X-Men: Destiny Thread

[El Bastardo]

Four slots: costume, and then offensive/defensive/utility x-genes.

They can all be anything.

 

[X Knight]

Four slots: costume, and then offensive/defensive/utility x-genes.

They can all be anything.

thanks.

 

[Nathan]

Since I need a superhero fix, I started to finally play inFamous, one of the games that I got to download for free after the whole PSN disaster. I'm loving it so far. IMO, that's what they should have tried to model X-Men Destiny after. Instead of making a game with bland levels and nothing but button smashing.

 

[X Knight]

Since I need a superhero fix, I started to finally play inFamous, one of the games that I got to download for free after the whole PSN disaster. I'm loving it so far. IMO, that's what they should have tried to model X-Men Destiny after. Instead of making a game with bland levels and nothing but button smashing.

yeah.....inFamous was pretty fun.

 

[Havok83]

The Infamous series is an amazing one and Id defiently love to see a licensed comic franchise modelled after it. It pretty much has amazing mechanics which are tailored for that type of gameplay.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

The Infamous series is an amazing one and Id defiently love to see a licensed comic franchise modelled after it. It pretty much has amazing mechanics which are tailored for that type of gameplay.

inFamous is a perfect template for Spider-Man. Open world, good side missions, great boss battles. Just slap Spidey in and you win

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Since I need a superhero fix, I started to finally play inFamous, one of the games that I got to download for free after the whole PSN disaster. I'm loving it so far. IMO, that's what they should have tried to model X-Men Destiny after. Instead of making a game with bland levels and nothing but button smashing.

Have you played 2 yet? It's better than 1 in every way. One of the best titles this yr, no doubt

 

[0neDisturbedSOB]

So, what's the overall verdict of the game? I haven't seen a lot of positive reviews from anyone. People are calling it a missed opportunity with the X-Men franchise. I haven't played it, but I am curious. Not $60 curious, but curious nonetheless.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

So, what's the overall verdict of the game? I haven't seen a lot of positive reviews from anyone. People are calling it a missed opportunity with the X-Men franchise. I haven't played it, but I am curious. Not $60 curious, but curious nonetheless.

Rent, don't buy is what I'm hearing. I don't think it terrible to not warrant a play, but it's deff not worth 60 bux

 

[Nathan]

inFamous is a perfect template for Spider-Man. Open world, good side missions, great boss battles. Just slap Spidey in and you win

It would work great for a number of superheroes. Especially X-Men IMO. Seriously, make Cole a new mutant, throw in some X-Men and Brotherhood and this would be a better X-Men Destiny than what we got right now.

Have you played 2 yet? It's better than 1 in every way. One of the best titles this yr, no doubt

Not yet. But I'm planning on getting it once I'm finished with the first game.

 

[X Knight]

The Infamous series is an amazing one and Id defiently love to see a licensed comic franchise modelled after it. It pretty much has amazing mechanics which are tailored for that type of gameplay.

weren't they supposed to make a movie based on the franchise??

although......for some reason.......I always picture Jason Statham as Cole.......t:

inFamous is a perfect template for Spider-Man. Open world, good side missions, great boss battles. Just slap Spidey in and you win

agreed.

and just imagine an open-world X-men or Marvel game in the same vein, with a multitude of power options to choose from.

Have you played 2 yet? It's better than 1 in every way. One of the best titles this yr, no doubt

really?? that's good to hear. inFamous 2 is definitely on my Black Friday/XMAS shopping list.....

 

[X Knight]

So, what's the overall verdict of the game? I haven't seen a lot of positive reviews from anyone. People are calling it a missed opportunity with the X-Men franchise. I haven't played it, but I am curious. Not $60 curious, but curious nonetheless.

Rent, don't buy is what I'm hearing. I don't think it terrible to not warrant a play, but it's deff not worth 60 bux

I admit that I am a bit curious, too. the Shadow Matter powers sound exciting.

but yeah......I agree with ProjectPat.....this definitely doesn't sound like a $60 game.

so I'd rent it too, or wait till it goes on a huge sale......

 

[Nathan]

I think a weekend is more than sufficient to play through as all 3 characters.

 

[X Knight]

I think a weekend is more than sufficient to play through as all 3 characters.

that's........pretty short.

does the story change that much between the different characters?

 

[NightCrawler]

My Opinion:

Wait for the price to drop to $40. Its def worth the $40 only if you're a hardcore X-Men fan. If you're not... you can still enjoy it, but theres characters in there you probably would say "since they dont appear in the tv show or movies, WHO THE **** IS THAT?!"

