Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong (Destiny)
by cheapLEY 
, Monday, July 27, 2015, 01:06 (3193 days ago) @ Avateur
If Base Game was chapter one, chapter one failed on just about all levels. There's no narrative. They don't even have time to tell you why they don't have time to tell you things. My goodness.
I think the base game would fail as a dust jacket blurb, honestly.
Yes, things happened in Destiny. Very likely they were important things. But that doesn't make it story. Without emotional impact, it's just a series of things that happened.
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- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-26, 18:11
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- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
naturl selexion,
2015-07-26, 19:24
- Did Cody just take an Art History class or something? - Durandal, 2015-07-26, 20:10
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong - Ragashingo, 2015-07-26, 21:05
- Incredibly unlikely -
electricpirate,
2015-07-27, 00:22
- Agreed - Robot Chickens, 2015-07-27, 14:43
- That's just silly.
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Kermit,
2015-07-27, 13:50
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Leviathan,
2015-07-26, 20:15
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 00:27
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
cheapLEY,
2015-07-27, 00:54
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong - Cody Miller, 2015-07-27, 01:09
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Leviathan,
2015-07-27, 02:56
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong - Cody Miller, 2015-07-27, 03:13
- Putting the word SPOILER .... -
Kermit,
2015-07-27, 13:53
- +1 - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-27, 13:58
- Calling Beorn -
iconicbanana,
2015-07-27, 13:58
- Calling Beorn -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-27, 15:37
- Calling Beorn - iconicbanana, 2015-07-27, 15:38
- Calling Beorn - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-27, 15:38
- Followup -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-27, 15:40
- You da real MVP. -
iconicbanana,
2015-07-27, 15:42
- You da real MVP.
- Calling Beorn -
scarab,
2015-07-28, 07:45
- Oh hey, that’s me! -
Beorn,
2015-07-28, 09:02
- Excellent! Thank you :-) -
scarab,
2015-07-28, 13:55
- There is one thing I keep meaning to mention -
scarab,
2015-07-29, 08:16
- That's good forum etiquette. I'll try doing it more often -
ZackDark,
2015-07-29, 13:08
- I start my first sentence in the Subject field and let it -
scarab,
2015-07-30, 13:07
- I start my first sentence in the Subject field and let it - Claude Errera, 2015-07-30, 17:42
- I start my first sentence in the Subject field and let it -
scarab,
2015-07-30, 13:07
- That's good forum etiquette. I'll try doing it more often
- Excellent! Thank you :-)
- Oh hey, that’s me! -
Beorn,
2015-07-28, 09:02
- Calling Beorn -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-27, 15:37
- Cody has a history with spoilers -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 14:27
- Yeah, I'm well aware. Inconsiderate. -
Kermit,
2015-07-27, 14:37
- Cody has a history with spoilers -
cheapLEY,
2015-07-27, 14:38
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 15:05
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
cheapLEY,
2015-07-27, 15:30
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 15:39
- In my opinion it is unreasonable to want to use the internet -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 15:58
- In my opinion it is unreasonable to want to use the internet -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 17:39
- In my opinion it is unreasonable to want to use the internet -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 17:47
- True story... -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 17:49
- That's not the twist. *spoilers* - iconicbanana, 2015-07-27, 17:54
- Quite Possibly - someotherguy, 2015-07-27, 17:56
- True story... -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 17:49
- Am I doomed to spend my life never mentioning the good bits? -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 18:34
- Context is everything - someotherguy, 2015-07-27, 20:09
- In my opinion it is unreasonable to want to use the internet -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 17:47
- In my opinion it is unreasonable to want to use the internet -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 17:39
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
Avateur,
2015-07-27, 17:01
- Who would be claiming the post-apocalyptic Throne? -
UnrealCh13f,
2015-07-27, 17:05
- Many thrones for Rick to topple. Destroy all thrones. -
Avateur,
2015-07-27, 17:07
- Many thrones for Rick to topple. Destroy all thrones.
- Who would be claiming the post-apocalyptic Throne?
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
Leviathan,
2015-07-27, 17:39
- Exactly. I also don't talk about sleds. -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 17:42
- or Rosebuds -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 18:23
- or Rosebuds
- *STAR WARS SPOILERS* -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 17:46
- *STAR WARS SPOILERS* -
Leviathan,
2015-07-27, 18:37
- it's hard to believe that that person did that thing to that -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 18:41
- and please don't tell me that it was all explained in the - scarab, 2015-07-27, 18:47
- it's hard to believe that that person did that thing to that -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 18:41
- *STAR WARS SPOILERS* -
Leviathan,
2015-07-27, 18:37
- It is not a tiny ounce -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 18:21
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Leviathan,
2015-07-27, 19:04
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Avateur,
2015-07-27, 19:52
- It is not a tiny ounce -
cheapLEY,
2015-07-27, 20:02
- I'm legitimately interested in the show - someotherguy, 2015-07-27, 20:12
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Leviathan,
2015-07-28, 02:40
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Avateur,
2015-07-28, 03:41
- Spoilers. -
Funkmon,
2015-07-28, 03:53
- *RDR spoilers* - ProbablyLast, 2015-07-28, 03:54
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Leviathan,
2015-07-28, 04:00
- Better skip mine too. Darth Vader was Luke's father. - Funkmon, 2015-07-28, 04:54
- Spoilers. -
Funkmon,
2015-07-28, 03:53
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Avateur,
2015-07-28, 03:41
- It is not a tiny ounce -
cheapLEY,
2015-07-27, 20:02
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Avateur,
2015-07-27, 19:52
- It is not a tiny ounce - someotherguy, 2015-07-27, 20:07
- It is not a tiny ounce -
Leviathan,
2015-07-27, 19:04
- Exactly. I also don't talk about sleds.
