Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Joshuaholdiman
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This game could have been great, but bad design choices forcing long play times for relatively no reward, no workable goals, loot drops that are rarer than winning the lottery, nerfs that make everyone feel like they wasted their time with their builds, limited storage space, alt unfriendly design, and poorly optimized gameplay hold it back. If it wasn't for almost everything about thisThis game could have been great, but bad design choices forcing long play times for relatively no reward, no workable goals, loot drops that are rarer than winning the lottery, nerfs that make everyone feel like they wasted their time with their builds, limited storage space, alt unfriendly design, and poorly optimized gameplay hold it back. If it wasn't for almost everything about this game it would have been great.… Expand
  2. theionbull
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard and all the devs there just keep killing this game. I do think they are doing this intentionally so they can just walk away with the money that they have made of everyone. Just wait for PoE2 or BG3 for your gaming fix I would say.
  3. DeeBeno
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Had fun for about 40 hrs as a sorc playing casually. Blizzard decided to nerf my build so I spent all my gold to halfway respec to a decent build. By the time I did that they nerfed that build. Sorc is already garbage and the recent patch killed them. Blizzard knows nothing about their own game and it shows. Skipping season 1 and possibly even playing the game ever again.
  4. mbalion
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I feel that the developers of this game are totally incapable of making this game fun. In fact they are working hard on the opposite. They are really slow on making good changes but really fast ruining the gameplay. I am really sad that i wasted 70 eur on it :(
  5. TotesMeGoats
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    This is a free game that cost $70. You’re probably asking how does that make any sense? Because this game was designed with micro transactions it’s main focus. This game is designed for seasonal play to sell its battle pass. Want to level faster? Buy the battle pass. With the season 1 patch they slowed exp gain, so you’ll get so frustrated with the slow leveling that you’ll purchase theThis is a free game that cost $70. You’re probably asking how does that make any sense? Because this game was designed with micro transactions it’s main focus. This game is designed for seasonal play to sell its battle pass. Want to level faster? Buy the battle pass. With the season 1 patch they slowed exp gain, so you’ll get so frustrated with the slow leveling that you’ll purchase the battle pass. They increased the portal time to leave or escape dungeons. Why? Because this is to eventually sell portal effects in the store. This is just another blizzard cash grab game. Stay away.… Expand
  6. Bambucea
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    Played during both Beta, and played pre-season. The Betas were fine, up to lvl 25 the game felt good and it had potential to be better. But the end product is just the same as the beta, scaled to 100. The endgame pre and in season 1 is just non existent comparred to other finished and out of early access ARPG (well rated). The game is buggy, poorly managed with bad designed systems thatPlayed during both Beta, and played pre-season. The Betas were fine, up to lvl 25 the game felt good and it had potential to be better. But the end product is just the same as the beta, scaled to 100. The endgame pre and in season 1 is just non existent comparred to other finished and out of early access ARPG (well rated). The game is buggy, poorly managed with bad designed systems that apparently need 2-3 seasons to be fixed (why?) but hey, launched with a perfectly looking and functioning cash SHOP.… Expand
  7. Kaninux
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game has a solid base, but no end game and the staff has made horrid decisions hiding changes from patch notes and changes in patch notes do not match the changes in game.
  8. ezki
    Aug 22, 2023
    1
    D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad D4 bad
  9. Blizzardsukks
    Aug 3, 2023
    1
    i want to be honest: i cant bear being lied to by greedy suits anymore. being a gamer these days is like a toxic relationship-simulator, its just plain sad. i think the day has come to abandon this hobby for good
  10. DHarland
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    Avoid at all costs, the developers will try to nickel and dime you out of every cent to enjoy the game, which seems repetitive. I uninstalled and tried to get a refund.
  11. JohnVeritas
    Jun 17, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Okay, let me justify my score with my experience so far.
    1- Blizzard is being blizzard and move into nerfizzard. The information about most of the broken builds was released with the release of NDA of "close beta" and they did perform a nerf after idk 36 hours? From my point of view this was just another jump start to their "content creators" which has access to closed beta (full game) they could do those "balancing" beforehand even before game launches.
    2- They often referring this is a "arpg" game and not a "mmorpg" game but playing this game as a single player is only punishing. If you play with a pair you can reset dungeons instantly, once we had a reset dungeon button but its long gone now. I know they just stated that this function was harming the hardcore experience but they could just add a delay to it no? Also while playing multi player you can split and even you cant benefit 5% xp bonus you can still get xp from mobs that dying further away from you. Oh also they're "balancing" elite mobs in dungeons after 9 days of release. But I'm pretty sure that they're doing this it's because most of the experienced people already leveled up to 100 more than 1 class also most of the information is spread around the internet. So change my mind.
    3- They're still under influence of gaining huge sum of money from diablo immortal, they didnt gave us a proper game to play yet they're working on further expansions already, which are going to cost us money. So, I think that their greed is still affecting their decisions.    … Expand
  12. neverlast25
    Jul 5, 2023
    1
    For respect of this game, i give this review, is not ok when you sell an unfinished game, skill tree is broken, the paragons is broken is not fully working or a percentage of that is working for example resistance 6% with 3 nodes in paragon give increase to you status 1.5% which is wrong. item is limited to 820 which also drop even from level 60+, nightmare dungeon over 50 are overpoweredFor respect of this game, i give this review, is not ok when you sell an unfinished game, skill tree is broken, the paragons is broken is not fully working or a percentage of that is working for example resistance 6% with 3 nodes in paragon give increase to you status 1.5% which is wrong. item is limited to 820 which also drop even from level 60+, nightmare dungeon over 50 are overpowered because of level increase and monsters have boost for defence and dmg as well which should be and you are stuck at level 100. there is no player choice everything is linear, I hoped I see elements from D2 but i only see the environment as dark as D2 which was ok, character customization could have been more better i mean only 11 choice is poor. shop items are very unprofessional the only cool things were in shop where the necromancer stuff rest was a joke, rogue skins looks like a castle guard seriously? nerfed everything, the necromancer is a joke totally the only thing worth it was bone build rest is a joke for real, look again at skill tree and be amazed. loot is bad compared with D2, rare suppose to be rare, world bosses a joke killed 1 sec, crowd control effects from monsters not fixed, from what i see campaign was very short on act 4 i did not feel it. everything seem to be a still beta test and the game shouldn't be launched until tested which i doubt was it tested, everything was a lie since beta - they told us that beta was just for testing but i feel the game has not change a bit from slam to official launch, right now is still broken and characters are overpowered, nerved to the end .. barrier and fortified is broken.… Expand
  13. ABC_RU
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    Одно ПоЕ из 10.
    Первая лига разочаровала.
    Игра по факту соло, торговли нет, прогрессия медленная (и еще замедлили), лига не вносит большого количества контента. Если бы была возможность вернуть деньги или не покупать, ни секунды бы не задумывался.    Одно ПоЕ из 10.
    Первая лига разочаровала.
    Игра по факту соло, торговли нет, прогрессия медленная (и еще замедлили), лига не вносит большого количества контента. Если бы была возможность вернуть деньги или не покупать, ни секунды бы не задумывался.
  14. WavelessOcean
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Disgustingly gory, I forced myself to go through it and skip they cinematics which made the campaign somewhat enjoyable but my wife, who loved Diablo 3, could barely finish it.

    The game also has lots of bugs, including some serious ones like Barrage Rogue not getting glyph altars in nightmare dungeons, which took more than a month to fix. There are also other more annoying issues like    Disgustingly gory, I forced myself to go through it and skip they cinematics which made the campaign somewhat enjoyable but my wife, who loved Diablo 3, could barely finish it.

    The game also has lots of bugs, including some serious ones like Barrage Rogue not getting glyph altars in nightmare dungeons, which took more than a month to fix. There are also other more annoying issues like ridiculously low stash space: it's not like it's blizzard's first Diablo game.

    A big part of the game is its slot matchine random rewards system whereby it drops random items, but some class-specific uniques don't drop over the course of 100h of play like Tempest Roar for the druid while at the same time you get 10+ copies of the equivalent item for another druid build.

    To top it off, they now have nerfed everything in the game to, I guess, have a KPI to show progress towards now that they can't easily increase "Number of active players". This pre-season 1 patch took a game that was ok despite the bugs and removed all that made it fun. But I guess this is what I get for buying a service at a fixed rate instead of a game and expect the provider to have fun and enjoyment and the player's interests in mind.

    I gave Blizzard the benefit of the doubt with Diablo IV despite Diablo Immortal, and I really wanted the game to become another classic but it's clear to me that it's very unlikely to happen at this time.    … Expand
  15. daspectrum
    Jul 28, 2023
    1
    Huge range of issues from resistances being borked, off screen one shot kills on players, lag, and a battle pass that was no where near the value. Only decent clothing for you hero is in the store for over $25AUD per item.

    Minimap unable to be moved for blind players, inability to see any ground effect when playing with certain classes storage space it extremely small and devs are just    Huge range of issues from resistances being borked, off screen one shot kills on players, lag, and a battle pass that was no where near the value. Only decent clothing for you hero is in the store for over $25AUD per item.

    Minimap unable to be moved for blind players, inability to see any ground effect when playing with certain classes storage space it extremely small and devs are just rude when asked for a response or a solution to these certain issues.

    Stay clear save your money til real change is made through a philosophy change or staff termination and replacement.

