I'm certain I'm not alone in being excited about finally being able to play Destiny. (I bought myself a PlayStation 4 to be able to play on launch day - well that and because I want to play Tom Clancy's Division when it launches).

But really, the hype for this game was huge. (And probably rightly so - I think everyone has a bit of a Master Chief withdrawal and this game is after all made by Bungie - maybe we're hoping for a Master Chief cameo? That would be awesome.)

Anyway, the best way I can describe the game so far is - it's like Halo & Mass Effect had a baby together. A first-person shooter baby, with RPG aspects.

The graphics are absolutely jaw dropping (especially on PlayStation 4 - don't start a console war). But it's not just the graphics - the game draws you in. The story line is quite intriguing and although I'm only level 4 at the moment (and I have more questions than answers) this is what really helps motivate me to continue exploring and playing the game.

Turns out the co-op issues were, as kingcrimson24 suggested, a problem with the NAT settings. :) Easily fixed and sorted - to anyone playing on PlayStation 4.

My second complaint is this - if the game is co-op friendly, why on earth can you not TRADE with friends in the game? It's frustrating. Even if the game did just launch, this is something essential for me if I'm playing co-op. I need to be able to trade with my team members to maximize killing effectiveness. You play co-op because you enjoy the social aspect of gaming. Getting together with friends (or even strangers) to aid each other for a common goal - whether it's taking down a boss that's ridiculously high leveled or just standing around in a circle looking awesome because you're in a group. I ended up with a gun I know for certain I'm never going to use and thus wanted to give it to my team mate, but alas I got stuck with the gun. I could dismantle it, but that doesn't do any real good. Ultimately if my team mate has good gear and does well - I do well. So really, I'm being selfish at the same time. But anyway, point being - you can't have a proper co-op game without trading (or at the very least being able to 'drop' guns that your team members can then can pick up).

A counter argument by kingcrimson24 is that it helps to keep high level gear (I mean rare gear) away from low leveled players that really haven't done anything to deserve their good weapons/armor (since they most likely got it in a trade). So I would like to bring up that there are positive things with no trading. If you have high level/rare items - you probably worked hard and deserved it.

With that said though - the game is very promising. The graphics are amazing and the voice actors are clearly chosen wisely - with famous names such as Peter Dinklage (you may know him from his role in Game of Thrones as Tyrion Lannister) and Bill Nighy (Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean, High King Emeric in Elder Scrolls Online).

I'll write a detail review when I'm higher level and have experienced the game more in-depth.