Diablo III

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10199 Ratings

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  1. btemp
    May 23, 2012
    1
    One word: DATED.

    I can't believe all the positive reviews from "estbalishment" sites. This game is dated in plot, execution, and all sorts of peripherals. Can't change camera angle, graphics are dated and yet hog resources, there is 0 replayability unless you want to redo the one main storyline multiple times... This was a good game 15 years ago, and unfortunately nothing has changed.    One word: DATED.

    I can't believe all the positive reviews from "estbalishment" sites. This game is dated in plot, execution, and all sorts of peripherals. Can't change camera angle, graphics are dated and yet hog resources, there is 0 replayability unless you want to redo the one main storyline multiple times... This was a good game 15 years ago, and unfortunately nothing has changed.

    I was shocked by how dated this game is, and I don't even have to mention the online issues.    … Expand
  2. Cthulhu2000
    May 23, 2012
    1
    Beautifully crafted game play and stunning visuals... but that's where it stops. This game has missed the mark on so many levels. It pains me to dislike it as much as I do. The storyline was weak, there is ZERO social aspect to battle.net 2.0 (probably because it would open the possibility of trading outside of the Auction House). This game now revolves around the auction house. This isBeautifully crafted game play and stunning visuals... but that's where it stops. This game has missed the mark on so many levels. It pains me to dislike it as much as I do. The storyline was weak, there is ZERO social aspect to battle.net 2.0 (probably because it would open the possibility of trading outside of the Auction House). This game now revolves around the auction house. This is not a worthy member of the Diablo series. An utter disappointment.… Expand
  3. AzaelG
    May 24, 2012
    1
    Boring! There is nothing new that wow hasn't done before (aside from the story). Same graphics, same gameplay, same missions, etc. I'm also bored of the lack of real action just click click and loot.
  4. lemming4hire
    May 25, 2012
    1
    RMAH, bugs, glitches, server problems, and possible security issues aside. Still bad gameplay. The developers had over 4 years to test this game. During that time, none of them could beat Inferno mode. 3 days after release, thousands of players from all around the world beat Inferno mode. What does this say about the game? I gave it a 1 because I thought the soundtrack and graphicsRMAH, bugs, glitches, server problems, and possible security issues aside. Still bad gameplay. The developers had over 4 years to test this game. During that time, none of them could beat Inferno mode. 3 days after release, thousands of players from all around the world beat Inferno mode. What does this say about the game? I gave it a 1 because I thought the soundtrack and graphics were decent.… Expand
  5. trashcanslam
    May 24, 2012
    1
    I had to made an accound to warn people from this game. This game sucked, there is nothing elese to say. The game isn't a fraction of fun the first two games were. I'm 26 and remember playing blizzard games as a kid but it seems now they are a company that is no longer innovative and on the downward spiral. They have taken away any real custom features of the game, removed the cool chatI had to made an accound to warn people from this game. This game sucked, there is nothing elese to say. The game isn't a fraction of fun the first two games were. I'm 26 and remember playing blizzard games as a kid but it seems now they are a company that is no longer innovative and on the downward spiral. They have taken away any real custom features of the game, removed the cool chat system diablo 2 and done away with in game pvp. Some of the systems were developed with attracting new players to the game but they just went too overbord with it and in the process dumbing down the game. Understanding that diablo 2 was such a awesome, kick ass game it was going to hard to top but they didn't even come close to it and it took them 11 years to produce this pile of trash. After playing through the game once I felt that they just sold me a box of poop because that's what diablo 3 is in fact, a 60 dollar box of feces.… Expand
  6. coppershark1973
    May 24, 2012
    1
    My first review on Metacritic. I had to give Diablo 3 a 1 out of 10 based on two reasons, the lack of offline gameplay and the recent Blizzard statement. Blizzard released a glowing press statement about the record sales figures of Diablo 3 with this paragraph included. 'we're especially proud of the gameplay feedback we've received from players worldwide'. It must be nice to be thisMy first review on Metacritic. I had to give Diablo 3 a 1 out of 10 based on two reasons, the lack of offline gameplay and the recent Blizzard statement. Blizzard released a glowing press statement about the record sales figures of Diablo 3 with this paragraph included. 'we're especially proud of the gameplay feedback we've received from players worldwide'. It must be nice to be this intentionally ignorant of how customers feel about the DRM measures they have had forced down their throats. The only option if you want to be free of this type of business decision is to not buy the game. (or look to the hackers to come up with a crack for off line single players) Unfortunately we all bought Diablo 3 anyway, knowing that the DRM was in the bargain. I guess it took buying it to truly understand how terrible the DRM is. Well, once bitten twice shy. Blizzard's attitude coupled with awful DRM and a just about above average game equals a 1/10 for me. It is a shame that gaming is hitting these all time lows...… Expand
  7. Smallzii
    May 24, 2012
    1
    ........ 1/10 OVERALL score. This game is LITERALLY terrible. fun game to play, yes. but not for long. the internal story and shallow thought that put this game together is mediocre. and with 10+ years? all they did was make Diablo 2 for those with IQ of 50 or below and add better graphics and new characters...
  8. Hornpipe
    May 25, 2012
    1
    Disappointed. I played solo and the game crashed because of disconnected. Everyday. WTF is this ? DRM for honest players ? I can't create LAN party, I can't join friends directly, I must give my login to play everytime.
    The game is nice but I can't have fun with this, I give a 1.
  9. nemesisio
    May 25, 2012
    1
    I wanted to love this game, and based on some pro reviewers I had high hopes. But I'm not sure we're playing the same game. It is very repetitive, and the dialogue is punch-in-the-face bad. To make matters worse the character banter is totally random with no regard to what is going on. For example, my characters were chatting about the current location being a shockingly disgustingI wanted to love this game, and based on some pro reviewers I had high hopes. But I'm not sure we're playing the same game. It is very repetitive, and the dialogue is punch-in-the-face bad. To make matters worse the character banter is totally random with no regard to what is going on. For example, my characters were chatting about the current location being a shockingly disgusting place that needed to be sealed off, dialogue obviously meant for hell. But I was in heaven at that point. Also got comments about "here in the keep" when I was not in the keep any longer. May seem like a small thing but it kills suspension of disbelief, and after 12 years.... they didn't notice or care about that? Other dialogue is so cheesy it goes way beyond what's allowed these days in a top-tier title. Gameplay is feeling very repetitive.
    Also I get logged out with error 3007 about every 2 hours, with no reply from Blizzard on that one. That does kill some of the fun.
    On the bright side, the cinematics are drop-dead amazing looking.    … Expand
  10. wingnow
    May 25, 2012
    1
    unlike D2, it had no itemization, map customization, and character customization.
    The story is short, the map is small, and removed many good elements in D2.
    Obviously, Blizzard is just hurry to sell the incomplete game to player. Oh, the A.I. in the game is crap too.
    Zero replaydability

