Diablo III

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  1. tompaw
    May 19, 2012
    2
    The game is terribly balanced, the difficulty is mostly based on the fact that you cannot zoom out and the monsters attacking you have greater range than the f-ing screen! Engine is terrible, DRM is a joke. I am hugely disappointed.
  2. GodoteX
    May 20, 2012
    3
    Problem whit connection in a single player game? ROTFL. If you give a game that requires being online you have to be prepared for that. Blizzard went back in development, and be able to apply solutions from StarCraft 2. Achivments only online, is a sick idea. = 3/10
  3. travisbickle86
    May 20, 2012
    4
    And Blizzard failed...
    Such a pity... it did have all for being such a nice game, but finally got nothing except wowish graphic style... Gamers are not stupid... begining with a poor story, flat characters, boring ingame cinematics that looks like pokemon, less options than diablo 2 on skill trees (there are no skill trees but skill lines) and automatic stats... dude Diablo II is such a    And Blizzard failed...
    Such a pity... it did have all for being such a nice game, but finally got nothing except wowish graphic style... Gamers are not stupid... begining with a poor story, flat characters, boring ingame cinematics that looks like pokemon, less options than diablo 2 on skill trees (there are no skill trees but skill lines) and automatic stats... dude Diablo II is such a better game... It's not a good game, it's not a good Diablo, and DEFINITLY IT'S NOT A GOOD BLIZZARD TITLE... Bad times for a company which once upon a time was pretty avantgarde... not anymore... they only care about money...    … Expand
  4. Dungerondurdur
    May 20, 2012
    0
    20/05 and i can't still play on eu server..
    this is ridiculous, i have no word for describing it..
    Loot sistem sucks, the game is really short but is done well.
    the really bad part is the inesistent offline part, we can't play cause the servers are full or cause they are down.. in all this days i had all the time 250 of latency and i die cause all the spike lag.. no word really
  5. WaLkEr_KaOs
    May 20, 2012
    1
    Game it's not bad, but user experience is near zero especially in Europe where Blizzard just don't care. Also lack of offline gaming is a big drawback
  6. Alcatros
    May 20, 2012
    1
    I have played Diablo 2, i give you several reasons why this is not your game: Always Online Play, no Lan Mode, reduced from 8 to 4 players in multiplayer mode, no Attributes can be given, now you have 6 skills use, my first in-game point, if you group with a class of your kind, it is like the shadow of the Assassin in Diablo 2, same skills, small set of skills usable at the same timeI have played Diablo 2, i give you several reasons why this is not your game: Always Online Play, no Lan Mode, reduced from 8 to 4 players in multiplayer mode, no Attributes can be given, now you have 6 skills use, my first in-game point, if you group with a class of your kind, it is like the shadow of the Assassin in Diablo 2, same skills, small set of skills usable at the same time individualism = fail. The most important part before was trading, now blizzard seems to try to milk the money cow... with this auction shop, with today's know-how I would not buy the game any-more.… Expand
  7. Heimn
    May 20, 2012
    0
    The entire thing is so frustrating. I bought Diablo 3 on Wednesday, and so far have had little chances playing the game because the servers are down, and I'm not even talking about multiplayer, I can't even play Single-Player because of the Always Online DRM. It's ridiculous. Who in their right mind thought this was a great idea? Had I known it'd be like this, I would never have evenThe entire thing is so frustrating. I bought Diablo 3 on Wednesday, and so far have had little chances playing the game because the servers are down, and I'm not even talking about multiplayer, I can't even play Single-Player because of the Always Online DRM. It's ridiculous. Who in their right mind thought this was a great idea? Had I known it'd be like this, I would never have even entertained the idea of buying Diablo 3. But here I am, with a game just sitting on my desktop to serve no purpose other than to decorate it. As for the actual game itself, it feels so restrictive. in Diablo 2, if I happened to like 2 different skills, then I'd put points in both and that'd be the end of it. But in Diablo 3, if 2 skills are from the same branch, you can only pick one of them. Not only that, but that skill might not actually be as useful as another until you reach the level necessary to unlock the rune to boost up your skill. That to me is ridiculous, and really restricts the way I want to play my character. The classes aren't all that interesting, it feels like I've played those already. I really liked the classes of Diablo 2 they felt really different and had different purposes, but in Diablo 3 it seems like they just mixed a few elements of each classes, and the way you play D3's classes to me just feels all too similar with one another. The story itself isn't bad, nor is it the best. They did put some efforts into adding more to the world, but that's about it. Overall, I decided to give the game a 0. Why? Because I can't even play it. This is the first and last (Single-Player) game that I purchase with an always-on DRM. I bought a game to have fun, and I'm not.… Expand
  8. Agent-M
    May 20, 2012
    4
    This game is boring as hell.

    The story-line is dry, linear, predictable and could have been much, much better. Character class back-story/story-line is non existent. About the only time your character comes into the story-line is when he/she is narrating it; that's it - which sucks big time. The game should have had multiple endings, substantial choices that affected the    This game is boring as hell.

    The story-line is dry, linear, predictable and could have been much, much better. Character class back-story/story-line is non existent. About the only time your character comes into the story-line is when he/she is narrating it; that's it - which sucks big time. The game should have had multiple endings, substantial choices that affected the story-line/characters, and more random/variety in quests but sadly it doesn't. A better story-line should be given each time you beat the game on a harder difficulty, or else why even play again. Maps are extremely linear, small, and very closed off. They are made just to funnel you to your next destination - nothing more. The games initial difficulty should not be called normal. Diablo I and II on normal were much more of a chanllenge than Diablo III's normal. Diablo III's normal feels like the game is dumbed down significantly for casual players and in fact is holding my hand every step of the way - in fact you will use potions about once every eight or so hours all the way to the ending of the game. This greatly takes away from my enjoyment and game play experience. Bosses battles are extremely lackluster, mediocre and poorly scripted. Aside from playing a different class the replay value is very linear at best. If the game had multiple endings/better endings for higher difficulties, and more variety in quests, gave the player choices that affected the game/ending and a substantial variety in more open and nonlinear maps then the replay value would be high. Art is too similar to WoW, and as such has a very cartoony kids friendly feel to it. In fact some of the animation was taken from wow. The music of the game has its moments but for the most part feels passive and dull. Single player games must be played online only. So if there servers are flooded or down you either experience massive lag which ruins your game play experience or you simply can't play at all. About the best thing I can say Diablo III has is the CG cinematic's which are wonderful too look at. I'd say this game deserves no more than a 7.5 at best.    … Expand
  9. dragonpark
    May 20, 2012
    4
    when I played D3 ,I can't believe that it's a game developed in 2012 , the Graphics looks prety bad, the art style almost let me think it was a Korea game, Completely a different kind art-style of D2
  10. Madhatter1976
    May 21, 2012
    1
    Everything you loved about Diablo 1 and 2 where removed in this game. No more custom stats. No more skill trees. No more character customization. Graphics are okay at best. The storyline is horrible. The only well-done thing is the cinematics. I'm afraid Blizzard has totally and completely become Activision. Where their motto is: "Gamers don't know what they want - we know whatEverything you loved about Diablo 1 and 2 where removed in this game. No more custom stats. No more skill trees. No more character customization. Graphics are okay at best. The storyline is horrible. The only well-done thing is the cinematics. I'm afraid Blizzard has totally and completely become Activision. Where their motto is: "Gamers don't know what they want - we know what gamers want." They completely and utterly ignore what their customers state they want in a game. Oh . . . and no Cow Level.… Expand
  11. Iori
    May 22, 2012
    0
    as a long standing blizzard fan i thought the drm could be an issue. so i played the beta and was amazed at how well it played. against all better judgment i bought a digital copy and waited till release day. well, it finally arrived and i began to play. haha totally unplayable in nz. total rubber banding lag fest. will never buy another blizzard game again. the best part of the experienceas a long standing blizzard fan i thought the drm could be an issue. so i played the beta and was amazed at how well it played. against all better judgment i bought a digital copy and waited till release day. well, it finally arrived and i began to play. haha totally unplayable in nz. total rubber banding lag fest. will never buy another blizzard game again. the best part of the experience was how easy it was to get a refund. (ring then, dont use the ticket system)… Expand
  12. vence
    May 26, 2012
    3
    over hyped piece of crap game, bad graphics, you cant zoom you cant rotate your camera, bad story were you are catapulted into it with no real background, bad controls, bad bad bad .... blizzard yet again prove that they think their customers are brainless cows just good for milking
  13. Gene1
    May 27, 2012
    0
    Positives:
    ???
    Negatives: -constant server outages despite tanking player base -Always online -$60 and yet designed like a F2P game with the Real Money Auction House in mind -Very poor difficulty curve -Pretty much anything likable about Diablo 2 is gone -World of Warcraft mechanics such as being more or less instakilled for taking to long to kill a monster and epic purple lighting    Positives:
    ???

    Negatives:
    -constant server outages despite tanking player base
    -Always online
    -$60 and yet designed like a F2P game with the Real Money Auction House in mind
    -Very poor difficulty curve
    -Pretty much anything likable about Diablo 2 is gone
    -World of Warcraft mechanics such as being more or less instakilled for taking to long to kill a monster and epic purple lighting everywhere
    -Poor writing, voice acting, constantly in your face
    -Dungeons aren't even random anymore
    -Matchmaking system rather than lobbies, forcing you to more or less play with friends or play alone
    -no pvp
    The list could go on, and on, and on. Diablo 3 is basically a bad joke created by Blizzard to the Diablo audience. To call it WoW free2play is not an exaggeration. That is literally what it feels like. Nothing in this game was designed with the end user in game, save to allow it to be "playable" (not likable) by as many players as possible and to extract as much cash from them as possible via the "Real Money Auction House", which by the way has been indefinitely delayed because the playerbase is tanking so hard right now that they realize they need to focus everything to save it. They're trying, but they will be unsuccessful. Blizzard has been _permanently cripppled_ by its long stint/focus on WoW. They _actually believe_ these things are actually fun, otherwise the game would not have been released with such horrible flaws. If they cannot see the problems, they cannot fix them. I have asked for a refund because I am actually offended at how bad this game is, and I encourage anyone who bought it to do the same.    … Expand
  14. Sholtgun
    May 27, 2012
    0
    DO NOT BUY OR PLAY THIS IF YOU LOVED DIABLO 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wow. Way to **** up one of your only remaining IP's Activision-Blizzard. You had all the resources imaginable to make this a stellar game, the game we all waited for. But no. You decided to take all that time (12 years) and man power (5000 employees roughly) and make a pile of **** that would have been laughed at 6 years    DO NOT BUY OR PLAY THIS IF YOU LOVED DIABLO 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Wow. Way to **** up one of your only remaining IP's Activision-Blizzard. You had all the resources imaginable to make this a stellar game, the game we all waited for.

