Diablo IV

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  1. OprahsTaent
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    Don't listen to the Poor's review bombing. The game is fine and there was one day with questionable logins. They have nothing better to do than complain while the rest of us enjoy the game.
  2. miragebym
    Jun 12, 2023
    9
    Loving this game quite a bit. I've played for over 100 hours, am level 60, completed the main story line, and after several days of exploring end game activities, I am very impressed with the game from start to finish. Sure there are wrinkles to iron out, but overall it was quite a smooth release on PC, no major bugs for me, technical performance on my 3080 has been solid (usually wellLoving this game quite a bit. I've played for over 100 hours, am level 60, completed the main story line, and after several days of exploring end game activities, I am very impressed with the game from start to finish. Sure there are wrinkles to iron out, but overall it was quite a smooth release on PC, no major bugs for me, technical performance on my 3080 has been solid (usually well over 100FPS with maxed out settings). I've has no server errors/kicks/crashes, or queues longer than 5 minutes (one time). In an age where dev release broken, buggy technical messes, this has been a prime example of how to properly do it. Of course there is tons of room for improvements, but this is a SOLID foundation on which to start… Expand
  3. AbeVigoda
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    I've been playing Diablo since the original jn the 90s, and this is the best and most complex by far.
  4. fenixchow
    Jun 12, 2023
    1
    People were talking this is a GOTY of 2023 which makes me laugh out loud, compare to Legend of Zelda, Tears of the Kingdom, this Diablo 4 is boring as ****
    I am a 20 year Diablo 2 player, but I think this Diablo IV is really disappointing.
  5. Rcoy100
    Jun 12, 2023
    2
    1.horrible lvling experience. 2. Gear is all wack and confusing.
    3. Cant reroll ANY stats on uniques.
    4. No global chat no lfg in a open world game. 5. Nerfing barbarian so hard people could barley play it now. 6. Constant nerfing of elite mobs. 7. No timers for world boss or helltide. Need a 3rd party for that job apparently. 8. Lvl scaling feels horrible for anyone not playing a meta    1.horrible lvling experience. 2. Gear is all wack and confusing.
    3. Cant reroll ANY stats on uniques.
    4. No global chat no lfg in a open world game.
    5. Nerfing barbarian so hard people could barley play it now.
    6. Constant nerfing of elite mobs.
    7. No timers for world boss or helltide. Need a 3rd party for that job apparently.
    8. Lvl scaling feels horrible for anyone not playing a meta build.
    9. Meta builds getting nerfed every day across the board. 10. Crafting costs are outstandingly outrageous. 11. Renown system is just a side content force feed, most of it will have to be redon on any seasonal characters made.
    12. All these nerfs and almost 0 buffs.
    13. Map doesn't carry over to alts.

    These are just SOME of the glaring issues in the game.

    A game alot of us have waited for for 8 years+ and they thumbled with alot of the community, not to mention silence on their end about any upcoming QOL changes ( if there will be ).

    Campaign is fun.    … Expand
  6. SmellyNelly
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Game is terrible. waste of $70-80 depending on where you live. Won't let you refund if you've spend ~2 hours in-game. Cannot zoom in/out camera. No End-game content. what an utter disappointment.
  7. PMeesters
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    Campaign is ok, storyline is compelling, open world is awesome, quests are a bit repetitive, but some are just great. I love the horses too...
    Major let down is the server stability/capacity. Constant lag, Constant rubber banding, It gets to the point of unplayable at some times. My character freezes for 5 to 10 seconds, and when the game resumes, I'm looking at a ghost. Died again due to    Campaign is ok, storyline is compelling, open world is awesome, quests are a bit repetitive, but some are just great. I love the horses too...
    Major let down is the server stability/capacity. Constant lag, Constant rubber banding, It gets to the point of unplayable at some times. My character freezes for 5 to 10 seconds, and when the game resumes, I'm looking at a ghost. Died again due to lag... I'm no Hardcore player, so it doesn't hurt that bad, only experience and money. But not being able to walk more then a few steps without stuttering, freezing, or rubber banding is very poor for a game with this price tag.    … Expand
  8. maboz
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Great atmosphere, music, dubbing. I am really enjoying the game.
    Don't rush to the end, play at your speed, and you'll have a great time. The map is huge, lots of quests and side stories.
    This game brings me back in time, my first multiplayer game was Diablo. It would normally give a 8 at this stage, but kids are giving 0, so just balancing There's just a few QoL issues that will    Great atmosphere, music, dubbing. I am really enjoying the game.
    Don't rush to the end, play at your speed, and you'll have a great time. The map is huge, lots of quests and side stories.
    This game brings me back in time, my first multiplayer game was Diablo.
    It would normally give a 8 at this stage, but kids are giving 0, so just balancing

    There's just a few QoL issues that will likely be addressed with the next patches, so no worries there.    … Expand
  9. alexinawe
    Jun 12, 2023
    2
    Looks good, sounds good, but the game just isn't Diablo.

    Too streamlined for consoles. No customization really between characters, can respec at any time to match loot, so there's really no reason to role play or try and play a certain way with a character. Defeating instances or big monsters on maps drop cartoonishly large chests that loot box "explode" when you click them sending    Looks good, sounds good, but the game just isn't Diablo.

    Too streamlined for consoles. No customization really between characters, can respec at any time to match loot, so there's really no reason to role play or try and play a certain way with a character.

    Defeating instances or big monsters on maps drop cartoonishly large chests that loot box "explode" when you click them sending gold out randomly and rare items. Loot drop experience feels like junk and breaks immersion.

    Sellers in towns only sell like 3 items and you have to wait an hour of in game time to get new items, or go out and loot where there's other players randomly in your game and they're level 36 and you're in a level 6 area. Why is this only online and forced multiplayer? BTW Server issues kick you out and throw you into a queue to join back into the game, only to get to the top of the queue and be dropped for server error ###### aka, the server is down.. uh just tell me the server is down so I don't wait 5 minutes in a queue to learn what should have been told to me when I got booted from the game in the first place.

    It feels like I'm playing a mobile game made for a younger audience, despite the 4+ minute cutscenes which are far too frequent and eye-rollingly cliche. Paraphrasing (almost exact):
    Bad dude, "They've been corrupted, mother."
    Lillith, "soon they will all fall under my spell."
    Bad dude, creepily, "yes mother..."
    ugh..

    Oh and if you play necromancer, the first skill you take overrides your left click so you can never basic melee attack ever again. Even if you resbind the skill to right click later, your left click stays empty and you can no longer attack. I thought I was stupid and couldn't find the rebind button in the options. Googled it and a reddit post shows up from the open Beta, "Warning if you play necromancer, you can't attack with melee." Still not fixed 2 months after they fully released the game for $70?? My dude is literally holding a dagger with a special effect, but I can't use it. wth??

    Don't even get me started on the complete lack of skills/spells that matter in each skill "tree" (which is just a straight path now, no multiple tabs or play styles), you're basically thrown into a cookie cutter character that would play well on a controller, post-lobotomy.

    This game costs too much when it has clear design flaws and blatant errors, "always online" that you can't connect to, an oversimplified experience playing generic character #3 of 5, and a story that made me eye roll more than a few times.

    I really wanted to like this game, I was willing to over look a lot, but I can't even connect to play the game, and when I do get to play, I can't even swing my weapon. I thought they learned their lesson on D3? 1.9/10.    … Expand
  10. ZenderR
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    Pretty much a mediocre ARPG. Would be 6-7 if it didn't cost $90.

    Some reasons are: - Boring itemization - stack crit chance, crit damage, and vuln damage; - Lack of build diversity - 2-3 builds for a class. Even less if you're a sorcerer; - The endgame loop is far beyond boring - I can't describe it in words but while playing this game between monster packs I felt utterly frustrated;    Pretty much a mediocre ARPG. Would be 6-7 if it didn't cost $90.

    Some reasons are:
    - Boring itemization - stack crit chance, crit damage, and vuln damage;
    - Lack of build diversity - 2-3 builds for a class. Even less if you're a sorcerer;
    - The endgame loop is far beyond boring - I can't describe it in words but while playing this game between monster packs I felt utterly frustrated;
    - The game brought nothing new to the ARPG genre. It's okay, but not for a game that costs $90 straight away and the way it was advertised.    … Expand
  11. vitordente
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    O melhor Diablo de todos os tempos. A Blizzard simplesmente pegou o que tinha de melhor no Diablo 2 e 3, melhoraram as mecânicas de combate e o design das skills. A arte e a estética sombria está muito presente e impecável.
  12. DovahChicken144
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Story 10/10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Build creation and options 10/10
    Gear and stats 10/10

    The game is just solid.
    The launch was perfect no queue or server lag for PC.

