Diablo III

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10199 Ratings

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  1. UberGoat
    May 15, 2012
    4
    Considering Blizzard had nearly a decade to develop this game, it really does not show. The graphics are a bit disappointing for a game released in 2012, but I'll give them the appreciation for trying to be compatible with as many computers as possible while maintaining decent aesthetics. The game has been made way too easy for continuing players of the series (no stat allocation, youConsidering Blizzard had nearly a decade to develop this game, it really does not show. The graphics are a bit disappointing for a game released in 2012, but I'll give them the appreciation for trying to be compatible with as many computers as possible while maintaining decent aesthetics. The game has been made way too easy for continuing players of the series (no stat allocation, you receive every skill, etc.). Blizzard's biggest mistake was creating a real-money auction house. Given the fact that items have many random power-ups and bonuses, a Windforce say might sell for about $20 but then another one with just +1% extra damage would sell for probably 5x that amount. Who is benefiting from this? Blizzard is benefiting by taking significant percentages of each real money transaction. I understand companies are in this business to make money, but this is a pretty bad move by a company trying to take advantage of their fans. If another game company without a great fan base were to do this, lots of gamers would be trying to boycott it for trying to pull this off.… Expand
  2. zOMGREI
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Okay, firstly I would like to state that I completely understand the concept of teething problems with a new game and that things go wrong. However, a company with Blizzard's experience (5+ major online service launches) has no excuse for the amount of issues this game has/is currently having on launch day. I have been able to play for a grand total of 15 minutes today, as the servers haveOkay, firstly I would like to state that I completely understand the concept of teething problems with a new game and that things go wrong. However, a company with Blizzard's experience (5+ major online service launches) has no excuse for the amount of issues this game has/is currently having on launch day. I have been able to play for a grand total of 15 minutes today, as the servers have been consistently down since noon, with the ETAs given by the customer reps being off by 2+ hours and constantly slipping. This kind of thing was understandable back during vanilla WoW's launch, as that was new territory for a company with little experience with large-scale server infrastructure, but with the amount of experience they have now, there is no excuse.

    I know people are saying "oh well, things will be sorted out tomorrow", but they won't. As with the rest of Blizzard's major launches (although SC2 was pretty smooth, to be fair), expect 2-3 weeks of this BS with no attempt on Blizzard's part to set things right.

    To be fair, the 15 minutes of the game I've played were fun, but I can't factor that into my score since I can't play the damn game.    … Expand
  3. FVyoo
    May 15, 2012
    1
    First they hooked World of Warcraft players into a 1-year Annual Pass agreement promising a free copy to Diablo III if only WoW players would commit to paying 1-year's worth of monthly fees for WoW. There were hints and suggestions that "It's a contract"â
  4. Krooser
    May 15, 2012
    1
    In order to play this single-player game, you have to be logged into the Diablo 3 servers online. When those servers are down, you don't get to play the game. Period. This is how it has been most of the first day of launch. Single player games need an offline mode. Yes, the game has co-op, but I don't want to use that functionality, then I shouldn't need to sign into Blizzard'sIn order to play this single-player game, you have to be logged into the Diablo 3 servers online. When those servers are down, you don't get to play the game. Period. This is how it has been most of the first day of launch. Single player games need an offline mode. Yes, the game has co-op, but I don't want to use that functionality, then I shouldn't need to sign into Blizzard's servers to play. 1/10 for a game that is all but unplayable at launch and doesn't include a LAN mode.… Expand
  5. Xyster
    May 15, 2012
    4
    Can't play a single player campaign without the servers up. Inexcusable. The graphics are average, but the game play is fun...if you can play it. There is no customization with your characters, which is also a minus.
  6. Chagga
    May 15, 2012
    2
    Log in servers unavailable to play the single player game.

    That's pretty much the sum of my experience - 45 minutes of my 9 hours of free time since the game has been available have seen the servers actually be online. From what I have briefly seen, it's basically Diablo 2, but the online DRM for single player trend in video gaming has to stop, unless the company actually has the    Log in servers unavailable to play the single player game.

    That's pretty much the sum of my experience - 45 minutes of my 9 hours of free time since the game has been available have seen the servers actually be online.

    From what I have briefly seen, it's basically Diablo 2, but the online DRM for single player trend in video gaming has to stop, unless the company actually has the capability to support this online verification, which at this point Blizzard (of all companies) simply doesn't possess.

    Wait to buy, for sure (maybe only a week, but at present the game is mostly unavailable).    … Expand
  7. Protoslaan
    May 15, 2012
    0
    What's the most important part about a video game? Being able to play it! It's not even 24 hours after launch and the product is rendered completely useless. Log in issues, server crashes, and installation errors. After 11 years of development and hype I think it's fair to assume that the product will function properly. I guess that's to much to ask in this day and age. The actual gameWhat's the most important part about a video game? Being able to play it! It's not even 24 hours after launch and the product is rendered completely useless. Log in issues, server crashes, and installation errors. After 11 years of development and hype I think it's fair to assume that the product will function properly. I guess that's to much to ask in this day and age. The actual game play itself is incredibly underwhelming. The first glimpse of the graphics I got reminded me of a freebie game on the Android market, not a 100 dollar collector's edition game. All talent customization is gone, making one of the most anticipated releases nothing more than a mid 90's hack and slash. If you were like me and thought this game would stay true to the franchise, do yourself a favor and return it if you can. My local retailer won't allow a return, but Blizzard will be hearing from me about a refund.… Expand
  8. NexDemise
    May 15, 2012
    0
    So far the game deserves a zero. Servers have been down a lot since release (about 47 hours ago, and yes bad quality of servers is about the same as game being released with game-breaking bugs preventing you from playing it), there is no single player mode so you can't play the game during downtime (apparently Blizzard hasn't figured out that pirates won't buy their game anyway and willSo far the game deserves a zero. Servers have been down a lot since release (about 47 hours ago, and yes bad quality of servers is about the same as game being released with game-breaking bugs preventing you from playing it), there is no single player mode so you can't play the game during downtime (apparently Blizzard hasn't figured out that pirates won't buy their game anyway and will eventually figure out a way to emulate a server, so the buyers are the ones who get ****ed). No character customization, attributes are assigned automatically on level up, skills can be swamped and are very limited (so no more experimental char builds), no visual customization. Overall too gear dependent (again RMAH...) and too dumbed down. Graphics look too much like warcraft and overall 2006-ish, they don't have that dark feel of previous installments. Story is sketchy at times, gameplay forces you to linearity, you can't skip quests and rush to the next act like in diablo 2, no you have to do everything 4 times over. It barely released and we seeing a fanon discontinue (rejection of the story as canon by fanbase), no wonder however seeing how most of crew who made diablo 1 and 2 left blizzard years ago.… Expand
  9. NSSi
    May 15, 2012
    3
    The biggest problem with the game is that the core gameplay simply does not work with the technology they decided to use. Diablo gameplay is characterized by fast paced clicking and split second decision making. When you are trying to thread the needle through a pack of monsters and you are lagging or even start rubber-banding because of the forced online connection at all times, evenThe biggest problem with the game is that the core gameplay simply does not work with the technology they decided to use. Diablo gameplay is characterized by fast paced clicking and split second decision making. When you are trying to thread the needle through a pack of monsters and you are lagging or even start rubber-banding because of the forced online connection at all times, even for the single player game... it leads to a poor experience.

    While the previous Diablo games had online multiplayer, these were optional experiences that were available in addition to the core single player offline experience. Performance degradation because of the nature of online play is acceptable in exchange for enhanced functionality that is actually being used. Especially when the degradation is only experienced after completing the full offline experience. It is similar to how your friend talking during a movie that you are watching on your TV doesn't really ruin the experience if you've already seen the movie in a quiet movie theater.

