Destiny
SCORE: 34
When Destiny came in for review here at Family Friendly Gaming there
was a collective groan. No one wanted to touch it. No one wanted to play
it. No one wanted to review it. All of us came up with reasons why we
should not be the one to review it. The EIC had all of us gather around
and draw straws. I drew the short one, so I played it, and am now
reviewing it.
The first thing I noticed about Destiny is the rating. Why is Destiny
rated 'T' for Thirteen and older only? All the press assets reference
two 'M' for Seventeen and older only games. Is this a new ESRB scandal
in the making? Did money change hands to get a lower rating? Which
investigative journalists will hunt down that story?
We get to create our character. I tried to make one that looked like
Optimus Prime. Then we learn about the world of Destiny. Humanity was
once great, and has since been in decline. The last free human city has
guardians that are trying to restore what once was. Guess what we get to
be? A guardian.
Skeets comes flying around and finds us - Booster Gold. *sigh* I wish.
The flying ghost thing reminded me of Skeets, but there was no Booster
Gold. The game then teaches us how to move, shoot, kill, murder,
destroy, punch, and generally make a nuisance of ourselves.
Destiny teaches us to get them before they get us. This is an ultra
violent video game that could easily fit under the label of murder
simulator. It is scary, dark, and has some horror elements to it. All
the killing gets boring really fast. Like in the first level.
I then got into a city and found out why Destiny needs the Internet.
There are all these other players running all around. Some of them have
profane and highly offensive names. This made me immediately worry about
bandwidth. Families have to share the Internet and online games like
Destiny are a major drain on their resources.
If you can stomach all of the violence, blood, death, murder, and mayhem
you will find that your character can level up. Leveling up opens up new
skills like grenades. It can take some major detox to re-acclimate your
mind to being sensitive to others after playing Destiny. I found this
online game increased my aggression and selfishness.
Families need to be aware of the violence, online nature, bandwidth,
language, and possible migraines due to this first person shooter (FPS).
In my opinion Destiny should be rated 'M' for seventeen and older only.
It was a real drain spiritually to play and review this game.
Family Friendly Gaming has focused on the positives of the video game
industry for close to ten years. Destiny does not fit into that
umbrella. It is on the other side. Families would be wise to steer clear
of this game since it will generate real world problems.
- Luke
Graphics: 30%
Sound: 40%
Replay/Extras: 50%
Gameplay: 30%
Family Friendly Factor: 20%
System: Xbox 360/PS3/PS4/Xbox One(tested)
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Bungie
Rating:
‘T’ Teen THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
{Animated Blood, Violence}
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