Diablo III

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10199 Ratings

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  1. Rallbash
    May 15, 2012
    4
    First off, whoever says Blizzard couldn't have anticipated this, they are WRONG. Battle.net was the only digital distributor, and they would have known how many of the ones sold would roughly be online. Between Error 37 to Error 3005 there hasn't been much here to review. The game works, while you're connected. Even once in game its hard to enjoy the lag and disconnections bringing youFirst off, whoever says Blizzard couldn't have anticipated this, they are WRONG. Battle.net was the only digital distributor, and they would have known how many of the ones sold would roughly be online. Between Error 37 to Error 3005 there hasn't been much here to review. The game works, while you're connected. Even once in game its hard to enjoy the lag and disconnections bringing you back to the dreaded login screen. Having to always be online to play a game by myself is ridiculous. Oh its because of hackers you say? So the people who play only offline single player might hack, and then go just for the fun of it? Fail Blizzard, fail.… Expand
  2. aka6
    May 15, 2012
    3
    Played at the behest of a friend. I had played the first 2 diablos, thought they were okay, and only bought d3 at release because all my friends had become so excited and wanted to play together. We actually managed to sidestep the login issues, so this review will not be taking blizzard's disastrous handling of drm and their servers into account. That's not to say there's nothing I don'tPlayed at the behest of a friend. I had played the first 2 diablos, thought they were okay, and only bought d3 at release because all my friends had become so excited and wanted to play together. We actually managed to sidestep the login issues, so this review will not be taking blizzard's disastrous handling of drm and their servers into account. That's not to say there's nothing I don't like about the service. The friend system blizzard set up for battlenet is flat out stupid. Why do you need a special code to add a friend? Seriously why? Considering how important it is for adding friends, why isn't it on clear display on your in game profile? I didn't pick the numbers, they were randomly assigned to me, so I had to open up a browser, go to my battlenet account and look it up. It is frankly a pointless hassle. We're friends in starcraft 2 anyway, why doesn't that carry over? Blizzard's digital distribution system is just flat out crappy. But on to the actual game. Well it's not very pretty to be quite frank. It's got good art direction, but it's not an mmo, no need to have the game render 500 people at once. Why aren't there better graphics settings? The game certainly knows that it's not an mmo, because mmo's have character customization. Diablo 1 and 2 had preset non customizable characters because they used rotoscopings of 3d models well in advance of what the game and pcs back then could render in real time. Diablo 3 has mmo quality graphics, so why can't we at least have a little customization? An immediate comparison for me here is vindictus, an instanced mmo beat em up game where classes are pre set characters. That game is about 3 years old now, looks better, and has pretty robust character customization anyway.
    The next biggest issue with character customization is that you can't assign stat points. So the only difference between characters is their equipment and what skills they have equipped. All skills are automatically unlocked at set levels, so everyone has the same skills to pick from. The rationale behind this being that people would just find whatever was the most efficient build and everyone would do that, but I don't see how removing everything changes that. People will still do the exact same thing, it'll just be a lot easier for everyone to switch. Frankly it takes all the diversity out of things. You'll never see people coming up with any wacky builds or trying new things because there's nothing new to try.
    So items are basically the ONLY way to distinguish characters. Well then they must have put a lot of work into making lots of really diverse items right? Nope. You can dye items. That's about it. You'll get a million of the exact same looking hat with randomized stats. They haven't improved it an iota since diablo 2.
    So on to the story. Is the story interesting? No. No it isn't. It's generic as hell. Blizzard has lost all the writing panache and daring they had in the starcraft/diablo 2/warcraft 3 days. Just imagine the most simplistic straightforward story about fighting demons and you'll basically have diablo 3's story. The characters are all featureless talking heads that talk like their in a dining car murder mystery and I feel like I'm in one too. The gameplay. It's exactly the same as diablo 2. I guess. You click on monsters, they die, you pick up gold and items they drop. 99% of items will be worthless trash you sell as soon as you go back to town, the other 1% will be an incremental stat upgrade. The boss fights are about as use all your abilities when they are off cooldown until it dies. Only less so. There's no dodging or strategy, and the bosses aren't particularly challenging, they just have big health bars. The only good thing about this game is the soundtrack. Blizzard may have fallen a long way in every other regard, but their composers are still top notch. The music is far more thrilling than the actual game.
    My bottom line advice is don't buy it. If you didn't like diablo 1 or 2, there's nothing about diablo 3 that will change your mind. If you loved diablo 1 and 2, you're more likely to be disappointed by what they gutted from those games than the graphics facelift circa 2008. If you're a lore buff and you want to find out what happened after diablo 2, I don't think you'll like what they've done. It's not as bad as what starcraft 2 did to starcraft's story, but it's certainly not a worthwhile investment. If you're just too diehard a fan to not get it then wait. Seriously, just wait. A price drop will make the game a lot easier to swallow. $60 is ridiculous for what we're getting. Also, the inevitable drm crack to make the singleplayer component of the game playable when blizzards servers down or you just can't be online (a plane, a road trip, just away from a connection, there's plenty of times when you can't be online and you should still be able to play the game you payed for).

    3/10 would not play    … Expand
  3. MistaMunyBags69
    May 15, 2012
    2
    I feel bad for those poor Gamestop employees who had to work ridiculous hours to pointlessly release a game no one could play. WHAT WAS THE POINT? The worker at my Gamestop probably had to iron his hawaiian shirt he could have accidentally burnt down his house u MONSTERS. game is fun DRM is **** real money auction house is pathetic activision SUX stick to **** out CoD games to monsterI feel bad for those poor Gamestop employees who had to work ridiculous hours to pointlessly release a game no one could play. WHAT WAS THE POINT? The worker at my Gamestop probably had to iron his hawaiian shirt he could have accidentally burnt down his house u MONSTERS. game is fun DRM is **** real money auction house is pathetic activision SUX stick to **** out CoD games to monster energy riddled G.E.D hicks thank u for ruining my week i H8 u all… Expand
  4. Jaynetics
    May 16, 2012
    4
    This is another serious review.
    Regarding the gameplay, D3 is better than D2 in some respects and worse in others. Most of all, the fights are a bit more diverse and dynamic and require mixing more skills, which makes them less repetitive. However, many of the decisions you had to make in D2 (e.g. invest in strength to be able to wear this new armor you found, or in intelligence to be able    This is another serious review.
    Regarding the gameplay, D3 is better than D2 in some respects and worse in others. Most of all, the fights are a bit more diverse and dynamic and require mixing more skills, which makes them less repetitive. However, many of the decisions you had to make in D2 (e.g. invest in strength to be able to wear this new armor you found, or in intelligence to be able to use more skills) were taken out of the game to make it more accessible. Thus, you dont look forward to new levels that much anymore.
    The "casual" design also causes the player's focus to shift from the characters development to the storyline, which isn't exactly a good thing. While the dialogues aren't quite as bad as in D2, they are still rather dumb most of the time. A blacksmith who just killed his wife in front of your eyes, so that she wont turn into a zombie, will talk on about your next quest as if he had nothing else on his mind. Where is the intensity, where is despair and the grit that the characters in D1 conveyed? And what with the silly, officious accolades your character gets all the time? It is hard to imagine that anyone who is old enough to buy the game will feel engrossed by the story and its often superficial wording.
    That's a shame, because the soundtrack is truly excellent. If they could have left out the dialogues, the music alone would go a long way in creating an immersive atmosphere.
    Finally, having no single player mode would be bad, but still somewhat acceptable, if only the servers were ready for the amount of users. After millions of preorders, the demand cant have come as a huge surprise to Blizzard. And I am somewhat sceptical whether the situation will improve, as it doesn't seem very likely that less and less people will try to play the game in the coming days. All in all, I am considering returning the game, an idea that never crossed my mind when I compared D2 to its predecessor.    … Expand
  5. PMD_RODNEY
    May 16, 2012
    3
    I had to force myself to continue playing. This sentence sums up the playability of this game. Diablo 3 fails to offer an exciting and compelling experience, which is extremely disappointing considering the amount of time and money that went into its development. As a long time fan of the genre I was absolutely appalled at some of the decisions Blizzard made. They can be forgiven for notI had to force myself to continue playing. This sentence sums up the playability of this game. Diablo 3 fails to offer an exciting and compelling experience, which is extremely disappointing considering the amount of time and money that went into its development. As a long time fan of the genre I was absolutely appalled at some of the decisions Blizzard made. They can be forgiven for not incorporating visual customisations to the characters but the removal of skill trees and manual stat distribution is unacceptable. There is some degree of skill customisation with the addition of "Runes" which can alter the properties of a particular spell or ability but this feature is still ridiculously limited. The evil and gritty atmosphere of the previous instalments is no where to be seen, and it's place we have what is best described as a Halloween cartoon special. Long time fans of the Diablo series and dungeon crawlers in general will be disappointed with this entry. However, if you are a newcomer to the genre then there is a limited amount of entertainment on offer.… Expand
  6. paladinshiva
    May 16, 2012
    3
    Online DRM - / Customisation is locked within - / Game is slick and have good pace + / Servers down - / Errors - /Game feels empty inside - / Graphics like WOW(WIII) - / Inventory is bleak - / Items not so visible in inventory - / If it was game from some other ppl, okay, I would give it 8 score out of 10, but these were D1 and 2 creators, huge disappointment.
  7. Dalgar
    May 16, 2012
    0
    No offline mode, errors galore... If this is the future of gaming I'm going to start building model airplanes instead. Torchlight 2 looks 10x better at 1/3 the price.
  8. buttski
    May 16, 2012
    0
    got a 'starter key' from a friend. downloaded it and got stuck in 'updating setup files'. fixed it after an hour and then got a 'corrupted data' when the installer ran. started the downloader again and it started from 5% to download the whole game again. i'm so happy that i did not waste 60 bucks on that piece of ****.
  9. DARKHATMAN
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Like many people are around here, I will feel a obligatory rage to say how disappointed i was in Diablo 3, I do understand times have changed allot since the late 90's of PC gaming but the fact they treat the game like this is something someone would do for a satire joke. I just played Diablo II again after the grand release of Diablo III and i cannot stand how much they ruined the funLike many people are around here, I will feel a obligatory rage to say how disappointed i was in Diablo 3, I do understand times have changed allot since the late 90's of PC gaming but the fact they treat the game like this is something someone would do for a satire joke. I just played Diablo II again after the grand release of Diablo III and i cannot stand how much they ruined the fun of the original. Diablo 2 was just a simple enter into the game and simply start clicking on enemies, it had nice atsmophere and great animation for its time. It's sad that one of the things i most loved about Diablo 2 was it's Design and due to MODERN GAMES they have to completly change the style of Diablo, it's like Blizzard forgot how to do a Diablo game and simply borrow its style from its recent games such as World of Warcraft or Starcraft 2. The cutscenes are a great example of this, they are so generic it makes Final Fantasy parodies look a bit original, when in Diablo 2 cutscenes where dark and full of good spacing. It's a good thing i follow the rule of "Don't worry nothing will harm or modify your opinion on the experience you had with the predecessors" Because gee out of anything Diablo 3 Is pretty much one of the weakest Blizzard games I have played. Starcraft 2 was a pretty decent sequel though, what happened Blizzard?!… Expand
  10. toten
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I bet this would be a great game. However it is currently unplayable. Disconnects every 10 minutes forcing me to replay the same area again. Blizzard you screwed the pooch on this one. If you are going ot require online play you had better be 100% sure that your can handle it.
  11. clavin
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Like many others my story isn't new, I just wanted to contribute my share of dissatisfaction and warn those that wanted to buy just because it is Diablo3.
  12. Interdiction
    May 17, 2012
    2
    This game is amazingly fun. It's dumbed down from Diablo 2, it's true, but I really enjoyed it regardless. However, I'm only giving it a 2 because of the required consistent internet connection, and the problems that go with that. It's been hellish to try and get on and then stay on (oh, the infamous error 37), and I can't count how many times I died due to LAG. Imagine that - I want toThis game is amazingly fun. It's dumbed down from Diablo 2, it's true, but I really enjoyed it regardless. However, I'm only giving it a 2 because of the required consistent internet connection, and the problems that go with that. It's been hellish to try and get on and then stay on (oh, the infamous error 37), and I can't count how many times I died due to LAG. Imagine that - I want to play a single player game, by myself, and my greatest adversary is LAG, a common ONLINE MULTIPLAYER problem. Blizzard seriously screwed over its consumers by adding this stupid always online requirement, and the main reason seems to be for the real money auction house, a feature few asked for and even fewer want now that they've had to deal with the constant online issues.

