So I recently picked up Destiny for the PS4, Yeah I know I am
kinda late to the party, extremely late actually, considering a third DLC which
looks more like an expansion for the game is about to be released soon.
I had previously played Destiny at a friend’s place and
failed to see the appeal of the game, but when the game went on sale for $19.99
at my local BESTBUY I thought why not? The sale lasts all the way through
August 13th, 2015 for all you fellow Canadians also looking for a
good deal on the game.
Given the relatively cheap price and the fact that I know quite
a few people who play this game and were more than willing to help me progress
through the story and level up, as well as gear me up all in preparation for
the new expansion: The Taken King, I decided to take the leap and buy the game.
I bought only the
base game (Vanilla Destiny) and NOT the two DLC’s that followed. I figured I would play through
the story mode and if I enjoyed the game enough I would then buy the additional
DLC’s as well as the new expansion when released.
I really decided to give this game a second chance and see
what all the fuss was about. Some heralded this game as one of the best games
to be released on the new gen consoles. My first experience with the game
proved otherwise, but maybe that’s because I was thrown into a chaotic game
where everyone was highly experienced at the game and I could barely walk
straight.
I typically play shooters and MMO’s on my PC and so maneuvering
my character at the time seemed a bit challenging. I thought if I started fresh
and level’d up on my own for a while and played through the story, I might
enjoy the game a bit more this time around.
While I did struggle with the general mechanics of the game,
I have to admit I enjoyed the look and feel of it as well as the numerous
things that were available to do in the game. It seemed like a combination of
an MMO and a shooter ON a console of all things. The MMO aspect of leveling up,
collecting weapons and armor and doing raids really interested me as a long
time MMO fan while the shooter aspect of the game not so much. Nonetheless I think this game can be fun if I
go into it with the right mindset.
This also seemed like the perfect time for ME to pick up a
new game that I wanted to try, considering my main game (Fifa 15) is in somewhat
of a lull since there is about a month left before Fifa 16 is released and so
there is not much left to do in its current iteration.
I will probably get through a few hours of gameplay in
Destiny this week and post and updated /sort of review soon detailing my second
encounter with the game.
Leave me your thoughts on Destiny in the comments
section below, and let me know if there is anything that I may or may not need
to know about the game.