It follows the Astonishing Universe... one that i didn't care to read so much as the others, but if you read X-Men, you'll get the the gist of whats going on.

The gameplay was fun, but its a path game. Go from A-Z... or in this case, X-X as there are a lot of moments you're going from one X on the screen too the next. Not a whole lot of free roam, but there are some hidden challenge rooms.

If you're an explorer when it comes to playing games... like me, i love looking for hidden things... this game disappoints. In every really well hidden area you'd expect to find something.. theres nothing. Everythings pretty much out in the open. I say pretty much because sometimes they're around a corner... but they stick out like a sentinel in a corn field.

Button mashing? Not so much. You have two attack buttons which you can eventually turn into combos by spending experience points. And you have to hold another button to use some abilities.

I liked how the more popular characters have "hidden" genes that you can collect and buff yourself with, but at the same time, i really wanted to play a new character this time. So, i didnt feel like i was playing someone new, it was like playing Rogue... using everyones abilities. Which is fine too.

I agree with those above who have stated that if they went the same route as infamous, this would have been a great game. I've always said that since Spider-Man 2... however some mutants dont have travel powers... so that would be a pain in the ass.

As for the characters, i haven't played the football player yet. But Adrian's story works well into the story... I dont like his split personality issue he has tho... i was afraid the others were going to be the same because it was dumb, but hey it makes him unique and goes deeper into his troubles... The dialog def changes with the path you take in the game. Though the missions are very similar.

 

[Nathan]

More reviews.

1UP

Planet Xbox 360

GreatGamingCrusade

Eurogamer

That Guy with the Glasses

The Unplayables

 

[socool]

Man, the more I see of this game, (gameplay and reviews) the more I wonder how it gets stuff in the 7s. It really does looks worse than I imagined. I know I'm being a hater, but holy crap, this game looks bad. I might rent it just to see if maybe it's one of the those "You have to play it to understand it" kinda things.

Can we get X-Men: Legends 3 now?

 

[Nathan]

This paragraph disappoints me the most.

My last issue with the game is that they billed it so that your actions will effect the outcome of the game and your choices shape your destiny. But this is not the case. You can actually choose to help the Brotherhood and the X-Men and do every mission until the second to last chapter where you must choose a side. And if you played both fields, you can choose either side and the other side will act the same as if you had never helped them at all. The choices barely change the game except for at one point where you interact with Gambit. Also, they're not really choices either. For the most part it's pretty black and white that "This is a Brotherhood" or "This is a X-Men" choice. And the one that isn't, has no ramifications besides a stern talking to by Colossus and Cyclops. That's it!

That's what I like about inFamous right now. I decided to go good and as a result, the bad Missions get locked. I can't rescue the Police station, only to turn around and decide to blow it up anyway.

 

[socool]

I actually forgot there was a moral thing in the game...sounds like the developers did, too.

Also, I was on Metacritic, reading some of the reviews for the game and the ad on the side had gamespot selling the game, the 360 version, for 41 bucks. Haha. The game only came out 2 days ago.

 

[Havok83]

inFamous is a perfect template for Spider-Man. Open world, good side missions, great boss battles. Just slap Spidey in and you win

I felt the climbing and travelling around the city felt very Spidey-ish. The main thing it was missing was the swinging

 

[Soapy]

Quick Look: X-Men: Destiny

 

[El Bastardo]

There we go. Beat it. Fun little game. Short. The story works for what it is, even though it could have had some improvements.

The game doesn't suck, by any means.

 

[X Knight]

There we go. Beat it. Fun little game. Short. The story works for what it is, even though it could have had some improvements.

The game doesn't suck, by any means.

hey, I'm glad you liked it.

but, you got it from Amazon at a discount, right?

if you had paid full price, do you think it's really worth $60??

 

[El Bastardo]

I would have paid $60 for it. Amazon adjusted the pre-order price on their own. I didn't know, at the time I decided to go ahead and pre-order it, that Amazon would be price-matching some in-the-future sale from Toys R Us.

It's worth $60 given that I took enjoyment from playing it and it isn't a disastrous cluster**** of a game like people have been crying about since before its release. It's a strictly average game with some replay value.

 

[StrainedEyes]

It's worth $60 given that I took enjoyment from playing it and it isn't a disastrous cluster**** of a game like people have been crying about since before its release. It's a strictly average game with some replay value.

I don't think most people consider a 'strictly average game' to be worth $60, especially one that looks as dull as this.