Some thoughts on Destiny 2 PC. (Destiny)

by Harmanimus , Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 09:47 (2883 days ago) @ Korny

• Dialog is definitely tweaked a little. Haven't clocked as much time on PC as the console beta, but only one line has stood out as weird and obviously an IWHBYD sort of line, where the Ghost told Zavala we loved him, to which he replied "Oh. Ok..."

• Game looks great. My PC benchmarks around the 70% mark for gaming but is pretty much maxed all the things and smooth. The visuals in some regards feel weirdly smooth.

• However I cannot say the same for gameplay. I initially wanted to blame it on MKB for it all feeling easier, but I think, in pvE at least, our damage values have been tweaked all around. Boss is squishier, but there are more Yellow Bars. But they do reliably drop heavy. Additionally, gear tweaks (both reserve and in-magazine ammo values) have occurred on some weapons. I have only noticed increases.

• While the Boss being squishy is likely a numerical change, the twitchier PC movement definitely is jarring for the game. One reason I often play shooters on console is feel, and Destiny and Des2ny on console have a certain flow and nuance that is not on the PC because of digital inputs and mouselook. It is in many regards easier to be good at shooting and you can use less situational awareness as snap aiming a 180 is not hard. This is not inherently bad just not my personal taste for an immersive experience. (Aside: I built my PC to play Lawbreakers for a semi-irrational reason, but love the twitchiness in that as it's an Arena shooter at its heart, I just don't know if that really fits Destiny.)

• All that said. It is still a lot of fun and a nice change of pace. I have a different friend sphere for PC games so it is neat to be able to share Destiny with them.