    The story was deep and dark and voice acting is spot on.

    The Open world is amazing, with randomised spawns of events.

    The end game is fun with Nightmare dungeons, helltide and more!

    And season 1 will start soon with new content!
  13. Roleplayer
    Jun 12, 2023
    4
    This review comes from a longterm Diablo franchise fan with D2 being the most played one by me.

    I have expected nothing from this game as I do not really trust modern Blizzard and this game got me kind of catfished. It is good enough to make me care, but only to disappoint me later. The packaging is great, skills fills fluid, game is gorgeous and its fun to kill mobs and progress    This review comes from a longterm Diablo franchise fan with D2 being the most played one by me.

    I have expected nothing from this game as I do not really trust modern Blizzard and this game got me kind of catfished. It is good enough to make me care, but only to disappoint me later.

    The packaging is great, skills fills fluid, game is gorgeous and its fun to kill mobs and progress early on. It works great for first 10 hours, but later all the glaring design problems start to drop on you, of which there are:
    1) Loot is boring.
    Imagine playing a diablo game where you don't care about loot. It's so boring, that you don't want to look at it, because mods are just not interesting, there are a lot of trash and uninteresting mods, 50 damage mods which are moderately useless because they are additive with each other, resistance mods which are completely useless, because they tried to innovate and ruined a good working 'capped resistance' system into something that makes resistance a bad mod. Not a single unique can drop for first 50 levels, there are no 'thought-inspiring' items that make me go "Huh, I wonder if I can make a build around it". More than that, the loot is "tailored" for the class you play, so you never loot something that makes you "I want to roll a barb with this" or "I want to give it to my necro friend". Even if you could, the trading is SEVERELY limited and might as well not exist. Gems are a complete waste of space, there are no loot-filters, the stash management is HORRIBLE, only 4 tabs make management even of basic stuff like aspects/gems/sigils/potions cumbersome. The are no sets, runewords, chase items. After playing ~100 hours I have near incredible gear, which mathematically can only be improved by like 20-30% with PERFECTLY rolled stuff.
    This is a game about loot and the loot is total and utter ****
    2) Class design.
    I hate "core" skill mechanic. The game is designed around classes being playable with MAX ~5-7 skills, of which realistically 2-3 are even good. The passives and support skills also autopick, after you decide on the main skill. This results in zero build diversity, there is literally THE BUILD for every class and THE ALTERNATIVE BUILD. And that's that. There are 10 builds in the whole **** game. It's impossible to experiment, because there is nothing to experiment with. Aspects + passive tree give severely limited choice and pigeon-hole you into the "correct" choice.
    This is a game about rolling another character and giving it a try, but it's not interesting, because no creativity is allowed.
    3) Price.
    So, this is a 70$ game with a VERY PREDATORY 30$ surcharge for "early start" (which I fell for btw, but it's ok, I knew what I was doing). On top of that they also have a shop and battle passes for which they want to take money. This is not ok.

    These 3 are a dealbreaker for me. The rest are a bit less of an issue, but still.

    4) Level scaling feels bad. Level up after 50 is a DROP in power most of the time. Because you barely grow in power with just 1 paragon point, but mobs grow in level and power.
    Imagine dropping in power when you level up.
    5) Open-world is gimmicky, useless and feels forced.
    I don't want to participate, but kind of have to because of helltide resources needed to upgrade. And I had to complete useless boring quests and go on lilith altar run just because of renown. I am here to slay big demons and get loot. Running around is **** boring. Running to dungeons to enter them feels tedious and pointless.
    Imagine having to run to entrance for a minute, to then finish the dungeon in two minutes and have to run for minute to next entrance.    … Expand
  14. zozo_uwu_
    Jun 12, 2023
    2
    Story + Voice acting: 9/10
    Music: mixed/10
    Game design: -7/10 I have finished the story and 'trying' to progress into tier 4 ___ Every aspect of the game. Has something done to it by that makes you scratch your head that ruins it. Every aspect. Music is undetermined as it sounds great, but BGM for each zone is very short and is very loopy, you notice it very fast in the first    Story + Voice acting: 9/10
    Music: mixed/10
    Game design: -7/10
    I have finished the story and 'trying' to progress into tier 4 ___

    Every aspect of the game. Has something done to it by that makes you scratch your head that ruins it. Every aspect. Music is undetermined as it sounds great, but BGM for each zone is very short and is very loopy, you notice it very fast in the first main town and it gets annoying FAST. Especially when you get into a dungeon where there is the constant wailing and crying___

    -World Scaling-
    Scaling is the worst part of the game. You never feel powerful unless you have an op cookie cutter build. The monsters feel like they get stronger faster than you do. Mob scaling should only ever be in multiplayer, but even then it should be a toggle. OR its own specific world tier aka "World Tier: Infinite"____

    -Skills / Tree-
    The skill tree is a stripped twig. There barely any options and barely any skills. Zero build diversity that actually works. Some abilities .. just are not useful from level 1 and never get power or use at all (IE. incinerate)___

    -Paragon-
    Feels like the main source of your power. Boring as it is just a grind of levels just to get more powerful rather then picking up a nice piece of gear. T3 felt terrible until you get past your first glyph and blue/yellow nodes. Paragon is also locked at level 50 and above so if you unlocked your 20 paragon levels they are unusable on your alt till 50.___

    -Mounts-
    Cooldowns. Why? Mounts get stuck on everything, slow down if your mouse is close to your character and if you click and hold and then slide your mouse over your actions your horse will slowly stop walking even though you never let go of your mouse button.___

    -Inventory-
    Inventory is small, especially for consumables and aspects. Need to highlight sigils to see what level they are when they should just be on the icon. Gems need their own tab or to not be the same size as gear. D3 inventory was better.___

    -Loot-
    Loot has the worst stats to choose from. Get rid of all the 'close' 'distant' 'vulnerable' give us to normal core stats and crit. There is too much junk. These stats are boring and hard to measure on the fly with each other, especially if you are casual player. ___

    -Gearing-
    It's a hassle. Legendries are not better then rares as rares can become legendaries. Therefore you need to spend too much time looking at all the rares to see if it has better stats to then go rather then being salvage fodder. You find a rare that you want to use but it sits in your stash as you don't have the legendary you want to apply it yet. You have to reroll the rare into legendary. You have to upgrade the rare/legendary. You then find something better and have to start the process all over again. Its anxiety inducing and off putting. Not to mention extremely expensive.___

    -Gold-
    I have never vendored so many items in a diablo-like game before. Just to barely get gold to keep up with costs. I've had 700k gold and had a repair of 150k. You need to decide if you want to vendor your items, or salvage them.___

    -Casual-bility-
    The game is very anti casual. It takes so much time to do anything if you're not op dungeons take forever. Combat takes forever. Gearing up to next world tier takes forever. A casual player that plays an hr a day will not reach the end capstone dungeon before seasons without being carried. They tried to take a system like lost ark where there's a tier you level thru to reach the next and then have to do it all over again. Rather then choosing a difficulty to match your power. Except where list ark has all new zones for the new tier d4 has nothing new except...___

    -Progression-
    Gated rewards. Uniques only dropping from t3 and 4? Really? World tier 3 and 4 suck for the average player with the average build. It takes hrs upon hrs upon hrs to reach that point and then even there unique drop rates are abysmal.___

    -Alts-
    The only alt friendly thing in the game is the ability to skip campaign if you cleared it, and keeping important renown rewards. Paragon is also locked at level 50 and above so if you unlocked your 20 paragon levels they are unusable on your alt till 50. But not have'n the map uncovered? Not have'n waypoints? Not have'n Lilith alter locations mapped? Once i saw this all i deleted the alt. ___

    -Dungeons-
    Dungeons all have a gating system to do some random junk before you can get to the boss for the dungeon clear. Waste time to kill all enemies. Waste time to hunt down specific elites, Waste time to hunt down alters. Waste time searching for multiple items to fetch and retrieve to just open a door. All of which should be changed to non-mandatory bonus events or simply removed. We should be able to just clear our way to the boss. Its exhausting and not fun as every dungeon has one of them.___

    -Transmog-
    Only get appearance on salvage. Instead of pickup.___

    -Shop-
    There is one..
    Char limit reached    … Expand
  15. MetaPC_Gamer
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    Story: 1/10 Diablo 1 and 2 story was much more nuanced and not in your face. It left things to your imagination. This is just a continuation of Leah's debacle, following on the part of the story from her greatgrandmother-four times removed.
    Control/Gameplay: 3/10 It feels very nice to control at start, responsive and satisfying. But then you realize you just following the same rotation    Story: 1/10 Diablo 1 and 2 story was much more nuanced and not in your face. It left things to your imagination. This is just a continuation of Leah's debacle, following on the part of the story from her greatgrandmother-four times removed.
    Control/Gameplay: 3/10 It feels very nice to control at start, responsive and satisfying. But then you realize you just following the same rotation and hardly ever doing any decision other than positioning.
    Ambience/Graphics: 7/10 A great improvement over diablo 3. But somewhat janky in regards to the character outfits... maybe 3d is not the way to go, should have a dark cartoony or voxels vibe. It can be better.
    Build diversity: 3/10 There are quite a few builds, but if you wanna progress you only really have 1 to pick from. Even with group play there is in total 2 more that might be worthwhile.
    Itemization: 1/10 Just not there. No feeling of "oh I got my axe", "omg amazing helm dropped", just bland stat sticks that have +x% more than previous. All those multiple conditionals give you serious irk.

