Diablo IV

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  1. Tyreneous
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    Yet another failed game from Blizzard Entertainment. It's so woke and full of every check list trash game out there. Be sure to stack nothing but vulnerable as that covers every damage and increases it unrealistically. If you want a challenge be sure to exclude that however the ones that exploit it will mow everything down leaving you in the dust if you was to play with anyone. It's beyondYet another failed game from Blizzard Entertainment. It's so woke and full of every check list trash game out there. Be sure to stack nothing but vulnerable as that covers every damage and increases it unrealistically. If you want a challenge be sure to exclude that however the ones that exploit it will mow everything down leaving you in the dust if you was to play with anyone. It's beyond unbalanced and STILL doesn't compete with Diablo 2 in any way. The ideas behind it are cool. The open world is cool. The graphics and sounds are cool but the mechanics are just trash. My friend bought this for me and I wish he hadn't wasted his money on it because I'm not going to play this. I absolutely refuse to buy any Blizzard games anymore because they all just suck. There's no original team involved and their games simply do not amount up to what the old team was able to do. They simply SUCK SUCK SUCK. I wish I could refund this game for my friend so he could get his 100 bucks back. So disappointed and I advise you all to not even bother unless you like having your hand held by some woke crowd. Get real! I'm over it. Never buying a Blizz game again and Diablo 2 was my obsession. Their remake is good. They still can't produce anything that beats it and it was the old team that produced it. Good job getting rid of your real gold diggers because now all yall pulling up is coal. I could scream.....… Expand
  2. Rapter316
    Jul 13, 2023
    10
    This game is amazing, took the best of the previous games and made a better product. The people writing negative reviews have clearly never played a Diablo game before, complaining that once you beat the story it's just more of the same, grinding for better gear. Yeah, no **** it's a Diablo game.
  3. CnPx98
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    The level scaling made the game extremely easy and boring. I never felt like I was getting more powerful and every encounter felt the same. The hole game felt like a boring grind fest and every interesting part took 10 to 20 hours to get to. The main focus was clearly quantity isntead of quality. The hole game has been focused around wasting your time instead of making the content fun.The level scaling made the game extremely easy and boring. I never felt like I was getting more powerful and every encounter felt the same. The hole game felt like a boring grind fest and every interesting part took 10 to 20 hours to get to. The main focus was clearly quantity isntead of quality. The hole game has been focused around wasting your time instead of making the content fun. Don't waste your time with this. Just another cash grab from act blizz.… Expand
  4. nightchopper
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    Total disaster. It's not worth a penny. Just say good-bye good old nerdy blizz.
  5. Hazzh
    Jul 13, 2023
    4
    Feels like an early access game for 70 bucks. Its almost unplayable due to the lags, half the features are missing and apparently it takes 4 months to increase bank space, having to use the mount is nightmare fuel, items and paragon boards are boring, uniques are way too rare, open world content is useless, half the stats are not working correctly. Blizzard apparently has learned nothingFeels like an early access game for 70 bucks. Its almost unplayable due to the lags, half the features are missing and apparently it takes 4 months to increase bank space, having to use the mount is nightmare fuel, items and paragon boards are boring, uniques are way too rare, open world content is useless, half the stats are not working correctly. Blizzard apparently has learned nothing from D2 and D3 because they are making the same mistakes over and over again.
    The combat is decent though, so this could be a good game in 2 years.    … Expand
  6. mininova
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    Terrible itemisation, bad skill trees and designs, only 6 skill slots, lack of sense of progression, scaling is utter cancer, no runewords, lack of community feel as promised, lack of balance.

    This should be the last diablo game. Let it die in peace, cause blizzard is truly incompetent. They only chase money and they flex about it so much it couldnt be obvious.
  7. Syogrus
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    Resumen del gameplay: Stun, stun, congelado, stun, stun y muerto. Corre a donde habías muerto a ver si... ah pero te pensabas que ahora sí ibas a pasar esa zona? ya quisieras, ahí te quedas congelado de nuevo y para el cementerio otra vez que ya estabas tardando.
  8. fatehasfans
    Jul 13, 2023
    5
    Really hate to say it but D4 is a well-dressed mobile game designed to waste your time while emptying your pocket.

    Those 'developers' over at Blizz are nothing but lawyers and accountants with ponytails, they look at the best money-making models and employ them over a pretty aesthetic then drive it home with heavy marketing. But why should they stop when according to the figures it    Really hate to say it but D4 is a well-dressed mobile game designed to waste your time while emptying your pocket.

    Those 'developers' over at Blizz are nothing but lawyers and accountants with ponytails, they look at the best money-making models and employ them over a pretty aesthetic then drive it home with heavy marketing. But why should they stop when according to the figures it works?

    Anyway back to review:

    5/10 ..avoid.    … Expand
  9. Pimmitfox
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    Revising my score from 1 to zero.

    Incredibly ordinary. Level scaling is terrible. How can you have this feature in an ARPG? Absolute deal breaker for me. Blizzard continues to make decisions that stand in direct opposition to what is fun for me as a gamer. Also, I'm sorry, I do not like the PC stuff going on with the body types. So not only have you killed the power fantasy with level    Revising my score from 1 to zero.

    Incredibly ordinary. Level scaling is terrible. How can you have this feature in an ARPG? Absolute deal breaker for me. Blizzard continues to make decisions that stand in direct opposition to what is fun for me as a gamer. Also, I'm sorry, I do not like the PC stuff going on with the body types. So not only have you killed the power fantasy with level scaling, you have forced players into playing obese characters? There is hardly any choice here which is not really unusual for blizzard. Unfortunately, they used to have better judgment and understanding of their player base. It's amazing to me how far this company has fallen. There are more satisfying titles out there by companies who care and want to earn your loyalty. Blizzard doesn't care about anything at all anymore except pleasing their shareholders. Garbage fire.    … Expand
  10. DaPeeg
    Jul 12, 2023
    2
    Here's my two cents (well, $100).

    If you are having the D4 blues, try a little game on Steam called "Last Epoch." It's everything D4 should have been and isn't. Great progression and leveling. You feel powerful but challenged. Deep and wide skill trees and great loot diversity. Can change builds in the same mastery easily. Unlimited stash space. I have 130 hours in and am just starting.    Here's my two cents (well, $100).

    If you are having the D4 blues, try a little game on Steam called "Last Epoch." It's everything D4 should have been and isn't. Great progression and leveling. You feel powerful but challenged. Deep and wide skill trees and great loot diversity. Can change builds in the same mastery easily. Unlimited stash space. I have 130 hours in and am just starting. It's still beta but quite polished. Constantly rewarding.

    I have played them all: four Diablos, POE, Grim Dawn, Remnant, Outriders, Fate, Titan Quest, Torchlight, Destiny 2, Division 1 and 2, on and on. I know what I'm talking about.

    Hope they can fix D4. I was really expecting so much more.    … Expand
  11. ZloyRoy
    Jul 12, 2023
    2
    I do not understand how it was possible to release the fourth part and leave all the best that was in the third part in the third. Diablo 4 is not a game, it's a game layout where only nightmare dungeons are content types and there is nothing else to do there. You must go through 250 dungeons to upgrade your character from level 85 to 100.
    Diablo 3 was a game about builds. We wanted to    I do not understand how it was possible to release the fourth part and leave all the best that was in the third part in the third. Diablo 4 is not a game, it's a game layout where only nightmare dungeons are content types and there is nothing else to do there. You must go through 250 dungeons to upgrade your character from level 85 to 100.
    Diablo 3 was a game about builds. We wanted to play with all the characters and all the builds. It's all taken here. I am sure that 90% of players will not level even one character and quit the game. It's boring, it's unprincipled, it's bad, it's 2 points maximum. Blizzard can do nothing more than squeeze money out of thin air.    … Expand
  12. Netleren
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    My first acquaintance with Diablo universe happened back in 1998 when my brother brought Diablo at our home – we liked this game since for its super atmosphere, music, story and gameplay. Diablo 2 was a little different but still we quickly loved it for many improvements compared to its processor. We were really hoping Diablo 3 will improve many things from Diablo 2 and will bring evenMy first acquaintance with Diablo universe happened back in 1998 when my brother brought Diablo at our home – we liked this game since for its super atmosphere, music, story and gameplay. Diablo 2 was a little different but still we quickly loved it for many improvements compared to its processor. We were really hoping Diablo 3 will improve many things from Diablo 2 and will bring even more new stuff but it did not happen – that game completely destroyed not only the story of original games and became horrible step backward. After such failure and many others from Blizzard I did not expect anything good from Diablo 4 and I was right by doing this.
    Story: It’s horrible even after Diablo 3 it still horrible. Dialogs, narration, characters, everything is bad. I don’t know who wrote dialogs and the whole story but it so stupid, primitive and unlogic. When I was playing I did not care about what was going on – you just cannot care for such soulless characters and story at all. Many in-game cinematics are just pathetic and even main antagonist Lilith brought only one feeling from me – disgust.
    Gameplay: this is where the game failed so hard. The gameplay is repetitive, monotone, easy and boring. Developers did not even bother to bring some new mechanics into the game. Monsters are easy to kill and do not bring you any challenge despite the difficulty level. Whole game you will have to make same activities over and over again in hopes of getting new legendary item. Many dungeons look absolutely the same and looks like developers did not even bother with its design. Besides you just cannot make game interesting when you have to kill your mouse with 2 spells when other 4 spells have 20-45 seconds cooldown.
    Character development: you level up and get new skills from talent tree but very-very soon you realize there is no choice in talent tree and it is only an illusion – there is no diversity in character build. The only thing you will care and will make you stronger – items but not just items – only legendries since other categories exist just for nothing and on higher levels you will just ignore them.
    Atmosphere: developers tried to bring dark atmosphere from Diablo and Diablo 2 but succeed only partially. The game does not look so cartoonish like Diablo 3 but still it is not even close to the first two games. The world itself is empty and does not create a feeling of fear and helplessness. You could see the developers was in a hurry and many things in the world made poorly or not made at all.
    Graphic: it’s ok but nothing outstanding. Still it brings very big resemblance to Diablo 3 which in my opinion is nothing good. The character looks ugly as hell you just cannot even crate normal looking man/woman.
    Audio: it is quite bad since you will spend almost whole your time in the gray mass of monsters on your screen you just cannot highlight anything good in it. If you think I forgot about music, I did not – there is none here, something playing in dungeons, cities and fields but most of time you just cannot say it is even existing.
    The last two nails on the coffer are monetization and many bugs in the game.
    Diablo 4 has nothing common with Diablo and Diablo 2 – you cannot even call this game Diablo anymore – it looks like Diablo Immortal 2.0. If you ever loved Diablo and Diablo 2 stay away from this horrible game made by lazy and greedy people from Blizzard – believe me when developers who does not care what are they are doing, does not care about world they are using and developers who are lazy as hell and cares only for money – you cannot get anything normal game from them (I just even cannot say good).    … Expand
  13. XabiMetralla
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    People are too generous, so I'm going to be a bit more difficult, the game has no final game content and the system of seasons is very bad. The first season will last less than three months, so they force you to play from the beginning every three months, it seems to me an obsolete game mechanic and those who are not going to play the seasons, we are left with a very scarce content,People are too generous, so I'm going to be a bit more difficult, the game has no final game content and the system of seasons is very bad. The first season will last less than three months, so they force you to play from the beginning every three months, it seems to me an obsolete game mechanic and those who are not going to play the seasons, we are left with a very scarce content, compared to Lost Ark. This game lacks content looks like an Alfa, very few classes, repetitive dungeons, very few strengths, we do not have a hell, they left the land prepared for cobranes by DLCS, I see it coming.

