I agree with you... mostly (Destiny)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Friday, January 03, 2014, 14:42 (3975 days ago) @ MrPadraig08

It is an important release, I will agree with you there.

But, I think this game will be much more modular than anything we've seen from Bungie before. Having the ability to change direction and mix up the game is what has kept me (as well as many of you) coming back to Halo 2,3,Reach when other games have reached there end. It's the sole reason developer's like Valve can keep a 6+ year old game alive and kicking like it came out a year ago. So, I think you will see a lot from Bungie when this thing kicks off, but the initial kick is just the beginning in my eyes. Much more is in the community ecosystem, which Bungie has some experience into :3

I'm not sure what you mean by modular. Who has the ability to change direction and mix up the game? Are you talking about Half Life? Is that modular?

If you mean that Destiny will present more opportunities for new experiences each time you play, and that there will be new content either unlocked or added as time goes on, then yes. OTOH, I've played through Halo CE over the break, and what made it so great is that it's still a compelling place to be. The flexibility to mix things up is baked into that game when it shipped. My co-op buddy and I had experiences we had not had before on levels we had each played through probably 100 times. Being able to create a compelling environment and rules that interact dynamically to produce unique situations goes a long way. Maybe we're saying the same thing. I can't tell.