Side by Side Comparison of: Activision vs Rockstar Games

good game, my son enjoys playing it.

I don't know much about video games but my husband still plays this all the time even a year later. It came just as promised and works great! Also I'll just say I've watched him play a lot of videogames and this game seems a lot different than your typical first person shooter, which is extremely interesting. Definitely worth trying if you're on the fence.

I really can't comment to much on this game, as it was purchased for my son, and hubby who are both gamers... I've asked them for details on the game, and etc oh boy you would think I asked them to have a baby or 😤 something. All I get is not now babe, I'm killing something, or mom see you 😵 got me killed!!! Oh I'ma... LOL anyways they can go buy their own games, or PS4 stuff next time!

After two years and multiple DLC expansions this game has had more hours played than any other. At times the game can be a grind, and at the moment when I think I will quit playing a new DLC gets dropped and our interest gets re-kindled. Through the years there have been some high and low points but the game is massive and if you are just buying it will offer you hundreds of hours of enjoyment. The developers and the community have had a love/hate relationship and many ups and downs but in the end we are guardians, devoted to the cause.

I bought this PS4 version for myself and the PS3 version for my nephews. I started in year 2 which I think was worth the wait because the Amazon price drop to $15 for vanilla disc + an additional $30 for the Taken King Collectors Edition DLC code, I ended up spending a total of $45 for the complete game. Thanks for everything Amazon! I put COD AW to the side now and been playing destiny for 3 1/2 weeks, and now a level 40 Titan with 4 or five exotics and plenty of legendary weapons. I love this game! Amazon has the best Competitive Video Game prices on high end games!

Great game I love it, I really like that you have to earn your armor in order to go beyond level 20. Destiny has some beautiful scenery, events and missions are pretty entertaining as you progress. Yes you do have to buy the DLC in order to continue your story and have new missions, at the end of day the gaming industry is a business after all. If the thought of earning your stuff sounds awful then this game is not for you. The game is pretty well thought out, so if trying to Google something is too much for you then this game is not for you. Multiplayer is very well-balanced just have to watch out for the bazooka heads. I don't play very often but I do enjoy playing this game when I get the time. There is a lot to do you just have to figure it out as you move along, everyone has their taste and this is definitely mine.

Tremendous game. It looks great on the PS4.

Had it for ps3 day 1, now I got it for ps4. What sucks is Leslie Benzies left Rockstar to form his own studio and took the programmers with him... GTA 6 is in trouble, and thats why we never got a single player DLC. Leslie IS GTA. Anyway, the game is awesome and worth it just for the Online itself

My son got this as a gift and it is now his favorite game! So much detail to the game and so life like!!

I played this game on my ps3 but after getting ps4 few months ago I missed playing gta5 I bought this game again for my ps4 and i enjoy playing it like the first time

Can't go wrong here , great product and arrived timely !

Greatest GTA in my opinion. Love the Story and Online.

Item was exactly as advertised. Gave 4 stars due to the fact that disk was covered in finger prints. But item was described as used and good condition. So I'm not upset because they didn't try to hide it. But wish they would run their disks thru a disk cleaner first. But also there were no scratches and game works just fine..

I love the game play and I could easily do strikes for hours on end and most the time I do (I have completed 1,023 strikes. Yes i know I have no life haha) I have a good number of friends who are always playing this game so strikes with friends can allow you to finish them really quickly ( assuming all of your friends have the necessary gear) but strikes with randoms can usually mean a long strike with little to no help from your fireteam (there has been many strikes I set out on where one or both of my other fire team members are AFK or not moving. Moving on to the story line... or complete lack there of. I knew as much about the Human, The Exo, the Awoken, the Darkness, The Hive, The Fallen, The Vex, the Cabal, Titan, Hunter, Warlock, The Stranger, The Traveler, etc. at the start of the game as when I finished it. How did these people/robots/pale people receive the gift of Light? How did they come about? How did the Darkness start making its way to our Solar System? When did it? Sure, you could collect all of the 69 ghosts available (this includes Expansion 1 ghosts) and then go online and read the Grimorie cards for all of the things within the game. Why not take the time to explain some of it during the cut scenes or during game play? Both The Stranger and The Traveler say that they could explain it. Stranger says and I quote, "I don't even have time to explain why I can't explain." Traveler says and I quote, "I could tell you of the great battle..." WTF!?!?!?! Then why don't you?!?! To me, this story telling was harder to understand than trying to read a Shakespeare play in Old English before learning the basics of the alphabet. Nice try Bungie, strikes are fun and so the raids (when they don't glitch out and force everyone to wipe for no reason except game coding error) but your story telling days as with Halo seem to be at an end.