    And very few original ideas I do not understand how the number one company in the world makes such a mediocre game, they could strive a little more. It shows that they are closing to the benefits due to the purchase of Microsoft    … Expand
  14. rot5000
    Jul 12, 2023
    6
    Loved the campaign. Hate the trading, loot and the level scaling. Played till 70 and then i got very very very bored.
  15. islesofurth
    Jul 12, 2023
    2
    The game that everyone hoped would bring blizzard back into the industry. Proved they have no idea what fans want & are no longer capable of creating quality content.

    Pros: - Good for cross-play - Play how you want - mostly Cons: - Skills are directly copied from previous games but made worse. - Paragon system is included as part of the leveling instead of when you reach max    The game that everyone hoped would bring blizzard back into the industry. Proved they have no idea what fans want & are no longer capable of creating quality content.

    Pros:
    - Good for cross-play
    - Play how you want - mostly

    Cons:
    - Skills are directly copied from previous games but made worse.
    - Paragon system is included as part of the leveling instead of when you reach max level.
    - Story/Campaign is very poorly done & even more poorly connects itself to the other games.
    - No storage space, you need to share 4 stash tabs between 10 characters, gems use one, aspects use at least one. So that leaves you with only 2 tabs for 9 other characters....
    - Lacking detailed information for EVERYTHING. this game is all about min maxing, but it does not give you any information of what skills do what, or affected by what & how.
    - Little to no options in character cosmetics unless you spend real money. Few in-game unlocks are actually different.
    -side quests are not shared, This is a huge problem when playing with a friend & doing multiple side quests. You pop in & out of instances to one another unless you both match each side quest chains progress.
    - BUGS... OMG... The worst are all related to pathfinding.
    Kinda makes you think they didn't even use a basic A* logic.

    Sadly I know there will be an expansion & I am sure many of the problems will eventually get addressed.
    But I will not return to the game. It was wrong to release such a mess of a game to begin with.    … Expand
  16. Shelltox
    Jul 11, 2023
    1
    a complete waste of time. all very same and without any interest. truly annoying.
  17. flappypappus
    Jul 11, 2023
    6
    If I had to briefly describe Diablo IV, I would summarize it as "Diablo 3 with window dressing".

    My biggest beef with the game is the always online part. Not as in "oh you have to be connected to the internet", but "you can't pause the game like you can't pause World of Warcraft and there will be people running around the maps with you". WTF, Blizz? I like the danger of being alone,    If I had to briefly describe Diablo IV, I would summarize it as "Diablo 3 with window dressing".

    My biggest beef with the game is the always online part. Not as in "oh you have to be connected to the internet", but "you can't pause the game like you can't pause World of Warcraft and there will be people running around the maps with you".

    WTF, Blizz? I like the danger of being alone, isolated, and not running into Captain Fancypants on his shiny horse blasting everything around me while fighting mobs.

    Back to the game in general, though, besides the cutscenes (always gorgeous), and the likely better graphics, I think someone could've modded D3 and basically made this. It's got so many re-used sounds, enemies, skills, etc. from past Diablos; and it does make some sense.

    It would've been nice to make the dialogue be more affective towards the actual game instead of the static way it's always been. Throw a few choices in that get your boons or penalties from people based on how you respond, etc.

    Small caveat: I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm already pretty bored and just rushing through it now to finish it up. I can't imagine getting this far and then suddenly the game becomes entirely different and redeems itself. It's fun like the old Diablo games were fun. In the grindy, re-hashed, re-skinned, regurgitated gameplay that I played over 20 years ago. Newcomers will probably like it a lot, but that's why Diablo was a hit in the first place.

    Edit: Oh and I just got to the boss where a full 1/3 of the room was basically unusable because of a wall that blocks your isometric view. Wonderful planning, Blizz...

    And now some demons are stuck behind an impassable hellfire barrier and I can't kill them, but I need to kill them to progress.

    Update: So I finally beat the end boss, but I had to do it twice. Immediately after the last fight, I looted and got disconnected. Because of the change in the way quest saving works due to the always online bit, I had to do it all over again. I did not get two full loot drops.

    I have no great desire to continue playing. I tried a Tree of Whispers run and got some useless yellows and started a new character. But nothing is really pulling me back, and I feel this will game go by the wayside in my library.    … Expand
  18. Madtokker25178
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    Was it really that hard to make the world boss available to everyone? How do you think I should get on it if I'm constantly at work when the world boss appears?
    Why couldn't it be taken and done like in WoW? Stupid developers!
    The horse constantly crashes into invisible walls. Moving the cursor to the edge of the monitor to pick up speed is also an idea of superintelligence... And of    Was it really that hard to make the world boss available to everyone? How do you think I should get on it if I'm constantly at work when the world boss appears?
    Why couldn't it be taken and done like in WoW? Stupid developers!
    The horse constantly crashes into invisible walls. Moving the cursor to the edge of the monitor to pick up speed is also an idea of superintelligence...
    And of course, a place in the cache .... Really it was impossible to make more tabs? What are you smoking there?    … Expand
  19. hallfrom
    Jul 11, 2023
    1
    The game came out in a very bad state. Non-working skills, disgusting balance, complicity in exploitation.
    The next solutions to problems are not earlier than 4-6 months.
    The price of the game is clearly too high.
  20. DreadLordAvatar
    Jul 11, 2023
    0
    I've been playing RPGs since the early 90's starting with Ultima Underworld. Played D1/2/3 for decades now. Huge fan of PoE. Was extremely excited for D4, a MMOARPG, only played Server Slam but it was ok, played up to lvl 20, still had high hopes that the beta was just barebones scraps and that the full game would be way improved and the real deal. The 4 days of early access was prettyI've been playing RPGs since the early 90's starting with Ultima Underworld. Played D1/2/3 for decades now. Huge fan of PoE. Was extremely excited for D4, a MMOARPG, only played Server Slam but it was ok, played up to lvl 20, still had high hopes that the beta was just barebones scraps and that the full game would be way improved and the real deal. The 4 days of early access was pretty fun, worth it just to experience and explore a new Diablo world over the weekend. Completed campaign, very painful experience, skipped all the insufferable dialog. Server performance was solid, amazing graphics and wonderful music. Once public launch, servers died and unstable. Now over a week of playing and gaining more knowledge of the game and what it offers, I’ve lost all interest, doing quests and dungeons is just absolutely boring, same garbage over and over. Items are boring, gem mods are boring, everything that made items in D2 great is again completely missing in D4. Diablo doesn't even show up in the game, like what? Character leveling is a drag, no feelings of power improvements, level 1 is the same as level 100, very slow xp gain. Skill tree is very basic (zero build depth), Paragon board is a joke (zero build variety depth). The map world is huge but it looks all the same everywhere, no notable monuments or land features in any part of the world. Very disappointing game in the end. Diablo 4 is a very misleading product, no Diablo in game, plays worse than D3 and D2, Blizzard lied to everyone. Longevity and fun factor are the true measures of a successful ARPG and D4 totally fails at both. I had to downgrade my rating from a 2 to a 0. D4 ís the absolute worst ARPG game of all time. Blizzard makes garbage games now, what a shame.… Expand
  21. hattan1
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Many bugs that still haven't been fixed, and not very fun gameplay. Maybe get on sale for the campaign.
  22. J--K
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Bli$$ard just needs money, this game is literally raw. Do not buy this game, its a lame!!!!
  23. cylentstorm
    Jul 10, 2023
    6
    The fourth mainline entry in Blizzard's series of demon-thwacking lootfests is finally here. Unfortunately, it plays and looks like an expanded version of Diablo Immortal--which is a dull F2P Mobile MMO with heavy microtransactions and no soul.

