Expansion74Destiny: House of WolvesMay 19, 2015Requires the base game
Release
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Critic score
78/100
Platform families
2
Editorial overview
What it is
Bungie has emphasized that the universe of Destiny will be "alive". Events may happen in-game that are not necessarily controlled or planned by the developer, which will help to create a dynamic developing experience for Bungie and a dynamic playing experience for gamers. The game's style has been described a first-person shooter that will incorporate massively multiplayer online game (MMO) elements, but Bungie has avoided defining Destiny as a traditional MMO game. Instead, the game has been referred to as a "shared-world shooter," as it lacks many of the characteristics of a traditional MMO game. For instance, rather than players being able to see and interact with all other players in the game or on a particular server—as is the case in many conventional MMO games—Destiny will include on-the-fly matchmaking that will allow players to see and interact only with other players with whom they are "matched" by the game. Destiny will incorporate a new game engine that allows global illuminations and real-time dynamic lighting to occur together. An innovation in Bungie's "hopper" technology, which has been the backbone for Halo's matchmaking system, will allow better player matchmaking in order to create a more natural experience in either cooperative or competitive multiplayer modes.
The premise
Setting Destiny is set in the distant future, after an event referred to as the Collapse ended the Golden Age that was started by the discovery of The Traveler, and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. The force responsible for the Collapse is known as The Darkness, and indirectly acts as the primary antagonist. Battles against the forces of The Darkness are fought at various locations throughout the Solar System.
Plot The game begins with the player's Ghost resurrecting them as a Guardian, after having been dead for an unknown length of time. The Guardian is quickly forced to fight Fallen who have inhabited the ruins of the nearby Cosmodrome in Old Russia. The Guardian, with the aid of their Ghost, is able to secure a jumpship and escape to The Tower that houses the Guardians on The City border.
After being outfitted and introduced to the Vanguard, and Gunsmith, the duo learn from Amanda Holliday that their Arcadia Class Jumpship is missing its Warp Drive, a component necessary for interplanetary travel. Due to the scarcity of the part and flyable jumpships in general, the Guardian is forced to return to where they found the ship in an attempt to find the part.
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Bungie · Activision
Connected releases
6
Game data from IGDB
Play styles
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective
First person · Third person
Themes
Action · Science fiction · Warfare
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Devils Lair Gameplay
Story Trailer
Live Action Trailer
Pathways Out Of Darkness
Launch Trailer
Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Trailer
VGX 2013 Gameplay Trailer
Beyond this game
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Major add-ons
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Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.
Guardian: Exo Male
Petra Venj
Awoken Pilot
Ikora Rey
Guardian: Human Male
Guardian: Awoken Female
Lord Shaxx
Amanda Holliday
Cayde-6
Exo Stranger
Arach Jalaal
Executor Hideo
Ship Comm
Guardian: Human Female
The Ghost
Master Rahool
City Civilian
Xür
Lakshmi-2
Guardian: Awoken Male
Banshee-44
Combatant Sound Design Vocals
Roni 55-30
City Civil Frame
Ancient Firewall
Kadi 55-30
Archive Security A.I.
Xander 99-40
City Vendor
Osiris
The Speaker
Guardian: Exo Female
Lord Saladin
Eva Levante
Commander Zavala
City Civile Frame
City P.A.
The Queen
Arcite 99-40
Tess Everis
Crow
City Vendor Frame

PlayStation 3
Gen 7

PlayStation 4
Gen 8

Xbox 360
Gen 7

Xbox One
Gen 8
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