Diablo IV

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2.0

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  1. burnzrus
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    This game is not an ARPG, it's just WOW with a diablo skin on it. The level scaling is the DEATH of this game. This is not what Diablo fans wanted.
  2. Thedis-chosen1
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    I loved diablo, diablo 2 and diablo 3. Im very much enjoying Diablo 4, who let the trolls out of their cage on these review bombs! Yeesh.
  3. tork90
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    It's like as if the developers aren't actual gaming enthusiasts - the gameplay is absolutely TERRIBLE compared to Diablo 2, not even comparable.

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

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

    What I don't get, is why people(developers) try to fix what isn't broken? The stat/skill structure (or gameplay in general) of Diablo 2 for example, was absolutely perfect and could've been used as a template for this game. And how about having Diablo 2 enthusiasts with 100's of hours logged critique the game? We know what the game should feel like and what makes it incredibly re-playable. Perhaps developers "back in the day" used drugs more, allowing themselves to be "more creative?" Who knows.    … Expand
  4. LetsFourPlay
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    Best Diablo game since Diablo 2. Finally Blizzard made a good game after YEARS of terrible games like Diablo Immortal, Diablo 4, Overwatch 1 and 2.
    The game is excelent but lacks some polishing that hopefully will come in future patches.

    Great graphics, even better set and feel, the music and art style are amazing. Big map, great story, good gameplay, challenging and fun.
    LOVING Diablo 4
  5. ultraviper
    Jun 15, 2023
    5
    Doesn't seem to add anything new or better from previous games at all. But it does add a microtransaction shop... Game has lag spikes/disconnections, even if playing solo. Can't pause the game, even if playing solo. A lot of the skills seem, well, completely useless. For example the conjuration tree of the sorceress has 3 skills to pick from: one has 0 cooldown and lasts 10 seconds. theDoesn't seem to add anything new or better from previous games at all. But it does add a microtransaction shop... Game has lag spikes/disconnections, even if playing solo. Can't pause the game, even if playing solo. A lot of the skills seem, well, completely useless. For example the conjuration tree of the sorceress has 3 skills to pick from: one has 0 cooldown and lasts 10 seconds. the other 2 last only 6 seconds each and have huge cooldowns (16 and 20 seconds). There is no reason to ever pick the long cooldown ones that last long enough to kill maybe 1 enemy and then make you wait 10-14 seconds to cast them again. Especially when you can only have 6 skills at any one time.… Expand
  6. EddyPinks
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    One of the worst ARPGs that I've ever played, and I've played most.

    Story: meh
    Combat: average at best
    UI: average
    Class progression: below average
    Monetization: In your face
    Cope: Off the charts

    I want my $70 back. I should have just waited for a steam sale.
  7. FarEastPlayer
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    The Blizzard is just keeping gaslighting players and nerf everything that could possibly make players happy. They are anti-players, they should burn in hell.
  8. zeejet
    Jun 15, 2023
    6
    I've been playing Diablo games since D1 and have seen the full arc of the series. I think D2 is still the crowning achievement in the series with Immortal being at the bottom. D4 is a sensible successor to the polarizing style and story of D3 although there are a number of aspects to the game that I found disappointing, but not beyond repair or deal breaking. I think the skill tree is aI've been playing Diablo games since D1 and have seen the full arc of the series. I think D2 is still the crowning achievement in the series with Immortal being at the bottom. D4 is a sensible successor to the polarizing style and story of D3 although there are a number of aspects to the game that I found disappointing, but not beyond repair or deal breaking. I think the skill tree is a bit too reminiscent of PoE without nearly as many options. The simplification is good, but the skill development feels limited. Item stats are also somewhat confusing and unfamiliar while the crafting system feels unsatisfying and clunky. My last gripe is the visual design of the characters and objects. The color palette and dark atmosphere is fantastic, but the actual rendering of characters, monsters and objects feel lackluster (worse than D2R). I think the strongest suit is the variety in quests and the open world system, which makes the game feel more vast relative to previous titles.… Expand
  9. Superduperjew
    Jun 15, 2023
    5
    The itemization is beyond silly and the feeling of getting stronger to overcome challenges is all over the place because monsters scale with you. In other games, you come to content you can't beat, so you get stronger then go back to overcome it but in D4 that isn't the case because when you get stronger, the monsters also get stronger. It's insanity. None of it makes sense. The socialThe itemization is beyond silly and the feeling of getting stronger to overcome challenges is all over the place because monsters scale with you. In other games, you come to content you can't beat, so you get stronger then go back to overcome it but in D4 that isn't the case because when you get stronger, the monsters also get stronger. It's insanity. None of it makes sense. The social aspect is non-existent. They had D2 as a super solid foundation for an amazing ARPG but there they go again with the D3-like formula of trying to reinvent the wheel without even innovating. The art and atmosphere are solid, the story is good enough and enjoyable. Sure, the game feels a little bland sometimes but overall I like the atmosphere.

    FIX CAMERA ZOOM AND ANGLE

    FIX ITEMS SO THEY FEEL LIKE D2, IT'S YOUR OWN GAME FOR CRYING OUT LOUD YOU CAN USE IT!

    FIX LEVEL SCALING

    FIX SOCIAL    … Expand
  10. marianpilka
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    Average slasher with average story. Graphic are nice but could have been better. Feel a lot like Lost Ark without Korean twist. Even the shop is here. In the 70eur game... And the worst thing is the game is quite boring after a while of playing.
  11. Pantiechrist
    Jun 15, 2023
    3
    Giving it a 3 for art and sound. This is Diablo by name only. I don't know why they decided to add level scaling, it totally breaks the game, I hate it so much.. level 1 just as powerful as a level 90.... ridiculous concept. Remove it, or add the option like Witcher 3. This feels like a cheap port of their terrible mobile Diablo Immortals game with updated graphics. I hope they remove theGiving it a 3 for art and sound. This is Diablo by name only. I don't know why they decided to add level scaling, it totally breaks the game, I hate it so much.. level 1 just as powerful as a level 90.... ridiculous concept. Remove it, or add the option like Witcher 3. This feels like a cheap port of their terrible mobile Diablo Immortals game with updated graphics. I hope they remove the level scaling, it is by far the worst flaw of this game, you can never ever feel powerful, level up? doesn't matter, so did the enemy.… Expand
  12. Torosarr
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    In my opinion Diablo 4 is one of the best games ive played since a long time. Is it perfect? No. But it is still very good.

    People who rate this game with 0 seems to want to hate it. So i will drope 10 to compensate haters
  13. DoomSlayer_90
    Jun 15, 2023
    7
    Decent game, but definitely overhyped. Graphics are cool, gameplay is fun, the story is good. But there is an overabundence of items and enemies which becomes annoying after a while (very similar to Path of Exile) and the dungeons and events become repetitive. In short, the game is mostly item farming and level grinding. It's worth playing, but definitely it doesn't worth the price of $70.
  14. JohnSchroeder02
    Jun 15, 2023
    3
    The campaign is fun. Game looks nice. But after you get through the campaign there doesn't seem to be much worthwhile. End game dungeons are all virtually identical and get boring really quick. The Tree of Whispers which is supposedly an end-game system... doesn't reward end-game gear. WTF? Obols, the in-game currency used for gambling, also has no chance of rewarding end game gear.The campaign is fun. Game looks nice. But after you get through the campaign there doesn't seem to be much worthwhile. End game dungeons are all virtually identical and get boring really quick. The Tree of Whispers which is supposedly an end-game system... doesn't reward end-game gear. WTF? Obols, the in-game currency used for gambling, also has no chance of rewarding end game gear.
    There are many problems with this game right now. I do wish I could get my money back on this one.    … Expand
  15. SnackEat1
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    Just another blizzard microtransaction simulator with a decent game behind it. Seriously people, stop supporting this stuff. Stop making gaming inherently worse off.
  16. hughesd22
    Jun 15, 2023
    8
    Don't listen to the review bombs. This game is pretty great. Lots of fun to be had and the gameplay feels much slower than d3, with more emphasis on positioning and dodging, which is great imo. Graphics are fantastic. Cinematics and story are great so far. There are a few bugs here and there and I have been actively avoiding any of the microtransactions, but overall I'd say it's definitelyDon't listen to the review bombs. This game is pretty great. Lots of fun to be had and the gameplay feels much slower than d3, with more emphasis on positioning and dodging, which is great imo. Graphics are fantastic. Cinematics and story are great so far. There are a few bugs here and there and I have been actively avoiding any of the microtransactions, but overall I'd say it's definitely worth the buy. You'll get hours and hours of fun for $70.… Expand
  17. Kesper85
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    Nothing to chase. Nothing to do. Worse than d3 [ at least d3 has some fresh ideas, d4 is just retaking them]. Don't waste your money. The only "endgame" that game has is literally a joke. I wouldn't even call such a thing dungeons. Not to mention "originality".
  18. nexus84
    Jun 15, 2023
    9
    I think people are hard, the game itself have fantastic graphics and creative content. Everything is much more better than D3. People didn't complain that much back in D2.
    Some things could be improved like inventory management, and they probably will, but it doesn't ruin the game and it will certainly be changed soon.
    The only thing I miss from D2 is trading.
  19. Jerriescids
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    It's truly disheartening to witness the culmination of a 23-year attempt of a revival, only to find that a game with a straightforward concept has been redone twice, both attempts resulting in massive failure. The element of itemization and character scaling, unfortunately, stands as a prime example of woefully inadequate game design.

    Get punished to level? No Thanks Stupid Gear stats    It's truly disheartening to witness the culmination of a 23-year attempt of a revival, only to find that a game with a straightforward concept has been redone twice, both attempts resulting in massive failure. The element of itemization and character scaling, unfortunately, stands as a prime example of woefully inadequate game design.

    Get punished to level? No Thanks
    Stupid Gear stats (the whole game's point)? No Thanks
    Dungeons that feel like an indie game budget with its constant repetition? No Thanks

    Just wish there was a way to refund -- POE2 hopefully will take note of this game and continue to improve their game (which is a thousand steps ahead of Blizzard).    … Expand
  20. neconic
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    I didn't want to play Diablo 4 because from the videos I saw, the game seemed very sluggish and slow. My friends convinced me that it's not like that, that it just appears that way, but unfortunately, the opposite is true. The game is very slow, there are a bunch of unfinished things, bugs, and the gameplay is repetitive and boring. The random items have bad stats, and I haven't even foundI didn't want to play Diablo 4 because from the videos I saw, the game seemed very sluggish and slow. My friends convinced me that it's not like that, that it just appears that way, but unfortunately, the opposite is true. The game is very slow, there are a bunch of unfinished things, bugs, and the gameplay is repetitive and boring. The random items have bad stats, and I haven't even found a good item yet, even though I'm already at level 71. Rerolls are ridiculously expensive. Nightmare dungeon and affixes are a joke. Diablo Immortal or Path of Exile are much better in every aspect. I enjoyed Diablo Immortal much more than Diablo 4, and I was really looking forward to it. If it weren't for the crazy microtransactions in Immortal, Diablo 4 wouldn't stand a chance. Blizzard, you have disappointed me once again, but this time it's the last straw. I want my money back, this game is crap.… Expand
  21. wodahsj
    Jun 15, 2023
    8
    I am genuinely impressed with the production quality, improvements and amount of content available in D4 at launch.