    Cool cinematics, atmospheric environments, a moody soundtrack, and that classic addictive game loop fail to rise above the heavy focus on dull    The fourth mainline entry in Blizzard's series of demon-thwacking lootfests is finally here. Unfortunately, it plays and looks like an expanded version of Diablo Immortal--which is a dull F2P Mobile MMO with heavy microtransactions and no soul.

    Cool cinematics, atmospheric environments, a moody soundtrack, and that classic addictive game loop fail to rise above the heavy focus on dull meta builds, uneven design quality, and technical issues. Diablo IV does nothing new, but it CAN be kinda fun with friends...and copious amounts of alcohol.    … Expand
  24. Honesti
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    I made this account just to give Diablo 4 an honest review so hopefully others avoid the same mistake of purchasing. Early on the game seems decent, but it progressively gets more boring. Previously Diablo games had end game activities to keep us logging on and playing. This game has nothing going for it at end game. I've seen people calling it Vendor Simulator 4 and this makes a lot ofI made this account just to give Diablo 4 an honest review so hopefully others avoid the same mistake of purchasing. Early on the game seems decent, but it progressively gets more boring. Previously Diablo games had end game activities to keep us logging on and playing. This game has nothing going for it at end game. I've seen people calling it Vendor Simulator 4 and this makes a lot of sense. You spend more time running between monsters, reviewing your loot and vendoring it than actually fighting monsters.

    The game is also live service and Blizzard recently ignored 142 exploiters who basically cheated the game to get uber uniques. Their response was extremely disappointing. It was along the lines of "we know who cheated and how many, but this time there will be no punishment, perhaps next time we'll do something if it happened again". This allows their streamer partners and whoever else they are protecting to retain godlike items for the remainder of the game. I decided to uninstall at this point because Blizzard lost integrity and didn't keep the playing field fair for the rest of us.    … Expand
  25. czlowiek488
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made 311 hours in the game. After this time I think it's just stupid, I was so happy to get 100 level on my Necro but after another 100 hours I couldnt find anything else for me. This game is overpriced, season 1 is gonna add content for one week which should be already in the game.
    I can't believe this game was developed more than 2 years.
    Microsoft please hurry up with buying blizzard, the doom has already began.    … Expand
  26. Teremius
    Jul 10, 2023
    10
    I've read many bad reviews and some very different opinions among communities. So I thought
    I would give it a try and decide for myself. Diablo 4 is really good, nice mechanics, awesome graphics and atmosphere, top quality dubbing and the story is great and compelling. I got very tired of this genre in the last year and a half, but now I'm having so much fun again! I've read bad reviews    I've read many bad reviews and some very different opinions among communities. So I thought
    I would give it a try and decide for myself. Diablo 4 is really good, nice mechanics, awesome graphics and atmosphere, top quality dubbing and the story is great and compelling. I got very tired of this genre in the last year and a half, but now I'm having so much fun again! I've read bad reviews because of lag, but I didn't experience it at all. I think that if in the few next seasons we will see contents like: infinite dungeons depth, pve/pvp leaderboards with prizes at the end of the season and some more choices in the skill tree to personalize the build, this game could be at the top for a very long time. If Blizzard treats this game with respect in a year or less it will be amazing. Remember every product in this age comes out with flaws, look at Cyberpunk how bad it was received at the start and how perfect it is today. This is the next gen of arpg, there is some work to do but the basis on which the game will be built are solid and interesting. And I think and hope that the competition that will come from this game alone will be very beneficial to the genre which has stalled for quite some time at this point.    … Expand
  27. Done_with_MMOs
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Blizzard marketed an experience. Within 24 hours of launch they nerfed so much that their marketing was a lie. Streamers were selling the gaming experience to gamers. Gamers thought they were buying that experience. So nerfs for weeks. By the second week with the Nightmare XP nerf everyone I knew who was playing quit. The game made me depressed. It just plays that way. By the time thereBlizzard marketed an experience. Within 24 hours of launch they nerfed so much that their marketing was a lie. Streamers were selling the gaming experience to gamers. Gamers thought they were buying that experience. So nerfs for weeks. By the second week with the Nightmare XP nerf everyone I knew who was playing quit. The game made me depressed. It just plays that way. By the time there were any buffs I was too depressed being chained to a game that I am supposed to like for it to matter.

    I played until lvl 100. The next day they released the name of their 1st Season. Malignant. I was triggered, my dad died of lung cancer when I was 21 after his cancer became malignant and I was his 24-7 at home care giver. I saw malignant. I left a comment on their advertisement, "I hope many people are not triggered by the word malignant. *Face Palm* Might as well call it Stage 4 Cancer." I got a communications ban after that from XBOX. Better not have an opinion or any emotions when it comes to Blizzard's paycheck. I'm sure no one else connected the word malignant to common cancer deaths of their friends, family and heroes.

    Blizzard, it is personal now. I learned if you are going to play an MMO, preorder it otherwise you will miss out on the good game play. I learned no more Blizzard games. No more MMOs because they are all pay to play (micro-transactions) or over-repetitive life leeches. I've been playing MMOs for 23 years. MMOs cause stress they don't distress anymore. When you play an MMO you are working for the company for free. TTRPGs only for me. Because this will also be my last console after that uncalled for ban from XBOX. And this is how I am spending my 37th birthday morning. Seething, triggered by CPTSD.    … Expand
  28. royalguy07
    Jul 10, 2023
    9
    Diablo 4 is the latest installment from Blizzard in its long-running action looter RPG. Through all of Blizzard's issues Diablo still proves to be a best in genre showcase that's full of endless monsters, dungeons, and playstyles to enjoy.

    Life in Sanctuary is tough, no characters, families, farms, or towns are safe from the endless doom and gloom that is pervasive in this universe,    Diablo 4 is the latest installment from Blizzard in its long-running action looter RPG. Through all of Blizzard's issues Diablo still proves to be a best in genre showcase that's full of endless monsters, dungeons, and playstyles to enjoy.

    Life in Sanctuary is tough, no characters, families, farms, or towns are safe from the endless doom and gloom that is pervasive in this universe, there are no happy endings here. In typical Diablo fashion you play as a nameless "champion" of sorts who is on a journey to stop the impeding demon threat/apocalypse, this time in the form of Lilith, daughter of Mephisto. The story is typical genre fare, though delivered in some really inspired and beautifully rendered cutscenes. In particular, the final full CGI scene is breathtaking, and features a cool and satisfying conclusion to this portion of the story.

    Gameplay is fun and challenging, with many different options for encounters and playstyles. I played through the whole story as an arc/electric sorcerer, only switching towards the end to a firewall build that was much better. The action is quick and deadly, particle effects and gorgeous animations flash on the screen at a near constant rate during encounters. The game does feature some sharp difficulty spikes for sure, the main story is on average easier than the optional dungeons that are scattered throughout the world.

    Post main story the game does get pretty grindy. After reaching level 50 you stop receiving skill points and instead earn Paragon Points which incrementally boost your character and provide mostly passive benefits. For non hardcore fans of the game/genre most of the interest will wane after the main story is completed.

    All in all I never encountered a dull moment in my time rolling through the main story. The action and enemies are ever evolving and the loot and build structure of the lategame leads to endless opportunities for fun.

