Diablo IV

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Claricon
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Diablo 3 on release was better then this mobile/console **** port. Thank you Blizzard for ruining diablo again,only you could do it twice.
  4. Cannelloni
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Here's a huge disappointment for me.
    I mean I originally didn't intend to buy the game but I was given the impression that at least the campaign would be worth it... Oh boy do I regret getting it. But first the good :
    - The gameplay has a good base - The very start and end of the campaign are good Now the bad : - The reste of the campaign is a meaningless blob - The game tries    Here's a huge disappointment for me.
    I mean I originally didn't intend to buy the game but I was given the impression that at least the campaign would be worth it... Oh boy do I regret getting it. But first the good :
    - The gameplay has a good base
    - The very start and end of the campaign are good

    Now the bad :
    - The reste of the campaign is a meaningless blob
    - The game tries REALLY hard to look complex and deep with weird affixes on items but is actually shallow
    - The open world is just a way to justify chores to impose on the player before they can enjoy "the game"
    - Nothing actually feels really good. That's harsh but here's what I mean :
    With the world and dungeons automatically scaling with your level, reaching a sweet upgrade in your talents makes no difference in the feeling of your fights. The same is true with gear, your get biggers stats but the enemies too. The wolves of the start of the game too, they will always be at your level. What a way to feel your progress !
    Also most of the gear looks ... Too realistic ? There's no fantasy in the gear you find, and they all look like the boring grey boot you found in your first chest.
    The game imposes you a lot of thing you will have to do before accessing the endgame which is SUPPOSED to be the sweet spot. And before you inflict yourself with tense if no hundreds of hours to get there, let me tell you, it's not. It's currently grinding dungeons. Which by the way are bad and boring and make you track back all the time and complete stupid objectives.

    Also there is no actually sweet Legendary equipment. Most new effect is so conditional that they are a best boring and at worst just very bad. Unlike D3 for instance where I was excited to find some uniques because they allowed some sweet unique builds. OH I ALMOST FORGOT. Even if we had sweet unique legendaries, you couldnt do that because after a while the investment in your paragon board is so heavy that it would be easier to build another new character with a new build thant to respect the one you spent hundreds of hours on. I know, that's what we all asked for right ?

    You thought that was bad ? Here's another :
    You thought 70$ for an ... OK-ish game is expensive ? LOL Now you gotta add 10$ for each season if you don't want to be stuck with majorly lackluster rewards on your season. Season which has a very underwhelming new mechanic to boot. That's ... Almost OK in a F2P game but in a 70$ game, WHO ARE THEY KIDDING?!

    Honestly if you want to play a relaxed arpg keep playing Diablo 3, if you like complexity stay on PoE and stop making my mistake and giving a chance to Blizzard, they are the worst.    … Expand
  5. liverbird2020
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    I liked this game...now it is unplayable! I have been playing Diablo since D1 as a casual player. I completed D1, D2, and D3 many times, but wouldn't say I am a hardcore Diablo player. It used to a be a great RPG experience of leveling up, getting better items, and then finding some cool stuff for each class. The story lines were great. Then came D4...

    I used this as a guide for my Ice    I liked this game...now it is unplayable! I have been playing Diablo since D1 as a casual player. I completed D1, D2, and D3 many times, but wouldn't say I am a hardcore Diablo player. It used to a be a great RPG experience of leveling up, getting better items, and then finding some cool stuff for each class. The story lines were great. Then came D4...

    I used this as a guide for my Ice Sorc. (https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-sorcerer-ice-shards-build-guide/)

    Visuals - Stunning! The game looks awesome!

    Sound - The game is missing the iconic Diablo background sound track! I'm surprised they didn't use it anywhere!

    Story - I don't know. That's just it, I can't finish the game!

    Game Play - Since the new patch 1.1, my character (Ice Sorc) can't do anything! I used to be able to handle a crowd of enemies with some ease or even some challenge with elites. Now forget it...I can't even handle 5 low level clans in the open maps and Dungeons, quests, and story line cannot be completed! They NERFd the hell out of me! I'm useless now!

    My ~30 level Sorc would deal about 300 per Ice Shard, so about 1500 per enemy shot. Now I'm down to 250 (1250 Total) and the health for the bad guys went up about 15%. That makes my char 35% weaker! But wait...there is more! Now my cooldown was about 1-2 seconds, now it's 3! So...

    Before Patch
    1500 Damage Per Second
    ~1.5 second cool down
    Normal Enemy Health
    CAN kill single enemies from distance before they get close enough.

    After Patch
    1250 Damage per Second
    ~3 second Cool Down
    Increased enemy health
    CAN'T kill single enemies from distance before they get close enough.

    So i have to run around, jump freeze, run away, all while my cooldowns are ready, then BAM the monsters on top of me again...

    UNPLAYBLE NOW! FIX IT!    … Expand
  6. Darkwingduckx86
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Buffs, not Nerfs! For crying out loud. Stop taking good things and making them bad. Just to try and make bad things seem better. Keep the good as it is! Build up the bad to make it better, don't tear down the good. I've been playing since Diablo II. I almost deleted my Sorcerer and uninstalled this game. But I have faith that yalls at Blizzard can fix it.
  7. Cayno
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    I would have gave D4 a 4/10 before patch 1.1. Going through the campaign once was okay, but after that the game became boring and a chore. All item drops are RNG, and the endgame activities become monotonous very quickly. There are no "chase items" because of the RNG, and uber uniques might as well not exist. Patch 1.1 has made this even worst. You now do about half damage, and take aboutI would have gave D4 a 4/10 before patch 1.1. Going through the campaign once was okay, but after that the game became boring and a chore. All item drops are RNG, and the endgame activities become monotonous very quickly. There are no "chase items" because of the RNG, and uber uniques might as well not exist. Patch 1.1 has made this even worst. You now do about half damage, and take about double. They made the already tedious leveling take even longer by nerfing xp. Uninstalled the game. May come back in a year to see how much duct tape they've put on it to try and save the sinking ship.… Expand
  8. icemanx90
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Blizzard still hasn't fixed that the Necromancer minion builds are garbage. Anything other than whirlwind for Barbarian is garbage. The latest patch makes sure you get one shot by the charging fat dudes off screen. This game is not in a good state for grinding a proper endgame, which defeats the whole purpose of games like this. Extremely disappointed that all they care about is makingBlizzard still hasn't fixed that the Necromancer minion builds are garbage. Anything other than whirlwind for Barbarian is garbage. The latest patch makes sure you get one shot by the charging fat dudes off screen. This game is not in a good state for grinding a proper endgame, which defeats the whole purpose of games like this. Extremely disappointed that all they care about is making sure the game has longevity by making everything a pain to deal with. None of that matters if the game IS NOT FUN, would not recommend this game the way it currently is. It was more fun back when it first came out. They should have just added more world tiers if we were killing stuff too fast, not nerf everything into the ground.… Expand
  9. Toastie123
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    First Diablo game in my collection and was expecting a new and interesting game where i can play over the summer. However i can assure you that the game did disappoint. Initially the campaign and early stages of the game was fun, but in the late game after world tier three it was more or less farming, and farming to build your characters so that you can farm more efficiently. I have reachFirst Diablo game in my collection and was expecting a new and interesting game where i can play over the summer. However i can assure you that the game did disappoint. Initially the campaign and early stages of the game was fun, but in the late game after world tier three it was more or less farming, and farming to build your characters so that you can farm more efficiently. I have reach the point where it is mind numbing. I was hoping that that the season 1 patch would bring more content and fix some apparent issues in the game such as most of the class being underwhelming, but nope. Blizzard thought it would be a good idea to nerf everything. So now I am here stuck in the never ending loop of farming exp. So please blizzard i paid $70 give me a good patch. Anything is better than patch 1.1.… Expand
  10. theguilderfront
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    I never review games but as a long time Diablo player and fan, I felt compelled to share my thoughts after playing Diablo 4 rand the subsequent Season 1 release.

    For context, I played Diablo 2 extensively. I played Diablo 3 and all expansions extensively. And I was a pre-order victim of Diablo 4. I have a level 80 rogue on the enteral realm and a level 25 rogue on Season 1. The    I never review games but as a long time Diablo player and fan, I felt compelled to share my thoughts after playing Diablo 4 rand the subsequent Season 1 release.

    For context, I played Diablo 2 extensively. I played Diablo 3 and all expansions extensively. And I was a pre-order victim of Diablo 4. I have a level 80 rogue on the enteral realm and a level 25 rogue on Season 1.

    The overall game is executed well in that it is mostly performant. I like the switch to a live service model. I also think that the main campaign storyline and cinematics are the best they've been since Diablo 2. This compliments are the best I can give.

    Eternal realm characters will run out of meaningful things to do starting around level 70. Many players have acknowledge a "rinse and repeat" formula for endgame and I can absolutely confirm this experience. What was great about the previous games was that while grindy, the hunt for great items made the time spent worth it. I am not sure how this team got loot so wrong, but it's not as rich as previous Diablo games. Arguably, the loot and item system is actually not even as good as Borderlands games, which borrowed heavily from the early Diablo games. It's one of a few things you wouldn't expect the dev and design team to miss. And miss they did. Which begs the question: why am I grinding through dungeons if the the reward system is so bad?

    Season 1 only released yesterday and I already have a level 25 Rogue. I'm not sure I'll be coming back to Season 1 after yesterday's binge for the same reason as mentioned above: there isn't enough to do and there isn't enough to motivation to continue. The Malignant Hearts partially compensate for the heavy nerfs from the unpopular patch, but even these lose their new luster pretty quickly, and there are so few of them, and several offer buffs you'd never choose if you had a choice. Again, the loot and reward systems aren't compelling for a game franchise known for creating really fun and viable builds, and the endgame grind is so slow now that unlocking buffs through paragon boards means most of you (and I do mean statistically darn near all of you) reading this will never be able to achieve your build potential before the season ends in October. Even Diablo 3 seasons were better executed than this, which gets to my main criticism...

    Diablo 4 lacks innovation and feels thin, chincy, flimsy and neutered as a result -- especially once you reach mid and endgame where the lack of innovation creates a boring "seen this before" experience. There are so many great ideas out there, ones that Blizzard probably considered at various points internally, and would mean so much to the community but also to their monetization and retention strategies. Examples include: the map is underutilized; world events are poorly timed; the commerce system is 20 years old and has somewhere between 3-5 currencies; co-op scaling is silly and has similar issues to the lackluster loot and reward system... I mean, we're talking about a $1B game 8 weeks after launch.

