Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

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  1. Anathema
    Aug 27, 2023
    9
    The Burger King of ARPGs compared to Path of Exile's fine dining experience.

    The start of a new season up to the point where you've got mostly ancient augmented gear is a 10/10 ARPG experience. Shame it goes by so quickly and then there's nothing interesting to work towards.

    Still, I've been returning to this for a few days every season and I have a blast each time.
  2. Crazygame
    Jan 16, 2023
    10
    It's easiest diablo game if you play just campaign. Its so funny and not easy game if you play high level greater rifts.
  3. Tyrant103xx
    Jul 14, 2022
    9
    Diablo 3 may not be the most complex ARPG, and it may be the worst for those who desire deep theory crafting and build diversity. For what it lacks in these categories, it makes up for in sheer game feel and the constant dopamine drip of its relevant and useful loot drops.
    For some, Diablo 3’s lack of complexity could be seen as a boon. Games like Path of Exile require a master’s    Diablo 3 may not be the most complex ARPG, and it may be the worst for those who desire deep theory crafting and build diversity. For what it lacks in these categories, it makes up for in sheer game feel and the constant dopamine drip of its relevant and useful loot drops.
    For some, Diablo 3’s lack of complexity could be seen as a boon. Games like Path of Exile require a master’s degree to properly gear your character and a doctorates to create your own build and properly diagnose weaknesses. Diablo 3 requires no such dedication to enjoy or understand. It is simply FUN with a capital F. It plays and feels incredibly smooth on PC and transitions well to a controller.
    Some ARPG’s have become too dense and complex for this aging man over time, but Diablo 3, despite it’s simplicity, is a game I will return to time and time again.    … Expand
  4. Wolf855
    Jun 26, 2022
    9
    Graphics- 1
    Gameplay- 2
    Characters- 2
    Campaign- .5
    Content- 4
    Overall- 9.5
  5. Warlod1
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Un gran juego que me introdujo a la franquicia, esta lleno de contenido y secretos que descubrir juento a un atractivo gameplay, puede ser un aire diferente a las anteriores entregas (Diablo y Diablo II), pero quiza era necesario para marcar diferencias y que no se sienta repetitivo.

    La expansión Reaper of Souls nos entrega el arco donde combatiremos contra el ángel de la muerte,    Un gran juego que me introdujo a la franquicia, esta lleno de contenido y secretos que descubrir juento a un atractivo gameplay, puede ser un aire diferente a las anteriores entregas (Diablo y Diablo II), pero quiza era necesario para marcar diferencias y que no se sienta repetitivo.

    La expansión Reaper of Souls nos entrega el arco donde combatiremos contra el ángel de la muerte, enemigo con un buen diseño y acompañado con una narrativa quiza más corta que el juego base, pero muy entretenida y bien direccionada.    … Expand
  6. Evenstar1985
    Jun 7, 2022
    9
    This expansion was fun, far better than D3 content, the replayability and loot were far more rewarding and fun.
  7. somedude14
    Apr 30, 2021
    8
    I played a lot of vanilla D3 at launch (~100 hours) even though it was in a pretty rough state. The action is a lot of fun regardless. Reaper of Souls fixes the loot and gets rid of the auction house. At time of this review, patch 2.7 is out and I've done 4 or 5 seasons total during the course of the game. I spend about 30 hours gearing a character before getting bored and moving on toI played a lot of vanilla D3 at launch (~100 hours) even though it was in a pretty rough state. The action is a lot of fun regardless. Reaper of Souls fixes the loot and gets rid of the auction house. At time of this review, patch 2.7 is out and I've done 4 or 5 seasons total during the course of the game. I spend about 30 hours gearing a character before getting bored and moving on to other games, but I do inevitably come back to do it again because it is fun.

    You can only trade with people who were there when loot dropped. And for some reason even on my rig, this game stutters a lot in multiplayer, and I'm taking a full point off for that. Apparently it has something to do with wizards and sound issues, but it's really obnoxious and the game used to run better.    … Expand
  8. allenwalker81
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    perfect game, good animations, good lighting effects. constant and calibrated mob speed.Chris Metzen once again reveals his talent in lore.
  9. Manzanetti
    Aug 10, 2020
    8
    A true redemption for Diablo III. Act V may be a little too short, but this expansion makes it up with lots of content and cool mechanics. Breathes new life into the game.
  10. Smint
    Mar 16, 2020
    10
    So lange kostenlose updates, die seasons waren immer mal wieder n grund nochmal d3 ros zu spielen, >>600 stunden spaß :)
  11. tniou
    Feb 16, 2020
    9
    I hadn't played this game since 2014, and I just got really impressed playing it the last two months!
    The end game is very addictive, lots of content has been added, and Blizzard keeps supporting the game and listening to the community with new and adapting content.
  12. NightElves
    Feb 13, 2020
    10
    What in the Burning Hells happen here. It's been like 6-7 years ago since last time I played Diablo III. The game has changed a lot. I only got a single piece of Legendary item back then, but now...... And all my achievements with Nightmare, Hell and Inferno difficulty are now part of Feats of Strength. What the hell!!!

    Well, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the expansion and fifth and    What in the Burning Hells happen here. It's been like 6-7 years ago since last time I played Diablo III. The game has changed a lot. I only got a single piece of Legendary item back then, but now...... And all my achievements with Nightmare, Hell and Inferno difficulty are now part of Feats of Strength. What the hell!!!

    Well, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the expansion and fifth and final Act in Diablo III. Just another masterpiece in this incredible Diablo-Univers. Lots of fun and new events and a lot to explore awaits you in this part of Sanctuary. The Diablo games never cease to amaze me. I simply love it.    … Expand
  13. Bloodnes
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Очередное качественное дополнение со стороны Близардов, игре дает новое дыхание, как и сама игра дополнение 10/10
  14. StoneOrc
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    D3 is rather poor incomparison to D2:LoD... However, the year is 2020 and I find it ironic, that Diablo 3 is the best product on the battle net app. Everything else there is now crap.
  15. mno
    Sep 25, 2018
    9
    Together with Torchlight 2 and Titan Quest one of the best ARPG I'm aware of. The single player always on DRM sucks. The game is a lot of fun as long as you haven't finished the campaign. The modes afterwards only last for a limited amount of time. New content would be welcome.
  16. krammitman
    May 30, 2018
    10
    This game is phenomenal. Every new season is a blast for me and my friends. It's a race to the top and a competition between the clan. We play hard for 2-3 weeks then we are content to wait for the next season and look forward to it's start date. The loot and repeat system that lives in D3 is in fact a rewarding experience, and the builds that you can come up with are a blast. Don't letThis game is phenomenal. Every new season is a blast for me and my friends. It's a race to the top and a competition between the clan. We play hard for 2-3 weeks then we are content to wait for the next season and look forward to it's start date. The loot and repeat system that lives in D3 is in fact a rewarding experience, and the builds that you can come up with are a blast. Don't let salty gamers who throw fits when they don't get their way keep you from a rewarding gaming experience. Give this game a chance. Also it's much better with friends when you have someone to have little friendly competitions with.… Expand
  17. kiwijinxter
    Nov 25, 2017
    10
    I'm glad I only got into Diablo 3 after Reaper of Souls, so I didn't experience the horrible angst we had earlier. I also found that in multiplayer there are many very friendly uber players who would be more than willing to help you level up during Seasons. The only problem I have is that I have so much loot and no space to store them, but that's just a minor issue. Diablo 3, is just aI'm glad I only got into Diablo 3 after Reaper of Souls, so I didn't experience the horrible angst we had earlier. I also found that in multiplayer there are many very friendly uber players who would be more than willing to help you level up during Seasons. The only problem I have is that I have so much loot and no space to store them, but that's just a minor issue. Diablo 3, is just a really fun ARPG that satisfied my itch for a quick and fun play each session. And yes, the looting system makes it addictive. Love it.… Expand
  18. georgio
    Nov 6, 2016
    10
    I am a long time PC player who played Diablo I as a teenager. I also hated Diablo III and wrote a terrible review of it. Now I revisited the game after years also thanks to my friends. And I have to say that the franchise turned to a perfect state for me. I replayed the story line. I played the game with 3 friends of mine as of Season 8. I may have clocked around 30-40 hours and I have toI am a long time PC player who played Diablo I as a teenager. I also hated Diablo III and wrote a terrible review of it. Now I revisited the game after years also thanks to my friends. And I have to say that the franchise turned to a perfect state for me. I replayed the story line. I played the game with 3 friends of mine as of Season 8. I may have clocked around 30-40 hours and I have to say that it was a pleasent ride. A summary:

    1) Gameplay: Excellent. The game is smooth. I can perform my combo and move around the map almost unihindered. The adjustable difficulty and related rewards make me push me to the limit - but still within the Diablo gameplay. Which means you are the demigod meant to crush the enemies - and die occasionally if you let your wards down.

    2) Multiplayer content: Excellent. We have leaderboards that are based on the season which has 3 months duration. If you want to perfect the build and spend hundreds of hours it is there. But you can also just come over once every three months to make the journey again, have maybe 20 hours of fun with new hero and new set and that is it.

    3) PC feel: Excellent. Now this is a pet peeve of mine. But the Diablo controls are really meant for the PC gaming. Lately with so many botched console spinoffs this really entered my list of to-watch things. If you have a good PC you will enjoy the game very much. This is the game meant for hardcore PC gamers, And I have to appreciate.

    Final Verdict: This is solid 8 game for everyone. For me as a long-time Diablo fun and PC enthusiast I added two points. Thank you Blizzard for reacting to criticism and fixing your game. Consider myself as one of the happy customer now. I am looking forward to Diablo IV.    … Expand
  19. Tagirix
    Nov 6, 2016
    10
    Great expansion. I had a pleasure to complete RoS for a few hours, but it was an incredible experience. The expansion features a great story with a few new characters, locations. Gameplay, however, is still the same. I am looking forward to the next DLCs from Blizzard.
  20. Sn0r
    Oct 5, 2016
    10
    Reaper of Souls just delivered what the fants wanted! It made D3 awesome again. Most people who still praise Diablo2 over Diablo3 just never played the add-on.
  21. sindronian
    May 14, 2016
    10
    I was one of those people who refused to buy the RoS expansion because of the pathetic game that diablo 3 vanilla turned out to be.

    However, the removal of the auction house and the integration of loot 2.0 was a surprising and welcoming change. A few months after RoS had come out, I game the game another chance. Now, after quite a few updates, seasons, and more updates I can say this is    I was one of those people who refused to buy the RoS expansion because of the pathetic game that diablo 3 vanilla turned out to be.

    However, the removal of the auction house and the integration of loot 2.0 was a surprising and welcoming change. A few months after RoS had come out, I game the game another chance. Now, after quite a few updates, seasons, and more updates I can say this is a perfect casual ARPG. Perfect, 10/10. Why? Well..

