I say thats a very smart decision
you can't really trust the game reviewers but also not the gamers
Thats definitly something I learned
Like IGN over ME 3 original ending: it was a satisfying conclusion (WTF?)
or many hardcore gamers over the DA: II debacle: worst game ever piece of **** etc.( and then I played it and wondered
what all the fuss was about sure it was not better than Origins or even the GOTY but still people overreacted)
So in the end you can only trust yourself !
I never seen any the hate for DA2 before i bought it, heck i only stumbled upon it by chance lol, so when i bought it i went home not even having read the cover, apart from the title, a very excited guy indeed, so after a troublesome time trying to get it to play since i never had internet at the time i finally got it loaded up, an tbh after spending months non stop apart from sleep on DA:O i was a tad disappointed, for me having not read or seen anything about DA2 an only ever played DA:O offline the disappointment never steemed from the actual game but from my thinking i was installing the next installation of my warden lol, but i soon got over that an enjoyed it for what it was.
ME3 was abit different, i seen an read all the hate surrounding the ending before i played it, so i decided when i installed to play it without the EC to see what the fuss was all about, while i understand the hate an disappointment i just dont get the frothing at the mouth alot seem to have, for me the ending woulda been better received if only other aspects of the game had bared more fruit, like imported renegade choices meaning something or a hell of a better priority: london showing all your assets at work, but again i still bloody liked the game lol.
Its why once the system specs are revealed and if my comp can play it i will pre-order my first ever game, simply because even at there so called worst i was still highly entertained and for me received plenty of game for my money