    Why does a triple A game still feel like it's working out beta issues? The worse question is: why did they get so much wrong?    … Expand
  11. Astralasia
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    I wanted to love this game. I’m such a fan of the franchise. I grew up with it. All I needed was to hear the name of the title and I brought it without batting an eye. As of writing this, I've felt let down and regret paying more than $130+ of my hard earn money to play what feels like an incomplete game that continuously drags fun out of me as I play. I gave it my best crack. I reachedI wanted to love this game. I’m such a fan of the franchise. I grew up with it. All I needed was to hear the name of the title and I brought it without batting an eye. As of writing this, I've felt let down and regret paying more than $130+ of my hard earn money to play what feels like an incomplete game that continuously drags fun out of me as I play. I gave it my best crack. I reached 100 and did my best to give the game a fair play. I played Sorc... running nightmare dungeon was gruelling and the mechanics were not fun after a few runs. There was not much to do at level 100. World bosses die very quickly. That's not fun. There is no incentive for me to do Helltides. I have every legendary aspect other than the sun and I'm packed with resources and gold. My gear is the best that I can make it so what now? Maybe an Uber Unique? Oh sorry, they might as well not exist with that kind of drop rate... Oh! Shakogate happened. That fiasco left a bad taste in my mouth and I still feel second-hand embarrassed about it. Then patch 1.1 hits.. wow, talk about a middle finger to the player base! That completely gutted my class, my build and my overall game play experience. What was a slog before is now a corpse drag. Everything is longer, slower and harder. That's not fun. Imagine working hard for something and being proud of your earnings only for it to be stripped away. Without warning, I might add. This game has left a really bad taste in my mouth, and I am somewhat traumatized at the thought of returning to the game for season 1. It's just sad...… Expand
  12. RealMrObvious1
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    Every time players think Blizzard can't fall any farther down in popularity, someone in their leadership team says "Here, hold my beer!". Diablo IV is NOT fun. It has been designed to maximize "player engagement" which looks great in board presentations. Then add in the season pass, not withstanding the default mouse pointer defaulting to "Activate Season Pass" when trying to accessEvery time players think Blizzard can't fall any farther down in popularity, someone in their leadership team says "Here, hold my beer!". Diablo IV is NOT fun. It has been designed to maximize "player engagement" which looks great in board presentations. Then add in the season pass, not withstanding the default mouse pointer defaulting to "Activate Season Pass" when trying to access your progress, as well as the $10 per season price tag. All of this is to make Blizzard more money and make Diablo IV appear to be a successful game. Fun, player feedback, quality of life, etc. all are unimportant apparently. Someone create a new Blizzard North already. A company that cared about the players, fun, and what the community wanted in a game.… Expand
  13. anonymous7777
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    the game gets boring past around level 40, when there is no more real entertaining content and the pathway to level 100 is a boring grindfest. u want to kill Uber Lilith ? well u have to rely on the few OP builds that can do that , not on your lvl 100 viable one.
    Theorycrafting fans might love that. But casual players don't want to spend 100+hours to level up their characters for no end    the game gets boring past around level 40, when there is no more real entertaining content and the pathway to level 100 is a boring grindfest. u want to kill Uber Lilith ? well u have to rely on the few OP builds that can do that , not on your lvl 100 viable one.
    Theorycrafting fans might love that. But casual players don't want to spend 100+hours to level up their characters for no end game content.
    it was mostly ok pre season 1 because we were patiently waiting and trying things before the seasons ( level 50 to 100 was still a chore doing the same Nightmare dungeons over and over ).
    But now , the seasonal quest is like over in a couple of hours , letting us only with the new malignent gem system , a big nerf on the said OP builds , and as i progressed as level 40 , in unlocked the xp bonus ...... 3% ....... seriously ????????
    We're in 2023 , we have lots of other games to play , we need to xp faster and to have FUN while doing it.
    The game is not for casuals except if you rely on maxroll OP builds , but then they changed the meta again? i wish all builds would be viable as long as you spent your points and gear smartly but that's not the case ..... u have to go OP build and for that u have to grind for god rolls and uniques, and that wouldn't be that bad coz it is a diablo game but the gear is only good when level 100 ( i mean 725+ ) so why make it such a boring chore to get there.
    helltides and world bosses also drop nothing good, rarely cosmetics , and almost never a good legendary or unique, they die in seconds in T4 when Uber Lilith one shot you at level 100 with a good twisting blade poison build......
    I just don't get it ..... isn't a game suppose to deliver fun ? it is a boring fest for now.
    only campaign is nice, then secondary quests ( but u get tired of it ) , renown will get boring in seasons if it implies to do all the same quests again.
    diablo 2 is an old game , and diablo 3 was actually fun after a bad start. But this at the moment .... they are more interested by microtransactions ( they just made new loading screen where you can see only your character ... i can see only one reason for that when they don't adress content issues or ultra slow leveling ).
    will probably be casualized as diablo 3 was. The game has potential, but it will be only when they will realize they are loosing their player base out of boredom    … Expand
  14. FredRN
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    The story is good. One of the best in Diablo. As you start the game and discover the game and the map you have fun and grow powerful. After 20h you realise you have seen everything in the game. The map is big and there are many dungeons, but they are just reskins of the same 5 dungeons. The enemy variety also ends quickly. As you grow, you find that enemies scale with you, so you getThe story is good. One of the best in Diablo. As you start the game and discover the game and the map you have fun and grow powerful. After 20h you realise you have seen everything in the game. The map is big and there are many dungeons, but they are just reskins of the same 5 dungeons. The enemy variety also ends quickly. As you grow, you find that enemies scale with you, so you get weaker and weaker and you level up, only having the upper hand on some level up capstones. Same with items. The vast majority of item effects are just stat changes, very few have interesting effects that change how you play. And if you find something you like, there is a 50/50 that is a non viable build that you wouldn't know is horrible until you search for guides. Not to mention some classes are vastly weaker than others.
    End game is grindy in a bad way, easily making it boring and not worth after the story is done. Side question are repeated over and over, same for dungeons and end game events.
    Add that to the new Season 1, in which everything was nerfed to make it grindier and make players weaker, just signs for a continuation of a bad gameplay.
    if you love Diablo, you'll take 20 or 30 hours of fun out it. Otherwise, not worth the AAA price tag    … Expand
  15. akaiookami
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    Graphics are moving the right direction when it comes to looking more gritty/dark like D1 and D2, and the new Paragon boards add much more complexity then D3. Character customization is great, and cool looking gear are also done well.

    However, once you get past the aesthetics, Blizzard drastically missed the mark on itemization, end game content and progression, boring dungeon    Graphics are moving the right direction when it comes to looking more gritty/dark like D1 and D2, and the new Paragon boards add much more complexity then D3. Character customization is great, and cool looking gear are also done well.

    However, once you get past the aesthetics, Blizzard drastically missed the mark on itemization, end game content and progression, boring dungeon backtracking, no loot filter, no searching inventory, punishing build exploration, not having multiple viable builds per class, annoying quests that have dialog you cant skip, tedious explode on death mechanics (3 times?!), level scaling in all content, almost no social features, no trading even with people in your party, and so much more. And originally they were moving towards a 3rd person Diablo vs top down...

    Despite all that, I was holding out hope for Season 1 since they seemed open to criticism, but not only did they do minimum effort by blanket tweaking existing item stats and skills, they did so in a way that was full nerf (minus the new socket gems). The worst part, is so many issues were already addressed in some form in Blizzard's own games (searching stash or Kanai's cube in D3, runewords in D2, etc), but that knowledge was not leveraged. This is an EA's Anthem-like example of the project having terrible direction at the high level... and I am sure issues were brought up by devs and ignored or pushed to the backlog.

    As a game dev and long time Diablo player, I will be skipping this Season, and doubt they will have any substantial updates until maybe Season 4. See you in a year.    … Expand
  16. yinyoungster
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, the latest patch just ruined my 100+ sorcerer. It was hard enough to play as this squishy character but the latest patch did it no justice.… Expand
  17. Natis
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    "Game" is maybe too big a word, BETA GAME for 70 EURO, one of the most expensive productions in the history of games with an additional store with micro-transactions because you haven't paid enough for the FINAL GAME yet! This is just a scandal and a SCAM. The creator apparently mixed up business models. I understand micro-transactions and general shop in a game that is in the form of FREE"Game" is maybe too big a word, BETA GAME for 70 EURO, one of the most expensive productions in the history of games with an additional store with micro-transactions because you haven't paid enough for the FINAL GAME yet! This is just a scandal and a SCAM. The creator apparently mixed up business models. I understand micro-transactions and general shop in a game that is in the form of FREE TO PLAY, but adding such treatments to a game for which you call 70 EURO and more depending on the version is just greed and **** players. I will pass over the latest patch once a battle pass because there are no words for it, how you can make a SLOW RPG from the ARPG genre. Free skins on the Battle Pass path are just a mockery and spit in the face of people who bought this game mostly in PRE-Order and spent a lot of money on it. Just one big SCAM and a cash grab, without QUALITY, RELIABILITY and IDEA.… Expand
  18. 47Ronin
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This game (not gonna lie) "Was" awesome. But then Blizzard went to be one's own worst enemy.
    That patch 1.1.0. "Is horrible" I was enjoying the game really. But after this patch all joy faded. I regret that i bought the deluxe version of 100 bucks. I will (because i got it with the deluxe version) finish the battle pass. After that. I'll un-install the game. Till they fix this sh!t back    This game (not gonna lie) "Was" awesome. But then Blizzard went to be one's own worst enemy.
    That patch 1.1.0. "Is horrible" I was enjoying the game really. But after this patch all joy faded. I regret that i bought the deluxe version of 100 bucks. I will (because i got it with the deluxe version) finish the battle pass. After that. I'll un-install the game. Till they fix this sh!t back and make the game joyable again
    For now my user score will be a 2. Will give it a higher score if they change sh!t back. For now i say if you did not have the game yet? Lucky you don't waste your money.    … Expand
  19. DiabloSucksHard
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This game is trash and the devs should feel bad about themselves, they are dummy nerds who don't know anything about game design, horrible balance!! They ruined this game and ripped me off of my money. They still selling overpriced skins in the shop though. TRASH.
  20. jyorun
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    The game is incredibly bland for a game that is priced that high. It is very monotonous.
  21. Dunky
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    Game is Quantity over Quality. There is no diverse content, just overused monster models and bosses everywhere, game lacks any meaningful fun challenges. First time you play this game you may feel what a great game but than the more you play it you will soon realize that this game is nothing but a meaningless boring grind that does not in any fun way challenge you. Itemization is extremelyGame is Quantity over Quality. There is no diverse content, just overused monster models and bosses everywhere, game lacks any meaningful fun challenges. First time you play this game you may feel what a great game but than the more you play it you will soon realize that this game is nothing but a meaningless boring grind that does not in any fun way challenge you. Itemization is extremely boring, camera view is so zoomed in that everything feels way to large, inventory is so bad to manage and stash even worse, items rain from the sky but 99.9% are so bad that it feels meaningless to even pick them up, there is no loot filter so screen gets full with useless items. Was really hoping for this game to be good but yet again Blizzard is showing how money is a priority over actually making a good game.… Expand
  22. siomil
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy. Next, I don't    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy.
    Next, I don't want to waste time exploring the map - horseriding is a big misunderstanding.
    Before you reach lvl 50 to get to tier 3 and perhaps get some good items you'r too bored to play.    … Expand
  23. MateuszT
    Jul 24, 2023
    2
    the new patch took all the fun out of the game, everything that made Diablo Diablo was destroyed
  24. RodsMiranda
    Jul 24, 2023
    2
    My Opinion on the game

    • Underwhelming game at the moment. Lame campaign • Great visuals, good performance overall but lacks content. • First season is very dull, it needs way more content for what it costs • I didn't like the paid battle pass option, it feels very unpleasant after paying full price for the game (Game costs R$350,00 in Brazilian currency. For comparison, our minimum    My Opinion on the game

    • Underwhelming game at the moment. Lame campaign
    • Great visuals, good performance overall but lacks content.
    • First season is very dull, it needs way more content for what it costs
    • I didn't like the paid battle pass option, it feels very unpleasant after paying full price for the game (Game costs R$350,00 in Brazilian currency. For comparison, our minimum wage is around R$ 1350,00).