Let me first start with this, you can ell this game was made by Bungie. It feels like Halo with a new skin and features. This isn't a bad thing. Let me break it down into some key points.Cons--->The storyline is forgetful, don't play this expecting your mind to be blown.--->Be prepared to redo missions/bounties continually to level up. Not unusual but theres not as much variety as in other MMO;s.--->Like any other MMO, you will need to harvest materials for upgrades. Pending the material, considerable effort may be needed.--->ONLY a three person "fireteam" per bounty/strike. This is a bummer as a larger group size would have made it funner.Pros---> Great graphics, the environments are awesome.---> Great FPS for a MMO. The MMO aspect doesn't degrade how the game mechanics handle for a FPS.---> It is repetitive, but it is also fairly addictive. Doing strikes in a three man team at levels higher then your character is challenging enough to make it fun.---> The crucible is fun. The multiplayer maps are fun and the 6vs6 PVP in clash is great. It has the feel of Halo but with key MMO related---> Overall the weapons are fun. Some seem to be overly powerful but I'm sure that will be further balanced with additional patches.Overall its a fun game. If Bungie continues to support the expansion and maintenance of this long term, will be well worth the purchase.

It's been a little over two months now that Destiny has been released. Despite all the criticism from the critics and fellow reviewers, I still found my experience to be quite pleasant. The game feels quite balanced as not one class seems too powerful and you can't seem to buy your way to the top of this game (not yet anyways, usually a problem in MMOs). I've been playing for a bit over a month now and Destiny still keeps my interest. The game play feels quite solid and Bungie has continually been making tweaks to make sure not one weapon is too powerful. Bungie has also attempted to keep things fresh by implementing random "public events" throughout the maps that random strangers can get together and clear as well as a playlist of "strikes" that allow you tackle different bosses (think instances/raids if you're into MMOs) in about 15-20 minutes at a time.Unfortunately, Destiny suffers from some pretty major flaws albeit not game breaking. The largest flaws being: the lack of a way to communicate with the people around you is a problem if you don't plan to play with your friends (voice chat is available if you do) and there's no way to get to the highest level raid content unless you plan to play with your friends. However, if you have a bunch of friends that have Destiny on the same console you do, this game turns into a game you should definitely buy.Pros:Level cap is easily attained because it is so low, lets you get into the high level content pretty quickly.Most balanced MMO I've played since World of Warcraft (original version, back in the day).Cons:Maps get extremely repetitive, about five or six maps if I recall correctlyLevel cap is a bit lowCan not attempt highest level raids without a group of friends that have Destiny, no matchmaking system to pair you into groups (i.e. Raid Finder in World of Warcraft).No real way to communicate to others on your map, there is no chat other than voice chat with friends in your party.I know a lot of people gave Bungie flak for releasing this game but I personally have had a blast with it!

Overall I think the game is not great, but not horrible either. I will hold final judgement until after the game evolves a bit.Overall:-Positive:--Graphics are great, which is expected--Gameplay is sharp and simple, not uber complex, which should benefit a wide range of folks--Replayability (you have 3 separate characters to build and refine) & like Diablo I believe they are all linked as far as money goes and your 'stash'-Negative:--A little repetative still, but again I will see how the game evolves and grows.--Probably my main gripe is the Map or more accuratel the lack of a quality Map. You have something that resembles a map that shows you were other players are and where the enemy is moving, but it would be awesome to hit a button like Diablo and bring up a map of the areas that you have uncovered, or something like that.--Load screens can be annoying, but hey whatever--Online only - The ONLY reason I put this here, is because some folks simply don't have the ability to play this depending where they are (deployed locations, simply don't have great internet at home, etc)Hope this helps some folks.

