Diablo III

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4.2

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10199 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,918 out of 10199
  2. Mixed: 1,570 out of 10199
  3. Negative: 5,711 out of 10199
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  1. probe64
    May 17, 2012
    0
    in France can not play more than 5 min "error 3007"
    no comunication of Blissard it is a shame
    or the price you pay for the game they could make an effort and provide for more server
    there has been a beta for it
  2. disappointedfan
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Long story ahead: I'm one of the guys who has been in love with the Diablo series for over a decade. It all started when I got a chance to play the demo of the original Diablo. I was young and creeped out by the scary music, gothic theme, monsters etc.. Not to mention the scary lore which I read off the manual. But no matter how scared I was, I couldn't stop playing. Its a feeling I'dLong story ahead: I'm one of the guys who has been in love with the Diablo series for over a decade. It all started when I got a chance to play the demo of the original Diablo. I was young and creeped out by the scary music, gothic theme, monsters etc.. Not to mention the scary lore which I read off the manual. But no matter how scared I was, I couldn't stop playing. Its a feeling I'd never experienced before. Being from a small town in India, I didn't get a chance to buy the full version for a few more years. When I finally saw the game at a store, I got my parents to buy it for my birthday. The game kept me hooked on single player for atleast a year. That was when read about Diablo 2 online. I looked for a copy in all nearby stores to no avail. I finally got a vendor to ship me the collectors edition for Rs. 4000 (around 100 US Dollars back then) in 2006, around 5 years after it was released. When someone is that desperate to play a game, that shows how good it is (I spent almost all savings I had at that point for this game). Broadband connections were very expensive in India and the single player was all I needed. I played multiplayer a few times but it never appealed to me much. Then, when Blizzard announced Diablo 3, I was one of the happiest people in the world. Despite being turned off by the cartoonish graphics, I trusted Blizzard to deliver. A day one purchase, definitely. Imagine my horror when they announced that Diablo 3 required a constant internet connection for offline single player. And they lied off their face that is wasn't DRM and gave absurd reasons to defend their decision. Do they think everyone has unrestricted access to high speed internet worldwide? What about people in universities and offices behind firewalls? What about people in underdeveloped and developed nations? What about people who are travelling to remote places and want a way to free themselves from boredom? Don't we all deserve to play your game. The solution was simple - store single player characters on clients and multiplayer characters on servers. But no, Blizzard decided to screw their true fans. I can't understand why some gamers are choosing to defend Blizzard on this. Is it to make you feel better for having wasted your money on this crap? If you had given me another expansion of DIablo 2 for 60 dollars, I'd have bought it. I'm not going to bother pirating this game and ruining my sweet Diablo memories with this WoW clone. Even though I don't like the colourful graphics of Torchlight either I'm going to buy it anyway for obvious reasons.… Expand
  3. ColdNeutron
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Asia server keeps crashing every evening and only comes back on at like 3am. For people who have a job, this game is impossible to play. So yeah, unless you actually let me play the game I paid $60 for, this is going to be a zero.
  4. Lipoly
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I've played King's Quest I (released in 1984) with my young girls and had a great time doing it. What do you think the odds are people being able to play this game in 30 years due to the always on DRM?
  5. Smuggly
    May 21, 2012
    0
    This title brings nothing new to the genre, the need for a constant internet connection at face value appears to be a poor decision by Blizzard, then you are stuck with login errors, server maintenance, lag issue, the constant internet connection becomes game breaking.

    This game has been simplified by the removal of the stats system, and simplifying the skill system which have removed    This title brings nothing new to the genre, the need for a constant internet connection at face value appears to be a poor decision by Blizzard, then you are stuck with login errors, server maintenance, lag issue, the constant internet connection becomes game breaking.

    This game has been simplified by the removal of the stats system, and simplifying the skill system which have removed much of the interesting potential of strange builds. The itemization is terrible, I did not want to play a single player WOW clone, this game needs to be heavily patched... before its worth a look.    … Expand
  6. Scarface93
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Stop online drm, this game have ugly graphics and it's so casual than Diablo II ... I payd this game but I can't play without internet, why you do that, and when I can connect, I play in stranger servers with high ping ...
  7. DarkDuke
    May 17, 2012
    0
    D3 Asia's server can't login for 3 days, effect millions asia players and official still do nothing for it, I've never seen such a bad customer service like this.
  8. Mawgrim
    May 17, 2012
    0
    3.7 user score and 88 metascore just shows that there is indeed something wrong with this game. The fact that none of the big gaming sites and publications - GameSpot, IGN etc - have posted their reviews after three days is, at least, suspicious (maybe they just couldn't play enough since the servers are always down). The game not coming with PvP is another hint at how the quality of3.7 user score and 88 metascore just shows that there is indeed something wrong with this game. The fact that none of the big gaming sites and publications - GameSpot, IGN etc - have posted their reviews after three days is, at least, suspicious (maybe they just couldn't play enough since the servers are always down). The game not coming with PvP is another hint at how the quality of Blizzard games have started to wane. This game is not only a bad piece of entertainment, but a major sign that the beloved and reliable Blizzard is finally succumbing to greed and corporate antics.… Expand
  9. Vaarak
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I should have known better, I really should have. I played the demo, I knew about the constant-online requirement and yet I ignored it. Why? I was a massive Diablo fan and when Diablo II came out I played that for months... I was actually playing it again last year when I heard the announcement for this game. I cannot express my deep disappointment in the absolute horror of a product theyI should have known better, I really should have. I played the demo, I knew about the constant-online requirement and yet I ignored it. Why? I was a massive Diablo fan and when Diablo II came out I played that for months... I was actually playing it again last year when I heard the announcement for this game. I cannot express my deep disappointment in the absolute horror of a product they have released here. I thought I would be okay with the "dumbed down" character leveling, I am not, I thought that I would be okay with the online requirements, I am not; I thought that the leveling progression and story would grab me as the first two did... they have not. Perhaps it is because I am so much older now and my maturity has gotten in the way of being awestruck, perhaps it is because I had such high, high hopes for this game that there is no way my expectations could have been met.

    Regardless, I do not blame Blizzard or the developers who made this game, they are running a business and I am sure the gaming industry reviewers will give this game an overwhelmingly positive score and this game will make the company millions. I blame myself for not listening to the red flags that warned me to stay away. I truly regret buying this game, it is simply not fun and a sham for the great series that was Diablo, I will not be purchasing any DLC for this game at all, I will not be buying Diablo 4, 5 or 6 when those eventually come out. I will learn from this mistake and definitely never pre-order a game again.

    If this review could help anyone, I implore you to save your money and not purchase this game. There are a couple of other games of this genre coming out that I could look forward to, hopefully they will not disappoint me as this game has.

    I signed up for Metacritic just to warn others about this game... that is how upset I am.

    Good luck.    … Expand
  10. ploppytheman
    Jun 28, 2012
    0
    Game is absolute trash that boils down to an extremely shoddy product with so many flaws and problems its just not worth playing it. Every single aspect is utter **** Name anything aspect of gaming that is bad and Diablo 3 has it. The whole game is a waste of time faceroll easy until act 2 inferno where they try to force everyone to go to RMAH so blizzard can make money. Its not a matterGame is absolute trash that boils down to an extremely shoddy product with so many flaws and problems its just not worth playing it. Every single aspect is utter **** Name anything aspect of gaming that is bad and Diablo 3 has it. The whole game is a waste of time faceroll easy until act 2 inferno where they try to force everyone to go to RMAH so blizzard can make money. Its not a matter of gaming skill, its just literally goes from something a retarded monkey could do to something that 99% of the gaming population can't. Im in the 1% and I made profit off this game but it doesnt mean the game isn't trash not worthy of what Blizzard was. Also if you post anything that isnt positive about Diablo 3 they ban your account from their forums, I thought only EA did that!

    Blizzard is becoming EA... I hope my starcraft is safe...

    DO NOT BUY YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!    … Expand
  11. BigBadBob
    May 18, 2012
    0
    A horrible insight into the future of single player games. Latency, rubber banding, maintenance outages and a community of ex wow fanboys saying everything is fine. It's far from fine. It's been 3 days since release and i've been able to play for about 30 minutes in total. Every time I go to try it the servers are down for maintenance. It really doesn't matter how good or bad the gameplayA horrible insight into the future of single player games. Latency, rubber banding, maintenance outages and a community of ex wow fanboys saying everything is fine. It's far from fine. It's been 3 days since release and i've been able to play for about 30 minutes in total. Every time I go to try it the servers are down for maintenance. It really doesn't matter how good or bad the gameplay is, as you can't use the product to find out. Blizzard need to be sued for this scam.… Expand
  12. Wulf2468
    May 17, 2012
    0
    As people have already reviewed character customization to death, I'll go over something else. They made it online only, so that people can't cheat to get gear. They made sure gear was the only way to get stats, making gear much more useful than anything else. This all leads to making their Real Money Auction House much, much more profitable. How much do you want to bet that they will makeAs people have already reviewed character customization to death, I'll go over something else. They made it online only, so that people can't cheat to get gear. They made sure gear was the only way to get stats, making gear much more useful than anything else. This all leads to making their Real Money Auction House much, much more profitable. How much do you want to bet that they will make the game free once people stop buying the game so they can make even more money off it. They would still charge for any expansions of course.… Expand
  13. mudskipper
    May 17, 2012
    0
    An embarrassment to the franchise. By releasing it early in an unfinished state and not anticipating the overwhelming crowds trying to log in, Blizzard have just established themselves as EA 2.0. The game itself shares similarity to Dragon Age 2, in that that was a dumbed-down version of DA : Origins, just as this is a dumbed-down version of Diablo 1 and 2.

    Listen to the general    An embarrassment to the franchise. By releasing it early in an unfinished state and not anticipating the overwhelming crowds trying to log in, Blizzard have just established themselves as EA 2.0. The game itself shares similarity to Dragon Age 2, in that that was a dumbed-down version of DA : Origins, just as this is a dumbed-down version of Diablo 1 and 2.

    Listen to the general consensus of the public before buying and ignore the paid reviewers of gaming magazines.

