Back in June I wrote an article saying why Halo was my destiny and not ‘Destiny’ the game.

In that article I shared my thoughts on another blog, being part of another gaming community, and was that game worth the effort.

I write this article not in any angry mindset but rather from a calm standpoint looking at some of the facts of and my 7 week experience with Destiny versus more than a decade of Halo fandom.

When I got my XBOX One back in September, I got it with a deal from Gamestop that if I buy a console, I get a new game free. Destiny was out the same week as the deal, so I went ahead and got Destiny. I gave this game a fair shake, having played it from release date up until this past Saturday (11/1/14). What I found was a mixed bag of things.

The rest of the article is going to be a relative comparison between aspects of Halo and Destiny. You’re free to disagree of course. I’m just relating my personal experience with each game. Continue reading →