    Final Average Score: 3/10 PoE2 can't come soon enough. Those summer teasers + the wait for ExileCon are where i'm focusing my attention.    … Expand
  16. Mkultra1311
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    If not for review bombs my actual score would be a 7 or 8.

    If you don't have the time to 'no-life' the game and dump 12 hrs a day this game is awesome. Game is fun, graphics look great. Some server issues in the first couple of days but haven't had issues since then. Always on was a bit annoying when there were server issues but the coop play is pretty seamless. Monster level scaling is    If not for review bombs my actual score would be a 7 or 8.

    If you don't have the time to 'no-life' the game and dump 12 hrs a day this game is awesome.

    Game is fun, graphics look great. Some server issues in the first couple of days but haven't had issues since then. Always on was a bit annoying when there were server issues but the coop play is pretty seamless. Monster level scaling is gonna be either hate it or love it mechanic. I like it because I can play with friends regardless of where they are at in the story. All the other criticism of the depth of the game is going to be true if you don't have anything else to do other than play this game or it will be totally fine. Have had a really good time with it so far.    … Expand
  17. Azuba
    Jun 12, 2023
    2
    Fine graphics, beautiful cinematics, somewhat OK combat. Story had a nice beginning but the end is just terrible. These things don't make a good ARPG / Hack and Slash game... all the rest is pretty garbage.

    Terrible balancing, only 2 builds for each class are viable in the endgame, if your build cannot apply vulnerability you are trolling and your build is garbage, most boring    Fine graphics, beautiful cinematics, somewhat OK combat. Story had a nice beginning but the end is just terrible. These things don't make a good ARPG / Hack and Slash game... all the rest is pretty garbage.

    Terrible balancing, only 2 builds for each class are viable in the endgame, if your build cannot apply vulnerability you are trolling and your build is garbage, most boring itemization in an ARPG i've ever seen, rubberbanding in town for no reason, the game is branded as a hybrid MMO but only brings the worst parts of an MMO without bringing the good things. Boring sidequests, renown grind and altars of lilith ruin the game experience.

    Worst things the monetization hasn't even started yet, they will shove the season pass down your throat for EXTRA STASH TABS, RENOWN SKIP, LEVEL BOOST, ATROCIOUS MICROTRANSACTIONS and MUCH MUCH more to come. Don't even bother    … Expand
  18. MrLobsang
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    The Game is incredible - my wife and I played through Diablo 3 for countless hours on couch co-op and has a special place in our hearts. Diablo 4 has knocked it out of the park - the story is fantastic and the more openworld/partial MMO features are a welcome addition to the game.

    Other than the occasional server outage to be expected around launch for such a demanded game and the odd,    The Game is incredible - my wife and I played through Diablo 3 for countless hours on couch co-op and has a special place in our hearts. Diablo 4 has knocked it out of the park - the story is fantastic and the more openworld/partial MMO features are a welcome addition to the game.

    Other than the occasional server outage to be expected around launch for such a demanded game and the odd, minor bug we have no complaints.

    Couch Co-Op lives up to and improves on D3.    … Expand
  19. RedHotSteel
    Jun 12, 2023
    2
    The long-awaited Diablo 4, last born of the license which laid the foundations of the ARPG genre is out, and after having played well, here is my opinion, which unfortunately will not be positive.

    Let's start with the few positives: - the graphics are nice - animations are smooth -the general atmosphere is ok - history too, through its campaign. But a campaign in an ARPG is a    The long-awaited Diablo 4, last born of the license which laid the foundations of the ARPG genre is out, and after having played well, here is my opinion, which unfortunately will not be positive.

    Let's start with the few positives:
    - the graphics are nice
    - animations are smooth
    -the general atmosphere is ok
    - history too, through its campaign.

    But a campaign in an ARPG is a negligible point. What really interests us is the endgame, the replayability, and the variety of possible builds to optimize at best and a growing challenge. Here are the focal points of the ARPG genre.

    Unfortunately, Blizzard crashes on almost all points.

    The endgame: we remain unsatisfied. Few things to do apart from the dungeons (very repetitive, from the layout to the decor, including the bestiary which is not or little renewed). The bosses have basic and simplistic mechanics. Lilith, supposed to be the final boss, is a great joke that you complete in a handful of seconds, without the slightest difficulty. Which brings me to the next point.

    The challenge: there is none, let's be clear. I've played for thousands of hours just about every arpg on the market since D2, and D4 is one of the easiest. I played the game completely blind with a homemade build and apart from 2 or 3 moments, everything was horribly simple from start to finish, on max world difficulty. You really have to do it on purpose or get distracted to die in this game. Without difficulty, the game just gets boring.

    Replayability : very bad. Too few mechanics to deal with for more than a week, let's be honest. The next seasons have interest to be rich or the game will miss its momentum as D3. And it's not the boring spots that we usually find in MMOs that will save the day: world boss farming, renown, finding statues, useless side quests... All this has nothing to do in an ARPG , it's just sucks.

    Class, build, itemization, gameplay: nothing crazy. Classes like paragons are basic. the talent trees are starving and allow very little customization, a shame for an arpg. Big problems in the itemization: a lot of useless stats and unique skills that would have been more interesting to integrate into the talent trees. Scaling (again unwelcome in an arpg) only makes the itemization even more weak.
    Gameplay is very slow, artificially slowed down by unskippable dialogues and too much cooldowns. Too little density of monsters on the map to be really satisfying. Too many health potions that make fights unlosable. Too much walking and riding, the open world was perhaps not the best concept for this game. Disappointing past the first half of the game.

    You will have understood: spent the first hours of discovery during the campaign to reach the endgame, the feeling of wonder gives way to boredom and repetitiveness. Little to do, fast and easily optimized builds that run smoothly over everything and...that's it?

    We expected better from the creator of the genre, and that does not reassure us about the future of the game when we know the new features to come from the competition.

    Blizzard will have to announce something big quickly, or the game will meet the same fate as Diablo 3.    … Expand
  20. PathOfExile2
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    Diablo IV, the highly anticipated entry in the renowned franchise, falls disappointingly short of its predecessors and fails to carve its own path. It shamelessly borrows from other successful action RPGs, lacking the depth and substance that made games like Diablo II and Path of Exile so beloved. Despite commendable graphics and cinematics, Diablo IV feels like a hollow imitation, failingDiablo IV, the highly anticipated entry in the renowned franchise, falls disappointingly short of its predecessors and fails to carve its own path. It shamelessly borrows from other successful action RPGs, lacking the depth and substance that made games like Diablo II and Path of Exile so beloved. Despite commendable graphics and cinematics, Diablo IV feels like a hollow imitation, failing to innovate and introduce captivating new mechanics. The lack of gameplay and substance, repetitive quests, and diluted skill systems contribute to a monotonous experience that pales in comparison to its predecessors. Additionally, Blizzard's sales and marketing practices, including exorbitant pricing, cast a shadow over the game's potential. Diablo IV leaves fans longing for a transformative and remarkable experience that matches the legacy of the earlier titles.

    Note breakdown:

    Story: 3/10
    The story of Diablo IV receives a low rating due to its failure to capture the essence of the original Diablo games. It takes itself too seriously, abandoning the over-the-top and hilarious elements that made the earlier installments enjoyable. The attempt to incorporate deep and complex themes falls flat, resulting in a shallow and misinformed narrative.

    Dungeons: 2/10
    Diablo IV's dungeons suffer from a lack of creativity and engagement. They feel arbitrary and fail to provide interesting challenges or rewards. Unlike the previous games in the series, which featured memorable and interconnected dungeon experiences, Diablo IV's dungeons feel uninspired and unremarkable.

    Graphics: 7/10
    The graphics in Diablo IV are a standout aspect, receiving a relatively high rating. The game boasts visually impressive cinematics and detailed environments. While the overall art style aligns with the dark and gritty atmosphere, it lacks the distinctive visual flair that could have set it apart from its predecessors.