    The battle pass cost an extra 30 on top of the base price and did not contain any decent cosmetics or emotes truly stingy. Needs on top for the season makes the time to level extremely bad to keep time played for shareholder quotas indicators. Limited color palette for dying cosmetics is just horrible.    … Expand
  16. NL-Meta
    Jun 24, 2023
    1
    Actually was having a great experience with the game, up until the 14th patch in a week. They've reduced dungeon content to nothing. End game is terrible. No build diversity. They let major exploits fly while the streamers were getting their name on a rock, but blocked it as soon as it hit mainstream. Everyone was using maugans. Then they nerf demise and eridu to nothing. I guess onlyActually was having a great experience with the game, up until the 14th patch in a week. They've reduced dungeon content to nothing. End game is terrible. No build diversity. They let major exploits fly while the streamers were getting their name on a rock, but blocked it as soon as it hit mainstream. Everyone was using maugans. Then they nerf demise and eridu to nothing. I guess only their special few can hit 100. The truth is once you get to 100, theres literally nothing to do. They are deathly afraid the playerbase will hit cap and realize this game has no depth, no end game, no build diversity and nothing to do.… Expand
  17. DinboNomad2z2
    Aug 12, 2023
    1
    What's the point of playing this game? There's no sense of progression. Everything scales to your level which means your combat feels pretty much the same through out the entire story which seems to be how they've added the MMO elements to allow people to play with other people.
  18. Vipere90break92
    Jun 19, 2023
    1
    remove the mandatory online mode, it's useless and unplayable if you don't have a perfect connection!
  19. teddiedanh
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    personally I think D4 was 8/10 at release, I genuinely had some fun with the campaign and my Sorcerer. But things went down hill after hitting LV70, Sorc turned out to be the worst class to play and instead of fixing it or give us so many QoL changes we are craving for Blizzard came out with the absolute abomination called S1 patch, it felt like they don't know how to make a good game orpersonally I think D4 was 8/10 at release, I genuinely had some fun with the campaign and my Sorcerer. But things went down hill after hitting LV70, Sorc turned out to be the worst class to play and instead of fixing it or give us so many QoL changes we are craving for Blizzard came out with the absolute abomination called S1 patch, it felt like they don't know how to make a good game or how to be in touch with their fanbase anymore. GG Blizzard, how far have you fallen from grace.… Expand
  20. imadethisfor
    Jun 12, 2023
    1
    Ok so again the critics have been paid well for their positive reviews…
    But this has all been done, this is not s full new game.. yes it looks ok and yay there is a different story… but its a dumb grind fest, this is diablo 3.1, spend 10 hours in the game and again they grabbed my cash… I fell for it and bought the game… should have known better.. avoid the so called AAA games these days,    Ok so again the critics have been paid well for their positive reviews…
    But this has all been done, this is not s full new game.. yes it looks ok and yay there is a different story… but its a dumb grind fest, this is diablo 3.1, spend 10 hours in the game and again they grabbed my cash… I fell for it and bought the game… should have known better.. avoid the so called AAA games these days, this one as well..
    I dont recommend it sorry :(    … Expand
  21. Worfy
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard killed the game whit the 1.1 patch. Theres not much to say realy , there are 1000 threads about this abysmal patch.Either rerroll back to the game before the patch or apply a new patch that fixes this patch. Any case game is garbage now
  22. Erinshaw
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Great campaign but far too short for the price of the game After that it becomes boring very fast. There is no sense of gaining power. The little side happenings become so common they start to irritate you. The amount of cutting and pasting of this type of experience for me ruins the game. The continual downgrading of powers to all classes only compounds it more The latest patch isGreat campaign but far too short for the price of the game After that it becomes boring very fast. There is no sense of gaining power. The little side happenings become so common they start to irritate you. The amount of cutting and pasting of this type of experience for me ruins the game. The continual downgrading of powers to all classes only compounds it more The latest patch is so bad I will stay in my bed and watch streamers suffer the start of season 1 If you havent bought it dont waste your money… Expand
  23. EstebanRLS
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    A Diablo game without Diablo.
    It has no variety, tedious and boring.
    It has no end game, they just want to sell SP & cosmetics.
  24. Nicolas42
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    They sold the game for $70-100 and literally took the (half-finished) game from us in a month. It's almost like stealing. The game just gets worse and worse week after week.

    - Basic game mechanics don't work, - There's no real content after mediocre story lines, - No real purpose, - The chase items are out of reach, - Season 1 looks like a rushed filler with bad itemization. - They    They sold the game for $70-100 and literally took the (half-finished) game from us in a month. It's almost like stealing. The game just gets worse and worse week after week.

    - Basic game mechanics don't work,
    - There's no real content after mediocre story lines,
    - No real purpose,
    - The chase items are out of reach,
    - Season 1 looks like a rushed filler with bad itemization.
    - They ruin player progress with each patch. Everything feels like a complete waste of time.    … Expand
  25. orhankoroglu
    Jun 21, 2023
    1
    Her yerde aynı moblar toplasan 10 çeşit mob yok oyunda .
    20 lvl de ne gördüysem 50 lvl de de ayni moblari görüyorum kusucam artık.
    Boss'ları hiç sorma hiç sevmediğim Diablo İmmorta'da bile Bosların mekaniği daha iyi ikinci fazları var, Farklı farklı mekanikleri var. İtem düşürme desen hak getire. Set item yok, rün yok . Karakter desen topu topu 5 tane nerde Witch doctor, Monk,    Her yerde aynı moblar toplasan 10 çeşit mob yok oyunda .
    20 lvl de ne gördüysem 50 lvl de de ayni moblari görüyorum kusucam artık.
    Boss'ları hiç sorma hiç sevmediğim Diablo İmmorta'da bile Bosların mekaniği daha iyi ikinci fazları var, Farklı farklı mekanikleri var.
    İtem düşürme desen hak getire. Set item yok, rün yok .
    Karakter desen topu topu 5 tane nerde Witch doctor, Monk, Crussader? büyük ihtimal Dlc diyip onuda itelemeye çalışacaklar.
    Diablo 2 Resurrected bana göre hala serinin en iyi oyunu.
    Kesemediğin bir boss yada mobu gidip güçlendikten sonra gelir keserdin bu oyunda güçlenme hissi yok Sen kaç level isen moblarda o lvl de scale oluyor.. Eee ne anlamı kaldı bu kadar lvl almamın yada skil kasmamın
    Hele o zırh görünümleri nedir ya ? Muşamba gibi ? Yok battle pass, yok kozmetik ayağına set item yapmışlar 800 TL verip zırh alıcam ne alaka Diablo oyununda yahu .. Ve işin kötüsü para verip alsan dahi herkes ayni Gözükecek Ee ne anlamı kaldı rpg oynamanın?
    Diablo 2 de bir itemi duşürme hazzı vardır kimseye düşmez birine düşer fark yaratır. Farklı rün düşürür kendi silahını oluştururdun. Ve bir başkası Aynı rün’ü düşürmediği yada satın almadığı sürece sendekinin asla aynisini yapamazdı.
    Ama burada herkese ayni uniq yada turuncu itemi atıyor.
    Sıkıla sıkıla oynuyorum artık. Oyun bildiğin Diablo 3’ün karanlık temalı versiyonu.    … Expand
  26. PongEnjoyer
    Sep 8, 2023
    1
    Wasn't expecting anything good from the modern blizzard, but omg this is the worst diablo-like game I ever played.
  27. AskepticGamer
    Jun 19, 2023
    1
    When a game is not fun to play, it does not deserve high ratings. The only ratings that matter are those of the actual gamers, not so proclaimed "professional game reviewers". This game had tons of potential but in the end, it just is not fun at all to play. It becomes another job. The interface on PC is terrible making life way harder than it needs to be. The items stats and informationWhen a game is not fun to play, it does not deserve high ratings. The only ratings that matter are those of the actual gamers, not so proclaimed "professional game reviewers". This game had tons of potential but in the end, it just is not fun at all to play. It becomes another job. The interface on PC is terrible making life way harder than it needs to be. The items stats and information is eye numbing. The gameplay is fun at times, but very repetitive with the same handful of monster types and packs. If you are reading this, I implore you to go check other reviews, not just mine. You will quickly find out from those who matter that this game is not worth half its ridiculous sticker price. Save your money and pick up a game worth playing.… Expand
  28. Sorrowind57
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    One point for cool story, no points for 30$ skins, predatory monetisation for a 70$ game, world scaling, slow-paced gameplay, nerf when something is fun ... Maybe in some years :)
  29. tomlittlekim
    Jun 7, 2023
    1
    The staff who make up the Cathedral of Light dungeon and the staff who designed the Inquisitor obviously want to **** Blizzard.
  30. thematrix606
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    So the graphics are superb.

    The music is good. The sound is excellent. The story is dull and boring (as per Diablo 3). I don't understand how complicated it is to keep a simple story exciting. The writing, the voice acting, the cutscenes are slow and dull, nothing happening, it's a snooze fest. I ended up skipping a lot of the side story because I cannot stand it at all. It's    So the graphics are superb.

    The music is good.

    The sound is excellent.

    The story is dull and boring (as per Diablo 3). I don't understand how complicated it is to keep a simple story exciting. The writing, the voice acting, the cutscenes are slow and dull, nothing happening, it's a snooze fest. I ended up skipping a lot of the side story because I cannot stand it at all. It's honestly insultingly bad.

    Then let's talk about the most important aspect: GAMEPLAY. Let's say that just like many others, I was falling asleep playing this game. The combat is basic, the skills are mainly reused from diablo 3 and any new ideas just do not have any IMPACT at all. It's all very basic and boring. I've tried 3 different classes so far.

    The world map is interesting, but only because it's different than D3, however it's rather "empty" feeling even tho there are plenty of dungeons around. So that saves it, slightly.

    The game overall is a bit TOO easy, I played on the "highest" difficulty available in the beginning which is T2, and there's only 2 difficulty options? Really?

    UI is a mess, it feels like it was made for consoles yet again, and the PC gets the bottom of the foot. I get a bug where I cannot select on the map and constantly have to reopen it. Selection wheels make me gag. Scrollable tiny little pane for skills while it can fit on the screen. But wait I can enlarge, and once i do I STILL have to scroll. Don't you have PCs Blizzard???

    Is this game worth 70 of your hard earned dollars or euros? Given that there are micro transactions AND a battle pass AND how boring the game can be?

    No, it is simply not.

    You can stick with a F2P game like PoE which offers about 100x the content, or any other dungeon crawler wether it's 40k, Victor Vram, Grim Dawn, etc.

    I really had to challenge myself to review the game properly: NOT to compare it to D3/D2 but compare it to what's out there in the market. And what's out there in the market D4 cannot compare even one little bit on the most important aspect of all: gameplay.

    Keep in mind also, this is a BLIZZARD release, a triple A company. My expectations are a lot higher than an indie game developer or early access. If this was an indie game and early access I would actually have enjoy it a lot more.

