Quote Originally Posted by darkstarpoet1 View Post
would you agree the reviewers have a major impact of the amount of players a game has? if a game has horrible reviews the game is likely not going to attract many players. the majority of people i know always check reviews before they purchase a game unless it is a day 1 game purchase. if a game says 3/10 on the review sites across the board i do not waste time or money on the game unless it is one of the games i just have to try out.
Maybe it's just me, but I prefer going to a game's website and/or message boards to see what features the game has and assess for myself if I want to try it or not. If I end up not liking the game, I simply have to cut my losses and look elsewhere. As you said, it's usually a game I simply have to try for myself.