be at all time highs for, being anything but stellar....that's just how good these developers are....or were if your a MS fanboy... On the contrary, Insomniac had been releasing games of lower & lower quality after Resistance 3 & Ratchet:ACIT....so there downhill slide has been seen.

[SnazzyGent]

TL;DR - He doesn't like it because he can't get away from his own pre-concieved notion of how Halo-like he believes it to be.

[heisenberguk]

AWFUL TABLOID ATTENTION SEEKING HEADLINE!!! I CAN'T READ ANY FURTHER AS I'M SURE THE ARTICLE'S NO BETTER!!!!

[Predaking77]

Is Kotaku, I don't care about their opinion. I stopped reading that website a long time ago.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

You can't replicate halo

[Elda]

I basically got the same vibe about this game & I haven't even played it, need to see much more about this game far as story & gameplay.

[MegaDan]

Let me guess, since Bungie went multiplat & favor the PS4 journalists that are biased towards M$ are going to try and downplay the game? Still wont make me cancel my pre-order.

[Codewow]

Glad I'm not alone in saying that this didn't really excite me at all... I'm genuinely more interested in what 343i is doing with Halo 5 and 6 than Destiny. Especially since this is specifically catering to the small groups of people. When I play... I usually always have more than 4 people to play with and I don't want to go against my friends all the time.

Plus it almost looks like this is going to get to the point where you are going through the same thing over and over. (Not to be confused with CoD or Battlefield.. I am talking similarities to grinding levels in WoW through dungeons exclusively. That kind of repetitiveness...) I see Destiny as a kind of linear grindfest with nothing to do other than restart once you hit the cap. Bungie does call this the anti-mmo and I think they truly stuck to it. Not much innovation as far as I have seen yet. Maybe E3 can change my opinion?

[shadyiswin]

Too be honest last year at e3 it looked extremely boring but I told myself the game is a year off plenty of time to fix it. Haven't seen anything making it worth the attention its asking for. I will be happy with titanfall till evolve or halo comes later this year. Only way I'll go for this game is if I see cool footage from my friends stream,as of now I'm happy with titanfalls kill everything? OK let's do it again type gameplay.

[shadyiswin]

Also mass effect 4 will most likely be my go to interglatic shooter,halo reach left a bad taste in my mouth and I loved with 343 did with halo 4. I don't know, maybe a showing at e3 will sway me.

[Funky Town_TX]

Halo 4 is trash.

[Codewow]

Multiplayer was trash. The campaign was awesome.

[finito82]

45? minutes really? sure hope thats not how you do reviews. 45 mins is nothing in gaming to get deep intoo it, unlock cool stuff and ect. what a shame.

[DeadAccount69]

And I think GTA is boring. Does anybody care? Nope.

[GamePeace]

the author is privily a fan of the game and wants to "downgrade" the hypemeter by exposing putative doubts in order to let buyers of the game be surprised by the real quality of the game. His suggestive writing-strategy creates a plateau(by influencing a wide audience or the readers)that plays with the expectations of potential purchasers according to the motto (expect less,obtain more than you have expected). But if the game turns out boring for real, this attempts will be in vain. And I will laugh at you and the author.

[Mithan]

I thought the same thing about halo 1 when it was released.

[F4sterTh4nFTL]

I would not be surprised.

[Funky Town_TX]

So far it looks boring to me too.

[spoonard]

More award winning Kotaku "journalism" I see...

[gigoran]

I didn't know horses could write. But then I saw the article and the profile photo of Patricia. I think you're onto something with this supposed "journalism".

[aliengmr]

If you have to resort to petty insults, your opinion is worth less than nothing.

Acting like her, not entirely unreasonable, opinion is the end of your world.

Way to be the biggest douchebag here.

[jay2]

And people were complaining that Titanfall didn't make it to PS4. Here you go.

[amazinglover]

Nothing I see from Destiny get's me excited maybe it's the design of the game. It looks like just a normal bland shooter you can play with friends.

[46889337]

Looks pretty boring to me as well based on the game play I've seen.

[urwifeminder]

Kind of agree I like bungie but have not seen anything that actually makes me want the game lol , will wait till its been out a few months or a year .

[gigoran]

It's Patricia and Kotaku. Why share this? It's from a website with one of the worst reputations and written by the most talentless writers there is.

She compares the game all the way through... to TITANFALL! That's a pretty big clue!

[Skate-AK]

I will wait until I can't try it myself. Beta soon.

[HappyWithOneBubble]

I never was into Destiny. I don't really go on Destiny articles either. I believe the game will be good though.

[DirtyLary]

After all the "awe" factor wears off, this is nothing but a Borderlands clone. People still content with grinding mindless bots to play barbie dress up? I guess so. I'll be waiting for H-Hour. Playing against actually players has me spoiled when it comes to gaming.

[Funky Town_TX]

Bungie should have just made a Halo 2 on steroids. Give the people what they want.

[Bonerboy]

Looks pretty sharp to me. PC version will be nice.

[danncampello]

The full story is what can turn something boring into a masterpiece. So don`t judge by its cover1
We can see something really great happening in the story of games

[FoxTC]

I still think the game looks great and will be buying it. I think this article is really good though, he's telling it how he saw it and asking some decent questions, maybe a bit negative here and there but rather that than an IGN hype fest. I'm just glad Bungie decided to aim so high, lets hope it lives up to it.

[JeffGUNZ]

I honestly don't care about that. I will be getting this game day one. Bungie has proved themselves and this game sure looks like a blast.

[Orange Juice]

Step 1. Find a female to write a 5000 character essay on how destiny is not quite as good as halo.

Step 2. Hits.