    I would definitely ask for a refund if possible
    I'll change my review if seasons get any better    … Expand
  25. ScarceAk47
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    At the release of the game it was going farily well. Characters felt powerful while you lv up. It wasn't perfect but it had a great feeling if leveling up and feeling the power of your work in front of your eyes felt great to see . Latest patch absolutely destroyed the * fun* aspect of the game. The countless hours you put into the game and grinding for gear became useless after the patch.At the release of the game it was going farily well. Characters felt powerful while you lv up. It wasn't perfect but it had a great feeling if leveling up and feeling the power of your work in front of your eyes felt great to see . Latest patch absolutely destroyed the * fun* aspect of the game. The countless hours you put into the game and grinding for gear became useless after the patch. Characters are 50 to 60 percent weaker and it takes so much longer leveling up when you die so much faster now because of the decrease of power! I'm sad to say the developers literally told us fans that they want to force you to play other builds and will nerf your current build if they feel fit at any time. If you enjoy playing a game where your hard work gets deleted and you have to make changes every patch then this game is for you. Sadly the game drifted away for what fans wanted and now we have weaker characters with no timeline on when a fix is coming or even if one is coming at all.… Expand
  26. Bluracoon
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    i felt this game could've been so much more, however, execution fell flat. since Diablo 3 the devs have tried to go in a different direction with Diablo, they need to go back to the roots of the first two titles and abandon the thought of an "action RPG" because Diablo 3 and 4 lack good Action. "Skill zigzag/Tree" is a joke, Items suck, they need more variety. and i just hate how thei felt this game could've been so much more, however, execution fell flat. since Diablo 3 the devs have tried to go in a different direction with Diablo, they need to go back to the roots of the first two titles and abandon the thought of an "action RPG" because Diablo 3 and 4 lack good Action. "Skill zigzag/Tree" is a joke, Items suck, they need more variety. and i just hate how the magic/wrath/essence and such is needed to cast skills. I won't buy any more Diablo titles as long as they continue these substandard Diablo titles.… Expand
  27. PantsHalo
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    Not a review bomber over the patch. I don't care about the patch because honestly I haven't been able to muster up the interest or energy to force myself to play long enough to reach high enough level for it to matter.

    After the streamlined arcade game that was Diablo 3, Diablo 4 is an improvement. However, it's only that; an improvement over Diablo 3. Anyone who was looking for some    Not a review bomber over the patch. I don't care about the patch because honestly I haven't been able to muster up the interest or energy to force myself to play long enough to reach high enough level for it to matter.

    After the streamlined arcade game that was Diablo 3, Diablo 4 is an improvement. However, it's only that; an improvement over Diablo 3. Anyone who was looking for some manner of return to D1/D2, even in a small way, is going to be massively disappointed.

    Virtually no D1/D2 gameplay elements make a comeback here. Instead, the mistakes made with D3 are mostly fixed or otherwise improved. As such, there's no identifying items, no scrolls of town portal, it's free and unlimited instead, no stat leveling, no weapons for everyone.

    Combat is more varied now, as there's actually a use for more types of attacks and spells rather than havin to rely only on splash damage attacks to deal with the endless swarms like D3. There's still no real Attack button so your Sorcerers and Necromancers still can't use swords and spears and shields, but at the very least they actually hold their equipped weapons when performing their skills/spells, instead of havin them disappear like in D3.

    The D3 "Infinite Potion" system is back, although at the very least they make it so that health pickups do not automatically heal you but give you "potions", of which you can hold 4-5 charges to heal when you need. If you run out of potion charges, you can't heal. It's a rather clumsy attempt to be more like D1/D2 without abandoning the streamlining of D3.

    Unfortunately it seems they either ran out of ideas with the skills or ran out of time to make them feel particularly different. Worst offender I can see thus far is the Necromancer havin many different selectable skills that all basically amount to "Hold out hand and a colorful wave flies at enemy, damage is done".

    The Sorcerer/Sorceress has the best skills, with plenty of variety and some D2-era skills returning to flesh it all out properly. Others unfortunately are severely lacking. The Barbarian is just boring, with only 3 shouts and a sequence of generic attacks that mostly amount to "swing weapon in a slightly different way". And they don't even get to use shields.

    The Druid as well feels like it was the primary victim of the "ran out of time" hypothesis. Basically, there is no "transform" option for the Druid. Instead, you get a skill that is assigned to Wolf or Bear, and when you use it, you instantly transform into a Wolf or Bear. Then as soon as you use a different skill, you will instantly transform back human. Not only does this look underwhelming but it means you can't mix up skills, or do things like summon or command creatures while in Wolf/Bear form.

    The game world itself, so far, has been very underwhelming. There is no more Act system; instead it's one big world, like an MMORPG. You also see other players wandering around at the same time as you, like an MMORPG. They can join in your battles or clog up the merchant's doorways with their 30 skeleton minions. There's also a ton of quests you can track at any time in a list, like an MMORPG. There's also no way of keeping track of completed quests, you can't coordinate sidequests with parties, and oftentimes you will end up with party members missing out on cutscenes or dialogue due to them being out of place. Some reviews I've seen have said you basically need a "designated clicker" because of this idiocy.

    tl;dr, the more time I put into Diablo 4, the more miserable the experience gets. Each class has so few actual skills to play with that I'm switching out classes whenever I get bored and thus basically repeating all the starter quests.

    By level 25, you've unlocked every possible skill, so all the skill points just go into "make it slightly stronger" or "add some mediocre little buff" for min-max play. There's no sense of POWER in any magic items like in D1/D2; unique items offer boosts like "+2% to Close Attack when Barrier is active" or "+4% to critical with each Core skill hit on a Stunned enemy"

    None of that means anything to me. D2 items had things like "Ignore enemy armor", "+50 to strength", "Half poison duration", "50 charges of lvl 20 Teleport". Actual visible benefits.

    I've been playing D3 and D2R leading up to D4's release. I finished D3 and put it away. It was fun the first time, but had 0 replayability. D2R I started about a month before D4 came out.

    Now almost 2 months after D4 has come out, for every 1 hour I put into D4, I find myself putting 2 hours into D2R, and enjoying it much more.

    Diablo 2 Resurrected just has more to offer than Diablo 4 in almost every way. Bigger and more interesting maps, more skills, more items and weapons, more interesting story, no long boring in-game cutscenes, and just a better, more fun experience overall.    … Expand
  28. YanNasty
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    This game is trash. Maybe they improve it over time, but I imagine the only thing they will improve on is further monetization. PoE is better in every level. You could buy a 5 dollar game from a small developer that has more depth. The only great thing about this game are the pathetic few cinematics. I generously give it a two, because it is functional...ish.
  29. JPxx
    Jul 26, 2023
    2
    I enjoyed only the art and atmosphere of this game, also the story a bit. When it comes to bosses and mechanics there is nothing to say more than meh.
  30. broken666
    Jul 26, 2023
    2
    Blizzard talked a lot about balance in the latest update, but in my experience, everything is a lot harder to kill than before and gear drops have been worse. I get one shot at full health which is just a ridiculous mechanic. Overall, I'm having to grind way more for garbage gear and get killed way more often. From my point of view, they didn't balance anything, they just made the gameBlizzard talked a lot about balance in the latest update, but in my experience, everything is a lot harder to kill than before and gear drops have been worse. I get one shot at full health which is just a ridiculous mechanic. Overall, I'm having to grind way more for garbage gear and get killed way more often. From my point of view, they didn't balance anything, they just made the game harder and much less enjoyable overall. Judging by other reviews on here, I am not alone in my thinking.… Expand
  31. mcmonopoly
    Jul 27, 2023
    2
    Game seamed OK at first but after a while it really shows the lack of know-how from the Dev team, and even more so after the first few patches.

    Servers are horrendously unstable, lots of login problems and downtime from the lack of optimization. Game runs poorly, using 13GB+ of ram, and using CPU power in the background for reasons unknown. I gave it 2/10 only because I was    Game seamed OK at first but after a while it really shows the lack of know-how from the Dev team, and even more so after the first few patches.

    Servers are horrendously unstable, lots of login problems and downtime from the lack of optimization.

    Game runs poorly, using 13GB+ of ram, and using CPU power in the background for reasons unknown.

    I gave it 2/10 only because I was actually able to play the game, that's how low my expectations with Blizzard are after the last few releases.    … Expand
  32. auxradar
    Jul 27, 2023
    2
    Loved the story, wanted it to be d3 again and then.... it was all over level 50 reached. End game tedius as hell, thought the new season might perk things up but no... start again and its just a mundane grind fest with nothing interesting going on. Went back to the main realm cos least it was sort of fun, sorcerer nerfed, dungeons take longer to get out of for absolutely no reason,Loved the story, wanted it to be d3 again and then.... it was all over level 50 reached. End game tedius as hell, thought the new season might perk things up but no... start again and its just a mundane grind fest with nothing interesting going on. Went back to the main realm cos least it was sort of fun, sorcerer nerfed, dungeons take longer to get out of for absolutely no reason, stats really do nothing, sellers sell nothing of interest, half your gold to re_spec. Blizzard have sucked all the fun out and no doubt are giving each other a desperate reacharound apparently unable to define enjoyment. Too short and turned out pretty rubbish. Its going off till theres actually something enjoyable to do end game, and season 1 is not it.… Expand
  33. Luka93
    Jul 28, 2023
    2
    Game made by people who doesnt play games. No trade, no chat, you are alone in empty world. After 60 level game is boring, no endgame.
  34. iamdolfo
    Jul 28, 2023
    2
    The campaign: start was great, middle was very forgettable, last part was great.

