Turn your back on day one reviews

Destiny is approaching faster than a comet strapped to James Bond’s complete collection of jet packs. In fact, with the title due out ‘officially’ tomorrow, your copy may have already been delivered by an overzealous postie or courier. However, if you’re still sitting on the fence, you’ll have to wait a little while longer to find out which field you’re going to make your bed and lie in – as reviews for the release won’t be ready to go until later in the week.

Well, not proper ones anyway. For those unfamiliar with the super secret critical operation occurring behind-the-scenes, we don’t actually have access to the title’s servers yet. That means that, while the embargo for Bungie’s next-gen shooter lifts tomorrow, we’ll have had less than one day with the game in order to write a thorough appraisal. The same is true of other publications, meaning that you shouldn’t put your faith in anything that the particularly early birds write.

And that’s a sentiment that’s shared by the developer, too. “We fully anticipate seeing day one reviews from folks who decide to kick the tires, but don’t have the time or patience to take our ride for a nice, long road trip,” community manager Deej wrote on the studio’s official site. “Some of you might wait to pick up a copy until you read the final verdict from your most trusted review house. We’re okay with that.”

As you know, the ambitious title is designed around public spaces which are populated by thousands of players, and the company couldn’t find a way to replicate that experience for the media. As a result, we’ll be reviewing the release alongside you. “On day one, you’ll be rubbing elbows with the pageant judges, so look sharp,” continued the studio spokesperson. Actually, it’s probably us that should be looking sharp, huh?

[source bungie.net, via vg247.com]