    Beat on world level 2 with a sorcerer, roughly 25 hours to finish the main story.    … Expand
  29. DaruosXIII
    Jul 10, 2023
    10
    Awesome game, gameplay and history.
    Im enjoying it so much, the atmosphere and graphics are spectacular!
  30. p0k3m0n
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    This is early beta state product based on 13 years old tech engine. Refunded. I hope there will be major personnel changes at Blizzard after the Microsoft takeover.
  31. Oblaque
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    What a huge disappointment. It’s a damn shame how boring this piece of **** game is. A disgrace to the franchise as a whole. Please avoid this game at all costs.
  32. screff
    Jul 9, 2023
    5
    This game has good bones, but it falls short in multiple areas that made past Diablo games great. The main issue i have with it is that it's just not at all fun to play. There are multiple things wrong that make it feel more like you are being actively punished for playing. It's definitely missing polish in a lot of areas and it shows. Several classes have major issues due to terribleThis game has good bones, but it falls short in multiple areas that made past Diablo games great. The main issue i have with it is that it's just not at all fun to play. There are multiple things wrong that make it feel more like you are being actively punished for playing. It's definitely missing polish in a lot of areas and it shows. Several classes have major issues due to terrible design choices, and not a lot has been done thus far to fix it which is extremely frustrating. I wish they had held the game back for another year to gather more feedback and make it better.… Expand
  33. dazowx
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    Another live service piece of garbage with no endgame. Leveling feels like an absolute slog after level 70. Nightmare dungeons are boring repetitious content with no improvement to loot as you scale upwards in higher tiers. They had to know the state of this game before it launched but hey they got our money and that's all that matters to them. If I had the power I would force them toAnother live service piece of garbage with no endgame. Leveling feels like an absolute slog after level 70. Nightmare dungeons are boring repetitious content with no improvement to loot as you scale upwards in higher tiers. They had to know the state of this game before it launched but hey they got our money and that's all that matters to them. If I had the power I would force them to refund every single person who wanted one. Blizzard has fallen from grace and I will never buy another product from them.… Expand
  34. jcomedynow
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    Buggy AF. You might have seen the story of the first player to make to level 100 on hardcore mode. His game crashed and his character perma-died. That happened to me also. The signs of shoddy design are all over the place
  35. fairtale
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    It plays like a reskin of a 20-year-old game with added microtransactions.
    Nothing is actually new, and it feels extremely repetitive by today's standards.
    Blizzard was (again) too scared to "change a winning formula" to bring any true innovation. Warcraft 3 to WoW, that was a leap in innovation, but Diablo is stuck in a rut. I'd usually give this a 5/10, if it weren't for the    It plays like a reskin of a 20-year-old game with added microtransactions.
    Nothing is actually new, and it feels extremely repetitive by today's standards.
    Blizzard was (again) too scared to "change a winning formula" to bring any true innovation.
    Warcraft 3 to WoW, that was a leap in innovation, but Diablo is stuck in a rut.

    I'd usually give this a 5/10, if it weren't for the microtransactions and high price. But that, added to blizzards reputation for making games more predatory over time, doesn't make me want to give this the benefit of the doubt.

    stay away    … Expand
  36. IPAITH
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    Played for 200+ hours, lvl100, killed uber lilith, done lvl 96 nightmare dungeon, even tried grinding out all the challenges until i kinda just gave up because it's boring af:

    As a single player game: It's ok, but u don't get challenged at all and the whole campaign is a walk in a park. In true blizz fashion, art team tries to carry and actually make good cinematics, apart from that,    Played for 200+ hours, lvl100, killed uber lilith, done lvl 96 nightmare dungeon, even tried grinding out all the challenges until i kinda just gave up because it's boring af:

    As a single player game: It's ok, but u don't get challenged at all and the whole campaign is a walk in a park. In true blizz fashion, art team tries to carry and actually make good cinematics, apart from that, nothing special, challenging or incredible, you can simply face tank every boss. Takes like 12 hours.

    As a live service ARPG: U finished the good part when u finished the campaign, now you're in the realm of grinding non stop to get your first set of items that make sense for your build, which will happen within a day or 2 depending on luck, and then getting minor upgrades after reading over thousands of items. You're grinding for no reason because there's no difficult content (Or more like no reason to do it), completely overblown lilith as the last boss, which most builds wont even kill with best gear, unless you're playing that 1 specific broken build on your class currently. And then she drops nothing, just like the 90+ lvl nightmare dungeons. None of it makes any sense, ur character is built and done by level 80-85 and there's nothing to do apart from more of the same. Skill choice doesn't exist, u have 2 skills that are good and actually do dmg per class and even those are constantly getting nerfed. U can't give any of the gear u drop to ur alts or friends either cuz they're all lvl locked to ur current level, so if u're at 100, anyone that wants to wear that also needs 100. UI of a mobile game. No transparent map in an ARPG. Whoever came up with the scaling prices on rerolls and gear enchanting without a cap, should be fired and never hired for any game design position ever again. Spending 120 mill on an item and still not getting the 1 stat you want, wtf is that. All of the content is useless apart from nightmare dungeons and hell tides. Tree, world bosses, goblins, world events, legion all drop nothing and are a complete waste of time in comparison.

    If some random gaming studio released this, people would be **** on it 24/7 and it would've already been buried. But Blizzard has an army of shills. I really tried giving this game a chance and a lot of patience, but it's as barebones as ARPGs get.

    Not worth your money or your time.    … Expand
  37. Mantasaurus
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    I cant even begin to describe my disappointment witht this game. Everything from lack of economy, boring items, same level monsters, boring bosses. Like you could have special bosses that spawn in a specific region of the map that drops a cool item that you can trade so you go to that area and camp it. The lack of different level areas means that a level100 player comes to your legionI cant even begin to describe my disappointment witht this game. Everything from lack of economy, boring items, same level monsters, boring bosses. Like you could have special bosses that spawn in a specific region of the map that drops a cool item that you can trade so you go to that area and camp it. The lack of different level areas means that a level100 player comes to your legion events and just 1 shots everything. And last but not least isnt this suppose to be a social game? Where is the dungeon party system? This game is a pile of trash.… Expand
  38. stherkelsen
    Jul 9, 2023
    2
    I played Diablo 1 when I was younger, and Diablo 2 in college. Probably my favorite game of all time. I played a lot of WoW, and dusted off the battle.net authenticator to hop on D3 a few years back. I was excited for D4, and honestly it sorta did deliver what I expected.

    So. I played HC Barbarian and have stopped at level 87. There's just kinda nothing more to do. I don't think    I played Diablo 1 when I was younger, and Diablo 2 in college. Probably my favorite game of all time. I played a lot of WoW, and dusted off the battle.net authenticator to hop on D3 a few years back. I was excited for D4, and honestly it sorta did deliver what I expected.

    So. I played HC Barbarian and have stopped at level 87. There's just kinda nothing more to do. I don't think I'll ever beat the Final Boss (no spoiler), but everything else is pretty easy. And be easy I mean boring. And by boring I mean repetitive. Basically the only thing to do is run nightmare dungeons over and over, only pick up the ancestrals for the gear slots you need, and then quickly scan to see if you can get 64% vulnerable damage instead of the 62% you're currently rockin. Sell sell sell, back to dungeon. When you enter a dungeon, you will have to do three tasks. You will have to A) Kill all monsters in this area, B) Pick up X things and deliver them to Y, C) Kill Z number of elite monsters, and then finally, D) Kill the mini-boss of the dungeon. The name of the dungeon doesn't matter, because you're going to do some combination of A/B/C/D. Sometimes there's backtracking, sometimes there's not. If there's two winches to hoist, they'll be one to the left and one to the right. If there's three elites to kill, there will be three paths and one at the end of each path. If there's 6 prisoners to free, just know that exactly the same sized little groups of monsters will spawn each time you free one. It is all very controlled and very predictable. You will do a nightmare dungeon at level X-54 and you will finish in 6 or 7 minutes and then you will quickly sell loot and do the next one. Every few hours a unique will drop, and it will be utter trash 9 times out of 10, and not trash but not usable on the 10th time.

    The end game is boring. In the last thirty hours of play, the most fun I had was in a dungeon where i accidently pulled two elite groups and The Butcher made an appearance. It felt like, "Oh damn, this is scary, I gotta focus and manage my cooldowns here!" Otherwise, pull one group, pop CDs, they die. Wait four seconds and pull next group, pop CDs, they die. Repeat repeat repeat. It's really boring.

    I liked the campaign up to level 50, I liked the helltides and progression through nightmare. I liked the altars of lilith. But it just grinds to a ... well... grind. I got to remember a little bit of the D2 magic, and the game is beautifully rendered. But ultimately it is soulless. There's no chaos, there's no power. It's just bite sized bits of monsters in an ultimately pointless grind. All games are pointless I guess, but it's nice when it takes you longer to figure that out.

    I don't regret playing, but I won't play any more. Game lacks a soul. It's utterly predictable. Even the side quests, you just have no choice but to do exactly what they say. Murder 7 people who disagree with the NPC you've been helping? SURE THING! They could have done more with this game. It's fine, but it's not better than D2, and it's 20 years later.

    Oh, I do like the paragon board. It's fun, but it's the only thing that feels like progress from level 73 on.    … Expand
  39. Casi
    Jul 9, 2023
    3
    Itemization, which should be the carrot that keeps you running, is a joke. At some point your stash is filled with legendarys and you are just looking through myriards of yellow items, hoping for the right stat combination. Compared to the grand feeling of dropping uniques in D2 - there is no comparison. The story was quite nice, but the game itself lacks so much that I can hardly justifyItemization, which should be the carrot that keeps you running, is a joke. At some point your stash is filled with legendarys and you are just looking through myriards of yellow items, hoping for the right stat combination. Compared to the grand feeling of dropping uniques in D2 - there is no comparison. The story was quite nice, but the game itself lacks so much that I can hardly justify 3 points. But nowadays this should have been expected from the dying moloch called Blizzard.… Expand
  40. UnfinishedSh1T
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    D4 ist ein absolut oberflächlicher Blender der keine Tiefe besitzt. Path of exile 2 wird mit Diablo den Boden aufwischen. Schon in der Beta merkt man schnell, dass das alles wie ein riesiger Ozean mit ner Wassertiefe von 2 cm ist. Blizzard besitzt absolut keine Magie und Innovation vergangener Tage mehr.
  41. dankwak
    Jul 9, 2023
    2
    THIS IS AN UNFINISHED GAME.