So here's what I think about the game SO FAR. (Given that I'm level 10 with 4 hours played)Pros: The game has a great feel to it. I decided to give this game a try since I'm a HUGE borderlands fanatic and halo fanatic.- Although this isn't very imprtant to much, but the soundtrack is pretty awesome. The main theme being the best.- Graphics on this game are pretty good looking, if i'm not mistaken I believe it is using the same graphics engine as Halo 3, 2 because they look very similar just updated graphics to fit current gen consoles.- Accessibility: all of your gear is at your access and the layout makes things very easy to access such as weapons, gear, and character upgrades. All you gotta do is press options and its all there.- Weapons: Although its looting system is no where near as vast as the Borderlands series, each gun has their cool attributes to it. And some even have nice camos to show off your gear.- Multiplayer: Now the crucible is definitely VERY competitive. If you didn't put tons of hours into games like Halo expect to get decimated by the bunny hoppers on the battlefield. But overall, the feel of multiplayer is ALOT of fun once your dominating on your killstreak, the maps are a lot of fun as well as taking your legendary gear into multiplayer (yes you can do that).- Strike Mission: Strikes were advertised as being EXTREMELY difficult, and hats off to Bungie for living up to that. These missions are probably some of the most difficult missions you will ever encounter in any FPS game. They take strategy and a full team to beat it otherwise you will be raging for hours trying to do it solo, but overall they have a high retention rate (making you want to play them again) and they are EXTREMELY difficult.Now like every game, no game is perfect so here's where I get into the issues of the game:CONS:- Multiplayer: Now i know what your thinking, "Didn't you just post this in Pros?" and yes I did, but the multiplayer has its problems. I'm VERY judgmental when it comes to NETCODE. Now I come from a video game series where netcode was tearing me apart (I.E. Battlefield 4) the netcode in this game does have it's issues. There are those moments where you WILL get shot around the corner when you know you made it around that corner. Kill trades are another problem (kill trading is when you both kill each other at the same time) basically there will be those moments when you go to melee someone and you both end up melee each other even though you melee'd him first. It's really weird but it happens. But for the most part some of these issues don't happen as much now since netcode has improved SLIGHTLY.- Looting System: Now I wasn't expecting a Borderlands looting system but I was expecting something decent. Majority of the guns in this game are found out of sheer luck or you can buy from the gunsmith. But I was hoping for big boss battle's to drop loot similar to enemies in Borderlands having designated legendary loot drops, but unfortunately this is not the case, matter of fact they drop nothing but ammo most of the time and occasionally some pretty terrible loot.- Voice Acting: This isn't a huge thing that should bother you when thinking about buying this game but, the voice acting in this game is pretty terrible. You're ghost does most of the talking but overall dialogue is like it was written by a 12 year old, it just doesn't work.- Boss Battles: Now this one REALLY was disappointing. When battling bosses at the middle or ends of missions, most bosses have "phases" or special attacks when you reach a certain part of the battle, but unfortunately you are literally just shooting at the enemy for about 5-10 minutes straight and that's it.- Storyline: Although I haven't completed it yet, the storyline just feels really weak to me. I'm on the second planet and I'm still trying to figure out exactly "What is the point of this?" From what everyone tells me, the story is literally only 10 hours (thats If you rush the storyline or do a speedrun).- Leveling: Now I don't have a problem with leveling up but what I do have a problem with is the fact that the level cap is ONLY at 20 for now. (If you unlock a certain part of the game called Motes of Light, this level cap can be increased to 30).- DLC: Now lets get this formality out of the way first (I AM A PLAYSTATION 4 PLAYER) but that doesnt mean I don't think about everyone else, given i have an xbox as well as a gaming PC, I find it a bit unfair to xbox fans that they have to wait AN ENTIRE YEAR to be able to have access to this game's DLC. If they were gonna make it a year, you might as well have just made the game a PS4 exclusive. Seems a bit much to me.Final Thoughts: So overall I think you will enjoy this game. If your a borderlands, or Halo fan, you just may like this game, just don't expect a whole lot from it. As far as some of the cons that I listed, I do hope to see the level cap increased FOR FREE (because i didnt buy season pass yet). If you got $60 to throw out and wanna just have some PLAIN FUN then you will like this. I gave it 4 stars because I just wanted a new and fun shooter and that's what this game delivers, otherwise if your into some series competitive shooter, stick to halo. Hope this helps those unsure about buying!

Great

Purchased for my neighbor who is quite happy with it.

Good

That said, it takes almost an hour to install. DO NOT LIKE.Also, the text is too small. I have a 60" television but I don't sit right in front of it, I have 20/20 vision with my glasses but the text is too small to read quickly. Please make an option to enlarge the text by at least 50%, there are a lot of complaints out there about the text size. It looks like it was optimized for someone sitting in front of a computer screen, not a TV 8 to 12 feet away.

Great game, personally have gotten more than my money's worth from it. Story mode keeps you interested and gets you used to the game while Online play is a great way to hang out with friends or meet new people. Be wary when playing online for people trying to advance their kill count or just generally troll. Developers often take way longer than advertised for promised content but content included should be more than enough. Overall great game recommended for gamers 18+ as the rating suggests, plethora of adult content.

More of the same, campaign characters were uninteresting and the inclusion of three different campaigns definitely show how the care and work was divided among the three. If they did just one character the single player would definitely be a lot better. Don't get me wrong its a great game but as a previously avid player of GTA 4, this felt like more of the same and got boring rather quickly. If you have a dedicated group of friends to play it with though then its definitely worth getting, especially now that it actually has some amazing multiplayer options available.

It was fun and *somehow* kept getting me to buy the expansions.Lacked a depth to the story and writing at the start, but the stages were fun, and unwinding after work by popping alien heads was enjoyable.The Hard-mode of the Raids were punishing. Mechanics that were "do it OUR way or insta-death" is obnoxious. No clever ways to solve the fights on our own killed my desire to re-fight them after the first. Let alone try and get Platinum on achievements.Super-Focused on PvP where there was awful player/team matching meant you were either the steam-roller or the fodder, and as i've never been great at console shooter PvP, that put me more or less in the latter category. It would have benifted if they'd used the Halo-3 matching player-level system where people of similar skills were always the same level and you could have a really great time in PvP and *maybe* improve.I now await Destiny 2.

