the reason critics are scoring it low is because of the hype. They were hyped up too, if the game did not meet their preconvieved notion of what it was supposed to be they are shitting on it.

Let me put it this way those same critics scored Diablo UUE in the low 90s, I just got done being hooked on that game for a few weeks and there is no way it is a better game than Destiny. RoS was a pleasent suprise after what happened to D3 at launch so they are giving it good scores.

Honestly, I was thinking about this. With all these comparisons to other games I think best thing to call destiny is sortuv a SciFi FPS-Diablo.

I hope by the time the PC releases, it gets any DLC the console version gets included and for free and they are also included in the reviews. The only major open world/sand box game I played last gen was Fall Out New Vegas (which was great!) so I'll be comparing Destiny to this.

well if they play ratings and opinions instead of the actual games themselves

Its a fail so need in trying to sugar coat it. Even Titanfall got good scores and to me Destiny is a much better game. I actually like the game alot and just wish it had a player driven economy, more classes, voice chat and a better way to form groups.

I think it would have scored 85 or higher if it wasn't overhyped as hell, falsely advertised and developed by a more unknown studio.

But sales would be worse.

The critical reception may ruin their long-term plan for the game.

Don't be cynical; 75 is a complete disaster and it will hurt sales as soon as people start to notice how mediocre this game is.

Some critics are giving it higher scores than it deserves. Maybe its getting those scores because of hype?

Diablo III and Destiny is apples and oranges. Not even the same genre. People don't go into those games for the same reasons. Also, Diablo III is a lot more fun locally given it actually has local co-op.

I think Destiny is a solid 7/10. The game is still worth playing if shooting at waves of enemies is your thing.

75 on its own is not a critical failure, however; the budget size, lengthy development, reputation of the developers and incredible hype make this a critical failure compared to expectations.
I've not personally been hyped for this title at all since I never enjoyed Halo and I felt that the gameplay looked sort of bland and like the kind that is not for me; I did not expect the scores to be this "low" though.

This is the great weakness of today's review system and gaming industry (in regards to reviews); the hype often ends up overshadowing the quality of the product itself and expectations are often way too high, leading what are actually decent or even good scores, to be considered low and paltry.

Since when does ratings = sales. I think we should wait till we have sales numbers before we start calling it a critical failure before we even have week 1 sales. Or even quality for that matter.

This is a good point. 75 is not a bad score per se, but when taken in context -- advertising budget, development time, Bungie's reputation -- the score is damning.