A Thought About Destiny's Reception (Destiny)

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Monday, September 15, 2014, 22:15 (3732 days ago) @ Fuertisimo

I guess the point is that having fun with the game isn't contingent on what preconceived notions someone may have about what genre it fits into. People are aware of whether they are enjoying themselves or not. I am very clear about the shared-world-shooter classification of the game and what bits and pieces that the game has cobbled together from various other genres in an attempt to carve out a new genre it entails. In spite of this awareness, I am so bored of the game that I can't even motivate myself to attempt the last couple strikes that I haven't tried.

If I had gone into the experience thinking it was an MMO but allowed someone to explain to me that I was actually playing a shared world shooter, I don't think I would suddenly go "well then, now that I know that I'm having lots of fun!"

But that's not the point of what he's saying. Go read the reviews. Very few say they are bored, many even say the combat is great and the PvP is good, but they expected "more". This is not a matter of them having fun or not it's a matter of them expecting more because of a misunderstanding about the game. Also you may not be aware of this but there are a ton of people who are having fun, for example: every one of my game playing friends is playing it like crazy and I am the only diehard Bungie fan among them. Which is why I believe so many people are trying to figure out how it got such bad reviews. When you have as much fun with a game as many of us are it's baffling to us how it could get a 6 out of 10 when much less fun games get at least an 8 out of 10 for being an average game.