    But no.

    You decided to take all that time (12 years) and man power (5000 employees roughly) and make a pile of **** that would have been laughed at 6 years ago.

    Things they did wrong
    -----------------------------------
    1. DRM (you are required to be online 24/7 to play, even single player)

    2. Removed any customization with the skill tree AND Attribute tree (You are literally the same character as the millions others that play)

    3. The difficulty is a ****ing joke. A trained monkey could easily beat this game with ANY character.

    4. The auction house removes any desire/need to actually loot for awesome gear. (Acti-Blizz just milking it for more money after everyone realizes the games ****.)

    5. No more awesome 8 player nameable lobbies with PvP. (PvP has been scheduled to be released later on in a WoW like arena (****ing gay))

    6. The color scheme is ****ing ****ty as are the graphics for a game 12 YEARS in Development!!!!!!!!!!!

    7. The servers are a ****ing joke. I lag all the ****ing time on a rad ass connection so I know it's not me.
    (makes trying to enjoy the single player a joke)

    8. The story itself is ****ing retarded. Lame cliches everywhere coupled with horrible voice acting leaves me vastly disappointed with,what was supposed, to be a game you could play solid and still enjoy for at least a month.

    In summary, they have taken out the heart and soul of Diablo and replaced it with a Children's game. Don't indulge Activision or Blizz anymore...... I am personally boycotting these terrible game devs from now on. I encourage everyone who enjoyed Diablo 1 and 2 (Or good games) to do the same    … Expand
  15. Danx
    May 28, 2012
    0
    Diablo3 it's a huge disappointment. I waited this game for so long and at the end Blizzard come up with a kids story (falling star rise of zombies, yes some original good stuff). The first minutes very something laughable, especially when I saw all this people with the headache in the tavern... ahaha :D
    Organization of Gameplay is horrible, I still don't get how to fire a real arc arrow    Diablo3 it's a huge disappointment. I waited this game for so long and at the end Blizzard come up with a kids story (falling star rise of zombies, yes some original good stuff). The first minutes very something laughable, especially when I saw all this people with the headache in the tavern... ahaha :D
    Organization of Gameplay is horrible, I still don't get how to fire a real arc arrow with the mage... can't set the attribute points (WHY?? WHYYY??) can't zoom, and can't personalize my character. I still wonder if Blizzard can make some good use of 3d technology in 2012.
    They ruined this game with cartoon like characters, bad music, recycling stupid ideas (and 3d stuff) from WoW and removed perks that most of the old players loved. I just expressed my review on the game and I don't want even talk about this bloody feature about being always on. Bad. Bad. BAD!

    The conclusion? I had the honor of testing torchlight 2 beta and is way more fun and similar to the original diablo verve.    … Expand
  16. SubNoize
    May 30, 2012
    0
    Terrible game, end game is pointless and broken. The game has been abused from the beginning and a exploited to where a select group have free reign over the entire Auction House. The demand is only getting larger for act 3/4 items, whilst the supply is staying the same because the people who abused/exploited the game in the early stages are the only people who can obtain the gear.
  17. thelordofexcess
    Jun 6, 2012
    0
    Graphics - Ok at $20.00 terrible for $60.00 Gameplay - Ok at $20.00 terrible for $60.00 Replayability - Ok at $20.00 terrible for $60.00, the game is exceedingly short and it is simply a gear grind at the end that is apparently the only replay value of this game. One can satisfyingly get 20-40 hours out of this game beyond that you either have a set of friends who is doing this together,Graphics - Ok at $20.00 terrible for $60.00 Gameplay - Ok at $20.00 terrible for $60.00 Replayability - Ok at $20.00 terrible for $60.00, the game is exceedingly short and it is simply a gear grind at the end that is apparently the only replay value of this game. One can satisfyingly get 20-40 hours out of this game beyond that you either have a set of friends who is doing this together, or just have no life. Seriously even if your just wasting your time sitting in front of a PC why would you keep grinding on this game? Go play anything else. Torchlight I is far more fun to endlessly grind on than this game. Story - ya ya I'll quit the the $20.00 vs. $60.00 thing for this one at least. The story wasn't bad, yes it is cheesy, etc. but so was the story in D1 and D2 I think the reviews saying the story is bad are missing the boat. This is a little dungeon crawler game it isn't some expansive RPG that one would epect a supper compelling story in. Overall the story was adequate and I'll leave it at that. Auction House - It has been up and down so often, several times all my items simply dissapeared, etc. and the real money AH is still not out at the time I'm writing this review. The idea of the real money AH is as exciting as a bank asking me to "insure" my FDIC insured account ... for money ... the real money AH should only be exciting if you work for blizzard. Other than that it adds nothing to the game at all. I'm sure this cash scam will continue though and more companies will add more and more elements like this in the coming years. My lengthy opinion about the game ... read if you like but be warned this is just pure catharsis for me that is all: Where to begin. Diablo III indeed had perhaps unattainable expectations to live up to. Having well over a decade to wait fans had high hopes and expectations for this game and that has perhaps muddied the waters a bit out on the internet. There is much ranting about both how terrible this game is or the other side the standard blizzard fanboys are gushing as usual.

    My biggest criticism is simply this. How D3 turned out in its entirety is fine, if it would have been a $20.00 budget range game I'd have not a single complaint, in fact I'd be giving it a glowing review. At the $60.00 pricepoint though this game is terrible and a poor value. Comparing this game to the other $60.00 range games you get so much less value. Go play Torchlight I and look at how the core of the game works, I'm assuming that Torchlight II will actually be superior to Diablo 3 in pretty much every way. Those games are in the $20.00 price range. Don't interpret my focus on price to mean I'm a cheap gamer or poor. I spend several thousand dollars a year on games, I have no problem paying $60.00 for a game and do it routinely. I simply categorize games by price, the more you charge me the higher my expectations are going to be. This game is a minor league baseball game at a major league price. It is not worth $60.00 and as blizzard never really reduces the prices of their games ... so you can't wait and buy this later at a lower price and there is another beef I have with blizzard.


