A month later...how about a review?
Story
Sometime in the near future humanity finds The Traveler during a manned exploration of Mars. As a result humanity experiences a golden age. The technology gains from The Traveler more than triple our life span and allow us to travel further out into the universe. Then...The Darkness swoops in and puts humanity on the brink of extinction and cripples The Traveler. As a guardian you're tasked with chipping away at the agents of The Darkness.
Gameplay
It's your typical FPS. You point, aim, and fire. Mix in grenades and supers and you've got a good time. The nicest addition to the gameplay in Destiny is the double jump, the added mobility makes navigating levels very enjoyable.
Graphics
Destiny isn't the sexiest cross-gen game out there, but it does look good. Lighting is really great, and the glow that comes off of loot drops makes them easy to spot. Each zone looks different and each truely feel like new, unique areas worth running around and killing mobs in. And those skyboxes...make me feel as though I'm out there (more than I usually already am).
Audio
The star offering in Destiny. Each weapon type has seveal different audio files for report fire, making most weapons feel unique. The soundtrack from Michael Salvatori...might be some of his best work, I shit you not. Well, aside from the Devil's Lair strike boss track...ugh.
Replayability
It's an odd situation. The journey from character level one to twenty is fun, you're constantly upgrading gear and skills. Then you beat the game and hit the level 20 to 30 grind wall...which may or may not be fun for you. PvP is standard, although lots of good gear can be found there.
General Thoughts
I feel like I'm in an abusive relationship. I love the vibe (I adore all things in regards to outer space stuff) the art and graphics offer and the audio gets my blood pumping. However the current gear pool is limited, disappointing, and locked behind RNG and multiple grind walls. You have to commit a significant amount of time for very small gains in the endgame.
What am I doing it all for? The story isn't told well at all. The three enemy types all don't like each other and are constantly fighting, unless you're around, then they'll just concentrate on you. I feel that guardians are the dicks of the galaxy, always sticking their nose into other species' territorial disputes.
In Destiny's current state the content has run out at the 100 hour mark. A portion of the game's content is on the disc and has been locked behind DLC, a classic Activision dick move. Lots of gear is tied to PvP, an aspect of gaming I don't enjoy. But the PvE co-op is a gas.
Score
7 out of 10
I won't lie, Destiny is a disappointment for me. The variety in gear is too small, there really aren't differences in builds, as a result every class feels the same and looks the same. Having some gear locked behind PvP really aggravates me. And I don't see myself playing Destiny much more until a sizeable content update is released.
Bungie's artists made a compelling universe, but failed to give me content to stay in it.