I've been gaming for thirty years as well (got my Atari 2600 in 1982), and it's obvious that you've not made the transition into online gaming very well, OP. I've played DOOM, Wolfenstein, TES I & II, and most everything you've whined like a 5-year-old about, is nothing more than your opinion. Half the items you bitched about are items other people enjoy, and they work well with the game. But you're right. This isn't the same Bungie that made Halo 2. That Bungie has grown and evolved over the years into the game developer we have today. Then I read your post a second time. It's become obvious to me that you cannot handle a shooter that isn't Halo. 90% of your complaints are all adaptability issues, and you aren't adapting well at all. This isn't an issue with Bungie's game design for Destiny. This isn't about the feature set placed into the game, whether you have to 'press X' vs. 'hold X', this isn't even about having dedicated content releasing in staggered-yet-regular DLC drops. This is about you not being able to adapt to a new style of playing a game. Of being constantly online. Of having a shooter with a different controller map than Halo had. You wanted Destiny to be Halo: Online the MMO. In fact; that's what you expected irregardless of how many times we were told and all the evidence we were given that this [u]was[/u] [u]not[/u] going to be a Halo game. But that's what you still expected. And now you're butt-hurt because (like most of today's entitled, whiny teenagers) it wasn't what you thought it would be therefore; it must be an outrage. If you're that unhappy with Destiny, then don't play it. Destiny is the direction that most FPS's are going to be heading as the industry and genre evolve. The type of gameplay and interaction with persistent, online only, open-world games that we have in Destiny; this will be the standard in a couple years. Especially if Destiny has solid player retention ratios. So no, don't play it if you're not happy with it. But the childish reasons you gave for not liking the game are nothing more than the petulant rants of someone who expected a game to be one thing, played it, then realized he had it all wrong about the game. Your opinion does not make Destiny cease to be a AAA title. Nor is your opinion the standard of qualification for a game to be considered "AAA". Go. Go back to where you bought the game. Get a refund or store credit, I really don't care which one you choose. But at least leave the game. This isn't Halo. This isn't Bungie from a decade ago. The industry has moved on, and you got left behind due to stubbornness.

a whole 3 levels in and already knows everything...

