No Bonus (minor CoO spoilers) (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Monday, December 11, 2017, 16:45 (2621 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

None of this is a huge deal... the bigger deal to me is that Osiris is a character that has been hugely significant in Destiny’s lore. He’s been whispered about and hinted at for 3 years. And now that he finally steps into the spotlight, he is utterly squandered and wasted. One of the recurring comments about Destiny is that there is all this great backstory and lore... if only it were actually in the game! But to me, CoO shows that Bungie is (at the moment) incapable of putting any of that material into the game in a way that remotely lives up to its potential. And THAT realization prevents me from caring about any of it. None of it matters, and at this rate none of it will ever matter.

Again, I know this sounds very negative, and that doesn’t reflect my overall opinion of the expansion. Because it’s still Destiny, and playing Destiny with friends is a blast. It’s just sad that after 2 full games and 6 story-based expansions, I’m still waiting for Bungie to use this universe to tell a story worth caring about.

I can't say I disagree with any of that. Maybe Bungie just still doesn't get visual storytelling. The thing is though, I think Bungie knew the messed up with the story in Destiny. They should have spared no expense in making Des2ny's story super compelling, especially given they are throwing out a lot of the lore from Destiny to simplify things. I am sure they wanted to. The fact that it is still in a bad place must mean they are unable to. And that's a huge bummer.