Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Surefireway
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Let's just say that if they offered refunds after season 1 patch notes they would lose a lot of money. I bought this despite being on the fence to play with my friends but this will be my last blizzard game I ever buy. Blizzard has had a lot of nostalgia good faith but that's be burned away now.
  2. sungen
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. f**king patch f**king patch f**king patch
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  3. Puffendorf
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Plenty of people said it better than I did, but yea, this game is overpriced garbage. But hey, what else did we expect. It's Blizzard. The only new thing that came out of that pile of dung is that their customer support rejecting your every request is no longer done by underpaid call centres, but instead by bad AI.
  4. fukuroul
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    Don't forget to vote with your wallet next time too bois, last time they got me was D3. Remember well and learn your lesson that Blizz we loved died a long time ago.
  5. quin62
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This game is a straight up money grab. Save your time, money and sanity by just avoiding this game.
  6. Bunster
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Whoever is making these decisions over at Blizzard needs to be put in some sort of performance review and re-trained or sacked off
  7. DadDob
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    I am done with Blizzards cash grabs. I left OW and now I'm leaving diablo 4.

    Money grubbing nonsense.
  8. Norkris
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    "cant find license" "unkown error"
    - Disconnects cancel dungeons
    - bugs and laggs
    - random 1shots
    - patchers nerfs everything to the ground
    - crazy vram increase
  9. admiralbaka
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Once again, because Battle.net servers are down, no one can even login to play this game. There needs to be an OFFLINE option so that I can play my game without relying on Battle.net's incredibly unreliable servers. I should not be locked out of a video game due to requiring it to be online. Especially when Battle.net can't keep their own servers online and in good working order.
  10. Eldthebuilder
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    After a 10 year wait from D3 this is what Blizzard produces? We are in a supposed next-gen age of gaming. We have AI now and Blizzard can't even make tabs for quick swapping character builds? We can't lock our rare loot and quick disassemble or use loot filters? Most arpgs have these features today. Where are the next gen graphics, abilities and camera angles in combat? This game followsAfter a 10 year wait from D3 this is what Blizzard produces? We are in a supposed next-gen age of gaming. We have AI now and Blizzard can't even make tabs for quick swapping character builds? We can't lock our rare loot and quick disassemble or use loot filters? Most arpgs have these features today. Where are the next gen graphics, abilities and camera angles in combat? This game follows the same tired old formula of past arpgs. Green poison damage...lol. A necromancer class that isn't even viable summoning minions? Blizzard could have paved the way to next-gen, but fell short of even providing basic functionalities like a matchmaking system for a multiplayer game.... lol. They didn't even fix balance issues based on Beta data or a test realm. They are patching imbalances using paid player's time. They release a massive power nerf to get players to buy a battlepass and regain the powers they took away. Oh and don't forget the treasure goblins don't even have a treasure realm to enter anymore haha. We loved that, but now they just drop more useless loot. The player in the dungeons or in the open world are slow and suffer from widespread lag or rubber banding (stuttering). The mounts also get stuck on every little thing. The overpriced cosmetic items in the paid shop are awfully designed and silly looking. Even the main story was boring and felt rushed to a sudden end. The hardest boss in the game takes a ton of preparation and time to defeat and gives garbage loot as a reward. Nightmare dungeons (like greater rifts perhaps) are useless past tier 50, reward for effort are gone after that point. In summary, I stuck it out with this game because I loved diablo 3, for a few weeks past when my friends already quit playing. Game has great potential but might take a few years of implementing feedback to realize it.… Expand
  11. beajm3456
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    They dont fuking know what they are doing.

    Not everyone is playing 10~12 hours a day.

    Nerfing everything to take fun away.

    After all these negative reviews, the developers show up on youtube and make future plans and excuses.

    'lock the stable door after the horse is stolen'
  12. chikicho333
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Developers have an overwhelming lack of understanding of this game.
    They are only doing the exact opposite of what makes the game fun.
    It's disgusting to see that incompetence.
  13. Howlmoon
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4's game design team was too egotistical about their decisions, the game price is not worth, I want my money back.
  14. JcDenton86
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is dead, it's nothing more than an empty vessel for Activision to milk revenue, and Diablo 4 is the perfectly evident testament to that. Just do yourself a favour, move on, and avoid this totally dull, empty, and messed up game, and forget about Blizzard for life.
  15. SkrillaVanilla
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    The Blizzard that made classic gems like Starcraft is no more, the days of gamers making games for other gamers are long gone; just an empty vessel for Activision to inhabit as they milk nostalgic players for as long as possible. This is a Live service, corporate fueled, always online, grinding experience/walking simulator. It is only a video game in the same way that Candy Crush Saga is aThe Blizzard that made classic gems like Starcraft is no more, the days of gamers making games for other gamers are long gone; just an empty vessel for Activision to inhabit as they milk nostalgic players for as long as possible. This is a Live service, corporate fueled, always online, grinding experience/walking simulator. It is only a video game in the same way that Candy Crush Saga is a video game.
    Diablo 4 Season 1 patch was so bad, the playerbase feedback about what they don't like (Give me back my Vulnerable Damage!) is being construed as "review-bombing" and "petty" by shills and development management. You can plainly see this by observing the Critic Reviews Score vs. The User Reviews Score; People who were paid to write positive reviews did exactly what they were paid to do, while Users who actually will play the game post launch have some obvious problems with the changes made for Season 1 and the base game itself (Example: only four stash tabs, with no increase for season 1).
    It's not review bombing if the "patches" or base game ranges from low-tier trash to tolerably mediocre.    … Expand
  16. jyorun
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    The game is incredibly bland for a game that is priced that high. It is very monotonous.
  17. Nokoc
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    just don't buy
    if you like the diablo like game
    just play path of exile
    blizzard It is a third-rate company
  18. unfiny
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    weak gameplay
    feels like a cash grab thing
    Blizzard killed Diablo, so sad
    i feel like i've lost my money spent on it, not worth to buy
  19. Potatoehead
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    The game is desperately trying to increase playing time through BORING and ANNOYING changes
  20. snowghost5
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    It's possible to get the loot you need because there are too many properties and enchanting is inaccessible. You can really only play 1 character with 1 build because it requires so much effort to invest in that character and build. Lack of inventory space makes the game unplayable. Seasons make you do all of the worst things in the game over again. It really feels much more like having toIt's possible to get the loot you need because there are too many properties and enchanting is inaccessible. You can really only play 1 character with 1 build because it requires so much effort to invest in that character and build. Lack of inventory space makes the game unplayable. Seasons make you do all of the worst things in the game over again. It really feels much more like having to go to work than a hobby that you are excited about participating in. Many jobs should be lost at Blizzard.… Expand
  21. MansionH
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    I have been a die-hard diablo fan for years since Diablo 2, played a lot of D2 and D3. So I was really excited to play D4 (I got the game both on PC and Xbox).
    So far D4 has been the least engaging out of all of the diablo series. Clunky gameplay, unrewarding progression, no attainable chase items.
    There is just nothing really in the game that makes you feel that you want to log in for    I have been a die-hard diablo fan for years since Diablo 2, played a lot of D2 and D3. So I was really excited to play D4 (I got the game both on PC and Xbox).
    So far D4 has been the least engaging out of all of the diablo series. Clunky gameplay, unrewarding progression, no attainable chase items.
    There is just nothing really in the game that makes you feel that you want to log in for any reason.
    If you want a Diablo game on PC or console, get D3, it will be much cheaper and more fun.    … Expand
  22. BZDRIP
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    When I was a kid. i fall in love with Blizzard games, such as diablo 2, starcraft. The old blizzard game, epic and great sincerity, make people happy and full of positive energy. Now blizzard have become a liar, just like swindler. you see warcraft 3 reforged, overwatch 2 pve mode, and now diablo 4.

    Blizzard just keep nerf everything fun in diablo 4 without buff that stupid horse and    When I was a kid. i fall in love with Blizzard games, such as diablo 2, starcraft. The old blizzard game, epic and great sincerity, make people happy and full of positive energy. Now blizzard have become a liar, just like swindler. you see warcraft 3 reforged, overwatch 2 pve mode, and now diablo 4.