    shame on Blizzard create such an empty game.
  11. E36wheelman
    May 25, 2012
    1
    Diablo 3 uses always on DRM. Which means if you don't have an Internet connection you can't get past the main menu. I'm deploying for 10 months and was hoping to play on my pc when there's no Internet and I can't. If your Internet is less than perfect, don't buy.
  12. 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
  13. Kittyloaf
    May 25, 2012
    1
    I am not commenting on any server-related issue as it is irrelevant to the gameplay itself. Graphics do not determine how good a game is, only how modern it is. These are the main issues with the game. Your weapon-damage is increased by 1% for each point in your primary stat (E.g. Strength for Barbarians, Dexterity for Monks and Demon Hunters and Intelligence for Witch Doctor and Wizard).I am not commenting on any server-related issue as it is irrelevant to the gameplay itself. Graphics do not determine how good a game is, only how modern it is. These are the main issues with the game. Your weapon-damage is increased by 1% for each point in your primary stat (E.g. Strength for Barbarians, Dexterity for Monks and Demon Hunters and Intelligence for Witch Doctor and Wizard). This makes this the most treasured stat in a strong character, and survivability being secondary. Occasionally, you find randomly created items with a set number of random attributes, all of these are worthless unless they have a massive amount of your primary stat, or directly increased weapon-damage. Finding optimal items are hard, I like that (+1), but, finding legendary items that have been specifically designed for your character, level and playing style is much harder and when you finally do, that weapon is bound to end up on the 'Auction House' as there are always randomly created items that have better properties. How did it become so primitive that so few stats matter to a player? I personally believe it's because they removed the 'skill tree'-system they had in the previous games. We used to find items with rarer attributes like +1 to , which would boost all the stats of that specific skill, sometimes it would increase all skills under a specific tree, or all skills in general... there is no replacement for this. Players realize this and can easily buy mid-level legendary items after simply collecting 'gold' from level 1 till 10. In short, finding a legendary item does not provide any kind of joy, as they are worthless and have inferior stats to many randomly created items. There is also the matter of unbalance. Surely, anyone who has entered either of the 2 hardest difficulties agree that 'elite mobs' (general enemies that have rare attributes to make them extraordinary) are harder than the actual bosses, they have the capabilities to slay your character with one blow and survive hundreds of blows, making them deadlier than the end-bosses on the same difficulty. Glitches/Bugs/Exploits Haven't seen many of them, they are quickly patched (+1). Experimenting with broken mechanics by sinking unnatural amounts of points into non-primary stats, making characters overpowered by other means is unrewarding, as this is always fixed. All characters are apparently supposed to be the same and follow a strict meta-build (-1). The biggest issue (in my opinion). This game was made for World of Warcraft fans, not for Diablo fans, this is seen and felt through each and every (but in different amounts) aspect of the game. That's understandable, World of Warcraft had a bigger playerbase than Diablo, except we all hate it when the greed for money is more important than the experience itself. They trust money, not fans. This is not the first time Activision Blizzard let their players down for the sake of money, it's seen in Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, Starcraft 2, Modern Warfare 3, Diablo 3 and we will probably see the same **** in Black Ops 2. In conclusion, it's a shallow game; Under the hood, under all the visuals and other distractions, in it's core - this game is as mentally stimulating as throwing a frisbee by yourself, oh, it's also designed for WoW fans, not Diablo fans. In any crowd, I could point out at least 3 people that could say what they could have done to easily increase customer satisfaction. Congratulations Blizzard, you have gone full retard. This article has the score adjusted, the previous post was set at a 0 score, while I meant to give Diablo 3 it's justified 1 out of 10.… Expand
  14. Palpatine1980
    May 25, 2012
    1
    My first review ever, so lets get started. I have played Diablo 1 and 2 for almost 14 years now, im a huuge fan of diablo 2, and i had a very solid and formed idea of what i was expecting Diablo 3 to be. What a huge dissapointment. No consistent with the original storyline, even character classes are out of place with the franchise. The paladin represented the antagonism needed in theMy first review ever, so lets get started. I have played Diablo 1 and 2 for almost 14 years now, im a huuge fan of diablo 2, and i had a very solid and formed idea of what i was expecting Diablo 3 to be. What a huge dissapointment. No consistent with the original storyline, even character classes are out of place with the franchise. The paladin represented the antagonism needed in the diablo world, as the necromancer was the opposite. That leaves the monk and the witch doctor somewhat lost in between, with no clear roles whatsoever in the game, at leas if we consider Diablo 2 to be our starting point. The skill tree, if it can be called a tree at all, its nothing more than an illusion, you just unlock abilities, that in the end, are nothing more than extentions of your weapon damage, yes, its true believe it or not, the damage the sorcerer deals is a direct effect of the weapon you are actually wielding, and your powers deal a percentage of your weapons damage, so idiotic is this system, that ray of frost (the first ray you get) deals 200 something percent of your weapon damage, while disintegrate (the last ray you get) deals 178 ish percent damage.........less damage!!! being the last ray!!. Graphics: no idea at all of what they wanted, in art, teachers usually tell you "keep a simple design in mind, and work it out". Diablo 2 was this, a simple catacomb or cathedral design was all you needed, work on the details (blood on the floor, some torture items) and you get a pretty credible and scary setting, in diablo 3 its like they just threw everything they could think of in a single room, fire sprouting from the floor, colorful enemies spawned from some anime or mu online setting, and pastel tones that are totaly out of place with the original idea, give us back the plain and simple designs of diablo 2, a really simple design, which when developed in the right direction, is much more effective than a modern graphics engine, i hope i get my point. Items: item randomizer, good, although i miss the runes and i also miss the items which gave +1/2/3 to certain skills, i dont like the armor and weapon design, again, wowish and childish looking, tower shield is a shield made form two smaller pieces glued together in the middle, leaving a space between them, what kind of shield leaves a space by which arrows can pass or swords can cut you open.......more senseless use of aesthetics, when the functionality of the item should dictate the form, that makes it more credible, again, simple ideas, and then work them out, why not a simple shield with intrincate logos and faces? instead of a shield which has no functionality as a shield?. Monsters: horrible design, once again, keep it simple blizzard, overdressed knights and angels, this is diablo not world of warcraft, shinning armors and clothes doesnt help building up the atmosphere, again anime style, childish kind of game, not a single enemy had the grottesque look of..........lets use the word again.....the grotesques of diablo 2...those who vomited little spawns in 4th act. Oh and before i forget...........Diablo...........slim and alien like boss, walks like a woman in sports illustrated, moving its tail in a kinda sensual way. Overall, instead of keeping the good stuff from diablo2 and getting out the cons......the took away some great stuff (old classes for example and skill trees) and added some really bad stuff (graphic design and over simplicity). I just finished the game in order to be able to write this review.… Expand
  15. Liquid61182
    May 26, 2012
    1
    Well, so far Diablo III sucks, hard. Blizzard took everything I loved about Diablo II out of the game and made it into something so simple and unimaginative that I'm repulsed. It suffers from cartoonish graphics, extremely linear/easy play, extremely limited character customization, & gear that isn't even used in combat. I literally played Diablo II for years and I don't know if I'll spendWell, so far Diablo III sucks, hard. Blizzard took everything I loved about Diablo II out of the game and made it into something so simple and unimaginative that I'm repulsed. It suffers from cartoonish graphics, extremely linear/easy play, extremely limited character customization, & gear that isn't even used in combat. I literally played Diablo II for years and I don't know if I'll spend another twenty minutes playing this game. I thought they dumbed down WoW to make it appeal to a younger less experienced more casual crowd so that they could make Diablo III more appealing to older gamers. They didn't. Everything going wrong with WOW has been duplicated in this fiasco. Now both franchises suck. I've never seen a company waste so much consumer loyalty. They're destroying their brand day in and day out. Creativity is a valuable commodity and apparently Blizzard doesn't have it anymore. This game feels like it was made in a boardroom. Boo and hiss Blizzard... Boo and hiss...… Expand
  16. Adael
    May 26, 2012
    1
    Like the game but online requirement for single player sucks. I'm constantly suffering lags, delays and glitches that makes the game not funny. (dummy text to get 150 chars)
  17. coustoe
    May 26, 2012
    1
    Disappointment in every way, full of bugs, hackers, bad gameplay, and only partly finished. I've been a gamer for 20+ years and this is the worst product release I have seen.

    The game has a decent story line and mediocre graphics and thats about it, there is no groundbreaking innovation in gameplay wether online, multiplay or single player. And thats just the start, Bugs galore, even    Disappointment in every way, full of bugs, hackers, bad gameplay, and only partly finished. I've been a gamer for 20+ years and this is the worst product release I have seen.

    The game has a decent story line and mediocre graphics and thats about it, there is no groundbreaking innovation in gameplay wether online, multiplay or single player. And thats just the start, Bugs galore, even though the graphics are medicore it slows down the most powerfal machines, Online public gameplay is full of bugs and security holes where hackers can steal your account, been hacked already.

    The Auction house barely works and is full of bugs, you'll search for items and have random items or no items show up based on your filters, sometimes when you sell items you never get the gold, also the real money system just ruins the value of items and the economy, because money is cheap super powerful items are easy to acquire just ruining the difficulty curve, the game is horrendously easy and not a challenge.

    This game is only partly finished, they never included the pvp system, and when you get to the last Act in the game it is plainly horribly obvious from the level design, graphics, monsters, storyline, even items where just missed mashed together at the last moment. I swear the last part of the game is so horrible you find it hard to finish, let me iterate again it so plainly and horribly obvious at the low level or horrible quality of work at the final act that this game is not finished.

    Do not buy this until its $30 because thats what your paying for a half a game full of bugs and hackers.    … Expand
  18. kuehnau
    Nov 13, 2012
    1
    If you played Diablo and Diablo II, then you'll know exactly what to expect in Diablo III. Most of the standard Diablo game elements are here, along with some new elements added in to modernize the game. So where did Blizzard go long? The game take far too long to get anywhere or to progress your character, the game favors grinding over exploration and progression and Blizzard has treatedIf you played Diablo and Diablo II, then you'll know exactly what to expect in Diablo III. Most of the standard Diablo game elements are here, along with some new elements added in to modernize the game. So where did Blizzard go long? The game take far too long to get anywhere or to progress your character, the game favors grinding over exploration and progression and Blizzard has treated this game more of a MMORPG then what it should have been, a dungeon crawl. What's even more unforgivable is the fact Blizzard has actually changed drop rates to encourage players to use their over stuffed, over hyped auction house system for the game. Crippling the player's equipment just to force them to use another feature is terrible.… Expand
  19. serotonic
    Oct 10, 2012
    1
    Cons: Auction House plays for you. Items are boring, repetitive, and other than your main stat / vitality the affixes are irrelevant. Linear Gameplay + only 5% f the maps are randomized. Online only. Matchmaking only, no custom games. Max of 4 people per game. Pros: Nice Graphics. Summary: I wouldn't bother with D3 unless Blizzard makes some serious, fundamental changes to it
  20. marcd4828
    May 29, 2012
    1
    The always on DRM is a complete game killer. This is the first time Ive tried it, and it will be the last. The game is Ok i guess when it works, its loot driven game play is cool... it does feel like its starting to get repetitive as there is not that many different ways to kill things.. But the fact that I'm sitting here unable to play because of scheduled server down time earns this gameThe always on DRM is a complete game killer. This is the first time Ive tried it, and it will be the last. The game is Ok i guess when it works, its loot driven game play is cool... it does feel like its starting to get repetitive as there is not that many different ways to kill things.. But the fact that I'm sitting here unable to play because of scheduled server down time earns this game a big fat goose egg. If i cant play it, its worth nothing.… Expand
  21. Ancient
    Jun 24, 2012
    1
    This is not Diablo! Theres no old atmosphere, unique atmosphere of Diablo world. Music is not even close to the previous games. Graphic is like in LoL. Poor RPG elements.

    Big disappointment!
  22. GauloisesxX
    May 29, 2012
    1
    Welcome to Beta Testing with that Official Release of Diablo 3. Awesome how Imbalanced this Game is. I played now 80 Hours with an Monk and Barb and I can tell this Game is nut fun, its an waste of Time. The Game play is terrible you cant Journey as Single Player trough the game if you havenâ
  23. angryd3player
    May 29, 2012
    1
    Of course I knew that it would ber very unlikely that a masterpiece such as d2 would ever be recreated (similar to my comparison of oblivion elder scolls and skyrim) with the realease of diablo 3. What I wasn't expecting was a game that I would require constant internet connectivity with the absence of of a basic single player mode along with an integrated auction house which eliminatesOf course I knew that it would ber very unlikely that a masterpiece such as d2 would ever be recreated (similar to my comparison of oblivion elder scolls and skyrim) with the realease of diablo 3. What I wasn't expecting was a game that I would require constant internet connectivity with the absence of of a basic single player mode along with an integrated auction house which eliminates all trading games(which sucksss!!!). The mere inability to create custom games that are labeled and available to see and join is a jump in the complete opposite direction of what I consider the best game I have ever played which is diablo 2. Let me remind everyone that the characters in this game are INFERIOR to the classic must have characters of the last game. Really a monk over a paladin? But of course I want to pay for another expansion just to get the cool characters later right? Yes! The auctionhouse itself is a double edged sword as it provides quick easily accessible items which takes all of the fun and struggle out of getting new gear. As nice as it is to be able to get the items that you want quick, if you are a former d2 player you know what I'm talking about. Instead of the market being flooded with every type of item (one man's trash is another's treasure) people would simply not pick up every worthless item they found since the items had to be traded or sold for gold. In my opinion blizzard got too greedy and ruined that whole aspect of the game (which is a HUGE aspect of the game to me). The cap at four heroes per game is also a bummer as that is half the amount of characters allowed in the last game.Of course I could find more things to scrutinize, but I believe I have covered the main points which clearly show I will not be playing this game ten years later or four different times over the span of ten years like I did with the jewel of diablo 2.… Expand
  24. famine
    May 29, 2012
    1
    Great game, love playing it, but that's the problem. Why does it feel like I bought a temporary license to play a game. Servers are up and down. Auction house works "sometimes" and the fact that I have to be online to play is rather annoying. If it was an MMO it would be expected, but come on, this isn't an mmo. Max players you can have in a game is 4. There is no PvP. (yet) butGreat game, love playing it, but that's the problem. Why does it feel like I bought a temporary license to play a game. Servers are up and down. Auction house works "sometimes" and the fact that I have to be online to play is rather annoying. If it was an MMO it would be expected, but come on, this isn't an mmo. Max players you can have in a game is 4. There is no PvP. (yet) but really, having to be online at all times to play a game, that some can say it's suppose to be a multi-player game, but if i can't play it single player offline, not that fun when you have to wait for servers to be up. Like i said great game, but if i can't play it when i want to, and it's not an MMO, than it can have a low score.… Expand
  25. Caligamy
    Jun 18, 2012
    1
    (Wouldve given it a ZERO but..)