    The gameplay: pretty boring The skills feel super limited and quite boring, some of the shrines provide fun skills for a very short amount of time, but the skills themselves are really quite boring. Cooldowns really suck. They're too long, and there isn't a time you'll sacrifice cooldown reduction on    The campaign: start was great, middle was very forgettable, last part was great.

    The gameplay: pretty boring

    The skills feel super limited and quite boring, some of the shrines provide fun skills for a very short amount of time, but the skills themselves are really quite boring. Cooldowns really suck. They're too long, and there isn't a time you'll sacrifice cooldown reduction on gear for literally any other stat.

    The gameplay is slow, each enemy takes several hits, and AOE skills are slow to reload and are really underpowered.

    How does it compare to other games?
    POE although complicated is fast, and makes you feel like a god.
    Last Epoch even in pre-release/open beta has a better feeling combat system, faster gameplay, more rewarding progression, and snappier servers.

    Should you buy it?
    Wait a year or two would be my opinion.    … Expand
  35. pprocacci
    Jul 29, 2023
    2
    Story is pretty good though shallow hence the 2/10 ... but everything else sucks.

    - Open World is useless. - World bosses are boring and there's only 3. - Skills? Hardly any to choose from - End Game is Dungeons which in it of themselves give no useful rewards - You're either dead or alive. There is no in-between - Affixes, Affixes, Affixes, Affixes -- Way to many useless ones.    Story is pretty good though shallow hence the 2/10 ... but everything else sucks.

    - Open World is useless.
    - World bosses are boring and there's only 3.
    - Skills? Hardly any to choose from
    - End Game is Dungeons which in it of themselves give no useful rewards
    - You're either dead or alive. There is no in-between
    - Affixes, Affixes, Affixes, Affixes -- Way to many useless ones.
    - The mount gets stuck on everything
    - Rubber banding
    - Some affixes don't even due anything (looking at your resistances)
    - Price - Not at all worth it

    Diablo 4 is an ok game if you want a quick and bland story that'll take you a couple of days to play through and the intention is to put it aside after that campaign concludes. Otherwise, it simply isn't worth your time or money.    … Expand
  36. PandoraFalke
    Jul 30, 2023
    2
    I paid the full price, I played through the campaign and I was absolutely not satisfied. How the hell is it possible for these guys, to make such a boring game?
    Whoever got the idea to put more MMO into an ARPG clearly didn't understand the genre.
    This game is by far, the worst and most boring ARPG I've ever played. The pacing of the story is way too slow. The fetch quests are way    I paid the full price, I played through the campaign and I was absolutely not satisfied. How the hell is it possible for these guys, to make such a boring game?
    Whoever got the idea to put more MMO into an ARPG clearly didn't understand the genre.

    This game is by far, the worst and most boring ARPG I've ever played.
    The pacing of the story is way too slow.
    The fetch quests are way too much.
    Hell, even the waypoints are way too far away. Even after getting that damn horse, you are running for ages to get to the next quest point. And without the opportunity to set a marker on the map and therefore got a route to the quest, I wouldn't even know where the heck I have to go.

    It's not even the programming problem with the stash tabs, not even that they made a **** Nerf with Path 1.1. This game is just boring af.
    I played through the server slam and the open beta and had really high hopes. But there was a reason, why they limited those to lvl 25. If I would have known how boring this game get after Act II, I would never ever bought it.

    I'm so ashamed, I paid full price for this.
    With this game, Blizzard finally killed the last game I was enjoying. From now on there will be absolutely not a single game anymore, which I will buy from this company. They ruined every franchise for me.
    Such a shame, that this once was my favorite company.    … Expand
  37. sobik243
    Jul 31, 2023
    2
    I'm soooo angry with this game! Constantly NOOOO F...'n MANA!!! Upgrade to world IV tier is so hard because THERE IS NO WEAPON UPGRADES about 60LVL and monster LVL in pass dungeon is 70 but boss is 73-5?!?!?! WTF blizzard did you play your games or what?!?!?! Toooo long cool down to much cost of mana to fragile :( I played hundreds of hour but I'm done with this **** season and this ****I'm soooo angry with this game! Constantly NOOOO F...'n MANA!!! Upgrade to world IV tier is so hard because THERE IS NO WEAPON UPGRADES about 60LVL and monster LVL in pass dungeon is 70 but boss is 73-5?!?!?! WTF blizzard did you play your games or what?!?!?! Toooo long cool down to much cost of mana to fragile :( I played hundreds of hour but I'm done with this **** season and this **** that destroyed FUN FROM GAMING!!!!! Go fu...k your selves and never again touch DIABLO franchise - sell it to someone who actually played diablo 1 and 2 and even 3 and wil not make same mistakes or even worst!!!… Expand
  38. vaenc123
    Aug 2, 2023
    2
    legit they see the word fun and try their best to counter it. That is d4 in a nutshell. Will come back when they wake up
  39. Volking
    Aug 2, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want my money back! Aftet finisihing the base game, with the season 1 i started from scratch for what?… Expand
  40. Cleosasha
    Aug 3, 2023
    2
    This is a completely empty soulless husk of a game and I would refund if I could.

    I played without doing any research, and actually enjoyed the game until level 70. Until the cardboard walls fell down and I realized that there was no possibility of an end game. The game is so badly broken on a fundamental and foundational level, that the systems would need to be scrapped and redone    This is a completely empty soulless husk of a game and I would refund if I could.

    I played without doing any research, and actually enjoyed the game until level 70.
    Until the cardboard walls fell down and I realized that there was no possibility of an end game.

    The game is so badly broken on a fundamental and foundational level, that the systems would need to be scrapped and redone entirely from the ground up for it to have any chance. No amount of patches or additional content will matter. Pile on the extra dev hires, it will only make things worse.

    First off, the level scaling is the biggest problem. I'll explain why these devs are so incompetent and clueless to what they have actually done. (we learned this mistake 11 years ago in Oblivion, right?)

    In Diablo 2, when you got a good rare or unique item, it would give you a rush of excitement. But it's not just because the item gave you a spike in power. It's because you were actually able to DO something with that power. You could take on greater challenges (higher level monsters) and be rewarded for that risk (with more exp, and higher level items and drops). What items could drop were actually tied to the MONSTER LEVEL, not the PLAYER LEVEL. Want a chance at a high level unique drop? Better be able to take on the challenge. This is completely stripped away in Diablo 4 and ruins the experience in every way.

    It just can't possibly feel immersive or rewarding when everything changes around you. No longer are you exploring a finite and carefully crafted fantasy world, separate from your character. Instead we get this kind of amorphous experience. Like a fever dream where everything changes around your character.

    The moment I saw a succubus at level 1. I knew there was something very, very wrong.
    Monsters are supposed to not only increase in level and stats, but also in increasingly complex and challenging mechanics. There is a reason why zombies are traditionally a low level monster. They are slow and stupid. There are no memorable zones or enemies in the game, it all just bleeds together into one big pile of disappointment. There is no replayability.

    There are certain systems that were carefully crafted by masters, and the devs really thought that they should innovate where it was already perfect. Foolish to say the least.

    The story is great from the trailers, but painfully cringe and lackluster in delivery. Where is the real struggle? Where is the emotion? It just feels emtpy. I was on Lillith's side the entire time and then forced to kill her. No epic cutscenes of her fighting Tyrael. Just garbage. The voice acting was well above average, but there were clear miscommunications between the script writers and VA's (line's being delivered in ways that don't match the writing). This is basic stuff, Blizzard.

    The graphics and combat are actually pretty good, that's why I give it a 2.

    I could go on and on forever, but many others have said these things so I'll end it here.

    The current devs should be ABSOLUTELY ASHAMED of themselves, and honestly just resign to save any self respect that they can cling onto. You are not game devs.

    I will never be giving Blizzard another cent of my money.

    Bye forever!    … Expand
  41. Everglide
    Aug 4, 2023
    2
    The Story is really good. Voice action also. Thats already it!

    D1 and D2 was gold. Spent endless hours farming to reach Lvl 99.

    The funny thing now is when i think about I even liked D3 more than D4 and thats really sad.
  42. Beefsquatch
    Aug 4, 2023
    2
    The Art is awesome. - The storyline is not bad but flat. - The multiplayer aspect is very under developed and sub par. - The base game is there its playable.
    While it is different it isn't different enough to be like wow this is amazing everyone should play it. It did however fulfill my nostalgia and i hope the team learns enough to have a fresh take on the next one if they get the chance    The Art is awesome. - The storyline is not bad but flat. - The multiplayer aspect is very under developed and sub par. - The base game is there its playable.
    While it is different it isn't different enough to be like wow this is amazing everyone should play it. It did however fulfill my nostalgia and i hope the team learns enough to have a fresh take on the next one if they get the chance - But when you look deeper there are to many Bugs and Broken Mechanics that don't work. Talents that don't matter because they are bugged - Quests you cant complete because thy are bugged- New season Journey quests you cant complete because they are bugged. New aspects that do nothing because they are bugged

    I really don't understand the Devs playing with numbers that work trying to find a balance and change the feel of the game - When simple major game mechanics like resistance don't even work. Its a waste of time trying to balance players when major mechanics don't even apply correctly in the first place. Why even have a seasons journey when most the hearts they introduced were bugged and don't work correctly.    … Expand
  43. KatsuCurry
    Aug 5, 2023
    2
    Loot system fails to deliver upgrades that feel impactful. The scaling leaves your character feeling like they are not getting stronger but rather just trying to keep up with the pace (at higher levels). Game gets MASSIVELY repetitive after lvl 50 or so. I spent about 30 hours into the game. If this was a narrative experience with that many hours maybe that would be okay... Overall, itLoot system fails to deliver upgrades that feel impactful. The scaling leaves your character feeling like they are not getting stronger but rather just trying to keep up with the pace (at higher levels). Game gets MASSIVELY repetitive after lvl 50 or so. I spent about 30 hours into the game. If this was a narrative experience with that many hours maybe that would be okay... Overall, it felt just OK game.. patches have also killed the game as balance is awful.… Expand
  44. Judge_Beef
    Aug 6, 2023
    2
    What a disaster. Finally, a return to the darker art style and direction for diablo after the cartoony D3... only to be ruined completely.

    So what's the problem? I think it's the fact that blizzard has no development talent left. They allowed the game to launch with what were obviously placeholder values on skill damage, aspects, and etc... resulting in abysmal balance across the    What a disaster. Finally, a return to the darker art style and direction for diablo after the cartoony D3... only to be ruined completely.

    So what's the problem? I think it's the fact that blizzard has no development talent left. They allowed the game to launch with what were obviously placeholder values on skill damage, aspects, and etc... resulting in abysmal balance across the game. One class has uniques and aspects that all provide a benefit at the cost of some sort of damage nerf or downside (Sorcerer). Yet.. all other classes get the beneft, + another benefit or even more damage! Why? No reason, you simply choose that class and have a worse experience than everyone else. There's no excitement getting loot like unqieus when you know that they will simply make your character less fun or worse.

