Diablo III

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  1. haydensterling
    May 15, 2012
    3
    The game itself is fun and gorgeous, everything you would expect D3 to be--even though there are some saying they finished the entire game in six hours. I'm not even out of act 1 yet, just got kicked offline after playing from 10 am EST, so either the posters saying this are full of it or they ran through the game like a monster on crack.

    But--and this is a MASSIVE, MASSIVE but--having    The game itself is fun and gorgeous, everything you would expect D3 to be--even though there are some saying they finished the entire game in six hours. I'm not even out of act 1 yet, just got kicked offline after playing from 10 am EST, so either the posters saying this are full of it or they ran through the game like a monster on crack.

    But--and this is a MASSIVE, MASSIVE but--having to be online to play is absolute, utter nonsense. Blizz made a big mistake with this and in the end the lack of LAN and offline is going to hurt this game; maybe not in the pocketbook, but through word of mouth. We know, we know, piracy and DRM is the wave of the future and whatever. You have billions of our hard-earned dollars at your disposal, Blizz. There are ways around this that even forum posters have suggested, and you ignored them. So handle the anger coming your way, I can't say that you don't deserve it.

    A five. Would have been a ten or close to it, if there were offline and LAN offered.    … Expand
  2. Ragegoat
    Jul 10, 2014
    4
    When I played, Diablo 3 was a greedy auction house fest, with loot algorithms designed to force people to buy items from each other while giving Blizzard a cut of the money spend. Considering the price of the game and the impact it had one quality of game play, this was extremely unacceptable.

    They supposedly fixed these issues and removed the auction house in the mean time, so my    When I played, Diablo 3 was a greedy auction house fest, with loot algorithms designed to force people to buy items from each other while giving Blizzard a cut of the money spend. Considering the price of the game and the impact it had one quality of game play, this was extremely unacceptable.

    They supposedly fixed these issues and removed the auction house in the mean time, so my review from back then is no longer valid. Not gonna waste more money or time on the game though, so I'll just set my score as close as possible to the average player score and then clearly state that I have no idea if the game still sucks in the current version.    … Expand
  3. Hvalfisk
    Jun 14, 2012
    2
    Coming from Diablo 2, of course there would be some huge expectations. Unfortunately Diablo 3 actually disappoints quite a lot. Fortunately most of the areas where Diablo 3 is lacking will be fixed in patches, so in a year or something the game will probably be 50% more fun. THE most important thing is items, and this is actually one of the areas where it is lacking the most. This will beComing from Diablo 2, of course there would be some huge expectations. Unfortunately Diablo 3 actually disappoints quite a lot. Fortunately most of the areas where Diablo 3 is lacking will be fixed in patches, so in a year or something the game will probably be 50% more fun. THE most important thing is items, and this is actually one of the areas where it is lacking the most. This will be fixed and that will be awesome, but one thing they can't fix is the story. And the story is bad. I don't think they can fix the voice acting either, and especially with the bosses is it bad. I still get goosebumps from Diablo saying "Not even death can save you from me", or from Baal's laughter, or basically just from any boss in Diablo 2. The bosses don't sound cool in Diablo 3, so you don't really get this feeling of "Epicness". And even though the combat and action is immensely fun, the game doesn't really feel that great.… Expand
  4. jocksson
    May 20, 2012
    0
    Diablo III does not reach my expectations, but they were extremely high and unreachable. Diablo III is a great followup from Diablo II. It's downside is that the music does not create the same athmosphere as diablo II's music did. They have relied much on nostalgia when creating the music, and not succeeded with creating fresh and new awesome diablo music. Also the game is short. I wasDiablo III does not reach my expectations, but they were extremely high and unreachable. Diablo III is a great followup from Diablo II. It's downside is that the music does not create the same athmosphere as diablo II's music did. They have relied much on nostalgia when creating the music, and not succeeded with creating fresh and new awesome diablo music. Also the game is short. I was expecting a 20~ hour playthrough and it took me 10 hours to complete and i listened to all the lore and went into all the caves i found while exploring. I mean, about 6 years development, come on! The new fresh skillsystem is welcome though. Delete's the possibility to fail your character and still maintains alot of customization options.