    Skill UI: 2/10
    The skill UI in Diablo IV falls short of expectations. It lacks depth and complexity, resulting in limited choices and a lack of meaningful customization. The simplified skill system fails to offer players the opportunity to create unique and specialized character builds, diminishing the long-term appeal and replayability of the game.

    Combat: 6/10
    The combat in Diablo IV receives an average rating. While it offers moments of excitement and impact, it suffers from balance issues and lacks innovation. The battles take place on a generic open-world battlefield, lacking the variety and strategic depth found in previous Diablo games. The combat experience, while enjoyable to a certain extent, fails to deliver a truly engaging and memorable experience.

    Itemization: 1/10
    Diablo IV's itemization is heavily criticized, earning it a low rating. The system lacks depth and complexity, leaving players with a simple and uninteresting loot progression. The absence of significant items such as sets and runewords, coupled with a lack of reward anticipation, diminishes the sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that should come from acquiring powerful gear. This aspect severely hampers the long-term motivation to continue playing the game.    … Expand
  21. Fix_your_game
    Jun 12, 2023
    1
    Tooo much lag.. it's not worth the money. Systems suck. One hand gaming till 50 woot... so freaking bored. I hate the leveling sync crap.. not fun. Stats are terrible. Looking through any gear sucks. Legendarys drop all the time, the **** ones.. I had more fun in beta, which says alot. I'm just tired of click corpse explosion 50 million times in a fight. my finger hurts. I asked for aTooo much lag.. it's not worth the money. Systems suck. One hand gaming till 50 woot... so freaking bored. I hate the leveling sync crap.. not fun. Stats are terrible. Looking through any gear sucks. Legendarys drop all the time, the **** ones.. I had more fun in beta, which says alot. I'm just tired of click corpse explosion 50 million times in a fight. my finger hurts. I asked for a refund several times got no replies back..… Expand
  22. Ruthelis
    Jun 12, 2023
    9
    After about 130 hours of gameplay I am still hyped and I can't wait to come back from work to play again! Have never played such a good game.

    The Lore was so interesting that I've sinked into it and finished it within first 16h of playing. Without other people or with friends the game is really enjoyable. Of course there are some little parts where it can (and probably will) get    After about 130 hours of gameplay I am still hyped and I can't wait to come back from work to play again! Have never played such a good game.

    The Lore was so interesting that I've sinked into it and finished it within first 16h of playing.

    Without other people or with friends the game is really enjoyable. Of course there are some little parts where it can (and probably will) get little upgrades.

    Diablo IV is just a pure pleasure, playing, grinding, looking for item upgrades just awesome. Everyone who likes good hack'n'slash games will enjoy this 'bad boy'.

    Ths game is simple, but not too simple. I would say that it's perfectly balanced and both types of players, hardocore gamers and more casual ones, will enjoy playing D4.    … Expand
  23. Platbeerkeg
    Jun 12, 2023
    8
    Very good arpg. It's more simple than path of exile but it makes the genre more accessible to new or returning players and a more casual audience. There are no pay to win microtransactions (cosmetics and a battle pass coming that has cosmetics only in the paid tier). Honestly the in game skins you unlock by salvaging look better than the paid cosmetics so far so there's really no need toVery good arpg. It's more simple than path of exile but it makes the genre more accessible to new or returning players and a more casual audience. There are no pay to win microtransactions (cosmetics and a battle pass coming that has cosmetics only in the paid tier). Honestly the in game skins you unlock by salvaging look better than the paid cosmetics so far so there's really no need to buy them. Build diversity could be better which is why I knocked the game down to an 8, some just stand out far and wide over others. Overall I can see myself grinding for a long time. There's so many collectibles to do for renown to get more kill points and attributes. And a lot of options to play at endgame that is what you'd expect from an arpg.… Expand
  24. Wan06
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Combines the best of Diablo 3 and Diablo 2 in one huge OpenWorld Game. Gameplay and Combat is very satisfying. Attention: You get addicted very soon.
  25. Thisisulb
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    The reviews calling D4 a rehashed D3 are unfair.. to D3.
    At this point in time D3 is just objectively the better ARPG.
    That being said, the game isn't unplayable or absolutely terrible. If this was a 30$ indi studio release without a cash shop, I would give it a 5/10 rating. It's okay-ish entertainment for a few days if you really have nothing better lined up. Seeing as this is a    The reviews calling D4 a rehashed D3 are unfair.. to D3.
    At this point in time D3 is just objectively the better ARPG.

    That being said, the game isn't unplayable or absolutely terrible. If this was a 30$ indi studio release without a cash shop, I would give it a 5/10 rating. It's okay-ish entertainment for a few days if you really have nothing better lined up.

    Seeing as this is a 70$-100$ AAA game release with scummy cash grabs, an in-game cash shop and a lot of expectations and promises it can absolutely not live up to, 3/10 is a generous rating.

    The story and world building of D4 are bland, uninspired and simply not crafted with care or talent.

    The voice talent is clearly trying but can't manage to alleviate the bland and unlikeable characters with their performances alone.

    Still, for an ARPG the story is passable -or would be, if D4 had anything else going for it.

    The skill tree is pitiful and does not allow for any personal input or creativity beyond choosing one of the few builds the developers have 'pre created' for the players.

    The end-game paragon board and glyph system looks more open at first glance, but if you look closer you will notice that there is still very little variation when it comes to specific builds and what variation there is is hardly meaningful.

    The early to mid levels feel tedious because the trite and uninspired builder-spender game play loop is made even worse by deliberately bad builders that do no damage on their own and feel bad to use and absurdly overpriced spenders that rely on legendary aspects to do any meaningful damage.

    If your build relies on a legendary aspect that can not be obtained as a dungeon aspect (and thus added to any item via a town npc after clearing said dungeon) you are at the mercy of RNG and might not get the one aspect that enables your build for many, many levels and hours.

    Once you have finally assembled the basic core of your build, things don't get much better.

    Now it's time to grind out (nightmare) dungeons. The team behind dungeons seems to actively hate ARPGs. At least that's the only explanation I can come up with as for why killing monsters seems to be an absolute afterthought for dungeons. Monster packs are sparse and far between and a large portion of your time in a dungeon will be spend carrying various stones, runes and keys through mostly empty dungeons to unlock doors.

    Even when you're met with a door unlock requirement of 'kill all enemies' you will still spend a considerable amount of time running through empty corridors, looking for the last monster hidden away in a remote corner of the dungeon.

    Design like this would be excusable if this was the very first ARPG every created but it is not excusable in 2023 with plenty of games already offering great solutions and better ways to go about this.

    Overall:
    If you're just looking to slaughter some monster hordes after work, D3 will serve you better.

    If you want deep and meaningful systems and a chance to get creative with characters and builds, go for Path of Exile, it doesn't even cost you a thing.    … Expand
  26. BigBlueMoth
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    Game without Trading Option, which lowers its rating to 5. If there was trading, I would rate it between 8 and even 10, but killing trading is the worst thing AB could have done and it ruins half of the fun in the game
  27. NoMuchToSay
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Good game, found it enjoyable. Had fun times with friends. Lots to do and explore.
  28. MightyMark
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Pretty good game, an massive improvement from D3, I would have rated it 8 for now waiting for the Seasons to happen but going for 10 to compensate review bombs
  29. strom21
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    The game isn't perfect for sure but doesn't deserve a 0.

    Pros - Difficulty is good. Never feel op like in D3. This isn't Diablo arcade mode like the previous entry. - Gorgeous graphics and locations. - Story is awesome - Skill tree and paragons requires you to think. Cons - Dungeons feels repetitive - Certains endgames activities need a buff to rewards. Whispers and helltides are fun    The game isn't perfect for sure but doesn't deserve a 0.

    Pros
    - Difficulty is good. Never feel op like in D3. This isn't Diablo arcade mode like the previous entry.
    - Gorgeous graphics and locations.
    - Story is awesome
    - Skill tree and paragons requires you to think.

    Cons
    - Dungeons feels repetitive
    - Certains endgames activities need a buff to rewards. Whispers and helltides are fun ideas but doesn't have as much incentive as Dungeons and are quickly left behind.
    - Farming renown for season will definitely be a pain but I understand the reason for doing this.

    Overall great game deserving a 7 or 8. Trying to balance the trolls.    … Expand
  30. Polandplayer
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    Przeciętna giera z wymuszonym mmo systemem, przeciętnie się bawię a Ci co zachwalają utknęli w latach mobilnej tandety.
  31. Anthonyp
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Awesome game, ruined by the constant medalling by the devs. Stop nerfing the fun out of the game.
  32. FrankMario
    Jun 12, 2023
    4
    The leveling and story are great so for a regular single player RPG it could had been great ! BUT...