    Shame on Blizzard forums for deleting posts critical of the game too.    … Expand
  14. madless
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Error 37 BRAVO!!!
    What you do most is login and lag and login and lag.......
    No matter US or Asia server, you cant even play a solo game because the server is full!!
  15. lol666
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This is my latest review, and a copy of a direct ticket i sent to the consumer support of Battle Net:

    "I wish to report Blizzard for failure to fulfill the promise in a contract of sale of your product, the game Diablo 3. Why can´t I play the game when I want, because not just i have an internet connection running on the client side, it is necessary that your servers have    This is my latest review, and a copy of a direct ticket i sent to the consumer support of Battle Net:

    "I wish to report Blizzard for failure to fulfill the promise in a contract of sale of your product, the game Diablo 3. Why can´t I play the game when I want, because not just i have an internet connection running on the client side, it is necessary that your servers have the ability to manage all the copies sold. In addition the game content is far below the title that supports the Brand Diablo, which I was a frequent player in D1, D2 and D2LOD (game I still play), as such, and because of the failure on the part of your company promised to comply with this both aspects i want to unilateral denunce this purchase and pretend the return off all money paid. Cancelling my subscription of your game. If this is not the correct topic please send me to the site due. I am defrauded and I will take the legal steps necessary to see my consumer rights safeguarded. Sincerely,
    .......(My name)...."    … Expand
  16. lordrio
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Blizzard just goes to on top of my list of company that unable to deliver. The dumbed down version of the game - I can handle, DRM - die please. Don't you ever learn Big Company. Your game will be crack no matter what. See who's the victim now? The idiot who pays for your game. Please ffs take care of people who would pay for your game and not fight people who will never pay.
    The person    Blizzard just goes to on top of my list of company that unable to deliver. The dumbed down version of the game - I can handle, DRM - die please. Don't you ever learn Big Company. Your game will be crack no matter what. See who's the victim now? The idiot who pays for your game. Please ffs take care of people who would pay for your game and not fight people who will never pay.
    The person who suggested using those DRM should be fired, the pirates are laughing in your faces Blizzard. Are you too blind to see that?. Also It's unfortunate that the critics are too blinded by the Blizzard name to make a sound judgement, or maybe they are tainted by money from blizzard, who knows. What I know is Blizzard ain't getting any more money from me, and I'd be more then happy and also proud to get any of blizzards game for free in the future.    … Expand
  17. murphys
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I loved D2, and I considered buying the game to just playing through it in single player. I live in an area where my internet connection is very slow... if it works at all. I guess I won't be purchasing an online only game.
  18. amatos
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I loved Diablo 1 and Diablo 2. Diablo 3 seems fun, when I can actually log in and play -- and there lies the problem. If I can't log in, I can't play. Getting home at the end of a long day at work, logging in, and then getting bounced 3 minutes later due to an emergency patch doesn't make for an enjoyable playing experience.

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

    My expectation is that Blizzard got my money, I get to play the game. If I can't play the game, then I want my money back.    … Expand
  19. MikBe
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Fairly boring, button masher with a significantly dumbed down character system. Making level isn't the exciting event it used to be where you really had to think about your choices. Now you ding and it's like, "Oh, well the system automatically just gave me new stuff." Yawn.

    Worst of all is the horrible DRM that makes the game a useless pile of bits if you try without an Internet connection.
  20. Vaiman
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Funny thing is most of you either pre-ordered or purchased the game on launch even though we all knew about the negative points of the game most of you are voting it down for. Next time use your better judgement and save your money for a game that is worth spending it on and not just for its title.
  21. malditocapitan
    May 17, 2012
    0
    how a game doest have offline mode is ridiculus what hapeen if I live in a place wheres the acces to the internet is restricted and I what to have some fun whit diablo 3 but aI cannot play whitout the internet is simply stupid hope no more companies do this atrocius decision in a future
  22. mikelovichNor
    May 17, 2012
    0
    always online requirement for singleplayer, really? wtf
    they could have made this a seperate mode from their stupid mmo version..
    and thanks to their mmo style and auction house there's no more dupers and hackers, nope, now all you need is money to kill the other guy, yep, no exploring no nothing! just lots of money! so get your mom's card out little hax. i played diablo 2 for a long time,    always online requirement for singleplayer, really? wtf
    they could have made this a seperate mode from their stupid mmo version..
    and thanks to their mmo style and auction house there's no more dupers and hackers, nope, now all you need is money to kill the other guy, yep, no exploring no nothing! just lots of money! so get your mom's card out little hax.
    i played diablo 2 for a long time, and this d3 thing is a disgrace.. who's the egotistical exec in blizzard that decide to go this mmo-only route?
    everything in cartoon d3 screams failure!    … Expand
  23. NaturalMyst
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I can not in good faith give this game a score higher than 0 with the awful DRM. With DRM games gets a 0; without DRM game gets a 3. And the only reason I say three is because the background music to the installer was good, the rest of the game is a watered-down, WoW dungeon crawler. This IS NOT DIABLO. Pass on this one and save $60
  24. joeplasm
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I should have cancelled my Pre-Order. I'm a Deployed service member, this always on requirement means I can't play this game in my free time. (We share 10 internet enable computers between all of us on this site). So I am basically stuck with a $60 box for at least 6 more months. Blizzard refuses to offer any kind of work around. Worse since I'm now deployed I don't have access toI should have cancelled my Pre-Order. I'm a Deployed service member, this always on requirement means I can't play this game in my free time. (We share 10 internet enable computers between all of us on this site). So I am basically stuck with a $60 box for at least 6 more months. Blizzard refuses to offer any kind of work around. Worse since I'm now deployed I don't have access to return the game for a refund either. Way to screw the service members blizzard! You try this with Heart of the Swarm and I'll just stop buying your products, it's not worth it.

    My suggestion is wait for Torchlight 2, my friend in the states playing the beta says it's pretty nice, and it doesn't require always on internet.    … Expand
  25. noScrubz
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Boring, repetitive, no innovation since the Diablo 2 (if anything, the dumbing down of character customization was a step backwards). The dungeons don't feel scary. Online connectivity required for DRM.... More like forcing you to connect so they can mine data on even your single player games. DRM is the "public" face of always online. Read the EULA, they're not letting you play withoutBoring, repetitive, no innovation since the Diablo 2 (if anything, the dumbing down of character customization was a step backwards). The dungeons don't feel scary. Online connectivity required for DRM.... More like forcing you to connect so they can mine data on even your single player games. DRM is the "public" face of always online. Read the EULA, they're not letting you play without mining your info. 0/10 for privacy issues, bad DRM, and simply selling out. Activision and Blizzard are now one and the same pile of crap. Thanks Bobby… Expand
  26. Krikk
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Blizzard has had TWELVE YEARS to deliver a solid performance and failed. The first indication of failure is the setup/launcher failure to actually install the game! Seriously? You really screwed up the INSTALLER? Activision-Blizzard, if you are not embarrassed by this, you should be. Second, common sense dictates when you release a totally online game you make ABSOLUTELY sure yourBlizzard has had TWELVE YEARS to deliver a solid performance and failed. The first indication of failure is the setup/launcher failure to actually install the game! Seriously? You really screwed up the INSTALLER? Activision-Blizzard, if you are not embarrassed by this, you should be. Second, common sense dictates when you release a totally online game you make ABSOLUTELY sure your servers are ready! What? You only expected 150 people to actually buy the game? FAIL, FAIL, FAIL! Updated graphics and sound do not make this a worthwhile sequel, just pretty. As Tommy Boy said, … Expand
  27. Metaris
    May 17, 2012
    0
    What can you do with a play that constantly boots you although you're playing with a gamning machine and have tried a number of possible solutions? Nothing. The game was obviously rushed out to meet the deadlines and the idiotic idea of this once great company to oblige single players to log on has proved a disaster.
  28. Blackbart
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This is the worst flop of the decade. DRM servers and no offline play. Hackers please fix this. And on top of all the BS their support will not even work or help you. They close out support tickets saying your problem is fixed without doing anything. They answer the phone while you have been waiting for 40mins on hold by picking up and hanging up on you. Anyone who preordered shouldThis is the worst flop of the decade. DRM servers and no offline play. Hackers please fix this. And on top of all the BS their support will not even work or help you. They close out support tickets saying your problem is fixed without doing anything. They answer the phone while you have been waiting for 40mins on hold by picking up and hanging up on you. Anyone who preordered should get a refund now!!… Expand
  29. PaddyPA
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Utter, utter garbage. I was in hysterics watching everyone whine about error 37 and was actually enjoying the hour I played before I got bored. Decided to play again, only to realise that this is just wow.

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

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

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

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

    Glad I can sell this for more than I paid to get it hah. Enjoy another failed wow clone folks, I'm glad this is the end of the trilogy.    … Expand
  30. RedNieA
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I played D2 again and again for years. This game was said to be in development for years? It just didnt feel like it. At first I didnt get why people say its like a World of Diablo thing, but it does feel like it. I mean the skill system sucks like hell, was this redesigned for people who cant think? The game is so easy, I'm sorry but it is. I dont even notice the music, is there really? II played D2 again and again for years. This game was said to be in development for years? It just didnt feel like it. At first I didnt get why people say its like a World of Diablo thing, but it does feel like it. I mean the skill system sucks like hell, was this redesigned for people who cant think? The game is so easy, I'm sorry but it is. I dont even notice the music, is there really? I didnt even knew of its existence til someone mentioned it here.

    I don't know if it was deliberately sabotaged by blizzard so people won't play the game too long and they can return to WoW? But they really lived up to the expectations or a lot of people, it's just a big disappointment.