    After several days of playing, I am starting to tolerate it more, and there ARE some fun aspects, like killing hordes of enemies, but I don't want to be forced to play the game for several hours before I actually start enjoying a game. It should be fun from the first hour till the last :)    … Expand
  31. ZeroChill
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    Pro: Sound, partly graphics, partly gameplay
    Cons: Story, content, long term goals, interesting progression missing
    I don´t know what Diablo 4 wanted to be but ultimatively it just feels and players like a game that got visually made interesting to sell it without considering that a game needs proper indepth content to keep you entertained. Skill tree for characters is so lackluster    Pro: Sound, partly graphics, partly gameplay
    Cons: Story, content, long term goals, interesting progression missing

    I don´t know what Diablo 4 wanted to be but ultimatively it just feels and players like a game that got visually made interesting to sell it without considering that a game needs proper indepth content to keep you entertained. Skill tree for characters is so lackluster that you have barely build diversity. Story is horrible at its best parts with a lot of fast introduced characters you never care about or know anything about them. Setting is interesting and nice but not diverse. Graphics for enviroment look amazing at times and overall it has the blizz like gameplay feeling which is smooth but it is just missing so many elements that make good ARPG. Finding uniques feels great but the system how you transfer them only once to new gear makes it so that you often feel bad finding an upgrade but you don´t use it because you are missing the legendary effect.

    The game being an open world ARPG didn´t really add anything or made it better. Yes you will encounter other players in the world but it adds nothing for you. There is no synergy or interactions between players and overall I wouldn´t even notice if there were no players.

    The scaling system is also somewhat two edged. While content always stay somewhat difficult you also never feel like you actually get stronger. Its a weird system at its core but can´t decide if I like it or hate it.

    Overall.. 70€ price tag is kind of heavy and expectations were kind of high. If you casually looking for a "feels good to play ARPG" and don´t mind the money I would say go for it. If you are looking for a really story driven RPG consider just watching the lore on youtube videos that potentially explain it better then the ingame story. If you are looking for an indepth ARPG feeling with lots of builds and monster slaying I would probably recommend Path of Exile or other games in that genre over that game.

    If you haven´t played D2 remake yet I recommend it over this game. Just wait a bit if you have the time until D4 potentially got some necessary changes    … Expand
  32. sophieASX
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    After 11 years of development we get that? What a joke.
    Boring, shallow, LOTS of backtracking, world scaling is biggest JOKE, hideous asset reuse (celars are joke), console UI, dumb story, lack of enemies diversification, bosses are big joke, solo unfriendly, lack social features, clunky mounts, non-skippable dialogues, loading screens, bugs at the end, idiotic story, ending.
  33. Tommycheese
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    Game is average if the servers are not down. Blizzard should spend more $ improving thier server infrastructure instead of wasting it on worthless billie eilish and hasley promotions.

    Update - Uninstalled the game after the latest patch ruined everything I spent over a month min/maxing.
  34. Actigreedvision
    Jun 12, 2023
    1
    The game is sadly a recycled Diablo 3 engine, still continues to lack randomized dungeons. It is no longer an arpg or rogue-like and bogged down by fetch quests, and poor map design.

    There are a ton of skills that you can put points into, and because they are percentage base and the silly game doesn't round up or to the nearest number. This means you have talents that as of now, do    The game is sadly a recycled Diablo 3 engine, still continues to lack randomized dungeons. It is no longer an arpg or rogue-like and bogged down by fetch quests, and poor map design.

    There are a ton of skills that you can put points into, and because they are percentage base and the silly game doesn't round up or to the nearest number. This means you have talents that as of now, do nothing. Old Blizzards polish is lacking from this turd.

    The increased price doesn't help either, as there are better games on the market which are either free and have a cash shop or just a one time purchase. The greed is unreal here, requiring both.

    It could be fun as a one time single player play-through, but again through activision amazing management of this title, you can't. You can't play offline, and with the lack of resources, not online either. Even after the D3 fiasco they've learned nothing, not with server management, or game design.

    Best to wait for the game to go on sale, hopefully it will be polished enough to hold your attention then.    … Expand
  35. hajper777
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    gra jest dobra ale po 50 poziomie dopiero ale do tego czasu jest nudna. system dodawanie punktów automatyczny. skalowanie potworów dramat. poziomu trudności to nie ma.
    zakładasz potężny item i nie czujesz równicy i przypływu mocy.
    gra jest dbra aby pograc pare dni . potem idzie na półke dlatego za taką cene dostaje słaba ocene przy kosztach 200zł dostało by smiało 5 lub 6 w opinie a    gra jest dobra ale po 50 poziomie dopiero ale do tego czasu jest nudna. system dodawanie punktów automatyczny. skalowanie potworów dramat. poziomu trudności to nie ma.
    zakładasz potężny item i nie czujesz równicy i przypływu mocy.
    gra jest dbra aby pograc pare dni . potem idzie na półke dlatego za taką cene dostaje słaba ocene
    przy kosztach 200zł dostało by smiało 5 lub 6 w opinie a tak to 1    … Expand
  36. Grevn
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    The amount of time we had to wait for this to come out the way it did is close to criminal.

    There is no amount of depth whatsoever, the character progression feels like its over at level 20. Blizzard put in a race to level 100 in hardcore, which was completed before the general public that did not PAY extra for EARLY ACCESS, even got to play. Should tell you all you need to know    The amount of time we had to wait for this to come out the way it did is close to criminal.

    There is no amount of depth whatsoever, the character progression feels like its over at level 20. Blizzard put in a race to level 100 in hardcore, which was completed before the general public that did not PAY extra for EARLY ACCESS, even got to play.

    Should tell you all you need to know about them as a company and the depth the game has to offer.

    It looks and feels like a polished mobile game.

    The story is bland and you feel no attachment whatsoever to the characters.
    Gameplay feels clunky and unresponsive. Almost like the game runs at 20 fps.

    Level scaling is the worst decision I have ever experienced in a modern ARPG.

    The voice acting is sub par.

    The monster variety is sub par.

    The only thing worth mentioning is that the art-team did a good job.

    Extremely pricey, in-game shop and a battle pass that gives you benefit over others plus 2 planned DLC:s coming. Stay away from this money grabbing attempt.    … Expand
  37. HongPaul
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    No contents to enjoy until LV 50, and also if you dont know each characters recommended build, its hard to reach the Lv 50 also. Your items are just trash before the level. Even previous diablo2 or 3 was not like this. and if you want to get the 'good' items, you should run and run the specific dungeon(champions demise) to raise your level, and you should try nightmare dungeons. Its theNo contents to enjoy until LV 50, and also if you dont know each characters recommended build, its hard to reach the Lv 50 also. Your items are just trash before the level. Even previous diablo2 or 3 was not like this. and if you want to get the 'good' items, you should run and run the specific dungeon(champions demise) to raise your level, and you should try nightmare dungeons. Its the all of the contents you will do.… Expand
  38. czarny21
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    ORING and UNINNOVATIVE

    What a waste of my $70. So many people at Blizzard worked on this game. So many people failed to make a good game.