    I bought the game, I put in 40ish hours and I feel I basically ground my monies worth out of the game but it wasn't a good value for me at all. I played 2 characters (Barb and DH) up to 60 and am so sick of the game I don't care how awesome the expansions are or how cool the promised PVP is ... there is nothing that could pull me back to it. Thus I've uninstalled the game and given it to a friend who I strongly urged not to waste money on it. As for the story, etc. I'd challenge anyone with real complaints about that to go back and play D2 (almost no one could do that these days it is such a dated game now) and look at the story there or in D1. What story? Some cheesy Dungeons and Dragons campaign idea converted into a video game. This isn't an epic literary work, it is mindless video game junk. Why do people even get uppity about story in a game like this? This is a little dungeon crawler, about hack and slash and loot ... period ... the story was as good as one should expect for a game like this.    … Expand
  18. Trtmfm
    Jun 6, 2012
    0
    I liken this game to buying a used car. At first you are happy as you drive off the lot then as the excitement wears off and reality sets in you might start to notice things you never did before, like things you didn't realize were broken and you suddenly feel much less satisfied. I've played over 100 hours and it took that long for me to truly notice the crap game that it is compared toI liken this game to buying a used car. At first you are happy as you drive off the lot then as the excitement wears off and reality sets in you might start to notice things you never did before, like things you didn't realize were broken and you suddenly feel much less satisfied. I've played over 100 hours and it took that long for me to truly notice the crap game that it is compared to the 2 before it. I guess it's on par with what you might pay for other games, but this was supposed to be Diablo 3 and on a level all by itself. It is not. If 100 hours is worth 60 bucks and you know nothing of the Diablo series then buy it, If you are a long time fan then I would suggest you do not.… Expand
  19. FabioFLX
    Jun 7, 2012
    4
    I'm really sad about D3. Friends bougth this to me for my birthday and I don't want to tell them it's a bad game, but that is what it is almost. It's a pity that a game like Titan Quest from 2006 may be considered better then D3 under different aspects.
    First of all, TQ has one or more customizable ability trees, which makes every "hero" a different one, while the lack of random maps is    I'm really sad about D3. Friends bougth this to me for my birthday and I don't want to tell them it's a bad game, but that is what it is almost. It's a pity that a game like Titan Quest from 2006 may be considered better then D3 under different aspects.
    First of all, TQ has one or more customizable ability trees, which makes every "hero" a different one, while the lack of random maps is not a problem at all.
    For me, the second point that made D3 is the importance of the items, which surely comes from the presence of the House of Auctions, while the heroes stats are almost irrelevant: how can one call D3 "Action-RPG" while it is just a "click mosters and buy items" game?
    If it is not enough, the graphics hasn't any mood compared to the dark one from Diablo 2, as it came from a game of 5 or 6 years ago, and you can not play really alone, and you must have a fast and cheap Internet connection to play decently.
    So sad, so bad...    … Expand
  20. albva
    Jun 20, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 is an awesome game. It's not your standard RPG but I loved the previous Diablo games and I love this one. The only problem is, I didn't pay for a game that I can't play when I want to play it. I understand the need for DRM, but not allowing for solo play off-line was the worst decision made in the history of gaming. For that, they get a zero. If you can't play it, you can't get rated.
  21. Garath
    Jun 24, 2012
    0
    Disappointing. - No more skill points to distribute, no more attribute points to distribute, skills unlock automatically as you level up. No diversity in skill builds. No runes, rune words or interesting gems. No interesting special stats or unique perks on items what so ever. No trading, instead you craft items and sell it on the AH and get 300 million gold to buy whatever you want(trueDisappointing. - No more skill points to distribute, no more attribute points to distribute, skills unlock automatically as you level up. No diversity in skill builds. No runes, rune words or interesting gems. No interesting special stats or unique perks on items what so ever. No trading, instead you craft items and sell it on the AH and get 300 million gold to buy whatever you want(true story). No cool weapon elemental damage and effects. Items are uninteresting (dex,int,vit,str = fun?) with very few and equally boring set items. Legendary items are usually the worst items in the game. No pvp at all. No Charms. No cube recipes.Patches and the game in general is tailored to make the RMAH profitable for Blizzard and forces you to play the game a certain way. Like killing extremely annoying and boring "elite packs". Rage timers? 20 different health potions and you use one? Boring story. Questionable dialog. On the good side: +more inventory space. +No need to buy scrolls. +I can dye my armor pink.… Expand
  22. Ezekius
    Jul 8, 2012
    0
    Great gameplay, but completely overshadowed by everything else. Game is designed around the auction house, and item are completely boring and uncreative.
  23. OPequenino
    Jul 12, 2012
    0
    I have just created an account just to review this mediocre game.DO NOT trust anyone that says this game is good, i dont know whats wrong with them.Blizzard made an awlful game and put the name Diablo on it to make it sell, this game has so much problems, so much poor desings choice, and so much company greed that is impossible to list them all here as it would take a lot of time that iI have just created an account just to review this mediocre game.DO NOT trust anyone that says this game is good, i dont know whats wrong with them.Blizzard made an awlful game and put the name Diablo on it to make it sell, this game has so much problems, so much poor desings choice, and so much company greed that is impossible to list them all here as it would take a lot of time that i dont want to spent kicking this already dead horse.Just go to the Diablo 3 forums and you will understand.I would give 4 to this game, but because it has a legacy i am giving it 0 cuz it is insulting this game came out the way it came.Really disapointed...PLZ LISTEN TO ME DO NOT BE FOOLED, CHECK THE FORUMS.… Expand
  24. nanophox
    Jul 13, 2012
    0
    This is a dumbed down version of Diablo2. IMHO this game does not deserve the name Diablo at all. For me it was the biggest diasappointment that I have ever expected in a game: Everything you do is bound to a quest and you are forced to listen to the story over and over again, and the story is not complex at all. It is more predictable. Most of the skills are total worthless, most of theThis is a dumbed down version of Diablo2. IMHO this game does not deserve the name Diablo at all. For me it was the biggest diasappointment that I have ever expected in a game: Everything you do is bound to a quest and you are forced to listen to the story over and over again, and the story is not complex at all. It is more predictable. Most of the skills are total worthless, most of the elite groups are just ridiculous strong.
    No real goldsink so the economy is almost nonusable by newer people.
    Auction House is a joke because you are not even able to search for the items you need in an appropriate way
    Only 4 player game limit, with brainless teammaking (e.g. a 4tank game or 4 DD game, both do not work at all)
    No diversity in needed stats so you always look for the same stuff, and if you want to buy it its is very very expensive.
    Pay-2-win game thanks to the RMAH even though this game is not free-2-play.
    All on-hit effects pretty much do the same.
    You are forced to accept what Blizzard thinks is fun for you, this is robbery of fun.
    content is finished pretty fast, only longtime experience would be items but the idemdesign is pathetic, including legendaries, and even more pathetic are set items.
    all in one this game is a waste of money, propably worth being called an alpha-test-status game but there is no legitimation to deliver this product to the customer and ask money for it.

    Never did regret something so much. Never been so shocked about a game. Blizzard opened my eyes about who they really are not anymore: good game developpers.    … Expand
  25. Sesselmann
    Jul 13, 2012
    0
    At the beginning I liked Diablo 3 a lot because there were many things to find.
    BUT after clearing everything except act 4 inferno i have to say i don't enjoy playing this game anymore.
    It's too much item depending which wouldn't be bad if you could find good items during your solo-runs (YES it's also a SINGLEPLAYER game!). I don't have time to invest 200+++ h just to get semi-decent    At the beginning I liked Diablo 3 a lot because there were many things to find.
    BUT after clearing everything except act 4 inferno i have to say i don't enjoy playing this game anymore.
    It's too much item depending which wouldn't be bad if you could find good items during your solo-runs (YES it's also a SINGLEPLAYER game!). I don't have time to invest 200+++ h just to get semi-decent gear.

    Furthermore i want to play the game the way I want it to play and not how Blizzard tells me to play it (because of all the nerf's). Examples:
    - why does MagicFIND not affect chests anymore (nerf; if you can't kill monsters you resort to other things)
    - Why does every goblin has to stand in a group of (elite-)packs (or it's appearance is nerfed)
    - Why do you have to play each character as a tank?

    I liked beeing a GlassCannon DemonHunter with high DPS. This is not whining. I'm just thinking about the good old DotA, where agi Heroes were VERY fragile, but hit hard which i liked.
    This applies for all the other classes, too (except barbarians). Either you focus on survivability or on dps (if you only have a limited budget!). Otherwise you're stuck in act1 which gets dull especially with low drop rates for good items.

    From what i see the survivability isn't much of an issue for monks/barbs, but monks always have to worry about their cooldowns and don't make enough damage, which is frustrating for them.

    I don't know that much about Witch Doctors and Wizards but as far as i can see they are too fragile and you can't enjoy playing them because your damage output is poor. This would be a problem if you were allowed to die - which you aren't because the repair costs has been inreased about 600% (if I'm coorect). Blizzard lowered the repair costs for damage inflicted durability loss by 50% (afterwards) because they wanted to make clear that dying isn't a part of the game, which is ok. BUT that's still 300% more repair costs than before just for playing through the game without dying.

    In conclusion (but just for my act3 Inferno game experience):
    If you only have limited resources (Gold and time to play) the only class which you still can enjoy to play are Barbarians. This doesn't mean they need to be nerfed. Instead other classes have to me adjusted so that you can enjoy playing them again.
    Every other class is hard work to play and only makes really fun if you have VERY good gear which isn't possible due to limited resources.    … Expand
  26. Woolridge
    Jul 27, 2012
    2
    Terribly disappointed: the game is too simplistic. Would be ok for 10 year old casual gamers, but I'd like to be able to customize my character, rather than having it auto-level, auto-skill building, auto-upgrading, auto-everything.

    For Diablo4, program an option to auto-move, auto-attack and auto-loot, and I'll go have a beer while my computers plays on its own. Besides, Blizzard is    Terribly disappointed: the game is too simplistic. Would be ok for 10 year old casual gamers, but I'd like to be able to customize my character, rather than having it auto-level, auto-skill building, auto-upgrading, auto-everything.

    For Diablo4, program an option to auto-move, auto-attack and auto-loot, and I'll go have a beer while my computers plays on its own.

    Besides, Blizzard is working much more on their auction house than on improving the quality of the game. Greed everywhere. Bye bye Blizzard, you just lost a customer (several thousands if not millions, actually).

    Graphics are good, by the way...    … Expand
  27. Deeon
    Aug 2, 2012
    0
    So you spent 60
  28. person982
    Aug 9, 2012
    0
    What a disappointment. After over a decade of waiting this is what we get? A game where the character models and overall graphics are a blurry and ugly mess that wouldn't have been acceptable 6 years ago. Where the game-play has been reduced to left click to win and skills and attributes have been removed or simplified to increase the dependency on gear so that you'll be more likely to useWhat a disappointment. After over a decade of waiting this is what we get? A game where the character models and overall graphics are a blurry and ugly mess that wouldn't have been acceptable 6 years ago. Where the game-play has been reduced to left click to win and skills and attributes have been removed or simplified to increase the dependency on gear so that you'll be more likely to use the Auction House, increasing Blizzard's revenue. The voice acting is horrid, on par with a bad B grade movie at the best of times while the story is such a joke Stephanie Meyer could have written a better piece of fiction in 3 months and this took then 6 years. The always online DRM is the icing on the cake. I don't think I've ever been more disappointed by something I was looking forward to in my entire life.… Expand
  29. Ruckainc
    Sep 28, 2012
    0
    I didn't want to give this game a 0, but... I am just so disappointed. There is nothing I can say that hasn't already been said. This game was quite possibly the biggest bust of 2012. Perhaps the most overhyped game in almost a decade. Disgusting.
  30. Atreyuu2003
    Oct 26, 2012
    0
    SIMPLY THE WORST PC GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED!
    Read through all the reviews on Amazon.com, and you'll see everything that goes into the title of my review. So ... I'm not going to review, and, thus, become redundant. But take my word for it, all the bad things you have heard about this game, they're true ... as true as the dial to the sun or an arrow to its aim.
    This game is ridiculous    SIMPLY THE WORST PC GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED!
    Read through all the reviews on Amazon.com, and you'll see everything that goes into the title of my review. So ... I'm not going to review, and, thus, become redundant. But take my word for it, all the bad things you have heard about this game, they're true ... as true as the dial to the sun or an arrow to its aim.

    This game is ridiculous for this day and age in the gaming world. The graphics, the story line, the mechanics, etc., etc., etc. It feels like I am playing the original Neverwinter Nights, (which was a wonderful game for its time, I might add) but MUCH worse, because it is completely and utterly linear. And again, the graphics are straight out of the mid-90s. What the heck were they thinking?

    I spent $59.99 on a pre-order for this game, expecting something ground-breaking. What I got was the hugest disappointment I have ever experienced in the age of computer games. I feel as though Blizzard reached their hands in my wallet and pulled out three $20 bills when I wasn't looking.

