As a mediocre player, I look to reviews to assess some of the features, modes, etc that might take me forever to access on my own. I also consider if the dominant opinions are things that bother me or not—for example, the GB flipper gap doesn’t piss me off, so if ppl are complaining about that on a new pin, I figure it probably won’t bother me. I won’t buy a pin without playing it myself though, so I never would base my final purchase on reviews alone, no matter how much I respect those opinions.