    1. [Variety] From the unique effects of many legendaries and sets, to the endless combination of builds the game offers an extreme amount of replayabilityl especially with the introduction of the LoN set which gives bonus power for each legendary equipped. The LoN set allows any build of the player's creation to be significantly powerful. This set alone fixes build diversity, for the casual players. If you are compeitive there will always be a small subset of builds that perform best. But the majority of the player base is not competitive, so for the majority the diversity and variety is perfect.
    - [longevity] Seasons were added to keep the game fresh, and ancient items makes it even harder to perfect gear, but all the more satisfying. You will never have perfect gear and although your search for a late game upgrade may be in vain, the possibility of finding the perfect piece of gear will make the hunt feel good, always.
    -[hardcore mode] despite blizzard's tendency to give in to whining fans (WoW) Blizzard has kept hardcore mode true and has not ressurected any player's hardcore character no matter the reason (even famous streamers who suck up to them). Hardcore offers an entirely different experiences, with identical variety and even more rewarding feelings if you live to feel them. If you want to truly value your character, and truly experience risk, this game mode can provide endless entertainment, especially with friends. Being able to lose items makes them infinitely more precious.

    In conclusion, Diablo 3 RoS is a game that can be played forever and that can be played effectively in every possible way (thanks to LoN set). Diablo 3 was not in this condition, not even close. I truly believe the expansion has perfected the game. If you are a competitive player, you will most likely have gripes with many aspects of the game, but for people who want to just slay some demons and have fun, this is the perfect game.    … Expand
  22. CaptainBounty
    Mar 9, 2016
    9
    The first expansion to diablo 3 really brings some features people longed for. Especially the seasons, the constantly added new legendary items and affixes, the newly developed crafting and upgrade system and the overall constant updates really show that Blizzard tries its best to improve this game more and more. An improvement to the already good vanilla diablo 3.
  23. rodericrinehart
    Jan 30, 2016
    9
    Diablo 3 started off rough, but the expansion and its future updates - especially the removal of the stupid real money auction house - have rounded it out into probably the best loot-focused action RPG. Insane levels of replay value, but grinding out bounties and Greater Nephalem Rifts does get old after hundreds of times. They have continued to add gear, areas, and the seasons keep itDiablo 3 started off rough, but the expansion and its future updates - especially the removal of the stupid real money auction house - have rounded it out into probably the best loot-focused action RPG. Insane levels of replay value, but grinding out bounties and Greater Nephalem Rifts does get old after hundreds of times. They have continued to add gear, areas, and the seasons keep it fresh. Worth your time, especially at the current price.… Expand
  24. King_Xerxes
    Jan 2, 2016
    8
    Fixes everything that was wrong with vanilla Diablo. Adds a functional end-game, and brings lasting content that is also immediately accessible. Unfortunately, it's a little too late for me, since I've moved on to Path of Exile. Vanilla Diablo 3 i'd give a 5/10. Diablo 3 with this expansion is a solid 8/10.
  25. iceman994
    Dec 11, 2015
    10
    I love how they fixed a lot of things from Diablo 3 and always we get new contents every quater. I love this game if love farming u will have to buy this game price is only 20 € :)
  26. evilxmunkee
    Dec 7, 2015
    8
    I have to give Blizzard credit.
    They are trying. After years of continued work on the beloved Diablo franchise, they are making this game into what I had hoped it would be,
    It still sucks having online only. Its not a perfect system, but it is getting better.
    I now have hope in this franchise again!
  27. Braquiador55
    Oct 11, 2015
    9
    If you buy Diablo 3 alone, it is not worth, if you buy it with this expansion, it is a great deal. The game with the expansion is a great game, thats all. Also diablo 3 reaper of souls is in my top 10 videogames, so, you know, buy it.
  28. Krazylegs75
    Aug 26, 2015
    8
    I was very disappointed with this game at launch. The auction house completely ruined almost every aspect of the game.
    I did take over a year off and tried the expansion out. After a couple months i grew tired of the campaign.
    I have since come back to playing for about 3 weeks and am very happy with the new changes Blizzard has made, from the Greater Rifts to Bounties. I am excited to    I was very disappointed with this game at launch. The auction house completely ruined almost every aspect of the game.
    I did take over a year off and tried the expansion out. After a couple months i grew tired of the campaign.
    I have since come back to playing for about 3 weeks and am very happy with the new changes Blizzard has made, from the Greater Rifts to Bounties. I am excited to try out the new Season 4 and since the new 2.3 patch was released the game has improved significantly.
    There are still a few things that need to be improved or fixed but the game as a whole is 10 times better than it was in the first few months of release.    … Expand
  29. dinin70
    Aug 3, 2015
    8
    I just don't get how people are sooo angry with D3... I actually hardly believe they really played the game more than 10 minutes...

    I played Diablo II thousands of hours. I played Median XL Hardcore up to the point I was bored loosing 200h+ character and starting again at Act 1 with the possibility to die level 10 in the first quest... In what is Diablo 3 so sub-par? I don't see in    I just don't get how people are sooo angry with D3... I actually hardly believe they really played the game more than 10 minutes...

    I played Diablo II thousands of hours. I played Median XL Hardcore up to the point I was bored loosing 200h+ character and starting again at Act 1 with the possibility to die level 10 in the first quest...

    In what is Diablo 3 so sub-par? I don't see in any of those red dots providing any real reason.

    Let's think about it for a second...

    You cannot attribute skill points: SO WHAT? You play a Mage in D2? You put everything in Vitality and Mana and that's it. You save some points in case of a looted item requires some strenght or dexterity. Ok... Is that mineblowing experience? NO IT'S NOT, IT'S JUST USELESS.C'mon... Let's stop joking. It was just boring... Miserable argument.

    "Naaah Diablo 3 suxxxx, You only have 6 skills + 3 passive while in Diablo 2 you had so many (from F1 to F12)". You NOOBS!!!! In Diablo 2, you had 120 skill points (a bit more with the quests). If you put points here and there, you die. You had to put all the points in, guess how many skills since you can put maximum 20 points in one skill?? 6 Skills!!! Oh my God!!!!! It is less than Diablo 3... So again a miserable argument... And actually Diablo 3 skill system is much better. According to your loot you will change your skills and you actually REALLY use your 6 active skills, which is far more than Diablo 2 where you used maybe 2 or 3 active skills, the rest being passive.

    What more???? "ho it's not challenging". Ok, vanilla D3 wasn't at all. Got a point. However since the 2.2 patch it is challenging. As a Hardcore player, it really is... As in Diablo 2 Median XL, make a single mistake, you're just dead. It is as challenging as Diablo 2 Median XL, the challenge just comes a couple of 10 hours later.

    "Yeah yeah, you can choose your difficulty", but in Nephalem Rifts you cannot... And the whole point in the game is that one. Nephalem rifts, getting harder and harder, as in Diablo 2.

    "Diablo 3 is just like farming over and over". C'moooon BULL***T!!!!! Diablo 2 it was the same. With all of my friends we did hours of farming since Median XL is extremely difficult... I remember farming the Sewers in Act 2 (in Normal difficulty already...) for hours: even less rewarding than Nephalem Rifts.

    The game however is not perfect. You can play max at 4 which is really something they could avoid. You cannot trade objects, even if playing a private game. However it still makes sense, since D3 can be very challenging the affixes of the items are made so that it fits with your class. No reason to trade then. In the end, yes, you play the way Blizzard wants you to play. But I'm fine with it.

    I love opening the game when I have 20m free, opening a rift, empty it with the same adrenaline rush I had in Median XL. Kill the boss, feel relaxed, looking at the loot, optimize, shut down my computer. In this, Diablo 3 is just perfect. It reallt fitts my needs.

    Yes hardcore players play 2000h+ do rifts level 50+, but there really is place for casual gamers as I am now, as I just mentionned, you can play for 20m and go. Which something you couldn't do in Diablo 2. You start playing Diablo2, you need to play hours.    … Expand
  30. Hack
    Jun 30, 2015
    8
    Reaper of Souls is more than an expansion, it's a complete game overhaul. Virtually no aspect of the game has been left untouched and it shows when playing it, because it's absolutely fantastic. Anyone who says this is a mere DLC or "cash grab" is a fool, and probably doesn't understand the severity of some of the changes, and how they impact the game overall.

    The launch of Reaper of    Reaper of Souls is more than an expansion, it's a complete game overhaul. Virtually no aspect of the game has been left untouched and it shows when playing it, because it's absolutely fantastic. Anyone who says this is a mere DLC or "cash grab" is a fool, and probably doesn't understand the severity of some of the changes, and how they impact the game overall.

    The launch of Reaper of Souls was the smoothest I've seen in a very long time, absolutely no issues and I seamlessly transitioned into act 5 without even needing to relog. Speaking of act 5 it is by far the best act in the game, it is so beautiful and well designed I was actually in shock while playing through it.

    If you like loot (who doesn't?) Reaper of Souls is for, playing the game has never been more rewarding. With the removal of the auction house and the inclusion of BoA (Bind on Account) items you must now find all your gear yourself, no more pay to win and let me tell you, there's nothing more satisfying than actually finding that end game item you've been longing for. The new "smart loot" system helps with this, basically any item that drops has a very high chance at being a smart drop, which means the stats are tailored to the class you're currently playing. This system really helps smooth out gear progression. The new artisan the "Mystic" plays a massive role in the gearing process as well, as she allows you to change one stat on an item for a more preferable one (e.g. Life per hit to Critical Hit Damage).

    Reaper of Souls changes the way you farm, previously you would farm the same route over, and over again which was frankly, boring. This is no longer the case with the inclusion of "Adventure mode". Adventure mode offers "Bounties" and "Rifts", Bounties are like mini quests, there are 5 per act and if you complete all 5 you are rewarded with a "Horadric Cache", these caches (also known as bounty bags) contain gems, powerful legendaries and Rift fragments, which are used to open Rifts, Rifts are fully randomized dungeons with up to 10 floors. You have a progress bar which you must fill to 100% by killing monsters, when you do so a Rift Guardian will spawn, this powerful boss will drop legendary crafting materials, as well as "Blood Shards" which are used to gamble for specific item types, this gambling NPC is another new feature of Reaper of Souls.

    Another main selling point of the expansion is the new class, the Crusader. I have personally put around 200 hours into the Crusader since release and I can honestly say it's a very enjoyable class, while not perfect (resource cost and mobility issues) he is very fun to play. As well as adding a new class Blizzard have also updated all the older classes with new spells, runes and passives.

