destiny
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Destiny is a first person shooter developed by bungie and published by Activision. Released on September 9, 2014, Destiny marked Bungie's first new franchise since the halo series. Set in a "mystic science fiction" setting, the game features a massively-multiplayer "shared-world" environment with elements of role playing games. Upon its release, Destiny received mixed to positive reviews with criticism centered mostly around the game's story line and post-campaign content. The game was praised for maintaining lineage from the Halo franchise, particularly in regards to its competitive experiences. Bungie described the setting of Destiny as a "mythic science-fiction" world. The setting follows a prosperous period of exploration, peace, and technological advancement known as the Golden Age. In a universe where humans have spread out and colonized planets in solar system, an event known as "the Collapse" saw the mysterious dissolution of these colonies, the end of the Golden Age, and mankind teetering on the brink of extinction. The only known survivors of the Collapse are those living on Earth, who were saved by "the Traveler," a white, spherical celestial body whose appearance centuries before had enabled humans to reach the stars. The Traveler now hovers above the last safe city on Earth, and its presence allows the Guardians—the defenders of the City—the ability to wield an unknown power, only referred to as "The Light."Upon mankind's first attempt to repopulate and reconstruct after the Collapse, it is discovered that hostile alien races have occupied mankind's former colonies and civilizations, and are now encroaching upon the City. Throughout the game, players have to combat aggressive aliens who have occupied the Solar System. There are four separate races in the game, each occupying different planets. The Fallen are an insectoid race of nomadic pirates who scavenge ruined settlements on Earth, the Moon, and Venus for resources. The Hive are a macabre race of ancient aliens who have created massive underground settlements beneath Earth and the Moon's surface. The Vex are semi-organic androids who are attempting to seize control of Venus and Mars by turning them into their machines, which they have already done to Mercury. Finally, the Cabal are a military-industrial empire of massive amphibians who have established massive fortifications on Mars. Every race utilizes different strategies and weapons in combat. The Fallen possess cloaking and short-range teleportation technologies to increase their mobility. The Hive use superior numbers to overwhelm their opponents in close quarters while more elite units attack from a distance. The Vex utilize hard-light shields and teleport units of infantry into the battlefield en-masse. The Cabal rely on heavy armor, ballistic shields, and jump packs to combat players. All of these races are hostile towards each other, as they can often be observed attacking one another in-game for territorial dominance. The player takes on the role of a Guardian, and is tasked with reviving the Traveler while investigating and destroying the alien threats before humanity is completely wiped out. Destiny centers on the journey of the Guardians, the last defenders of humanity, set to protect Earth's last city.Destiny features three major character classes, each with their own specific upgrades, perks, and special abilities that allow the player to finely tune their individual characters to provide a different play style. The Titan class is designed to be a tank, with a focus on withstanding large amounts of damage to allow close quarters combat. The Titan's super, "Fist of Havoc", is a ground slamming attack that destroys all enemies in its radius. Its sub-class "Defender" offers the ability to generate a shield with its "Ward of Dawn" ability. The shield can also provide temporary stat bonuses to other players that step within it. The Warlock class is designed as a spell cast, with a larger focus on offensive abilities, recovery, and melee attacks that can reduce the cool down time of its abilities. Its primary super, "Nova Bomb", is a high-powered grenade. Its sub-class "Sun singer" features abilities based around the Solar elemental, with the "Radiance" super allowing the player to temporarily improve their statistics, or revive themselves if killed. The Hunter class is designed with a focus on agility and mobility, including stat boosts that award accurate play, a throwing knife attack, the ability to upgrade to a triple jump, and the "Golden Gun" super—a high-powered pistol with limited ammo. Its sub-class "Blade dancer" has a heavier focus on close combat, offering an extended-range "Blink Strike", and an "Arc Blade" super with an optional invisibility skill.