Such responsible, tepid aspirations were quickly dashed. If my PS4 could laugh at me right now, it would. I bought this game with every intention of having it be a casual hobby that allowed me to take my frustrations out on computer generated alien invaders after work or to pass time between projects in the same way an app game occupies me during my commute on the bus. Most other games I’ve picked up have fallen to the wayside fairly quickly, but Destiny has easily been the experience that has consumed the lion’s share of the 1000+ hours I’ve spent glued to my chair. Now, at 33 and needing an outlet to channel my aggression, I put a controller back in my hand and my first experience with current gen gaming has been Bungie’s ambitious MMOFPS, Destiny.
At the risk of dating myself, I hadn’t owned a console since the PS One. Before I bought my PS4 last year as a Christmas present to myself, I spent many years away from console gaming.