The first year of Destiny 1 was the best gaming time of my life and is to this day. Nothing ever came close.

The nostalgia is so real and heavy. I really miss the community I found here. All the friends I made and the things we did. That's why it hurt when they vaulted everything: all the memories felt like they didn't care any more about them. Or us. I miss what we had

It had a darker, grittier look that I prefer. Some of those old strikes were amazing. And the music!! Oooooohhhhh were did it go?!

It's all about the art of destiny 1, the sound and visuals were so much more immersive. You just felt like you were in this huge world, the spaces felt so big, in some areas you could see what felt like miles away. Then with the different sounds you could hear, every time it felt like an adventure.

I overall prefer the look of Destiny 1. D2 went too far with colors and saturation. D1 felt like it had a more focused intentional style/tone.

Two simple reasons why I'm comfortable keeping D1 installed and revisiting here and there. I can still play what I bought and there's a simple sense of progression via leveling and gearing up. That's all D2 needed to keep up with I feel.

Firing up the console after work, and getting into Destiny 1 when I was single was my passion. That warm feeling of pure contentment I adored.

I know exactly what you mean. I still have more hours on D1 than any other game since. Remember playing regularly until 3:00 AM with my fireteam. Memorable.

The first raid completion, VOG, that was something really special. I can still hear the cries of joy from my teammates when we finished our first raid. The first Gjallahorn loot or the icebreaker… the community was different, even if there were still the same types of toxic players we can have in D2.

The grind for max light in year 2 destiny 1 was amazing. I remember playing regulary with 50+ friends i met online and getting 319 light from 318 light level when max was 320 did feel like an accomplishment. Didnt get that feeling at all in destiny 2. And i remember everyone playing trails every friday after school. Destiny the taking king was 100% best gaming experience ive ever had.

I never had any friends who played this game, so I was left completing raids every week with a group of strangers. At the time, I always wished I could share this experience with some of my friends IRL. Now I realize I was playing with friends all along, and people I would emphatically miss 8 years later. They welcomed me into their clan, carried me through challenging activities, and helped me acquire some of the rarest weapons in the game.

Destiny 1 will forever hold a special place in my heart. Probably my favorite game of all the time due the the memories created throughout it's life span. I remember playing the beta over and over again and being immediately enthralled with the game. Love it.

He is exactly right D1 had a completely different feel And mysterious I been looking for that feeling in D2 but I couldn't put my finger on it

I was feeling nostalgic and redownloaded D1. Been playing through all the story missions and weekly strikes. Such a great game!

Vanilla Destiny is still one of my best memories to this date. You said it best: the sense of the unknown, the sensation you got knowing you were discovering this huge new universe, alongside a wonderful community was just something else. You just had to be there. Thanks for uploading this!

I’ve always felt like something was lost in translation in terms of visuals/art style when it jumped from D1 to D2. Gameplay and visual performance is superior in D2 for sure, but D1 has the better art style, encounter designs and the banger D1 soundtrack that Marty had more of a hand in. D2 does have good tracks, but I feel like they miss out in certain areas by not using more of the D1 soundtrack. I’ve been here since the alpha, so I’ll definitely be there until the end. Just wish Bungie could have kept the OG crew together and expanded more of the vision of Destiny.

I didn’t play much of Destiny 1, but I spent a good amount of time in Destiny 2. To this day I still don’t understand how they haven’t added new enemy types since the Taken.

Right from the music I started weeping. Installing again now.

Great times! I wonder how much longer Bungie will keep the lights on for Destiny 1. If they were going to port the game to PC or current-gen consoles, Bungie would've done that by now. We'll enjoy Destiny 1 for as long as we can while we can.

I think what stops d2 from being truly great is the recent monetization practices and making the "free to play" was a mistake. D2 as a live service is good however seasonal models could use a touch up and hopefully the "new" episodes are good

For me D1 will forever be the true Destiny. D2 is technically better but all my greatest memories come from D1.

