Diablo III

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10199 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5,711 out of 10199
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  1. BontaKun94
    May 18, 2012
    0
    I signed up to metacritic just to show my support that DIABLO 3 SUCKS D**K. THE GAMEPLAY IS GOOD but like THE SERVERS ARE ALWAYS FULL. AND WHY THE FARK DOES SINGLE PLAYER REQUIRE U TO BE ONLINE BATTLENET. BLIZZARD DO U HAVE A BRAIN? people go out and play with friends where ever they want, not just at home.... -_-. FARK so much hype for this game and i didn't know stupid people were makingI signed up to metacritic just to show my support that DIABLO 3 SUCKS D**K. THE GAMEPLAY IS GOOD but like THE SERVERS ARE ALWAYS FULL. AND WHY THE FARK DOES SINGLE PLAYER REQUIRE U TO BE ONLINE BATTLENET. BLIZZARD DO U HAVE A BRAIN? people go out and play with friends where ever they want, not just at home.... -_-. FARK so much hype for this game and i didn't know stupid people were making it. WTF **** GAME… Expand
  2. bbright
    May 21, 2012
    0
    I created an account here just to steer people away from this game. It is so bad that I could write a freakin book about it, and that book would probably have a better story than what the Diablo 3 writers came up with. Dialogue? 0.
    Cinematics? 0.
    Music? what music? 0. Gameplay? good god. 0. Items...... holy crap. Blizzard made the packs of mobs be harder than bosses and drop more    I created an account here just to steer people away from this game. It is so bad that I could write a freakin book about it, and that book would probably have a better story than what the Diablo 3 writers came up with. Dialogue? 0.
    Cinematics? 0.
    Music? what music? 0.
    Gameplay? good god. 0.
    Items...... holy crap. Blizzard made the packs of mobs be harder than bosses and drop more loot than bosses... because they didnt want people farming bosses. SO now, people farm mobs. WTF?
    Real Money Auction House... if you don't spend money in this, you can look forward to weeks farming for blues. Blues are better than uniques in this game. So, magic find is pointless. 0. Zero. Zip. Nada. Horrible game.

    Oh and there's no chat rooms. That alone makes the game feel like a single player game, even though its constantly online. . . . . . . .. . . .ugh    … Expand
  3. bigold1
    May 23, 2012
    1
    Diablo III, DO NOT BUY. Iâ
  4. IQDeclined
    May 23, 2012
    3
    This game was below average.

    The gameplay is fun, but quickly becomes tedious and boring. As such, the replayability is below average. The graphics are below average. The story is below average. WELL below average. For the most part, the writing is absolutely horrific. The plot is transparent and banal to the point of personal insult. For example, Act 2, by Blizzards own admission    This game was below average.

    The gameplay is fun, but quickly becomes tedious and boring. As such, the replayability is below average. The graphics are below average.

    The story is below average. WELL below average. For the most part, the writing is absolutely horrific. The plot is transparent and banal to the point of personal insult.
    For example, Act 2, by Blizzards own admission is supposed to focus on intrigue and deception - and has little of either that I could tell. The entirety of this Act was bland and unmemorable.

    All of the alleged "twists" in this game were mind-numbingly lame. There are atleast 3 characters that suffer from memory loss, one of the most cliche and overused plot devices in existence.

    Blizzard retconned and filled in alot of Diablo history to come up with the most convoluted and childish story every drempt of. The extremely contrived plot appears to be aimed at an audience legally too young to purchase this game.

    There is no offline singleplayer, which makes sure your solo experience is filled with all of the possible connection and lag issues of any multiplayer game. So far these issues have been numerous.

    The auction hall(s) and the game's dumbed down experience ensure that good items for your character are far too easy to come by, which is a huge flaw, seeing as Blizzard put a huge focus on gear to replace a completely gutted levelling system.

    As a stand alone title, this game is mediocre. Keeping in mind the time in developement, and the legacy of the series, Diablo 3 was a dissappointment, whose "Concentrated Coolness" sounds way to similar to Dragon Age 2's "Awesome Button".    … Expand
  5. KittyKat
    May 18, 2012
    0
    This game is just plain horrible. I do not recommend anyone to purchase this game. It crashes every second, and servers are very unstable. They keep updating the servers never giving you the chance to play for more than 7 hours straight. And a 0 is a responsible score. So in conclusion
    A VERY HORRIBLE GAME DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS CRAP
  6. tarodnet
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Diablo III... or Diablo II with better graphics and a poor story... Blizzard only has three "lines". And they can't expect to live forever with only three sagas.
  7. Ocarina
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Paid the premium to get this game at launch. So far not been able to log in at all or play a single moment of it. Absolutely disgusted.

    The always online system is clearly a joke designed to suck more cash from players and it doesn't even work - the servers in the EU are overloaded. After such a build up and a wait this is really terrible.
  8. zule
    May 15, 2012
    0
    The game requires a permanent internet connection to connect to servers that Blizzard didn't bother to scale correctly, although the problem was quite obvious from the open beta. Why force online play on a singleplayer game, and then not provide enough server capacity? And this for a premium priced game. Just disgusting.
  9. ignatowich84
    May 15, 2012
    0
    I can't believe what a colossal disaster and complete waste of money this was! The richest, most powerful gaming company cannot supply adequate servers for players!? What a joke!!!
  10. k1037
    May 15, 2012
    0
    The skill system was repeatedly watered down so that there are literally zero choices made while leveling. Even if everyone was going to end up with access to all spells/runes/skills at the end, why not let players choose *which order* they received them (or at least some of them) while leveling up? The real-money auction house is also a gambling machine. Boss kills are like pulling aThe skill system was repeatedly watered down so that there are literally zero choices made while leveling. Even if everyone was going to end up with access to all spells/runes/skills at the end, why not let players choose *which order* they received them (or at least some of them) while leveling up? The real-money auction house is also a gambling machine. Boss kills are like pulling a lever, the drops are the result - sometimes you win money, usually you don't. To be able to get more and better drops, you just have to buy better gear and farm better bosses.

    Never mind the ridiculously bad release.    … Expand
  11. Kacela
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Considering I can't even install the game I can't leave a review for gameplay! However, I can leave a review to say "Blizzard you should be ashamed at yourselves for dangling a carrot to 'wow' player's who then can't access/install the game! To top it off even 'wow' is lagging like hell and it taking people ages to gain access to that game!" I myself spent an hour trying to get on theConsidering I can't even install the game I can't leave a review for gameplay! However, I can leave a review to say "Blizzard you should be ashamed at yourselves for dangling a carrot to 'wow' player's who then can't access/install the game! To top it off even 'wow' is lagging like hell and it taking people ages to gain access to that game!" I myself spent an hour trying to get on the 'wow' server! Surely Blizzard knew they'd be heavy traffic yesterday or did they expect everyone to sit and look at their game for a week for the bugs/servers to be fixed? BIG '0' from me!!!!… Expand
  12. evilgold
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Bizzard North is gone and the quality of Diablo games sure went out the door with them. Since blizz is now a foreign owned company and they have decided to spew out casual/junk games lately, I think I'll take a pass at future games...only played 2-3 hours and Act 1 is over..seriously? Act 1 use to be so awesome and now it's 2 hours....I honestly think there are indie games that have moreBizzard North is gone and the quality of Diablo games sure went out the door with them. Since blizz is now a foreign owned company and they have decided to spew out casual/junk games lately, I think I'll take a pass at future games...only played 2-3 hours and Act 1 is over..seriously? Act 1 use to be so awesome and now it's 2 hours....I honestly think there are indie games that have more content that are free!… Expand
  13. foreverSNAFU
    May 16, 2012
    0
    This game is a piece of **** Remember everything fun about Diablo 2?

    This game has none of it.