    Blizzard just keep nerf everything fun in diablo 4 without buff that stupid horse and gems stuff full your stupid tiny backpack. You keep running at that boring openworld map again and again, from west to east, from south to north for those stupid tasks. This game is a mess right now, barbarian is nearly impossible to play. Designer keep lying that they are focus on career balance and BD variety which they had say the same on diablo 3 about 10 years ago.

    I have no hope for diablo series anymore. I am a fool because i buy diablo 4.    … Expand
  23. BrezzyZA
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    DIABLO IV: A CATACLYSMIC DOWNFALL (written by a fan who's been playing since 2004)

    Diablo IV seems to be an unfortunate misfire from Blizzard, a one-time titan of the gaming industry, now a far cry from what it once was. While it retains the atmospheric dark-fantasy aesthetic and haunting soundtrack that were the strengths of its predecessors, Diablo IV fails to carry the torch in more    DIABLO IV: A CATACLYSMIC DOWNFALL (written by a fan who's been playing since 2004)

    Diablo IV seems to be an unfortunate misfire from Blizzard, a one-time titan of the gaming industry, now a far cry from what it once was. While it retains the atmospheric dark-fantasy aesthetic and haunting soundtrack that were the strengths of its predecessors, Diablo IV fails to carry the torch in more substantive aspects.

    The greatest disappointment lies in the game mechanics themselves. The depth of character customization, one of the core appeals of Diablo III, seems to be stripped down, instead opting for a rigid and uninteresting class system. The diversity and adaptability that once gave Diablo its replay value now lies buried, replaced by an oversimplified mechanic that undermines the core experience.

    Gameplay becomes even more frustrating due to the myriad of bugs that continue to plague Diablo IV despite numerous patches. From crashing servers to a seemingly endless list of technical issues, the game's execution comes across as unpolished, almost amateurish.

    Diablo IV also stumbles in its inclusion of East Asian themes, which feel out of place and inconsistent with the series' established aesthetic. The incorporation of these elements feels disorienting and disjointed, betraying the traditionally dark medieval, gothic ambience that fans have come to love. It's as if in trying to cater to a broader global market, namely China, Diablo IV loses its roots, its identity. The once-respected Blizzard seems more interested in broad market appeal and profit maximization than maintaining the thematic integrity of Diablo. The end result is a confused hodgepodge that feels less like a Diablo game and more like a mercenary cash grab, further underscoring that Diablo IV is not worth its weight in gold.

    The overpriced in-game purchases are not justifiable by the provided content. Moreover, the game's initial hefty price tag is a slap in the face to the long-time fans of the Diablo franchise, who have been promised a game experience that Diablo IV does not deliver.

    The story, once a strong suit of the Diablo franchise, is woefully underwhelming in Diablo IV. The plot lacks depth and the storytelling is haphazard. It feels more like an attempt to recreate the success of the previous installments, without capturing what made those narratives compelling in the first place.

    Under the new ownership, Blizzard seems to have shifted its focus away from producing quality games for its fanbase. This should give gamers pause and question the ethics behind where their money is going.

    In summary, Diablo IV feels like a shell of what it could have been. It's a watered-down, bug-ridden, over-monetized shadow of its glorious predecessors, caught in the jaws of corporate greed and negligence. It is a hard pill to swallow for long-time fans of the franchise and it's a regrettable introduction for new players. Despite the hype, Diablo IV is not worth its exorbitant price tag. It's a bitter disappointment for those who expected Blizzard to revive the brilliance that once was Diablo.    … Expand
  24. angelsky0303
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    Very polished campaign to fool outlets into giving the game high scores
    -Extremely grindy. Far more so than the previous games. It's like they took everything they learned from Diablo 3, threw away that knowledge, and decided to make the same mistakes again.
    -They took the kinds of RNG that people hated in D3, and increased it 10x. -Utterly stupid endgame design. Imagine world of    Very polished campaign to fool outlets into giving the game high scores
    -Extremely grindy. Far more so than the previous games. It's like they took everything they learned from Diablo 3, threw away that knowledge, and decided to make the same mistakes again.
    -They took the kinds of RNG that people hated in D3, and increased it 10x.
    -Utterly stupid endgame design. Imagine world of warcraft dailies and world quests being the only activity, but your gear self-destructs and needs to be replaced every week for no reason    … Expand
  25. forsazin
    Jul 30, 2023
    1
    Bought the game. Got 1 rogue to 100. 1 sorc and 1 druid to 70.
    Graphics are fine but in 2023 that doesn't matter for me.
    The game is bad, worse than all other diablos. It's OK until lv 25 but then the game becomes annoying/boring. The crafting system is bad and too simple. Paragon is just raw stats, doesn't change the gameplay in any level: More regen/res/damage only. I don't like    Bought the game. Got 1 rogue to 100. 1 sorc and 1 druid to 70.
    Graphics are fine but in 2023 that doesn't matter for me.
    The game is bad, worse than all other diablos. It's OK until lv 25 but then the game becomes annoying/boring. The crafting system is bad and too simple.
    Paragon is just raw stats, doesn't change the gameplay in any level: More regen/res/damage only.
    I don't like every monster level in the game being the same as yours almost all the time. You level up and become weaker because monsters receive more than you.
    There is such a low number of classes and builds to pick (and almost all of them are the same from past games). All the characters work the same way (use skill to generate resource to use main skill). You just don't have any purpose to grind that annoying leveling: the events are not that cool and don't give specific rewards. Why kill lilith if she doesn't have a chance to drop something good?
    Now the worst part:
    The feel that the devs are just messing progression so you don't progress and stay in the game more time because QoL was attacked. No map overlay (D1 in 2000~ had map overlay). Nerfs on characters there are already feel clunky in a slow paced game. Nerfs xp by nerfing dungeon. Nerfs on aspects.
    No trade system at all. No solo option for leveling that is close to group playing. No matchmaking or some party finding system. No clan activities. Tons of "shops/crafters" and most of them are far from portal.
    And s01 most of these problems stays or are worse while I expected some improvements in the game.    … Expand
  26. HiroshiP
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    The decadence of Diablo series, i would like my money back but thats impossible.
  27. Ronove
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    boring and empty game when you finish the build there is nothing to do. there are too few skills, there are more in diablo 3. diablo 3 is definitely more fun than diablo 4. each skill costs too much resources the dungeons are empty, boring and always the same. It's all wrong, believe me I had more fun on farmville.
  28. madeforBG3
    Aug 7, 2023
    1
    This game was released unfinished, unbalanced, full of bugs, and severely underwhelming for a AAA game company who already has experience in ARPG's.
  29. asuran
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    First time to post a review for a game:
    They want to instruct you on how to play the game, and you are not permitted to play it in your own style.
    They alter the game content according to their imagination without any testing
    They are unable to resolve the major bugs.
  30. Berenkeutel
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    No I am not your Alpha tester. The only good thing about this game is the cinematics. They could've easily make it a great game by implementing the Diablo 3 RoS systems, but instead made it a laggy boring time sink mess.
  31. xgw
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    I feel like Blizzard don't care if the Diablo 4 is good or not. They just want to sell the game and make some money and then forget about it. Don't buy this game.
  32. Maks_BY
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately, this is garbage. This is a game without a soul, there is absolutely nothing to do in it. You just click and click and click on the target. and that's It! This was the last Blizzard game I paid for. I rocked 2 characters up to level 100 just because I paid 90 euros for the game. Don't waste your time, better buy Baldur's Gate 3
  33. Tellutwurp
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    So boring. Bad itemization. Season 1 offers nothing new…things keep getting worse
  34. Zebras123
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Feels like this game has features to mentally imprison you
    To keep an addiction going. It has no challenges, it only has a grind, it has no variety in goals, just ways to grind extremely repeating.
    I cant say this is a game, more like a brain prison thingy. Break free. This is my first review ever, and i just want to warn others. Played all 3 Diablo games. And im worried if companies can    Feels like this game has features to mentally imprison you
    To keep an addiction going. It has no challenges, it only has a grind, it has no variety in goals, just ways to grind extremely repeating.
    I cant say this is a game, more like a brain prison thingy. Break free.