    Diablo 3 = Grind to level 60, then grind endlessly for gear with absolutely nothing else to do once your there. Get completely random gear with random rolls with random stats from random things in random places... 99% of which will make you question why it is even in the game. (ie; level60 2-handed weapons dropping in Inferno Act4 with 100-200dps (while    (Wouldve given it a ZERO but..)

    Diablo 3 = Grind to level 60, then grind endlessly for gear with absolutely nothing else to do once your there. Get completely random gear with random rolls with random stats from random things in random places... 99% of which will make you question why it is even in the game. (ie; level60 2-handed weapons dropping in Inferno Act4 with 100-200dps (while your gonna get murdered with 1000 dps weapons there.) But wait for PVP you say!? Why? So I can enter a game with some moron that dropped $250 on weapons and items in the Real Money Auction system? No thanks.

    Summary: This game is 95~99% gear, and 1~5% skill. Anyone still wanna play it?

    Good riddens,
    Someone elses future customer

    P.S. The lack of response to combat the RMT spammers from sending friend invites, chat spam, and now whispers has made this alrady horrible game much much worse. Great job Blizzard. Wont EVER buy one of your half completed products ever again, and its because of your amazingly bad CUSTOMER SERVICE that will cement this decision as I submit my refund ticket.    … Expand
  26. Wanktastic
    May 29, 2012
    1
    Ultimately I am unsure why I paid money for a game that I can't ever play. Also, even when you can play it, the game is pretty much a MMO without any of the social aspects and just a massive grindfest.
  27. narkelion
    May 30, 2012
    1
    11 years waiting and $60 for this?! a HUGE disappointment: painfully short, simplistic story line, average graphics, bugs, servers down, etc, etc, etc ... I know, everything have been said here, but I just wanted to let some of my frustration out... expansion you said? Ha! It will have to be free to make me play it! and shame on you Metacritic for giving it a 89! wot a joke!
  28. Baltimore55
    May 30, 2012
    1
    I had very high expectations to this game (blame Diablo 2). I am in act 3, and so far, the game is a WoW clone. The game engine is probably a heavily modified WoW engine, since the menus, achivements, chat and graphics (water, occlusion, blur etc.) are the very same as they are in WoW. Not only is this a cheap trick, but a desecration of the unholy Diablo franchise. The skills are blatantI had very high expectations to this game (blame Diablo 2). I am in act 3, and so far, the game is a WoW clone. The game engine is probably a heavily modified WoW engine, since the menus, achivements, chat and graphics (water, occlusion, blur etc.) are the very same as they are in WoW. Not only is this a cheap trick, but a desecration of the unholy Diablo franchise. The skills are blatant and uninspiring. Every skill can be modified with a specific rune, adding some extra damage, knockback etc. The graphics are cratoon-inspired (surprise surprise...), which might be good for someone. To me, it is disgusting. I have played WoW, why should I play it again? The player models and textures are blurred and very low-tech, not something you expect of a game in 2012.

    And so we come to the requirement of being online all the time... Well, someone likes it, but I do not. The reason I am writing this text right now is because I can't log into the game and it pisses me off. I payed money for something I cannot play whenever I want, even though it is defined as partially a "single player game". Ye right... I have friends who want the game but cannot buy it because they have very unstable net connection. Explains how much "thinking" Blizzards designers did.

    All in all, this game should have been delayed for another 2-3 years and remade completely. I do not understand why they would choose to use a game engine that is soon to be 8-9 years old, and top it off with a stupid online requirement. Just separate the damn SINGLE and MULTI player parts of the game! Who cares if you have to make another char if you wanna play online? I certainly do not, and 90% of the people who play the game do not. You failed hard this time Blizzard, I have not even completed the game before I uninstalled it. I hope for your own right that you somehow pull the ace out of your sleeve and make this the way it has to be made, else you can expect to fire a lot of people in the upcoming year. Good luck, you will need it! :)    … Expand
  29. foobarcar
    May 30, 2012
    1
    The game has unacceptable DRM. I don't have enough time to play often. So it's even worse to get persistent login errors for hours whenever I manage to free up some time. I have been able to play sometimes and the game looks nice. But the horrible frustration of not being able to play even on my own makes it not worth it. There's no technical reason for not allowing singleplayer without aThe game has unacceptable DRM. I don't have enough time to play often. So it's even worse to get persistent login errors for hours whenever I manage to free up some time. I have been able to play sometimes and the game looks nice. But the horrible frustration of not being able to play even on my own makes it not worth it. There's no technical reason for not allowing singleplayer without a connecting to their servers.… Expand
  30. MacrosTheBlack
    May 30, 2012
    1
    The game is addicting but I have major gripes with it regardless. the "RPG" part of diablo is gone; you cannot allocate skill or attribute points yourself anymore and itimisation is incredibly dumbed down, which takes a lot of the uniqueness out of the game and forces you into a cookie cutter build. Add into this that the game is quite short and the replay value is quite limited, which isThe game is addicting but I have major gripes with it regardless. the "RPG" part of diablo is gone; you cannot allocate skill or attribute points yourself anymore and itimisation is incredibly dumbed down, which takes a lot of the uniqueness out of the game and forces you into a cookie cutter build. Add into this that the game is quite short and the replay value is quite limited, which is a department where D2 shined. Worse, much, much worse, is the online requirement. There are at least 2 or 3 major outages every week, preventing me from playing at all or severely disrupting my gaming experience. on top of this, there is weekly maintenance which further disrupts my ability to play the game.… Expand
  31. Thrax
    May 30, 2012
    1
    The game is an unplayable mess, weeks after its release. Unable to log in, being booted out of a single player game, and an unrewarding experience when finally being able to play make this game a terrible disappointment.
    I am new to the Diablo series, and I am not impressed. Blizzard might have sold its last blockbuster game.
  32. Suntechnique
    May 30, 2012
    1
    Graphic and storyline are great. The rest suxx. Boss drops no rare loot after normal. Legendary items are worse then magic/rare. Servers don't work for DAYS. Drops are always for lower level then character is, so you doomed to hunt AH. New "cow level" is incredibly stupid.
  33. bebalien
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Enhanced graphics and great cinematics. That are the two cool points of Diablo 3.
    The rest is a crappy version of Diablo 2. Bad story, bad character development, awfull loot system, obligatory use of AH to get decent stuff for inferno mode, unsatisfactory play experience after normal mode... 'nough said.
  34. weethill
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Played 50+ hours. In inferno act 2. Hate bad loot system and the requirement to use AH. And the constant connection / game creatoin errors.

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

    If i could get my money back i would stop here and get the refund.
  35. BBB3
    May 31, 2012
    1
    A huge disappointment when the game can even be played. Items are not impressive, repetitive game play, DRM is a joke. Auction house is pointless. Will not purchase another Blizzard game that is this poorly executed.
  36. Jack_The_Ripper
    May 31, 2012
    1
    it is difficult to enjoy a game that for most of the time cannot be played since it works in the online mode only. Connection issues are seen a daily basis with the general player's frustration hitting the zenith. Very disappointing result for such a hugely anticipated and long awaited game.
  37. disbroc
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Disappointing... They have spent a very long time working on this title, and this is what they have to show for it? The servers are often down with sudden "scheduled" maintenance times. PvP will not be released for months, the auction house is not finished, etc. However, the worst part of it all is that I no longer have a single player option. I was very annoyed when Starcraft 2 requiredDisappointing... They have spent a very long time working on this title, and this is what they have to show for it? The servers are often down with sudden "scheduled" maintenance times. PvP will not be released for months, the auction house is not finished, etc. However, the worst part of it all is that I no longer have a single player option. I was very annoyed when Starcraft 2 required me to be online every so often to validate single player. However, in practice it never affected me and I was able to enjoy the game. Diablo 3 does not even have this lame option. The player has no offline gameplay mode. Blizzard has found a way to introduce lag and their server problems into single player games, way to go Blizzard! The game feels like it has a lot of potential. It would appear to me that they have the engine and a campaign finished, and now need to flesh out much more of the world. I would like to see more done with the item system and the drop rates. The item system feels boring, especially gems, which are the only item I know of that you can put into a socket. The drop rate currently does not feel rewarding. Killing bosses on everything but inferno feels a bit disappointing, I always feel as if I am not rewarded for killing the boss. Heck, even a lot of gold would feel more rewarding.

    I feel as if the current battle.net system takes away any sense of community. This is probably just my take, but I find it harder to participate with other users socially using the Diablo 3 system, when compared to other games. It is a personal preference I'm sure, but it bothers me and might you.

    The story felt like a bad comic book, but Diablo 3 was never about the story. The lore was more interesting and I felt as if this was handled well.

    I do not understand everyone complaining about the colors in the game. I felt as if everything looked nice. Yes, I was a little disappointed with the graphics when I saw the game. Given the many years this has been worked on, I expected stunning graphics, instead I felt like I was rewarded with modern day Diablo 2 graphics. Not a big deal to me, things do not look bad, I just expected more given the long development times.

    The constant server problems are inexcusable. They had plenty of time to look into and test this. It is even worse when we consider the fact that we have no other option, when Blizzard cant get their crappy servers running, we all pay. We even payed Blizzard for this privilege.

    I was going to purchase copies for the kids to play with me. Given the state of the game, I can not justify the expense. I will wait until the price is cheaper and the quality of the game improves. I wish I would have waited on my own copy...    … Expand
  38. Jerry50
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Ten Years? Either the planners and designers are totally out of touch or Blizzard has some motives we don't know about. First there was the initial server problems, then there there's down time for server maintenance and let's not forget patches and updates. I didn't know I was buying an mmo? not mention
    PDT is killing my play time. Ok so I get over that and then I have to play infantile    Ten Years? Either the planners and designers are totally out of touch or Blizzard has some motives we don't know about. First there was the initial server problems, then there there's down time for server maintenance and let's not forget patches and updates. I didn't know I was buying an mmo? not mention
    PDT is killing my play time. Ok so I get over that and then I have to play infantile normal mode, revealing the whole story line, talk about spoilers and find out nightmare is not so hard and I have to do it over and over again for each character. Talk about boring. Drops don't get better in nightmare mode, they get worse. Everything else is basically done for you, most decisions are taken out of your hands and little customization for the characters. The game play is great but such a disappointment in all other areas. It could have been one great game!!! but alas Blizzard might be bowing to the money gods and using the 4 modes to keep us using the Auction house??maybe?? Oh and speaking of the Auction house up, down in gold mode and forget currency mode????Poor planning .....    … Expand
  39. makintosh
    May 31, 2012
    1
    It is absolutely appalling how high critics have rated this game. (Blizzard been slipping you cash?) There are multiple issues with the game, and I will list a few down here. However, I do give this game a solid 1 for combat, I believe that has been done quite well.