    If you haven't bought it yet, do yourself a favour and don't. Buy Skyrim if you don't have it already.
  14. Sevrin
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I see many people complaining about the users that rated this game low because of the servers. You say that we should review the actual game and not the servers.. but how can I play the game if the servers are not working and I can't login? Last night I tried for almost 3 hours until I manage to enter, and then I was able to play for 20 or 30 minutes because it was already too late. So,I see many people complaining about the users that rated this game low because of the servers. You say that we should review the actual game and not the servers.. but how can I play the game if the servers are not working and I can't login? Last night I tried for almost 3 hours until I manage to enter, and then I was able to play for 20 or 30 minutes because it was already too late. So, I'm sorry but the login is still part of the game, a very important part, so if it's not working I can't do anything else, so I can't give this game a bigger rate if all I saw for almost 3 hours of `play` was a screen with errors.… Expand
  15. regomar
    May 16, 2012
    2
    VERY disappointed. Graphics look like wow did 8 years ago, gameplay is dumbed down from Diablo 2, and the always-online DRM nonsense has caused me to lose numerous hours of playtime even while playing single-player. Story seems... ok, but nothing special. Game is also shorted than Diablo 2. We waited 10 years for THIS?
  16. jools
    May 16, 2012
    0
    so i have to connect b.net to play friends sitting next to me. no lan support is a joke.
    unoriginal game dumbed down hack&slash game, wannabe guild wars 2
    outshined by its contemporaries like torchlight
    blizzard should trust diablo fans to buy original game instead of trying to skin off 10yo kids pockets
    fail.
  17. KazanBas
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I wish I could play and give a decent score, but paying 60$ for a SINGLE-player game and not being able to play it deserves 0. So many errors, can't log-in, can't play, a huge disappointment!!! It is a huge release and Blizzard should be able to estimate the amount of players, server capacity etc!! Returning the game to Amazon with no intentions to buy it in the future.
  18. Drathis
    May 16, 2012
    2
    A very sad sequel. I can live with outdated graphics if the game is good...it's not. Areas are way too short...game is way too short. Voice acting is atrocious...And I'm sorry...but forcing an always on connection "DRM no matter how you look at it" in order for me to play a game that I have no desire to play online with ANYONE is BS. It's fine for a quick Torchlight wannabe...but hereA very sad sequel. I can live with outdated graphics if the game is good...it's not. Areas are way too short...game is way too short. Voice acting is atrocious...And I'm sorry...but forcing an always on connection "DRM no matter how you look at it" in order for me to play a game that I have no desire to play online with ANYONE is BS. It's fine for a quick Torchlight wannabe...but here I paid $60 for this and I'll be paying $20 for Torchlight 2 next month....guess which one I can play WHENEVER I want to? and guess which one will probably be more enjoyable...I'll give you a hint...wasn't this one. Sorry Blizzard...first you went Pandas...and now this...I miss the old Blizzard...they were great..… Expand
  19. Othello
    May 17, 2012
    1
    This must be the worst game I have ever played. Play for like 20 min exploring then get disconnected from server. Then have to redo everything I already did.
    Such a waste of time!
    Used to enjoy the Diablo series but this has just ruined it for me completely. Rather going to go finish Torchlight again. It has decent single player and no lag and connection issue. Will look at playing    This must be the worst game I have ever played. Play for like 20 min exploring then get disconnected from server. Then have to redo everything I already did.
    Such a waste of time!

    Used to enjoy the Diablo series but this has just ruined it for me completely.
    Rather going to go finish Torchlight again.
    It has decent single player and no lag and connection issue.

    Will look at playing Diablo again after first patch which will hopefully have offline single player in it.
    Otherwise I hope the crackers can do a proper job of cracking this so I can at least enjoy single player offline.

    What a bad experience.

    I will give you a 1 out of 10 for trying for 7 years at least.    … Expand
  20. ssospws
    May 17, 2012
    0
    As an old diablo fan this game is so disappointing in every aspect I just can't bring my self to play it anymore after finishing normal. There is just no point. This is like the "Starcraft 2 related to Broodwar disappointment" only twice as bad. Starcraft 2 at least had some redeeming features. This.. so called "Diablo" has none, what so ever. From the mmo-related boss fights, simplifiedAs an old diablo fan this game is so disappointing in every aspect I just can't bring my self to play it anymore after finishing normal. There is just no point. This is like the "Starcraft 2 related to Broodwar disappointment" only twice as bad. Starcraft 2 at least had some redeeming features. This.. so called "Diablo" has none, what so ever. From the mmo-related boss fights, simplified character progression mechanisms all the way to the loot and general look and feel. And the storytelling is just plain boring and uninspiring you don't actually care at all about it after a while.
    If it was a new IP stand alone game from people who never made an RPG hack and slash before I would rank it as meh, an average game. But as a Diablo game? It sucks so bad I can't even begin to explain. I don't care how many expansions, patches or DLC they can churn out. They can't fix this. This game has been **** screwed over and generally ruined from the ground up. There is no amount of polish that can hide the problems it has. Because they are all at its core. Remember "games designed by gamers for gamers"? Well this is like "games designed by General sales managers for the 'oooh shinnyyyyy ' crowd they think gamers are.
    I honestly feel insulted that they are peddling this peace of crap for a "Diablo" game.

    If I was Blizzard I would take this game behind the shed, shoot it then bury it and never talk about it anymore. Then start all over again.    … Expand
  21. murphys
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I loved D2, and I considered buying the game to just playing through it in single player. I live in an area where my internet connection is very slow... if it works at all. I guess I won't be purchasing an online only game.
  22. amatos
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I loved Diablo 1 and Diablo 2. Diablo 3 seems fun, when I can actually log in and play -- and there lies the problem. If I can't log in, I can't play. Getting home at the end of a long day at work, logging in, and then getting bounced 3 minutes later due to an emergency patch doesn't make for an enjoyable playing experience.

    My expectation is that Blizzard got my money, I get to play    I loved Diablo 1 and Diablo 2. Diablo 3 seems fun, when I can actually log in and play -- and there lies the problem. If I can't log in, I can't play. Getting home at the end of a long day at work, logging in, and then getting bounced 3 minutes later due to an emergency patch doesn't make for an enjoyable playing experience.

    My expectation is that Blizzard got my money, I get to play the game. If I can't play the game, then I want my money back.    … Expand
  23. Runawy
    May 17, 2012
    3
    I should have expected this to be as bad as it is when I couldn't even play the beta due to my graphics card not being supported. Really? I have been playing now for about 8hrs and don't see anything that should cause my old card to have issues. It really is a shame I (we) have waited this long for a game only for it to have such an epic fail. Server issues suck, slow laggy graphics,I should have expected this to be as bad as it is when I couldn't even play the beta due to my graphics card not being supported. Really? I have been playing now for about 8hrs and don't see anything that should cause my old card to have issues. It really is a shame I (we) have waited this long for a game only for it to have such an epic fail. Server issues suck, slow laggy graphics, probably due to always on connection speeds, and what appears so far to be a single progression path as far as the game goes is making this a huge disappointment for me. The only saving grace is that I got the game for free with my yearly WOW subscription.… Expand
  24. NoMoreBS
    May 18, 2012
    0
    No more attribute points to distribute? Seriously? Blizzard decided to drop my favorite parts of the game. The story is also far-fetched, and even the graphics disappoint a little.
    .I used to be a huge fan of Blizzard games, I still play the original Starcraft and many other Blizzard classics. But Blizzard and EA really messed things up with this one. I am very, very disappointed.
    And not    No more attribute points to distribute? Seriously? Blizzard decided to drop my favorite parts of the game. The story is also far-fetched, and even the graphics disappoint a little.
    .I used to be a huge fan of Blizzard games, I still play the original Starcraft and many other Blizzard classics. But Blizzard and EA really messed things up with this one. I am very, very disappointed.
    And not just because after a decade of waiting, expectations were so high.
    Even if I had bought this game with no expectations at all, it would still be a stinker.

    Most importantly though, the DRM management is absolutely unacceptable. When you buy a product like this, you encourage the developers to continue doing this.
    I bought this game. I paid good money. I have the right to play it whenever I want, wherever I want PERIOD. I will never buy a game with crooked DRM ever again. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS OR IT WILL BECOME THE STANDARD!    … Expand
  25. Zanagi
    May 22, 2012
    2
    Abysmal story delivery accompanied by an often nonsensical story. The story is also constantly shoved down your throat as a player so it is difficult to ignore. There a complete lack of atmosphere compared to the previous Diablo titles. Gothic horror has given way to arcade style visuals that often kill game immersion. All in all this game comes across as a watered down and ultimatelyAbysmal story delivery accompanied by an often nonsensical story. The story is also constantly shoved down your throat as a player so it is difficult to ignore. There a complete lack of atmosphere compared to the previous Diablo titles. Gothic horror has given way to arcade style visuals that often kill game immersion. All in all this game comes across as a watered down and ultimately hollow Diablo clone rather than the next game in the franchise.… Expand
  26. espartanoking
    May 25, 2012
    1
    No se puede jugar en modo offline sin conexion a internet, eso es una basura, mucha publicidad mucho rollo, pero que no esperen que les vuelva a comprar un triste juego a Blizzard en la vida. Mi nota, la que se merece
  27. Rugi
    Oct 6, 2012
    0
    For a game that has been anticipated for upwards of 10 years, Diablo 3 just didn't live up to the hype. The story is poorly written, the gameplay is repetitive, the loot aspect that has been a staple of the Diablo series is gone, and there is the ever present "always on" DRM. It feels like every game design choice Blizzard made was done with the sole intent of driving every player to theFor a game that has been anticipated for upwards of 10 years, Diablo 3 just didn't live up to the hype. The story is poorly written, the gameplay is repetitive, the loot aspect that has been a staple of the Diablo series is gone, and there is the ever present "always on" DRM. It feels like every game design choice Blizzard made was done with the sole intent of driving every player to the real money auction house. In Diablo 1 and 2 community interaction was a huge thing. Trading was the lifeblood of these games, but Blizzard all but eradicated it in Diablo 3. As a result, Diablo 3 feels like a hallowed out shell. Oh, and they just added 100 Paragon levels on top of the original 60. This is just a thinly vieled attempt at trying to keep players going so they would spend more money on the Blizzard controlled auction house. If you have a friend that owns this, borrow his laptop for a few days and beat the story. If not, don't waste your money on this piece.… Expand
  28. Obliterator
    Jun 4, 2012
    0
    I'm a diablo fan, and i have played over 140 hours in this game, i really want to love it, but the more I play the sadder i get. Really, this game is lame, I can only hope they fix it in patches in the future.
  29. Lord174
    Jan 13, 2014
    0
    Seriously, this game fail everywhere that diablo 2 succeeded. Now they are killing the game by removing the economy system. Good luck to find items now.
  30. wisefool
    Oct 5, 2012
    0
    I spent 132 hours playing this garbage game! O yeah it deserves a score of 0 because this game is all about money. and I used to be a Diablo 3 fanatic, then I took an arrow to the knee.
  31. nsf42101
    May 15, 2012
    0
    Always online DRM was a failure for launch day. I spent an hour and a half attempting to get into the game but kept receiving "error 37". I gave up after that. I'm giving it a 0 because the game has been out for 12 hours now and still have not been able to play. I hope this is an indicator that always online DRM for a single player game is not a good a idea for future game developers.
  32. soundblasterlou
    May 15, 2012
    1
    UNPLAYABLE OUT OF THE BOX. GG BLIZZARD!

