Diablo IV

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2.0

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  1. Sacredreviews
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Pros:
    Nice graphics and cinematics
    Cons: Level scaling ruins the leveling experience, when you level up you actually feel weaker. You need to farm better gear to balance out the nerfs you get every time you level. Terrible itemization, every class needs vulnerable stat and CC reduction since its so damn strong in endgame. Game is too dark, it's hard to differentiate between    Pros:
    Nice graphics and cinematics

    Cons:
    Level scaling ruins the leveling experience, when you level up you actually feel weaker. You need to farm better gear to balance out the nerfs you get every time you level.

    Terrible itemization, every class needs vulnerable stat and CC reduction since its so damn strong in endgame.

    Game is too dark, it's hard to differentiate between elites/champions and normal trash mobs because they removed the colorization they had in d3, it feels like you are always fighting weak or strong trash mobs.

    Bosses are terrible, they have zero mechanics, just pure damage sponges.

    To make the pace of the game slower, they nerfed builder skill damage. You are always building up resources to spend it in a second. Combat is really boring, felt so much better and smoother in d3.

    Leveling is a slog, it takes around 150 hours to reach max level if you play solo and don't exploit party benefits.

    World events are boring as hell, it feels like you are forced to do boring chores copied directly from world of warcrafts world quest system.

    Mount is the worst functioning system in the game without a doubt. Clunky as hell, keeps getting stuck between barriers placed out in the world and needs to charge a charge for a speed boost. If you get dismounted in combat there is a 30 second cooldown lol.

    UI looks like pure garbage, optimized for consoles and it shows. Too much emphasis on the character look (obviously for mtx reasons) and too little on the loot. It doesn't feel good when you get new good items, there is no dopamine rush like there was in d2 and d3.

    This game is not worth 70 (or 100 with the battlepass) dollars. The story is very generic. The only good thing about this game is the graphics in my opinion. If you really want to buy it wait for a sale and pick it up for 20-30 dollars. When you reach lvl 60-70 you have pretty much done everything there is to do in the game, there is no point in reaching lvl 100.

    Im a lvl 80 barbarian and i kinda forced myself to keep playing in hopes it was going to get better but the game felt like a boring chore the entire time. In my humble opinion, do not buy this trash.    … Expand
  2. kvncplt
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    Haters gonna hate. I never played diablo before and now i am addicted to it. Thank you blizzard...
  3. Lupercal_XVI
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Face it, this game is SH*T. Bad trash itemization, convoluted mechanics, bland/boring world design. Worthless music, no immersion, garbage story and bosses. Play by spread sheet instead of actual thought, skill and item finding. The list goes on…
  4. Borjka
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Poor game without any innovation. Me, as a fun of Diablo series and RPG/D&D/Hack&Slash genres, as game developer and games designer, I'm totally disappointed.

    I've seen much deeper MODs of Diablo 2, this game is just a shame for Blizzard and Activision, hope they won't last for long and let their talents will join other teams that may be able to use them for good.

    0/10
  5. Drkings
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    So many things wrong with the game. Dont know where to start.

    - poor world map design - map not support playing offline - poor character build - skills feel bad to use (always combine combo: 3 terible basic skills into 1 good skills) - dont know what the point of side quest (cant skip cutscene, poor story even with the main story) - poor world design even making the lilith statue    So many things wrong with the game. Dont know where to start.

    - poor world map design
    - map not support playing offline
    - poor character build
    - skills feel bad to use (always combine combo: 3 terible basic skills into 1 good skills)
    - dont know what the point of side quest (cant skip cutscene, poor story even with the main story)
    - poor world design even making the lilith statue collection experience even worse - more and more    … Expand
  6. JonathanPL
    Jun 16, 2023
    0
    When I purchased Diablo 4, they didn't allow me to use the fund in my virtual wallet (CAD11.54). So I used my credit card and still didn't use the amount on my virtual wallet.

    Talk about a convenient not to refund the money you owe to your clients! I'm a post-graduate student; the university is expensive. Yet, the big corporation rather chooses to reimburse the game than use the    When I purchased Diablo 4, they didn't allow me to use the fund in my virtual wallet (CAD11.54). So I used my credit card and still didn't use the amount on my virtual wallet.

    Talk about a convenient not to refund the money you owe to your clients!

    I'm a post-graduate student; the university is expensive. Yet, the big corporation rather chooses to reimburse the game than use the amount they owe me on my virtual wallet...What a shameless thievery!    … Expand
  7. xdestron
    Aug 1, 2023
    2
    Boring! That's all I can say about this game. It starts off boring, and it never really gets any better.
    It's simply built around the addiction of getting new items, which doesn't happen nearly often enough. It's clearly built for whales and people who love to grind.
    I can't even bring myself to finish the campaign because, well, it's just not fun! Another game where video game    Boring! That's all I can say about this game. It starts off boring, and it never really gets any better.
    It's simply built around the addiction of getting new items, which doesn't happen nearly often enough. It's clearly built for whales and people who love to grind.

    I can't even bring myself to finish the campaign because, well, it's just not fun! Another game where video game urinalists are totally out of touch!    … Expand
  8. sak13
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    what a letdown this is...
    The first few hours do feel great. game looks fresh and really atmospheric and engaging, however a few dungeons and a few areas later it feels so damn repetitive that i find it impossible to play it anymore.
    I am certain that it will be a different game in 2-3 years from now when blizzard get their act together but until then no diablo for me.
  9. CarcinoGen
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has ruined this game before it even really got started. It's obvious they a preping for the game to be pay to advance and or pay to win. There is no other reason to nerf everything they way they did 2 days prior to season 1 launch.
  10. HalfLegit
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 sorceror class went from being an okay-ish class but barely getting through endgame and uber lilith to now not even able to push past nightmare dungeon 70 and even uber lilith. Developers don't listen to their community and only care to make a quick buck and make changes that they think community wants or needs, yet when it comes to said community they give good feedback but devsDiablo 4 sorceror class went from being an okay-ish class but barely getting through endgame and uber lilith to now not even able to push past nightmare dungeon 70 and even uber lilith. Developers don't listen to their community and only care to make a quick buck and make changes that they think community wants or needs, yet when it comes to said community they give good feedback but devs just brush it off under the rug and do whatever they want with the game. I guess you can blame Activision because they only care about the money and not their playerbase. I would say this game will die soon and another game will replace it. Don't bother playing this until dev's pull their heads out of their asses.… Expand
  11. Zackson228
    Aug 13, 2023
    1
    it was an amazing game until it was fked by it own "BALANCE TEAM"
    cool graphics and the gameplay feels some what okay atleast for some class. (barb and druid early game feels GARBAGE) i changed my class twice and saw how much better rogue was. so theres no point to continue when ur fav class is dudu and the team decides to nerf the intire game
  12. jkts
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    The game feels extremely unfinished and just falls completely short of competitors. Critics scores are from paid reviews and clueless people. The game is worse than diablo 3 although it looks nicer occasionally. Pathetic cash grab.
  13. Hellnoman
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Pre-ordered the game because I had a lot of fun playing their beta test. Since launch there were a few hiccups, but things were looking positive, with a lot of hopium balancing on the table to make the game better. Then come season 1 patch, this really showcase that D4 devs doesn’t **** know what they’re doing, and a bunch of morons. Classic Blizzard.
  14. Blackcat83
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard didnt respect the time and effort we took to grind our build. Weeks of grinding were thrown out of the window with one patch. My character now feels 15 levels lower. The time taken to build 15 levels are definitely gone. Am a casual player with a day job. Our time play after work is limited. They didnt respect that
  15. Ecamp09
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I was having an amazing time with this game until the recent 1.1 update. Blizzard decided to change all the good things about the game into bad things and ignore all the bad things about the game. So now it's just all bad. For the love God and all diablo lovers revert the recent changes and listen to the people that are playing the game for hours upon hours for changes that need to beI was having an amazing time with this game until the recent 1.1 update. Blizzard decided to change all the good things about the game into bad things and ignore all the bad things about the game. So now it's just all bad. For the love God and all diablo lovers revert the recent changes and listen to the people that are playing the game for hours upon hours for changes that need to be made.

