Diablo IV

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  1. Gryzorz
    Jul 2, 2023
    2
    I don't know if it's just me, but this game is just plain old boring.
    I'm level 46, did not finish the main quest, and I already feel like I don't want to play anymore.
    - Campaign is boring. - Cross-platform is limiting what can be done on PC - Micro-transactions (goodbye good looking armors unless you pay even more than the initial very high price) - Mob scaling makes it unrewarding    I don't know if it's just me, but this game is just plain old boring.
    I'm level 46, did not finish the main quest, and I already feel like I don't want to play anymore.
    - Campaign is boring.
    - Cross-platform is limiting what can be done on PC
    - Micro-transactions (goodbye good looking armors unless you pay even more than the initial very high price)
    - Mob scaling makes it unrewarding to level up. You just pray your additional point will compensate enough so that your killing speed is not impacted too much. Awful.
    - Skills and skill tree is boring
    - Your build can be destroyed overnight if they decide to nerf it    … Expand
  2. RnJezuz
    Jul 2, 2023
    2
    Diablo IV beautifully sums up everything wrong with modern gaming, through corporate greed, uninteresting writing, bland environment, few skills, from which even fewer are actually useful, poor mob variety, lazy and repetitive dungeon design, redundant albeit huge open world that feels barren and the list goes on.

    I was really looking forward to Diablo IV, naturally I preordered the    Diablo IV beautifully sums up everything wrong with modern gaming, through corporate greed, uninteresting writing, bland environment, few skills, from which even fewer are actually useful, poor mob variety, lazy and repetitive dungeon design, redundant albeit huge open world that feels barren and the list goes on.

    I was really looking forward to Diablo IV, naturally I preordered the 100€ version. And what did I get? Somewhat decent graphics, somewhat decent optimization, a huge open world (which is not necessarily positive, if devs don't know how to make it alive), some cosmetic items and a couple of days of early access, which is ridiculous anyway imo. And that is about it for what I got on the positive side.

    Of course, greedy Blizzard was a LOT more generous on the negative side. What did I get there, you ask? Well, I got: in-game cosmetics shop, with OUTRAGEOUS prices, like 25€ for armor skin. Seriously, Blizzard??!!?? And 15€ for a horse skin? Really? Horse not included, btw. Lol. Really? One extra line of code too much for 15€ of hard earned real cash? I'm going to stop with the shop now for my own good, because I feel my blood pressure rising.

    What else did I get? I didn't get to play a demon hunter for whatever reason. Ok, that's fine. I got balancing of classes after first few days of gameplay in a single player game, because we cannot allow any fun, naturally; I got always online in a single player supposed-to-be immersive game. I don't know about you, but it is kind of immersion breaking for me when SirButtsalot passes me in the game world. I also got a bunch of abilities in my skill tree, which are just there for the sake of number. Thea are useless. In fact, if you want to do respectable damage and survive, you are pretty much stuck with a couple of builds. An that's it.

    I also got a tiny inventory, not even close enough for everything, also because reasons. Probably they will try and sell me more spaces for 40€ in their shop.

    I also go no endgame. None. A few repetitive dungeons, gear that does not make me stronger, but rather weaker, because enemies are level scaling to me, making me effectively weaker with every hard grinded level.

    I will stop here, but trust me, I could go on. For example: why mounts in a dungeon crawler? Why open world in a dungeon crawler? Why no variety of dungeons in a dungeon crawler? Why no attractive loot in a dungeon crawler? Why no Diablo in a Diablo game? Anyway, I'm out. Don't buy! Do NOT buy! Do not give them the satisfaction!    … Expand
  3. blackshadow3
    Jul 2, 2023
    4
    I had high hopes for this game. Now that I've played it a bit, I'm not quite sure what to think of it. My biggest criticism is the progression system. It just doesn't feel good. With every item you find, the enemies get stronger. Stats and stats seem completely meaningless. In Diablo 2 (Resurrected) every stat had a meaning and you felt it immediately. In D4 everything is kind of justI had high hopes for this game. Now that I've played it a bit, I'm not quite sure what to think of it. My biggest criticism is the progression system. It just doesn't feel good. With every item you find, the enemies get stronger. Stats and stats seem completely meaningless. In Diablo 2 (Resurrected) every stat had a meaning and you felt it immediately. In D4 everything is kind of just random numbers. It just feels wrong.

    The graphics are beautiful. The story is interesting. However, if you want to play the game effectively, you have to skip most parts of the side quests, which are an important part of the world and how it feels. You lose a lot if you want to play the game effectively. If you want to experience the world, you waste a lot without getting anything in return. Trading is nearly disabled, which is a missed potential and at least for me close to be a killer of that game.

    My conclusion: D2R feels worlds better than D4. I leave out the comparison to D3, because I didn't like this game at the time either. I preferred to keep playing D2(R) at that time.

    Finally I would like to mention the shop: luckily it only contains cosmetics, but for the price of a whole game. These prices are completely exorbitant. Skins that can be found in the game are limited. So Blizzard forces you to run around looking like a garbage can. You used to be able to earn something like that in games in the past. That was the point of the games. But today, the point of games seems to be buying stuff for real money rather than progressing it. Where's the fun in that?

    My short summary:
    Graphics: 9/10 - Excellent & Immersive
    Soundtrack: 9/10 - Just lovely as always
    Progression System: 1/10 - Horizontal and not rewarding at all
    Difficulty: 7/10 - Moderate and adjustable. But in some cases just unfair and disappointing.
    Story: 5/10 - Would feel better if the game wouldn't punish you for playing it.
    Multiplayer: 2/10 - Forced, Stealing immersion, and thats it. No meaningful trading. No real reason for it. And if you are playing in a group it is laggy.
    Availability: 1/10 - Always forced to be online. No chance to play in a village. When Services are down, no game play is possible.
    Price-Value ratio: 5/10 - It is a good game, where you can spend some time for one playthrough. But for that it is quite expensive.

    Sum: 4/10    … Expand
  4. joe_s
    Jul 2, 2023
    0
    The campaign is ok but afterwards it gets boring really fast.
    The leveling and looting doesn't feel rewarding enough to motivate me to play after that.
    Leveling one character feels like a chore and keeps me from playing a second char. It does not feel like any diablos before which all captivated me for many hours. They removed some of the core mechanics of the previous games like    The campaign is ok but afterwards it gets boring really fast.
    The leveling and looting doesn't feel rewarding enough to motivate me to play after that.
    Leveling one character feels like a chore and keeps me from playing a second char.
    It does not feel like any diablos before which all captivated me for many hours.
    They removed some of the core mechanics of the previous games like random generated dungeons just to replace them with boring time strechting mechanisms.
    It looks like diablo but thats it.    … Expand
  5. dezforse
    Jul 1, 2023
    8
    I've played a lot in Diablo 2 and Zy-el mode and got so tired from casual grinding. I love this games, but I was looking for something new. Immortal was very disappointing project, but Blizzard made numerous part as well. Actually 4th part looks more like WoW in some cases.

    What is good: Story (the main story takes you from 1st city and gradually move to all other cities with interesting    I've played a lot in Diablo 2 and Zy-el mode and got so tired from casual grinding. I love this games, but I was looking for something new. Immortal was very disappointing project, but Blizzard made numerous part as well. Actually 4th part looks more like WoW in some cases.

    What is good:
    Story (the main story takes you from 1st city and gradually move to all other cities with interesting actions)
    A lot of references to 2nd part (Meshif, Andariel, Duriel and so on)
    Open world
    New dungeons systems
    A lot of generating activities in the world
    Video scenes and actor voices
    New reputation system for all your fighters
    Sounds and music

    What is not good:
    Balancing with autoleveling system. Im not really sure that this is only one decision for online games, they could invent something more interesting.
    Online. You need ethernet connection for playing (even for main story, not additional actions). I don't mind against other players in my world, but servers lag sometimes and my ethernet connection sometimes breaking, so game returns my progress.

    In general i really enjoyed the project like in 2005. Thank you, Blizzard.     … Expand
  6. r_otn
    Jul 1, 2023
    4
    I don't even know where to start. In theory, it should be extraordinarily difficult for a company like Blizzard to release a hack and slash ARPG like Diablo and have it be anything less than average.

    This game is FAR below average, at least if you still have some slimmer of hope that any Triple A game can have a remotely successful launch in the modern era. Forced online only is    I don't even know where to start. In theory, it should be extraordinarily difficult for a company like Blizzard to release a hack and slash ARPG like Diablo and have it be anything less than average.

    This game is FAR below average, at least if you still have some slimmer of hope that any Triple A game can have a remotely successful launch in the modern era. Forced online only is just...it's inconceivable that a collection of people could be so short sighted and ignorant to the experience that their player base actually wants. This is even worse when you take into consideration how little you actually interact with other players.

    Outside of general performance and server issues, the gameplay isn't particularly enjoyable any time you come across "difficult" content. At various points in the game, DIablo displays the ability to have bosses impose a real challenge against players without spamming them with constant, unending, hard CC status effects. The game is capable of providing that challenge with BOSSES. Regular elites and higher level non-boss enemies though? Prepare to spend all of your time frozen, stunned, and more while staring blankly at your screen waiting for your turn to play the game that you paid top dollar for. I promise that it isn't an exaggeration that one single elite enemy will have 3 of 4 CC abilities that will make you spend more time fighting them while being frozen than you will fighting any boss in the game.

    If you want to buy a 70+ dollar game to enjoy a campaign, watch some admittedly fantastic cutscenes, and occasionally go around beating up mobs in open world, this is worth the buy. If your expectations go beyond that? If you want to enjoy an actual end game where you don't have to be able to one shot every single elite before they can stun you into oblivion? If you want even somewhat meaningful rewards for a literal hour of grinding end game content? Yea, you're out of luck with this one. Keep your eyes out for a new title, and please let me know if you find one.