    I could go on forever about what has changed with Reaper of Souls, but all you need to know is Diablo III is now a great game, if you haven't played it in months, even years I highly suggest you re-install the game and update to the latest patch and give it a try, a lot of the improvements Reaper of Souls brings are available without purchase (just none of the major selling points). If you enjoy the game without Reaper of Souls, you will absolutely love it with. If you're a fan of the aRPG genre you can't go wrong with Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, it's the pick of the litter.    … Expand
  31. ThyCrow
    May 3, 2015
    10
    I'm just fine with the game , quite some fun.
    The game play is great so is the story ,
    just the price tag makes you think before buying.

    but its well worth it
  32. Hailer
    Apr 8, 2015
    10
    What a big RPG wraped to the easily playing game. The game take lot of time, but after that you get more and more fun especially when you find some players which are on the same line like you. I recomended HC mode because dead is the new begining and the loot system guarantee you new items and new build's are await after sudden dead. Blizzard releasing new patch with table of new contentsWhat a big RPG wraped to the easily playing game. The game take lot of time, but after that you get more and more fun especially when you find some players which are on the same line like you. I recomended HC mode because dead is the new begining and the loot system guarantee you new items and new build's are await after sudden dead. Blizzard releasing new patch with table of new contents and do the best. The game is without mounthly fee. What you more you want?… Expand
  33. whatever523
    Mar 28, 2015
    8
    MUCH better than vanilla D3. Act 5 has better areas, the story is ok and there's much more to do after you finish the story. Skills and stat points are still a mess, but I don't think we'll ever see that fixed in D3.

    They copied a ton of things from Path of Exile (enchanting items, rifts, legendary potions), but that's good, because Path of Exile has smarter developers and better game    MUCH better than vanilla D3. Act 5 has better areas, the story is ok and there's much more to do after you finish the story. Skills and stat points are still a mess, but I don't think we'll ever see that fixed in D3.

    They copied a ton of things from Path of Exile (enchanting items, rifts, legendary potions), but that's good, because Path of Exile has smarter developers and better game mechanics. Reaper of Souls is however much more polished and overall feels a bit better to play. The money they put into developing the game has to show somewhere.

    Talking about money, the addon was also way too expensive at launch (40$), but now that it's down by 50% it's a good buy. Blizzard are still greedy **** but at least they improved the game, even though the ideas weren't their own.    … Expand
  34. Jeek
    Mar 15, 2015
    8
    I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I played D3 and ROS combined 300 hours and then got bored. Sure this game isn't any MMO like WoW what you can play for thousands of hours year after year, but still that 300 hours were a lot of fun and easily worth the money. End game is pretty much only grinding bountys and rifts to get the best equipment, and when you get it there isn't much to doI enjoyed playing this game a lot. I played D3 and ROS combined 300 hours and then got bored. Sure this game isn't any MMO like WoW what you can play for thousands of hours year after year, but still that 300 hours were a lot of fun and easily worth the money. End game is pretty much only grinding bountys and rifts to get the best equipment, and when you get it there isn't much to do anymore. Start new class or change game.

    Hoping that Blizzard will add new content into game to hook me up again.    … Expand
  35. ZaurCritic
    Feb 27, 2015
    9
    The coolest game! What variety of monsters, weapons, armor! It is a pity that swing level needed for a very long time. If pumping levels will be easier, I'll be happy. The game is complicated, but interesting. Score - 9
  36. Reace14
    Feb 7, 2015
    9
    Not a lot new here... but what game play elements it rehashes, it rehashes better than anyone out there. A surprisingly good story for a genre not known for it's story telling. Being Blizzard, the presentation is top-notch as would be expected. Some folks describe this as a DLC disguised as an expansion, but that is not the case. While you may only have one new chapter, it is a VERY bigNot a lot new here... but what game play elements it rehashes, it rehashes better than anyone out there. A surprisingly good story for a genre not known for it's story telling. Being Blizzard, the presentation is top-notch as would be expected. Some folks describe this as a DLC disguised as an expansion, but that is not the case. While you may only have one new chapter, it is a VERY big chapter. I'd say larger than any of the other chapters by far. In addition a lot more content is added in the form of Adventure mode and rifts. The best ARPG on the market. Others are coming close, but Diablo is still king of the hill.… Expand
  37. Cioby
    Jan 14, 2015
    10
    I love how people complain about difficulty, then complain about having a DLC sold as an expansion. Wasn't Lord of Destruction kinda the same thing? 2 new classes and one extra level. Same thing. This expansion has brought a lot to the game, better customization, no AH (again for those complaining, I wasn't even a hardcore grinder and got back the money I payed for the game via AH), newI love how people complain about difficulty, then complain about having a DLC sold as an expansion. Wasn't Lord of Destruction kinda the same thing? 2 new classes and one extra level. Same thing. This expansion has brought a lot to the game, better customization, no AH (again for those complaining, I wasn't even a hardcore grinder and got back the money I payed for the game via AH), new gear, new game modes. I'm sorry but I don't miss the stamina system from D2, where I had to waste space for stamina potions, just so I can kinda run decently. Mostly everything in Diablo 3 is an improvement to the previous game. You complain about giving gold on AH, yet wasn't it possible to trade or just "drop items by mistake" in Diablo 2? Then you would just use your "backup" and you'd get your item back. Cheating on hardcore and everything else. Grinding on impossible immune to fire, frost,lightning,poison,physical elites in D2.
    Most of the people that complain, are hypocrites. If this game would have been released 1 year after Diablo 2, it would have been the best thing ever and nothing would compare to the high expectations of the next game. It's not perfect, but as a player of Diablo 1 and 2, this is the best in the series.    … Expand
  38. kresa3333
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    Diablo is fun and addictive game and with the new expension most of the issues has been fixed, I would say its worth its box price, and having free content updates every few monthes is a nice bonus for a B2P game. But its not for everyone and if you looking for D2 old school style , there is a good chance you wont like it.
  39. WarcraftAwesome
    Nov 20, 2014
    10
    Diablo was a wonderfully designed masterpiece by Blizzard Entertainment. I would recommend this game to most, if not all of my friends as it gives a sense of fun and entertainment. Reaper of Souls has definitely added a whole new aspect of the game as well as potential development of the game's excellent plot.
  40. MacrosTheBlack
    Nov 19, 2014
    9
    A vast improvement over the completely broken original release. Rarely any technical issues anymore and loot is much better thought out and the auction house mercifully removed. It's now restored to being a game that's about finding loot, rather than being a market simulator.

    Still not quite as good as diablo 2 was, but pretty damn close!
  41. BigDegs29
    Nov 12, 2014
    10
    It's a shame the original release has saddled this game with such a negative score, because as the game stands today it's a masterpiece. I was looking for a game just as addicting as Diablo 2, but with improvements across the board. While I was dismayed by it's original state, I can happily say post-patches and post-expansion it is everything I wanted and more. Even as it was in it'sIt's a shame the original release has saddled this game with such a negative score, because as the game stands today it's a masterpiece. I was looking for a game just as addicting as Diablo 2, but with improvements across the board. While I was dismayed by it's original state, I can happily say post-patches and post-expansion it is everything I wanted and more. Even as it was in it's original state I would have given it a 7/10, so it's obvious that those giving it below a "4" have the typical "gamer butt hurt syndrome". Some gamers have no sense of responsibility and just want to rag on a decent game because of one or two mistakes. Disgusting. In this day and age people listen to those reviews and act accordingly. Why bother posting an inaccurate review?

    This game as it stands today is highly addicting, fast-paced, loot-gathering fun. The only thing I missed was not being able to assign attribute points, but I understand the reasoning behind taking it away. Thank god finally everyone gets their own loot drops! That was my major gripe about Diablo 2.

    Any fan of Diablo games needs to pick this up...now! And everyone else should strongly consider giving it a try.    … Expand
  42. Zero187
    Nov 10, 2014
    9
    Well, this game started out at a solid 0 back at release and has managed its way to work up to an 8 or 9 in my book. They got rid of the Auction Houses and made gear more like WoW where you have to work for it and can't simply trade with randoms. Before, all you needed was money to get good but now you need time and skill. Luck is important too, but with blood shards you can gamble for theWell, this game started out at a solid 0 back at release and has managed its way to work up to an 8 or 9 in my book. They got rid of the Auction Houses and made gear more like WoW where you have to work for it and can't simply trade with randoms. Before, all you needed was money to get good but now you need time and skill. Luck is important too, but with blood shards you can gamble for the item slot you want, so I can get 1-2 of the item I'm looking for per week if I play a few hours a day. After 2-3 weeks, I usually end up with a Best in Slot version of that item. A lot of people don't have that sort of patience, but I enjoy the game and the time I've put in has given me tons of enjoyment.

    Also, with the addition of "Greater Rifts" and Leaderboard, it doesn't feel like you're pointlessly grinding for loot anymore. Now you can actually push yourself to higher grift levels and aim to make it to the top 1000 for your class. I recently beat a 37 grift which puts me at about #300 overall in the US for barbs. And the challenge of improving and beating the next level grift keeps me wanting to play more and look for better upgrades. And the legendary gems + hellfire amulet are more cool item additions if you get bored of (g)rifts. Lots to do, you just have to figure out the most efficient ways of doing them.

    So yea, if you're looking for an awesome RPG with TONS of sweet loot and lots of classes and builds to play with, look no further. Yes, there are some cookie-cutter builds that seem to perform the best for some classes, but every item is unique so everyone's going to have different variations of the build in the end. Also, some classes can be a lot more fun than others. I love my barb to death whereas DH seemed boring, so make sure you research the classes before investing in one!

    PS - The game doesn't really become enjoyable until max level. No one enjoys the plane ride, but it's usually worth the wait :)    … Expand
  43. sjenner
    Oct 31, 2014
    8
    Awesome fun after Blizzard did away with auction house. Game is addicting with amazing graphics and gameplay. It is pretty short and I finished Diablo 3 ROS in less than 30 hours of game play so thats my only complaint as not enough challenge to beat game jn Expert Mode. Crusader class sucks way to weak a character but Witch Doctor is awesome and great fun to play! I am looking forward toAwesome fun after Blizzard did away with auction house. Game is addicting with amazing graphics and gameplay. It is pretty short and I finished Diablo 3 ROS in less than 30 hours of game play so thats my only complaint as not enough challenge to beat game jn Expert Mode. Crusader class sucks way to weak a character but Witch Doctor is awesome and great fun to play! I am looking forward to playing it with Torment mode and adventure mode. The cut scene movies are top notch and add a lot of great flavor to the game play.… Expand
  44. AndyPatterson96
    Oct 26, 2014
    8
    Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is a terrific hack 'n' slash dungeon crawler with an addictive loot system and practically endless replay-ability thanks to heaps of content and excellent couch co-op.
  45. Kaprawiec
    Oct 17, 2014
    9
    Just finished my D3 review. So what changed since first D3 release back in 2012? (base score 7)
    Pros:
    + Loot seems a bit better, more varied (hell im not sure this should be added to pros, this is core aspect of the game so it had to be improved in expansion) + Quest modes, bonus act and a bit more things to do (again im not sure this is really pros, same reason) So we got 8/10 now.    Just finished my D3 review. So what changed since first D3 release back in 2012? (base score 7)
    Pros:
    + Loot seems a bit better, more varied (hell im not sure this should be added to pros, this is core aspect of the game so it had to be improved in expansion)
    + Quest modes, bonus act and a bit more things to do (again im not sure this is really pros, same reason)
    So we got 8/10 now. But...
    Cons:
    - Story - its just awful. Just like the Diablo 3 story which i didnt mentioned in my D3 review. Who wrote this crap - this was supposed to be a joke right?
    - No auction house - DAAAMN if something is broken - fix it, dont remove it! Gameplay was broken at day 1 so maybe You should remove it to? - 1 point
    - Cant trade items with friends - 0,5 point
    - Expansion which improves game in some aspects, making it bad in others and being overpriced? We should get this all without moving AH at launch of D3. - 1 point
    - still no decent PVP - 1 point
    - time for biggest downside: game is SHALLOW. Run through some random dungeon (no matter if its rift or some act in story mode). Get some random loot, and beat hundreds of mobs. Its mindless fun but when Youll turn off the game...Youll completly forget about who You killed and how You did it. Sure You get better items and do stuff a lot faster. So what? There's no feeling of great adventure. No cool story to reveal at the end of the day. AND FINALLY!!! THE GAME DOESNT REQUIRE ANY SKILL FROM THE PLAYER. You must just waste lots of time to get better items. THATS ALL THERE IS TO IT. You arent any better at this game than the player whos just instaling this. I know in h&s skill never was that important, but You learned the system and could make some mistakes adding atributes/choosing skills. This game is just idiotproof and as noob friendly as it could possibly be. I loved the feeling from games like quake, when after playing couple hundreds of hours in multiplayer i just wasted noobs. I was like armageddon for them when i joined games online.