    At least the graphics aren't a travesty like with Diablo 3.
  39. Ippon
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game looks nice but becomes hideously boring and repetitive after 3-4 days. It has no replay value like D2 and D3 did. You never feel strong in this game as monsters level up with you making leveling up actually a negative. The loot feels terrible. Not one was I excited about a single loot drop. Hard pass and save your money. All of my play group wishes we could get refunds but we are passed the window to get one… Expand
  40. nastynate2023
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    its a singleplayer game with online requirement only because of cash shop. once the honeymoon fades the 10/10 fanboys will realise game is a scam and gets old pretty fast. dont waste your money
  41. Ithuriel
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    I've never played an arpg before that's so damn boring. I can only play for 30min before I fall to sleep or just alt+f4 out of pure boredom.
    The combat is **** slow and ungaging. The quests just sends you back and forth, so you never feel like you are progressing cause you run around the same places over and over. The skill tree is lame and make such little difference that I usually forgot    I've never played an arpg before that's so damn boring. I can only play for 30min before I fall to sleep or just alt+f4 out of pure boredom.
    The combat is **** slow and ungaging. The quests just sends you back and forth, so you never feel like you are progressing cause you run around the same places over and over. The skill tree is lame and make such little difference that I usually forgot to put out any points. And when I did i didnt notice any difference.
    The bosses lacks personality and I even fall asleep during my first bossfight.
    I tried both difficulties and 2 classes and everything was ****!
    Wish I could refund this bag of garbage.    … Expand
  42. LyckaYK
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Huge disappointment and I regret for ever hoping that this can be a good Diablo game.
    Shallow slow game with close to 0 fun. Focus on making money, not a happy player base. It get close to Diablo Immortal with every Patch. Don't buy it, don't try it. It has such a low rating for a reason!
  43. ExcellentTumor
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    The game is god awful for the price. I won't drone on with all the same complaints others have had but they're right. Also this Reddit post gets it right. But look at all the Blizzard teat sucklers in there refusing to come to terms with how bad the game is. I sure hope the price goes down and the available content goes up.The game is god awful for the price. I won't drone on with all the same complaints others have had but they're right. Also this Reddit post gets it right. But look at all the Blizzard teat sucklers in there refusing to come to terms with how bad the game is. I sure hope the price goes down and the available content goes up. https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1457uwn/some_of_you_got_so_angry_that_i_called_out_this/… Expand
  44. Bahahamut
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    This game did have a special edition-specific early access promotion, but the truth is the game as a whole after 'release' is still in early-access condition. It is, at best, an ongoing beta. If you're part of the team that spent years working on this title, then I feel absolutely terrible for you, which is similar to how it feels to play the game. It is a hot, hot mess.
    - bugs, bugs and    This game did have a special edition-specific early access promotion, but the truth is the game as a whole after 'release' is still in early-access condition. It is, at best, an ongoing beta. If you're part of the team that spent years working on this title, then I feel absolutely terrible for you, which is similar to how it feels to play the game. It is a hot, hot mess.
    - bugs, bugs and more bugs
    - Atrocious user interface
    - Graphics either stutter constantly or look gross when turned down to manage framerate
    - monetization is audacious and conceited for an already 70 USD purchase [see in game $ shop]
    - numerous, fundamental game design and gameplay mechanics decisions that either do not work [do not accomplish the thing they were meant to], do not make sense or just feel bad to experience. Too many to list with character limit
    - embarrassing character design further hobbled by extremely deficient customization options. There are 4 faces vs. 34 different jewelry combinations? No body sliders either. As if.
    - once again the design is so bad that there a multiple instances where we’re not sure if it’s a bug or not
    – balance? As in - of all the different possible playstyles of the available classes each ‘build’ should ideally fall within a standard deviation of the mean. It’s ok to have a clear and obvious best, as long as it’s not exponentially more powerful than any other choice, and that’s just regarding by-the-numbers analysis. Players ALSO want each popular build to FEEEEEEL GOOD and be FUN. If it’s making big damage numbers and never dying, but it’s boring, frustrating, too simple or too complicated then what’s the point?
    – I remember before open beta some content creators and influencers having played the game saying that combat was good. That it ‘felt’ good….i don’t trust those people anymore. They may have been referring instead to combat responsiveness as far as actually pressing the buttons, but i’m playing a necromancer and a lot of the time when try to use a corpse, nothing happens until a full second later i find out why because that corpse ‘despawned’ but was still visible…just pretending i guess. And why do corpses have to despawn as others are generated? If we’re THAT limited by what hardware or the engine is capable of [and i'm not convinced we are] but if it is that bad, then just generate fewer corpses in the first place and then balance using corpses to compensate. But I digress, got really into the weeds there. Combat feel really bad to me
    -- story? Not sure, only made it through the first act so far. This is your excuse to disregard me because all the things I'm talking about…what, get better after act 2? Act 3? When I reach level 70 or 90? Sorry, story: uuuh, not terrible but certainly not good. It’s just a little bad. While there’s objective ways to analyze good or bad writing, I’m willing to relegate my verdict to a subjective opinion. ACT I SPOILERS - meeting Lorath [and his VOICE actor! Yeah!] is nice, but then he takes off…oh well. Then we get stuck with Leah…i mean honestly i forgot her name, but she’s just a more diverse Leah. She does the Leah type things. Here, let me open this door for you with the power of smol, or here let me open this OTHER door for you with the power of smert! this guy that will later straight up boast to a literal angel that you’re gonna track down and kill Lilith. That’s the kind of person that needs help opening things. Yeah sure, its magic whatever, it’s also trite, it’s not interesting. Umm, i don’t think story has ever really been diablo’s core skill - to me the games with less were more. Story in this series should be seen and not heard. Imagine diablo as a game saying: i’m here to shred demons and introduce sappy sympathetic archetypes to deliver exposition and inject motivation, and i’m all out of sappy sympathetic archetypes! That being said i’m a HUGE fan of side quests and there’s even a couple side quest sequels that add a little arch to their story, and those were neat i liked those. Okay. why do i care more about the lady with the axe or the hard-boiled exorcist than i do helping Leah…i mean whoever deal with her mommy issues? My guess is less was more.
    - voice acting and writing: **** Yeah! Aaaaand then the rest of the cast - this too, is an unpopular opinion of mine. The actors individually have good or decent quality, but the directing of them is almost always over the top cringe. Like, okay just…i get it, just bring it down to like a 5 or a 6 from where you are, okay? It’s also hard, admittedly, to separate the VA from the writing. You can only do so much with what you’re given. There were some lines that worked, but overall just felt like too schlocky or melodramatic. Get out of the way. I’m already battling the forces of evil, just let that experience speak for itself    … Expand
  45. ChoiRang
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    1/10
    Due to my experience with Diablo 4, I promise not to play Blizzard's games anymore.
  46. Archi2077
    Jun 13, 2023
    1
    Still worse than Path of exile .
    The only good thing about this game is the campaign. Diablo fans might like it.
    END game in this game is just awful and yea, i get 70 level and 4 level town. Farm boring dungeons with ridiculous goals like killing all mobs. It is not clear how this game was tested if blizzard removed aspects from the game after killing hardcore lilit . Boring, lifeless,    Still worse than Path of exile .
    The only good thing about this game is the campaign. Diablo fans might like it.
    END game in this game is just awful and yea, i get 70 level and 4 level town. Farm boring dungeons with ridiculous goals like killing all mobs. It is not clear how this game was tested if blizzard removed aspects from the game after killing hardcore lilit . Boring, lifeless, soulless garbage that hypes the fans of the series    … Expand
  47. Jbberd
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    I’m very disappointed in this game. I’ve been a huge Diablo fan since the first game and this latest addition is the worst, by very far. They essentially overdid everything that’s boring, while under-doing the fun parts of the game: the map is 10x larger, with 10x more dialog, 10x more doors to open, 10x more walking around to complete the campaign, 10x more character customization, whileI’m very disappointed in this game. I’ve been a huge Diablo fan since the first game and this latest addition is the worst, by very far. They essentially overdid everything that’s boring, while under-doing the fun parts of the game: the map is 10x larger, with 10x more dialog, 10x more doors to open, 10x more walking around to complete the campaign, 10x more character customization, while there are 10x less magical weapons, 10x less cool exciting drops, 10x less visual effects, 10x less challenging fights… it’s as if they had 10x too many people who designed the game who were not even players. Whoever directed the game was either depressed or missing in action. The game is now completely out of touch with the spirit of the Diablo franchise. I’m not sure if it can be fixed, they most likely missed the mark by so much that fans are already moving to other games. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted, RIP Diablo.… Expand
  48. fenixchow
    Jun 12, 2023
    1
    People were talking this is a GOTY of 2023 which makes me laugh out loud, compare to Legend of Zelda, Tears of the Kingdom, this Diablo 4 is boring as ****
    I am a 20 year Diablo 2 player, but I think this Diablo IV is really disappointing.
  49. McCommi
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    Diablo, which used to be the epitome of hack and slash, has vanished and has now turned into a despicable game that maliciously aims to create unpleasant experiences for users and keep them hooked for longer.
  50. jkts
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    The game feels extremely unfinished and just falls completely short of competitors. Critics scores are from paid reviews and clueless people. The game is worse than diablo 3 although it looks nicer occasionally. Pathetic cash grab.
  51. xethod
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. for context: I've over 6000 hours of time spent across various ARPGs including but not limited to:
    D1, D2, D3, POE (since 2011), Titan Quest, Grim Dawn, Last Epoch, Wolcen..

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

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

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

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

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

    (IMO) what makes ARPGs "worth playing" - satisfying, interesting or straight up addictive:
    -sense of progression = something to CHASE (levels, items, collectibles, unlocks, permanent power, etc)
    -rewards for smart decisions (crafting, build making, farming routes)
    -a well thought-out coherent game system "that makes sense", with reasonable combinations of gear/talents/abilities to optimize a character
    -the ultimate POWER as a reward- achieving a "maxed out" build MUST be very rewarding and result in an extremely smooth, effortless and (borderline) overpowered performance after starting out weak & clunky - this is the main reward for your combined time, effort, thought and trial&error
    -OPTIONS - all item/level/currency acquisition boils down to the same low level concept of "gaining options to change something" - be it the way your current character plays, the numerical/mechanical scaling leading to different potential for your build, or entirely new builds enabled by "the thing you JUST got that FINALLY allows you to do X..    … Expand
  52. JudgementKazzy
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    If I were to sum Diablo 4 in two words, it would be "D4 BAD".

    This shallow, lazy and uninspiring excuse of a game had the audacity to price itself at a next gen triple A price tag and an obnoxious microtransaction store while under delivering on every possible aspect of an ARPG. It feebly attempts to incorporate aspects from your cookie cutter MMORPG from the last 20 years however    If I were to sum Diablo 4 in two words, it would be "D4 BAD".

    This shallow, lazy and uninspiring excuse of a game had the audacity to price itself at a next gen triple A price tag and an obnoxious microtransaction store while under delivering on every possible aspect of an ARPG.

    It feebly attempts to incorporate aspects from your cookie cutter MMORPG from the last 20 years however all of that falls flat. Its easy to imagine during this games development, they must have had a list of buzzwords on a whiteboard(MMO, Open world, 100 unique dungeons, etc.) that the team must have felt beholden to, then those buzzwords eventually make it into the final product but only on a technicality, none of it feeling organic, belonging or even fully incorporated.

    Sinking time into this game, chasing any semblance of joy while drowning in sunk cost fallacy will only leave you with a bitter aftertaste you wish you never had.    … Expand
  53. mattyvicious
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    First act is great, then the game goes downhill fast. gets good again act 6. No sense of progression feels rewarding, enemy scaling punishes you for leveling up by matching you so you never feel strong. End game is a boring grind of the same few things to do over and over and over again. classes nerfed into the ground.
  54. Zulkar
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Initially I gave the game a 5 because I thought it was average and the story was pretty good. Then downgraded my review to a 3 because the end game felt tedious, and minions were basically a non-starter. With season one I have to downgrade my review again to a 1. It's just terrible.
  55. Malarth
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    The main storyline is engaging and kept me entertained for 30+ hours. But with the transition into the mid-game (tier 3), the game is already stagnant and boring. Diablo IV has managed to retain all of the boring, grindy aspects of ARPG's, and somehow lose the fun parts.

    Skill balance is terrible, partly because D4 joins the bandwagon of games that severely limit the number of active    The main storyline is engaging and kept me entertained for 30+ hours. But with the transition into the mid-game (tier 3), the game is already stagnant and boring. Diablo IV has managed to retain all of the boring, grindy aspects of ARPG's, and somehow lose the fun parts.

    Skill balance is terrible, partly because D4 joins the bandwagon of games that severely limit the number of active skills that a player can have available (6 skills). When you only have 6 options, there's no room for experimentation or non-meta builds.

    The boss fights get redundant. One long fight with a handful of repeated mechanics immediately followed by another. Blizzard got the message that epic fights are cool and enjoyable, and decided to just add more instead of analyzing "why" those fights are enjoyable. In the end each fight becomes boring, stale, and repetitive. For the most part I can't remember which abilities each boss had except for the most recent, because they're not memorable fights. They're just tedious and time consuming.

    And then the game creates a sense of frustration due to poor Controls, extensive stuns & fears, and a terrible resource mechanic. Not to mention server disconnects.

    Grindy, unoriginal, frustrating content is a hard pass for me at this point in my life. I'll keep trying back over the months, maybe they'll get it fixed. But being bored, and done with a game, in a week just doesn't seem like a good purchase.    … Expand
  56. mixedpurpose
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    You hit new lows with your latest update. I feel like the people who make the game have mental disabilities and need to be treated. Congratulations, you are officially minus one character class - barb. There are bugs that aren't in his favor, dmg is under all criticism, there are no builds with which you can be competitive in PvP.
  57. dkps
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    I am a fan of the series and i liked all diablo games so far.
    I grinded hundreds of hours in the games before, but this one just isn't fun for me.
    After 6 days already. There are some points which contribute to this: #1 The level scaling somehow takes any feeling of progress. There is a constant mediocre difficulty which does not allow me to progress faster when im good enough    I am a fan of the series and i liked all diablo games so far.
    I grinded hundreds of hours in the games before, but this one just isn't fun for me.
    After 6 days already.
    There are some points which contribute to this:

    #1 The level scaling somehow takes any feeling of progress.
    There is a constant mediocre difficulty which does not allow me to progress faster when im good enough equipped or skilled to have a higher risk/reward.