    If you haven't bought it, do yourself a favor and don't. It is a great game, but given all the problems you have to deal withm it's not worth $60. it's not even worth $10, with all these issues. Vote with your money, tell Blizzard this is NOT acceptable.    … Expand
  13. Joelyyyy
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Constantly online DRM is a horrible choice.
    Servers have been unreliable and single player has been laggy.
    Blizzard has done a great job of gaining the confidence and respect of gamers for year, it will be a shame to see that lost.
  14. Ripp
    May 17, 2012
    3
    Probably the worst case of DRM screwing over consumers so far this year, and possibly last. Diablo 3 is only playable with a sustained internet connection, and if you happen to lose said connection at any point your gameplay, as well as any progress you've made since the last checkpoint barring exp, items/gold gathered, or quest progress is gone. Exploring a winding, confusing cryptProbably the worst case of DRM screwing over consumers so far this year, and possibly last. Diablo 3 is only playable with a sustained internet connection, and if you happen to lose said connection at any point your gameplay, as well as any progress you've made since the last checkpoint barring exp, items/gold gathered, or quest progress is gone. Exploring a winding, confusing crypt (Spoilers: you probably won't be doing this much) and feeling immersed? We be prepared to start all over again if your internet decides to so much as hiccup. The lag is another issue cause by the forced online. Everything that I could see was server sided, if anyone on my connection decided to do anything I would have enemies rubber banding and attacks whiffing while they teleported around and whittled down my HP until it subsided. Maybe this is an issue with my connection, but the fact that I'm lagging while playing alone in a world generated specifically for this session is absurd. The gameplay in Diablo 3 borrows heavily from MMOs unlike its predecessor. Travel and exploration has been dumbed down to the point where there is almost always a warp point immediately outside of your quest goal, which is now written down neatly in an organized list (so you don't forget) located underneath your new minimap that details all quest points and portals before you reach them (so you don't get lost). A crafting system has been implemented (OH JOY!) where you have to legitimately pay your blacksmith over and over to skill up, then pay him again to craft things with materials that you provide by breaking down magic items. Combat is usually too easy, and tends more like grinding than actual gameplay. Even the biggest most intimidating enemies are laughably easy to kill most of the time and become little more than a time barrier between you and the next boss. Bosses are actually pretty good fights, they don't seem to rely on enchantments as much as D2 did and each boss has quite a few well planned out tricks up their sleeves. I'm sure the fights would be very entertaining if you weren't rubberbanding all over the map and spamming your potion button because your roommate decided to download a porno.

    Overall it isn't anywhere near a good enough game to save itself from its unbelievably poor design decisions and DRM, and it certainly doesn't live up to the Diablo name.    … Expand
  15. Xidorn
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Like many of the other gamers commenting on this game... I think its clear these arent real reviews, they're protests. So many people have spoke about DRM as it is that I am not even going to touch on it...obviously its crap...but clearly at the same time Blizzard considers it necessary. The mistake was the real money auction house which by no means was worth dealing with DRM consideringLike many of the other gamers commenting on this game... I think its clear these arent real reviews, they're protests. So many people have spoke about DRM as it is that I am not even going to touch on it...obviously its crap...but clearly at the same time Blizzard considers it necessary. The mistake was the real money auction house which by no means was worth dealing with DRM considering fans hate both. On other notes though...the game is a huge departure from Diablo in many ways...it just doesn't fully feel like a diablo game...the colors, the ambiance, the in-game cutsceneces (not cinematics mind you) its like the world of warcraft team took over, and although I played that game, they are two separate entities. I remember a diablo that scared the living crap out of me, with very dark haunting music and horrifying enemies, bodies on pikes and hung by their innards...that was the real stuff..it made you feel like you were slaughtering terrifying creatures. This game is easy...the characters are nowhere near as impressive as in the past...they talk too much....the bosses talk too much...and without going on a tangent its just literally been redesigned for the casual gamer and ultimately to make more money. Blizzard you really screwed the pooch on this one, 11+ years to develop this game...and although it is a mildy fun game(not nearly as addictive as the other two were) it is not a Diablo game. Simple story, diablo speaking?? Really....horrible voice-acting. Its just dumbed-down in every sense and I could go on all day. This game may appeal to new players and loyal fanboys who will make themselves play it, but the most loyal of the fans have been betrayed. I will absolutely play it, I payed 100 dollars for it...but I will not invest in another product by Blizzard, and unless this game is fixed...unless changes are made...the Diablo franchise is dead to me. I will not wait another 11 years for disappointment.… Expand
  16. MDBtriNity
    May 17, 2012
    2
    Always online, if BLIZZARD decides one day to take the servers off-line. You are never going to play Diablo again.

    They are right in that no one is going to beat inferno mode, you can't because of the lag.
  17. Ferngully
    May 17, 2012
    0
    User scores are individual feedbacks.

    My individual score for this game is "0" Game unenjoyable due to latency issues and you have been warned. People saying its not Blizzards fault? well it is. The opted for this online DRM but their servers cannot take the load. It is not my fault because other games do not have this latency issue, so why only D3? Went to hoops and    User scores are individual feedbacks.

    My individual score for this game is "0"

    Game unenjoyable due to latency issues and you have been warned.

    People saying its not Blizzards fault? well it is.

    The opted for this online DRM but their servers cannot take the load.

    It is not my fault because other games do not have this latency issue, so why only D3?

    Went to hoops and loops for this driver update, firmware killed every unecessary background apps and still latency dips.

    Core i7
    8GB
    ATI 6970
    5Mbps dl speed / 2mbps upload speed
    13ms ping to google    … Expand
  18. williamqlan
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I signed up just to write a review of this unworthy heir. I would first like to say that the game is actually decent although it isn't as engaging as Diablo 2 and only slightly better then Diablo 1. It's classes are artistically dynamic and mildly interesting gameplay wise. Overall the game is has more in common with World of Warcraft then its progenitors but that is beside the point. TheI signed up just to write a review of this unworthy heir. I would first like to say that the game is actually decent although it isn't as engaging as Diablo 2 and only slightly better then Diablo 1. It's classes are artistically dynamic and mildly interesting gameplay wise. Overall the game is has more in common with World of Warcraft then its progenitors but that is beside the point. The reason i am giving this a zero is that I am finally over DRM and the retarded money grubbing auction-house. This game is tantamount to highway robbery if you don't have internet. Also even if you do good luck getting on you it might happen right away it might not who the fuchs knows, Blizzard certainly doesn't. I would also like to point the hypocrisy of the real money auction-house, Blizzard has posited that gold farming in WoW is wrong but oh well if we get a cut its all hunkey dorey. On a more personal note I would like to say I own every game Blizzard has developed, and will not buy another one until they fire the apparent room full of retarded monkeys with typewriters who are high on mescalin running their anti-piracy/having common sense department. Another point of contention for me is the fact that it took them twelve years to make a game that looks four years old built on a server infastructure and DRM system i could have made with my pen1s nailed to my face. If games like Sins of Solar Empire and World of Goo (both of which are amazing) can release without DRM, and have a singleplayer while still making a profit. I'm inclined to believe that, Diablo 3 ,one of the most overhyped games ever that wasn't developed by Peter Molyneaux with a mewling sheep like fanbase that will buy anything Blizzard says is good because of their stellar track record since Warcraft 3 (sarcasm!) might make a profit. All in all I'm not saying pirate the game but I'm not saying don't pirate the game. I'm just saying the game is ultimately disappointing and is not worth sixty dollars for a game that could have been made without DRM at much higher quality in less then twelve years. "Let pride go afore, shame will follow after." George Chapman.… Expand
  19. eatnut
    May 17, 2012
    2
    D3 can't save map you have explored. every time you get dc or server down you have to start from the check point and explore the map again. I pre-order Diablo III but i am disappointed.
  20. TamponLicker
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Thank you to all the BETA Testers that paid to help Blizturd beta test this piece of crap. Hopefully in 4-6 months yall will be able to play. I dont buy Blizturd games anymore, I learned my lesson many years ago.
  21. Vaiman
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Funny thing is most of you either pre-ordered or purchased the game on launch even though we all knew about the negative points of the game most of you are voting it down for. Next time use your better judgement and save your money for a game that is worth spending it on and not just for its title.
  22. darkelfv
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Online Only for single player, Horrible stylized graphics that look like a wow rip off. Nuff said they ruined the game by making a offshoot of wow instead of making a sequel to Diablo 2.
  23. Saintjah
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Huge disapppointment, past 10 years in development? Then they must have contracted it out to government employees because its nothign more than a watered down cut and paste from Diablo II. They have realized over the years that RMT is going to be THEIR future and still baby their WoW MMO. Not to mention that server stability is utter garbage...
  24. Bibi67
    May 18, 2012
    4
    Game is nice and I love it. But I will probably never buy again a game wich needs a permanent internet connection. It's not userfriendly and I would like to know how I can play D3 in a house without internet in the middle of nowhere ?
  25. kbreck
    May 19, 2012
    4
    To start out I have been a Diablo fan sense day one but to be honest this game just did not meet my expectations. The story line is ok bordering on good and the graphs could of been much better. I feel like they are just a souped up version of wow. But, the real problem I have is with this single player having to be online. This makes the game glitch and stuttery which is a real pain inTo start out I have been a Diablo fan sense day one but to be honest this game just did not meet my expectations. The story line is ok bordering on good and the graphs could of been much better. I feel like they are just a souped up version of wow. But, the real problem I have is with this single player having to be online. This makes the game glitch and stuttery which is a real pain in the *** if you are playing a class like the Barb or Monk. For example with my Barb sometimes I will try to use the charge or leap ability see my character move forward hit a lag spick and end up right where is was. The last thing I have a problem with is the battle mechanics. To be honest they suck horribly, there is some class customization but nothing like it was for D2. To me it feels like Blizzard just dumbed them down some anyone could play it easily. Remember this has an M rating so I was expecting this game to be geared more at the adult players which in my mind means making it a challenging game and one of the best ways to do this is to make the battle mechanics challenging which they are not.

    So to sum it up this game held my interest for not even a week the lag and stutter graphs piss me of to no end and worst of all I always have to be online to play this "single player game". So my recommendation is to save your money and to buy this game.    … Expand
  26. dean4656
    May 19, 2012
    2
    If your a fan of Diablo 2, you will hate this game. The skills, the loot the story, its all bad. The worst blizzard game by some distance!