    This is my first review ever, and i just want to warn others.
    Played all 3 Diablo games. And im worried if companies can make stuff like this to fry youth brains    … Expand
  35. onenutt
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    Same sentiment as all the other disappointed fans. Years in development for a game with nothing to do in it.
  36. gowno
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    The game feels like a beta, not actual finished game. Diablo IV lacks any content from start. Every character that you will create after finishing campaing will feel the same (you will do the same activities).
    Seasons are not worth any time and effort cause it still feels the same. Build variety doesnt exist in this game. almost all uniques are useless. Lvl scaling ruins progression    The game feels like a beta, not actual finished game. Diablo IV lacks any content from start. Every character that you will create after finishing campaing will feel the same (you will do the same activities).
    Seasons are not worth any time and effort cause it still feels the same. Build variety doesnt exist in this game. almost all uniques are useless. Lvl scaling ruins progression feeling. ,,Open world" is the worst thing in this game, every location is boring and looks the same, which kills replayability. Battlepass is a joke in a 90$ game just like any other microtranscations. Game will get better after 20 seasons and 2 dlcs. For me Diablo IV is a waste of time and money    … Expand
  37. Adjutant
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    I'd love to give diablo 4 a higher rating based on what they did well, but I can't.

    Why can't I? Because I can't log in. Again.

    Because every single action I take is disgustingly laggy in a game that could have been awesome offline.

    Remove the only requirement and I'll praise that the game actually intended to well, until then, I'm sorely disappointed.
  38. Francisc
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    There are so many better, MORE FUN, LESS **** ARPG's out there to play. Avoid this one. This game has major problems. Fundamental problems that won't be resolved for years.
  39. hobodave
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    I’m baffled by this game. I’ve got about 150 hrs of playtime. It was a blast playing through the campaign. Then endgame grinding started around level 50, and really slowed down around 70. I started to get bored around level 85 since everything was so slow to level up. After about 3 weeks, they release a patch that boosts experience for nightmare dungeons and other endgame activities. II’m baffled by this game. I’ve got about 150 hrs of playtime. It was a blast playing through the campaign. Then endgame grinding started around level 50, and really slowed down around 70. I started to get bored around level 85 since everything was so slow to level up. After about 3 weeks, they release a patch that boosts experience for nightmare dungeons and other endgame activities. I can actually see my xp bar move now. They buff and tweak a bunch of things. So far so good.

    Fast forward to day before S1. Global xp nerf. Global defense nerf. Global damage nerf. What?! Prior to this patch, my level 100 rogue was clearing Tier 50-55 nightmare dungeons easily. I could push to 60, but that was sketchy and I died a lot. Post patch I try the lowest tier NM I have on hand: 51. I die 4x and am kicked out of the dungeon within 3 minutes. Wow. I crafted and tried a 45 next. Died twice and barely made it through. I don’t get it. I’m not pushing tier 100 and crushing it easily. I haven’t even killed Uber Lilith yet. Sure, I play 20-25 hrs a week, but I’m by no means elite. I only have a single 100 character. The game became objectively less fun. For what?

    I speculate that the team that worked on Season 1 realized their content wasn’t well balanced and wouldn’t keep players engaged for 3 months, and instead of addressing the issues in the season, they simply slowed down the game and made it harder. Meh.    … Expand
  40. armchairjerk
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    Theres nothing under the flashy paint coat and game name. Stay away, I wish I did.
  41. Lozsta
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Great fun until you realise the endgame is just rinse and repeat, not get the gear you want sell/trash it, try again. The S1 patch was the worst, a build that was "working" is now useless. As for the lesser spotted "ultra" unique items, they are only for the NA and Asian markets as the EU was asleep when they went into drop "overdrive" (~140ish).

    On the surface it is the spiritual    Great fun until you realise the endgame is just rinse and repeat, not get the gear you want sell/trash it, try again. The S1 patch was the worst, a build that was "working" is now useless. As for the lesser spotted "ultra" unique items, they are only for the NA and Asian markets as the EU was asleep when they went into drop "overdrive" (~140ish).

    On the surface it is the spiritual successor to D3 but really it is just not fun to never get the gear your build needs. Then having to tweak a bit of gear makes the gold tap go into overdrive!

    Avoid if you've not got it already.    … Expand
  42. Gloin
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Pro : graphism.
    Cons: No End game content.
    Worst loot system ever done in an ARPG.
    No qol whatsoever.
    Worst mount ever done in a video game.

    Just try any other ARPG out there and don't waste your time.
  43. Zero187
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Spent the last couple weeks researching end game builds, many hours watching boring ass youtube videos so that I could come up with the best, most enjoyable build for myself.

    FINALLY got where I was having a blast on Monday with my lvl 100 Barb (quake effect was great and made Uber Lilith kill actually possible on Barb), but that fun only lasted about 48 hours.. HUGE nerf, logged in and    Spent the last couple weeks researching end game builds, many hours watching boring ass youtube videos so that I could come up with the best, most enjoyable build for myself.

    FINALLY got where I was having a blast on Monday with my lvl 100 Barb (quake effect was great and made Uber Lilith kill actually possible on Barb), but that fun only lasted about 48 hours.. HUGE nerf, logged in and now doing 1/5 the damage. WHAT THE HECK?? All that time researching, respecing and testing WASTED thanks to these nerfs. At least I got to enjoy the HotA quake effect for 2 days, but damn.. Could've been a game I played for years and now I'm looking elsewhere.    … Expand
  44. thesonycs1903
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 disappoints on multiple fronts. The forced level scaling removes the thrill of challenge, while the lackluster story fails to engage. Epic moments are non-existent, and the insipid side quests hold no significance. The game's misdirected priorities towards microtransactions overshadow its potential for greatness. As a hard Diablo fan, that was one of the worst story I have everDiablo 4 disappoints on multiple fronts. The forced level scaling removes the thrill of challenge, while the lackluster story fails to engage. Epic moments are non-existent, and the insipid side quests hold no significance. The game's misdirected priorities towards microtransactions overshadow its potential for greatness. As a hard Diablo fan, that was one of the worst story I have ever seen in my life… Expand
  45. eirikhjel
    Aug 16, 2023
    2
    Morally bankrupt and manipulative. If you're buying this for nostalgia reasons, don't... This is not made by Blizzard, it's made by some corporate suits that bought the name and has been running it through the mud for over 10 years.

    There is a silver lining though, you can play Baldur's Gate 3 right now!
  46. Volitile88
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    I enjoyed most of the story, cinematics were gorgeous, everything else bare bones. Once i got to level 70 i got so bored. Season 1 came out and it looked so terribly mid i didnt even bother, season 2 trailer did not inspire me to reinstall the game at all. The season 1 patches were from developers so deaf and blind to the community and playerbase of the game you couldve told me theyI enjoyed most of the story, cinematics were gorgeous, everything else bare bones. Once i got to level 70 i got so bored. Season 1 came out and it looked so terribly mid i didnt even bother, season 2 trailer did not inspire me to reinstall the game at all. The season 1 patches were from developers so deaf and blind to the community and playerbase of the game you couldve told me they changed devs teams for season 1 and i wouldve believed you.… Expand
  47. conorm185
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Zero game economy. Itemization is too mushy and drops don't feel significant. Might as well be a tooltip reading simulator with how many yellows you have to sift though.

    Game needs some kind of economy and tradable items to make drops feel significant. It needs a loot filter. Items need to be less class dependent to make gearing multiple characters less awful.
  48. Hadee
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    For the price, completely not worth it. 0/10.

    For $20 it could barely be a 5/10.
  49. outsidetheboxx
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    The game is just not fun.

    The content and loot becomes very repetitive. I don't feel like I'm being rewarded when investing time into this game.

