Metro’s David Jenkins was disheartened by the game, saying that it lacks ambition. It could hardly be described as ambitious in terms of what it offers to the medium as a whole.” Contrary to all the talk, Destiny is a conservative MMO shooter with high budget art direction. “It’s just a disappointment that Destiny is so lacking in charisma, and it’s also disappointing that the game doesn’t live up to the marketing. Whether you choose to stick around or not will depend on whether you have any friends to play with, but given how much Activision has foregrounded the social nature of Destiny, that’s no bad thing. “There’s also no doubt Bungie will support the game with DLC for a long time. “In addition to the story offerings (which amount to about 12 hours, give or take) the patrol missions, strikes and post-game raids will keep you busy for a long time,” he says. Over at TechLife Australia, Shaun Prescott says that if you love cooperative shooters, RPGs and MMOs, dancing and Halo, you’ll get a great deal out of Destiny. The FPS/RPG hybrid is nothing new, and although an FPS MMO is still pretty different, Destiny simply isn’t as open or large enough to really please hardcore MMO fans.” “Destiny has been billed as a revolutionary and unique, new breed of FPS, and while in some ways Bungie has produced a unique game, it still feels very much like a traditional shooter, with MMO elements bolted on. I’d have to say, for the most part, and despite some surprising missteps by Bungie, Destiny does hit its targets, and it’s a great game, but the hype has also damaged it,” he says. “Because of this, many are wondering whether the hype was warranted.