Speaking to the PlayStation Blog Bungie's David Dague spoke about the game's class types, choices, and how they hope to create a "very long life cycle" for Destiny.
While primarily a sci-fi, Dague says elements of fantasy fiction are being mixed in with the game. This isn't terribly surprising as Bungie has said the title could have been a fantasy game.
"Destiny takes place in an entirely new world, with lands that are different from anything that we have created before. And we actually call it “mythic science-fiction” where we are fusing Destiny with science-fiction, fantasy and mysticism.
"I think the players will relate to the heroes of Destiny as knights more than soldiers. Destiny is all about your own personal quest. It’s about an epic adventure to solve the mysteries that are encountered through the story."
Even though shooters aren't primarily known for their choices Dague explains that Destiny is whatever type of game you want it to be.
"Destiny is all about making personal decisions. The first choice that any player will make is which class of Guardians they want to embody. You can be a Titan, just about heavy armour and brute strength; you can be a Hunter, which is about stealth tactics, or you can be a Warlock, which is all about using the enormous power of the Travellers.
"These all provide different options for how you’ll look, how you’ll fight and what your combat style is. The armour they will have will tell us which missions they’ve completed, which destination they like to visit most often, and so on."
Destiny is set to be released at some point in 2014 but Dague says they believe the game will have lasting appeal well after launch.
"Given the different ways of playing Destiny, and given the fact that the game is completely dynamic and will be different every time you experience it with other people, the amount of time that we’ll be relevant to the gamers who decide to play it is something that we think will be a very long life-cycle. The idea is to create a world that you can visit over and over again."
Despite the studio's significant success with the Halo franchise, Bungie believes they still need to take risks with Destiny.
Bungie has partnered with Sony to bring exclusive content to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 – Destiny will be the first game specifically developed for PlayStation platforms by Bungie; 2001's Oni was ported to PS2 by Rockstar Toronto. The game will also be released on Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