    And it was funny that I was playing SOLO, and I couldnt play it. Coz it seems I need to be online - connected to their servers, which cannot hold players. That's just ridiculous.    … Expand
  31. tandem22
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Take a look at the conflicting "Official Critic" reviews yet they still managed to pull off an attractive score no doubt from some sort of attractive offer from the Blizzard propaganda department. Such is the way with an booming industry, "leading authorities" on games. Most "leading authorities" in all aspects are becoming redundant on the free internet. I played open beta and couldn'tTake a look at the conflicting "Official Critic" reviews yet they still managed to pull off an attractive score no doubt from some sort of attractive offer from the Blizzard propaganda department. Such is the way with an booming industry, "leading authorities" on games. Most "leading authorities" in all aspects are becoming redundant on the free internet. I played open beta and couldn't stand it for more then 20 minutes, say all you want about not giving it a fair shot but i'm not going to force myself to play a piece of crap, a polished turd is still a turd, I waited for this game like everyone else. The writing is on the wall and all the indications are there that Blizzard and parent companies are now just lifeless corporations looking to churn out a quarterly profit by providing incomplete products and throwing you a bone once in a while at a premium price thus requiring you continue paying money for a never ending beta. Kind of like tying a dollar bill to a string and pulling it away from your victim as soon as they get close. Very few companies once successful stick to quality standards and seek for never ending ways to exploit and sucker their customers once pleased with their offerings into bloating their coffers. Enjoy dishing out quarterly payments to these big gaming corporations to complete the forever incomplete product you are essentially buying. EA has been doing it for years, adding a few useless features or features that were already there or very easily could of been utilized in previous year titles. Maybe its just bitterness towards the lack of quality in games these days or playing too many and expecting more, maybe the gaming industry is in need of something revolutionary and innovative.… Expand
  32. xandror
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This game is simply Blizzard cashing in on the popularity of Diablo 1 and 2, which are terrific. This game simply has no redeeming qualities. Terrible choppy graphics, laggy game play, irritating sound track. This game is a disaster and probably the beginning of the end of Blizzard Entertainment.
  33. mprojekt
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I tried the game on a friend's computer. Graphically pleasing and the sound design is also good. However, the always-on requirement, RMAH, and Battle.Net issues (connection issues that are NOT on my end and provable every time) that I always seem to encounter make it a no-brainer for me.

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

    PS: I believe Blizzard have achieved a first in gaming. SERVER LAG IN A SINGLE PLAYER GAME.    … Expand
  35. Hisdruidness
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This game is so awful. 6 button game are you kidding me. I was bored 3 hours in. This game really really really really really really really really blows.
  36. darkelfv
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Online Only for single player, Horrible stylized graphics that look like a wow rip off. Nuff said they ruined the game by making a offshoot of wow instead of making a sequel to Diablo 2.
  37. Incandenza
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Sorry, but this game is simply a Diablo II clone. Why did we wait 12 years for this game? There's nothing groundbreaking about it. This game is a waste of money.
  38. Saintjah
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Huge disapppointment, past 10 years in development? Then they must have contracted it out to government employees because its nothign more than a watered down cut and paste from Diablo II. They have realized over the years that RMT is going to be THEIR future and still baby their WoW MMO. Not to mention that server stability is utter garbage...
  39. EmeraldAegis
    May 17, 2012
    0
    What a huge disappointment! Quiet annoyed about having to fork out £44 for this. It is a terrible game and I want my money back. Its a lot to pay for a game and frankly I expected more. Its quiet obvious that I've paid £44 for the maintenance of servers so Blizzard can capitalize on their profits. Clearly very little of that money has gone into the development ofWhat a huge disappointment! Quiet annoyed about having to fork out £44 for this. It is a terrible game and I want my money back. Its a lot to pay for a game and frankly I expected more. Its quiet obvious that I've paid £44 for the maintenance of servers so Blizzard can capitalize on their profits. Clearly very little of that money has gone into the development of this game. I'm not going to go over the connection issues and other bugs, they've been well documented. I want to talk about how I'm really bored of this game. Its a bland, its easy, its boring. The gameplay is so one dimensional its painful. When Blizzard first pitched this game we were promised a game that would require more strategy over the previous titles, but honestly, it more point and click than Diablo 2. And thats saying something. The storyline is basic, the twists are obvious, the music...oh don't get me started on the music! Its like Diablo has lost its soul. A lot of people have commented positively on the voice acting. I honestly don't see why. The actors sound too jovial for a game like this. There's no sense of danger, no sense of urgency, its like 'who cares' whether you kill Diablo or not. The fear of fighting your way through the world of sanctuary has gone. You cant take this game seriously because it looks like a cartoon. Even Hello Kitty looks more menacing than the monsters in Diablo 3.

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

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

    I was so annoyed that I created a metacritic account especially to express my annoyance. What I cant believe either are the critics reviews. Any reviewer worth their salt would not give this a positive score. Its just a joke. In my opinion their all sucking up to Blizzard and they should be ashamed of themselves. Consumers rely on critics to do their jobs so people don't get conned into buying something they won't like. I refuse to believe that every critic thought this game deserved over 80%. Not just because of personal experience, but because of the huge numbers of users that have given it a negative review. You might argue that there are over 800 positive reviews, but if you read them, you'll notice that alot of them are protest reviews against the negative one. So far I haven't seen one negative critic review and that says it all. We've been conned by Blizzard and we've been conned by the critics. I'm going to ask for my money back and I'm going to boycott Blizzard games from now on.    … Expand
  40. nogs28
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Congrats! I bought something I can't play Single Player because their servers are jacked up. Why am I having to connect on-line to play Single Player? This is just hack and slash World of Warcraft...Which frankly with how WoW is today, very much the same. Skip this, stay with Valve and the Steam platform for games. I will continue to try to get my money back from Blizzard, but I doubtCongrats! I bought something I can't play Single Player because their servers are jacked up. Why am I having to connect on-line to play Single Player? This is just hack and slash World of Warcraft...Which frankly with how WoW is today, very much the same. Skip this, stay with Valve and the Steam platform for games. I will continue to try to get my money back from Blizzard, but I doubt I'll even get it. Need a class action lawsuit against publishers for their illegal EULAs.… Expand
  41. La102
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Complete waste of time and money, can't even play single player due to a ping of 700 consistently. The series is ruined and I wish I bought torchlight instead. Let's get the rating to 3.7
  42. Starshock
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I was a huge fan of Diablo 1 and 2, but this is just ridiculous. The game is a fine addition to the Diablo series, even though it is horribly dumbed down for the casual gamer masses. It's apparent that Blizzard doesn't care about their customers and are just another greedy corporation. The invasive DRM kills it for me. WHY THE HELL DO I NEED TO HAVE INTERNET ACCESS FOR SINGLEPLAYER? So, ifI was a huge fan of Diablo 1 and 2, but this is just ridiculous. The game is a fine addition to the Diablo series, even though it is horribly dumbed down for the casual gamer masses. It's apparent that Blizzard doesn't care about their customers and are just another greedy corporation. The invasive DRM kills it for me. WHY THE HELL DO I NEED TO HAVE INTERNET ACCESS FOR SINGLEPLAYER? So, if my internet dies, I can't play my game? Cool... I wish I could return it, this game really wasn't worth $60.… Expand
  43. JoshuatheGreat
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Can't play without the servers, servers keep going down. Can't play without a mouse. Can't even change the keys so you have to use the mouse to move, meaning you can't play with a controller. The Graphics would have been cutting edge right after the last Diablo came out, ten years ago. Now the graphics are terrible. The leveling up is moronic, right clicking your mouse for 20 hours willCan't play without the servers, servers keep going down. Can't play without a mouse. Can't even change the keys so you have to use the mouse to move, meaning you can't play with a controller. The Graphics would have been cutting edge right after the last Diablo came out, ten years ago. Now the graphics are terrible. The leveling up is moronic, right clicking your mouse for 20 hours will get you to a high level, and the automated leveling system will still give you all the powers. Then there's the automated storyline. I was expecting something that might rival Skyrim, but now I see that was just because of all the money they poured into advertising. Save yourself some money. I save my boxes so I returned it for store credit after two days and bought GTA4 to play through again. Much happier now.… Expand
  44. hong
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I don't wanna sound like a rage nerd but i joined metacritic to make a statement. In Summary - a failed launch (previous sales of the game were known in preorders sales to other distributors how can you not have enough servers to support that!?) 80 minutes to log into servers wtf?

    - dumbed down monkey play system (any fool knows this does not hold a candle to the re playability of d2    I don't wanna sound like a rage nerd but i joined metacritic to make a statement. In Summary - a failed launch (previous sales of the game were known in preorders sales to other distributors how can you not have enough servers to support that!?) 80 minutes to log into servers wtf?

    - dumbed down monkey play system (any fool knows this does not hold a candle to the re playability of d2 everyone is the same with same skills just need to unlock the levels) you don't have to think about playing it again cause once your hero is maxed out they know everything!?

    - pathetic server that constantly crashes (still getting 37 error 3006 error also being booted out and constant maintenence) I AM IN AUSTRALIA why am i in a US SERVER!?(no offense to those people) My ping is high i can't ENJOY THE GAME WHEN I DIE ON HARD CORE MODE CAUSE OF FREEZE FRAME LAG - stupid DRM when u play single player if you don't have a stable internet you know what guys? you can't play it... it will boot you and you lose your items great. you can't play it on the laptop and do some fun runs because you don't have internet. - pay to win(yes useless noblets will pay REAL CURRENCY to buy gold/items later on and own your face in PVP just because they have more money than you to spend to buy items they want. WTF is the point of being a peasant in a game are you serious who signs up to that?) - crappy graphics(torchlight looks better honestly nothing stands out plain bland graphics and just sad all round performance i have no idea why it needs a beefy comp to run those sorts of pathetic images)

    - short gameplay (Koreans finished this game in 2-3 hours much replayability there? YES I KNOW WE ARE NOT KOREANS BUT it's short don't be expected to keep you entertained for long )