    Also the launch issues were annoying. Achievements has not been working, In my first playthrough i did not recieve any achievement at all. Nevertheless it's a great game and it's easily worth the money. I will spend hundreds of hours playing it.
    If you like bashing skulls on a bazzilion amount of monstrous creatures, Do not hesitate!    … Expand
  5. HolyDiver005
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    Copying and pasting item tables from Diablo 2 is too hard. Heres 17 more ch
  6. SammyHauguth
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    The game could be good, but the people making the game keeps making it worse with new patches. Blizzard is not the same it once was, the people working at Blizzard ain't same and I think everyone can see this. They only makes the game worse instead of better with patches. Other companies i prove the game, but Blizzard are fifferent and make it worse..
  7. emikke
    Nov 2, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It had good mechanics, and graphics. But that should be the basic requirement for any game. The story was awful, at the point I was going to find an angel named Hope, I lost any hope I had that the game could be saved.… Expand
  8. MrSaVaGE59
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Blizzard hates fun. In all honesty, this is my first Diablo game and enjoyed the first 40 hours with my friends, but realized I wasn't getting anything back for my time. The legendaries and good loot wouldn't be enough for me (Sorcerer) to be viable in the ene game content compared to other classes. When you've done all the statues and main story, things fall off after level 70 because you're left with nothing new to do. Tree of Whispers becomes repetitive, world bosses don't spawn enough, helltides are now bugged. You're left grasping for straws trying to get a unique in hopes it will being back the dopamine of fun you had in the beginning.… Expand
  9. Broyax
    Apr 9, 2017
    1
    Pourquoi avoir inclus cette connexion obligatoire alors que le précédent était un jeu "normal" qui se jouait normalement hors ligne ? résultat des courses : erreur 37 pendant un bout de temps. Vous avez payé 60 euros mais vous jouerez plus tard. Peut-être. Bon, bien sûr c'était au lancement mais quel mépris de la part de Blizzard ! ou quelle incompétence... je ne sais ce qui est le pire.Pourquoi avoir inclus cette connexion obligatoire alors que le précédent était un jeu "normal" qui se jouait normalement hors ligne ? résultat des courses : erreur 37 pendant un bout de temps. Vous avez payé 60 euros mais vous jouerez plus tard. Peut-être. Bon, bien sûr c'était au lancement mais quel mépris de la part de Blizzard ! ou quelle incompétence... je ne sais ce qui est le pire.

    Et tout ça pour une usine à clics, Guantanamo des souris, répétitive et abrutissante... et d'une rare laideur. . Sans parler de "l'hôtel des ventes" et de cet infâme modèle free to pay appliqué à un jeu assuré de se vendre par millions. Quelle honte. Même les moutons habituels ont fini par se rebeller. Enfin presque.    … Expand
  10. bearthor
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    When you thought they could not butcher their own game more with the new season.. They sure did...
  11. Xazoir
    Nov 5, 2019
    2
    Terrible game, completly boring and nothing inventional. I've really tried hard to play atleast 100~hrs, but i just quit after 70~hrs, the story is so dumb, builds boring, itemization sucks and crawls in s**te. Really, i do not recommend.
  12. R4bisco
    Jun 13, 2022
    4
    It's amazing how Blizzard was capable of getting a good game like Diablo 2 and turning it into this. Diablo 3 is a bag of disappointments and boring gameplay. Skip this and pray that ActivisionBlizzard will not repeat the same mistakes on Diablo 4.
  13. Gyungrae
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    단점 : 이게임은 놀랍도록 지겹습니다.
    장점 : 수면효과에 플러스 불면증 치료에 탁월합니다.
  14. Tenarus
    Apr 6, 2021
    2
    Since this season crashes gallore.
    Seasons dont really add anything new to the game. Season journey give you enough stuff to do for 2 days - after this you quit for 3 months until the next season starts.
  15. zexxx
    Jul 14, 2023
    4
    what's the point of reviewing this game in the tail-end of 2023? well, just to add my voice to the choir after what seems to be another lesson not learned by Blizzard.

    When this game came out, I was excited! I loved D1 & D2. they were iconic and impactful in their day and then comes along D3 which changes the feel and style of the game to some kind of cartoon. I loved the cinematics;    what's the point of reviewing this game in the tail-end of 2023? well, just to add my voice to the choir after what seems to be another lesson not learned by Blizzard.

    When this game came out, I was excited! I loved D1 & D2. they were iconic and impactful in their day and then comes along D3 which changes the feel and style of the game to some kind of cartoon.
    I loved the cinematics; Blizzard seems to have nailed those down to perfection. the story was a bit weak and not very interesting but hey... it's Diablo. that wasn't the strong suit anyway though it would've been nice to get something more out of this game aside from the lottery hook & sinker.

    there's no one glaring reason why Diablo 3 isn't as popular or good as D2 or even remembered as D1. it's a combination of poor decisions and ignoring players.

    As a hardcore player I was very dismayed at launch and didn't actually finish or play the game for more than a day at launch due to the numerous issues plaguing it. the always online BS especially.
    I have dipped my toes in from time until a few months after launch when I started playing more and have since sunk a lot of hours into it. but as any HC player my Hall of fallen heroes is filled more by HC characters dying to server issues and game balancing issues than any 'real' death and in my opinion this very big issue for HC was never fixed.