    But when you buy a Diablo it's meant to be farm and a little UI or inventory problem is a huge pain when you have to do it 100times and you know it's the wow devs who was on D4 : c*ckblocks EVERYWHERE (surely to sell you the solution later) : - you have to go gamble or dez ? too bad you    The leveling and story are great so for a regular single player RPG it could had been great ! BUT...

    But when you buy a Diablo it's meant to be farm and a little UI or inventory problem is a huge pain when you have to do it 100times and you know it's the wow devs who was on D4 : c*ckblocks EVERYWHERE (surely to sell you the solution later) :
    - you have to go gamble or dez ? too bad you need to past this wall and waste 20sec
    - your inventory is full at lvl 58 ? too bad : you will now have to dez and review every single item without any search bar and you waste sooo much time to read everything...
    - no sigils or gem bags : your full every 20 minutes : HAVE to dez everything again goodbye ways to change spec
    - you reached lvl60 ? welcome to grind HELL until 70 ! this is pure pain....

    This is the definition of a pure gem corrupted by greed : make furstration => sell solution. They will kill the retention in no time with that type of thinking what a shame....    … Expand
  33. ppiecuch
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Fantastic atmosphere, graphics and overall game-play flow.

    But: - The UI is just wrong and ugly... - Itemisation is messy, meaningless, and items themselves are boring, overcomplicated, and there are too many of them. You are getting tons and tons of garbage. - Spells look primitive and oversimplified. - Story is absolutely awful and poorly written. Only Lorath is acceptable as an    Fantastic atmosphere, graphics and overall game-play flow.

    But:
    - The UI is just wrong and ugly...
    - Itemisation is messy, meaningless, and items themselves are boring, overcomplicated, and there are too many of them. You are getting tons and tons of garbage.
    - Spells look primitive and oversimplified.
    - Story is absolutely awful and poorly written. Only Lorath is acceptable as an NPC, and after Act 1, story is predictable, shallow and sometimes just stupid. Some dialogues are too painful to watch and listen to.
    - Skilltree has no logic whatsoever, and getting a sensible build is a boring hit-and-miss chore.
    - Every fight feels the same, no matter the monster level.
    - Completely no sense of progression.
    - Zero motivation to play after about 50h invested.
    - Music is only acceptable in Act 1 - after that, it is just a boring and senseless background.    … Expand
  34. BassFuzz
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    No offline mode because of ludicrous zoomer monetization model.
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  35. jonaliang
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    I don't understand the hate the game is getting. Diablo 4 launch was amazing and the story and end-game is enjoyable. Some people might not enjoy the level scaling, but I love how you and a friend could party and be many levels apart, but still contribute equally.

    I've had good experiences with games before, and blizzard did a great job here. Credit where credit is due. Sure, there is    I don't understand the hate the game is getting. Diablo 4 launch was amazing and the story and end-game is enjoyable. Some people might not enjoy the level scaling, but I love how you and a friend could party and be many levels apart, but still contribute equally.

    I've had good experiences with games before, and blizzard did a great job here. Credit where credit is due. Sure, there is room for improvement, but if people are expecting D4 to be everything they expect, then I'm happy if they move on to play another game.    … Expand
  36. Deepduh
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Game is amazing. Plot wise and gameplay. There are some bugs and servers were kinda laggy at start, but that’s normal for all game releases.
  37. BrutallyHonesty
    Jun 12, 2023
    8
    Diablo 4 is a great game.

    Ive been waiting to play diablo 4 since the trailer first dropped, a few years ago. The games design, while needing a few minutes for adjusting settings, is pleasing. The audio is fantastic, and the visual are exactly what you'd expect from a diablo game, gory, yet well designed. Functionally, the game feels like the perfect middle ground between diablo 2'    Diablo 4 is a great game.

    Ive been waiting to play diablo 4 since the trailer first dropped, a few years ago.
    The games design, while needing a few minutes for adjusting settings, is pleasing. The audio is fantastic, and the visual are exactly what you'd expect from a diablo game, gory, yet well designed.
    Functionally, the game feels like the perfect middle ground between diablo 2' extensive skill trees, and the simplified skill trees from diablo 3. The allowance of being able to choose what skills you want from different tiers, not being locked to 1 of each style was refreshing. The combat because of this, can feel very rewarding.
    In honesty, it does have its issues, low level enemies feel fairly copy and paste. They do becomes more varied at higher levels, but i do wish they had more. That being said, its an arpg, thats par for course.
    I do agree the choice to strictly be only live service, was a poor one. I also understand the reasons for them doing so, and as long as they put time and money into the servers the game could be amazing. The current issue with the online services is that they haven't been tested with this many players, and it cant handle it currently. Its been a week of actual release and of course we are seeing issues as with all online games immediately after release. In the past week they have already released fixes for a swathe of these issues. If they keep this up, i wont be surprised.
    Considering the issues with hacking and cheating Diablo 3 was plagued with, i can respect the online only gameplay. I will admit that its hopeful that they'll be able to control that, but i believe it should be less rampant.
    Already, they have made changes to classes, the day 1 nerf to barb and druid, and the buff to necro, gives me hope that they'll actively maintain the gameplay. Personally, i think they need to rebalance quite a few options as it feels as if certain abilities are just unplayable in their current condition. Some skills are just the clear choice, especially in a game like this, where Aesthetic doesn't clear dungeons.
    Im not a fan of the story, for the most part. its not bad, its just not what i expected, nor agreed with. I think the story needed more time to be flushed out. I felt disconnected from my protagonist in large areas of the story. Thats not to say, that the story didnt have its good parts, nor its fantastic parts. It has been rare for me in the recent years to not regret the purchase of a game. I feel confident that this was a good purchase. Also, The shop is completely ignorable. It is not mandatory, If they force the shop i will have an issue. I spent my money, i will not be bullied into spending more.    … Expand
  38. Matshiro
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    As you can see, 90% of players here didin't even bothered to play the game, they are only reapeating what popular streamers say.
  39. Nikolas_super
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Поставил плохую оценку, так как разработчики этой игры влезли в политику, и прикрывают способы поиграть для By и Ru игроков.
    В этой игре из плюсов только хорошая оптимизация, отличная графика и нормальный сюжет.
    Напрягает и наскучивает долгое убийство монстров, далеко добираться до заданий и событий.    Поставил плохую оценку, так как разработчики этой игры влезли в политику, и прикрывают способы поиграть для By и Ru игроков.
    В этой игре из плюсов только хорошая оптимизация, отличная графика и нормальный сюжет.
    Напрягает и наскучивает долгое убийство монстров, далеко добираться до заданий и событий.
  40. homerkrause
    Jun 12, 2023
    2
    Es gibt wieder mal ein Ingame Shop obwohl man ein Vollpreis Titel sich leistet. Warum kauft man sich ein Spiel wo es ein Ingame Shop wo man 3 Gegenstände kaufen kann die dann zusammen teurer sind als das Spiel selbst. Alle Charakter sind sehr langsam und fast unbeweglich und falls mehr als 10 Gegner erscheinen die Fern und Nahangriffe kompinieren verliert man sehr den Kampf gerade wenn manEs gibt wieder mal ein Ingame Shop obwohl man ein Vollpreis Titel sich leistet. Warum kauft man sich ein Spiel wo es ein Ingame Shop wo man 3 Gegenstände kaufen kann die dann zusammen teurer sind als das Spiel selbst. Alle Charakter sind sehr langsam und fast unbeweglich und falls mehr als 10 Gegner erscheinen die Fern und Nahangriffe kompinieren verliert man sehr den Kampf gerade wenn man am anfang ist stirbt man gerne sehr oft.… Expand
  41. Tubey
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    A bit torn on this one. The aesthetic is much improved from D3 but feels like a 'nightmare' skin plastered on top of a cartoon rather than something created from scratch with a horror theming in mind... it's really hard to explain but it too often doesn't 'feel' right to me.

    But that's by the by if the gameplay was fantastic and... well, again, it's not 'bad', it's just uninspired.    A bit torn on this one. The aesthetic is much improved from D3 but feels like a 'nightmare' skin plastered on top of a cartoon rather than something created from scratch with a horror theming in mind... it's really hard to explain but it too often doesn't 'feel' right to me.

    But that's by the by if the gameplay was fantastic and... well, again, it's not 'bad', it's just uninspired. Rarely does a game leave me a bit lost trying to describe it and having to resort to the word 'feel' but... yeah, again, too often it just doesn't 'feel' right. I'm honestly sorry but it's one of those 'you have to play it to see what I mean' scenarios because words don't do it justice.

    The story, on the other hand, I can describe easily - shallow, tepid nonsense that falls off a cliff, every bit as pointless as Diablo 3. D2 got the 'show don't tell' balance right, nothing in the series has since.