    They launched with exactly 1 pinnacle boss, enemies that can one shot you with no tells from offscreen, a defensive layer required by casters that simply does not work (with a promise to maybe fix it before season 2 possibly?), next to no variety for events and nearly no rewards for running them. In other words.. it's broken, unfinished, and there's no plans to address this in the short term.

    You know what does work though? The battle pass, the cash shop, all functioning ways to pay blizzard more money for giving you the video game equivalent of unbaked sourdough sprinkled with ground up crickets with the assurance that around February 2024 they might consider baking it for you.

    This isn't even getting into the comedy routines they call patches, where they give underperforming classes huge nerfs, globally nerf one of two working defense layers, make all the enemies harder, and then globally nerf more damage. Then they make new patches where they nerf the content to so that people can maybe start having fun playing the game again? What was the point of all that.

    They make only one bit of content give decent XP and rewards, nerf other content, and then can't fathom why the open world is empty and dead. They have seasons where they want to reset the economy in a game with no economy because you can only trade rares. They release chase items that have such a low drop rate they are effectively not in the game, but then don't allow them to be traded. If they accidently make these items reasonable to obtain, that can be fixed in 1 hour, but again resistances will take two seasons to fix! They made it so the game loads all items in all players stashes that are visible into memory despite no way to access that information and no way to trade for most of what's in there.

    This all points to Blizz being bereft of competent devs, vision, talent, and shows a complete lack of good faith towards releasing a fun and enjoyable game.

    My prediction? They will use the abysmal failure of D4 to state that "their fans simply don't want a mature PC based game" and will move 100% to mobile in the future.    … Expand
  45. Fizzlehack
    Aug 7, 2023
    2
    Beautiful but boring. Not worth a secon play through, not worth the battle pass, and definitely not worth $100.
  46. Bass4Life
    Aug 28, 2023
    2
    The story is bland. The side quests are essentially fetch quests. The dungeons are formulaic. The builds are limited. The drops are so unimaginative and boring that you won't even bother to look at most things. The only real good things about Diablo 4 are the sound and graphics. Even then the zoom level is too close, making navigation difficult at times. It would be nice if you couldThe story is bland. The side quests are essentially fetch quests. The dungeons are formulaic. The builds are limited. The drops are so unimaginative and boring that you won't even bother to look at most things. The only real good things about Diablo 4 are the sound and graphics. Even then the zoom level is too close, making navigation difficult at times. It would be nice if you could zoom out a little further, but I guess that would take away from seeing the details on your $25 armor/skin.

    I finished the story and that was more than enough for me, even that was a grind. I have no desire to continue playing this game. I don't see the point, as I can't trade with other players, the NPC's have nothing real to say. There is no real excitement in grinding dungeons for drops when 99% of drops are only slight upgrades of the gear you already have. The world just seems so empty and pointless. The world feels more like a medieval dystopian socialist Russia, than a world facing an apocalypse.

    Oh, if that wasn't enough every once and awhile Blizzard comes along and redesigns how your character plays with no warning, ruining the viability of your build. Great strategy on how to keep players invested. There is a good game in here somewhere... it just seems Blizzard does everything in it's power to make it not available.    … Expand
  47. eynix
    Aug 10, 2023
    2
    Game feels like a major cash grab. There's more focus on the mtx shop than anything else in the game. Classes feel dull and boring, very repetitive endgame. Itemisation needs a huge revamp. Developers seem very out of touch with the current arpg genre - everything is developed with battle passes in mind and it shows. it completely ruins the immersion and the game lacks any depthGame feels like a major cash grab. There's more focus on the mtx shop than anything else in the game. Classes feel dull and boring, very repetitive endgame. Itemisation needs a huge revamp. Developers seem very out of touch with the current arpg genre - everything is developed with battle passes in mind and it shows. it completely ruins the immersion and the game lacks any depth whatsoever. Have no idea how the critic reviews have gotten away with being so dishonest about the state of the game, rumour has it they were paid indirectly by Blizzard to help increase sales? Either way, this game needs a ton of work over the next couple of years.… Expand
  48. aehoppes
    Aug 10, 2023
    2
    I tried really hard to give this game the benefit of the doubt. I see why people may like this, but there are so many things that bother me about it. I will just name the biggest one, and move on to reviewing a good game.

    They made a myriad of bad decisions with this game, often ignoring what makes an ARPG good. But the biggest problem in my mind is how can they ship a game where,    I tried really hard to give this game the benefit of the doubt. I see why people may like this, but there are so many things that bother me about it. I will just name the biggest one, and move on to reviewing a good game.

    They made a myriad of bad decisions with this game, often ignoring what makes an ARPG good. But the biggest problem in my mind is how can they ship a game where, although there are tons of varied and interesting ways to build a character, each class only has approximately 1 good way to build your character in order to succeed. Some classes may have 2, and some may have 0.

    I have no doubt that as long as they don't abandon this game like they have their last 5 or so, this game could be really good in about a year of updates.    … Expand
  49. MBlade76
    Aug 10, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awesome looking game with almost no content to speak of. Main campain and story is somewhat ok, but there are literally no middle, or endgame activities just the dungeons and the tree quests. Feel of power and progress is subpar. Levelling is slow and extremely boring. Game mechanics are unfun and punishing. The loot is subpar, there is nothing noteworthy to grind for. The developers are disconnected from the community. Overall bad game design. The whole game is a big cash grab. In its current state it's not recommended. The old Blizzard is really dead now! The IP is beyond saving.… Expand
  50. Tree_86
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    As a Diablo veteran I wanted to love D4, but in its current state I would actively discourage anyone from buying it. I gave the game a solid go; Levelled a character to 100, and grinded the end game, before coming to the ultimate conclusion that is shallow, boring and riddled with problems. Given another year of development and playtesting D4 could be a good game, but releasing it in it'sAs a Diablo veteran I wanted to love D4, but in its current state I would actively discourage anyone from buying it. I gave the game a solid go; Levelled a character to 100, and grinded the end game, before coming to the ultimate conclusion that is shallow, boring and riddled with problems. Given another year of development and playtesting D4 could be a good game, but releasing it in it's current state, and allowing people to pay to beta test it for them is an insult to consumers.… Expand
  51. dreamgti
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    I mean if blizzard did something with their **** servers and fixed latency and bugs I might give this a good review. sadly the company/devs cannot do much. too brain dead I guess
  52. e2984
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Only good things are the moderately entertaining campaign and the excellent voice acting of the major characters.

    Everything else, basically what makes this a "game", is unfinished, unbalanced garbage from the rotting corpse of what once an iconic game developer. I've played every major title that Blizzard has released, every Warcraft, every Starcraft, every Diablo, WoW, and this is    Only good things are the moderately entertaining campaign and the excellent voice acting of the major characters.

    Everything else, basically what makes this a "game", is unfinished, unbalanced garbage from the rotting corpse of what once an iconic game developer.

    I've played every major title that Blizzard has released, every Warcraft, every Starcraft, every Diablo, WoW, and this is really just the last game I'll ever be buying from "Blizzard."

    Wanna play an ARPG, other much better games put there worth your money.

    Interested in the story? Just watch it on youtube or on someone's stream. These guys don't deserve your money.    … Expand
  53. TheM3ss
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    I've played all the diablo games so far.

    Diablo was innovative for the time, fun to play, and the look and feel made the game unique. Diablo 2 expanded on some things, added some other things, and it was an even better game, improving the formula of the first one. Diablo 3 was dumpster fire all the way till the reaper of souls, when it continued to be a dumpster, but somehow blizzard    I've played all the diablo games so far.

    Diablo was innovative for the time, fun to play, and the look and feel made the game unique. Diablo 2 expanded on some things, added some other things, and it was an even better game, improving the formula of the first one. Diablo 3 was dumpster fire all the way till the reaper of souls, when it continued to be a dumpster, but somehow blizzard put out the fire... it stinks less but its still garbage.

    Diablo 4 only has 2 things from the original games, the diablo look and feel that's about it. It looks like diablo, sounds like diablo but it doesnt play like diablo in any way. The excess of sufixes, the crap loot, the bad storage, the rubber banding, the bad patches, the boring and repetitive WE, the crap dungeons that are always the "same".

    The dungeons are always about one of these things, and are divided in two halfs, in which you have to do the same crap all over and over game. It's always a mix of something like: slay all enemies open a door that was sealed, then get some crapy items ( 1 or 2, or even 3 or 4 ) to unseal another door ( among other things like free 6 prisioners or whatever, etc. Its always a random 2 things to do on every dungeon, repetitve, boring and unfulfilling.

    The paragon points and hability points system are bad, but it could be worse i guess.

    For a game that the main focus is item looting, the lack of decent storage, the non stackable hearts for the current season that just fill out the very limited storage its just appaling... how the heck did they think this would be ok?

    So basicly diablo 4 is a empty husk of a game and, and tbh i had already decided that this would be the last game i would spend money on from blizzard, unless it proved me wrong by actually being a good game, which it isnt.