    This game is terrible, I have wasted £30 on this rubbish dont do as i did!
  27. CharHansen
    May 19, 2012
    1
    What Blizzard did here was robbery. You would figure that a company with the funds from 10 million monthly subscriptions would have the cash to make a game that looks half-way-decent but nope, they made a craptastic game with a craptastic story, craptastic graphics (on par with minecraft) and craptastic mechanics. I hope Blizzard goes under. I played the Beta with hopes that it was aWhat Blizzard did here was robbery. You would figure that a company with the funds from 10 million monthly subscriptions would have the cash to make a game that looks half-way-decent but nope, they made a craptastic game with a craptastic story, craptastic graphics (on par with minecraft) and craptastic mechanics. I hope Blizzard goes under. I played the Beta with hopes that it was a spoof, when they released the actual game I nearly took a piss on my Asus in protest.… Expand
  28. Shawnhan93
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Lets forget the always on-line DRM and overload issues. I dont play D3 because it is a Blizzard game, I play it because it is an A-RPG, and for me, D3 failed on RPG part. In my own opinion, my issue with D2 is: Those Strength and Dexterity limit on equipment make the attributes points for character become useless. As Necromancer, I never put a single point on EnergyÂ
  29. eleumas69
    May 20, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 60,00 euros for nothing, 60,00 euros for nothing, 60,00 euros for nothing, 60,00 euros for nothing, 60,00 euros for nothing, 60,00 euros for nothing, 60,00 euros for nothing, 60,00 euros for nothing,… Expand
  30. Lamurun
    May 20, 2012
    4
    Cannot play single player if servers are down. Cannot cut socializing if I want to. Nothing special in terms of playability. Nice cut-scenes. Skill change on the go is a nice idea. Too expensive for what it offers. Click`n`kill, just that.
  31. GoodWinUA
    May 20, 2012
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was very disappointed by a game. Did not very please me, that Leah had become Diablo. Very small sets of things. The relation of developers is irresponsible. And apologies only occasion, to win little time on the correction of the errors. Diablo 2 Lord of Distaction was the game of decade. And Diablo 3 is a pitiful parody on the predecessors. Disgrace of Blizzard. Developers did not justify expectations of players.… Expand
  32. MagicHAT
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Barb is Sonic the Super Saiyan, I will never play game that is so simplified that it takes me for a retard. Automatic Attributes, Skills, now even Runes you unlock automatically, I dont see a reason why does it just play automatically and you just watch... Stupid game big disappointment. I dont like new plastic fancy fairy tale design, diablo is about gothic-demons-gore
  33. Morfarpower
    May 21, 2012
    4
    I must say i had much higher hopes for Diablo III, the lack of customization, DRM and constant connection, expensive, and cliche story that basically is tacked on, it feels like blizz has given up trying to please the fans, instead are just spewing out simple junk that can be played with one hand while on the phone (which i actually did and it went fine) There was even midnight release allI must say i had much higher hopes for Diablo III, the lack of customization, DRM and constant connection, expensive, and cliche story that basically is tacked on, it feels like blizz has given up trying to please the fans, instead are just spewing out simple junk that can be played with one hand while on the phone (which i actually did and it went fine) There was even midnight release all over for this in my country, and i later found out it was nearly impossible to login and with numerous errors so people who pre-ordered sort of got screwed over, To think a company with 10 million+ ? players dedicated to them, they'd prepare for release with better login servers and tested server load, which Blizz is famous for not doing in their games... This will most likely be the last Blizzard game i ever buy, i feel they've taken enough of my money without actually giving enough back, I will say that not all is bad with Diablo, its fun to play with friends on higher difficulty, and its quite nice to roam dungeons eventhough it's mindless farming if you think about it (Blizz in a nutshell) However i enjoyed this title to a extent, Story sucked, customization was poor ( there is none almost) as well as Meh graphics for 2012, Overall its a ok game, not a blockbuster or a memorable game, but it serves as time killing and some fun co-op moments.… Expand
  34. Gridphoenix
    May 22, 2012
    3
    While I like the core concept of Diablo a lot, I just found that the new auction house is ruining the game for me totally. The whole purpose of the game (item grinding) is now ab absurdum, because I always get my gear from the auction house. It is so much out of balance, that it is not fun anymore. I doubled my DPS at level 18 with auction house items. And I got those items in 2 minutesWhile I like the core concept of Diablo a lot, I just found that the new auction house is ruining the game for me totally. The whole purpose of the game (item grinding) is now ab absurdum, because I always get my gear from the auction house. It is so much out of balance, that it is not fun anymore. I doubled my DPS at level 18 with auction house items. And I got those items in 2 minutes (so no effort required). That breaks the game..... Prefer to play Path of Exile, or Torchlight 2 (where I currently enjoy the beta).… Expand
  35. TheHarry_Pontek
    May 23, 2012
    1
    The Harry_Pontek says this... He is extremely disappointed with this game and after waiting for 12 years, all Blizzy did is take away his freedom of playing this game even though he pay for it. Why in the whole wide world is Blizzy thinking about. The Harry_Pontek knows that profit is important to appease shareholders BUT over doing it is akin to digging its own grave. The Harry_Pontek payThe Harry_Pontek says this... He is extremely disappointed with this game and after waiting for 12 years, all Blizzy did is take away his freedom of playing this game even though he pay for it. Why in the whole wide world is Blizzy thinking about. The Harry_Pontek knows that profit is important to appease shareholders BUT over doing it is akin to digging its own grave. The Harry_Pontek pay for the game and he expect to be able to play it at his own convenient time. BUT blizzy for whatever reason known only to their money minded brain, decides to take this "given" right away. So authoritative is blizzy, they deems it fit to dictate when you can and cannot play EVEN WHEN you pay premium for it.

    Alright... Some of you might say "You already know this features before it launch. So, why blame after buy". Let The Harry_Pontek explain and the explanation is simple. Its because of the long 12yrs wait and also the love for Diablo series. So, try it out AND GUESS WHAT!!!!!!! ERROR37 and frequent maintenance on the crapper than crab server. Gosh!!!! Is this suppose to be normal? NOPE!!!!!!

    Ok.... Let The Harry_Pontek be more liberal about this. Surely this game have something that impress The Harry_Pontek right? What about the gameplay and loot. Talk about this aspect, The Harry_Pontek's blood boil even hotter. The Harry_Pontek now cant customize his character to make uniquely Pontek. Everybody looks the same. Whats the point of playing when you cant relate to the character you choose and build. After a weeks on/off play, The Harry_Pontek cant even get a decent loot. All weapon and armour looks the same. Is it because of the moronic Auction House where you now can buy rather than fight for the loots. This seriously take away the fun. The only saving grace for this game and the only reason why The Harry_Pontek is awarding a 1 for this game is the soundtrack. Nuff said.

    Take a deep breath and everything will turn out just fine.

    Pontek!!Pontek!!Pontek!! and AVeryExtremelySuperDuperDisappointedTek.    … Expand
  36. kettch19
    Nov 27, 2012
    2
    The first play-through of the "story" is not bad. The game definitely has a lot of the character of its predecessors and there's a lot of nostalgia surrounding it as a result. However, once the first play-through is done and you try to move further up the difficulty levels, it simply turns into a repetitious mess focused on one thing: forcing you to play through the same crap over...andThe first play-through of the "story" is not bad. The game definitely has a lot of the character of its predecessors and there's a lot of nostalgia surrounding it as a result. However, once the first play-through is done and you try to move further up the difficulty levels, it simply turns into a repetitious mess focused on one thing: forcing you to play through the same crap over...and over...and over. The items that you legitimately find are terrible, usually 10-15 levels below your character and as such, completely useless. It's not even worth thinking about trying to rely on your own gear drops for your gear because the drop rates are horrendous. Far superior items can be found on the auction house for the amount of gold dropped by running through a small dungeon for the 1000th time. The story is just barely present during the progression through the game, but after the first play-through you don't even care, just click-click-click through everything as fast as possible to get through the painfully repetitive gameplay.… Expand
  37. roxby
    May 26, 2012
    0
    Blizzard should be ashamed. This launch was the worst disaster of video game history. Even now, Almost a month after launch, it's plagued with bugs. (Auction house is down as I write this review)

    Currently I have a level 60 monk, I've made it to act 3 in inferno. Probably the most annoying boring game play ever created. I've died at least a million times, monsters can kill    Blizzard should be ashamed. This launch was the worst disaster of video game history. Even now, Almost a month after launch, it's plagued with bugs. (Auction house is down as I write this review)

    Currently I have a level 60 monk, I've made it to act 3 in inferno. Probably the most annoying boring game play ever created. I've died at least a million times, monsters can kill you in 1 hit.

    The story is so bad that I skipped half of it, didn't even care to go back and listen to it.

    Graphics are poor quality, at least 10 year old xbox graphics, probably the time period they designed it. Blizzard's responce to it's fan base rants about how hard inferno is:
    "We purposely made it harder then we could beat to change balance"
    So we are beta testing infero mode.. WAY TO GO, I was in the real beta test, it was about 10 mins long, about 5 maps.

    Maybe they should have had a real beta test on infero to root out these problems before release? I mean they had 12 years to balance it.. ROFL

    Don't buy this game, wait for Torchlight 2, Diablo is ruined.    … Expand
  38. dsg00
    May 27, 2012
    2
    Let me start by saying I loved Diablo, Diablo II and LoD but this game at first was alright then after 50hrs and being in Act3 inferno this game is just boring. The loot Diablo is known for hence why people still play D2 after 12years is just not present in Diablo 3, It is like the developers never played a Diablo Game even though they all are WoW Developers, this game does remind me ofLet me start by saying I loved Diablo, Diablo II and LoD but this game at first was alright then after 50hrs and being in Act3 inferno this game is just boring. The loot Diablo is known for hence why people still play D2 after 12years is just not present in Diablo 3, It is like the developers never played a Diablo Game even though they all are WoW Developers, this game does remind me of WoW, graphics don't make a game, gameplay does but this game lacks highly in gameplay. Level cap is too low, and there isn't much customization as far as skills go, your damage is determined by your DPS (damage per second) so if you are a wizard and you find a sword with + main stats + high dps then you would use that over a wand, you would think the lightning/cold/fire skills wouldn't be determined by the damage of a sword... but it is. All attacks do the same damage unless you have a rune activated that does more dmg, usually runes are useless, There is usually 1 good rune for each skill and the rest are just not worth it, okay maybe there could be 2 depending on the skill. This game was released WAY too early, I wish vivendi(pre activision merger) let blizzard north do what they do and develop Diablo 3 the way it was MEANT to be developed by the people who CREATED the game itself. I don't even feel like leveling my other characters since I cannot simply make them my own, I would have to play for hours and hours just to level, loot is pointless and they silently fix quests so they don't give very high amounts of experience so you cannot level that fast. I don't want to play this game again, you can rush but leveling to get to the difficulties is just zombie mind numbing since you won't really care about loot once you've already played through hell on another character, Diablo III would be a good game if it didn't have the Diablo name on it, if you want to spend $60 for a game named Diablo, created by developers of World Of Warcraft that has a poor loot system, no customization on skills, and is eventually dependent on an Auction House and doesn't really feel like a Diablo game then go for it. If you have never played Diablo prior to playing this and weren't a HUGE fan of the game and played it for countless hours then I would recommend this game, you'll probably enjoy it a lot more. I really wish blizzard would FIX this game and stop worrying about the auction house, and give us updates to EVERYTHING they do. I am going to seek a rebate for my copy, I had high hopes and now I feel cheated and robbed, this is a disgrace to Diablo.… Expand
  39. tabion
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very disappointed in this game.