    - Everything else is what it is a train wreck mediocre joke. i won't be supporting your stupid expansions and i don't think anyone should support their further expansions of diablo 3 I am not on the blizzard hate wagon i loved their titles (starcraft I and II, diablo 2, warcraft III FT I OWN ALL LEGIT) I once supported the company but on this occasion i cannot... it's not a matter of being spoilt it's a matter of principle that this is a joke and many people feel robbed for what they paid for a game that should not cost more than $5 AUD or $5 USD or $5 GBP. hang your heads in shame it might not affect you now as you are a multibillion dollar company but guess what lennon brothers died(who would have guessed!?). You used our hard earnt money to build your empire! If you hurt your loyal customers you will fall from grace, you are not the king of PC video games PC buyers can just choose to shun you out like they did to UBISOFT and you will become a thing of the past ... which is where this game belongs in the past!    … Expand
  45. elhomerjasII
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Not all people have good internet connection and it comes as big suprise that single player campaign requires an internet connection which has no real purpose of the single player experience. Blizzard has now become a company that cares about game sales rather than pleasing the hardcore fans that help them achieve there current status. SUCH A SHAME..
  46. lls89
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Graphic looks dated, loot drops and merchant loot are unbalanced and WORST OF ALL!!! always online DRM!!!! What does single player have to do with Blizzard's server or even the internet? Blizzard may not realize this but there are a lot players out there who don't have a constant internet connection and only wan to SOLO!!! I DONT EVEN FEEL LIKE I OWN THE GAME AS ALL MY CHARACTERS ARE ONGraphic looks dated, loot drops and merchant loot are unbalanced and WORST OF ALL!!! always online DRM!!!! What does single player have to do with Blizzard's server or even the internet? Blizzard may not realize this but there are a lot players out there who don't have a constant internet connection and only wan to SOLO!!! I DONT EVEN FEEL LIKE I OWN THE GAME AS ALL MY CHARACTERS ARE ON BLIZZARD SERVERS!!! Next time put a SPORPG( Single player online role playing game) tag on DIABLO 3 Blizz!!!… Expand
  47. jnwmaung
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This is the first ever single player game I have ever played that had a scheduled maintenance.
    Yes, there was a scheduled maintenance last night for 2hrs.. scheduled meaning there will be many more to come.. Again, I can't even enjoy playing solo just leveling because their servers have a weekly scheduled maintenance.
    Blizzard totally screwed us over with always online crap.. Oh yea the    This is the first ever single player game I have ever played that had a scheduled maintenance.
    Yes, there was a scheduled maintenance last night for 2hrs.. scheduled meaning there will be many more to come.. Again, I can't even enjoy playing solo just leveling because their servers have a weekly scheduled maintenance.
    Blizzard totally screwed us over with always online crap..
    Oh yea the game itself is short.. too short for a 12yr hiatus. As others have said, the graphics and average for this day and age, at times I felt like i was playing Diablo II again, but Diablo II was many years ahead of its time when it was released. I really hope Blizzard staff can get an idea of how the gamers feel and try to understand our feed back..    … Expand
  48. ChipChase
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Simply the largest flop of 2012. No character development, overly simplistic grinding gameplay, overly simplistic skill system, terrible graphics and no replay value. No innovation and buggy as all hell. Bring on GW2.
  49. L313
    May 17, 2012
    0
    A Ponzi scheme with absolutely nothing worth going for in return.
    Transform your e-penis complexes into amazing gear for real money: Diablo III is here!
  50. fleishd2
    May 19, 2012
    0
    Let me start by saying that if you haven't noticed, metacritic is working really hard trying to avoid Diablo III getting the score the users think (which IMO is the closest to what this game deserves) by censoring comments with nothing wrong in it just for rating below 2, i got my comment deleted for no reason so i'm not going to rewrite all over again, just some facts: Cons:
    -No    Let me start by saying that if you haven't noticed, metacritic is working really hard trying to avoid Diablo III getting the score the users think (which IMO is the closest to what this game deserves) by censoring comments with nothing wrong in it just for rating below 2, i got my comment deleted for no reason so i'm not going to rewrite all over again, just some facts: Cons:
    -No customization at all
    -None replayability
    -Ridiculously flat skill/attribute points
    -Extremely linear
    -Difficulty not challenging at all
    -No runewords
    -Pay to win RMAH
    -Battlenet 2.0
    -WoW-like skills and graphics
    -+200str an armor? lol...(WoW-like items, never seen a +200str or +200 any other attribute in diablo games)
    -No PvP on release
    -Checkpoints (awful implementation) -Joining game issues like: leveling up or getting waypoints you didn't have.
    -Almost none ingame trade system (no global chat equals no trade between players equals all trades made with blizzard as intermediary equals high end items that worth RM get sold in RMAH equals blizzard getting part of)
    -12 years wait.

    Pros:
    -Due to the dificulty and the mobs AI you could still play Diablo III even with both arms broken.
    -Its pretty optimized for smooth gameplay even on not high end PCs.    … Expand
  51. YFNA
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I have reservations about this game. The complaints on here about servers have nothing to do with the actual game content. There are moments in this game that are great and some not so great. I find myself often getting caught up in the old hacking and looting days of Diablo and Diablo II...Every once in a while though it tends to fill contrived. A lot of the same complaints people madeI have reservations about this game. The complaints on here about servers have nothing to do with the actual game content. There are moments in this game that are great and some not so great. I find myself often getting caught up in the old hacking and looting days of Diablo and Diablo II...Every once in a while though it tends to fill contrived. A lot of the same complaints people made about Diablo II are still being made. People don't like change and they don't like it when you change their favorites. This is basically a no win situation for Diablo III for some gamers. I like it, but I am not fooling myself. Diablo succumbed to the same vice as so many franchises, artists and musicians..imitation..It became a product.… Expand
  52. Tvaughanx
    Jun 22, 2012
    0
    ok so the new patch is out an it is clear all blizzard is trying to do is milk the players for more money not to mention they change the stats on the items on your character even if you payed $$ for them witch renders them useless so i had to re-review this game an its content an give it what it deserves a 0 never buy or play another blizzard activision game
  53. FrankJaeger
    May 17, 2012
    0
    It's unfortunate and a major disappointment. I'm surprised all the 'paid for reviews' gave this game an average '86' Metascore. To recap what others have stated: 1.) No offline gameplay
    2.) Even if you play alone in a private game to get a 'single player' feel, you get disconnected frequently and losing progress.
    3.) Cash shop / auction house / pay to win 4.) No PvP / Hostility    It's unfortunate and a major disappointment. I'm surprised all the 'paid for reviews' gave this game an average '86' Metascore. To recap what others have stated: 1.) No offline gameplay
    2.) Even if you play alone in a private game to get a 'single player' feel, you get disconnected frequently and losing progress.
    3.) Cash shop / auction house / pay to win
    4.) No PvP / Hostility Flagging
    5.) Cartoon-like / World of Warcraft textures / League of Legends graphics ( a major shift from the dark Diablo 1 & 2 games)
    6.) They took out skill points and stat points so you can't experiment or build your character to your play style.
    7.) Average completion of normal mode is about 7-12 hours.

    All in all, I wish the original developers made this game. They wouldn't have fked it up so bad. There's probably a reason they stopped at Diablo 2. It feels like they just pulled more prime evils out of their ass to milk the Diablo franchise.    … Expand
  54. slmarker
    May 17, 2012
    0
    if you want my review of the game look at koroshiya_ichi review. Gone are the days when blizzard was a gamers company. Now blizzard is just about herding as many casual gamers as possible to play there games. Even if it means abandoning the hardcore gamers that built blizzard to start with. They will not get another penny of my hard earned money.
  55. arcona7
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Since the time from when Diablo 3 was announced to the days before its release, my confidence in Blizzard has been severely shaken with some of the dissappointing games sequels they have released. And now, it seems that Diablo 3 is the game that broke the camels back. The respect I had for Blizzard being a revolutionary and innovative game publisher is all but lost. After paying the heftySince the time from when Diablo 3 was announced to the days before its release, my confidence in Blizzard has been severely shaken with some of the dissappointing games sequels they have released. And now, it seems that Diablo 3 is the game that broke the camels back. The respect I had for Blizzard being a revolutionary and innovative game publisher is all but lost. After paying the hefty $60 price, I am unable to play the game, not because of my computer specs, but the fact that the game has to be connected to the internet to play both multi and single player. I was aware of this fact when purchasing, however because Blizzard's server isn't even working properly, I might as well hang the diablo 3 DVD from my clothes line outside to keep the birds away; this way the DVD would actually be useful. In any other situation, if a company sells a product (or as Blizzard would like to call it, a service) in mass numbers that doesn't work, it would be refunded or recalled. This game is a perfect example of how corrupt the pc game industry has become, and how somehow it is the consumers who are out of line, because they are complaining about buying a $60 paperweight. Shame on Blizzard. By trying to discourage piracy with their always on single player connection, they only alienate the legitimate consumers who pay for their products. Moving past all of this, when actually able to play, the actual game itself is nothing new, rather an oversimplification of the former Diablo games. Attribute points are gone, character customization is limited to male or female, there is no options to choose skills (most of which are very unoriginal). In addition, the dark, moody graphics that helped define the Diablo series have been throw out for cartoony, WOW rip off graphics. To make things even worse, Diablo 3 has implemented real money, pay-to-win auction houses, allowing players to simply pay cash to create a strong player, rather than through their accomplishments in the game. To add insult to injury, players who use this feature will be helping to fatten Blizzard's wallet with every transaction, as Blizzard will be taking a 15% cut of all transactions, in additional to a $1 fee for every real money transaction. I am disgusted with Blizzard. 9 nine years in development and all we get is a money-making scheme disguised as the revolutionary Diablo 3 game that loyal fans to the series have eagerly been waiting for, taking advantage of their loyal consumer base. In closing, if there was one word to personify what I see Blizzard as after all this, it would have to be.. diablo.… Expand
  56. magnaboss
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I am disgusted by grubs that took a winning model (hello, Diablo II is STILL selling well in stores, grubs!) and clamped something down on it so I CAN'T EVEN PLAY SINGLE PLAYER ON A GAME I JUST BOUGHT. Never again. Do you understand me? No Starscraft, no Diablo, no WOW, nothing. I wash my hands of you.
  57. erzz
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Online connexion needed for the solo game part??
    Such a poor characters creation/customization?
    More a beat them all with Hns parts than a real Hns..
    All this waitaing for that? LOL
    Fortunately for you; the hype from the past ....
  58. Neveragain
    May 17, 2012
    0
    1.5 hours trying to install, I wouldn't even pirate any of your crap. I think your devs were telling the truth that you have been goofing off for ten years knowing you will cash in on name and expectations. Hope your fans remember this in future. I think getting it to install will be biggest test this game will offer.
  59. raahsnavj
    May 17, 2012
    0
    I'll keep it short and simple. There is no way for people to really express discontent with the gaming industry as a whole. If we don't buy the games people say we shouldn't have a voice, but if we buy the games we only support what we don't agree with.

    I fall into the first category. I was very interested in buying Diablo 3 having played both 1 and 2 numerous times over. However, as a    I'll keep it short and simple. There is no way for people to really express discontent with the gaming industry as a whole. If we don't buy the games people say we shouldn't have a voice, but if we buy the games we only support what we don't agree with.

    I fall into the first category. I was very interested in buying Diablo 3 having played both 1 and 2 numerous times over. However, as a single player type gamer, and a person that doesn't have the best internet connection or desire to socialize I find it disheartening that few companies allow me to play games on my terms. Diablo 3 is just the next installment of software hating customers like me.

    Always online DRM is something I'm just not going to support. A grind game where users can pay to advance faster. Both things I just can't and won't support. I still haven't bought Diablo 3. And unfortunately I never will. Bye Blizzard. You now are a member of the ranks of EA, Activision (yes I already knew you were part of them) and Ubisoft. Take your games and go screw yourself with them.