    If like me, youre looking for a good rpg to play, look somewhere else, diablo 4 is not worth anyones money, and honestly, i dont like to pay to be a beta tester, because thats what everyone playing diablo 4 is, do not make the same mistake i did and many others, and stay away from blizzard, since they are killing their franchises left and right just to line up their pockets with your hard earned cash.    … Expand
  54. wrobexee
    Aug 13, 2023
    2
    I have played Diablo since D1, skipped Immortal. The Diablo series and Blizzard games in general used to be a sure beat of quality, game play and storytelling. But those days are far behind us now. The quality of the cinematics in D4 are great and the dark themes are there. I am struggling to play through the campaign on 1 character. Act 1 story feels disjointed and isnt exciting at all,I have played Diablo since D1, skipped Immortal. The Diablo series and Blizzard games in general used to be a sure beat of quality, game play and storytelling. But those days are far behind us now. The quality of the cinematics in D4 are great and the dark themes are there. I am struggling to play through the campaign on 1 character. Act 1 story feels disjointed and isnt exciting at all, having to collect renown doesn't belong here in Diablo either. The statues are meh, really more of a distraction. All the defenders say the game gets good at endgame, I don't play endgame in Diablo, seasons dont do it for me. I enjoyed D3's campaign enough to go through it on all classes and it had seasons. For $120 the game should be good from the moment I create my first character. They charge a premium for the game and then try and lure you into micro transactions with xmogs and season passes. For me, Blizzard has gone from company that used to output great high quality games that you knew were going to be good to a business that wants to harvest as much coin off of their decade's old player base. Sorry Blizz but if you want to keep you loyal players, go back to the old way of making games. Games that have substance and not microtransactions, back to having actual engaging story to make the character feel invested, not the so far predictable drivel that is in D4. Go back to designing games and story in the way that built your loyal player base, but I fear that you are too far gone.… Expand
  55. YahmalMcCoy
    Aug 20, 2023
    2
    After playing a dozen hours I just couldn't get myself to play any longer: I was bored out of my mind! the repetitive combat where every fight felt the same, no challenge, terrible loot - not even the visuals compensated for it. I just refused to put any single more minute of my life into this money-sucking game and simply uninstall it. Truth is, I have buyers' remorse, I truly regretAfter playing a dozen hours I just couldn't get myself to play any longer: I was bored out of my mind! the repetitive combat where every fight felt the same, no challenge, terrible loot - not even the visuals compensated for it. I just refused to put any single more minute of my life into this money-sucking game and simply uninstall it. Truth is, I have buyers' remorse, I truly regret buying this game.… Expand
  56. YuBuBa
    Aug 21, 2023
    2
    The game is unfortunately a failure in my eyes... after the patch they wanted to make it up to you but they took my fancy to it like a bomb Baldure's Gate 3 came into the arena which won my heart Greetings to Larian Studios !
  57. Alkseizer
    Aug 23, 2023
    2
    It's not a Diablo. It has the name, it's made by the studio that owns the rights, but that's it. The developers who made this license are no longer there. Those who took over do not have the same know-how, nor the passion it seems.
    The game quickly becomes boring, the story is not very interesting to tell the truth, nothing invites me to stay. I leveled a character to level 70, then    It's not a Diablo. It has the name, it's made by the studio that owns the rights, but that's it. The developers who made this license are no longer there. Those who took over do not have the same know-how, nor the passion it seems.
    The game quickly becomes boring, the story is not very interesting to tell the truth, nothing invites me to stay. I leveled a character to level 70, then uninstalled the game and won't go back.

    What can we learn from what is happening now?

    About the reviews: The "journalists" are not journalists, they are just sales influencers who give good ratings and highlight only the good sides of the product because it is necessary to sell and because they have an advantage to withdraw from it. We have been aware of this for a long time, but now those who doubted it should no longer.

    About studios, publishers, licenses: Marketing hold the reins of the horse, and the time of games made by a team that is committed to doing well and making outstanding games is over. Perhaps salvation will come from independent studios...until they are bought out. Some publishers have a reputation among gamers for being like a fake philosopher's stone that turns everything it touches into crap, putting pressure on the studios, pushing them to make choices and decisions that damage the game. and at the studio.

    Diablo 4 is just a product meant to make the most money and was not designed for your intertainment. The devs don't really know what to do to pass off this fake diablo as authentic and accumulate blunders. There is nothing more to expect from Blizzard in the future I think. Keep your money or give it to a studio that deserves it.    … Expand
  58. zen8130
    Aug 28, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Positive: Story and artwork are good. Negative: Compared to D3 where set items, TONS of legendaries with interesting affixes and legendary gems existed and acquiring/optimizing them was a real motivation for playing, D4 lost set items & legendary gems and there are only ~10 uniques per class and therefore place you in a position where you're constantly checking every rare to see if it's worthy of copying a saved affix to, usually to get a tiny improvement. Even more glaring is the lack of social interaction - you basically play by yourself 95% of the time, in D3 you could meet and do rifts together easily, in D4 I think social interaction was put on the backburner - a player lobby might be a good idea. My impression is that D3 had more monster variety than D4 - I feel like I'm always fighting enemies that have the same offensive skills.… Expand
  59. archangelmarc
    Aug 30, 2023
    2
    Graphics are awesome and story is ok but this pretty much it. Blizzard failed Diablo 4 with poor itemnisation (supposed to be the MAIN part of this game) with careless drops and over complicated item random stats. Started to get bored at level 60 and gave up around level 70.

    - No set items
    - absolutely zero social aspect
    - Useless and forgettable legendary items
  60. Mavery65
    Sep 4, 2023
    2
    Once again I was lured into believing a AAA developer would bring some much-needed quality back into video games...Once again I felt used and abused with the dog trash that I was presented with after the season 1 patch.
  61. raef90
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    I have to say I am thankful I did not actually spend money on this game, just Blizzard credits from WoW gold I had left over from a long time ago, but even that I wish I had saved. This game was maybe worth 30 dollars. I would never condone spending 70 on this overpriced heap.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    To be in torment, hitting the same content, doing 20 nightmare dungeons, and maybe, just maybe, get 1 item to consider to switch out because nothing ever drops over 800. They changed how loot drops in relation to the cache apparently, which made it even harder to get good unique items, lowered power levels drops, and just basically I've been using the same items from level 60 to 91. Probably some 60 to 100 hours of play with averaging 1 decent drop every 5 hours that still trashes out. Just very unrewarding.    … Expand
  62. Vasot
    Jun 21, 2023
    1
    In short ALWAYS ONLINE CANCER (or a "service as a game" if you like to call it) overrated by the so-called pro reviews and Blizzard fanboys. Lag issues and other travesty even in single player the game feels soulless and it's boring if you expect a worthy Diablo 2 sequel you will be very disappointed. The Grid and repetitive elements make the game a drag and the story is not even asIn short ALWAYS ONLINE CANCER (or a "service as a game" if you like to call it) overrated by the so-called pro reviews and Blizzard fanboys. Lag issues and other travesty even in single player the game feels soulless and it's boring if you expect a worthy Diablo 2 sequel you will be very disappointed. The Grid and repetitive elements make the game a drag and the story is not even as interesting as early Diablo games. I got bored after several hours you can tell that this game is made out of greed at the end it's only about money and Blizzard does not care because they know fanboys will still buy whatever garbage they throw to them… Expand
  63. shadowstang
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This game had its issues sure, but it was still very fun for the most part. This latest patch however.... Is AWEFUL. They literally took everything that players took issues with and cranked it up to 11. WHY? They hardly touched anything the majority of players had an issue with and instead just made the game worse. Look the reviews speak for themselves, I was very excited for season 1This game had its issues sure, but it was still very fun for the most part. This latest patch however.... Is AWEFUL. They literally took everything that players took issues with and cranked it up to 11. WHY? They hardly touched anything the majority of players had an issue with and instead just made the game worse. Look the reviews speak for themselves, I was very excited for season 1 until I saw what they did. If I could refund the game I would at this point. If d3 severs weren't going down after one more season I would much rather play that.… Expand
  64. Gunmars
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game was decent. Probably a solid 8/10. Now with patch 1.1 designed to slow everything down, make it a grind and nerf every class into the ground, it is nothing more than a soon to be dead grind fest. Had a good month run atleast.
  65. Stagh
    Aug 10, 2023
    1
    After playing D1, D2 and D3, it saddens me to just give 3 to D4. But some design decision are just terrible, especially these two ones:
    - Level scaling. This kills any progression feeling. All combats are similar. I am level 22, so all monsters and dungeons are level 22. When i reach level 23, guess what? Yes, they will be all level 23. For me, this is a deal breaker; if I knew that    After playing D1, D2 and D3, it saddens me to just give 3 to D4. But some design decision are just terrible, especially these two ones:
    - Level scaling. This kills any progression feeling. All combats are similar. I am level 22, so all monsters and dungeons are level 22. When i reach level 23, guess what? Yes, they will be all level 23. For me, this is a deal breaker; if I knew that before spending $70 on D4, I would not have bought the game. Didn't they learn from Oblivion and its infamous original level scaling?
    - MMO-lite: when I play solo, I don't want to see other players on my screen, especially when they are doing the same quest than me. If I want to play a MMO, I play WoW, for example.
    Some pros:
    - Nice graphics and animations
    - Many mini-dungeons.
    Some cons:
    - No runes
    - No item sets
    Update 08/10: now changing rating from 3 to 1, mostly because of nerfing patches that does not fix the main issues. The remaining point is for the good work of the artists.    … Expand
  66. Ulfhedinn
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Great start to the game, good beta and server slam. A few niggles and questionable decisions, looking forward to Season start.

    Pre season patch has removed all of the fun the end game content had going for it. Almost every player (except 2) attached to the clan (some 30+ members) have uninstalled and are putting off playing again for the foreseeable future. Blizzard have not learned    Great start to the game, good beta and server slam. A few niggles and questionable decisions, looking forward to Season start.

    Pre season patch has removed all of the fun the end game content had going for it.

    Almost every player (except 2) attached to the clan (some 30+ members) have uninstalled and are putting off playing again for the foreseeable future.

    Blizzard have not learned from thier past mistakes and I fear that D4 will not have a sustainable playerbase if the patch decisions continue the way they have been going.    … Expand
  67. Zippyz
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    Worst servers I've ever seen
    No global chat
    No lfg tool Uninteresting skill trees No leaderboards No map overlay Terrible non-rewarding endgame Lack of chase items Loot pinata world bosses Aggressive 1:1 level scaling Awful itemization Single player game that's "always online* Lack of real crafting No runes No sets No real pvp Constant stuttering Awful map implementation    Worst servers I've ever seen
    No global chat
    No lfg tool
    Uninteresting skill trees
    No leaderboards
    No map overlay
    Terrible non-rewarding endgame
    Lack of chase items
    Loot pinata world bosses
    Aggressive 1:1 level scaling
    Awful itemization
    Single player game that's "always online*
    Lack of real crafting
    No runes
    No sets
    No real pvp
    Constant stuttering
    Awful map implementation
    Story could have been good but it's bloated in unnecessary filler content
    No economy

    A fat, hollow, taxidermied corpse of the Diablo franchise rushed out to the masses to desperately milk as much cash from its customers as possible while delivering a truly embarrassing product. Soulless, empty, broken, greedy. I had such high hopes.

    The music slaps though. And the art is great. So much potential. The game needed like 2 more years of development. They had so many years to take the greatest parts of PoE, Grim Dawn, Last Epoch and Diablo 2-3, while learning from each game's mistakes to make something truly groundbreaking. Unfortunately, those days of the company seem to really be over.    … Expand
  68. Carda1972
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    If you like repetative seasons and doing low damage and increased cooldown, this is the game for you. But not for me however. 1/10
  69. Deviltry
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The most MMORPG-like Diablo ever, but feels the loneliest Diablo ever. How did they manage to screw this up??

    The game with the most out of touch patch in existence. When everyone complained about D4 and S1 was there to save it, blizzard just went full windowlicker mode and brought 1.1 patch
  70. raigon25
    Jun 13, 2023
    1
    Got the £80 pack at first the game seem fun but then the changes start to happen nerfs to classes and builds, reduced the xp from dungeons so you end up grinding constantly it is not fun and it obviously they trying to drag you on already pumping out cosmetics at stupid prices.

