One concern that probably has troubled many players in the build up to Destiny'srelease is whether the game will just be yet another Haloclone. In a saturated market whereby FPS' are either clones of Call of Duty or Halo it is often difficult for a game to be truly independent and unique. The beta has shown a glimpse into Destiny's universe and if you have ever played a Halo game before then the similarities are blatantly obvious. Character models look surprisingly similar to the SPARTAN design from Halo and at times enemy characters are reminiscent of certain covenant races. Also the button layout on the Xbox controller is near enough identical to the control layout from Halo Reach, but hey if it isn't broke don't fix it, right? For fans of Halothis will come as a blessing but if you hate Halo or have never played the series before then fear not! Whilst there are similarities, Bungie have ensured that Destiny is completely absent of any link to the Halouniverse; the mood the game sets is so much darker and more sinister. The threat of the growing darkness and extinction of humanity is ever present on the small portion the Beta allowed players to access. It felt like a truly unique gaming experience. Halo'sstory sometimes wavered slightly, hopefully Destiny is completely devoid of any parasitic life-form...