    Story - Killing Cain? Come on now. How can the consistent character of ALL DIABLO'S just die during the first act? I imagined Cain to be more heroic, maybe a sacrifice in Act 4 to save Leah that traded his soul for her life. That would have been amazing, but the only sacrifice we saw was Tyreal becoming a (useless) mortal. He didn't even do much to arrive and help. Also, Leah was beautiful and while I was getting excited for her character development, she just turns into Diablo and we melt her face. Thanks Blizzard for creating a main character that added nothing to the experience. Gameplay - The game is very tedious, you're just farming & buying on AH. The excitement to pick up a drop/identify an item was not the same as WoW or D2. As I got to Hell Act 2, I started hating the farm + AH combo, didn't even want to deal with that for leveling another character. The character progression has been simplified to the point that any idiot could play, with 4 button & 2 mouse, there wasn't much of a plethora of options/abilities you could roll out. One of the joys of D2 was having a huge inventory of spells that could be cast for different situations, we're fed a 1-dimensional skillset.

    Cinematic's - Great quality, blizzard never disappoints. That's why I gave a solid 1.

    Games nowadays have evolved so much, that our expectations are through the roof. Here is a list of games that were better: Dragon Age, Skyrim and WoW. I'm sure there are more.    … Expand
  40. Gobotz
    Jun 4, 2012
    2
    Serious disappointment. Takes everything fun about a loot-em-up and strips it away. Let's put aside the technical issues that have been plaguing users - days of downtime, auction house barely functioning or frustrating to use due to bugs (disappearing listings, placeholders, improper sort-by results) and just dive into the game. You can play this game for dozens and dozens of hours andSerious disappointment. Takes everything fun about a loot-em-up and strips it away. Let's put aside the technical issues that have been plaguing users - days of downtime, auction house barely functioning or frustrating to use due to bugs (disappearing listings, placeholders, improper sort-by results) and just dive into the game. You can play this game for dozens and dozens of hours and make no progress in the improvement of your character - I can count on one hand the number of gear drops I've earned for myself in 60 levels of play. Everything else: purchased on the AH. Nothing fun about that, but if you don't do it, good luck progressing. So now I'm in Inferno and I have the choice of either dying to 95% of the elite packs I meet while trying to earn better gear - or mindlessly grinding gold on lower levels like a human meat battery in the Diablo matrix to buy drops someone else was disappointed by when they couldn't use the item on their main. I'd love to play this game and gear my lil' guy through finding gear mostly on my own. As the game stands now, upgrades will almost never come from your own gameplay, unless you count the thrilling gameplay of grinding gold until the number on the screen is finally high enough to thrillingly bid on AH gear and then thrillingly mail it to yourself. This game is pretty bad, and I've played some real bad games in my 25+ years of PC gaming. The saddest part is that there's a kernel of great game here that seems to have been brutally beaten into submission by poor technical execution, saddled with online servers, and anchored to an auction house system that has become (instead of a support system) the meta game you are playing. It's Auction House III, featuring a special guest appearance by Diablo. Sad let down for a once-great title.… Expand
  41. damanddrew
    Jun 8, 2012
    0
    The game took too long to come out. The Always online fiasco was more for the AH than piracy. Blizzard missed the point on this game. People didn't want a "WOW" style clone with Diablo themes, they already have that in World of War Craft. Online support is great but demanding the user be online the whole time is ridiculous in the sense that the game feels more like renting than actuallyThe game took too long to come out. The Always online fiasco was more for the AH than piracy. Blizzard missed the point on this game. People didn't want a "WOW" style clone with Diablo themes, they already have that in World of War Craft. Online support is great but demanding the user be online the whole time is ridiculous in the sense that the game feels more like renting than actually owning the game. I understand that MMORPGs can't be played offline for the most part. Keep it simple and intuitive, this is Diablo not Warcraft. This was the wrong direction to take the Diablo franchise. I don't doubt that Blizzard will make money off this game. It's like they aren't listening to the fans when they speak out.… Expand
  42. shortyg35
    Jun 25, 2012
    0
    This Game is the End of Blizzard as we once knew them, Diablo 3 is a Bad game If you need PROOF just vista the Official Forum for Diablo 3 HERE ( http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/3354739/ )

    After Patch 1.0.3 They have Removed the last bit of Fun that was in the Game, They have Nerfed the amount of Gold that drops and up the cost of Repairs so much people can not even afford to Repair in    This Game is the End of Blizzard as we once knew them, Diablo 3 is a Bad game If you need PROOF just vista the Official Forum for Diablo 3 HERE ( http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/3354739/ )

    After Patch 1.0.3 They have Removed the last bit of Fun that was in the Game, They have Nerfed the amount of Gold that drops and up the cost of Repairs so much people can not even afford to Repair in game.

    Getting ready to Sell Gold for real money in Blizzards New Real money Auction house they did this on purpose.

    Please visit the forums and read for yourself this game is not even worth a RENT.

    http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/3354739/    … Expand
  43. zahpp
    Jul 8, 2012
    0
    this game is just rubbish,i cant find anything good to say about this game even if i got a gun to my head,save your money for anything better than this.
  44. meetdohnjoe
    Jul 12, 2012
    0
    Blizzard simply screwed up on this one - BIG TIME!

    - People cleared Inferno after days, due to the completely bugged nature of this game that was never even tested on the highest lvl. - After we learned that it was possible to dupe Gold for several weeks, onle three ppl from my friend list (containing 39 chaps for D3 alone) decided to go on playing. They stopped two weeks ago.    Blizzard simply screwed up on this one - BIG TIME!

    - People cleared Inferno after days, due to the completely bugged nature of this game that was never even tested on the highest lvl. - After we learned that it was possible to dupe Gold for several weeks, onle three ppl from my friend list (containing 39 chaps for D3 alone) decided to go on playing. They stopped two weeks ago. Everyone(!) i know stopped playing it, and each and every one of them is correct by stating that this is for sure the worst game Blizzard ever produced. - Edit: You were able to bid on auctions several times, and would get your money back all the time. A simple bug that wasn't corrected for days (!) allowed you to quadripple your money in a matter of minutes. Thats why there are still 500.000.000 GOLD items that sell. Because the gold is still in circulation, blizzard never took measures against it. Oh yeah, well that makes your hard earned 10 Million virtually ... worthless. Congratz! :(    … Expand
  45. Opium
    Aug 3, 2012
    3
    If you enjoy games with a terrible story and annoying dialog, Diablo 3 is what you want.
    Diablo 3 has the diablo title but not the diablo feeling. Diablo 3 should have been named Diablo 1.5, because Diablo 3 offers very little improvement over Diablo 2. Diablo 3 has little to no communication between players, no depth, no story and no pvp or feelings of danger and evil. When you've    If you enjoy games with a terrible story and annoying dialog, Diablo 3 is what you want.
    Diablo 3 has the diablo title but not the diablo feeling. Diablo 3 should have been named Diablo 1.5, because Diablo 3 offers very little improvement over Diablo 2. Diablo 3 has little to no communication between players, no depth, no story and no pvp or feelings of danger and evil. When you've completed the first difficulty you will soon find yourself bored with having to listen to the terrible dialog again and again and the same boring quests with no reward. Did i mention that theres no pvp or competition of any sort? Something that a game like this desperately needs in order for people to have fun.

    Diablo 3 looks and sounds allright and thats about it. I made a 60 Euro mistake.    … Expand
  46. nyymi
    Aug 6, 2012
    0
    Total disappointment. I was expecting a quality game from Blizzard.
    The game-play is incredibly boring and dull. Graphics are outdated and un-innovative, gameplay is tedious, the storyline is ridiculously bad and way too short and the character classes simply suck. You cannot modify you characters so apart from their armor they all look the same. The character mechanism have been retooled    Total disappointment. I was expecting a quality game from Blizzard.
    The game-play is incredibly boring and dull. Graphics are outdated and un-innovative, gameplay is tedious, the storyline is ridiculously bad and way too short and the character classes simply suck. You cannot modify you characters so apart from their armor they all look the same. The character mechanism have been retooled to the point of irrelevance. Blizzard had eight years to master one of the most anticipated games of all time. But there really is no improvements, and the game-play is cliché: you keep clicking hordes of demons, loot them and gain experience. I know that this is the basic mechanism of RPG's and the original Diablos, but it's just getting old.    … Expand
  47. dc3e
    Aug 15, 2012
    1
    One sentences should sum it up: This game is HUGE disappointment. You have to basically pay to win as NOTHING decent drops in hundred of hours of "farming", or its better to call it "grinding". No upgrades to your gear, no legendaries, no rares, NOTHING. The loot system is broken or extremely mean to players.

    MF doesn't work the way it should work. Gives you basically no item-finding    One sentences should sum it up: This game is HUGE disappointment. You have to basically pay to win as NOTHING decent drops in hundred of hours of "farming", or its better to call it "grinding". No upgrades to your gear, no legendaries, no rares, NOTHING. The loot system is broken or extremely mean to players.

    MF doesn't work the way it should work. Gives you basically no item-finding boost at all.
    (Been farming act 3 inferno with 300% MF with mediocre results).

    To be able to clear latest act of hardest difficulty you have to buy gold or equipment for real money. The best gear in game is like 250 euro or more.

    My advice: Don't buy this game and spare your time and money...    … Expand
  48. Landelusen
    Aug 24, 2012
    1
    Once you have reached Inferno, the level at which you are promised the game will actually start, you will realize it has been a scam all along. No item drops makes the game worth your time. Take my word for it.

    The game took 11 years to make, the same amount of time was needed to ruin a perfectly viable franchise. Impressive in a sense, but not to the actual customer. Blizzard are    Once you have reached Inferno, the level at which you are promised the game will actually start, you will realize it has been a scam all along. No item drops makes the game worth your time. Take my word for it.