    4/10. Campaign is solid, cutscenes are great, okay leveling experience.    … Expand
  7. farside79
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I LOVE Diablo. I can still remember playing D2 all through college with friends, ALL NIGHT even on exam nights. Then I played D3 for years. I LOVE ARPG's - am also a huge fan of POE. I bought the 100 dollar edition and begin playing during early access. The leveling experience is pretty terrible. It is slow and clunky and there is zero power fantasy. Later on (I am now 75) it is a big quicker and there is some power fantasy but no where near ARPG levels of power fantasy. Dungeons take forever. Helltide events are unrewarding and cumbersome. Navigating with the horse is horrendous. Constantly running. Major nerfs to popular builds and the paragon tree 2 days after early release. There is no mass variety of builds. Everyone is playing the same 1-3 builds. I wanted this to be a game I could sink my teeth into and play for the next 10 years. AS it stands, I think I will likely hang it up in a few days and go back to POE and wait for POE 2. It is worth noting that level scaling DOES NOT BELONG in an ARPG.

    Update: Now level 90. I can play for HOURS and not find a single upgrade or new item of any kind. ARPG's are about loot and it seems Blizzard forgot this. The loot is boring and uninspired. Very de-motivational.

    Monster density is bizarre. In some dungeons, I can go through 4-6 super large rooms and encounter 1-2 mobs, period. What? This is Diablo. Where the heck are the monsters/demons?    … Expand
  8. DaemonEnaros
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    After playing for a while the game is a really bad state, no content, outdated
  9. ZuitUp
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    The Campagne is pretty good, but mgameplay just doesn't make a lot of fun, especially after WT4. WT4 is just grinding WT3 over again with 0 new elements...
  10. Haddorc
    Jul 1, 2023
    4
    There is no space to storage your equipment...in an ARPG equipment game...in 2023. For me, the most annoying thing is that I can't test the playstyle of other builds because I don't have the gear to support me. And even if I did, creating mule characters for example, it actually wouldn't matter because the game is so raw that only a few (literally broken, come on devs, math isn't thatThere is no space to storage your equipment...in an ARPG equipment game...in 2023. For me, the most annoying thing is that I can't test the playstyle of other builds because I don't have the gear to support me. And even if I did, creating mule characters for example, it actually wouldn't matter because the game is so raw that only a few (literally broken, come on devs, math isn't that hard) builds are viable in the boring endgame.… Expand
  11. inspired2150
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    The way it stands right now, Diablo is a polished turd. Endgame is braindead, gearing is shallow. Elite affixes are ridiculously annoying and restrictive. You're not unstoppable 24/7? Too bad, you die. Skill tree is a downgrade even compared to diablo 3, and that game isn't even an rpg.
    A month after release the game continues to be a buggy mess, where instead of multiplicative damage    The way it stands right now, Diablo is a polished turd. Endgame is braindead, gearing is shallow. Elite affixes are ridiculously annoying and restrictive. You're not unstoppable 24/7? Too bad, you die. Skill tree is a downgrade even compared to diablo 3, and that game isn't even an rpg.
    A month after release the game continues to be a buggy mess, where instead of multiplicative damage increase it's additive and so on.    … Expand
  12. ScrewBlizzards
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    I would have give this game higher but from this big company you should have -10 instead of a 0! The game is not made to enjoy the players. It is punishing players in every way they can. Wanna play hardcore? Hardcore is a rng if you will get disconnected at the wrong time and spot. Normally when to much is happening.

    I didn't think lowering my graphic settings would work. Was I    I would have give this game higher but from this big company you should have -10 instead of a 0! The game is not made to enjoy the players. It is punishing players in every way they can. Wanna play hardcore? Hardcore is a rng if you will get disconnected at the wrong time and spot. Normally when to much is happening.

    I didn't think lowering my graphic settings would work. Was I surprised? Yes! The game **** crashed when I changed the settings. And why is the game freezing every time opening the vendor ...

    Let us play this **** game offline! Insanity to force players to be at servers that just hate the players. Should we punish players if we can? Yes, if we are Blizzards! We have escape scrolls if things going really bad. And you thjink people wiould hard quit the game instead so therefor players have to be at the server 10-40 seconds after a disconnect so it is 100 percent for sure the hardcore character dies.

    The problem is not the hours played and the character dies. The **** problem is that we invest a lot of gear, gold and farming to have a fun game. But you took that away from us. Hope you rotten like Elias Blizzards!

    You had all the possibilities to make a great game. Listen to beta testers and so ... No, you are to proud! But we are to smart! Take your game and put it up somewhere!

    I really hope you have an empty season two! Yes, you did get our money! Take it! Hope you enjoy money as much as mammon!    … Expand
  13. suppart887
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    How is this Diablo game? If it continues like this, why not add an auto-fight feature? It's a complete disappointment.
  14. ssari
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    디아블로의 ip를 써서는 안되는 게임
    똥3라고 불리던 디3의 시스템을 고대로 배껴 스토리 추가하고 게임 배경 바꾼게 다임
    이게 정녕 10년 개발한 게임이란게 믿어지지 않음
    게임의 깊이가 전혀 없는 흔하디 흔한 삼류 C급 게임
    이 게임의 구매 비용은 정말 아까움
    게임계의 장인 블리자드는 이제 없음
  15. sex69
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    It's **** it's pee diarrhea DIABLO IV is **** 4". It is a sleeping pill game that makes you fall asleep. it's not fun.
  16. Zeusbot48
    Jun 30, 2023
    4
    Diablo 4 has had a lot of time spent polishing the gameplay and it shows.
    There are very few bugs, and the graphics are beautiful.
    Why 4/10 then? Two reasons: if you are going to have an always online game, you need stable servers. I'm not just talking about the problems around launch when the servers are getting slammed. It has been a couple of weeks now and the servers are still laggy    Diablo 4 has had a lot of time spent polishing the gameplay and it shows.
    There are very few bugs, and the graphics are beautiful.
    Why 4/10 then?
    Two reasons: if you are going to have an always online game, you need stable servers. I'm not just talking about the problems around launch when the servers are getting slammed. It has been a couple of weeks now and the servers are still laggy and occaisionally crash. This is making it hard to enjoy the game.

    The other reason is the bizarre zoomed in feel of the game. It feels like I'm looking at it through a telescope. I keep constantly trying to scroll my mouse wheel to zoom out. Enemies attack you from off screen and the range of your own abilities is often off screen. I can't fathom why they have done this, maybe performance on consoles? However these two issues combined are seriously affecting my enjoyment of the game, which is a huge shame as there is a lot to love on the gameplay side.    … Expand
  17. Strickland
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    Having done everything the game has to offer currently, here is my review about Diablo 4:

    Pros: Fluid combat system Good enough skill trees and paragon boards: Diablo franchise was never about having super complex systems Cons: Poorly written story Low quality of life: - Stash is far from the blacksmith which is far from the jeweler which is far from the occultist... which    Having done everything the game has to offer currently, here is my review about Diablo 4:

    Pros:
    Fluid combat system
    Good enough skill trees and paragon boards: Diablo franchise was never about having super complex systems

    Cons:

    Poorly written story

    Low quality of life:
    - Stash is far from the blacksmith which is far from the jeweler which is far from the occultist... which is far from the portal. So doing stuff on the towns always takes more time than it should
    - Two different items with the same affixes will sometimes have different presentation orders of these affixes
    - Gotta press shift to enable item comparation everytime you start the game
    - Stash too small, no search function and no affinity system in it
    - No glyph search function
    - No "mark as valuable item" inventory function
    - No "sell all" NPC function
    - To teleport to a party member, you have to go to a main town, and only then you go to his portal
    - Going to a Nightmare Dungeon will take you the time of two loading screens
    - Loading screens are really slow even for big specs (at least 4s)
    - No item lootfilter - which is really bad because later on you dont wanna pick gems, normal and sacred items.

    Poorly optimized game performance: too many stutterings on the world map
    No originality: all the concepts in this game can be seen in other games, in D4 these are done in a worse way. For example, the Nightmare Dungeon is a merge between Diablo 3's rifts, greater rifts and bounties (yes, you are forced to do D3-bounty-like missions inside the utmost D4 endgame content)
    Desync issues: currently, the only endgame boss in the game is unbearable due to desync. People have been circumventing this by doing builds that melt the boss so they don't have to deal with and try to dodge hit-kill mechanics. For more on that, look up on youtube for "Diablo 4: Uber Lilith Huge Delay with Low Ping/No Packetloss"
    Unbalanced PvP: level 100 character can fight a level 50 character.

    I could go on and on about every problem this game has, but then the review would get bigger than 5000 characters (max). In short, Diablo 4 is far from polished and finished. You can get more value from your 70 USD on other ARPG games the market has to offer.    … Expand
  18. BlueSlime
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    The visuals are good and the story story is fairly interesting; Blizzard as usual is good at making cinematics. The combat is fairly boring and the itemization isn't very interesting. Sigils are annoying to manage so nightmare dungeons are a more annoying way to do rifts. Enemies do fake telegraphing, they will hit you even if you aren't in the indicated area. Maybe that has to do withThe visuals are good and the story story is fairly interesting; Blizzard as usual is good at making cinematics. The combat is fairly boring and the itemization isn't very interesting. Sigils are annoying to manage so nightmare dungeons are a more annoying way to do rifts. Enemies do fake telegraphing, they will hit you even if you aren't in the indicated area. Maybe that has to do with the high latency there usually appears to be. Dungeons and cellars seem copy and pasted, and every single dungeon event somehow involves some friends who got seperated. Friends need to stop going into dungeons together. The mount is usually super slow for about 5 seconds after mounting. The game will freeze my entire computer for 5-20 seconds fairly often.… Expand
  19. Traxillion
    Jun 30, 2023
    8
    The gameplay and atmosphere are really good which are the two most important parts of Diablo

    Music is very forgettable, the story is OK and it doesn't really seem that deep in regards to loot systems but it's still a very good game
  20. kvncplt
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    Haters gonna hate. I never played diablo before and now i am addicted to it. Thank you blizzard...
  21. Cloud_88
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    I played this game for awhile and yes, it really makes fun but the lack of inventory and storage space makes this game totally annoying to play.

    In Path of Exile which is a free2play game, you can get more storage, sure you have to pay real money but it's still more storage given for free than Blizzards ripoff of so called Diablo 4 where Diablo doesn't even shows up. Another Blizzard    I played this game for awhile and yes, it really makes fun but the lack of inventory and storage space makes this game totally annoying to play.

