Destiny Review | Destiny Fulfilled | The Game Fanatics

There is not one singular thing that Destiny does exceptionally well. In fact, one might argue that Bungie’s attempts at making something groundbreaking fall short and undefined. But what makes Destiny survive these shortcomings is that it’s an amalgam of little things that come together in seamless unison to deliver an experience rivaled only by Borderlands.

[FsterThnFTL]

2-3 points too many.

[Webbyy]

this game is not a 9.5. no way

[venom06]

Just some random person with a blog throwing up a score... This one can be ignored for being nowhere near accurate..

[psforward]

As a solo experience I'd give it a 7 but with friends an 8.

I'm only on the moon missions so far though.

[cleft5]

I am really enjoying Destiny. It's a solid beginning and so long as a lot more free and paid content comes out for the game it will be fine. I suggest people wait a month and see what happens with Destiny before condemning it. The base game is really good, it just needs a lot more content.

[BattleAxe]

Initially I said that I would give this game an 8.5/10, but I'm leaning more towards a solid 8/10. It's a great game that's missing some features.

[FITgamer]

Honestly i think all these reviews are pre-mature. I don't see how you can give an accurate review of this game in less than week of playing.

[ShowGun901]

LOL

looks like all the people who didn't scratch destinys surface threw out their 5/10 reviews pretty quick, maybe we'll see some better ones from people who played it a little longer.

that being said, i think the low scores were just for clicks, and now that they're popular, we'll see high scores, just to get clicks... this is what "gaming journalism" has come to... ugh. do everybody a favor and dont click on any of them!

personally, i'd give it a 9/10, i think 9.5 might be a LITTLE high.

[cleft5]

I agree with you. I beat the base game in like 10 hours or so, yet the game is still opening up for me. I have put at least 30 hours into this game and will definitely put a lot more time into it. I canceled my ff14 sub for a month to give Destiny a shot and I am glad I did.

I don't know what people where expecting Destiny to be but I got what I wanted the game to be. I am level 25 and I am still looking forward to finding more content in the game. I have a long way to go before I unlock all of the game so I am happy with my purchase. People should never buy a game off of hype but because of informed information. It's nothing to wait a week and watch a streaming site that has footage of the game before making a purchase.

[gamer7804]

i was looking at early reviews as they came out, and those actually came out higher in the 8's than the ones who are just coming out fall in in the 6's.

if you want to take the mean, then its a 7.0 game.

[spicelicka]

Exactly, if it was the exact same game with no mmo elements or all the things its trying to do, it would still be a 9 easily. People forget how amazing the gunplay is. Borderlands is great but the shooting comes nowhere close, it felt weak just shooting the gun borderland for some reason i can't figure out. This feels like I'm playing a AAA shooter in an RPG. Everything is amazingso far, my only concern would be lack of environments and cinamaric gameplay, but I'm only on the moon right now.

[3-4-5]

I'd personally give it a 9.0/10

I'm loving ALMOST everything about this game.

I finally ran into something I can officially say I don't care for at all.

And that is the late missions on Planet Mars.

* I'd been able to solo fine until then, but that was just too annoying.

That was the only time since release I'd been annoyed.

So I just went and played Crucible instead and everything was better.

This game really does offer more than your average FPS game.

With COD & Halo, for me I only played the Multiplayer, but I'm having more fun with this PvP than I'v had with almost every COD and halo game.

* ALL the small details are being overlooked and not talked about by most people.

[ThatOneGuyThere]

the problem the naysayers are having is they're for some reason expecting an MMORPG. The game is in fact, an FPS PACKED with detail and features most shooters dont have.

[aviator189]

rivaled only by borderlands?
IMO, destiny is nowhere near borderlands in terms of gameplay.

[TGF_Zero]

I think both are fun, destiny has tighter controls tho

[SilentNegotiator]

That repetitive loot game with unbearable "humor" for preteens?

[DarkOcelet]

Borderlands is great really but i guess its not your type of game and the claptrap is cute :) .

[TongkatAli]

Borderlands looks slow and clunky, love the agility that Destiny has to its game. I rather be on a hype train then a hate wagon, puhuhu.

[ape007]

borderlands is bigger but destiny has more quality, gameplay/combat/environmental quality

[spicelicka]

The shooting in borderlands comes nowhere close to destiny, I would say the exact opposite of what you said. I really don't understand how people can't feel the difference shooting the gun, its so accurate and visceral in destiny I feel satisfied.

[Neixus]

Ugh, there are so many downsides to this game, that it won't carry it up to 9.5/10

[getrektedmate]

More like a 6/10

[TGF_Zero]

the most divisive game ever.

[getrektedmate]

And it's the most boring game ever

[Big_Game_Hunters]

how? care to explain?

[SamPao]

There are enough reviews with 6/10 go troll other opinion pieces

[getrektedmate]

This game is shit deserves a 6/10

[starchild]

Haha I love how everything in gaming nowanowadays is either sh*t or awesome. So ridiculous.

[NewAgeisHere]

6-7 at best, let's be realistic.

