My nameless guardian stands in the tower overlooking the traveller, her bluish skin shining in the nightlight, her tasteful pink mohawk blowing slightly in the breeze. She looks every bit the famed guardian everyone in this tower seemed to talk about but theres a problem with this picture. My guardian is boring, she has no personality to speak of, does exactly as she's told when she's told with no reservations or arguments. The description of a hunter class was someone who has learned to "bend the rules" where necessary but so far she's said about three sentences none of which inspire the "legend" I'm supposed to become.

This problem with my guardian runs over into the entire world of Destiny. On the surface this seems like a classic hero story. A band of warrior guardians awoken to fight back against the darkness. Its not original but that not necessarily bad. There are elements here that break the mould. The mysterious traveller that protects the last city on Earth is interesting and a few other tidbits make the story unique but it all seems lifeless. I am woken up by Peter Dinklage and he briefly explains that I've been dead a long time and theres much I won't understand. Well will someone please explain to me the stuff I don't understand. Who are the fallen, the hive, who am I for that matter. I've always enjoyed RPG's and when compered to something like Mass Effect Destiny just does not hold up in the character development and story department but maybe thats not what its going for.

If I take a different path and choose to see Destiny as a FPS then it starts to look much more attractive. Weapons are varied enough to be interesting, level progression makes me feel like i'm crafting my own personal way of killing things and best of all the moment to moment shooting is just fun to play. My few forays into the crucible have been enjoyable but PvP just doesn't suit me well and so while I might get into it later for now it's something I won't comment on too much.

My primary reservations before buying the game were tailored around the emphasis on multiplayer association. I dabble in such things now and then and sometimes something grabs me for a while but mostly i like to play alone. Missions are easy enough to play alone but this is not just your world. People come and go constantly and this can be both exhilarating and annoying. Its fun to team up and take on some fallen together and then go your separate ways a la Dark Souls but sometimes you might want the challenge of doing something on your own and a well meaning level 20 guardian decimating your opponents can be frustrating.

The biggest compliment i can give to Destiny is that I can't seem to stop playing it. The repetitive nature of shooting aliens, getting better gear and levelling up is addictive and fun. I don't know how long my fascination will last but I can honestly say its the most pure fun I've had in a video game in sometime.

Truth be told I still don't know what to think of Destiny. Its certainly fun and I feel like i need to embrace some more co-op and PvP activities to truly appreciate what Destiny is trying to do but time will tell whether this game is something special or just nonsensical fun. Hopefully it will turn out to be a bit of both.