So I was seriously rooting for this game when they announced this game. I let the fever and hub bub of the game die down. It has been over 2 months since the game has come out, and can honestly say....It is just ok. They seriously left some big holes in this game. Yeah ok, the story did not make sense, big deal....When people play FPS'ers, who really pays attention to the story? Most just want to hit the button to get to the next thing to shoot or blow up. But, all and all.....the game was really "lack luster", it literally has only about 5 dungeons that you play, over and over again so monotonously. It gets to a point where you are just so bored and drooling over your controller and just hoping to score some kind of sweet gear. Mind you I have done all the dungeons on hardest modes and the Vault of glass, there is simply nothing left to do.They claim it is kind of like a MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing game), like World of Warcraft. However, I am just not connecting the dots. They are too linear and do not have much more to offer than go here and kill that (being the same 7 quests). Sure WoW has that similarly, but it is on a much broad scope with much more intricate thought put into each quest and dungeon. This just seemed like they had something, removed a large portion of it, and planned on charging the consumer much more for the "expansions" down the line. There could have been much more for the time frame they were working on this. This game was in development for about 6-7 years.

When I got this this game was between 50-60$. I would wait until it is cheaper. I fell for the hype and I kind of regret my decision.The game's core mechanics are great. The gunplay is beyond amazing. This may be the most technically sound FPS I have played. The shooting animations, reload animations, weapon switch animations, and scoping animations are all smooth. I have also experienced no bugs in the game. Also, the PVP is great, although some weapons are way overpowered, but Bungie has been tweaking them at times. And riding the sparrow is what I always imagined riding a speeder bike from Star Wars would be like.My biggest problem with the game is the complete lack of story. The story jumps from plot point to plot point with rough transitions, or even no transitions, and it kind of feels that chunks of the game have been removed. Also, who your character is is never explained. Their is no character development, and The Speaker and The Stranger are two of the worst NPCs I have seen in a game.At this time their is no matchmaking for the raid, which for me is a big deal. You can go on Bungie's website and join groups and a clan and find people to run the raid with, but I feel that that is Bungie's way of forcing the social aspect of the game on players. I understand that the raid is designed to where players have to communicate, but I don't understand why they don't just make a requirement that you have a headset.My last big issue with the game is the lack of content. Running the same strikes over and over again is irritating.

pros- the concept of mashing up an fps game with an mmo was the first thing that intrigued me since I love both. The game has good quality in terms of fluid mechanics, detailed environment, immersive interaction, and beautiful graphics.cons- The story is horrible and don't even know if that was considered a story since nothing was explained. The game play is repetitive. Loot is not acquired by skill, just by investing hours of your life and hoping to get lucky by coming across something good to show your friends. Game is designed for people who just want to farm and raid all day doing to the same thing over and over. I can't do that.Go watch angryjoe's review on youtube of Destiny before you buy because he explains everything that is wrong with the game, but still being very fair to bungie. I still play the game because there is nothing else, and it just feels like a chore everytime I start playing.

It's difficult to review this game fairly. It's value and rating will greatly depend on what you expected from it. It was sold as an mmo/rpg space opera shooter with an expansive story and galaxy spanning exploration. From those categories, I can give it different scores.System, Music, and GraphicsFirst, the graphical and gameplay aspect. In this area, Destiny shines. It is well polished, graphically impressive, and easy to handle. The music is top notch.-5/5 ratingmmo/rpg elementsThis is where the game is the weakest. MMO-wise, it is pretty terrible. You cannot type to chat. You are limited to 4 emotes mapped to a controller button. It is difficult to form a party with people. People in your party might not have headsets plugged in and won't hear you or be able to talk with you. They can wander off and not really help you at all. The process for joining or forming parties is cumbersome. In the first 20 hours of playing, I have had 1 person join my fireteam (even though I had it open to all and invited people often). So socially, it is an single player game where you see other people are playing. The Tower area advertised as a social hub really just has people standing around dancing. There is no way to communicate so there really isn't any other way to interact. I found it immersion breaking to see people just dancing with npcs. You are told the galaxy is threatened by darkness, but have people breaking that dark atmosphere by dancing childishly.Rpg-wise, Destiny flops terribly. Almost nothing is explained or resolved. There are three playable races...but what are the Awoken? Are they aliens? Are they evolved humans? You'll never know. There are multiple alien attacking races. But if you don't read the website explanation, you get zero insight as to who they are or why they are attacking Earth (and attacking each other). You start off in what feels like the middle of a story. I kept hoping it would come back and explain the back story of what happened to Earth, to the Traveler, etc but it never does. None of the mysteries are resolved.Now, I know the main argument against this point is 'the game is supposed to span multiple years, installments, and expansions'. That being said, as an rpg fan, it is a cardinal sin to release a game without a complete story. If it had a whole and fulfilling story on release, and each expansion and sequel built off it, that would be one thing. What you get is chapter 2 of a 10 chapter novel.You only go to Earth, the Moon, Mars, and Venus. So not a lot of 'galaxy exploration'. And finally, the actual story chapters follow the following format: get to point, scan with ghost, face hoard of enemies. The ghost narrates 90% of the story. There are some story cutscenes.-1/5 RatingShooterIn this area, I cannot complain. The game controls very well. It has very well balanced abilities and weapons. The enemies are smart and tough without being unfairly tough. The crucible deathmatch areas provide vs multiplayer that is a lot of fun. The strikes provide team based multiplayer that is also a lot of fun and pretty well balanced. As a non shooter regular player, I found the shooter aspect of this game to be the most polished and very entertaining part of the game.-5/5 RatingExpansionsThis is just a personal point of contention for me. 2 "expansions" have already been announced. They have 1 new story mission, a strike, and a crucible. The first says it will re-use existing maps. Cost $20 for one, or 2 for $35. So I bought a $60 game with an unfinished story and will have to pay $20 every 2-3 months to continue the story? Not to mention that $20 is pretty steep for such minimal content. To me, it feels like a cash grab.-Rating on the idea 0/5ConclusionAs I said to begin, this game will be divisive. If you wanted a grand story, it will disappoint. If you wanted a great shooter with polish and great balance, it absolutely delivers. And if you aren't a fan of nickel and dime cash grabs for content that should be included with retail version of the game, then definitely wait for a bundle that contains all the expansions in a year or two.Overall, I would give this game a 3/5 stars.

