But what nobody says... (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Wednesday, October 08, 2014, 09:03 (3506 days ago) @ HavokBlue

"Man, I really want to replay that mission on Venus so I can relive the time I defended a door against three waves of enemies"

or

"Gee whiz, I think I'll go play that crazy mission with the computer and the wave defense and the doors on Mars!"

Nobody says this.

They say "Man, I really need ascendant materials, guess I'll go re-do that thing with the door and the waves."

Nobody says those thing because boiling missions of any game down like that is pretty darn dumb. Likewise nobody says about Halo, "I want to replay the mission where I fight through the covenant to get to the objective!" Or maybe you do? Perhaps Halo looks like this to you:

Pillar of Autumn: Run past enemies to objective one, fight through enemies to objective two.
Halo: Fight through enemies to objective one, fight waves, fight to objective two - four fighting waves at each.
Truth and Reconciliation: Fight through enemies to objective one, fight through waves, fight to objective two, fight to objective three.
Silent Cartographer: Fight to objective one, fight to objective two, fight to objective three, fight to objective four.
Assault on the Control Room: Fight to objective one.
343 Guilty Spark: Fight to objective one, fight to objective two.
The Library: Fight to objective one.
Two Betrayals: Fight to objectives one, two, and three.
Keyes: Fight to objective one, fight to objective two.
The Maw: Fight to objective one, fight to objectives two - five, drive to objective six, keep driving to objective seven.

No? That's silly? Stupid? Dishonest? So is the way you strip out the story content of Destiny. Yes, Destiny's story is not as strong as Halo's, but it's not the door defender you make it out to be either.

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Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Riceamike, 2014-10-08, 00:57
- Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - The Woaf, 2014-10-08, 04:08
  - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - HavokBlue, 2014-10-08, 04:14
    - People don't know what fun is. - Riceamike, 2014-10-08, 05:13
      - ^ This. - Postmortem, 2014-10-08, 06:21
        
        ^ This. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 08:47
        
        counterpoint. - The Woaf, 2014-10-08, 12:17
        
        counterpoint. - Jillybean, 2014-10-09, 00:15
      - Fun is subjective. (Rev's rant of the week) - Revenant1988, 2014-10-08, 06:22
        
        Fun is subjective. (Rev's rant of the week) - bluerunner, 2014-10-08, 07:20
        
        Fun is subjective. (Rev's rant of the week) - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 07:33
        
        Fun is subjective. (Rev's rant of the week) - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 08:01
        
        But what nobody says... - HavokBlue, 2014-10-08, 08:07
        
        But what nobody says... - Xenos, 2014-10-08, 08:10
        
        But what nobody says... - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 08:10
        
        But what nobody says... - bluerunner, 2014-10-08, 08:15
        
        But what nobody says... - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 08:23
        
        There is a lack of defining story moments - Spec ops Grunt, 2014-10-08, 08:36
        
        There is a lack of defining story moments - Korny, 2014-10-08, 09:00
        
        Good points - Yapok, 2014-10-08, 09:02
        
        There is a lack of defining story moments - EffortlessFury, 2014-10-08, 09:10
        
        There is a lack of defining story moments - Riceamike, 2014-10-08, 11:47
        
        There is a lack of defining story moments - stabbim, 2014-10-08, 19:26
        
        But what nobody says... - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 09:03
        
        But what nobody says... - bluerunner, 2014-10-08, 09:56
        
        LOL these last two posts - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 11:46
        
        But what nobody says... - Jabberwok, 2014-10-12, 22:26
        
        Fun is subjective. (Rev's rant of the week) - dogcow, 2014-10-08, 09:47
        
        Which is sad. :( - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 09:58
        
        Yet a scientifically proven method used by businesses. - Riceamike, 2014-10-08, 11:59
        
        So, how do you do it? - dogcow, 2014-10-08, 12:46
        
        Halo did it. Bungie forgot how. - Riceamike, 2014-10-08, 13:24
        
        Halo did it. Bungie forgot how. - Kermit, 2014-10-09, 04:57
        
        Halo did it. Bungie forgot how. - uberfoop, 2014-10-09, 08:17
        
        Halo did it. Bungie forgot how. - Kermit, 2014-10-09, 08:35
        
        Halo did it. Bungie forgot how. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-09, 08:41
        
        Halo did it. Bungie forgot how. - stabbim, 2014-10-10, 08:50
        
        Fun is subjective. (Rev's rant of the week) - Korny, 2014-10-08, 08:23
        
        This. Oh so much. - RaichuKFM, 2014-10-08, 08:24
        
        Bravo - The Woaf, 2014-10-08, 12:23
      - You know...I think Destiny is fun. - Funkmon, 2014-10-08, 10:30
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - iconicbanana, 2014-10-08, 10:40
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 12:31
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - car15, 2014-10-08, 12:34
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 12:36
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - iconicbanana, 2014-10-08, 12:56
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - car15, 2014-10-08, 13:01
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - iconicbanana, 2014-10-08, 13:10
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - Xenos, 2014-10-08, 11:57
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - dogcow, 2014-10-08, 14:21
        