    Every detail in the game goes to tell you that you are PAYING & PLAYING AN UNFINISHED GAME. Story? Boring as Fk. I got nothing to say about it, it is boring as Fk. End. Monsters? Lacking and Annoying. Monsters are so annoyingly designed, like they have no purpose better to serve than annoying the players - the monster designs & mechanics bring no joy    THIS IS AN UNFINISHED GAME.

    Every detail in the game goes to tell you that you are PAYING & PLAYING AN UNFINISHED GAME.

    Story? Boring as Fk. I got nothing to say about it, it is boring as Fk. End.

    Monsters? Lacking and Annoying.
    Monsters are so annoyingly designed, like they have no purpose better to serve than annoying the players - the monster designs & mechanics bring no joy in slaughtering them but rather presents an experiences of "working" to slaughter them. and by "working" here i don't mean upgrading itemizations, i'm refering to "closing the distance gap," "getting into their bubbles," "AVOIDING THE ZOMBIE HUGS THAT WILL ONE SHOT YOU."
    It is just not fun.

    And the design of the monsters?
    It is lacking creativity to the max. seriously... It's 2023 and they're sticking with 1980 monster designs...
    A red soul-like creature being portrait-ed as a form of 1. Archer, 2, Mage Skeleton, .... It is tasteless, lazy, failing.
    Insects? no comment.
    I mean I don't want the developer team to go crazy on the designs but this is like they designed the monsters on a "bring your un-creative kids to work" day and swung with what got stuck on the nail-board. One of the kids must-must've phobia on FLIES.

    System bugs? The game has been released for nearly 1 month now.
    And my character still suddenly stops moving after dodging. It just stops.

    I still can't believe a game company like Blizzard isn't even addressing these BASIC BUGS in one of their fancy little NERF updates, just being extremely busy on making the game less enjoyable.

    THESE sorts of BUGS shouldn't have been presented to the players AT ALL, AT ANY STAGE OF GAME RELEASES.

    This is a seriously unfinished game.
    Seriously unfinished and disastrously tasteless game.    … Expand
  42. igruprohodil
    Jul 9, 2023
    1
    Game was fun until lvl 50, and then there is nothing to do, so boring. why make only so limited ammount of skills? paragorn board is most boring thing .....
  43. Nitras92
    Jul 9, 2023
    2
    Can only give it a 2/10.
    The game is a rather bad and sad excuse for a diablo game. Blizzard once again shows they do not really listen or learn from their mistakes. Being a fan of Diablo 2, this game hits a mark so far off...
    One thing is the horrible UI or the missing content, that can be fixed, but the general gameplay, although it looks and sounds pretty, it's just not rewarding.    Can only give it a 2/10.
    The game is a rather bad and sad excuse for a diablo game. Blizzard once again shows they do not really listen or learn from their mistakes. Being a fan of Diablo 2, this game hits a mark so far off...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Sorry Blizzard, but at this point I feel you are just producing shameful games on purpose.    … Expand
  44. yoshiyah
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    Too MMOish. I don't want to run around an open world or do quests, I want to kill demons.
  45. jessejames1
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    This is from a supposedly triple A studio but it doesn't seem like it, other than their ability to make cinematics..
  46. rjaterrion
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    Always online so can't pause. As soon as you want to afk, some enemy comes out of nowhere and kills you. Fairly buggy. Boring endgame.
  47. pegasuazle
    Jul 8, 2023
    3
    If I were to rate this game purely based on gameplay, I would give it a 7/10. It's pretty decent, though not nearly as good as I would have expected considering the franchise and how much development time was put in. Unfortunately, gameplay is not the only factor in enjoying this game. Because this is an always online game, we are always at the mercy of the game servers which, to put itIf I were to rate this game purely based on gameplay, I would give it a 7/10. It's pretty decent, though not nearly as good as I would have expected considering the franchise and how much development time was put in. Unfortunately, gameplay is not the only factor in enjoying this game. Because this is an always online game, we are always at the mercy of the game servers which, to put it mildly, are unstable. Perhaps downright volatile. You could have the best PC, and the best internet connection, and it still would not be surprising to encounter such bad lag and rubberbanding that your character gets killed by things that weren't even on your screen. But rest assured, there's also a chance that you won't even be able to login to experience this horrible server performance.

    Truly disappointing. Absolutely horrible performance.    … Expand
  48. teagynzhaire
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    Flame shield, despite saying it makes you immune, apparently doesn't 30% of the time.
  49. DaneNor
    Jul 8, 2023
    4
    im just bored, i cant even Begin to tell what is wrong with this game.
    its just Stale slow. Campaign was okay 5/6 at best but the rest of the game, no just NO
    i played D2-D3, lost ark, POE, Last Epoch. where they great no ? they where atleast a 7.5 or a 6 for some. D4 is just bad, when i see an upgrade a really good unique im like (depression Yaaaaaa.....) combat, slow clunky Solo    im just bored, i cant even Begin to tell what is wrong with this game.
    its just Stale slow. Campaign was okay 5/6 at best but the rest of the game, no just NO

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

    combat, slow clunky
    Solo play, punish you for playing solo and not with Mates/matedets like ????
    i could go on... 1 more thing tho the world ? Boring, there is no za za zu to it.
    at this point i need to be drunk to play this game just to have an ounce of fun.
    and i gotta say since D4 came out my liver might have taken DMG already.    … Expand
  50. Prypiat54
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    Boring game, boring level up.
    Boring Boos, Boring Dungeon, Boring Talent Tree.
    Boring itemization.
    In short, big disappointment.
  51. shrimpy123
    Jul 7, 2023
    0
    I have to quit this terrible game after Blizzard's latest fiasco. 142 people abused a bug to get items as rare as winning the lottery and blizzard shrugs and doesn't take the items away. The entire loot system is triviliazed. Great job
  52. Tsirche
    Jul 7, 2023
    0
    Blizzard made the same mistake again... ARPG's main goal is the joy of killing, slaughtering tons of monsters while your character is getting stronger and better. But in D4 the combat is slow and boring, the skills are unimaginative, the loot (legendary stuff) is crap and the whole game is just flat. Doing rifts/grifts in D3 is still a great fun and joy, but playing D4 is already a pain. IBlizzard made the same mistake again... ARPG's main goal is the joy of killing, slaughtering tons of monsters while your character is getting stronger and better. But in D4 the combat is slow and boring, the skills are unimaginative, the loot (legendary stuff) is crap and the whole game is just flat. Doing rifts/grifts in D3 is still a great fun and joy, but playing D4 is already a pain. I think this game needs a complete rework.
    +1 for the graphics
    +1 for the sound    … Expand
  53. daveigr
    Jul 7, 2023
    1
    The game started out relatively strong, but with every game as a service they announced things after launch making it nearly unplayable for me as a casual adult solo player. They have "re-balanced" the game which completely made my character of 40 hours useless, which I can deal with, but then tell me that I can't even continue using this long term investment of a character in the seasonalThe game started out relatively strong, but with every game as a service they announced things after launch making it nearly unplayable for me as a casual adult solo player. They have "re-balanced" the game which completely made my character of 40 hours useless, which I can deal with, but then tell me that I can't even continue using this long term investment of a character in the seasonal content. I'm a filthy casual and we're the ones who have the money to pay for the $100 version. If I had known about the seasonal content restrictions I never would have bothered purchasing as a couple hour a week game. Activision/Blizzard has burned me for the last time.… Expand
  54. PunkZoli
    Jul 7, 2023
    2
    right now, this game is an empty vessel. With a huge potential and the greed of the blizzard, quality content will flow very very very slowly. Cant be more disappointed after the season 1 theme...
  55. Cognipop
    Jul 7, 2023
    1
    The meat is in the campaign, maybe worth 20$ not the 100 CAD I paid. Complete lack of a proper end game other than wander around the map killing things to get stronger to wander around amd kill even more. Once they add rifts that would be nice I guess.. Pvp is not an option until you're max level since it doesn't scale you up or them down - so maybe a few hundred requisite hours to tryThe meat is in the campaign, maybe worth 20$ not the 100 CAD I paid. Complete lack of a proper end game other than wander around the map killing things to get stronger to wander around amd kill even more. Once they add rifts that would be nice I guess.. Pvp is not an option until you're max level since it doesn't scale you up or them down - so maybe a few hundred requisite hours to try that out. You can tell they deliberately held back features from previous games to drip feed as new content which feels pretty icky. Allegedly an mmo but you won't see other players, it's just a good way of making live service I guess? There's no match making etc seen in other games because there's no activities to funnel those players into even if they did match.

    Sorry for the salt! Hopefully some people will enjoy thus more than I did. But in my opinion a very lack luster gamer.    … Expand
  56. wickedinsane
    Jul 7, 2023
    5
    Actually way too arcade and console orientated. GUI is unintuitive and misses many useful functions. The gameplay is always the same and a definitive downgrade regarding diversity. Game cannot keep you motivated for long. Also upcoming Season starts way too early. Not really reccomended
  57. Anuwen
    Jun 19, 2023
    0
    This is an unfinished game as of release date. Itemisation and economy is non-existent. Class/spec balance is 1/10. Endgame content is lackluster. In-game systems and QoL are terrible. Zero innovation.

    The look and feel however seems fine, game plays smoothly, combat is fluent.