    Before the update...I would absolutely recommend this game but after the update. Stay away from it.    … Expand
  16. HarrySj
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    We want our bulid back!
    We want our bulid back!
    We want our bulid back!
    We want our bulid back!
    We want our bulid back!
    We want our bulid back!
  17. az1234565520
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    what the garbage game. the game designer did the all trash things, they made the game dead.
  18. mrbeezy
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    70 EUR for this unfinished peace of a game. Its that kind ob bad and feels like a beta. Patches are ridicolous and slow. Never again in my life i buy a blizzard game on release.
  19. eternalism
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My gaming experience of S1 is awful! Those so called designers never try to make the game interesting, they only care about whether camel is barking or not. Since Blizzard ruined WC3 and Diablo in recent years, better think twice before purchasing their products in the future.… Expand
  20. nardrum
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    Dia3도 하다가 졸았지만 이 정도는 아니었던 것 같다. 솔직히 평점은 한 4~6 점 정도가 맞다고 생각하는데 일부 평점들의 추세를 보아 평점 주작하는 세력이 들어온 게 분명하다고 생각한다. 제정신이라면 이 게임에 10점을 줄 순 없다. 플스에도 점수 주고 엑박에도 점수 주는 놈은 도대체 뭔데? 정말 두 플랫폼 전부 돈 주고 사서 하고 10점 주는 거 맞냐? 그 능지로 뭔 주작이야!Dia3도 하다가 졸았지만 이 정도는 아니었던 것 같다. 솔직히 평점은 한 4~6 점 정도가 맞다고 생각하는데 일부 평점들의 추세를 보아 평점 주작하는 세력이 들어온 게 분명하다고 생각한다. 제정신이라면 이 게임에 10점을 줄 순 없다. 플스에도 점수 주고 엑박에도 점수 주는 놈은 도대체 뭔데? 정말 두 플랫폼 전부 돈 주고 사서 하고 10점 주는 거 맞냐? 그 능지로 뭔 주작이야!
  21. Unvin
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    Generic, soulless and extremely repetitive gameplay. A lot of things copy pasted from Diablo 3. Graphic looks kinda good but it's the only advantage of this game. Not worth the price of 70$.
  22. ExcellentTumor
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    The game is god awful for the price. I won't drone on with all the same complaints others have had but they're right. Also this Reddit post gets it right. But look at all the Blizzard teat sucklers in there refusing to come to terms with how bad the game is. I sure hope the price goes down and the available content goes up.The game is god awful for the price. I won't drone on with all the same complaints others have had but they're right. Also this Reddit post gets it right. But look at all the Blizzard teat sucklers in there refusing to come to terms with how bad the game is. I sure hope the price goes down and the available content goes up. https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1457uwn/some_of_you_got_so_angry_that_i_called_out_this/… Expand
  23. Anti-materialR
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Not worth it. Blizz is not that blizz we knew. it's gone.
    both D4 and blizz are remnant of good old day, like everything these days.
  24. Nos42
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    I downvoted this because blizzard seems intent on making getting to endgame the most horrible slog in history, actively hunting down legit tactics on youtube to nerf them the very next day.
    This wouldn't be a problem if the other content wasn't so stale
  25. Divinegod
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Zero from me dawg, just to prove a point game looks nice, but season 1 just sucks so much ass cuz you have to create a whole new character just to get the new content.

    Poop for real.
  26. deviruzy
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    People running around on their horses, carrying monsters on their backs, when monsters reach the limit of their territory they come running back to their original spot and that's where I freaking AM!! Why the freaking heckin slashin posin doofisnitis do I have to clean up these douche bags mess?! HUH?!?! Why are these bozos playing the game if they're not even going to kill the monsters inPeople running around on their horses, carrying monsters on their backs, when monsters reach the limit of their territory they come running back to their original spot and that's where I freaking AM!! Why the freaking heckin slashin posin doofisnitis do I have to clean up these douche bags mess?! HUH?!?! Why are these bozos playing the game if they're not even going to kill the monsters in a game where its sole purpose is to kill monsters?! Don't play the game numbnuts! Then you don't have to rush to anywhere in the first place!!
    Campaign is great though.    … Expand
  27. surroundedbyme
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    I love diablo but i was bored as hell such a dissapintement sorry but his is not good
  28. viti87
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Diablo 4 is an empty world, with big empty dungeons. Where a level 10 character is killing the same mob faster than a well geared level 80 character
  29. Paenguin
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Hate that the developers nerf dungeons to the ground. What about those who already benefited before it was nerfed? What about the casual players who dont have time to no life the game? At they should implement a way to let casual players catch up to other players. I literally cannot play with my friends since they are higher level from me. One more thing is the class balances. If the devsHate that the developers nerf dungeons to the ground. What about those who already benefited before it was nerfed? What about the casual players who dont have time to no life the game? At they should implement a way to let casual players catch up to other players. I literally cannot play with my friends since they are higher level from me. One more thing is the class balances. If the devs are going to nerf a build to death then at least they can give an option to refund all the resources wasted on building that build and not farm a new build while using a dead build. Heck, let us make a new charactacers starting at least at level 50 so we can try out new builds without the hasslr of going through everything again… Expand
  30. nikt1
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Played D1, D2, D3 and now after wait D4. 106hrs played. Barb.
    I give it 0 bcoz giving it anything else is pointless - it's a bad game.
    - npcs break immersion. I know I can not speak freely, but I don't get why they put here their agenda. - noname gear. i don't feel any connection with any of my gear. you just pick some crap and check power of the item. soulless. - campaign is a    Played D1, D2, D3 and now after wait D4. 106hrs played. Barb.
    I give it 0 bcoz giving it anything else is pointless - it's a bad game.