[ape007]

how?? the gameplay is 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

[user367272]

Never heard of this site. I played it for 4 days now and I am trading it in to fund for another of my upcoming preordered game like Forza Horizon 2, Sunset Overdrive, or Halo
MCC. This game is no more than a 7 IMO. I haven't been so disappointed with such a hyped AAA game since Too Human.

[Game0N]

Your opinion is valid and it's too bad you feel that way about it. It's not for everyone.

[SoapShoes]

You have only a few people always trolling saying how this game is crap. Well what is crap is their opinion, you can tell by the way they talk they didn't like the game since it was announced.

[Game0N]

How do you feel about it?

[starchild]

Yeah I've seen the same thing happen with a lot of games.

[Perjoss]

Destiny is no GotY, but an 8 would be a fair score imo. I'm having lots of fun with it.

[ShowGun901]

8 or 9, its got its flaws, but its an awesome co-op game, its KILLER with friends, and the PvP is really tight and balanced. im having a blast!

[TGF_Zero]

totally agree, with friends it takes the game to a whole new level of enjoyment, almost a different game. It's a blast. Although i've heard some people play solo and still enjoy it.

[46889337]

Are people seriously getting defensive over someones enjoyment of a game. Its sad what the gaming community has come to.

[Hellsvacancy]

It's ALWAYS been like this

[starchild]

To some degree, but it has gotten progressively worse.

[IVanSpinal]

Low Standards

[TheGamez100]

Why the hell is there so much hate on this game? Been enjoying it since launch day. All these mixed reviews and I see tons of comments bashing this game whereas I am loving the game. I guess people really expected too much over it.

[FPSRUSSIA]

haters gonna hate the people are hating on it
haven't even played the game.

they haven't played it enough. also your not the only one who is enjoying it alot of people are playing and enjoying it. and i would give it a 9.2/10

[Hellsvacancy]

I can't stand the taste of cucumber, it's horrible, but the other 3 people in my house LOVE it

Who is right?

I don't watch/read reviews for how good or bad the game is, I look at reviews like they're previews, it's the smaller details I want to know

[Ark_]

You confuse taste with quality.

If you like or dislike cucumber is a matter of taste.
If a cucumber is fresh or squashy/sccarred is a matter of quality.

You can't argue about taste, but you can argue about quality.

[Hellsvacancy]

I'm not confusing anything buddy, quality isn't the point here, taste is, it doesn't matter if the cucumber looks nice if, it tastes bad

Destiny is a well made game, it runs fine, looks nice and smooth, controls nicely (quality)

It's just boring (taste)

[Salooh]

I didn't enjoy halo but i enjoyed Destiny. Some enjoyed both , so they win xP . That's how i see it. So you lose ! lol

I know i'm silly now hehe

[Gamer4life888]

The game is a solid 8.5 in my book

[Ark_]

Very inconsistent review.

[daBUSHwhaka]

As it stands I'd give it a 8.

[iNFAMOUZ1]

finally a real review

[jts1891]

Destiny is a great game. While I wouldn't give it a 9.5, it's a solid 8.5 easily. I've played the game solo and with friends, and honestly, if I had to guess most reviewers played it solo. It's almost an entirely different game when you do co-op, which is understandable considering that is how Bungie designed it to be played in the first place. The only real issue is the lack of character depth, which is somewhat minor. The story itself is fine as it's supposed to be more of a framework to allow people to 'fill in the blanks' in terms of your characters past and motivations.

[CorndogBurglar]

I love thia game. I really do. I can't get enough of it and i look forward to getting home and playing it every day at work.

However, even i can admit its not a 9.5. For me, anything between 8 and 9 is where it should be.

[CorndogBurglar]

I feel the reviews for this game are extra critical because of the hype train behind it.

I've never seen a game with such good, polished, damn near perfect gameplay mechanics get scores like a 6 or 7. And i've noticed that no one has complained about gameplay. The complaints are all centered around the story and lack of variety in missions. Thats about it.

I cant argue that either. Those things are definitely lacking. However, a score of 6 or 7 should be reserved for games that have something fundamentally wrong with the gameplay. Maybe there are glitches. Maybe the gameplay does't work exactly the way ot is intended. Things like that.

With the two complaints i mentioned, i feel an 8-9 os a good score, because again, there is nothing wrong or broken with the game. Just some bad decisions.

Its still immensely fun to play.

[Game0N]

It plays so great I think thats whats mainly bringing me back everytime. Its almost tactile.

[CorndogBurglar]

Exactly. I haven't read a single review that said the gameplay is anything short of a joy to play.

Its not often a game comes out with flawless gameplay, but Destiny has it.

[SharnOfTheDEAD]

At this rate No Mans Sky will be getting 4s

[rextraordinaire]

"There is not one singular thing that Destiny does exceptionally well."

Then it certainly isn't worth of a 9.5?

Good but not exceptional games are more in the range of 7-8, no?

[GoPanthers999]

Really? GameFanatics = ZERO credibility. Maybe you were confused and played Warframe instead. (Which is probably a 7.5, but still a point or more better than Destiny.)