Just go play T&C Surf shop or RC Pro Am

YOU MAD BRO

Okay, a few blanket responses here: 1) There is a difference between facts and opinions. Do we agree on that? Okay, so when missions go through the same area over and over, can one say that this is a confirmable fact? Okay? So can one not say that this is re-use of geometry instead of new content? 1a) Based on the evidence that there is such a thing as a verifiable fact, I propose that I do not need to play the game past level 1 in order to complain of level re-use any more than I need to visit the Antarctic to discover that it is cold there. Numerous reporters have verified this (http://www.metacritic.com/feature/destiny-ps4-xbox-early-reviews-and-observations). Either they are all lying as part of some conspiracy, or it is a fact that Destiny re-uses levels heavily in order to provide "content." I have witnessed firsthand that the game does use the same area over and over in level 1. 2) Entitlement. Good job at using this to counter any time someone doesn't like what they get. Let's see, if I go to a Wendy's and order a cheeseburger and complain that there's no cheese, am I being an entitled brat? If I go to a Honda dealership and they try to sell me a car with 3 tires, am I being an entitled brat? The truth is that there are indeed such things as "standards" in our human society. Other AAA games have created a standard which Destiny does not meet. It's not because it's "not the game I want it to be," it's because this game lacks so many things on such basic levels. AAA is a cross-genre thing. Starcraft 2 is AAA. Halo 3 is AAA. Diablo 3 is AAA. These games are rich with features and dialogues, animations and cut scenes. They have more than 6ish environments, some have literally dozens. They all even have a UI option to return to the stinking title screen! Destiny lacks in all of these things. Paid DLC doesn't count. This is not $60 worth of game. I didn't pay $60 for the opportunity to pay more money in the future for a full game. 3) I've only played level 1 (and for the record, I played through the entire beta as well. And despite my misgivings I pre-ordered the game anyway because all my friends were doing it and I wanted to believe). I have read time and time again that gamers do not finish games. It's something they can record and report on. It is a fact. You know what developers usually do? They pack the first 5 minutes with AWESOME HOLY COW DID YOU SEE THAT moments. See: Brutal Legend (ironic), Mass Effect 3, Mario 3D World, Wolfenstein, Tomb Raider. Destiny packs the first 5 minutes with: bland statements from your ghost. Running through a dark corridor. Normal shooting bad guys with a gun. They did have that space cruiser warp into low orbit and do a flyby, but we've seen this dozens of times in Halo games. There is a reason they do this kind of thing. Going by Destiny's example, Bungie either A) doesn't know what they are doing, or B) is too cool to do what everyone else is doing, even if Bungie's way doesn't work as well. See my complaint about the cursor based UI. 4) Blam. Okay, I get it, this is Bungie town and the cute thing to do is replace insults and curses with words. Very good for you. But for future reference, if you are even remotely interested in making a point or being taken seriously: A) don't throw insults in to the end of an argument. It just detracts from everything you just said. B) using the curse word replacements like "grasshole" was cool in 6th grade. Grow up! And being cute while simultaneously undermining your image by throwing personal insults is just too twisted, even for the internet. 5) Why don't I return the game and shut up? Microsoft says "no refunds" loud and clear even though they have complete control over my system and can shut the game down remotely. Origin on PC is making headway into this. Word on the street is that returning disk based games isn't exactly a walk in the park. 6) I bought into the hype. No, I watched some videos at announcement and loved Bungie's other games. I had almost no expectations for gameplay other than it was multiplayer and had loot. I expected AAA quality just as all other Bungie games have had. What if it were the other way around? What if I bought the hype that Aliens: Colonial Marines was just horrible. Then I played it and said "this is just horrible." Would my assessment of the game be diminished by the fact that the hype surrounding the game was negative? 7) Titanfall's Story: 1) The people in the corner of the screen can be hard to see, but it's even harder in Destiny to go to your computer and sift through bungie's unlockable web site documents because they were too lazy to put the text in the stupid game itself. (also, Bungie's site and iPad safari barely work together and crash frequently) 2) Guess what, the people in the story have: a) concerns, b) implied backgrounds, c) personalities d) discussions with each other which drive e) plot and story. f) some characters show development! It may be small, but at least it's something. Tell me if Destiny has anything comparable. Does my ghost learn the true meaning of sacrifice? Do the traveler and his rep change their minds about the annihilation of alien species? Does robot 8277429 in the tower share a tender moment about his pet worm-hound?

First of all, I'm from Germany, so sorry for my bad english. To Topic: What People seem to Forget in this whole discussion is, that Destiny is supposed to be a MMO with constant Updates, new Content and stuff. Just take a second to think about it: You have to pay monthly for every other MMO, while Destiny is free. Now, if Bungie is going to release new Content every 3 months an every DLC costs about 30€, then it is still cheaper than other MMOs. (WOW costs 12€ a month) I definitely prefer to buy a DLC every 3 months to get new Content instead of paying constantly (even while you spend months just farming the same Content to get gear for upcoming Content patches) Just wanted to Point this out, because nobody seems to think of it.

Actually, you struggle to find problems so start complaining about a short button press.

I didn't like dishonored

Your only level 3. GTFO you troll.

Also been gaming for thirty years. Obviously OP knows nothing about what this game will be with updates and constant additions (daily) being made. Calling the last tomb raider a full AAA title lost you any credibility to me because that game was completely on rails with hand holding and button Que cut scenes. I've seen free games that required more input from the player. Like Texas hold em games on my phone. While I'll admit, destiny needs to execute more on story telling, im willing to bet you haven't gotten to Venus yet. So many people complaining before they even get to the meat if a game. Stick to playing, because reviewing is not your niche.

One of two things are happening here. A: Bad trolling. B: Hes an idiot and is judging this game on the first 3 missions which would explain how he is saying that the A.I suck and how he only makes references to Old Russia. EDIT: Its B he only has a level 3 warlock and a level 1 hunter

So you have a total of 1hr and 9 min invested in Destiny and because you have 30 yrs of gaming you can tell us all Destiny is not a AAA game? Lol ok whatever you say all great Mr. Knowledge of video games. /facepalm