    Issues with the game: -Linear maps (little randomization; in contrary to what was promised pre-launch) -Not possible to    It is absolutely appalling how high critics have rated this game. (Blizzard been slipping you cash?) There are multiple issues with the game, and I will list a few down here. However, I do give this game a solid 1 for combat, I believe that has been done quite well.

    Issues with the game:
    -Linear maps (little randomization; in contrary to what was promised pre-launch)
    -Not possible to travel between acts, feels very confined
    -Terrible story plot, awful dialogue, undermining and completely ruining very important characters from the previous Diablo games.
    -Boring cut-scenes that get very repetitive after completing normal difficulty
    -Loot system completely broken -Monsters' skills randomized (very little thought into it, and very uncreative)
    -In Hell/Inferno there is little consideration for monsters' damage, a lot of instant kills -Bosses are too easy and drop loot that is comparable with ordinary mobs
    -Diablo himself looks like a woman with large hips (why have you ruined him?)
    -Servers unreliable, always getting errors when trying to log in

    Blizzard has completely undermined and spat on a large fan base that has been eagerly and faithfully awaiting this game for years. Cheers.    … Expand
  40. Roy1800
    May 31, 2012
    1
    UK - Having not played Diablo or Diablo 2 I can't comment on how the game compares, all i can say is that no matter how much you want this game do not buy it right now until blizzard fix it. There has not been a single day since launch where I have been able to log in and play at the times I would like without outright server closure or random disconnections.

    I Feel it is fair to compare    UK - Having not played Diablo or Diablo 2 I can't comment on how the game compares, all i can say is that no matter how much you want this game do not buy it right now until blizzard fix it. There has not been a single day since launch where I have been able to log in and play at the times I would like without outright server closure or random disconnections.

    I Feel it is fair to compare this to a Subscription MMO, since it requires online servers to be played, The problem is this is where the similarity ends and also Blizzards incentive to please their customers or fix it quickly. They have already collected plenty of revenue, and without subscriptions are most unlikely to compensate players in the way that MMOs do during times of such incompetence.

    If any owners of the game are reading this please take the time to post your views, positive or negative so that all future buyers get a fair representation of what service they are buying.

    This is the issue with critic reviews, they buy a product to use once and discard after a few hours, true customers buy a prolonged service, and this is what blizzard are failing to deliver

    Rant over    … Expand
  41. ermora
    May 31, 2012
    1
    la caduta di un mito grazie all'incompetenza/noncuranza dei progettisti.
    Sono riusciti a rovinare il mitico diablo 2 e sull'onda del successo vendono una fregatura.
    Non si puo giocare offline , le skill le mette in automatico il sistema, lvl max 60 e la differenza la faranno i soldi veri che serviranno a comprare item sull'ebay della blizzard che prendera' il 15% sulla commissione.    la caduta di un mito grazie all'incompetenza/noncuranza dei progettisti.
    Sono riusciti a rovinare il mitico diablo 2 e sull'onda del successo vendono una fregatura.
    Non si puo giocare offline , le skill le mette in automatico il sistema, lvl max 60 e la differenza la faranno i soldi veri che serviranno a comprare item sull'ebay della blizzard che prendera' il 15% sulla commissione.

    belle le musiche , i server stanno piu' giu' che su e non e' possibile giocare quando fa comodo.

    esperienza bruttissima    … Expand
  42. vanadio
    May 31, 2012
    1
    Welcome to the WOW generation Diablo. Gear is everything, market is everything, better you go to the AH and give your 15% to Blizzard. No attributes selection, respeccable skills, you are a dumb guy, aren't you? 4 for the MUSIC. The rest is crap.
  43. reubs
    May 31, 2012
    1
    blizzard should be ashamed, the selling of this product has been unethical and deceptive in the extreme! its plagued with erros and flaws and is constantly beset by downtime and system maintenance, the basic reasons for having the ridiculous need for a constant online connection haven't even been released!!!!! they have no regard for customers outside of america either, basicallyblizzard should be ashamed, the selling of this product has been unethical and deceptive in the extreme! its plagued with erros and flaws and is constantly beset by downtime and system maintenance, the basic reasons for having the ridiculous need for a constant online connection haven't even been released!!!!! they have no regard for customers outside of america either, basically relegating anyone in australia to maintenance at peak gaming times every second day. DO NOT BUY!… Expand
  44. Pippo
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    1) Logging problem every day and every time.
    2) A lot of spell so bugged.
    3) % item drop to low.
    4) Item level is not balanced. ( for example : some item lv 23 is more power of item lv 50 ).
    5) If u want a powerful item you need to spent so much time on auction house,you can't hope to drop it.

    Epic Fail !!!!!!!!!
  45. Drenamai
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Let's talk seriously. B L I Z Z A R D S U C K. That's all.
    They made us wait for a game full of bugs, and too much related to an internet connection that is ****

    I'm playing.... I lag.... The server kicks me out......... AND...... MY HARDCORE PG DIED.
    That's all. Blizzard has to pay, he **** has to pay for mocking a whole community of players.
  46. menkando
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    I'm sorry Blizzard, but this game is just not what I hoped and expected it to be. My reasons: 1) The Always-Online-DRM is horrible! I have a spotty internet connection and can't enjoy playing at all! 2) The auction house destroys any ambition to hunt for valuable items in the game itself. Let me explain: For 2999 to 5999 gold I find super-decent items that are tailored to the needs of myI'm sorry Blizzard, but this game is just not what I hoped and expected it to be. My reasons: 1) The Always-Online-DRM is horrible! I have a spotty internet connection and can't enjoy playing at all! 2) The auction house destroys any ambition to hunt for valuable items in the game itself. Let me explain: For 2999 to 5999 gold I find super-decent items that are tailored to the needs of my nightmare character. So the excitement I felt back in Diablo 2, whenever a rare item droped, is just not there anymore. - Now I buy everything I want to use in the auctionhouse anyways. 3) The Smith and especially the Jeweller are completely useless: I can buy all the Jewels I need in the auctionhouse. - For a fraction of the cost that I need to pay to just upgrade the Jeweller!!! Now that can't be a desired game mechanic! 4) No chance of preventing my "friends" to see if I'm online or not? What were you thinking when you added that feature? I don't want anyone to know exactly how long and how often I play a game. 5) The story is... well... not really catching. It feels more like a b-class game then one of the most anticipated RPGs of all times. 6) I was really disconent about the graphics. Don't get me wrong: I like the colorful style. Yes, it isn't dark, but it fits the game. What I don't like: On my 30" screen (and on high settings) the game's textures just look old. Especially the characters just don't have the detail that I'd expect to see in a 2012 game. All in all: I'm sorry Blizzard, but for the first time since I play your games (and that started with "Lost vikings") I am really unhappy about the final product!… Expand
  47. iamcpc
    Jun 10, 2020
    1
    It only takes a few hours to beat to experience 90% of the game's content. There are so many games out there that are free to play with WAY more content. Little to no replayability compared to previous diablo games. No character customization in terms of how you look or how your character is played. You can't be a frost mage, or a fire mage, for example (you can only be a mage). Boring andIt only takes a few hours to beat to experience 90% of the game's content. There are so many games out there that are free to play with WAY more content. Little to no replayability compared to previous diablo games. No character customization in terms of how you look or how your character is played. You can't be a frost mage, or a fire mage, for example (you can only be a mage). Boring and repetitive.… Expand
  48. Cost
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    constant lags, server errors, sometimes i'm even unable to log in into account.. now auction house is not working, acheivement system is also off.. no skill points.. 4th act- its a joke?.. auction house ruins 'uniqueness" of your character.. poor game.
  49. jz1lla
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Not complete **** but close. I giving this a one, because i'm reasonably sure they could make a ****tier game if they really tried.
    -Always online refers to the fact that you always play online, even if you just playing single player, However their always online is not always online, Its not online quite frequently actually. And when is down, you can't play... at all. This feature also    Not complete **** but close. I giving this a one, because i'm reasonably sure they could make a ****tier game if they really tried.
    -Always online refers to the fact that you always play online, even if you just playing single player, However their always online is not always online, Its not online quite frequently actually. And when is down, you can't play... at all. This feature also allows you lag in single player games. You can now get disconnected in single player games as well. And you can only play when Bliztard ordains. They also decided to bring down at least once a week for 8 hours calling it scheduled maintenance, another nasty surprise to spring on their unsuspecting players. Unfortunately, the server come down more frequently do to their ineptness. Thus making a giant **** mockery of the phase "always online". Game play shallow and pedantic. Their rich set of skill seem like rehashes of wow and starcraft . Its kinda like mcdonalds where you drive by and they fling as ****ty sack of grease at you out their window. Thats the gaming experience here. Its like they did some experiments on mice to figure out how the **** them out of their money via a real money action system, and based a game on that. You get fries that are cold and oversalted, **** you give us your money.    … Expand
  50. tabion
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm very disappointed in this game.

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

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

    Games nowadays have evolved so much, that our expectations are through the roof. Here is a list of games that were better: Dragon Age, Skyrim and WoW. I'm sure there are more.    … Expand
  51. fuzzyfriend1
    Jun 1, 2012
    1
    Truly disappointing lack of end game content as well as poorly thought out enemies and bosses in addition to bad item design make this a very short-lived game, hardly worth the 45 pound price point. (more details about the poor game design can be found in other reviews so I won't dwell on them here) The game's combat system and graphics are brilliant, however even if approached as a singleTruly disappointing lack of end game content as well as poorly thought out enemies and bosses in addition to bad item design make this a very short-lived game, hardly worth the 45 pound price point. (more details about the poor game design can be found in other reviews so I won't dwell on them here) The game's combat system and graphics are brilliant, however even if approached as a single player console game, this fails in replay value and longevity. Taken as an online multiplayer RPG game however (which is what diablo is meant to be) allows me to rate this game as I have done. The game does not achieve what it sets out to do and the price is extortionate, hence the low score.… Expand
  52. Ghoster
    Oct 19, 2012
    1
    After enjoying D2 years ago and years of waiting I must admit I'm disappointed. Don't know if time passed by Diablo or something else, but this game is BOOORING!! I hardly managed to play 2-3 hours and then went to cry for my money. Don't think I'll be back playing this anymore. Maybe I should give it change to get better but this 3 hours was too much... Feels like I played 30 hours.
  53. ICEBROTHER
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is very bad. There are three things for this game. first, it is boring. Second, it is boring. Third, it is still very boring. So, I just want to tell everyone, it is a very boring game. You shouldn't waste your time on this boring game, or you will be pissed off. It is BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING.… Expand
  54. Grievez
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    Unexciting items, unexciting bosses, repetitive content, login issues, friends have all been hacked. Overall the game is a game built around the excitement of items but thanks to their money machine the RMAH the game is horrible. No point in playing a game centered around finding items when the best items are right on the auction house and will only be worse once the RMAH is out.
  55. dassix
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    Played the game up to act 3 inferno. The servers are constantly having problems, weeks into launch. The auction house was down 50% of the time. The way the loot drops in the game, forces players to constantly farm small increments of gold in order to purchase items on the auction house to progress in the game. Farming for items you can actually use does not exist. Story line wasPlayed the game up to act 3 inferno. The servers are constantly having problems, weeks into launch. The auction house was down 50% of the time. The way the loot drops in the game, forces players to constantly farm small increments of gold in order to purchase items on the auction house to progress in the game. Farming for items you can actually use does not exist. Story line was ridiculously bad. The music score was exceptional along with the overall theme (only positives). There is no customization to any of the characters. From the looks to the character, skill point distribution trees or stat points. Too many negative aspects for me to continue playing. If you are not already a huge Diablo fan, I suggest skipping this title.… Expand
  56. howare
    Jun 3, 2012
    1
    game is screwed up hardcore!

    security breached and victims ingame become the faults also, fanboys and mercs hired to control forum is crazy! anyone with normal mind will not buy or play!
  57. Bool
    Jun 2, 2012
    1
    Diablo 3 is a garbage collection simulator with a dumbed-down, uber-monetized Diablo clone tacked on as an afterthought, featuring TWO great big tacky gift shops full of overpriced crap conveniently located by the EXIT.