Fun fact from D1 on the PS3 and Xbox 360: the last update was on the April Update. They didn't get the Iron Banner DLC not the Age of Triumph. But besides that, there is a decent player base on both these old consoles that will play with you, just don't expect a full lobby in Crucible.

Destiny 1 sounded and looked better to me, and Destiny 2 made the story even less interesting somehow. very fond memories of playing D1 with buds.

For me the biggest difference was the shift from a FPS with Space magic to a space magic game based around using over powered abilities and crafting 1 shot weapons.

So much nostalgia from this. Now that I'm a dad I don't have as much time to play games anymore and have kind of fallen off of D2 due to the grind. I'm sitting down today to start my titan from square 1 on D1 and I couldn't be more excited for my daughter to experience this game.

I was in middle school when this game came out and the memories of playing this game always put a smile on my face. I literally have endless stories of playing with friends and beating raids for my first time with them. Of course Destiny deserved its criticism when it first came out with its lack of a fundamental story. Even tho I was a Grimoire nerd and collected everything to learn the actual lore of what was going on. Funny I still talk to some of those friends to this day. I’ll never forget my first ever memory of ever even seeing Destiny was being at a friend’s house, seeing him playing it and almost immediately leaving and asking my mom to buy it for me. Thinking and writing about it brings the nostalgia to another level. Thank you to everyone who made that game special.

My son and I bonded with this game. So many memories. He was just 8 then. He's 18 now. Everything about this game was mysterious and magical.

I picked this game up on release when I was in middle school and now I’m closing out my college years which is insane to me like damn, where did all the time go😭😭😭

I failed so many college classes because of this game, but somehow, by the grace of the Traveler, it all worked out in the end.

I still feel the sense of nostalgia today on destiny 1 Heck I just downloaded it a couple of days ago and it still feels good to play knowing that I have over 3020 hours invested into it.

One thing, the lighting in d1 was amazing.

D1 will always be my favorite game. I met my wife in raid. A few of my clan mates became best friends that I see IRL. I've been waiting for a PC port and Ill keep waiting and hoping.

Destiny was so amazing and it will be remembered for a very long time. It’s because destiny 1 was the start of the fun, The true experience, it was something so new and so different. I loved the first destiny, and I love destiny 2.

always shed a tear watching these D1 video. The good days

That Thorne bounty took me weeks but oh that sense of accomplishment was unmatched! It was the first and only shooter game I’ve played and I was OBSESSED. Literally all my free time was spent on here 😢

So damn true. Phenomenal game, art, music.... and the story....oh lord the story. Few words can really state it adequately.

Dude agree 1000% with all of this. Legit this making me wanna re-install rn wow

I get goosebumps now, i remember when i first got Destiny. In the UK, here in end of August onward's it gets cold, especially as we lived on Brighton's seafront. I remember, it was a lucky turn of chance, that the day Destiny came out, i had 10 days leave. I remember going to Game, picking up my pre order copy and guide, getting home and it was BITTERLY cold, unusually cold that year, we had masses of snow, but...... It added to the atmosphere. I remember it like yesterday, ringing my pals, and we were like kids... Saying how we were gonna pop in too Tesco, get some Red Bulls, Doritos, Chocolate..... Got home, put it in the PS4, and man.... It is weird as i have those nostalgia tingles now. I looked through the guide, it looked insane... And when i started playing, it just transported me away from life. All the usual crap you deal with daily, it was just removed, freezing cold outside, me in my nice warm games room, playing Destiny, the missions, the lore, the music.... It was just gaming on a whole new level. Here i am, 44, moved up too Scotland, beautiful part of the world, iv'e got a fantastic gaming setup, but i'm yet to have another ''Destiny'' moment, and i still think Destiny was one of the best experiences in gaming iv'e had. I think in terms of great times in gaming...... Destiny Skyrim Witcher 3..... I think that order in which games made me genuinely sit up and say ''wow'' what an experience.

here for the vibes

I had some great memories in this game. (Clarification first I started during the Taken King era) from my first run of Vault of Glass to saving a Kingsfall run to experiencing the Splicers and SIVA running amok in the fridge outskirts of the cosmodrome. Great time were had here.