    The game took 11 years to make, the same amount of time was needed to ruin a perfectly viable franchise. Impressive in a sense, but not to the actual customer. Blizzard are getting greedy and stuffy, thank god indie studios are on the rise to replace these worthless behemoths. Don't buy it, it is all hype, no fun.    … Expand
  49. JRPGmaniac
    Aug 28, 2012
    0
    The game is a garbage and a disgrace to the original Diablo from Blizzard North, the WoW devs that made it strip the game from all the elements that make so enjoyable the first 2 games, my advice? avoid at all cost!
  50. Marmalade
    Sep 29, 2012
    3
    I was profoundly disappointed with Diablo III. I played several weeks AFTER release day, so my review is based on the game itself, not the customer service nightmare that was release day. I played the original Diablo and Diablo II, and unfortunately, 10-12 years of development (or however long it took them) didn't result in a marked improvement. On the positive side, I will say thatI was profoundly disappointed with Diablo III. I played several weeks AFTER release day, so my review is based on the game itself, not the customer service nightmare that was release day. I played the original Diablo and Diablo II, and unfortunately, 10-12 years of development (or however long it took them) didn't result in a marked improvement. On the positive side, I will say that gameplay feels more organic, and each class feels more unique than in previous installments. I admit, I loved the unique feel of the different classes, the animation for their various abilities and being able to tailor these abilities to my individual play style. I also like the fact that I can choose a gender for each class, whereas in previous games your gender depended upon the class you chose, so that was a definite improvement. My main gripe with this game is that, after an hour or two, it's BORING. After you get past the "OMG it's D3!!!" feeling and actually play the game for a few hours, this is what the experience comes down to for me: Run Around. Kill Mobs. Loot. Run Around More. Kill Mobs. Loot More. Lather, Rinse, Repeat. Previous installments of the game felt darker and instilled actual fear in me while I played, as the atmosphere and story engaged me and made the experience feel less grindy. The story in D3 seems more in the background than D1 and 2, and the repetitive gameplay and the relegation of the lore to the backburner greatly decreased my engagement in the game. It felt too easy, too repetitive and lacked the depth that was an integral part of Diablo I and II. Some would argue that Diablo I and II had very little depth, but I disagree. Yes, the story of Diablo didn't have the same complexity of the Warcraft or Starcraft franchises, but the lore was still rich and evoked a sense of fear and darkness that I simply didn't feel in D3 - even with the added cinematics, which felt hollow somehow. All in all, I was profoundly disappointed in Diablo III. Though it looks great and the classes were unique and fun to play for a short time, Diablo III felt repetitive and fell flat. It sadly lacks heart, and felt more like a generic hack-and-slash money-grab than a high-quality, complex universe that Blizzard was known for producing in the past.… Expand
  51. PhrozenDemon
    Oct 3, 2012
    1
    Blizzard designed the entire game around the Real Money Auction House. This made it not a fun game to play. I played Diablo 2 and 1 and loved both, this is just a disaster. Its almost impossible to find great items.
  52. yesterdayatnoon
    Oct 12, 2012
    2
    Winner of this years Game Developer's Choice award for audio. This fact surprised me until I noticed that all the winners of their awards have a representative on their voting panel. Just pathetic.
  53. MaliceX
    Oct 7, 2012
    0
    So disappointing Blizzard!!!
    #1) Repetition - 4 rounds of the same game doesn't equal a good experience.
    #2 Farming grind or Real Money Auction House...GET USED TO THEM. #3) Builds suck, there are only a few that can do Inferno and they COST A LOT. #4) Magic find. Seriously, what the hell? #5) Boss fights. They are counterproductive. Beat an inferno boss, find an ilvl 51 item. Yay. Is    So disappointing Blizzard!!!
    #1) Repetition - 4 rounds of the same game doesn't equal a good experience.
    #2 Farming grind or Real Money Auction House...GET USED TO THEM.
    #3) Builds suck, there are only a few that can do Inferno and they COST A LOT.
    #4) Magic find. Seriously, what the hell?
    #5) Boss fights. They are counterproductive. Beat an inferno boss, find an ilvl 51 item. Yay. Is this Diablo?
    #6) The artistic direction. It feels like WoW. ( i hate WOW)
    #7) In a 4 player game, when the heat is on, I can't tell half the time where my mouse pointer is, or what my character is doing, or where the frozen/arcane spawns are, until it's too late. #8) The story. This is totally unacceptable. Who wrote this? Who approved of it? Fire them. I'm insulted by it to be honest.
    #9) Nerfs change your builds and cause you to more of # 1 - 5.
    #10 Paragon Levels... MORE WAYS TO GRIND.

    These are the things I can come up with off the top of my head. Anyway, I am cashing out, selling all my pieces of gear, and not looking back. Overall I had fun, and in the end the game paid me to play, and paid quite well, but in hindsight, this game is a 1/10 at best.

    Quite possibly the most disappointing game I have ever been excited for...ever.    … Expand
  54. Aiven
    Oct 10, 2012
    4
    Pompous, silly and boring story, talentless voiceactors. Mildly engaging gear grind, made boring since you can buy better stuff at the auction house anyway. I played through it on two difficulties, the second time was mostly boring, At the third difficulty I fell asleep in the starting town.

    Disappointingly short and boring game from the formerly awesome company Blizzard.
  55. Amdir
    Dec 13, 2012
    2
    Might be fun the first run, but not the other times you try to play it. It simply lacks the replayability, randomized environments, and fun that the second game was. A big disappointment, in all aspects except for the graphics which I love. I only wish they would have spent more time developing the game.
  56. onRAWR
    Nov 7, 2012
    0
    Really? They actually named this pile of **** Diablo 3 ? wtf is this? Where is all the enjoyment Diablo 2 and Lod had? Where are the real unique (golden) items as seen in Diablo2/LoD ? Oh i get it it's some graphics built around an Auction House system, gj job Blizzard finally one company understood the whole thing behind enjoying games..... NOT! In all honesty, this was the last Title iReally? They actually named this pile of **** Diablo 3 ? wtf is this? Where is all the enjoyment Diablo 2 and Lod had? Where are the real unique (golden) items as seen in Diablo2/LoD ? Oh i get it it's some graphics built around an Auction House system, gj job Blizzard finally one company understood the whole thing behind enjoying games..... NOT! In all honesty, this was the last Title i touched from Blizzard, and i was a freaking Fanboy, loving all their stuff regardless what others would say, but this game is such a letdown and such a disgrace to the Diablo series and Blizzard, it's just unforgivable.

    Better head out and play the Grand Torchlight II, which actually has the original Diablo2 team behind it afaik, atleast it feels like it does.    … Expand
  57. Grismar
    Nov 1, 2012
    4
    Players of previous Diablo titles know that you don't buy Diablo for a single play through. But after only a few play throughs, I got very tired of this game. The levels feel more repetitive than older versions, the game system lacks balance, making it too easy to level up a character with low player skill. And the auction and crafting system don't warrant the ridiculously long time itPlayers of previous Diablo titles know that you don't buy Diablo for a single play through. But after only a few play throughs, I got very tired of this game. The levels feel more repetitive than older versions, the game system lacks balance, making it too easy to level up a character with low player skill. And the auction and crafting system don't warrant the ridiculously long time it took to develop this. All the fan boy gripes aside (graphics not "dark" enough, always-online DRM, troubles at launch, EU/US issues, etc.) it is still not the game I would expect for the money. You're better off buying Torchlight 2, if this type of game is your thing.… Expand
  58. OhmaniPod
    Dec 5, 2012
    0
    This game had a lot riding on it's back and unsurprisingly did not deliver. Contrary to what Jay thefatazz Wilsson thinks, iteration is not always key to making a good game. YOU FAT FUKK
  59. messer19
    Dec 18, 2012
    3
    Diablo 3 is actually not a bad game for casual young player. But for me as dedicated player of the series this is the greatest disappointment in gaming history. This game has only very few in common with RPG genre. Battles are nice, locations are visually decent (eventhough not so doomy as its predecessors and not so random). Skill/Statpoint system is very basic with low to noneDiablo 3 is actually not a bad game for casual young player. But for me as dedicated player of the series this is the greatest disappointment in gaming history. This game has only very few in common with RPG genre. Battles are nice, locations are visually decent (eventhough not so doomy as its predecessors and not so random). Skill/Statpoint system is very basic with low to none customization of the character. Itemization is bad and very Auction House-dependant. Legendary items are not so legendary (not in drop rate, nor in power). Rare items beat them with ease and fall from the sky all the time. The excitement feeling from dropping "gold" as we know from previous series is completely gone. The game lacks heart and soul. I would never thought I will write negative review for Diablo 3. If this game was named differently and was not released by Blizzard, I would rate it probably 6/10. But I consider it also the biggest scam. 60$ for this is simply too much. Replayability is at zero (just for comparison, I´ve played the 9-bucks CS GO for more hours than D3 from their release). Eventhough some artistic aspects of the game are pretty decent (voice acting, environment, music) it cannot entertain common player very long. But for a casual its a decent pick.… Expand
  60. tkngdwn
    Jan 2, 2013
    0
    As a long time fan of the diablo franchise I expected a LOT more from this game. It is, by and far, a complete bastardization of everything a diablo game should have been. Couple that with the fact that the dev team can't seem to dig their heads out of their behinds and fix the problems in an orderly manner, and that they have promised features which they have now entirely scrapped andAs a long time fan of the diablo franchise I expected a LOT more from this game. It is, by and far, a complete bastardization of everything a diablo game should have been. Couple that with the fact that the dev team can't seem to dig their heads out of their behinds and fix the problems in an orderly manner, and that they have promised features which they have now entirely scrapped and have no plans of including. Well, you get the feeling that this was a blatant cash grab on the part of blizzard and they flat out lied to their customer base. That doesn't even take into account the horrible "always connected" drm which has lead to nothing but problems, the blatant lack of testing their product on implicitly supported hardware before launch, the terrible bugs caused by awful coding practices, the completely broken loot system in a loot driven game, a laughable implementation of character customization, the almost completely static "random maps", and to top it all off - the entire game is based around the premise of bleeding the player base for even more money through "micro-transactions" which result in anything but a micro amount. This game is a kick in the teeth to anyone with any rpg gaming background. Avoid it like the plague...… Expand
  61. Vikt0r
    Jan 11, 2013
    0
    Very very disappointing; many steps back from the original games D1 and D2. PvP promised, not delivered probably due to the financial gains calculated by the company who made this game. People have been writing on the forums of this game (offering solutions to the already existing problems) for months, collect them all and you get a 12-volume encyclopedia; the designers did NOTHING. ReallyVery very disappointing; many steps back from the original games D1 and D2. PvP promised, not delivered probably due to the financial gains calculated by the company who made this game. People have been writing on the forums of this game (offering solutions to the already existing problems) for months, collect them all and you get a 12-volume encyclopedia; the designers did NOTHING. Really unbelievable and unexpected from a company of this caliber. I used to buy their products (even now disgusts me to mention the company's name) without thinking twice in the past, now I do not think I will ever buy anything from them. It is just sad. Even the worst of worst games get improvements in their next releases. After all these months I am still surprised how could they make this game they call Diablo III.… Expand
  62. Yaemon
    Jan 12, 2013
    3
    This game is repetitive, not rewarding, and just centered around the RMAH. Also all the characters look the same and if you want to be any good you are forced to use certain equip and certain skills, another thing that contributes to destroy the fun.
  63. genericreviewer
    Jun 30, 2013
    0
    It would be a masterpiece if it was from a small company with 10 workers or something.
    But it's not, it's from Blizzard, it's predecessor is nothing else than Diablo II.
    Unforgivable.
  64. yupre7676
    Sep 7, 2013
    0
    Diablo 2 was such a great game. So much detail and fun. Not like this rushed piece of crap. The skills are so lame and the graphics make me wonder if bush is still president. This is a downgrade. U would think with such an amazing game like d2 they would put the best they had into this but ohhhhh no they wanna just get a quick buck off of us. Lame lame lame. Guess when they keep cancellingDiablo 2 was such a great game. So much detail and fun. Not like this rushed piece of crap. The skills are so lame and the graphics make me wonder if bush is still president. This is a downgrade. U would think with such an amazing game like d2 they would put the best they had into this but ohhhhh no they wanna just get a quick buck off of us. Lame lame lame. Guess when they keep cancelling the release of a game there's a good reason. Epic fail.… Expand
  65. Bilestoad
    Aug 1, 2013
    0
    This game gets a 0 for having always online DRM (required even for single player), for numerous reasons. Even if it did not have such crappy DRM, it is still only a vastly overpriced so-so game deserving of no better than a 5. I feel sick to my stomach when I think about the fact I paid Blizzard for this game. I will never give them another dollar in my life even if they change theirThis game gets a 0 for having always online DRM (required even for single player), for numerous reasons. Even if it did not have such crappy DRM, it is still only a vastly overpriced so-so game deserving of no better than a 5. I feel sick to my stomach when I think about the fact I paid Blizzard for this game. I will never give them another dollar in my life even if they change their ways--they have shown their true corporate colours. It's the same way I feel about EA, another company that people should be boycotting under they go out of business. By the way, for this genre, I recommend Torchlight 2 for great quality at a great price.… Expand
  66. moarage
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Causalized game with too short campaign, server side singleplayer, it's ridiculous. I've never heard before that you have to be in queue for a singleplayer game. This is just a milking of the franchise, go buy Torchlight 2 instead.
  67. Systox
    May 15, 2012
    0
    I think I know why they didn't want to allow people to play single player without connecting to their servers. They must have been afraid no one would want to buy it if they tried it out first. The new style of the game is crap, the awesome dark mood of diablo 2 has been done away with and replaced by wow graphics and artistic style. People complained about this very often on blizzardI think I know why they didn't want to allow people to play single player without connecting to their servers. They must have been afraid no one would want to buy it if they tried it out first. The new style of the game is crap, the awesome dark mood of diablo 2 has been done away with and replaced by wow graphics and artistic style. People complained about this very often on blizzard forums, especially after trying the beta. Many suggestions were made on how to improve the game but went by ignored by the developers. They also went through and removed as much choice from the game as possible. Sure there were problems in the previous iterations of the game but the new developers did not handle them correctly.… Expand
  68. kranky
    May 18, 2012
    1
    I was a fan of Diablo, actually it was the first game i've played online and i was waiting Diablo 3 for many years. But what did i get? Copy of Dungeon Siedge III, LOL! Diablo has the same graphics and gameplay. DSIII is a pretty good game, but it was released a year ago...
    Take Dungeon Siedge III, add always-online DRM to it and terrible service and you'll get Diablo 3.
  69. norris_
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This is a disgrace. Would have though Blizzard of all companies could have handled this well. Very disappointed. The customer service is crap. I mean what the hell, you can't change your character's server region when the game chooses the wrong for you in the beginning? FU blizzard. You deserve nothing from me anymore.
  70. Kharador
    May 21, 2012
    0
    Always online-DRM and then no capcity to handle all pre-orders and known retail and digital sales? Buying a product you can't use. Last time I bought a Blizzard product or EA game.
  71. Squidfighter
    May 15, 2012
    0
    There's no excuse to buy a game for more than usual and be unable to play even the single player campaign due to terrible DRM design decisions. One of the most highly anticipated games ever and we have to put up with this? What's the point of having a release date if you can't play it on that day? There are companies that release good games that you can actually play when you get themThere's no excuse to buy a game for more than usual and be unable to play even the single player campaign due to terrible DRM design decisions. One of the most highly anticipated games ever and we have to put up with this? What's the point of having a release date if you can't play it on that day? There are companies that release good games that you can actually play when you get them so this is not par for the course, it's unacceptable for a company that has more money than god.… Expand
  72. Netsuhara
    May 15, 2012
    0
    I was truely looking forward to this game but sadly due to the unstable servers and login errors it cant be enjoyed the way it should! and the lack that you cant customize youre own character makes me ver dissapointed
  73. Archon4091
    May 15, 2012
    3
    Prepaid for D3. Downloaded in advance. Very disappointed. At best D3 will occupy a few hours of my time until Guild Wars 2 is released (hopefully June 26). D3 continually freezes, but ONLY with a LogiTech USB mouse plugged in, at least on my computer. Very strange, because a USB mouse is about the simplest device in the world. (Yes, my drivers are up-to-date.) Blizzard lied about having aPrepaid for D3. Downloaded in advance. Very disappointed. At best D3 will occupy a few hours of my time until Guild Wars 2 is released (hopefully June 26). D3 continually freezes, but ONLY with a LogiTech USB mouse plugged in, at least on my computer. Very strange, because a USB mouse is about the simplest device in the world. (Yes, my drivers are up-to-date.) Blizzard lied about having a "real money" auction house. As of now that's vaporware. Maybe it'll happen, maybe it won't. The game itself is generic. For those that don't know... There is no "character creation". Essentially this game is a elaborate random item generator that plays on the gambling instinct. The entire game is focussed on "drops". That's it. The "story", such that it is, actually slows down the only fun thing about this game: the item drops. There is no sense of connection to the your character. Every level is essentially an elaborate 'tube' that you have to walk through and survive. The other reviews that say that D3 is an unworthy sequel to D2 are 100% correct. The only decent thing about D3 is Matt Uelmen's soundtrack. The only reason I don't feel completely robbed out of $60 is that Matt is going to get a little piece of that. D and D2 were great because they were 'original', in the sense that it had a very unique and special feel. But D3 doesn't break any new ground, and it doesn't have the charm of D2. D3 is a lot like the latest Van Halen album. Tattoo is an old tired Van Halen trying to sound like they used to, and failing for subtle yet embarrassing reasons. Likewise, Blizzard is a tired old video game company, and D3 fails for similarly subtle and embarrassing reasons. In three months ArenaNet is going to own the world and D3 is going to be a footnote in the history of bad product launches. I'm giving D3 a score of 3, two points of which are awarded to Matt Uelmen for the music. Quite frankly, if I'd known a month ago what I know today, I would have simply purchased the D3 soundtrack CD and continued playing online poker until Guild Wars 2 goes live. D3 will be my last ever purchase from Blizzard. Today Curt Schilling's video game company went gone belly up in Rhode Island. I can only wish the same fate for Blizzard.… Expand
  74. D4rkSilver
    May 15, 2012
    1
    Graphics are ok story is ok, but seriously taking your gamers like idiot and removing skills and statistics is a huge insult... And DRM sucks and only annoy legitimate gamers... I want my offline/lan game
  75. Arktreium
    May 15, 2012
    0
    For me having to play it online all the time is a game breaker, have to fight with constant lag due to high quantities of ppl playing or trying to play the game to the point some spikes make the game crash. Art is ok but no near gives the feel of old diablo games and music and sound are close but not near the same atmosphere. In general the only thing i have liked so far is the voiceFor me having to play it online all the time is a game breaker, have to fight with constant lag due to high quantities of ppl playing or trying to play the game to the point some spikes make the game crash. Art is ok but no near gives the feel of old diablo games and music and sound are close but not near the same atmosphere. In general the only thing i have liked so far is the voice acting and the fact that i was finally able to log in I hope they remove or add an offline function or i will have to stop playing since i cant handle the lag.… Expand
  76. silentmmo
    May 15, 2012
    2
    Lag in a single player game - really terrible and unplayable if you are Oceanic or not in the USA with 180ms lag. Not to mention bad indicators of where the monster is on your screen vs where you can clearly see the spell hitting.