    - npcs break immersion. I know I can not speak freely, but I don't get why they put here their agenda.
    - noname gear. i don't feel any connection with any of my gear. you just pick some crap and check power of the item. soulless.
    - campaign is a little better than in D3 but still very simple and stupid
    - no end game. after lvl 50 you have nothing to do. repetitive dungeons, monsters...
    - monsters - they are brought back from D1 and D2. Nothing new added. they are all the same.
    - bosses - ....... come on.
    - a lot of content is censored (sucubs, andariel, etc.)

    goodbye Diablo, goodbye blizzard. No more money from me.    … Expand
  31. schena
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    there is no local coop on the pc, something that is on the console and not on the PC (they gave a very lame excuse), it lacks offline mode, it lacks search filters, the horse is very bad, it only serves as a decoration.
  32. Ithuriel
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    I've never played an arpg before that's so damn boring. I can only play for 30min before I fall to sleep or just alt+f4 out of pure boredom.
    The combat is **** slow and ungaging. The quests just sends you back and forth, so you never feel like you are progressing cause you run around the same places over and over. The skill tree is lame and make such little difference that I usually forgot    I've never played an arpg before that's so damn boring. I can only play for 30min before I fall to sleep or just alt+f4 out of pure boredom.
    The combat is **** slow and ungaging. The quests just sends you back and forth, so you never feel like you are progressing cause you run around the same places over and over. The skill tree is lame and make such little difference that I usually forgot to put out any points. And when I did i didnt notice any difference.
    The bosses lacks personality and I even fall asleep during my first bossfight.
    I tried both difficulties and 2 classes and everything was ****!
    Wish I could refund this bag of garbage.    … Expand
  33. Jovzin
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Was looking forward to new Diablo 4. But the main thing that I still can not get over with is that bad forced online play. Why we can not have private online play at least? Cinematics are great as usual from Blixz art department. World is nice and dark. Cosmetics nah. Story is quite good. Items well its Diablo so you always want a better item. Skills are decent. Overall it is OK game justWas looking forward to new Diablo 4. But the main thing that I still can not get over with is that bad forced online play. Why we can not have private online play at least? Cinematics are great as usual from Blixz art department. World is nice and dark. Cosmetics nah. Story is quite good. Items well its Diablo so you always want a better item. Skills are decent. Overall it is OK game just hate the forced online play. For me Diablo was always single player rpg...… Expand
  34. ChoiRang
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    1/10
    Due to my experience with Diablo 4, I promise not to play Blizzard's games anymore.
  35. Jbberd
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    I’m very disappointed in this game. I’ve been a huge Diablo fan since the first game and this latest addition is the worst, by very far. They essentially overdid everything that’s boring, while under-doing the fun parts of the game: the map is 10x larger, with 10x more dialog, 10x more doors to open, 10x more walking around to complete the campaign, 10x more character customization, whileI’m very disappointed in this game. I’ve been a huge Diablo fan since the first game and this latest addition is the worst, by very far. They essentially overdid everything that’s boring, while under-doing the fun parts of the game: the map is 10x larger, with 10x more dialog, 10x more doors to open, 10x more walking around to complete the campaign, 10x more character customization, while there are 10x less magical weapons, 10x less cool exciting drops, 10x less visual effects, 10x less challenging fights… it’s as if they had 10x too many people who designed the game who were not even players. Whoever directed the game was either depressed or missing in action. The game is now completely out of touch with the spirit of the Diablo franchise. I’m not sure if it can be fixed, they most likely missed the mark by so much that fans are already moving to other games. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, RIP Diablo.… Expand
  36. xethod
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. for context: I've over 6000 hours of time spent across various ARPGs including but not limited to:
    D1, D2, D3, POE (since 2011), Titan Quest, Grim Dawn, Last Epoch, Wolcen..

    tl;dr
    fans of good ARPG fans stay the hell away from this game for another 12-36 months, at its current pace of development (including the time since closed beta) the game needs multiple multiple years worth of development and getting reality checked by what ARPG enthusiasts want in terms of gameplay and game systems to be able enjoy it past a casual 30-60 hours

    so far Activision King Blizzard has had:
    20 years of experience & time to develop modern ARPGs
    over 10 years of good examples like POE, Grim Dawn, Last Epoch etc. to draw inspiration from for game systems, customization, skill diversity, balancing, crafting systems, endgame systems
    Billions of dollars earned by their CEO, carried on the backs of hard-working employees

    and what did they deliver to you for an up to 3-digit € price tag?

    PROs:
    - 9/10 early game experience & campaign - ideal for your average casual dad gamer videogame "critic" to play through for 20-30 hours and come to the conclusion that "this game is a 90/100!!! so good!!" - mission accomplished
    - 9/10 visuals, never outstanding for an ARPG, art design is spot on, although the druid could have a more fitting fantasy "Ideal body" character look.
    - 8/10 audio, snappy and impactful sound design, skills feel weighty because of it, environment sounds are gear
    - 8/10 world & lore - despite being mostly not the old blizzard team anymore, it's still the Diablo universe with lots of references and very good world building
    - 5/10 soundtrack, honestly quite on the fence here
    - 5/10 potential - a solid mechanics engine foundation to build upon - hopefully this time it won't take 10 years like with D3 to make a playable ARPG that people enjoy coming back to every season for 40-100 hours
    - 5/10 pricing - pricey cash shop in a p2p game for 60-100€ in Europe - still fairly reasonable considering the many hours of gameplay you'll have over many seasons - but Bobby needs a new yacht for sure

    CONs:
    - 3/10 core class design - generator+spender patterns could work, but not if you need to use 3-5 generator attacks, for a spender that barely does 3-4x the damage of the generator, fails to kill elite monsters in one hit, and has a TINY aoe
    why would you only have 6 ability slots? (see the UI design & input (click to select rather than hold), 10 total combat button keybinds, lack of choice and depth in talents)..
    - 2/10 endgame - if you're expercing over 50 hours of gameplay past the campaign, sorry, the game is far from that (playing just 1 class)
    - 1/10 honesty - lying in interviews about "more uniques and legenadries existing that players haven't seen before"
    - 3/10 progression & lvl scaling - leveling up makes you weaker past unlocking ilvl 725-815 item drops (which is around the level 45-60 mark)
    the way the armor formula works has to be a joke, as you cannot upgrade your gear past a certain stage, while paragon points provide laughable "bonuses" of 5 attribute points on average, and rarely more than 5% damage (onto a pool of already 200-400% increases of the same kind, effectively 0.5-2%)
    as you level up you tend to lose 5% mitigation, 5% damage and re-gain 1-2% damage/mitigation at best, making you not only slower to kill level-scaled enemies but also squishier
    - 1/10 "balance" - rather than buffing underused skills the devs will eventually nerf your build if it's remotely smooth to play, you will get caught in the crossfire of disabled uniques/legendary powers that were deemed exploitable -> losing 30-60% damage in the process and wonder why you got WEAKER over night as the devs try to frantically fix bugs while disabling core gameplay mechanics & ways to scale builds (affecting every player, instead of detecting the few exploiters with proper logging)