    Edit: changed to 1 from 4, promising fixing things _season later_ is a no go for 70 eur/usd. Season 1 is lackluster.
  58. Phi_gg
    Jul 6, 2023
    1
    Good game that is completely ruined by monetization and a decade old seasonal model that doesn’t align with live service games and paid battle passes. I’m not sure what is worse: Diablo 3’s auction house, Diablo Immortal, or Diablo 4’s season and battle pass model.
  59. Games4lifeboi
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Live service rubbish, just play POE if you want grind with a better story. 6 hour story line, horrible graphics, poor cutscenes, and endless pointless grind.
  60. armandgt
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Very boring game. Lame skills. Always no manna. Levelling up is so SLOW! The placement of NPC is horrible! They are scattered everywhere. Bad design. Very limited stash. This is like a single player game with random people. You just keep on running everywhere. What a waste of time. I played thinking to myself, it will get better, keep on playing! No, it did not, it became worse. Better toVery boring game. Lame skills. Always no manna. Levelling up is so SLOW! The placement of NPC is horrible! They are scattered everywhere. Bad design. Very limited stash. This is like a single player game with random people. You just keep on running everywhere. What a waste of time. I played thinking to myself, it will get better, keep on playing! No, it did not, it became worse. Better to quit than live with frustration. Skills in POE, D2R, D3 are way better. D4 is like a game made by kids and graphics done by adults. Don't buy!… Expand
  61. DH1987
    Jul 6, 2023
    4
    I had written a longer review but then the site messed up on me, so I'll just keep it short now. This is not a bad game - but it's just not worth $70. The builds are fun to play around with and have their own playstyles. Combat is smooth. But itemization is still boring and doesn't offer much room for creativity in the same way that D2 did. Not much content in the game other than hackingI had written a longer review but then the site messed up on me, so I'll just keep it short now. This is not a bad game - but it's just not worth $70. The builds are fun to play around with and have their own playstyles. Combat is smooth. But itemization is still boring and doesn't offer much room for creativity in the same way that D2 did. Not much content in the game other than hacking and slashing monsters - and the bosses are just bigger monsters with more health. I don't think the developers understand that itemization was the core of D2 and the reason for its popularity. It also tries to capture the dark and gritty atmosphere of D1 and D2, but fails. Also, there is not much opportunity - or reason - to interact with the other players in the game.

    My recommendation is to save your $70 and keep playing D2 and PoE. A few years ago I swore not to buy another Blizzard title again, and I failed on that. This is a reminder of why. It's too late for me - but, maybe not for you.    … Expand
  62. Rilke21
    Jul 6, 2023
    6
    My lengthy review keeps getting a "403 forbidden" error. This is sad for everyone, I'm sure.

    The gist: don't bother. If you found Resurrected to be a dismal experience, this will be equally dismal.
  63. laramie
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Won't activate abilities when you hit the button 20% of the time, fake telegraphing of attacks from enemies. Overall a downgrade from D3.
  64. Hlodrag_N
    Jul 6, 2023
    4
    The game is beautiful, the sound is great, the art style is amazing. Unfortunately the more important aspects like endgame, skill and monster mechanics, dungeons are far away from good. The campaign is too easy and annoying at times and has no memorable bosses except Lilith. But still the campaign was the better part of the game and I enjoyed it. When the campaign is over it feels like youThe game is beautiful, the sound is great, the art style is amazing. Unfortunately the more important aspects like endgame, skill and monster mechanics, dungeons are far away from good. The campaign is too easy and annoying at times and has no memorable bosses except Lilith. But still the campaign was the better part of the game and I enjoyed it. When the campaign is over it feels like you should stop playing. You can do nightmare dungeons or whispers but both feel annoying to do and at the end you have gained nothing. All the endgame content is surprisingly bland, unoriginal, repetitive and boring. They want to focus the endgame to Nightmare dungeons which is unfortunate as the dungeons are the most ANNOYING part of the game. This is mainly due to the ridiculous objectives which are there only to waste your time and add nothing to the actual experience. Itemization is a big mess. There are so many item mods that don't matter and just increase the pool of mods so it is harder to get something good. I have played thousands of hours of Diablo 3 and Diablo 2. So far I have about 100 hours in this one and I have no interest in playing more. I will probably not even play Season 1 when it hits even though I have already paid for it, that is how bored and annoyed I feel from this game. It seems that the developers of this one have no idea what made D2 and D3 good.… Expand
  65. elPre
    Jul 6, 2023
    2
    If you are looking for the true Diablo 2 sequel, keep dreaming! The graphics, environment and music is wonderful, but thats it! Lazy scaling of pretty much everything destroyed the entire game. I truly hoped for the real D2 sequel, but it will probably never come true. Damn, $100 down the drain! Do not waste your time or money on this!!!
  66. C11ris
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    May one day be great. For now it's pretty average and coupled with the fact that even single player requires their servers to actually work (they frequently don't so far), the fact that it starts at $70, and the amount of time it's been in the works, I give it a solid 5.

    Lowering rating to 4 since server lag plays like an early beta. Glad the faux MMO is able to ruin what marginal    May one day be great. For now it's pretty average and coupled with the fact that even single player requires their servers to actually work (they frequently don't so far), the fact that it starts at $70, and the amount of time it's been in the works, I give it a solid 5.

    Lowering rating to 4 since server lag plays like an early beta. Glad the faux MMO is able to ruin what marginal gameplay there was to be had. Bleh.

    10m boss fights ending in lag death...down to 3. Stability would help a lot.    … Expand
  67. voidisme
    Jul 6, 2023
    3
    Game is unfinished. Campaign was pretty good for an arpg. Art and sound design are good for an arpg. But there is no endgame. Itemization is horrible in general, not just for an arpg, and isn't loot the point of an arpg. Once you finish campaign and get to WT3, game is pretty much over. It requires you to waste a lot of time grinding with mostly trash dropping. Since you can't target farmGame is unfinished. Campaign was pretty good for an arpg. Art and sound design are good for an arpg. But there is no endgame. Itemization is horrible in general, not just for an arpg, and isn't loot the point of an arpg. Once you finish campaign and get to WT3, game is pretty much over. It requires you to waste a lot of time grinding with mostly trash dropping. Since you can't target farm for anything, gameplay loop is just kill monsters and hope rnjesus favors you. So if you want to play a few hours everyday and have a life, this game is not for you after lvl 50 or so. Imagine playing 2 hours a day for a week and just getting trash everyday, game makes you feel frustrated and make you realize it is a waste of time. Blizzard are good at making hamsterwheel type games, but they don't work if you have a life. If you play a limited amount daily and can't no life this game, then you will never have any functioning builds, just subpar trash. Not for functioning adults, only for no lifers.

    They finished the campaign, slapped on a half assed endgame with horrible itemization and shipped it out. Game needs a couple more years in development for the endgame systems but I guess the execs were too greedy and it worked, they earned like 600 mil in a couple days, which is probably more than what poe earned in its lifetime. Based on blizzard's track record, I don't think you can even hope they will fix it, feels like I got scammed. Game is a complete mess with a shiny coat of paint to fool you into buying it. It feels bad that their talented art and sound teams were just used for scamming purposes.    … Expand
  68. Phana
    Jul 6, 2023
    1
    Impossible de jouer! J'ai des lag réguliers qui montent souvent au-dessus des 1000ms. Je crash tous les 2 donjons!
  69. Heatgamernopro
    Jul 6, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game starts out ok, but after level 50 it gets very very boring. I'm currently level 94 with the same gear I had at level 69-75. I'm running T50 nightmare dungeons fighting monsters at level 105 and the drops don't improve in power rating or affixes. Progression feels severely stagnant. I've had around 10 unique drops over the course of playing, but it's always the same 4 items, never anything useful to my build. It feels like a very shallow grinding korean mmo.… Expand
  70. Terrillius
    Jul 6, 2023
    2
    The game would be good if it didn't randomly go offline half the time. The story is generally good, the gameplay is fine. I miss random map generation. I think it has less charm overall than the previous diablos. It was a huge mistake that they made it online only as they can't seem to keep the servers up. In 2023, i find it absurd that their servers have such issues and the game can't runThe game would be good if it didn't randomly go offline half the time. The story is generally good, the gameplay is fine. I miss random map generation. I think it has less charm overall than the previous diablos. It was a huge mistake that they made it online only as they can't seem to keep the servers up. In 2023, i find it absurd that their servers have such issues and the game can't run without random disconects. The game would be good if it weren't a complete broken mess. Its a shame blizzard, one of the absolute power houses of the olden days, is no longer innovative or interesting in its game design. They think releasing a broken mess is acceptable. I'm also disappointed that they seemed not to optomise it at all for various platforms. For example i have it on xbox series x, they could have made it with no loading times when going into a dungeon or back out very easily, but just didn't even try. No use of the rumble feature of the controller or anything either. Blizzard has gone from being my favorite game company from around 20 years to 10 years ago, now its mediocre on a good day!… Expand
  71. Slatetac
    Jul 5, 2023
    5
    It's a gorgeous game but I lost interest quickly due how simplistic it is, the gear isn't that good. I just didn't didn't enjoy it and regret spending $90 on it. I liked Diablo III better.
  72. Frostherz
    Jul 5, 2023
    3
    Mit diesem Spiel tue ich mir echt schwer. Ich habe mich sehr darauf gefreut, mir gefällt die Grafik, der eher düstere Touch. Aber in der Summe -- zehn Tage gespielt, ca. 15 Stunden, und die Luft war nach bereits fünf Stunden raus.