    D4 has improved upon its predecessor in literally every way and it truly seems like they met their goals of bringing a darker feel like d1/d2, better combat like d3, and a better progression system like d2. The World: I cannot get over how much better the world feels    I am genuinely impressed with the production quality, improvements and amount of content available in D4 at launch.

    D4 has improved upon its predecessor in literally every way and it truly seems like they met their goals of bringing a darker feel like d1/d2, better combat like d3, and a better progression system like d2.

    The World: I cannot get over how much better the world feels then any other diablo game. It feels like we are running around an mmo, the verticality that was introduced and all the work you can tell went into every area.. I wonder how much time they spent building it, because it's great.

    The Story / Theme: Easily the best story out of the entire diablo franchise(I have PTSD after d3). So many moments i thought 'oh no, they are doing to kill x person off in a dumb way'. It.. never happened. I was surprised, laughed and had my jaw open at some points at well. It was good.

    The Gameplay: Combat feels good as it has since d3. Not really much to say here, feels like an improved version of d3s combat.

    The Progression / Itemization: They seem to have hit a sweet spot in progression / itemization. Between your skill tree, paragon boards, gems, item upgrades, affix rerolls and legendary power management. Out the gate has much more depth and control then any of the previous games without being too complex.

    Verdict: Diablo 4 really has taken the best parts of the previous games and improved upon each of them, some areas have advanced more then others but each has been improved upon. Creating an experience that will serve as a great foundation for them to build upon for years to come. Pair that with their large investment in the franchise working on two seasons and two expansions at any given moment it's looking like diablo 4 will be one of the great ARPGs of our time if the dev team continues to hit their after launch goals with the same quality and passion they did making the base game.    … Expand
  22. PowerSheller
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    40+ year old father here... I really enjoy the slow pacing / grind of the game. Logging in a few hours per day to spend grinding for levels, farming for gear or just hanging out and helping the kids level their toon has been awesome. Is the game perfect, probably not, however, it was well worth the money and time investment, I've thoroughly enjoyed my time in Sanctuary thus far (Level 8040+ year old father here... I really enjoy the slow pacing / grind of the game. Logging in a few hours per day to spend grinding for levels, farming for gear or just hanging out and helping the kids level their toon has been awesome. Is the game perfect, probably not, however, it was well worth the money and time investment, I've thoroughly enjoyed my time in Sanctuary thus far (Level 80 atm) and looking forward to the many hours playing with family and friends.… Expand
  23. AdamM88
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    Negative reviews get deleted here, including my detailed, 3000 character review. Don't believe the 5.2 user score rating. It is way, way worse. By now the honeymoon period is starting to be over for most people. Barely anyone plays it from my friends list. Out of 250 people, only a few are in the game now, less than 2 weeks after release...
  24. Reiks__
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    The game is even worse than Diablo Immortal. Generic Soulless Mobile Graphics. Itemization is a joke. The action is brainless and without tactical depth. You can really see that the developers themselves have never played an ARPG. The story is an insult to common sense on par with poor netflix series. Lilith is a copy of Kerrigan. The whole thing is a disgrace and a grave insult to theThe game is even worse than Diablo Immortal. Generic Soulless Mobile Graphics. Itemization is a joke. The action is brainless and without tactical depth. You can really see that the developers themselves have never played an ARPG. The story is an insult to common sense on par with poor netflix series. Lilith is a copy of Kerrigan. The whole thing is a disgrace and a grave insult to the creators of Blizzard North's Diablo.… Expand
  25. HanzoFrog
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    Really enjoying this edition of Diablo. The look and the feel of the game is great. I'm a long time fan of Diablo II and Diablo III. I think they've captured the dark and gloomy atmosphere from DII and combined it with the ease of playability of DIII and improved upon it with unique skill trees. I'm not a hard core gamer these days but I'm enjoying the story playing a few hours each night.Really enjoying this edition of Diablo. The look and the feel of the game is great. I'm a long time fan of Diablo II and Diablo III. I think they've captured the dark and gloomy atmosphere from DII and combined it with the ease of playability of DIII and improved upon it with unique skill trees. I'm not a hard core gamer these days but I'm enjoying the story playing a few hours each night. I'm enjoying playing as a druid again, that was missing from DIII.… Expand
  26. morbidreich
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    Sooo bad, sooo disappointing. Of course score depends on your background. And context aside, i find D4 really solid, well made game. But for me personally, veteran with hundreds of hours of playtime in every other diablo game, it's utterly dissapointing. I cant force myself to play anymore, i wonder if i'll find stamina to at least finish main storyline. This is so repetitive, i cannotSooo bad, sooo disappointing. Of course score depends on your background. And context aside, i find D4 really solid, well made game. But for me personally, veteran with hundreds of hours of playtime in every other diablo game, it's utterly dissapointing. I cant force myself to play anymore, i wonder if i'll find stamina to at least finish main storyline. This is so repetitive, i cannot find any aspect of the game that feels fresh or encourage me to continue to play. Boring, with huge capital B. I've seen all of that before. Storyline is painfully unengaging, i find myself skipping all dialogues cause i really dont care about them. Combat is so flat, so unrewarding, so repetitive. If that's your first diablo game, you might find that really, seriously really nice. But for everyone with history... just not.… Expand
  27. dkps
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    I am a fan of the series and i liked all diablo games so far.
    I grinded hundreds of hours in the games before, but this one just isn't fun for me.
    After 6 days already. There are some points which contribute to this: #1 The level scaling somehow takes any feeling of progress. There is a constant mediocre difficulty which does not allow me to progress faster when im good enough    I am a fan of the series and i liked all diablo games so far.
    I grinded hundreds of hours in the games before, but this one just isn't fun for me.
    After 6 days already.
    There are some points which contribute to this:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    There are surely many more good points to this game but as it is now i am just very frustrated with it.
    Everything just feels so stretched to burn your time.    … Expand
  28. Mario9767
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    Juego mediocre y tiene muchísima micro transacción y es más de lo mismo en lo personal no me gustó nada el juego
  29. enifen
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    Diablo 4 is a good game, waiting for the season and a quick change of billd. Diablo should be diablo, not POE.
  30. thebarbarian88
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    Solid Zero. No trading, level scaling, same dungeons, same mobs, boring itemization, painful charge skills and no social aspects IG push you to discord. Saddest part is the lifeless end-game and again no trading. Really hope they can address these issues but don't see it happening anytime soon
    RIP Diablo
  31. Uknowwho91
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    One of the best Arpgs in years. Blizzard nailed it out of the park. Haters are going to hate and you can’t do anything about it but this is a good game. Needs a Paladin though
  32. danteafk
    Jun 15, 2023
    5
    ampaign done, first few dungeons done, Tree of Whispers, Helltides. Lost all motivatoin after reaching T4 to even continue. Nothing changes since T2, no new skills, same items just with higher stats (green arrow up yeaaah). Enemy scaling is one of the worst ideas in video games. It's lazy, negates several play styles, ruins player power trips, and just sucks.

    My personal conclusion is a    ampaign done, first few dungeons done, Tree of Whispers, Helltides. Lost all motivatoin after reaching T4 to even continue. Nothing changes since T2, no new skills, same items just with higher stats (green arrow up yeaaah). Enemy scaling is one of the worst ideas in video games. It's lazy, negates several play styles, ruins player power trips, and just sucks.

    My personal conclusion is a maximum of 6/10, if not 5/10.

    Pluses: - Graphics of course, atmo - Sound, voice output. Story does not pick up until A4

    That's where you actually stop again unfortunately, Blizzard hasn't invented anything innovative here, the shell is shiny and pretty , but inside you find again the repeating bad quality blizzard has brought up through the last years.

    Negatives:

    MMO aspect? Almost pointless whether I see another player or not, no global chat. Zero social interaction

    Spot white empty landscapes when you want to go from point a to point b

    Bosses, in principle, all the same, nobrain fights, Space Dodge here, Attack Attack, Dodge, run in circles

    No build variety, you start with a skill at level 5 and will continue to use it at level 60 if switched at all

    itemization same snot as with D3, +2 here, +1 str there, whether the items have stats or not is completely irrelevant , in the end you just look for the right aspects/leg effects and that's it unfortunately

    Feeling of progression, I feel as strong at level 60 as I did at level 20. No power spikes, no aha moment

    every build stackels vulnerability + main stat + critical hit + luck, always! no matter what class, you want more dmg? These are your stats. Grim Dawn, PoE, even Torch Light or Titan Quest change your skills over the course of the game, more projectile speed, more projectiles, other effects, cast on crit, cast on cast, cast on hit, look different graphics , etc. Depending on the class, you can use the same skills in other games, but they then have completely different effects. Paragon Board is also nothing more than Paragons in d3. You're just looking to get more of the same(major stat, crit, etc.)

    Side quests are your standard MMO food, run there, collect 5 of this, bring back.

    Endgame Loop is virtually without diversity, whether I grind Dungeons, Helltides, Tree of Whispers, the basic problem with the "hollow" basic concept of the game remains

    If you don't necessarily need to jump on the bandwagon, or absolutely have to have the latest game or just "be part of the d4 release movement" you should buy the game for 20$ in a year

    Unfortunately, I let myself be ragged on by the hype and marketing again    … Expand
  33. quintonC
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    Massive disappointment.
    The campaign is dull and tedious. They wisely let you skip it after completing it once, but it's honestly so weak that even doing it once is painful.
    After the campaign there are some hints of a middling ARPG. This is quickly ruined by all the "innovative" non-ARPG elements. Any enjoyable moment is cut short with some bullcrap non-gameplay like riding your horse    Massive disappointment.
    The campaign is dull and tedious. They wisely let you skip it after completing it once, but it's honestly so weak that even doing it once is painful.
    After the campaign there are some hints of a middling ARPG. This is quickly ruined by all the "innovative" non-ARPG elements. Any enjoyable moment is cut short with some bullcrap non-gameplay like riding your horse from A to B in a pointless open world and completing hollow checklist "objectives" by "interacting" with npcs and environments. Half the game is doing things in which your class/build is literally not involved, just point-and-click meandering chore tasks. I don't know or care what genre these elements are from but they should't be here.
    D3 deserves credit for its honest attempts at redemption after a poorly received release. That took years, I would not expect D4 to reach such a level until several seasons deep. Right now this is 10% of a game at 200% price    … Expand
  34. fanboykiller91
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    End content from Diablo 3, skill node system from POE, reputation system referring to lost ark.
    Most of the game contents rehash their company's previous work, or bring other companies' systems, so they can't be seen as novelty.
    Nor did I have fun reinterpreting those systems. The story is also bad The only thing that has improved is the graphics and sound. Despite this, it has a high    End content from Diablo 3, skill node system from POE, reputation system referring to lost ark.
    Most of the game contents rehash their company's previous work, or bring other companies' systems, so they can't be seen as novelty.
    Nor did I have fun reinterpreting those systems.
    The story is also bad
    The only thing that has improved is the graphics and sound.
    Despite this, it has a high price compared to other AAA games.    … Expand
  35. Thoorus
    Jun 15, 2023
    8
    I played this game the whole day on Launch and casual after. I finished the Campaign, which has a beatifull written and voice acted Story, as Druid within 20 hours of gaming, but i wanted to endgame a rogue and started one with the Story Skip(great adition to the game). Im now in Endgame and it is pretty good, i can switch between 2/3 Builds that are actually good and feel strong. TheI played this game the whole day on Launch and casual after. I finished the Campaign, which has a beatifull written and voice acted Story, as Druid within 20 hours of gaming, but i wanted to endgame a rogue and started one with the Story Skip(great adition to the game). Im now in Endgame and it is pretty good, i can switch between 2/3 Builds that are actually good and feel strong. The itemization process is simple but not boring. The Combat is great, a bit slower than D3, but not in a way that it is getting annoying.