I was not going to review this game because i was sure that this would be lost in a mass of reviews but i felt like I should.This is a fun game. Combat is very smooth and feels very similar to an overpowered halo. (Think normal or easy mode with twice the number of foes) Mowing down these baddies with a buddy or two make this game a blast at time when the action really picks up. Being able to sell items at any time is pretty neat even though the lack of loot in the game is pretty sad. You may run into two or three different items during a mission. Wish there was more of a middle ground in loot. Somewhere between this and Borderlands would have been nice.Its biggest down fall is its repetition and multiplayer. That being said the lack of enemy diversity in the game is very minimal. Even though there are four races they all fight the same for the most part and use the same tactics. There is the base units that just hide behind rocks pooping their heads out. The middle class units that very from being snipers to melee again snipe from a distance or run up to you. Then there are the big guys who are really just bigger versions of other units that they mad taller and turned into bullet sponges. After a while its all the same. The game has a repetitive feel also because when you land on a plant no matter where you go they dump you in the same spot every time, forcing you to take the same paths and run into the same groups of baddies every time. Not really sure why they could not have randomized enemy spawn locations similar to Left 4 dead. Far as multiplier is concerned its super unbalanced. You take weapons you get from the game and use them so a lot of that is luck, some people will find better weapons than others. Then there player levels. The higher level you are the more skills and abilities you have at your disposal giving you a big advantage on lower level players. These guys made halo for crying out loud! Why not make the multiplayer be basic so that everyone has an even chance regardless of your abilities. I have one more small grip and that’s that this game is very dark and you have no control over the flash light. You have a button for pointing, sitting, and dancing but no option to turn on you light? That’s just annoying.Pros:- Fun Combat- Fun with Friends- Beautiful environments- Great art style- Fun classesCons- Super repetitive- No control of light- Unbalanced multiplayer- Long Load times- No light control- Real lack of player interaction. (Not really an MMO)

Requires alot of internet. Before i could even play i had to download a 8gb update.. I was mad

Its good, no problems almost as new

Great price for a great game. All ps3 players should really upgrade to the ps3 version, it's worth it. Major in-game changes. Only problem though is, you might receive a damaged case. My cd couldn't click to the cd part of case and the case was broken and couldn't close. I had to take the cover out of the case and move it to a ps3 case. The cd was unscratched though.

Graphics are the only thing good still play it on ps3 more

This game is not without it's flaws. But given it's scope and ambition - after some pretty major initial glitches - is second to very few other games.Single player world is more alive, more detailed, and interesting (collectibles, characters, vehicle variety), compared to the online mode.The worst to me about GTA is the awful online community. Unless you have friends or meet people elsewhere, like on reddit or such, you're bound to be annoyed by the online free roam.There are a gazillion online jobs, and still to this day, many people host the same few jobs because they pay out the most. Because of the need to earn in game money to afford cool gear, the online community is obsessed with playing high paying jobs. This is totally against the spirit of the game design, unfortunately.I wish the developers of this "most commercially successful entertainment product in history" (Businessweek) would have paid more attention to the interplay between gamers, and worried about how to interact with one another, instead of the enormous size of the map. Games like Battlefield allow gamers to communicate effectively for a lot of basic things, like "get in the car" or "follow me", because one thing in online gaming is guaranteed: if everyone has a mic, you hear more background noise than actual people speaking. Judging from the consistent lack of mic users even on new gen consoles, I'd venture to guess that the majority of online gamers dislike hearing a random person yell expletives at them all day. Which is, unfortunately, all to common in this community.

Same exact game as ps3

This game was great for about a week. The Hype was over after the game was released. I can't believe Bungie spent $500 million on this game and left the Halo series for Destiny, not that 343i is doing bad for Halo, they're doing great. For those who want to buy this game know that you'll need a online subscription (Xbox Line/PSN) in order to play the game. The game was obviously made for an MMO experience, Bungie completely gave up on the story. Apparently the story is dispersed on the grimore cards in the game but requires you to read them on their destiny website. The game is very repetitive as in clear out this area to get to point A, then defend your ghost from the waves of enemies. Also the game feels incomplete and the only way to continue other repetitive stories is to purchase the expansion pack.Pros:-Play online multipayer with your firendsCons:-Requires online subscription PSN/Xbox Live-Lacking Story (I shouldn't have to go online to continue story by reading a bunch of cards)-Not much a looting system other than dropped items.-Very repetitive, every missions requires you to do the same just in different locations.-The User interface is terrible, you have to go through a menu to switch your weapons (even during battle)-The game feels incomplete.