It’s crazy reflecting on this franchise. Been playing Destiny since I was 14. D2 and 24 now

Destiny 1s atmosphere is so much more gritty and dark, it makes me think more of Warframe rather than Destiny

destiny 1 has been popping up in my brain a lot recently, glad to see people still enjoy this masterpiece

Me and the boys on PS3 Beta of Destiny finding the unkillable monster under a ledge in cave... Good times.

Man I miss destiny 1 and the friends I made there. When destiny 2 came out and I made the switch to PC I lost em sadly, but those were some of the best gaming memories I have.

The last year of D1 was probably the best time I've had playing a console game. It was absolutely phenomenal. The remastered raids and updated armor art was truly amazing.

Every aspect of this game feels like a painting. That, on top of the simplicity, is why I miss Destiny 1 so much.

The moment you finally get ghally from the vault of glass secret chest can never be duplicated. Not only that, even if you didn’t get but a mate got it, every screams with joy

I still believe to this day that D2 should've been a massive update to the D1, minus the over focus on the Eververse store and battle passes.

You are an excellent narrator. You have me wanting to play Destiny 1. I'm going to sub to your channel.

Great times. I remember looking for a new dts to inform myself about everything new in the destiny universe every week, though I only had played the campaign and some strikes at that time and played h5 otherwise. I nonetheless sticked to DTS, as both Ditty’s and your passion for the game fascinated me. I experienced the magic of d1 after d2 already had come out (and was going through a rough y1). As I played the d1 campaigns without skipping all cutscenes in 2017, I started to understand, what the whole game was about and learned, what had made the both of you so passionate about destiny. Thanks for the great times bbk!

Oh I’ll never forget Destiny 1 first year and launch. It was a love-hate relationship despite the lack of content, the bs of the RNG, and the shallow DLC drops. But it does hold a place in my heart because it was the start of a weird on and off journey until Destiny 2 came out.

Man I remember that day when grasp of malok grind was real during the nightfall. Nothing like those days in destiny 2

As much as I'd love a PC version of D1, I fear that it would just be the same maps imported into the new engine and they would have the same empty, not-lived-in feeling that the worlds in D2 have. But I totally understand the bittersweet sadness of looking back at Destiny. It holds a special place in my heart, and I'm grateful that I got experience it when I did, but I'm deeply saddened by knowing that we probably won't ever get to experience that again.

I just went back and played rise of iron since I stopped playing until shadowkeep. Everything you said is 100% true. All my friends moved in before D2 but the nostalgia from the music and environment is nuts. It makes me sad I didn’t stay with it longer. Something about that game, d2 just doesn’t have that feeling. Part of the reason I quit d1 was the grinding for loot and loosing my entire vault. I miss the dance offs in the tower.

My only regret is that i didn't try to find friends to play d1 with at the time, but the experience even playing solo was so magical i can't even describe it

Watching this a few days after the new bungie lay offs and the announcement that destiny 2 is probably gonna die. It’s hard… I love these games so much, I started playing destiny 1 when I was 10y old (now 19y old) and I’m really gonna miss it. I remember the countless hours I spent watching my dad play before finally getting to play it myself, it was pure gold. I’m gonna enjoy what we have left till it’s gone.

truly was a beautiful game. it's a shame that so much of my memory of it is starting to fade. remember that bug where you'd be rushing around on your bike going from event to event? what a time to be a gamer. i don't remember the bug, what the events were called, what exactly i was even grinding for. i remember the memories and how it made us all feel to rush around the map grinding for these emblems or wahteve rthe hell they were called. we felt charged the hell up and alive.

destiny 1, the first 2 raids, and trials were basically perfect.

I love D1. What an amazing game.

