The MMO Destiny is playable for some for more than 30 hours, the first test and the excitement about it have also been around and there is a console war raging on Metacritic. What do the hardcore fans think of Destiny so far?
French “Test” Topic of the First Day
Just a few hours after the game was released, a test by a French magazine appeared with a mediocre rating. By the way, it appeared on many pages right next to a news about Bungie’s warning that early tests should not be taken seriously.
Globally, other magazines eagerly jumped on this test, pointing to it, calling it a “Clickbait,” and irresponsibly writing a test so early, claiming it was only fabricated to generate clicks. Nevertheless, they were happy to report on it. This is probably called having your cake and eating it too.
The Console War Rages on Metacritic
Meanwhile, on Metacritic, as noted by Gamezone in a venomous article, fans of Xbox, PlayStation, and PC are fighting. They rate Destiny down on the “enemy” console, up on their own, complain about PSN or that the game doesn’t match Borderlands enough or that it’s going downhill with Bungie and that the absence of a PC version is the worst – or whatever. Right now, neither the fans on Metacritic nor the early “reviews” from colleagues are very informative.
Many large sites have formed streaming teams, writing articles about the first hours of gameplay and conducting a sort of “perpetual test” with regular impressions.
What Do Hardcore Fans Say About Destiny?
In search of opinions, we ventured into the English forum Reddit and into the cave of fans, the Destinygame subreddit.
“Was the hype justified?” is the question. And the answer is a resounding “Sort of.”
Many enjoy the shooter part of the game, even though a certain “grind-heavy” nature could already be observed in early levels. The processes and tasks repeat quickly. The RPG elements are rather shallow, while the controls and shooter elements are viewed positively.
One criticism at the moment is the lack of “social components” in the game; there Bungie probably still has to catch up, fans agree. And even though max-level characters have already been spotted, the endgame is still a long way off for hardcore fans. There is so much to do, one fan happily remarks.
Especially, in early experiences, teamwork is praised. Completing the “strikes” with lousy gear and after some struggle gives fans a kick and fills them with satisfaction.
But “Is the hype justified?” – a fan has an answer to that too, and it is quite unsentimental: “No, no game can ultimately match the immense hype.” Destiny, so perhaps the consensus, is good, as good as players could expect from the beta, but not “the greatest game of all time.”
Perhaps with the announced DLCs, it will get there, after all, Bungie plans to support the game for over 10 years. There’s still plenty of time for judgment.
More about the shared-world shooter/MMO (depending on who you ask) can be found on our topic page on Destiny.
