The MMO shooter Destiny is receiving awards despite some harsh criticism and is ranking high on sales charts.
The MMO shooter Destiny is on a winning streak and is starting the year with several victories. And this is despite some poor reviews that are taken in stride. For instance, a photo was tweeted from an internal event at Bungie showcasing a team shirt featuring the ignominious score of “6 out of 10” from Polygon.
It has now been revealed that Destiny was the best-selling PlayStation 4 game in the PlayStation Store, at least in terms of digital sales. On PlayStation 3, it was the fourth most purchased game of the year in the store.
In the “Game of the Year” voting by the PlayStation Blog, where fans voted, it took first place on the PlayStation 4, while on PlayStation 3 it was the second most popular title behind Dark Souls.
Furthermore, Destiny was able to snag a few smaller awards for Game of the Year, and also won two trophies at the Game Awards in Vegas and is now nominated for the DICE 2014.
The Reddit thread about Destiny has made it into the top 200 of all subreddits, which may sound lame, but is quite an achievement.
In the race for the title of the “Most Googled Game of the Year,” it had no chance against Flappy Bird.
Forbes names Destiny as the most disappointing game of the year and one of the best
The criticism does not tire of addressing the failures. Forbes chose Destiny as the “biggest gaming disappointment of 2014.” At the same time, however, Destiny made it onto the list of the “Best Games of 2014” from the same site.
To clarify, the magazine stated that several editors were involved in the selection process and they could not come to a consensus in the case of Destiny. The disappointment with Destiny is primarily because it did not deliver the huge story and fantastic world that Bungie promised and that fans expected.
Destiny was chosen as one of the best games of 2014 because some editors could not resist the pull of the shooter. They are still playing it today. So it seems for some testers.
Even though they gave Destiny a 6 out of 10 back then.