    If you haven't purchased the game yet, heed my advice and the rest of the negative reviews here ... DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!    … Expand
  31. HorizonCore
    Sep 27, 2012
    0
    I gave up on Diablo 3, i really dislike the direction that the series moved in with the addition of the auction house, the always online connection needed, and the way they simplified the RPG aspects. I ended up removing it from my hard drive.
  32. Expospeed
    Sep 28, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 is a major disappointment. It is really only 4-6 hours long. Wasted $60. Will not buy anything related to Diablo ever again. This game could be worth it if it were under $10.
  33. pedrospdc
    Oct 28, 2012
    0
    This is NOT Diablo. The characters sound like arrogant chilldren, the game is COMPLETELY linear, the graphics are too "childish" and lack the dark ambiance of D2 and D1. This game is dumb. It's been 5 months since its launch and we still don't have PVP. Things just get nerfed. I want D2.
  34. Remos
    Nov 26, 2012
    4
    For 60 $ Its not worth it one bit.....get Torchlight 2 for the fraction of the price. I expected way more from blizzard....it had so much potential and the hype was high, i just wonder what happened......
  35. SonOfTheBiboran
    Nov 23, 2012
    0
    Bibotan read ! stupid **** !!!! BIBORAN !!

    Unfortunately a disaster. Repetitive and nothing that we haven't seen in other hack and slash games. Good visuals but nothing more. Insípid story/background and too little classes. I think that this is a good moment to Blizzard rethink their future plans about Diablo.
  36. Hasmonean
    Nov 26, 2012
    0
    I was extremely disappointed. This is a soul-less Diablo clone. Items are impotent. Characters dull. Story uneventful. There is nothing trippy or even remotely enjoyable. Jay Wilson should be fired and D3 should be totally redone in the expansion, this is an absolute joke of a successor to probably the best game ever made, D2. Dave Brevik, we miss ya buddy.
  37. linnx88
    Nov 26, 2012
    1
    Don't waste your time, get Torchlight 2 or Guild Wars 2. Diablo has been gone since D2. The current team is garbage and so is the game. It's really a shame what has been done to this franchise. I remember being a teen playing the original Diablo, those were the days. D3 has NONE of the depth of D2!
  38. Eleveneleven
    Jan 4, 2013
    3
    This game is one of the perfect examples of proof that "professional" reviews often get paid for high reviews. The consumers who actually buy the game have spoken. Broken balance, horrible story, pay2win, lack of hyped features such as PvP, online DRM causing constant offline servers, terrible lag...I really could go on but you have thousands of ratings that are list them all.
  39. Rikardo
    Jun 11, 2013
    0
    Possibly the worst game triple A game I have ever played in my life. The worst game in the ARPG/Dungeon Crawler genre, I would even dare to say it is an insult to the genre and should be tagged as an arcade game. The adjectives that come to mind to describe this game are far from pretty, so I will keep them to myself, but you get the idea. Seriously, I have trouble understanding howPossibly the worst game triple A game I have ever played in my life. The worst game in the ARPG/Dungeon Crawler genre, I would even dare to say it is an insult to the genre and should be tagged as an arcade game. The adjectives that come to mind to describe this game are far from pretty, so I will keep them to myself, but you get the idea. Seriously, I have trouble understanding how companies that are 5% of the size that Blizzard is have developed games that on Diablo 3 in every single possible way. I don't understand. Lazy devs? Greedy activision? I don't know. A user score of 3.8 is far too generous in my opinion. This game is scum and should be avoided at all cost. I for one will not be playing the Diablo 3 expansion even if it is free. What a pile of garbage.… Expand
  40. Woundheir
    Sep 30, 2013
    0
    Blizzard must have paid off the critics on here. This, as a Diablo series game, is a joke. It is disgustingly bright colored instead of dark and gothic. It's story is TERRIBLE, and clearly written for young children. It's abilities are not too bad, but lack the depth and strategy Diablo 2 allowed for.

    The skill loadout would have been a good idea for some brand new game, but most Diablo    Blizzard must have paid off the critics on here. This, as a Diablo series game, is a joke. It is disgustingly bright colored instead of dark and gothic. It's story is TERRIBLE, and clearly written for young children. It's abilities are not too bad, but lack the depth and strategy Diablo 2 allowed for.

    The skill loadout would have been a good idea for some brand new game, but most Diablo fans wanted the in depth character skill customization Diablo 2 offered. The mods to each ability just feel lazy on the developer's part as well. Item stats are randomized on even high end items, and unlike Diablo 2 they are mostly pure stats. This just makes gearing very boring. And finally they seem to have intentionally designed it to make it as easy as possible for players to leech xp without doing any of the work. If they aren't in the same zone they still get some xp, can't be kicked, and will get summoned to bosses automatically when you start the fight.

    This game is fun for a little while, but ultimately disappointing.    … Expand
  41. ObsidianFrost
    Nov 12, 2013
    0
    Blizzard got everything wrong when developing Diablo III. Even the graphics do not do the originals justice. The enemies and levels are drab and uninspired. Mini games and creative side quests would have been a welcome addition. The loot sucked and the always on DRM was a disaster. The classes were very "Meh", Path of Exile is far better IMO.
  42. Humboldt1337
    Jun 4, 2012
    0
    Oh Activision, how you have utterly ruined the greatest gaming franchise in history.
    This entire game is based around Activision making money with the in-game real money auction house.
    Any opinions to the contrary are simply wrong. There was no motivation other than greed for making this game. This game plays like a version of D2 that was made for 5 year olds. No customization, vastly    Oh Activision, how you have utterly ruined the greatest gaming franchise in history.
    This entire game is based around Activision making money with the in-game real money auction house.
    Any opinions to the contrary are simply wrong. There was no motivation other than greed for making this game.
    This game plays like a version of D2 that was made for 5 year olds. No customization, vastly reduced loot tables, legendary items are terrible, set items are impossible to find.
    There are absolutely zero redeeming qualities to this game.
    Do NOT buy it.    … Expand
  43. otaru1921
    Feb 16, 2013
    4
    The problem with this game is that Blizzard didn't prepare enough for it. Lots of lag problems, bugs that don't allow you to play, always online DRM, laggy servers, bugs making items characters disappear forever, achievements getting bugged. Also the gameplay is not exempt from it too. Because they made some really dumb decisions on this game. Like for example Legendary Items are horribleThe problem with this game is that Blizzard didn't prepare enough for it. Lots of lag problems, bugs that don't allow you to play, always online DRM, laggy servers, bugs making items characters disappear forever, achievements getting bugged. Also the gameplay is not exempt from it too. Because they made some really dumb decisions on this game. Like for example Legendary Items are horrible when compared to Magic Items from Inferno. Lots of dumb design choices too, though some were really improvements to the game, it feels ilke they cut shortcuts on lots of aspects on the game. No Runewords useless common socketed items, action house destroying the game balance and progression, useless hirelings, etc It's just not a Diablo Sequel, and coupled with the horrible problems caused by their design choices leave me with the decision to never purchase another game from Blizzard again… Expand
  44. Mjsk
    Jul 19, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been a huge fan of the Diablo series (was 1 of my favorites) & logged countless hours playing the 1st 2 Diablo games. D3, however, is a terrible game in almost every imaginable way. Here's why not to buy D3:

    1)Maps: essentially not randomly generated (as they have been in past games). Most areas are static (e.g. the overworld), & some are 'randomly generated' & have 2-4 possible layouts - these areas could be more accurately described as 'randomly chosen' from predetermined layouts. This is a big change from the infinite map layouts previous Diablo games could have.

    2)No open world exploration/free play option. In addition to no random maps, gameplay is locked into quest progression. In D2, a player could start a game in any act & travel anywhere in that act or any other act. In D3 a player chooses a quest & creates a game based on that quest, having progressed through the act as if you were still on that quest. If you already killed a boss in the act, they remain dead. To travel to another act, the player must exit the game & create a new 1 by selecting a different quest.

    3)The game is linear/mechanical/repetitive. Diablo games have previously been designed to be played for years after release (D2 online community is still sizable ). D3's lack of random maps quickly leads to areas becoming tedious/boring as they are so repetitive. Worse yet, quest objectives are shown as blinking dots on the minimap (as if you couldn't remember your way around after playing identical areas many times over) so you never have to think about what the objective is or which direction you should be heading. For the most part, all RPG elements have been removed from the series (which is supposed to be an action RPG).

    4)Auction house: Many people argue it has ruined the game's economy, or that it promotes a pay-to-win playstyle. It is also the main way to trade in-game items & the UI is so terrible that it takes a very long time to do so.

    5)Nephalem Valor: forces people to stick with a build for a long time or be punished - being forced to choose between more loot/rewards or more freedom/fun (i.e. being rewarded for having less fun - a game should promote fun). 6)Significantly increased item repair costs strongly discourage people from attempting difficult content which makes the game boring/monotonous. The repair costs don't affect people who already have lots of good gear & are farming acts 3/4 & punish people who don't have much gold & are just starting to gear up.

    7)Elite mobs: designed to be what players farm for end-game items. These mobs have the same 25 randomly chosen abilities (up to 4 different affixes each encounter) across all 4 acts. For the most part every fight is similar/easy & it feels like you are running all over all 4 acts just so to engage in the same boss fight over & over again - there is little diversity between acts.

    8)Story: absolutely terrible.

    9)No end game content - nothing to keep players interested/playing for years to come.

    10)Itemization/characterization: boring - classes are not unique/use the exact same items. Item affixes have been simplified/dumbed down. Affixes such as fire, lightning, holy, etc. damage no longer has secondary effects such as crits adding DoT, stunning targets, dealing extra damage to undead - they are instead completely cosmetic.

    11)The game has a very cheesy/cartoony/family friendly art style (not referring to content) & has abandoned the more mature look of its predecessors. D3's artistic direction does not really allow for interesting/scary/whatever models of demons. 1 of the better models, Azmodan, was still less scary than Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Blizz said they think the game has a timeless, stylized, aesthetic (like they say about WoW.. but it's not suited to D3).

    13)This game borrowed too much from WoW rather than from previous Diablo games.

    12)No open world PvP. Diablo I & II had fun open world PvP. D3 will feature only arena PvP (whenever Blizz decides to finally add PvP).

    14)The game looks, feels, & plays like a game from around 2005 - it's dated.