    In Path of Exile which is a free2play game, you can get more storage, sure you have to pay real money but it's still more storage given for free than Blizzards ripoff of so called Diablo 4 where Diablo doesn't even shows up.

    Another Blizzard game where items are bound to the players account and you can not trade them. Free2Play games have a nice trade system but blizzard with billions of cash, is not able to do that aswell.

    Mana regeneration is the worst I've seen in years. The spells cost by far to much mana. You use a spell like 2 times and you are out of mana AND there are enemy which can take your mana away. Wow, why devs keep putting stupid and annoying mechanics like that in their games.

    People where asking to put gems and all crafting material into your 2nd pockets so you have more inventory slots and what did they do in D4? they have reduced the storage space by allot and made the items consume even more space and the redicolous part is that these gems stack only to 50. Who ever designed this trash should be fired.

    How on earth are you supposed to play several classes + seasons which might come into the game in near future when there is no storage to vault your items......

    How can a smaller company do all these things and a billionaire one is not able to do 10% of it?
    Billions of dollars and not able to make a bigger storage / inventory system what a joke.

    How long have they been working on Diablo 4 ? Everything seems to be copy and paste. You fight the same enemy all over again. The same bosses.

    The quests, dungeons are totally annoying and boring. You do the same boring stuff all the time. Like kill all enemy on this and that place to be able to kill the boss. Serously, who made that stuff up? You can't even pick up the shrines, no you have to fight many of them to be able to pick them up. Many god like mechanics where the enemy is immune to everything. You have to destroy the linked parts to be able to damage that boss. Can not believe how tedious that is.

    Balancing is a joke, especially the druid class. I've been playing games for so many years and this class is one of the 1st one which feels frustrating to play. No damage at all, keeps instantly dieing although I am using so many defense stuff and spells, I still die instant. My druid lvl 70 does by far less damage than a rogue lvl 50, what a joke is that? How on earth can a company be that bad in balancing stuff when they have finished several games like that before? Just don't get it. Druid is the worst class I've seen in years.

    Oh and the fact that the elemental resistences are not working at all, is just a joke. Been adding resistence stuff for a long time and they do absolutely nothing at all.

    Not to forget the annoying dungeon mechanics like that moving stone that follows you and keeps hitting you or that annoying flying object that can even one shot you, who came up with this stupid idea srly.

    You keep stuck everywhere, no matter if you are on your horse or just running around. Your character just keeps randomly stopping.

    Item drops are really bad, this is the 1st game in years where item drops are so bad that 10+ lvl higher items can be still weaker than the stuff you are wearing.

    Not to forget the nonstop freezes in this game. I am getting screen freezes and stuttering all the time.

    Totally avoid this game.

    Play something free2play, you'll have more of that mentioned.    … Expand
  22. binote
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    Really, really bad.

    Pros: - Cutscenes. - The very start of the game in the first city was really, really good. Much better than everything else in this game to the point that it kinda feels like a scam to hook you just enough for you to not be able to refund (slightly above 2 hours) Cons: Actually hard to even list it all here - Build diversity is a joke - Leveling is very dull    Really, really bad.

    Pros:
    - Cutscenes.
    - The very start of the game in the first city was really, really good. Much better than everything else in this game to the point that it kinda feels like a scam to hook you just enough for you to not be able to refund (slightly above 2 hours)

    Cons: Actually hard to even list it all here
    - Build diversity is a joke
    - Leveling is very dull
    - Gamplay is spam a very (very) uninteresting basic ability 3-7 times, then use spender (core ability usually) for 2 times, become resource starved, repeat. Do that for 60 levels or until you find a fully random aspect drop that allows your build to somewhat function. Didn't drop it? yeah.. too bad bud.
    - Campaign is at best average
    - After going through it you start focusing on dungeons. After doing 5-10 dungeons you realize they are actually worse than the campaign, surprisingly so. Low density, HUGE amounts of back tracking, annoying layouts and designs, very lazy asset reusing all over every single one of them.

    All that is something like 10% of all problems this game has. I think it will take multiple years for this game to be fixed, if it is even possible.

    At level 20+ I saw myself wishing that the next cutscene would just arrive sooner, which is odd since I usually skip them in other games.

    My advice would be to keep your money, watch the cutscenes in youtube. I can promise you'll be doing yourself a favor that way.    … Expand
  23. Plati
    Jun 29, 2023
    4
    The game itself seems fantastic on the surface and if you are only going to play it for the single player story and be (mostly) done with the game from there. Then you’ll have a great time and have a great impression of it. However, the praise very much ends there. You’ll quickly realize that the combat is one dimensional and boring. The loot is inconsistent and aggravating, things youThe game itself seems fantastic on the surface and if you are only going to play it for the single player story and be (mostly) done with the game from there. Then you’ll have a great time and have a great impression of it. However, the praise very much ends there. You’ll quickly realize that the combat is one dimensional and boring. The loot is inconsistent and aggravating, things you expect to be rewarding are not. The grind is tedious, mostly due to the fact that combat is boring and monster density is non-existent. The one bright spot beyond the single player is also a glaring failure. It’s fair and valid to have total optimism that this game will improve by leaps and bounds over the next year. However, it begs the question, why are we waiting at all when most of the stuff this game is missing are things that was added to D3 because of player suggestions. It almost seems idiotic to not include some of the quality of life additions to D3 into this game from day 1.… Expand
  24. Troog
    Jun 29, 2023
    3
    Terrible levelling progression, convoluted talent tree. Neither as complex as Path of Exile nor as fun as Diablo 3. I wasted $80 on this game, if you’re reading this just play D3 and save your time.
  25. Sanbarra
    Jun 29, 2023
    1
    Thanks to Metacritic's ridiculous forbidden bug, here's the short version: Boring garbage! Sorry for the environment artists. You did a good job.
  26. Aisllin
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    Diablo without Diablo.
    I like the combat and hate everything else.
    No more words.
  27. Kyforest
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    Playing this game is a total waste of time, money and energy. I spent £170 on this game, haven't played it for a month and my account got PERMA BANNED! There is no proof of violation provided and the appeal option clearly does not work. Zero warning before banning my account and there goes my money and time. The game is flawful, repetitive and needs A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT! It is 1000%Playing this game is a total waste of time, money and energy. I spent £170 on this game, haven't played it for a month and my account got PERMA BANNED! There is no proof of violation provided and the appeal option clearly does not work. Zero warning before banning my account and there goes my money and time. The game is flawful, repetitive and needs A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT! It is 1000% overpriced. FK Blizzard.… Expand
  28. Diablo2
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all Diablo 2 is the Golden Age. Remember it forever because they aren’t going to make it like that anymore. love the ghotic setting of diablo 2 forever the perfect game

    But diablo 4…i liked it but when i got accustomed to the gameplay-loop, after level 50 the game drops it facade and reveals its just a trash mobile game! , weak loot, and legendary items showering over you in the gamble section. What makes this diablo so **** is that you don’t feel the power of the items, its just that the monsters level scale with you and the only personal choice is how you assemble different legendary suffixes to complement the liquid skill tree. Thats why the game is weak.

    Thats right Were in diablo 2 choices are hardlocked, in diablo 4 all is liquid: socket slots, gem insertion, weapon/armor magical suffixes AND legendary suffixes. All can be salvaged and swapped on another piece of loot. When the total property you can lood is just like a moving river, i can just walk in the rain or go fishing staring at the water instead of playing this boring videogame.