    If you like ARPGs, for 70$ you get a Game that easily can get you like 150hours+ of Content and thats a goddamn good deal.    … Expand
  36. mitsarakos
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    80 euros for this bad game? I was expected a better one. Very disappointed. I woudnt buy it if I knew...
  37. DiddyCoy
    Jun 15, 2023
    9
    Im a casual gamer. I loved Diablo 1, the second edition wasnt appealing, the third lost me completely. However my brother told me, i think you would like the fourth edition as a casual gamer, so i tried it, and he was right, i really enjoy it.

    Is it a hardcore RPG, no, is it a fun game killing time, doing mission, looting - yes.
  38. yousuck55
    Jun 15, 2023
    4
    This is the first Game of this genre where im bored after a week...
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  39. Valagar
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    I played diablo 1, diablo 2, diablo 3. But this?! This is not a game that should see the light of day. What we get here is a retextured diablo immortal with new maps. In addition, the time that has passed since the release of this monstrosity has not been used in any way. The application is unstable, there are problems with the quality of the connection resulting in lags and ruber banding.I played diablo 1, diablo 2, diablo 3. But this?! This is not a game that should see the light of day. What we get here is a retextured diablo immortal with new maps. In addition, the time that has passed since the release of this monstrosity has not been used in any way. The application is unstable, there are problems with the quality of the connection resulting in lags and ruber banding. And monetization monetization monetization... give us even more $ for a game we haven't finished and there will be 1000 expansions for 1000 dollars.… Expand
  40. rbnsncrs
    Jun 15, 2023
    7
    They didn’t take much risk. Produced a game with traditional gameplay with a conservative approach and asked for a lot of money. As the old school gamers are tired of empty, copy of each other games attacked this one and this average game became the center of attention.

    The game is surprisingly fan on Steam Deck. But I cannot keep playing it because I don’t always have internet where I    They didn’t take much risk. Produced a game with traditional gameplay with a conservative approach and asked for a lot of money. As the old school gamers are tired of empty, copy of each other games attacked this one and this average game became the center of attention.

    The game is surprisingly fan on Steam Deck. But I cannot keep playing it because I don’t always have internet where I use my SD.

    Because of the no checkpoint, no manuel save system a couple of times I had to play the last 15-30 minutes again which was disgusting.

    The leveling of the enemies makes it pointless to play this game for long time. I gain level, enemies gain as much, in the end I’m at the point where I started the game.

    The items found has the similar issue. The item I find become useless soon, so I don’t care anymore, I just make a few upgrades, use it for a few rounds and change it. I never found a good item at the sellers, it’s pointless to check them as well.

    The Witcher 3 was one of the best balanced games I’ve ever played I guess. If you are at a certain level higher than the side quest that quest was becoming unplayable. You could find an item a few higher levels than yours and you needed to keep it until you reach that level. It was exciting to work on it. It's not kuantum physics, what gamers ask is clear, just use the logic.

    The things Diablo 4 is good are; you can reset your skills for a reasonable amount. The difficulty is well balanced. Very few bugs. They worked on it this game for sure, not some sloppy job.

    Easily deserves half the price they are asking for.    … Expand
  41. matpiggy84
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    사기 당한 기분. 시즌제라는 이유로 지금 미완성이라는 것을 정당화 할 수 있을까? 내가 왜 미완성 게임에 돈을 지불해야 하는가?
  42. temptempovici
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How stupid can you be, to pay 70 euro for a **** boring clicker. But, never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.… Expand
  43. Spcell
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    I loved D3 but all in all it was just too colorful and not really a true Diablo. Diablo 4 otherwise is a true masterpiece and everything we could have wished for. Bugs are mostly non existant and even if you find one its not gamebreaking. I'm truly amazed by how smooth the launch was and there were literally zero login queues.
    Some might say the shop is greedy af, but honestly you can    I loved D3 but all in all it was just too colorful and not really a true Diablo. Diablo 4 otherwise is a true masterpiece and everything we could have wished for. Bugs are mostly non existant and even if you find one its not gamebreaking. I'm truly amazed by how smooth the launch was and there were literally zero login queues.
    Some might say the shop is greedy af, but honestly you can ignore it cause the ''normal'' gear skins are at least in equal quality.    … Expand
  44. Eugene92
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    Auto Leveling turns this game into the garbage!
    I can't really enjoy the strengths of this game (story, graphics, animation, world, skill synergy) because you constantly sweating that your opponents are just as strong as you, no matter how much you leveled before, no matter what gear you have.
    Each level up turns into a problem because the player needs to think about how to catch up    Auto Leveling turns this game into the garbage!
    I can't really enjoy the strengths of this game (story, graphics, animation, world, skill synergy) because you constantly sweating that your opponents are just as strong as you, no matter how much you leveled before, no matter what gear you have.

    Each level up turns into a problem because the player needs to think about how to catch up with the momentarily increased power of the monsters.

    The monsters are always a few steps ahead and you're catching up. And it’s not easy to catch up, you need to regularly study the descriptions of everything, spend a lot of time studying skills and synergies in order to catch up with monsters that are always ahead in strength.
    This is absurd!

    The game turns into build management to just not die from a rat, and this need is constant!

    Auto level kills the most basic mechanics of the RPG genre, level up to move further. Here you lvl up to lvl up, it makes no sense.    … Expand
  45. Croox
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    For the casual player it is worth to buy it. You have a good campaign and good immersion. The problem is that Diablo is THE franchise which in the past sets milestones in the genre. This isnt the fact with diablo 4.
    All mechanics are already known from other games. Nothing innovative here. I had fun playing this game until Level 60-70. But after that it gets boring. The progression system    For the casual player it is worth to buy it. You have a good campaign and good immersion. The problem is that Diablo is THE franchise which in the past sets milestones in the genre. This isnt the fact with diablo 4.
    All mechanics are already known from other games. Nothing innovative here. I had fun playing this game until Level 60-70. But after that it gets boring. The progression system is similar to the Diablo 3 system where you just do Greater Rifts to level up your gems and get paragon points. The game in its actual state does have a lot of potential because of its nice combatsystem and graphics. If blizzard would change the endgamesystem similar to poe and do innovative stuff like last epoch, this game and its community would love it. Also in its actual state there is a lot of air upwards.    … Expand
  46. metacriticuse33
    Jun 15, 2023
    0
    About 30 hours in and find it very enjoyable! I love the music atmosphere and game play.
  47. kwasek2525
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    The only thing that is nice is the story. The system of items, activities, monsters, everything can be improved.
  48. Yulkano
    Jun 15, 2023
    10
    a 7/10 game currently with potential to improve in endgame and some user experience.
    rating it 10/10 because people are just insane with the ratings here. For certain games user rating should be disabled since its obviously not realistic and a lot of haters are abusing this here.
  49. SpiralNexus
    Jun 15, 2023
    8
    I have played diablo since it came out and path of exiles and I actually enjoyed this one too because I am taking it slow and I'm not in a hurry for anything and for me the worst one is diablo immortals because that is truly crap reason is that it was literaly pay to win and required your lifes savings to play. I don't think this game is meant to be as complicated as path of exiles andI have played diablo since it came out and path of exiles and I actually enjoyed this one too because I am taking it slow and I'm not in a hurry for anything and for me the worst one is diablo immortals because that is truly crap reason is that it was literaly pay to win and required your lifes savings to play. I don't think this game is meant to be as complicated as path of exiles and that it feels as if it was meant for more casual players to pick it up and put it down when they want and as I have gotten older and gotten more responsibilities I just can't shove in 10 hours days 7 days a week like before so I think this review is fair.… Expand
  50. Redflag75
    Jun 15, 2023
    3
    This sequel offers no innovation over previous versions. It is basically Diablo 3 with better graphics and new cut scenes. The illusion of choice is very real when creating your character, and you will ultimately adopt one of the cookie cutter builds if you progress past the storyline. The gameplay is arguably worse, especially for ranged attacks. The world and dungeons are monotonousThis sequel offers no innovation over previous versions. It is basically Diablo 3 with better graphics and new cut scenes. The illusion of choice is very real when creating your character, and you will ultimately adopt one of the cookie cutter builds if you progress past the storyline. The gameplay is arguably worse, especially for ranged attacks. The world and dungeons are monotonous and gets tiring fast. Very overpriced, with options to spend even more money in the cash shop. Very little value overall.

    If you are a fan of action rpgs, save your money for FF XVI or Armored Core VI, or anything else really.    … Expand
  51. pulsar8
    Jun 14, 2023
    3
    Bad game is bad.

    1. Level scaling is terrible. 2. No group finder? lol But you can run into random people that won’t help you. That’s even worse! If there were lobbies at least you could title them and join people to share a common goal!!! 3. Itemization is TERRIBLE… Have you seen a single person saying, “Want to Trade for Stone of Jordan???” LOL There’s NO allure to the gear. NONE.    Bad game is bad.

