MindsEye co-CEO claims there's a 'concerted effort' to trash the game ahead of its release: 'I do KNOW that there are bot farms posting negative comments and dislikes'
Does it matter who says what before it's released? If it's good people will review it on release and say it's good. If it's bad people will play it and say it's bad.
A lot of gamers, just like movie goers, do pay attention to reviews. If you have limited funds, especially as games get more expensive, you may pay more attention to what the community says prior to purchase.
If you're arguing against me I'm trying to say the same thing as you :) I'm saying wait for actual reviews after the game is released. Right now we have the developer saying it's a good game and people online who say it's bad based on some pre release footage which neither have any real merit.