    In a game about loot drops you can go to level 60 without ever finding a viable upgrade. Loot drops are deliberately withheld in order to force players to purchase all    Diablo 3 is a garbage collection simulator with a dumbed-down, uber-monetized Diablo clone tacked on as an afterthought, featuring TWO great big tacky gift shops full of overpriced crap conveniently located by the EXIT.

    In a game about loot drops you can go to level 60 without ever finding a viable upgrade. Loot drops are deliberately withheld in order to force players to purchase all upgrades at the Auction House, for a 15% transaction fee. The loot you do find all has completely useless stats, and 10-15 levels lower than you throughout the game, providing the carrot on a stick. The entire game is loaded with conspicuously large money sinks that offer the false promise of another route to obtaining viable equipment, but end up costing a fortune and never end up providing any practical benefit.

    The game makes extensive use of procedurally generated content, the product of random number generators, without any apparent thought given to whether the resulting content makes any sense. Examples: item stats uniformly suck, maps aren't very random at all, elite monster pack super-powers bypass skill and stats entirely. The "Inferno" difficulty setting seems to be little more than "a place-holder of infinite difficulty" to provide Blizzard time to finish the game after release, but of course players beat it right away and found that the loot there sucks as much as it has all along.

    It is grind-tastic and cartoony pastel, as though it was made by the World of Warcraft team. Oh wait, it was!

    At every opportunity for the game to reward the player, it instead rewards Activision/Blizzard. It is perverse. Do not buy. The game itself feels like it could have been slapped together in a year and every design decision appears to have favored their micro-transaction scheme over game design principles and player enjoyment.

    While a major loot overhaul might make this game a lot more bearable to play in the short term, I do not expect to see meaningful changes in the near future, and even so it would certainly not be enough to make this game worthy of the name it bears. Activision has spent a fortune on marketing and buying positive mainstream reviews. I expect they will rely on that investment and generally refuse to acknowledge that this release is an utter disaster, so long as people are still buying it because they don't know any better. Don't be that guy.

    Path of Exile is a much better game, currently in beta, and its developers are opposed to "PAY2WIN".

    RIP Blizzard    … Expand
  58. Merritt
    Jun 3, 2012
    1
    The game so far seems interested and well thought out, however the always-on requirement of internet access is terrible. I have hardly been able to play my "single player" game due to disconnects and errors constantly. I think I'll play torchlight instead. Ugh!
  59. Palovana
    Jun 3, 2012
    1
    Downloaded the game the night before release. Got home from work the following day ready to play. I should have taken it as a bad omen that I had to wait 3 hours while Blizzard performed emergency server repairs. Diablo 3 is an abysmal sequel in the Diablo franchise. Removing character customization has given the game zero replay value. For a while I thought the blacksmithing might beDownloaded the game the night before release. Got home from work the following day ready to play. I should have taken it as a bad omen that I had to wait 3 hours while Blizzard performed emergency server repairs. Diablo 3 is an abysmal sequel in the Diablo franchise. Removing character customization has given the game zero replay value. For a while I thought the blacksmithing might be a nice touch, but you can't actually craft much gear for your own use. The random attributes negates all benefit of crafting. Not to mention that training and increasing the level of both blacksmithing & gemcrafting carries over to ALL your characters. That alone removes another challenge of starting a new character...just have your main craft all the gear you need (which will cost a fortune to finally get the attributes you want) and then stick them in the communal stash. The auction house is a joke, there is minimal map randomization, rare items are useless, no single player play...the list goes on.

    That being said, I opened a ticket requesting a refund and am expecting my money back any day now. Back to playing D2!    … Expand
  60. Yvese
    Jun 3, 2012
    1
    This isn't diablo. It's WoWablo. Everything is streamlined and itemization sucks balls. They nerf everything through hotfixes like in WoW. There's little build diversity when you get to inferno, even though they boasted 2.8 trillion builds. What a joke.

    PS, fire Jay Wilson.
  61. Survious
    Jun 3, 2012
    1
    Here it is: Bad story, game is on rails, you must be online to play (when the servers are working), and in order to advance you have to use the AH to get gear...a big step backwards from D2. Activision made D3 to make money, not please there customers and feels repetitive after normal mode. All your gear will come from the AH, nothing is soul bound, and the REAL MONEY AH will cause youHere it is: Bad story, game is on rails, you must be online to play (when the servers are working), and in order to advance you have to use the AH to get gear...a big step backwards from D2. Activision made D3 to make money, not please there customers and feels repetitive after normal mode. All your gear will come from the AH, nothing is soul bound, and the REAL MONEY AH will cause you to spend real money to beat the game...better to play a F2P game.… Expand
  62. Amulrei
    Jun 4, 2012
    1
    This game has some nice idea and good potential but ended up a rushed, sloppy and lazy attempt to cash in on the series success. A whole sea of bugs, security flaws and server issues ruin what would otherwise be an enjoyable game.

    Don't be fooled by the "professional" review sites shamelessly paid off as per usual for Blizzard games. Give this one a miss until Blizzard get their act together.
  63. Lambchop1975
    Jun 4, 2012
    1
    Diablo 3 is a shallow experience, If the game price was 20 dollars i would score it a 7. but the premium price should have a premium experience. The terrible launch day was one thing, DRM is another, and Jay Wilson is another reason D3 fails. The incorporation of so much WoW is pretty bad, the lack of skills, the lack of character creation as you level is pathetic in an ARPG. All in all aDiablo 3 is a shallow experience, If the game price was 20 dollars i would score it a 7. but the premium price should have a premium experience. The terrible launch day was one thing, DRM is another, and Jay Wilson is another reason D3 fails. The incorporation of so much WoW is pretty bad, the lack of skills, the lack of character creation as you level is pathetic in an ARPG. All in all a very canned linear experience is only broken up by tedious loot grinding, that is ruined by an auction house, that is ruined by goldfarmers. D3 is a poorly executed WoW clone, that lacks a rich multiplayer experience. All of the customers have spoken, and most of them are saying BOO!!! (excluding the WoW fanboys.) In closing I would like to say that D3 is not just a flop, it was an attempt to capatalize on the biggest name in PC gaming. An epic failure to be sure, when the only people who are happy are the ones that left WoW to play.… Expand
  64. cinderboy
    Jun 4, 2012
    1
    I am not being harsh here. For someone who skipped school just to queue up for Diablo II back in the days, the franchise was always in my heart since the early days when my cousin introduced Diablo I to me. Not only does Diablo III not live up to its predecessors and improve on the supposed flaws, the new development team insisted on stamping their delusional thoughts on what is best forI am not being harsh here. For someone who skipped school just to queue up for Diablo II back in the days, the franchise was always in my heart since the early days when my cousin introduced Diablo I to me. Not only does Diablo III not live up to its predecessors and improve on the supposed flaws, the new development team insisted on stamping their delusional thoughts on what is best for gamers by implementing a series of anti-gaming features.

    I am not against the RMAH, but building the game around it is just wrong and no words can justify the design decision.    … Expand
  65. Twopay
    Jun 5, 2012
    1
    Nothing but rehashed. Ok you beat the game now beat it agian and agian and agian. Just same thing over and over. Worse then wow dailys. After i Beat it once i was not gonna do it over and over. Blizz should of spent more time on the game instead of what they did . Very fail indeed
  66. Kazzier
    Jun 5, 2012
    1
    One of the most dull boring games I have played in a long time. The game is completely built around the auction house with poor gameplay and minimal customization.

    Small maps, average graphics, little to no customization, no re-playability - Just a constant gear grind and actually very little challenge (other than ridiculous gear requirements to force you to use the auction house). Very    One of the most dull boring games I have played in a long time. The game is completely built around the auction house with poor gameplay and minimal customization.

    Small maps, average graphics, little to no customization, no re-playability - Just a constant gear grind and actually very little challenge (other than ridiculous gear requirements to force you to use the auction house). Very expensive for a game that can be completed in such a short period of time. Horrible, horrible design.    … Expand
  67. Malphious
    Jun 5, 2012
    1
    I keep getting angrier about this game by the day. For $60, I expected a lot more and deserve a lot better. We've all been over the launch day issues - but what about taking more than 24 hours to "roll-back" my account after it got hacked? In the meantime, I cannot play the game I bought for $60. Because I can only play on their servers where all my progress will be erased as soon as theyI keep getting angrier about this game by the day. For $60, I expected a lot more and deserve a lot better. We've all been over the launch day issues - but what about taking more than 24 hours to "roll-back" my account after it got hacked? In the meantime, I cannot play the game I bought for $60. Because I can only play on their servers where all my progress will be erased as soon as they can be bothered to do the Rollback. If this DRM nonsense is the "future of gaming" count me out. Blizzard needs to be prepared to live up to their end of the bargain with real, live 24hr support if they're going to pull this kind of shenanigans. Even though I like the game, the experience of trying to play it has been so thoroughly unpleasant that I just sit here getting more and more angry about my wasted $60. To the three of you who haven't bought in yet, DON'T. I will not be surprised if Blizzard's effort to "combat piracy" winds up costing them so much more than piracy would have. They must be hemorrhaging money right now dealing with the colossal volume of trouble tickets, server outages, hacks, not to mention the long term effect of such awful PR. In this case, the "cure" is obviously worse than the disease. And if not, then D3 will go down in history as the greatest, most successful bait-&-switch con of all time.