    (IMO) what makes ARPGs "worth playing" - satisfying, interesting or straight up addictive:
    -sense of progression = something to CHASE (levels, items, collectibles, unlocks, permanent power, etc)
    -rewards for smart decisions (crafting, build making, farming routes)
    -a well thought-out coherent game system "that makes sense", with reasonable combinations of gear/talents/abilities to optimize a character
    -the ultimate POWER as a reward- achieving a "maxed out" build MUST be very rewarding and result in an extremely smooth, effortless and (borderline) overpowered performance after starting out weak & clunky - this is the main reward for your combined time, effort, thought and trial&error
    -OPTIONS - all item/level/currency acquisition boils down to the same low level concept of "gaining options to change something" - be it the way your current character plays, the numerical/mechanical scaling leading to different potential for your build, or entirely new builds enabled by "the thing you JUST got that FINALLY allows you to do X..    … Expand
  37. va1234
    Jun 13, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately, Blizzard's inability to balance the game and their decision to nerf all the enjoyable dungeons have made the experience less fun, resulting in a one-star rating.
  38. crapgame
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    D4 is a tragic Diablo, a tragic hns, an average pc game, and a brilliant mobile game for the toilet. The skill mechanics are lacking, the skill tree is just an illusion of choice. There's no sense of character development, spells from the first level are used in the same unchanged form even at the endgame. The itemization is tragic, like in a mobile game. There's no endgame. And many otherD4 is a tragic Diablo, a tragic hns, an average pc game, and a brilliant mobile game for the toilet. The skill mechanics are lacking, the skill tree is just an illusion of choice. There's no sense of character development, spells from the first level are used in the same unchanged form even at the endgame. The itemization is tragic, like in a mobile game. There's no endgame. And many other things, I won't elaborate because many before me have already written about it.

    0/10 to compensate these 10/10 reviews.
    D4 is 3/10    … Expand
  39. Pejman12376
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Generic, boring, repetitive and offers no real challenge. Extremely pricey.

    Putting everything aside, what disappointed me the most was the fact that the "Return to darkness" was a lie. Even with better graphics the game does not even get close to offering you the same immersion and feeling that D2 used to have (as it was proposed). They just made D4 less flashy and more gory compared    Generic, boring, repetitive and offers no real challenge. Extremely pricey.

    Putting everything aside, what disappointed me the most was the fact that the "Return to darkness" was a lie. Even with better graphics the game does not even get close to offering you the same immersion and feeling that D2 used to have (as it was proposed). They just made D4 less flashy and more gory compared to diablo3.    … Expand
  40. ObserverOfSin
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Boring, All the gear modifiers are the same, All the rings/amulets are the same. But it doesn't matter that all the gear is the same, because the enemies all scale to whatever level you are, so you will always pretty much do the same damage.
    You are punished for levelling in this game.
    If you liked the original D1 D2 games, you will really really hate this.
    Complete waste of money.
  41. jomdarbert
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    The Diablo franchise no longer respects players' intelligence. Skill and gear choices are simple, giant glowing arrows point where to go, and difficulty is lower than ever. Blizzard has failed to deliver on their promises. Again. This release is a buggy, shallow running simulator laden with "micro"transactions that cost half the price of the full game.

    If you want to play a title from    The Diablo franchise no longer respects players' intelligence. Skill and gear choices are simple, giant glowing arrows point where to go, and difficulty is lower than ever. Blizzard has failed to deliver on their promises. Again. This release is a buggy, shallow running simulator laden with "micro"transactions that cost half the price of the full game.

    If you want to play a title from this developer, Candy Crush requires you to think more critically than Diablo IV and will drain your wallet more slowly.    … Expand
  42. tarzan123
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    If this game was to be rated by itself, on it's own merit, outside of the name of this franchise, or the studio behind it, it would be a 6/10. Mediocre, but scratches the arpg itch for a week or two and that's it. Unfortunately, there is a whole lot of parasites and baggage attached to it, that makes me hesitate to even give it a 3/10.

    I will start with the company behind it. It's not    If this game was to be rated by itself, on it's own merit, outside of the name of this franchise, or the studio behind it, it would be a 6/10. Mediocre, but scratches the arpg itch for a week or two and that's it. Unfortunately, there is a whole lot of parasites and baggage attached to it, that makes me hesitate to even give it a 3/10.

    I will start with the company behind it. It's not the Blizzard that made Diablo 2, it's not the Blizzard that made WoW, one of the most impactful accomplishments in gaming history. No, it's a parasite that uses the name and goodwill of mislead "fans" that still support it to push for things, that I don't think belong in an escapist entertainment. I will attach the marketing to this as well, most of it was just brutally unfunny, but using Megan Fox in marketing is not just stupid, (no I have nothing aginst hot women that's not the point) but disturbing and downright creepy/should be criminal, considering what she does "outside". We live in times when this matters, and it should matter to Blizzard as well.

    Now for the game. Part of a more than 25 years old franchise, and genre that now has some very strong competitors, compared to what Diablo 2 had to "fight against". This is absolutely pathetic. Not a single aspect of this game contains anything truly new, truly innovative, some might say that Blizzard was never really known for the innovations, much more for perfecting what already existed, but that's a pathetic excuse this game does not deserve. And for those that use the "it's just the initial release they will add it later they don't have the 15 years of added content PoE has", I would tell them to do things that would get deleted from this review. 10 years of development, absurd budget, (100s of millions and I am not even exaggerating) and the opportunity to look at what Path of Exile, Last Epoch or Grim Dawn did, copy it, and make it better with the insane resources studio like Blizzard can offer. They did absolutely none of that. Non-existent endgame, one boss that's basically a corpse rush until you make it. Season 0, and characters already hit for billions of damage. Boring, extremely boring stats that are just % increases. Why are there no class specific stats on items, why is everything just so uniform, every single class has damage to close enemies, reduced damage from distant enemies is that really what the combined brains of thousands of people that worked on this game were able to come up with? Critical chance and critical damage? Really? We haven't seen that ever before... This is not a sequel this is not a new game. It should have been. Stop making excuses for something created by this behemoth of a studio that gets dumpstered in content and creativity by a group of 20 people and a hamster. It's something that "works", which of course it does, it's geared towards a certain group of players and they will buy it. I absolutely don't care about graphics in games, so that's something I am not going to spend too much time on, and probably the reason why I am even going to give it a 3 and not 1/10. The game looks good, the cinematics look good. But everything underneath it is worthless. And that makes that nice coat of paint worthless as well. I am not going to talk about all the "problems" people have with leveling and grind being hard. Games should be hard...but also rewarding. With both gameplay and interesting loot. This offers none of that. Those supposedly infinite different builds are 3 builds (at best!) per class, that use the exact same skills, and pretty much the same, "most efficient", paragon board. Barbarian, for example, has 3 skill slots locked in, because everything else is trash, so everyone uses three shouts. Pinnacle of game design by one of the biggest developers in the industry. The story...exists? I guess? And I love Diablo books and lore. Nothing in this game made me interested in the characters or their journey...

