People tend to not read the review and just scroll down to the score, so I put the score at the bottom part. If you think the game looks good and you're interested in trying it, don't let the low scores stop you.
I read reviews thoroughly to see what the issues that people seem to have are, and to see what similarities and differences in their opinions. Take the recent GBAtemp review for a Rose in the Twilight for example. The reviewer gave it a 6/10, but he also stated how good the atmosphere was. Lo and behold, along with the screenshots showing off the tone and art style it's enough to draw me in.
Troll and I, however, in many of the reviews, suffers from numerous factors. When numerous bugs and poor combat system as an almost universal complaint, that'll make me think twice. It won't kill off my curiosity about the game entirely, but I don't think I'll pick it up at full price either.