    Apart from that, it's very clear they didn't think about post campaign gameplay as there is none. you just do the same things over and over. without going into the details and why their additions to the game didn't really work just know you'll essentially be doing the same thing, exact same, over and over. combat is mostly unchanged from previous titles and it's all about the numbers and little else.

    sadly, by this time at 2023 we know Blizzard learned nothing.    … Expand
  16. VytasfromBelco
    Dec 17, 2020
    1
    The game is 8 years old at time of review and I only played the demo (but with an open mind) to see if I could get into it. I am also a classic Diablo/Diablo II lover. Now that my biases are out of the way: No challenge, no horror, overpowered characters, too many skills, too much loot; in summary, the lack of any threat or scarcity makes this I would say, a child's game. The art style isThe game is 8 years old at time of review and I only played the demo (but with an open mind) to see if I could get into it. I am also a classic Diablo/Diablo II lover. Now that my biases are out of the way: No challenge, no horror, overpowered characters, too many skills, too much loot; in summary, the lack of any threat or scarcity makes this I would say, a child's game. The art style is also generic Blizzard fantasy fare, ruining the gothic medieval art style which was the soul of Diablo. The creative drought of the 21st Century has seen the ruination of many great creative franchises and sadly this is just another.… Expand
  17. prudenzano23286
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    lack of offline mode is a dealbreaker. if this was playable offline, we'd have lots of mods. modders could fix this mess of a game.
  18. sandreid
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Probably the worst iteration of the Diablo-franchise, to date:
    Real life-money auction house, stupidly steep difficulty curve (With only 2 classes being able to cheese (And there by survive) the inferno-difficulty, at launch), no Magic Find-stat, horrendous story, way too much focus on action and none what so ever on roleplaying, forced cutscenes, recycling of old bosses like the Butcher    Probably the worst iteration of the Diablo-franchise, to date:
    Real life-money auction house, stupidly steep difficulty curve (With only 2 classes being able to cheese (And there by survive) the inferno-difficulty, at launch), no Magic Find-stat, horrendous story, way too much focus on action and none what so ever on roleplaying, forced cutscenes, recycling of old bosses like the Butcher and the Skeleton King, no Horadrim Cube but instead useless artisans, error 37, terrible plot, Cain dying in a cutscene to a butterfly lady we were just introduced to, dumbed down skill system, worst design of Diablo himself to date, awful itemization, useless items dropping 99.9% of the time, stripping us of the badass that was the Archangel Tyrael, and an underwhelming Heaven. Diablo III vanilla was confused about what it should be. It was an ARPG that tried to be an MMO, and failed at being both.

    Fewer kinds of gems than the predecessor, a clear defined endgame, boring copy-paste builds, no depth in gameplay, and a downright broken class balance.    … Expand
  19. LyckaYK
    Jul 17, 2023
    0
    Kind of a shallow game. Not bad for playing it once and forgetting about it but no way near what another ARPG like PoE or Last Epoch can offer you (100+ hours high quality gaming experience)
  20. gromp
    Jun 21, 2023
    2
    The story is nice, albeit short. However, it's not a hack 'n slash. I didn't pay for an old MMO like WoW. It's not worth buying the game if you don't have it already.
  21. zcat5
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    This is a good, enjoyable game, but with flaws. They got a lot right - the music, the endgame content, the replayability of the procedurally generated content, and the depth. However, it lacks character customisation and lacks the depth of D2.
  22. TheSixActual
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This is the worst Diablo game I have ever played, the developers are tone def, and believe that making the game take longer is "adding content".. They made changes to builds that took hundred of hours to farm, without reducing the cost to switch. There where no quality of life changes, I.E. larger storage, gem tabs, etc etc.

    This game was designed to sell seasons, the nerfs where    This is the worst Diablo game I have ever played, the developers are tone def, and believe that making the game take longer is "adding content".. They made changes to builds that took hundred of hours to farm, without reducing the cost to switch. There where no quality of life changes, I.E. larger storage, gem tabs, etc etc.

    This game was designed to sell seasons, the nerfs where designed to make them last longer, and its catering to hardcore players and content creators NOT a casual player.    … Expand
  23. foxexary
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard looked at all the advances that ARPG's made in the last 20 years. Ignored all of it. And decided to start from Square 1 again. This is like playing a 2009 game released in 2023.
  24. rberg
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Worst update ever due to their lack of end game content, they prefer to nerf everything to the ground!
  25. Acelyt
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This is the greatest letdown. To regress this badly, proves that Blizzard once again can and will kill their game in a single patch, just like WoW Dragonflight 10.1.5, similar treatment. Immediately uninstalled.
  26. Captain_pappy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is still in Alpha. It's not fun, it's buggy as heck, wildly unbalanced, the graphics are dark and brooding everywhere. The dungeons all look the same, the rewards that drop are pretty crappy even by diablo standards. Overall...it's just not fun. Go back to Diablo 3 or POE
  27. Homwer
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Playing a sorcerer… was not much fun before patch 1.1 - is no fun at all with patch 1.1.
    Endgame is boring as hell…
    I’ll go back to POE…
  28. Bigwillyhaver69
    Jul 21, 2023
    4
    The worst diablo game in the series.Not as fun and not as good of a story as diablo I or diablo II
  29. PantsHalo
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    I bought this on a whim packaged with Diablo 2 Resurrected. I found the Necromancer to be really boring, so I switched to Barbarian and had a wonderful time. I did notice that there was a whole lot of streamlining compared to the previous games but I was havin fun.