    #2 The cap stone dungeon progression.
    In the games before you can play the stories and level on a higher difficulty to progress on your pace with the incluence of above mentioned equipment and skill.
    Now theres just the boring need to grind at the same slow difficulty to get to the power level to clear the capstone dungeon.

    #3 The leveling progress.
    Its just too damn slow, even if i run the recommended best dungeon for grinding with good performance. The quests are not event worth considering because of the laughable xp.
    High Xp for Quests would have been a good incentive for me to do all the quests, but if you are questing now you are taking a hard step on the brakes with the leveling progress.

    #4 Region progress
    If feels like a requirement to do this because of all the bonuses, but it feels like a drag to complete everything.

    #5 The story ending
    It feels unfinished. If they had just slightly teasered any following story and had revealed it after a year i'd ne cool with it, but now it seems unsatisfying.

    #6 The visual theme
    The game design is very good and atmospheric but there is no variety.
    It wouldn't have hurt to have a few areas or enenies that are colorful, but now everything is bland.

    #7 enemy variety
    it feels like there are less types of enemies than in the previous games, but maybe they are just all looking grey and i cant distinguish them.

    To stop the rant, there are also positive things in game game. For me those are:
    - The visuals and audio have very high quality
    - The story representation is beautiful
    - Some very interesting beautifully staged boss fights
    - A great open world
    - Interesting quests
    - Technically good working mmo

    There are surely many more good points to this game but as it is now i am just very frustrated with it.
    Everything just feels so stretched to burn your time.    … Expand
  58. Turbotrktr
    Jun 12, 2023
    1
    I will just leave this with 1 point and never play it again. 1 point for music and sound, but it is just a fraction of what this game needs.
  59. Kadamose
    Jun 13, 2023
    1
    Diablo 4 is a perfect example of why I absolutely despise American companies. In America, even if you fail, you still get paid in the end. For example, when a doctor misdiagnoses and makes you do the run-around, he/she still gets paid even though they did nothing. When banks fail, those at the top still get a payout as if nothing ever happened. This applies to all sectors, bothDiablo 4 is a perfect example of why I absolutely despise American companies. In America, even if you fail, you still get paid in the end. For example, when a doctor misdiagnoses and makes you do the run-around, he/she still gets paid even though they did nothing. When banks fail, those at the top still get a payout as if nothing ever happened. This applies to all sectors, both public and private, and is utterly despicable behavior.

    Activision Blizzard has been on a massive losing streak since Activision bought the company back in 2007. They have made failure after failure, starting with Starcraft 2, a beloved franchise that deserved a better fate than it received. While Starcraft was a huge loss, it paled in comparison to the loss that was to come with Diablo 3. Diablo 3 was an absolute dumpster fire that insulted the intelligence of however many of us there are still left who can critically think. Activision knew that Diablo 3 was a bad game, but they also knew that simply calling it 'Diablo' would make the game a financial success. They did not care if the game was a success on a spiritual, emotional, and physical level, they only cared about how many copies were sold. And sell it did. Diablo 3 was a financial success because of it's predecessor, Diablo 2. Diablo 3 went on to sell over 8 million copies (according to them) on the first week of release. What they didn't tell you, however, is how many people requested refunds and how many people quit within the first three months of release. Out of those 8 million copies that sold, only 1 million stayed around for the first six months, and then those number dropped even further to the point that Diablo2 had more of a population than Diablo 3. That is not a success; that is an absolute failure.

    Fast forward to the present, and Activision has still not learned any of its lessons from past failures. This is evident with Diablo 4, which has copied the entire UI and everything that was bad about Diablo 3 into its code. Diablo 4 is simply the Diablo 3 that they wanted to make a decade ago, but didn't. They even used the same untalented/worthless Diablo 3 dev team. Diablo 4 is simply Diablo 3 with a new coat of paint. To illustrate how unimaginative these worthless devs are, and how ignorant they are of their own past failures, they fashioned Lilith after Kerrigan from the Starcraft Universe down to almost every detail. Yes, this is true and quite pathetic, and yet they are proud of their plagiarism and lack of innovation anyway. It's almost like they made the game bad on purpose, just to get a negative reaction out of people. I guess they succeeded on that front, because I would not be writing this if it wasn't the case.

    Diablo 4 is soulless and empty, and no amount of patches/expansions is ever going to fix that. It is a game made for the braindead masses, very similar to how Star Wars, and anything made by Disney or Netflix, are aimed at those who will never have the capacity for higher reasoning or thought. This game was made for them; it was never meant for those of who can still think.

    Diablo 4 is one of the biggest piles of trash I have ever played and I do not recommend it. If you are wanting the Diablo 2 experience, then Path of Exile is the only game in town. Granted, it also has its flaws, but at least it doesn't treat you like an idiot or insult your intelligence like Diablo 4 does.

    We need to stop rewarding failure, so that games like Diablo 4, Lost Ark, and all the other crap out there, are never made.    … Expand
  60. Mortyfer
    Jun 13, 2023
    1
    At the time of writing this review, I've been playing for almost 110 hours, and here's my review:

    1. Character Creation: It is very bad, much worse than in Diablo Immortal (mobile game), not comperable to Lost Ark. Blizzard has praised the character creation system in interviews and each class has the same options for everything - hair, tattoos, makeup, eye color, hair color, skin    At the time of writing this review, I've been playing for almost 110 hours, and here's my review:

    1. Character Creation:
    It is very bad, much worse than in Diablo Immortal (mobile game), not comperable to Lost Ark. Blizzard has praised the character creation system in interviews and each class has the same options for everything - hair, tattoos, makeup, eye color, hair color, skin color (there is a plus, the game here is very diverse), ending up with no character fantasy. It just looks LAZY.
    Also It seems like someone was pushing for body positivity, and I'm all about it. That being said, necro is anorexic, mage, rogue are average, barbarian is muscular and druid is just obese, they promotes an unhealthy lifestyle and believe me, I am obese because of my condition and it's not a good life. It can promote unhealthy habits in the minds of young people. Give every class like 3-5 bodytypes to chose from if you care about body positivity, dont force players to play character they dont enjoy visually.

    3. History:
    Act 1: There are some good moments, like meeting characters from previous Diablos, but it's just boring.

    Act 2: I think it's even more linier and boring than Act 1.

    Act 3: Something starts to happen here, but it's still not very engaging.

    Act 4: At this point I felt they just wanted to make a longer story and put in something that didn't make sense.

    Act 5: This act is a bit better, more interesting, but extended in a very stiff and artificial way.

    Act 6: Okay here comes the story finally in act 6 this is amazing the cinematic is one of the best ever made

    All in all, the story could be much better, it's long and boring for the most part, but it's a bang at the end. There are only 2 cinematics in the whole game and they are really the best, the cutscenes are made on the game engine that includes the player character, I would prefer maybe one cutscene per act to summarize what happened.

    3. Character progression:
    Many classes only have one meta build for now, I'm aware the game has been out for over a week but keep in mind it has been in development for many, many, many years. Druids summons are totaly useless, 0 dmg- Go Bearform or go home, all Wizzard build include 4 same skills and 2 that are flexible, Rogue ranged build deal 10% DMG of melee builds

    The skill system can be brilliant after some improvements, but you have so few points to spend that it's rather limiting.
    Some passives are just rediculus like +3 spirit for druid +3 mana for wizards and you can't just not add at least 1 point to them because there's another useful passive right behind it.

    Paragons are interesting, it bring fresh air in to character development, can looks complicated, but if you will learn how to work with it (not taking so long) itspretty straight forward.

    Itemization:
    I think it's good for now, legends are interesting, gems are more interesting than id diablo 3, armor and weapons look cool. I'm still debating if there is not to many iteam tiers.
    I hope they never add sets because it will destroy everything.

    Summary:
    Charactercreation is handicapped and lazily made.
    Story from act 1 till 5 is boring.
    Skill tree can be good if improved
    Paragons are good start for future better character buildcraft.
    Graphics are stunning, game is beautifull.
    Servers are bad, and very laggy.    … Expand
  61. va1234
    Jun 13, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately, Blizzard's inability to balance the game and their decision to nerf all the enjoyable dungeons have made the experience less fun, resulting in a one-star rating.
  62. sinoperations
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Diablo 4 feels incomplete as there are some aspects that diminish the overall experience. Once reaching level 50, the game starts to lose its excitement and becomes monotonous. The scarcity of unique items leaves much to be desired, making itemization less rewarding. Additionally, leveling up poses a significant challenge, hindering the sense of progression. The presence of numerous bugsDiablo 4 feels incomplete as there are some aspects that diminish the overall experience. Once reaching level 50, the game starts to lose its excitement and becomes monotonous. The scarcity of unique items leaves much to be desired, making itemization less rewarding. Additionally, leveling up poses a significant challenge, hindering the sense of progression. The presence of numerous bugs detracts from the gameplay, and boss fights tend to feel repetitive and tedious. The events lack the engagement factor, resulting in frequent skipping. It is evident that Diablo 4 still requires substantial development time for the developers to enhance its overall quality. The side quests, unfortunately, do not provide much enjoyment either. In its current state, Diablo 4 feels like a game that has yet to reach its full potential.… Expand
  63. shinrai93
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Was going to give Diablo 4 a 10, but I decided to nerf my score, so a 1 is the best I can do, like the number of demons in the dungeons.
  64. darknetwork
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It started woth great story. However as the game progress, blizzard seems to be disconnected with how the game should be. They nerf every build, they nerf dungeon, reduce.mon density and elite dpawn rate. If you farm this dungeon now, tomorrow they will nerf it.… Expand
  65. GooZFaBa
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!

    Absolute trash. The devs are clueless, they deleted negative reviews on their forums. They have no idea where they are going with the game. The idea of playing this game to be “entertained” is an absolute joke and most importantly the game isn’t finished. It’s a beta, and they made players pay the full price. Last but no the least, the giant garbage cash shop…    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!

