Did you have the pleasure/potential disgust of seeing the trailer that showed three Guardians taking on a slew of enemies with grenades and weapons, as Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song blasted away in the background? When you get to gameplay the connotations of a balls-out action flick with a killer licensed soundtrack are about as far as you can get from what Destiny actually is, but the notion of creating these memorable moments is instead up to yourself. One of Halo 2's defining moments came right at the start, tackling a gigantic Spider-Tank with only a handful of rockets and the phenomenal Mjolnir Mix theme blaring away in the background. In Destiny there's nothing so set up, instead bosses - outside of Raids - appear as giant bullet-sponges that you must divide and conquer to take down, as standing in the way of their attacks is a one-way ticket straight to the respawn screen. However, when you're dropped into the 'Darkness Zones' of areas that forbid restarts - thereby meaning if your team gets wiped out you're forced back to the beginning of the entire section - this is where you'll forge memories for yourself and your friends; which could entirely have been the intention all along. We've seen a million instances of one man vs. the world since Halo perfected it back in 2001, and so the poignant paradigm shift to being one of thousands of significant individuals all striving to help each other out against increasingly tough enemy waves is something that feels fresh and new. You'll remember that time you were on the brink of death, backed into a corner as the last few pixels of your health seemed to stretch on forever until a couple of other Guardians came to your rescue in a cloud of smoke and headshots, and you'll remember the time you eventually took down one of the aforementioned bullet-sponge bosses after flurries of respawning and reviving each other, as you nail that killing blow at the last second. It all feels far more organic and deserved, and again it's not going to be for everyone, but judging by how much of a push Bungie are putting behind the social media/online aspect of Destiny, this is exactly the sort of thing they wanted.
