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Activision: Destiny "probably one of biggest investments in new IP ever in industry"
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That would be probably good enough for me, Borderlands writing is so off putting.
also dat sweet Bungie artstyle ... nice.
Same. I am definitely picking it up.
I'm ready. I know it's hard for people to get excited or interested when they are still being fairly coy on the details, but I have faith that Bungie will really show up with something we aren't quite expecting.
Really looking forward to it, and I hope it pays off for them. I'm there Day 1 on my PS4, ready to Remote Play my nights away with this game.
Really looking forward to it, and I hope it pays off for them. I'm there Day 1 on my PS4, ready to Remote Play my nights away with this game.
Yeah, I don't get that. The architecture, the enemies, the weapons, it all screams reskinned Halo. Graphics look better at both Battlefield 4 and Titanfall - which run at 60 fps instead of 30. But graphics never were Bungies strong suit, community and multiplayer were.
disastermouse
Banned
It doesn't scream re-skinned Halo to me, but then, I was always a campaign player and never really played Halo MP. The player character types with leveling and progression as well as weapons that level and the loot aspect of the game are very different than Halo, certainly. Old destroyed cars and post-invasion Earth don't seem very Halo to me. Having events that happen in open worlds seems VERY un-Halo to me.
I was a bit disappointed that the assault rifle and aiming reticules looked very Halo, but it's not that it's bad, just that it's familiar. It seems to have cooperative MP and PVP MP both and it looks like you can opt out of either if you really want to. I didn't see ammo anywhere and so I wonder how ammo (and health for that matter) are handled. I didn't see the traditional containers from which you loot those things.
It will still sell gang busters on PS4 and PC regardless, so I don't think they'll lose a lot of sleep over it. May even pave the way for more exclusive stuff from Bungie on a playstation if it sells well on the platform.
And if its a proxy way of getting Halo on playstation, there are tens of millions of gamers who won't mind a bit.
Personally I will be playing the tits out of this.
halo wasnt a dull Aim down sight, insta knife kill melee, sprint fest
halo4 tried to go down that path and fell on its face miserably, but its nice to see bungle hasnt learned shit from watching that
disastermouse
Banned
Are they similar enough to DIRECTLY compete? Although obviously there will be overlap, I kind of feel like Destiny isn't a Titanfall competitor the way that Battlefield is a direct competitor to CoD. I say that because I'm not remotely into games like BF or CoD (and hence not into Titanfall), but I will definitely play Destiny.
Garrett 2U
Member
Well, Halo Reach had an extremely far render distance, it was just covered by fog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hiQPh9WbMY
Miles Quaritch
Member
I don't believe so. I vaguely remember someone saying the One version might be getting it's own DLC, but that might have beeen wishful thinking.
Well, that's not really what they said...
It's essentially a very pretty skybox for now, they hope to be able to send people there one day, probably in some DLC and even then I have my doubts over how much of the visible area will be explorable.
It's classic Bungie. I feel people who aren't familiar with how they sell their games are in for a bit of a shock when this releases. They talk big before release, but it often falls flat for the most part. Don't get me wrong, I love their ambition and their enthusiasm, but I've been burnt by them too many times with Halo to give them the benefit of the doubt here.
Neko Mimi Mode
Member
1. It isn't Playstation console exclusive.
2. It's nothing like Halo at all.
3. It'll sell well on all platforms but likely miss their lofty expectations.
Ozzykamikaze
Member
I can't stand Halo, and I will buy the shit out of this.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I don't know, it had shades of Halo gameplay. Perhaps not as tight due to more open nature of the game and multiplayer focus, but you can definitely see the Halo influences.
disastermouse
Banned
In your opinion, what are the weaknesses of Halo and how do you think they carry into Destiny?
What I think of Halo is that it's a floaty, un-weighted shooter.
I've heard GB or Weekend Confirmed saying it's not the case for Destiny. It does feel like Halo aesthetics if anything.
Omotesando
Member
Destiny looks promising, and the second game from Bungie I am really interested to play.
Destiny looks from the first footage I have seen to be made by a more matured Bungie.
Destiny looks from the first footage I have seen to be made by a more matured Bungie.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Depends on which Halo we're talking about.
Halo 3 and ODST were damn hear perfect in terms of everything. Level design, gunplay was incredibly balanced, enemy encounters, pretty much everything except for the visuals, but I can forgive those due to how perfectly tuned the gameplay was.
Reach, however, set the series down a path that has led us to Halo 4 with it's overly annoying focus on perks and it's less than stellar gameplay. Gunplay was still as tight as ever in Reach, but the perks such as armour lock the like ruined the core Halo experience.
Reach was good mind and I'll certainly speak up for it when people trash it completely (but then I tend to find the good in most games), but to be brutally honest, it's not a patch on Halo 3 or ODST and it's why I'm not so inclined to give Bungie to the benefit of the doubt here. That and their over promising and under delivering.
After all, I think we can all agree that developers are only as good as their last game and Bungie's last game wasn't great...