    Absolute trash. The devs are clueless, they deleted negative reviews on their forums. They have no idea where they are going with the game. The idea of playing this game to be “entertained” is an absolute joke and most importantly the game isn’t finished. It’s a beta, and they made players pay the full price. Last but no the least, the giant garbage cash shop… absolute overpriced heaps of trash. We are talking 50-100$ prices for pure garbage. I am giving it a 1, because of Lilith, I feel bad for her.    … Expand
  66. Noobiewhisperer
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    This isn’t Diablo. This is a quasi single-player wow game with the same zone scaling/leveling scheme. It’s terrible, it doesn’t feel like an aRPG because of it. The itemization is also terrible. It’s just different shades of % this or % that. There’s nothing that drops that is truly unique or makes you go wow.
  67. bobbybobo
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Good until you reach the endgame, which is nonexistent.

    Instead we will have the endgame trickle in every 3 months. I will rereview the actual game when it is complete in a few years, but right now its pretty trash.
  68. Zalioth
    Sep 7, 2023
    1
    The story is good, the graphics are nice and the music and sound is immersive, I enjoyed the going through the campaign.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    EDIT: Lowering the score due to the completely out of touch development team. What a shame of a Season 1 patch... and the worst is that the resistances are still bugged (useless) yet they add items and effects that make use of them! This development team has to be among the worst in the industry...    … Expand
  69. lavadaba
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Uninspired, boring af, no real substance. Combat is meaningless. "Exploring" the world is an illusion. Probably the worst video game I've ever played for more than a few days.
  70. toool
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game is not very fun and does not stack up against other similar games in its current state.

    Pros: great for playing with friends, great campaign, MMO "open world" aspects are cool, fairly simple game systems for the most part, gameplay feels really good/responsive/meaningful Cons: power curve is generally terrible, not casual friendly as advertised (in the sense that if you're not    Game is not very fun and does not stack up against other similar games in its current state.

    Pros: great for playing with friends, great campaign, MMO "open world" aspects are cool, fairly simple game systems for the most part, gameplay feels really good/responsive/meaningful

    Cons: power curve is generally terrible, not casual friendly as advertised (in the sense that if you're not following a min-maxed build guide, you wont make it to WT3), little build diversity, loot is boring in my opinion, gearing is boring

    I play a lot of ARPGs and this one just isn't fun for me. I come from a d2/d3/POE/LE background, and found myself playing those for hours on end. For D4, I have no desire to log in and play the game. I wish I didn't spend $70 on this game until they have come out with more content and improved some of the aforementioned issues.

    I am hopeful they will improve some of the issues. But in its current state, I could not recommend this game.

    Edit: After their first season patch, I no longer have any hope for this game and will change my score to a 1.    … Expand
  71. Married3483
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Absolutely terrible stay away from this game, i wish i could get a refund. The game is identical with diablo 3 but worse in every way.
  72. Cetra
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    The constant nerfing of the game is absurd, things that are fun are constantly being removed, things that are not fun are pushed onto us.

    Nerfing things that are fun to the players and forcing players to be robots to play how the developer want us to play, constant time sink, constant punishing for playing in rerolls of stats and respec, can't believe blizz had removed all this    The constant nerfing of the game is absurd, things that are fun are constantly being removed, things that are not fun are pushed onto us.

    Nerfing things that are fun to the players and forcing players to be robots to play how the developer want us to play, constant time sink, constant punishing for playing in rerolls of stats and respec, can't believe blizz had removed all this punishment in WOW after so many years and Diablo 3 and to reimplementing it just so people can't have time to have a life outside of Diablo 4.

    So their Fear that people would not play the game because it was too FUN, well guess what? most people would have realize how Blizz has nerf the fun out of the game and getting back into reality.    … Expand
  73. Cc700
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Has a great campaign but other than that this is a huge let down as a Diablo game. You’re straight up just not rewarded for your hard work. Drops and the endgame in general is just non existent. Zero build variety and no monster density at all. Tedious and boring
  74. furjoza
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    It's a joke, really.
    Nothing innovative. Super boring. If you are there for story and cinematics there are hardly any. Idea for the story is great. But made poorly. Cinematics? Naahhh, game engine based cut scenes.
    All "quests" quite repetetive. Even the map is too supporting thus looking exploration. Story was so involving I haven't even noticed passing acts... Maybe a true cinematics    It's a joke, really.
    Nothing innovative. Super boring. If you are there for story and cinematics there are hardly any. Idea for the story is great. But made poorly. Cinematics? Naahhh, game engine based cut scenes.

    All "quests" quite repetetive. Even the map is too supporting thus looking exploration. Story was so involving I haven't even noticed passing acts... Maybe a true cinematics would help between acts... I don't feel anything towards characters. Like I did to Deckard or Tyraell. Just super bad. More like campaign in Korea MMORPG. Most of my friends were skipping all cut scenes and dialogues.

    Gameplay: I think skill tree is good but too small. I don't mind skills like +3% to damaging frozen enemies or something. Still better than +20000% to two specific skills set bonuses in D3.
    But the game is quite slow. Long cooldowns and small mana pool. If the game was at least challenging you could consider those as tactical elements but currently its just slow. Creatures are boooring and well known. Bosses? While thinging Andariel I thought I am playing linage or something and fighting opoonents toes. No content after story. Nothing to do. Quite grindy.    … Expand
  75. pinkcup
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Great cinematics, good storyline and music, but that's everything good about this game.
    it is extremely boring and easy. Nothing to make you want to keep playing after the story line is complete. Hundreds of boring side quests, hours of running around for nothing. Dungeon bosses drop no loot after spending what feels like forever running through a boring dungeon. Hell tide is tedious and    Great cinematics, good storyline and music, but that's everything good about this game.
    it is extremely boring and easy. Nothing to make you want to keep playing after the story line is complete. Hundreds of boring side quests, hours of running around for nothing. Dungeon bosses drop no loot after spending what feels like forever running through a boring dungeon. Hell tide is tedious and boring, world bosses are boring and pointless. The whispering tree quests are... you guessed it -- boring and pointless. There is no feeling of progression, no reason to grind or complete content. It all feels like a massive chore with no reward. Extremely disappointing.    … Expand
  76. quintonC
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    Massive disappointment.
    The campaign is dull and tedious. They wisely let you skip it after completing it once, but it's honestly so weak that even doing it once is painful.
    After the campaign there are some hints of a middling ARPG. This is quickly ruined by all the "innovative" non-ARPG elements. Any enjoyable moment is cut short with some bullcrap non-gameplay like riding your horse    Massive disappointment.
    The campaign is dull and tedious. They wisely let you skip it after completing it once, but it's honestly so weak that even doing it once is painful.
    After the campaign there are some hints of a middling ARPG. This is quickly ruined by all the "innovative" non-ARPG elements. Any enjoyable moment is cut short with some bullcrap non-gameplay like riding your horse from A to B in a pointless open world and completing hollow checklist "objectives" by "interacting" with npcs and environments. Half the game is doing things in which your class/build is literally not involved, just point-and-click meandering chore tasks. I don't know or care what genre these elements are from but they should't be here.
    D3 deserves credit for its honest attempts at redemption after a poorly received release. That took years, I would not expect D4 to reach such a level until several seasons deep. Right now this is 10% of a game at 200% price    … Expand
  77. Mario9767
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    Juego mediocre y tiene muchísima micro transacción y es más de lo mismo en lo personal no me gustó nada el juego
  78. neconic
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    I didn't want to play Diablo 4 because from the videos I saw, the game seemed very sluggish and slow. My friends convinced me that it's not like that, that it just appears that way, but unfortunately, the opposite is true. The game is very slow, there are a bunch of unfinished things, bugs, and the gameplay is repetitive and boring. The random items have bad stats, and I haven't even foundI didn't want to play Diablo 4 because from the videos I saw, the game seemed very sluggish and slow. My friends convinced me that it's not like that, that it just appears that way, but unfortunately, the opposite is true. The game is very slow, there are a bunch of unfinished things, bugs, and the gameplay is repetitive and boring. The random items have bad stats, and I haven't even found a good item yet, even though I'm already at level 71. Rerolls are ridiculously expensive. Nightmare dungeon and affixes are a joke. Diablo Immortal or Path of Exile are much better in every aspect. I enjoyed Diablo Immortal much more than Diablo 4, and I was really looking forward to it. If it weren't for the crazy microtransactions in Immortal, Diablo 4 wouldn't stand a chance. Blizzard, you have disappointed me once again, but this time it's the last straw. I want my money back, this game is crap.… Expand
  79. tork90
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    It's like as if the developers aren't actual gaming enthusiasts - the gameplay is absolutely TERRIBLE compared to Diablo 2, not even comparable.

    I've been playing Diablo 2 for over TWO decades now and was extremely eager for the release of this game, as Diablo 3 was a joke. Guess what? Diablo 4 wasn't much better (than Diablo 3). The leveling structure is extremely gross, and none of    It's like as if the developers aren't actual gaming enthusiasts - the gameplay is absolutely TERRIBLE compared to Diablo 2, not even comparable.

    I've been playing Diablo 2 for over TWO decades now and was extremely eager for the release of this game, as Diablo 3 was a joke. Guess what? Diablo 4 wasn't much better (than Diablo 3). The leveling structure is extremely gross, and none of the quests have a genuine/interesting feel to them. The graphics are great though!

