"I have found myself buying games I hated based on high metas such as Dragon Age Inquisition, which I ended up hating."
Your own fault, to be honest. A reviewer cannot tell you if you'll like a game, only if they like a game. Even then, actually reading a review is much more informative than a subjective numerical score based on personal criteria. I genuinely have little sympathy for someone who buys a game based on an arbitrary number.
Metacritic score is a very loose guide, nothing more.