My IRL friend group and I formed over Destiny 1. We're approaching our 10 year anniversary and I booted up the game to gather some footage for a video I'm making for the occasion.. What struck me most, after the initial nostalgia rush left me. was how Destiny 1 nailed the mood of mystery and discovery. The music, the tone of the voice acting, waht we knew and didn't know about the Darkness, Destiny 1 was a period of mystery and discovery, for better or worse. The art direction for the gear and shaders was better, in my opinion. Go look at D1 Iron Banner armor that was more centered around vikings and knights. When learning about the Iron Lords in the Grimoire, they are talked about as if they are such as heroic knights of the middle ages. The armor is worn metal as it is, and a certain shader applied can either lean into that effect, or make it look cleaner depending on your tastes. And shaders.... Not onlt was it easier to tell what color your armor would be, but sometimes a shader would make your armor look like it was made of a different material. Go look at any ankle length Warlock robes and apply "Goldspiral" to it. The shade gives a leathery weight and sheen to the fabric, where, say, one of the Dead Orbit shaders can give it a linen, cotton, or even canvas sort of quality. You don't really find shaders like that in D2. While there is a lot of cool armor in D2, in my opinion they leaned into this sort of cleaner, bulkier look for the Titan's (which I main, so admittedly I don't have a lot of comparable reference for the other classes), and the sahder colors are anyone's guess as to what's gonna go where. D2 did improve on abilities, customization, and build craft, though. The emote wheel, and shader storage were huge QoL improvements. It also eventually improved on story and the way it was delivered. The universe became larger and more was revealed about characters in the lore, and the Darkness. Though the game did have its stumbles along the way, Final Shape was a perfect end to the Light and Dark 10 year saga and it was clear Bungie really wanted to give the series a good send off, which they fully succeeded in doing. Right now, I think a lot of players, myself included, are at a point where we are reflecting on the last 10 years and wanting to revisit the places where it all began. In the video I'm making, I'm creating a whole part from footage of D1 we captured around the time of The Dark Below, and am going to temper it with footage we capture from now. The whole vibe I'm going for is nostalgia, reflection, contemplation, with a healthy dose of melancholy. The main emotion I'm going for, though, is gratitude. Gratitude for the experiences Destiny has brought us. Gratitude for the community members we interacted with. Gratitude for the strong IRL friendships the game created for us. Gratitude for Bungie going out on a limb and creating something they didn't know how to initially. Gratitude for the times we went on full clan steam rolls in the Iron Banner when light level mattered. Gratitude for all the "totally bullshit" kills the other team got on us. Gratitude for the randos that helped me finish my only ever raid completion by defeating Oryx in Kingsfall... ...And gratitude that we even get to have these memories at all.

Thanks for the trip back down memory lane.

I have some amazing memories of D1...the music hits different as always

My D1 was on ps3. I have great memories of that. This Destiny now is now where close to the same. I enjoyed playing it. Waking up after Lance died and the firings drove me away from the game. I had just gotten nechrocasm when I quit. The game is a money pit, and designed to be addictive in nature. The fact that when things don’t go Bungie way they blame it on us. It breaks my heart