    Then I started a new game and saw it was not just streamlined, it was simplified to such a degree that it almost feels like    I bought this on a whim packaged with Diablo 2 Resurrected. I found the Necromancer to be really boring, so I switched to Barbarian and had a wonderful time. I did notice that there was a whole lot of streamlining compared to the previous games but I was havin fun.

    Then I started a new game and saw it was not just streamlined, it was simplified to such a degree that it almost feels like a mobile game. I had fun once, but there was no replay value at all, and the fun I did have was more due to the basic Diablo elements, and not from any particular thing that is new to Diablo 3.

    Basically, every class has an identical skill loadout now. They're all even labelled with the same categories, with Left Click being "weak attack/spell", Right Click being "stronger attack/spell", etcetera. Number 4 being big huge special skill with the longest cooldown timer.

    There's a lot fewer skills overall, but they have variations on them with "runes" which are just sub-settings for the skill.

    The whole of the gameplay revolves around these skills. There aren't any more attacks with weapons, so to speak; you can put a sword or spear on a necromancer or a wizard but they will never actually use them, unlike Diablo 1 and 2. They're just numbers adding to the damage done by the skills.

    The whole game is like this, all ground down to a bland numbers game. And the game absolutely loves its frigging numbers. In Diablo 1 and 2, you were using weapons generally that did damages like 2 to 6 damage, 8 to 20, 100 to 200 for highest levels, hundreds of HP, hundreds of armor.

    In this game, the numbers literally go into the millions and billions. Number pop-ups when you deal damage show when your attacks do damage, going up to literally hundreds of thousands by mid-high level, and HP going into the tens of millions or hundreds of millions for highest level bosses.

    What's the point of this huge number inflation other than to waste screen space?

    Actual combat overall has basically been cut down to just one specific style. Every single group of enemies is a pack of dozens. Almost all the skills you get are area of effect damage skills. Combat always amounts to "use the skill that does the most splash damage". You get XP boosts for combo kills, which very easily go into the dozens in just a single encounter. It almost cheapens the combat experience as you're no longer actually clicking on enemies to try to kill them, but just mashing the clicker wherever you can hit the most number of enemies at once. If it were a zombie movie, Diablo 1/2 would be more like Night of the Living Dead or Dawn of the Dead and Diablo 3 would be like World War Z.

    Virtually everything that previously served a purpose in D1/D2 returns in D3, but not to actually serve a purpose but just as nostalgia bait. "Remember potions?" There's no potions anymore, BUT there is a health potion button you can press for free health and a 30 second cooldown. "Remember runes and gems and the horadric cube recipes?" Some of that is here, but you have to spend gold to upgrade, spend gold to upgrade gems, and the gems effects have been simplified, with only chest armor and weapon sockets havin unique boosts.

    "Remember unidentified weapons and scrolls of identify?" There's still unidentified weapons, but they are extremely rare, and you can identify them for free in town. "Remember the town portal scrolls?" Town portal is now free and available to you at any time with no cooldown. Worse, there's also waypoints but you can use them literally anywhere and at any time. They're no longer like waypoints of D2 but just permanent town portals you can access from anywhere.

    As well, there is no real Singleplayer mode. You have to be connected at all times, even if you want to play by yourself. And you will be playing by yourself, in 2023, because there's so many different game modes, all subdivided by difficulty (of which there's literally like 12 or more difficulty levels) and by level, and almost no way of keeping track of other players outside of a game, so you can spend a hundred hours in a public game and literally never see another person ever.

