Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Syllean
    Sep 12, 2023
    1
    I loved Diablo 3 and may even go back for new seasons from time to time. It's fast paced and fun.

    Diablo 4 is the opposite. It's a slog. The season grind is brutal. Who wants to spend weeks trying to reach max level in a seasonal game? There is no real end game other than grinding boring things that you have done before to get gear that is overly complicated and generally feels    I loved Diablo 3 and may even go back for new seasons from time to time. It's fast paced and fun.

    Diablo 4 is the opposite. It's a slog. The season grind is brutal. Who wants to spend weeks trying to reach max level in a seasonal game? There is no real end game other than grinding boring things that you have done before to get gear that is overly complicated and generally feels unrewarding. I had high hopes but Blizzard has risen to my lowest expectations. This is a terrible game and it is probably beyond redemption without a major rewrite.    … Expand
  2. Gradrock
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Surprisingly to me who loves the Diablo franchise 1-3 tens of thousands of hours of playtime, this is a bigger miss than Immortal.
  3. Bloodworks3
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Blizzard managed to create a game so disappointing & frustrating that almost everyone who quits, RAGE QUITS.

    Plenty of other reviews cover the reasons why Diablo 4 is hot garbage. One of the worst games I've ever bought. I will never buy anything from them again. Search Actman Diablo 4 and watch any of his related reviews. Search Blizzard lawsuits. I scheduled my G.D. vacation    Blizzard managed to create a game so disappointing & frustrating that almost everyone who quits, RAGE QUITS.

    Plenty of other reviews cover the reasons why Diablo 4 is hot garbage. One of the worst games I've ever bought. I will never buy anything from them again.

    Search Actman Diablo 4 and watch any of his related reviews. Search Blizzard lawsuits.

    I scheduled my G.D. vacation time for the D4 release & 3 days into playing it stopped being fun. I'm still upset. What a scam.

    The once great Blizzard North was bought out over a decade ago and none of the brilliant minds still work there at what is now called Activision Blizzard. I didn't know this until after buying D4. Blizzard pumps out flashy games with no substance and puts the Blizzard stamp on it to cash in on nostalgia and utilize predatory in game cash transaction practices. Their games are pure marketing & sales. Look at reviews for any of their games in the last decade. I wish I had.

    Don't believe the positive critic reviews or the fake positive reviews masquerading as negative ones. Blizzard pays for those to confuse people

    D4 Motto: If you're not having fun you're either playing wrong or too much.    … Expand
  4. GabryaelL
    Sep 11, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately, I chose to ignore reviews on the game as I have been a long standing fan of the Diablo series. However, while there are some elements of the game that I do find absolutely enjoyable, its little things that have crept in which have led to a lot of disdain for this game. You only have to read the reviews to know that we are all struggling with the same issues. I findUnfortunately, I chose to ignore reviews on the game as I have been a long standing fan of the Diablo series. However, while there are some elements of the game that I do find absolutely enjoyable, its little things that have crept in which have led to a lot of disdain for this game. You only have to read the reviews to know that we are all struggling with the same issues. I find teleporting in and out of areas leads to disconnects to the server. Consumables disappear due to dying and/or disconnects, and some of the consumables take a great deal of time to prepare. Resistances, seem irrelevant, even consumable resistance elixirs and so on. In general, the grinding is just the same old same old, with very little extra than increasing enemy health and damage, and the stun effects - OMF it may just be the worse Ive had to endure in a Diablo game. I hope Blizzard goes out of business because they have become so big without giving a crap to the legacy of Diablo. The money is important, but the overall experience of this game is evident Blizzard no longer understands what it means to make a long standing game. D2 was by far the best.… Expand
  5. ian_flynn
    Sep 11, 2023
    2
    A great game that has been killed by Blizzards incompotence at the Season 1.1.0 Patch, Microtransactions and a multitude of Pointless Useless Stats.
    The moral of the story is don't kill your game with pointless and needless nerfs. I am glad that I waited a few weeks to do the review.
  6. Zietznoch
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    The first run through the campaign was really fun. But after level 70 it gets very frustrating and Season 1 is content wise jsut bad. and I am really dissapointed. They know about the probs but their focus remains on shop and cashgrab. typicall blizzard nowadays. I am out
  7. takenek
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    This game is a complete disaster. First of all, this is not Diablo, but some MMO in the world of Diablo, secondly, every now and then Blizzard mixes up the character balance so much that today your character is able to kill Butcher at the highest level and a day later you are unable to kill him. The way of collecting loot is completely broken, you have to first collect yellow items to turnThis game is a complete disaster. First of all, this is not Diablo, but some MMO in the world of Diablo, secondly, every now and then Blizzard mixes up the character balance so much that today your character is able to kill Butcher at the highest level and a day later you are unable to kill him. The way of collecting loot is completely broken, you have to first collect yellow items to turn them into unique items. The game has absolutely nothing to do with the Diablo series, only the name. Another problem is that every season you have to discover everything again, even though my main character has discovered everything, shrines, etc., now I have to run and discover them again, along with the portals. I don't know why the editors gave this game such a high rating, because for me it is a complete failure.… Expand
  8. Hiro652
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    I regret every penny I spent on this game, totally waste of time. Repetitive to the extend
  9. Zephyrghost_
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    This game is an insult to human intelligence.
    What is the Diablo IV killer?
    Path of Exile? NO.
    Baldurs Gate III? NO.
    Blizzard Entertainment? Absolutely yes. The game is dead now with the new season 1 patch. I cannot dedicate another set of hundreds of hours to grind from level 1 to 100, with the bloody nerfed characters. Go screw yourself Blizzard.
  10. 1337GameeR
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    When is the Release Date of Diablo3???