    What Blizzard has done is to have filmed a movie and then REQUIRED you to watch it with your loud obnoxious friend talking and throwing popcorn during the entire thing. It doesn't matter what is on the screen, because it is ruined by the environment in which you are forced to experience it in.    … Expand
  10. MystiKasT
    May 15, 2012
    1
    I walked an hour in the rain last night to get the game at 12am. I come home to findout I cannot play til 3am, so I go to sleep. I've waited 10 years for this game, so I took off work. Wake up, servers are down. Play for an hour, servers go back down. Take a nap, servers went up, and are back down by time I wake up. As I write this, the servers are still down. Blizzard is greedy,I walked an hour in the rain last night to get the game at 12am. I come home to findout I cannot play til 3am, so I go to sleep. I've waited 10 years for this game, so I took off work. Wake up, servers are down. Play for an hour, servers go back down. Take a nap, servers went up, and are back down by time I wake up. As I write this, the servers are still down. Blizzard is greedy, and threw on a DRM so that 1% of people cannot pirate it, if even that percentage. Blizzard is the wealthiest gaming company in the industry. Yet they continue to screw over their customers for an extra cent. I feel screwed out of my $65.… Expand
  11. derickricky
    May 16, 2012
    1
    This game is inadequate when compared with the glorious diablo 2. Why would you force people to get internet why. The levels are all repetitive and simply dont compare to diablo 2.
  12. kingkaba
    May 16, 2012
    0
    This game is actually relatively BAD i expected great things from blizzard with this game but with DRM and no offline and no customization this game tanks it i really do regret purchasing it and i wouldn't recommend it to anyone
  13. jzsmith12345
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I have had none of the massive connection problems that the majority of people are experiencing... unfortunately. This has to be the worst game I have played this year, over priced, over simplified and over hyped. A must avoid. I will be avoiding all future activision products as all their producers seem to be developing for the kiddie market share.
  14. McFlurk
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I have attempted to play about 3 dozen times since yesterday around noon and have only been able to play for about 3 minutes. I never played diablo 1 or 2 online... I want to be able to play without hoping that blizzard has their servers up or my internet connection stays consistent.
  15. Hypah321
    May 17, 2012
    4
    *Serious Gamers Only* IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS TRY PATH OF EXILE you'll find all the complexity diablo 2 had and alot more together with a darker and more mature graphic, plus it is F2P (atm is in closed beta with a beta key buyable for 10 dollars) and will always be f2p apart from COSMETIC ONLY extra features that you will be able to buy in item shop for example extra gore etc. that wont*Serious Gamers Only* IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS TRY PATH OF EXILE you'll find all the complexity diablo 2 had and alot more together with a darker and more mature graphic, plus it is F2P (atm is in closed beta with a beta key buyable for 10 dollars) and will always be f2p apart from COSMETIC ONLY extra features that you will be able to buy in item shop for example extra gore etc. that wont unbalance the game at all**
    Now onto diablo 3, i'm an avid player of the first mentioned game but i bought diablo 3 anyway knowing i didnt have to expect alot because i was in the beta. Finished normal difficulty so far and i find the game quite enjoyable and fun, good for casual games and good for waiting for the open beta of the first mentioned game.
    This shouldnt be called diablo 3, more like WORLD OF DIABLOCRAFT, if it had a different name people would not be raging atm, but calling it the successor of the great games that were diablo and diablo 2 is really arrogant towards real fans of the complex aspects of the former 2 games that made them great.
    Diablo for kids and casual gamers, good for wasting time, probably still worth an 8 because it's quite a decent game on its own, but boy if you insist in calling it diablo 3 it deserves a 4/10 score max.

    p.s. i'm not affiliated in any way to the company of the first game mentioned, i'm jst an enthusiastic fan of it which, like many and many others, donated real money willingly and without acquiring any advantage in game to such company just because it is worth that much    … Expand
  16. Smorkin
    May 20, 2012
    1
    So what changed since D2 ? Not much.
    Are the graphics better since D2 was released in the year 2000? Not much.
    Has there been any real though or effort put into D3 to improve it ? Not much.
    Am I very dissapointed and feel let down by a company that has more than enough financial resources to make a top quality product ? Very much so.
  17. Voldie
    May 20, 2012
    1
    Game itself is nice - nothing revolutionary as compared to Diablo 2, but still lots of hack-n-slash fun (if that's your thing).

    Always-online DRM is the worst decision Blizzard could make, since they are clearly unable to keep server part of Diablo online. Why not give people ability to create "offline-only" characters for people who don't plan to use auctions? And as one of the people    Game itself is nice - nothing revolutionary as compared to Diablo 2, but still lots of hack-n-slash fun (if that's your thing).

    Always-online DRM is the worst decision Blizzard could make, since they are clearly unable to keep server part of Diablo online. Why not give people ability to create "offline-only" characters for people who don't plan to use auctions?

    And as one of the people with unstable internet connections I honestly cannot understand, why I should be having lags and disconnects while playing a 80-Euro single-player game?

    At the moment of the writing this it is Sunday afternoon - and Battle.net servers are hopelessly down, with official response "we cannot tell you when they will be back online, we do not know it ourselves" from Blizzard.

    So yeah, 1 point for the effort.    … Expand
  18. kik974
    May 20, 2012
    3
    Always online-DRM and then no capcity to handle all pre-orders and known retail and digital sales? Buying a product you can't use. Last time I bought a Blizzard product or EA game.
  19. Agorash
    May 20, 2012
    4
    Unjustifiable quality presented for a game in development since 2001. 11 years. I repeat, 11 years. The graphic quality doesn't impressed anyone, not music, average story, overly high latency and the first weekend they lost control of the servers. They deserve the users score who obtained making things so bad as possible.
  20. fluxmulder
    Jul 8, 2012
    3
    PROS = Art style is nice. Environments are colorful and varied. Simple to-the-point gameplay. Visual and audio FX are nice. Skill and rune system works for the most part. Good for RPG newcomers who want to jump in and kill things quickly. CONS = Repetitive gameplay. It becomes a grind for better gear after the first playthrough. If you find this fun, then knock yourself out. AlwaysPROS = Art style is nice. Environments are colorful and varied. Simple to-the-point gameplay. Visual and audio FX are nice. Skill and rune system works for the most part. Good for RPG newcomers who want to jump in and kill things quickly. CONS = Repetitive gameplay. It becomes a grind for better gear after the first playthrough. If you find this fun, then knock yourself out. Always on-line requirement. There is no justification for this in a largely single player game. Even with a kickass machine and good internet connection, you are at the complete mercy of Blizzard's servers. Lag spikes. Get used to the sight of your character running around with everything else on the screen frozen, then suddenly dying. The story is abyssmal. Characters are two dimensional, no sense of pacing, predictable plot twists, and lack of any emotional undercurrent. In-game cutscenes are cartoonish and fail to convey any gravitas. Forgettable music and sound. Your character screaming "I require aid", "not enough discipline" and other such nonsense becomes aggravating, especially at higher levels. Lack of character customization. Skills/rune system is extremely limited and funnel you into a few builds per class. Many of the skills are useless. VERDICT = I was on stage 3 of the Diablo boss fight on Hell, doing very well after 12 attempts, and got a server disconnect. I uninstalled the game 15 minutes ago and am officially done. The always-online requirement destroys the core functionality of the game. Losing all your map progress due to server connection problems is UNACCEPTABLE. Again, there is NO REASON for a single player game to have an always-online requirement. If you wanted to hop into a co-op game or do online trading, fine, connect to the servers at that time. But if you're soloing by yourself, there is absolutely no reason. This, and the realization that the game is nothing more than a grind for more powerful (and ultimately meaningless) gear, has led me to quit. There are better and more meaningful games to waste your time on.… Expand
  21. tepidmilk
    May 31, 2012
    3
    As a Diablo veteran I had high hopes for this game. I've played up to level 54 and I am half way through act III on hell mode. I am now thoroughly bored, they've turned what could have been a great Gothic horror, dungeon crawling hack and slash game into Gear Grind: The Game. The DRM, oh god the damn DRM! it has to be the worst DRM I have ever experienced, getting lag in a single playerAs a Diablo veteran I had high hopes for this game. I've played up to level 54 and I am half way through act III on hell mode. I am now thoroughly bored, they've turned what could have been a great Gothic horror, dungeon crawling hack and slash game into Gear Grind: The Game. The DRM, oh god the damn DRM! it has to be the worst DRM I have ever experienced, getting lag in a single player game is completely unacceptable and getting thrown out of a game because Blizzard needs to fix something reall quick is downright disgraceful, I feel like I am being punished for no reason other than for Blizzard to secure their potential profits. I feel an offline mode in which offline characters are forbidden to buy/sell in the auction house would have solved this problem. The story is boring and predictable and all the characters (except for good ol' Dekard Cain) are unlikable.
    The gameplay is painfully average there is little to no customization when it comes to characters my barbarian looks like every other barbarian out there. But the thing worst of all, the very worst thing! - I'm not involved with the distribution of skill points and attributes , I feel completely disconnected from my characters progression and although I like the rune system I would have liked more control over how my character grows.
    All that aside I actually had fun, at least in my first playthrough the graphics are great and the cinematics are outstanding. The combat feels meaty and the boss battles are very fun if you like WOW style bosses. The first 2 modes (normal and nightmare) are way too easy but the difficulty ramps up in hell mode and I hear inferno is just crazy dying-every-5-seconds-time which is something I would enjoy but I just can't bring myself to grind more gear in order to survive.
    So overall a nice looking click-fest of fun at least for a few hours, but is horribly let down by it's outrageous DRM practices, dumbed down character progression and predictable story.    … Expand
  22. OlafBiggles
    May 31, 2012
    0
    DO NOT BUY.