I really just miss the level up rank up system 😭

As a regular D1 player to this day, I always love when people make this type of video. It's cool to see the perspective of people who used to play the game, then left when it stopped being updated, then came back. First, I 100% agree with your opinions on the art design / music / general vibe of the game. D1 just has that grit which D2 is seriously missing. It reminds me of the jump from Halo: Reach to Halo 4, same deal. Second, it's funny that you say D1 doesn't have the same sense of community, because from my perspective (as someone who's regularly played since D1 day 1) it has more community these days than it did in 2016. The player population is like, less than 500 total people, which means that if you play the game enough you naturally learn everyone. All the dedicated players naturally become friends (or in some cases enemies lol) because there's no other choice with such a small playerbase. As an example: in your two games of crucible, you played against Knera. That account is used by a couple of people, so I don't know who exactly you were playing, but Knera himself is a speedrunner. We aren't friends, but we've totally talked in raids and stuff in the past, and we know each others' names and stuff. That sort of thing just doesn't happen in games with bigger populations. You could play a hundred crucible games in D2 and not recognize anyone; in D1, it's basically guaranteed you'll recognize someone. The other thing I want to comment on is that raids in modern D1 play completely different than they did in 2017. The community has dissected, broken, and solved every raid encounter, to the point where you can join a random 390 King's Fall lfg, and if the team is good enough (and chances are you know each other anyway) you can complete the raid in under an hour without needing to say a word about the raid itself. And of course, the opposite is true: sometimes you join an lfg and it's a bunch of D2 players, or old D1 people who haven't played since 2017, or actually new Destiny players. But even then, since the game has been solved for so long, you know the most optimal ways to help the team and carry as best as you can. Anyway, mini-rant over. D1 is just Such a good game, I love when people make content about it in 2024. I saw you're on Xbox, hmu at "itssosnowy" (on Xbox or discord) if you want, maybe we can run a raid sometime

This was peak gaming for me. I wish I could load up this game for the first time again. D1 has such a nostalgic feeling. So many great memories were made playing this. D2 unfortunately I just can’t play anymore. It’s not the same

My father and i would play d1 every night and we made some amazing friends who we have travelled across the world to meet in person. THATS COMMUNITY. And unfortunately destiny 2 didnt capture the same charm to us and now we all either play different games or dont play at all😢.

One thing I don't miss from D1, primary weapon ammo.

That would be me as well. Just bought it on Xbox for 20 bucks, I have it on PS5 but decided to get it on Xbox cause I just love the first one. Though I do wish that it was in 60fps rather then 30 fps. But it is what it is. Honestly if they did release this on PC I would pick that up again too. They would get so much in terms of sales if they released it for PC.

My Destiny journey is complex. I got it Day 1 in 2014, at 12 years old. I played Y1 VIGOROUSLY, but always lacking a fireteam for raids/Prison of Elders etc. I did it, but sporadically. That being said, I had a great time. I just fell off during Taken King. Returning for Rise of Iron, I enjoyed it just as much as before. It all built to the 2017 April Update: Age of Triumph. For context, my feelings towards D1 was always that the content there was excellent, but there wasn't enough of it. Not enough to do, nor enough rewards for doing it. Age of Triumph solved that issue, with all the content and all the (new) rewards for it. D1 felt...complete. Add to that the hype for D2? I was thrilled. I then played D2 until Forsaken, but moved on because of exams. I haven't been back since...so, 2019? That being said, I haven't felt the desire. Part of that, I think, is D2 lost some tone and art style. It became more spacey, and less grounded. I have a lot of nostalgia for D1, and I wish it was more permanent than an always-online live-service shooter. There's nothing to this, I just wanted to get it off my chest.

Destiny 1 does NOT give the same feeling Destiny 2 gives you. Destiny 1 was so much more innovative ON BEHALF OF THE PLAYER. Destiny 2s innovation really only came when money can be made. Its really sad. This is why i play fromsoft games only now. It seems they are the only company making content worth the price

Think I might have to jump on tonight, thanks for the video.

I played soooo much of this game over the years on both ps4 and xbone and yeah, there really isn't anything like Destiny 1. I am still disappointed that I never really got to raid back then because I only ran the first 3 raids once each back then and never got to play Wrath.

I played a lot of D2 and eventually stopped playing at Beyond Light. I went back to my light lvl 190 hunter on D1 this summer, and spent around 100 hours getting him to 400 light. It is so much more enjoyable than D2 imo. Destiny 2 feels like seeing a cool piece of armor and knowing already it’s some $20 eververse armor set. Destiny 2 also feels more sci-fi fantasy while destiny 1 feels more sci-fi apocalyptic (or maybe there’s a better word to describe the feeling) and i much prefer the tone and style of d1 (locations, armor, weapons) than D2

D1 had it's great moments, even during the bad times and the Thornpocolypse

The music in this game matches everything you see on the screen to perfection!!! This gentlemen created the effect called space magic that made us feel like we were there! That is why we miss D1 so much, because D2 delivers 20% of space magic at best!

