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12/18/2014 7:30:21 PM
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IGN Review of "The Dark Below" DLC

From the article: "Let’s get this right out of the way: the new raid, Crota’s End, is the best, and perhaps only reason to purchase The Dark Below. Just as the Vault of Glass raid did for the core Destiny experience, Crota’s End introduces objective-based gameplay that’s more interesting and varied than anything else you’ll find in this add-on. It’s an infuriating peek at the excellent game Destiny could be – provided that you have five friends with level 28 characters you can round up via text message or phone (seeing as there still isn’t any raid matchmaking). That inconvenience alone is frustrating enough, but it’s compounded by how little there is to do in The Dark Below aside from the new raid. I blazed through the three story missions and the one new strike in under two hours, and in that time, I saw barely anything substantial that I hadn’t seen in Destiny before. A strong sensation of déjà vu crept in as I tore through Earth and moon areas I’ve visited and revisited countless times since Destiny’s initial launch. The strike mission felt particularly samey, lacking the extra challenge and sense of urgency that make the original group of strikes my go-to grinding activity. Also disappointing is how The Dark Below fails to flesh out Destiny’s anemic story content. There was an opportunity here to take a more active approach to storytelling, but developer Bungie passes on it, opting to stick with expository dumps before and after missions to inform us why we should care about the things we’re about to shoot. It didn’t work for the core game, and it doesn’t work here either. In the time it’s taken me to write this much, I’ve already forgotten what I did or why I did it. Sure, it’s a new voice feeding us the story, but that doesn’t make what’s being said any more interesting."
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  • Edited by CoxWagon: 12/19/2014 12:51:29 PM
    That's one of the most biased reviews I've ever read. Truth is activision regulates dlc as they technically own this game, to a point. Now look at cod "expAnsions" 3/maybe 4 maps and a gun (IF YOURE LUCKY) they've been dropping those bare ass shit dlcs for years so ign up and wants to attack destiny? Tbh I think the whole world is just finally realizing dlc is a bullshit mechanic to make a 60 game worth 100-120-140$ game. And no one likes that, no one. But they are finally growing balls so they attack destiny. One if the hottest games out right now. Now keep in mind that they at ign are RETARDED. Because eris morn is vital to experience certain things such as the "the nechrochasm" but yes the dlc is bare, very bare. But you can't name a single 20$ dlc for call of duty that was bigger, because there never was. Activision is too used to milking the -blam!-ing shit out of games. A raid About 6-7 new exotics 4-5 new missions due to the "urn of sacrifice" About 20 new guns (crucible and vangaurd) A new strike New tower vendor Now lmfao let's look at the countless cod "expansions -blam!-ers have been dropping pretty pennies on silently and obliviously for years. 3 MAYBE 4 maps. (Zombies and extinction included) And if you're REALLLLY -blam!-ING LUCKY a gun. So let's be realistic. Destiny does better, but NO FPS DOES ENOUGH.

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