    And the endgame is boring as hell rather play something else then this treadmill. Wonder how much the    Got the £80 pack at first the game seem fun but then the changes start to happen nerfs to classes and builds, reduced the xp from dungeons so you end up grinding constantly it is not fun and it obviously they trying to drag you on already pumping out cosmetics at stupid prices.

    And the endgame is boring as hell rather play something else then this treadmill. Wonder how much the reviewers from sites got paid to rank this high.    … Expand
  71. 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.
  72. KesslerCOIL
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    It's just not fun at all. The pricing of monetization is absurd, especially for how boring the cosmetic are. The gameplay loop is slow, monotonous and not even remotely fun. The balance team doesnt know wtf they're doing, with wide sweeping nerfs and justification that makes absolutely zero sense.
    Diablo 3 is better and I didnt think that was possible.
  73. Chnmmr
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    What started as a good experience became atrocious with the newest patch. Nerf everything to the group, add nothing of what the players need. We see you and what you’re trying to do. Nerf everything into the ground to make the non-seasonal realm miserable to play on so people need to go and play seasons with mechanics that counter the nerfs to maybe have fun again.

    Total coincidence    What started as a good experience became atrocious with the newest patch. Nerf everything to the group, add nothing of what the players need. We see you and what you’re trying to do. Nerf everything into the ground to make the non-seasonal realm miserable to play on so people need to go and play seasons with mechanics that counter the nerfs to maybe have fun again.

    Total coincidence that the seasons have a battle pass and the non seasonal realm doesn’t… total coincidence.    … Expand
  74. Drayden
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard has been making Diablo games for the better part of three decades. You'd think they'd know how to make a good one by now.
  75. Doan
    Aug 27, 2023
    1
    1. Unimmersive
    Diablo IV's UI clutter is the antithesis of immersion. The minimap cannot be hidden, the quest log cannot be hidden, on-screen key bindings cannot be hidden, and objective markers cannot be disabled. Additionally, small windows are consistently popping up due to quests & challenges being completed or nearby events occurring. This gives the game a feeling of a cross    1. Unimmersive
    Diablo IV's UI clutter is the antithesis of immersion. The minimap cannot be hidden, the quest log cannot be hidden, on-screen key bindings cannot be hidden, and objective markers cannot be disabled. Additionally, small windows are consistently popping up due to quests & challenges being completed or nearby events occurring. This gives the game a feeling of a cross between a free MMORPG and an arcade game, which is terrible for immersion How Diablo IV, the latest entry in the series, is the least immersive game in the series, is baffling.

    2. Lazily Designed
    Quest design is lazy, due to its reliance on objective markers. NPCs will give the player a task and not explain where the task should be completed, yet somehow the player character knows precisely where to go, due to objective markers. Diablo IV provides the same experience as any other mainstream game: Chase objective markers around the world until the credits roll.

    3. Socially-restricted
    Diablo has always been a social/multiplayer-focused series, yet each new game drastically reduces the multiplayer experience. Unique items cannot be traded, legendary items cannot be traded, enchanted items cannot be traded, upgraded equipment cannot be traded, crafting materials cannot be traded, aspects cannot be traded, caches cannot be traded, red dust cannot be traded, obols cannot be traded, invokers cannot be traded, malignant hearts cannot be traded, etc. Trading has been so overly-restricted it may as well not be in the game at all. Playing the economy is one of my favorite aspects of Diablo games; unfortunately, Blizzard has ruined trading, one of the only reasons to interact with other players.

    3. Lazy Endgame:
    Nightmare dungeons are supposed to provide variety for endgame, but the dungeon aspects are just reskinned copies of one another:
    a. Enemies explode upon death = Ground affect you avoid or die
    b. Orb chases the player then lands on the ground dealing AoE pulse damage = Ground effect you avoid or die
    c. Stone structure follows the player dealing AoE pulse damage = Ground effect you avoid or die
    d. Floating thing follows player, occasionally spawning a bubble you must be inside or you die after a few seconds = Ground effect you must be in or you die

    This is obnoxiously lazy and repetitive.

    Recap:
    To summarize, Diablo IV is a non-immersive, socially-restricted, lazily designed game. This is all a shame, as the graphics and audio are fantastic.    … Expand
  76. LordoftheDance
    Aug 15, 2023
    1
    Its all surface. Gameplay is OK. Nothing deeper. Laggy, stuttering, freezing constantly (i never have this with literally any other game, ever). Devs clearly prioritizing money over game quality. Blizzard is only the same company by name, this is a bad game overall.
  77. angmarec
    Aug 7, 2023
    1
    Typical Blizzard game. Bad game that parasitize on the name of franchise, that was great decades ago. Most cringe and intrusive commercial campaign in video game industry ever.
  78. Micktorious
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    They made this game already a grind, with a super long road to max level, annoying paragon that is a complete mess to undo if you ever want to redo your build, cool downs on your mount for no reason, huge gold sinks for resolving items, barely a trickle of decent items that are impossible to tell anyways if they will improve your build unless you are a PhD math major, and just tons ofThey made this game already a grind, with a super long road to max level, annoying paragon that is a complete mess to undo if you ever want to redo your build, cool downs on your mount for no reason, huge gold sinks for resolving items, barely a trickle of decent items that are impossible to tell anyways if they will improve your build unless you are a PhD math major, and just tons of other roadblocks to slow the entire game down. Then they dropped the new update, which doubled or tripled down on these same values to make the game an entirely longer and less fun slog. GRIFTS used to be super fun to push in Diablo 3, but whoever is the guy making these design changes at the top is an absolute know who probably is known as "a numbers guy" and knows next to nothing about making a game fun and rewarding. I have never in my entire life been so disappointed in a Diablo game, and I have played them all since the original Diablo. The only reason I gave this a 1 is because the artwork and world are beautiful. I feel bad for the artist who made such an awesome world to play in, that is entirely ruined by game design.

    Shame on you Blizzard for this patch, you used to be an amazing game company, but sexual harassment, OW2, and Diablo 4 have shown me just how far you have fallen.    … Expand
  79. tdebug
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    You cannot even change the screen resolution in the game. I guess blizzard quality never changes.
  80. torgnyhylen
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    this fully priced, fully released title is Early Access in 2 ways.
    1) it is a Minimum Viable Product. Just barely enough to say there is something... and then you get to the End Game and it's not there. They're relying on seasons and battle passes to drip feed 6 uniques at a time over months of barely there content. There isn't even a single unique per weapon type, never mind inventory    this fully priced, fully released title is Early Access in 2 ways.
    1) it is a Minimum Viable Product. Just barely enough to say there is something... and then you get to the End Game and it's not there. They're relying on seasons and battle passes to drip feed 6 uniques at a time over months of barely there content. There isn't even a single unique per weapon type, never mind inventory type. theres nothing to do with gems beyond slotting them into 10 slots and then... they just take up space. theres not enough inventory space. the horse takes forever to get, is slower than a fast character and is buggy AF and ...
    2) they devs are pulling huge math levers that are nuking players builds. builds they have grinded hundreds of hours for the right gear, the right rolls, the right affixes. this is not what post launch v1.0 games do... this is what early access games do, to find the balance devs can make huge changes to see what the player base does, finds fun... but this is not an early access game. these devs are not refining with small tweaks to improve Sorc survivability here, bone spear OP there... they're using death star sized nerf hammers to essentially add more grind, for less reward, less XP, worse gear, worse mixed gear, that cannot beat the end game boss or even participate in high level content... where your character will just be randomly one shot by some trash mob because MATHS and their idea that this PVE game needs BALANCE.
    I thought the cutscenes were cool in the campaign... too bad YOU CANNOT WATCH THE INTRO CUTSCENE IF YOU SEEN IT ONCE BEFORE due to a flag being set to hide cutscene in the backend. smh.    … Expand
  81. Jacketrooper
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I miss the old blizzard
    I miss the old blizzard
    I miss the old blizzard
    I miss the old blizzard
  82. MrTweaks
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    Open a video of paint drying on your second monitor so you'll have something fun to do while playing this game.
  83. sensai25
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    At start I really enjoyed that game. I played early access, open beta, early launch and all pre season as a sorceress.

    I reached lvl 100 using a chain lightning + cracking build (non meta build/passive). I pushed to NM dungeon lvl 61, did all side quests, all renown for each region. BUT : I stopped playing. Why ? Lack of content, end game is frustrating I throw away 499 out of 500    At start I really enjoyed that game. I played early access, open beta, early launch and all pre season as a sorceress.

    I reached lvl 100 using a chain lightning + cracking build (non meta build/passive).

    I pushed to NM dungeon lvl 61, did all side quests, all renown for each region.

    BUT : I stopped playing. Why ? Lack of content, end game is frustrating I throw away 499 out of 500 drops.
    Lack of meaningfull drop (Uber legendary are for hardcore gamer only).
    Lack of boss (only 12 bosses for 100+ dungeon).
    Lack of build diversity, you have to respec to meta build to push (11 millions gold per total respec)

    And the BEST is season one patch : Nerf Nerf Nerf to the ground.

    My main character I spend 250h in is now demolished, after reading patch I do not see how I can play a decent sorceress.

    They nerfed XP per monster, they put limit to reach T3 T4 world tier (lvl 50/70). They overall buffed monster and nerfed player for one only purpose : hide the lack of content and slow down XP process to hide the fact that there is not enough content for a 3 months season.

    I am considering to extend my pause and may be to skip season one.

    Listen to players Blizzard.    … Expand
  84. CriticoDubioso
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    A Major setback from D3. I never thought I would say that in a million years

    - What happened to the exp combo bonus? That was SO FUN in D3, why remove it?? - Who was the idiot who said "I know what players want! More on death explosions from mobs!" No one wants to break up the flow of awesome killing sprees only to have to spend 2-3 seconds watching a mob blow up, to pick up some    A Major setback from D3. I never thought I would say that in a million years

    - What happened to the exp combo bonus? That was SO FUN in D3, why remove it??

    - Who was the idiot who said "I know what players want! More on death explosions from mobs!" No one wants to break up the flow of awesome killing sprees only to have to spend 2-3 seconds watching a mob blow up, to pick up some garbage sacred item we didn't even need.

    - Why the hell does Sacred and sub 725 gear drop in wt4? Like.. what? WHY? The entire itemization process is awful. When I hit 100, I want to farm better gear than when I was level 70.

    - NM dungeons. Okay Blizzard, we get it that you want us to farm those. But the thing is, they kinda suck and are not fun. Resource Burn? Seriously? Stormbanes Wrath? Lightning Dome? In what world did you think this was fun? They aren't fun. They're the opposite of fun. In fact, despite that I've done hundreds of NM dungeons, honestly they are just not as good as Greater Rifts. D3 was better in this way.

    - What's with the pointless puzzles? I don't need the menial task of clicking 2 levers next to spikes that do 0 damage, over and over and over again. Just why?