I have played all of the Halo games and played Destiny since alpha. On the MMO side I have also been through betas for three different games and gone through a few. Since this is two star rating, I'll start with the down sides first.* If you don't enjoy PvP the amount of content simply doesn't justify the cost. With the exception of the RAID, you will have gone through the story line in two days (one review quoted 10 hours). As for the story line, there isn't much of one. It's all superficial gibberish. There isn't a single character or narrative with any depth. It all ends up sounding like "..blah blah blah darkness, blah blah blah light..." The available areas for each planet are very small so there isn't much there either.* With the exception of the raid, awful boring level design. Instead of having good AI or creativity, bosses are just bullet sponges.* At heart, this is a grind fest. To get good enough equipment for the raid, you will have to grind. And it's not a fun grind either, what that means is you will be playing the same content over and over again. Some games at least give you new locations and missions for the grind. Bungie adds modifiers to the enemy level and damage type but it's the same maps with the same sequence of events, repeat, repeat, repeat.* Since max level is dependent on armor, to max out your level you HAVE to either grind the raid, or grind a PvP event that only shows up once in awhile. You will never reach level cap playing normal stories and strikes, or normal PvP. I hope you enjoy grinding.* There is no matchmaking for raid and weekly strikes, AND, there is no in game method to find a group. So Bungie suggests you use third party LFG websites.* Micro management. Every week they change something to force you to play the game the way they want you to play, down to the tiniest detail. It's like having a boss that wants every thing done exactly his way and is always looking over your shoulder.* The endless beta. The Queen's Wrath PvP was shelved to be reworked. Iron Banner had to be reworked. Weapons' perks and stats are being changed every week. Missions, strikes, and the raid are constantly being fixed. And of course some of the changes introduce new bugs. With this first expansion pack they're making the grind for equipment even harder, with a horde of other changes that no one asked for.* Things that don't make sense. Mobs X levels below you can kill you, but you can't damage mobs X levels above you at all. In the distant future there are no mini-maps, not even a north indicator. We have spaceships, hover bikes, but no night vision. Moon, Mars, Venus, Earth, all have the same gravity.* There is no audio mixer. You're stuck with the audio mix Bungie makes you to listen to. The music drowns out weapons fire on strikes but all you can do is turn the whole thing down. The music gets extremely repetitive after just a few hours.Now the good good things about this game* Decent graphics. I say decent because I already see better graphics in games on the same console with more characters running around.* PvP, this is what Bungie is good at. This is frankly the game's only shiny piece.* Innovation in the networking code. This is mainly behind the scenes and it did cause problems for some people, but this is one of the few innovations I've seen in a long time in game networking code. Look it up if you're curious.To sum it up, if you love PvP, grinding, and constant flow of unexpected changes, it's an alright game. For PvE, find something else.

This game could have been truly great, but it feels as if the developers put zero effort into it.The gameplay quickly gets boring and repetitive. Every mission follows the same basic patter. Go to this area, kill some guys, deploy the ghost, kill some more guys, kill the boss, leave. Every boss fight is pretty much the same too. Shoot a few times, hide behind cover, shoot a few times, hide behind cover, occasionally kill a wave of adds.You would think that had a budget as big as Destiny's and sells itself as an epic space adventure would have lots of really cool environments for you to explore. Again almost no effort was put in here. Each planet has numerous "areas" that you do missions in, but they are all exactly the same. So you really only end up with about 4 relatively small areas to explore.The other truly disappointing thing about Destiny for me is that there is no variety in the loot. You basically just get the same crap you already have but with slightly improved numbers over and over.Personally, I think Destiny is a huge disappointment. Bungie is crazy if they think that I'm going to buy expansions and sequels if this is the level of effort they are going to put in.The one and only thing that I can say for Destiny is that it gives me and my buddies something to play cooperatively, which so few games do these days.

