Tuesday, June 17, 2014 
Follow the call of your heart.
2good4u2 mixed up some official footage with some Alpha footage, and set it all to... well, go listen. (Watch it all the way through.)
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:58 pm |
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Destiny Panoramas
DualShockers
created a series of panoramic shots of Destiny environments - and they're beautiful. You should go look at them. Thanks again to Xenos for
pointing them out.
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:46 pm |
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A Vibrant Post-Apocalypse
Environment Artist Jason Sussman
talked to GamesBeat about the art style for Destiny - it's a great piece! Reading his answers, I was reminded of the art style (and the rationale) behind Halo, back in the day - the vibrant colors, the conscious choice between 'bleak' and simply 'abandoned'. Go read! Thanks,
Xenos.
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:40 pm |
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Anger, Sadness, and Envy Special: Destiny Alpha
Over at Rampancy.net, the latest episode of Anger, Sadness, and Envy focuses on the Destiny Alpha; Cody Miller describes what he experienced, and answers questions for Narcogen and Blackstar. It's pretty interesting how much trouble he has getting his point across sometimes... it really does seem like it's hard to grok what Destiny brings to the table without actually playing it.
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:36 pm |
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Destiny - PS exclusive in Japan?
kidtsunami noticed a Tweet from Mack MacDonald (Director at 8-4 Ltd., previously at Ziff Davis) that suggests that Destiny will be exclusive to Sony platforms (Playstation 3 and 4) in Japan - no Xbox versions at all. Whoa.
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:32 pm |
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Nobody can be told what Destiny is.
Hoovaloov noticed some opinion changes after people actually got their hands on the Alpha, and he used data from one large site to actually
quantify those changes. His findings are pretty interesting, and well worth the read!
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:27 pm |
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A Ghostly Voice
A couple of disconcerting articles about the voice acting of Peter Dinklage (who provides companionship in-game as your Ghost) have surfaced - both
Kotaku and
Polygon have taken issue with Dinklage's performance. Our forum denizens
have their own opinions; some like what they hear, others agree with the two articles. Where do you stand?
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:19 pm |
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All I need is a glass of wine...
Also from Cody: a gorgeous video demonstrating the day/night cycle in the game. (This was already highlighted on our Twitter feed, but for those of our readers who frequent the front page, we wanted to show it off here.
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 04:05 pm |
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Views from the Fans
If you didn't get a chance to play the Destiny Alpha (or even if you did!), several fans on our site have taken the time to write up their experiences, often including lots of screenshots. You can swing by and explore the perspectives:
- Cody Miller talked about the good, the bad, and the ugly, in the inimitable Cody style. (No pics, but he also stayed away from his tendency towards hyperbole - a refreshing change.)
- INSANEdrive only had a day with the Alpha, so he made the most of it.
- Xenos went for an in-depth look at the UI - great to see if you're wondering how info will be presented to you.
- Korny went screenshot-crazy, and got pretty in-depth with the gameplay analysis. (He liked what he saw, and it shows.)
While you're exploring personal opinions and screens, you might also want to poke your head into the Grimoire thread; it gives you a glimpse of some of the wealth of content you'll find outside the gameplay itself. Fascinating reading!
Claude Errera | Jun 17, 2014 03:59 pm |
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