Dhruin
SasqWatch
You are free to do so.
Anyway, the current pre-release Metacritic score is 90% so let us see whether the rating will maintain or decrease once the post-release reviews come in and, more importantly, whether they match the user ratings.
It is not the first time that a hyped game failed to deliver. Sincerely speaking, I do hope that we are dealing with a genuine gem here.
Users score games capriciously, which potentially makes them worse than reviews. As usual, finding reviewers with some commonality with your tastes and using multiple sources is a good approach.
But why not just say you're cautious, rather than the conspiracy rubbish?