    The gameplay is massively repetitive. For those of you who played Diablo 1 or 2, you can't immediately start on harder difficulty - you have to plow through normal getting RSI from all the mouse clicking. There's no challenge to it... And thats when you can actually log onto the game. Half the time, blizzards servers are down, so you cant even play single player. The    DO NOT BUY.

    The gameplay is massively repetitive. For those of you who played Diablo 1 or 2, you can't immediately start on harder difficulty - you have to plow through normal getting RSI from all the mouse clicking. There's no challenge to it...

    And thats when you can actually log onto the game. Half the time, blizzards servers are down, so you cant even play single player. The other half the time when you can login, the single player mode lags!!!!! First and only game I've seen that lags playing locally.

    Complete waste of money. I would recommend very strongly against buying this, or anything else from Blizzard. Once upon a time, I sang a very different tune, but Blizzard have proved time and again, that they can almost anything, and ruin it.    … Expand
  23. weethill
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Played 50+ hours. In inferno act 2. Hate bad loot system and the requirement to use AH. And the constant connection / game creatoin errors.

    I want my loot from hard bosses - not farm gold and then go buy them from AH. This should be fun - not work.

    If i could get my money back i would stop here and get the refund.
  24. littlejim
    May 31, 2012
    0
    120 hours played stuck on inferno, hating the gear grind. Very watered down and shallow game, nothing like Diablo2.

    Looking to play Path of Exile instead
  25. ICEBROTHER
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is very bad. There are three things for this game. first, it is boring. Second, it is boring. Third, it is still very boring. So, I just want to tell everyone, it is a very boring game. You shouldn't waste your time on this boring game, or you will be pissed off. It is BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING.… Expand
  26. lion_
    Jun 5, 2012
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very unhappy with it. 10 years of development for that? I think we could have expected much more. Graphics, Sound, Game-play. What's really bad is the forced internet connection and the unavailability of their servers. Ok, they sold millions of copies, but...this was expect able. I want to play, when I want to play. 10 minutes or 10 hours, during the day or during the middle of the night. So come on: Give us a offline mode!… Expand
  27. lm324
    Jun 9, 2012
    3
    Loot drops are so low there is no point in playing. Playing for 2 weeks yields almost nothing. Its mostly farming gold to buy stuff off of the Auction House, only 3 items i have on my main character are ones ive found or crafted. Good name for game is "Diablo III the Auction House Edition". You end up spending alot of time trying to find something useful for your char class in the AH,Loot drops are so low there is no point in playing. Playing for 2 weeks yields almost nothing. Its mostly farming gold to buy stuff off of the Auction House, only 3 items i have on my main character are ones ive found or crafted. Good name for game is "Diablo III the Auction House Edition". You end up spending alot of time trying to find something useful for your char class in the AH, time would be better spent picking your nose. There are gameplay mechanic issues but those will get fixed. Loot system is flawed, this is like a tomb raider game where laura croft runs around fully clothed in turtle necks and baggy britches. The only legendaries ive found have been off logs and static world items not rare champion or boss drops. Only one of the items has been worth keeping. Give this game some cleavage, short shorts and some thigh high **** boots please. Including runes in the game would have at least let the player add one or two tweaks to socket gear that is specific to thier build/class. It is fun to play until you get to the point where u are trying to improve your gear, then it all bogs down and becomes very very very slow. If something finaly drops instead of being exited you just say 'gahhh ...dam im going to bed now'. Gahhh... dam im going to stop typing now.… Expand
  28. Egrimm
    Jun 14, 2012
    3
    i waited years for it and now I'm really disappointed about this game... Bad story, bad graphics, bad sound, requires to be always online and the all idea of the auction house is simply wrong in a farming game like Diablo!
  29. Soulsoda
    Jun 14, 2012
    2
    Diablo 3 is an average game, on the verge of good. However its not nearly the standard that is expected of the Diablo franchise. 6 years ago, this might have been slightly groundbreaking, but to be honest they didn't offer anything new or very exciting. They nerfed what little joys are to be found in this game. I mean its a looting game that gives terrible loot... Seriously good loot isDiablo 3 is an average game, on the verge of good. However its not nearly the standard that is expected of the Diablo franchise. 6 years ago, this might have been slightly groundbreaking, but to be honest they didn't offer anything new or very exciting. They nerfed what little joys are to be found in this game. I mean its a looting game that gives terrible loot... Seriously good loot is scarce to come by because... 1 its only found in inferno difficulty which is terribly unbalanced. 2 drops do not have a high chance of rolling up to anything good because the auction house is factored into how the game drops items so you bound to pretty much always get terrible loot. Don't say i didn't play either, 70 hours and i did get 3 legendary items but too bad they are weaker than most blues -.-. This "we'll patch later" mentality has ruined gaming. They left the endgame inferno untested, and impossibly difficult. The story was fine, but after playing through it over... and over... and over its a terribly boring ( and i mean in terms of a hack slash, sure you could play an elemental and kill things off screen for a few hours but is it really fun at that point?) but lets not forget there is... the lack of a good user to user interface, servers are constantly laggy, you can never truly play the game by yourself, and the list goes on... Sure i'll probably look back at the game in... a year or two when the hype is gone, the bugs are fixed, and the nice gear is cheap.… Expand
  30. Blizzardfan
    Jun 21, 2012
    0
    Very Simple Visit the games forums and make a determination for yourself. As you can see the criticts must have been paid nice amounts of money or are not original diablo fans. See on the forums. enough said
  31. d3v
    Jul 4, 2012
    0
    I don't understand why all the big magazine give this game a 80-90 rating. It's one of the games which doesn't make any fun after 7-9 hours. The drop rate is quite poor, you can think because of the auction house , the game went to a pay-to-win game. SP should be offline, that's why it's called SP. For me one of the most disappointing game this year, only the hype wins.
  32. TyMiShu
    Jul 7, 2012
    0
    Path of Exile is an awsome game, its a 1000 times better then Diablo 3 funny how the bets games are the free to play games. I will never spend money on anything associated with Activision or Blizzard again, Diablo 3 was nothing more then a scam.
  33. Kurauk
    Jul 7, 2012
    0
    If you are indeed a fan of previous Blizzard creations for story, which in the long past has been some of the best story based computing then you shouldn't pick up this game. There are still server issues, these involves playing at 120+ms of latency. Whilst you might think for an RPG this isn't a big deal. It actually does turn out to be quite a big thing. The combat is repetitive to theIf you are indeed a fan of previous Blizzard creations for story, which in the long past has been some of the best story based computing then you shouldn't pick up this game. There are still server issues, these involves playing at 120+ms of latency. Whilst you might think for an RPG this isn't a big deal. It actually does turn out to be quite a big thing. The combat is repetitive to the point you literally can run your finger along the keys and you will succeed. The character customisation is actually really bad, sure you're given options... but the options are minimal and end up having a very similar effect. The one redeeming feature which is why I am giving this game 2/10 is the art & graphics style, it is utterlly fantastic. On a whole this game should be avoided as it is a complete waste of money and completely boring to play. There are some good titles out there and some more coming out, save your hard earned money for one of them.… Expand
  34. Etchvalent
    Jul 9, 2012
    1
    After playing this for 100+ hours I can say I really do not like the game. My desire to play it has gone to the negative. Everything in the game is super dumbed down. There really is no customization for your character and the story is so predictable. A HUGE disappointment.

    -No Skill points to distribute. -No Stat points to distribute. -All the dungeons FEEL the same, they don't feel    After playing this for 100+ hours I can say I really do not like the game. My desire to play it has gone to the negative. Everything in the game is super dumbed down. There really is no customization for your character and the story is so predictable. A HUGE disappointment.

    -No Skill points to distribute.
    -No Stat points to distribute.
    -All the dungeons FEEL the same, they don't feel randomly generated at all.
    -No PvP.
    -No talent tree.
    -VERY short game.
    -Less gems to use (there's like a total of 4).
    -Feels TOTALLY like World of Warcraft. Take the world of warcraft out of this game for god sakes. I don't want to play WoW in my Diablo!    … Expand
  35. Adament1978
    Jul 9, 2012
    3
    Aside from the launch of this game I was really pleased at first, The launch was horrendous if you never herd, but I won't go into that. What I wanted from this game is for it to be a continuation o the diablo series, but what I got was a new game with a different label, "Wack a mole" pay money for a bigger, faster hammer!

    They drop rates changed, really good stuff now sucks, because    Aside from the launch of this game I was really pleased at first, The launch was horrendous if you never herd, but I won't go into that. What I wanted from this game is for it to be a continuation o the diablo series, but what I got was a new game with a different label, "Wack a mole" pay money for a bigger, faster hammer!