    Horrific implementation of a game. Cannot play for more than 5-10 minutes at a time before getting booted and having to relog. IN SINGLE PLAYER. Not worth the 60 bucks save your money until the game is working. Poor show blizzard.
  33. linjilei
    May 15, 2012
    0
    The D3 install too longer. also,the image is too bad, it waste my viewcard Nvidia GTX580SLI, no dx11.
    and the time of games is too short.I listen somebody end the game only 9 hours?
  34. deathgasm
    May 15, 2012
    0
    If only they had put in half the amount of time/effort into their infrastructure and backside design required to support this game rather than hype it, it may have not flopped on release day...
  35. cambridgeuk
    May 15, 2012
    1
    Always-online required is a joke for such a game. Why do I need constant internet connection to play through a signal campaign ? Especially when the servers are always overloaded and wouldn't let you log in.
    This is such a terrible experience. Unless Blizzard provides an off-line patch. This game deserve 1/10 from me.
  36. wickdlowki
    May 15, 2012
    3
    The graphics are pretty, not great, but effective. The hardware reqs. are easy on the pocket book, shouldn't need a whole new rig to play. Game play, the 20 minutes i was able to play, were fun, not a far stretch from 2. So why the low score...you have to log into Battle.net to play a single player, and after 5 hours with product, 4 have been spent waiting for server maintenance.The graphics are pretty, not great, but effective. The hardware reqs. are easy on the pocket book, shouldn't need a whole new rig to play. Game play, the 20 minutes i was able to play, were fun, not a far stretch from 2. So why the low score...you have to log into Battle.net to play a single player, and after 5 hours with product, 4 have been spent waiting for server maintenance. Blizz should have known better, and prepared way better… Expand
  37. Tearas
    May 31, 2012
    2
    Me: It's too easy
    Friend: You're still in normal mode wait for nightmare
    Me: Man, nightmare is easy too...
    Friend: Wait till you get to hell...
    Me: Almost finished hell without even drinking a pot...
    Friend: Inferno is sooooo freaking hard
    Me: I'm bored of playing it again. 60 euros so that you must play 40 hours till the game becomes a bit interesting, and having to redo everything all over again
  38. Eternity
    Jun 21, 2012
    1
    Go to the D3 forums on bnet and read most of the user comments. At present time, that will tell you all you need to know before buying this game. If you enjoyed D2, don't expect to enjoy D3 simply based on that or you will be disappointed....

    http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/3354739/
  39. sangct
    May 8, 2013
    1
    Just the worst game I ever played in the whole world. The story suck as hell really and gameplay sucks like the story. The graphics.... Every thing just suck in this game (I want my money back).
  40. puruzad
    Dec 25, 2012
    2
    I registered here, to write this review as a warning for everyone who is using upper/high end hardware.

    First of all, the game will be stuttering and run choppy in general if you don´t have the game files either on a SSD or a USB stick. Due to the coding, it doesn´t work as it should if installed on a HDD. Second, the support of high end hardware is horrible. You will not    I registered here, to write this review as a warning for everyone who is using upper/high end hardware.

    First of all, the game will be stuttering and run choppy in general if you don´t have the game files either on a SSD or a USB stick. Due to the coding, it doesn´t work as it should if installed on a HDD.

    Second, the support of high end hardware is horrible. You will not get stable FPS no matter what setting you´ll use, new drivers generally made everything worse and it seems it isn´t in both nVidia´s nor Blizzard´s interest to make this game run well. A recent example are random game freezes which happen using the new WHQL nVidia driver 310.70.

    The story isn´t worth it. The item system, compared to D2 where it was probably the #1 fun factor of this game, is horrible.
    In the end you´ll find yourself doing runs after runs filling your inventory with countless rares, which 99% of the time will be worth- and useless. Even if you´ll find a legendary, there will be so many RNG rolls on that items that in the end it will most likely turn out bad, let alone that most legendaries are useless anyway. This was very different with the equivalent uniques of D2, and will bore you moreso than give any satisfaction.

    The skill cap is so low, especially because you´re restricted to only use 6 abilities at a time. In D2 you had access to ALL your skills anytime.
    You only seem to get dumber playing this game, honestly.    … Expand
  41. SimpleMethod
    Jul 13, 2013
    3
    Sigh. One of the biggest disappointments of 2012. BUT there is a remedy. Torchlight II. Go buy it. It's on sale on steam for $10 and will literally address every complaint you have with this mess.
  42. Marra82
    Mar 7, 2013
    0
    What can I say, if this game was to diablo2 what diablo2 was to the first diablo, it would be a perfect 10, but sadly, blizzard doesn't deliver this time.
    Except from the issues at launch, and the always on DRM, the service has been good. Where my main issue lies is with the itemization. Instead of grinding for better gear, you grind for gold so you can buy better gear, and that's nowhere    What can I say, if this game was to diablo2 what diablo2 was to the first diablo, it would be a perfect 10, but sadly, blizzard doesn't deliver this time.
    Except from the issues at launch, and the always on DRM, the service has been good. Where my main issue lies is with the itemization. Instead of grinding for better gear, you grind for gold so you can buy better gear, and that's nowhere near as fun, even though the combat system is one of the best hack n slash experiences ever.

    For an expansion, I'd like to see an option to switch off auction house (with the reward being higher dropchances), I'd like an option to disable all the ingame cutscenes (before bosses etc. they get really annoying after your 100th playthrough). And I'd like better itemization, like runewords, chance to drop all kinds of quality gems (albeit a really low chance), and maybe add charms to the game?    … Expand
  43. Jackunpack
    Aug 30, 2013
    4
    I looked forward to this game so damn much. The second Diablo game is one of the best games I've ever played because it combined a variety of elements so extremely well and managed to be completely unique and quite different from its predecessor.
    Which is the first and biggest problem with Diablo 3; it's a bloody mess. The difficulty has been scaled back from very hard to    I looked forward to this game so damn much. The second Diablo game is one of the best games I've ever played because it combined a variety of elements so extremely well and managed to be completely unique and quite different from its predecessor.
    Which is the first and biggest problem with Diablo 3; it's a bloody mess. The difficulty has been scaled back from very hard to kindergarten-hard. The economy is broken you can buy a single item for a very cheap price and you will wreck the next 3 acts that you play. The new skill-system seemed like a good idea when you realized that it didn't encourage switching your game-style. You will literally just choose a few spells and use them act after act after act. The skills are also unimaginative and most are completely useless which is why only a chosen few are good enough for the later stages of the game. This makes everything repetitive and very grindy. Spamming a single ability over and over again until everything is dead is NOT a good way to do things. Which brings me to my next problem; the loot is so boring! In Diablo 2 you could pick up an armour and gain access to an ability that your class couldn't even use. In Diablo 2 you could get a weapon that had a chance of shooting fireballs at your enemies. In Diablo 3 you get items with stats like: +361 dexterity and +270 vitality. They do no difference whatsoever and this is really a deal-breaker in a game that relies so heavily on loot and gear.
    And always online DRM is unacceptable. I'm not even mad that I couldn't play the game when I first got it. That was a long time ago and it was fixed; it's fine. But I should never ever have to be online to play an offline game. That is the dumbest thing they could've possible done and it absolutely infuriates me.
    Diablo 2 improved on great features. Diablo 3 removed them.    … Expand
  44. shin0bi272
    Mar 15, 2014
    1
    Will not purchase, will not play, will not succumb to the iron will of Blizzard. From watching the cinematics ... as has always been the case with blizzard... and some "lets plays" the game looks great and if 90% of the items werent on blizzard's servers and there was an offline only option It would be great. But until they realize that Im not going to have my games monitored and myWill not purchase, will not play, will not succumb to the iron will of Blizzard. From watching the cinematics ... as has always been the case with blizzard... and some "lets plays" the game looks great and if 90% of the items werent on blizzard's servers and there was an offline only option It would be great. But until they realize that Im not going to have my games monitored and my items under lock and key I will not buy this game.… Expand
  45. silkmc
    Aug 14, 2013
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I know there's a lot of fan backlash here but I honestly can't score Diablo 3 more than 4 even though I've beaten it on all difficulties. First two difficulties: too easy thus mainly seen as a chore. Third: Just about right. Fourth: stupid, and the wrong kind of difficulty to boot I don't see how it's a skill check against the player to have your mobs stats set so that they'll one shot a wizard and now the only way to play is to kite everything. That said I did play all this before some supposed "tweaking" and before that, wizards in full resists were basically fodder in Inferno. But alas I can only review based on what I played.