    .... cuz I dont have a Phone or PC with Internet

    AGAINST immorality and greed!!!
  11. compmanben
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    I have played D1, D2, D3, so I am well seasoned. D4 by comparison is terrible in my personal opinion.
  12. SalamiHaze
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    The only good thing about this game is combat feel and non Black/white character as Lilith.

    All good hack n slash fundamentals have been thrown away for the sake of cashgrabbing techniques. Have fun being beta testers with annual paid dlcs.
  13. ziefff
    Sep 10, 2023
    4
    Game needs a lot of features to become a good game,
    This game:
    -Art and graphics - 10/10 ( Art and graphics feels really good and gave me a feeling of connection with this realm, graphic engine is smooth maybe isn't cutting edge but it has to work on consoles as well because its money on the end of the day :_ -Sound and music - 7/10 ( The sounds for me was good overall, it didn't    Game needs a lot of features to become a good game,
    This game:

    -Art and graphics - 10/10 ( Art and graphics feels really good and gave me a feeling of connection with this realm, graphic engine is smooth maybe isn't cutting edge but it has to work on consoles as well because its money on the end of the day :_

    -Sound and music - 7/10 ( The sounds for me was good overall, it didn't stand out like in Diablo 1 or 2, or games like Lineage2 or Frostpunk or Doom May 13, 2016 and many others which gave me so much goosebumps that I still remember the music and dialogues )

    -Multiplayer - 1/10 ( it might as well be solo game with bots running around )

    -Customization - 1/10 ( in 2023 this kind of customization might as well call it diablo immortals reloaded, messy aspect system because of the items drop, there is no random feeling of luck for progression items, there is no feeling of "i might get the best item in the world today" because of how item drop generation system is designed, I just didn't care about items I saw on the ground anymore in the end )

    -Realism - 4/10 ( Art and sound make up for this score but items and lack of connection with my character struggle through out the whole game makes it disappointment overall )

    -Playability - 1/10 ( games gets very boring after completing story line )

    My personal feeling about this game 3/10

    Which gave me overall score of : 3.857142857142857 so i will rounded to " 4 "

    Personal note:
    I do respect all the people who worked really hard and cared about this game to be perfect in any sense,
    And I do appreciate all the time you invested to try, however if games like this with budget like that are failing its mainly because how little of passion and dedication is allowed to shine through the end project when titles like that are created only because investors is all that maters on the end of the day.
    So if by any chance you are content creator please don't feel discourage by my comment,
    Just try to find a better company a team of people which are respecting ideas and are open minded while also being working on the project with passion and dedication, only then you find yourself among people worthy of your time.    … Expand
  14. End0rphin3
    Sep 9, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a mistake. After playing some hours you dont have ANY reason to play more in this game. Its overpriced crap. Waste of time and money.… Expand
  15. Cascader
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    This game was a massive letdown. Blizzard no longer makes good games. Their focus has shifted to profits. It will take a massive turnaround for them to regain my trust.
  16. 3LacK-Heart-x
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    A 70 euros game that disconnects 90% of the time when you leave cities and hub spots and that's veeeery irritating. Ignore blizzard's marketing tricks and save yourselves 70 euros.
  17. StarwhisperX
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    Now Blizzard is only make games for money, Sucks and Disgusting, I regret that I have bought it.
  18. raef90
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    I have to say I am thankful I did not actually spend money on this game, just Blizzard credits from WoW gold I had left over from a long time ago, but even that I wish I had saved. This game was maybe worth 30 dollars. I would never condone spending 70 on this overpriced heap.