    The only truth of this game is when the horadrim wolf spirit said that the horadrim will fall and that the true hearted warriors of diablo2 must jump ship. This acknowledgment is build in diablo 4 itself. The wolf acknowledged blizzard can never return to diablo 2 so there is really no point making a new game.    … Expand
  29. tsnglec
    Jun 29, 2023
    1
    I think d3 had more fun builds (a lot more variety). and D2 still seems better in almost every way. Almost all "endgame" builds are pretty boring and are visually a let down. none of the classes really get me excited. I'm sad its the same type of classes they have always had. My only hope is that seasonal content is pretty substantial.
  30. BlackXanthas
    Jun 29, 2023
    3
    ngl, came back to blizzard for this, after all the dramas that made me close my ten plus year account with them, due to horrific stuff that came out, simply because of the base level workers, that are there, now.
    Sadly, it's seems pretty clear that the talent has less had the torch passed, to it being replaced by compliant drones. The very short headline, the game has lost its soul.
    it's    ngl, came back to blizzard for this, after all the dramas that made me close my ten plus year account with them, due to horrific stuff that came out, simply because of the base level workers, that are there, now.
    Sadly, it's seems pretty clear that the talent has less had the torch passed, to it being replaced by compliant drones. The very short headline, the game has lost its soul.
    it's a pretty lazy shallow attempt of a game, a story designed around a DLC or an expansion a handwave time amount away, that is both vapid commentary on religion and social issues as it is boring. Borrowing techniques and systems from like games, that use the approach, simply because they don't access to the money blizzard does. The prettiness is hear in the graphics, as always with a blizzard title, but now I can't help but start to see the stitch marks of blizzards skin suit draped over an Activision body underneath, like a ed Gein horror movie Gone are the days that we replayed a game for fun, and in truth, also no having the just pure amount of selection to choose from too, and yet we and tried to be sold a used car that won't break down after 6 months and leave you stranded, after spending nothing but everyday working on it. I certainly notice a lot of people who review the game online saying how addictive the mechanics are, even though the gameplay is sub-par, and brothers & sisters, lol you are helping to make the argument that games are a bad thing, which now that massive profit-first business has infected this hobby like a cancer, is true, because we keep supporting the wrong companies make truly great games that both have amazing stories, graphics & mechanics. Younger generations may never truly come to appreciate just how much those three things used to be a standard feature in a game, and now not a sacrificed thing on the altar of profitability, by the bloat of inept middle management that would make peter Molyneux blush. and by the rest of us continuing to reward bad business practices and behaviour, madden players I'm looking at you, those younger than us, and that doesn't matter if you're 20, 10 or even five years older than new people discovering this amazing hobby for the first time, if they see this a normal, then how will they know any different?
    lets face it, we all have let this industry become what it's become, through sheer apathy and complicit indifference, if not "well I have bought MTX before, if I speak up I'm a hypocrite..." (no, no you're not under the right circumstances) and no, the answer isn't outrage or yelling and screaming from the bro-right morons either. it's simply don't buy, don't pre-order, don't MTX. your not missing out, they are, because you choose to save your cash for something better, later.
    don't believe me? fine, don't. I ain't your momma, or your common sense.
    but then don't complain, or complement things as a way to cope with the way things are, when the best thing you can do to protest, is simply don't get dragged into playing the marketing game if you do buy the game, enjoy the game for the money you paid, to play the game (no, FTP doesn't count, but I need to point that out for the simple minded folk). The only way we take our hobby and enjoyment back, is with our money.    … Expand
  31. ThatGuy845719
    Jun 28, 2023
    0
    Haven't been able to play since beta, as I actually work for a living.
    Finally have time today to play with my wife, only to get the asinine 315306 Error.
    You're telling me you dumb bastards over at Sexual Harassment/Breast Milk Stealing HQ received millions, if not BILLIONS of dollars from this game's sales, and you can't fix this one error nearly a month after launch?! Are you ****    Haven't been able to play since beta, as I actually work for a living.
    Finally have time today to play with my wife, only to get the asinine 315306 Error.
    You're telling me you dumb bastards over at Sexual Harassment/Breast Milk Stealing HQ received millions, if not BILLIONS of dollars from this game's sales, and you can't fix this one error nearly a month after launch?! Are you **** serious?! Absolutely disgraceful!
    You're all **** hacks and shouldn't be allowed near game development for the rest of your **** lives!    … Expand
  32. Arcaneo
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Really enjoyed the history, graphics and music. Not a huge fan of the combat but I also do not hate it. In my opinion the game achieves its purpose of being action packed with a good campaign and with post campaign content for several (or even more than a hundred) hours.
  33. 2Netz
    Jun 28, 2023
    9
    I see reviews like 2 and 3… People are you nuts?!
    Sure this game has some drawbacks. But i personally been having tons and tons of fun playing D4! Plot is interesting, class is cool (i play rogue), mechanics are very satisfying.
    And you know what? The style is top notch! Its just a pleasure to spend time in this world, listen to dialogs, feel the grim atmosphere. Who cares about anything    I see reviews like 2 and 3… People are you nuts?!
    Sure this game has some drawbacks. But i personally been having tons and tons of fun playing D4! Plot is interesting, class is cool (i play rogue), mechanics are very satisfying.
    And you know what? The style is top notch! Its just a pleasure to spend time in this world, listen to dialogs, feel the grim atmosphere.
    Who cares about anything else if the world of the game does not hook you up?! (Like POE for me)
    D4 is awesome! Must play!    … Expand
  34. vinort
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    Это не игра, а недоразумение. Серия свернула не на ту дорожку с момента 3 части, эти дурацкие зелья по кд и все такое. Сюжет тут скучный до последней главы, только в ней начинается какая-то движуха, мало того, сюжет тупой, но это заметят не все. Сложность до прохождения изменить нельзя и всю игру вы будете скучать так как враги тут очень легкие. После сюжета вы будете тупо качаться аЭто не игра, а недоразумение. Серия свернула не на ту дорожку с момента 3 части, эти дурацкие зелья по кд и все такое. Сюжет тут скучный до последней главы, только в ней начинается какая-то движуха, мало того, сюжет тупой, но это заметят не все. Сложность до прохождения изменить нельзя и всю игру вы будете скучать так как враги тут очень легкие. После сюжета вы будете тупо качаться а прокачка на хайлевелах идет невероятно медленно. И тут есть проблема. Вся игра за исключением данжей на переход на высокую сложность а их тут два, это единсвтенное что здесь реально трудно. Всех остальных врагов вы будете закликивать зевая, то есть вы будете огребать в данже за переход, до того, как достигнете нужного левела на текущей сложности, а качаться тут очень уныло и долго. А сложность нужна чтобы получать лучшие эпики, потому что дроп тут неинтересный. Почти весь лут это разное барахло (даже легендарки) с унылыми статами +5 силе и.тд. но это не важно так как тут решает ТОЛЬКО ваш уровень. На все эти характеристики можно не обращаться внимания. То есть не может быть ситуации, что вы выбьете крутую шмотку и игра пойдет веселее: все что вы выбиваете плюс минус одно и то же. И тут возникает вопрос, а нафига в это вообще играть? Ради чего? С другими игроками никакой коммуникации нет, половина приставочники и они вам даже написать не смогут. Ничего кроме лагов они не несут в эту игру. Короче полная бредятина эта часть. Я думаю, когда хайп утихнет, большая часть игроков отсюда свалят.… Expand
  35. jessegreathouse
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    The game is incredibly boring. It's fun at first but almost immediately its obvious that it relies on extreme repetition to support the gameplay. The campaign story is hollow at best and completely incoherent in a lot of ways. There's no reason to continue to play the game beyond the campaign and even that is demonstrably bad compared to other game titles. To top it all off, you have to beThe game is incredibly boring. It's fun at first but almost immediately its obvious that it relies on extreme repetition to support the gameplay. The campaign story is hollow at best and completely incoherent in a lot of ways. There's no reason to continue to play the game beyond the campaign and even that is demonstrably bad compared to other game titles. To top it all off, you have to be online to play, and even if you are online, Blizzard's servers have been randomly offline preventing their entire player base from playing. There is no reason whatsoever that a game like this needs to be online only. It was an inexplicably stupid choice for them to make being online a requirement. I paid $70 for this game and I wish I could go back in time and stop myself from wasting my money. This game is terrible and Blizzard should feel bad for ripping people off.… Expand
  36. chickenhawkmjr
    Jun 28, 2023
    2
    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!!
    "legendaries" are a poor substitute for uniques. So much of the fun of Diablo used to be building characters that used uniques in, well, unique ways. Hell, just finding one was great. Now I dont even get a jump in the heartbeat when one drops because it will only be mats for something from the codex....
    Now uniques are just badges    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!!
    "legendaries" are a poor substitute for uniques. So much of the fun of Diablo used to be building characters that used uniques in, well, unique ways. Hell, just finding one was great. Now I dont even get a jump in the heartbeat when one drops because it will only be mats for something from the codex....
    Now uniques are just badges for the most of try-hards....
    I could go on and on about the live service stuff, but the loot is what killed it for me    … Expand
  37. Redushi
    Jun 28, 2023
    0
    Fix rubberbanding and **** its unplayable like this! GG BLIZZARD AGAIN AND AGAIN YOU **** THINGS UP!
  38. YungPerez
    Jun 28, 2023
    8
    Honestly, I don't understand why this game is receiving so much hate. I've been playing since Diablo I, and I've really been enjoying this game. It's a thousand times better than Diablo III was at release date. The skills are more varied, and they included new ways to improve your character. Additionally, the story goes back to the roots of the franchise, and you can appreciate it inHonestly, I don't understand why this game is receiving so much hate. I've been playing since Diablo I, and I've really been enjoying this game. It's a thousand times better than Diablo III was at release date. The skills are more varied, and they included new ways to improve your character. Additionally, the story goes back to the roots of the franchise, and you can appreciate it in different parts of the game. There's also more content to finish and complete, and it doesn't focus on a linear story like Diablo 3 did.

    It definitely has some issues, but what bothers me the most are the connection problems. I hope they can fix it in the future.    … Expand
  39. sak13
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    what a letdown this is...
    The first few hours do feel great. game looks fresh and really atmospheric and engaging, however a few dungeons and a few areas later it feels so damn repetitive that i find it impossible to play it anymore.
    I am certain that it will be a different game in 2-3 years from now when blizzard get their act together but until then no diablo for me.
  40. Banza
    Jun 28, 2023
    0
    Boring as hell. Last good Diablo was Diablo 1 and 2 No offline game? Stupidity. Go home Blizzard
  41. Cyb3rs34l
    Jun 28, 2023
    4
    The games main campaign is fun but after that it dies off rapidly I have no desire to sit an grind out the final levels of a character doing the exact same boring things over and over again.

    The loot system is broken in everyway possible, being almost level 100 my drops have item power in the 600's no where near the 820 mark 99.99 percent of the time and when they do drop with a higher    The games main campaign is fun but after that it dies off rapidly I have no desire to sit an grind out the final levels of a character doing the exact same boring things over and over again.

    The loot system is broken in everyway possible, being almost level 100 my drops have item power in the 600's no where near the 820 mark 99.99 percent of the time and when they do drop with a higher item power the stats are substantially worse then when I was in the 70 range of character level which is just mind blowing that the loot system stats for items get worse the higher level you are rather than rolling with better stat RNG.

    the resistances in the game are also broken to the point no one even puts points into them because they do not work at all.

    Nothing about the game is remotely fun after beating the campaign at all there are a few in the minority who find doing the same stupid things over an over again fun but I cannot see people who don't have more than 12hrs a day to play enjoying this or wanting to create a new character just for seasonal battle pass BS only to get past the campaign again and then be stuck doing the same boring things they have been for over a month.

    Classes and skills are broke as well, there is only a few ways to play each build leaving the majority of skills worthless as there is no synergy like in diablo 3 where you could pick just about any skills and have a good build to play the game and the end game content.

    they need to fire whoever was in charge of overall class design because they have no idea what they are doing.

    I don't want to have to go to 3rd party websites to copy someone elses build just so I can partake in the game content and be locked into using a few skills when I'd like to try other skills but again there is no synergy for all skills to work together no matter the build or play style.

    I feel like they want to have Path of exile success here which is why they added the stupid paragon board but they you have to grind stupid nightmare dungeons to upgrade glyphs to upgrade things on your paragon board its all just boring repetitive nonsense.

    all the dungeons are annoying as well with having to either kill all enemies or rescue 7 people r find this an fetch that an put it in a slot, it just gets old fast doing these things. then you always fight the same stupid bosses over an over again.

    then with nightmare dungeons over 40 and up just about every mob can crowd control or stun lock you an every mob can either poison or blow up an one shot you nothing is fun about this when resistances are broken an their is really no way to prevent most of these effects from not happening.