    Microtransaction/battle pass nonsense unfortunately exist. In a full price game. They have no right to, but unfortunately the consumers have been stupid enough to lose the war on that one to the point it's barely worth mentioning anymore, but for me any paid game with them in loses points. That's not 'review bombing', it's just common sense that if a game features a system that is to the detriment of a consumer, then it should be marked down for it.

    As it is, it's not the worst implementation of it, but it's Blizzard, so expect nonsense down the line.

    I don't hate Diablo 4. I absolutely don't love it either. I actually prefer D2:R overall - yes, it's 'simpler', but it still does what it intends to do very well, has no bloat/filler and respects the player. But if we're all being honest, there's simply better aRPGs outside the Diablo franchise now - much better in fact - and Diablo 4 doesn't do enough to reclaim the title.    … Expand
  42. Shewchenko
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Arte que volta às origens, história bacana, bem polido e o late game com bastante coisa a fazer, vale cada centavo
  43. Bjau
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    The foundation is great. At its core its a great APRG with fluent combat, a great story and excellent map design.

    What it lacks right now is QOL inprovments like: Gem stash in inventory. The abillity to search for items and legendary aspects within inventory and stash. Map overlay And gamewise it lacks: More end game activites. More chase items. MORE DIVERSITY FFS There is only one build    The foundation is great. At its core its a great APRG with fluent combat, a great story and excellent map design.

    What it lacks right now is QOL inprovments like:
    Gem stash in inventory. The abillity to search for items and legendary aspects within inventory and stash.
    Map overlay

    And gamewise it lacks:
    More end game activites.
    More chase items.
    MORE DIVERSITY FFS
    There is only one build viable for endgame each class. If you play another you feel like an idiot.
    6.5/10 so far - but i will give it an 7 for the benefit of doubt. Season 1 better come with alot of improvements.    … Expand
  44. Tumin
    Jun 12, 2023
    9
    Enjoyed the story of d4 surprisingly much. Gameplay is great. The sound, the music, all very good. It has it flaws but giving diablo a 1 or a 0 star score because of inventorymanagement is bs. The inventory has been the same in all games, a hassle. But its a hassle we accepted in previous games. What changed now? Diablo 4 is off to a great start, compared to d3. Im excited to get backEnjoyed the story of d4 surprisingly much. Gameplay is great. The sound, the music, all very good. It has it flaws but giving diablo a 1 or a 0 star score because of inventorymanagement is bs. The inventory has been the same in all games, a hassle. But its a hassle we accepted in previous games. What changed now? Diablo 4 is off to a great start, compared to d3. Im excited to get back into it. And im excited to see where they take this forward. Just keep the cash shop for cosmetics and not power gains.… Expand
  45. Luycia
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    Overall a good game with decent story, fun leveling and good late game. But the interface is very annoying for PC. You can really feel that this interface is done for console players. Every window takes the whole screen and looks awful (eg. invite friends to your party, no overlay map). It also misses features like searching for talents (
  46. re_wolwer
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    This is the best game Blizzard has ever released, by far.
  47. Secondus
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Don’t listen to the 0/10 reviews. Game is awesome. Go play it for yourself and enjoy the game for what it is.
  48. 123BumMcAllan
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    i completed diablo 1 countless times and think diablo 4 is the best since diablo 1. However i have a problem i want to see and complete an entire area before moving on to the next. So I'm level 36 before I moved on to act II and there was still a lot of content I need to go back to
  49. ElectricalNun
    Jun 12, 2023
    9
    Great game with an interesting story and few bugs. Queues are quick and the game is well optimized.
  50. vikingcz
    Jun 12, 2023
    6
    Diablo 4 feels like linear continuation of Diablo 3 rather than Diablo 2 that actually created legend. Big improvment on technical side. Good graphics, amazing audio and art. Runs well on medicore PC. Unfortunately game only pretends to have single player. All mechanics are tweaked towards multiplayer and MMO. You need to be online all the time. Level scaling acording to character alowsDiablo 4 feels like linear continuation of Diablo 3 rather than Diablo 2 that actually created legend. Big improvment on technical side. Good graphics, amazing audio and art. Runs well on medicore PC. Unfortunately game only pretends to have single player. All mechanics are tweaked towards multiplayer and MMO. You need to be online all the time. Level scaling acording to character alows different level characters play together but it takes away big chunk of satisfaction from progress and feeling of getting stronger. Forgot that you would get back to areas you get killed and wipe out hordes of demons with hard earned legendaries and leveling. Diablo 4 does not have that , it is completely missing. If Blizzard give us posibility to turn off scaling it would be 9/10 game for me.… Expand
  51. JustinB09
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    Diablo is back to being a great game. Using what was great in the last few series creating an amazing structure for a game that will only get better with time. I've already spent more hours on this than any other game that's released in the last few years. The only small issue is that in the very end game there are only a few builds that really work, but I'm sure over time the meta willDiablo is back to being a great game. Using what was great in the last few series creating an amazing structure for a game that will only get better with time. I've already spent more hours on this than any other game that's released in the last few years. The only small issue is that in the very end game there are only a few builds that really work, but I'm sure over time the meta will change and much more will be added. I haven't loved everything that blizzard has… Expand
  52. Pareponchino
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Only improvement of the franchise are the graphics. And like any other [new] Blizzard story writing is boring.
    Skill become less and less with each new game and the gameplay is repetitive, since there comes nothing new after lv 25.

    People who praise such a game that degenerated it's gameplay and add more mtx are the reason why gaming becomes worst and worst.
  53. Tsanoff
    Jun 12, 2023
    0
    Terrible servers, terrible game. It's Diablo 3 rebranded. lack of innovation. Just Blizzard.
  54. Psi0nic_Cr0w
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    A great game for fans of the series and a solid foundation on which to build going forward. Review bombing an insult to the brilliant work of some great devs
  55. Grevn
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    The amount of time we had to wait for this to come out the way it did is close to criminal.

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

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

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

    It looks and feels like a polished mobile game.

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

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

    The voice acting is sub par.

    The monster variety is sub par.

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

    Extremely pricey, in-game shop and a battle pass that gives you benefit over others plus 2 planned DLC:s coming. Stay away from this money grabbing attempt.    … Expand
  56. Wiseman2
    Jun 8, 2023
    10
    I went into the diablo 4 beta expecting a lot worse of a game given the track record blizzard has had lately. But it was good enough to get me to pre-order it, I somewhat "no-lifed" it over the weekend. And beat the campaign and have done some end game content. And this game has begun to restore my faith in blizzard as a gaming company. It give me nostalgic feels back to play D3, D2 andI went into the diablo 4 beta expecting a lot worse of a game given the track record blizzard has had lately. But it was good enough to get me to pre-order it, I somewhat "no-lifed" it over the weekend. And beat the campaign and have done some end game content. And this game has begun to restore my faith in blizzard as a gaming company. It give me nostalgic feels back to play D3, D2 and even some part D1, in some aspects if also reminds me a little bit of WoW, I see myself continuing to play this game for quite some time, sure there are a few bugs,tweaks and Quality Of Life changes that could be made, but the game just came out, give it a little time. Overall a absolutely stunning game visually and musically, the combat feels nice, if see challenging, but not dark souls hard. 8/10 would recommend this game to anyone who has enjoyed the other diablo games in the franchise.

    -Side note, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE GOD DONT ADD ANYTHING MORE THAN COSMETIC MICROTRANSACTIONS EVER!!!! it will destroy the game and my trust in Blizzard forever.

    QoL- seperate area in inventory to keep gems
    Also either move the Stash close to Waypoints or expand inventory to carry more item, the amount of going back to town and then running across the town can get annoying once you start doing nightmare dungeons and endgame stuff.

    Update: I gave it a 8 out of 10, but changed it to 10 out of 10 to balance out all these whiny snowflakes, who have not taken time to understand the game and appreciate all the good parts of it. Yes there is some bad, but I feel like the good parts outweigh them.    … Expand
  57. Malarth
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    The main storyline is engaging and kept me entertained for 30+ hours. But with the transition into the mid-game (tier 3), the game is already stagnant and boring. Diablo IV has managed to retain all of the boring, grindy aspects of ARPG's, and somehow lose the fun parts.

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

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

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

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

    Grindy, unoriginal, frustrating content is a hard pass for me at this point in my life. I'll keep trying back over the months, maybe they'll get it fixed. But being bored, and done with a game, in a week just doesn't seem like a good purchase.    … Expand
  58. sirSlani
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Maybe the best one in the series.
    Balanced progression, good story, beautiful cinematics, diverse environments and stunning graphics.
    Simple and intuitive mechanics unlike some other games in the genre.
    All in all great fun, I feel like I will most likely spend too much time in it, going through nightmare dungeons, grinding gear and leveling.
  59. hyro201
    Jun 11, 2023
    8
    This game is not a 0-4 or what ever people are posting. They are being disingenuous with that for sure, nor is it in its current state a 9 or a 10, heck 8 might be generous but that is just my current enjoyment.