    Overall - this game gets solid 5/10 from me. It really is quite fun. But its as good as Cola is. When You drink it, it seems perfectly fine but give Your body nothing but empty callories and get You one step closer to grave. But ill probably drink some cola in the future, just like waste some time on this stupid game. But who knows? Maybe ill get smarter...    … Expand
  46. NicoleWatson
    Oct 14, 2014
    9
    Getting rid of Jay Wilson as game director looks like it has paid off. vanilla Diablo3 was ok. However, after Jay Wilson was replaced several key game mechanics were vastly improved. With this expansion fans of the Diablo series are finally getting the Diablo they want. Diablo 3 goes from being barely "ok" to being a great game with this expansion pack. Blizzard's "feedback loop" withGetting rid of Jay Wilson as game director looks like it has paid off. vanilla Diablo3 was ok. However, after Jay Wilson was replaced several key game mechanics were vastly improved. With this expansion fans of the Diablo series are finally getting the Diablo they want. Diablo 3 goes from being barely "ok" to being a great game with this expansion pack. Blizzard's "feedback loop" with its fan base improves the core Diablo 3 game play experience. Blizzard's expansion packs always make their games so much better. Reaper of Souls is no different.… Expand
  47. gerszom
    Oct 10, 2014
    9
    RoS showed Diablo how it should be from the beginning. Really enjoyable and amazing. Now grinding and looting have sense. Rifts and bounties changed it a lot. It is yet really worth playing.
  48. plato666
    Oct 1, 2014
    10
    Never before have I got so excited about a game and I was not disappointed.Diablo 3 has been around a fare few months now but reaper of the rather large expansion is just insane.the maps huge the gold immense the quest for items is never ending but great fun.I get bored really easy and I tell you what not playing this game and the bonus is you get to play coop and its great fun. At theNever before have I got so excited about a game and I was not disappointed.Diablo 3 has been around a fare few months now but reaper of the rather large expansion is just insane.the maps huge the gold immense the quest for items is never ending but great fun.I get bored really easy and I tell you what not playing this game and the bonus is you get to play coop and its great fun. At the moment you can get Reaper of Souls for £24.99 at game and I promise it will be the best investment you will make,at least this year.… Expand
  49. Battledoge
    Sep 23, 2014
    9
    Diablo III was a mess. The auction house was an abomination. I quickly got bored with it and didnt play for several months. Reaper of souls came out and I didnt immediately bite. I played the post ROS patch with classic diablo III and noticed a huge increase in loot drop. After seeing the gear my friends were getting at level 70, I had to get it. I played again for a couple months and gotDiablo III was a mess. The auction house was an abomination. I quickly got bored with it and didnt play for several months. Reaper of souls came out and I didnt immediately bite. I played the post ROS patch with classic diablo III and noticed a huge increase in loot drop. After seeing the gear my friends were getting at level 70, I had to get it. I played again for a couple months and got bored again quickly. With the new 2.1 patch however, something about this game is different. ITS ADDICTIVE. I have well over 150 paid other games throughout origin, steam, and battle.net and I keep finding myself coming back to Diablo III. The new season ranked ladder aspect is fun, granted its not something i'm super interested in. One thing i like about seasonal is that its a fresh start. you've gotta train up your jewelcrafter, blacksmith and enchanter again, find all new gear etc. There is also seasonal only gear that you can only get if you start a new seasonal character. What this means is that every new season new gear will be introduced, so always fresh content. Cant wait to see what blizzard does with this title in the future. Its def a step in the right direction from a terribly disgusting start with the original diablo III.… Expand
  50. Ghoster
    Sep 18, 2014
    9
    First of all, I'm not big fan of hack & slash games. I had PC version, but only finished Act I because controls was bad and story not too good. On PS4 version only story is same and with that not too good. Everything else is perfect in this game. Controls are made best possible, gameplay smooth, running without FPS problems. This is probably 1st H&S game I'll play more than 1 playthrough ever!
  51. Mstango
    Sep 16, 2014
    9
    Finally it feel like a Diablo game, this is the expansion pack does the game a lot of favors, better balancing, fun new character, great new area with creative foes and even a nice hint at the return of the series favorite “The Necromancer”. The closing of the action house seems to do as much good as ill, ultimately it feels like it came down to blizzard not being unable to handle it.Finally it feel like a Diablo game, this is the expansion pack does the game a lot of favors, better balancing, fun new character, great new area with creative foes and even a nice hint at the return of the series favorite “The Necromancer”. The closing of the action house seems to do as much good as ill, ultimately it feels like it came down to blizzard not being unable to handle it. Even if some of said the good comes from free patches it's still worth getting and if you can get a combo pack all the better.… Expand
  52. SmartHand
    Sep 10, 2014
    10
    What a surprise ! The game is so enjoyable to play and watch
    Graphically it's gorgeous and finally never tired to restart a mission in multiplayer
    It's really a great addon or Blizzard really listened to players !
  53. BillyBobBeavis
    Aug 31, 2014
    9
    I bought Diablo 3 when it first came out, found it lacking, and never went back to it. However, Reaper of Souls introduces something called "adventure mode". Adventure mode is a deliberate attempt to make the game appeal more to D2 fans. The original game had the player stuck to what is now called the "story mode". The story mode is linear and full of plot barriers, which is somethingI bought Diablo 3 when it first came out, found it lacking, and never went back to it. However, Reaper of Souls introduces something called "adventure mode". Adventure mode is a deliberate attempt to make the game appeal more to D2 fans. The original game had the player stuck to what is now called the "story mode". The story mode is linear and full of plot barriers, which is something D2 never was. Adventure mode throws those plot barriers out the window and gives the player the freedom to bounce around Diablo 3's world at will to accomplish an array of tasks. You can complete the tasks or just go where you like. There's also this new thing called "nephalem rifts". When a boss drops a "rift key" you can use it to go to a randomly generated, never ending dungeon! It's awesome! All these people saying that Reaper of Souls is just a patch haven't played it enough. It's a huge improvement.… Expand
  54. FuzzyPuppy
    Aug 25, 2014
    9
    An improvement over the "vanilla" version. Items are useful, (generally) action is fast, satisfying killing monsters...etc. My one criticism is Blizzard is doing a fair amount of "hand holding" here with "smart-loot" and guaranteed drops.
  55. NMan7496
    Aug 6, 2014
    10
    I would like to start out by saying that after having logged about 200 hrs on ROS alone, I am still playing the game. The loot 2.0 is an amazing addition to an already great game, in vanilla D3 I was one of the people who got most of their legendarys from the auction house, but now I have a sufficient amount of legendarys coupled with very good rare gear that plays to my character'sI would like to start out by saying that after having logged about 200 hrs on ROS alone, I am still playing the game. The loot 2.0 is an amazing addition to an already great game, in vanilla D3 I was one of the people who got most of their legendarys from the auction house, but now I have a sufficient amount of legendarys coupled with very good rare gear that plays to my character's strengths.

    The removal of the AH/RMAH is another reason that I love the expansion. I personally thought that with the RMAH made the game biased towards people who had money to drop on the game, and as someone who is just out of high school, that person is not me.

    I will admit that the vanilla game had some weak points to it. The difficulty levels is a great example, I am sure that most of us have tried to power level your Paragon Levels on Inferno 10 and it either took 10 minutes to kill one encounter or you died within 2 seconds of entering the area. The fact that in ROS that I can run the game on Master with a new character and be an appropriate level to kill the final boss of the Act without dying an obscene amount of times (I'm talking about you Belial) really appealed to me.

    What astonishes me about other reviews of this game is how they are based on a couple hours played at a friends house and not extensive play, so to those reviewers: actual beat the game from start to finish before whining about it and calling it a bad game.

    I am going to finish with this, to those of you who are going to think when they read this, that I'm just another fanboy who is constantly optimistic about how this game will get better, stop now because yes I am a fan of the Diablo series, I have beaten all three games with every character, but I like this game, it holds up to the Diablo legacy of being the King of Hack'n'Slash games. It was well worth the $40 and I will get hours more of enjoyment out of it.

