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
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#8 Best PC Game of 2014
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#17 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#46 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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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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