    I'm buying and playing Torchlight 2 and other games developed for me as a consumer.    … Expand
  60. RealmsOnline
    May 17, 2012
    0
    D3 is such a crap and boring game now. Obvious greedy lunge for cash by stupid **** Blizzard **** company deserves to burn in Hell. Personally for strong fun constant action I suggest open RvR Team PvP along thelikes of NGD's Realms Online (also known as Regnum Online). The gamesamba.com server is fabulous. It's f2p, you get to kill real people instead of bots, and MOST OF ALL ITS FUN. DieD3 is such a crap and boring game now. Obvious greedy lunge for cash by stupid **** Blizzard **** company deserves to burn in Hell. Personally for strong fun constant action I suggest open RvR Team PvP along thelikes of NGD's Realms Online (also known as Regnum Online). The gamesamba.com server is fabulous. It's f2p, you get to kill real people instead of bots, and MOST OF ALL ITS FUN. Die Blizzard DIE!!!… Expand
  61. Jhnnynorcal
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Coming from a die hard Diablo 2 fan, this is the worst excuse for a Diablo game that could have been created. I was expecting graphics similar to or atleast reminiscent of any of the Diablo games, but no it isn't. It's a watered down cartoonish shadow of Diablo that I may have enjoyed when I was 10 years old and that's if I had never played a Diablo game before. They took out everything IComing from a die hard Diablo 2 fan, this is the worst excuse for a Diablo game that could have been created. I was expecting graphics similar to or atleast reminiscent of any of the Diablo games, but no it isn't. It's a watered down cartoonish shadow of Diablo that I may have enjoyed when I was 10 years old and that's if I had never played a Diablo game before. They took out everything I loved. I.E The skills you had to EARN, the character diversity, the amazing dialogue and the bloody graphics almost rusty style of graphics that I personally loved. This is a HORRIBLE EXCUSE OF A GAME. DO NOT BUY IT.… Expand
  62. Z3US
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Played the demo of this game, thought it was pretty good until I got booted offline and I realized that I could not decide on my own when I could play the game. I will not pay for a product that I cannot use unless I am allowed. This is not an mmo, this is a single player game. It's too bad they made the decision to not include an offline mode. Hopefully this isn't an omen for the futurePlayed the demo of this game, thought it was pretty good until I got booted offline and I realized that I could not decide on my own when I could play the game. I will not pay for a product that I cannot use unless I am allowed. This is not an mmo, this is a single player game. It's too bad they made the decision to not include an offline mode. Hopefully this isn't an omen for the future of gaming.… Expand
  63. khastalphos
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Oh Blizzard, what have you done? Back in the day, I was a huge fan of D2 and Lord of Destruction, but this... Number 1, the graphics and entire environment look like a cartoon. Gone is the dark, creepy, brooding feel of D1/D2. Undead are no longer scary; they're just noisy targets that explode quite comically when you bludgeon them. This game reminds me of WoW, and I don't play WoW for aOh Blizzard, what have you done? Back in the day, I was a huge fan of D2 and Lord of Destruction, but this... Number 1, the graphics and entire environment look like a cartoon. Gone is the dark, creepy, brooding feel of D1/D2. Undead are no longer scary; they're just noisy targets that explode quite comically when you bludgeon them. This game reminds me of WoW, and I don't play WoW for a reason: it's whimsical. Silly. Carnival-esque. I like DARK fantasy, not magical gem-farting kobolds and Disney-level plot devices. Number 2, what the hell is up with a one-player game that forces you to play online? My hardware is far and above the recommended for this game, and I have a very reliable internet connection. Guess what I just did, though? Yep, lagged out and died. Finally - and I had a bad feeling about this one before even learning the true horror of its existence - pay-to-play items?! This is insulting. I know people used to do this kind of thing on eBay, but now Blizzard is trying to cash in with absurd user fees? I wonder how many companies in China were formed this week just to take advantage of this "feature." I was waiting for this game for a long time, and now I'm angry. This is basically betrayal, Blizzard. The only blessing I see here is that I'm one of the lucky few who played through the entire free demo and then read some online reviews...so my $60 hasn't gone down the drain yet. And won't. I'd rather spend it on something useful and gratifying, like cheese.… Expand
  64. tzshiang
    May 17, 2012
    0
    The service is very **** at Asia.
    When I got the game. I have never connect to battle net steady.
    I think Blizzard do a wrong thing. It estimate fail at Asia.
  65. CivMasters
    May 17, 2012
    0
    Even more repetitive than the others with the REALLY ANNOYING DRM... Disappointing... At least the others were somehow more captivating than this one...
  66. Philll
    May 17, 2012
    0
    a huge disappointment ! i can't even log on the server the play the game ! Can't you even control the amount of copies you sell ? I guess Blizzard only wants the money and that's all !
  67. fang_x
    May 17, 2012
    0
    This game Failed as a Diablo game. It took away all the character customization that made Diablo 1 and 2 so unique. It is designed for the 10 year old kid asking his mom to buy him a video game...

    As A standalone game, without the diablo title, it may have been a bit better in my books. The fact they called this game Diablo 3 is a disgrace. The gameplay is acceptable, although the skills    This game Failed as a Diablo game. It took away all the character customization that made Diablo 1 and 2 so unique. It is designed for the 10 year old kid asking his mom to buy him a video game...

    As A standalone game, without the diablo title, it may have been a bit better in my books. The fact they called this game Diablo 3 is a disgrace. The gameplay is acceptable, although the skills are bland, and can be altered slightely with "runes" aka unlocks you get to your base skills when you level up.

    The looting system sucks, the multilayer "Match making" sucks. This game wont span generations like diablo 2 did....

    In order to play the game, you have to select a quest to play. You cant just join into a game, or create a room. Your stuck doing that one quest. You cant switch acts unless you leave the game and load a quest from the book in the act you want. So no more Practical mf runs...

    The colors in the game are.. disturbing... One of the bosses, actually is wearing a PURPLE cape. In D1 and D2, monsters capes were either black, or red... Not purple. 70% of the wizards skills emit purple rays. Monsters seem cheery, and are recycled often. Unique monsters are just larger versions of their orignal 3d models.

    The Scenery in the game, is great.... But it does not apply to all places. In Diablo 2 and 1, you had a black space bordering the dungeon you were in. Think the Catacombs in Diablo 2. In Diablo 3, you have a similar level, except instead of a black space bordering the walls, you have in almost every location, a bottomless pit, or a giant wall that heads down seemingly forever. With great looking 3d effects. Its the cellar of a cathedral. It DOES NOT SPAN DOWN ENDLESSLY!

    This type of scenery did work well when your near the end up in heaven, seeings the ground below and walls and clouds extending down... worked well there... like horizans sanctuary in d2..

    No pvp as of yet, the Diablo world is a dark world, where players can do what they want. In Diablo 2, if i disliked my ally, i could go to town and hostile them, and kill them if i so choose. Diablo iii is going to follow the pvp system from a wow pvp server, it will pop up a menu asking if you want to 'Duel". I dont want my enemies to have a choice, i want to hunt them down...

    Replay value? What replay value? Play through it twice and you have all the levels memorized, there is no random dungeon spawning.... Well there is... but its a cave that will spawn in the level at one of a few pre desginated points. These dungeons are always tiny, like one or two rooms tiny, the room fits entirely on your screen.

    The characters level up automatically, you cannot set stat points, or skills, the only way to modify this is by equipment. Its pretty much a choice between equipment that does more damage, or equipment that adds more health..

    I was hoping to return to places we have seen in Diablo II, meet old characters. But The only returning characters were Ashera, and Cain, and of course Diablo. The only place you see in Diablo III, is a sorry excuse for tristram, that resembles nothing of the orginal. You even get to go into something that's supposed to be Adrias hut.... You don't even cross a river to get there...

    Play the game, enjoy it for what it is. Dont take it too seriously, then put it away untill they release an expansion or something...

    Would i reccomend this game to the hardcore diablo fan, no don't waste your time / money

    If you want the real diablo 3 feel, i'd reccomend games like Torchlight, or Titan quest (Greek mytholodgy)

    They pulled it off right. Diablo iii FAILS    … Expand
  68. ekumen
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  69. Memitim
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Would've been 10 if it wasn't for 2 things.

    1. I can't play offline, yes Blizzard not everyone lives in a first world country where internet is cheap and available everywhere. My 10Mbps internet connection costs me more each month than what I paid for Diablo 3 and as soon as you leave the big cities forget about internet access. 2. The fact that the RMAH idea even exists, it's the same    Would've been 10 if it wasn't for 2 things.

    1. I can't play offline, yes Blizzard not everyone lives in a first world country where internet is cheap and available everywhere. My 10Mbps internet connection costs me more each month than what I paid for Diablo 3 and as soon as you leave the big cities forget about internet access.

    2. The fact that the RMAH idea even exists, it's the same reason I hate mobile games. Yes the game is "free" or cheap for but to play it properly they try to force you into buy more credits/energy or whatever they fancy that day.    … Expand
  70. schwarzerhut
    May 18, 2012
    0
    I will NEVER again give money to Activision after this Diablo III launch farce. I suggest everyone that paid for this product using your credit card ask for a charge back for defective goods. That way you will get your purchase price back and Activision will be stung with a fee too. Vote with your wallet next time and don't give companies your money for products that are broken byI will NEVER again give money to Activision after this Diablo III launch farce. I suggest everyone that paid for this product using your credit card ask for a charge back for defective goods. That way you will get your purchase price back and Activision will be stung with a fee too. Vote with your wallet next time and don't give companies your money for products that are broken by requiring online-play. Activision Executives, the people that pirate this game are likely to have a better experience than paying customers. Perhaps there is a lesson in there somewhere?… Expand
  71. BatterChox
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Dreadful dreadful game.

    The worst thing is the always online requirement. Access has been terrible for me, lots of disconnects and failed log ins. They wont let you play offline, because they have to keep you online, trying to make you use the AuctionHouse, from which they make more $$$, I guess the 60 dollar box price was not enough for them. The game itself has been dumbed down a lot,    Dreadful dreadful game.