    For the people who say that "this is the best diablo ever" Are... Interestingly missing some extraordinary    I have to say I am thankful I did not actually spend money on this game, just Blizzard credits from WoW gold I had left over from a long time ago, but even that I wish I had saved. This game was maybe worth 30 dollars. I would never condone spending 70 on this overpriced heap.

    For the people who say that "this is the best diablo ever" Are... Interestingly missing some extraordinary points to make about, well, anything.

    While the cut scenes are the strongest that Diablo has ever had, with the best or most voice acting, this Diablo has the worst world building there has ever been.

    There are very few types of enemies, and half of them are just recolorations/reskins of another type of enemy. At various points, without any explanation, in a new area, you're fighting enemies without any knowledge of whom they are. They lightest touch as to any explanation as to whom they might be often comes from some side quest that might come way later, or hard to find.

    Even more obnoxiously, when you are attempting to do dungeons extraneous to the primary storyline, which is considered the "end game content", which is what Blizzard is all about... Blizzard tools all their games purely for end game content, not for much else. The enemies that were actually described, The Cathedral, and the Mother's Cult are mortal enemies and frequently fight you alongside each other.

    While you are in the storyline fighting for the Cathedral you just randomly start killing Cathedral long before you get anywhere near any explanation for why the 2 color skins of their armies would be against you, saints and penitents.

    Basically, everything to do with environmental immersion is non-existent in a way I've never seen so broken in a loot box type game.

    Destiny, every prior Diablo, every mobile phone game with 0 thought put into them except casino addition exploitation and microtransactions that now Blizzard is desperately trying to participate in, every Borderlands has far better immersion and explanation of enemies, your place in the world.

    So the gameplay feels nonsensical. You're just hammering pixels for no apparent reason other than to pinata things. At least every other comparable title (which is 20 dollars cheaper and looks better and does not rubberband constantly) gives you a solid reason why for each enemy, rather than just slamming out there just to slam out there. It's like Blizzard just got exceptionally lazy and assumed no one cared about their world building, they would be satisfied with the story and everything else in the world didn't actually matter to be cohesive in any function.

    Then there is the microtransactions. The battlepasses. The microtransactions are the most expensive I've seen before, and there is absolutely no way to gain anything through effort in the shops unlike in... every other game out there. If you want things for free, get into WoW and farm 100 hours of your life for 15 to 30 bucks if people are still buying and selling WoW currency. Not worth the time or effort. And Blizzard is NOT worth your money. Especially with how they are trashing Larian Studios for delivering such an exceptional game with total exquisite immersion.

    A Battlepass, Blizzard has the worst battlepass I have ever seen. They only give 666 currency accessible only through purchasing premium for 1,000 which their battlepasses cost 1000 or 2800. You can not get the currency, you only get an awful looking basic xmog and some urn ashes to marginally increase resource drops from trash farming. It's terrible. Everything in the shop is worth absurd amounts and is barely visible except mounts.

    A ridiculous amount of people have huge grievances with the above. I give the game 2 stars because the main story is well done, the cinematics are well done, but the entirety of the world and the immersion of the game breaks halfway through. And the end game, post story is... unrewarding, extremely easy, and just undlessly grinding and repetitive.

    To be in torment, hitting the same content, doing 20 nightmare dungeons, and maybe, just maybe, get 1 item to consider to switch out because nothing ever drops over 800. They changed how loot drops in relation to the cache apparently, which made it even harder to get good unique items, lowered power levels drops, and just basically I've been using the same items from level 60 to 91. Probably some 60 to 100 hours of play with averaging 1 decent drop every 5 hours that still trashes out. Just very unrewarding.    … Expand
  19. Tree_86
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    As a Diablo veteran I wanted to love D4, but in its current state I would actively discourage anyone from buying it. I gave the game a solid go; Levelled a character to 100, and grinded the end game, before coming to the ultimate conclusion that is shallow, boring and riddled with problems. Given another year of development and playtesting D4 could be a good game, but releasing it in it'sAs a Diablo veteran I wanted to love D4, but in its current state I would actively discourage anyone from buying it. I gave the game a solid go; Levelled a character to 100, and grinded the end game, before coming to the ultimate conclusion that is shallow, boring and riddled with problems. Given another year of development and playtesting D4 could be a good game, but releasing it in it's current state, and allowing people to pay to beta test it for them is an insult to consumers.… Expand
  20. malek_the_first
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    weak gameplay
    repetitive
    feels like a cash grab
    I pity the days when blizzard used to make good videogames
  21. PongEnjoyer
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Wasn't expecting anything good from the modern blizzard, but omg this is the worst diablo-like game I ever played.
  22. Gajuszceplus
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Worst possible way to spend money on. an why i have to type 75 characters when game is absolute grabage and its not worth of me typing.
  23. JamesFaith
    Sep 8, 2023
    4
    Connection problems made in unplayable to me, even when few online games I am playing regularly had zero problem with connection on my PC. Basically every townportal, portal or just leaving of dungeon is like 70:30 chance to crash.

