Date Purchased: September 15, 2014
Date Completed: October 27, 2015
Price: Free (Xbox Game Share)
The Taken King is awesome. I'm not sure if it's so good because it improves Destiny so much, or if it's just good on it's own merits, but man, it's good. I've always enjoyed Destiny's gameplay but the story and the universe left a lot to be desired. The Taken King changes all that with a nice compact story that doesn't confuse, some great voice acting, humor, and enough updates to make Destiny enjoyable even as a single player game. I knocked it out in a few sittings and again, played it solo. It's a great addition which put Destiny in my top 10 games of the year. Recommend.
Date Purchased: May 19, 2015
Date Completed: October 14, 2015
Price: Free (Xbox Game Share)
Destiny continues to amuse and confuse. I don't know what in the world is happening in the story, but pointing at things and shooting keeps me coming back. House of Wolves provided my first real challenge so far and I quite enjoyed it. I beat the bad guy and I won! YAY! Recommend.
Date Purchased: December 09, 2014
Date Completed: October 07, 2015
Price: Free (Xbox Game Share)
I "finished" Destiny on May 12, 2015 and had no real desire to play the DLC, I had a pile of other games to move onto. Now that the pile is nearing completion, I needed a game to play in the evenings when the kids are in bed. The 2 remaining pile games can be played with kids around. So, I decided to fire up Destiny again and tackle the expansions. I don't know how many times I said to myself, sometimes even aloud "I don't know what I'm doing". This game had a HUGE update, a lot had changed, and I was far from a Destiny master going in. I'm not a big RPG player either, so I'm not familiar with many of the systems. I finished it though, even though I had to double check. This is basically a handful of extra single player quests. Light on story (I don't understand the story, especially after 5 months off) and no cut scenes, no end credits. The shooting felt good though, and I kind of enjoyed it? This expansion ran $20 at the time, probably not worth that much. But for free, I enjoyed my time again in the strange world of Destiny.
Date Purchased: September 10, 2015
Date Completed: October 03, 2015
Price: Free (PS+)
I'd heard a lot of good about "Grow Home" but didn't feel the love myself. The controls were a little frustrating, but I did adjust over time making them more acceptable. I also played the game "wrong" growing my plant all the way to the space station, but neglected to connect to the proper planets to enable my star plant to grow properly. Was this explained? Not sure. Regardless, I did finish it and opted out of the extra missions. This game was passable, but far from "must play". Pass.