    1. Level scaling is terrible.
    2. No group finder? lol But you can run into random people that won’t help you. That’s even worse! If there were lobbies at least you could title them and join people to share a common goal!!!
    3. Itemization is TERRIBLE… Have you seen a single person saying, “Want to Trade for Stone of Jordan???” LOL There’s NO allure to the gear. NONE. It’s amazing!!!
    4. Interface is tingy and weird. Bad. Items have no weight they feel like “cards” not “gear.”
    5. They got rid of tetris in the inventory because… people are low IQ morons and that is too hard for them, so now we have a lesser system.
    6. Clicking 150 lilith statues and having to use a guide to find them because no mechanic in the game exists to find them otherwise is horrendous game design.
    7. Most bosses are bullet sponges. It’s tedious to kill them.
    8. Resist stats don’t even matter??? WTF They don’t even work? Ridiculous!
    9. The stats on gear aren’t exciting.
    10. You don’t get to feel stronger until you hit level 100?? LOL You have to grind for the privilege of feeling stronger. Instead of starting small and getting large, you have to get nowhere for 100 levels and THEN you can get gear that will make you feel strong. hahah
    11. Where is a system in this game that is even half as good as runewords were in D2… there isn’t one!
    12. The story is just some weird blah blah blah. Remember when we cared about saving Deckard Cain? That was pretty cool.
    13. I killed a world boss… what is this world of warcraft??? This isn’t an MMO!!
    14. I ride a horse, so I can skip fighting so I can get to places that I don’t want to get to, so I can finally get into a dungeon. This isn’t skyrim. It’s stupid to put horses in a dungeon crawler.
    15. Did they even take a single risk on anything that is halfway innovative or interesting?
    16. Metacritic is as 50%… okaaay that’s a failure.
    17. You know what is more important than being able to to play with friends at any level? Having a challenging world to fight against. I would trade that for anything right now.
    18. World tiers are just a lame way to makeup for the fact that scaling doesn’t work! So that entire system is by nature a contrived band aid to cover up an even worse problem.
    19. The flow of the game is all wrong… I don’t get the sense of ever deepening horror… they reveal too much too soon as far as evil etc goes. There’s no build up. It’s just PLOP now you’re in some evil dungeon that looks like hell but you aren’t in hell.
    20. Unlocking stuff so that your alt can level faster is just a worse way of "twinking" but without the fun of collecting a cool set like Saigon's from D2... its objectively worse than using set gear.

    I could probably keep going but this is painful. What a tiring mess of a game.    … Expand
  52. yangman09
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    -decent story and campaign. I like the cinematic videos and voice acting even though story is kinda meh.
    -Level scaling - This make you feels weak and medocre the entire game since monsters level with you.
    - leveling - after around 50 or so, it takes forever to level. I will probably give up around there -It feels like the endgame is making sure you dont reach the endgame (level 100) by    -decent story and campaign. I like the cinematic videos and voice acting even though story is kinda meh.
    -Level scaling - This make you feels weak and medocre the entire game since monsters level with you.
    - leveling - after around 50 or so, it takes forever to level. I will probably give up around there
    -It feels like the endgame is making sure you dont reach the endgame (level 100) by making it a massive time sink to get there.
    -Other endgame activities are dungeons and open world stuff which is essentially D3 style bounties/mini quests and Rifts.
    - There is no global/general chat. No group finder. This is basically a solo player game and it makes the "open" world feel empty and dead.
    -lack of class balance - im playing necro and it seems to be one of the weaker classes especially with pets doing little damage.
    -There is a lack of stuff to kill. They just nerfed dungeon mob density which is pretty dumb. They should actually do the opposite and buff density so dungeons are packed full of mobs. I want endless armies of hundreds of mobs and elites in every dungeon or open world area to kill.
    -Cash shop - uh wtf. I already paid for the game. Why is there micro transactions for this game ?
    -Mount gets stopped constantly and feels clunky. Why are there random roadblocks around the map? Its just annoying.
    -No saved gear and talent profiles so you have to redo everytime you switch builds. Why does it cost gold to change talents?

    I'm forgetting a lot of other stuff.
    But overall, the game feels boring and just not fun. It feels like doing endless quests in the open world or empty dungeons.    … Expand
  53. MJDAVIDSON925
    Jun 14, 2023
    8
    This is a solid game. I have been disinterested in games for several years, playing many for a few hours before getting tired of them, but something about the gameplay and combat is keeping me coming back for more. Room for improvement but a great start
  54. TeakAutumn
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    Voice acting: 10/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    Abilities: 6/10 Combat: 2/10 Server stability: 3/10 With over 1,000 hours in Path of Exile and playing 5+ league launches, I can say that I've never has as many issues after the initial launch day as I have had with Diablo 4. Day 1 launch issues I will always forgive, but a week after launching? No forgiveness. My biggest issues with the game have    Voice acting: 10/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    Abilities: 6/10
    Combat: 2/10
    Server stability: 3/10

    With over 1,000 hours in Path of Exile and playing 5+ league launches, I can say that I've never has as many issues after the initial launch day as I have had with Diablo 4. Day 1 launch issues I will always forgive, but a week after launching? No forgiveness.
    My biggest issues with the game have been the server stability (disconnects and lagging) and the "run halfway across the world" for the next objective. POE feels like a continuous story, where as Diablo 4 feels like a fetch quest fever dream.
    Also, do you love being able to over level to breeze through content? Well, get rekt nerd, because Diablo 4 scales the area/campaign to your level so if you are having a rough time on World 1 difficulty... Better just uninstall

    I wanted to like this because of the voice acting and graphics, but those just weren't enough to make this a fun game to play    … Expand
  55. Deperture
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    制作组期望玩家花更多的时间，但是给与更少的回报，现有的装备掉率难以支撑起4个难度的平滑过渡，装备词条很难满足要求且重铸的成本过于高昂，也许这所有的一切制作组心知肚明，只是你需要在后期付费来实现
  56. shinya90
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    아케이드 게임으로 분류되어 있는데 게임 내용물에 아케이드가 없다면, 그 게임을 구매한 유저가 만족할리가 없다. 마찬가지로 핵앤 슬래쉬 장르를 개척한 유산을 이어받았지만 그 어디에도 핵앤 슬래쉬를 느낄 수 없다. 너무 적은 몹팩, 거기에 이어지는 몹팩 너프로 게임 그 자체는 수작이 될 포텐셜을 가지고 있으나 운영으로 다 말아먹는 모습을 보여준다. 스토리 자체도 단순하고 신파적이며 인물들은 너무나 평면적이고 스토리 진행 방식도 상당히 지루하다. 시즌제로 운영하는 게임에 맞지 않는 명망작 또한 가관이다. 유저 편의성과 조작감도 도저히 pc 유저를 위해 만든 게임으로 보이지 않는다. 콘솔 플레이어고 그래픽이 좋은 mmo를 찾고 있으면 쉽게 8/10점 정도는 받을 수 있으나 핵앤 슬래쉬 장르를아케이드 게임으로 분류되어 있는데 게임 내용물에 아케이드가 없다면, 그 게임을 구매한 유저가 만족할리가 없다. 마찬가지로 핵앤 슬래쉬 장르를 개척한 유산을 이어받았지만 그 어디에도 핵앤 슬래쉬를 느낄 수 없다. 너무 적은 몹팩, 거기에 이어지는 몹팩 너프로 게임 그 자체는 수작이 될 포텐셜을 가지고 있으나 운영으로 다 말아먹는 모습을 보여준다. 스토리 자체도 단순하고 신파적이며 인물들은 너무나 평면적이고 스토리 진행 방식도 상당히 지루하다. 시즌제로 운영하는 게임에 맞지 않는 명망작 또한 가관이다. 유저 편의성과 조작감도 도저히 pc 유저를 위해 만든 게임으로 보이지 않는다. 콘솔 플레이어고 그래픽이 좋은 mmo를 찾고 있으면 쉽게 8/10점 정도는 받을 수 있으나 핵앤 슬래쉬 장르를 표방한다는 것, 그러나 그것과 대척점에 있는 운영방식을 가지고 있다는 것 하나만으로도 3/10이면 족할 게임.

    스토리 3/10
    아트워크 9/10
    유저 편의성 1/10
    핵앤 슬래쉬적 요소 3/10
    운영 2/10    … Expand
  57. pryans
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    Side Missions 2/10
    They are dull open world filler and not captivating.If you're concerned about that sort of thing, finishing some of the missions out of order doesn't really make sense because they presume you've completed the campaign.The reward is insignificant (crafting supplies, experience points, gold) or occasionally a pointless rare item that you can't even equip on your class.    Side Missions 2/10
    They are dull open world filler and not captivating.If you're concerned about that sort of thing, finishing some of the missions out of order doesn't really make sense because they presume you've completed the campaign.The reward is insignificant (crafting supplies, experience points, gold) or occasionally a pointless rare item that you can't even equip on your class.

    Events 2/10
    The open world, dungeons, and cellars all contain events, which are brief scripted interactions. They give out Obals, the standard gambling currency. They quickly grow stale because there is a very limited selection of events copy/pasted across a very large world.

    Cellars 0/10
    Cellars are useless open world filler. For the price of 2 loading screens you get to experience a small 1 room dungeon that contains an "Event" that you've already done many times over.

    Dungeons 5/10
    Horribly formulaic. Once you have done 1 dungeon you have done all 100+ copy/paste dungeons.
    Do objective X then, if there is a boss, kill it.
    Layouts are all the same, mostly medium length corridors running NE or SE.

    Nightmare Dungeons 1/10
    The games normal dungeons can be run as a "nightmare" version which will have 1 good and 2 bad affixes. The dungeon rewards XP for glyphs on your paragon board.
    Compared to maps in games (PoE, Torchlight2, Last Epoch) this is just lazy and boring.
    Once you max your glyphs there isn't even a reason to run them.

    Tree of Whispers 2/10
    This is like a continuous daily quest mechanic.
    You complete the same open world "activities" (Dungeons, Cellars, Events) you have been doing but you gain a currency that can be exchanged for a loot bag.

    Strong Holds (7/10)
    A single-use open world event.
    These events are done solo or in a group.
    The event are fairly original to the location and have unique story/lore content.
    Completing this event replaces the event with a NPC town/camp often with a waypoint.

    Legion Events 5/10
    These are open world events that appear every so many hours.
    It is basically a mass-murder-fest with 3 loot chest at the end.
    There are no mechanics, just a zerg of people face-rolling mobs.

    World Bosses 8/10
    These are open world events that appear every so many hours.
    There appear to be 3 world bosses, they have mechanics, drop loot like any boss and a weekly cache of loot as well.
    The fights are pretty fun but as players learn the mechanics and grow in power the bosses can be killed VERY quickly.
    The bosses do not seem to scale at all to the power level of the players.
    Seems they are just loot pinatas.

    Helltide 2/10
    An entire open world zone can become a helltide for 1 hour which allows the monsters to drop a helltide currency used to open helltide chests which contain a mandatory crafting currency.
    When compared to GuildWars2 zone wide events these are very lame.

    Renown 4/10
    Each of the games 5 regions has a sequence of 5 account wide rewards unlocked by progressing the amount of renown you have in that region
    The rewards are mandatory for character progression, so completing everything feels mandatory
    This the only reason complete all the filler content in the game.