    And one last thing. Pricing. Premium priced game (yes 70 dollars is a premium end of discussion) has no right to have microtransactions in it. Absolutely none, I despise everyone that says that cosmetic only microtransactions are fine in games you pay full price for. I don't like them in f2p, but I am willing to stomach that, if the game is worth it. This is not the case, and it's disgusting. Then you have three battlepasses, there are for sure going to be paid dlcs, and the price of those cosmetics is exorbitant as well.

    To finish this off. I do not recommend buying this game under any circumstances. I know that writing this review is worthless, and that people will do exactly that. This is Diablo 3 somehow downgraded sideways.    … Expand
  43. Chrisazgo
    Jun 14, 2023
    3
    Campaign was good but the rest of game was terrible for an aprg. I thought it was well tested?

    Itemization awful - too many affixes the same, some are way too good. Why is vulnerability damage a multiplier and weighted the same or better than other damage mods? Finding upgrades feels harder than other games and just not fun. The tree(new bounty system) awful rewards in t4 Gambling    Campaign was good but the rest of game was terrible for an aprg. I thought it was well tested?

    Itemization awful - too many affixes the same, some are way too good. Why is vulnerability damage a multiplier and weighted the same or better than other damage mods? Finding upgrades feels harder than other games and just not fun.
    The tree(new bounty system) awful rewards in t4
    Gambling with orbs seems worthless in t4, everyone avoids events
    Helltide is an annoying chore maybe put the chest items into tree.
    Nightmare dungeons are more tedious than anything. Im not going to use the ones with heavy minus to my builds damage or burning my rescource. Why are there all bonuses for elemental damage appearing when playing a physical class, makes the whole crafting part pointless.
    Dungeons on a whole 75%+ have too low mobs. They keep nerfing the good ones
    Game seems to punish solo play
    Class builds are boring, 1 spender. Many skills are useless, end up using the same defensives across all builds.
    Very disappointed. Expecting the renown system to not carry over to seasons to so i probably wont revisit. I also paid for a battle pass which isnt there yet.    … Expand
  44. shinrai93
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Was going to give Diablo 4 a 10, but I decided to nerf my score, so a 1 is the best I can do, like the number of demons in the dungeons.
  45. PatusBence
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    As a long time diablo fan, all i can say is that this is the diablo game we were waiting for! The visuals are beyond the roof, the gameplay is fluid and fun, the world is huge and alive, the story is interesting and well written. There is so much to do even after finishing the story. Ignore the negative review bombers, probably just some dissatisfied woke feminazis.
  46. Francoporto
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Every zone are the same, seems like an IA who did the maps.
    70€ for that what a scam, and Blizzard refused to refund.
  47. helladarionx
    Jun 9, 2023
    0
    Historia minima, muito pouco de lore mesmo. praticamente um mundo gigante generico e vazio. historia que é bom quase inexistente. Jogo super fraco, super generico.
  48. Moodd
    Aug 6, 2023
    2
    The game is okayish, but boring very fast. Gameplay is not that deep, world is not so interesting. It just feels like another ARPG.

    update: Blizzard thinks D4 must feel like a job.
  49. IDlkcvjasd
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Great idea that different editions have different access time. Also another epic idea that it requires online all the time.
  50. Reviewing-Stuff
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    GOOD REASONS DIABLO 4 = NOT GOOD

    1. Monster Scaling / Poor Player Progression 2. Restricted Trading 3. Limit 4x co-op, the year is 2023, not 1997 4. 5x Classes, 4x co-op 5. No Paladin / Warrior ( hack n slash is a genre?) 6. Screen Spam 7. Lack of Innovation (insert D3 mechanics, itemization, Immortal gameplay, Wow open world) 8. Limited PVP 9. Evasive Death    GOOD REASONS DIABLO 4 = NOT GOOD

    1. Monster Scaling / Poor Player Progression

    2. Restricted Trading

    3. Limit 4x co-op, the year is 2023, not 1997

    4. 5x Classes, 4x co-op

    5. No Paladin / Warrior ( hack n slash is a genre?)

    6. Screen Spam

    7. Lack of Innovation (insert D3 mechanics, itemization, Immortal gameplay, Wow open world)

    8. Limited PVP

    9. Evasive Death Elixirs

    10. Ugly Character Models, "Near Endless Character Customization" - complete flat out lie by Joe Shely developer

    11. Hit all aspects of the Monetization Tree, Early Access, Microtransactions, Initial game cost, Battle Passes, Expansions

    12. Collector's Edition for $100 but Game Sold Separately

    13. Smart Loot, designed for casuals who don't know what to use...

    14. No Map Overlay - Staple Feature missing, 1997 called..

    15. Lack of Build Variety, holds no weight vs other titles

    16. Cooldowns length of delays increased by a multiplier of 20x vs Diablo 2 cast rates view frame delay

    17. Maps are not as open as Diablo 2, they look and feel like narrow paths you have to follow, lack of freedom of movement.

    18. Diablo isn't in the game

    19. Woke Propaganda inserted into Character Creation, i.e. Body Types? What is a Woman?

    20. Level 100 took under 4 days, Game is fully maxed out and over before Standard Edition release date.    … Expand
  51. idobach
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. uninstalling right after reading season 1 patch notes.
    making the game slower and more tedious (unfun) does not equal balance.
    the dev team are completely clueless on what makes a game fun. it seems they are
    more worried about keeping the player base mindlessly grinding than actually creating fun content.    … Expand
  52. Nintelav17
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    This game is really fun when it works but it's unpayable in this state. If you like to play an Hack n Slash on laggy servers who get DDoS every week, this game is for you.
  53. FrankHorrigan83
    Jul 20, 2023
    4
    I’m not going to thrash the game cause everyone does. The game has flaws and really big ones but has some nice aspects.
    Graphics, animations, sounds, open world and its scale (sth. new to Diablo franchise and it’s very good!), world locations are at 50/50 some are good and interesting some are total thrash.
    The part where you travel the open world, meet someone and do some stuff, clear a    I’m not going to thrash the game cause everyone does. The game has flaws and really big ones but has some nice aspects.
    Graphics, animations, sounds, open world and its scale (sth. new to Diablo franchise and it’s very good!), world locations are at 50/50 some are good and interesting some are total thrash.
    The part where you travel the open world, meet someone and do some stuff, clear a dungeon and the depart is super cool IMO. The music is also 50/50 some locations, for me especially the desert ones have great music. Unfortunately some like the Kyovashad are total **** and it’s better to turn it off.