    15)The game just generally feels rushed/incomplete (& in many ways is incomplete, e.g. no PvP at launch & no date set for when it will be implemented).

    If you're not a fan of the Diablo series/looking to waste 20 hours or so - this game should keep you adequately entertained for that long. If you played Diablo I/II & are looking for another game to spend countless hours playing over many years, this is definitely not your game. D3 does not seem broken beyond repair, but I'm not sure Blizz is prepared to put in the necessary work. Some issues (e.g. map randomization) would be far too difficult to change at this point - developers have specifically said they will not be correcting this. Recommendation: check out D3 after it has seen a year or 2 of patching - it may be in a good state by then.    … Expand
  45. Johnatan
    May 19, 2012
    0
    This game is unplayable because of DRM. I have 6Mbps ADSL Internet connection and pings in other games like 80-120ms. In D3 my average ping is of 600-1000. This is incredibly unplayable even at single player campaign.
    I've wasted 60 euros just because Blizzard was a trusted company for me till here. I don't care about graphics and sound, i don't care about many years of development of that    This game is unplayable because of DRM. I have 6Mbps ADSL Internet connection and pings in other games like 80-120ms. In D3 my average ping is of 600-1000. This is incredibly unplayable even at single player campaign.
    I've wasted 60 euros just because Blizzard was a trusted company for me till here. I don't care about graphics and sound, i don't care about many years of development of that game. I simply log in, watch my hero "jumping through space" in lags and i quit.    … Expand
  46. Escrowe
    May 20, 2012
    0
    This game is a pale imitation of its predecessors, and doesn't deserve the Diablo name.

    Cartoonish WoW graphics, cookie cutter character development, weak (and short) story which has been a massive disappointment to me as a fan of the franchise. All of this would earn it a 3/10, but this has been reduced to nice fat 0/10 by the multiple errors that have accompanied any attempt by me to    This game is a pale imitation of its predecessors, and doesn't deserve the Diablo name.

    Cartoonish WoW graphics, cookie cutter character development, weak (and short) story which has been a massive disappointment to me as a fan of the franchise.

    All of this would earn it a 3/10, but this has been reduced to nice fat 0/10 by the multiple errors that have accompanied any attempt by me to play it, and destroyed my enthusiasm built up by a very long wait.

    By all means, buy the game, but in few months and DO NOT pay $60 for it    … Expand
  47. Artanisx
    May 20, 2012
    0
    I love this game. I really do. But Blizzard CAN'T get away with the way they are running the game. The launch was a giant epic fail. Nobody could log-in, people lost achievements, someone even lost the character. For all the week, there were huge lag spikes (even playing in single-player mode with no other player allowed) and disconnection. And now the ice on the cake: sudden maintenanceI love this game. I really do. But Blizzard CAN'T get away with the way they are running the game. The launch was a giant epic fail. Nobody could log-in, people lost achievements, someone even lost the character. For all the week, there were huge lag spikes (even playing in single-player mode with no other player allowed) and disconnection. And now the ice on the cake: sudden maintenance on a SUNDAY AFTERNOON for EU (the FIRST Sunday after the poor release on a TUESDAY). I love this game, but I hate Blizzard for what they are doing. And they will probably get away with this, with a simple "We're sorry.". No, WE are sorry, you aren't. You got your money, after all.… Expand
  48. pupsgnom
    May 20, 2012
    0
    A typical Blizzard game. This game was hyped so much that it was obvious it would be disappointing in many points. Skills, Story, Graphics, all acceptable nut not nearly as epic as you might think when you look at press' ratings. I would rate it about 83/100, but the server situation, online restriction and Blizzard politics do not deserve even 1 point.
  49. Jacknife69
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Trouble logging in and playing from Day 1. Now on Day 3 my account was hacked all my gold and items were missing and a Level 1 character that I had never played with was in my recently played list. What's more? The user was still online on his Level 1 Barbarian no doubt ripping off other accounts. The login screen is a joke. There is no time out if you enter an incorrect passwordTrouble logging in and playing from Day 1. Now on Day 3 my account was hacked all my gold and items were missing and a Level 1 character that I had never played with was in my recently played list. What's more? The user was still online on his Level 1 Barbarian no doubt ripping off other accounts. The login screen is a joke. There is no time out if you enter an incorrect password therefore making a brute force attack much easier to execute. I quit playing Diablo 2 because I was "popped" in PVP and it looks like I am going to quit playing Diablo 3 for the same reason.… Expand
  50. DefiantToast
    May 20, 2012
    0
    I had it...DRM is screwing up the gaming industry... putting aside how invasive and inconvenient it is for all players, it almost feels like I'm "renting out" their game on their property.
    I have decided that if this is the direction that developers are taking... I will simply stop buying their games... period.
    I refuse to get ripped off again..... PD: does any one know if you can get a    I had it...DRM is screwing up the gaming industry... putting aside how invasive and inconvenient it is for all players, it almost feels like I'm "renting out" their game on their property.
    I have decided that if this is the direction that developers are taking... I will simply stop buying their games... period.
    I refuse to get ripped off again..... PD: does any one know if you can get a full refund on a digital copy of D3??    … Expand
  51. AnotherOldTimer
    May 21, 2012
    0
    The great thing about the Diablo franchise was the ability to immerse yourself in a wonderful environment wherever you are, whenever you want. Unfortunately Blizzard decided to become the new Zynga, and in doing so have completely destroyed a great franchise. It is hoped that they address this issue quickly and allow legitimate owners of the game the ability to play the game where theyThe great thing about the Diablo franchise was the ability to immerse yourself in a wonderful environment wherever you are, whenever you want. Unfortunately Blizzard decided to become the new Zynga, and in doing so have completely destroyed a great franchise. It is hoped that they address this issue quickly and allow legitimate owners of the game the ability to play the game where they want, when they want, and most importantly How they want. I don't play games online. My location doesn't allow high speed internet and so I avoid buying games or systems (read Xbox 360) that focus heavily on the online experience. I'm giving my game to the first homeless person I find. Why would I give this to someone that has absolutely no use for the game, and will never be able to play it? Well.. there's really no difference between their situation and mine. Except I paid good money on a worthless product.… Expand
  52. schepther
    May 22, 2012
    0
    I've played through the game on all difficulties and beat it within 4 days (taking breaks for work). Honestly, the game is terrible. It went from a dungeon crawler, like 1 and 2, to a game that is painfully linear. Blizzard has taken a game that you could play without using the internet and placed it on overloaded servers that they do not provide support for. The lag from theI've played through the game on all difficulties and beat it within 4 days (taking breaks for work). Honestly, the game is terrible. It went from a dungeon crawler, like 1 and 2, to a game that is painfully linear. Blizzard has taken a game that you could play without using the internet and placed it on overloaded servers that they do not provide support for. The lag from the aforementioned servers makes the game virtually unplayable at certain times, significantly decreasing the enjoyment of the player. The dynamics of the game itself have not changed despite the progressions in graphics capabilities and platforms. Blizzard chose to utilize a platform that both Mac and PC can use despite the fact that Direct X is significantly more common among PC gamers (no true gamer owns a Mac... they're garbage). This platform causes PC users' graphics cards to reach temperatures that not even BF3 induces. Now for the game itself, you cannot use your own keybinds, such as WSAD for movement, you're limited to four slots for abilities, not to mention the fact that there are numerous bugs within the game itself that limit performance. Diablo 3 was turned into a pure RNG game that has gear so poorly itemized throughout the entire game that it displays only the utmost disparaging incompetency in the designers. This game was far too simplistic, the characters never stop talking, the creatures and abilities are all from World of Warcraft (even with similar names to boot), this game lacks originality in every single form. They even had the audacity to reuse the Diablo 2 soundtrack for Diablo 3. I searched tirelessly for any small sign of originality or enjoyment in any aspect of this game. To my dismay, there was not a single one.
    For the fanboys out there (most of which who were born long after Diablo 2 was released), Blizzard is making this game pay-to-win. That's right! Pay-to-win! So you can use your parents credit cards and buy gear from the auction house! Rumor has it, these items will not be poorly itemized, and you get that extra special feeling when you show your friends how awesome those pixels are that you payed real money for!
    GG Blizz.    … Expand
  53. SliPs
    May 26, 2012
    0
    Played Diablo II and LoD for years. Too many years. I was so excited about this game and looking forward to it for so long, all to be completely disappointed. The only reason Blizzard brought this title back out was for a quick money grab. And the RMAH? Comon' bliz. you sneaky **** jews. Things like the potion cooldown, itemization, and the importance of gear is what kills it for me.Played Diablo II and LoD for years. Too many years. I was so excited about this game and looking forward to it for so long, all to be completely disappointed. The only reason Blizzard brought this title back out was for a quick money grab. And the RMAH? Comon' bliz. you sneaky **** jews. Things like the potion cooldown, itemization, and the importance of gear is what kills it for me. Please Blizzard, you are the leader in gaming; You are the company that other game developers will follow. This game is a horrible 'role model' for others to follow. Horribly developed, hardly tested. In fact, admittedly NOT tested. You are a joke Blizzard. Go **** yourselves.… Expand
  54. Equimanthorn
    May 26, 2012
    0
    Single player on-line only DRM=Fail.

    This decision was not just about keeping piracy at bay(the pirates thus far have gotten around this anyway), it was also the Auction House bringing in more revenue and controlling player files on the server. I will not be purchasing this game along with a separate authenticator purchase. It's a shame that Blizzard has fallen from grace. Paying    Single player on-line only DRM=Fail.

    This decision was not just about keeping piracy at bay(the pirates thus far have gotten around this anyway), it was also the Auction House bringing in more revenue and controlling player files on the server. I will not be purchasing this game along with a separate authenticator purchase. It's a shame that Blizzard has fallen from grace. Paying customers=0/Pirates and hackers=1

    I would like to have a N/A rating but the site won't allow it. Too bad.....0.    … Expand
  55. doubtful
    May 28, 2012
    0
    Sad face. :(

    That's really the only way to sum this up. Save yourself 40 dollars and get Torchlight II instead. Or get 3 copies of Torchlight II instead of buying this. Why would you even pay $60 for a game anyway? All the games I have hundreds and hundreds of hours logged on (besides the 1 mmo I ever seriously played) cost me $20 or under and are much higher quality and better    Sad face. :(

    That's really the only way to sum this up.