    The main reason I score low is:
    1, We've gone from dark, gritty and scary to childish and ridiculous. This isn't diablo. I actually went back to play the original and it still has that same chilling atmosphere and feeling of dread. This game, with it's apparently 6 year old child diablo throwing pathetic taunts your way on the end level, is an insult to the senses.

    2, Auction house and lack of solo offline. They killed what made diablo fun, the grinds, the chance to find something really special. There is no chance to find anything special anymore. After four playthroughs I got generic drop after generic drop, absolutely tedious. So I started to browse the auction house and soon after lost any desire to continue playing. I will not pay for loot thanks.

    So yeah cheers for ruining everything that made Diablo great, blizz. All you had to do was repeat the dark atmosphere and loot grindy addiction but nah. And ignore the positive critic scores folks because they are clearly not being honest.    … Expand
  46. Stormsson
    Aug 18, 2013
    1
    Totally disappointed: graphic style copied from wow, and totally opposed to the dark environment in Diablo 1&2 gameplay absolutely unbalanced: it is too easy,and that makes it utterly boring.
    No PVP,internet connection required to play offline; real money auction unbalances even more the games mechanics.
    The player stats are now fixed WHY ?!
    After 12 years... Such a failure.
  47. SovietStorm
    Aug 21, 2013
    1
    When I first started playing, I found myself enjoying the game. The first two chapters were a lot of fun, and being able to play with some of my friends was an added boon. However, by the third chapter, the game really begins to drop off, and by the fourth it's almost as though Blizz just stopped caring entirely. This was also where I finally began to experience the biggest issue I remainWhen I first started playing, I found myself enjoying the game. The first two chapters were a lot of fun, and being able to play with some of my friends was an added boon. However, by the third chapter, the game really begins to drop off, and by the fourth it's almost as though Blizz just stopped caring entirely. This was also where I finally began to experience the biggest issue I remain to have with this game- lag. I was only barely able to beat the game before the lag eventually got to a point where I literally couldn't play the game anymore. A note to Blizzard, and to all other devs planning similar DRM- not everyone has stable reliable internet connections, and punishing these honest customers is no business model.… Expand
  48. JBev
    Feb 11, 2014
    2
    Great graphics and a decent story but the game was completely ruined by the lack of character customisation/choices/surprise. AH ruined any loot found, Loved Diablo II and I have been looking forward to this game for a long time. Zero replay value. The whole game was based on the stats which gear provides and weapon damage determining spell damage was a bad idea.
  49. onejed1
    Feb 24, 2014
    0
    From the get go this game was ruined. People say now, after two years since launch, that the game is finally what it should have been. Well, that's two years too late, and they have the balls to charge 40$ for an upcoming expansion with 20%- 25% new content? I'd throw 15$ at Blizzard just to own the expansion, even if i won't play it. 40 bucks ? Good bye.
  50. Niavlys77
    Mar 26, 2014
    3
    There is simply too much to list about Diablo 3's initial release that made it pretty terrible. I know it's clichéd by now, but when I compare it to what D2:LoD was 11 years ago, this game simply falls flat on it's face. It has it's certain fun moments, but they truly don't last.

    After the recent 2.0.1 patch, things have gotten significantly better - but it's still not up to par for    There is simply too much to list about Diablo 3's initial release that made it pretty terrible. I know it's clichéd by now, but when I compare it to what D2:LoD was 11 years ago, this game simply falls flat on it's face. It has it's certain fun moments, but they truly don't last.

    After the recent 2.0.1 patch, things have gotten significantly better - but it's still not up to par for where it should have been to begin. Reaper of Souls has also helped me regain some faith in Blizzard, but they still have a ways to go until it's a quality ARPG, like it's predecessor was.    … Expand
  51. larggg
    Mar 30, 2014
    1
    As if the game wasn't bad enough (it's a copy of Diablo II!!!), the customer support and account management are by far the worst I've ever seen. Put your pw wrong three times and you'll end up in a miserable agony and disbelief trying to get back into your account. I have never met so idiotic "security" measurements that go **** from tiniest changes or mistakes, for example logging to yourAs if the game wasn't bad enough (it's a copy of Diablo II!!!), the customer support and account management are by far the worst I've ever seen. Put your pw wrong three times and you'll end up in a miserable agony and disbelief trying to get back into your account. I have never met so idiotic "security" measurements that go **** from tiniest changes or mistakes, for example logging to your account from different computer makes your account go locked. Good luck if you don't have your full name saved in account or you mistype it three times. I had to queue almost one hour to get service in english (not my mother tongue). And yes, that was the only option given. No email addresses or messaging systems, just phone number to diff. country. Yes, there is a ticket system but how's that supposed to help if you can't log in account and submit the ticket.

    By far THE worst 60€ I've ever spent on anything.    … Expand
  52. Thedoctord3
    Jul 28, 2014
    0
    AVOID THIS GAME! Biggest joke of the decade and played off the hearts of Diablo fans everywhere.

    After 2 1/2 years, the game is a disaster. They are adding ladders and greater rifts and both are nothing but recycled content. they have not even tried to fix the core issues, you are forced to play fire elemental specs because that is the only kind of gear in the game. They say they want    AVOID THIS GAME! Biggest joke of the decade and played off the hearts of Diablo fans everywhere.

    After 2 1/2 years, the game is a disaster. They are adding ladders and greater rifts and both are nothing but recycled content. they have not even tried to fix the core issues, you are forced to play fire elemental specs because that is the only kind of gear in the game. They say they want you to play the game, the way you want to play it, but if you want to be able to clear content, or get the type of gear you need, you will have to play how Blizzard designed the game, and that is to play fire.

    Pass on this game, it is a huge waste of money.    … Expand
  53. FiDud
    Jun 2, 2023
    4
    I ratę it for 4,becouse diablo 4 showed me, that diablo 3 was not that bad. But still garbage. I hate you Blizzard
  54. damicore
    May 16, 2012
    0
    We won't accept this kind of DRM from any gaming company.
    Always online single player? What a piece of crap! I have lag playing the Single Player Campaign which I want to play alone like I did with my other Diablos so no, thanks.
    What about those of us who are not in North America or Europe? We have massive pings against blizzard's servers and that has no solution. (I've heard people from    We won't accept this kind of DRM from any gaming company.
    Always online single player? What a piece of crap! I have lag playing the Single Player Campaign which I want to play alone like I did with my other Diablos so no, thanks.
    What about those of us who are not in North America or Europe? We have massive pings against blizzard's servers and that has no solution. (I've heard people from inside Europe and America are getting quite nasty pings aswell).
    Also the RMAH and all that "Pay to win" crap is disappointing.
    This is no longer Diablo, this is "play wow alone, or with a maximum of 3 friends".
    You did it, you destroyed a highly anticipated sequel blizzard.
    They could have implemented an offline SP and peer to peer multiplayer and we would have next to no lag whatsoever. THAT is GOOD netcode.
    The gameplay suffers highly from the lag.
    Because of all of this + poor graphics + dumbed down gameplay + hardly any customization (because of no stats, etc) I give this game (stating an average game is a 5/10) a remarkable 0.
    We, gamers, don't like greedy corporations. We want good games.    … Expand
  55. FrankJaeger
    May 17, 2012
    0
    It's unfortunate and a major disappointment. I'm surprised all the 'paid for reviews' gave this game an average '86' Metascore. To recap what others have stated: 1.) No offline gameplay
    2.) Even if you play alone in a private game to get a 'single player' feel, you get disconnected frequently and losing progress.
    3.) Cash shop / auction house / pay to win 4.) No PvP / Hostility    It's unfortunate and a major disappointment. I'm surprised all the 'paid for reviews' gave this game an average '86' Metascore. To recap what others have stated: 1.) No offline gameplay
    2.) Even if you play alone in a private game to get a 'single player' feel, you get disconnected frequently and losing progress.
    3.) Cash shop / auction house / pay to win
    4.) No PvP / Hostility Flagging
    5.) Cartoon-like / World of Warcraft textures / League of Legends graphics ( a major shift from the dark Diablo 1 & 2 games)
    6.) They took out skill points and stat points so you can't experiment or build your character to your play style.
    7.) Average completion of normal mode is about 7-12 hours.