    The issues are again… music in some locations. Character progression is not the best, it’s very limited and boring, gives no fun after level 40+.
    The biggest issue for me is the main story/plot. It’s total **** and my 6yo daughter could write something better. I know it’s Diablo but the previous parts had at least a coherent story and background lore. This is a freaking dumpster fire, dull, rigged with some pro-feminism aspects and it’s hardly bearable.

    The loot, the end game is also very weak and boring. With the recent changes the game is getting rely in reviews so I’m not gonna add anything here.    … Expand
  54. Metalpro
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Some of the most out of touch devs I have seen in quite some time - I know games can take some time to get fleshed out but this is just laughable
  55. Angryfeline
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4's decision to slow down the gameplay feels like a misguided attempt to inject realism into the experience. While I understand the developers' intentions, it has regrettably resulted in a lack of excitement and engagement. The once satisfying and fluid combat now feels clunky, sluggish, and devoid of the frenetic pace that made previous Diablo games so satisfying.

    What made the    Diablo 4's decision to slow down the gameplay feels like a misguided attempt to inject realism into the experience. While I understand the developers' intentions, it has regrettably resulted in a lack of excitement and engagement. The once satisfying and fluid combat now feels clunky, sluggish, and devoid of the frenetic pace that made previous Diablo games so satisfying.

    What made the previous Diablo titles special was their flawless inclusion of grinding mechanics, encouraging players to immerse themselves in repetitive battles in the pursuit of powerful loot. Diablo 4, however, seems to have undermined this integral aspect. The pacing is now so tedious that grinding becomes a monotonous chore rather than a satisfying endeavor. The joy of seeing your character grow stronger through countless encounters is sadly diminished due to the artificially imposed slowness.

    Moreover, the game's overall rhythm suffers as a result. Diablo 4's slower-paced gameplay undermines the thrill of exploration and discovery. With less urgency and intensity, the environments lose their allure, becoming mundane and uninteresting. The lack of immediate and gratifying feedback from battles exacerbates this issue, leading to an unsatisfying player experience.

    To be fair, Diablo 4 still possesses the franchise's trademark dark and atmospheric visuals, along with a compelling storyline that immerses players in a bleak and foreboding world. However, these redeeming qualities cannot overshadow the significant flaw of slowed-down gameplay, which ultimately eliminates the very enjoyment I sought in this new installment.

    In conclusion, Diablo 4's decision to significantly slow down the gameplay is a baffling misstep. While attempts to add realism may have been well-intentioned, they have resulted in a tedious and unsatisfying experience. The absence of the once-enthralling grind dynamics and the lack of intensity and urgency in combat thwarts the overall enjoyment of the game. As a fan of the series, I sincerely hope that the developers reconsider their approach and find a way to recapture the fast-paced magic Diablo has been known for.    … Expand
  56. nohluv
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Imagine you have all this pent up "energy" a few weeks before having this smoke show of a date. And then they ghost you the night of. Thats just what they did for season 1. I would say the most anticipated seasonal start of any game this year. If they dont fix this within a week itll probably uninstall until season 2 when they agreed to fix a lot of the QoL features. ( you can save yourImagine you have all this pent up "energy" a few weeks before having this smoke show of a date. And then they ghost you the night of. Thats just what they did for season 1. I would say the most anticipated seasonal start of any game this year. If they dont fix this within a week itll probably uninstall until season 2 when they agreed to fix a lot of the QoL features. ( you can save your seasonal battlepass token for any future seasons to come ) The monetization side of things is okay. So far just really underwhelming cosmetics that cost way to much money.… Expand
  57. Phylogeny
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Latest patch showed utter disregard for players experience and time, in an attempt to draw out content. Terrible foreshadowing for future content.
  58. AlexTheGr8r
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The campaign was decent, but the developers seem to not know how to balance the game. They simply take the highest usage mechanics and nerf it, but they do not take account for the fun factor. Games are supposed to be fun, but the developers have forgotten that.
  59. Syrazia
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Newest patch for season 1 killed sorcerer when it was already the weakest class, nerfed damage and survivability overall, not to mention the negative QoL updates like extending exiting dungeon teleport from 3 seconds to 5 seconds. Clearly, Blizzard dev team does not respect players' time or enjoyment of a game they've paid $70+ to play.
  60. Artexxxx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Devs trying so hard to have nothing to maintain right on the start. Pushing people to quit that
  61. apsodiuu
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    我根本付錢來應徵資源回收員，打地城滿地垃圾，撿完回村還要花時間辨別哪些垃圾是要留的，而且附魔有夠貴，拿一個禮拜賣垃圾賺到的錢還沒辦法洗出好屬性的裝備。現在第一賽季經驗值又改得這麼少，誰還想再練第二支，好不容易練好一隻俠盜現在你又跟我說毒灌注觸發是bug，撿這麼久垃圾好不容易湊成能玩的流派，現在改完直接跟垃圾沒兩樣，感謝暴雪讓我能把玩d4的時間空下來去運動、陪家人，送你0分不用謝。我根本付錢來應徵資源回收員，打地城滿地垃圾，撿完回村還要花時間辨別哪些垃圾是要留的，而且附魔有夠貴，拿一個禮拜賣垃圾賺到的錢還沒辦法洗出好屬性的裝備。現在第一賽季經驗值又改得這麼少，誰還想再練第二支，好不容易練好一隻俠盜現在你又跟我說毒灌注觸發是bug，撿這麼久垃圾好不容易湊成能玩的流派，現在改完直接跟垃圾沒兩樣，感謝暴雪讓我能把玩d4的時間空下來去運動、陪家人，送你0分不用謝。
  62. RonnieFrown
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game sucks. Nerfed beyond recognition. The entire game is still a beta and Blizzard is having players pay for this game....… Expand
  63. sunboy136
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Super bad! Bad design idea! Change day and night! All go to bad places!
    超爛的遊戲！    … Expand
  64. milomilomilo
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    Was mysteriously banned for selling items found during runs in discord marketplace due to the lack of marketplace in game for exploit people made use of and can't send a appeal.. joke of a game
  65. Nowhere94
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard needs to recruit less LGBT+ scum and listen more to players. Blizzard kills Blizzard
  66. s10hotrod
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nerf the sorc!!!!! Because, why??? Maybe they are afraid of her powers!?!?? Nah!!! Because Bobby Cockdick sucks.… Expand
  67. 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
  68. TotesMeGoats
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    This is a free game that cost $70. You’re probably asking how does that make any sense? Because this game was designed with micro transactions it’s main focus. This game is designed for seasonal play to sell its battle pass. Want to level faster? Buy the battle pass. With the season 1 patch they slowed exp gain, so you’ll get so frustrated with the slow leveling that you’ll purchase theThis is a free game that cost $70. You’re probably asking how does that make any sense? Because this game was designed with micro transactions it’s main focus. This game is designed for seasonal play to sell its battle pass. Want to level faster? Buy the battle pass. With the season 1 patch they slowed exp gain, so you’ll get so frustrated with the slow leveling that you’ll purchase the battle pass. They increased the portal time to leave or escape dungeons. Why? Because this is to eventually sell portal effects in the store. This is just another blizzard cash grab game. Stay away.… Expand
  69. Tiagoskrepka
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    O jogo esta muito caro e não tem end game vc simplesmente zera o jogo e não tem praticamente nada para fazer
  70. kilowatch
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    After the disaster that was Patch 1.1.0, you'd think they'd dedicate resources to fix what's left of their game. Instead, they're inventing new ways for you to hate the game. When I try to start the game, I get thrown an error code and sent back to the launcher. This means that the horribly flawed game that is Diablo IV is now not even playable at all, since they decided to make the gameAfter the disaster that was Patch 1.1.0, you'd think they'd dedicate resources to fix what's left of their game. Instead, they're inventing new ways for you to hate the game. When I try to start the game, I get thrown an error code and sent back to the launcher. This means that the horribly flawed game that is Diablo IV is now not even playable at all, since they decided to make the game online only. This is unacceptable.… Expand
  71. Absolutmaster
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I hate the lease for the season now. I wanted to play my mage again and was hoping for a buff but instead they made it even worse than it already was. The necro is the better mage...lol
  72. HotCoffee
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Why is Blizzard not listening to player feedback? Players write that the camera is too low, that the ballista that kills you is not visible because of the screen borders, this is not corrected. Players are asking to remove things that players have not obtained honestly, Blizzard is making it so that other players will not be able to receive these items at all. The last patch finished offWhy is Blizzard not listening to player feedback? Players write that the camera is too low, that the ballista that kills you is not visible because of the screen borders, this is not corrected. Players are asking to remove things that players have not obtained honestly, Blizzard is making it so that other players will not be able to receive these items at all. The last patch finished off Helltide. The balance of the characters is missing both in pvp and for killing the echo of lilith. Server lags and the number of bugs are endless. Blizzard, maybe you need more white males on the development team, otherwise your project is similar to that submarine case.