    It was fun for a few weeks then several patches came that just sucked the life out of the game. Maybe in the future it will get better but as of now, I would save your money.
  50. vuckoland
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    I made account just to give Diablo 4 score of ZERO.. Its a cashgrab Blizzard game with milking players with forced in game shop. Forget about brain in this game you will dont have to use it. No belts, no shoulders, no sets, no random generated dungeons, no runes, no runewords, no magic find, no area damage, no cannot be frozen, no crushing blow, no deadly strike, no folowers, no auras, noI made account just to give Diablo 4 score of ZERO.. Its a cashgrab Blizzard game with milking players with forced in game shop. Forget about brain in this game you will dont have to use it. No belts, no shoulders, no sets, no random generated dungeons, no runes, no runewords, no magic find, no area damage, no cannot be frozen, no crushing blow, no deadly strike, no folowers, no auras, no jewels, no charms, no class balance, no feel of progression (level scaling) , no use of unique items, no fun in this game.. They made the worst game in gaming industry packed in beautifullartwork and animation with help of the brand Diablo game and agressive marketing. Well done Blizzard you are officialy DEAD company now… Expand
  51. Eliitti
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Man Blizzard just can't seem to get it right these days no matter how many times they fail.
  52. Merithyn
    Aug 14, 2023
    2
    The themes and mechanics are just not enough for a game released 2023. I have more fun playing Diablo 2 again. The concepts feel stale and out of date. And all that micro transaction machinations and seasons and what not are totally unecessary.
  53. Ayumie
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    There is way to much to complain about, for every hour of fun i had with this hot piece of garbage i had at least the same ammount of Frustration and Hate for it in the End.
    Blizzard is clearly out of touch and not able to deliver a Game well done and polished.
    I played it pretty hardcore since release every Day 8 hours upwards cause i was craving for a worthy Diablo II or III    There is way to much to complain about, for every hour of fun i had with this hot piece of garbage i had at least the same ammount of Frustration and Hate for it in the End.
    Blizzard is clearly out of touch and not able to deliver a Game well done and polished.
    I played it pretty hardcore since release every Day 8 hours upwards cause i was craving for a worthy Diablo II or III Experience, i got tired of all the Copycats even when i enjoyd most of them like PoE.

    This Game has so many Bugs, some small some big, and with each update that fixes an unbeleavbly ton according to the patchnotes and hotfix notes it adds more new ones and didnt even fix the ones that were fixed according to the patchnotes.

    Rubberbanding of Doom at random times.
    Badly coded like for example our client always reads out all inventory/stash/whatever of any player we encounter while yet theres no benefit for that except the performance issues on client side this creates.
    Mico stutters since Patch 1.1 everywhere at the worst times.
    PAtch 1.1 was a Joke too, and the Emergency Campfire with excuses and promises that this should have come together with the so called "buffs" in three weeks is the Joke of the Century.
    They did not expect that kind of Backlash and had to find an excuse , they never planned to balance it out with buffs and tweaks, they simply wanted to extend playtime and make it more tedious so people will buy pass lvl ups more likely to get the rewards without that hassle.
    Forcing PvP Quests on Players in Seasonjourneys in a Game that is as unbalanced with oneshot mechanics and builds left and right is a bad choice too, one that lead to my unistall of both the Game and Battlenet in total.
    If i want to have PvP i play real PvP games and not a friggin Hack And Slay Looter !
    Yeah yeah go grab a friend and kill him excuses ive heard it all, give me a break with this whiteknighting.
    Where are Sets?
    Oh a hundred people of a few millions got uberuniques? Quick lets nerf that down hard, god forbid people have fun finding an Endgame BiS Item.
    The Whole Idea of grabbing Affixes from one item and put it onto a perfect Yellow Item is so bad and boring.
    Only in the first week i got exited for legendary drops, once i understood all the Mechanics i didnt even bother picking stuff up, hell it even gets send to you box then.
    Wich has way to less space for all the Classes and Builds anyway.
    And thats not even a thing they can fix easily cause now the Devs mentioned that the Box is perma dupe cheking all the Things wich impacts Performance heavily...... is this a Joke? Not for Blizzard in 2023! JEsus Christ.
    The Story itself was pretty mediocre, the Characters where great and had much potential but in the End it felt rushed and to short, and yes i did it all, twice. Then i skipped everything for the other Toons
    Multiple 90-95 Classes.
    No Quest sharing? No group progress for questing together on sidequests and that? I have never ever played a Game Coop that was supposed to be an MMO type of Game that was so poorly designed on its Multiplayer aspects, jesus christ.
    No more Trading at all for Leg or Uniques, not even with your Partymembers.
    What happend to Diablo III´s one hour of Trade possibility with the people you where together after finding it? Nah that could reduce actual playtime if people give away the items they dont need to their partymembers, instead lets just let them hope to find the right thing themselfs.
    No MAtchmaking or anything ingame, Chats Dead, why going a Lost Ark Copycat route of beeing an MMO Diablo when you dont even provide the simple things. there is absolutly no Point in making it the Way it is right now, no Housing No show off to other people cause everyone looks the same anyway, the Costumes are bland as hell.
    #God am i mad, this was the Last Time Blizzard has seen me as a Customer, i did quit after the Blizzcon Disaster with Immortal after owning all their Games and blowing Money at em, only came Back for D4, noticed how much of a S* Show it is and now im gone forever.
    Also it tells alot of the Industry and Media when you compare User Reviews and "professional reviews" even before Patch 1.1, its sickening.    … Expand
  54. Kratofix
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I written a review on this newest patch and why i added a 0 to the score, but it seemingly got an error while submit it, so here's a Shorter one: i Play Sorcerer, a class that was the weakest class already and now it get nerfed the hardest of every class, since the devs are balancing through dices instead of knowing their own game, because the only other reasons is that the devs are tooI written a review on this newest patch and why i added a 0 to the score, but it seemingly got an error while submit it, so here's a Shorter one: i Play Sorcerer, a class that was the weakest class already and now it get nerfed the hardest of every class, since the devs are balancing through dices instead of knowing their own game, because the only other reasons is that the devs are too stupid to know their own games. Now the class simply got deleted by making it non-existent.… Expand
  55. KingHockeypuck
    Aug 4, 2023
    2
    Bait and switch. This trend in video games should be illegal. Latest patch slows game down and increases pay to win. I feel like I was tricked into buying one game and then boom after a month they turn it into the greedy money grubbing kind of game I would've never paid $70 for. I will remember this and will likely not buy another game from Blizzard.
  56. Lucyferer
    Aug 1, 2023
    1
    The most uncomfortable and lowest HNS i ever played that is even simpler than HNS like titan quests that are 20y old. This game is pathetic that shows what corporation shhh talk do with games.
    A game for everyone with no face - that uses just brand and corpo talking that lies in words that can be understand in many ways.
  57. Piroggi
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    LANGWEILIG alles ist langweilig. Das lvln ist zäh und LANGWEILIG. Selbst im unteren Lvl Bereich sollte wenigstens die Möglichkeit bestehen die Weltbesten items zu finden. Das würde wenigstens etwas motivieren. Die Items die man findet ich schaue fast gar nicht mehr nach wird direkt verkauft nur kurz die Aspekte. Irgendwas fühlt sich da Falsch an.
    Was ich mache? Ich steh Doof in der Stad    LANGWEILIG alles ist langweilig. Das lvln ist zäh und LANGWEILIG. Selbst im unteren Lvl Bereich sollte wenigstens die Möglichkeit bestehen die Weltbesten items zu finden. Das würde wenigstens etwas motivieren. Die Items die man findet ich schaue fast gar nicht mehr nach wird direkt verkauft nur kurz die Aspekte. Irgendwas fühlt sich da Falsch an.
    Was ich mache? Ich steh Doof in der Stad rum und Warte auf den Weltboss bzw... Die Legionsereignisse. Ansonsten hab ich nix mehr zu tun Quest sind alle erledigt Lilith Stauen sind alle eingesammelt und die Aspekt Dungeons sind alle gemacht. Was soll ich machen? Wie gesagt das Lvln macht einfach kein Bock und ist zu zäh. Ich bin Ratlos. Ich werde ein Scheissdreck tun und die Season mit einem neuen Charakter Starten. Ich will mein ein Charakter stetig ausbauen und Spass haben. Nicht immer wieder von neu anfangen. Blizzard kümmert sich um Dinge die Nutzlos sind anstatt das Spiel zu verbessern und auszubauen. Wenn alle so zufrieden mit Diablo 2 sind warum nicht einfach nachmachen. Weniger Arbeit mehr erfolg. Wir brauchen nichts neues. Altes bewährtes noch besser gemacht reicht. Ade Blizzard    … Expand
  58. Aeonstar
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Took my lightning storm druid custom build I had made and threw it against the rocks. I was actually one of the few enjoying the game before the patch even, and now you destroy my character?

