Destiny has always had a partnership with mobile apps in that throughout its history companion apps were ever-present to manage inventory and other such out-of-game activities. As a matter of fact, the mobile companion app was the best place to pick up daily bounties for years until bounties were only recently phased out. Well we finally have an in-game option for players on the go with Destiny: Rising. This game is mobile from the ground up and Bungie drafted in help and expertise from NetEase Games due to their extensive knowledge in delivering games for Android and iOS like Diablo Immortal (of "Do you guys not have phones?" fame but turned out to be a pretty good game) and the gaming sensation Marvel Rivals.
So it's an all star cast on a well established IP, even if Destiny is a bit down in the dumps with the core game at the moment. I gave what was equal to my lowest score ever to the most recent expansion, the Edge of Fate. But there are actually quite a few in the community hyped for Rising for this very same reason: if the grind of the main game is wearing players down, maybe the mobile offering can provide that Destiny "fix" as a nice aside as things get worked out in the larger game. There are, after all, over 10 million pre-registration for Rising already.
A lot of the success of Destiny: Rising will come down to how it plays, and how it gets monetized - as is something for all mobile games but especially free to play ones, which Rising very much is. But we've got the Destiny universe, legendary characters, PVP and PVE modes, awesome exotics, and it's all set as sort of a prequel to the main game to be able to tell a story on its own. It's a pretty nice setup, I hope it delivers, and there is no reason not to check it out.
Destiny: Rising is available now, and free to play, on Android and iOS.