    If you've never played a Diablo game before, this would be a fun enough one-time single player experience. If you've played Diablo 2, all you can really focus on is how much everything has been streamlined, to such a degree that you barely feel like you're playing a full fledged AAA game, instead of a quick, cheap mobile or arcade game to bang around in while on the toilet or waiting for the dentist.    … Expand
  30. Doniazade
    Feb 26, 2019
    3
    Just play Path of Exile, it is better in pretty much every way. D3 used to be okay, but nowadays it pales compared to PoE and other games like Grim Dawn.
  31. Fourth_Jhana
    Jun 22, 2020
    3
    I waited four years for this game; I was excited ever since the initial announcement back in 2008. I was a HUGE D1 and D2 fan. In short, the problems with this game come down to how it was designed. There is no longer any single player mode. And it's not just that you have to login. You have to be connected the whole time. I suffered lots of "rubber banding" while playing, in which yourI waited four years for this game; I was excited ever since the initial announcement back in 2008. I was a HUGE D1 and D2 fan. In short, the problems with this game come down to how it was designed. There is no longer any single player mode. And it's not just that you have to login. You have to be connected the whole time. I suffered lots of "rubber banding" while playing, in which your player will snap back to an old position due to server lag. As well, the loot drops are all tuned to make the Real Money Auction House viable for Blizzard, and thus the drops are not exciting as they were in the earlier Diablo games. As well, Normal mode is FAR too easy, and thus you have to play through the entire game first before there's any challenge. You know how boring that is?

    The new skill system is neat in how flexible it is, and the graphics and physics are much better. But the actual gameplay just doesn't live up to the massive hype and the four year wait.    … Expand
  32. koyukon
    Jan 27, 2019
    2
    Seems like a Diablo spinoff for children. The story is predictable and lacked the intensity and seriousness set by the original 2 games. Functionally a very well made game but is let down by many elements that make it unlike a Diablo title. Even the cinematics weren't up to the set standard of the original titles.
  33. DinoBeam
    Apr 8, 2021
    4
    They have updated this game to hell. I got a legendary item belonging to the first boss before I even got to him..... god this is lifeless. You can stand still without taking damage, it feels like a dead MMO
  34. zimmer600
    Aug 19, 2017
    1
    Blizzard lost conscience for so much that they sell the game in micro pieces, and in fact at the start the game still gave hope for something good, this game is just a mistake of the universe, like all the games from Blizzard.
  35. actinium
    Dec 10, 2021
    2
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  36. Sinnuhe
    Dec 6, 2016
    3
    Nothing new, nothing PvP, now DLC... Really this is the good strategy for this game? I think if this game dont have the awsome brand seal is Blizzard, and don't have the increible name that is "Diablo" this game would had closed. This thought makes me very sad, because you have a product that is incredible, only with some changes in strategy ... Diablo still can! We will wait for you
  37. Xzeyon
    Feb 5, 2017
    1
    The game isn't bad. WHEN IT WORKS! I have experienced MULTIPLE crashes at random points! I would be standing in town, doing nothing. Crash. There is no way for me to fix it. I dumbed down the graphics to next to an 8-bit pixel game and it will still crash. I would have NO background applications running, still crash. De-fragged, fixed, re downloaded, I have literally done EVERYTHING thereThe game isn't bad. WHEN IT WORKS! I have experienced MULTIPLE crashes at random points! I would be standing in town, doing nothing. Crash. There is no way for me to fix it. I dumbed down the graphics to next to an 8-bit pixel game and it will still crash. I would have NO background applications running, still crash. De-fragged, fixed, re downloaded, I have literally done EVERYTHING there is to do to "Fix" the game that they have told me to as well as what the forums suggest. After five years there is absolutely no reason there should be this big of a problem on crashing with no solutions. Do NOT buy this game if you haven't already!… Expand
  38. Kudurcultist
    Apr 5, 2018
    4
    This game was released after more than 10 years of development. The game could not adapt to the new times, where players are used to be able to create their own characters, for example. The always online requirement, the many server issues, the lack of a necromancer (the Blizzard's statement that Witch Doctor was already filling the role and they would never add it in the future), and theThis game was released after more than 10 years of development. The game could not adapt to the new times, where players are used to be able to create their own characters, for example. The always online requirement, the many server issues, the lack of a necromancer (the Blizzard's statement that Witch Doctor was already filling the role and they would never add it in the future), and the Bazaar controversy. They all contributed to the low score of this game. Sure they sold a lot of copies, but they also harvested a lot of disappointed players, myself included. They finally had to release the necromancer in 2017, five years after the initial release, due to much popular demand, but it was already too late. Now most people is looking forward to D4 with the hope they learned from the mistakes. Time will tell if they did. I just hope they don't take another 10 years to release an outdated game again.… Expand
  39. TmatoCE
    Apr 11, 2017
    3
    Este juego es un retroceso en la franquicia de tener casi 60 habilidades en su predecesor para a tener 4 con 5 diferencias leves que se cambian con runas, todo un fiasco, luego aañadieron el mercado co dinero real, un acierto que mas tarde lo quitaron, error. Era lo unico que me hacia jugar la verdad.

