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I don't think I've ever really liked the way Metacritic does it. GameRankings was my go-to for years (RIP), but I've preferred OpenCritic for review aggregating since they started up.
There's a lot of churn in video games criticism right now, and this year in particular highlighted some issues I have with how some outlets are doing things with their reviews. Things like rushing to press without finishing games (even just 20 hours in some cases), and omitted technical performance/bug discussion. I was enjoying The Washington Post's game section but that got shut down. Eurogamer and Gamespot were previous favorites of mine, but they seem to have changed their criticism style and I'm not a fan of what either are doing.
I do have some PC outlets I still like (PC Gamer and Rock, Paper, Shotgun for anyone else reading), but I can't say I have an outstanding favorite otherwise at the moment. I pretty much just browse OpenCritic and pick out reviews at the extreme ends of the score spread and some random ones in the middle at this point.
I try to do the patient gamer thing too, as I'm always happier with games that have been polished (and they are cheaper). The threads in those communities are great for finding games. The Fediverse has one at [email protected] although it's still not super active yet.