    I don't care about seasons. I won't play them. I don't care about cosmetics, or Battle Pass. I paid $70 and would like a functioning game you don't completely wreck and suck 100% of the fun out of    Took my lightning storm druid custom build I had made and threw it against the rocks. I was actually one of the few enjoying the game before the patch even, and now you destroy my character?

    I don't care about seasons. I won't play them. I don't care about cosmetics, or Battle Pass. I paid $70 and would like a functioning game you don't completely wreck and suck 100% of the fun out of at first opportunity. The "fix" patch will already come too late, because this patch never should of happened in the first place. See you all in PoE 2!    … Expand
  59. Goldbondx
    Aug 24, 2023
    1
    Another franchise ruined by Activision. How much longer can this CEO remain. I suspect he is just buying time until the MSFT deal. This game has zero depth, repetitive, focused on mindless grind for console players. 20 year old WoW and D2 stands up better today than this garbage..
  60. wolfmanjim
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    I waited for years for the next Diabo game only to be insulted with Immortal and do I have a phone? OMG, Then Diablo 4 release was announced, and anticipation rose up in me. Then the price is a shocker, but hey it's the Diablo game. Then reality sets in, after all this time almost no storage, no armory with load outs (i mean even Immortal has one), no leader board (again Immortal has it)I waited for years for the next Diabo game only to be insulted with Immortal and do I have a phone? OMG, Then Diablo 4 release was announced, and anticipation rose up in me. Then the price is a shocker, but hey it's the Diablo game. Then reality sets in, after all this time almost no storage, no armory with load outs (i mean even Immortal has one), no leader board (again Immortal has it) then a nerf that makes the 100 level grind even longer! Then a BP that's basically a joke for free only 23 tiers, verses another 67 if I pay or 67 plus a 20 tier jump for a whopping $25! But it's not about the money? Further if I wanted to play normal, not season, the BP can't even be used? And forget Hard Core gameplay, because Blizzard has still not fixed disconnect deaths that cause everyone to quit HC in D3! With out a doubt, the dumbest, most unpolished, not thought out $80 game on the market right now!… Expand
  61. Klepar
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    Greedy practices. Manipulation everywhere. Battlepass is garbage to make you pay money. You cant save platinum from it to buy another battlepass and in season 4 you will be 2 platinum coins short for free battlepass. Itemization is disaster. boring legendaries and you are constantly weak. There is no power progression. You have to have all the time max upgraded gear to do little moreGreedy practices. Manipulation everywhere. Battlepass is garbage to make you pay money. You cant save platinum from it to buy another battlepass and in season 4 you will be 2 platinum coins short for free battlepass. Itemization is disaster. boring legendaries and you are constantly weak. There is no power progression. You have to have all the time max upgraded gear to do little more damage otherwise its just slow af. Cooldowns are ridiculous. Roll CD is a joke. CCs are broken. Debuffs have no indication. Horse is terrible. Its artificially made slow af so you have to be as long as possible online during season because they need numbers for management. P.S. I just migrated to PoE. Let Diablo 4 die. Its cashgrab… Expand
  62. ClemVKG
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Bye bye Bllizzard.
    With Diablo 4 you did no create a game. You created a time stealing scam that is now only acting as a marketing campaign for Path of Exile 2.
    You lost me as a customer forever. Everyone thinks your game sucks. Your battlepass sucks, your marketing and sales teams are the scum of this industry. Congrats, you got me to spend my money on this game, but I guaranty you it    Bye bye Bllizzard.
    With Diablo 4 you did no create a game. You created a time stealing scam that is now only acting as a marketing campaign for Path of Exile 2.
    You lost me as a customer forever. Everyone thinks your game sucks. Your battlepass sucks, your marketing and sales teams are the scum of this industry. Congrats, you got me to spend my money on this game, but I guaranty you it was the LAST TIME. I will never give you my money again.    … Expand
  63. GrimLegacy
    Jul 18, 2023
    2
    The current patch spits in the players faces. Nerfs everything. This game is a uninspired slog.
  64. Russelsteapot
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Started with Diablo 3 to make things worse; Diablo 4 made things much worse (there is also the notorious mobile game that's the worst in the game history between these) and the latest patch is just the icing on the cake. Bravo!
  65. WarTherapy
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    This Game is so disrespectful, bad and half assed that i cancelled my 18 year old wow sub, uninstalled everything incl. the battlenet launcher and made sure that i'll never buy anything from ABK ever again.
  66. elsolo00
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    i made an account specifically to warn people about this garbage. never buy online only games. long wait times, contant debuffs. they act like this is a real **** job. wasted my money for sure. F**K BLIZZARD
  67. signum88
    Aug 7, 2023
    3
    The action is boring, the story is thin, you can only use 5 abilities and a basic attack from your entire skill tree and there are only 2 real cinematics in the whole game.

    This game is what a soulless corporate drone would build based on the description of someone who actually played Diablo II.

    Avoid like the plague.
  68. LittleTerrapin
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    D4 is a cash grab that is not fun. The graphics don't really hold up against scrutiny and the grind is..... not the fun kind of grind.

    Edit: After some more time I must say: Don't buy this. It is shallow and gives a **** about how it can be more fun for players. It does care a lot about how to take more money from the players, so if you like such then yea, buy it and play!
  69. gr8routdoors
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard/Activision kills another game with their greed. How many times is this going to happen before people finally stop buying their stuff? Buggy as can be.

    A game focused on builds with no balance. A game focused on loot with no quality of life features for loot management. A game focused on leveling with no fun endgame. Sad what they've done to this franchise.
  70. Creight
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Not enough mob variety, in a game where you only kill monsters this is not acceptable. You always kill the same monsters.
    No build variety, same builds, most of the skills are trash and useless.
    Not enough maps, you are always inside the same places. Loot is lame. Rare > Legendary. You go inside a dungeon, fill your small inventory with full of rares then read them for 20 minutes. Most    Not enough mob variety, in a game where you only kill monsters this is not acceptable. You always kill the same monsters.
    No build variety, same builds, most of the skills are trash and useless.
    Not enough maps, you are always inside the same places.
    Loot is lame. Rare > Legendary. You go inside a dungeon, fill your small inventory with full of rares then read them for 20 minutes.
    Most of the game is reading the item stats, there is no item filter so you constantly read item stats.
    It is one of the most boring games I've ever played. I can go with the cons all day but not worth my time.    … Expand
  71. Bl4ckbeard
    Jul 30, 2023
    0
    I only play hardcore since Diablo 3. Softcore is too boring with no risk. Game is unplayable since launch with regular lags and freezes that can kill your hardcore at any time. Tried it again after season 1 release, nope, still unplayable. I'm glad I used gift cards from K4G to buy this joke of a game.

    And yes, I have specs to run Diablo 4 with high graphics, but game barely runs even    I only play hardcore since Diablo 3. Softcore is too boring with no risk. Game is unplayable since launch with regular lags and freezes that can kill your hardcore at any time. Tried it again after season 1 release, nope, still unplayable. I'm glad I used gift cards from K4G to buy this joke of a game.