    Music 2/10 Nothing memorable like D1 or D2 Very soft and forgettable, like ambient background music Mounts 1/10 Got 5 mounts, all are the same retextured horse *Driving* the horse feels awful with mouse/keyboard The horse often gets caught on things and just stops Itemization 5/10 Boring/Underpowered Conditional affixes are stupid Tedious item comparison Gems 3/10 Boring/Underpowered Enchanting 3/10 Same boring replace 1 affixes system form D3 but more expensive Combat 7/10 Combat is fairly slow Character is always resource starved and feels underpowered as the world scales up each time you level Graphics 8/10 The game world has a lot of detail and looks good when zoomed out. Zoom in and it looks like a mobile game Campaign 5/10 There are no twists-and-turns in the main story, it is very stale and bland No interesting characters Cut Scenes 10/10 The pre-rendered cut scenes were all very well done Conclusion For existing players of Diablo games, the main problem with Diablo 4 is that it is boring, it feels like a repackaged Diablo 3 with a different story and tweaked/repackaged end game systems. Once you finish the campaign and get to world tier 4 there isn't any reason to continue playing.    … Expand
  58. Klooky
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    I wanted to love this game but nah. The always online mode is just killing the experience. Why do I have to suffer from lag and glitches because of the network and servers when I am playing a solo game?

    Also the controls are very clunky. In D2, it was always possible to escape mobs because the screen was zoomed out quite a lot, in D4, there is no way, wherever you click, you will target    I wanted to love this game but nah. The always online mode is just killing the experience. Why do I have to suffer from lag and glitches because of the network and servers when I am playing a solo game?

    Also the controls are very clunky. In D2, it was always possible to escape mobs because the screen was zoomed out quite a lot, in D4, there is no way, wherever you click, you will target a mob and so your character won't move but shoot. You can bind a key to Force Move but this should be done by default.

    Items and damage make no sense, there are just so many magical items, and yet they all sucks. The quests and mobs also increase in difficulty while you level up so there is never an easy quest to finish.

    Being limited to 4 health potions is another non-sense. I can have 20 boots, armors, helmets, in my bag, but no health potions? Obviously, this is not a role-playing game, it's an action game. Most of the time, when I die, it's because I didn't have enough potions, this forces you to go back and forth between the nearest town and the quest. So boring. In D2 or other games you have to prepare before you go on a quest, here you just go and TP back, and go again. Also, town portals are free and unlimited, but health potions limited to 4? Ridiculous.

    Anyways, I am happy I didn't buy the season pass. There are much better ARPGs around.    … Expand
  59. Wermut
    Jun 14, 2023
    3
    3 out 10

    tl;dr: No. Either believe me or read my reasoning. - None of the central features of the game are really used to improve gameplay. Any feature or mechanic that is introduced feels like a letdown and mounts up to frustration. - The game is built around the idea to feel like an MMO. Yet, there is hardly any social interaction and social interaction is not encouraged. There    3 out 10

    tl;dr:
    No. Either believe me or read my reasoning.

    - None of the central features of the game are really used to improve gameplay. Any feature or mechanic that is introduced feels like a letdown and mounts up to frustration.
    - The game is built around the idea to feel like an MMO. Yet, there is hardly any social interaction and social interaction is not encouraged. There is no content for groups that requires any engagement whatsoever. You can run into certain events (World Bosses, Legions) and meet people. Yet the difficulty scales to the point where you don't need to engage the other players to work together. They are just there. Where the casual MMO rewards group play and social interaction by providing challenging but rewarding content. Diablo 4 doesn't.
    - Group play is rewarding and fine, but that doesn't require the MMO elements of the game. That worked fine in Diablo 1.
    - This comes at a cost, the optimization of the netcode (of a company that created one of the longest running MMOs in the market) is subpar. Stuttering, loading areas that lead to lag (still there is rubberbanding). The game doesn't play nice when the server is obviously under stress (confirmed that with friends in different regions). All that given that the know-how should be available, the ressources to do it should be there, I see no fix any time soon.
    - PvP Zones are empty and a win or loose all situation, when you encounter someone else. Still it does not matter since zones remain mostly empty. Farming the items on a lower world tier is just a grind.
    - While the tone is consistent, it doesn't lead anywhere. The storytelling, without going into spoilers, feels rushed from a storyteller perspective. Loose ends are adressed in the worst way possible to quickly be done with side characters and plot points in the end. If feels painful to watch certain character decisions. Even when information is blatantly available, characters act like Dora trying to find her backpack.
    - Of the ARPGs I played (Diablo 1-4, Grim Dawn, Titan Quest) this is the game with the worst "power fantasy". Certain skills are only viable with certain especially rare items, some skills simply aren't good. In the sense that it feels tedious to use them, not from an optimized harcore game point of view. While I understand that balancing requires that player power feels earned and varied. Never feeling powerful with certain skills is not the point of playing a game.
    - Item-Management feels tedious and unrewarding, finding good loot requires slogging through loads of other items useless items. So much so that the joy of finding something good is completely void. The UI here provides no support what so ever. Searching specific stats on items is something games provided years ago. Grim Dawn allows you to determine the stats and rarities you care about to be sorted before you even actually see the item dropping.
    - Not even the riding feature feels fun or rewarding. The horse is available late in the game and feels not properly tested. Getting dismounted from combat (which can happen just by lag) leads to a 30 second cooldown on the horse. The horse also gets stuck a lot on collision, overall riding doesn't always feel like a good choice even when clearly the player is supposed to ride.
    - The game is supposed to launch with a stable endgame with live service in mind, it feels with the artifical difficulty implemented in leveling (overall too much emphasis on the leveling phase, collectible grind on new characters) like the developers are afraid of people reaching endgame. No wonder, the first level 100 hardcore barbarian died to lag.

    The average Metascore of 87 at the moment is brought down in my eyes by: new features that lead nowhere, an UI and gameplay loop that feels tedious, unrewarding (and frankly out of touch compared to releases years ago), with technical difficulties I personally see no hope in them being solved, a story that is luckwarm and lackluster (this is not an excuse for any genre, people told good stories with phantomines before. Figure it out, the services of a good writer are cheaper than a yacht for your executive.) that puts the game down to 3 out 10 for me.    … Expand
  60. nachilao
    Jun 14, 2023
    5
    Decent story and start. Gameplay starts off kind of fun because it's new, but ends up far more boring than D3. Diablo Bore, Diablo uninstall. I got it for free and I would still return it if I could.
  61. HotStepSis
    Jun 14, 2023
    10
    Best game I played since 2019. All the review bombing is complete BS. from virgins who don’t have anything better to do. KEPP UP THE GOOD WORK BLIZZARD.
  62. Revora
    Jun 14, 2023
    9
    Love the game. Some connectivity issues is my only real issue. Assuming more content will be added regularly otherwise rating would drop.
  63. obsid
    Jun 14, 2023
    9
    Apparently the new trend is to review bomb D4, with 90% of the complaints being BS. Look is the game perfect no, but is it a 5.1 rating absolutely not. Not going to go into all the specifics look at reviews online then compare it to what's being written,
  64. pinkcup
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Great cinematics, good storyline and music, but that's everything good about this game.
    it is extremely boring and easy. Nothing to make you want to keep playing after the story line is complete. Hundreds of boring side quests, hours of running around for nothing. Dungeon bosses drop no loot after spending what feels like forever running through a boring dungeon. Hell tide is tedious and    Great cinematics, good storyline and music, but that's everything good about this game.
    it is extremely boring and easy. Nothing to make you want to keep playing after the story line is complete. Hundreds of boring side quests, hours of running around for nothing. Dungeon bosses drop no loot after spending what feels like forever running through a boring dungeon. Hell tide is tedious and boring, world bosses are boring and pointless. The whispering tree quests are... you guessed it -- boring and pointless. There is no feeling of progression, no reason to grind or complete content. It all feels like a massive chore with no reward. Extremely disappointing.    … Expand
  65. Kefijn
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    where the hell is the end game. There is literally no point going past lvl 70. You can get all the endgame (highest itemlevel) gear from this point. So being lvl 100 only makes it harder, because of this scaling. Then cherry on top, why? Why would you want to be level 100. There is no end game content where you can get better loot or do real UBER bosses to get even better gear.

    This game    where the hell is the end game. There is literally no point going past lvl 70. You can get all the endgame (highest itemlevel) gear from this point. So being lvl 100 only makes it harder, because of this scaling. Then cherry on top, why? Why would you want to be level 100. There is no end game content where you can get better loot or do real UBER bosses to get even better gear.

    This game sucks real hard, made for 12 year olds or dads with no time to play.

    Blizzard once again made millions and will not make this game better, because for them this is a great succes. But a real loss for the gaming community    … Expand
  66. snm666
    Jun 14, 2023
    7
    Game is good and entertaining but it’s copy pasta from all other games of same genre. Been playing since release a lot but I feel like I will stop in couple of weeks. Plot a bit childish and silly sometimes - quite shallow. Price was far too high and extra 20 euro “tax” to play game 4 days earlier was just an awful cash grab. Open world concept is fake news and end game gets repetitiveGame is good and entertaining but it’s copy pasta from all other games of same genre. Been playing since release a lot but I feel like I will stop in couple of weeks. Plot a bit childish and silly sometimes - quite shallow. Price was far too high and extra 20 euro “tax” to play game 4 days earlier was just an awful cash grab. Open world concept is fake news and end game gets repetitive quickly. Still giving it 7 as it will entertain me for a month… Expand
  67. ragnar007
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    A great foundation ruined by poor execution. Constant updates, nerfing builds, and completely removing items after people have put dozens or hundreds of hours into them. When you hit world tier 3, you hit a wall. Nothing beneficial drops from world tier 2, and you constantly die on world tier 3. Balancing the entire game around a few broken builds makes it tedious and frustrating forA great foundation ruined by poor execution. Constant updates, nerfing builds, and completely removing items after people have put dozens or hundreds of hours into them. When you hit world tier 3, you hit a wall. Nothing beneficial drops from world tier 2, and you constantly die on world tier 3. Balancing the entire game around a few broken builds makes it tedious and frustrating for everyone else. It feels like the game is made for hardcore streamers and the like. I really want to enjoy this game!!!… Expand
  68. MixedRawMeat
    Jun 14, 2023
    3
    At first, the core gameplay isn't that bad. It's your standard ARPG Hack 'n Slash.

    Once you play a little and the honeymoon is over, you can obviously see that Diablo 4 is literally their mobile game (Immortals) tweaked a little to give a false impression on a AAA title. It is easy to see it is a mobile game ported to PC. From the cheap looking UI to the non-existent clan options,    At first, the core gameplay isn't that bad. It's your standard ARPG Hack 'n Slash.

    Once you play a little and the honeymoon is over, you can obviously see that Diablo 4 is literally their mobile game (Immortals) tweaked a little to give a false impression on a AAA title. It is easy to see it is a mobile game ported to PC. From the cheap looking UI to the non-existent clan options, this game lacks every QoL things that made Diablo 3 an enjoyable game.

    Game lacks diversity in environments and enemies. The new skill system isn't elaborated enough to enjoy mixing skills for testing new effects. The legendary affixes on items aren't interesting and aren't so much game changers. Everything feels toned down, stripped of its flesh and spat in your face for a price way too high.

