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The sites you mentionned in your post are bad because they make their money off ads (tl;dr biased reviews)

Check out Machinimas latest video on Destiny. It basically explains everything just said here.

Reviewers usually want to be first to present a review, thus they dont get the full scope of the game and give a crappy review. As for a short story: no. The copy of Destiny that everyone bought is Chapter 1, DLC and updates will have the rest of the chapters in the future.

After destiny I see reviews I see game rewivers as wanting just a game to differentiate itself from other games and that's how they base there reviews off of

Well it's great you have finally learned that major game reviewers have flawed opinions or ones that don't appeal to you. But that doesn't mean its bad, and unreliable. Their reviews do not reflect the ideas of the entire company only their own. It truly is hard to find a non bias reviewer.

[quote]i just wanted to say that because of destiny i am officially ignoring game reviews from now on. Yes many of the bad things pointed out by reviewers and players alike are very true(story,repetitive,voice acting,etc). But for me none of those things take away from the fact that attempting alien genocide with a handful of buddies is just so blamin fun! I love the cycle of kill,loot,back to town,reapeat. Iv never played a dungeon crawler(yep,thats what im calling it) that was such a joy gameplay wise(looking at u diablo 3!). So b4 i just keep rambling about why im so hooked on this game,ill just say that iv concluded that formerly trusted review houses dont have my interests and game sensibilities in mind when writing their reviews. Iv never held reviews as the primary factor when deciding to buy a game,but it was a consideration. But now after seeing the almost fervently angry reviews(gamespot,polygon,and escapist in particular) these people clearly are not in line with my interest and their opinions will get 0 consideration in my decision making process in the future.[/quote] Reviews are subjective opinion pieces anyway. Gamers have got to stop treating them like the end all in a discussion about a game.

Relevant.

A big thing about the reviews here is they ave stated the game doesn't take off till after 20 and then some. They reviewed it for maybe a couple hours(because they were not given pre-releases of the game), but for a game like this you need more time to see it for what it is. I approve of this game and wish it the best of luck and look forward to posting feedback and watching this game mature and mold towards how the players(because were the ones who matter) envision the perfect game. Thanks Bungie Icey

There's not much I can say that hasn't been said. I can see Destiny's flaws as clearly as anyone else. All I know is that it hooked me bad. I've spent every free moment since the game came out playing. I'm having more fun with Destiny than any game I've played in recent memory. That counts for more than anything else IMO. If I compare the score Destiny got on gamespot with other games I've played that they gave much higher scores to, I find that I'd rather play Destiny than pretty much any of them. What does that mean? In my case it means that Gamespot was flat out wrong. Gaming is so subjective though. I can't say that other people who don't like the game don't have a point, but why can't they see what I see in it? They count things against Destiny that I initially was miffed about as well, but have since faded into the background as I really get into the meat of the game. It's really all about character advancement and playing a shooter that is so tight and elegantly constructed that every moment is a joy. The game has flaws, but they are outweighed by the overall experience to such an extent that the games still shines in my opinion.

I think I'm one of the few who didn't actually know that much about Destiny coming in to it. I knew it was by "the Halo guys", and Halo is a series I've not had much experience of as I've been a Playstation owner for 4 generations of console now. I knew it was a sci-fi shooter, there was some multiplayer stuff that was important to it, and that was about it. Then the game released, and suddenly I was struggling to find enough bodies to put together a squad for Battlefield 4 because everybody was playing Destiny instead. So, I asked around and was told it was pretty good. I had a PS3 sitting gathering dust and decided I might as well trade it in, and ended up buying Destiny - with some trepidation given how most reviewers treated it. The thing is, I've played a few MMO's in my time with hundreds of hours especially on WoW and more recently DCOU, and what's struck me is that most reviewers simply don't seem to have "got" what this game actually is. I've known for years that when it comes to certain "AAA" franchises that review scores are bought (I'm looking at you, CoD...), but now I also think that some reviewers, in their rush to get something written up and published, are either lazy or not paying attention, or perhaps just didn't have enough time to get the thing played properly through. It seems many of them got to the end of the story and thought that was the end of it. Reviews can be a useful way to find out a bit more about the core mechanics of a game and whatnot, but to get a clear picture of how a game actually is then wait for it to release and see what the players' reactions to it are. I'm definitely glad I chose to ignore the opinions of the "professional" reviewers in the case of Destiny!

That's funny because for me the reviews actually changed the way I looked at game news sites to a more positive view.

Loving the game! Makes you wonder what the reviewers were expecting to get, and to what level they bothered to achieve before formulating their opinion. If I'd relied on reviews I'd have passed on this game - a horrific prospect, given that it's quickly become an enjoyable obsession.

If I can make a recommendation, when it comes to reviews find the writers you like. There are 100s of reviewers and review companies from all sorts of channels and that's because of the diverse personalities. I always read select reviews just to see what other people thought of the game see what type of experience they had. Specifically to see if they saw something I didn't. It is a shame of the low reviews many people gave Destiny especially those who did it before even unlocking everything in the game. Finding the writer who plays like you, has similar interests like you and just likes to commit alien genocide like you can help you connect better. Good luck Guardian and I found Dungeon Crawler to be an appropriate name for it too.

Ima go ahead and say it, review companies weren't paid, they weren't bribed (as much as they wanted it this time), and Microsoft is still butthurt about losing their biggest in house money maker, with bungie becoming independant. Money talks,and apparently influences game review websites. I have to agree with many people in this thread. Maybe not bying every game, but "lets plays" and gameplay videos > "official reviews" any day. TLDR; Decide for your own damn self, don't be a sheep and base your own opinions off bribed companies.