    I enjoyed the game until I finished the campaign and got bored and yes I even made another character and it was the same thing a little enjoyment then the game dies off into the same troupes of boring repetitiveness.

    this game needs to bake for a long time before people buy it an play lesson learn when xbox probably had a hand in its creative design which means its just going to get worse.    … Expand
  42. svonton
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Wooden road barikade can bleed, Why? - idk XD But anyway it's extremely good game, especially taking into account fact that blizzard make it (who, to put it mildly, do not always make something worthy). First that i want to admit stunning graphic quality (to an arpg genre game) and yeah it noticeable from first second that this is blizzard game i'm not about all this amount ofWooden road barikade can bleed, Why? - idk XD But anyway it's extremely good game, especially taking into account fact that blizzard make it (who, to put it mildly, do not always make something worthy). First that i want to admit stunning graphic quality (to an arpg genre game) and yeah it noticeable from first second that this is blizzard game i'm not about all this amount of microtransaction, I'm talking about all these cinematics and cutscenes in the game engine - all this tells us that Blizzard wants to make some kind of films / cartoons, and not real games XD. But let's back to graphic part art style light system, physics all this on high level, all elements of your character gear and also character himself look great. Probably it's a reason why camera in this game closer to character compare to another arpg games, to make player ability to see how new unique looks on his lvl 50 barbarian or so on. The sound part is another nice aspect of the game: you can hear not only ambient music, but also the sound of your character's ax piercing the enemy's flesh or the crunch of a broken barrel. The final part is plot and here game tells a story not about the confrontation between angels and demons, but about ordinary people who are sandwiched between this confrontation and try to survive. As i said the whole story showed by many cutscenes but here some minus that probably can notice only owners of 21:9 monitors - some of the videos are adapted for this aspect ratio (probably 30% of all ) some not. No any regularity are presented in this problem because one game engine cutscene can be in 21:9 ratio and next one 16:9 same thing with pre rendered videos, kinda strange. That a big surprise that this problem and some minor bugs are only minus of this game and ones again it's blizzard game (they could not help but screw up, but this time everything is fine). In conclusion, to whom will I recommend this game? I really don't know, because so many arpg lovers have already played this game and many people who have never played this genre but if you, by some strange coincidence, have not played this game, try it (wait for the sale if that's important to you) this game extrimly user friendly so you probably will enjoy it.… Expand
  43. Demerex
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    Стоит ли игра своих денег? Тут каждый сам для себя решит. Мое мнение - стоит. Diablo 4 в отличие от своих конкурентов может предложить по-настоящему отличный сюжет, приправленный прекрасно проработанными катсценами. Боёвка сделана офигенно, гриндить здесь одно удовольствие. Музыка потрясная, половина оста отправилась в мой плейлист. Не хватает челкнджа, но я думаю первый сезон исправитСтоит ли игра своих денег? Тут каждый сам для себя решит. Мое мнение - стоит. Diablo 4 в отличие от своих конкурентов может предложить по-настоящему отличный сюжет, приправленный прекрасно проработанными катсценами. Боёвка сделана офигенно, гриндить здесь одно удовольствие. Музыка потрясная, половина оста отправилась в мой плейлист. Не хватает челкнджа, но я думаю первый сезон исправит этот недостаток.… Expand
  44. Ilirrion
    Jun 27, 2023
    1
    I've bought the game without any research or doubt that it will be good. Man I'm so disappointed.
    I'm also one of the crowd who played since D1 all the way here. There are a lot to be said about it being a 2023 cashgrab game but my biggest problem is that this game is boring!
    F*ing boring, It's such a disappointment to associate this word with a Diablo game for me!!! I was honestly    I've bought the game without any research or doubt that it will be good. Man I'm so disappointed.
    I'm also one of the crowd who played since D1 all the way here. There are a lot to be said about it being a 2023 cashgrab game but my biggest problem is that this game is boring!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I found myself not enjoying the experience which I think is up to game design flaws. Blizzard people, fix this game for the above average AAA price I just paid or extend the window to refund my purchase please.    … Expand
  45. Spyakowsky
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    Campaign interesting, end game sucks.
    The game after level 60 is not to be satisfied. Overall the game is played for nothing. Level scaling does not reflect the increase in power. Itemization is very poor. Item to skill balance is lacking. Technically better than D3, but same crap. I prefer D2.
  46. Toba
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    It was fun for a few days until you beat everything and now I'm just looking for better gear. Now I'm just bored and don't feel like playing anymore. Guess I'm just not into these type of games no more.
  47. Doreen1023
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    It was actually fun but the game is much shallower than D2R. D3 does not have this mysterious, dark atmosphere that D2R has. It is more like an Arcade game.
  48. zaccookie
    Jun 27, 2023
    2
    Diablo 4 is essentially a mobile game ported to the PC. Combat is super simplistic. Boss battles are just annoying more than challenging. The story is blah. But perhaps worst of all is that they made this an online-only game although most people play it as if it were a single-player arpg. Playing with friends is always fun, but there is no need for cooperation with party members. It feelsDiablo 4 is essentially a mobile game ported to the PC. Combat is super simplistic. Boss battles are just annoying more than challenging. The story is blah. But perhaps worst of all is that they made this an online-only game although most people play it as if it were a single-player arpg. Playing with friends is always fun, but there is no need for cooperation with party members. It feels like you're essentially playing alone.

    The graphics and animations are good, but the overall environment is uninspired, especially towns. Towns all look identical with no charm or uniqueness. The game is open world but there really is no need to explore as you will not find anything interesting. most of the time you are just fast traveling between towns.

    After several hours in this game, you've essentially seen all it has to offer.    … Expand
  49. altair4
    Jun 27, 2023
    2
    Does not feel like a Diablo game. Just some generic ARPG made by an unknown studio. Very obvious that not a single key developer from the old Diablo games have been working on this.

    Save your money. If you already bought it, don't get fooled spending more money on their planned DLCs to milk the Diablo name even more.
  50. iarujin
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    I don't regret buying the game, but when. The fact that it does not have an offline mode greatly affects the experience at many times. Losing a character in Hardcore due to lag is very frustrating. In addition, the decision of the entire map always having monsters with the same level as yours is bad. You never feel strong or like you're making progress. What does it matter if you do 1I don't regret buying the game, but when. The fact that it does not have an offline mode greatly affects the experience at many times. Losing a character in Hardcore due to lag is very frustrating. In addition, the decision of the entire map always having monsters with the same level as yours is bad. You never feel strong or like you're making progress. What does it matter if you do 1 damage when the monster has 10 hp, if when you do 10 damage the monster has 100?
    In general, it's a good game to have fun with a partner, however, it failed to bring the fun that I already felt with Diablo 2.    … Expand
  51. Ryskim
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    Game is a solid 6

    I'll make it short and quick. - Level scaling is a terrible idea. - Minion necromancer is useless for endgame. No commands for skeletons. - Lag and rubberbanding are killing this game slowly. - Torment difficulty dungeons are simply ridiculous. You don't even see what's happening on the screen sometimes. So many enemies, effects, most of the time you'll die not    Game is a solid 6

    I'll make it short and quick.

    - Level scaling is a terrible idea.
    - Minion necromancer is useless for endgame. No commands for skeletons.
    - Lag and rubberbanding are killing this game slowly.
    - Torment difficulty dungeons are simply ridiculous. You don't even see what's happening on the screen sometimes. So many enemies, effects, most of the time you'll die not knowing what killed you. This is much worse in a party of 4 players. Simply avoid.

    Menus are laggy, sluggish, and poorly optimized (even on high-performance NVMe and high-specs computers).

    Because of this obsession Blizzard has with making everything server-based, this game has very serious issues to cope with so many elements in the screen. Mounts are the worst experience ever imaginable. A feast of rubber banding that knows no end. Seriously, this game has very serious server and lag issues and that is the major problem with Diablo 4.    … Expand
  52. byrdski
    Jun 27, 2023
    10
    Game of the year. It's an online game - of course bugs are going to occur. No more power leveling - just good ole grinding. The gear in the game is way nicer than the shop gear. Campaign is stellar. Blizzard at the top again. Thanks.
  53. Lord_Griff
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    Very average game on release, and it is overpriced as well. Not much to say, its a Diablo game, that doesn't bring you any new or interesting Gameplay loop. I loved the previous game, i played 2-3 seasons, maybe Diablo 4 seasons will give it a little "spice", but until then, not really worth it. 4 out of 10, because of good graphics, voice acted npc-s and quests, atmosphere of the world,Very average game on release, and it is overpriced as well. Not much to say, its a Diablo game, that doesn't bring you any new or interesting Gameplay loop. I loved the previous game, i played 2-3 seasons, maybe Diablo 4 seasons will give it a little "spice", but until then, not really worth it. 4 out of 10, because of good graphics, voice acted npc-s and quests, atmosphere of the world, but its not enough for 70 dollars, more like 30. This is a shiny indie game.… Expand
  54. yeehawson
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    Bugged quests, extreme lag, boring gameplay loop. Not even close to worth the retail price of the product.
  55. crovax88
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    blizzard is concerned about reducing xp gain, but when it comes to lag or problems with graphics cards, nothing happens. Maybe the game will be like d3, well after 3-4 years.
  56. Zachal
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    lvl 83... fun is falling and falling.... nightmare grind is a boring pain. Inventory management is a pain, to many useless itemstats is a pain to compare... paragon reset/manage is a pain, oh boy, i paid 100 eur.... what have i done
  57. halsolo
    Jun 27, 2023
    8
    Diablo 4 was the first type of game I played and I enjoyed it very much. If I had to say something, I would say that the bad part is that the combat becomes monotonous.
  58. Segregator
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    I am disapointed. I've played D1, D2, D3. I was expecting much more from the developers taking into account their experience with the previous franchises and over 10 years of waiting.
    I have pre-ordered the game. Paid the bloody 100Euro. I play a Sorc, now at lvl 91.
    What I like: + Skill Tree - the idea is neat, but I would expect more build flexibility in the future patches + Paragon    I am disapointed. I've played D1, D2, D3. I was expecting much more from the developers taking into account their experience with the previous franchises and over 10 years of waiting.
    I have pre-ordered the game. Paid the bloody 100Euro. I play a Sorc, now at lvl 91.
    What I like:
    + Skill Tree - the idea is neat, but I would expect more build flexibility in the future patches
    + Paragon system - tbh - this is the only reason I'm still trying to reach lvl 100. It is interesting, it gives real boost to the combat efficiency

    What I dislike:
    - Gear - at the beginning it was something new & interesting. Some serious hours later, it is all the same over and over again. I mean, Set Items in D3 - really cool & game changing feature, adding to the build flexibility & diversity. Runewords in D2 - excellent endgame (not only) solution, again adding to flexibility & diversity. None of that is here. Moreover, Unique items. Harlequin's Crest (+ 5 more super-unique items) as a great example. Well, it turns out, after the annoucement of Blizz, the current drop rate is equal to the probability of being struck by a lightning while travelling to work. I completely understand chase items like in D2 - Jah, Ber runes, Stone of Jordan as a few examples. They are very rare but it is possible for the players to find them. Currently, in D4, I am not even thinking about finding those super-unique items as I refuse to play for the next 10 years 12h+ daily.
    - Level 100 and then what? Now, this is more or less connected with the above mentioned point. I see no reason to keep playing after reaching lvl 100. The equipment improvements are small. The only real improvement for me now is the paragon development which stops @ 100 lvl.
    - no endgame - or a very poor version of it.