    And forced multiplayer was last drop - how can I play a game when players with tree times higher level are constantly running to my events and quest and    Connection problems made in unplayable to me, even when few online games I am playing regularly had zero problem with connection on my PC. Basically every townportal, portal or just leaving of dungeon is like 70:30 chance to crash.

    And forced multiplayer was last drop - how can I play a game when players with tree times higher level are constantly running to my events and quest and killing everything?

    This games suffers by absence of offline or just only SP mode. And because these problems appears only after Kyovashad, you can't even refund it because 2 hours are already gone.    … Expand
  24. Gexile
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    The devs don't even know wtf they are doing either. That tells you enough about this stool of a game.
  25. eternalRest
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    The game is about hunting items and killing tough demonic monsters that potentially would make your character powerful rich and respected.
    The truth is that there is no items inside the game, there is like 4-5 different factions with 4-5 different units without any special mechanic or AI implemented, there is no trade.
    The game is an empty map. The best part is that after 1.5 month    The game is about hunting items and killing tough demonic monsters that potentially would make your character powerful rich and respected.
    The truth is that there is no items inside the game, there is like 4-5 different factions with 4-5 different units without any special mechanic or AI implemented, there is no trade.

    The game is an empty map.

    The best part is that after 1.5 month of release of the game they added a bug where when you teleport you get disconnected, and inside activision forums they blame customers network while this has nothing to do with the customer's network.

    Overall this is an empty map without anything implemented inside, it is literally not even playable because of the teleport bug you get returned to main menu with a disconnected message. If you do not teleport you will not disconnect but that means you will have to really travel long distances taking even like 20 minutes of your time.

    After 3 months of release at the cost of 70 euro without anything implemented or working they announced a yearly paid expansion while the game is filled daily with new microtransactions.

    This game does not even work right now you will get disconnected on teleport.

    You have been warned.    … Expand
  26. Zalioth
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    The story is good, the graphics are nice and the music and sound is immersive, I enjoyed the going through the campaign.

    However, Diablo 4 is not an ARPG, it is an MMORPG, with all the bad stuff (level scaling, online only, timed world bosses and helltides) and none of the good (no social aspects, no trading). Also, the skills are few and full of cooldowns (can't spam my skills like    The story is good, the graphics are nice and the music and sound is immersive, I enjoyed the going through the campaign.

    However, Diablo 4 is not an ARPG, it is an MMORPG, with all the bad stuff (level scaling, online only, timed world bosses and helltides) and none of the good (no social aspects, no trading).

    Also, the skills are few and full of cooldowns (can't spam my skills like in D2), we are constantly out of mana, and due to a horrible concept of damage buckets, vulnerable is a must for all builds, which severely restricts build diversity.

    There's an absolutely huge lack of quality of life in the game. Something inexcusable as Early Access titles such Last Epoch (AWESOME game btw) have it since their EA release... Also, why only 4 stash tabs? You cannot even pay hard earned gold to expand it, what on earth are they thinking? My time is worth more than that (I am tired of having to haul **** around back and forth to the traders/crafters and constantly be out of inventory space).

    The open world is nice but there's barely any mob density and sometimes it feels like a walking/riding simulator.

    Finally, mob level scaling penalizes you as you level (you never truly become stronger, and in fact lower level characters can carry you instead of you carrying them).

    Disclaimer: I'm a veteran from D1, D2, D3 (hated this one), Dungeon Siege, Sacred, Sacred 2, Path of Exile, Last Epoch... I love ARPGs.