    All in all, I wish the original developers made this game. They wouldn't have fked it up so bad. There's probably a reason they stopped at Diablo 2. It feels like they just pulled more prime evils out of their ass to milk the Diablo franchise.    … Expand
  56. Neveragain
    May 17, 2012
    0
    1.5 hours trying to install, I wouldn't even pirate any of your crap. I think your devs were telling the truth that you have been goofing off for ten years knowing you will cash in on name and expectations. Hope your fans remember this in future. I think getting it to install will be biggest test this game will offer.
  57. Sebastiane
    May 23, 2012
    0
    Diablo III is a failure in so many aspects that it'd be impossible to put just in a few words why it's so bad and dissapointing. They had the time, they had de money and resources, they had experience in the gaming world and they also knew what their customers were expecting. Taking all that in consideration, I guess D3 is the biggest Fail in gaming history. To sum up, it has no soul.
  58. dataDave
    May 23, 2012
    0
    Such a buggy mess on the performance side of things. Once things are fixed up I'll review my score.

    Waited so long for what? Errors, glitches, stuttering, lag, DCs, poor servers?
  59. Pronkers
    May 23, 2012
    0
    Cannot believe how disappointing this game has been to me. Blizzard completely missed the mark.

    And yet they literally remain silent, hundreds of thousands of accounts are being hacked every single day because of a server loophole and they say and do NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention the fact that blues are better than legionaries, and the ecenomic situation the auction house is in    Cannot believe how disappointing this game has been to me. Blizzard completely missed the mark.

    And yet they literally remain silent, hundreds of thousands of accounts are being hacked every single day because of a server loophole and they say and do NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Not to mention the fact that blues are better than legionaries, and the ecenomic situation the auction house is in due to the 5000 exploitable chests/bosses etc that are in this game, its not about grinding gear for inferno it's about grinding money for buying gear from the AH that people have exploited to farm inferno.    … Expand
  60. Demidevil
    May 16, 2012
    2
    I don't care about the server lag and maintence but to people who say those people are whiners it's not like we paid sixty bucks for this game ohhh yeah we did so yeah we may whine but at least we do it without blizzards dick in r mouth, there's this thing called Stockholm syndrome and I feel bad for u people's who obviously have it So on to the review no customization of cosmetic choicesI don't care about the server lag and maintence but to people who say those people are whiners it's not like we paid sixty bucks for this game ohhh yeah we did so yeah we may whine but at least we do it without blizzards dick in r mouth, there's this thing called Stockholm syndrome and I feel bad for u people's who obviously have it So on to the review no customization of cosmetic choices because u no black people, love pllaying as white people, This is bad but forgivable no stats or attributes okay so was this game designed for a 7 year old come on this is a f-ing point and click adventure now? also limited skills really because that's what every gamer wants, and not only that all people choose the same skills which will only get worse as people learn the best ones same goes for runes. On a sidenote this game from what I can tell does not have random loot as when my game crashed I reset and played through a dungeon again and found much of the same loot but this might be a bug. Also finished game on normal explored and did some side quests in about nine hours and a friend is already on hardcore end of act 2 hasn't died yet and unless he got skills over night means this game is too easy so yeah awesome bliz really sets the standards for how to not make a game… Expand
  61. elhomerjasII
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Not all people have good internet connection and it comes as big suprise that single player campaign requires an internet connection which has no real purpose of the single player experience. Blizzard has now become a company that cares about game sales rather than pleasing the hardcore fans that help them achieve there current status. SUCH A SHAME..
  62. Ownager
    May 19, 2012
    0
    I have never played this game, but after seeing so many bad reviews and waiting all these years for it, the game has made me so mad, its almost like I've played it and I absolutely hate it. 0/10 Blizzard is bad.
  63. toncho
    May 23, 2012
    0
    Guys, no matter how hyped this game has been, it is not worth it at all. All of the classes are simply broken. Did the developers even test this game past normal? Did anyone actually play inferno? I've played over 100 hours of this game in 1 week and I have realized how much of a waste of life it has been. Without massive changes, this game is absolute trash.

    I have never been so    Guys, no matter how hyped this game has been, it is not worth it at all. All of the classes are simply broken. Did the developers even test this game past normal? Did anyone actually play inferno? I've played over 100 hours of this game in 1 week and I have realized how much of a waste of life it has been. Without massive changes, this game is absolute trash.

    I have never been so rage-induced by a single game.

    Every single facet of the game has been as letdown. None of the features lived up to the expectations. Auction house is a complete joke. I don't understand how they couldn't implement the simple functions of the WoW auction house. DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE LAUNCH PROBLEMS. It's just **** Pure ****    … Expand
  64. murtle52
    May 15, 2012
    0
    I think the way reviews for good scores are written here that half of them are Blizzard employees...lol

    Seriously though I expect waaay more from Blizzard, it makes me think they will butcher "heart of the swarm" as well.
    My how the mighty have fallen.
  65. Yttersta
    Jul 7, 2012
    0
    Story is simple, easy, cheap!
    Gameplay is from the early 2000s... simple mechanics, simple game... everything is simple... It's just not worth the name diablo just because it has the context in it.
    No open world pvp, crap character customization, no skill points, no attribute points... everything is set by your gear, which you can buy with real money... Another game wasted by a    Story is simple, easy, cheap!
    Gameplay is from the early 2000s... simple mechanics, simple game... everything is simple... It's just not worth the name diablo just because it has the context in it.

    No open world pvp, crap character customization, no skill points, no attribute points... everything is set by your gear, which you can buy with real money...

    Another game wasted by a company that turned WoW into kung fu panda... sure they'll make good money from it but... with a ruined experience, compared to Diablo 2.
    well done!    … Expand
  66. khastalphos
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Oh Blizzard, what have you done? Back in the day, I was a huge fan of D2 and Lord of Destruction, but this... Number 1, the graphics and entire environment look like a cartoon. Gone is the dark, creepy, brooding feel of D1/D2. Undead are no longer scary; they're just noisy targets that explode quite comically when you bludgeon them. This game reminds me of WoW, and I don't play WoW for aOh Blizzard, what have you done? Back in the day, I was a huge fan of D2 and Lord of Destruction, but this... Number 1, the graphics and entire environment look like a cartoon. Gone is the dark, creepy, brooding feel of D1/D2. Undead are no longer scary; they're just noisy targets that explode quite comically when you bludgeon them. This game reminds me of WoW, and I don't play WoW for a reason: it's whimsical. Silly. Carnival-esque. I like DARK fantasy, not magical gem-farting kobolds and Disney-level plot devices. Number 2, what the hell is up with a one-player game that forces you to play online? My hardware is far and above the recommended for this game, and I have a very reliable internet connection. Guess what I just did, though? Yep, lagged out and died. Finally - and I had a bad feeling about this one before even learning the true horror of its existence - pay-to-play items?! This is insulting. I know people used to do this kind of thing on eBay, but now Blizzard is trying to cash in with absurd user fees? I wonder how many companies in China were formed this week just to take advantage of this "feature." I was waiting for this game for a long time, and now I'm angry. This is basically betrayal, Blizzard. The only blessing I see here is that I'm one of the lucky few who played through the entire free demo and then read some online reviews...so my $60 hasn't gone down the drain yet. And won't. I'd rather spend it on something useful and gratifying, like cheese.… Expand
  67. Anonbro
    May 29, 2012
    3
    Far from the depicted block buster in the marketing campaign, the game manage to reach the minimum compromise between farm investment and enjoyment.
    Regarding the other sides of the game, game-play modification (skill simplification), Auction house introduction (reduced farm and loot satisfaction), the game miss my expectations big time.
    It's really poorly made, when you got in depth with    Far from the depicted block buster in the marketing campaign, the game manage to reach the minimum compromise between farm investment and enjoyment.
    Regarding the other sides of the game, game-play modification (skill simplification), Auction house introduction (reduced farm and loot satisfaction), the game miss my expectations big time.

    It's really poorly made, when you got in depth with the game mechanics, flaws are starting to scratch the surface and the game really gets boring.

