{"id":87203,"date":"2024-11-15T22:20:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T22:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/vanilla-destiny-20-just-in-time-for-a-10-year-nostalgia-trip\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T22:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T22:20:38","slug":"vanilla-destiny-20-just-in-time-for-a-10-year-nostalgia-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/vanilla-destiny-20-just-in-time-for-a-10-year-nostalgia-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Destiny $20 Just In Time For A 10-Year Nostalgia Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Ten years later, the original Destiny<\/em><\/a><\/span> is still around and kicking, and it won\u2019t cost you much to dip your toes back into the old-school Bungie looter shooter. The price for all of Destiny 1<\/em>‘s DLC and expansions in one simple package is currently just $20. <\/p>\n

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Destiny \u2013 The Collection<\/em>, normally still $60 (???), has been marked down 66 percent (via The Game Post<\/em><\/a><\/span>). That includes both year-one DLCs\u2014The Dark Below <\/em>and House of Wolves<\/em>\u2014as well as The Taken King <\/em>and Rise of Iron<\/em> expansions. There\u2019s even a Level 40 Character Boost thrown in just in case you want to skip all of the early-game grinding. I\u2019d argue against that though. The point of returning to vanilla Destiny<\/em> in the year 2024 is to experience the lows and highs of the early vision guiding the live-service MMO free from the loot rat race.<\/p>\n

For a veteran player, returning now is like visiting your old high school; a mix of fond remembrances and haunting ghosts that briefly transports us to a past version of the world and ourselves. For everyone else, it\u2019s a chance to enjoy some truly brilliant mission design, combat encounters, and overall art direction from masters of the craft. While Destiny 2 <\/em>has improved upon the past in so many ways, there\u2019s still no replacement for the simplicity and purity of those year-one story missions and nightfall bosses. <\/p>\n

Even the raids, many of which have been re-engineered in Destiny 2<\/em>, take on a different flavor with the streamlined shooter kits and gear of the first game. Then there\u2019s Wrath of the Machine, the Rise of Iron<\/em> raid that still remains exclusive to Destiny 1<\/em>. There\u2019s still nothing quite like it in the current game, and if it eventually gets added, it still won\u2019t feel the same. <\/p>\n

Look no farther than Ice Breaker, the sniper rifle that regenerates ammo and hits like a locomotive. It was reprised in Destiny 2<\/em>‘s current Episode Revenant, but it\u2019s just not the same. And my personal favorite thing from Destiny 1<\/em> hasn\u2019t returned at all: self-rezzing Warlocks. Apparently it would be \u201cbad for the meta\u201d or something. So while I\u2019d love for Bungie to find the space and resources to do a proper Blizzard-style Destiny: Classic<\/em> remaster at some point, it essentially still exists and it plays just fine on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S. In fact, I still can\u2019t believe just how dazzling the old skyboxes continue to look. Catch you in the Ishtar Sink on Venus. <\/p>\n

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