    Las animaciones de 10 como siempre, graficos buenos pero me deja sin ganas de jugar    Este juego es un retroceso en la franquicia de tener casi 60 habilidades en su predecesor para a tener 4 con 5 diferencias leves que se cambian con runas, todo un fiasco, luego aañadieron el mercado co dinero real, un acierto que mas tarde lo quitaron, error. Era lo unico que me hacia jugar la verdad.

    Las animaciones de 10 como siempre, graficos buenos pero me deja sin ganas de jugar por lo de las habilidades, gracias a dios pude recuerar lo que costo el juego con el mercado que quitaron    … Expand
  40. AntoineG
    Apr 21, 2017
    1
    The original Diablo was a lot of fun. Diablo II was a blast; I played it for years. And then...this.

    I wasn't crazy about it when I started playing. Nothing about it was particularly interesting except for the Witch Doctor skill that lets you throw jars of spiders. I played it for a couple of weeks. It was never engaging, just a grind. I missed everything that Blizzard removed    The original Diablo was a lot of fun. Diablo II was a blast; I played it for years. And then...this.

    I wasn't crazy about it when I started playing. Nothing about it was particularly interesting except for the Witch Doctor skill that lets you throw jars of spiders. I played it for a couple of weeks. It was never engaging, just a grind. I missed everything that Blizzard removed from the game's predecessors and despised everything that they added (except for the jars of spiders). I thought perhaps that maybe I just didn't like ARPG's anymore. And then I played Torchlight 2 and Grim Dawn and absolutely loved them.

    This game felt dumb-downed to find a low common denominator. Imagine you were waiting for the next Civilization game, but when it was released, it played like Mobile Strike for your phone. Instead of Farming Simulator 17, you get Facebook Farmville. Instead of Diablo III, you get...this.

    Pros: I never encountered any problems with the servers or glitches with the game. Also, you can kill adversaries by throwing jars of spiders on them.

    Cons: The game is a thoughtless grind lacking any sense of motivation or heart. You'll reminisce about the great games before it, or leave it to play something much better, like Grim Dawn or Torchlight 2.    … Expand
  41. Deothor
    Oct 6, 2017
    2
    I admit, this game has nothing that made Diablo series fun. If you loved D2, avoid it. If you didn't, D3 might be just for you.

    Funny story: I was unhappy about what D3 is, I wrote soft feedback. I tried my very best to not being offensive. What happend? I got bashed and flamed by waves of whiteknights and the... BANNED because I received huge amounts of reports. Results of    I admit, this game has nothing that made Diablo series fun. If you loved D2, avoid it. If you didn't, D3 might be just for you.

    Funny story:

    I was unhappy about what D3 is, I wrote soft feedback. I tried my very best to not being offensive. What happend? I got bashed and flamed by waves of whiteknights and the... BANNED because I received huge amounts of reports. Results of consulting with forum mod? He didn't care. What's more he said "feedback is unwelcomed here". After that I removed this game from my PC and cried a little that I had spent so much cash on it.    … Expand
  42. TheDragoon
    Oct 28, 2017
    2
    I've gave it such a low score because this iteration of the Diablo franchise has shown that there is no hope for the franchise in the future Diablo ended with Lord of Destruction. I seriously doubt that Blizzard will recreate the gloomy hopeless atmosphere of the original. It has no distinct character, there is no graphical distinction between the wow Diablo or Starcraft universes they allI've gave it such a low score because this iteration of the Diablo franchise has shown that there is no hope for the franchise in the future Diablo ended with Lord of Destruction. I seriously doubt that Blizzard will recreate the gloomy hopeless atmosphere of the original. It has no distinct character, there is no graphical distinction between the wow Diablo or Starcraft universes they all have the same lighthearted humor, flashy graphics and character archetypes. Diablo was never about that, it was about exploring a grim dungeon trying to save what is left of a small village with a dark history. Diving deeper into the abyss. It is a shame that Blizzard is no longer capable of producing such games.… Expand
  43. Aldig
    Mar 1, 2018
    3
    Softcore D3 is plain boring - I could not force myself play at lvl34 and switched to hc. Hardcore D3ROS is playable and enjoyable to some extent but feels like it is not Diablo game anymore. Overall the game is poor if you loved D1, D2LOD and OK if you are not familiar with those. Based on the wrong concept and made by different people led by ignorant and disrespectful user J. Wilson thisSoftcore D3 is plain boring - I could not force myself play at lvl34 and switched to hc. Hardcore D3ROS is playable and enjoyable to some extent but feels like it is not Diablo game anymore. Overall the game is poor if you loved D1, D2LOD and OK if you are not familiar with those. Based on the wrong concept and made by different people led by ignorant and disrespectful user J. Wilson this game was truly an epic fail of the year -2012 alongside with Mass Effect 3. At least from a true diablo series fan's point of view.… Expand
  44. Georgb
    Mar 3, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cartoonish WoW-ish graphics on Diablo story & gameplay looks like those indie clones.
    Even Titanfall after release was more exciting than Diablo III. Sad that Blizzard thinks about new generation of kids and doesn't care about oldschool gamers.