    They drop rates changed, really good stuff now sucks, because it didn't drop in inferno difficulty. I'll stop there because I don't even want to waist my time on this. Really blizzard...panda bears in wow,.. I at least used to play on and off... now its just off; with this latest addition of "Wack a mole HD"    … Expand
  36. tupo_izvunzemno
    Jul 10, 2012
    1
    Nice looks, but the rest seems like it's early beta game. No balance and not enough content ... most of the advertised content is missing and is to be delivered with patches (which will probably be expansions in the end). The game is tied and balanced around the Real Money Action House and is generally not "fun" at least for me. Overall Blizzard build a hype around how good games theyNice looks, but the rest seems like it's early beta game. No balance and not enough content ... most of the advertised content is missing and is to be delivered with patches (which will probably be expansions in the end). The game is tied and balanced around the Real Money Action House and is generally not "fun" at least for me. Overall Blizzard build a hype around how good games they make, but they didn't deliver on this one.… Expand
  37. Everbul
    Jul 10, 2012
    2
    Not worth it for five hours of exploration. If Diablo III were a budget title with one well balanced playthrough, people would be raving. As it stands, players have to go through a full playthrough (or two or three--ymmv) before they find the game challenging, and by then they have experienced most of the game. I made the mistake of buying into the hype, and was burned. My fault. I won'tNot worth it for five hours of exploration. If Diablo III were a budget title with one well balanced playthrough, people would be raving. As it stands, players have to go through a full playthrough (or two or three--ymmv) before they find the game challenging, and by then they have experienced most of the game. I made the mistake of buying into the hype, and was burned. My fault. I won't make that mistake again. I hope Blizzard learns from this as well.… Expand
  38. sevax
    Jul 11, 2012
    1
    1)It's not Sanctuary, it's **** with rabbits and rainbows
    2)Crafting - useless ****
    3)Items with retarded stats (Crossbow with +for witch doctor skills lol) 4)Auction is very raw atm. 5)RMAH - Official donate, pay to win. 6)Drop chance extremally low and legendary/set items useless 7)Gameplay - very boring gameplay. Again and again cloned mobs in same maps (no random maps 8)Achiv -    1)It's not Sanctuary, it's **** with rabbits and rainbows
    2)Crafting - useless ****
    3)Items with retarded stats (Crossbow with +for witch doctor skills lol)
    4)Auction is very raw atm.
    5)RMAH - Official donate, pay to win.
    6)Drop chance extremally low and legendary/set items useless
    7)Gameplay - very boring gameplay. Again and again cloned mobs in same maps (no random maps
    8)Achiv - Most idiotic achiv what i see
    9)Useless secret level    … Expand
  39. B1acksun
    Jul 11, 2012
    2
    Lag, lag, lag! The requirement to use internet to play the game is ridiculous for single player mode.

    If Blizzard thinks that it can use its rep to continue to sell non-innovative games like Diablo3 with draconian measures like this then they are fooling themselves. You are only as good as your last game and this is not looking so good.
  40. Janissary
    Aug 16, 2012
    4
    Long story short ; How can you ruin an epic game series? Diablo III..
  41. zaon
    Aug 18, 2012
    1
    The game as of august 2012 is a disappointment. You start out feeling powerful, gradually facing enemies stronger and stronger, making you feel weak and puny in the end. The opposite of how a game in this genre should feel. Items are lackluster and boring. Character customization is non existent. Re-playability is present, but not enjoyable.
  42. Innocente
    Aug 20, 2012
    3
    Did not like this game much at all, especially compared to D1 and D2. Really nothing new here, and lots of grinding and grinding. Pay-To-Win player store use is pretty much required for higher levels of play as the needed gear is simply not ALL going to drop in your lifetime. Repeated content is the name of the game. Development of chapters quickly tails off as you go from Ch1 -> Ch4.Did not like this game much at all, especially compared to D1 and D2. Really nothing new here, and lots of grinding and grinding. Pay-To-Win player store use is pretty much required for higher levels of play as the needed gear is simply not ALL going to drop in your lifetime. Repeated content is the name of the game. Development of chapters quickly tails off as you go from Ch1 -> Ch4.

    Unless you are a die-hard Diablo / Blizzard fan, not recommended.    … Expand
  43. SleepingDog
    Aug 24, 2012
    3
    Basically Diablo 3 looks like a game, but it is not. Diablo 3 is a product for merchants, and gold farmers. It is a auction house simulator. The whole purpose is to buy and sell items, while Blizzard takes 15% cut of all the auction house earnings.
  44. nibirux
    Sep 5, 2012
    0
    Disappointed to say the truth. To have lag and login issues ina single player game it's just terrible. DRM for this game is insane. very boring gameplay . Especially when it's not that great a game. It almost looks browser based. I tried to like it, but since I can't even play it when I want to, it lowers the score even more for me. the story is short and not engaging at all.
  45. Perturbative
    Aug 29, 2012
    2
    The connection to battle.net drops constantly, forcing unwanted replay. I can't imagine how people feel who have potentially lost hundreds of USD in real money in lost rare loot because of this. This is absolutely unacceptable for an online-only game. By way of comparison, I have lost connection with Battlefield Bad Company 2 servers maybe half a dozen times over the last two YEARS. I'veThe connection to battle.net drops constantly, forcing unwanted replay. I can't imagine how people feel who have potentially lost hundreds of USD in real money in lost rare loot because of this. This is absolutely unacceptable for an online-only game. By way of comparison, I have lost connection with Battlefield Bad Company 2 servers maybe half a dozen times over the last two YEARS. I've been dropped from battle.net at least 20 times so far, and I've been playing Diablo 3 less than a week. Note that EA and Dice haven't been profiting from BFBC2 for about a year and a half, but their servers still function.

    Even at the highest settings, the graphics look like they are from circa 2004. The visual art direction does a decent job of painting over this most of the time. This is not really a point of contention for me, because the dated visuals are presumably a tradeoff for rendering 100 baddies on the screen at once. So I can accept the low res.

    The voice acting is passable, but the plot and dialogue are retarded. Cretinish. How humiliating must it have been for the voice actors to even pronounce the words in the script? Did the developers write this garbage in their (nonexistent) spare time? Maybe they should have focused on the netcode. And if professionals did write this... just stop. It's 2012. The majority of gamers are grown-ups. We were children when Diablo 1 came out. Now we have discretion and taste, so make art. Let Michael Bay make explosions. I am no Diablo fanboy - Diablo 3 is my first encounter with an action RPG ("RP" used loosely here - more like "limited character progression"). I wanted this to be awesome. Instead it was $60 of lost connections and interrupted games.    … Expand
  46. SpakPak
    Sep 4, 2012
    3
    Not very good. I found diablo 2 rather boring but I thought diablo 3 would be different. It's not though. usually in most games you follow a story until you reach max level and then have some endgame content. Well, in Diablo 3 the only thing you can do is replay the same story FOUR TIMES! Exact same story, exact same monsters, areas, etc. Then there is the gameplay, also very boring, aNot very good. I found diablo 2 rather boring but I thought diablo 3 would be different. It's not though. usually in most games you follow a story until you reach max level and then have some endgame content. Well, in Diablo 3 the only thing you can do is replay the same story FOUR TIMES! Exact same story, exact same monsters, areas, etc. Then there is the gameplay, also very boring, a complete spam fest… Expand
  47. revanator
    Sep 11, 2012
    0
    The visuals are very good and the overall look is very inspiring, but that's all. The gameplay is quite the same as the other Diablos and other hack and slash games. There are not too many classes and few customization options.
    The major downside is the constant connection required to play the game. It's bad, very very bad. I understand that you cannot play when there is no network    The visuals are very good and the overall look is very inspiring, but that's all. The gameplay is quite the same as the other Diablos and other hack and slash games. There are not too many classes and few customization options.
    The major downside is the constant connection required to play the game. It's bad, very very bad. I understand that you cannot play when there is no network available, but the worst is that you need a very fast and stable broadband connection to play smoothly. And that's for the solo part as well as the multiplayer part of the game. So, I can't play solo at home because of the 2000ms lag, which cause my character to attack many seconds after I clicked or be teleported several meters before. A nightmare to play.

    No pleasure at all. Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  48. Nigeljgc
    Dec 5, 2012
    1
    Y así es como una gran saga se va a la mierda. Buen trabajo blizzard, lástima por que tu desconfianza y ambición te gano, y aún ignorar a sus clientes y quererl es tomar el pelo
  49. Sneetches
    Mar 6, 2013
    4
    TL;DR A quick cash-in on some nostalgia and the genre defining previous game, nothing but a sign of the state Blizzard has slumped to.

    If you want an Korean Grindfest MMO with a paid auction house, then you might enjoy this. Welcome to "Grind through the game 3 times on easy until you get to Inferno: The Game". Always Online, dumbed-down classes and gear system, lackluster story,    TL;DR A quick cash-in on some nostalgia and the genre defining previous game, nothing but a sign of the state Blizzard has slumped to.