    I want my $60 back. And an apology.    … Expand
  68. RobinMuerkoeste
    Jun 6, 2012
    1
    Diablo 3 fails to provide any of what it promised.
    Online only play is a huge burden to players and its sole purpose preventing the breakdown of economy in game has already failed as Blizzard has diabled commodity auctions as their prices had crashed. Check points and inability to play when Blizzards computers are not working is also at the detriment of the player.
    The 'innovation'    Diablo 3 fails to provide any of what it promised.
    Online only play is a huge burden to players and its sole purpose preventing the breakdown of economy in game has already failed as Blizzard has diabled commodity auctions as their prices had crashed. Check points and inability to play when Blizzards computers are not working is also at the detriment of the player.

    The 'innovation' completely breaks the ability to build customized characters. All the skill thus is removed. You can at any point copy another players build and it hampers game progress as many high level skills are completely useless and you often resort to level 30 skills in inferno. Skill progression should at least improve with the rune system which it fails to do. In addition you cannot build a character to you play style as you cant level a specific skill or character traits.

    Balancing is a lie. Melee characters get raped in inferno and have almost no damage output and range players have impressive spam but shatter in 1 hit kills in any act higher than act 1 inferno.

    Loot drops are broken and you end up having to use the auction house which was likely intended to feed Blizzard real currency auction house money. Bosses on replay tend to drop nothing better than creatures from the previous Game.

    Graphics are very Blizzard, approximately 5 years behind the current technology and capacity.

    The game was rushed and act 4 is only about 1/4 the length of act 1 or 2.

    I would not recommend you buy this game even as a die hard Diablo fan. Just get Diablo II and live in blissful ignorance. What Blizzard did to Diablo III is a travesty. The whole game is broken, support and availability is broken and none of the old elements (besides yes its a hack and slash) remain that brought in all the pre-purchase sales. Sadly it isn't even a equal quality update Diablo III it is a torn apart and shredded remnant of a once great genre with nothing more than its name to even make it worth mentioning. Do not listen to the critics! This is not an 89 / 100 game this is realistically if it weren't a big title nothing higher than a 45 / 100.    … Expand
  69. Vince8290
    Jun 7, 2012
    1
    Auction house ruins the game. always-on DRM is outrageous. Over simplification of the skill and attribute systems. Skills lack of originality and diversity.No charms, few gems that have very limited effects. No way to specialize the character in a way or another, all lvl 60 barbarians will be the same, the only thing that will differ will be equipment. Very disappointed, would haveAuction house ruins the game. always-on DRM is outrageous. Over simplification of the skill and attribute systems. Skills lack of originality and diversity.No charms, few gems that have very limited effects. No way to specialize the character in a way or another, all lvl 60 barbarians will be the same, the only thing that will differ will be equipment. Very disappointed, would have preferred by far a refurbished Diablo II than all this crappy changes and simplifications.
    Diablo3, except for the graphics parts, looks like a bad draft of diablo II. Blizzard is going backwards.    … Expand
  70. Lycosid
    Jun 8, 2012
    1
    The story is awful, and up to the end, completely non-challenging. The only challenging part is when learning to avoid the bugs/flaws in the game, of which there are MANY. I didn't finish it out of a need to complete it, but a need to beat it because I hate it so much. I spent at least a year of my life on D2 and loved every moment of it, but D3 makes me wish I could retroactively repealThe story is awful, and up to the end, completely non-challenging. The only challenging part is when learning to avoid the bugs/flaws in the game, of which there are MANY. I didn't finish it out of a need to complete it, but a need to beat it because I hate it so much. I spent at least a year of my life on D2 and loved every moment of it, but D3 makes me wish I could retroactively repeal my love of D2 so I wouldn't have to experience D3.… Expand
  71. HYDRALISK
    Jun 9, 2012
    1
    I enjoyed diablo 1 and 2 and i thought D3 was going to be great.
    Game is broken full of bugs and there is no fun with it.
    It is based on AH and RMAH ( Auction House - Real money Auction House)
    so blizzard would earn more money. The game took too long to come out and it is still at beta Blizzard should be ashamed
  72. Lint
    Jun 9, 2012
    1
    Pros:
    The Music
    Cons: - Lots of rubberbanding - Lots of server downtime (two seperate downtimes to apply patches? no thanks) - Too many bugs for a "release" including random deaths to unknowns, massive player hitboxes, damage of abilities growing larger than the graphics - Balanced around buying items off the auction house - 99% of the loot is garbage - ALL legendary weapons are garbage -    Pros:
    The Music

    Cons:
    - Lots of rubberbanding
    - Lots of server downtime (two seperate downtimes to apply patches? no thanks)
    - Too many bugs for a "release" including random deaths to unknowns, massive player hitboxes, damage of abilities growing larger than the graphics
    - Balanced around buying items off the auction house
    - 99% of the loot is garbage
    - ALL legendary weapons are garbage
    - Story written by a 5 year old
    - Blizzard does NOT inform customers about hotfixes    … Expand
  73. Daxillius
    Jun 10, 2012
    1
    I thought I would give Diablo 3 a shot despite the avalanche of negative user reviews. I quickly realized that my fellow gamers were right. This game is so bad, I scarcely know where to begin. Awful graphics, repetitive gameplay, limited character customization, constant connection problems (even a month after release), real money auction house, simplistic story line...

    Blizzard cut every    I thought I would give Diablo 3 a shot despite the avalanche of negative user reviews. I quickly realized that my fellow gamers were right. This game is so bad, I scarcely know where to begin. Awful graphics, repetitive gameplay, limited character customization, constant connection problems (even a month after release), real money auction house, simplistic story line...

    Blizzard cut every corner possible in an effort to mazimize profits, and it shows, A LOT. Don't waste your money on this title.    … Expand
  74. Cursedderb
    Jun 18, 2012
    1
    Who decided that this was worth $60, why do I equip a spear for the monk and he uses his fists? Why do I need someone to hold my hand through the first 10 levels? Why do I need to be online for a single player game? Why does the graphical detail look like it
  75. Bahn
    Jun 10, 2012
    1
    I've had fun playing this game, I'm sad to say that its because I haven't played a dungen Crawler since diablo 2.
    The game is very shallow compared to Diablo 2 and the alway on internet connection is frustrating
  76. enwhysee64
    Jun 11, 2012
    1
    i played Diablo and i played Diablo 2
    You would think they would make 3 so it works properly on the servers.
    Not the case. Same pathetic issues. I waiting for the hacks to arrive like they did in DiaBLO one and two. the hacks where you work hard on your character for weeks and someone hacks in and steals all your weapons and armor. Blizzard said sorry when i called.
  77. alexil
    Jun 13, 2012
    1
    I honestly can't understand why people giving negative reviews are being called whiners and idiots.
    I was awaiting for this game with much anticipation, because I liked very much D2 and Titan Quest. Does love for D3 predecessors not count as main reason of anticipation? Am I an idiot just because D3
    does not stand to my expectation? Previous reviewers already mentioned main flaws of    I honestly can't understand why people giving negative reviews are being called whiners and idiots.
    I was awaiting for this game with much anticipation, because I liked very much D2 and Titan Quest. Does love for D3 predecessors not count as main reason of anticipation? Am I an idiot just because D3
    does not stand to my expectation?
    Previous reviewers already mentioned main flaws of Diablo 3. So I'll just make an accent on what made D3 very disappointing game for me.
    1. I can't play this game in the evening hours after my work, because of lag issue. I have good broadband internet connection and in the morning hours game was running OK. But in the evening I just can't play. Yes, I'm ashamed of throwing 60 bucks into waste basket. But we learn on our mistakes.
    I will never, ever buy another DRM game.
    2. We rate everything in our life compareing to previous experiences. So I don't understand why comparing D3 to its predecessors is not legitimate. In my opinion D3 is almost not replayable, which I cannot say about D2 or TQ., I played those games for a long, long time.
    3. Getting sword with intelligence stat in a game, where there is no cross-classing is not fun !!
    4. Being robbed of really good loot in a game that is mostly about loot - is not fun !!
    5. I don't whan't all this real money stuff, I just want good single player gaming experience

    I'm very frustrated.

    I'm    … Expand
  78. ginnk
    Jun 13, 2012
    1
    This "game" is a shame for Blizzard and for players! I spend more than 40 hours on ths game before i say what i think. Graphisms are from an other time (10 years ago?) the gameplay? what gameplay? Loots are so poor! and the aspect "paytowin" is really , really a shame. And of course i don't speak about the obligation to be online all the time. I think Blizzard is over, just a company toThis "game" is a shame for Blizzard and for players! I spend more than 40 hours on ths game before i say what i think. Graphisms are from an other time (10 years ago?) the gameplay? what gameplay? Loots are so poor! and the aspect "paytowin" is really , really a shame. And of course i don't speak about the obligation to be online all the time. I think Blizzard is over, just a company to make money making casual games. I go back to D2, waiting Torchlight2 . I hope i will be better - but i guess it will be easy to be better. (Sorry for english people , english is not my native language)… Expand
  79. rfpo009
    Jun 13, 2012
    1
    purchased this game on line and still cant download the game, installer hangs on updates,tryed everthing to get it to work.
    then i read all the reviews on the game, I will not buy another game from Blizzard ever!
    all the games i buy on steam work fine!
  80. valrond
    Jun 13, 2012
    1
    It doesn't get a zero from me because this things works, kindof. Of course, It didn't work the first few days. And all of that because of the greed of Blizzard, forcing the use of the internet for DRM and for the pay shop. If the game was good, that wouldn't matter that much, but it isn't. It's a casualized, made fro 5 year old kids, version of what Diablo was using the graphic engine ofIt doesn't get a zero from me because this things works, kindof. Of course, It didn't work the first few days. And all of that because of the greed of Blizzard, forcing the use of the internet for DRM and for the pay shop. If the game was good, that wouldn't matter that much, but it isn't. It's a casualized, made fro 5 year old kids, version of what Diablo was using the graphic engine of World of Warcraft. Avoid at all cost. If you want something close to the original Diablo and Diablo II experiece, get Torchlight and Torchlight II.… Expand
  81. twinsen13579
    Jun 14, 2012
    1
    If you are a fan of the diablo series and loved diablo 2, do not buy this game. The story is horrible with terrible voice acting and a ton of holes. The boss fights are very dissapointing. This is absolutely garbage unless it is your first diablo game, then possibly it would be mediocre at best. The loot system is completely broken and the game has adopted the pay to win mentallity of manyIf you are a fan of the diablo series and loved diablo 2, do not buy this game. The story is horrible with terrible voice acting and a ton of holes. The boss fights are very dissapointing. This is absolutely garbage unless it is your first diablo game, then possibly it would be mediocre at best. The loot system is completely broken and the game has adopted the pay to win mentallity of many F2P games online. The thrill of the open world and roaming while farming is gone as you are forced to follow the repetitive and boring story over and over. Even the end game requires you to follow the lame story over and over.

    This in all honesty was the biggest dissapointment in video games I have ever had and I have been playing blizzard titles since I installed the original warcraft on floppy disk. The only reason this has sold anyhthing is because of the brand name.

