Casual gamers have it right. Have we lost our path?(long read/rant)

[theRepublic]

I do think I tend to rely on review scores too much to decide which games I play. But I don't really know of another good way to separate the good games from the bad games. I don't have a lot of money to spend right now, so I want to make sure I am spending it on a worthy game. Sometimes I'll pick up a game off of the clearance rack on a whim, but that is a rare occurance.