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I don't this is all that true in the first place, and in as much as it is, I think it's mostly true for the competitive multiplayer. With Destiny being a cooperative focused game, I don't think that'll be much of an issue.
I'd agree with that if it weren't for the bloom mechanic. The faster you shot, the less accurate your shots were. The problem was, it was wildly inconsistent, and at certain ranges made the accuracy of your shots feel like a dice roll. Never know what you're gonna get. It was absolutely terrible.
Ovek
7Member7
Not knowing anything about this game and only watching the E3 play through video I assume this game is a FPS Diablo, with a story driven campaign, drop in multiplayer and random loot drops. Hum I'm not sure what to make of that, the graphics look ok I suppose, I hope they were playing on the easiest difficulty at E3 because the boss battles looked stupidly easy, especially the last "public" event one.... You could have jut stood in one place and took pot shots at its weak points (shoot the glowing bit! Yawn).
computers putin'
Member
Sounds good to me. I loved the concept of Borderlands but the combat there was kinda crap, which is where bungie excels at. Looks like we're gonna get the best of both worlds here.
Because it looks like Borderlands. If it looks like a duck...
If they will show something other than this then we have to assume it is not Hellgate London clone.
I'm curious as to how many games it takes before the vast majority of neogaf start hating on the franchise
COD
Halo
Assassin's Creed
in my eyes have all been consistently high quality games, but for some reason many people choose to disregard this because they have had numerous cycles.
COD
Halo
Assassin's Creed
in my eyes have all been consistently high quality games, but for some reason many people choose to disregard this because they have had numerous cycles.
Celestial Mortal
Member
I despise Halo.
Then this means I won't love Destiny?
It doesn't necessarily need enemies, I just don't want a lifeless map being labeled as a "play area" if there are things to interact with, explore, discover, etc or NPC's out there, then cool.
Miles Quaritch
Member
It's been some time since I last played Reach, so I can't comment on this too much beyond saying that I do vaguely remember this as being a problem. I think I need to stop replaying ODST and dedicate some time to Reach again as I feel that's pretty close to what we'll see from Destiny in terms of gameplay.
Although if they happen to return to the gameplay of older Halo titles, I think everyone is in for a very pleasant surprise.
disastermouse
Banned
Aren't you locked to only two different guns throughout the Halo series? I know 1, 2, and 4 still had this somewhat archaic feature. Any idea how Destiny handles weapon inventory?
Xplatformer
Member
It's an online only campaign.
We still know very little about the gameplay and the narrative.
We don't even know how they will implement ship ownership. Will there be space combat?
Xplatformer
Member
This.
I may enjoy playing the Division more...but it won't beat the Star Wars vibe I'm getting from Destiny. Star Wars in our own universe.
NullPointer
Member
I don't see the Halo in this outside of the stellar environment design.
I also don't know why people who didn't like Reach or Halo 4 are hyped for this. Is there a competitive multiplayer that won't involve loadouts or ordnance or anything of the like?
I just want to know whether the levels are used to gate content and restrict grouping or are more like Halo 4 skill levels and just represent time played.
I also don't know why people who didn't like Reach or Halo 4 are hyped for this. Is there a competitive multiplayer that won't involve loadouts or ordnance or anything of the like?
I just want to know whether the levels are used to gate content and restrict grouping or are more like Halo 4 skill levels and just represent time played.
I hope Destiny pays off for Bungie. One think that Destiny is missing compared to Halo is the sense of story and attachment. For many, the addition to the great multiplayer FPS experience on consoles, Master Chief, the Convenant and Cortana helped the players stay in love to the universe.
I'm personally afraid and I think that Destiny won't find the same success as Halo. Gameplay didn't seem very interesting. I think it is very similar to Borderlands. As for dynamic events, it feels like Guild Wars 2. From my experience, if Destiny ends up recycling these events it will end up very boring. Not to mention, I don't think there is PvP.
The only thing that impressed me so far is the art and incredible environments.
I'm personally afraid and I think that Destiny won't find the same success as Halo. Gameplay didn't seem very interesting. I think it is very similar to Borderlands. As for dynamic events, it feels like Guild Wars 2. From my experience, if Destiny ends up recycling these events it will end up very boring. Not to mention, I don't think there is PvP.
The only thing that impressed me so far is the art and incredible environments.
Filth
Member
Believe it's an always on world. You'll be playing and seeing other people. So it's online only I believe.
SatansReverence
Hipster Princess
What a ridiculous statement to make...
It looks like a mash up of CoD, Reach and Borderlands.
Where is the person who loves
real
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I just think the game would stand on its own two feet better if it didn't have cross gen roots. I'm sure Activision wants to get the most out of its investment in the short term and thus its going to end up on the PS3/360 regardless.
Yeah Destiny looks good and all, but if the investment is as substantial as they make it out to be I don't see it recouping.
Titanfall looked a lot better to me but lacks single player, which is almost a deal breaker for me at full price. Yeah, I played the BF3 campaign and liked it.
Titanfall looked a lot better to me but lacks single player, which is almost a deal breaker for me at full price. Yeah, I played the BF3 campaign and liked it.