With thousands of cocky whippersnappers to crush in the Crucible and more clothing options than a celebrity’s walk-in wardrobe, Destiny will keep you occupied for hundreds of hours if you enjoy its unique take on the first-person shooter format. However, if you’re just looking to see the story through, you may be eager to learn just how long the title will take you to beat. And the word according to a few bleary eyed Guardians is approximately ten hours.
In fact, one soldier expressed disappointment at the length of the campaign on a fan forum, noting that even though they didn’t rush through the narrative, they felt that the release got a bit repetitive in places, with many samey missions padding out the already fairly slender running time. Of course, while it doesn’t excuse the above issues, Bungie’s latest is very much designed around co-operative play, with Strikes and Raids designed to keep you coming back long after the credits roll.
Do you think that ten hours is a decent length for the primary narrative, or were you hoping for a bit more meat from what is very much being billed as an epic sci-fi story? Scream expletives at the Traveller in the comments section below.
[source destinyoverwatch.com, via psu.com]
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Ten hours is perfectly fine. They can add more to the story with expansions and stuff. no different then MMORPG's that are out there.
That's pretty short for a MMO. Usually MMOs take 50 to 100 hours at the very least to complete out of the box. Especially if this is supposed to last 10 years. They better hurry with more content.
Makes sense to me. I tend to explore EVERY nook and cranny, and really soak in the world, so it'll probably take me 15 hours, if ten is the norm. I don't think many of us are excited about this game because of it's fabulous story--it's all about that sweet sweet MP.
Dunno, played 5 solid hours, and only just got out of Old Russia. Played the first level on the moon too. It's down to how well the game is designed, where it allows you to get totally side tracked and start exploring. As a result, I'm near level 10 and got some kick ass gear already.
I did do 4 bounties (one of which involved playing 5 control missions on crucible) so that padded out my time, but that's how I choose to play the game; it'll take me a LOT longer than 10 to finish the story.
Jesus...Now I don't really think I'll buy the game :/
To be totally fair (if a bit brutal), the story is pretty much a very, very thin narrative that's used purely as an excuse to have you jump around the solar system.
I didn't expect much more, but anyone who was thinking they'd end up with a lavish RPG plot is going to be severely disappointed. At the end of the day, Destiny is all about the loot, the co-op, and the exploration.
Seeing as I played half the story in the beta, and thought it seemed a bit meh at best I'll be giving that a miss.
As an MMO Im guessing most of the content is post level 20.
Standard.
Just as I feared.
We need at least two hours dancing time added to the approximation right?
Because every Call of Duty features a 30 hour campaign....
My problem with Destiny was it felt a bit repetitive (at the 3 hour mark) also I kind of expected longer than 10 hours though multiplayer is fun. On a side note I just don't understand how this game isn't running at 60fps on PS4, style looks nice but the actual graphics aren't mind blowing by any stretch of the imagination.
I enjoyed the alpha and beta, but decided to hold off buying. Glad I did.
I'm not the sort to go after random filler side missions, and I've never been interested in earning extra clothing etc. for characters. Plus I'd most likely barely touch the multilayer, so at best I'll wait for a price drop, if I bother at all.
I suspected it was being pushed as a huge, epic game, but would only achieve that via lots of paid DLC add-ons, and it sounds like I was right.
10hrs is way too short for me....but as I dislike co-op gaming and so much of the game is focused on that it wasn't ever a certainty I'd buy the game. I liked the multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 but ME3 also had an excellent solo player main game. I'm leaning towards not buying Destiny at the moment.
@Paranoimia I feel the same way.
@Munkyknuts It's not that there's anything particularly wrong with a 10 hour campaign. It's about standard these days. It's just that, as I suspected, the publicity has been misleading. All the talk from Bungie about it being the biggest game they've ever created was just nonsense. It's turned out to be a standard FPS with random filler missions and a lot of nonsense 'dress up'. Basically, keep playing A, B, and C until you've powered up enough to take on D. I got sick of that about halfway through Borderlands 2.
Would've been nice if it's longer, but I'm happy enough with game, and the whole replayability revolves around playing with friends.
I'm enjoying Destiny I've got to say, BUT I'm slightly disappointed the campaign as it where is 10 hours. Concentrating mostly on that just now, but what little I've played of the Crucible doesn't really interest me as it's a bit boring IMO. Don't regret buying it, but I'm thankful I didn't commit to a Season Pass. So far a good enough game, but not a game changer.
@PMasterTy9 Its not an MMO.
I've got 15-20 hours out of the story so far and I've only just got to venus. Been doing bountys, patrols and strikes. Also been hunting down dead ghosts and chests too. I like to search everywhere, collect everything and see everything before leaving an area.
@WARDIE Well, it is an MMOFPS. Destiny is supposed to last 10 years. If it is not an MMO than the devs are pulling a bait and switch.
Given how the story goes in most FPS, I'd say 10 hours is good enough. Anything after that and it'd probably start getting really stupid. There's also going to be expansions that add to the story so we'll see how that goes.
@Paranoimia it's true that the play time is more about content than length...but I expected a more sprawling and immersive narrative, and so, a longer story/main campaign. It's true Destiny does have the same core mechanic, and RPG lite approach as borderlands 2 (and fall out 3) but borderlands and fallout had exploration and a feeling of open environments. In Destiny I feel like I'm trapped in an arena with endlessly re spawning enemies.
@PMasterTy9 The devs never called it an MMO. Its more like Borderlands with some similaritys to an MMO.
They said its a 10 year project as that includes dlc and probably sequels.
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