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I'm sorry. I don't understand this line of thinking at all.

If you're proposing that video game reviews should arrive without a score at all, I can see that. There's an argument to be made that the number at the end of the review does more harm than good (I've grappled with that question myself, as a semi-professional reviewer).

But the idea of providing consumers with less information ahead of launch is very counter-productive. Video game fans should have as much info as possible to inform their buying decisions.

If you're worried about aggregate scores misleading you, find one or two like-minded critics and follow only them. And if you're concerned that your personal opinion is out of sync with the consensus, well, that's just life sometimes.