    The worst thing is the always online requirement. Access has been terrible for me, lots of disconnects and failed log ins. They wont let you play offline, because they have to keep you online, trying to make you use the AuctionHouse, from which they make more $$$, I guess the 60 dollar box price was not enough for them. The game itself has been dumbed down a lot, this is not a true successor to Diablo 2.    … Expand
  72. NoMoreBS
    May 18, 2012
    0
    No more attribute points to distribute? Seriously? Blizzard decided to drop my favorite parts of the game. The story is also far-fetched, and even the graphics disappoint a little.
    .I used to be a huge fan of Blizzard games, I still play the original Starcraft and many other Blizzard classics. But Blizzard and EA really messed things up with this one. I am very, very disappointed.
    And not    No more attribute points to distribute? Seriously? Blizzard decided to drop my favorite parts of the game. The story is also far-fetched, and even the graphics disappoint a little.
    .I used to be a huge fan of Blizzard games, I still play the original Starcraft and many other Blizzard classics. But Blizzard and EA really messed things up with this one. I am very, very disappointed.
    And not just because after a decade of waiting, expectations were so high.
    Even if I had bought this game with no expectations at all, it would still be a stinker.

    Most importantly though, the DRM management is absolutely unacceptable. When you buy a product like this, you encourage the developers to continue doing this.
    I bought this game. I paid good money. I have the right to play it whenever I want, wherever I want PERIOD. I will never buy a game with crooked DRM ever again. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS OR IT WILL BECOME THE STANDARD!    … Expand
  73. harrare
    May 18, 2012
    0
    I registered this account specifically to leave a review for this "game".

    I bought 2 copies of the game to play with the girlfriend, all fine and dandy until now. We started playing but lo' and behold, we don't have a lot of time to play ( we both work during the day so play a bit during the night). So well, we decide it's time to pack it up, log off and continue next evening and what    I registered this account specifically to leave a review for this "game".

    I bought 2 copies of the game to play with the girlfriend, all fine and dandy until now. We started playing but lo' and behold, we don't have a lot of time to play ( we both work during the day so play a bit during the night). So well, we decide it's time to pack it up, log off and continue next evening and what do you think happens ? Everything we discovered is flipping gone ! The map is black again so we had to run the **** boring super-easy content again, and again and again and again and again and again, wtf ?

    I will not even mention that the game is flipping laggy at times and it feel like a chore to play it but today it took the cake for me. I am in the lunch break so I decide to play a bit solo with the witch doctor and see what that's about but guess what ? THE FREAKING SOLO GAME IS SO LAGGY THAT I CAN'T FREAKING PLAY ! wow ! So I decide to play a bit to wash away the stress of a half work day and Blizzard got me really pissed off, and all that because I was retarded enough to spend 120 euro for their ****

    Now, why does this game have any inventory ? Considering that all character management is gone, vanished, bye bye and that the game currently is kind of a mindless : gather 10000 crap white 2 gold items, go back and sell, rinse and repeat ten folds and that any gold drop above 30-40g will be worth like 20 things in your inventory ... why not remove it all together ? this way you just get rare stuff which gets auto-equiped and that's that, no need to have a useless feature.

    What happened to Diablo 2's randomly generated stuff ? We are just in ACT I but until now everything looks the same and stays the same, even the Cathedral is largely the same with not much variation, you can guess where the exits are most of the time - I guess this is how people finished the game in 12 hours or less ? Meh.

    There is more stuff but I can't be bothered to put it in, if you don't believe me, the guys @ Rock Paper Shotgun and a lot of other people here feel free to throw your money out of the window and let me know later what you believe.

    Have fun.    … Expand
  74. arkhanari
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Played through it with a friend in a couple of hours - a great disappointment. The graphics are nice, the controls are good but the depth of the original Diablo games just isn't there - you do not care about the story at all.
  75. Wishgiver
    May 18, 2012
    0
    The game overall is great, amazing story, intresting spells...ext. normal mode felt a bit casual but the difficulty increases significantly in nightmare, hell and inferno difficultys. The auction house is a nice touch and the ability to use real money if you want is a great way to eleminate gold and item sellers. The graphics are nice and not to demanding, boss fights are fun andThe game overall is great, amazing story, intresting spells...ext. normal mode felt a bit casual but the difficulty increases significantly in nightmare, hell and inferno difficultys. The auction house is a nice touch and the ability to use real money if you want is a great way to eleminate gold and item sellers. The graphics are nice and not to demanding, boss fights are fun and difficult. Overall just a great game. Although there are sone bugs (to be expected with a 3day old game) and some balance issues. Its still one if not the best game i have played in 2012.… Expand
  76. Attilha
    May 18, 2012
    0
    No character customization, no single player offline, Pay2Win auction house, outdated graphic, this is basically WoW 2.0. Shame on you, Blizzard.
  77. Gorou
    May 18, 2012
    0
    The worst server I've ever seen. No way to log in the Asian server easily, the Koreans have done quite well to confirm they shall get all fist-down-boss "achievements" in Asia since no one outside that small country shall get logged in!
  78. maxros11
    May 18, 2012
    0
    huge disappointment, no more skill points to distribute, no more attribute points to distribute, skills unlock automatically as you level up, WoW inspired skills. World PvP removed and the only PvP options is a WoW-clone arena. Legalized gold selling, pay-to-win auction houses - Scripted scenes EVERYWHERE. You no longer have stat points to customize your character with, and by the maximumhuge disappointment, no more skill points to distribute, no more attribute points to distribute, skills unlock automatically as you level up, WoW inspired skills. World PvP removed and the only PvP options is a WoW-clone arena. Legalized gold selling, pay-to-win auction houses - Scripted scenes EVERYWHERE. You no longer have stat points to customize your character with, and by the maximum level you have every skill available to your character, making your character exactly the same as every other one of the same class by level 60. Skill points have been removed. People have already cleared acts 1-4 and killed diablo in 4 hours, although there are more difficulties where you just replay the same content where monsters are given higher hp and damage. Still the amount of game content is lacking. At least in normal difficulty it seems impossible to die which makes the game quite boring. I'm not particurally fond of lazy difficulty systems where you just multiply monster's hp and damage by a certain amount, either. You are not even allowed to fight other players like in the previous games, but they promise they will put world of warcraft style pvp arenas into the game at some point… Expand
  79. wasteofmoney
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Made an account purely for this. I play mostly single player games, as the internet where I live isnt very good. I've never played a Diablo game before, but some friends said this game has alot of hype, so I decided to buy it the day it came out. The previous games have been out for over 10+ years, but I never played them, and I knew they would be offline games (as they were single player)Made an account purely for this. I play mostly single player games, as the internet where I live isnt very good. I've never played a Diablo game before, but some friends said this game has alot of hype, so I decided to buy it the day it came out. The previous games have been out for over 10+ years, but I never played them, and I knew they would be offline games (as they were single player) so I assumed Diablo 3 would be offline too, but online for co op play. I had seen videos of the previous games, they look very interesting. Alas I had bought and installed the hard copy from a shop, only to find out I needed an internet connection to join. As I said, my internet is bad, so obviously I was pissed that I had spent money well above average for a game that I couldnt even play. The next day I went round a friends and she was playing it, only to discover it was incredibly laggy, and that the game was shorter than most single player games (skyrim/fallout fan here). I played on it a bit, the graphics look very cartoony, voice acting is horrible, I heard there was an auction house for real money? Erm so basically you buy to win? Isnt that a bad thing? No skill involved. Complete waste of time and money. Do not buy this game. Im a casual player but nothing in this game appeals to me, i tried getting into it but really id rather play the older games, they look far more interesting… Expand
  80. ocyik
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Absolute rubbish. Tried for two hours and still stuck at the first map. Removed from the game every 5 minutes. Error 3007. Considered that the game came out 3 days ago and they still cannot solve such a massive issue, I won't spend a penny on Blizzard's game again.
  81. Blexlol
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Always-online DRM is a steaming pile of **** if your servers go down as much as Blizzard's do. Also, should have made the game harder, wtf noobs have already beaten it.
  82. Placid_one
    May 18, 2012
    0
    The worst display of money grubbing, consumer milking trash I have seen since Starcraft 2.

    All you "Professional" critics should be ashamed, how can you score so highly something that has caused your readers so much unhappiness. You are out of touch with the players and are hanging on the testes of the publishers, Disgusting, and you call yourselves Journalists..... If you are reading    The worst display of money grubbing, consumer milking trash I have seen since Starcraft 2.

    All you "Professional" critics should be ashamed, how can you score so highly something that
    has caused your readers so much unhappiness. You are out of touch with the players and are
    hanging on the testes of the publishers, Disgusting, and you call yourselves Journalists.....

    If you are reading this please register and give us your honest opinion of always online DRM,
    Blizzard and their sycophant lackeys in the game review business need to be shown how out
    of touch they are with the people that keep them employed.