    Save yourself 40 dollars and get Torchlight II instead.

    Or get 3 copies of Torchlight II instead of buying this.

    Why would you even pay $60 for a game anyway? All the games I have hundreds and hundreds of hours logged on (besides the 1 mmo I ever seriously played) cost me $20 or under and are much higher quality and better maintained than most $60 throwaway titles whose sole reason for being is to rake in cash. (Call of Duty's modern warfare series comes to mind as the most recent example of this.)    … Expand
  56. Karass
    Jul 20, 2012
    0
    Diabl-WoW 3 : When a great game becomes a great chore. Grind grind grind. Well, grind again! Faster, you need money to buy stuff and you can sell stuff to make money. Money, money,money, bots, everywhere! Oh wait, where the fun again? Fun? What are you talking about, this is not a game this is a business. Forget about deep character devellopement and stiry, no time for that! Grind grindDiabl-WoW 3 : When a great game becomes a great chore. Grind grind grind. Well, grind again! Faster, you need money to buy stuff and you can sell stuff to make money. Money, money,money, bots, everywhere! Oh wait, where the fun again? Fun? What are you talking about, this is not a game this is a business. Forget about deep character devellopement and stiry, no time for that! Grind grind grind festival baby. Ah well, might just go back to D2 for some good fun. Waited all these years for that. What a shame. Randomized dungeons? Are you kidding me!? Not even close to D2. I played about 30 hours, Ive had some fun but not much. Time to go back to Indie Games. Big companies dont get it anymore, its all about money.… Expand
  57. WHOLEGRAIN
    Jul 21, 2012
    0
    The game doesn't reward you at all. You have to play like 50 hours just to get a decent item you can sell for 20$. This is below the minimum wage in China. Blizzard want to turn their player base into a slave labor, so they can make out like a bandit. This game is work, it's not a game it's work.
  58. qcampbell
    Oct 2, 2012
    0
    What an unmitigated disaster. Blizzard should apologize to their fans for this atrocious attempt at a sequel to Diablo 3. Why the game is bad has already been stated enough times to be clear. I just want to give voice to the overwhelming disappointment that this game has wrought on fans of this series.

    Truly pathetic.
  59. kalilord
    May 8, 2013
    0
    DO NOT BUY, Waste of money.
    YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
    Wish I had listened and not wasted my time and money,
    never purchasing anything from Blizzard again.
  60. Timson
    May 22, 2012
    0
    This is a huge disappointment for all hardcore gamers.The major problem is simplified casual gameplay oriented on non-gamers. And its complement with lots of minor issues from absurd DRM policy to outdated graphics and step back in terms of general design.
  61. MRGamer
    May 27, 2012
    3
    Blizzard obviously spent more time developing the monetization scheme of this mediocre game than they did focusing on the player experience. What should be a stellar Single player/ Coop action RPG experience feels more like a cheap free 2 play/ pay to win MMO treadmill. Farming and crafting are worthless as you level. Everything you find or craft at a given level is pathetic compared toBlizzard obviously spent more time developing the monetization scheme of this mediocre game than they did focusing on the player experience. What should be a stellar Single player/ Coop action RPG experience feels more like a cheap free 2 play/ pay to win MMO treadmill. Farming and crafting are worthless as you level. Everything you find or craft at a given level is pathetic compared to what you will buy on the AH. The game is designed to herd frustrated players to the real money auction house where you can give your money to hackers, gold farmers, and exploiters to get the gear you need to get to the next act...and Blizzard will take a cut. Story, gameplay, and graphics are mediocre- really uninspired.
    Server issues and security issues should be an embarrassment to Blizzard, which has had more than enough time and resources to sort things out. Really shabby work and a waste of the Diablo name. Blizzard continues to disappoint.    … Expand
  62. CaptainPanda
    May 23, 2012
    0
    After playing a firm 50 hours and leveling two characters in to Nightmare I can safely say a few things. First of all, the length of time Blizzard made us wait for the game, as well as the length of time they spent beta testing were obviously squandered. While the core game play itself seems bug free, everything else from the client, to logging in, to the auction house, to even doingAfter playing a firm 50 hours and leveling two characters in to Nightmare I can safely say a few things. First of all, the length of time Blizzard made us wait for the game, as well as the length of time they spent beta testing were obviously squandered. While the core game play itself seems bug free, everything else from the client, to logging in, to the auction house, to even doing in-game trading is finicky and simply just plain bad - untested, unfinished product. At the heart of the game is the Diablo hack and slash combat we all know and love, and the skills and classes feel good. From this aspect the game excels very well. However, and unfortunately for Blizzard, the fact the servers were horrible on the first week, and still lag constantly, the auction house which continually gives you error codes whenever you try to buy an item or sell an item, the incredibly short, predictable, and tired storyline that any elementary school student could have come up with, the incredible shortness of Act 4, and the quite clearly 4 year old graphics engine combine to give a rating - 5/10. The game hits all the points we wanted from D2, and that's not saying much considering that game is 12 years old. Feels like a Diablo 2 expansion pack more than a new full game.… Expand
  63. geroj
    May 20, 2012
    0
    outdated graphics, broken servers, playable only when battle.net is up + it is obvious they released a 25% complete game to boost their H1 earnings reports.

    think will be playable when 1st expansion and its 2nd patch comes out - just like d2
  64. joebee
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Okay, this should've been a Single Player Game. This is no MMO. You should've given us the choice to choose between off-/online. Now I have a game, which is no MMO, and I can't play it, because you MMO experts (WoW) can't handle your servers. This makes me regret the purchase so much. Truly sad.
  65. Player2036
    May 21, 2012
    0
    I found D3 a great disappointment. The need of a permanent internet connection to play a single player game is absurd. I think they could find a way (offline for single player and online if u want to play with others ppl). In my opinion from this point of view Valve is way above Blizzardâ
  66. andoss
    May 22, 2012
    0
    Horrible waste of money, when the servers are actually online they are abysmally slow.
    Doesn't help that I've been looking forward to this game for years...
  67. Travie
    Aug 24, 2012
    0
    David Brevik is a good and decent man. To even think of how unprofessional and unskilled Jay Wilson talked about him makes me very angry. This game was released broken and no one should waste money on it.
  68. anball
    May 21, 2012
    4
    Lag, disconnections and absence of offline mode makes this game uncomfortable to play. Also i find RMAH an awkward addition that doesn't belong in the game. Oh, and no pvp, no stats to distribute.
  69. Surg3on
    Aug 12, 2012
    4
    While fun getting through the game the first time the fact is at max level the game is dull dull dull. Recycled content and ideas only go so far. Blizzard got my money so I guess the last laugh is on me :)
  70. catflap
    Jun 8, 2012
    1
    click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell clickclick click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell click click click click click click click click click click click click Sell - dont waste your life thinking this game has any purpose… Expand
  71. chevmech
    Nov 9, 2012
    0
    Funny, I could have sworn I already reviewed this game. Anyhoo, I can only describe this game as a purchased virus. The few times I could actually play the game, every session was preceded by an hour of patch downloads. Now, I cannot use it at all. My account has been arbitrarily blocked more than once- This already happened to my WoW accout as well after I quit playing it for years.Funny, I could have sworn I already reviewed this game. Anyhoo, I can only describe this game as a purchased virus. The few times I could actually play the game, every session was preceded by an hour of patch downloads. Now, I cannot use it at all. My account has been arbitrarily blocked more than once- This already happened to my WoW accout as well after I quit playing it for years. I spent way too much time trying to receive support since you need to log in to their crap for EVERYTHING. I refuse to MAIL them a copy of my driver's license or PURCHASE their authenticator to "avoid issues" such as this. When I had finally had enough of the ridiculous hoop jumping I went to uninstall everything Blizzard but their uninstall program does not uninstall the game- it just takes the shortcut off the desktop. Nice! This company should be the target of a class-action lawsuit. Their business strategies are nothing short of CRIMINAL. The game itself isn't horrible, but definitely not worth all the headaches to keep it going. It's like dealing with the DMV. I just want it OFF my system. I am done with everything Blizzard. Torchlight 2 is the way to go.… Expand
  72. Artomoz
    Nov 21, 2012
    4
    For a game that has been postponed for 10 years Diablo 3 left much to be desired. From a short campaign to the online. Act I - II were decent lengths whilst, Act III and IV seemed to be rushed and left more to be desired. The amount of hot fixing that has been made to the game shouldn't have if Blizzard would have originally listened to the community. The legendary drops were mediocreFor a game that has been postponed for 10 years Diablo 3 left much to be desired. From a short campaign to the online. Act I - II were decent lengths whilst, Act III and IV seemed to be rushed and left more to be desired. The amount of hot fixing that has been made to the game shouldn't have if Blizzard would have originally listened to the community. The legendary drops were mediocre compared to that of rares. Diablo 3 becomes a grinding mess after finishing Hell mode. It seems it was set up to prevent the player from advancing through inferno mode keeping them to do endless runs trying to obtain decent gear. Many players found ways to make this easier and Blizzard either changed or nerfed their methods. It also seems classes were and possible are not balanced. While a hunter could take out enemies in inferno mode with one or two hits, another player using any other class could have much more difficulty on doing so. It made the player base just run around with DH characters instead of actually offering variety. No PvP upon release is another reason why this game has failed and the overpowered DH must be the reason why. The combat system is basic and not as complex as the other Diablos and falls far behind them. The only plus to this game is the RMAH and AH where players can sell items for real money or player money. I have to say after playing Diablo for 3 months I left the game and never looking back. It can continue be the failure mess Blizzard made it to be.… Expand
  73. ViralKillsBrain
    Jun 4, 2012
    1
    Listing everything wrong with this game would be giving it more attention than it deserves. It's a terrible game and Blizzard should be ashamed of themselves.
  74. wind79
    May 17, 2012
    4
    Graphics - Below Expectation
    Game Play - Below Expectation
    Music - Average
    Story - Disappointing...

