Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? (Destiny)

by Kahzgul, Friday, February 06, 2015, 11:48 (3375 days ago) @ Ragashingo

I think you're completely right about the story being incomplete, and it makes me really sad. Episodic story telling only works if there's a mini-arc in each episode. The Dark Below has one, but the main game has nothing. The Vault of Glass is completely stand-alone (except for being mentioned only by name during the Archive mission) and doesn't connect to the story at all. The warsats have no climax or ending to their story. The stranger is utter nonsense. Uh.. what else is there? Where the vex are coming from after the Black Garden is a red herring since we already knew they time traveled. And so on.

The end result is that the game is wholly unsatisfying on a narrative level. Right now, the only Legends I've heard are the myths that the game has a plot at all. I heard the tales, but I've never seen it.

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Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - roland, 2015-02-06, 09:38
- Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Blackt1g3r, 2015-02-06, 09:44
  - Not a very big step... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-02-06, 10:22
    - Not a very big step... - Blackt1g3r, 2015-02-06, 10:41
      - Not a very big step... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-02-06, 10:46
    - Not a very big step... - stabbim, 2015-02-06, 11:45
      - +1 - Blackt1g3r, 2015-02-06, 12:30
        
        +1 - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-02-06, 15:46
      - Not a very big step... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-02-06, 15:45
- Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 09:51
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 11:05
    - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? *edit - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 11:14
      - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? *edit - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 11:38
        
        It's astounding this studio made Oni. - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 11:44
        
        Loved Oni. Not at all astounded. - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 11:52
        
        Loved Oni. Not at all astounded. - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 11:58
        
        Loved Oni. Not at all astounded. - Malagate, 2015-02-06, 12:24
        
        This was the biggest missed opportunity in Destiny - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 12:57
        
        This was the biggest missed opportunity in Destiny - Malagate, 2015-02-06, 13:12
        
        This was the biggest missed opportunity in Destiny - Cody Miller, 2015-02-06, 15:04
        
        This was the biggest missed opportunity in Destiny - Kermit, 2015-02-06, 15:22
        
        The patrol bounty name was a big hint. - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 15:23
        
        Loved Oni. Not at all astounded. - Claude Errera, 2015-02-06, 18:20
        
        Technically - Blackt1g3r, 2015-02-06, 12:27
        
        It's astounding this studio made Oni. - Cody Miller, 2015-02-06, 14:37
        
        I was a boss at Oni and it enriched the experience immensely - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 15:20
        
        I was a boss at Oni and it enriched the experience immensely - Ragashingo, 2015-02-06, 16:00
        
        I was a boss at Oni and it enriched the experience immensely - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 16:34
      - Starcraft Manual - Cody Miller, 2015-02-06, 15:08
        
        Starcraft Manual - General Battuta, 2015-02-06, 19:38
        
        Any Blizzard Manual - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 20:39
        
        I see you the Blizzard Manuals... - Quirel, 2015-02-07, 00:25
        
        I see you the Blizzard Manuals... - General Battuta, 2015-02-07, 14:43
        
        Any Blizzard Manual - Blackt1g3r, 2015-02-11, 12:23
    - *sad, begrudging thumbs up* - Ouranje, 2015-02-06, 11:15
    - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kermit, 2015-02-06, 11:58
      - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 12:18
        
        Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kermit, 2015-02-06, 14:35
        
        Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 22:38
- Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Cody Miller, 2015-02-06, 10:21
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Ragashingo, 2015-02-06, 10:31
    - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - yakaman, 2015-02-06, 11:52
      - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Ragashingo, 2015-02-06, 13:02
  - +1 - INSANEdrive, 2015-02-06, 11:04
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - roland, 2015-02-06, 13:42
    - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - ckamp, 2015-02-06, 13:53
      - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - roland, 2015-02-06, 13:57
        
        The more you know... - ckamp, 2015-02-06, 13:59
- Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Ragashingo, 2015-02-06, 10:23
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 11:48
    - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Ragashingo, 2015-02-06, 12:39
      - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Malagate, 2015-02-06, 13:06
        
        The Library displayed brilliant in-game storytelling - ckamp, 2015-02-06, 13:52
        
        Persistent World Issues. - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 13:59
        
        Persistent World Issues. - ckamp, 2015-02-06, 14:17
        
        Persistent World Issues. - iconicbanana, 2015-02-06, 14:19
        
        The sad thing here... - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 14:23
        
        Future War Cult. - Ragashingo, 2015-02-06, 14:56
    - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Malagate, 2015-02-06, 12:45
      - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Cody Miller, 2015-02-06, 15:01
        
        Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Blackt1g3r, 2015-02-11, 14:09
- Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kermit, 2015-02-06, 10:26
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-02-06, 10:30
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Cody Miller, 2015-02-06, 15:03
    - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - roland, 2015-02-06, 15:05
    - + 1 million - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-02-06, 15:20
  - With ya Kerm - Leviathan, 2015-02-06, 15:48
    - With ya Kerm - Kermit, 2015-02-06, 16:16
- Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Durandal, 2015-02-06, 11:24
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Kahzgul, 2015-02-06, 11:50
  - +1 to NPCs in the wild - ckamp, 2015-02-06, 12:56
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Cody Miller, 2015-02-06, 14:38
- Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Old Fire Thief, 2015-02-09, 19:04
  - Maybe this is why Bungie hates story-telling now? - Ragashingo, 2015-02-09, 20:20

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