    I still don’t understand why it was impossible to make a normal system for calculating the chance and strength of critical damage, elemental resistance, etc. It’s probably easier to hide from the players that your damage calculation is very crooked with all the conditions.    … Expand
  73. Bnrluck
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Very horrible videogame, devs do not listen to the community. Queue times are horrible, balancing is very bad.
  74. diablo4isgarbag
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    its about time people stop referring to them as blizzard they are ATIVISION blizzard died when they killed them.
  75. theanna
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    the game is visually beautiful and full of promise, but otherwise empty. Classes and attack elements are imbalanced resulting in narrow build options, and the world lacks personality and mindfulness (Rakanishu anyone?). Story is decent with great moments but is stunted by Blizzard's design philosophy. From pre-launch to Season 1, the management of the game has been a fiasco, with a sham ofthe game is visually beautiful and full of promise, but otherwise empty. Classes and attack elements are imbalanced resulting in narrow build options, and the world lacks personality and mindfulness (Rakanishu anyone?). Story is decent with great moments but is stunted by Blizzard's design philosophy. From pre-launch to Season 1, the management of the game has been a fiasco, with a sham of a tournament, frequent crashing (which makes Hardcore mode terrifying to consider) that was not solved as promised with v1.1.0, and tonedeaf patches seemingly intentionally meant to stunt the community's progress and strongarm players into exposure to monetization. The more i play this game, the more its apparent that it was pushed out incomplete, or intentionally gutted to 'sell' improvements in future versions for retention. I can't even find youtube video's out there with a positive air to them to keep me feeling at least neutral about a game which's frequent memory leaks barely permit me to play. Tell Rod to get his head out of his Malignant Tunnel and go fix this **** game.… Expand
  76. PastainPizza
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a cash grab. They tricked the customer into believing it's a good game. Plenty of reviews out there. Just logged into review it. NIOH2 is the best action looter and this company can learn a lot from from the on how a game is made.

    They are just greedy and Manipulative.. This is a psychological exercise on tricking the customer..    … Expand
  77. nawali
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I was having fun in this game until they bricked it. Spent about an hour in season 1 and don't know if I can play it anymore.
  78. kkkkkeith
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Rubbish update...Rubbish update...Rubbish update...Rubbish update...Rubbish update...Rubbish update...Rubbish update...Rubbish update...Rubbish update...
  79. eiwr
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    they haven't learned they haven't learned they haven't learned they haven't learned
  80. lyricarren
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I still dont get it which one idea was to nerf sorcesress which is already weakest char.
  81. xibee
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    I’m really love camel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  82. dj7111
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Patch Notes 1.10 patching the fun out of the game.
    This patch shows they don't know what they want this game to be. If it was suppose to be for casual gamers then why all these nerfs cause its still too easy for hardcore people but now casual people just get frustrated doing less this is just kinda ****
  83. MacKingsly
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    The rating given is mostly for protest, but the game itself isn't very good either. Looking at D4's initial and first seasonal content, even with a generous mindset, it is clear that it's not the game we were waiting for. The points it scores on is the return to the bleak and desolate tone the series was built on, and the release wasn't a dumpster fire (is that even a point anyway?) butThe rating given is mostly for protest, but the game itself isn't very good either. Looking at D4's initial and first seasonal content, even with a generous mindset, it is clear that it's not the game we were waiting for. The points it scores on is the return to the bleak and desolate tone the series was built on, and the release wasn't a dumpster fire (is that even a point anyway?) but the gameplay itself suffers greatly.

    Exploring the mechanics and story simultaneously was the interesting part of the game, yet putting a critical eye on the ARPG experience there was some glaring issues that was clearly brought up by the community the very first days. These issues only worsened after finishing the story at level 50, and got practically unbearable at approximately level 70. There isn't a sense of achievement or fun, since the game itself is easy but the mechanics thoroughly unfair.