    I wouldnt reccomend this game to my worst enemy, and blizzard has lost the business of myself and many others that I know due to this abomination. If you want a hack and slash title give torchlgiht 2 some consideration. It is made by the original diablo developers and has the true diablo feel. Also another title worth consideration is Krater.

    Both of these games are 20 dollars or less and provide much more entertainment and value then Diablo 3.    … Expand
  82. ReapGrimmer
    Jun 14, 2012
    1
    Story: Dialogue is horrible and there is nothing special about the story. In fact I would say it is below average.
    Game-play: Game runs smooth until it starts to lag which is pretty often.
    Graphics: Aside from the fact that it looks more like WoW then the previous Diablo games, it is still designed pretty well. Other: AH is broken. Way too many bugs in the game. Blizzard continues to    Story: Dialogue is horrible and there is nothing special about the story. In fact I would say it is below average.
    Game-play: Game runs smooth until it starts to lag which is pretty often.
    Graphics: Aside from the fact that it looks more like WoW then the previous Diablo games, it is still designed pretty well. Other: AH is broken. Way too many bugs in the game. Blizzard continues to ruin the game more and more despite all the feedback on forums. Obviously they only care about $$$ and not the fans/players.    … Expand
  83. shadow862
    Jun 16, 2012
    1
    I've been playing this game for more than 100+ hours now and I really have to say that in it's entirety, I hate it. Not in it's core content and but in it's implementation. Don't get me wrong. It is still fun to play and retains the same dungeon-crawling, loot-grabbing, clickity-click click goodness. But is that really all there is to it? I've played D1/D2 and have finished and enjoyedI've been playing this game for more than 100+ hours now and I really have to say that in it's entirety, I hate it. Not in it's core content and but in it's implementation. Don't get me wrong. It is still fun to play and retains the same dungeon-crawling, loot-grabbing, clickity-click click goodness. But is that really all there is to it? I've played D1/D2 and have finished and enjoyed those multiple times but what made those games stand out and acquired a cult following seems to have been lost in D3. I'm not even gonna mention the DC's and server stuff because those are fixable, in fairness to Blizzard. Upon playing this game a lot because of it's "fundamentally" fun gameplay, and I use the term loosely, I can't help myself in the back of my mind feeling cheated. It seems that this "Always-Online" thing is forced upon the consumer to make sure that their asses are covered for delivering an unpolished product. Think of it as ordering delivery for a pizza. They send it to your house, without most of the toppings and the delivery guy occasionally puts toppings on it as you notice it while eating. Terrible.

    They also mentioned the online setting is to promote coop and to fight gold-sellers and outside seeling from third-party sites and what-not. But they have a real currency auction house for Christ-sakes, they want you to spend your money on them, not on some god-forbidden site where they have no share from the earnings.

    The way the loot is spread and supposedly "randomized", somehow I felt cheated. I have 3 level 60 characters and you don't get what you need, ever. You get crap or what other classes need. Hence me making 3 Chars. Seriously, the AH has been my friend and I couldn't have survived without it. How will I have gold? Yes, grinding. Now, I don't mind grinding but when you're digging through the ground with a teaspoon to find an ever so slightly bigger teaspoon to dig with, well you get the picture. They got you playing for a long time and almost always never getting a feeling of satisfaction.

    Maybe I'm a noob, maybe you're the greatest player in D3, but one thing is clear. D3 is made with business in mind. They don't care really care about you, all they care is you clocking a million hours doing the same things so they can get more of your money. From the bottom of my best judgment and honesty, I give this game a measly 1/10 for its entirety. After all, the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. Nuff' said. Thanks for reading. HTH.    … Expand
  84. WarpAsylum
    Jun 16, 2012
    1
    Hmm, where should i start? I played through diablo III once, using demon hunter. I never really felt compelled to play more then once through, I felt that everything was the same again. This game is sort of like fruit stripe gum, it looses its flavor after only a little while, and you dont even get the cool tattoo afterward. Im a huge nerd for Diablo II and the expansion pack, and thisHmm, where should i start? I played through diablo III once, using demon hunter. I never really felt compelled to play more then once through, I felt that everything was the same again. This game is sort of like fruit stripe gum, it looses its flavor after only a little while, and you dont even get the cool tattoo afterward. Im a huge nerd for Diablo II and the expansion pack, and this game came no where near Lord of destruction. The art reminded me of Warcraft which i absolutely despise. They need to fire their art directors, keep it interesting. Blizzard is no longer a gaming company, its a corporate entity polishing up games so much that everyone likes them. In the end, its not the case just look at the user scores. The auction system kinda sucked IMO, the story got bland after the 3rd act. I realllly liked the lore in the beginning it gave alot of depth, then i got to the last act and deckard cain wouldnt shut up! I dont care about every blessed demon just shut up and let me kill! Way to over do it. The backgrounds were actually really good, especially in the second act with the palace in the background. mmm, the regular art was too much like warcraft, i wonder if other people thought of that as well? The textures are so bland and unappealing, im glad they changed the color scheme from super happy rainbow warcraft funtime, to just a little darker, it fits the mood better. You guys should look up photos of how diablo III was going to look back in the day with the old art! Its looks like your playing through a F*****g masterpiece painting! (in a good way)… Expand
  85. h4ldol
    Jun 18, 2012
    1
    What else is there to say about Diablo 3 that hasn't already been touched upon by the thousands of reviews? As a huge fan of the first two Diablo games, I find D3 to be a massive disappointment. How did it take 12 years to basically rehash Diablo 2 with updated (and cartoonish) graphics? Same four act structure? Same basic environments for the acts (forest, desert, under seigeWhat else is there to say about Diablo 3 that hasn't already been touched upon by the thousands of reviews? As a huge fan of the first two Diablo games, I find D3 to be a massive disappointment. How did it take 12 years to basically rehash Diablo 2 with updated (and cartoonish) graphics? Same four act structure? Same basic environments for the acts (forest, desert, under seige snowy/mountain region, etc.)? Same number of character classes (five, at launch)? It seems the only things Blizzard made were negative ones -- timers on everything, elimination of skill/character customization, noobish inividualized item drops, extremely low item drop rates, horrible (and I mean horrible) items with lame modifiers where only the DPS really matters, implementation of AH/RMAH to ruin the item hunt fun at the core of the Diablo series, etc. I can't really think of one innovative aspect of D3, or any good features that aren't derived wholly from Diablo 2/LOD. Bottom line, is that unless you're 10 years old (or have the equivalent mental capacity) you will probably not enjoy this game very much, or for very long.… Expand
  86. TBayless
    Jun 18, 2012
    1
    This game could be a 10 star but there are so many failures it just doesn't warrant the high rating. From the fact that it is not playable in single player mode to be played offline is disappointing. The loot drops are COMPLETELY random... I am 60 in Act III of Hell Difficulty and have never looted or even seen a set item drop, nor have I ever had or looted a Legendary item. The pricesThis game could be a 10 star but there are so many failures it just doesn't warrant the high rating. From the fact that it is not playable in single player mode to be played offline is disappointing. The loot drops are COMPLETELY random... I am 60 in Act III of Hell Difficulty and have never looted or even seen a set item drop, nor have I ever had or looted a Legendary item. The prices which are driven by lunatics have the I game gold costs so insanely high to (in my opinion) entice people to the real money auctions to have a hope in hell to get a weapon or armor upgrade is beyond disappointing. I have not looted a upgrade to my gear since about level 30. The stuff that drops is utter crap... Low damage or retarded combinations with the randomized stats makes most of what drops as useless. The crafting is equally useless as the stats just do not compete with the stuff on the auction house. The game is so unpolished and unbalanced it has already turned into shovel ware for me. Diablo, and Diablo II were fantastic games that I got hundreds of hours of play and replay - Diablo III has zero interest from me to reload it. So, on to the next game as this one was a huge letdown.… Expand
  87. beorthulf
    Jun 19, 2012
    1
    Not much more than a slot machine.

    Note. In games, I always play single player campaigns. Rarely play online multiplayer (never played WoW or any other mmo). Up till now really rated Blizzard. I finished the game with all class (although normal difficulty) and uninstalled the game after reaching level 60 with a monk class and 25-30 with all other (I don't know why I kept going really,    Not much more than a slot machine.

    Note. In games, I always play single player campaigns. Rarely play online multiplayer (never played WoW or any other mmo). Up till now really rated Blizzard. I finished the game with all class (although normal difficulty) and uninstalled the game after reaching level 60 with a monk class and 25-30 with all other (I don't know why I kept going really, I really wanted the game to be fun, I guess I didn't want to feel like I threw $80 away - probably the same reason I am writing this)

    -Gameplay -
    Poor balance, starts too easy on normal, then hell champs are unbeatable without buying your way through.
    Loot is clearly scripted to be below your level or for a different class, most drops are useless (hatred on sword...), I refuse to go on the online auction to buy items when I want to play solo however the game force you to do that. In that case there is no way to progress other than abusing the AI, avoiding combat or restarting the game to generate easier champs.
    There is no real skill involved in beating enemies, point and click really (that or die, restart, die when the enemy champs combo you without any way to react -e.g. paralyse + insta kill area spell)
    Poor dungeons layout, no sense of exploring, spend most of the time backtracking (items that increase your speed are a must) with little else happening.
    The first two chapters are long enough and don't feel as linear, has some interaction with the environment (only chapter 1 really), however you will notice a big drop in quality for the last 2. I hated doing the 3rd one -feels like a really long corridor toward chapter 4 - and the last chapter although having nice visuals is really too short compared to the others. I am amazed that the story is so short and linear for a games that's been in dev for so long. It's not as if blizz had to start from scratch.
    Characters are quite different although one quickly realise their skills are fairly pointless at higher level. And Bliz nerfed a couple of abilities that were used too much apparently (some might call it balancing to me it' killing some of the fun aspect to make it blend. If I want to run set a set of skills I will even if they are not as powerfull as other combo, it's up to me to decide but then again the problem is with the online balance. As shame really in other rpg games it would be up to me to decide if I wanted to change my gaming experience by applying a balance patch or not.

    -Story-
    Nothing special but nothing too bad there. Very linear and so predictable, not great fantasy there but I guess the story in this game is secondary, a shame you have to go through it again every time you restart the game at higher level of difficulty (i.e. no random levels to explore) -Re playability -
    Nothing here, no random dungeons (clearly the same map with a chance of bringing 2/3 scripted events (i.e. small cellar, merchant) from a pool of ~10), I played the same story with all characters, brought the monk to 60 the games hoping it would get better however it got boring after the 2nd replay
    Adding to that random server maintenance (it took an afternoon off work to play and got very frustrating not being able to play a solo game).