    - Every dungeon feels flat. No depth, no stairs, no secret cow level or pony level awaiting us. Same stupid fight, every time only they have some obnoxious modifier that just isn't fun at all.

    - Everything about how the horse moves pisses me off. Gets stuck on everything, can't sprint in towns.

    - Inventory management is pure garbage and needs an entire rework. I'm not even going to harp on this because there are others here that have posted amazing suggestions. The entire aspect system is awful. I love the idea of an upgraded codex system that doesn't steal inventory space. I have 7 mules just to hold gear on 2 characters. Most of the aspects have like 1% difference in their stats, so pointless and frustrating.    … Expand
  85. Asperyules
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Another game ruined by incompetent management by Blizzard.

    If you base your entire game balance on data driven nerfs, it'll backfire. It has been proven a thousand times before, yet the incompetence of Blizzard's managers outweighed logic once again. Companies led by developers & gamers are consistently more successful than companies run by business managers. How many more IP's are    Another game ruined by incompetent management by Blizzard.

    If you base your entire game balance on data driven nerfs, it'll backfire. It has been proven a thousand times before, yet the incompetence of Blizzard's managers outweighed logic once again.

    Companies led by developers & gamers are consistently more successful than companies run by business managers. How many more IP's are you going to ruin before you realize this ?

    Just don't waste your time, money or energy on this game. It's truly not worth it, there is absolutely no hope for this game in the foreseeable future.    … Expand
  86. Zeev
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    The gameplay is nice when it works. Unfortunately, its a 50-50 chance to login and currently, as of Friday, the servers are not working. Didnt we have a beta to fix it?
  87. Remall69
    Jul 27, 2023
    1
    D2 graphics with D3 systems, mediocre loot tables, systems designed to infuriate you and slow your progress so you will buy their battlepass, Marketed as casual but core game is anything otherwise. Season 1 is barebones while also having no endgame.

    The game doesn't know what it wants to be. Everything feels basic yet so convoluted. The game honestly feels way worse than launch D3 which    D2 graphics with D3 systems, mediocre loot tables, systems designed to infuriate you and slow your progress so you will buy their battlepass, Marketed as casual but core game is anything otherwise. Season 1 is barebones while also having no endgame.

    The game doesn't know what it wants to be. Everything feels basic yet so convoluted. The game honestly feels way worse than launch D3 which is quite an achievement. I have the responsibility to ask you to go play D2R or PoE/2 instead    … Expand
  88. Senbon
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Before 1.1, I would've said Diablo 4 is a 6/10. It's not great, but has potential.

    After 1.1, I would say it's clear that Blizzard doesn't care about the player experience or fun in the game. The game already lacked content, particularly in the end game between levels 60-100. With the recent patch, it is apparent that they don't want you to realize that so are intentionally making that    Before 1.1, I would've said Diablo 4 is a 6/10. It's not great, but has potential.

    After 1.1, I would say it's clear that Blizzard doesn't care about the player experience or fun in the game. The game already lacked content, particularly in the end game between levels 60-100. With the recent patch, it is apparent that they don't want you to realize that so are intentionally making that journey take as long as possible. if they're actively trying to waste my time, then I'll be using my time elsewhere.    … Expand
  89. Abspara
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I've played the Diablo franchise since its inception, and this version is, by far, the most boring and lackluster experience of them all.

    Now that i have shared my summary of the review, I'll add a few more details to my opinion. PROs - 1. Graphics are pretty and the open world concept is to be applauded. I really enjoyed being able to move across the world, as it is large. 2. The    I've played the Diablo franchise since its inception, and this version is, by far, the most boring and lackluster experience of them all.

    Now that i have shared my summary of the review, I'll add a few more details to my opinion.

    PROs -
    1. Graphics are pretty and the open world concept is to be applauded. I really enjoyed being able to move across the world, as it is large.
    2. The campaign was one of the better in the series and I actually enjoyed playing through it. It was very easy, but enjoyable.

    CONS -
    1. This is a live service game, meaning it requires a constant internet connection, and you are at the mercy of Blizzard having the servers operational. They control the game and any changes, and you are just a player in their world.
    2. Combat is beyond boring, and loot is as well. Plenty of comments have been made about these two aspects so I'd recommend you read up on them as well for a more detailed analysis.
    3. After you beat the campaign, the real part of the game begins, and this is where it fails miserably. To summarize why it is fails. When you beat the campaign at level 50 or so, there is no reason to level further. Loot and power stays relatively the same from level 50 to 100. The game does introduce "paragon" points to help give the player some semblance of power increase, but the game also increases the power of the monsters you fight, making it a pretty similar power creep between the two. With the latest patch 1.1, the developers felt it was necessary to decrease this power creep for you, so it actually becomes harder and more of a slog to kill and enjoy the leveling process.

    As the game stands now, it is in terrible shape. Avoid until Blizzard figures out how to make this game actually fun from level 50 to 100. The game is enjoyable for the campaign only, but not for the asking price of $69.99    … Expand
  90. Talbis
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    Why does this even exist? And why do I keep buying Blizzard games expecting the old Blizz from... these people!? This is the most boring game ever. Once you leave the honeymoon phase of the first levels you start to see the grind. And not the good grind, the mindless grind of the same enemies repeatedly. The story is a joke, the gameplay feels prohibitive and boring, the scaling for enemyWhy does this even exist? And why do I keep buying Blizzard games expecting the old Blizz from... these people!? This is the most boring game ever. Once you leave the honeymoon phase of the first levels you start to see the grind. And not the good grind, the mindless grind of the same enemies repeatedly. The story is a joke, the gameplay feels prohibitive and boring, the scaling for enemy levels feels off, and you fight the same guys repeatedly... It's just so damn boring and tedious to play. There's no joy or even anger it's just mind-numbing dumb gameplay. The game looks good but that's about it...

    So imagine this game as a sports car driving in deep mud. The wheels are spinning but you're getting nowhere fast. This is a chore to play and if I wanted chores, trust me, gaming would be the last thing on my mind. Of course, it's a live service game, so I expect they'll sell solutions to the problems they've made here... What a fall from grace. I knew that shutting down Blizzard North would just ruin Diablo but the state of the franchise now is beyond bad.    … Expand
  91. beegeepee
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This game is so tedious, monotonous, slow, and lacking any meaningful sense of progress.

    The campaign graphics, UI, Music, cutscenes, presentation etc. are all phenomenal. Too bad all of the systems, gear, and combat are so paper thin in complexity and interest. This game is so broken in the current state that I don't know how they salvage this thing. EDIT: They somehow **** make it    This game is so tedious, monotonous, slow, and lacking any meaningful sense of progress.

    The campaign graphics, UI, Music, cutscenes, presentation etc. are all phenomenal. Too bad all of the systems, gear, and combat are so paper thin in complexity and interest. This game is so broken in the current state that I don't know how they salvage this thing.

    EDIT: They somehow **** make it worse in the season 1 patch. People need to get fired over this patch lol    … Expand
  92. Reidlos65
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    A game released unfinished missing ALL the quality of life and good things fought hard for in Diablo 3, just to get its first actual season with a patch that nerfs EVERYTHING (no joke everything into the ground) instead of fixing anything they restsricted the game play and what little "end game" there was to nothing. These people have NO idea what they are doing
  93. SpardaKnight
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game was solid at launch. Then everything since then has been a disaster. This is diablo 4 anthem addition. Im literally to angry to write a full review. I love diablo and unfortunately i feel like it was a bait and switch.
  94. Lumberjack87
    Aug 13, 2023
    1
    good:
    -story
    - the first 30ish levels of progress bad: - empty world - a lot of backtracking - if you didn't like bounties in D3 prepare yourself, they are the only activity now, both in the open world and in dungeons (which replaced nephalim rifts) - lag - pvp is completely busted - world events happen on a real life timer, so you better adjust your real life schedule or you'll    good:
    -story
    - the first 30ish levels of progress

    bad:
    - empty world
    - a lot of backtracking
    - if you didn't like bounties in D3 prepare yourself, they are the only activity now, both in the open world and in dungeons (which replaced nephalim rifts)
    - lag
    - pvp is completely busted
    - world events happen on a real life timer, so you better adjust your real life schedule or you'll miss out, you can't do activities when you want like in previous diablo games
    - legendaries are boring and barely have synergy
    - items have too many of basically the same stats (+dmg in 20 different flavors)
    - no set items and only like 6 unique items per class
    - experimenting with builds is actively discouraged as the prices for changing skills goes up exponentially and seemingly infinitely

    whoever can remember how bad D3 was in the beginning when it had the real money auction house as the sole avenue to gear up, D4 feels just as bad even without the auction house    … Expand
  95. Idiolized
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    Just feel like a copy paste of the diablo 3, with less options, and as many server issues and game crashes or stop responding. basic skill tree, and copied for most classes, terrible items. So few new features as boons etc., and then ofc. a shop where you can waste more money into this void.

    Don't know why expected better, or just something new for that sake.

    Waste of money.
  96. gongal
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This garbage is nothing more than a minimum effort companion app for the """Seasonal Battle Pass journey""".

    Not a real game.
  97. Pherolx
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    If you want to feel hopeless with no control over your character, go ahead and buy the game because 90% of the time you'll be frozen/stunned/fear/slowed. The other 10%, managing the lack of space for your inventory.
  98. Samfortal
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    All the game has is good graphics. Nothing more. It's very annoying since beginning, you will hear you are lack of mana or you can't do that now. So annoying every time. Later you gonna find out the classes are very unbalanced, the mage is terribly bad made because mages has 20 more skills but only 2 viable builds and it's not only this, the other skills are really annoying after someAll the game has is good graphics. Nothing more. It's very annoying since beginning, you will hear you are lack of mana or you can't do that now. So annoying every time. Later you gonna find out the classes are very unbalanced, the mage is terribly bad made because mages has 20 more skills but only 2 viable builds and it's not only this, the other skills are really annoying after some usage. I do not recommend the game.… Expand
  99. SWERY_51
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Each time you are waiting for a patch, each time it is getting worse. I call this sabotage.
  100. Tanvaras
    Aug 20, 2023
    1
    All I can say is, Blizzard is just a name Activision uses, hoping nostalgia will kick in and people will buy the product. Diablo 4 is a waste of players money, very dull and boring content, current season is a joke. issues a plenty.

    Go watch the Adventure with a Dev on Diablo 4 on Youtube, that video. How that video passed PR checking prior to uploading to Youtube beats me. Go burn    All I can say is, Blizzard is just a name Activision uses, hoping nostalgia will kick in and people will buy the product. Diablo 4 is a waste of players money, very dull and boring content, current season is a joke. issues a plenty.

    Go watch the Adventure with a Dev on Diablo 4 on Youtube, that video. How that video passed PR checking prior to uploading to Youtube beats me.

    Go burn your money in a log fire, you'll get more satisfaction from that.    … 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
  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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