    PS: IT'S NOT DIABLO 2, IT WILL NEVER BE DIABLO 2 SO SHUT UP ABOUT IT.    … Expand
  56. Rakim
    Jul 25, 2014
    9
    Great Game compared to the launch of D3, Removal of the Real Money & Gold auction house was a step in the right direction, The introduction of rifts and bounties is great along with the changes to difficulty settings. Patch 2.1 gives me a reason to start a hardcore character with the addition to the ladder system with season specific legendaries.
    The game is heading in the right    Great Game compared to the launch of D3, Removal of the Real Money & Gold auction house was a step in the right direction, The introduction of rifts and bounties is great along with the changes to difficulty settings. Patch 2.1 gives me a reason to start a hardcore character with the addition to the ladder system with season specific legendaries.
    The game is heading in the right direction, Still needs a "real" form of Player vs Player, the brawling system is terrible and was rushed in since blizzard promised Player vs Player at launch of Diablo 3, however I'd rather wait for a viable solution to that, I think the game NEEDS some form of trading/bartering system, similar to D2 minus all the item duping, I'm hoping the Bind to Account is just a temporary thing until they can create a viable trading system and form of Player vs Player. Overall the games heading in the right direction.    … Expand
  57. Arcaroxx
    Jul 18, 2014
    8
    Yes, D3 was a wreck. A big wreck. People cried, people whined, and so, when they saw the game was getting an expansion, they told to themselves: ''Its gonna be **** Blind fools. This is why the expansion has so many bad reviews. I mean for **** sake...so many zeros...A zero means an unplayable game...People compare it to D2 LoD, but thats like comparing a small sculpture to the Statue ofYes, D3 was a wreck. A big wreck. People cried, people whined, and so, when they saw the game was getting an expansion, they told to themselves: ''Its gonna be **** Blind fools. This is why the expansion has so many bad reviews. I mean for **** sake...so many zeros...A zero means an unplayable game...People compare it to D2 LoD, but thats like comparing a small sculpture to the Statue of Liberty...Blizzard knew and saw that D3 was **** and they fixed it by releasing patches and this expansion. Adventure mode is really fun and provides long playtime every day, and the Act V is amusing and full of good moments. It is quite short though (3 to 4 hours I'd say). This expansion is a good heal on the enourmous D3 wounds, and I hope the blind fools will see the light one day. Because Blizzard are slowly bringin that light...(JUST BRING ****IN PVP!)… Expand
  58. Shadow007
    Jul 15, 2014
    10
    I held off writing this review until I had played all of the new content and let it sink in over time. True it is that what you get is one new Act, 10 more levels and one new character (Loot 2.0 is not a Reaper of Souls addition) but there is nothing to fault in what is provided. It is an exceptionally good add-on. You cannot fault it. Well worth it.
  59. Knightpt
    Jul 4, 2014
    8
    Game is realy fun after a hard days' work just wanting to mindless kill stuff for rewards and have some fun. Gameplay-wise it's near perfect of what the genre should be, even tough i still think that there are too few abilities to be used at the same time, feels too limited at times. It does force you to pick things and that adds to the game diversity, but perhaps 1-2 more active slotsGame is realy fun after a hard days' work just wanting to mindless kill stuff for rewards and have some fun. Gameplay-wise it's near perfect of what the genre should be, even tough i still think that there are too few abilities to be used at the same time, feels too limited at times. It does force you to pick things and that adds to the game diversity, but perhaps 1-2 more active slots would be nicer.

    The worst part of the game is in fact the story. Very short, very cliché. I do understand that the game is more about dungeon looting and kill stuff, but blizzard should be able to do much more than a 5 hours campaign mode :(

    All in all, a good fun game, but could be MUCHHHHHH better.    … Expand
  60. nurman
    Jul 2, 2014
    9
    A great ARPG which has fixed the flaws present in the original D3 release and to an extent, ones in D2. The only reason I did not give it a 10 was because of always online, average music and bah plot. Compared to Torchlights, other Diablo games, Path of Exile and few others, D3 is realistically the strongest.
  61. GreyCritic
    Jun 29, 2014
    10
    All those who said that the game is bad, not worth the money developer is asking, did not have proper PvP system, is hypocrites. They can't stand the changes where new edges going. Me personally is hardcore Diablo 2 fan, i was playing so many hours into endless battles against hordes of Baal, Diablo and Mephisto that i even can't count now, but i accept the change. Game become more casual,All those who said that the game is bad, not worth the money developer is asking, did not have proper PvP system, is hypocrites. They can't stand the changes where new edges going. Me personally is hardcore Diablo 2 fan, i was playing so many hours into endless battles against hordes of Baal, Diablo and Mephisto that i even can't count now, but i accept the change. Game become more casual, more friendly to users. What bad all says about it? Always online drm - 90% of all who play diablo 2 where always playing online (ladder/non ladder). High price? Tell this to such greedy masters of endless dlc as EA, Squer Enix, and Sega, and others.
    Over all game has its bad sides. As all games do. In current state game is 8/10 (still no proper pvp), but cus of all you who complain about everything, i give 10.    … Expand
  62. Laice31
    Jun 26, 2014
    10
    This is *exactly* what Diablo 3 needed. Reaper of Souls, with the removal of the auction house and the addition of adventure mode, and updates to the loot drop, finally makes Diablo 3 what it was always meant to be!
  63. Visko
    Jun 24, 2014
    8
    Reaper of Souls was undoubtedly a gross improvement on the original game. A complete revamping nearly took place it feels and it seems whoever is now working on this game is taking it in a whole new and much more proper direction. That being said however, it possesses its flaws such as Hardcore still affected by and nearly dependent on network stability, and it seems they're overall slowlyReaper of Souls was undoubtedly a gross improvement on the original game. A complete revamping nearly took place it feels and it seems whoever is now working on this game is taking it in a whole new and much more proper direction. That being said however, it possesses its flaws such as Hardcore still affected by and nearly dependent on network stability, and it seems they're overall slowly improving their capabilities with this game though.

    Without getting into too much detail I can say where I would've rated Diablo III somewhere 4 or below, I feel comfortable giving Reaper of Souls a good 8. It would have been 7 had I not seen the Seasons preview. Their direction seems promising.    … Expand
  64. JohnWitten
    Jun 8, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [Condensed]

    Reaper of Souls isn’t the only reason that this expansion is pulled off as well- no, the rest of the success can easily be attributed to the changes in the loot system, paragons, and general refinement of class and ability skillsets. The best thing about the additional insight added by the paragon system is that even if you’ve met the cap for leveling with certain characters they can still evolve beyond that, similar almost to Skyrim’s legendary skills and perks system which resets things and adjusts them with the points you’ve earned as you wish. This does also really help as far as spotting legendary items and other rarities go- whereas you’d barely ever encounter them in the original game, in the expansion you’re more “lucky” and able to completely avoid former auction house woes and quick, impulsive cash-ins as well. Thank goodness for that.

    Several other core elements of the gameplay have been changed or redone as well. Crafting and cooking up special recipes- legendary or otherwise, have really been revamped as well. All in all, Reaper of Souls is the expansion we all didn’t know that we wanted, or needed, to get the game back and kicking again. Now, once everything is out on consoles, we’ll have a chance to see how it transcribes to there.

    Concept: New gameplay modes, new battles, and new, new ways to enjoy yourself in a demon and monster slaying romp through Hell and it’s outer corridors.

    Graphics: The overall looks remain the same but most areas looks fresh and even the recycled ones aren’t too much of a killer thing to look at.

    Sounds: All of the best, interesting soundwork from the core game makes a return here- whether you’re banging monstrous heads together or picking up a plethora of gold and loot lying around. It sounds good. It feels good. It is good.

    Playability: The controls are fairly easy to grasp and the menus easy to glean information from in order to scatter attribute points and assign upgrades as necessary.

    Entertainment: Oh yeah- it’s more good stuff. Enjoy it. Embrace it.

    Replay Value: High.

    Overall Score: 9.25    … Expand
  65. son1que
    Jun 6, 2014
    10
    kakoy nahuy 87 ballov? vi hot' sami igrali, 'critiki'?
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  66. Fonzy
    May 28, 2014
    10
    I'll be honest, I understand a lot of the hate the initial release of D3 got - didn't agree with it, but I understood a lot of points people were making.

    The hate for this expansion, though? Totally unfounded. I guess there are rabid anti-fanboys just as much as there are fanboys. Loot 2.0 and adventure mode have saved the entire title and turned it into something that's a lot of    I'll be honest, I understand a lot of the hate the initial release of D3 got - didn't agree with it, but I understood a lot of points people were making.

    The hate for this expansion, though? Totally unfounded. I guess there are rabid anti-fanboys just as much as there are fanboys. Loot 2.0 and adventure mode have saved the entire title and turned it into something that's a lot of fun to play and given it loads of replay value. I keep thinking, "Ah, I'll take a break from D3 and play something else", only finding myself clicking the Battlenet icon half an hour later to go kill some monsters.

    People are saying Act V is a little short. It is, if you play straight through and don't do any of the side dungeons. There's certainly no mandatory endless Bloody Foothills battlefield, like in D2 Act V, but I personally found that area to be gratuitously long.

    The only real knock I have on this game over all is that the character building feels like it lacks something. While I always detested the D1 and D2 systems of just dumping endless stat points into one area or another and appreciate the effort Blizzard put in to trying to make that feel less mindless with the new Paragon system, it still feels like it's not enough and that every level 70 Crusader is going to wind up being basically the same.

    Overall, I would say this expansion is an 8/10, but I'm giving it a 10 because I feel like all the 0s are from people who are still seething from the original game and didn't give this one a chance. I think in the long run, this game will be one of the classics everyone comes back to in time, just like D2 was.    … Expand
  67. Goods
    May 25, 2014
    8
    The sound is good, and The graphic is good too. but There are no interesting contents. Today, Many games have their personal contents. For example, good and funny gamestory make user gameholic and game developer try to make not-boring-game. Diablo2 is the best game at that time. Sound, graphic, storyline, personality, every this is good. but now the time is changed. It can't satisflyingThe sound is good, and The graphic is good too. but There are no interesting contents. Today, Many games have their personal contents. For example, good and funny gamestory make user gameholic and game developer try to make not-boring-game. Diablo2 is the best game at that time. Sound, graphic, storyline, personality, every this is good. but now the time is changed. It can't satisflying user's demend.This age, Emotional enjoying is more important than eye's. Gameuser want to the game fulfill their emotional and physical satisflying. That's called Addiction.… Expand
  68. Tib3rian
    May 23, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Expansion Reaper of Souls brings a lot of system changes, that makes more sense, fix the core problems and gave the game order. Like itemization, loot 2.0, extended paragon, and new end-game Adventure mode. Also there is more content for players, like better and more legendaries, new skills and rebalanced old, new awesome class Crusader, very well done 5 akt and Adventure mod. Which is very fun and various. This all makes game more fun and customizable, there are more exiting builds, and zooming much more to satisfying item-hunting than vanila. That`s exactly what players want. This game have problems and will have the problems, but today, we are really somewhere else brothers and sisters.. Finally! I gave a 10, cause this Expansion brings good things to core mechanics and add very much and good content. There is no as rich as this.… Expand
  69. reijison
    May 22, 2014
    10
    Great launch, lots of fun, great post launch support. Huge amount of fixes after original launch and the game is fantastic. Many hours of game play put in. Got my monies worth.
  70. IntelligntGamer
    May 19, 2014
    9
    Great expansion to a great game. Read my full review at Intelligent Gamer, here; http://intelligentgamer.org/2014/05/14/review-diablo-3-reaper-of-souls/
  71. Zarniwooop
    May 7, 2014
    8
    At this time, its a good game.

    Standing on it's own, I'd give it a 9. As a sequel to Diablo II, it's somewhat disappointing. The action and graphics are much better. The sound is better, but not as good as Diablo 1. The skill system is much less complicated and much less interesting. The BIGGEST problem - itemization. Granted, it took Diablo 2 years to become truly awesome    At this time, its a good game.

    Standing on it's own, I'd give it a 9.

    As a sequel to Diablo II, it's somewhat disappointing.

    The action and graphics are much better.
    The sound is better, but not as good as Diablo 1.
    The skill system is much less complicated and much less interesting.

    The BIGGEST problem - itemization. Granted, it took Diablo 2 years to become truly awesome in this respect. But, this is a sequel. You already supposedly learned these lessons. Unfortunately, they brought the game down to the least common denominator and it is just a killer in the itemization area.

    If you have never played a diablo game, you will enjoy this without a feeling of "this isn't as good as it should have been" and you can adjust the score to a 9. A real 9, not a game industry review site 9.