    Add the Real money Auction house to that, and from my point of view, this game turns itself into a big let down as the gaming side itself, and the relation game-gamer. Protection against piracy once again only resume to justify a **** perpetual on-line system, got to love it when you'll lag and lose your progression while playing solo.

    Spent 60â    … Expand
  68. 4rqueiro
    May 16, 2012
    3
    The internet need to play single player game is what killed the game.
    I don't have internet access all the time, so I can't play whenever I want to.
    Blizzard fails!
  69. jigga2000
    May 15, 2012
    2
    Sorry, this is unacceptable. I work for a software company... and if I was working on this project I would be called to the CEO's office for either a serious, "you're job is in jeopardy" or just plain out fired. I fully understand that software is literally NEVER finished.... but it NEEDS to run, at the very least. Ridiculous. I couldn't even imagine how terrible this would be if I wasSorry, this is unacceptable. I work for a software company... and if I was working on this project I would be called to the CEO's office for either a serious, "you're job is in jeopardy" or just plain out fired. I fully understand that software is literally NEVER finished.... but it NEEDS to run, at the very least. Ridiculous. I couldn't even imagine how terrible this would be if I was involved... greedy bastards.... they have their money and that's all that matters... unacceptable.… Expand
  70. cahill
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I hate DRM so much, that aside.

    Yet another nothing game. Thanks Blizzard, but you realize why people liked Diablo II and for that matter are even playing games not watching movies? They enjoy a challenging interactive experience. Once again, as is happening more and more now these great games which made these companies stand out originally, are being remade as simplified versions. Who    I hate DRM so much, that aside.

    Yet another nothing game. Thanks Blizzard, but you realize why people liked Diablo II and for that matter are even playing games not watching movies? They enjoy a challenging interactive experience. Once again, as is happening more and more now these great games which made these companies stand out originally, are being remade as simplified versions. Who are these people Blizzard think are out there that are incapable of abstract thinking? For starters we are PC users so no need to bring a game down to console standards. Secondly, I was a young teenager when I was playing Diablo II and I loved it, I had no difficulty adapting to a challenging game, and that's what made me keep coming back.

    Also, for those reviewers saying people are too hard on this game for not being like Diablo II and it should be considered a new game on it's own, that's complete rubbish, if they intended it as a new game or a reinterpreting of an old one Blizzard could have given it a different name.    … Expand
  71. lordrio
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Blizzard just goes to on top of my list of company that unable to deliver. The dumbed down version of the game - I can handle, DRM - die please. Don't you ever learn Big Company. Your game will be crack no matter what. See who's the victim now? The idiot who pays for your game. Please ffs take care of people who would pay for your game and not fight people who will never pay.
    The person    Blizzard just goes to on top of my list of company that unable to deliver. The dumbed down version of the game - I can handle, DRM - die please. Don't you ever learn Big Company. Your game will be crack no matter what. See who's the victim now? The idiot who pays for your game. Please ffs take care of people who would pay for your game and not fight people who will never pay.
    The person who suggested using those DRM should be fired, the pirates are laughing in your faces Blizzard. Are you too blind to see that?. Also It's unfortunate that the critics are too blinded by the Blizzard name to make a sound judgement, or maybe they are tainted by money from blizzard, who knows. What I know is Blizzard ain't getting any more money from me, and I'd be more then happy and also proud to get any of blizzards game for free in the future.    … Expand
  72. Ramseslll
    May 17, 2012
    3
    I went in to buying this game excited about the skill system, the story, basically everything about the game. After finishing my normal playthrough, I have to say that I am unbelievably disappointed. The story was predictable, bland and chock full of irritating one-dimensional characters. The gameplay was reasonably decent, but the art style blew me away with how bad it was. Gone are theI went in to buying this game excited about the skill system, the story, basically everything about the game. After finishing my normal playthrough, I have to say that I am unbelievably disappointed. The story was predictable, bland and chock full of irritating one-dimensional characters. The gameplay was reasonably decent, but the art style blew me away with how bad it was. Gone are the dark and unsettling dungeons of Diablo 2, filled with bodies manacled to the wall with their lower halves ripped away revealing dangling intestines. Gone are the massive basins in the Durance of Hatred with piles upon piles of corpses creating waterfalls of blood. This new art style seems to take pages from games like DotA 2 and Borderlands to give a much more cartoony, lighthearted feel. My final, and most pressing concern was the sheer lack of length of the game itself. Yes, I realize that there are 4 difficulties, but is playing over the exact same content 4 times really worth sacrificing the length and quality of the content itself?
    It seems to me that for having had 11 years to create a long, epic hero's journey, blizzard has failed absolutely.    … Expand
  73. JonoAF
    May 18, 2012
    3
    I'm being fair by giving this game a 3. Blizzard has totally ruined there reputation by taking a single player game and REQUIRING that one remains online at all times. Therefore, if I'm say on an airplane, or at home where I don't even have cell service I can't even play in single player mode! With the understanding that WOW requires this as it is an MMO, The very joy of playing Diablo isI'm being fair by giving this game a 3. Blizzard has totally ruined there reputation by taking a single player game and REQUIRING that one remains online at all times. Therefore, if I'm say on an airplane, or at home where I don't even have cell service I can't even play in single player mode! With the understanding that WOW requires this as it is an MMO, The very joy of playing Diablo is that I can play in peace, when I want to and where I want to. I don't care about the auction house. I don't care about the pirates. (They'll find a way in regardless.) Blizzard is only punishing honest, paying customers. I've really look forward to Diablo 3, and almost picked it up...I'm glad I hesitated at the hefty $60 price tag, and then I saw the reviews online. I'm extraordinarily grateful to the users on Metacritic which have raised this issues that the Apologists and elite sponsored critics have ignored. Reviews can be changed Blizzard. Please remove this requirement for us users that never intend to go online. I'll gladly waive my right to ever shop at the auction house..and I'll buy your product!… Expand
  74. ilkeryuceler
    May 19, 2012
    0
    always online DRM. ? so u re saying that i cant play this game on vacation or some place rather then my home even though i bought it ? f*** you Blizzard I m buying Torchlight 2.
  75. vildemare
    May 19, 2012
    2
    I give one point for Diablo 3 for changes for the skill system, which is way better than in the D2 (personally liked the D1 system better). I must give second point for Diablo 3 for the non-featured ability to make other games more interesting. Haven't played games for a long time with such vigor! Good job Blizzard. Every time I start playing Diablo 3 a compelling feeling forces me to goI give one point for Diablo 3 for changes for the skill system, which is way better than in the D2 (personally liked the D1 system better). I must give second point for Diablo 3 for the non-featured ability to make other games more interesting. Haven't played games for a long time with such vigor! Good job Blizzard. Every time I start playing Diablo 3 a compelling feeling forces me to go back to old games or by a new one from Steam! Never felt better! Still I payed too steep price for such revelation.