    ARPG is the loot, at least for me. As you can see, the loot is not the main factor for me to play the game - which is insane in that particular case of an ARPG.

    I can understand, that initially the game was rated much better than it is now. The Diablo series (for me) was all about the endgame, maximizing the character, wasting the enemies quickly by improving gear. It is not happening here. So, when you begin, it is interesting. The further you go, the worse it gets.
    So, if you want to play the game through the campaign and a bit afterwards - it should be fun - for me it was. But if you expect more from an ARPG - there is not much left.

    Additional comments:
    * I've seen opinions on the "great graphics" - tbh I don't get it. I wouldn't call it great, rather mediocre. If you're talking about good graphics in a game released in 2023 - check out Hogwart's Legacy. Now that is great.
    * Story - I was not referring to it, as I assumed it is going to be crappy (well, it is an ARPG). I was not wrong, I just skipped the dialogues    … Expand
  59. Petrenko2201199
    Jun 27, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Skills tree is poor against to diablo 2. In diablo 2 I spent plenty time to choose one of the skill(it was really beautiful). Now just click reset and do it again and again and again...… Expand
  60. JKasaragi
    Jun 26, 2023
    5
    Después de haber probado el juego puedo decir que la historia esta bien, pero el contenido de end game es pésimo siempre haces lo mismo en mazmorras o algún evento repetitivo, el gran mundo abierto esta vacío y siempre vez el mismo item que no te sirve para nada para mi es muy absurdo el precio del juego con lo que ofrece y si le sumas su tienda de pagos que aunque no influye en tuDespués de haber probado el juego puedo decir que la historia esta bien, pero el contenido de end game es pésimo siempre haces lo mismo en mazmorras o algún evento repetitivo, el gran mundo abierto esta vacío y siempre vez el mismo item que no te sirve para nada para mi es muy absurdo el precio del juego con lo que ofrece y si le sumas su tienda de pagos que aunque no influye en tu progreso te deja pensando si valió la pena la espera de 10 años.… Expand
  61. Thundermare
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    This is probably the worst game Blizzard has released. Even if the game was better the servers are total trash. I play for a couple of days and each time the same stuff happens, I'm disconnected 500 times per day. The campaign is pretty poor, there is almost no reference to other parts of the game nor the story does say anything about what happened to Tyrael or other members of the AngirisThis is probably the worst game Blizzard has released. Even if the game was better the servers are total trash. I play for a couple of days and each time the same stuff happens, I'm disconnected 500 times per day. The campaign is pretty poor, there is almost no reference to other parts of the game nor the story does say anything about what happened to Tyrael or other members of the Angiris Council. If you count for more than one cinematic like it was in D3 and RoS then you will be disappointed too.
    The endgame is so boring. Compare it to PoE where the game is so much more challenging at any stage of the game. I must say that even though D3 was trash it was way better than this.

    I paid 100 euros for a poor-looking mount that is not even useful in the game (it's very messy to control and my rogue runs faster than the horse :P) and some battle pass that's not even live at the moment. When it comes to the game I will surely not come back... oh wait, and you get the wings of creator emote :D    … Expand
  62. Baredevl
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    I thought the story and cutscenes were entertaining. This is the second Diablo game I've played in the franchise (Diablo Immortal) and I really like the gameplay. However, this game falls off a cliff around level 70 and there are no systems in the game to keep you hooked.

    Diablo Immortal had Instanced PVP and leaderboards on launch. This game has neither. Both of those systems made    I thought the story and cutscenes were entertaining. This is the second Diablo game I've played in the franchise (Diablo Immortal) and I really like the gameplay. However, this game falls off a cliff around level 70 and there are no systems in the game to keep you hooked.

    Diablo Immortal had Instanced PVP and leaderboards on launch. This game has neither. Both of those systems made Immortal worth grinding. I don't see how that game is F2P and this game costs $60+. I have no desire to even attempt a microtransaction in this game. It feels like I'm playing solo all the time. Why would I buy skins? Who would I show them to?

    Fun to play for the story, but I won't touch it again unless they add more.    … Expand
  63. Mind87
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    Diablo 4 costs 70€ in its basic version.
    For that you get a very boring map, dungeons that are too similar (many look like they were inserted with copy+paste), very bland gameplay and monotonous boss fights.
    The shared world is annoying and ruins the whole immersion. There are numerous bugs and, in my case, many problems with the minions. Diablo 4 offers no innovations at all, nor does    Diablo 4 costs 70€ in its basic version.
    For that you get a very boring map, dungeons that are too similar (many look like they were inserted with copy+paste), very bland gameplay and monotonous boss fights.
    The shared world is annoying and ruins the whole immersion. There are numerous bugs and, in my case, many problems with the minions.
    Diablo 4 offers no innovations at all, nor does it impress with creativity. There is a complete lack of attention to detail and that is a real shame.
    In the game itself, the player level almost doesn't matter. Everything on the map scales with the player level. So the most important thing is simply the equipment. The skills and the level itself can be more or less neglected.
    As already mentioned above, this game costs at least 70€... Measured against this price, it is total rubbish.

    Diablo 4 gives me the impression that it was developed for the small-minded gamer who has no ambitions and doesn't want to think. The main thing is to spend money on overpriced skins.

    The story is overrated in my opinion and that alone does not justify this price. I can't recommend this game to anyone.    … Expand
  64. Boro666
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    It's hard to believe how bad is Diablo IV. I can't comprehend how can they charge us 70 EUR for Diablo Immortal 2. It looks and plays like that mobile cash grab. Sure, for now it's not as bad, but wait for the season 1 to start. They will unleash their usual micro-transaction hell and this game will be basically all about paid skins. Because let's be honest - campaign in this one is a jokeIt's hard to believe how bad is Diablo IV. I can't comprehend how can they charge us 70 EUR for Diablo Immortal 2. It looks and plays like that mobile cash grab. Sure, for now it's not as bad, but wait for the season 1 to start. They will unleash their usual micro-transaction hell and this game will be basically all about paid skins. Because let's be honest - campaign in this one is a joke and you can't really play it in a loop like before. Majority of the game are lazy fetch quests. Really, in 2023, in a game developed for like a decade by a multimillion corporation? There are indie games that are much better than this one, developed by few dudes in a garage... But OK, let's say it's simply a hack'n'slash game. All you do is slay monsters and loot. OK, but where are those monsters and all that loot? Maps are basically barren copy paste fields with a very limited variety of enemies scattered thin. Most things you get are basically useless junk. Even those legendary items are semi-useful at best in most cases. Also your skill tree is extremely limited and only handful of them are useful. Why did they even added those skills if they don't work? Why bother? Just give me fireball that works and stop pretending. But with monster scaling it would be probably useless anyway. I love that when you level you actually hindering yourself, because monsters are levelling too and become bullet sponges with zillion HP. It's really fun to fight one goat man for like 2 minutes. But man, there are so many bad choices in this game, that it's hard to write a review and put it all in it. So forget gameplay. From the technical standpoint I'm also not amazed. Sure, it looks better than Diablo 2 or 3, but it doesn't look like a 2023 game. I play in 4K on ultra (with that UHD patch) and everything is blurry, low detail, especially ground textures remind me of Doom 3... what the heck man? Also light is badly made. There's clearly no ray tracing and balance in lighting. You have those blinding lanterns and 2m from them it's pure darkness. They also try to scatter, but they really know nothing about coding, so it only adds more blur and make it foggy. I have a good gaming rig - 5800X, 32RAM 4000MHz and RTX3090. And it's barely giving me stable 60-70fps... Really? In a game looking like it was made 15 years ago? And the camera - oh boy, I love those off screen attacks and no awareness of the surroundings, because I'm forced to play with a FOV set for 70" TVs. Haha, and that console HUD, with totally unintuitive and illegible quest tracking, no journal, never-ending tabs and so on. But the real cherry on top is the requirement to be always online. It's not a MMO. I want to play it solo and offline, like a real Diablo game, and not be bothered during campaign by hundreds of other players with insulting or stupid nicks. I don't want your 3 repetitive events and all that useless pseudo MMO BS.