    Irgendwie ... ich kann's nicht richtig beschreiben, aber das Spiel ist langweilig. Die Open World überzeugt mich nicht, das Mitleveln der Gegner auch nicht.    Mit diesem Spiel tue ich mir echt schwer. Ich habe mich sehr darauf gefreut, mir gefällt die Grafik, der eher düstere Touch. Aber in der Summe -- zehn Tage gespielt, ca. 15 Stunden, und die Luft war nach bereits fünf Stunden raus.

    Irgendwie ... ich kann's nicht richtig beschreiben, aber das Spiel ist langweilig. Die Open World überzeugt mich nicht, das Mitleveln der Gegner auch nicht. Es fühlt sich einfach nicht richtig an. Die Item-Hatz macht mir keinen Spaß.

    Öde. Einfach ... öde.    … Expand
  73. Rathial
    Jul 5, 2023
    9
    I put way too many hours into this game. Way better than Diablo 3 but does have it's flaws.
  74. xiaodoudou
    Jul 5, 2023
    9
    A good game overall but be aware this is a ARPG.
    If you don't like to repeat your leveling, dungeon, etc you should pass.
    It combines what there is the best to offer from Blizzard on the Diablo license. Still some issues, which long term will tell if they fix/work these out (like every similar game). Oh yah, guess what there is micro transaction (Wow that's bad), just ignore it,    A good game overall but be aware this is a ARPG.
    If you don't like to repeat your leveling, dungeon, etc you should pass.

    It combines what there is the best to offer from Blizzard on the Diablo license.

    Still some issues, which long term will tell if they fix/work these out (like every similar game).

    Oh yah, guess what there is micro transaction (Wow that's bad), just ignore it, its SKINS, it is true ~20USD for a skins is high, but you can just ignore it, its just cosmestics.    … Expand
  75. Curstophino
    Jul 5, 2023
    4
    Biggest waste of my time in a long long time. End game is TRASH.

    Great art and music though.
  76. jlstimme
    Jul 5, 2023
    4
    After finishing the campaign and spending a few days in the endgame, I am raising my score from a 0 to a 4. There are definitely some good things in this game and parts of the combat feel quite good. However, the implementation leaves a lot to be desired.

    My main gripe with Diablo 4 is itemization. Usually, the best part about a Diablo game is going through your the gear you just    After finishing the campaign and spending a few days in the endgame, I am raising my score from a 0 to a 4. There are definitely some good things in this game and parts of the combat feel quite good. However, the implementation leaves a lot to be desired.

    My main gripe with Diablo 4 is itemization. Usually, the best part about a Diablo game is going through your the gear you just looted. I found this part to be such a chore in Diablo 4. I even ended up buying more stash tabs just to store all the rare items I didn't feel like going through. Making rares as good as legendary doesn't make any sense. They literally just took the pool of attributes that items could have in Diablo 3 and added a bunch of completely unnecessary new ones that just don't make a lot of sense.

    I find myself at the endgame with no desire to play anymore. I was quite literally addicted to each of the other games in this series at one point or another, but I never had that with this game. Hopefully, they can patch this into something enjoyable at some point.    … Expand
  77. ironmadruga
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    Jogo deixou a desejar. História rasa. Jogabilidade não inovou em nada. Continua a lógica de matar milhões de 'bixinhos' apertando todas as teclas ao mesmo tempo.
  78. 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
  79. Flameseal
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    This game is so bad I regret buying this trash it's boring and expensive I got the 89.99$ version and I regret buying it. It's a SHAME charging so much for such a bad game everything its bad only the art team did something but everything else it's **** This is my last time spending money on blizzard games. For 10 years of working they did nothing literally diablo 4 is just scraped contentThis game is so bad I regret buying this trash it's boring and expensive I got the 89.99$ version and I regret buying it. It's a SHAME charging so much for such a bad game everything its bad only the art team did something but everything else it's **** This is my last time spending money on blizzard games. For 10 years of working they did nothing literally diablo 4 is just scraped content from diablo 3. If I could I would rate -10 not 0 that's how bad this game is.… Expand
  80. lucand
    Jul 5, 2023
    5
    Pros:
    -graphics
    -combat system -skills interactions are well done, but there are only few of them -open world Cons: -main story is not that epic like in previous titles, only the last act is really good -skill twig, literally 2 alternative options for most skills -level scalling system -side quests are on the level of free MMOs - typical fetch quests -terrible UI from consoles    Pros:
    -graphics
    -combat system
    -skills interactions are well done, but there are only few of them
    -open world

    Cons:
    -main story is not that epic like in previous titles, only the last act is really good
    -skill twig, literally 2 alternative options for most skills
    -level scalling system
    -side quests are on the level of free MMOs - typical fetch quests
    -terrible UI from consoles
    -renown mechanic, altars of Lilith
    -overall low density of monsters. You spend more time running around, than fighting
    -itemization is very basic,
    -multiple item stats are not working like you would expect(resists, damage buckets)
    -aspect system is very limiting and often locks you from upgrading your gear with fresh drops. I think aspects should be separated from items, and be added to skill twig.
    -boring and unrewarding endgame. I like grind to some degree, but in D4 it's just not worth it right now

    Overall game is well done from technical standpoint, but rpg aspects of the game are really badly designed. Definitely not worth 70$ at the current state, maybe in the future, after multiple patches and game systems rework.    … Expand
  81. Radmonkey
    Jul 5, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Diablo 4 disappointed me for several reasons. Firstly, the game's title implies the possibility of killing or encountering Diablo himself, but that turned out to be impossible. The bosses in the game lack grandeur and do not live up to the expectations set by previous entries in the series. Instead of being able to defeat powerful demons like Baal or Mephisto, we end up fighting some minor foes like Genghis Khan and others. Perhaps the game should have been named "Lilith 1" instead of Diablo 4.

    The character classes in Diablo 4 are dull, making playing them quite uninteresting. They lack sufficient gameplay variety, which diminishes the motivation to explore different characters.

    Additionally, the game world feels completely empty and monotonous. The constantly repeating cities lack life and provide no meaningful exploration.

    Despite these drawbacks, it's worth noting that the cinematics in the game are excellently crafted. The environment boasts stunning design, and the melee classes deliver impressive visual effects.

    Overall, I consider Diablo 4 to be the weakest entry in the series. In their pursuit of scale, the developers have lost sight of the most important aspect of the game – fun and joy.    … Expand
  82. shrodin
    Jul 4, 2023
    5
    5/10: disappointed, but optimistic for future updates

    When a game is designed for all audiences, you end up with a homogenized experience. There is no way to fail and no way to excel. Combat feels the same throughout the entire experience until you achieve a build. The only engaging content in D4 is Uber Lilith and it's extremely over tuned compared to the rest of the game. Main    5/10: disappointed, but optimistic for future updates

    When a game is designed for all audiences, you end up with a homogenized experience. There is no way to fail and no way to excel. Combat feels the same throughout the entire experience until you achieve a build. The only engaging content in D4 is Uber Lilith and it's extremely over tuned compared to the rest of the game.

    Main issues:
    1. Quests/Dialog: Pacing is extremely out of whack. There is way too much dialog compared to what it adds to the overall experience. Coupled with not being able to skip certain things such as escorts or NPC animations, it's a bad experience. Even when I'm not interested in listening to the dialog, skipping is frustrating because the camera has to zoom in for a second and NPCs have to walk around or go through their animation before I can skip the next line of dialog. I did a 100% renown character where I did all side quests, spoke to all NPCs, and didn't skip any dialog. With the exception of some of the main story and a couple side quests, it was extremely forgetful.

    - Remove side quests that require character animations to play through
    - Make the remaining side quest dialog leaner and more interesting
    - Add more visual storytelling

    2. Itemization - Step up from Diablo 3, but some of the fundamental issues carried over. Essentially, you're looking for items with at least 3/4 affixes for your build. This means it's either an upgrade or junk, never a "hmm, is this good and can I fit this in?". There's no interesting itemization choices or tradeoffs. Usually there are character problems to be solved through itemization such as resistances, life threshold, armor threshold, block %, cast/attack speed, resource management, cooldown recovery, etc. In this game, it's basically: damage, vulnerability damage, critical damage, and maybe one or two other stats for your build. The excitement and dopamine in an ARPG depends on the drops and evaluating the power of an item or min/maxing between many different affixes. Diablo 4 misses the mark with this by a mile and I really hope they do a complete overhaul of the itemization.

    - Consolidate similar affix types
    - Add more interesting build-enabling affixes
    - Add more problems for characters to overcome through itemization
    - Remove damage from some item slots

    3. UI/UX - I understand that this game is designed for all platforms and probably designed for all kinds of accessibility. But the UI should be an expression of what the developers want the players to experience. When I open any menu in this game, it takes me out of the world. It's completely counter to the vibe that the game establishes. I would love to see more creativity and expression here.

    - Express the world of Diablo through the UI as the default experience
    - For those with accessibility issues or on different platforms, provide options to change the UI
    - Please stop using fonts that remind me of work

    4. Level Scaling - Level scaling makes the leveling experience homogenized and bland. There's never a moment of "oh **** this is way too tough, I'll come back later" or "damn, these guys are easy now, I've gotten much stronger." Blizzard needs to go back to the drawing board and brainstorm some better solutions to the open-world problem.