- In my opinion it is unreasonable to want to use the internet -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 15:58
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 15:39
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
cheapLEY,
2015-07-27, 15:30
- What's the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers? -
someotherguy,
2015-07-27, 15:05
- Yeah, I'm well aware. Inconsiderate.
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
cheapLEY,
2015-07-27, 00:54
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 00:27
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Ragashingo,
2015-07-26, 20:50
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Avateur,
2015-07-26, 22:04
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Ragashingo,
2015-07-26, 23:51
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Avateur,
2015-07-27, 00:12
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong - cheapLEY, 2015-07-27, 01:06
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Ragashingo,
2015-07-27, 02:27
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong - ZackDark, 2015-07-27, 03:39
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Avateur,
2015-07-27, 00:12
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Ragashingo,
2015-07-26, 23:51
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Avateur,
2015-07-26, 22:04
- This leaves me wondering... -
Mid7night,
2015-07-27, 12:09
- This leaves me wondering... -
Ragashingo,
2015-07-27, 12:51
- This leaves me wondering... -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 13:20
- This leaves me wondering... - Ragashingo, 2015-07-27, 13:57
- This leaves me wondering... -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 13:20
- This leaves me wondering... -
Ragashingo,
2015-07-27, 12:51
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Kermit,
2015-07-27, 13:42
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
CyberKN,
2015-07-27, 13:52
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Kermit,
2015-07-27, 13:58
- wat -
CyberKN,
2015-07-27, 14:01
- wat -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 14:04
- wat -
CyberKN,
2015-07-27, 14:06
- wat -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 14:24
- wat -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-27, 16:33
- You could do that with Waypoint too, no? -
ZackDark,
2015-07-27, 16:44
- No, unless I was doing it wrong. -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-27, 17:58
- No, unless I was doing it wrong. -
ZackDark,
2015-07-27, 23:22
- No, unless I was doing it wrong. -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-28, 01:32
- Uh, you can't? -
ZackDark,
2015-07-28, 01:36
- Uh, you can't? - Claude Errera, 2015-07-28, 18:42
- Uh, you can't? -
ZackDark,
2015-07-28, 01:36
- No, unless I was doing it wrong. -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-28, 01:32
- No, unless I was doing it wrong. -
ZackDark,
2015-07-27, 23:22
- No, unless I was doing it wrong. -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-27, 17:58
- wat - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-27, 17:59
- You could do that with Waypoint too, no?
- wat -
Claude Errera,
2015-07-27, 16:33
- wat - stabbim, 2015-07-27, 17:53
- wat -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 14:24
- wat -
CyberKN,
2015-07-27, 14:06
- wat - Kermit, 2015-07-27, 14:23
- wat -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 14:04
- wat
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Kermit,
2015-07-27, 13:58
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 15:12
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 15:17
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 15:26
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-27, 15:33
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong - someotherguy, 2015-07-27, 15:26
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 15:26
- Eh. Not really "richer" or "better", but "different" - ZackDark, 2015-07-27, 15:28
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
Kermit,
2015-07-27, 16:44
- Awesome post -
Avateur,
2015-07-27, 17:18
- Awesome post
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
CruelLEGACEY,
2015-07-27, 15:17
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
CyberKN,
2015-07-27, 13:52
- You need to edit this and post the edited version. -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 15:22
- This -
ZackDark,
2015-07-27, 15:24
- This -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 15:30
- Oh, sure - ZackDark, 2015-07-27, 15:31
- I think that IS your tl;dr version :-) -
scarab,
2015-07-27, 15:35
- This -
Cody Miller,
2015-07-27, 15:30
- You need to edit this and post the edited version. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-27, 15:32
- This -
ZackDark,
2015-07-27, 15:24
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... -
Korny,
2015-07-27, 16:21
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... -
dogcow,
2015-07-27, 17:39
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... -
Korny,
2015-07-28, 16:50
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... -
dogcow,
2015-07-28, 17:24
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... - Korny, 2015-07-28, 17:51
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... -
dogcow,
2015-07-28, 17:24
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... -
Korny,
2015-07-28, 16:50
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... - Mid7night, 2015-07-27, 20:52
- Why Bungie is getting better at visual storytelling... -
dogcow,
2015-07-27, 17:39
- Why Bungie gets visual storytelling wrong -
naturl selexion,
2015-07-26, 19:24