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2/21/2013 3:05:00 AM
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Is Destiny Phoenix?
In 2005, John Scott Tynes wrote this little blurb concerning Phoenix, the fabled fantasy action project Bungie cancelled during the development of Halo 2.
[quote]Bungie Studios hired me to write for them, pre-Xbox, and as a Marathon fan I was jazzed. I wrote a big, epic story, a real gut-churning tale of empire, conquest, and mystical destiny. It was rich with symbology and put the player in the role of a true conqueror, laying waste to entire regions with the forces at his command. I still love that story, to this day.
Bungie canceled the title.
Sauce: [url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_9/56-The-Contrarian-Roll-the-Dice[/url][/quote]
That... sounds kind of familiar.
Now, Destiny may not literally be the same thing as Phoenix, and in fact I'm almost positive that it's not, but it seems pretty similar.
Could Destiny be the spiritual successor to Bungie's greatest unfinished project?
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Phoenix and Tiger were two separate projects. There is concept art and short videos around of Phoenix and it was clearly a medieval fantasy game a la Myth.
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It wouldn't surprise me. Destiny has roots back to the Halo 2 era. And though this sounds more of an RTS, it's possible it evolved into a shooter in a similar manner that Halo evolved.
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That is I. My destiny.
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Phoenix was supposed to be an RTS like Myth.
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nah, sounds like an rts.
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Maybe, the idea of regions and conquering would fit the narrative of an evolving online world
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1 ReplyLooks like it *puts on sunglasses* rose from the ashes :D
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It actually feels like something completely different. Destiny doesn't catch me as being the Character in charge of an Army, instead you are a Soldier in the Army.
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Jason has been working on Destiny since Halo 2, I wouldn't be surprised if this is where it started but became something else.
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Phoenix is dead. Long live Phoenix. Nostalgic quote aside, I personally feel they're fairly opposite concepts. While Phoenix, from that Tynes quote, is about the player being the conquerer and building an empire, Destiny seems to be more about a fledgling civilization clinging to life, but still reaching to the stars to expand, even against immeasurable odds.
