Tired of using non-343 Halo as a tired point of debate (Destiny)

by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Wednesday, March 08, 2017, 12:56 (2598 days ago) @ kidtsunami

Destiny is too flawed to capture that old non-343 Halo essence

I think a large portion of the "old non-343 Halo essence" was the zeitgeist surrounding Halo has a landmark console FPS. Very much a time, place, and lack of all the amazing games that each member of this community can get lost in.

I don't know about you, but I simply did not have as many quality options to play back then.

From 2007-2011 (343's TU1 that ruined Reach), there were tons of quality options; CoD in its prime, GTA4, Left 4 Dead, and a ton of great single-player games, like Mass Effect, Bioshock, Dead Space, etc... And yet everyone still came back to Halo 3, Reach, and ODST. I think that's the "essence" that is missing for some people with Destiny.

I think a lot of that has to do with an uninspired in-game narrative and a lack of freedom with custom games, which was a big draw for this community during Halo's prime.

Maybe Bungie will indeed surprise us with D2, I dunno.