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jlmurph2 on 14 September 2014
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platformmaster918 said:
jlmurph2 said:
CGI-Quality said:Hmmm...that doesn't really strike me as "GOTG" status. It's actually asking a reasonable question with the assumption that, because Destiny is an A) shooter and B) by Bungie, is there anything else that goes up against it for Game of the Year?

Which directly leads back to my point. Not long ago, a good deal of Xbox fans would tell me that Bungie games are: "Game of the Year by default". When Destiny rolled around (long before reviews), I then heard how it would: "not be very good", "looked generic", and "showed a weakness in Bungie's future" (even though this is the team's first time experimenting with an MMO (specifically on console) and their first multi-format developed title.

Thus, while I was prepared to offer a concession speech, because if I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I can't do so with nothing really contradicting what I said. If there an abundance of: "overhype" threads about Destiny (on our site), I'd like to see them.


I never said "GOTG", and anyone that says that or what I said "greatest game of all time" is obviously exaggerating. But if you haven't seen the overhype that Destiny has received then I guess you need to look at the site more.

Destiny has been greeted with more caution than hype from day one.  Obviously there's been a lot of hype from the company but from non-biased sources people were saying that maybe it would GOTY because of lack of competition or because it's in a popular genre and from a popular company.  Personally I'm enjoying it because I actually got the memo about 10 years of support and don't let myself think a game is going to be anymore than a Borderlands Halo mix from the start which is exactly what it looked like and played like in the Beta.  Also I've played through Halo 1-3 and can't see how someone could love Halo and hate Destiny they play VERY similarly and even the stories have some similar elements.  Sounds like hateful slinging from the Xbox camp that they don't get Bungie all to themselves anymore.

If Destiny was that similar to a Halo game then it would be up there with Halo games in terms of critical success. You act as if the game is a 85+ and Xbox gamers are bashing it because we're salty. Destiny's story is absolutely bland with no character development or at least a character to care about. Not even your own character makes you invested in it. The story missions are not memorable at all, they're just big playable areas with objectives. The multiplayer is unbalanced and doesn't come with features like custom games, forge, or even more variety of what to play. If you truly have played Halo you would be able to tell that Destiny does not hold up to them. Ive played over a thousand hours of Halo so I think I know what level of quality to expect from a Bungie game. They did not deliver. At least not yet since it seems that they're holding back content for Expansions and weekly updates.