    Consider carefully for buying this game. Read reviews and make up your own mind.    … Expand
  76. AleMagno
    May 21, 2012
    0
    Lags, bugs a lot and the evil on-line DRM... The Customer Is Always Wrong Blizzard? 11 years waiting for this shi%$#.
    Os jogadores brasileiros agradecem a falta de vontade.
  77. LordHarkonnen
    May 23, 2012
    2
    Despite the charm of the graphical game has many flaws:
    - For small sites
    -Not enough enemies - You can easily, without exaggeration, fell from the Shaman Leoryc 8lvl - Access to the game only through Internet - Multiplayer for 5 2-3 players have fun the rest goes behind them and just admire the views - Lack of randomly generated maps - Too boring repetitive game blows _ Not to fracture by    Despite the charm of the graphical game has many flaws:
    - For small sites
    -Not enough enemies
    - You can easily, without exaggeration, fell from the Shaman Leoryc 8lvl
    - Access to the game only through Internet
    - Multiplayer for 5 2-3 players have fun the rest goes behind them and just admire the views
    - Lack of randomly generated maps
    - Too boring repetitive game blows
    _ Not to fracture by pirates and still is the price as high as in any other production
    -The dynamics of the fight compared to the Diablo II has significantly deteriorated
    -The tasks in the game are pretty simple in comparison with such winning grace Horadric where you had to pretty naÅ    … Expand
  78. Hellmasker87
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    this isn't Diablo, this is a suck game.
    10 reasons diablo 3 sucks
    AH PAY TO WIN (real Money) , no OFFLINE MODE, No Pvp At Release, Max Level 60, No Stat or Skill Point, Battlenet 2.0 (LAG. Server Down etc.) 4 players max for game and do not forget about cheasy voice, chat system and shared magic finder
    It's A PErfect game? come on FANBOY !! :S.
  79. BloodyRandy
    Jun 1, 2012
    0
    I think one of the comments on IGN was "I just love clicking the gold and items on the screen and how it has never been so much fun!". That would be fun if it was five years ago and the first iphone came out. Then I would click and slide my finger across a tiny glass little screen. Diablo 3 looks like an ipad game that forces you to connect to the internet to play. The only problem isI think one of the comments on IGN was "I just love clicking the gold and items on the screen and how it has never been so much fun!". That would be fun if it was five years ago and the first iphone came out. Then I would click and slide my finger across a tiny glass little screen. Diablo 3 looks like an ipad game that forces you to connect to the internet to play. The only problem is you're still alone in your room, but wait a second I'm connected to the internet? I'm guessing they are trading your information to other sites to make a little cash on the side while you play one of the most dissapointing sequels of the decade. The problem started when they decided to make the game. Hack & Slash games aren't very good to begin with. We all played Diablo and Diablo 2 because we were waiting for Starcraft, or the next Warcraft RTS game. Probably the same reason why Blizzard eliminated the studio after the mediocre interest of Diablo 2. Then instead of coming up with a new ip, which I believe was rumored, they brought back their B franchise. Think of Warcraft without 90% of the lore. It's like the mouse for the PC just came out and they are showing you what it's capable of doing. I thought Blizzard shifted from making games this bad and wanted to build mmos and advanced rts esports games, the next age of gaming, instead they wanted to release another Diablo with half the content, no PVP, a gimmicky way to rip players off with a store that should be illegal. They forced it to be on the internet so that they wouldn't have cheating. The problem is no serious players are going to play this for long, so cheating might even add a bit of interest to the game after people have nothing else to do which happens after two days and beat it. Hey now try it but the enemies have a lot more health and the same artificial intelligence.… Expand
  80. iamthewizard2
    May 16, 2012
    0
    very dissapointed blizzard. i was once a very loyal fan of you. but ever since starcraft 2 there has been a missing spark about your games. starcraft 2 had poor voice acting, poor story and the characters seem hollow and empty. diablo 3 on the otherhand felt more like a WoW title with the diablo 3 brand superglued to it. the lack of gothic feel, the cartoony character models, lack ofvery dissapointed blizzard. i was once a very loyal fan of you. but ever since starcraft 2 there has been a missing spark about your games. starcraft 2 had poor voice acting, poor story and the characters seem hollow and empty. diablo 3 on the otherhand felt more like a WoW title with the diablo 3 brand superglued to it. the lack of gothic feel, the cartoony character models, lack of stat point allocation and set unlocks of skills combined with the linear progression is highly dissapointing. i guess this is what you get when blizzard north go packing.… Expand
  81. Gahrsim
    May 15, 2012
    0
    No offline play and the biggest and unforgibable flaw, no LAN option ! I have fond memories of D2 playing with friends in LAN, yet the sequel won't allow me to play with a real friend (not an internet "friend"). I really thought they would implement this before release, but they didn't and that's a shame. In the end, money wins, player looses, because these choices, however they areNo offline play and the biggest and unforgibable flaw, no LAN option ! I have fond memories of D2 playing with friends in LAN, yet the sequel won't allow me to play with a real friend (not an internet "friend"). I really thought they would implement this before release, but they didn't and that's a shame. In the end, money wins, player looses, because these choices, however they are presented, were solely dictated by the willingness (necessity?) to make more profit.… Expand
  82. EE061003
    May 15, 2012
    1
    Piracy and console gaming has truly destroyed the PC gaming industry and Diablo 3 is just a horrific example of developers greed for making money.Diablo 3 is absolute piece of crap and i'd prefer the original diablo 2 billion times over it.Firstly the always online drm truly deprives you to even start that game and once luckily you get to play the SP then you for sure shed tears thinkingPiracy and console gaming has truly destroyed the PC gaming industry and Diablo 3 is just a horrific example of developers greed for making money.Diablo 3 is absolute piece of crap and i'd prefer the original diablo 2 billion times over it.Firstly the always online drm truly deprives you to even start that game and once luckily you get to play the SP then you for sure shed tears thinking "THERE GOES MY 60$" Gameplay is repititive,most of the customization elements found in diablo 2 are gone.The game is just a crappy remake of diablo 2 to satisfy developers money greed. DIABLO 3 IS A COMPLETE FIASCO.Stay Away from this one!… Expand
  83. Trancez
    May 18, 2012
    0
    D3 has reduced the series to something else, its not the game it should be. Its overly simplified to the point where you could most likely teach a chimpanzee to play it. On the opening day, its riddled with errors, which normally would be expected but not from blizzard who run the biggest MMOs in the world. SC2 and WoW. This is a game which was developed for 10 years, I feel I could haveD3 has reduced the series to something else, its not the game it should be. Its overly simplified to the point where you could most likely teach a chimpanzee to play it. On the opening day, its riddled with errors, which normally would be expected but not from blizzard who run the biggest MMOs in the world. SC2 and WoW. This is a game which was developed for 10 years, I feel I could have gotten a degree in software writing, rendering, modelling and texturing and made a better game in the same timeframe. The lack of single player feels stingy and irritating, as the previous 2 games were primarily based on single player. The cash shop allows players to pay to win, the annoying thing is of course that you cannot choose to not play with these people as there is no singleplayer, playing the game requires you remain online. Similarly, the feel of the game, that is, the music, the texturing etc isn't in a unique style. Personally it feels cartoonish and unrealistic, so much so that the 128 colour graphics of d2 are more realistic. The music feels like they were trying to improve on a masterpiece by rewriting Tristram's theme. If you have played Diablo 1 or 2. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. If you haven't and this is your first game ever, there's a good chance you may enjoy it.… Expand
  84. porkybuns
    May 18, 2012
    3
    Wife and husband play together:

    Other remarks: 1. No real character customization. She kind of wondered why we had to put points into our chars when really there was no place to put them but what the game chose for us. This was weird. It didn't really seem like you were creating "your" character but creating one already chosen for you. This was a real downer. 1b. Skill switcher - Sorry    Wife and husband play together:

    Other remarks:
    1. No real character customization. She kind of wondered why we had to put points into our chars when really there was no place to put them but what the game chose for us. This was weird. It didn't really seem like you were creating "your" character but creating one already chosen for you. This was a real downer.

    1b. Skill switcher - Sorry this didn't fly well either. We have to open up a window to switch skills and select a new one. We don't have a box where we could put them on hot keys. "Why can't I just put my skills in some bar" she said.

    2. Difficulty - As mentioned before the game is very easy. I can't believe how simple it is to move around and kill mobs. I clearly remember d2 being harder with more monsters and harder "in ground" dungeons. I told my wife that she would have to beat the game in order to make it more difficult , and then "replay" the whole content again. She kind of laughed at that and said "no thanks." ie replaying the content to get a better challenge for her didn' really go over well.    … Expand
  85. Critical_Eye
    May 18, 2012
    1
    Do yourself a favor and play a demo of this, or go to a friend's place to try it before you buy. I wish I had. I feel like Blizzard has stolen $60 from me, the graphics are ho hum, the story line is old and boring, and the action is totally BLAH. If anyone knows how I could get my money and time back from this experience, please let me know. Have all the great game designers beenDo yourself a favor and play a demo of this, or go to a friend's place to try it before you buy. I wish I had. I feel like Blizzard has stolen $60 from me, the graphics are ho hum, the story line is old and boring, and the action is totally BLAH. If anyone knows how I could get my money and time back from this experience, please let me know. Have all the great game designers been squelched at these big companies? Where is the fun and innovations I use to associate with big title releases?… Expand
  86. dhugh
    May 23, 2012
    0
    I have spent 6 hours trying to connect. I login and get disconnected from the server within 60 seconds (this is when the servers are on). I have an I7 pc and a high speed internet connection. If a game is that buggy that it cant be played on a top end computer then it deserves a score of 0 why because the game doesn't work. On top of that blizards support is awful so like me if you sufferI have spent 6 hours trying to connect. I login and get disconnected from the server within 60 seconds (this is when the servers are on). I have an I7 pc and a high speed internet connection. If a game is that buggy that it cant be played on a top end computer then it deserves a score of 0 why because the game doesn't work. On top of that blizards support is awful so like me if you suffer connection problems expect once you have submitted a ticket expect to be told to set your ports and shut of your firewalls (ignoring any security riisks and which for the record dont help). Even if you tell them you have already done this)

    If you want a game that may or may not work after youve paid for it buy diablo but you would be better off playing roulette    … Expand
  87. femmefatal
    May 15, 2012
    1
    It has been a horrible nightmare trying to get this game downloaded and then to get logged in. They let you go through an 8gb download only to find at the end there's a corrupted file and you have to reinstall. They give you a line of bunk that you have to reset your modem and turn off your firewall and all this other crap that doesn't do squat.

    Then when I finally get into the game I    It has been a horrible nightmare trying to get this game downloaded and then to get logged in. They let you go through an 8gb download only to find at the end there's a corrupted file and you have to reinstall. They give you a line of bunk that you have to reset your modem and turn off your firewall and all this other crap that doesn't do squat.