    The error 37 and other network crap to get on are just icing on the cake of fail that this is.
  77. tricon
    May 15, 2012
    3
    The turned this into a weird WoW game. I was so excited for the hardcore D2 sequel we've been waiting years for, and they've gone the cash cow road with this game. Its a damn shame, Blizzard is capable of so much, but wasted it on this drivel.
  78. HalfCrack
    May 15, 2012
    0
    I see so many reviews here that say, to the effect, "People that give Blizz a low score because they can't log in are dumbz!" Actually, you are the colossal idiot for being so short-sighted. Blizzard took a gamble on DRM because they wanted to sell as many copies of the game as possible. They're a business first, I get that, I'm a businessman myself. But to have this level of awful fromI see so many reviews here that say, to the effect, "People that give Blizz a low score because they can't log in are dumbz!" Actually, you are the colossal idiot for being so short-sighted. Blizzard took a gamble on DRM because they wanted to sell as many copies of the game as possible. They're a business first, I get that, I'm a businessman myself. But to have this level of awful from day one, when they've had so long to prepare for the onslaught of gamers that want to play their product, is shameful. If they consider this a failed experiment, move to give us offline play (how they did it in Starcraft 2 was perfectly acceptable), and change their stupid ways, then I will give this game the score (10) it deserves. Until then, shame on Blizz.… Expand
  79. Arrogantius
    May 15, 2012
    3
    This game is basically the first Diablo with the Diablo II characters a tad revamped, and the only real perk is you can choose your gender. Zippeedoodah. There is little new here. Am I alone in being sick and effin' tired of hearing Jennifer Hale's voice in every damn game? Also, the DRM for this game is completely ludicrous. It's basically "You play it when we want you to", andThis game is basically the first Diablo with the Diablo II characters a tad revamped, and the only real perk is you can choose your gender. Zippeedoodah. There is little new here. Am I alone in being sick and effin' tired of hearing Jennifer Hale's voice in every damn game? Also, the DRM for this game is completely ludicrous. It's basically "You play it when we want you to", and apparently they don't want you to - at least not very often. I'm sure they'll fix their servers eventually, but who's gonna care by then?… Expand
  80. Bradleymac
    May 16, 2012
    3
    When the first Diablo title was released it was new and groundbreaking, Diablo 2 added to the original with more classes more content and more customization through the skill tree system. Its Now been several years and many developers have made similar games, I had hoped with the long wait Blizzard had made some new additions to this iconic title or at the least made more modern updatesWhen the first Diablo title was released it was new and groundbreaking, Diablo 2 added to the original with more classes more content and more customization through the skill tree system. Its Now been several years and many developers have made similar games, I had hoped with the long wait Blizzard had made some new additions to this iconic title or at the least made more modern updates to the old formula to continue its legacy. Sadly Diablo 3 did not deliver, lets set aside the launch day problems, if that were the only issue here I could forgive not being able to play much on opening day. The game play is solid but nothing new or groundbreaking but this game has a lack of customization that I find disturbing most good new RPG games Provide tools to customize the appearance of your character. It is important to many players In a Roll Playing Game to be able to make the character as they see it, to take ownership and grow him in to what they like, playing with other cloned players devalues the experience and makes it difficult to be a proud owner of your character. Worse then not being able to change your appearance is making every person playing the same class a clone, the skill tree idea has been such a great way to give players choices on how to make characters as they see fit and taking this away makes me feel like I am playing your character not mine. So now that we are all playing identical twins the trade off should be amazing graphics right? Well the graphics are not bad but they are not good either looking more like something that should have been released a few years ago and the sound is good but the voice acting leaves something to be desired (competing with Bioware in voice acting will make it tough for them to rate well in this). I have not had time to beat the game yet (I work long hours the rest of the week and it has been unplayable most of the opening day so I will have to wait till the weekend to play again I hope the bugs will be worked out by then) but I have been told that it is not very long. I hope this is not true and that Blizzard is not counting on PVP and repetition to keep us playing, and I really hope they are not counting on releasing several more expansions at $60 each containing content that should have been released with the original game. At this point the game would be rated at a 5 of 10 but there decision to take out offline play entirely making it so we are not really purchasing the game but more like renting it from them for as long as there servers are supporting it. Not to mention the inability to play a single player game because they are doing server work or my internet is down. People will support the policy because of all the cheating that went on in the other Diablo titles but removing offline play will not stop this and any one thinking that hackers will not find a way to hack and cheaters will not find a way to cheat this system are just kidding them selves. look at WOW its online only and that has not prevented several speed hacking and item duping hacks from being used over the years.
    To sum things up this game is a major step back from previous titles and I hope Blizzard realizes this and makes corrections bringing this game up to modern standards. My message to Blizzard, I own all the titles you have released on pc and they are good games but it seems that you have not been playing other games on the market recently so let me tell you what an RPG player expects in the year 2012 from a premium priced title, customization is key changing the looks and skills of your character makes it seem like you have hundreds of options instead of just the basic Classes, a long and involving story make me feel like I got my moneys worth out of paying your premium price , Graphics do not make the game and blizzard has never been known for cutting edge graphics so I can forgive the graphics if the game is reliable but making it rely on your servers and an internet connection takes away reliability leaving me withe a game that can be surpassed by smaller developers for a fraction of the cost (for the price of this game I could have purchased 8 copies of torchlight and torchlight 2 from steam and given it to many of my friends) . Overall I cant give this game better then a 3 as it is now i would love for Blizzard to listen to its fans and fix many of the things the fans are asking for but I don't hold much hope for that as it seems recently they see me as more of a wallet then a fan of there games.    … Expand
  81. flucks
    May 15, 2012
    2
    Diablo 3 is a huge let down as it lacks the challenge its predecessors' had. The game is just to easy and the only challenge you are provided with is trying to login. I will never understand how Blizzard can sell 'x' amount of copies of a game, which would require 'x' amount of servers for, but only provide their clients with less than 'x' amount of servers. It boggles the mind. If theDiablo 3 is a huge let down as it lacks the challenge its predecessors' had. The game is just to easy and the only challenge you are provided with is trying to login. I will never understand how Blizzard can sell 'x' amount of copies of a game, which would require 'x' amount of servers for, but only provide their clients with less than 'x' amount of servers. It boggles the mind. If the game launch and the 23 hours (so far) following hadn't been plague with so much server down time I'm sure it would have been game of the year. But at this point I just can see that happening.… Expand
  82. PaddyPA
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Utter, utter garbage. I was in hysterics watching everyone whine about error 37 and was actually enjoying the hour I played before I got bored. Decided to play again, only to realise that this is just wow.