    And yes, I have specs to run Diablo 4 with high graphics, but game barely runs even with lowest graphics. Another disappointing launch from Blizzard. Sad.    … Expand
  72. Evelilyt
    Jul 31, 2023
    0
    it had problems before this oh-so-great patch 1.1.0a. But now... It's completely useless and non fun. uninstalled
  73. Smint
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    yeah, lowered it once again, the season is just like the base game, only slower and more boring. Lvling feels unawarding, killing mobs takes to long and since i allready know that the end game sucks, theres realy nothing to work forward to.
  74. Naximus
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    This is the nightmare 0-o.
    No balance, the storyline is not finished, the game is glitching, the quests are corrupted, and the player gets stuck all the time.
    Don't waste your time on this horrible product, better to go and play Baldurs Gate 3 - a real masterpiece.
    I definitely recommend to request a refund for this piece of crap.
  75. sm152
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    I will never buy Blizzard games ever again unless things at the top changes.
  76. Jarlaxle23
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Extremely disappointed with the 1.1.0 patch. There are too many fundamental, unwarranted balance changes. This could have been a chance to capitalize on the season 1 hype. Power gaming is part of the reason a lot of us play and now all classes/characters are weaker.
  77. NegativeZer0
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Review notes:
    Fixed an issue where the user score was unintentionally too high.
  78. Nickusss
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    The game is highly overpriced. Dungeon after dungeon is absolutely the same. No horse no progress. No craft. Extresmly high prices to change stats. Progress after lvl 50 is sooooooo boring. Builds are not interesting and a lot of things which are very irritating. I my life I have bought only 5 games, Escape from Tarkov, Path of Exile (support pack) , World of tanks (premium pass) andThe game is highly overpriced. Dungeon after dungeon is absolutely the same. No horse no progress. No craft. Extresmly high prices to change stats. Progress after lvl 50 is sooooooo boring. Builds are not interesting and a lot of things which are very irritating. I my life I have bought only 5 games, Escape from Tarkov, Path of Exile (support pack) , World of tanks (premium pass) and Diablo 3 and 4. And it was my worst money investment. Don't ever try to compare D4 and POE. POE is diablo that we disserved.… Expand
  79. BloodyRezon
    Jul 24, 2023
    2
    The start of the game was a pleasant surprise and gives false hopes that the developers have drawn conclusions from d3. however, for almost two months they did not fix the most annoying problems. the last patch showed that they had no idea for the game making it even worse.
  80. Flaszko
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    Boring and repetitive. Expensive and literally not worth it for the current price. It should be $15 for this game
  81. abyssano78
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Ladies and Gentleman, I have the honor to present to you.....Diablo Immortal 2 !
    Indeed, behind these great graphics and cinematics, Diablo 4 hide a well known to players secret...
    microtransactions. Plentyof them. Yes, you read that right, after paying 70$ on a game wich is enormous considering that the full price of a game was often 60$ these few last years. You have to spend minimum    Ladies and Gentleman, I have the honor to present to you.....Diablo Immortal 2 !
    Indeed, behind these great graphics and cinematics, Diablo 4 hide a well known to players secret...
    microtransactions. Plentyof them. Yes, you read that right, after paying 70$ on a game wich is enormous considering that the full price of a game was often 60$ these few last years. You have to spend minimum 25$ to get ONE skin. This game is more expensive than Fortnite, Halo Infinite or other free to play. It got even worse with the first introduced season pass.... This game demands you to pay 10$ wich is the standard price for a season pass IN A F2P GAME for the premium. If you dont have the premium, you get 27 free tier, wich is roughly the same thing in F2P, but, here's the catch, almost half of these free tiers are "smoldering ashes" wich allow you to buy some small bonuses for the season (1 month) like +5% EXP. But it also not give enough of the premium money to allow you to buy another pass next month, wich is usually done by F2P games, but Diablo 4 wants to milk more money than that apparently.
    So not only does this game have the audacity to nerf every character and the EXP outcome from almost everything, but not only does he allow himself to be 70$ AND be more expensive in it's microtransaction system than a F2P game. I just uninstalled the game after this chain of update.
    and you're probably gonna tell me "but these are just skins, it's fine" no it is not. It's this method of thinking that led us to the catastrophe of Battlefront 2 years ago. Because if you put a paying skin in-game, it haves to be deduced from the game itself. If a free skin is looking more attractive then a paying skin, why buying the skin ? This leads to having all the great looking skins in the shop.
    About the story, many peoples disliked it, I, personnaly enjoyed it, it was really short, but it wouldn't have been good to extend it artificially.
    Well, go play a F2P game, it'll be funnier, I'm going back on Diablo 3.    … Expand
  82. Evanlavers
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Dead game. Not fun because of lack of content, terrible itemization, poor class design, item drop rate, stash management. Been playing Necro for 80 levels and haven’t seen the unique required for the build I’m running. It has worse quality of life than previous Diablo games. The mount is terrible and buggy. I could go on and on.
  83. IBShowny
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It's so bad. Save your money. They went backwards in terms of quality of life. Diablo 3 is still a much better game. It will take years for this to catch up and be nearly as good even with the good graphics. It's not even worth half the price
  84. teddiedanh
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    personally I think D4 was 8/10 at release, I genuinely had some fun with the campaign and my Sorcerer. But things went down hill after hitting LV70, Sorc turned out to be the worst class to play and instead of fixing it or give us so many QoL changes we are craving for Blizzard came out with the absolute abomination called S1 patch, it felt like they don't know how to make a good game orpersonally I think D4 was 8/10 at release, I genuinely had some fun with the campaign and my Sorcerer. But things went down hill after hitting LV70, Sorc turned out to be the worst class to play and instead of fixing it or give us so many QoL changes we are craving for Blizzard came out with the absolute abomination called S1 patch, it felt like they don't know how to make a good game or how to be in touch with their fanbase anymore. GG Blizzard, how far have you fallen from grace.… Expand
  85. eraforn
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    The game is terrible and unfun. Making a game this bad despite so much time, example and budget is a real success! Blizzard urgently needs to fire the developers who made this project and work with other ARPG developers on the market. IMMEDIATELY!
  86. murloxer
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    refunded. why? You know WHY. because its a total garbage. my expectations were much bigger
  87. WiredMonk
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Clearly, not Baldur's Gate 3.

    Just another cash crab with nothing new or innovative. The dev defends releasing garbage and suggesting not every game can be Baldur's Gate 3. No kidding. When you choose failure (we know it's not choosing to fail, it's choosing to be cheap and work only towards shareholder profits) you will absolutely fail. Diablo IV proves this hands down. Mildly    Clearly, not Baldur's Gate 3.

    Just another cash crab with nothing new or innovative. The dev defends releasing garbage and suggesting not every game can be Baldur's Gate 3. No kidding. When you choose failure (we know it's not choosing to fail, it's choosing to be cheap and work only towards shareholder profits) you will absolutely fail. Diablo IV proves this hands down. Mildly entertaining for a while, but just spins right back into repetition like Diablo 3. Choose to make garbage and guess what? You get exactly garbage. Well done Activision/Blizzard. Way to choose not to make Baldur's Gate 3. You succeeded immensely.    … Expand
  88. Znittarn
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    Pretty **** game imo.
    The quests, environments, combat, and the playstyle is so repetitive. The repetitiveness could have been Ok if there was any bigger goal to strive for, but I unfortunately don’t get that feeling like I had with the prequels and other similar games.

    Gotta put 0/0 since I gave the game so much time that I wont get back. FeelsBadMan.
  89. immrholiday
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    Story, graphics and sound. That's it, that's every positive you can get out of the game.

    The skill tree is limited and most of those skills are useless... incinerate? Skipping the story? You've essentially entered end-game at level 1, grind dungeons. Dying to spam CC in those dungeons? That's artificial difficulty. The dev team doesn't respect us as players, they don't play their    Story, graphics and sound. That's it, that's every positive you can get out of the game.