    Broke my heart... Diablo 3 is not a bad game, it just fails to live up to the expectations...
  75. Triggerhappy
    Oct 28, 2012
    4
    This was a serious disappointment on many levels, ranging from gameplay complexity, through atmosphere, replayability, player interaction, gear availability, variability, and accessibility, to unacceptable story cheesiness. I know Diablo and D2 were not the deepest out there, but the genuinely horror atmosphere and murky, uncertain background made the actually stand out as original. DIIIThis was a serious disappointment on many levels, ranging from gameplay complexity, through atmosphere, replayability, player interaction, gear availability, variability, and accessibility, to unacceptable story cheesiness. I know Diablo and D2 were not the deepest out there, but the genuinely horror atmosphere and murky, uncertain background made the actually stand out as original. DIII is totally the worst of cookie-cutter evil vs. good you can find, and it is so bad it made me almost choke. The game still offers decently paced dynamic combat and some nice, albeit too colorful, art, but it was not enough for me, certainly not at the given price. Oh, and the always-online requirement, especially given the incessant server trouble, is in my opinion unforgivable.… Expand
  76. Coppersnake
    May 27, 2012
    2
    The game had so much potential with a great story and sound etc it could have been a classic. However it failed to deliver. Playing with 400 ping in single player because blizzard refuses to allow me to play offline is ridiculous. Dieing because when you press Q to health nothing happens due to the lag is not the sign of a polished game. Wish they had also had more NPCs battling alongsideThe game had so much potential with a great story and sound etc it could have been a classic. However it failed to deliver. Playing with 400 ping in single player because blizzard refuses to allow me to play offline is ridiculous. Dieing because when you press Q to health nothing happens due to the lag is not the sign of a polished game. Wish they had also had more NPCs battling alongside you. think i collected 1 soldier besides the companion NPCs the entire game. This solider npc died within about 20 metres as well was very saddened when he did.… Expand
  77. BatmanLover
    Jun 19, 2013
    0
    Reasons to avoid like the plague: ERROR 37. Real Money Auction House. Itemization. Class Balance. Repetitive. Ugly. Candy colours designed for children. Incredibly clichéd and poor plot.

    Just buy Torchlight 2, you're better off playing that game... on so many levels.
  78. TeutonicTank
    May 31, 2012
    1
    A horrible Disappointment. I bought the game and I can't play it because I have really unreliable internet. This is a single player game, why do I have to log in to play? I only get about 3 hours of gameplay before it logs off and I have to restart my internet. I don't play MMO's because of this, but it shouldn't happen with a singleplayer game.

    As for the actual game. Well everything    A horrible Disappointment. I bought the game and I can't play it because I have really unreliable internet. This is a single player game, why do I have to log in to play? I only get about 3 hours of gameplay before it logs off and I have to restart my internet. I don't play MMO's because of this, but it shouldn't happen with a singleplayer game.

    As for the actual game. Well everything has been dumbed down to appeal to a wider audience. But As a former fan of Diablo, It kills the actual RPG feel the Dungeon Crawler used to have.    … Expand
  79. destta
    Nov 26, 2012
    3
    Lab rats in a labyrinth in search of cheese.

    But wait... You can also sell cheese to another rats for real money! A whole new level of inhuman experiments.
  80. Pastus
    Jun 20, 2012
    2
    I feel cheated by blizzard, Last game i buy from them ever. Imbalanced gameplay, its too easy all the time until the time you face a random yellow in inferno difficulty that will be too easy or impossible to kill, no difficulty balance at all. Laggy even when playing single player
  81. Nemesis7884
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Blizzard had 12 years time, extensive beta tests and considerable ressources - and they decided to make a single player game into a online necessity - no excuse - most people cant even download the game properly or install it! let alone play it! dowloader cant patch the game - people trying for 15 hours for solutions (myself allready for 12 now), errors over errors, - and the dumbestBlizzard had 12 years time, extensive beta tests and considerable ressources - and they decided to make a single player game into a online necessity - no excuse - most people cant even download the game properly or install it! let alone play it! dowloader cant patch the game - people trying for 15 hours for solutions (myself allready for 12 now), errors over errors, - and the dumbest possible - administrator issues, firewall issues, anti virus issues, account control issues etc. etc. and than the game tells me my os is to old (win 7 64)....12 hours and havent even been on the character screen - am i getting payed for playing technical support for blizzard? dont buy this game - dont support a company that spitts in your face! 1 month down the road maybe (but then comes gw2 out soon so who care about diablo3)...shame on you blizzard… Expand
  82. partshark
    May 15, 2012
    1
    To review this game, one MUST review the forced online option which is the worst feature of the game. Lets starts with the good:

    Graphics are acceptable, not amazing. Cinema scenes are brilliant. Soundtrack is top notch. Gameplay is hack'n'slash greatness. The Bad: No Offline mode. No Online mode if servers are down. Constant server stability issues cause frequent disconnects. Constant    To review this game, one MUST review the forced online option which is the worst feature of the game. Lets starts with the good:

    Graphics are acceptable, not amazing.
    Cinema scenes are brilliant.
    Soundtrack is top notch.
    Gameplay is hack'n'slash greatness.

    The Bad:
    No Offline mode.
    No Online mode if servers are down.
    Constant server stability issues cause frequent disconnects.
    Constant login issues.
    If you don't have internet access, forget it, even if you own the game.

    Overall the forced online feature, is enough to destroy this game completely. Due to fear of piracy, Blizzard has kneejerked a reaction which causes true gamers, you know, the fans of D3, to reject this game. The DRM protection method is causing more harm than good. Sure, it protects your account from being hacked, at the expense of your account never getting to play a game you paid for. Servers can't stay online, forums can't even stay open, and the rising bitterness of customers are turning this into one of the worst video game launches in history.    … Expand
  83. JimLahey
    May 15, 2012
    3
    1. Always on-line DRM, no option to play single player or Lan hosted.
    2. Skill tree offers limited options of unique builds.
    3. A real money action house. 4. Unimpressive graphics. 5. Short plot with limited replay-ability enticed only by a WoW style achievement system Highest Praise: Entertaining the first play through in a dark room with good speakers Biggest Let Down: No offline    1. Always on-line DRM, no option to play single player or Lan hosted.
    2. Skill tree offers limited options of unique builds.
    3. A real money action house.
    4. Unimpressive graphics.
    5. Short plot with limited replay-ability enticed only by a WoW style achievement system
    Highest Praise: Entertaining the first play through in a dark room with good speakers
    Biggest Let Down: No offline single player, an option dearly missed from its predecessors.    … Expand
  84. JamesJAtkinson
    May 15, 2012
    2
    The online DRM system is terrible. 10 hours in, and you can't even start the game due to server malfunctions. Why is this necessary for a single-player game? The worst part is being ejected and losing progress when Blizzard's servers go down. The whole launch was poorly thought out... how could they not know how many copies were sold? On the bright side, there are plenty of otherThe online DRM system is terrible. 10 hours in, and you can't even start the game due to server malfunctions. Why is this necessary for a single-player game? The worst part is being ejected and losing progress when Blizzard's servers go down. The whole launch was poorly thought out... how could they not know how many copies were sold? On the bright side, there are plenty of other games to choose from out there.… Expand
  85. H3llscr3am
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Good game, but simply stunned that the game hasn't started working for me until 24 hours after launch... Error 37, 33, 3003, time out issues, and connection resets.... ALWAYS ONLINE DRM SUCKS!
  86. Stalkerone
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 is a boring and brainless game for fanboy of the "Activision Blizzard Company".

    I list the things I hate about this game 1) permanent internet connection like ubisoft drm 2) auction-house, like games pay4win 3) does not require skill by the player, it's totally brainless 4) graphics below average or poor compared to the other actionrpg 5) very short singleplayer campaign 6) no    Diablo 3 is a boring and brainless game for fanboy of the "Activision Blizzard Company".