I love D2 a lot. I been around for all of destinys ups and downs, but the nostalgia for D1 is insane. It really hits different

gotta love the nostalgia

Let’s put it this way, If I had to play save or kill on Destiny or Destiny 2, I’m saving Destiny, Destiny and Gears 3 insane horde mode, are probably my 2 favorite co op shooters of all time to play with a group of friends, So many awesome challenging teamwork accomplishments and memorable moments.

This game would be even more amazing with a 60fps & FOV slider update

Destiny 1 was the greatest gaming experience I'd ever had, even to this day. Started in year 2, but it was still an honor to be there for any part of it. The world, the community, and many first time experiences for me have just cemented this game in my own personal history. Was it perfect? No, but I loved it.

Dude I can't watch this without feeling heartbroken.

I love what you’re saying man . The most pure nostalgia ever .

I remember hearing the templar for the first time. I was avtually scared. He sou ded so powerful and like i couldnt grasp the mahnitude of its knowledge.

I loved playing Destiny 1 so much. I still hope (in my dreams) for a Remastered Version of Destiny 1 someday...

They could easily bring this game back with a PC port... I'm replaying it anyways though 😭😭

D1 was simply lightning in a bottle..❤

The Taken King was unforgettable. For me it was on a level with an incredible movie franchise or streaming series.

The fact this came out for 360 is absolutely insane to think about.

D1 music is like a punch to my gut. I still to this day have my destiny edition white ps4 that I bought. it sits in my closet safe and sound. What a trip down memory lane!

I played D1 exclusively from the very start until 2 came along I missed out on so many games BUT I didn’t care because of the fun I had everyday with my clan DODuk mainly frost, north, robG, mat, Felix, STU and BTILC. From everything from trails at the weekend to just raids in the week and just messing around in PvP in general. The grind was real but felt worth it something D2 just didn’t get right from the start. Sadly I drifted away from D2 after one too many times bungie promised something that didn’t deliver and almost everything went in to the shop. But the memories I’ve got from d1 are truly cherished.

What I love(d) about Bungie is how subtly great they were at horror and atmosphere. When I first played Halo, I was blown away by the Flood and how terrifying those levels were. They don’t advertise it, but damn were they good at it

getting the vex mythoclast for beating vog on heroic remains the greatest feeling of achievement i have ever experienced.

I remember taking down Oryx on the hard mode of Kings Fall after 5 hours. The screams of joy across every headset were one of the highlights of my gaming career. Getting the Harrowed weapons were a nice bonus.

watching this brings back so many memories of me and the team! just wish they never went the way of money and made D2 a great single player experience. kept all the planets there and kept adding and adding and not taking away. I just checked DIM (destiny item manager) and found all my old stuff. gods what a great time this game was. I kinda wanna load it up and play again lol. start over and experience it for the "first time again.

All I would ask for Bungie, if we get a D3, is to combine the business model of D2 (minus the extreme leaning of Eververse and leave loot ouside of the battle passes) with the artsyle and soul of D1. And FFS, can they please bring back Sparrow Racing? They were cooking something with that and never expanded upon it

Destiny 1 is the best game I've ever played in my life, played it since the beta in 2014. Got top placements on pvp in both destiny and destiny 2 but I eventually quit due to the state of the game in 2018. I installed it again yesterday to see how destiny 2 feels, but I know for sure it won't be like destiny 1

Always feel at home when I log on and see my female hive themed hunter sporting the Touch of Malice. I have so many great memories of playing with my clan and doing EVERYTHING. Our clan leader was actually the guy to find the Calus Dimension solo method in Leviathan raid that was used by Slayer.

Destiny will have an irreplaceable place in my heart. If anyone here ever met the Sapphire Vanguard boys, that was my crew that i made. We helped so many people beat the OG raids for the first time. Man I miss those days.