Since saying goodbye to Halo and parting ways with Microsoft, anticipation has been rife for news of the next project from uber-developers Bungie. For a while we’ve known its name – Destiny – but little else. Now the wait is over, Bungie finally revealing some precious details.
Destiny is going to be a first-person, “shared-world” shooter – kind of like an MMO, but not quite. The setting is a post-apocalyptic Earth. Humanity has been pushed to the brink of extinction by some cause we don’t yet know, only saved at the last second by the extraterrestrial “Traveller” a huge white orb that now floats over the last remaining human city. Over time, humans have regained some technology and set out once again to reclaim their lost solar system, now rife with hostile alien activity. Players control a Guardian, warriors infused with some of the Traveller’s power, as they fight to reclaim lost frontiers.
Players live in a shared, online hub where they can interact, trade, and group up for missions, before flying off to a number of different locations to do some exploring. Character growth is permanent across all modes and customisation options will be abundant, Bungie claims. Guardians come in a variety of classes, such as the powerful Vanguard or the “magic”-wielding Warlock. Sounds pretty Warcraft, huh? Players will also be able to own their own spaceship, with aerial combat implied to play some part in the game.
With only a little gorgeous gameplay footage to speak of, narrative director Joseph Staten gave an anecdote that lends us the clearest idea yet of what to expect. Staten and a friend team up for a mission, flying to Mars in his ship. There, the pair find “the bones of a lost human civilisation”, an ancient city from the times before everything went to pot. Unfortunately, Mars is controlled by the Cabal, huge rhino-like creatures covered in armour. One thing leads to another, and after some gunfighting, the two are on their last legs. Lucky for them, a mysterious female player speeds in on a vehicle, turning the tide and helping them survive. Players drifting in and out of your game sounds a bit like indie hit Journey from last year.
This is made possible by Bungie’s invisible, behind-the-scenes matchmaking, linking the players in the same area so they end up interacting with each other. The new player tags along with the pair and the two complete their mission, Staten earning a new unique weapon for his troubles. Quests with loot at the end? It certainly sounds like an MMO to us, not that that’s a bad thing. We love Halo, we love good MMOs, and a combination of the two sounds like something we’d come up with in a dream.
Bungie has promised that the entire game will be playable solo but will requite a constant internet connection regardless. They have also made very clear that there will be no subscription fee to play.
We’ve heard a lot about co-op, but competitive, player-vs-player online play will also be returning. The best part, though? The PlayStation versions will get exclusive content. A Bungie game with a
focus on PlayStation! What a strange new world we live in, eh?
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