    As for my rating for the game. It this was an indie game, I would give it strong 5/10. Nice effort, maybe after some patching and a lot of development it could be good. But Diablo IV was made by one of the largest developers on this planet! They had basically unlimited budget and resources... and a lot of time. Nearly a decade. And they made this? 0/10. All those 10/10 reviews from mainstream media are a lie to trick you into buying this mediocre, at best, game.    … Expand
  65. kosar1k
    Jun 26, 2023
    1
    I really love Diablo 2 and really dislike Diablo 3, but compared to Diablo 4 the third one doesn't seem so bad. The most mediocre part of Diablo from all that was, they also did not forget about SJV, bravo, well-deserved 1 point.
  66. mikaelcarrara
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Magnificent! The atmosphere of the game is absurdly wonderful. Love this game!
  67. gamr09345r
    Jun 26, 2023
    6
    As someone who very much enjoys ARPGs, I thought that Diablo 4, the 'grandfather' of this very genre would do something to impress me. I knew that knowing Blizzards typical incompetence, that there'd be problems with the game of course. I've been playing for at least 50 hours now, and frankly I've been enjoying the game. However, there are several grave issues with Diablo 4 that can't beAs someone who very much enjoys ARPGs, I thought that Diablo 4, the 'grandfather' of this very genre would do something to impress me. I knew that knowing Blizzards typical incompetence, that there'd be problems with the game of course. I've been playing for at least 50 hours now, and frankly I've been enjoying the game. However, there are several grave issues with Diablo 4 that can't be ignored. Much like the grinding of nails on chalkboard, the longer one tries to ignore it, the worse it gets.
    Make no mistake--there is a decent game here, but it is marred by issues, some of which have already been touched upon, that really make this start to become a chore.

    Balance, oh my god the balance in this game is so all over the place. The main culprit, naturally is level scaling, which seems to arbitrarily make the game more difficult than it really needs to be. No matter how much you level, no matter how well you build your character or what sweet gear you get, it will in the end be completely arbitrary because of the complete lack of any balance. Playing on world tier 1, the 'easiest' mode, you will get one-shotted by normal mobs for apparently no reason, you will level up your character and get stronger only for the mobs to not only level up with you--but to exceed your level.
    Now you may ask, what implications does this have? It means that no matter how hard you work, you can't out level mobs, areas or bosses, which means that you are not rewarded for going in prepared for say, a boss fight. In any other game, being patient in grinding and getting good gear for your character, as well as setting them up correctly will bestow you an advantage. You will be a high enough level--or greater than the boss you seek to defeat. The way you build your character can turn a very difficult fight into a moderately difficult one, but in this game for some reason, the bosses ALWAYS out level you. This leads to the frustrating experience of feeling underpowered and extraordinarily weak at every turn, despite your best efforts to the contrary. Well, at least gear can help you out? Well...

    The funny thing I noticed about gear is that stats barely matter at all, even though they should. What use are attributes like Dexterity, Strength et all if they barely confer anything at all? I checked my stat sheet--playing a melee rogue. I intentionally build her for maximum dexterity with some intelligence, as dex is the main stat and intelligence grants crit. Now what do I get for stacking dexterity as much as humanly possible? A measly 2.1 percent dodge chance. What the F%$% is this? For a total of a 3 percent dodge chance, the class fantasy of the 'daring, agile rogue' is hardly sold at all. This means that during a fight, getting hit with a melee attack lands 97 PERCENT OF THE TIME. The bosses in this game are cancer for melee characters as you may figure from this, in addition to the arbitrary difficulty imposed by things like level scaling. You will pull your hair out trying to get past a roadblock in the story like with Brol, the Tyrant king and others.

    My last complaint is the underwhelming skill tree and pool of abilities. You'd think that with 8~ years of development they'd come up with something better than this, even WoW has better skill trees, because D4 has the kind of anemic skill trees that would make an anorexic patient at death's door blush with sympathetic embarrassment. There are hardly any ways to build your character in any unique manner, ant the "specializations" are downright atrocious. It is baffling that D4 can't strike a middle ground between the lunatic madness of Path of Exiles 200 IQ 8D Multi layered skill trees and literal mobile game tier skill trees, but hey, it's only a multi dollar company.

    While all that has been said, there are good things about the game. The visual design is simply amazing, the kind of stuff that screams grimdark in the best way possible. You will be met with haunting vistas, the desolated remains of civilization, the horrors of hell and everything in between, rendered in painful detail. The character creator, while not good, can still be used to create 'some' attractive characters. The feel and look of combat is excellent, nice, gritty and brutal, with every crunch of bone and slash tuned perfectly. The soundtrack is haunting, and pretty damn good, while the story does have its moments, thanks mostly to the visual design and the excellent voice acting. (excluding your main characters voice, lmao) The voice acting makes the people of D4 feel alive and very much believable.

    All in all, there is a decent game underneath here, but some of the design directions taken leave MUCH to be desired. It'd be a good game to buy on sale for about ~30 dollars.
    Good:
    Amazing visual design
    Good Sound design
    Good soundtrack and voice acting
    Good Story
    Good 'core' combat
    Bad:
    Balance is cancer
    Stats mean nothing
    Terrible Skill tree    … Expand
  68. Derilas
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Pros :
    Interesting story.
    Awesome graphics. Great moment to moment gameplay. Cons: Failed at power progression. Failed at itemization. Lacks many quality of life features. The facts that Blizzard stumbled and failed at power progression is mind boggling to me. I understand that its because of level scaling. So in previous diablo games level of monsters was fixed. So player CHOSE    Pros :
    Interesting story.
    Awesome graphics.
    Great moment to moment gameplay.
    Cons:
    Failed at power progression.
    Failed at itemization.
    Lacks many quality of life features.

    The facts that Blizzard stumbled and failed at power progression is mind boggling to me. I understand that its because of level scaling.
    So in previous diablo games level of monsters was fixed. So player CHOSE difficulty by going under level. (if player power is lacking) to grind more and catch up, and keep game difficulty enjoyable. or go over level (if player power is above the curve) and raise difficulty to make it enjoyable.
    because monsters just level up with you, and you have NO choice to pick difficulty for yourself... in many case game is boring because its too easy, or its boring because its to hard and grindy. Game does have same time in golden middle, but not much. It is even worse for your alts.
    One of solutions would be : allow player to -X +X monster levels, that this will reduce/increase XP and Magic find but allow players TO PICK GAMEPLAY THEY WANT TO HAVE!
    Itemization is also boring after first 100 hours. You almost never ever see anything new and interesting. You have seen all legendries by then. And diablo 4 drops very few interesting unyque's. fail here too.
    so... its ARPG, looter to create power fantasy for players. And D4 fails at both power fantasy and loot part.

    I would recommend Blizzard to focus on creating quality gameplay, instead of focusing on creating perfect platform to sell battle passes and overpriced cosmetics.

    If you like ARPG - give Diablo 4 a try. I still believe it technical masterpiece worth experiencing. Only don't plan to spend 3000 h on it like you did in Diablo 2...    … Expand
  69. HakkaNoTogame
    Jun 26, 2023
    8
    First off.. I REALLY wish this game was not online only. I would love to give this game a 10 out of 10, but the online only aspect and issues that come with online only are upsetting. The worldbulding, setting, and character builds are 10 out of 10. Lilith is hands-down the best antagonist this series has ever offered. Absolutely loved any moment she was on screen. Gameplay wise they stillFirst off.. I REALLY wish this game was not online only. I would love to give this game a 10 out of 10, but the online only aspect and issues that come with online only are upsetting. The worldbulding, setting, and character builds are 10 out of 10. Lilith is hands-down the best antagonist this series has ever offered. Absolutely loved any moment she was on screen. Gameplay wise they still need to work on some balancing, but once they do I think more people will enjoy due to not having to play meta builds. End game is actually decent at launch which is also surprising but very welcome. In a season or two I think this game will really be running on all cylinders. They lose a point for the cosmetic prices because they are disgusting. Thankfully the ingame loot looks so much cooler than the premium cosmetics.… Expand
  70. Nebukarr
    Jun 26, 2023
    6
    Falled into that open beta trap once again.

    I must admit: Diablo IV looks great. It has solid storytelling and all the things you want from an ARPG including Blizzards QoL features. But: It bores the hell out of me. Why? - No innovation: Besides some mechanics like "Book of the Dead" there is nothing new to experience - Lack of endgame: Running dungeons to farm even more    Falled into that open beta trap once again.

    I must admit: Diablo IV looks great. It has solid storytelling and all the things you want from an ARPG including Blizzards QoL features.

    But: It bores the hell out of me. Why?
    - No innovation: Besides some mechanics like "Book of the Dead" there is nothing new to experience
    - Lack of endgame: Running dungeons to farm even more legendaries? Well, that's what ARPGs are about. But it is presented in the most dull way. Always the same monsters, dungeon tiles, items.
    - Grinding is not fun: I mean, it should be. But at Level 50 your experience moves in slomo! And the game isn't interesting enough to spend hundreds of hours
    - MTX: speaks for itself
    - Price: Way too high for a solid, but uninspired ARPG
    - Every class feels the same because of imposed game mechanics
    - Paragon board looks like a game of Go and is a cheap imitation of POEs skilltree

    Well, what have you expected?
    Asking me? I mean. It's Blizzard. They must have invested millions. So:
    - A fantastic blasting story with new inspiring characters which are there even after the campaign ends
    - A living breathing open world with lots of things to discover and not just searching altars
    - Monsters with mechanics that I have to handle, not just spam generator -> spender
    - Interesing encounters in dungeons, the open world and in town
    - Not just copy+paste towns and town folks

    Where the hell is the Diablo2 spirit? After 1 week of D4 I switched back to D2R.