    Let me go over some of the problems people point out. -expensive cash shop. This is true the skins are pretty expensive in there but that currently is all that is in there no    This game is not a 0-4 or what ever people are posting. They are being disingenuous with that for sure, nor is it in its current state a 9 or a 10, heck 8 might be generous but that is just my current enjoyment.

    Let me go over some of the problems people point out.
    -expensive cash shop. This is true the skins are pretty expensive in there but that currently is all that is in there no inventory tabs like in other games or other game play benefits. Looking at you poe -shaky servers
    The first few days of a launch are always shaky for the servers of a online game this should be known by now, however with that said I see no reason as to why this game was forced to be always online seems silly to me...but it's not the only one in the genre to do this again looking at you poe -the game loop is shallow
    I do think there is a bit of a point here but only if you rush through the game at breakneck speeds. A new season is already on its way with more coming this type of game is always a marathon not a race.
    - it needs a way to just go into a dungeon without walking to it
    ....yes yes it does lol. This is legit criticism poe does this so well and it allows you to just go straight into the action after your last dungeon so here is hoping they figure this out.

    There are other much smaller things like music being bad which I disagree with but that is heavily subjective and few others but yea Currently the game is solid its good. It has its problems a few odd balance issues that need ironed out but they have shown to be quickly working on that I mean 6 patches in a week mates they are working on the balance.
    I recommend this game play it give it a go and have fun    … Expand
  60. Drchourav
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Who care about cosmetics guys i play i have fun and plus ther is better cosmetic free in the game so why you guys care that much i dont get it
  61. grreaper
    Jun 11, 2023
    2
    Very disappointed with the game. I paid a lot of money for the Ultimate Edition, but I couldn't play the promised early access. It's unforgivable.
  62. Taiyu
    Jun 11, 2023
    7
    First, it is a much better game than Diablo III.
    However, the company's mindset is unchanged, "this is good enough to sell the game".
    They are not bold enough to make a great game, in decades.
    I was shocked to see the in-game codex of power page, where you have all the same icons for many different powers, the page look like the game was totally unfinished.
  63. Khroto
    Jun 11, 2023
    9
    Easily get 100+ hours out of this game. Needs some QOL changes, but doesn't take away from how gorgeous and smooth with game plays.
  64. Lionari
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encantó fue lo que siempre eh querido de diablo..
    Con el tema de la tienda no me afecta en nada de nada.. igual no me interesa.. y no ah afectado la experiencia de juego en ningún momento..
    Creo que la gente jode por joder..
    Ha Sido el mejor lanzamiento en mucho tiempo y le están buscando las 7 patas al gato    … Expand
  65. Roylau
    Jun 11, 2023
    8
    Although not perfect I feel Diablo IV has so far been a great addition to the franchise with a lot of room left to grow and improve. The campaign exceeded my expectations. The world is beautifully crafted, the music is on point and the combat feels fluid and impactful. I picked Druid since that’s a class I have not played before. I participated in two bets weekends. Overall after a hundredAlthough not perfect I feel Diablo IV has so far been a great addition to the franchise with a lot of room left to grow and improve. The campaign exceeded my expectations. The world is beautifully crafted, the music is on point and the combat feels fluid and impactful. I picked Druid since that’s a class I have not played before. I participated in two bets weekends. Overall after a hundred hours in I feel I have already gotten my moneys worth. The few things I do not like are the gems being part of my normal inventory. The leveling seems very long although this might be by design, I am however not used to it being like this. The items in the inventory look a bit underwhelming. The UI in general is a bit minimal for my taste. After all is said and done I would recommend this experience.… Expand
  66. Jeferreyro
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Great gameplay, history and boss flight. I think micro transactions for visuals only are ok
  67. Thwomp
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Addicting as heck just like any other Diablo game. Game looks great with HDR enabled, and max settings at 4k, 120fps. So much prettier than D3 (thank God for that!!).

    Everyone on my friends list on the bnet app literally are playing this over WoW now. It's quite awesome to see so many people enjoying the game in a world filled with Metacritic trolls, just like you see here with all    Addicting as heck just like any other Diablo game. Game looks great with HDR enabled, and max settings at 4k, 120fps. So much prettier than D3 (thank God for that!!).

    Everyone on my friends list on the bnet app literally are playing this over WoW now. It's quite awesome to see so many people enjoying the game in a world filled with Metacritic trolls, just like you see here with all the rotten scores. Nothing but idiotic complaints that make no sense.

    Bad graphics? Seriously? Might want to go back to D3 and tell me which game looks better...

    Trolls will be trolls and Metacritic is the perfect place for em. It's 10:40 pm and I've been playing for several hours straight now and my eyes are heavy. That's how addicting Blizzard games are, and Diablo 4 is no different.    … Expand
  68. Lostintime09
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    This is my PC GOTY, and honestly the best Blizzard game since SC2. It's good to see Diablo return to form with classic dungeon crawler gameplay.
  69. Johnny834
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    A good story,very clean gameplay,the world is amazing,every single quest is voice acted,good end game activities but I hope they add more which they will surely do given the fact that it's a seasonal game and the graphics are simply amazing for an arpg.The launch was rid of bugs and que times were slim to non existent.Blizzard it's finally making quality products again and I am here for it.
  70. Lexasauris
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Great game. I have been enjoying it with a group of friends. We all play at different pace, and yet we still all play together. That is the biggest win for me.
  71. johnnytypo
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Ignore the neck beards review bombing. Just play the game for fun and enjoy. Dont like the cash shop? Dont buy anything, that simple.
  72. Fragmaster5000
    Jun 11, 2023
    9
    Middle aged man here. Played all Diablo games before, loved D2 (about 12k hours) and D3 was fine for me (about 600 hours). Diablo 4 is a great piece of art. It's fun to play, as long as you do what ever you want to do, Don't let influencers and streamers tell you otherwise. I'm all for min maxing my char. I usually never play seasons, but for D4 i will try them at least.

    Graphics: 8 /    Middle aged man here. Played all Diablo games before, loved D2 (about 12k hours) and D3 was fine for me (about 600 hours). Diablo 4 is a great piece of art. It's fun to play, as long as you do what ever you want to do, Don't let influencers and streamers tell you otherwise. I'm all for min maxing my char. I usually never play seasons, but for D4 i will try them at least.

    Graphics: 8 / 10
    Music: 9 / 10
    Gameplay 9 / 10

    This will be replacing D1 from the second spot on my list right behind D2.    … Expand
  73. BNightmare
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    A game with a low-IQ story, uninteresting game mechanics, and ugly characters.
    Even Lazarus(D1) and Adria(D3) are much more smart then Inarius(D4) and Lilith(D4).
    They maybe want to bring me to a terrifying gothic dark fantasy world, but what I see is non-sense dirty blood and meats.
  74. panda_pampoo
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    Good story but very disappointed. Characters look like creeps, skill look as normal hit. I don't feel exciting in combats. There's no change between two environments because of tone graphic. There's no exciting about graphic, or stronger than early game, or character's appearance. I don't have any motivation to play
  75. Mareth
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Exceptional sound and world design!
    Good story, combat is fluid and feels punchy!
  76. yiantony
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Played D3 for 2000 hours and played most of the ARPG in the market right now. This is the game for neither casual story experiencing (because the story line is plain and simple), nor those who like play end game

    Story: *spoiler*
    - No Diablo in Diablo game
    - Simple kids-level bad guy story that you chase a bad guy and kill a bad guy that's it
    - Prime evil is not evil and being raised as a pet by dark wanderer
    - High heaven and wise Tyrael totally absent maybe the story is too cliche so they have little interest to intervene

    Mechanism:
    - Nothing new. A giant freak of other ARPG game mechanism mix, especially Lost Ark.
    - Imprint system is a piece of ****
    - Managing and searching your imprint or legendary gears are non-existing. No way you can tell what you have unless you have very good memory.
    - Meaningless side quests that give you 1 veiled crystal in the end as reward
    - Meaningless long walk in dungeon, long walk in world map
    - Same dungeons, which don't usually fit to the story line or anything. They just pop up there and inside it's just a randomized collections of several maps.

