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I get what you're saying when we're talking about physical boxes being sold back in the before times. In stores you didn't have direct access to reviews. It was the cover art that drove the sale for most people unlisted heard the name before.
In the digital age, in store reviews are often used as the most basic level of quality assurance. Manipulating them from the platform perspective, or removing them, etc is anti-consumer given the current expectations around the purchasing experience.
I see the game with mixed reviews, I can try it, but I know I'm rolling the dice, and I'm relying on the two-hour return window for that roll.