    What I don't get, is why people(developers) try to fix what isn't broken? The stat/skill structure (or gameplay in general) of Diablo 2 for example, was absolutely perfect and could've been used as a template for this game. And how about having Diablo 2 enthusiasts with 100's of hours logged critique the game? We know what the game should feel like and what makes it incredibly re-playable. Perhaps developers "back in the day" used drugs more, allowing themselves to be "more creative?" Who knows.    … Expand
  80. burnzrus
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    This game is not an ARPG, it's just WOW with a diablo skin on it. The level scaling is the DEATH of this game. This is not what Diablo fans wanted.
  81. ragna07
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    This game doesn't have a value of full price
    They just limited all system of growing
  82. Enzord1
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    What a boring game once you reach Tier 4. Ther e is literally nothing else to do. 0 goals after tier 4
  83. Sokrate
    Jun 17, 2023
    1
    -Story mode is not bad, actually the best part of the game
    -Renown is a pain in the b*tt, not fun whatsoever.
    -Online only, sure thing. EVERY SINGLE ITEM IS ACCOUNT BOUND!!!! This is terrible. You need a specific item? You better be ready to grind forever because there is no loot specific monster. Casual friendly? I think not. Why would you make a live service game where there is no    -Story mode is not bad, actually the best part of the game
    -Renown is a pain in the b*tt, not fun whatsoever.
    -Online only, sure thing. EVERY SINGLE ITEM IS ACCOUNT BOUND!!!! This is terrible. You need a specific item? You better be ready to grind forever because there is no loot specific monster. Casual friendly? I think not. Why would you make a live service game where there is no trade, in a world that feels empty and where you see other player once every few hours!!!
    -No minimap overlay
    -Level scaling. WTF really. You want to feel mighty and powerful? Blizzard-- "No, i don't think you will".
    I am a seasoned ARPG player, and this is actually a game killer for me. No other game made such a horrible decision.
    -The mount
    -The stash, 4 tabs are not enough.
    -Skill branch, not tree. There is literraly no freedom. Few skills are good, if you don't use them, you're crap. (ex. Barb is not viable without shouts)
    -Cannot spam anything. Every skill is behind a freaking cooldown or a ressource cost so high, you can't sustain them, unless you get the item you're never gonna get, because you don't play enough!!

    The game offers nothing for casual. They say the game is aimed at casual but no, this game is not fun for casual. You have to grind forever to get items and most of them are bad or useless for your build.

    GIMME A TRADE SYSTEM!!!!

    Nothing makes you want to play the game. If you're done with the story might aswell uninstall, unless you want to grind the living hell out of it....which is anti-casual.

    So much time and effort and money, still cannot make a game better than POE, Last Epoch, D2 or EVEN Grim Dawn. I legit had more fun playing Victor Vran than playing D4.

    I feel like Blizzard starts anew everytime they make a game instead of looking around to find what's fun in other games.

    Total shame for the price.    … Expand
  84. RTJR
    Jun 17, 2023
    1
    Gameplay falls flat. The scaling system results in progressively getting weaker in a power fantasy game.
  85. Artucrus
    Jun 17, 2023
    1
    The always online requirement and MMO'ification pollutes an otherwise excellent game. Always online should be a choice, not forced!
  86. ElJavoTM
    Jun 18, 2023
    1
    Advertised as an open world game. My gtx 1660 4gb vram isnt able to stand the loading times of the zones. So technically it is not an openworld game.
    Boring, very boring, compared to D3. Slow progression and by how nerfs are going it looks devs want to make it even slower and more grindy. 70 € game not worth at all.
    Im sure half of the positive reviews of this game are day one fanboy    Advertised as an open world game. My gtx 1660 4gb vram isnt able to stand the loading times of the zones. So technically it is not an openworld game.
    Boring, very boring, compared to D3. Slow progression and by how nerfs are going it looks devs want to make it even slower and more grindy. 70 € game not worth at all.
    Im sure half of the positive reviews of this game are day one fanboy 120$ edition buyers.
    It doesnt shine in any aspect. Build complexity is reduced to 1-2 builds per class.    … Expand
  87. Hissatsu13
    Jun 18, 2023
    1
    The fact that development took so long and the final product turned out so meager and boring is quite surprising. I can’t imagine this game having the legs that parts 2 and 3 have. It’s just too shallow, and the world design itself isn’t enough to keep people interested. All in all, a terrible game and a complete waste of time and money.
  88. neo5741
    Jul 29, 2023
    1
    Behind D4's graphics and facade, its bones are brittle and boring. Very very little customization in terms of builds for characters to be relevant in the end game content. The mobs level with the individual is terrible game design and meant to recycle game content and just very lazy in the dev world. All in all, beautiful cinematic videos and story to be honest. I do believe Blizzard couldBehind D4's graphics and facade, its bones are brittle and boring. Very very little customization in terms of builds for characters to be relevant in the end game content. The mobs level with the individual is terrible game design and meant to recycle game content and just very lazy in the dev world. All in all, beautiful cinematic videos and story to be honest. I do believe Blizzard could have slapped 2 new classes and 1 new act on to Diablo 2 Resurrected and it would have been a resounding success compared to this. However, they chose to come out with this lack luster of a title watering down a beautiful franchise d2 started and what appears to have ended with d3.… Expand
  89. choodyjr
    Jun 20, 2023
    1
    The devs were supposed to listen to community, we have asked for tab for gems - nope, we have asked for less backtracking in dungeons - nope, there was supposed to be so much to do - nope. I played the game for 2 weeks and I had the "opportunity" to see world boss ONCE, did so many dungeons and they are extremely repetitive and VERY unrewarding. This game is extremely unenjoyable. Map wasThe devs were supposed to listen to community, we have asked for tab for gems - nope, we have asked for less backtracking in dungeons - nope, there was supposed to be so much to do - nope. I played the game for 2 weeks and I had the "opportunity" to see world boss ONCE, did so many dungeons and they are extremely repetitive and VERY unrewarding. This game is extremely unenjoyable. Map was advertised as massive - nope, you can literally see every place in the main map within 2-3 hours. This game is boring, this is NOT Diablo, there is no Diablo in the game. This is a new game pocketing the name of the game. Scaling is exceptionally bad. Massive amount of bugs. Spent so much money on game I will stop playing. Oh yes I have came here to leave this review thanks to Rhykker. NO FUN HERE, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME - at least not for the money they demand absolutely not worth the money.… Expand
  90. jogginghose
    Jun 20, 2023
    1
    I dont even know where to begin with..
    This game is the biggest disappointment ever, like for real.
    i cant give this game more than a 1, and thats because of the visuals only. now.. guess why its called diablo 4? right, because u rarely fight more than 4 mobs at once. Isnt it nice, you can spend all your resources on 4 mobs with 2 clicks and then have to gain resources by using ur    I dont even know where to begin with..
    This game is the biggest disappointment ever, like for real.
    i cant give this game more than a 1, and thats because of the visuals only.
    now..
    guess why its called diablo 4? right, because u rarely fight more than 4 mobs at once.
    Isnt it nice, you can spend all your resources on 4 mobs with 2 clicks and then have to gain resources by using ur filler ability for 1 minute until you can click 2 times on ur main ability again. what a nice game. NOT
    now to the horse.. who the F developed this trash thing? u can ride for 10 seconds before u bump into a bush, or u have to dismount because there is a god damn wood barrier infront of you which your horse cannot jump over.
    then there is the so called "endgame" beginning at WT3 with NM dungeons, which are basically useless to farm until you are WT4 because every single piece of gear with a higher item lvl is better than what you are currently wearing.. so u better grind some useless dungeons to get to lvl 70 fast, so u can actually play the "endgame".
    oh wait, the best thing is they FORCE you to play helltides because otherwise u cant even minmax your gear or even reroll stats on it. i love it.
    in 2023 u cant even search ur stash for item names, or apply any filter at all, i have to scroll through a huge amount of useless legendary items because they get put into ur stash after a dungeon when u dont pick them up.
    no gem stash? ur inventory is filled with this trash. enjoy vendoring after every dungeon.

    i wont even start talking about the cash shop in which u can spend 20€ for an ugly looking item transmog.

    if i could get my money back by now, i would do it blindly.    … Expand
  91. Tolan_Grimm
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    Probably the worst offering in Diablo's history. Not sure what the developers were thinking, but I am not a happy camper. Got the game as a father's day present from my kids (They bought the Ultimate Edition for me, which makes me sad as it adds NOTHING to the game play experience.

    My number one beef with this game is the open world, always online, live service nature of the buiid.    Probably the worst offering in Diablo's history. Not sure what the developers were thinking, but I am not a happy camper. Got the game as a father's day present from my kids (They bought the Ultimate Edition for me, which makes me sad as it adds NOTHING to the game play experience.

    My number one beef with this game is the open world, always online, live service nature of the buiid. You CANNOT play this game solo, and you cannot have a "Private game". While dungeons are instanced, the "over world" is not.

    Also gone are the procedurally generated areas of the past. Once you've explored the areas, they are static. Gone too are cleared areas. Mobs respawn now like a MMORPG, usually after about five minutes.

    The level progression system is overly complicated and makes little sense. One no longer levels up stats and instead are reliant on whatever hard-coded increases the developers have chosen for your class. Many of the benefits of leveling up are opaque, and new systems are confusing: What the hell is a Lucky Strike? How is that different from a critical hit? What is Overpower?

    I'm not done, though, gentle reader. No, the Lore makes zero sense and fails to follow a unified narrative. The decision to allow any chapter to be completed in any order just makes the game confusing. Why have chapters if there is no order to the narrative? Also making little sense is giving a "Demon" powers of creation. It's no secret or spoiler to say that Lilith is given credit for the creation of Sanctuary, the question is WHY? She's a demon, not a god. Demons destroy, they cannot create.

    Gone also is Holy magic or any kind of Holy Warrior / Priest character, which is really bizarre when considering that we're playing a game of Angels vs Demons vs Humanity.

    Skip this game. It's not worth 70 dollars, much less 99 dollars for the Ultimate Edition.    … Expand
  92. ricardojiy
    Jun 21, 2023
    1
    Not worth the price. Its weird how they managed to throw us a bait on the beta and server slam phase, everything was looking decent...

    The game is half-baked, it seems like they didn't test anything and now they are making promises to fix a LOT of issues the game came with... I used to be a big fan of Blizz, played a lot of War Craft, WOW and Overwatch...but im making a promise to    Not worth the price. Its weird how they managed to throw us a bait on the beta and server slam phase, everything was looking decent...

    The game is half-baked, it seems like they didn't test anything and now they are making promises to fix a LOT of issues the game came with...

    I used to be a big fan of Blizz, played a lot of War Craft, WOW and Overwatch...but im making a promise to myself, to never spending on anything they publish again.

    Paid for the most expensive option, and i will regret it for a long time.    … Expand
  93. JimmiRustler
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This review is more to tell people how to get refunds at this point. Read at bottom.

    The Good:
    -Cineamtics team still turning out great work, probably the only team producing things with any amount of care in them.

    The bad:
    The story: Every character is a literal idiot who can't seem to recognize pure evil staring them in the face
    The Gameplay: Ever watched paint dry but wished it was "darker and grittier" then this is it. Zero impact to any skills, slow as crap gameplay made even slower by bloated travel times in a completely dead and empty open world that exists to sell mount skins
    The Company: Blizzard by and large is the worst AAA games developer currently, dethroning EA and UBisoft by leagues.