    The only thing that could possibly(!) save the game: Runes!    … Expand
  71. Nintelav17
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    This game is really fun when it works but it's unpayable in this state. If you like to play an Hack n Slash on laggy servers who get DDoS every week, this game is for you.
  72. Therion19982
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Im dłuzej gram tym mniej widzę plusow wrecz same minusy .... Nie jest to acion rpg (brak singla rozbudowanych qestów ... Rowniez nie jest to mmorpg brak handlu wyszukiwania druzyn itd ...O wczorajszym dniu nawet nie wspomne lagi i wkoncu brak mozliwosci gry kolejki, gra tania nie była ...Brak balansu postaci aspektów itemow ... Minusow jest wiele wiecej w tej chwili do glowy nieIm dłuzej gram tym mniej widzę plusow wrecz same minusy .... Nie jest to acion rpg (brak singla rozbudowanych qestów ... Rowniez nie jest to mmorpg brak handlu wyszukiwania druzyn itd ...O wczorajszym dniu nawet nie wspomne lagi i wkoncu brak mozliwosci gry kolejki, gra tania nie była ...Brak balansu postaci aspektów itemow ... Minusow jest wiele wiecej w tej chwili do glowy nie przychodzi mi żaden pozytyw moze grafika jest w miare ok...… Expand
  73. Witticaster
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    Solid ARPG with great crossplay functionality and a good shared-screen co-op experience.
  74. sprowa
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    Diablo 4's endgame system falls flat. Lackluster rewards, repetitive gameplay, and shallow progression make it a major disappointment. The grind feels unrewarding, leaving players unsatisfied and unmotivated. It fails to deliver the depth and variety expected from a Diablo title. Overall, a letdown for fans longing for a compelling endgame experience.
  75. Wildrums-
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    Content du titre de Blizzard ! Belle proposition, cependant j'aurais apprécié plus de prise de risque. À clairement faire si vous aimez ce genre de jeu.
  76. Hint
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    MMO **** I'm no where NEAR a world event on the map, and enemies keep spawning everytime some xbox kid runs by
  77. Demky
    Jun 26, 2023
    1
    Very boring game, hard to meet people to play with.
    I wanted a multiplayer game, I really liked diablo2.
    I'm lvl 52 and I have never meet anyone to do dungeon, quest, xp together... I did everything alone that's so sad.
    There is not even a global channel to find players.
    They said it would be like diablo2; it really feels like a copy of diablo3.
  78. Gi3ra
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    When i think more and more about Diablo 4 i'm coming to one conclusion. How much i want it not to be true, this game is Diablo 3 with way better graphics and some extra activitis. It also have all issues that diablo 3 had plus some new ones.

    Lack of monsters density and types, same goes with bosses. Items design is boring and bland. Legendary items are falling from sky. You literally    When i think more and more about Diablo 4 i'm coming to one conclusion. How much i want it not to be true, this game is Diablo 3 with way better graphics and some extra activitis. It also have all issues that diablo 3 had plus some new ones.

    Lack of monsters density and types, same goes with bosses.
    Items design is boring and bland. Legendary items are falling from sky. You literally don't have carrot here and at some point you realize that you chase bigger number on item.
    Mount system is beyond annoying.
    Paragon board does not change anything besides damage boost, non game changing mechanism like for example necro curses becomes aura.

    Overall as fan of series i'm really disappointed. There were promises to give use something special with big price tag on it, this isn't special at all besides very good graphics. Potential to be great is there but need big reworks right now with real end game activities added. Without that, everyone will forget about this game very quickly.    … Expand
  79. MHuggler
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    I play this game for 7 hours in a row and I feel like I just start to play, It’s an amazing RPG game, I strongly recommend this game.
  80. vedmike
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    great graphics, great story, intersting pumping, great sound. The king is back!
  81. ckcrowt
    Jun 26, 2023
    8
    This is an absolute masterpiece. The outstanding point of Diablo IV is the world design and combat. Buy it. Play it.
  82. zcat5
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    Good story, but thats it. The level scaling and lack of procedurally generated content is a massive step back from previous games. This is easily the worst ARPG released in over a decade.
  83. Unniok
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    Game is meh. Not really a fan of the gameplay and story. Rather disappointing.
  84. Qwest1991
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    I have eagerly awaited the arrival of Diablo IV, for it has already achieved legendary status within the gaming community.
  85. Ferinal
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Does nothing new for the genre just a boring, soulless rehash of D3 mechanics but worse. Actively tries to annoy you at every pass with glitchy gameplay and disconnects. One of the worse horse/travel implementations of any game to date, gets hung up on every bit of terrain possible and you can't engage the spur ability until you are so far out of town it is comical.
    The build system is    Does nothing new for the genre just a boring, soulless rehash of D3 mechanics but worse. Actively tries to annoy you at every pass with glitchy gameplay and disconnects. One of the worse horse/travel implementations of any game to date, gets hung up on every bit of terrain possible and you can't engage the spur ability until you are so far out of town it is comical.
    The build system is horrible, you basically play the same skills from level 25 on and it gets old an tired quickly. The leveling system makes sure you never feel as powerful as you were when you were low level. Just absolute garbage from people who should have known better.    … Expand
  86. kadoku
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. best mmo of the world multi language option and the story is very good 10 10… Expand
  87. Larciel
    Jun 25, 2023
    10
    Best ARPG ever made ! Most people who are complaining have never played an ARPG and simply do not like the genre. The problem lies not with the game, it lies with people not knowing what they are buying.
  88. qrabzdmlka
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    Beautiful environment.
    Great story.
    One of the best cinematics I've seen and very good cutscenes. But Gameplay is the most important. As it feels smooth to H&S around - all the balance, builds, skills, paragons, right and wrong way to play. All the progress you can make, all the stuff in end game - all those things are unbalanced and have no proper thought put it. Game with such bad    Beautiful environment.
    Great story.
    One of the best cinematics I've seen and very good cutscenes.
    But Gameplay is the most important. As it feels smooth to H&S around - all the balance, builds, skills, paragons, right and wrong way to play. All the progress you can make, all the stuff in end game - all those things are unbalanced and have no proper thought put it. Game with such bad design shouldn't cost as much as it costs.    … Expand
  89. simosh
    Jun 25, 2023
    3
    D4 starts nice, during the first days the hype was real and it was fun for a few days. Playing campaign, testing group play with some friends. I was like 20 levels behind cause I played Pulverizer and didn't get the needed aspects. So for me, the process of leveling was quite hard but after reading the guides - in which people spend hours of testing and typing - I had a blast and the gameD4 starts nice, during the first days the hype was real and it was fun for a few days. Playing campaign, testing group play with some friends. I was like 20 levels behind cause I played Pulverizer and didn't get the needed aspects. So for me, the process of leveling was quite hard but after reading the guides - in which people spend hours of testing and typing - I had a blast and the game felt better after around lvl40. I got to 50 and Paragon made it even better. Now I'm 69 and my friends stopped already with playing this game. I'm doing the recommend stuff on W3 or W4 by clicking the same two buttos allot and everything looks like the same. It's like all the others say, it gets boring very fast, it's repetitive, lifeless. What me annoys the most are the ratings from the professionals / press. At this point Blizzards Marketing is the far more better division than the game designers and this sucks. If the game would had cost 25€, I would had given 5 points.… Expand
  90. spiderson
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    This game is boring, the way the enemies scale is just not interesting, the only way to find challenge is on the paragon dungeons and even those can get boring after a while because you realize that it's just the same repetitive stuff over and over again.

    I think the items are very uninspired and after getting a few aspects you simply find nothing good. While many systems seem good on    This game is boring, the way the enemies scale is just not interesting, the only way to find challenge is on the paragon dungeons and even those can get boring after a while because you realize that it's just the same repetitive stuff over and over again.

    I think the items are very uninspired and after getting a few aspects you simply find nothing good.
    While many systems seem good on paper, the game asks for a level of grind that I simply do not want to commit to.    … Expand
  91. deeznutts
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    This game is **** Blizzard is garbage. Just look at all the recent user reviews. This company needs to just disappear already.
  92. Aeredy
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Fun to play big numbers so me happy, story was boring most of the time but had some good moments.
    boring to play early game for some classes. server issues make hardcore pointless, play it and see of you like it don't play it if you don't like the genre
  93. LtButcher
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Besides ok graphics and gothic atmosphere, story and music, this is just Diablo 3. Avoid getting it as seriously as you did avoid getting covid.
  94. Klofi
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    This would be an excellent 10/10 game if it did not have the STUPID always-online connection design. I was in middle of a hard boss fight that I already tried 10 times and this time I was actually going to make it, only to get kicked out of game few seconds before finish because Blizzards servers went down. I was playing purely singleplayer, no group. Now I feel such a disgust to the game,This would be an excellent 10/10 game if it did not have the STUPID always-online connection design. I was in middle of a hard boss fight that I already tried 10 times and this time I was actually going to make it, only to get kicked out of game few seconds before finish because Blizzards servers went down. I was playing purely singleplayer, no group. Now I feel such a disgust to the game, don't even want to turn it on again. I have PTDS that no matter what I do or how hard I try I can get randomly kicked out of single player game because of Blizzard. On top of that can't play this on handheld on train/plane because of the same reason.… Expand
  95. Ponodol
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    This game is not worth 70 EUR! A maximum of 30 EUR for the plot. Beyond that, it's a talentless, lagging "game". I rate it two stars only because of the plot.
  96. Psichoz
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Graphics +
    Music++
    Gameplay - Auto leveling ----- Depreciated and meaningless legendary items --- Repetitive and boring dungeons --- 0.05% damage buildup when enemies grow with you --- The failed third part was better. Much better. Ah yes, while part 3 has been played many times in many seasons with high paragon... in this part since the release, I have only level 41. Not    Graphics +
    Music++
    Gameplay -
    Auto leveling -----
    Depreciated and meaningless legendary items ---
    Repetitive and boring dungeons ---
    0.05% damage buildup when enemies grow with you ---

    The failed third part was better. Much better.

    Ah yes, while part 3 has been played many times in many seasons with high paragon... in this part since the release, I have only level 41. Not interesting at all, but for the sake of the story, I'll have to play...    … Expand
  97. yongxshin
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    -Very polished campaign to fool outlets into giving the game high scores
    -Extremely grindy. Far more so than the previous games. It's like they took everything they learned from Diablo 3, threw away that knowledge, and decided to make the same mistakes again.
    -They took the kinds of RNG that people hated in D3, and increased it 10x. -Utterly stupid endgame design. Imagine world of    -Very polished campaign to fool outlets into giving the game high scores
    -Extremely grindy. Far more so than the previous games. It's like they took everything they learned from Diablo 3, threw away that knowledge, and decided to make the same mistakes again.
    -They took the kinds of RNG that people hated in D3, and increased it 10x.
    -Utterly stupid endgame design. Imagine world of warcraft dailies and world quests being the only activity, but your gear self-destructs and needs to be replaced every week for no reason.    … Expand
  98. ryukenkyoiori
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately, can't see what has improved since the last installments. Mediocre at best. Disappointing.
  99. thebigsleepwres
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    always online
    servers now down
    issues with logging in
    gameplay pretty boring
  100. Mid304
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    The selection of basic and core skills is very unfulfilling, after the campaign the endgame gameplay cycle is... awful
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

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