    If you want an Korean Grindfest MMO with a paid auction house, then you might enjoy this. Welcome to "Grind through the game 3 times on easy until you get to Inferno: The Game". Always Online, dumbed-down classes and gear system, lackluster story, gameplay and art design that hits a brick wall after Act 1, ridiculous gear gap between Hell and Inferno that will force you into the AH, Always Online also basically denying you your game if you have internet problems or LOL BLIZZARD SERVERS on your damn SINGLE PLAYER GAME. The fact that Hardcore mode can be influenced by the state of your internet/Blizzard's servers is almost downright sickening. The couple good things I will mention at least are the graphics, art design in Act 1, enemies that do feel like relentless hordes on occasion, animations, and the gear design is alright but definitely borrowed from WoW.

    I can't argue though if you enjoy the MMO style grindfest that Diablo has now become. Overall, this was simply an Acti-Blizz cash cow that they had to milk, at the expense of all the hype and fans.    … Expand
  50. Fuub
    Jan 21, 2013
    1
    Real Money Action House ruined Diablo 3. That simple! Blizzard's greed for money transformed a supposed to be fun, challenging grind game, to a mega nerd / rich kid pay2win game. Not to mention the absence of the promised PVP ...
  51. CytoToxicProxy
    Feb 23, 2013
    0
    With the announcement that the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 version of Diablo III will offer offline and LAN play, PC users are left with out the features they have asked for since launch. It's disrespectful to the customer.
  52. Arbusto
    Mar 27, 2013
    0
    The game is just plain boring. There is no skill tree, no stats. All classes uses the same stats dps) from itens. Story line sucks, i mean, Leah, really????
  53. phentix
    Mar 8, 2013
    3
    Extremely repetitive and more importantly BORING! Good graphics but that is it. They designed the game around an auction house instead of designing it around the player. Check out their website they have finally admitted how bad the auction house has been for the game. If you want to use the auction house all the time might as well get into stocks.
  54. Meshinator
    Mar 31, 2013
    1
    After growing up playing Diablo II, and loving it, there simply aren't words for my disappointment playing Diablo III. Everything that could go wrong, did. Diablo II, although its graphics dated, was gruesome and dark. Diablo III looks like a World of Warcraft graphical clone. The in-game shop and auction house, requirement to be connected to the internet, and just general "feel" of theAfter growing up playing Diablo II, and loving it, there simply aren't words for my disappointment playing Diablo III. Everything that could go wrong, did. Diablo II, although its graphics dated, was gruesome and dark. Diablo III looks like a World of Warcraft graphical clone. The in-game shop and auction house, requirement to be connected to the internet, and just general "feel" of the game left MUCH to be desired. Also, my account was banned for someone in China hacking it for in game gold. Good riddance...… Expand
  55. HodgePodge
    Apr 1, 2013
    0
    Don't waste 60 bucks on this game, it is not worth it. Aside from DRM, the auction house and all that jazz the game just sucks. A lot of the story feels disjointed and out of place, as if they had all kinds of content and needed a way to mush it all together.
  56. Rockstar696
    Jun 25, 2013
    0
    Fail Not much more to add this game is a joke People don't buy expansion pack, maybe that will teach them $%^# You blizzard for this massive disappointment
  57. dentagram
    Oct 25, 2013
    2
    this is a big dissapointed for ARPG nad diablo 2 lovers.. thats all..im played 2000 hours on my barb,paragon 90,can solo mp10 uber bosses,and then POE came out,and then i realised,D3 is like sniffing glue,and then POE come to save my life...
  58. TzarBuba
    Oct 26, 2013
    0
    Diablo 3 have 1+ year in market and really be honest is there someone still playing it, i'm not talking about 20k people who still have fun of this game,but its more like, "Diablo 3" only name itself need be played from millions.
  59. MekaDragon
    Oct 26, 2013
    0
    This game is a completely failure from the whole base. It was created for being an Auction House with graphics, nothing else. As an ARPG, this game doesn't even let you how to build your character. The personalization in this area is null. You can't level up your stats nor your skills. You only need one stat to raise via equipment. And the only thing relevant is a number called DPS. This,This game is a completely failure from the whole base. It was created for being an Auction House with graphics, nothing else. As an ARPG, this game doesn't even let you how to build your character. The personalization in this area is null. You can't level up your stats nor your skills. You only need one stat to raise via equipment. And the only thing relevant is a number called DPS. This, mixed, is a complete fail in an ARPG. Farming isn't fun, people just used this game for selling items and earn some $$$.

    The graphics aren't at all close to what Diablo should be, they are way too light and colorful, and the music is a complete fail. How many tracks this game has, 2 in total?

    The cutscenes are really good, tho...    … Expand
  60. rophus
    Oct 27, 2013
    0
    I can't believe how some of the official reviewers can be so blind. Especially Polygon for giving a score of 100.

    After 45hrs of gameplay you think you can give a grinding game a score? Since this game is made to grind, you need at least 300 hours of gameplay before you can judge. When I say 300hrs, I mean on one character alone.
  61. injusticegamer
    Apr 11, 2014
    0
    Wow, don't buy this game. It looks exactly like WoW. Level cap is 60, expansion is 80? Hmm...sounds familiar...............................................
  62. shapesforms
    Apr 17, 2014
    1
    Unfortunately D3 does not live up to its predecesors. Blizzard seems to create a singleplayer ARPG but they are doing MMO balancing every few patches. it allready pissed me off big time getting nerfed in wow because of pvp concerns,but nerfing classes and items in a non competitive singleplayer game with co/op is just ridicolous. if you want to play a good arpg there is plenty more funUnfortunately D3 does not live up to its predecesors. Blizzard seems to create a singleplayer ARPG but they are doing MMO balancing every few patches. it allready pissed me off big time getting nerfed in wow because of pvp concerns,but nerfing classes and items in a non competitive singleplayer game with co/op is just ridicolous. if you want to play a good arpg there is plenty more fun stuff out there. check out torchlight I & II for example. they are more diablo than d3!… Expand
  63. Bbaguto
    May 6, 2014
    0
    bad game i told on chat noobs and i get warn by suport for my imagine bad behavior for caling baters noobs suport is bad same as this company 0 good legendary drop this game sux
  64. Lanopo
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Pay to win and always online DRM, two things I do no support. Shame on Activision and Blizzard entertainment for making this an industry standard.
  65. paperthief
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Payed for this game 1 year in advance. I´ve seen many blizzard server problems, but given the time this gave was in the making and with all the prepurchases sold. Not being able to play diablo 3 on launch after such heavy advertisement is just **** ridiculous.
  66. shiftyogre
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Yet another example of how DRM is killing the PC game industry. Went to a midnight launch last night (in Ohio) only to discover the game doesn't unlock until Midnight PST (which is 3AM EST). Then spent the next hour and a half attempting to login to play, but couldn't. Woke up today and was able to login and play for about an hour. Logged out to switch characters, and the servers were backYet another example of how DRM is killing the PC game industry. Went to a midnight launch last night (in Ohio) only to discover the game doesn't unlock until Midnight PST (which is 3AM EST). Then spent the next hour and a half attempting to login to play, but couldn't. Woke up today and was able to login and play for about an hour. Logged out to switch characters, and the servers were back down until 1630 EST. Was able to log back in and play for a bit, but they just shut the servers down AGAIN.

    Also, compared to D2, this game is dumbed way, way down. Don't get me wrong, when you can actually play the game it's mildly entertaining, but far too easy.

    D3 is to action RPGs what Halo is to FPS games: A dumbed down game designed for the unwashed masses, rather than a game engineered to be a fun, challenging ride.    … Expand
  67. Bones1979
    May 19, 2012
    0
    Casual gamer here. Absolutely gutted offline single player mode isn't available. Games like warcraft, starcraft, diablo, are what I'm about. I buy the games, chuck it on hard and play the single player campaign. I've never made the transition to online play with any game. The main reason being I live in a country where internet connections aren't great. So to find out onlineCasual gamer here. Absolutely gutted offline single player mode isn't available. Games like warcraft, starcraft, diablo, are what I'm about. I buy the games, chuck it on hard and play the single player campaign. I've never made the transition to online play with any game. The main reason being I live in a country where internet connections aren't great. So to find out online connection is a must is so annoying. I also game on a laptop and dont have roaming wireless internet, I find it really average to think I could buy the product but be limited where I use it. I think for someone like the gamer who's not interested in online play this will push them towards piracy. I for one wont be buying the product due to my internet limitations. However if there was a cracked version that allowed offline play that would look pretty good to me right now.

    I cant believe the ignorance from blizzard that everyone around the world interested in playing diablo 3 will have access to a quality internet line.