Destiny will likely go down as one of my most disappointing games of all time. (It's most certainly the most disappointing game of the year.)I've loved Halo in the past, and had a great deal of respect for Bungie's work in general, and I think it's fair to say that I was more excited for this game than just about any other. With a strong mechanical backbone, Destiny's shooting feels good; much like you would imagine from Bungie, but unfortunately, that's about the only positive thing I can say about the experience.While the game offers an interesting premise, it quickly devolves, leading to a story that literally goes out of it's way to tell you that it isn't going to explain anything that's going on. (An actual line from the game is, "I don't even have time to explain why I don't have time to explain what's going on.") It doesn't matter if you hire good voice actors if you give them awful lines to read. You will finish this game with absolutely no idea what you did or why you did it. I guess for all the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on this game's development, no one could be bothered to give the script a once-over.And maybe you're thinking that the storyline won't matter. You're going to play the game for 100+ hours, so who cares if the story is any good, right? Well, I've got bad news for you. You're going to be replaying the same things A LOT. There's an amazing, surprisingly small amount of content in this game. You can easily see every environment there is to see (And you can bet you'll see multiple missions in a row that you go to the exact same places), in a matter of hours. Even once you get to the end game content, once you figure it out, all there is to do is replay it in the hopes of randomly getting better equipment. Did I also mention you'll need 5 friends to see the end game content? No, not strangers, because there isn't any matchmaking in Destiny's big "Vault of Glass" mission. You actually need to coordinate and set up a team of 5 other people to do it. That's just a bad policy, Bungie.The most disappointing this is that after all this time and all this money, Destiny should be a great game. The mechanics are solid, but the storyline is non-existent, the gameplay extremely repetitive, and the content lacking. This is not the next great game we were promised. The only thing I can imagine is that something went woefully wrong during Destiny's development, because this is quite simply not a very good game.But hey... They spent huge on marketing and sold a lot of copies, so who cares if it isn't very good?

I want to start by mentioning that a product has to be life-changing good or a huge letdown for me to write an in depth review.TL;DR at the bottomThe pros: This game looks great on the PS4 the character models are interesting and skybox on every map is breathtaking, if you do buy this game take a long look at it because it's the best part.The first hour of this game will leave you wanting more and more.The story is... well there is none right now, but there is a ton of lore that they're definitely going to sell to you through DLCThe cons:Where to start...The enemy character models for the enemies are great but the higher level enemies are just the same model with a different color pattern (remember the old mortal kombat with the 50 shades of skorpion?... it's basically the same thing)Then there are the story missions, they are great to start but then you find that EVERY SINGLE MISSION is just you walking through an area pulling out your ghost fighting off 1-5 waves of enemies while it hacks something and then repeating that same process 2-5 times until you fight a boss which is basically just a dumb bullet sponge, there is no strategy to kill these bosses other than: shoot, hide, reload, repeat.The bounties are always the same dozen or so things that are as repetitive and hum-drum as the story missions. Kill x number of monsters with head shots, without being killed, with a certain weapon, with your super...Levels 1-20 which you get through player vs. player or through the story, strikes, and other missions are easy to attain and the dream of the game becoming more compelling and challenging are what keep you going until you reach the "end game" or..Levels 21-30 or the so called "end game" is EXACTLY the same as the base game except in order to achieve a higher level you have to attain light which is a component of uncommon, rare, legendary, and exotic armor. this is just a cheap mechanic to keep you playing the game and wanting more. legendary armors and weapons, the things that are required for the highest level strikes and missions can be earned through vanguard marks, crucible marks, or through factions. DO NOT let this confuse you, THIS is NOT content, it is busy work. In order to get the best armors, you have to play the same strikes and missions sometimes HUNDREDS of times which even with a skilled fireteam can take an hour or more each. Beyond that there is no guarantee of reward. The loot system is based on a random number generator that pays out less than a Vegas slot machine.There is a guaranteed way to get some mid-range armor that will bring you to level 25 and that is through vanguard marks, crucible marks, and faction reputation. You get these through completing the aforementioned bounties and strikes which pay out so little that it almost always takes 10+ hours of game time to earn the max amount. that's the max WEEKLY amount by the way which is 150 each which can be frustrating considering that each piece of armor costs at least 156...Technically speaking, if you were to do EVERYTHING and earn the max amount of... whatever... for each... thing. you could play this game for a week straight and not achieve everything. If you like games that keep you playing for days and always have something NEW to show you this not the game you're looking for.TL;DRthis game is GREAT if you like repetitive mind numbing shooters that are basically just trying to sell you DLC to flush out a game devoid of any real content. OR if you REALLY like grinding.The only reason it gets 2 stars is that it isn't riddled with bugs and the controls are tight and responsive.

I just finished playing the main story and I have to say I'm a little disappointed. The story is completely forgettable...literally towards the end of the game I had completely forgotten why I was here and what my actions were supposed to accomplish. And each mission (story or strike) is basically the same of go to point A and fight off wave after wave of bad guys. Once I finished it left me with more questions than answers, and the questions you had at the beginning such as: What is The Traveler? What exactly is "The Darkness"? Why is it your character is first found in the middle of no where surrounded by aliens and has no knowledge of the past 20 or so years? go completely unanswered. When Halo first debuted there were also plot holes but it kept me so engrossed that I didn't notice or care. In addition Peter Dinklage as Ghost was such a waste, he's so bland and unenthusiastic, it's like they brought him for the first takes of dialogue then after the first day he left for the set of game of thrones and never returned.I did like the co-op aspects of this game, for it sort of motivates you to either team up with friends or meet new people to take on the harder strike missions and complete public events. Multiplayer is decent as well, though there are some flaws such as the radar is just awful and creates more problems than it solves, there is still player lag that was a major stigma throughout all the halo games, and NO TEAM COLORS, which to me is Destiny's biggest flaw turning multiplayer into chaos when your radar shows an enemy is very close to you in addition to your allies but you can't tell who is good or bad so you frantically shoot and stab everyone in sight hoping you kill him before he kills you.Visually it looks great and the music is superb, except for a couple tracks which annoy me more than captivate me. All in all its a fun play with friends but if your looking for a sci-fi experience to immerse yourself in go with Mass Effect or a FPS to play with friends go with Borderlands 2.

