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by Robot Chickens, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 10:17 (1 hours, 35 minutes ago) @ cheapLEY

I hope the story moving forward has some velocity though. So much of Destiny felt like wheel spin, just inching the story forward.

Oof. This perfectly summarizes my biggest complaint with Destiny. The story they told could have been told better in 3-4 years with some good editing. Too many times you got to the end of a year and… the pyramids you saw at the end of year one, were just now showing up on the radar. The next year… they made their way into the system. Then they sat there. It robbed the story of any stakes or momentum because the in-game timeline was 10 years. Halo 1-3 all took place very quickly and everything escalated in a meaningful way. There were excellent parts throughout, but 10 years is too long for such a demanding time commitment. How many people who started missed the ending because it dragged on too long. What % actually experienced the whole ride?

In that light, I hope the storyline of Marathon has good arcs with satisfying starts and stops going forward. Destiny’s population was so desperate for a stop that people finished the 10 year arc and walked away. Periodic entries that contain full stories would have probably avoided this outcome.