Destiny is the first multiplayer
shooter game released for PlayStation 4 in 2014. Had got high expectations,
unfortunately Destiny did not meet the gamer's satisfaction and led to the
decline in popularity drastically. Bungie who plays as the developer himself
actually already execute Destiny as a solid game. It's just that, because
Destiny focuses only the gameplay elements on the Online Shooter basis and the
experience of playing that feels very repetitive, many gamers start to forget
Destiny.
But, that does not mean Bungie
and Activision will leave it just like that in this condition. They finally
tried to revive Destiny by releasing a new version that already includes a
series of updated content and the latest DLC through Destiny: The Taken King.
Through this additional content, Destiny finally managed to rise and eventually
build his reputation again.
This year, Bungi and Activision
also announced their latest series entitled Destiny 2. Although it looks
amazing, but the curiosity and hype of gamers is not as strong as the first
series will be released. And on September 6th yesterday, the game was
officially released. The obvious difference from Destiny 2 is its focus is no
longer just focused on the Online Shooter mode, as well as improved graphics
and gameplay quality is much better.
On this occasion, KotGa Crew
summarizes the impression we get after playing Destiny 2 so far. So what has
been offered Destiny 2? And is this game better than the first series? You can
see the full review below.
Storyline
The main storyline focus of
Destiny 2 is not much different from the first series, where you will still
play a Guardian who has a mission to keep the peace of the earth. The
introduction of the storyline at the beginning of the game is quite time
consuming with a series of basic tutorials to watch out for before you enter
the true multiplayer mode. In Destiny 2, the storyline is better organized and
described, unlike the first series that failed to provide an explanation of the
background of the conflict that occurred in Destiny.
The other advantages of
delivering the story from Destiny 2 are some of the moments summarized in the
quality of cinematic animations that look cool and can photograph the story
very well.
Graphics and Performance Quality
If you've talked about the
quality of graphics, then no doubt the Destiny 2 looks very charming. Not only
the details of his world that feels spacious and alive, but also the design of
character, lighting, and special effects such as particles also deserve thumbs
up.
Not only is the quality of
graphics amazing, Destiny 2 also runs stable and smoothly without any
performance problems such as stuttering and freeze. Some gamers who have tried
it actually also experience problems such as crashes on games and servers, but
this problem we never encountered during the course of the game. The only
problem is the bug of an enemy character that appears suddenly or comes back to
life after being defeated.
Features Presented
When you first play Destiny 2,
you can choose the class of characters to be played including Warlock, Hunter
and Titan which have their own uniqueness. The original characters that have
been played in the first Destiny can also be imported into this game. So, you
do not need to bother to create and strengthen the character from the
beginning.
You can also access The Crucible
which is a quick play multiplayer mode in this game. But it should be noted
that Destiny 2 is a fps game with a little spice RPG in it. So, you have to
make sure that the characters that are played have a high enough level to
compete with other powerful players.
To strengthen the play, you need
to do grinding on earth by defeating powerful enemies and hunting for resources
like stronger armor and weapons.
Gameplay
Destiny 2 presents a gameplay that
focuses on the shooter with a few RPG elements inside. You can also say, if
Destiny 2 and the previous series was quite familiar with the series Call of
Duty and Titanfall when viewed from the gameplay presented. But, the obvious
difference from Destiny 2 is the existence of the ultimate skill or attack that
can be used to confront a much stronger enemy.
Skill or ultimate variety of each
character class is different. Like the Hunter character class we try to have
the skill to use attacks with a variety of different elements. Arcstrider for
example that allows our characters to use ice spears that dabat sweep a swarm
of enemies instantly.
In addition to the skill, this
game also presents a world setting that can be explored freely like an open
world game. Ensuring a high enough level to navigate freely is also important,
as while roaming the earth you can encounter a series of far more powerful
enemies.
Improvement From Various Sides
As the second series release, it
is definitely Bungie's job to make sure Destiny 2 becomes a more superior and
successful series. And the execution they show in the latest series is arguably
quite successful and promising so far. Some of the shortcomings that exist from
the first series, almost covered with all the variety of content offered.
Conclusion
Destiny 2 is the latest series
that managed to evoke the popularity of Destiny that had collapsed.
Improvements from various sides ranging from storyline delivery, addictive
online gameplay shooter, and good quality gameplay and graphics are also
something that finally successfully achieved successfully.
Although Destiny 2 is undoubtedly
better than the previous series, but there are still other shortcomings to note
such as enemy bugs, crashes, and gameplay that is still familiar with Destiny.
In spite of this lack of power, Destiny 2 is proof that only a good successor
series can bring faded names into famouse again.
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