I play all sorts of games on all the different consoles, and I just don't like this one. The controls are awkward and, personally, I don't see the point in this game.

Not a fan, it's hard to play and just not my thing... I expected to be able to make more decisions and have some fun but it's more like an old time game that forces you down a path...

Rockstar assigned a real world value to GTA$ when the first game (according to them the only version (last gen)) of the game was hacked for infinite GTA$. This means that every "free" update that has required a GTA$ purchase (in case you're an IDIOT--ALL OF THEM) has required an actual money investment to attain access to. CEO, Bikers, ect. have all required, according to Rockstar, a real world investment to gain access to.Want to be in a posse like in Red Dead Redemption? Fork over real cash to purchase an in game biker club or play the game for an equivalent amount of time in order to use your earned GTA$ to buy it...If the updates were truly free, you would have instant access to all content and features as it became available.I'm a bit Draaaank; but, my option remains the same. GTA Online is NOT free because Rockstar has officially assigned a REAL WORLD value to GTA$.ALL DLC IS PAID DLC.In short, Rockstar is no longer trustworthy. DO NOT PREORDER RED DEAD REDEMTION 2.Warning issued. Any money wasted is the fault of the reader--Not me.

Ok if you like shooting cops...I don't !! Game seems good, just not my thing.I prefer to shoot the bad guys. But hey , that's just me. I'm sure the bad guys like the game more. Not that there's anything wrong with that.....

Returned the DVD it was brought in error, wrong age group.

First loading time: 10 minutes.Some times it hangs on loading screen and you aren't noticed.

Do not waste your money, this will only get you to level 34 MAX, which limits your entire gaming experience as all truly quality gear and weaponry is unlocked at level 40.You can get the entire saga for $59.99 PlayStation store, but would highly recoholding out for Destiny 2, which is available for pre-order for the SAME PRICE OR LESS!

This game is fun. This version of the game sucks. You're locked out of large portions and level capped at 34 (current max level is 40). Do not buy this version, and you can't buy complete version used due to one time use codes that will be missing.

Shallow, uninteresting story presented in the worst possible ways. Huge areas of empty unused space on maps. The maps themselves are just recycled with various enemy layouts, killing any sense of story that might have been present. The game is trying to be single and multi player at the same time, but the implementation of each conflicts with the other. The only saving grace is that the controls are solid, but that in no way makes up for the disappointment that is the rest of the game.

I bought this game when it first released despite the negative reviews. I was glad, because although I'm not really an FPS guy, I enjoyed the missions, strikes, raids and crucible (multiplayer) and didn't think twice about the first set of dlc, Crota and House of Wolves. The story was light, but the dlc challenges were addictive. Of course, being an adult with a full time job, wife and kids, my playing time was limited and I didn't get through any of the dlc before this latest expansion came out. I thought nothing of it, as I planned to get the next dlc once I finished what I already had. Little did I know, it was not in my Destiny, literally. They removed access to the dlc missions... all of them. So now I can't finish the additional content that I paid extra for. Why? Well, because Destiny wants more of my money and they will remove access to content I already paid for to get it. As always, I vote with my dollars, and Destiny no longer has my vote. I will not purchase the new dlc, and I will not purchase another game from any company associated with the creation of this game (Bungie, Activision, etc.) It's a shame because I truly did enjoy the game, but the removal of original and paid dlc content in order to force me to purchase even more dlc while still restricting my access to the content I paid for, well, that's about as bad as you can get. No other game does this, and I refuse to reward them for being the first.

This game is terrible. Mechanically, it's sound, but there's NO CONTENT. Difficulty scaling is stupid, bosses are bullet sponges, finding groups is miserable, and if you want to have enough content to fill even a weekend of play, well, you're going to have to buy some DLC.Destiny was basically a bait and switch job from what was shown and advertised before release. They've addressed many of the problems (at launch, the Cryptarch was the final boss of the game, basically), but releasing a game as broken and awful as Destiny is really shameful.

This game is a terrible attempt to meld together ideas that have made other games successful over the years. It is clear that Activision took Bungie's idea for a game and sucked all the life out of it in favor of including the most selling points possible and a decade long model for expansions and DLC to keep you giving them money.

the dvd was scratched and I was never able to install it, sometimes it opens and starts the installing but soon it blocks at 3% and never continues

the game CD is broken and so is the box. to see photos.

Terrible, a broken product, bad supplier, I do not recommend it

Game is full of hackers. They dump money on you. Then you get banned and can't play game anymore. Their customer service is so rude and they just don't care. Complete waste of money.

My game has been stuck on this loading screen for an hour now I googled it and done some stuff people suggested but nothing will fix it. Any suggestions? I will return if it doesn't work by tomorrow!

Disc came with light scratches and disc not playable.