    Seriously?????? You cant be that stupid?????    … Expand
  68. bigscrewup
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Wow, just went to play. Played 2 mins and BAM server maintenance. WTF? Thats why people hate always online DRM. You want to play single player BUT CAN'T. Blizzard sucks. Only dumb fanboys will vote positive on this piece of broken ****
  69. Filth
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Absolutely pathetic attempt. I'm glad I've kept Diablo 2 installed, might be time to revisit a classic just to see how a Diablo series game should be. I can not think of one positive thing about this game, not one.

    Graphics - Poor Skill system - Poor Classes - Poor Inability to play a game I purchased because of DRM that Blizzard put in just to ensure they milk it for all the $$$ they    Absolutely pathetic attempt. I'm glad I've kept Diablo 2 installed, might be time to revisit a classic just to see how a Diablo series game should be. I can not think of one positive thing about this game, not one.

    Graphics - Poor
    Skill system - Poor
    Classes - Poor
    Inability to play a game I purchased because of DRM that Blizzard put in just to ensure they milk it for all the $$$ they can? - Inexcusable.

    Don't get me wrong, I've played the game enough. Enough to see that anymore would be a waste of my time, just like the game was a waste of my money.    … Expand
  70. xyzfra
    May 20, 2012
    0
    This is a good game (but Torchlight is better), the problem is that you cannot play it. There is no offline mode for single player game. So you often get error 3007, 3006, 3008, 33. etc. For example, right now, here in Europe the servers are down so we cannot play in single player mode after pay 60$ for the game. This DRM system is terrible, so this game's value is ZERO, because you cannotThis is a good game (but Torchlight is better), the problem is that you cannot play it. There is no offline mode for single player game. So you often get error 3007, 3006, 3008, 33. etc. For example, right now, here in Europe the servers are down so we cannot play in single player mode after pay 60$ for the game. This DRM system is terrible, so this game's value is ZERO, because you cannot play it whenever you want.… Expand
  71. CrashOverride
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Terrible servers. Completely obscure patching - in a day where company transparency is key, Blizzard is hellbent on letting players in the dark (no official patch until now either). Graphics look ok (even though they're outdated the art direction is good) but the engine is beyond bad. Better looking games run smoother and with less memory leaking.

    The game itself is a mess. Writing is    Terrible servers. Completely obscure patching - in a day where company transparency is key, Blizzard is hellbent on letting players in the dark (no official patch until now either). Graphics look ok (even though they're outdated the art direction is good) but the engine is beyond bad. Better looking games run smoother and with less memory leaking.

    The game itself is a mess. Writing is beyond terrible, plot is predictable, no immersion, itemization is poor and created to force you to use the auction house. Game is incredibly easy and scripted bosses have absolutely no change in their AI or move sets in the higher difficulties. Game is also very short. Did I mention the always online-DRM?

    There's pretty much no redeeming quality to this game.    … Expand
  72. True-Saber
    May 20, 2012
    1
    They make us wait 10 years!? only to produce this hollow sover-simplified piece of crap, it doesn't compare to the 2nd game and they brought it out in only a few years. All they had to do was take the Diablo 2 engine update the graphics a little, write the finish for the story and it would have been Game of the year 2005. Always-online DRM is not an option for me, with my horrible isp.
  73. wonderboyZOM
    May 20, 2012
    0
    I was dedicated enough to beat D3 between server maintenance, but I'm already sick of it. It has a no permanent character customization and no replay value. At least with SC2 I could make different choices in the campaign and play in offline mode where the lag is not unbearable. D3 lacks any original thinking, smooth game play, and essential features for a full price title. It doesn'tI was dedicated enough to beat D3 between server maintenance, but I'm already sick of it. It has a no permanent character customization and no replay value. At least with SC2 I could make different choices in the campaign and play in offline mode where the lag is not unbearable. D3 lacks any original thinking, smooth game play, and essential features for a full price title. It doesn't deserve the name it carries, so I only refer to it as "D3."… Expand
  74. Tytos
    Feb 27, 2013
    4
    One of the best auction house simulators currently available.
    Though the whole thing is tied to a game, so only 4/10, without the game this simulator would have gotten 10/10 from me.
    The games outdated graphics, idiot-proof gameplay and no depth at all combined with a very very bad and short story sadly drag the simulation down. I wish that there was an auction-house-simulator as good    One of the best auction house simulators currently available.
    Though the whole thing is tied to a game, so only 4/10, without the game this simulator would have gotten 10/10 from me.
    The games outdated graphics, idiot-proof gameplay and no depth at all combined with a very very bad and short story sadly drag the simulation down.
    I wish that there was an auction-house-simulator as good as this without an unnecesary game atached to it.    … Expand
  75. xetelian
    Aug 1, 2012
    0
    A lot of money was spent on this 'Arcade RPG' and 0 is an unplayable mess and I rate this game a 0 because:

    Most Clicked this game is playable one hand with your eyes closed. This is a Zero because it isn't a game.

    It is an experiment. A meta test on gold selling, auctions worth real money, and loot grinding. Please don't let games become Casinos online RPG....
  76. Jools86
    Jul 24, 2012
    4
    Got to say, massive WoW and SWToR fan, love Mass Effect, Dark Souls, SkyRim etc, so massive RPG type fan.

    This game is just click the left button at baddies, no skill required bug ridden game, GFX are dull, gameplay is so basic, it predates pong. Quite shocked how well rated by the real critics this game is.
  77. cryocore
    May 20, 2012
    1
    Assuming you could play the game problem free its probably worth an 8, but the fact I can not play it, and as yet have been unable to maintain a solid connection due to Blizzards servers being overloaded and underprepared makes the 8 irrelevent, I officially give this game a 1 because its unplayable which by definition means its a bad game.
  78. konpyuuta_san
    May 18, 2012
    4
    The software quality of this game really does deserve a 0, whatever the fanboys say. In short, a team of supposedly professional developers with a multi-million dollar budget cannot accomplish in terms of accessibility and availability what a small group of programmers can achieve on little to no budget (eg indie-games, torrent sites). Game world synchronization is a severe problem.The software quality of this game really does deserve a 0, whatever the fanboys say. In short, a team of supposedly professional developers with a multi-million dollar budget cannot accomplish in terms of accessibility and availability what a small group of programmers can achieve on little to no budget (eg indie-games, torrent sites). Game world synchronization is a severe problem. Oftentimes, there's upwards of a full second lag between an animation completing and syncing with the game world (for example, the magic missile is fired). The UI feels rushed and seems to lack even basic customization options. You can enable hit-statistics and numbers, which is a good thing and a nod to the gamers as opposed to those looking for an interactive entertainment experience. Micro-stuttering is extremely severe for many players, myself included. The game is an absolute resource hog and seems to be hideously inefficient-- my rig _does_ play Crysis (with all its volumetric glory) at around 60 fps, but can't handle Diablo 3 @ 1920x1080. Go figure. The dismal software quality notwithstanding, there are some very strange design choices in the game itself that detracts alot from the value. For example, my Wizard runs around with a Vampiric 2-handed axe, which beats the crap out of any wand/ord combo I have seen in the game. I don't understand this at all from a gameplay perspective. The only reason I can think of for this design choice is that more items are likely to be sold on the RM auctions. It makes no stylistic, artistic or gameplay sense.

    Both the Monk and the Wizard handle their weapons in a really awkward fashion, not to mention the sloppy animations involved for these two classes. The Monk at least has some class-restrictions, so I won't be using that 2-handed axe for him; opting instead for a club/axe combo that so far has beaten any knuckles or other Monk specifics I have seen in the game. Since they don't actually use their weapons in the animation, why do they hold them in ready positions while running around? It looks terrible and feels rushed. The Demon Hunter and Barbarian seem to suffer less from this problem, but not the Witch Doctor -- the two primary weapon-using classes seem to be what the entire game has been designed around. Since the Demon Hunter was added so late in the process, I would say that the Barbarian is the class that the game has been designed for.

    Auto-levelling is probably an attempt to consolify or casualize the game, but a MUCH better option would be an "auto-level" button in the character screen. The current system feels cheap, a cop-out from actual game design and an attempt to provide a more "cinematic" experience, in other words less interactivity and fewer game rules. The overall feel is that of a remake, not a sequel or continuation. This is a Diablo 2 remake, rushed out the door. I find it very hard to believe this game had more than an 18-24 month development cycle. If it did, it doesn't reflect well at all on Blizzard.

