Destiny - Most Successful New Gaming Franchise
What is Your Destiny?
After 10 years
of publishing, Activision and Bungie have finally released the fabled console
game Destiny on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 3 on September 9th 2014.
Activision best known for Call of Duty franchise and Bungie with the Halo
franchise, have created a game that every console gamer has always wanted. This
MMO console game has seamless PVP and PVE as well as all the customizations
that come with this caliber of game. This 700 million dollar project by two of
the best console game developers has genuinely created a game that everyone can
enjoy together.
With songs by
Paul McCartney and voices by Peter Dinklage (HBO’s Game of Thrones Tyrion
Lannister) the developers have effectively “thrown the kitchen sink” at this
one. On September 10, 2014 Activision announced that the game has shipped 500
million dollars in Destiny games, claiming that Destiny is the most successful
new gaming franchise. However, this does not cover both of the company’s expenses;
they have also released an expansion worth 35 dollars Canadian. With that in
mind, if every person that purchases the game gets the expansion, the game will
be very profitable.
Destiny’s gaming experience
is unlike any other console game to date. With online multiplayer, maps that reminisce
the Halo franchise, and all the customization that comes with the Call of Duty franchise;
the game provides consumers with boundless gameplay opportunities. Players
begin their journey on the Tower; an alien construct which was created by the
Traveller. The Traveler, is an alien construct that spurred human technology on
Mars, The Moon and beyond the solar system. Unfortunately, an entity known as
the Darkness destroyed much of the human race leaving the Traveler to sacrifice
itself to save the last of Humanity. As a Guardian, you are a being that has
absorbed the Traveler’s energy and can use special abilities. The three main
classes are the Hunter, Titan and Warlock which are effectively the well-known
Archer, Warrior and Mage in classic MMO PC games. These three classes have a
range of special powers, such as the Hunter’s triple kill ability, Titan’s slam
and the Warlock’s energy ball. From the Tower players begin their PVE fight on
Earth in apocalyptic Russia, The Moon, Mars, Venus and the Reef. The end game
consists of teaming up with other players to PVE in the Vanguard or joining the
Crucible to PVP, the online battlegrounds in Destiny. Here players test their
skill against opponents on a range of maps spanning across the solar system and
beyond.
Review
Personally, I found the PVE in this game quite
entertaining but only in a thriller sense with the landscapes and battles that
took place, and all those freaky aliens. Unfortunately, I did not find the
story too appealing, due to the fact there was not enough emphasis placed
specifically on this. For a game that took ten years to create, it looks like
the story only took one. Fortunately, the voice acting by Peter Dinklage does compensate
somewhat, being a fan of Game of Thrones I enjoyed the parts with his robot character.
Personally, I am a PVP player at heart and this game has the best PVP on a
console game in a long time, the battles are fast and unpredictable with
different abilities being used by every player. There are a couple ability
combos that are being abused and the developers do need to nerf them a bit,
such as the Titans slam and shield combo. For anyone that plays Call of Duty,
the games were kind of getting old when looking at story and gameplay aspects, so
this is a very nice change.
All in all, I enjoy
Destiny and will continue playing it, and I definitely recommend it to anyone
that misses a good old console shooter, and loves their MMO’s.
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Brian Frazer – Best Games Review Blog
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