How many people in this world have played Minecraft, Terraria, or exclusively the MP side of games like CoD/Battlefield and endless others? So you bought a game and experienced zero, or very little story before. But Destiny has very little story?
You are attempting to compare apples to oranges in order to justify your own feelings on the matter, a better comparison would be another action rpg with story elements, like Diablo III. Diablo III had the worst story in the series with dull predictable plotlines, wasted potential, and numerous plotholes. Though as with all reviews it is subjective, this negatively impacted my experience with Diablo III, and is therefore a reasonable point of criticism for me. Likewise if Destiny has a weak storyline and it potentially impacts peoples enjoyment, it is a valid point of criticism even if it doesn't matter to you personally.
The game doesn't explain it's systems? Weird, the Souls games never did that very well but everyone still raves about them. Hell some people even LIKE the fact that those games don't hold your hand.
Some people are really into many things that the general public aren't, this doesn't mean that the general public has to like it as well. The souls games, at least the one I played, didn't do a good job explaining its systems, this does not in turn make it a highlight of the series. If I were to review Dark Souls I would say it succeeds inspite of this aspect, not because of it. Or to put it another way, once you get past the poor parts of the Souls games, beneath you have an addictive and challenging experience that manages to surpass the negative elements to become something more. Apparently Destiny does not manage to overcome this as well, but even if it did doesn't excuse it for being done poorly to begin with.
The loot system is different than Diablo and Borderlands? Again, what makes that flat out a problem?
Different in and of itself isn't bad, but the question should be is it good in and of itself. Apparently to the reviewers the answer is no. Stating that you need to spend hours upon hours in the game for it finally to get good should be a sign as to why it isn't. Loot is a vital component of these kinds of games, often which lack the story or mechanics to be completely satisfying on their own and rely upon addictive character advancement through leveling and loot to make up for it.
The quests are boring is a great argument. They are. Doesn't seem to bother countless millions who play MMO games and have for years.
You're not even trying anymore. However, let us continue. Just because another genre of game generally does something poorly doesn't excuse it for being poor, nor this one for being poor at it as well. A better example would be to directly compare it to a game like Diablo or Phantasy Star Online, whose quests are generally not all that inventive either. Typically consisting of 'go here and kill stuff' or 'go here and kill stuff until you can pick up x', the difference there is that you have a story that is offering you a reason and motivation to go forward, the loot helps distract you from the simple mission structure cause you never know what you might find randomly as you go up the advancement treadmill, and the game is built upon a generally fun system. Destiny seems to be lacking some of that by your own admission, so when the game fumbles several of the pillars that a game in the genre relies upon and offers nothing to replace them, the result is a less stellar experience.
Ultimately to me it feels ironic and hypocritical of a big chunk of people who argue against the experience they are having in Destiny.
Are they having an enjoyable experience: Y/N, on a scale of 1-5 stars where would they rate that experience? Other games don't matter, it could be a game nearly identical to one of their favorite games of all times, but if something, or several things, is off and it detracts from it and renders it less enjoyable, they are perfectly justified in criticizing it.
Those ways may not be for you, but at least give the game a fair chance and actually try them.
They did, and didn't like it as much as you apparently do, does that then make your experience less enjoyable? I have played a number of games other people didn't regard highly and still had fun. Binary Domain was one of the most fun shooters I had played in years, the fact no reviewers give it 5 stars doesn't negate my enjoyment of it.
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