    Blizzard has been lazy and it shows. IT IS LITERALLY A TWEAKED MOBILE GAME. They copied Immortals and charge your full price for it. What a shame.    … Expand
  69. napples21
    Jun 14, 2023
    6
    A mediocre addition to the genre. Good art and storytelling is drug down by poor itemization, combat, and an open world MMO aspect that feels forced and lifeless.

    Art + Story: 9/10 They did a good job capturing the aesthetic of Diablo. Definitely the best in the series as far as art goes Itemization: 2/10 Items are bind on account. The required level of items is set at drop    A mediocre addition to the genre. Good art and storytelling is drug down by poor itemization, combat, and an open world MMO aspect that feels forced and lifeless.

    Art + Story: 9/10

    They did a good job capturing the aesthetic of Diablo. Definitely the best in the series as far as art goes

    Itemization: 2/10

    Items are bind on account. The required level of items is set at drop time to your character level. They can roll up to 4 affixes. Affixes are almost all some iteration of % more dmg or % more defense, with a couple exceptions. Aspects are the only really interesting part of itemization, they modify skills in interesting ways. The downside of aspects is that after normal mode they become essential for builds to work. So if you don't get the aspects, you don't get to play the build. Unique items barely exist in the game. They are bind on account, have a req lvl of your character, and are class + build specific. The likelihood of you finding a unique that works for your build is very low.

    items in D4 never give that dopamine hit that finding a GG unique in PoE and D2 does. If great itemization is an important aspect of an ARPG to you, you will probably be unhappy with this game.

    Combat + Gameplay : 6/10

    I think main problem that gameplay has in D4 is the inconsistency over the leveling process. Depending on class, it may start strong, but will settle into a grindy auto-attack -> auto-attack -> auto-attack -> core skill pattern. Eventually if you are lucky with item and aspect drops you may be rewarded with auto-attacking less. The gameplay experience when your build is humming is like 8/10, but most of the game you are auto-attacking and waiting on cooldowns which is not fun 4/10.

    Open World / Social : 3/10

    No way to find people to party with. No way to communicate beyond emotes. No way to trade. Occasionally you see people when doing an event like helltides or world boss. But having those people around really does not add anything. They have to have had much more ambitious plans for the open world.... because there is essentially nothing here. The only halfway decent aspect of open world is the pvp zones.

    The poor open world and social aspects are very weird because core elements of the game seem to be designed around it. Take monster auto-scaling in most zones. Presumably this exists to smooth the multiplayer and open world experience. But it has trade offs that negatively impact the gameplay, leveling, and itemization experience. These three other systems are negatively impacted in order to facilitate the open world experience, but the open world experience itself is basically nothing. The few players you see in your play are as impactful as random NPCs.

    Overall: 6.0

    Should you buy it?

    D4 is best enjoyed on console, bring your own friend, couch coop style. If that is how you are planning to play, it is probably worth purchasing. If you are a more dedicated ARPG fan playing on the PC, maybe give it more time to mature. However if you love Diablo 3, you will probably love this game. If you prefer Diablo 2 or Path of Exile style ARPG, your experience may be more like mine.    … Expand
  70. furjoza
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    It's a joke, really.
    Nothing innovative. Super boring. If you are there for story and cinematics there are hardly any. Idea for the story is great. But made poorly. Cinematics? Naahhh, game engine based cut scenes.
    All "quests" quite repetetive. Even the map is too supporting thus looking exploration. Story was so involving I haven't even noticed passing acts... Maybe a true cinematics    It's a joke, really.
    Nothing innovative. Super boring. If you are there for story and cinematics there are hardly any. Idea for the story is great. But made poorly. Cinematics? Naahhh, game engine based cut scenes.

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

    Gameplay: I think skill tree is good but too small. I don't mind skills like +3% to damaging frozen enemies or something. Still better than +20000% to two specific skills set bonuses in D3.
    But the game is quite slow. Long cooldowns and small mana pool. If the game was at least challenging you could consider those as tactical elements but currently its just slow. Creatures are boooring and well known. Bosses? While thinging Andariel I thought I am playing linage or something and fighting opoonents toes. No content after story. Nothing to do. Quite grindy.    … Expand
  71. 3mathew
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    It's not Diablo as you know it. Tons of actionless traveling. Mob density SUCKS. Timed events so you have to plan your life around the game. I still have hope but currently D4 is depressing.
  72. Cc700
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Has a great campaign but other than that this is a huge let down as a Diablo game. You’re straight up just not rewarded for your hard work. Drops and the endgame in general is just non existent. Zero build variety and no monster density at all. Tedious and boring
  73. bakax
    Jun 14, 2023
    2
    Nice world, campaign was decent but everything else sucks. The endgame is non-existent except if you like mind-numbingly boring stuff and no progress. No real multiplayer implementation even though you have to be online all the time. Essential QoL stuff like good item management is missing. The fun stuff gets nerfed and it's becoming more and more like a walking simulator.

    Honestly i    Nice world, campaign was decent but everything else sucks. The endgame is non-existent except if you like mind-numbingly boring stuff and no progress. No real multiplayer implementation even though you have to be online all the time. Essential QoL stuff like good item management is missing. The fun stuff gets nerfed and it's becoming more and more like a walking simulator.

    Honestly i regret buying it, after I loved D2 and it's expansions and enjoyed D3 for some time.    … Expand
  74. MistahWhite
    Jun 14, 2023
    10
    The game is a total blast to play, looks amazing, and is in no way P2W. I have put dozens of hours into the game so far and have felt no desire to even look at the *COSMETIC ONLY* shop because the cosmetics you get by just playing look phenomenal. Also, the game literally does not advertise the shop at all. At no point did the game point me in the direction of the shop. Don't listen to theThe game is a total blast to play, looks amazing, and is in no way P2W. I have put dozens of hours into the game so far and have felt no desire to even look at the *COSMETIC ONLY* shop because the cosmetics you get by just playing look phenomenal. Also, the game literally does not advertise the shop at all. At no point did the game point me in the direction of the shop. Don't listen to the review bombers, this game is well worth the price tag.… Expand
  75. MovieGames
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Beta is not an actual game. From levels 1-50, it might seem fresh and new, and you might enjoy it, especially if you're fond of the story. However, once you complete the main campaign, you'll realize that it lacks substance. The gameplay becomes slow and monotonous, and the end-game primarily revolves around level grinding, which wouldn't be an issue if the gameplay itself were enjoyable.Beta is not an actual game. From levels 1-50, it might seem fresh and new, and you might enjoy it, especially if you're fond of the story. However, once you complete the main campaign, you'll realize that it lacks substance. The gameplay becomes slow and monotonous, and the end-game primarily revolves around level grinding, which wouldn't be an issue if the gameplay itself were enjoyable.

    I'm giving them a zero for the way they did the nerfs and the broken-incomplete game they sold. It's like they built an entire amusement park, but people are only using the seesaws. Now, the developers have to step in and temporarily take the seesaws out of service to encourage players to explore the rest of the park the way they intended.

    I must acknowledge the marketing team at Bliz for successfully hyping the game and driving sales. If it were any other game with a different name and a less devoted fan base, I don't think it would have fared as well. As it stands, the game feels more like a beta version rather than a fully polished product.    … Expand
  76. Cetra
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    The constant nerfing of the game is absurd, things that are fun are constantly being removed, things that are not fun are pushed onto us.

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

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

    So their Fear that people would not play the game because it was too FUN, well guess what? most people would have realize how Blizz has nerf the fun out of the game and getting back into reality.    … Expand
  77. Married3483
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Absolutely terrible stay away from this game, i wish i could get a refund. The game is identical with diablo 3 but worse in every way.
  78. Tulizx
    Jun 14, 2023
    3
    Diablo IV is really good from 1-50, or when you finish the story mode. However, the game becomes a slugfest after level 60. Diablo IV is plagued by a bad UI, terrible item management, and the dramatic increase it takes to level. Not to forget that the "MMO" aspect of the game is dead, it is just a ploy to make you purchase in-game store items.
  79. RiverMonster
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Bugs break co-op campaign, multiplayer is discouraged (can't teleport to each other the way you could in d3), cannot trade legendries or help friends gear up, almost everything multiplayer is a complete disaster or intentionally discouraging it.

    Campaign is tedious, long, and unpleasant. It feels like a job, not entertainment. The game is just an utter failure, so lets hope it's like    Bugs break co-op campaign, multiplayer is discouraged (can't teleport to each other the way you could in d3), cannot trade legendries or help friends gear up, almost everything multiplayer is a complete disaster or intentionally discouraging it.

    Campaign is tedious, long, and unpleasant. It feels like a job, not entertainment.

    The game is just an utter failure, so lets hope it's like D3, they fire these incompetent people on the D4 team and rebuild it so that it's actually fun.    … Expand
  80. Ghostagent
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    The game went from a decent 7 to an absolute 0 for me after blizzard's decision to nerf monster density. Its an obvious attempt to prolong the games life and prevent people from making meaningful progress. My armchair theory is theyre doing this so they can SELL US EXPERIENCE BONUSES during the season.
  81. Tayhan
    Jun 14, 2023
    8
    Diablo 4 is NOT perfect. It just isn't...

    Disclaimer: I am a casual player. I am too old and have a real life that has to come first. I have played D2, D3, and POE in years past and loved those games. I played Lost Ark some and the money grab of that game made it truly unplayable. That was so bad, I quit playing all games for a little while. The BAD: Going to get this out of the way    Diablo 4 is NOT perfect. It just isn't...

    Disclaimer: I am a casual player. I am too old and have a real life that has to come first. I have played D2, D3, and POE in years past and loved those games. I played Lost Ark some and the money grab of that game made it truly unplayable. That was so bad, I quit playing all games for a little while.

    The BAD: Going to get this out of the way first. The biggest detractors are easily the quality of life issues. No doubt, a separate gem bag should have been obvious from the moment they started coding the game. I also like map overlays from other games, including D2. The ability to search for items by stats should also be a thing. All of these things have probably been pointed out and should be easy fixes for Blizzard to implement. These should have been obvious for this genre, but really, the game has only been out a little over a week. Name the last game that didn't have any misses on day 1...

    The GOOD: The game is fun. It plays well. The graphics are great and the main quest is fully voice acted with fantastic cutscenes. All things I would expect from the Blizzard games I grew up playing. (I know Blizzard has had a number of L's in recent years, so I was worried.) The endgame being nonexistent is maybe a hardcore player's issue. I am enjoying the open world aspects of the game, thought I kind of wish they would spawn world bosses and legion events a bit quicker so there was always one to go to (i.e. Guild Wars 2).