    Then when I finally get into the game I am shocked at how it plays compared to Diablo 2. No more stat customizations, no more skill choices, no more anything customized by the player to make his character unique. It's just a romper room game of hack n slash. The 8 year olds out there will love this. Look Mommy Look I beat up dah bad guy, I rock.....can I have some juice now peeze.

    It is so simple easy and linear it's just not worth playing. Gawd I hate getting ripped off in the computer gaming industry but you know how they work NO REFUNDS SUCKAH.

    So, I'm just telling you DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS! It's just not worth it and the headaches will be horrible because you'll be sitting looking at the screen to login more than you'll actually be able to play    … Expand
  88. stickfish
    May 15, 2012
    1
    The game is great, but with the error37 and the constants internet "check in" make this a bad game" Why this blizzard?? We bought your game, we want have it.
  89. laplace123
    May 15, 2012
    1
    So Blizzard makes us wait for 10+ years charges a hefty sum and then puts **** DRM? How can a game this size can fail on launch day. This is not a MMORPG, so I shouldn't be bothered with all this "server is too busy" errors and actually be able to play the game. I respected the devs and paid for the game; in return I expect the same treatment and not this. Returning the game. End of diablo 3.
  90. Montego
    May 18, 2012
    1
    No one has said the extremely obvious. They just remade diablo ii with newer graphics. I am only into act ii, but I have killed the butcher and I have taken the carvan east. Even act ii is in the desert. WOW let get original. Mobs are also very similar. Not overly impressed. Guess I should stick to LOTRO!!
  91. lpup
    May 23, 2012
    0
    This is pathetic. The game play is a good but dumbed down version of Diablo II. The problem is the Online DRM battle net accounts. Not just because it is annoying to have to always be online and their servers are **** that can't handle the demand that they knew was coming, but because Blizzard is notorious for having piss poor protection of their customers accounts. My account has beenThis is pathetic. The game play is a good but dumbed down version of Diablo II. The problem is the Online DRM battle net accounts. Not just because it is annoying to have to always be online and their servers are **** that can't handle the demand that they knew was coming, but because Blizzard is notorious for having piss poor protection of their customers accounts. My account has been hacked and all my Gold stolen. I would be understanding if blizzard had customer service that was ready to fix the problem, but they are disgustingly understaffed. They are not taking care of the ****ty service they are forcing me to take part of. I would consider it "whining" if they forced me to take part in their service that they were able to provide, but they aren't even doing that. It's been a week, and this is just **** sad.… Expand
  92. QuiterRaga
    May 15, 2012
    4
    Do you know how disrespectful it is to have waited for this game for all those years to have the always online bull tell you the server is down? not even an offline mode? Jesus, they're not even trying.They made sure to pick an artstyle that drawed in the WoW crowd distroying the unique art that made diablo unique.It's a shame how short the game is also.It like they were doing nothing allDo you know how disrespectful it is to have waited for this game for all those years to have the always online bull tell you the server is down? not even an offline mode? Jesus, they're not even trying.They made sure to pick an artstyle that drawed in the WoW crowd distroying the unique art that made diablo unique.It's a shame how short the game is also.It like they were doing nothing all that time.… Expand
  93. vpk24_astro
    May 15, 2012
    1
    This game is unplayable because of server issues. If you value your time, don't waste it on the game - it's fun but not good enough to be worth spending hours trying to log in.
  94. Gothic90
    Jul 25, 2013
    4
    Among all three (four if you count Drakensang) diablo-ish games, Diablo III, supposedly the 'original title', has to place 3rd or 4th overall. You can argue Drakensang is the worst of the four because of its insane pay to win cash grab, but Diablo 3 is not better by a lot.

    The only advantage Diablo III has over TL2 and PoE are: 1) Diablo III has better graphics than TL2 2) Diablo    Among all three (four if you count Drakensang) diablo-ish games, Diablo III, supposedly the 'original title', has to place 3rd or 4th overall. You can argue Drakensang is the worst of the four because of its insane pay to win cash grab, but Diablo 3 is not better by a lot.

    The only advantage Diablo III has over TL2 and PoE are:

    1) Diablo III has better graphics than TL2
    2) Diablo III has better physics effect than PoE

    and that's it. TL2 and PoE does better in almost, if not all grounds, and they are much cheaper games.    … Expand
  95. UCFBert
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Blizzard USED to be a company that gamer's respected for only releasing polished games. I was more than happy to wait for StarCraft 2 to be developed because I knew when it was released that it would be flawless. I had the same expectations with Diablo 3 after over 10 years of waiting. The past few days have shown that Blizzard has changed. The simple lack of being prepared withBlizzard USED to be a company that gamer's respected for only releasing polished games. I was more than happy to wait for StarCraft 2 to be developed because I knew when it was released that it would be flawless. I had the same expectations with Diablo 3 after over 10 years of waiting. The past few days have shown that Blizzard has changed. The simple lack of being prepared with adequate server capacity and the sheer amount of errors related to in game bugs (templar shield equip), Battlenet issues, language support, etc is just insulting. In addition to this, the fact that many of the game's features were cut from the initial launch (RMAH, PVP, etc) tells me that they had even more time to focus on the core gameplay and to iron out the simple issues of being able to log in. Unfortunately, I have already paid for this game so my boycott of Blizzard will have to wait, but mark my words that I will NEVER buy another product from Blizzard for as long as I live.… Expand
  96. Ogridum1
    May 16, 2012
    0
    I blame their design decisions. They changed the game design on all things that made the game fun, entertaining, addictive. I loved Diablo because there was no BALANCE. Each player could game the game and think of ways to beat the game in overpowered ways. Now, they tried to put players on a cage. They tried to think of everything people could do and removed our freedom. They treat us likeI blame their design decisions. They changed the game design on all things that made the game fun, entertaining, addictive. I loved Diablo because there was no BALANCE. Each player could game the game and think of ways to beat the game in overpowered ways. Now, they tried to put players on a cage. They tried to think of everything people could do and removed our freedom. They treat us like criminals. There is no freedom. There is no point playing. Banal **** Boring. Carebear Design. They denied their original target audience. What we loved about the game, they removed and changed. They changed things as if we didnt liked the things that were in the previous games. They forced everyone to cycle through abilities instead of using just the cool ones we like over and over. They removed the power of the gems. Made crappy worthless gems. They made it so there is no meaningful choice. Everyone is a clone of each other within their classes. Customization is a gimmick. They tried to convince us that customization occurs based on gear! Thats not what we wanted. They made it so nobody can fail. There is no true feeling of victory either. They removed the freedom. They removed open world griefing and PVP. They removed Godly broken characters. Players cannot aspire to godlike immortality through build and gear. They capped power and mitigation of difficulty curve. They removed specializing for more power. They tried to balance everything. They removed absurd levels of magic find. They made it so we cant have some builds and classes that are more suited for magic find such as the sorcerer was. They removed rushing. They force us through the experience and content. They removed repetition of the same areas and boss rushing. Trying to force us to play their way. They removed absurdly hard to reach high levels that differentiated pro players from losers who kept dieing and going back in the XP ladder. They changed the art style. Cartoon game. They added online only DRM. They destroyed their game by offering pay to win through real money auction house so that they can gain money. I hate Diablo 3. Jay Wilson and other developers/designers ruined the game I loved.… Expand
  97. BoudahXL
    May 16, 2012
    0
    Rename the game to World of Warcraft Battlefield Edition and we're set. This game has almost nothing to do with Diablo 1&2 which is a shame... Fans voiced their opinions about this since the first presentations, they made the game for profit not for their fans.
  98. s1eepy
    May 16, 2012
    0
    0
    not because it is unworthy of merit, but rather because it is not actually a game.
    it is a profit generating machine and nothing else. no character customization leaves gear the only point of differentiation. this is overly convenient for their cash auction house. watch what happens every time they release a new piece of gear into the 'economy'. this isn't designed to be fun. its    0
    not because it is unworthy of merit, but rather because it is not actually a game.
    it is a profit generating machine and nothing else.
    no character customization leaves gear the only point of differentiation.
    this is overly convenient for their cash auction house.
    watch what happens every time they release a new piece of gear into the 'economy'.

    this isn't designed to be fun. its designed to make blizzard a ton of money.
    as an industry artist: what blizzard has done offends me greatly.
    they are damaging the industry. blizzard is the wal-mart of gaming.    … Expand
  99. adelheid
    May 16, 2012
    0
    This game won't have an offline mode, which means it's no different from an mmorpg like WoW. You might as well call it World of Diablo. Obvious intent from Blizzard to milk their fanbase. Dark Souls PC edition is a much better game.
  100. erzz
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Online connexion needed for the solo game part??
    Such a poor characters creation/customization?
    More a beat them all with Hns parts than a real Hns..
    All this waitaing for that? LOL
    Fortunately for you; the hype from the past ....
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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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