    The skill tree is limited and most of those skills are useless... incinerate?
    Skipping the story? You've essentially entered end-game at level 1, grind dungeons.
    Dying to spam CC in those dungeons? That's artificial difficulty.
    The dev team doesn't respect us as players, they don't play their game... go watch the play with dev vid for proof.
    NM dungeons are all very generic and boring with generic boring bosses at the end.
    They don't use the story bosses.
    They nerfed the weakest character (sorc) then nerfed cooldown for everyone.
    Their logic for it is, "we want to tear them down, so we can bring them all up together" they could just, I dunno... buff the weaker skills? Not nerf cooldown? Listen to the players?
    Not to mention the lack of stash tab space.
    $20-30 cosmetics on top of the $70-100 game...
    There is no actual community in game, no global chat, no area chat... social aspects of this game don't exist.
    No gem tab
    Grinding Gear Games is puts out fixes and changes same and next day, but one of the largest developers in the world? That'll take 2 seasons to add something that just QoL.
    Not to mention of overload on affixes that do the same thing, to extend the grind.

    D4, is hands down the worst available ARPG. Go play POE, Last Epoch, Grim Dawn and D2, just to name a few.

    Blizzard is living off it's past reputation and that blizzard is long gone and will never return. It took me a long time to accept that... because I loved WOW, D1, D2, WC1-3, SC1 and 2. Even OW1 was good... they went the way of EA.    … Expand
  90. cockmanz
    Aug 7, 2023
    0
    This game sucks... I heard some of the developers got fired.

    There are job listings for new Dev hiring by Blizzard in Albany , NY. in the past month.

    That is all you need to know.

    It was a Cash Grab by Blizzard, they used Woke Devs, and treated the game like a mobile phone app at $100... and now they are paying for it.
  91. Emperor94
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    1. No QoL
    2. lv50after That Paragon Points
    3. NO Trade 4. NO Chat 5. Campaign Bosses not farmable again 6. World Boss Just 3 of them , All of them easy as fk 7. Open World Events useless 8. Resistances Broken 9.Horse Broken. 10. Game itself Broken Too, bugs, Exploits, etc 11. No Real Endgame Content, just Nmd, Helltides, uber lilith 12. No Lobby 13. No Searchfunction 14. No    1. No QoL
    2. lv50after That Paragon Points
    3. NO Trade
    4. NO Chat
    5. Campaign Bosses not farmable again
    6. World Boss Just 3 of them , All of them easy as fk
    7. Open World Events useless
    8. Resistances Broken
    9.Horse Broken.
    10. Game itself Broken Too, bugs, Exploits, etc
    11. No Real Endgame Content, just Nmd, Helltides, uber lilith
    12. No Lobby
    13. No Searchfunction
    14. No Raids / Runs
    15. No Partysearchfunction
    16. Party just max.4 players
    17. 1 Instance for example " World Boss " allows just 10players. i am not sure maybe 12? wtf its an open world game
    18.Higher Dungeons same Rewards like Lower Dungeons.
    19. Items Like Shaco, Andariels ... you can find in your dreams .
    20. Most of the items trash
    21. Affixes same trash
    22. No Vulnerable = No Damage
    23. No Meta Build = No Win
    24. No Sets
    25. No Runewords
    26. No jewels / Runes
    27. you load from each player you see his stash tab / inventory etc

    I could easily list 100more , but its not worth the time.
    I do not recommend this game. 70bucks overpriced. should be a free game !

    Diablo died with Blizzard North !! Rip !!

    Sry for Bad English!    … Expand
  92. YKeymon
    Jul 3, 2023
    3
    Diablo 4 dans ses premières heures de jeu est agréable, la DA est incroyable si je devais la comparer au 3, les musiques envoutante et très bien dirigé, bien amené au fil de l'histoire, l'ambiance est en total adéquation de ce que moi je me fais de l'idée de l'univers Diablo.

    Concernant l'histoire (je spoil rien) j'avoue ne pas avoir réussi à rentrer dedans, elle est mal rythmé à mon    Diablo 4 dans ses premières heures de jeu est agréable, la DA est incroyable si je devais la comparer au 3, les musiques envoutante et très bien dirigé, bien amené au fil de l'histoire, l'ambiance est en total adéquation de ce que moi je me fais de l'idée de l'univers Diablo.

    Concernant l'histoire (je spoil rien) j'avoue ne pas avoir réussi à rentrer dedans, elle est mal rythmé à mon goût, y'a des actes comme le 2 et le 4 qui sont ... un supplice tant on aimerait skip et passer aux choses plus sérieuse, et des moment ou d'un coup il se passe tellement de chose que vous avez 1 cinématique toute les 3 mn (ca devient du rush).
    Certain perso important ne sont développé que partiellement, voir pas du tout, que ce soit dans les protagonistes ou les antagonistes, je trouve cela vraiment dommage, on reste sur notre faim.

    Passé l'histoire (qui sera prolongé j'imagine lors des DLC) vient la partie qui nous intéresse, celle du H&S pur et dur. Et la c'est la douche froide.
    Je n'ai participé a aucune béta, j'ai attendu le 6 Juin pour jouer et je n'ai pas lu d'avis de testeur pro ou autre. J'ai voulu me faire ma propre opinion.

    - Donc on a 2 modes de difficulté supérieurs, qu'on débloque avec des donjons spéciaux et non procédural, c'est le même pour tout le monde.

    - Une fois le level 50/70 on peut farm sans problème le T4, on roule sur la map sans grande difficulté.

    - Le moyen le plus rapide de se stuff et d'xp sans se prendre la tête c'est les vagues infernal, une espèce de randonnée dans la map ouverte, à travers les lag, les freeze, les rollback et j'en passe, le tout programmé a des heures spécifique, qui ne rend tout ça intéressant uniquement que si vous y participé depuis l'apparition de l'event car vous avez 1 heure pour ramasser des cendres sur les rares pack de mobs que vous allez croiser dans cet immense monde à moitié vide. Une fois que vous avez suffisamment de cendre bah faut les dépenser, soit dans des coffres facilement repérable sur votre carte, qui n'offrent pas grand chose, voir rien du tout, ou bien utiliser un site web comme helltides.com qui va vous permettre de trouver des coffres plus compliqué à dénicher, qui coute plus chers, mais qui eux ont un ratio de loot énorme (abusé même ?). Ces gros coffres coutent 175 cendre, y'en a entre 2 et 4 par helltides, et si vous mourrez lors d'un helltides, dans la plus grande majorité des cas a cause d'un freeze ou d'un crash, vous perdez la moitié de vos cendre tout simplement, donc vous allez peut être pas pouvoir tout ouvrir même si vous commencé a la seconde prêt l'event. Les mob donnent entre 0 et 1 cendre en moyenne, entre 0 et 2 pour les élites, vous allez bouffer du gros fun.

    - Ensuite pour continuer sur cet endgame incroyable on a les NM (les donjons cauchemars), qui sont un recyclage pur et simple de quelques donjons (une 40ene) parmi les 150 existant. En gros ya des clefs avec un level, level qui va déterminer celui des monstres dans le donjon, s'ajoute a cela des affix négatif et positif pour je suppose qu'on est pas l'impression de refaire 1000 fois le même donjon.
    C'est raté, il n'y a aucun identité propre dans aucun donjon, on sent que ya une flemme incroyable dans ce qu'il propose, c'est simple vous prenez toutes les combinaisons possible à faire en mélangeant toutes les familles de mobs, et vous allez forcement retomber sur un donjon que blizzard vous propose.
    Certains objectifs ne sont la que pour vous faire perdre du temps, alors peut être c'était pas leur ambition première, mais faire 3 aller retour pour ramener des pierres au même endroit pour ouvrir une porte qui va vous mener dans la 2ème partie du donjon qui va vous demander d'unlock 3 serrures au fin fond du donjon pour ouvrir une porte qui était à 2mètre de l'entrée de la 2ème partie, vous avez rien compris, c'est pas grave, moi non plus.
    Les donjons NM c'est aussi le prétexte pour aller chercher vos glyphe de parangon, glyphe que vous allez pouvoir upgrade en fonction du level de donjon choisi, la aussi c'est no comprendo, level 85 j'avais deja mes 5 glyphes au max, c'est a dire level 21, le tout avec des donjon 40-50, donc l'un des plus gros intérêt des donjons, s'éclipse littéralement avant même d'avoir atteint le niveau 100.
    Ya des affix, que personne ne veut, pas parce que on aime pleurer, uniquement parce que ya 0 intérêt a lancer certain affix bien trop punitif, autant craft une autre clef, je pense notamment à l'affix orage, c'est simple vous ratez la méca pour n'importe qu'elle raison, haut level = one shot.