    At its price-point, a '4' is a strong score for a game like this, in my opinion. If you take software quality into consideration, a '2' would be overly generous. In summary: * If you didn't play Diablo 1 and/or 2, this is a prime and gentle introduction to the franchise. If you can find the game for around 20-30â    … Expand
  79. Dirceu
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Humongous disappointment. Too much crap to take. Servers are constantly offline. You have to be online to play single player! Not to mention the faults at the game system compared to Diablo 2. I just cancelled WoW subscription from Blizzard and won't buy anything else if they don't fix it.
  80. SpaceNinja
    Jun 11, 2012
    0
    This is a very bad game and doesnt deserve the name Diablo. Story is really bad. No skills and attributes. Everyone is playing with the same build and same items. Gameplay is too linear. Game is full of bugs. Itemization is broken. PvP was delayed and i have a feeling its gonna suck. I wasted like over 9000 minutes on skipping boring cutscenes. I wasted 60 euros for that **** game.
  81. direktors
    May 25, 2012
    2
    lack of skill and stat points, very outstreched gameplay with very little story. it gets really boring to pointlessly walk through caves and dungeons for hours. unbalanced melee and ranged classes. very unbalanced legendary gear(its rarely dropped and rarely useful). only 4 man co-op, no pvp. unbalanced elite packs at higher difficulty(elites are stronger than actual bosses).
  82. v90k
    May 17, 2012
    1
    With years of experience Blizz couldn't figure out that the massive amounts of people logging in at the same time would cause many problems? Like you didn't know how many people would be trying to sign in on launch day right? rofl
  83. treguard87
    May 16, 2012
    1
    I am not jumping on the hate bandwagon, this is honesty pure and simple. This game, is, the BIGGEST let down, EVER. The DRM in this game has ruined it for me. I can kind of understand Starcraft 2, what being a competitive RTS, so, you need to protect players, but, this is just ridiculous. The game play is incredibly mundane and the environments/textures are bland. Epic EPIC letdown.
  84. andvaree
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Extremely disappointed. Bought it mainly to play alone and even if it lets me log on the always-online requirement kills it for me due to a huge lag. Yes, even if you play alone the lag will sometimes make you unable to move your character. The story is bland and the overall art direction and style is not something worthy to be called a successor to the Diablo series. A huge letdown for meExtremely disappointed. Bought it mainly to play alone and even if it lets me log on the always-online requirement kills it for me due to a huge lag. Yes, even if you play alone the lag will sometimes make you unable to move your character. The story is bland and the overall art direction and style is not something worthy to be called a successor to the Diablo series. A huge letdown for me as a Blizzard fan.… Expand
  85. daidalus
    May 20, 2012
    1
    Diablo 3, when you are able to access it, delivers more or less the same stuff what the earlier parts did, plenty of mouse clicking, various monsters to kill and plenty of gear to loot. Story has not much to offer, it can be summarised by "kill everything that moves and collect all the gold in the process", voice acting is mediocre, especially what comes to hero. At least the cutscenesDiablo 3, when you are able to access it, delivers more or less the same stuff what the earlier parts did, plenty of mouse clicking, various monsters to kill and plenty of gear to loot. Story has not much to offer, it can be summarised by "kill everything that moves and collect all the gold in the process", voice acting is mediocre, especially what comes to hero. At least the cutscenes look nice, but the in game graphics, although being watchable, offer nothing even remotely impressive. After one play through I must say I am bored. I beat the game in few days on normal difficulty, and started on Nightmare difficulty but it does not offer much more. If you can get excited just by collecting new gear and it is enough to keep you going through the same dungeons and deserts, then perhaps you can enjoy the game more than I did. But frankly put, the game is boring and repetitive. However, what makes my blood boil and what really makes me regret I ever bought this game is that I can't seem to access it. First it was the legendary error 37 right after the lauch. For a few days the game worked somewhat nice, if you exclude the timeouts for being AFK, which I find quite annoying, since I was playing single player. Now I am encountering another error (33) because of "server maintenance" and cannot access the game again. Better leave this game on the shelf until Blizzard finally fixes all the problems. How I see it, server maintenance cannot be a reason for not being able to play a single player game.… Expand
  86. mulletmurdoc
    May 15, 2012
    0
    rubbish game, and as per usual blizzard has failed when it comes to server and stress testing. In other words..... PRE ORDER GAME..... CANT EVEN PLAY 2 DAYS LATER
  87. 1-0-1
    May 15, 2012
    0
    The fact that there is no way to play the game offline and the most horrific launch of a game by one of the industry leaders in massive online games made me give it a negative review. First impression are important in more than one way - the silent treatment that Blizzard/Activision is giving to it's paying player base is shocking. It is truely a sad day for online gaming ....
  88. Entropy2016
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 will go down in history as yet another example of why Always-Online DRM is unforgivable in game design. If this game let you play single player offline like Diablo 2, it would be getting decent reviews. But it's DRM design is preventing that. Blizzard got greedy and went too far, and it blew up in their faces.

    In addition to the unforgivable DRM flaw. * The lack of skill    Diablo 3 will go down in history as yet another example of why Always-Online DRM is unforgivable in game design. If this game let you play single player offline like Diablo 2, it would be getting decent reviews. But it's DRM design is preventing that. Blizzard got greedy and went too far, and it blew up in their faces.

    In addition to the unforgivable DRM flaw.

    * The lack of skill customization or choices makes character creation too linear and lacking diversity or choice.

    * Frame rate seems poor. This would be understandable if the graphics were particularly impressiveâ    … Expand
  89. alrightandrew
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Worst thing Blizzard could have done, this game would be really cool if I could play it. The videos look really cool, but all I get is a chance to practice my typing over and over again as my login attempts get rejected by Blizzard's anemic battle.net. Good news, I am adjusting to my new keyboard, so THANKS, BLIZZ!
  90. Lorax2000
    May 15, 2012
    0
    It looks like a great game, well polished, good graphics, good play style, and good skills.

    However, all of that means nothing if you cannot play. Blizzard clearly lost their way once they saw all the preorders come in. Why work when you have all your money up front right?
  91. haplar
    May 15, 2012
    0
    This will be the last Blizzard game that I purchase; there's no excuse for always-on internet in a single player game. I paid 60 bucks for this game, and I've been able to play it for upwards of 20 minutes all day due to the flaky servers (which I have no intention of actually using for multiplayer purposes). I was shocked, as well, that the extensive skill trees were completely goneThis will be the last Blizzard game that I purchase; there's no excuse for always-on internet in a single player game. I paid 60 bucks for this game, and I've been able to play it for upwards of 20 minutes all day due to the flaky servers (which I have no intention of actually using for multiplayer purposes). I was shocked, as well, that the extensive skill trees were completely gone (somehow, I managed to miss this in the preview coverage), but that's a story for a different day.… Expand
  92. bignuts
    May 15, 2012
    2
    I do not know what is worse, the price, the skill UI, the always on DRM to help support the extraction of more money from the customers later through a cut of the auction house, no PvP on launch (and its unknown what exactly it will be like when it arrives), the lies about how your digital download will let you play right away when the game goes live, the lack of a manual (guess that evenI do not know what is worse, the price, the skill UI, the always on DRM to help support the extraction of more money from the customers later through a cut of the auction house, no PvP on launch (and its unknown what exactly it will be like when it arrives), the lies about how your digital download will let you play right away when the game goes live, the lack of a manual (guess that even the website links for the digital download manual in the install folder were not completed for launch, like PvP), the lie that it will be released "when it is done", that the worldwide launch that is still having major problems 24 hours after the fact, or my particularly egregious run-on sentence describing all of these failings.

    Take your pick of any or all of the above, or point out your own areas of disappointment, mistruths, absurdities, outright lies, and pure pretentiousness on the part of Blizzard.