    I for one have cast my vote and will not pay for this game, please do the same or this insanity will continue, itâ    … Expand
  83. AdmiralGadoosh
    May 18, 2012
    0
    This is what the Call Of Duty games are to FPS games, The Michael Bay of action films - Totally dumbed down to appeal to as many people as possible. Diablo was one of my most replayed and loved games when I was younger due to its core RPG elements presented in a simple style. This dreadful offering only expands on one of those elements - the simple. Blizzard only seem to be bothered aboutThis is what the Call Of Duty games are to FPS games, The Michael Bay of action films - Totally dumbed down to appeal to as many people as possible. Diablo was one of my most replayed and loved games when I was younger due to its core RPG elements presented in a simple style. This dreadful offering only expands on one of those elements - the simple. Blizzard only seem to be bothered about money these days and watering down their content to appeal to as many people as possible (Warcraft being a prime example & real world money ???). I must be getting old as all games these days seem to only care about the cinematic quality of their games. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a game based simply on the game play mechanics. I think I'll dig out my old Diablo 2 CD's and just play that again.… Expand
  84. LordVandal
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3 suffers from the typical illness of a new MMORPG: connection issues (never seen so many different error codes related to connection attempts or drops, latency, rubber-banding, etc), (lack of) server performance,...
    First of all, the Diablo franchise is NOT an MMORPG: it is an OFFLINE fast-paced hack'n'slash action adventure game, or at least that is what is was. All the problems    Diablo 3 suffers from the typical illness of a new MMORPG: connection issues (never seen so many different error codes related to connection attempts or drops, latency, rubber-banding, etc), (lack of) server performance,...
    First of all, the Diablo franchise is NOT an MMORPG: it is an OFFLINE fast-paced hack'n'slash action adventure game, or at least that is what is was. All the problems mentioned above could have been avoided if single player games could be played offline.
    The bobo's at Blizzard say that the game needs to have internet connection all the time in order to avoid piracy & malicious hacking. CD Projekt (The Witcher 1 & 2) has proven already that games can be successful, even when published in a DRM free business model without online requirements. It is just a matter of interacting with your gamers' community before, during and after development. Wasteland 2, funded by Kickstarter community, is also good example of this. And, let's not forget, we are talking about the mighty Blizzard: the company sitting an a pile of cash, running a MMORPG with millions of users for many years now. Still they completely failed in delivering a network and server infrastructure which is up for the challenge. "We will release Diablo 3 when it is ready" they said. Well, in my humble opinion, if you demand your customers to be online all the time, I think it is fair to say that network and server infrastructure becomes an integral part of the game. They failed. Not taking into account this deal-breaker; the game deserves for graphics: 8, sound: 9, gameplay: 7 = I simply expected more from the in-game graphics. The 2 zoom modes don't do it for me. The lack of character customization. The randomization that has gone too far. At a certain point I want to be rewarded with stuff my character can actually use without going through the burden of going online for finding the right gear and trying to sell the huge amount of gear I don't need. I wasted tons of resources and gold on making gear, hoping to get something with dexterity bonus for my demon hunter... In the end it is not rewarding, because I spend too much of my precious time not enjoying the game. And that is very frustrating... At least I have got all my achievements related to "Salvaging"....yipee...What's next: daily and weekly quests?    … Expand
  85. Avorniel
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Gave Diablo 3 a very low score due to having to have a constant internet connection to play solo and due to very high latency issues,which I do not have in any other on-line game.It would of been better to have the option of Solo play offline and play via on-line or networked with a totally separate character to solve the fraud issue which they give as the reason to have constantGave Diablo 3 a very low score due to having to have a constant internet connection to play solo and due to very high latency issues,which I do not have in any other on-line game.It would of been better to have the option of Solo play offline and play via on-line or networked with a totally separate character to solve the fraud issue which they give as the reason to have constant connection.
    I would love to know how much this is eating into my 10gig allowance per month....

    Thumbs down    … Expand
  86. zZz
    May 18, 2012
    0
    I really don't understand why this game took 10+ years to make or why it costs 59.99 dollars at launch. This game is NOT like diablo 1 or 2, that is very disappointing, overhype for NO reason. The game has ALOT of World of Warcraft influences due to the many developers from WoW that worked on the game, the items are trash everything looks and feels the same, the monsters look cartoony, theI really don't understand why this game took 10+ years to make or why it costs 59.99 dollars at launch. This game is NOT like diablo 1 or 2, that is very disappointing, overhype for NO reason. The game has ALOT of World of Warcraft influences due to the many developers from WoW that worked on the game, the items are trash everything looks and feels the same, the monsters look cartoony, the graphics look are all flashy and pretty, NOT dark and "evil" as in the previous diablo 1 and 2 games, and there are older games out there with better graphics than diablo 3, what a disappointment. You no longer can customize your character, no more point to put into vitality or strength, or points into your skills, everything is preset so there is no customization whatsoever.You need an internet connection to play the game on single mode and half of the time the servers don't even work. THIS GAME IS HORRIBLE, and when you try to complain and tell blizzard to fix the game on their forums you either get flamed at or your post gets deleted by blizzard, I don't know what happened to blizzard but Diablo 3 is by far the worst game they have ever made.
    Ironic how Starcraft 2 doesn't have any WoW influences and its becoming one of the best selling blizzard games now. Please don't listen to the blizzard fan boys they will stick by blizzards side no matter what, if you truly want to try the gam out get a pirated copy from a torrent site and see for yourself how bad the game is.    … Expand
  87. Foulou
    May 18, 2012
    0
    **** the online DRM system!! I just want play my game by myself. Let the single player gamers play this game blizzard! This will not be a solution for pirate games...
  88. ctxn1314
    May 18, 2012
    0
    I must say that Blizzard has failed millions of Diablo fans by releasing a biggest anticipated game after 12 years of development. It's a humiliation to bear Diablo in its title. Here are the things/changes I don't appreciate: No character skill and attribute customization, yet blizzard allow you to create 10 characters, what's the point? You can play all 5 classes once and be done, why?I must say that Blizzard has failed millions of Diablo fans by releasing a biggest anticipated game after 12 years of development. It's a humiliation to bear Diablo in its title. Here are the things/changes I don't appreciate: No character skill and attribute customization, yet blizzard allow you to create 10 characters, what's the point? You can play all 5 classes once and be done, why? There is nothing new to re-create, all skills are revealed and every player on the planet have the exact same character. There is no uniqueness at all. For single player game, users have to be connected to the internet all the time due to the idiotic DRM. I am sure a lot of people WORLDWIDE would appreciate to play OFFLINE mode. The graphics looks cartoonish and at least 5 years behind the current standard of graphic design. Often my character is not even identifiable in a mass enemy encounter. What funny is that the skill casting effects has absolutely nothing to do with your equipped weapon. Therefore 10 players would look exact same when they cast the same attack even they use different weapon. Real Money Auction House?? Seriously, is Blizzard trying to scam people's money after they have spent a good fortune on a piece of failed product. Should this game be enjoyed equally amongst all users? Pay-to-Win is not for true gamers, only for those who like to show off. Well, Blizzard is taking 15% cut to make a profit. I seriously doubt DIablo 3 will achieve the same success and longevity its predecessor had. This may be the end for Diablo, both the prime evil and the game.… Expand
  89. rohithkumarsp
    May 18, 2012
    0
    age of empires is way better than this. really age of empires is way better than this trust me age of empires is way better than this,once again age of empires is way better than this, seriously age of empires is way better than this
  90. Cornproducts
    May 22, 2012
    0
    I originally gave the game a 3, but now it's getting the lowest score possible. For all the sheep who call themselves game reviewers, I ask a few questions:

    1. Should a game with a failed launch get a 100% score? 2. Should a game that can't protect its player's online security get a 100% score? 3. Should a game that is a re-hash of the last two games get a 100% score? 4. Should a    I originally gave the game a 3, but now it's getting the lowest score possible. For all the sheep who call themselves game reviewers, I ask a few questions:

    1. Should a game with a failed launch get a 100% score?
    2. Should a game that can't protect its player's online security get a 100% score?
    3. Should a game that is a re-hash of the last two games get a 100% score?
    4. Should a game with graphics that look 10 years old get a 100% score?
    5. Should a game with SINGLEPLAYER LAG get a 100% score?

    At some point, someone needs to start a site that reviews game reviewers, because they are so corrupt and beholden to their Super Seekrit Backstage Passes at industry events that they can no longer give reviews.

    If any other company had created this pile of steaming doo, it would not be getting a 90 metacritic. It would be getting a low 70's. Diablo 3 is a perfect expression of everything that is wrong with the gaming press. It's time someone shines a light on it and start embarrassing these sheeple.    … Expand
  91. ziagong
    May 18, 2012
    0
    I've never purchased a game that I could not play until now.
    I got his game on Wed and have managed to peice together 45 minutes of interruppted play 10-15 minutes at a time FOR SINGLE PLAYER. Today is Friday. The game is ok, not mind blowing, the experience is horrible. I need a refund this is unusable.
  92. justadude
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Diablo 3, I gladly welcome this title as a sequel to the franchise. I am not happy with the whole experience as a customer, and really Blizzards excuse for always on gameplay, is just that... an excuse. There is no real justifiable reason to NOT have a offline mode... Offline mode didnt hurt Diablo 2... I want to start positive here and get into the negative later.... I purchased theDiablo 3, I gladly welcome this title as a sequel to the franchise. I am not happy with the whole experience as a customer, and really Blizzards excuse for always on gameplay, is just that... an excuse. There is no real justifiable reason to NOT have a offline mode... Offline mode didnt hurt Diablo 2... I want to start positive here and get into the negative later.... I purchased the digital download version first because i knew my collectors edition that i ordered to be shipped would not arrive on time. Again staying positive here, once i finally was able to play, I was happy with the graphics, as well as the story line. To be completely honest i Truly enjoyed the departure of assigning skill points and playing with skill trees. I feel that this gives me more time to immerse myself in battling foes and focusing on the story rather than worrying on how many skill points im saving or if i messed up and put too many point in a certain stat. I really enjoy the story, i like seeing all the characters that we heard about in the past finally show up and make a mess. Not only that but the story line brings back old favorites and really can play with ones emotions. Ok now we can talk about the bad stuff, Granted there are some real good things up there, but the bad stuff im going to list here, are more of a Business mistake rather than a developer mistake. CLEARLY most of what you will read here on all these reviews as well as in this section did not have to be this way. Right from launch Blizzard literally tells the customer "WE are rich, we have what you want, and if you dont like it, we dont care". First and foremost, you dropped 60 bucks on this game, 59.99 to be exact, and 1 cent doesnt really make a difference, its more than 59 dollars and one cent less than 60 so we will just call it 60 and be done with it. Blizzard said 12:01AM Pacific time you can play the game. sure that was true for many customers, but not all... Why, because its online only.... You cant play this game on a plane, you cant play it on a train. though you could probably play it while eating green eggs and ham.... so long as you have a broadband internet connection. that means you cant play it on your life raft in the middle of the Atlantic probably cant even play on your grandfather's farm in the middle of no where nebraska. No internet there.... or they only have dial-up, yes i know its 2012, but guess what there are still people that have dial-up. and YES THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT STILL HAVE AOL (the kind that came on a cd or floppy disk in 1995) they cant play diablo 3... they are "NOT ENTITLED". yes im the fortunate few that has a broadband connection, i wasnt able to get on for four hours on launch day. i live at most 20 minutes away from a video game store, i could have left my house four times bought a title and have 4 working games right out of the box. so not being able to play what i paid for is a big time sad face. another big sad face is for a game that is just as easily single player as it is multi-player, i have to suffer multi-player problems in single player games.... lag..... i cant tell you how many times i have been face to face with a boss... then all of a sudden everything freezes... then 30 seconds later, a screen pops up saying you are dead... its one thing to die and it being your own fault.... you bit off more than you chew it happens. i can suck that up all day long, sure i might get mad if it happens all too often i might throw something, i might flip a buffet table who knows. but when its NOT my fault, when its My ISP, My crappy router, or more than likely over populated blizzard servers. now i want to flip Blizzard's buffet tables! i want to tie up Vivendi's french speaking CEO and flip the table so the creame frieche ruins his expensive suit! I am a paying consumer, i should not have to put up with this. Blow this off as another whiny entitled rant, but you know what, you are DAMN right i am entitled, I paid for something i want it to work properly. i bought everything i need for my computer to run, it works as intended i am happy, i bought my internet it usually works as intended and when it doesnt i call my ISP and they FIX it. i bought diablo 3 and it doesnt work as intended i call support and they tell me they are aware and are investigating the problem, they do absolutely nothing to tell me they are going to fix it. no reassurance nothing. thats bad business, and business arrogance. Put simply Blizzard has made so much money off us consumers, that the consumer's happiness no longer matters. Diablo 3 will be the last title i ever purchase from blizzard or their affiliates. I do not do business with blunt arrogance.… Expand
  93. Str8ridah
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Everyone should avoid this monstrosity at all costs. You have been warned. Blizzard should not be allowed to profit on this nonsense. Just because of the name, they figure they can half ass this and still make money. Guys, we should boycott this.
  94. SuperCow
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Wow what an EPIC FAIL! Way to go Blizzard!