    C'est tout, globalement le jeu est fait pour nous offrir du contenu jusqu'au level 70/80, après oubliez tout vos rêves de trouver du stuff incroyable, je suis 98, je me balade avec du stuff 73, aucun diff entre des affix sur un item 73 et 100, c'est les mêmes stats et mêmes jets    … Expand
  93. Nevez
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Soulless, buggy, unbalanced - basically you would be better off burning 70-80 euros in your backyard. Stay away from this game.
  94. Phana
    Jul 6, 2023
    1
    Impossible de jouer! J'ai des lag réguliers qui montent souvent au-dessus des 1000ms. Je crash tous les 2 donjons!
  95. DaneNor
    Jul 8, 2023
    4
    im just bored, i cant even Begin to tell what is wrong with this game.
    its just Stale slow. Campaign was okay 5/6 at best but the rest of the game, no just NO
    i played D2-D3, lost ark, POE, Last Epoch. where they great no ? they where atleast a 7.5 or a 6 for some. D4 is just bad, when i see an upgrade a really good unique im like (depression Yaaaaaa.....) combat, slow clunky Solo    im just bored, i cant even Begin to tell what is wrong with this game.
    its just Stale slow. Campaign was okay 5/6 at best but the rest of the game, no just NO

    i played D2-D3, lost ark, POE, Last Epoch. where they great no ? they where atleast a 7.5 or a 6 for some. D4 is just bad, when i see an upgrade a really good unique im like (depression Yaaaaaa.....)

    combat, slow clunky
    Solo play, punish you for playing solo and not with Mates/matedets like ????
    i could go on... 1 more thing tho the world ? Boring, there is no za za zu to it.
    at this point i need to be drunk to play this game just to have an ounce of fun.
    and i gotta say since D4 came out my liver might have taken DMG already.    … Expand
  96. Nitras92
    Jul 9, 2023
    2
    Can only give it a 2/10.
    The game is a rather bad and sad excuse for a diablo game. Blizzard once again shows they do not really listen or learn from their mistakes. Being a fan of Diablo 2, this game hits a mark so far off...
    One thing is the horrible UI or the missing content, that can be fixed, but the general gameplay, although it looks and sounds pretty, it's just not rewarding.    Can only give it a 2/10.
    The game is a rather bad and sad excuse for a diablo game. Blizzard once again shows they do not really listen or learn from their mistakes. Being a fan of Diablo 2, this game hits a mark so far off...

    One thing is the horrible UI or the missing content, that can be fixed, but the general gameplay, although it looks and sounds pretty, it's just not rewarding. The game sets you up for defeat almost from the get-go with very few feeling of reward:
    It doesn't matter if you find a legendary or unique item (which are basicly just common drops) because you will switch them out shortly afterwards anyway....
    The potion system is limited and chonky and rewards far range play so you can save them, because unless you get bosses to specific health states, there is no way of getting them back, which heavily hurts a melee character...
    The way you feel you lose control over your character in certain areas or boss fights. Sure you can get an unbreakable buff that will make you immune to cc, but unless the entirety of your build is focused on that... Never mind the world bosses that switch your camera focus around, so all of a sudden you don't know where your character is...
    And this is not even a full list...

    Story wise the game is mediocre at best. You are chasing around after a demon that's somewhat powerful and then... not really when it comes down to it. However, on a positive note, I was very thrilled, as a Diablo lore-freak, to know the lore-drops in the storyline.

    Very disappointing fights that is just a copy of Diablo 3 bosses... Most events also a copy of Diablo 3 or .. heavens forbid, Diablo Immoral.

    Now that being said, the game has a few redeeming qualities. It has taken some of the good things from Diablo 2, the dark feeling, the more slow-based fighting system and such things. And it has taken the, what in my opinion are probably the best things from Diablo 3. But when it has also taken the worst things from Diablo 3, being the things I felt traditional Diablo fans complained about, it heavily minimizes my score.

    The gist of it... If you liked Diablo 3, by all means. I'd say it's a 50/50 whether you will find the game good and worth playing for a few weeks or terrible and will just shelf it.

    If you are a Diablo or Diablo 2 fan ... Stay away from it. For the love of everything Diablo once was, stay away.

    Either way, I don't really see many playing much more than a few days before growing tired and annoyed with the game.

    Sorry Blizzard, but at this point I feel you are just producing shameful games on purpose.    … Expand
  97. Klausens
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring gameplay
    Artificial stretching of content
    No team gameplay at all
    1 point for graphics and sound    … Expand
  98. linuses1020
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Although diablo 4 is potential to be a great game, Blizzard obviously don't know how to manage their game. There are tons of ui design can be fixed easily to make the game fluently, but Blizzard decide to ignore those important ui design but focus on diminishing players interest. well done!
  99. Jevans6450
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Just bad. I miss 90s and early 2000s Blizzard that cared about their product.
  100. Janbanaan
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    There is a certain level of expectation when it comes to the release of a new installment in a beloved franchise, particularly one with as storied a history as Diablo. Since the release of the first game in 1996, Blizzard's dark fantasy hack-and-slash series has been a mainstay in the gaming community, boasting a dedicated fanbase eagerly anticipating each new release. Unfortunately,There is a certain level of expectation when it comes to the release of a new installment in a beloved franchise, particularly one with as storied a history as Diablo. Since the release of the first game in 1996, Blizzard's dark fantasy hack-and-slash series has been a mainstay in the gaming community, boasting a dedicated fanbase eagerly anticipating each new release. Unfortunately, Diablo 4 fails to meet these lofty expectations, presenting a slew of issues that render it a significant disappointment.

    Firstly, let's address the elephant in the room - Diablo 4's glaring lack of innovative gameplay mechanics. The franchise has long been praised for its strategic depth and rewarding loot system. Yet, Diablo 4 seems stuck in a time loop, regurgitating gameplay elements from its predecessors without any substantial additions or improvements. The result is a game that, while familiar, feels stale and monotonous.

    The RPG elements, a cornerstone of the Diablo series, have been oversimplified to a disappointing degree. Character development and customization options are sadly lacking, offering a watered-down experience that lacks the depth and complexity that fans of the series have come to love. The skill tree, once a rich ground for character customization, has been minimized to a collection of linear, unexciting choices.

    Graphically, Diablo 4 is adequate but fails to impress. Despite being a 2023 release, the game doesn't showcase the graphical improvements one might expect. The atmospheric, gothic visuals that defined the earlier games are present, but without a significant upgrade in quality, they lose some of their charm.

    The game's storyline is equally disappointing. The Diablo series has always offered an intriguing narrative backdrop for its action, but Diablo 4's story feels underdeveloped and at times, even forced. Key plot points are often hastily explained or not fully fleshed out, leaving the player disconnected from the events unfolding around them.

    Lastly, the game has been plagued with technical issues since launch. From server instability to random crashes, these problems have made an already lackluster experience even more frustrating. Blizzard's slow response to these issues has only added to the overall dissatisfaction.

    It is difficult to overlook these problems and give Diablo 4 a pass solely on the strength of its legacy. The game's failure to innovate or deliver on the level of its predecessors makes it a hard sell for both long-time fans and newcomers to the franchise. Blizzard must address these issues swiftly and decisively if Diablo 4 is to regain the trust and admiration of its fanbase. Until then, it remains a disappointing addition to a once revered franchise.    … Expand
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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
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  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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