    If I wanted to play WoW. I'd play WoW. It really is that simple. Blizzard dumbing the game down to the point that its SO vanilla even a blind idiot could master it really doesn't help    Utter, utter garbage. I was in hysterics watching everyone whine about error 37 and was actually enjoying the hour I played before I got bored. Decided to play again, only to realise that this is just wow.

    If I wanted to play WoW. I'd play WoW. It really is that simple.

    Blizzard dumbing the game down to the point that its SO vanilla even a blind idiot could master it really doesn't help the matter. No stat points, no skill trees, runes arn't even collectable anymore? You get given everything on a set path... How the hell is that the customisation we all love from the diablo series?

    Gone are the days of sharing and play testing different builds for the same character... Now at level 60 (ANOTHER garbage WoW move, lets reduce the level cap to 60 so they have to buy the expansion for another lousy 5 levels!), No PVP. Sigh. Quite simply. this is not diablo, Its utter commercial washout wow backlash. Torchlight was more of a diablo 3 than this sorry piece of garbage. D2 was clearly superior in every way, but obviously that was before WoW. When blizzard wern't terrified to try something other than WoW.

    Glad I can sell this for more than I paid to get it hah. Enjoy another failed wow clone folks, I'm glad this is the end of the trilogy.    … Expand
  83. EmeraldAegis
    May 17, 2012
    0
    What a huge disappointment! Quiet annoyed about having to fork out £44 for this. It is a terrible game and I want my money back. Its a lot to pay for a game and frankly I expected more. Its quiet obvious that I've paid £44 for the maintenance of servers so Blizzard can capitalize on their profits. Clearly very little of that money has gone into the development ofWhat a huge disappointment! Quiet annoyed about having to fork out £44 for this. It is a terrible game and I want my money back. Its a lot to pay for a game and frankly I expected more. Its quiet obvious that I've paid £44 for the maintenance of servers so Blizzard can capitalize on their profits. Clearly very little of that money has gone into the development of this game. I'm not going to go over the connection issues and other bugs, they've been well documented. I want to talk about how I'm really bored of this game. Its a bland, its easy, its boring. The gameplay is so one dimensional its painful. When Blizzard first pitched this game we were promised a game that would require more strategy over the previous titles, but honestly, it more point and click than Diablo 2. And thats saying something. The storyline is basic, the twists are obvious, the music...oh don't get me started on the music! Its like Diablo has lost its soul. A lot of people have commented positively on the voice acting. I honestly don't see why. The actors sound too jovial for a game like this. There's no sense of danger, no sense of urgency, its like 'who cares' whether you kill Diablo or not. The fear of fighting your way through the world of sanctuary has gone. You cant take this game seriously because it looks like a cartoon. Even Hello Kitty looks more menacing than the monsters in Diablo 3.

    And its the little things too like the sound effects. It sounds kak. You don't feel like your interacting with a system, rather passing through a load of screens. I was really looking forward to this game and ignored a lot of the negative comments directed towards it. This game had so much potential, I cannot believe that Blizzard have managed to sc@w it up.

    If it was £20, then yea, fair do's you expect to have to take a gamble on a game at that price. But its £44! You expect something a lot more polished. Torchlight cost me £15 and that even though it doesn't have half the stuff Diablo 3 does, its still far more enjoyable. And I don't have to have a constant internet connection to play. C'mon Blizzard, that's a lot of money for people to pay, especially in this climate. What were you thinking?! Paying for a game like this would actually do more to encourage piracy than to put it off.

    I was so annoyed that I created a metacritic account especially to express my annoyance. What I cant believe either are the critics reviews. Any reviewer worth their salt would not give this a positive score. Its just a joke. In my opinion their all sucking up to Blizzard and they should be ashamed of themselves. Consumers rely on critics to do their jobs so people don't get conned into buying something they won't like. I refuse to believe that every critic thought this game deserved over 80%. Not just because of personal experience, but because of the huge numbers of users that have given it a negative review. You might argue that there are over 800 positive reviews, but if you read them, you'll notice that alot of them are protest reviews against the negative one. So far I haven't seen one negative critic review and that says it all. We've been conned by Blizzard and we've been conned by the critics. I'm going to ask for my money back and I'm going to boycott Blizzard games from now on.    … Expand
  84. SIl
    May 17, 2012
    1
    For single play, Blizzard insisted gamers be online at all times, which is pathetic, limiting where and when they can enjoy their paid game. The result, with fantastic servers from Blizzard:
    Error 37
    Error 75 Error 3006 Error 3003 Error 12 You get the the drift I won't list the 10,000 different errors you may encounter. For fans of D II and D I news aren't good either. The    For single play, Blizzard insisted gamers be online at all times, which is pathetic, limiting where and when they can enjoy their paid game. The result, with fantastic servers from Blizzard:
    Error 37
    Error 75
    Error 3006
    Error 3003
    Error 12
    You get the the drift I won't list the 10,000 different errors you may encounter.

    For fans of D II and D I news aren't good either. The graphics lost their appeal and enthralling addictive dark quality. While it doesn't look as bas as LoL it doesn't look good appealing and diablo-like.

    Foreshadowing Mist of Pandaria D III loses its RPG appeal. Levels are just numbers say goodbye talent points and skills, catering for angry birds and farmville players.

    Like in Free-2-play MMORPG you can purchase better game changing items with real money, the difference being Diablo is not free and Blizzard takes its tidy profit cut on all auctions. Of course this is a boon for Chinese farmers and an invitation to hack accounts.

    To summarise Diablo III may be interesting to young new players who never played Diablo II or III and want a quick game that can be played with one or two keys.

    For the legacy players, the appeal may be much more limited.    … Expand
  85. partial_link
    May 17, 2012
    1
    A one might be generous as of now... at first I bought the game just to be told I was below the system requirements and not even able to install the game. This isn't in the ToS or anything, spent a lot of time looking for a work around the only thing I was able to find is a crack for single player, but i bought the game... so I attempted to over-clock my cpu, alright that worked can nowA one might be generous as of now... at first I bought the game just to be told I was below the system requirements and not even able to install the game. This isn't in the ToS or anything, spent a lot of time looking for a work around the only thing I was able to find is a crack for single player, but i bought the game... so I attempted to over-clock my cpu, alright that worked can now play the game, but reality isn't so kind as I find that my internet has been shut off and can not play the game. My internet is turned back on but my computer was dead as well prebuilt wasn't prepared for a .2 GHz overclock and had died later that day (RIP) I could play all modern day games just fine, such as the Witcher 2 thanks to my graphics card and for the short time I was able to have it installed I couldn't play due to my ISP hell the D2 copy that came with the game won't let me on to battle.net as "Unable to identify versions" sure my opinion may change when i rebuild my computer and am able to actually play the game, but for now it gets a one and a one only because i haven't been able to ply it… Expand
  86. MilkSteakMaster
    May 19, 2012
    2
    After Completing the NIghtmare difficulty of this game there is little desire left to continue. The story line is not worth following twice. The gameplay is solid, but class imbalnce is quickly being discovered by players. Inferno mode (the final mode Blizzard said would take months to beat) is already begining to be completed four days in. The looting system is fine, but the auction houseAfter Completing the NIghtmare difficulty of this game there is little desire left to continue. The story line is not worth following twice. The gameplay is solid, but class imbalnce is quickly being discovered by players. Inferno mode (the final mode Blizzard said would take months to beat) is already begining to be completed four days in. The looting system is fine, but the auction house is horrible. No option to sort by bid price or time left, only dps and buyout. The graphics are nothing impressive, the cut scenes are nice but over half of them were released by blizzard as trailers! I honestly have no disire to continue to harder difficulties or play a diffrent class.… Expand
  87. Philll
    May 17, 2012
    0
    a huge disappointment ! i can't even log on the server the play the game ! Can't you even control the amount of copies you sell ? I guess Blizzard only wants the money and that's all !
  88. Wardad
    May 18, 2012
    1
    The sheer gall of blizzard is breathtaking ! You folks in America think you have it bad with lag and being booted ,my first attempt to play solo today I was booted on average every 6 minutes ,and lag in a single player game ? no LAN ? give me a break ! And folks who say don't buy it well I did not know I had to be permanently connected ,and as for licensing agreements ,if you disagree tryThe sheer gall of blizzard is breathtaking ! You folks in America think you have it bad with lag and being booted ,my first attempt to play solo today I was booted on average every 6 minutes ,and lag in a single player game ? no LAN ? give me a break ! And folks who say don't buy it well I did not know I had to be permanently connected ,and as for licensing agreements ,if you disagree try returning it ,hah! as if ! Overall ,disgusting ! can't review it cos I can't actualy play it !… Expand
  89. Euphoria99
    May 19, 2012
    1
    I have never been so disappointedin a game as this. Bring all the worst traits of a multiplayer game into a single player experience. Lag, latency, warping....and I am not just talking about release day, they still happen now and its made the single player game frustrating to say the least. This may well be due to my substandard internet connection but whilst I expected to login toI have never been so disappointedin a game as this. Bring all the worst traits of a multiplayer game into a single player experience. Lag, latency, warping....and I am not just talking about release day, they still happen now and its made the single player game frustrating to say the least. This may well be due to my substandard internet connection but whilst I expected to login to battle net I did not expect the single player game to be reliant on server connectivity.

    I can't even be bothered to review the 'ACTUAL' game becuase half the time I just get screenshots of it due to lag spikes.

    Only buy this game if you like this sort of game, have got a decent internet connection and nobody else in the household wants to watch a steaming movie or download something whilst you play. You will regret it otherwise.

