Destiny 2 is an excellent video game, sometimes. You already know many of the weaknesses—a drip-feed of bland seasonal content, obnoxious monetization, poor storytelling (despite compelling underlying lore), and the perpetual anxiety of relying on an unreliable studio to hit the highs it is capable of.
The aggravating thing about those shortcomings is that the game is often fantastic. Destiny 2’s core gameplay is so good that every other shooter feels like dogshit. I could write an entire review glowing about the gunplay. The loot is varied and allows for a moderate amount of totally unnecessary buildcrafting. The abilities sandbox demonstrates Bungie’s (natural) mastery of the 30-second gameplay loop. Playing D2 tickles my neurons in just the right way. It’s just plain fun.
Destiny really shines when that gameplay is matched with its best content. D2 raids and dungeons are excellent in every facet. They maximize Destiny’s audiovisual prowess and flex Bungie’s creative muscles to the fullest. They’re great experiences to tackle with randoms, but D2 shines most with friends. I’m grateful to this game for connecting me with a great group of people I never would’ve met otherwise, because it is so bad at connecting players in game that I had to join a clan on Discord.
A kinda-addicting, often-maddening, occasionally-brilliant, always-fun game to play. I’d never recommend it to someone I love, but it’s a great fit for me.
The aggravating thing about those shortcomings is that the game is often fantastic. Destiny 2’s core gameplay is so good that every other shooter feels like dogshit. I could write an entire review glowing about the gunplay. The loot is varied and allows for a moderate amount of totally unnecessary buildcrafting. The abilities sandbox demonstrates Bungie’s (natural) mastery of the 30-second gameplay loop. Playing D2 tickles my neurons in just the right way. It’s just plain fun.
Destiny really shines when that gameplay is matched with its best content. D2 raids and dungeons are excellent in every facet. They maximize Destiny’s audiovisual prowess and flex Bungie’s creative muscles to the fullest. They’re great experiences to tackle with randoms, but D2 shines most with friends. I’m grateful to this game for connecting me with a great group of people I never would’ve met otherwise, because it is so bad at connecting players in game that I had to join a clan on Discord.
A kinda-addicting, often-maddening, occasionally-brilliant, always-fun game to play. I’d never recommend it to someone I love, but it’s a great fit for me.