    I've played Diablo 1, Diablo II and later fell in love with Diablo II: Lord Of Destruction in which I spent a lot of time replaying it.

    Blizzard, don't screw up with D2 remaster!    … Expand
  45. Andrea69
    Apr 5, 2018
    4
    Diablo 3 has been a huge disappointment for me as I am a vivid Diablo 2 player. Blizzard removed everything that defined the Diablo franchise, rather than improving on a winning formula and add new and awesome features upon the winning D2 formula. The people that worked on the D3 version we know since 2012 until today, came mostly from the WOW team or were newcomers and with that theyDiablo 3 has been a huge disappointment for me as I am a vivid Diablo 2 player. Blizzard removed everything that defined the Diablo franchise, rather than improving on a winning formula and add new and awesome features upon the winning D2 formula. The people that worked on the D3 version we know since 2012 until today, came mostly from the WOW team or were newcomers and with that they brought with them a mindset and "taste" that is very "Anti-Diablo". On one hand I feel intrigued that I witness this massive scandal and the destruction of one of the best gaming franchises for the sake of "making more money". On the other hand, I am speechless because Diablo has been part of a big chunk of my life and there is a passion deeply rooted inside me. Seeing Diablo be destroyed for whatever reason breaks my hart.

    Looking at "Diablo 3" as an action game unrelated to the "Diablo Franchise", I would rate D3 a solid 7, and a 8 with "Reaper of Souls".

    Looking at "Diablo 3" as an ARPG and being part of "THE ARPG" franchise, its a massive failure, that many people cannot even grasp. I rate it a 3.5 and with "Reaper of Souls" I rate it a 4.

    Winning Formula for D4:

    1. Take D2 - Lord of Destruction
    2. introduce "Talisman" or simply put, a limited-space "Charm Inventory"
    3. Add D3 combat
    4. Add New-Era Graphics with "Time-Realistic" physics system
    5. Introduce new Runewords that will compete with already known existing and beloved Runewords
    6. Introduce new Unique Items that will compete with already known existing and beloved Uniques
    7. Introduce 2-3 new classes
    8. Introduce "Player-Hub Towns" where people can "mingle" and trade by enforcing "Item for Item"
    9. Allow open world PVP, with an option for players to "Opt-Out" from any PVP
    10. Introduce A massive amount of "Quest-Lines" that are "off the main path of the game-story" that unlock "Transmogs", Awesome Hard-To-Get Mercenaries, Bonus-Stash-Tabs, Spell-Effects, Weapon-Effects, Armor-Effects, Specialty items, Respec-Tokens (repeatable quest, and item also has low chance to drop as a normal drop), special Quest Capes that only drop after quest completion, etc.
    11. Introduce Micro Transactions for "Stash-Tabs", "Character Slots", "Transmogs", "Visual Spell Effects", "Mercenary Models", "Weapon Effects", "Armor Effects", "Character Class Voices", etc.
    12. Micro-Transactions fund the development for New Map Tiles for existing acts (which are then randomly assembled during map generation to constantly grow diversity and bring novelty and replay value, while also retaining the feel of "familiarity" to the player through "iconic locations tied to several individual tiles), New Monsters, New Items, New Transmogs, New Weapon Effects, New Visual Armor effects, Etc.    … Expand
  46. earlyman56
    Sep 5, 2018
    2
    This game sold purely on it's name. The core gameplay is nothing like it's predecessors. If you liked DIablo 1 or 2 I do not recommend this game. However it is a playable generic hack and slash game. For more Diablo I'd recommend Path of Exile or Grim Dawn.
  47. FabioLopes
    Sep 22, 2019
    1
    As classes do Diablo III são muito desbalanceadas no jogo, chega a ser ridículo...
  48. kdownie111
    Nov 11, 2018
    2
    Doesn't feel like a Diablo game, wrong art style, no atmosphere and game is watered down for casuals
  49. xBirds999
    Jan 30, 2019
    4
    Graphics: 6,8/10
    0 - Absolute potato
    1 - Extremely bad 2 - Very bad 4 - Bad 5 - Average 7 - Good 8 - Very good 9 - Amazing 10 - RDR2 Gameplay: 2/10. 0 - Absolutely unplayable for everyone 1 - Extremely annoying/boring to play 3 - Annoying/boring to play 5 - Might annoy someone 6 - Average 7 - Good 8 - Fun 9 - Very fun 10 - Mega fun Story: 6,4/10 0 - No story at all    Graphics: 6,8/10
    0 - Absolute potato
    1 - Extremely bad
    2 - Very bad
    4 - Bad
    5 - Average
    7 - Good
    8 - Very good
    9 - Amazing
    10 - RDR2