    The BEST: This game is NOT P2W... The in-game shop is garbage and that is a great thing. It is not even remotely tempting to pay money for any of the skins. With mobs exploding up all around me, I can't even see my character a lot of the time and couldn't possibly care less about it. Disclaimer: My last truly hardcore ARPG playing days were D2 where all the characters literally looked the same and I didn't care then either. So, the best part of the game is that, for the first time in ages, I feel like I have bought a game and don't need to open up my wallet again.

    So, if you want to play a fun game without worrying about getting your wallet out every other day, this is a great game and I would absolutely recommend it. I am sure they will fix the quality of life issues and everything else has been honestly fun.    … Expand
  82. AshlynnSmith
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Normally i don't care about review or any commenting etc. but this game is a Joke. The only Pro i can give are the cinematics but the rest is a absolut labor. Yes getting to the max. level should take a grind that's fine but the problem is why i will stop playing, is because i can't play a build that i want to make it's as of right now impossible for me to get the items that are BuildNormally i don't care about review or any commenting etc. but this game is a Joke. The only Pro i can give are the cinematics but the rest is a absolut labor. Yes getting to the max. level should take a grind that's fine but the problem is why i will stop playing, is because i can't play a build that i want to make it's as of right now impossible for me to get the items that are Build enableing. I started of as a Druid, leveling was fine as i hit lvl 50 and was done with the campaign i started to farm Dungeons and Nightmare Dungeons. As of right now i got 12 uniques 6 of them are hunter's zenith, 3 Frostburn, 2 Mother's Embrace, 1 ‍Insatiable Fury all of those items except one i could use so i switched build because i got one of the items needed. I did 80 Nightmare Dungeons Tier 24,25,26 and i didnt get one of the needed uniques.… Expand
  83. JimmyChoo
    Jun 14, 2023
    10
    Diablo 4 is simply the best ARPG ever made, and possibly the best game Blizzard has ever developed. The graphics are high quality, detailed and have a theme that fits this universe perfectly, yet performance is still stellar. The design of the game's systems is nothing short of inspired, engaging for both newcomers to the genre and long time hardcore ARPG veterans, not too complicated butDiablo 4 is simply the best ARPG ever made, and possibly the best game Blizzard has ever developed. The graphics are high quality, detailed and have a theme that fits this universe perfectly, yet performance is still stellar. The design of the game's systems is nothing short of inspired, engaging for both newcomers to the genre and long time hardcore ARPG veterans, not too complicated but deep enough to have interesting choices to make. After over 150 hours of gameplay I'm still excited to start my next session. The writing is easily the best of the Diablo series and the casting for the voice actors is perfect, Lorath serves as our Narrator thoughout the game and his voice is enchanting. Gameplay is tight, responsive and an absolute joy, destroying the legions of hell has never felt so good. Every class feels powerful in it's own way, allowing players to choose the class they resonate with without feeling bad about not picking what is "optimal"; on that note, balance is good here too. It's not perfect, but Blizzard is keeping up with nearly daily updates and hotfixes, making sure nothing egregious stays in the game for very long. It all comes together to make Diablo 4 a triumph of game development and it will undoubtedly keep players coming back for many years to come.… Expand
  84. bgtaylor
    Jun 14, 2023
    6
    I had trouble summing up my ideas for this review, but at the end of the day I just do not have fun playing this game and I don't want to continue playing it. It feels like a chore to play and the reward structure just doesn't drive me to play. The graphics are nice, but they don't suit my taste -- too fluffy and rounded. The feel of the gameplay is the same thing, it feels like poe with aI had trouble summing up my ideas for this review, but at the end of the day I just do not have fun playing this game and I don't want to continue playing it. It feels like a chore to play and the reward structure just doesn't drive me to play. The graphics are nice, but they don't suit my taste -- too fluffy and rounded. The feel of the gameplay is the same thing, it feels like poe with a condom on it. I realize that many people like that but I cannot understand why. This game could easilly, easilly become an 8 or 9 with a lot more content and some severe tweaks. This 6/10 is my objective score, if I had to rate it our of 10 for my personal review, it would be a 3. I paid 90$ for a game I don't really want to play.… Expand
  85. HoboBobo
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Well what to say.
    Yes the game per se is good, its fun to play. But the quality isnt. Stutterin, disconnects, lags, you name it. Its always the same with blizzard. Quality Department was sleeping again, released it at a state where you just have to facepalm. On the top of it there is a bug that can completely disable you from going nightmare dungeons. For example me, I took quest. Got 2    Well what to say.
    Yes the game per se is good, its fun to play. But the quality isnt. Stutterin, disconnects, lags, you name it. Its always the same with blizzard. Quality Department was sleeping again, released it at a state where you just have to facepalm. On the top of it there is a bug that can completely disable you from going nightmare dungeons. For example me, I took quest. Got 2 nightmare keys, activated one - disconnect, key gone. Activated second, disconnect again, and key gone. So far no chance to finish the quest than to find a good soul to take you with them in group and finish a nightmare dungeon.
    Ofcourse critic reviews bomb the game with 90-100/100...payed critics again I assume.    … Expand
  86. Dido112
    Jun 14, 2023
    10
    One of the best games I have played in years, It's been a while since I had fun with any game, I've already played it for 100 hours and I can see myself playing this one for years to come.
  87. GMR69
    Jun 14, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a casual gamer, I've been playing for a week after work and on the weekend. I have enjoyed the game somewhat and still am, however playing D2 for a while when I was younger I don't think I will be playing D4 for that long. The bugs, crashes, and hotfix updates make me feel like the game is not complete. There are quite a few aspects to the game that don't make any sense.

    The following issues for me are:

    No item filter, a massive issue for someone who likes to play multiple classes, aspects look the same, and having to go from tab to tab to spot the text I need is like an Excel spreadsheet task.

    4 Storage tabs that get filled with aspects and gear very quickly, If I was to continue playing on my other characters I wouldn't have enough space for gearing so it forces you to focus on only playing 1 class.
    A mount that can run over fountains and **** in town but gets stuck on pebbles in the map, is incredibly annoying.
    Constant changes to skills post-launch - let the game land make the changes you need to for season 1. I like to plan ahead and with the bugs, unintended items and crashes just make me feel that the game wasn't ready.
    No global chat, no community the only dialogue you will have with another player is if you both happen to reach a dungeon entrance at the same time and they want to play with someone. There being no LFG tool in a MMORPG is dumb why even make the game a MMORPG? If you have friends playing with you I'm sure you won't experience this.

    I enjoyed the campaign, the ending was a bit flat and I was made to kill a villain that made actually a lot of sense throughout the story. They demonize (haha) her via her methods with the excuse being the strongest will survive and the weak need to be culled. I just felt the main villain was just extreme but her heart was in the right place. I didn't feel like she was someone that needed to be killed even some key characters in the campaign didn't feel the need to stop the main villain. The previous games have all been about demons trying to take over, control, and lust for power, this was a different type of villain but the response was the same as before. For me, this is why the campaign falls flat.

    I haven't hit level 100 yet so will keep playing till I do so, but I feel the endgame is just chasing gear via various means and this being a MMORPG that being the only endgame is poor.

    World Bosses require no co-ordination and occur on a set timer, it would be great to have them triggered by players achieving a goal together.

    It's a nice-looking game, that's easy to get into with some depth but its not a masterclass or 10/10

    I said to my gf you start to feel like this game is just a time management exercise world bosses are on a timer, tree of whisper = timer, nightmare maps = timer.

    I guess I am just disappointed why couldn't they of made the entirety of Sanctuary a battlefield with each map having objectives and goals to push back the tide of hell. That sets up a massive battle with other players to the gates of hell. Its an MMORPG built with a linear mindset.    … Expand
  88. LingLing2122
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    boring game that has no end game i get bored very very soon.
    Streamers all are biased as no one is going to watch someone **** on diablo constantly they want to pull in the diablo fans for that sweet diablo immortal money
  89. lavadaba
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Uninspired, boring af, no real substance. Combat is meaningless. "Exploring" the world is an illusion. Probably the worst video game I've ever played for more than a few days.
  90. Chawbacon
    Jun 14, 2023
    7
    I actually think this game has potential. At the moment this game is between 3-7 depending on what you value. At the moment I have over 70 hours in the game (hardcore only) and that made the purchase worth it for myself.
    I think there are a lot of things they can improve on. And I think with time this game could come to an interesting level of complexitiy which its competitor path of    I actually think this game has potential. At the moment this game is between 3-7 depending on what you value. At the moment I have over 70 hours in the game (hardcore only) and that made the purchase worth it for myself.
    I think there are a lot of things they can improve on. And I think with time this game could come to an interesting level of complexitiy which its competitor path of exile offers without making it too difficult.
    I really liked that it was easy to get into the game and now I can finally play a arpg without having to 100% follow a guide like I have to do it Poe (I have like 400 hours in that game, which isnt a lot but enough for me). But I also think this game will fall or rise depending on how they do the first season of diablo 4.
    But I still wish there is more to do at a certain point which isnt hellfire souls farm or nightmare dungeons or let's say.. things to look forward to like diablos uber boss.
    I'm looking forward to the future of this game. I think it is a great experience for casual players entering diablo for the first time but it still needs a lot of work to stay competetive on the market mainly to attract more players than just the casual player, or me who is inexperienced in this genre.

    The one thing where I put this game to a 7 instead of a 6 or 5 was the last act. I felt like I was in a cinema watching myself slay and conquer demons. Felt amazing. That cinematic level was just over the top amazing. Although, without saying too much. The epilogue was weird to me but hey. Let's see what the future holds.    … Expand
  91. GGKaboom
    Jun 14, 2023
    3
    I played the story, which is not bad. After that, I geared up and unlocked World Tier 4, finished all side quests to get the 20 Paragon points for region completion, and now I'm lvl 75 and there is no content to motivate me to go on playing.

    The shared open world on World in Tier 4 is the worst horrible **** ever :: You start the game the first time and think to yourself, "ohhh the    I played the story, which is not bad. After that, I geared up and unlocked World Tier 4, finished all side quests to get the 20 Paragon points for region completion, and now I'm lvl 75 and there is no content to motivate me to go on playing.

    The shared open world on World in Tier 4 is the worst horrible **** ever :: You start the game the first time and think to yourself, "ohhh the world boss lvl:90 lvl 90, let's fight it" You arrive there with some others, it spawns, and before you can even hit it 2 twice, some "anal rupture bleeding Barb gives Ashava an enema.... and the best thing about it is that the treasure box you get as a reward can only be opened with lvl.80...... Which dumbass at Blizzard made this decision? Robbing the players of their reward in a grinding game??????

    One other problem is that when you play Tier 4 the money you need to experiment with builds and to modify items is insanely high.

    The density of monsters in the open world is so low that most of the time i leave them right behind, even in Helltide...    … Expand
  92. bobbybobo
    Jun 14, 2023
    1
    Good until you reach the endgame, which is nonexistent.