    D4 has ultimately not been designed for accessible experimentation and fun progression in mind, and constantly seen to demand from the player the typical "you have to suffer for 200 more hours before the fun starts". Off-screen attacks that kill you instantly. Constant stuns, freezes, fears etc. that combo into each other, removing the player's agency and ultimately killing you. Getting stuck on invisible terrain, and many other disappointing things. All the while the stash tabs completely fill up with unending, uninteresting gear with strange, low-roll stats, and the way to a coherent build feels clunky.

    With all the new players attracted to the genre and game from false hype, (Blizzard hasn't been the Blizzard we knew for many many years) there was many questions about the seasonal content. Why force the players to replay a tedious part of the game to make your builds work? Why punish the eternal realm players by not including season pass there, too? Why refuse to add more stash tabs and functions to help players wade through the endless junk that is forced into the stash? Why not make aspects and other statistics upgradeable for a better sense of progression? Later, as the casual players came further into the game, they also started asking about the unfair mechanics, the class imbalances and artificial roadblocks that was put in place for seemingly no reason.

    Blizzard ultimately answered with a massive nerf to absolutely everything that crippled many of the characters on the eternal realm, and made the apparent issues even more oppressive. The season mechanics themselves are uninspiring and suffer from the same issues - filling the few stash tabs you have even faster and with equally disappointing things.

    Ultimately, the game is not worth it, and will probably never be since Path of Exile 2 will fill the void and blow this game out of the water if and when Diablo 4 finally, maybe, starts getting somewhere.    … Expand
  84. ssmyle
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Hey why is there no negative score here?

    Perverts who never see users playing games comfortably
  85. azure978
    Jul 27, 2023
    1
    always laggingggggg always laggingggggg always laggingggggg always laggingggggg
  86. DungDungGuruem
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Developer haven't brain
    It's so expensive, but the server is rubbish and the patch just wants to screw the user
  87. wowshaman
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very bad
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  88. Branandorf
    Jul 27, 2023
    1
    I understand the EULA Blizzard has, but banning players for hud mods still? Runsecape be calling me name again
  89. xit830225
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You have modified the problem of triggering the poison pool of the Rogue class. Why is the update content not explained? For a long time, the equipment has been invalidated in an instant. It is hopeless… Expand
  90. nkps52008
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 遊戲已經失去了遊戲本身的價值
    我花費了快兩個月的時間，犧牲休息時間
    我從期待到失望!
    謝謝!推出3代，但不要在出第四代了。    … Expand
  91. frodson312
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    wywala mnie z gry po teleportacji do miasta po nowej aktualizacji polecam serdecznie ;)
  92. zxc50079
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 有夠爛可以別再亂改亂用了嗎？遊戲體驗都沒了大家千萬別買買了浪費錢… Expand
  93. mikechan
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    攻擊怪物時顯示“易傷 定身”等狀態字體已經完全遮蓋戰鬥視野，而且不能關閉，怪物死後沒有聲音特效，上述兩點極大削弱戰鬥快感，物品賬號綁定白癡設定，刷到物品沒有意義，正常人不會浪費大部分時間刷怪，what a bad game no need to buy
  94. Ippon
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game looks nice but becomes hideously boring and repetitive after 3-4 days. It has no replay value like D2 and D3 did. You never feel strong in this game as monsters level up with you making leveling up actually a negative. The loot feels terrible. Not one was I excited about a single loot drop. Hard pass and save your money. All of my play group wishes we could get refunds but we are passed the window to get one… Expand
  95. sisharp
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    I was anticipating this game for months now. When it finally released it was plagued with constant crashes. I wish i could review more of the game but i find myself continuously restarting dungeons and quests due to hundreds of crashes. LITERALLY. No joke, in my Diablo IV error folder I have 89 reported crashes and that does not include the hard crashes where the entire computer freezesI was anticipating this game for months now. When it finally released it was plagued with constant crashes. I wish i could review more of the game but i find myself continuously restarting dungeons and quests due to hundreds of crashes. LITERALLY. No joke, in my Diablo IV error folder I have 89 reported crashes and that does not include the hard crashes where the entire computer freezes and restarts. I friggin hate the current state of the game. Progressions absolutely sucks. I sometimes crash just sitting in a town while i go grab some water. The devs constantly focusing their efforts on nerfing everything in site with class skill reductions, move deletion, dungeon elite spawn rate nerfing and everything thing other than fixing the dang crashes. Don't bother playing this game.… Expand
  96. ArtemusDE
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Just does not motivate to play in the endgame. Too many bad decisions by Blizzard leading to friction everywhere. Ignoring player feedback in the beta test and then nurfing while the game is live takes away the fun of planning and investing in a build. The game makes countless mistakes that have been avoided by Last Epoch and Path of Exile.
  97. Bazers
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Game is absolutely terrific. Super addicting and polished. Can't wait for end game content and new seasons/DLC. Great value as is.
  98. nerfer
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    (Hardcore diablo 1 and 2 player). I didnt enjoy the direction diablo 3 took visually or gameplay wise)

    Art - 9/10. amazing, hit the nail on the head of what a diablo game should look and feel like. Can just improve character customization as it feels dated and limited compared to eastern games like Lost Ark. Gameplay - 2/10. I'm bored. I don't really want to keep playing, but I'm    (Hardcore diablo 1 and 2 player). I didnt enjoy the direction diablo 3 took visually or gameplay wise)

    Art - 9/10. amazing, hit the nail on the head of what a diablo game should look and feel like. Can just improve character customization as it feels dated and limited compared to eastern games like Lost Ark.

    Gameplay - 2/10. I'm bored. I don't really want to keep playing, but I'm trying to give the game an honest shot and get to end game to see if there's anything there. but so far... levels 1-40 on 3 different classes is braindead gameplay with 2/10 fun factor.
    The boss battles feel more like a life skill in other mmo's than actual boss battles. On my Barbarian I just feel like I'm trying to chop down a really big (and amazing looking) tree that sometimes moves, and occasionally tickles me with it's branches. It usually results in my standing in one spot, holding left click, occasionally popping Iron Skin, and waiting the allotted 5-10 minutes it takes to slowly chop it down. Using other skills doesn't feel like it makes a difference so why not just hold left click.

    I want to like this game. It looks amazing, the art team did such a phenomenal job in both characters and environments and animations. (the armor is a 10/10), but going through this world is probably the most boring gaming experience I've ever had. If it weren't for the visuals, I would have stopped on day 1 after dishing out 140$. Which hopefully speaks volumes.    … Expand
  99. loktarogar
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    They should be grateful that there is no minus score. Anyway, I don't feel much different from Diablo Immortal.
  100. JQK
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    I've been stuck waiting for the new update for ages, and this game has given me enough time to leave a comment. Honestly, I feel like giving this game a score of 0 would be completely justified. I don't even want to bother rating it...
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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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