http://www.cnet.com/pictures/the-most-disappointing-games-of-2014/6/ [quote]If we're speaking about gameplay mechanics alone, Destiny was an above-average first-person-shooter. Beyond that, Destiny was redundant, trite and stale in almost every other category. Destiny seemed like it had become a victim of its own hype, making players believe they were getting something they simply did not. Perhaps that void was a coherent story, level variation and a substantive campaign experience -- all of which were arguably nowhere to be found[/quote] inb4 this thread is pillaged by Bungie nuthuggers. Glad to see more media outlets are commenting on this game's glaring shortcomings, such as the pretty much non-existent story. This game has amazing gameplay mechanics, and this just amplifies the disappointment when it comes to the blatant laziness Bungie showed towards pretty much every other facet of the game. Edit: For all of you dismissing CNET, Polygon doesn't have a positive view of Destiny or the expansion either.. along with other sites such as Forbes. Polygon article: https://games.yahoo.com/news/destiny-dark-below-review-no-225853543.html [quote]The Dark Below is the perfect expansion for Destiny — it's just as grandiose and ultimately shallow as the main game. Destiny suffered from two glaring problems at launch: a lack of content, and a lack of variety in that content. Those issues were compounded by the game's MMO-inspired structure, a progression system that forced players to repeat the same few activities ad nauseam in order to rank up. As a quote-unquote expansion to Destiny, The Dark Below is presumably meant to address those two major concerns. In most respects, it fails.[/quote] Looking forward to the excuses and illogical arguments to come; some of you provide the lulz.