    - Other -
    Too many hacked account doesn't inspire confidence in Blizzard. for one I see this as a solo game. Blizz has created the security issue by going online and clearly has poor server problems. The game is clearly designed around the auction house instead of what happens ingame.    … Expand
  88. Charles_Peterso
    Jun 19, 2012
    1
    Cheesy B-movie story-telling, cliche one-dimensional characters, corny voice-acting, non-sensical/comical actions by villains, predictable twists and plotline. Lack of diverse character types within and among classes - no more physical/caster/hybrid - all character types now rely on weapon damage like physical characters in D2. This destroys a huge amount of itemization/gearing choices, asCheesy B-movie story-telling, cliche one-dimensional characters, corny voice-acting, non-sensical/comical actions by villains, predictable twists and plotline. Lack of diverse character types within and among classes - no more physical/caster/hybrid - all character types now rely on weapon damage like physical characters in D2. This destroys a huge amount of itemization/gearing choices, as there's no longer a deviation between decentralized gear (caster) vs centralized gear (physical) vs a build that needs to balance the two (hybrid).… Expand
  89. Diksta
    Jun 20, 2012
    1
    Activision must have paid a fortune in bribes to get such good industry reviews. However, the user reviews tell the true story. This is a dumbed down, money making exercise that spectacularly fails to fire at any stage of the game. It looks and feels more like World of Warcraft than part of the Diablo franchise. The auction house ruins any feeling of progress, instead it is just aActivision must have paid a fortune in bribes to get such good industry reviews. However, the user reviews tell the true story. This is a dumbed down, money making exercise that spectacularly fails to fire at any stage of the game. It looks and feels more like World of Warcraft than part of the Diablo franchise. The auction house ruins any feeling of progress, instead it is just a cycle of "gear check", "kill things", "sell loot for money", "visit auction house". I have played for ~150 hours and have had only one legendary item drop so far and that item was pretty much worthless. The cinematics (usually a strong point for Blizzard) are boring and the dialogue, cut scenes, plot and voice acting are pretty much the worst I have ever seen in a game.

    The gameplay and lack of freedom are the real killer though. So you wander around the (not so) random environment killing mobs by inclining your weapon in their general direction and then you are suddenly jumped on by something golden that hits you from off screen and kills you in one shot. Even worse you can't do any damage back as it is invulnerable or shielded, etc. This is not fun. Being forced to kill elite packs is not fun. Making the least fun part of the game the main driver once you hit level 60 is just a vain attempt to make something totally unenjoyable seem more rewarding - it doesn't work.

    In summary playing DIII feels like someone is playing a mean joke on you and that at some point a crowd of people will jump up and shout, "fooled you"... then you get to play the "real" game... I am still waiting for this though :'(    … Expand
  90. gklaiz
    Jun 20, 2012
    1
    Huge disappointment. I've had crashing problems, slowness problems, lag problems.. and those are just the technical issues! The game seems like a money grab. It's not fun. I expected much more for $60.
  91. Grace
    Jun 20, 2012
    1
    This game is essentially bereft of playability or reliability. It costs $60, but then they want to nickel and dime the player with RMAH purchases. Actually, I was wondering if the RMAH constituted a violation of criminal racketeering and RICO laws, but I'll ask an attorney; it seems illegal to me. So premium game cost, then they want more money at the RMAH, and the game itself isn't veryThis game is essentially bereft of playability or reliability. It costs $60, but then they want to nickel and dime the player with RMAH purchases. Actually, I was wondering if the RMAH constituted a violation of criminal racketeering and RICO laws, but I'll ask an attorney; it seems illegal to me. So premium game cost, then they want more money at the RMAH, and the game itself isn't very good. Well, there's no game. You'd have to play it to realize it, but there is just no game. Even if you buy everything on the RMAH, there is no reason to buy it, because the content is being erased by patches. Its ridiculous.

    Do yourself a favor and shop elsewhere. Skip Diablo 3.    … Expand
  92. Nicolaxl
    Jun 21, 2012
    1
    this review was an 8 before the 1.3 patch.now the game is a joke,blizzard nerf is a joke.now you have to spend milion to repair and you cannot have progress after act 2 cause they nerf all the stats.now the only way to progress is go in rmah that it is exacly what they want..
  93. masterjr33
    Jun 21, 2012
    1
    the more i am playing and attempting to farm/loot/gear up to making my way through inferno. the worse this game wears on me.increasing repair costs. nerfing the difficulty. then nerfing the drops i was getting..horrible. waiting 12 years. and quit in 4 weeks. now the gold sellers are allowed and encouraged. gold sellers and spam are what ruined diablo2.
  94. 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/
  95. Strife025
    Jun 21, 2012
    1
    ARPG, ARPG, ARPG, Bliz this is an ARPG!

    Not an MMO! Okay you want online only for DRM, whatever, doesn't make this an MMO, I personally didn't care since I played D2 100% online. Who cares if people attack fast, who cares if people want to kill pots for an hour instead of monsters, who cares if people want to farm chests and racks, who cares if people want to be able to mow    ARPG, ARPG, ARPG, Bliz this is an ARPG!

    Not an MMO!

    Okay you want online only for DRM, whatever, doesn't make this an MMO, I personally didn't care since I played D2 100% online.

    Who cares if people attack fast, who cares if people want to kill pots for an hour instead of monsters, who cares if people want to farm chests and racks, who cares if people want to be able to mow through mobs with epic gear after farming for 100 hours like D2, who cares if I want to wear a cracked sash and short sword after playing this game 1000 hours and try to kill diablo over a 20 minute period without instantly dieing to some "enrage timer".

    People play games to have fun, for an ARPG that means starting as a little level 1 weakling and eventually becoming a god that owns everything with epic gear that they find in a reasonable amount of time.

    Want to know how to make an ARPG? See Diablo 2, there must be at least a couple people on your dev team who still understand what made D2 great.

    Farm bosses? Who cares, people are having fun.
    Farm chests? Who cares, people are having fun.
    Farm huge amounts of demons? Who cares, people are having fun.

    Nerf this, nerf that, "fix" this, "fix" that. Enrage timers, nerf loot, useless legendaries, forced quests, forced acts, forced force forced, slow attacks, slow runspeed, slow slow, nerf nerf, boring, frustrating, wasted time, NOT FUN. Go back to step 1 in the dev process:
    Was Diablo 2 fun or not fun because of awesome overpowered loot? fun
    Was Diablo 2 fun or not fun because people could do/farm whatever they wanted? fun
    Was Diablo 2 fun or not fun because people felt satisfied with loot drops farming in a variety of ways? fun
    Was Diablo 2 fun or not fun for open PvP? fun
    Was Diablo 2 fun or not fun because you could "break the game" and carry an 8 person game feeling like a god? fun

    Look at D3, everything that was fun is no longer here.

    5% IAS , 10% movespeed , 3% Knockback , 10% reduced crowd control , 50% enhanced damage .

    30% IAS , 30% movespeed , 25%-100% knockback , Cannot be Frozen , 250% enhanced damage I'm having so much fun becoming strong!

    I just filled the screen with lightning, I just ran to blood raven in 20 seconds, I just owned hordes of hell's mobs, I just tanked baal with 7 other people, I just.. I just.. I just.. had so much fun.

    Did the loss of the Worldstone make everything and everyone weak?

    Diablo R.I.P.

    P.S. If you loved D2, then everything you enjoyed is gone. If you like slow grinding MMOs with boring loot then you may like this... for a bit. But eventually there will be nothing to do because this isn't an MMO.    … Expand
  96. keenspree
    Jun 22, 2012
    1
    Those who have played this beyond hell, and have been with the game since it's beginning will probably agree. This game is terrible. In mid-hell all the way to inferno classes are unbalanced and really--the only ones surviving and doing moderately well are *epically* geared. Considering myself a decent player, I have been able to navigate up to act 4 (through many deaths). I can sayThose who have played this beyond hell, and have been with the game since it's beginning will probably agree. This game is terrible. In mid-hell all the way to inferno classes are unbalanced and really--the only ones surviving and doing moderately well are *epically* geared. Considering myself a decent player, I have been able to navigate up to act 4 (through many deaths). I can say their design and implementation of creature hit points, damage, and skills (particularly elite creatures) fall far short of par. I suppose I could give an example--in one cause I had a barb in inferno and was constantly being chain frozen and walled with arcane sentries hitting me all at once until I was dead. There was nothing I could do--helpless as a baby. In any case, beyond this you can include their horrid updates. While they did lower creature damage to a small extent, in exchange they gave bosses rages that make them all near to impossible (belial's constant poison pools once he hits around 10% of his life is one example). So in all, instead of nerfing the game, they seemed to have done all they can to make an already extremely difficult setting unplayable. I honestly cannot see what they are trying to do in their game. The overall enjoyment of this game after hell setting is about MINUS 100%. If you're one of those people who has a strongly sadistic nature, I'd say get this game. It has all the abuse you'd need for a full life supply. For the rest of us, I'd say skip it.… Expand
  97. Mkoll
    Jun 23, 2012
    1
    Fun the first time through. But Diablo is about uber lewt and this game did not deliver in that respect, at all. I mean, bosses drop after normal mode. C'mon? I mean... GG
  98. Benjamin99
    Jun 23, 2012
    1
    Diablo 3 proberly the worst hack and slash game ever created in history of gaming. Charecter customization has been dumbed down so much that every player is the same. The overall gameplay is boring and frustating as best. The game is designed so you have to pay real life money on there auction house to get gear. The days where you could kill endless stream of monsters to satisfy you gearDiablo 3 proberly the worst hack and slash game ever created in history of gaming. Charecter customization has been dumbed down so much that every player is the same. The overall gameplay is boring and frustating as best. The game is designed so you have to pay real life money on there auction house to get gear. The days where you could kill endless stream of monsters to satisfy you gear needs are gone. Its really hard to belive its the same company that made Diablo and Diablo 2. Dont buy this crap game, waste of money. It do got nice graphic thats the reason why im giving it +1… Expand
  99. cqwt
    Jun 29, 2012
    1
    Very fun and entertaining game, until you reach inferno difficulty that is. Everything at that point seems to fall out of place and this is where the true nature of the game you bought will reveal itself: that of a buggy, broken, boring, unrewarding and grindy game, not entirely unlike some of the worst free-to-play games out there. Except you paid for this one.
  100. bhowells
    Jun 24, 2012
    1
    I have put about 80 hours in the wizard and have reached lvl 60. I am yet to be impressed.
    I had such high expectations for this game, and I have been let down.
    I kept playing I the hope that the game would get better, but sadly it did not. The game only get's marginally harder until "Inferno" which is the hardest Difficulty. which should be called Impossible. There are so many    I have put about 80 hours in the wizard and have reached lvl 60. I am yet to be impressed.
    I had such high expectations for this game, and I have been let down.
    I kept playing I the hope that the game would get better, but sadly it did not.
    The game only get's marginally harder until "Inferno" which is the hardest Difficulty. which should be called Impossible. There are so many problems with D3, All the other USER reviews fully explain in detail.
    What Drives me crazy is all the Critic Reviews that seem to be paid advertising for blizzard.
    I wont pretend I know how to make a better game. In a word, "Rubbish"    … Expand
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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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