My brother and I both entered the world of FPS games together when Halo: combat evolved came out. There hasn't been a Bungie Halo game that we haven't played through entirely on co-op (the first time we played each one, it was always co-op). We play through every game with co-op together, and often play mmos just because of that co-op multiplayer element. We have our own criteria for a game: It needs co-op multiplayer, pretty good character customization, and needs to be fun. Games like the Halo series fit for the co-op element, Reach being our favorite for the custom Spartan in story. We played dark souls together, fight against each other with custom characters in soul calibur (actually, saying that there was co-op and character customization was pretty much a good sell on any game there was for us). When I played, I would always prefer to play anything sword/ninja/cowboy/assassin related, I would reach for it in the same way he went for anything that went along the lines of looking for things like magic and battlemages. When it came to Star wars games, I wielded the lightsaber, and he wielded the force. Of the Borderlands games, Borderlands 2 was our favorite. I got to play Zer0 and fight predominantly with a sword and invisibility, and he went for the Siren, obviously the mage. Our favorite genres? Sci-Fi and High Fantasy. We've played games with each other most of our entire lives, starting with Mario and Luigi in Super Mario World. It's how our favorite way to play a game. So in the period between November 2012-February 2013 when we first caught wind of Destiny, we knew that this was the[i] game of all games[/i] for us. A mythic Sci-Fi, a hybrid of our favorite genres. Character customization, check. A game [b][i][u]BUILT[/u][/i][/b] around co-op (I cannot stress that fact enough). We love our open world games, our adventure games, our RPGs, our MMOs, our FPSs, but nothing has hit the nail on the head...until now. The deal was sealed with two of the three classes (The fact that it is a three class system pulling from the core RPG excited us greatly. Rogue, warrior, wizard.) Of those classes, one hooded and one with a flowing coat, seemed like they were made for us. Hunter, and Warlock, from the very beginning. We didn't need to know anything about gameplay, we could just tell by looking. It felt like the game was for us. Excitement peaked once the Law of the Jungle trailer came out. I've memorized it I've watched it so many times. We've been on an unending road of anticipation ever since. I threw together super quick Warlock and Hunter costumes for Pax '13 (They are currently being upgraded for release), hoping we'd see some Bungie people (we did, only two though. We didn't realize the were having a meet and greet until after it happened) only to be surprised by how many people didn't know this game existed. "What is your costume?" "We're a Hunter and Warlock from Destiny." "What's Destiny? Never heard of it." We started referring it to as Bungie's new game, and that seemed to help. Most people who knew about the game said that we were getting super excited very early, and we were, but we didn't care. We couldn't wait. As soon as the game was available for pre-order, we preordered two copies. Beta test incoming? Perfect. We would endure the wait for spring 2014, and later if we had to (we had to). Much more has happened since, and I would love to share more events that occurred during the duration of our story, (like when I had the honor of crossing paths with Marty O'Donnell ) but I cannot share it all. We've kept up with this game day to day, and excitement only grows with each new revelation. This has been such a long and arduous journey, but I know..we know, that it is worth it. So to answer your question...why am I excited for this game? I have never anticipated a game's release in the same way I have waited for this one. I am excited Destiny because it is the game my brother and I have been waiting for. I am excited for this game because I will be able to hear Marty O'Donnell's and Michael Salvatori's music again. I am excited because no game has every been able to capture and represent the reasons my brother and I play games together before, and no game has ever had systems that have fit us so well. I have always wanted to step foot on Mars and the Moon. I have always wanted to fight enemies with my sword, revolver, cape flying in the wind, a hooded figure standing against an army. I have always wanted to become a legend, someone of importance, through my games. And I have always wanted to do that, with my brother beside me. Destiny manages to capture that emotion in a way no game has ever been able to do before. They've come close, but this is the game I've been waiting for. If you happen to hear the whispers among the agents of the Darkness, or the stories told to children of the Last City that speak of the guardian brothers Albireo, know that we were there, two stars of the Traveler, fighting as one, just as we always have. I cannot wait for that day to come.