    EDIT: Lowering the score due to the completely out of touch development team. What a shame of a Season 1 patch... and the worst is that the resistances are still bugged (useless) yet they add items and effects that make use of them! This development team has to be among the worst in the industry...    … Expand
  27. Sergusha87
    Sep 7, 2023
    2
    Игра очень сильно разочаровала. Красивая графика, но ничего больше. И то испорченная нелепыми эффектами и вылетающими цифрами. на экране каша. Прокачка персонажа урезана. Даже характеристики распределяются автоматически. Анимация плоховата. Играть банально скучно, даже Poe меня затянула сильнее. Инвентарь. который во второй части был частью геймплея, сейчас стал практическиИгра очень сильно разочаровала. Красивая графика, но ничего больше. И то испорченная нелепыми эффектами и вылетающими цифрами. на экране каша. Прокачка персонажа урезана. Даже характеристики распределяются автоматически. Анимация плоховата. Играть банально скучно, даже Poe меня затянула сильнее. Инвентарь. который во второй части был частью геймплея, сейчас стал практически безразмерным. Ресурсы можно собирать бесконечно и я хз где они хранятся. Забудьте про свитки и тома идентификации/портала. Это все теперь не нужно. Я жалею что купил эту игру. Она не стоит своих денег. Плохо, скучно, однообразно, атмосферы диабло нет, она только в графике. Художники и писатели единственные кто заслужили похвалы.… Expand
  28. Attackbartender
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    I've been a fan of Diablo since its early days in the 90s. The first game was memorable, especially when playing with my younger brother and having LAN parties with friends. Diablo II continued that tradition. However, Diablo IV feels as though it has lost its essence. My entire family shares this disappointment. The recent changes, coupled with the apparent monetization strategies, haveI've been a fan of Diablo since its early days in the 90s. The first game was memorable, especially when playing with my younger brother and having LAN parties with friends. Diablo II continued that tradition. However, Diablo IV feels as though it has lost its essence. My entire family shares this disappointment. The recent changes, coupled with the apparent monetization strategies, have led us to decide to stop playing. For those who value the legacy of this game, I'd advise caution. It feels like a departure from the action RPG we once loved, and I hope the developers realize the impact of their decisions. I cannot recommend supporting this iteration.… Expand
  29. TastyBevRage
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    As a long time fan of the series and a pre-order purchaser this game has been such a let down. The initial campaign was pretty fun but when you get into the late game activities, it feels terrible. There is little to do and what is available feels so needlessly repetitive and I'm all about a grinder but this grind just isn't fun. Final straw for me is when I see instead of planning aAs a long time fan of the series and a pre-order purchaser this game has been such a let down. The initial campaign was pretty fun but when you get into the late game activities, it feels terrible. There is little to do and what is available feels so needlessly repetitive and I'm all about a grinder but this grind just isn't fun. Final straw for me is when I see instead of planning a meaningful expansion they're just intending to release yearly expansions. There are still so many mechanics broken in the base game! The state of how the game was released and how poorly they're getting things fixed up I have no faith the yearly expansions will bring any real improvement, and most likely will turn it into a bigger more difficult to re-enter mess. I was ready to spend extra money on the game down the road too even if it was cosmetic if they showed they could get the game in order. However, Blizzard has made it clear this is purely about money and not about providing the type of gaming experience that earned them the status in the industry they once had. They got my money for nostalgia's sake this time but won't get another cent out of me unless they can return to what got them this far, but I'm not hopeful I went ahead and uninstalled the game today as I realized I haven't played in weeks now and the game was just taking up space on my drive.… Expand
  30. Breloom1994
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Once the main story is finished, the game starts getting dull quickly. Pool balance and gears are hard to obtain for the build, definitely have no motivation to try a new build. Not even motion the **** game experience, painful mazes, tinny carry capacity. The most expensive game I bought and the fastest game I quit, not even worth 1/10 of the money spent.
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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 90
  3. Negative: 0 out of 90
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    66
    It’s almost like Diablo 4 developers are consciously fighting against everything that made classic Diablo fun. [Issue#262, p.80]
  2. GameCritics
    Jul 10, 2023
    65
    While the future of the game is anyone’s guess, at present Diablo IV is a solid, but strangely unambitious take that fails to bring much new to the table. By the end of my travels, I was more than willing to put it down and take a break — somewhere amongst all the grinding, Diablo IV had unfortunately ground me down as well.
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  3. Meristation
    Jul 7, 2023
    90
    The best Blizzard launch in a long time and a worthy game to be called Diablo.
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