        You know...I think Destiny is fun. - Jillybean, 2014-10-09, 00:18
      - People don't know what fun is. - General Vagueness, 2014-10-08, 17:48
      - People don't know what fun is. - RaichuKFM, 2014-10-08, 18:06
      - People don't know what fun is. - Jabberwok, 2014-10-12, 22:21
- Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 05:55
  - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - DerekT07, 2014-10-08, 06:14
    - Nice, thank you - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 07:55
- Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 08:03
  - Took the words right out of my mouth - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 08:05
  - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 08:33
    - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 08:35
      - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 08:39
      - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 08:42
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 08:45
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 08:50
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 09:09
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Monochron, 2014-10-08, 09:15
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 09:28
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Monochron, 2014-10-08, 10:08
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 10:33
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Monochron, 2014-10-08, 10:41
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 10:52
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Monochron, 2014-10-08, 11:18
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Postmortem, 2014-10-08, 10:34
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 12:46
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Monochron, 2014-10-08, 13:00
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Numinar, 2014-10-09, 07:43
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Xenos, 2014-10-08, 09:57
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Monochron, 2014-10-08, 10:37
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 09:20
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - bluerunner, 2014-10-08, 09:14
        
        ^Favorite analogy ever - Mr Daax, 2014-10-08, 13:15
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Jabberwok, 2014-10-12, 22:33
        
        Bad analogy doesn't fit what is actually happening - scarab, 2014-10-13, 13:54
        
        But do three bad analogies make a right? - Ragashingo, 2014-10-13, 13:59
        
        But do three bad analogies make a right? - scarab, 2014-10-13, 14:14
        
        But do three bad analogies make a right? - Ragashingo, 2014-10-13, 14:48
        
        But do three bad analogies make a right? - scarab, 2014-10-13, 15:22
        
        But do three bad analogies make a right? - Ragashingo, 2014-10-13, 15:47
        
        To uses blue's analogy... - scarab, 2014-10-13, 14:21
        
        It still is? - RaichuKFM, 2014-10-08, 08:45
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 08:59
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 09:01
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 09:05
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 09:10
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Kermit, 2014-10-08, 09:59
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 10:20
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Kermit, 2014-10-08, 11:01
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Harmanimus, 2014-10-08, 12:51
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Yapok, 2014-10-08, 09:10
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - car15, 2014-10-08, 11:38
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-10-08, 11:56
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - car15, 2014-10-08, 12:05
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 13:03
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - car15, 2014-10-08, 13:07
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 13:12
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Warbow, 2014-10-08, 13:19
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Kermit, 2014-10-08, 11:57
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - car15, 2014-10-08, 12:08
        
        A question for you, Car15 - Revenant1988, 2014-10-08, 12:20
        
        A question for you, Car15 - car15, 2014-10-08, 12:29
        
        A question for you, Car15 - Revenant1988, 2014-10-08, 12:39
        
        A question for you, Car15 - car15, 2014-10-08, 12:55
        
        It's a discussion not a lynching - Xenos, 2014-10-08, 12:07
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 14:38
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - car15, 2014-10-08, 15:18
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - stabbim, 2014-10-10, 09:50
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Kermit, 2014-10-10, 10:05
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-13, 15:25
- Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - RC, 2014-10-08, 08:10
  - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - HavokBlue, 2014-10-08, 08:18
    - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 08:30
      - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Kermit, 2014-10-08, 10:05
        
        Tried this method. Door shuts on me, game glitches out. - Funkmon, 2014-10-08, 10:32
        
        Same. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 13:09
        
        Same. - Kermit, 2014-10-08, 13:21
        
        Same. - Xenos, 2014-10-08, 13:23
        
        Same. - Ragashingo, 2014-10-08, 13:34
- Today at breakfast... - Oholiab, 2014-10-08, 12:00
  - Today at breakfast... - iconicbanana, 2014-10-08, 12:09
- Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - ShadowOfTheVoid, 2014-10-08, 13:56
  - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-08, 14:04
    - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - ShadowOfTheVoid, 2014-10-08, 16:27
      - I can believe it. - LostSpartan, 2014-10-08, 16:41
        
        I can believe it. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 19:17
    - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Cody Miller, 2014-10-08, 17:16
      - Except - RaichuKFM, 2014-10-08, 17:32
        
        Except - Riceamike, 2014-10-09, 09:53
        
        Except - RaichuKFM, 2014-10-09, 17:08
      - Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Korny, 2014-10-08, 17:43
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - HavokBlue, 2014-10-08, 17:52
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Korny, 2014-10-08, 18:02
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - rliebherr, 2014-10-08, 18:57
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Kermit, 2014-10-14, 11:30
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Claude Errera, 2014-10-14, 13:38
        
        Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Avateur, 2014-10-14, 13:41
        
        Example of problem - Claude Errera, 2014-10-14, 13:50
- Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - General Vagueness, 2014-10-08, 17:34
- Last year's interview with Jason Jones is a revelation. - Ibeechu, 2014-10-14, 03:00

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