10 Reasons You're Wrong About Destiny

3. It's Feels Thoroughly Next-Gen

Let's face it, regardless of where you now sit on the divisive Watch Dogs, it just wasn't that much-needed next-gen title we could throw into our machines to marvel at jaw-dropping graphics and physics-effects. Instead it arrived in a hail of disappointment and occasional hatred, becoming one of the most traded-in games of recent times, with everyone seeming to clock it at the same time before ridding it from our lives forever. For Destiny there's nothing that it particularly does wrong as much as it includes many decisions that just don't sit well with a mass audience - but whether you're jumping into it for a short Campaign mission for a few minutes, a multiplayer Crucible match for longer or a Strike mission for an hour or so, it's still one hell of a showcase for stunning graphics and engaging gameplay. The world of Mass Effect is definitely bigger than that of Destiny right now content-wise, but at pretty much any time here you can stop in your tracks and look around to breathe in a gorgeous vista or visual spectacle that would be a one-time deal in many other games. The nearest comparison is Titanfall in terms of the longevity stakes and the idea that multiplayer can extend any title far beyond its initial few months or years, but as that seems to have whimpered and fell away, here we've got an entire galaxy's story to unravel, complete with gameplay that makes the most of the hardware powering it at every turn.
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