    Cannot recommend this game at this time. -sic    … Expand
  93. Hookedya
    May 15, 2012
    0
    A huge disappointment, and an unworthy sequel. - Charater customization was so confusing, so they removed it (no more skill points to distribute, no more attribute points to distribute, skills unlock automatically as you level up) - Legalized gold selling, pay-to-win auction houses - Scripted scenes EVERYWHERE 0Bland, one dimensional, WoW inspired skills -World PvP removed and the only PvPA huge disappointment, and an unworthy sequel. - Charater customization was so confusing, so they removed it (no more skill points to distribute, no more attribute points to distribute, skills unlock automatically as you level up) - Legalized gold selling, pay-to-win auction houses - Scripted scenes EVERYWHERE 0Bland, one dimensional, WoW inspired skills -World PvP removed and the only PvP options is a WoW-clone arena (REMOVED TILL LATER, LOL) -Voice acting is HORIBBLE compared to D2 -Timed log-outs in a game which its gameplay is based on being fast-paced (even on hardcore mode) -FREQUENT CHECKPOINTS that revive you from where you are left off (how much more casual can they make a diablo game I wonder) -region lock, DRM that requires you to be constanly online -blizzard 'promising' not to put any items in the RMAH Gee, I **** wonder what's gonna happen -LEVEL 60 CAP Surely to be raised to 70,80,90 and so on with yearly expansions that consists of cut content for only another $60!… Expand
  94. moregames
    May 16, 2012
    1
    Remember how much fun the first Diablo was? Yeah, this isn't it. It feels like this weird combination of Lego Star Wars and the World of Warcraft character tree. It's boring and repetitive and I'm unhappy that I wasted money on it. I'd be mad about having to be online to play, but I just don't feel like playing it again. Maybe you just can't go back.
  95. satankid666
    May 16, 2012
    0
    The problem with Diablo 3's DRM wouldn't have happened if a single player game (Diablo 3 is a single player Hack and Slash RPG) if Blizzard would have done the right thing and not embraced a anti-consumer DRM model. On the outside this is about cheating but the executives at blizzard and parent Activision did this because of piracy. They only spur it on. By not including an offline singleThe problem with Diablo 3's DRM wouldn't have happened if a single player game (Diablo 3 is a single player Hack and Slash RPG) if Blizzard would have done the right thing and not embraced a anti-consumer DRM model. On the outside this is about cheating but the executives at blizzard and parent Activision did this because of piracy. They only spur it on. By not including an offline single player they have kicked the hornets nest of hackers/crackers. This only challenges them big time to bring a hack/crack to the masses. Only thing this game should have had was a cd check and cd key. Hackers and pirates always have the last laugh. IT is a waste of time and developer resources to craft, license and wrap a product in DRM. It is a waste of time because it drags out the development process and this dragging out does not bring anything innovative or new to the product… Expand
  96. Aquaman_0601
    May 17, 2012
    1
    If you enjoy buying a game and not being able to play it... You'll love Diablo 3... I buy games so I can play them when ever and where ever i like. Diablo 3 is the biggest disappointment so far. You have to have an active internet connection at all times to play the single player campaign, servers are down constantly.... Unless your a hard core hack and slash fun and must play Diablo 3, IIf you enjoy buying a game and not being able to play it... You'll love Diablo 3... I buy games so I can play them when ever and where ever i like. Diablo 3 is the biggest disappointment so far. You have to have an active internet connection at all times to play the single player campaign, servers are down constantly.... Unless your a hard core hack and slash fun and must play Diablo 3, I would strongly recommend steering clear of this game!!… Expand
  97. cthru2k
    May 17, 2012
    3
    Completely disappointed, I knew ahead of time about the always online requirement and DRM (decisions I don't agree with) and I also expected issues on day one because of this. My disappointment comes from the game itself. Lets start off with the "art style" or graphics which are blatant copy of WoW's. This art style worked back in 2004, heck I'll even say it was genius for an MMO, itCompletely disappointed, I knew ahead of time about the always online requirement and DRM (decisions I don't agree with) and I also expected issues on day one because of this. My disappointment comes from the game itself. Lets start off with the "art style" or graphics which are blatant copy of WoW's. This art style worked back in 2004, heck I'll even say it was genius for an MMO, it allowed lower end PC's somewhat get through raids that required 40 NPCs at a time. But it just doesn't work for Diablo, it doesn't capture that Diablo feel and for a 2012 game, I expected more. I just don't get that dreaded sense that something is about to go wrong when I enter the depths of some old dungeon. The graphics are colorful and cartoony and they don't belong in the Diablo Universe.

    Skills, continuing with their copy and paste system from WoW they did not disappoint, the game feels like playing a top down version of WoW, WHERE IS THE DIABLO GAME I PURCHASED!? This game has always been about loot, and still is but managing your skill/runes/talent tree was part of the fun and added lots of depth to the game. They have completely abandoned this style of play, in other words the game is a dumbed down version of its former glory. By removing this it is only natural that Diablo fans feel that their decision to remove this was mainly based off their Real Money Auction House. Where money is the driving force and Mr. Bobby CEO of Activision can line his pockets full of real money from people purchasing digital items. Way to stick it to us PC gamers Blizzard, it's still Blizzard making these abomination of games and xpacs (Cata/MoP) right? Right?

    Blizzard I ask you, where has your TALENT in making games gone?

    Gameplay is just as bad, arrows point me the way to EVERYTHING, I mean EVERYTHING, a damn monkey could play this game. They pretty much don't want you to explore anymore, well that is kinda also made obvious by the small maps/zones. Get rid of your director and give us back the guys that made Diablo what it was, yes the Diablo that made Blizzard what it is.

    I enjoyed watching your 20 year celebration videos of Blizzard and Co. Happy to see that your love for gaming brought us gamers unbelievable games that we enjoyed for years and years. But with games like this, and your obvious slaps to the face on your gaming community. I just don't see another 20 for Blizzard. I purchased 3 copies of this disaster to enjoy with my family, and I don't see that happening. Should I have waited for a review of this game before purchasing? Sure but this is DIABLO, past records show that you cannot go wrong buying this or any product from Blizzard. I was wrong.    … Expand
  98. Paidhi
    May 19, 2012
    0
    Not looking at launch issues, the need to connect to internet to play online. The game still has some serious issues. After 12 years of developing blizzard mastered to put the most crappy RPG into the world.
    Why is it even called RPG if you cannot modify your char? To finish the game you need only to leave your mouse buttons pressed and it would finish itself. Not like an hour fight with    Not looking at launch issues, the need to connect to internet to play online. The game still has some serious issues. After 12 years of developing blizzard mastered to put the most crappy RPG into the world.
    Why is it even called RPG if you cannot modify your char? To finish the game you need only to leave your mouse buttons pressed and it would finish itself. Not like an hour fight with Diablo. Just tell how can I get my money back?    … Expand
  99. m0ndarin
    May 19, 2012
    3
    There is no way I pay anything to Blizzard again. Ever. That game is a sheer disaster. It is designed for casual players (read - "12-year old kids with fat bellies and their mums"), it has no RPG system whatsoever and the storytelling is just plain bad. The always-online DRM system is insultive, disruptive and poorly implemented. 60 bucks? Hell no.
    Thank you for treading on my dreams,    There is no way I pay anything to Blizzard again. Ever. That game is a sheer disaster. It is designed for casual players (read - "12-year old kids with fat bellies and their mums"), it has no RPG system whatsoever and the storytelling is just plain bad. The always-online DRM system is insultive, disruptive and poorly implemented. 60 bucks? Hell no.
    Thank you for treading on my dreams, halfwitted dumbarses.
    Heartbroken D1/D2 fan.    … Expand
  100. Feydakin
    May 19, 2012
    3
    I cannot in good faith give Diablo 3 a score it doesn't deserve. I feel like the game itself is exceptional in most respects. However, the always online DRM restriction and the inclusion of the real money auction house force me to score this game based on how much I feel these two aspects negatively effect my game play experience. No matter what the fanboys say, Diablo has always beenI cannot in good faith give Diablo 3 a score it doesn't deserve. I feel like the game itself is exceptional in most respects. However, the always online DRM restriction and the inclusion of the real money auction house force me to score this game based on how much I feel these two aspects negatively effect my game play experience. No matter what the fanboys say, Diablo has always been first and foremost a single player game, and Diablo 3 is no exception. The fact that I cannot play this game without an internet connection is completely unsatisfactory. I understand the reasoning behind it, but the bad outweighs the good by a very large margin. Besides the fact that there are other ways to accomplish what they are trying to accomplish (combating piracy and maintaining the legitimacy of items in the real money auction house) that don't include punishing legitimate customers. I think that people are for the most part being unfair and trying to hide their true motivations for giving Diablo 3 a low rating. The game play itself, graphics, sound and story delivers fairly well. However let's be honest, most people are angry about the always online DRM and the sorry state of the servers at launch, as they very much should be. This type of anti-consumer attitude from developers and publishers should not be tolerated by consumers. I know a boycott will never happen to the degree that it would need to to make Blizzard Activision listen, but hopefully all these terrible user reviews will make the bean counters that actually run things take pause and realize that perhaps this sort of thing is actually terrible for customer relations and WILL come back on them eventually. I also like to think that it's not actually the people creating the games that make these terrible business decisions, so we shouldn't necessarily be punishing them for the bad decisions their bosses make. However, SOMETHING needs to be done to stop these things form happening. It is ruining the game industry and the games that I know we all want to love...… Expand
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#12 Best PC Game of 2012
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 86
  3. Negative: 1 out of 86
  1. Thunderbolt
    Aug 31, 2012
    90
    My one major complaint is that the game never feels very difficult, especially on Normal. There are frustrating moments, hordes of baddies, and increasing difficulty levels, but the same feeling of utter defeat never really happens as it did in the past.
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  2. Hyper Magazine
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    For all the game's missteps, though, you certainly can't accuse Blizzard of phoning it in - if anything, the game suffers from the tendency to try a little to hard at times to evolve the design. [Aug 2012, p.61]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jul 3, 2012
    80
    When it works, Diablo III is the best of the Diablo games. When it doesn't, all it does is make you mad. [July 2012, p.54]
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