It's actually well known in gaming meta critic is a joke, there's no conspiracy 4chan admits review bombing it on high profile games. What usually happens is fanboys come en masse later to even it out. As to why AAA studios use it? It's simple, most of them are very out of touch with people, which should be evident to anyone who plays these games and sees the terrible decisions they made. Further, it's the one spot they can see all the reviews they paid off, and keep track of review sites not toeing the line.
its a well known fact they will black list outfits that give games poor scores and not invite them to the infamous press events. So it's one place they can keep track of all of these things.
Fallout 4 is not doing as bad at all as NMA users are deluding themselves it is, on steam it's Very positive, with 25k positive reviews and just 6k negative reviews.
you can vet those numbers yourself. I think the thing to consider is this, bottom line. Bethesda or EA whoevers current dumbing down direction of game development isn't to your liking, but it does appeal to a wide audience. Of course you can call those people casuals or idiots but they outnumber you 100 to 1, which means things won't change.
