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MoHasanie on 14 September 2014

"Twenty hours in, I think that players will find that they’ve evolved to playing a whole different kind of game."

How many hours have you put into Destiny since it launched? If it's more than 20, you should be playing a very different game than the one you started, according to Bungie.

"Twenty hours in, I think that players will find that they’ve evolved to playing a whole different kind of game than the shooter that started them off,” Bungie Executive Producer Patrick O’Kelley said in an interview posted to Xbox Wire. “They’ll find that they’re immersed in a different world, and are deep into the history of their characters. They’ll have built a community of other players. And, without realizing it, they’ll have learned some sophisticated mechanics that enable them to gear up and dive into a six-player cooperative raid, in pursuit of high-level exotic weapons and armor.”

At our fairly quick pace, spending very little time on the extra Vanguard and Strike Quests, getting through Destiny's main story took just over 16 hours to complete, which left our Guardian at level 16. However, we didn't do any Bounties, which can accelerate the leveling progress.

And there's still plenty to do in the game, like finding hidden raids, competitive multiplayer, and leveling up other characters, so if you like the game, it's easy to reach 20 hours even if you rush through the story.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-is-a-different-game-after-20-hours-bungie-/1100-6422312/



    

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Aerys on 14 September 2014

This is what i read in most not fast reviews



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Necromunda on 14 September 2014

After playing considerably more than 20 hours, and doing the weekly strike, I can attest to this, at least to a degree. The feel and difficulty is certainly cranked up endgame at least. Personally super pumped for 6 player raids.



Mystro-Sama on 14 September 2014

They just flipped damage control into overdrive xD



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 14 September 2014

If it takes 20 hours to get you addicted... That is pretty sad... Although I am not a fan of MMO's but I expected better from Bungie tbh but then again, Activision is Activision



                  

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Areym on 14 September 2014
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
If it takes 20 hours to get you addicted... That is pretty sad... Although I am not a fan of MMO's but I expected better from Bungie tbh but then again, Activision is Activision

It's similar to FFXIII, it takes close to 20 hours to get to the open part of the game (forgot the name) and arguably, the fun part of it.



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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 14 September 2014
Areym said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
If it takes 20 hours to get you addicted... That is pretty sad... Although I am not a fan of MMO's but I expected better from Bungie tbh but then again, Activision is Activision

It's similar to FFXIII, it takes close to 20 hours to get to the open part of the game (forgot the name) and arguably, the fun part of it.

That is... Pretty sad lolll. I hope FFXV doesn't take that long to get going



                  

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Busted on 14 September 2014
Areym said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
If it takes 20 hours to get you addicted... That is pretty sad... Although I am not a fan of MMO's but I expected better from Bungie tbh but then again, Activision is Activision

It's similar to FFXIII, it takes close to 20 hours to get to the open part of the game (forgot the name) and arguably, the fun part of it.

Finished the game and never found it

 

jk

but seriously



prayformojo on 14 September 2014
Mystro-Sama said:
They just flipped damage control into overdrive xD


Exactly what I thought too lol. I can't believe people believe this stuff.



artur-fernand on 14 September 2014
Areym said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
If it takes 20 hours to get you addicted... That is pretty sad... Although I am not a fan of MMO's but I expected better from Bungie tbh but then again, Activision is Activision

It's similar to FFXIII, it takes close to 20 hours to get to the open part of the game (forgot the name) and arguably, the fun part of it.


I wouldn't say "arguably", there are plenty of people who enjoy the battle system and don't care that much about the linearity before Gran Pulse. Anyway, I digress.

 

Anyway, I can't shake the feeling that people are being too harsh with Destiny at this point. Some sort of "anti-hype" has been created. I mean, c'mon, the game started with a 81 metascore, and then it plummeted to 75 - it even reached a yellow 74!