    Gameplay: 2/10.
    0 - Absolutely unplayable for everyone
    1 - Extremely annoying/boring to play
    3 - Annoying/boring to play
    5 - Might annoy someone
    6 - Average
    7 - Good
    8 - Fun
    9 - Very fun
    10 - Mega fun

    Story: 6,4/10
    0 - No story at all
    1 - Extremely boring
    2 - Not important
    4 - Bad/generic
    5 - Average
    6 - Pretty good
    7 - Interesting
    8 - Really interesting
    9 - Mega interesting
    10 - Impacts you

    Difficulty: 4/10
    1 - Extremely easy
    2 - Very easy
    3 - Easy
    4 - Pretty easy
    5 - Kinda easy
    6 - Medium
    7 - Needs some concentration
    8 - Hard
    9 - Very hard
    10 - Will exhaust anyone who tries it

    Price: 5,5/10
    0 - Free
    1 - Less than 1$
    3 - A few dollars
    4 - 5$ 5 - A bit expensive (12$) 6 - Kinda expensive (16$) 7 - Expensive(22$) 8 - Really expensive (30$) 9 - Extremely expensive (60$) 10 - Rip bank account (60+$) Hours of gameplay (imo): 5/10 1 - Really, really short (~1h) 3 - Very short (few hours) 4 - OK (~10h) 5 - Medium (~25h) 6 - Sorta long (~50h) 7 - Long (~150h) 8 - Very long (300+h) 9 - Extremely long (1000+h) 10 - Infinite Imo it's too expensive to buy    … Expand
  50. whitemoon
    May 1, 2019
    1
    A horrifying joyless cash grab. They just took all the great things that made D2 a superb game and threw them out of the window. What a joke of a game from a once great company. Would have gladly refunded to, but they refused me.

    Added:
    And yes, I had my 30 hours of fun. Doesn't change the fact that the game is a powercrept mess with horrible itemization and gameplay.
  51. ZetaJiffils
    Dec 21, 2019
    3
    Poco contenido, pocos jugadores, lag, caídas del servidor.....¿qué mas queréis?
  52. localuser0091
    Jun 26, 2020
    2
    too vivid to its environment, failed to catch the power inflation. hard to say it has a advanced graphic than diablo 2. and the legendary error 37, impossible difficulty, motehr **** auction system.
  53. OUTC45T
    Aug 7, 2020
    4
    At this point, I just wish Diablo IV will make us forget about that betrayal.
  54. GapeHorn
    Dec 24, 2021
    1
    A shadow of its name. This is not a diablo name. its a bastardized casualized consolefied greedy game made by completely different developers to cash in as much as they can on the franchise. Blizzard has fallen, and it didn't start with diablo 3
  55. SebastiedJuan
    Sep 13, 2021
    3
    Symplified version of a great game, the result is that the game is empty. No matter the graphics, the game is simple and so boring. The game is a joke: easy and brainless. You never die, you have no heat and you have'nt a real choice to do, is brainless
  56. courtpit
    Oct 2, 2021
    2
    It’s sad how Blizzard used the name of the franchise to create a WOW wannabe. Diablo 1 and 2 are going to be always the true essence of the title.
  57. hieusays
    Nov 3, 2021
    1
    I got it to play couch co-op with friends. This has got to be the easiest and most boring couch co-op experience I've ever had. I hear if you beat it, you can increase the difficulty. Well, I can't get 3 friends to sit down to beat a game twice. One time, we were drinking and 2 of the 4 players fell asleep while still playing. 2 of us were still awake but pretty inebriated and the gameI got it to play couch co-op with friends. This has got to be the easiest and most boring couch co-op experience I've ever had. I hear if you beat it, you can increase the difficulty. Well, I can't get 3 friends to sit down to beat a game twice. One time, we were drinking and 2 of the 4 players fell asleep while still playing. 2 of us were still awake but pretty inebriated and the game still felt too damn easy. What a waste of a great franchise and one of the few couch co-op experiences left. I can't imagine how this game got 88 metascore from critics.… Expand
  58. proprosmert01
    Jan 7, 2022
    3
    The collapse of the series, the only good thing in this game is cinematics.
  59. Azureblade187
    Aug 19, 2023
    1
    To date, the worst Daiblo ever. Not from the graphics or the good work of the designers, but the absolutely stupid annoyances of the developers. The game doesn't feel like a hack and sly but like a boring job creation.
  60. krisko1989
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    It is hard from me to understand how in today's age of advanced technology and with Blizzard's experience + money, they have failed to deliver a game at least half as good as Diablo 2.
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#12 Best PC Game of 2012
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#3 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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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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