    Instead we will have the endgame trickle in every 3 months. I will rereview the actual game when it is complete in a few years, but right now its pretty trash.
  93. Accurite
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    I am writing to express my disappointment with your latest Diablo IV release. While excited to dive into a new adventure, I quickly became bored with the repetitive dungeons and monsters. It felt like I was playing the same level repeatedly, with no real challenge or excitement.

    What made matters worse was that this game had a different fun factor than the previous one. It lacked the    I am writing to express my disappointment with your latest Diablo IV release. While excited to dive into a new adventure, I quickly became bored with the repetitive dungeons and monsters. It felt like I was playing the same level repeatedly, with no real challenge or excitement.

    What made matters worse was that this game had a different fun factor than the previous one. It lacked the unique storyline and compelling characters that made the last game enjoyable. I wondered why I even bothered to spend money on this new release.

    In the future, Blizzard should care more about creating genuinely engaging games for its players. As for me, I will be looking elsewhere for my gaming entertainment.

    Sincerely,
    A Disappointed Gamer    … Expand
  94. Borjka
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Poor game without any innovation. Me, as a fun of Diablo series and RPG/D&D/Hack&Slash genres, as game developer and games designer, I'm totally disappointed.

    I've seen much deeper MODs of Diablo 2, this game is just a shame for Blizzard and Activision, hope they won't last for long and let their talents will join other teams that may be able to use them for good.

    0/10
  95. Akka-c
    Jun 14, 2023
    5
    Diablo IV is the monarch of mediocrity when it comes to the ARPG genre. It excels at nothing, but neither does it really fail at anything either. The art is competent and gives off the impression of talent, but remains one note and level in quality the whole way through. It never exceeds expectations or wows, but at least never looks bad.
    The gameplay is functional but shallow, and never    Diablo IV is the monarch of mediocrity when it comes to the ARPG genre. It excels at nothing, but neither does it really fail at anything either. The art is competent and gives off the impression of talent, but remains one note and level in quality the whole way through. It never exceeds expectations or wows, but at least never looks bad.
    The gameplay is functional but shallow, and never dares to let the player exceed carefully crafted boxes, which personally, when it comes to the ARPG genre, may as well be the prime sin an ARPG can commit. Player expression through gameplay is effectively non-existent beyond the $25 armor sets the store offers.
    The most seething criticism I can offer falls upon the story, though. It often gestures to creative and interesting ideas, but they are never more than gestures and the true events mostly fall flat and fail to deliver, thanks to the utter predictability of it all. Though I was limited to the most boring act in the game during the beta periods, I called the ultimate result of the story from the moment I met Neyrelle. Some details I couldn't possibly predict, of course, but the broad strokes of the...twists...this game offers were there. The typical "genius" conceptual twists that hang so low on the tree of writing that the short arms of the typical LA writer are capable of reaching them. I was deeply unsatisfied with the sheer amount of time I was forced to play the campaign, for what ultimately felt like nothing more than the opening act of a story I wasn't told, thanks to the need for every game these days to be a lengthy, unfinished, live-service game. The campaign was overly stretched, filling some need to have every major segment of the map feature some story element, causing the already barebones story content to feel even worse. Three of the six acts effectively result in a "Welp, they aren't here!" moment, making them feel insanely repetitive until the latter half of the game. The conclusion left me waving my hands in bewildered gestures towards my screen, disbelieving that, that was 'it." That was the whole game.

    Diablo IV is boring. Simple as that. Everything is carefully crafted to waste as much time as it possibly can, as the game has no other way of keeping you engaged. The story must last upwards of 20 hours, even though it hardly deserves the time. The endgame must have world tiers that change nothing beyond new arbitrary items types which are questionably "better"(?) than the previous item tier. Paragon power must be locked behind an arduous grind of repetitive, boring side content. Objectives must be as distantly spread apart as possible. Diablo IV is not only boring, but it is a waste of time, just barely disguised enough to seem like a game.    … Expand
  96. Varaghar
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Got bored after 2 days. Feels like a bad console port.
    It really feels that consoles are where their priorities are. The UI for PC is horrible.
  97. lorddragonstar
    Jun 14, 2023
    10
    This is a fun Diablo game. Simple addictive Action RPG with lots to do in a HUGE world. 5 interesting characters that all play well and are fun to build. It's online but I feel like I can play it solo with no issues. World boss appears, just go and fight it, other people are there - no looking for group or setting up a party, or loot management, just go smack on the big boss and getThis is a fun Diablo game. Simple addictive Action RPG with lots to do in a HUGE world. 5 interesting characters that all play well and are fun to build. It's online but I feel like I can play it solo with no issues. World boss appears, just go and fight it, other people are there - no looking for group or setting up a party, or loot management, just go smack on the big boss and get your unique loot drops.

    I've played pretty much every big Action RPG out there and I can certainly recommend Diablo 4. I can't wait for season 1 in July.    … Expand
  98. Thesryn
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Save your cash
    The dev's don't like you, and they don't like fun
    I have finished the campaign, and have checked out several of the characters
    The game's graphics are relatively good. Props to the artists paid by Blizzard
    That is the only positive thing
    Diablo is traditionally a hack and slash game, however, 75% of the time there is very little to hack or slash. Very low mob density, and sometimes you can go for minutes just running through barren landscapes and huge empty corridors not killing anything, because there's not even anything there.
    Not sure if this is on purpose to drag out the playtime, but it is the most mind numbing gaming experience I have had this year
    They allow you to have a horse in the 4th act, that's two thirds into the game already, it takes this long for seemingly no reason, the guy that gives it to you is in the very first city. It's just that in the 4th act, you meet someone who is mates with the stable guy, so he's like "yeah, grab a horse, why not".
    So on-top of the slog that is exploring the world the combat is a massive slog too, the way enemies level to your level, means that relative damage wise a level 6 character will be significantly more powerful than a level 45 character when it comes to fighting enemies in the starting area. For example, as a level 6 druid you will with no gear be able to use an ability to 1 hit an entire pack, almost regardless of what's in it. To do this to the exact same pack (that have now level'd to match your exact level) at level 45 you would need specific gear, upgrades and synergies.
    This means until you find a way to become OP, every time you level up, your hero's power becomes more lame. It feels bad.
    Ironically the game's story is quite diabolical. Once you get to hell in the game, you feel like you might actually be going through hell in real life as well
    It seems like maybe the amount of combat was so pathetic because they tried to make it a role playing game, but unfortunately that fell flat, into a fire probably.
    Flaming garbage, for the most part, you're wondering why the hell the characters are making these decisions, why does it seem like we're about to be offered a meaningful choice but not really, why are we on an ayahuasca trip in a swamp(twice), why does it seem like we are a side character, is this written by chat GPT, is this actually a scooby-doo RPG, and why do we fight some dude called Elias 5 times?
    So until you get to the end-game, it's barely hack and slash, and it's a horrendous excuse for an RPG.
    My most charitable take on why it’s so slow, is that they wanted you to take the time to stare at the good graphics. This was a bad idea, made worse by the mind numbing repetition of assets layouts and “dungeon” biomes in general. The game “boasts more than a 100 dungeons” really, there are like 5, and then copy paste that, nice job.
    I played the whole story co-op as well, which is a feature I feel they didn't test properly. Very often, when my co-op buddy spoke to an NPC for a quest, that NPC would go invisible for me...great...so I miss out on that. I missed out on two of the games biggest cut-scenes. On-top of this, even when NPC's don't go invisible, if I interact with the NPC first, and go through the quest conversation, if mine ends before it does for my buddy, the conversation then sometimes ends for him as well even though he hasn't finished reading (same vice versa).
    Well done.
    You can't right click and teleport directly to a player in your party like you could in Diablo 3. You can however teleport to town, and then teleport to the player from a portal that is always there, this is free except it costs your IRL time.
    Thanks.
    Stability was ok for the most part, except it kicked me out three times when I tried to watch the main battle cut-scene towards the end, and then blocked me from logging in for a couple of minutes because I had tried to log in too many consecutive times.
    Makes sense, kick me out, and then block me for trying to get back in.
    Cheers.
    The people that came up with the shop system in this game need to have a word with themselves.
    The gear they sell is for the most part entirely useless, and yet somehow they still put a 5000% price mark-up on items (yes, literally, not exaggerating). They will sell a normal (white item) for 3x more than they will buy a unique, let alone legendary. What is the point?
    Worse than this, if you think you can go around the dozens of shops throughout this pointless open world looking for an item with a specific roll, think again. For some astounding reason every single armor vendor across the continent sells the exact same like 5 items.
    Makes sense right?
    Thinking of re-rolling gear? Good on you well, let me tell ya unless you've been selling loads of stuff as opposed to breaking it down
    30k for the first time I re-rolled something not bad
    Second re-roll 120k!
    2 more re-rolls or so and it's more than 300K to try again.
    Save your money IRL.    … Expand
  99. Xenaul
    Jun 14, 2023
    5
    Story and cinematics were great. But for some reason you may never rewatch cinematics again or replay audio story logs (something you could in previous games) Unfortunately, once campaign is over, "endgame" content is boring and grindy slog. It takes forever to get places, you get a horse but it is barely faster than walking and you have to stop and fight all the time. Dungeons are VERYStory and cinematics were great. But for some reason you may never rewatch cinematics again or replay audio story logs (something you could in previous games) Unfortunately, once campaign is over, "endgame" content is boring and grindy slog. It takes forever to get places, you get a horse but it is barely faster than walking and you have to stop and fight all the time. Dungeons are VERY long and require a lot of repetitive backtracking, and some don't even have a boss for you to fight. Then you get some XP to upgrade glyphs but it is not enough to even go up full level. Seems like entire endgame is just grind but before you grind you also have to go places to get there. Story 8/10, end game is like 3/10.… Expand
  100. Redemption6
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    I knew this game would be bad just from the footage from the beta but I decided to buy it just to give it a chance with friends. I have thousands of hours playing diablo 2 and have been a fan of the franchise since my early childhood. I had more fun playing Chronicon for $12 off steam then my $90 copy of diablo 4, and Chronicon doesn't even have multiplayer which is a huge downfall.I knew this game would be bad just from the footage from the beta but I decided to buy it just to give it a chance with friends. I have thousands of hours playing diablo 2 and have been a fan of the franchise since my early childhood. I had more fun playing Chronicon for $12 off steam then my $90 copy of diablo 4, and Chronicon doesn't even have multiplayer which is a huge downfall.

    When you play ARPG's you expect to be fighting through hordes of monsters with a badass character and the game to feel good. What you get out of diablo 4 is an empty desert devoid of life while you kill 3 skeletons because they are afraid of packsize.

    This game is absolutely horrible, the systems are overly complex to try to pretend it has depth like POE. When it is just complex to be complex. Example: 30% fire resistance, reduces fire damage by 14.8%. Not to mention that all damage snapshots, so if you get a damage over time on you like poison and you press your 1 defensive cooldown with 50% reduced damage taken. It doesn't do anything to reduce the damage at all, the damage is snapshotted before you had the damage reduction.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

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