Doom 3 also had a world premier review in PCG a full month before anyone got it, and it was a 6 or 10 page review. Warning signs were all over that.
But it was Doom, it was id, and I was bored, so I bought it launch week for $60. One of the worst games I've paid full price for. I think I'm a smarter consumer now about what makes for a good game.
But yeah, I don't tend to read many reviews, truth be told. I don't read any previews at all. Everything I grab I tend to get word-of-mouth.
I don't understand paying attention to previews, but I never have. All they do is make you all kinds of excited for features that aren't finished and will likely either be cut or never be finished. It raises your expectations through the roof. And the time spent reading them can be better spent playing something.