    I list the things I hate about this game
    1) permanent internet connection like ubisoft drm
    2) auction-house, like games pay4win
    3) does not require skill by the player, it's totally brainless
    4) graphics below average or poor compared to the other actionrpg
    5) very short singleplayer campaign
    6) no pvp
    7) locations, characters, abilities boring, and not connected to the universe of Diablo I and II
    8) Low bitrate scenes cinematic    … Expand
  87. agenttheory
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Old and old-fashioned. The graphics look grainy, even with everything set for the best resolution. There is no character customization at all. It allows only one overhead view perspective (and a zoom, which only highlights how crude the renderings are). Ten years ago, it would have been a decent sequel. Today, it looks and plays very primitively compared to rpgs such as Dragon Age,Old and old-fashioned. The graphics look grainy, even with everything set for the best resolution. There is no character customization at all. It allows only one overhead view perspective (and a zoom, which only highlights how crude the renderings are). Ten years ago, it would have been a decent sequel. Today, it looks and plays very primitively compared to rpgs such as Dragon Age, Neverwinter Nights, and especially, Skyrim. I don't usually give any game (or album) zero points, but after three hours of playing, I just couldn't find anything interesting in the game. My eyes were also worn out from the poor graphics.… Expand
  88. Architect
    May 16, 2012
    2
    An overpriced tumour of anti-consumer DRM and dumbed-down gameplay bundled up in 5 year-old graphics and obtuse interface design. The campaign is beatable faster than the latest Call of Dudebro, and even single-player mode is plagued by server lag and dropped connections. Achievements are fleeting things that pass softly in the night; look on them fondly for they will be gone by theAn overpriced tumour of anti-consumer DRM and dumbed-down gameplay bundled up in 5 year-old graphics and obtuse interface design. The campaign is beatable faster than the latest Call of Dudebro, and even single-player mode is plagued by server lag and dropped connections. Achievements are fleeting things that pass softly in the night; look on them fondly for they will be gone by the morrow. This is due to a particularly ludicrous progress-resetting bug caused by the developer's bone-headed decision to force single-player games through their lag-riddled servers. I award one point for pretty cinematics and another for nice sound design and destructible object physics. Avoid, avoid, avoid.… Expand
  89. JAlexWarr
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I wanted a sequel that built upon all that Diablo 2 did well - not a crappier World of Warcraft. All the same critiques here: no offline, no RPG elements, mandated skill increases, choppy performance. All that aside, it just doesn't play well and it has critically compromised the single player experience. I didn't buy this so that I could join a guild, have an auction house, and get phatI wanted a sequel that built upon all that Diablo 2 did well - not a crappier World of Warcraft. All the same critiques here: no offline, no RPG elements, mandated skill increases, choppy performance. All that aside, it just doesn't play well and it has critically compromised the single player experience. I didn't buy this so that I could join a guild, have an auction house, and get phat lewtz. Even if I had, this game wouldn't have delivered.… Expand
  90. fatboylovskokis
    May 17, 2012
    1
    Diablo 3 is a dumbed down P*SSY version of D2. For a big Diablo 2 player i have to say Diablo 3 is HUGE let down. Heres what drew me (and many others) to Diablo 2: Rushing, Boss Runs, MF Runs, Trading Games, and basically that the game didnt begin until you beat the storyline. What made me keep coming back and playing every few months was that the game was simply bad*ss. D3 is very veryDiablo 3 is a dumbed down P*SSY version of D2. For a big Diablo 2 player i have to say Diablo 3 is HUGE let down. Heres what drew me (and many others) to Diablo 2: Rushing, Boss Runs, MF Runs, Trading Games, and basically that the game didnt begin until you beat the storyline. What made me keep coming back and playing every few months was that the game was simply bad*ss. D3 is very very WOWish, characters building is weak, the game dictates how you level up. Unique drops is horrible, what a sissy way to play a game, where everyone gets their fair share. Games are not open, meaning you cant join a task specific game ei(trading game, or boss run game) you are "appropriately" put into a game with people doing the same quest.... Graphics also look like WOW, very bubbly and colorful. Game is WEAK, dont waste your money. You will be bored within a week, its been a day and i already am.… Expand
  91. jhnkvn
    May 17, 2012
    2
    Diablo I was possibly the first-PC game I've ever played and that hooked me into the Diablo franchise. The thing with the 2 rating is due to technical support. Never release a game that isn't a hundred percent complete. I know that developers are working and that bugs, errors, etc. will happen.. I'd give it two days to fix the problem like how they fixed OBT's problem in a day. ButDiablo I was possibly the first-PC game I've ever played and that hooked me into the Diablo franchise. The thing with the 2 rating is due to technical support. Never release a game that isn't a hundred percent complete. I know that developers are working and that bugs, errors, etc. will happen.. I'd give it two days to fix the problem like how they fixed OBT's problem in a day. But anything more than that, you're pushing it.

    So for the Error 3007, you get a fat TWO. You get a 10 for the game but minus eight for the implementation.    … Expand
  92. Wulf2468
    May 17, 2012
    0
    As people have already reviewed character customization to death, I'll go over something else. They made it online only, so that people can't cheat to get gear. They made sure gear was the only way to get stats, making gear much more useful than anything else. This all leads to making their Real Money Auction House much, much more profitable. How much do you want to bet that they will makeAs people have already reviewed character customization to death, I'll go over something else. They made it online only, so that people can't cheat to get gear. They made sure gear was the only way to get stats, making gear much more useful than anything else. This all leads to making their Real Money Auction House much, much more profitable. How much do you want to bet that they will make the game free once people stop buying the game so they can make even more money off it. They would still charge for any expansions of course.… Expand
  93. southerngamer
    May 17, 2012
    1
    Decent play (as expected for a loot-crawler), but the always-connected/internet feature has to go. Patch, please, Blizzard, and let us play without internet.
  94. RRenegade
    May 17, 2012
    3
    Diablo III is a massive disappointment. Disregard the fact that the player must have internet access in order to play, because that was a well known fact long before the game was released. The reason this game is such a letdown is simply because it has lost sight of its origins. Diablo III is casual, short, and an insult to longtime fans.
  95. noScrubz
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Boring, repetitive, no innovation since the Diablo 2 (if anything, the dumbing down of character customization was a step backwards). The dungeons don't feel scary. Online connectivity required for DRM.... More like forcing you to connect so they can mine data on even your single player games. DRM is the "public" face of always online. Read the EULA, they're not letting you play withoutBoring, repetitive, no innovation since the Diablo 2 (if anything, the dumbing down of character customization was a step backwards). The dungeons don't feel scary. Online connectivity required for DRM.... More like forcing you to connect so they can mine data on even your single player games. DRM is the "public" face of always online. Read the EULA, they're not letting you play without mining your info. 0/10 for privacy issues, bad DRM, and simply selling out. Activision and Blizzard are now one and the same pile of crap. Thanks Bobby… Expand
  96. mprojekt
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I tried the game on a friend's computer. Graphically pleasing and the sound design is also good. However, the always-on requirement, RMAH, and Battle.Net issues (connection issues that are NOT on my end and provable every time) that I always seem to encounter make it a no-brainer for me.

    Blizzard has disappointed me yet again and they will not get my money.
  97. samseed666
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This is a great game. No question. However, Blizzard have effectively and intentionally excluded a good portion of their fans, some of us lifelong fans, from enjoying the game. How have they done this? With the INCREDIBLY RETARDED DRM system that requires a constant log in to play. All save data is stored in a persistent online system, making this effectively an MMO. There is NO Diablo 3This is a great game. No question. However, Blizzard have effectively and intentionally excluded a good portion of their fans, some of us lifelong fans, from enjoying the game. How have they done this? With the INCREDIBLY RETARDED DRM system that requires a constant log in to play. All save data is stored in a persistent online system, making this effectively an MMO. There is NO Diablo 3 single player. And so for those of us who cant afford super fast internet, Diablo 3 is unplayable. UNPLAYABLE! No matter what Blizzard says or those who CAN play cos they have fast internet say. So unless you have a minimum of a 1 MB ADSL connection, don't bother buying this. You won't be able to play it. The server lag will frustrate you into smashing your own PC.

    PS: I believe Blizzard have achieved a first in gaming. SERVER LAG IN A SINGLE PLAYER GAME.    … Expand
  98. Hisdruidness
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This game is so awful. 6 button game are you kidding me. I was bored 3 hours in. This game really really really really really really really really blows.
  99. fayul
    May 17, 2012
    1
    Total waste of $60. This game should be on the under 5$ shelf. Graphics look great for a game that came out in the 90's. Skills? What skills, there are no skills/sill points its all handheld point click to give the illusion of customization. I don't think I need to get into the lag and rampant dc issues, people have already covered that quite well here. What the game really seems toTotal waste of $60. This game should be on the under 5$ shelf. Graphics look great for a game that came out in the 90's. Skills? What skills, there are no skills/sill points its all handheld point click to give the illusion of customization. I don't think I need to get into the lag and rampant dc issues, people have already covered that quite well here. What the game really seems to be is just an automated system enabling the rmah. I'd give it a 4 or 5 if it supported true single player.… Expand
  100. horsemaster
    May 18, 2012
    3
    So I'm actually not basing my score on the server/DRM issues (even though they're unacceptable), if DRM helps put an end to all the cheating (and piracy) then I can live with an outage here and there. Unfortunately, this game still has a lot of significant problems. In terms of gameplay, there's nothing wrong with the basic formula: kill stuff , get loot, etc., and there's some funSo I'm actually not basing my score on the server/DRM issues (even though they're unacceptable), if DRM helps put an end to all the cheating (and piracy) then I can live with an outage here and there. Unfortunately, this game still has a lot of significant problems. In terms of gameplay, there's nothing wrong with the basic formula: kill stuff , get loot, etc., and there's some fun mechanics to learn for each character. The major problem is that the addition of the auction house has totally ruined the scaling of the game, and I'm talking about the normal (legitimate) one, not the one that uses real money. When you put millions of people online at the same time and let them share every single item with each other, the "mega rare" items aren't so rare anymore, and competition drives the prices down...at the end of Act II I decided to spend about 45 minutes buying AH items (which was actually the most engaging and fun part of the game so far), and ended up with a maxed-out gear set for next to nothing. This was awesome at first, but then I proceeded to waltz through the second half of the game in a few hours. After a certain point it's just boring when you walk into the final boss's room without any preparation and beat him in a single try. I'm halfway through Nightmare difficulty and it hasn't really been any more difficult, although I expect at some point it might cross my mind to recruit a friend for some backup. Regardless, claiming that "the game only really starts on the second playthrough" is honestly one of the most idiotic things I've ever heard, and I'll never know why it flies for Blizzard when it wouldn't fly for any other developer on the face of the earth...for 60 bucks, there is a very distinct lack of content here.

    The game being too short or too easy wouldn't be so bad if the game's story or graphics held up, but this isn't really the case either. The graphics are...well, unimpressive (even on max settings), and if you liked the whole "dark fantasy" feel of the series, prepare to be very disappointed because the art direction of this game is much closer to WoW than any Diablo game (there's even a few scenes that feel ripped out of SC2, but that's another story). Granted I was 14 when D2 came out, but I remember some of the areas being pretty creepy and grim...this is much more cartoony and vibrant. The sense of dread and loneliness is gone, there's NPC's everywhere and they really hurt the tone of the game. There's even awkward moments of attempted humor (I don't remember the exact wording, but a major boss literally says some variation of "I hate vegetables" as you fight him). It's very tame, if they removed the small amounts of blood in this game it could easily be rated Teen. Combine this with sub-par voice acting and a routine storyline, it makes for a bland experience.

    So...obviously Blizzard did not spend all their time and money to deliberately make a mediocre game, so I only have one explanation for why this game is so disappointing: to me, every decision made throughout the development process seems to be about getting a mass audience involved in the Diablo franchise at the expense of the depth and artistic integrity that the hardcore fans love. They will make a killing on this game, especially when the real-money auction house hits. Some people might even claim to love it, but at the end of the day it's really hard to consider it anything other than a blown opportunity, and a sad way to conclude a wait of over 10 years.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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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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