    If you are a long-time Diablo fan, you probably already own this game. But, in case you haven't, I give this an 8. And since I AM an old time Diablo player, this is the score I will record. Nice execution and the wrong designer for the job (assuming the job was to make a better game and not just garner more money).    … Expand
  72. Darkmark
    May 7, 2014
    9
    I guess haters are gonna keep on hating... It's a great expansion though. The Fifth act was awesome and pretty long, just like I had hoped for. The New Abillites are nice and the Crusader is pretty cool. And the changes to the loot system are very much a welcome addition to the game :-)
    Honestly there's not anything negative to say about this expansion, unless you're a hater.
  73. Whippyice
    May 7, 2014
    9
    An excellent way to take the series, removing the RMAH (real money auction house) from the game has boosted the community interaction back to where i would expect a Blizz game to be, the new 5th chapter is brilliant and the streets of westmarch feel haunting and full of danger, the updated loot system is, adventure mode really opens the map up and brings you closer to somethingAn excellent way to take the series, removing the RMAH (real money auction house) from the game has boosted the community interaction back to where i would expect a Blizz game to be, the new 5th chapter is brilliant and the streets of westmarch feel haunting and full of danger, the updated loot system is, adventure mode really opens the map up and brings you closer to something entertaining at end game rather than feeling like there was nothing more you could achieve,… Expand
  74. lgndsgn
    May 6, 2014
    9
    I will start off by saying I have not played either of the previous Diablo games, and that this is a review of Diablo 3 & RoS together, as I purchased the bundle for $60.

    Starting with the bad... The reason I give it a 9 instead of a 10 is the story and voice acting. The voice acting is either good, or it's awful. I've enjoyed the voice acting for the wizard a lot. It fits the    I will start off by saying I have not played either of the previous Diablo games, and that this is a review of Diablo 3 & RoS together, as I purchased the bundle for $60.

    Starting with the bad... The reason I give it a 9 instead of a 10 is the story and voice acting. The voice acting is either good, or it's awful. I've enjoyed the voice acting for the wizard a lot. It fits the character and protagonist role excellently. Deckard Cain, Leah, most of the demons/angels... far too cheesy for my tastes. I feel that the Diablo lore is actually quite good, as well as the core of the story. However, it's execution (pacing, dialogue, character development) that falls flat. I did enjoy hearing my follower talk every once in a while. The story could have used more wit and subtleties. And there is too much dialogue that repeats the same ideas, becoming tiresome. Many times I was able to predict the story far in advance simply because of the voice acting and dialogue (and I hate that). It seems to have been written at a 6th grade reading level (though this is understandable).

    That said, the gameplay is absolutely superb. Again, having not played Diablo 2 I cannot comment on the differences, but I feel like the difficulty is just perfect on Expert, which is the only difficulty I've played. There are many times where I've had to use quite a bit of strategy to defeat certain elites. At other times it is mindless hack-n-slash fun, and that dichotomy is what I find so endearing. I may be surrounded by hordes of monsters and one mouse click destroys them all, yet immediately preceding this I could be wiped out by a teleporting arcane orb slinging elite, and the fact that you can never be sure when they will show up requires you to be prepared, and even then you may have to use some strategy or you will die. But overall it is not a strategy game, and it was never meant to be.

    Weapons, armor, and skills can drastically change the play of the game. It's really fun to see what combinations/builds you can come up with that are most effective. This in itself, is a large part of the game. I can see how you could either hate this or love it, but I love it.

    The music throughout is good, but I have to say that the music in Act V is the best I've heard so far. So no complaints here. The sound effects are also very well done.

    The backgrounds and art style of the game is beautiful, yet I wish there were more pronounced effects, such as hard rains, and whooshing winds, trash blowing through streets, lights flickering, etc.

    So that's my 2 cents. I've had fun and I feel that I have gotten my money's worth. And this is from only playing as the wizard class, and I have yet to play with RoS only features like Adventure Mode and Rifts. What can I say, I suppose I'm easy to please compared to many other reviewers on here.    … Expand
  75. Reinth
    May 5, 2014
    9
    It's plain to see that Blizzard is improving their game to what the community wants, people are complaining that the new expansion is more of a patch, but they aren't including the fact that there are two new game play modes on top of an entirely revamped loot system, only one new class was added and a new act, but even when comparing this to Diablo 2 expansion which everyone seems to haveIt's plain to see that Blizzard is improving their game to what the community wants, people are complaining that the new expansion is more of a patch, but they aren't including the fact that there are two new game play modes on top of an entirely revamped loot system, only one new class was added and a new act, but even when comparing this to Diablo 2 expansion which everyone seems to have forgotten was just a new act, slightly changed loot system, and two new classes.

    Blizzard is on a new path which is closely related to the communities needs, it's not perfect, but it's definitely not in the state that the original Diablo 3 was on release.    … Expand
  76. faceless-1
    May 5, 2014
    8
    This is the game that Diablo 3 should have been at release. Successor of D2 with a lot of improvements and great game play. It is funny that Diablo 2 was not as good as Diablo 1 until its Exp. Lord of Destruction. This is Exp. of LoD quality and way better than hearth of the swarm SC 2 got.

    The only let down is the worst online lag i ever experienced. I really dont understand how it is    This is the game that Diablo 3 should have been at release. Successor of D2 with a lot of improvements and great game play. It is funny that Diablo 2 was not as good as Diablo 1 until its Exp. Lord of Destruction. This is Exp. of LoD quality and way better than hearth of the swarm SC 2 got.

    The only let down is the worst online lag i ever experienced. I really dont understand how it is possible that Starcraft 2 got good servers and Diablo 3 servers are total **** when D3 is ONLINE only game. The ping goes from 35 ms to absurd 1000+ ms and keep jumping dooring the game, i mean wtf??    … Expand
  77. Funnytom
    May 4, 2014
    8
    I played ~40 hours of the original D3, and I must say that I was interested in seeing where Blizzard chose to take the game in Reaper of Souls (RoS), and overall while there are some positive changes which have been made they really haven't done enough to give D3 the classic status which its predecessors now enjoy. Onto my main points about the game:

    The main changes which were made    I played ~40 hours of the original D3, and I must say that I was interested in seeing where Blizzard chose to take the game in Reaper of Souls (RoS), and overall while there are some positive changes which have been made they really haven't done enough to give D3 the classic status which its predecessors now enjoy. Onto my main points about the game:

    The main changes which were made from standard D3 were increasing the max level cap, adding a new class, adding a new act, changing the way items drop, and adding a new "adventure" game mode. I personally have had some issues with finding others to play with in the game's story mode and at lower levels, making the game a bit lonely compared to what I am used to in vanilla D3.

    Increasing the max level cap had the effect of making all of a characters items from pre RoS obsolete, making all previous items obsolete once you hit level cap; this feels annoying in particular if you got badass items from the auction house, but after playing for a while you do get over it (well I did at least). Hand in hand with this is the changes to the drop rates, which have made finding upgrades for your character much easier, as items which drop are much more likely to be usable for which character you are playing. There is also a major increase to the drop rate of unique items, meaning that you will actually see some drop on a regular basis, and the addition of the mystic's ability to customize an enchantment on an item is also very welcome.

    For me the biggest change is adventure mode and the increase to the number of events in the game world, which gives you a real incentive to travel throughout the game world and do the many of the most fun activities which the game has to offer. This stands as a vastly superior endgame to vanilla D3's grind act 3 for loot, and for me is the largest improvement on the original. One gripe I have is the enemy density, which appears to have been reduced from the changes made in previous patches.

    The plot for the new act V is of the standard which you would expect from the original D3 (so not terrible but nothing to write home about), and the game has exactly zero surprises for you in terms of the larger story, and really has no success in making you give a damn about the events which are taking place in the world. There are some sidequests at the start of act V which have you actually interacting with civilians and guards outside of town, which is a welcome change from the standard of monsters out of town, everyone else in town, but (aside from one notable exception) they have no bearing on any other part of the game. There is also a bit more back story for all of your followers, which gives them some much needed depth.

    Overall RoS is an improvement on the original D3, though there are still fundamental problems with the game which will reduce the game's re-playability (for me at least) in the longer term.    … Expand
  78. awais142
    May 4, 2014
    9
    So the top critic reviewer rates the game 10/10 (no flaws at all) says:

    "This is the game that should have come out two years ago, and while it’s sad that we didn’t have it then, it’s great to enjoy right now. " Funny how he says the game is supposed to be like that on release, yet him and the rest of the mindless sheep are forgetting it should of been released like that, so why pay    So the top critic reviewer rates the game 10/10 (no flaws at all) says:

    "This is the game that should have come out two years ago, and while it’s sad that we didn’t have it then, it’s great to enjoy right now. "

    Funny how he says the game is supposed to be like that on release, yet him and the rest of the mindless sheep are forgetting it should of been released like that, so why pay 40 dollars for something that should of been expected right away at launch? Go ahead and exaggerate, saying the game is perfected now, it really hasnt, its improved of course but its not worth 40 and it isnt re-defining the game in a way to rate it 10/10. If you love this game so much, atleast have the balls to be honest and state the flaws.    … Expand
  79. Bigboy0007
    Apr 25, 2014
    9
    An improved Diablo. The game is now enjoyable at high levels (loot actually drops that can upgrade your current gear), and adventure mode takes away the mundane repetition of the campaign. Anybody saying "one char and raised level cap for $40? Madness!" should really take a look back at every WoW expansion that has ever been released. While I agree it is a bit steep, I have personallyAn improved Diablo. The game is now enjoyable at high levels (loot actually drops that can upgrade your current gear), and adventure mode takes away the mundane repetition of the campaign. Anybody saying "one char and raised level cap for $40? Madness!" should really take a look back at every WoW expansion that has ever been released. While I agree it is a bit steep, I have personally already sank about 70 hours into it, so it's cost me about 50pence an hour to play and I'm nowhere near stopping. If you aren't willing to pay it, don't buy it. If you have the money, it will be an improvement you shouldn't deny.

    (Also, looking at the review score distribution vs overall user score, you can tell that to bring it down to yellow, virtually all red reviews must be 0. Anybody who gives a game 0 is just being a child, and is clearly not giving the game a fair score. No game is 0/10.)    … Expand
  80. X0R
    Apr 18, 2014
    9
    Great improvements to the game, but it's kind of lame nowadays you have to pay for an expansion to FIX the original game you bought. Ah well, I'm a happy camper now - Reaper makes me play for several hours before needing a break, reminds me more of legacy Diablo. Looting is great, crafting is entertaining and overall gameplay is fun.
  81. Saefir
    Apr 13, 2014
    8
    Finally, a good development! Now I know some people have been spazzing over the fact that the expansion is way too expensive for the things that it had implemented and on that subject, I agree! BUT that doesn't automatically make it a bad or useless expansion!