    Bad graphics, boring over simplified game play. Over priced. Rip off your customers pay to win store. Intrusive DRM. Have to log in to play a single player game. It took ten years to craft this piece of garbage? I don't think your fan boys or employees are going to be able to keep up with the negative reviews on this boat anchor. This "game"    Wow what an EPIC FAIL! Way to go Blizzard!

    Bad graphics, boring over simplified game play. Over priced.
    Rip off your customers pay to win store. Intrusive DRM. Have to log in to play a single player game.
    It took ten years to craft this piece of garbage? I don't think your fan boys or employees are going to be able to keep up with the negative reviews on this boat anchor.

    This "game" looks like it was designed by your board of directors. Blizzard's reputation is going to take a giant hit on this disastrous rip off.    … Expand
  95. VOAD
    May 18, 2012
    0
    Diablo is definitively not to be purchased at 50 or 40$. Mandatory internet connection is just wrong. We need solo player. Automatic skills selection is wrong. Tested on a friend PC, I will buy it when it is 10$. Does not deserve more. If you want a real great sequel to Diablo 2 go and support Path Of Exile which is what Diablo 3 should have been.
  96. Bojer
    May 18, 2012
    0
    It comes as no surprise that most of the "official" reviews of this game rank it highly. I am unsure of how they can do so with a straight face, especially when nearly twice as many users have given this game a negative ranking than a positive one. It probably has something to do with perks offered to these reviewers by Blizzard, who knows?

    This game is a complete let-down. Aside from    It comes as no surprise that most of the "official" reviews of this game rank it highly. I am unsure of how they can do so with a straight face, especially when nearly twice as many users have given this game a negative ranking than a positive one. It probably has something to do with perks offered to these reviewers by Blizzard, who knows?

    This game is a complete let-down. Aside from the intrusive DRM and the fact that you cannot play single-player without a constant internet connection, the game itself is just sad. They have dumbed everything down. The graphics are reminiscent of World of Warcraft, which isn't too surprising given that its made by the same company, but it just destroys the whole mood for me. Another thing that destroys the mood is the dialogue in the game, which was clearly not thought out very well as most of it is just comical. When I play a game like Diablo, I want to feel like I am fighting for my very life, like I am truly struggling to save humanity from a dark and sinister evil. Instead, I feel like I am playing a World of Warcraft - Diablo mod. Even the secret level in the game, Whimsyshire, is a childish-looking, rainbow- and pony-infested atrocity. The developers might have thought it to be funny, but to the consumer it is just completely insulting.

    The game is completely unappealing to hard-core Diablo players and they have dumbed it down so much I feel like they shouldn't have even bothered releasing it at all. Blizzard has really let all their previous success go to their head. Instead of giving us new ground-breaking titles, they give us half-assed games that only sell well because of the franchise's name. Yet, people are reluctant to see the writing on the wall and continue to encourage this kind of behavior, because "OMG it's Blizzard, it MUST be good!" DRM is not okay. Even the people who claimed it was were whining and complaining when they took the day off from work on launch day and couldn't log into the game. Hypocrites.

    The real-money auction house is going to destroy the economy. People delude themselves into thinking they are going to get rich with it, but they fail to realize that there are going to be millions of people doing the same. Within a short period of time, perhaps a few months at the most, even the rarest loot will be available for extremely low prices. People who pick up the game after this period of time will be able to equip their characters with the best possible gear without doing any work. Where is the fun in that? Diablo has always been about grinding bosses for loot and finding random strangers with whom to trade. It's clear Blizzard just wanted to control the profit OTHER people were making in Diablo 2. I've heard all the "justification", but let's face it - Blizzard is greedy and they don't care about putting out a ground-breaking game, they only care about profits.

    The lack of mod support is sad. Part of what extends a game's longevity is the inclusion of mod support, but I guess greedy ol' Blizzard doesn't want people to touch THEIR code. That's why they included all the DRM in the game, so that you can only truly RENT the game from them.

    Lack of LAN support is also sad, since you have to rely on Blizzard's servers. Forget playing with 0ms ping with your best buddies in the comfort of your own home. Instead, you'll have to pray that your internet connection is strong and that Blizzard's servers aren't down for maintenance or chugging because of all the millions of concurrent users. I guess Blizzard's way of bringing people together is by keeping us apart.

    0/10. This game is a complete disappointment and I feel sorry for all the people who delude themselves into believing Blizzard's reasoning for everything that is WRONG with this game. Actions speak louder than words, and Blizzard seems to care an awful lot about making sure people hear their words and ignore their actions.    … Expand
  97. JustAnotherSoul
    May 18, 2012
    0
    $59.99 better spent elsewhere.
    + It has the Diablo brand name on it. I guess that's a plus...
    - Gameplay, graphics, sound, plot, mechanics, servers (this one MIGHT be fixed, eventually), pay to win auction house, hyper-aggressive Blizzard fanboys, online only
  98. DrGerm
    May 18, 2012
    0
    First and foremost, this game is simply broke.

    Because of the required, always online DRM, if you have the slightest hiccup at all over your connection, you get disconnected. Yes, so you're playing BY YOURSELF, in what is essentially a SINGLE PLAYER GAME, and you will lose your progress every 5 - 15 minutes. Oh, that's not all. If you have any latency at all, you have lag in your    First and foremost, this game is simply broke.

    Because of the required, always online DRM, if you have the slightest hiccup at all over your connection, you get disconnected.

    Yes, so you're playing BY YOURSELF, in what is essentially a SINGLE PLAYER GAME, and you will lose your progress every 5 - 15 minutes.

    Oh, that's not all. If you have any latency at all, you have lag in your game. So, yes again, YOUR SINGLE PLAYER GAME WILL LAG because Blizzard (for what appears to only be selfish reasons) requires you to have always online DRM.

    One might hope that "well at least the game (when you can actually play it) is good, right?"

    I wish I could tell you it's a good game. It is 2012 and this game looks 10 years old. At least. No joke.

    And, then the controls just plain suck. It might because of the 300+ ms of latency that the current servers are running at; hard to tell, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and *hope* that the gameplay improves if they do something with their servers (but why should they have to?!?!...) But really, how hard should it be to Point.. and Click... in a single player experience?

    I really wish I could 'review' the game. I mean, I've been waiting for this game for like 4 or 5 years when I heard the first rumors of a Diablo 3, but despite getting the game immediately on release day, I've only been able to play for a total of 4 hours or so because of the constant disconnections.

    I really don't think I've ever been more disappointed in a game. And that is really saying a lot.    … Expand
  99. sigma3d
    May 18, 2012
    0
    this game is just a piece of junk! story is terrible, voice acting is terrible, level designs and creatures are horrible! are we waiting for 12 years for this s##t...

    i remember a quote from blizzard when they cancelled the development of diablo 3 being made by bliizard north nearly 3 years ago: "The cancelled diablo 3 was blizzard north kind of game". Well for me this diablo 3 is looks    this game is just a piece of junk! story is terrible, voice acting is terrible, level designs and creatures are horrible! are we waiting for 12 years for this s##t...

    i remember a quote from blizzard when they cancelled the development of diablo 3 being made by bliizard north nearly 3 years ago: "The cancelled diablo 3 was blizzard north kind of game".

    Well for me this diablo 3 is looks more like as we know Blizzard "sucking" kind of game...

    Really dissapointment.    … Expand
  100. Delixu
    May 19, 2012
    0
    For background, I have played both Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 to an extent. I completed both games multiple times, and although it has been a while since I played the titles, I was completely distraught when I started my character on Diablo 3. The game-play was completely dumbed down to the point that a trained chimpanzee could complete the game without any problems, the graphics look as thoughFor background, I have played both Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 to an extent. I completed both games multiple times, and although it has been a while since I played the titles, I was completely distraught when I started my character on Diablo 3. The game-play was completely dumbed down to the point that a trained chimpanzee could complete the game without any problems, the graphics look as though they were taken out of WoW and darkened slightly. As I feared, Blizzard have forgotten how to make a game that is not the hugely successful WoW. Diablo 3 is a huge let down for anyone who has ever played either Diablo or Diablo 2, and I, in all honesty, cannot see how it would attract new players (aside from those who fell into the hype). I won't be a fool and say Blizzard "owned us" a great game, after this long of a wait, but after waiting for eleven years, expectations were high. They were met with Starcraft II, and they were simply destroyed with Diablo 3. It is as disappointing a game as you will ever find, and there is absolutely no way I am ever going to fall in love with it. For those reasons, my rating is a solid zero.… Expand
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#12 Best PC Game of 2012
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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 86
  3. Negative: 1 out of 86
  1. Thunderbolt
    Aug 31, 2012
    90
    My one major complaint is that the game never feels very difficult, especially on Normal. There are frustrating moments, hordes of baddies, and increasing difficulty levels, but the same feeling of utter defeat never really happens as it did in the past.
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  2. Hyper Magazine
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    For all the game's missteps, though, you certainly can't accuse Blizzard of phoning it in - if anything, the game suffers from the tendency to try a little to hard at times to evolve the design. [Aug 2012, p.61]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Jul 3, 2012
    80
    When it works, Diablo III is the best of the Diablo games. When it doesn't, all it does is make you mad. [July 2012, p.54]
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