I dunno, man. I read the Destructoid review and it specifically criticizes the fundamentals of the game mechanics across the board, explaining what makes it a bad game altogether (not merely a "bad Resident Evil game"). From that review:
"This review, however, is not one big complaint about the jettison of survival horror, for if Resident Evil 6 was at least a refreshing and provocative action game, it might have gotten away with it. Sadly, this is not the case. If one were to remove the legacy of the Resident Evil name and release this as an original IP, it would occupy shelf space somewhere between Quantum Theory and Inversion, those built-on-a-budget "me too" shooters that follow unambitiously in the footsteps of Gears of War and (ironically) Resident Evil 4, copying the most popular games on the market in childlike hope that they may enjoy the same success. Resident Evil 6 is an incessant, monotonous slog from one room of shambling opponents to the next, providing cheap gun battles for people who truly have given up on enjoying something better."
Any time you're referencing a game's quality by mentioning Quantum Theory, that can't be a good thing...
[quote name='SteamboatOperator']Consider that many of the sites which have given RE6 such a low score rated RE ORC higher, like Destructoid for example, which gave RE ORC a 7.5. That's a bit telling. Some of these sites also gave RE5 a great review score, but RE6 gets shitted on for what? Improving the AI, visual fidelity, character models and variance, lengthening the experience (RE6 is over twice as big as RE5), tank controls, and creating a far better story and plot. What does it do worst then RE5 that merits such a substantial decrease in review score? The horror element was already done away with, with RE5, which also contained lots of quick-time events which is another knock on RE6. It doesn't make too much sense, it is almost like they are reviewing the game not on it's own merits but against it's history, it's brand name, and what they think a RE experience should be.
I think the Gametrailers review amongst a few others gets it right. They reviewed the game as a stand alone product.[/QUOTE]