    ROS improved Diablo 3 by around 100 times (In my opinion) because before the release of ROS, I had only played the game for    Finally, a good development! Now I know some people have been spazzing over the fact that the expansion is way too expensive for the things that it had implemented and on that subject, I agree! BUT that doesn't automatically make it a bad or useless expansion!

    ROS improved Diablo 3 by around 100 times (In my opinion) because before the release of ROS, I had only played the game for about 30 hours in total AND the idea of going through the less than sufficient storyline an infinite number of times felt like a total and utter waste of time. With the new implementation of the Adventure mode and the implementation of the new loot system that game just seemed so much... better! Now I actually have a chance to get all of the legendaries and sets rather than a chance to simply get one throughout my whole playtime :/...

    The TWO things that I don't like about this expansion are the fact that:
    1) It's way too expensive for the things it implements, however game changing those implementations are.
    2) There are no where near enough class-specific sets or legendaries that influence the player into changing up their build, although the ones that ARE present at least make an attempt.

    I have been playing Diablo 3 with the new ROS expansion non-stop since release and Act V, I admit is definitely the best act thus far, however short it may be.

    Overall fantastic expansion but too expensive and not enough class-specific legendaries/sets.    … Expand
  82. appleorange9
    Apr 12, 2014
    9
    Like many of you, I quit diablo 3 long ago. It was in a pretty bad state. But, after reading several reviews, it seems like they addressed all of my frustrations. No more auction house, the loot that drops actually matters, and advancing in the game isn't frustrating as hell. Now, I'm actually rewarded for time put in.

    As for the price, I feel the $40 was worth it. The way I see it, if    Like many of you, I quit diablo 3 long ago. It was in a pretty bad state. But, after reading several reviews, it seems like they addressed all of my frustrations. No more auction house, the loot that drops actually matters, and advancing in the game isn't frustrating as hell. Now, I'm actually rewarded for time put in.

    As for the price, I feel the $40 was worth it. The way I see it, if I can get the same number of hours as the price I paid, then it was worth the buy. The addition of adventure mode and rifts helps a lot, as it makes farming and leveling a lot more enjoyable, and you don't have to be bothered by the lackluster storyline anymore! Speaking of lackluster storylines, act V wasn't very memorable, so for that reason, I'll give it a 9 out of 10. However, when I was thinking about buying Reaper of Souls, I wasn't thinking about storylines.    … Expand
  83. ahmetcoskunnet
    Apr 12, 2014
    10
    Negative comments are not real because reaper of souls affects the original game deeply. Adventure mode and new Lot2.0 system are awesome and the game is nearly d2 but next expansion pack should come with pvp 2+ acts and more adventures :) New game directoris better than d3 org director so I really feel happy for new act 5. It is dark and sns.
  84. barbatouffe
    Apr 10, 2014
    10
    if you don't like farming for hundreds of hours don't even think of buying diablo 3 RoS, but if like me this side of the game appeal to you then go headfirst this extension add so much to vanilla that it can be considered a new game don't bother listening the haters of what blizzard did wrong with vanilla and play this amazing game.
  85. ww99w
    Apr 9, 2014
    9
    price is a bit high but the content is pretty good. finding legendaries is fun and exciting. item drops are a bit less trashy. spent a good couple dozen of hours and enjoying it so far
  86. AbrahamLincoln
    Apr 8, 2014
    9
    THIS is how D3 should have been in the beginning! R.I.P. Auction house and good riddance. Drops are now not just hours and hours of worthless junk that you have to waste time discarding. Game feels A LOT more balanced. Well done Blizzard!
  87. gofesnadra
    Apr 7, 2014
    8
    Like many others, I got bored with vanilla Diablo III very quickly because of the repetitive gameplay without any rewards through the loot system.

    This expansion changed it all! Now there's better chance for loot, fun character progression through the paragon system and adventure mode. The removal of the auction house also had a good impact to the game. The level cap raise and a new    Like many others, I got bored with vanilla Diablo III very quickly because of the repetitive gameplay without any rewards through the loot system.

    This expansion changed it all! Now there's better chance for loot, fun character progression through the paragon system and adventure mode. The removal of the auction house also had a good impact to the game. The level cap raise and a new class are just bonus for me.

    I've been putting a lot more hours to the game with these changes and am loving the brainless grind now!    … Expand
  88. johann1978
    Apr 7, 2014
    10
    Stop hating the Game, because it is from Acitivision Blizzard. " To expensive - Not enough Content - PoE is better! - **** always on - hate - hate - hate."
    Diablo3 is a good Game and RoS is a great Game. You have a lots of hack&slay Fun and a great Story. The V Act ist really long, the first Time i played 9 Hours to complett all. The ne Mode is really nice, the Crusader is a badass class    Stop hating the Game, because it is from Acitivision Blizzard. " To expensive - Not enough Content - PoE is better! - **** always on - hate - hate - hate."
    Diablo3 is a good Game and RoS is a great Game. You have a lots of hack&slay Fun and a great Story. The V Act ist really long, the first Time i played 9 Hours to complett all. The ne Mode is really nice, the Crusader is a badass class and the Mystica is very helpfull.    … Expand
  89. Ignatius_Reilly
    Apr 6, 2014
    8
    A lot of improvements. Most importantly, loot is actually worth hunting for now, since it does some pretty cool things, and actually drops. It's a nice restart for the series, and sets a good foundation, which is really what this game needed after the pretty terrible start. Just across the board improvements. Better combat dynamics, less one shot deaths, plot that doesn't make you cringe,A lot of improvements. Most importantly, loot is actually worth hunting for now, since it does some pretty cool things, and actually drops. It's a nice restart for the series, and sets a good foundation, which is really what this game needed after the pretty terrible start. Just across the board improvements. Better combat dynamics, less one shot deaths, plot that doesn't make you cringe, new environs are amazing.

    But the game is about loot, and they finally seem to be getting the hang of it.

    Game is less about stacking trifecta now and more about combing key pieces in interesting ways, (and various new affixes) which in some ways circumvents the loot wall, since finding a piece leads to you completely changing your gear around it, which means you need to find pieces to support that. It can get pretty complex when you find yourself weighing the benefits of multiple pieces of gear. If only I could wear 26 pieces! My favorite item I've found are some bracers that restore my resource every time I pick up a health globe. Kind of game breaking, but in a good way.

    If you played the original, hated Inferno, hated the drop rates, and hated how dull the items were, it's probably worth checking out. I think you'll enjoy yourself. If your stance is "Blizzard North Skill pointz 8 player games" then still probably not for you.    … Expand
  90. thewizardmac
    Apr 6, 2014
    10
    People giving this a 0 are just haters. Although i can understand that its not the best game ever it is good for what it is. With this expansion they made it very fun to play
  91. TeddieL
    Apr 5, 2014
    8
    I love playing Diablo 3 with my friends. This expansion makes Diablo 3 so much more fun. I like the more darker look of this "expansion". Notice how used quotation marks on the word expansion. It's should not be called a expansion. More like "Extra Act with a new class". But I'm still happy something came!
  92. SadtimestobeaLS
    Apr 4, 2014
    10
    Brilliant what Blizzard continues to do, EA would have pulled the middle finger long ago, the circle jerk hate that these "fans" continue to spout is unwarranted and frankly quite sad.....I played Diablo 2, I liked Diablo 2 but its time to move on, as that game is 14 years old, MOVE ON!

    Diablo 3 WAS good , after the latest patch and ACT V is is close to great, I am very confident that    Brilliant what Blizzard continues to do, EA would have pulled the middle finger long ago, the circle jerk hate that these "fans" continue to spout is unwarranted and frankly quite sad.....I played Diablo 2, I liked Diablo 2 but its time to move on, as that game is 14 years old, MOVE ON!

    Diablo 3 WAS good , after the latest patch and ACT V is is close to great, I am very confident that these "fans" of Diablo 2 giving these low reviews have never played Diablo 3 or they have put in 100 hrs - 500 hrs into a game they "hate".

    Now the expansion, Crusader class awesome, story awesome, locations awesome and adventure mode is a wonderful thing to do after completing the ACT, for anyone else out there, buy the expansion or the base game if you have yet to play Diablo 3 and are eager to try it out, the latest patch has fixed all your worries, just to try it out, you will not be disappointed........well unless you want the game to be Diablo 2, then I am afraid you will be in tears and 14 years younger.

    PS - My honest score is 8.5, scoring 10 because how the hell can you give a AAA game of this quality 0 - 6, when it is not broken(well if your one of those "fans" I can see why) and provides 100 hrs of playing time is beyond me.    … Expand
  93. Sevvy88
    Apr 4, 2014
    8
    A big step in the right direction for the game. After a dissappointing initial launch the series became crippled with poor reception due to a game that was perceived as being fundamentally broken, and in many cases this was a fair criticism.

    The AH is now gone, and with this most gear has become bound to your character, only tradeable between party members, but at the same time, we've    A big step in the right direction for the game. After a dissappointing initial launch the series became crippled with poor reception due to a game that was perceived as being fundamentally broken, and in many cases this was a fair criticism.

    The AH is now gone, and with this most gear has become bound to your character, only tradeable between party members, but at the same time, we've seen a huge re-vamp of how a player finds rewards. Simply put, finding your own gear finally works now, getting back to the essence of the genre.

    The Mystic adds some much needed wiggle room to play with unwanted stats, gems have been upgraded, and the Blacksmith abounds with new patterns, many of them legendary, for players to try their hand at crafting.

    The new Crusader class fills the void of a mid-range caster/battlemage archetype based around the traditional "Holy Warrior" trope. Personality wise the Crusader falls short, but fans of the overall archetype will probably enjoy playing one. It's a solid class, no doubts.

    Other classes have received a new skill, complete with new runes for it, and an extra passive slot along with new passives. Not bad, especially those skills belonging to the Demon Hunter and Wizard. The classic classes have also been tweaked numbers wise in many ways. Your mileage may vary.

    The Paragon system has been re-worked to a fantastic effect and is now account wide, allowing the player to allocate special points as they level up to certain stats like Movement Speed, Crit Chance, Attack Speed, Armor, etc. It's very cool, especially once you rack up enough Paragon levels to see significant results from your stat choices.

    Act V is the best act in the game without a doubt. It's still not high literature or anything, but it's a cut above the rest, and you can see that they took a lot of time and effort to create it. It's very cool and immersive. They held nothing back for it. Lore nerds celebrate, there are many tomes to be listened to!

    The Adventure Mode with the Bounties and Nephalem Rifts is fantastic and finally makes farming something players can do freely without being tethered to a story. Want to clear Keeps then port to Act 1 to clear Hollow? No problem. Want to do some mini-quests along the way? No problem. Want to open some Neph Rifts and just kill hordes of monsters in a huge dungeon, culminating in a boss like the Butcher, Cydaea, or Rakanoth? No problem. With the addition of the clans and communities feature, finding friends to do these things with has never been easier as well.

    Overall the expansion is solid, thought not revolutionary. What is most important is that Reaper fixes the core game, and sets it back on track. With ladders in the future, and whispers of a potential 3rd expansion, I think it's safe to say that Diablo 3 is well on its way to recovery and a re-gaining of respect.