    - Remove level scaling or come up with a hybrid system
    - Add more content that presents a real challenge and doesn't scale upward

    5. Dungeons - The dungeon objectives are tedious. It severely detracts from the experience. I see a lot of people saying to add more. I say remove them altogether. If the fear is boss rushing, reduce boss rewards / dungeon completion rewards.

    - Remove dungeon objectives
    - Make glyph xp based on clear %
    - Add more dungeon layouts

    Positives:
    1. Music - I loved the music. I turned down the sfx/voice to 50% and kept music at 100% and this was perfect. Music should be at the forefront. Music can immediately set a tone and reinforces what's happening on the screen.

    - Add more melodic music that catches the ear

    2. Style / Graphics - I love the tone of this world. It's grim, dark, and dangerous. Characters don't overshadow the world and feel naturally part of it. Player animations make combat look and feel great. Monster design is interesting and fits well. Main story boss design is awesome.

    - Increase saturation of abilities and monsters
    - Expand the color palette in zones

    3. Combat - It feels great. Abilities are satisfying and fun to use. Sound design is nice and visceral.

    Blizz played it extremely safe. They aren't pushing the genre forward in any way or expressing a vision. Of course, when a team grows too large, budget gets too big, and you have Activision to answer to, there probably isn't much space for designers to go outside the boundaries. I get the sense that the Blizzard culture is very much that there is zero pushback and people would rather keep their job security and climb the ladder    … Expand
  83. auditbadger
    Jul 4, 2023
    9
    I think that this is truly a unique game and I would recommend that if you are a fan of this type of genre then I think you should give this game a try.
  84. DanieleMariaz
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    You have ruined a pearl. This game is an insult to diablo and its fan legacy. World scaling simply kills diablo's gameplay, its essence. I get bored near level 15..t's really sad. Blizzard is dead with blizzard north. What a deep disappointment, 10 yesrs of development.. I wish this chapter had never come out. This game is not diablo: it's just a visual show that compulsively mentions aYou have ruined a pearl. This game is an insult to diablo and its fan legacy. World scaling simply kills diablo's gameplay, its essence. I get bored near level 15..t's really sad. Blizzard is dead with blizzard north. What a deep disappointment, 10 yesrs of development.. I wish this chapter had never come out. This game is not diablo: it's just a visual show that compulsively mentions a glorious past to make itself great but it only manages to be a reflection, a bad copy of the model it follows. to forget… Expand
  85. Xanoth
    Jul 4, 2023
    6
    The game feels unfinished, and not just due to the bugs that have plagued my attempts to get through the story and have any fun along the way.
    maybe season 1 will improve things, but my experience is already soured.
  86. acidnightmare
    Jul 4, 2023
    0
    Played the beta - did not find it was fun at all, but gave it a chance, bought the full game and forced my self over and over again to log back in to at least see the endgame. I did not make it there yet and I completely lost interest in the game. The complete game and gameplay just does not feel any addicting. It's so incredible boring and unmotivating. I can just not recommend this game.Played the beta - did not find it was fun at all, but gave it a chance, bought the full game and forced my self over and over again to log back in to at least see the endgame. I did not make it there yet and I completely lost interest in the game. The complete game and gameplay just does not feel any addicting. It's so incredible boring and unmotivating. I can just not recommend this game. It is just NO FUN at all. But my respect for blizzard wo again managed to fool everyone to an incredible hype.… Expand
  87. Iheartgames90
    Jul 4, 2023
    0
    For the critic reviews to have zero negative and democratic reviews to have overwhelmingly negative ones should tell you something about where Blizzard is at right now.
  88. Foxjazz79
    Jul 3, 2023
    3
    Story is just paint by numbers boring. The world is dark and has the appropriate setting with better graphics but that is it. The loot is burdened with ridiculous lame buffs so good luck finding gear that works with your build. Dungeons are just a slog, and it is hurt by the minimal enemy diversity. I have run 13 side dungeons and fought the same boss (blood baron) 5 times. The game isStory is just paint by numbers boring. The world is dark and has the appropriate setting with better graphics but that is it. The loot is burdened with ridiculous lame buffs so good luck finding gear that works with your build. Dungeons are just a slog, and it is hurt by the minimal enemy diversity. I have run 13 side dungeons and fought the same boss (blood baron) 5 times. The game is just really repetitive in a bad way.

    Maybe Blizzard will listen to all the negative forum posts and make changes to the game instead of ignoring all the bad feedback as quote review bombing as the critics like to call it now.    … Expand
  89. 49ilwfgwh6
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    fake telegraphing, you can die from absolutely nothing, especially during echo of lilith
  90. DarkestKnightz
    Jul 3, 2023
    10
    Great game. Strong first showing with a great base on which to expand the game
  91. YKeymon
    Jul 3, 2023
    3
    Diablo 4 dans ses premières heures de jeu est agréable, la DA est incroyable si je devais la comparer au 3, les musiques envoutante et très bien dirigé, bien amené au fil de l'histoire, l'ambiance est en total adéquation de ce que moi je me fais de l'idée de l'univers Diablo.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    C'est tout, globalement le jeu est fait pour nous offrir du contenu jusqu'au level 70/80, après oubliez tout vos rêves de trouver du stuff incroyable, je suis 98, je me balade avec du stuff 73, aucun diff entre des affix sur un item 73 et 100, c'est les mêmes stats et mêmes jets    … Expand
  92. Ahoythere
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    In a game that can cost up to $100, they just couldn't help themselves, they still had to take already made content and slam it into a cash shop on top of this.
  93. brentc7
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    sigh.. trying to stay positive.. but for now, this is my review.. a poor score.
  94. XanDarWarp86
    Jul 3, 2023
    6
    Pretty good hack n slash but the amount of bugs that have set me back in every single act of the story is frustrating. I am not really into the story so having to go back and redo things over and over because of errors leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The game play is repetitive . I dont care about fashion game micro transaction stuff at all.This game does not feel finished
  95. asdfasdf12456
    Jul 3, 2023
    4
    The build variety for endgame are very limited because some skills cannot keep up with the monster scaling so it ends up not viable for doing contents in endgame. Some of the classes are weaker than other classes when it hits endgame. For example, endgame barb is significantly weaker than the other classes when pushing the damage limit against bosses. There's no way to get through theThe build variety for endgame are very limited because some skills cannot keep up with the monster scaling so it ends up not viable for doing contents in endgame. Some of the classes are weaker than other classes when it hits endgame. For example, endgame barb is significantly weaker than the other classes when pushing the damage limit against bosses. There's no way to get through the bottleneck even though getting all BIS gears in every pieces, while the other classes can do more damage with similar BIS gears. It's because barb doesn't have any other mechanic that can multiply / stacking the damage. They are all linear increased.

    Pushing the tier of NM dungeon becomes pointless after tier 50 as it only increases the difficulty but not the rewards. Sure, it gives more glyph xp, then what? It only gives the same legendaries that I already own. The XP rewards also become pointless when I hit level 100, so the only thing I can get is that getting one shot randomly in high tiers NM dungeon, it's not fun at all and pointless for pushing further.

    The event becomes obsolete when the player hit high level, same no reason for doing that. The endgame needs a lot more contents when player hit level 100 since other than killing uber lilith, there's nothing to do. Rerolling maybe a choice, but since build variety is very limited, it may feel like doing the same thing after serveral seasons.    … Expand
  96. ZukaNe
    Jul 2, 2023
    4
    some points that it not really worth that price

    The campaign is acceptable within everything, very little innovation and what is that about having only five skills? ... after the campaign, you can only do favors to the tree and do the same dungeons over and over again they could have added a pvp area or something like that to make it more cool I think that diablo today is more    some points that it not really worth that price

    The campaign is acceptable within everything, very little innovation and what is that about having only five skills? ... after the campaign, you can only do favors to the tree and do the same dungeons over and over again they could have added a pvp area or something like that to make it more cool

    I think that diablo today is more marketing than anything else    … Expand
  97. KimSaReong
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    I really like this game.
    I think it will be a better game after some improvements in the future.
    Developers are also responding very quickly.
    I'm looking forward to season 1.
  98. MLIKE
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    This is the best diablo ever made. I liked the game's story, combat and the end game.
  99. centralohioguy
    Jul 2, 2023
    5
    Worse than Diablo 3. To my tastes, Diablo 2 is easily the best of the series. Pick up the remastered version of that game instead is my advice.
  100. PappaNappa
    Jul 2, 2023
    4
    Enjoyed the campaign, but sadly the endgame afterwards (lvl50+), or playing additional characters, is not really fun for me.
    While the other Diablo games used items as the "carrot on a stick" to draw me through the grind, the items in D4 are just not fun. It feels not rewarding to play the game. The former Diablo titles are much better at that.
    Just the campaign is by far not enough for    Enjoyed the campaign, but sadly the endgame afterwards (lvl50+), or playing additional characters, is not really fun for me.
    While the other Diablo games used items as the "carrot on a stick" to draw me through the grind, the items in D4 are just not fun. It feels not rewarding to play the game. The former Diablo titles are much better at that.
    Just the campaign is by far not enough for such an expensive title. I regret having paid 70EUR for the game and pity the people who paid 100EUR. For the current state 40EUR would have been fair.

    I guess i´ll come back in a year or two, to see if they improved the game and would recommend others to wait to buy.    … 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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