    If this is a sign of things to come then it will be the final nail in the coffin for PC gaming.    … Expand
  90. rushtybaby
    May 19, 2012
    0
    this is an absolute joke. even if it was the most beautiful and engaging game released ever (which it is not) it is still inexcusable to only be able to play the SOLO part of the game ONLINE. what if i don't have wireless in my house? what if i want to play on my laptop in my room where the signal is poor. what if i want to play it in the car? what if i want to play it on my lunchthis is an absolute joke. even if it was the most beautiful and engaging game released ever (which it is not) it is still inexcusable to only be able to play the SOLO part of the game ONLINE. what if i don't have wireless in my house? what if i want to play on my laptop in my room where the signal is poor. what if i want to play it in the car? what if i want to play it on my lunch break at work where i don't have internet access? i have paid good money for this product and expect to be able to play it wherever and whenever i want. this is DRM gone mad and i hope someone gets fired for this joke of a release… Expand
  91. PCFlip
    May 19, 2012
    0
    Issues:
    1) ALWAYS ON DRM SUCKS!!!!!!!!
    2) If I wanted to play Torchlight I would have played the copy I already own, what is this? 3) Missing a lot of key features that made Diablo great like one example Scrolls, Identity Scrolls and so on are missing from the game. 4) Lack of customization even when you have that one option checked is severely lacking. 5) $60 this game is NOT worth it,    Issues:
    1) ALWAYS ON DRM SUCKS!!!!!!!!
    2) If I wanted to play Torchlight I would have played the copy I already own, what is this? 3) Missing a lot of key features that made Diablo great like one example Scrolls, Identity Scrolls and so on are missing from the game. 4) Lack of customization even when you have that one option checked is severely lacking.
    5) $60 this game is NOT worth it, wait until its half price. 6) a decade for this? for shame, that money hungry company has lost their insight.    … Expand
  92. Nastygoat
    May 20, 2012
    2
    Im giving the game 2. And with that being said i did not take the errors and login problems into account.
    The game is just so simple in many ways. It seems like its built on an endless grind where u do the same thing over and over again on different levels. The graphics did not satisfy me at all. And for being an online game its extremely lineary.
    I dont get how Blizzard could use years    Im giving the game 2. And with that being said i did not take the errors and login problems into account.
    The game is just so simple in many ways. It seems like its built on an endless grind where u do the same thing over and over again on different levels. The graphics did not satisfy me at all. And for being an online game its extremely lineary.
    I dont get how Blizzard could use years to develop this game. In my opinion its more useful on gameboy console.    … Expand
  93. Quotariol
    May 20, 2012
    0
    DRM sucks. Its weekend, sixth day after release date and server issue is not resolved. Can't play in my free time for the game I paid. At times when the game is available, lags take all the fun away. Shame on you, Blizzard.

    As for the game itself, when it is available... It is far too easy. Lack of skill tree does not hurt so much, but still I'd prefer to have more options to make my    DRM sucks. Its weekend, sixth day after release date and server issue is not resolved. Can't play in my free time for the game I paid. At times when the game is available, lags take all the fun away. Shame on you, Blizzard.

    As for the game itself, when it is available... It is far too easy. Lack of skill tree does not hurt so much, but still I'd prefer to have more options to make my character unique. The story is simple and short, though it does contain quite a few treats for Diablo fans in form of dialogue references and diaries hidden here and there. Playing Diablo III together with my wife is fun, but I doubt I would like to play it solo - I think it would be far too boring. I don't get it why the critics give the game such a high score.    … Expand
  94. webtiger
    May 20, 2012
    1
    so many blizzard fanboys giving a 10 to a very bad game,and the critics that gave this game a 88 must be in payrole,but we have seen this in a lot of other poor games just to sell a couple more games.
    good luck to play this game when the servers die and at this rate it wont take long to blizzard close the servers,keep buying games with drm and online activation and the future is a very bad    so many blizzard fanboys giving a 10 to a very bad game,and the critics that gave this game a 88 must be in payrole,but we have seen this in a lot of other poor games just to sell a couple more games.
    good luck to play this game when the servers die and at this rate it wont take long to blizzard close the servers,keep buying games with drm and online activation and the future is a very bad place for all the players.    … Expand
  95. Michaelquerty
    May 22, 2012
    3
    I work shift work and decided to play a few hours before work and have found that not only do you HAVE to be online, but the servers are down for a third of the day on Tuesday morning. The game seems cool for the 2hours I played it over the weekend and all, but I honestly think Torchlight is just as good.
  96. Lloyd84
    May 22, 2012
    2
    Diablo III. That name has sent a shiver of anticipation down my spine ever since the confirmation of its existence back in 2008. I spent countless hours of my youth playing its predecessors, to which the RSI in wrists is testament. As the release date drew closer I researched obsessively on the minimum required performance to ensure a constant 60 FPS. After the system was built I paidDiablo III. That name has sent a shiver of anticipation down my spine ever since the confirmation of its existence back in 2008. I spent countless hours of my youth playing its predecessors, to which the RSI in wrists is testament. As the release date drew closer I researched obsessively on the minimum required performance to ensure a constant 60 FPS. After the system was built I paid the premium to get Diablo III via Blizz's digital delivery, ready to install and play the moment the servers went live.

    The first login took 45 minutes of constant login spamming. I was in! I spent a while just wandering around in a rush of excitement, taking in everything. I barely noticed the lag teleporting me halfway back across the screen, until I was disconnected from the server. I wasn't able to log in again until the following day. At this point I was left with seriously mixed feelings, the disaster of the launch and the sweet euphoria of finally playing this game fighting for dominance.

    Since then it's been a bit over a week. I'm still playing, but I'm not happy with the experience.

    In D1 and D2, the gameplay was frenzied and frenetic. It always felt as thought your character was a moment from death, and you had to be ready with a potion or scroll of town portal to get out of danger. That feeling of split second timing is gone. Potions are only used sparingly, have been mostly replaced by health globes which you run over to use. Potions also have a cool down period, which makes combat more difficult than it should be when facing powerful creatures. Town portal is now a spell on your toolbar, and once triggered it charges up before activating. Moving your character will interrupt the casting. All this results in feeling like a spectator rather than a player, that whether you live or die is based on whether you can make your character run around in circles long enough to get away from mobs that are too big.

    Even the characters movement has been slowed down, and the run button is gone. Couple this with the large size of the maps and it can take an age to complete some parts of the game. This is exacerbated by the fact that maps will reset after you disconnect, and disconnects happen automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity. This is a poor decision on Blizzard's part. I would like to be able to interrupt gameplay if I need to without worrying about getting back to the computer to move the mouse.

    The loot drops in the first two acts are poor. There is little incentive to take loot back as most items yield less than 10 gold. Most magic items are less than 100, and rares less than 300. It's baffling that Blizzard would choose to change the loot mechanics as they are arguably the Diablo series' defining aspect. Instead we have a blacksmith, complete with an upgrade mechanic lifted straight from Blizzard's MMO titles, who can craft higher stat items. Of course you have to pay gold to upgrade him and access the higher stat items. These items require salvaged materials that you get from destroying magic, rare, and unique items. Most of these have a number of random magic properties. To date I have only used one, yes, one of these items as all the others have had useless random stats assigned. The amount of gold and magic items required to craft one of these items is ridiculous. At least D2 was honest about and called it gambling.

    Then there's the length. Despite the thing feeling like you're wading through molasses most of the time, it's over all too quickly. But wait, it's OK because Blizz have helpfully included multiple difficulty levels. Each one is unlocked sequentially once the last mode is beaten so you can play it all over again for better loot and higher levels. Just in case that wasn't enough of an incentive, there are also further plot developments for some NPC's that only unfold in higher difficulties.

    This is not an acceptable alternative to making a decent length game, Blizzard. You've have twelve years. TWELVE! You really need to do better. Unless of course you're holding back in anticipation of the - wait for it - EXPANSION PACK! I will play this through to the end. I've spent too much money, and waited too long not to. That said, I feel this has been a missed opportunity for Blizzard. It's more like "World Of DiabloCraft" than a true "Diablo III". Almost all the (technical) issues with this game could be fixed by just giving players the choice to have offline only characters. That way people who want to play a single player game (y'know, the majority who bought the damn thing) could play without lag destroying the experience.

    2/10 (And thats only in recognition of the talented artists and designers who put their blood sweat and tears into this. The money men behind the online requirement/DRM and real money auction house... well, most of the internet has an opinion on you guys. Just google it).    … Expand
  97. Kpap16
    May 27, 2012
    0
    Im only giving it a 0 because it fails in every possible way to live up to D2 and the hype. Nobody really takes metacritic seriously, but I hope their stockholders do.

    Say goodbye to chat channels, switching acts, boss runs, builds, customization as a whole,any sort of story,tyrael as you know him, fun/interesting items Say hello to WoW itemization(revolves around dps and stats only),    Im only giving it a 0 because it fails in every possible way to live up to D2 and the hype. Nobody really takes metacritic seriously, but I hope their stockholders do.

    Say goodbye to chat channels, switching acts, boss runs, builds, customization as a whole,any sort of story,tyrael as you know him, fun/interesting items

    Say hello to WoW itemization(revolves around dps and stats only), exploits/hacks/errors,real money auctionhouse, broken inferno mode(hf kiting), every class plays the same(no builds, people just use the same skills), no stat points,tyrael as a character gets ruined, story had the most obvious plot since Avatar

    100+hours played, 100+hours of regret

    In all honesty I hate all the critic's reviews, either didn't play past normal or are goddamn liars    … Expand
  98. saaji
    Jun 4, 2012
    0
    Absolutely raw, not finished, disbalanced and overpriced product. If you want to get tons of connection errors, and then get a story line worth just 10 hours of play - then this is a game for you. If you don't - don't buy it.
  99. Jack0087
    Jun 5, 2012
    0
    Let me first say this is not coming from a 12 year-old troll or crybaby, but a great fan and veteran of the Diablo series and Blizzard titles in general. The game is simply terrible. I can leave aside all the technical issues like error 37, DRM, Auction House unavailability, lack of true single player, ... I can even leave aside the blatant FRAUD commited by Blizzard in the form of falseLet me first say this is not coming from a 12 year-old troll or crybaby, but a great fan and veteran of the Diablo series and Blizzard titles in general. The game is simply terrible. I can leave aside all the technical issues like error 37, DRM, Auction House unavailability, lack of true single player, ... I can even leave aside the blatant FRAUD commited by Blizzard in the form of false advertising by not including major parts of the game such as PvP, not delivering a finished AH, ... I can leave all that aside and more because in the end Diablo comes down to one thing and one thing only: loot. People would have never continued playing Diablo II if it didn't have such a great loot system. It allowed you as a player to experience the thrill of finding great items, but still made you work hard for it. There was a good balance, and even casual players could enjoy some of the more exclusive items every now and then. Blizzard has done away with this in favor of their money making scheme, the AH. However, they neglected the fact that the very heart of Diablo was the thrill of the items. I do have to add that a great factor contributing to replayability was the skill system. For example you could try to create characters that were a little more wacky or excentric but powerful in their own way. This, too, has been eliminated because every Barbarian of lvl X equals every other Barbarian of lvl X. No idea which idiot came up with that... Blizzard, Diablo was about the fun of hacking down monsters, the thrill of the items, and also, a little work. A little work put in by the player that gave you pride in the end. Meaning that your character was strong because you made it strong. Now, because you've taken away all of these key ingredients, nothing remains of what was once your masterpiece. And that really is a damn shame.… Expand
  100. Diablo92
    Dec 6, 2012
    0
    Has absolutely no LAN mode nor plan SP, everything's online even your character and everything you have equipped. Gameplay is laggy even on an excellent connection but on the plus side GFX can be ran good and all that junk. Bad storyline and the updates are made by children (meaning children told blizzard this is good or bad and then they changed there minds so then everything went back toHas absolutely no LAN mode nor plan SP, everything's online even your character and everything you have equipped. Gameplay is laggy even on an excellent connection but on the plus side GFX can be ran good and all that junk. Bad storyline and the updates are made by children (meaning children told blizzard this is good or bad and then they changed there minds so then everything went back to normal, there was even one update that had 2 game modes the exact same thing.. On day one the server had already crashed and had to be fixed- that should tell you something. My computer can run a bunch of games really good in high settings but with this game i recieve a BSOD, i have no idea why but my hardware barely gets used when playing this game so i rate this game 0/10… Expand
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#12 Best PC Game of 2012
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Metascore
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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