    Definitely pick up Reaper of Souls if grinding your face off against hordes of demons sounds like your thing. It's worth the money.    … Expand
  94. Jason8705
    Apr 4, 2014
    10
    Coming from somebody who was DEEPLY disappointed with the original Diablo 3 (I played the original in beta and suffered through its rocky launch) it blows my mind how much better this game is. They have REALLY turned things around. From the revamped loot 2.0 system (way more legendaries that actually feel like real unique items, similar to Diablo 2), revamped difficulty system, revampedComing from somebody who was DEEPLY disappointed with the original Diablo 3 (I played the original in beta and suffered through its rocky launch) it blows my mind how much better this game is. They have REALLY turned things around. From the revamped loot 2.0 system (way more legendaries that actually feel like real unique items, similar to Diablo 2), revamped difficulty system, revamped paragon system, ADVENTURE mode, the new Crusader class, and the awesomely dark story of Act 5.. you are doing yourself a huge disservice if you don't give this game a 2nd chance.… Expand
  95. nexus84
    Apr 4, 2014
    9
    The expansion is far better than original D3, but it still lacks PvP and more rewards for challenges. I hope Blizzard will add them soon.
    The new content makes it worth playing.
  96. Mescalamba
    Apr 3, 2014
    8
    I will try to offer a bit "neutral" review.

    Objectively speaking Diablo 3 launch was horrible event, if you managed to log in, then you probably sooner or later crashed, or you enjoyed lags and disconnects. Then very soon you realized you need to "play the AH". Which meant you spent more going through auction house, than actually playing. It was for some good source of temporary income.    I will try to offer a bit "neutral" review.

    Objectively speaking Diablo 3 launch was horrible event, if you managed to log in, then you probably sooner or later crashed, or you enjoyed lags and disconnects. Then very soon you realized you need to "play the AH". Which meant you spent more going through auction house, than actually playing. It was for some good source of temporary income. And that destroyed game. Fast.

    Game itself wasnt exactly great, but bad either. Just very far from Diablo 2. Frankly Diablo 3 isnt "Diablo" game. Its just hack'n'slash in similar world with similar theme as Diablo games before. And thats pretty much it. Even tho its hard to deal with it, simply dont take Diablo 3 as true "Diablo" game and you will be much happier with it.

    Apart from major flaw which was Real Money Auction House (RMAH), then there was a random loot. Which was exactly as it says, random. That resulted in you almost never finding what you need and going to auction house to pray and be able to sell what you found so you could buy what you wanted/needed.

    Completely random drops were made cause they wanted RMAH profit (so they could profit on it, obviously). Well that is past.

    All this isnt past cause of Reaper of Souls, but due patch 2.0.1. They announced end of Auction Houses some time before that, so it was out-of-game already. That patch was important cause it introduced "smart loot", which means that instead of completely random gear you get mostly gear that is for your character. Sometimes I think its bit "too smart", but certainly much better than before.

    Since start of D3 most classes went thru pretty heavy redesign of skills and tweaking. After patch 2.0.1 game was very playable and suprisingly even enjoyable.

    Reaper of Souls

    It added one act, which if you just dont fly around content is rather big, with lots of side-line events. Plus it is even visually very nicely crafted (one wishes they re-made old content to match Act V). Some places look rather amazing. Plus its kinda "darker out there".

    It also added one class to play, Crusader mace wielding tank-like holy warrior. Its quite fun to play, but I think it needs a lot of tweaking (similar to what other characters received during patches), plus even some bug fixes. But, if they continue doing as good work as they did with patch 2.0.1, then Im not worrying about class future. Just right now its pretty unbalanced class.

    Apart from that every class recieved some active skill and passive ones. Which in some cases can change how you play your class. Most of them is at least interesting, tho not mandatory to use. Also you can now use 4 passives at level 70. Level cap was increased too.

    Then there is new loot, there are some new legendaries, some old legendaries re-designed or at least scaled up to higher level content. Some legendaries scale with you, so you can find legendary amulet at lvl 61 and same one with higher numbers at lvl 67. Some are lvl 70 only and some are Torment difficulty only. Difficulty was already changed and tweaked in patch 2.0.1 before RoS.

    If I have some "issues" with loot, its that all your old crafting materials are pretty much useless and same goes to your equip. There is quite big gap between level 60 and level 61+ equipment, unless you were already clothed in best legendaries of level 60 before RoS.

    So, you need to get new mats, mostly by taking apart gear you find and part by finding those materials. One of them is really important "Death's Breath". Problem with it is that its needed for almost everything and it really drops very rarely. I would say that given right now I play game at Torment 1, it drops really miserably. Apparently it scales with Torment difficulties, which at higher numbers are truly "torment".

    They also added new "crafting", which is pretty much what World of Warcraft players already know. Transmogrification and "enchanting" via "Mystic" character. Enchanting is simply random re-roll of one selected stat on anything. It also costs arm and leg. And its not very rewarding, but good at breaking your bank. Transmog is cheap and purely cosmetic option, which simply takes look of one item and for a price it gives it to your item (must be same kind of item tho).

    Then there is rather good adventure mode, where you can play freely (between acts with all waypoints activated) or you can make "bounties" which consist of killing bosses, mobs and when you get 5 of them, you are rewarded with "Horadric cache" with random loot. Also you are rewarded in progress with Blood shards which you can spend on some item gambling.

    Plus during hunting for bounties, you get keys to Nephalem Rifts, which is pretty much random dungeon consisting of few levels and there you kill enemies till boss spawns.

    And thats pretty much it.

    To sum it up, they added a LOT of content, good measure of fun and made Diablo 3 bit more like "true" Diablo. Its not perfect, but they "fixed it". So its fun, if you like such games.    … Expand
  97. Grenna
    Apr 3, 2014
    10
    Long time D2 player here -- They did a great job with this expansion and the game finally feels like a Diablo game again. The addictive quality to the game is seemingly higher with this release. 10/10. If you like ARPGs or were an original Diablo 1 or 2 fan, this isn't a title to miss.
  98. Prequarantine
    Apr 3, 2014
    9
    Reaper of Souls brings about a hugely improved experience over Diablo 3.

    I'll be upfront with this review and say my score is honest, and as somebody who enjoyed over 200 hours of vanilla Diablo 3. I'll also say that I'm a glutton for quick, easy progress. I think that most everybody is, with the huge success of games like Cookie Clicker and other idle games. People want things    Reaper of Souls brings about a hugely improved experience over Diablo 3.

    I'll be upfront with this review and say my score is honest, and as somebody who enjoyed over 200 hours of vanilla Diablo 3. I'll also say that I'm a glutton for quick, easy progress. I think that most everybody is, with the huge success of games like Cookie Clicker and other idle games. People want things thrown at their faces, and they want initial results to be largely beneficial.

    Which brings us to a rather large problem with Diablo 3. Despite the fact that I love it and will still like play it for another 200 hours, improvement always will become exponentially more difficult and with fairly limited build diversity and item blandness, the game really doesn't have much progression. The only way for Blizzard to change this is to continually add new legendaries, add new interesting primary and secondary affixes to regular items, fix broken affixes that have little meaning, and introduce a recurring powercreep to keep players hooked. This is fundamentally flawed, but it is actually what would keep players playing.

    Adventure mode broke the old tedium and introduced an entirely new method of "farming": killing the easiest difficulty of monsters for the highest level of gear. Blizzard needs to fix this. If you can farm on the higher difficulties, it should always be a lot more rewarding than farming on the easiest difficulties. Loot on higher difficulties needs buffed.

    Another sad fact is that you can't trade those spare legendaries with friends who weren't there at the exact time you got the item. This frankly sucks and makes the loot problem described earlier more significant as non-improvement items are bound on account and are essentially junked when your friends could use them.

    There are lots of problems with the game, but because I feel the game is heading in an extreme positive direction and I already enjoy the game I'm giving it a 9.0 out of 10.

    In short, Reaper of Souls has made me a much happy D3 fan, and while it will never be a true D2 clone like many reviewers here desire, it has the chance of becoming so, so much more, if only Blizzard lets it.

    Pros:
    *Reworked loot system feels much more rewarding.
    *Adventure mode allows for less linear farming.
    *Patches are making the game more enjoyable constantly; Blizzard IS listening.

    Neutral:
    *AH / RMAH removed. It happened.

    Cons:
    *Itemization is crap and would require powercreep to maintain fun, but is getting better.
    *BoA hurts the loot system.
    *Many affixes still don't work in any meaningful way, some legendaries are broken and roll incorrect stats.    … Expand
  99. Parthax
    Apr 2, 2014
    10
    This is what D3 should have been at launch. With the addition of Act 5, Paragon 2.0, Loot 2.0, Adventure Mode, Nephalim Rifts, and a host of other features, this is definitely worth the 40$ price tag. I understand where some reviewers are frustrated at the 40$ pricetag with the addition of only a single act, however, I think they are being short-sighted in not taking into considerationThis is what D3 should have been at launch. With the addition of Act 5, Paragon 2.0, Loot 2.0, Adventure Mode, Nephalim Rifts, and a host of other features, this is definitely worth the 40$ price tag. I understand where some reviewers are frustrated at the 40$ pricetag with the addition of only a single act, however, I think they are being short-sighted in not taking into consideration all of the ancillary features that were added. I guess when looking at the 40$ pricepoint, it could seem a bit steep for a single act, however, length of story is not what Diablo is. Diablo 3 is all about the loot. With this expansion Blizzard has given us a way to enjoy every single act and crevise of this game over and over with the chance at that perfect item. In essence, D3 now has infinite replayability and Reaper of Souls has breathed new life into the game. My favorite feature is by far Adventure Mode., It allows you to see all that D3 has to offer over and over. In addition, you can take your spoils from quests to open up Nephalim Rifts. Plow through enemies in the rift and when you have killed enought a difficult boss known as the Rift Guardian appears. Kill him and have a chance at even more loot. If you haven't already give this game another go. Night and day difference between the vanilla version.… Expand
  100. fakundott
    Apr 2, 2014
    10
    Blizzard really fixed the first game with this expansion. The decision of disabling auction house and the old loot system made the game so much more fun. It doesn't repeat itself any more with new adventure mode. Awesome!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 75 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 75
  3. Negative: 0 out of 75
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 28, 2014
    90
    At last! Diablo III became the game I was looking forward to. Reaper of Souls does more than just improve the original – it reinvents it and helps it reclaim the hack’n’slash throne. [05/2014, p.50]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 16, 2014
    100
    Heaps of new content provides hours of fun, even though the campaign could use a little extension. But if you’re a fan, this is a must. [Issue#241]
  3. Ragequit.gr
    May 14, 2014
    90
    Blizzard did the obvious: literally transformed Diablo 3 to what it should have been from the start. It took them some time, but finally Blizzard got the message and moved finally to the right direction. While we expect the next expansion, fans of action / rpg can now sleep peacefully ... the king is here!
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