    Refunds: If you paid by paypal. Call them and issue a chargeback complaint. Using the games ratings and news as evidence, you can easily make a claim that the product was not as advertised and failed to meet customer expectations

    Credit Cards: Call the company and ask to do a charge back citing the same reasons. Your mileage varies here because it's per vendor.

    NOTE: If you do this Blizzard will cry foul you violated their ToS and ban your entire account, if you're like me, this is a blessing. If they do I intend to then perform chargebacks on every game they now removed from my possession since their ToS is not across games    … Expand
  94. igoryasha
    Jun 23, 2023
    1
    I DONT WANT TO DIE BECAUSE OF GRIND !!!
    I don't want to sit in front computer for days to grind the IDENTICAL demons and clear the IDENTICAL dungeons USING THE SAME SPELLS/MECHANICS WITH MINIMUM PLAYERS MACRO/MICROMANAGEMENT OVER AND OVER !!! 90% OF IN-GAME TIME IS ENDGAME GRIND, LIKE ITS 2000-S MMO - WE PASSED THAT LONG AGO, THIS IS NOT HOW GAMES SHOULD BE DONE IN 2023 !!!
    simps and    I DONT WANT TO DIE BECAUSE OF GRIND !!!
    I don't want to sit in front computer for days to grind the IDENTICAL demons and clear the IDENTICAL dungeons USING THE SAME SPELLS/MECHANICS WITH MINIMUM PLAYERS MACRO/MICROMANAGEMENT OVER AND OVER !!! 90% OF IN-GAME TIME IS ENDGAME GRIND, LIKE ITS 2000-S MMO - WE PASSED THAT LONG AGO, THIS IS NOT HOW GAMES SHOULD BE DONE IN 2023 !!!
    simps and virgins who like this game and who put it 10/10 - GROW UP ALREADY !!! BECAUSE OF YOU WE GET SH*TTY GAMES LIKE THIS !!! BECAUSE OF YOUR CONSUMERISM THIS INDUSTRY IS GARBAGE NOWADAYS !!!

    and of course... 80 BUCKS FOR THIS!? WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM BLIZZARD AGAIN !!! BOBBY, WHY DONT YOU GO TO THE SEA RESORT OR BABYSIT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN??? WHEN WILL YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY, WHEN WILL YOU STOP??? YOU CANT TAKE THEM TO THE AFTERLIFE    … Expand
  95. Akalaa
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    Apart from some good features it is unacceptable to have such bad servers...very frequent loging issues, disconnects and in game lag. Also in game desynchs are very often. Many issues as well with a lot of people with game freezing and having to terminate through task manager. I paid 70 euros for a really suboptimal experience, from a company that is supposed to be years in the market andApart from some good features it is unacceptable to have such bad servers...very frequent loging issues, disconnects and in game lag. Also in game desynchs are very often. Many issues as well with a lot of people with game freezing and having to terminate through task manager. I paid 70 euros for a really suboptimal experience, from a company that is supposed to be years in the market and yet they only know how to sell cosmetics and **** over and over again in many of their games. It's time to stop buying or dealing with blizzard's games! I've never been more frustrated by a game before… Expand
  96. Pablozor
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    It is kinda cool game to play but overall the amount of bugs is overwhelming. It was less bugs in cyberpunk PC premiere tbh.
    Recent bugs:
    - cannot log in just right now problems with license It cannot find my game license big banner: "solving da problems", - many crashes turning the game off or freezes, - three times couldn't log in into one of my characters- solution is wait 10    It is kinda cool game to play but overall the amount of bugs is overwhelming. It was less bugs in cyberpunk PC premiere tbh.
    Recent bugs:
    - cannot log in just right now problems with license It cannot find my game license big banner: "solving da problems",
    - many crashes turning the game off or freezes,
    - three times couldn't log in into one of my characters- solution is wait 10 minutes but they should warn you it may happen :D
    - horse ride is disaster- at the beginning its like buggy super slow, many time stuck on horse too.
    - bad balance    … Expand
  97. ryukenkyoiori
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately, can't see what has improved since the last installments. Mediocre at best. Disappointing.
  98. IMsoSchur
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    The game itself is fun. I nice mindless clickfest with lots of exploding stuff. Rating this a 1 because I bought a single player game. I did not ask for always online, I did not ask for other people to be disturbing my playing with their stupid names, and I did not ask to be locked out of my single-player game I paid $70 for to be locked out when I choose to play by your frikkin serversThe game itself is fun. I nice mindless clickfest with lots of exploding stuff. Rating this a 1 because I bought a single player game. I did not ask for always online, I did not ask for other people to be disturbing my playing with their stupid names, and I did not ask to be locked out of my single-player game I paid $70 for to be locked out when I choose to play by your frikkin servers being down when BLIZZARD CHOSE to force to online bulls&6t down my throat… Expand
  99. Ilirrion
    Jun 27, 2023
    1
    I've bought the game without any research or doubt that it will be good. Man I'm so disappointed.
    I'm also one of the crowd who played since D1 all the way here. There are a lot to be said about it being a 2023 cashgrab game but my biggest problem is that this game is boring!
    F*ing boring, It's such a disappointment to associate this word with a Diablo game for me!!! I was honestly    I've bought the game without any research or doubt that it will be good. Man I'm so disappointed.
    I'm also one of the crowd who played since D1 all the way here. There are a lot to be said about it being a 2023 cashgrab game but my biggest problem is that this game is boring!

    F*ing boring, It's such a disappointment to associate this word with a Diablo game for me!!! I was honestly even doubting myself. I though the problem must be with me. Maybe I couldn't find the right build for my sorc (lvl 49 now) but no I tried everything I could, tried every other class too. After level 20 the game starts to feel like a drag.

    No sense of excitement, no sense of progress, scaling mobs actually makes me feel weaker as I progress through the game and that in itself makes me furious! WTF? How comes I'm playing this game, grinding, trying to be clever with my build just to be PUNISHED for it?

    I literally fell asleep playing and I'm saying it with feeling real sadness. How comes? Never happened with any other Diablo game to me and rarely happened with anything else! It had to happen for me to realize there's something seriously wrong with the game.

    Fighting mobs doesn't feel good. I don't feel powerful, it's a war of attrition most times. I don't like it at all that I'm held back by resource generation without a way to instantly generate more. I want to feel I can pump out the DPS from my skills as much as possible and not to play a minigame of doing some damage then doing the dance to regen mana from burning enemies just to be able to continue using skills that feel like they have some impact.

    I went back to D2 Classic and Resurrected to confirm my experience and man, it feels so much nicer to spam your skills in D2! It feels so much nicer to become significantly more powerful with leveling up. It feels so much better to have monsters not popping into existence with an opacity transition. It feels so much nicer to go into dungeons in D2. I can't really put my finger on it. But they feel like a significant obstacle with an atmosphere that puts me on the edge. In D4 I got no feeling of urgency at all in the dungeons. Not at all.

    Dungeons feel like a chore. I feel inclined to not go into them. I don't want to feel like this but I simply don't enjoy them and whenever I think it would be nice to finally get some aspects I just look at the dungeon icon and feel like no I just can't push myself to complete that drag. How comes??? I want to feel excited to challenge a dungeon!

    I hate the arrow indicators on the items. They stop being a true indicator somewhere after lvl 15 or 25. They make me feel bad for not using the latest drop that has worse "effects" on it than my old items with lower base stats but effects that make my skills stronger.

    And I really miss the feeling of getting unique items or runes that will allow new ways to play my character or make certain paths viable much sooner.

    I also miss the feeling of control. You know in D2 where to farm for runes and socketed items of suitable ilvl. I have no idea in D4 so far if I have any option to specifically look for things I want to achieve. (maybe max level 49 is too early to know)

    All in all when I try to pick up the game, the bland world design that looks somewhat different across some regions but barely feels any different, the bland monsters that all feel the same even though they are not the same and I don't know what else, but the whole game makes me unmotivated to explore the rest of the content.

    Events feel repetitive, just a task to get the purple currency which I found to be the most effective way to get new legendary-s that might actually be worth switching for.

    I found myself not enjoying the experience which I think is up to game design flaws. Blizzard people, fix this game for the above average AAA price I just paid or extend the window to refund my purchase please.    … Expand
  100. vinort
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    Это не игра, а недоразумение. Серия свернула не на ту дорожку с момента 3 части, эти дурацкие зелья по кд и все такое. Сюжет тут скучный до последней главы, только в ней начинается какая-то движуха, мало того, сюжет тупой, но это заметят не все. Сложность до прохождения изменить нельзя и всю игру вы будете скучать так как враги тут очень легкие. После сюжета вы будете тупо качаться аЭто не игра, а недоразумение. Серия свернула не на ту дорожку с момента 3 части, эти дурацкие зелья по кд и все такое. Сюжет тут скучный до последней главы, только в ней начинается какая-то движуха, мало того, сюжет тупой, но это заметят не все. Сложность до прохождения изменить нельзя и всю игру вы будете скучать так как враги тут очень легкие. После сюжета вы будете тупо качаться а прокачка на хайлевелах идет невероятно медленно. И тут есть проблема. Вся игра за исключением данжей на переход на высокую сложность а их тут два, это единсвтенное что здесь реально трудно. Всех остальных врагов вы будете закликивать зевая, то есть вы будете огребать в данже за переход, до того, как достигнете нужного левела на текущей сложности, а качаться тут очень уныло и долго. А сложность нужна чтобы получать лучшие эпики, потому что дроп тут неинтересный. Почти весь лут это разное барахло (даже легендарки) с унылыми статами +5 силе и.тд. но это не важно так как тут решает ТОЛЬКО ваш уровень. На все эти характеристики можно не обращаться внимания. То есть не может быть ситуации, что вы выбьете крутую шмотку и игра пойдет веселее: все что вы выбиваете плюс минус одно и то же. И тут возникает вопрос, а нафига в это вообще играть? Ради чего? С другими игроками никакой коммуникации нет, половина приставочники и они вам даже написать не смогут. Ничего кроме лагов они не несут в эту игру. Короче полная бредятина эта часть. Я думаю, когда хайп утихнет, большая часть игроков отсюда свалят.… Expand
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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

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