    Skills:
    - All class has one 1 viable skill or build to play. Not other builds are not "good", they are utterly ****
    - Imagine you're in a season and you need to play countless dungeons with your only build that will never change - I have already lost interest in starting playing at all.
    - Some core skills are designed clearly without any creativity for example Rogue has two almost identical core skill "barrage" and "rapid fire"
    - No variations in skill tree. You got all things like +4% crit, -4% dmg on close enemies.
    - Affixes are pretty much auto-cast certain skills and very slightly change how skill works very boring

    Gameplay:
    - Worst horse riding experience. Randomly stop and stuck in terrain. Clunky.
    - Revive points are anywhere but where it should be - in front of the boss room.
    - Leveling system makes sure you don't feel that you're leveling. When you have that only 1 via build and most of the affixes, you're pretty much one shot everybody and 10s boss raid until level 80.    … Expand
  77. andyman30
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    The memory leaks are so bad that I have to toggle the settings from ultra to medium every 15 minutes or the game crashes. Not a very ideal way to play the game, I can't believe Blizzard didn't find this before final release.
  78. nardrum
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    Dia3도 하다가 졸았지만 이 정도는 아니었던 것 같다. 솔직히 평점은 한 4~6 점 정도가 맞다고 생각하는데 일부 평점들의 추세를 보아 평점 주작하는 세력이 들어온 게 분명하다고 생각한다. 제정신이라면 이 게임에 10점을 줄 순 없다. 플스에도 점수 주고 엑박에도 점수 주는 놈은 도대체 뭔데? 정말 두 플랫폼 전부 돈 주고 사서 하고 10점 주는 거 맞냐? 그 능지로 뭔 주작이야!Dia3도 하다가 졸았지만 이 정도는 아니었던 것 같다. 솔직히 평점은 한 4~6 점 정도가 맞다고 생각하는데 일부 평점들의 추세를 보아 평점 주작하는 세력이 들어온 게 분명하다고 생각한다. 제정신이라면 이 게임에 10점을 줄 순 없다. 플스에도 점수 주고 엑박에도 점수 주는 놈은 도대체 뭔데? 정말 두 플랫폼 전부 돈 주고 사서 하고 10점 주는 거 맞냐? 그 능지로 뭔 주작이야!
  79. ithrandir
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Excellent, great cinematically, good content for Endgame in spite of just having been launched.
  80. sirbill1
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    This is a master piece if you are a true fan of diablo and especially diablo 1 and diablo 2.
  81. Barbarian2023
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    Imagine investing your precious time towards a build only to realize half way that Blizzard has no respect what so ever for your time and decides, on the go, what they like and dont like about how items/build work and they hard nerf the sh out of your class.
    No they did not fixxed a bugged item or two!
    They nerfed the sh out of the items/skills that were working as designed ! For    Imagine investing your precious time towards a build only to realize half way that Blizzard has no respect what so ever for your time and decides, on the go, what they like and dont like about how items/build work and they hard nerf the sh out of your class.
    No they did not fixxed a bugged item or two!
    They nerfed the sh out of the items/skills that were working as designed !
    For Barbarian they were designed to have a hard time leveling up and a golden time in the endgame.
    Now the Barbs are having a hard time leveling up and a hard time dreaming about the endgame.

    Dont waste your time with this title !
    They are nerfing each and every build that is able to do end game content.
    I bet the next step will be to make something available in the shop so that you can buy the necessary power to be able to do the end game activities.

    If you do invest your time now you will then be commited. Just dont do it !!!    … Expand
  82. Ghostm33
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    I was very skeptical going in after the experience of Diablo 3 launch but was quickly surprised at how smooth the launch was and the amount of content in the game.

    This is a love letter to previous Diablo games, with the atmosphere of D1 and D2 but a modernised approach to the combat. The gameplay feels amazing, story has been fun to dive in and most surprisingly is how engaged I am    I was very skeptical going in after the experience of Diablo 3 launch but was quickly surprised at how smooth the launch was and the amount of content in the game.

    This is a love letter to previous Diablo games, with the atmosphere of D1 and D2 but a modernised approach to the combat. The gameplay feels amazing, story has been fun to dive in and most surprisingly is how engaged I am with exploring and completing side content rather than rushing the campaign.

    Once again, this is a love letter to fans of the series, one that has continued to surprise me in the amount of enjoyment I'm getting out of it. See you in Sanctuary!    … Expand
  83. hellodestin
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    My hand has arthritis pain after playing Diablo 4. Since the developer thought it would be cool to NOT include WASD movement...you have to move with a billion left mouse clicks OR keep the left mouse button pressed for as long as you play. Another WIERD lgbtqi++ decision was to force you to play an obese person if you want to be a Druid. wtf
  84. Chrisapete
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    It’s the best Diablo game ever! The skill tree is mind blowing. The world looks beautiful. It has a good story. Making a build and grinding for unique are fun!
  85. Kiss2
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    0.5% Story.
    2.5% Build-crafting.
    97% Non-stop grinding in a same dungeon over and over.

    Visuals look good, and that's probably it for the game.
  86. ReviewTimez
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    It seems that not only is Blizzard paying for journalist to give high ranking and favorable reviews, but they are also creating accounts to upvote it on meta-critic. Diablo IV lacks features, trading, and an assortment of other things, i.e. Overlay Map. In my opinion it's the worst of the series, little to no innovation, copy pasta from D3/Immortal with a Warcraft open map. Almost all ofIt seems that not only is Blizzard paying for journalist to give high ranking and favorable reviews, but they are also creating accounts to upvote it on meta-critic. Diablo IV lacks features, trading, and an assortment of other things, i.e. Overlay Map. In my opinion it's the worst of the series, little to no innovation, copy pasta from D3/Immortal with a Warcraft open map. Almost all of the 10/10 reviews are not authentic here, so that's why I am giving it a zero to offset, instead of what I believe it is which is Diablo 4 / 10. Blizzard is a terrible game company these days, all they did was mass market this game and spent millions doing so, as for the product that seems forgotten about, it's bad, do not waste your time purchasing this, you're only encouraging Blizzard to produce mediocre content and pay journalists and review bombers to up vote it, disgusting to it's core!!… Expand
  87. Rageoverrun
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    Cinematics team deserves so much better. Everything in regards to the cinematics was top tier content and extremely enjoyable. The game, however, was bland, uninspired, and not what we all waited to have ready to play. They thought they could take Diablo Immortal, but a dark, scary coat of paint on it, and call it Diablo 4. Thoroughly disappointed.
  88. KSVanek
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    Blizzard took absolutely no risks with this game.
    This isn't Diablo4, it's Diablo3.5
  89. dropdtuned1
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    Well, I'm at level 60 and I could not even imagine playing nightmare dungeons all the way to level 100. It seems like a phenominal waste of precious time. All they did was take D3 and add a few innovations from Lost Ark and POE...nothing new here.
  90. lunchbachs
    Jun 11, 2023
    0
    This plays like a generic mmo with a boring unskippable story duct taped on top of it. The boldest thing this game does is call itself "Diablo." Paying off reviewers and influencers can only get you so far.
  91. NotABomberxdd
    Jun 11, 2023
    2
    I paid 90 euros for this game.

    I do not care about lore or story, so I skipped right through that, I did watch the cinematic tho, that was great 10/10. The gameplay through the campaign has got to be the most painful campaign in any ARPG ever, so much talking and running around with little monster killing. Cool, campaign is done, surely the monster killing starts now, right? Wrong...    I paid 90 euros for this game.

    I do not care about lore or story, so I skipped right through that, I did watch the cinematic tho, that was great 10/10. The gameplay through the campaign has got to be the most painful campaign in any ARPG ever, so much talking and running around with little monster killing.

    Cool, campaign is done, surely the monster killing starts now, right? Wrong... Have fun running around the world for 4 hours collecting your altars of Lilith... Done, now you can focus on pure monster killing, right? Nope... You need to grind your renown through some of the most boring side quests ever.

    There is so much wrong in the game in terms of bugs and minor issues like no stash space, bad mount controls, no map overlay, etc... All of these are fixable issues, but some core design issues include:

    - Non-existent crafting system
    - Knee-deep character customization
    - PC UI that is hilariously bad due to being a console port
    - For an ACTION rpg, there is so little action and so much running around
    - Garbage itemization
    - Their nightmare dungeon system has got to be the most boring ARPG endgame system to ever exist
    - The game gets praised for its gameplay, but the generator generator generator spender gameplay has to go, you spend 80% of your time doing basically nothing but wait for your spender.

    And last but not least, the most awful idea in the world of ARPGs, monster scaling... The monsters scale to your level, so if you gain a level, you are often left weaker because the monsters will scale to your level... This goes everything that an ARPG is about

    This is not an ARPG... I don't even think it's an MMO, it tried to be both, and it failed miserably at being good in either.    … Expand
  92. CookieBiscuit96
    Jun 11, 2023
    6
    I'm giving it a balanced score, since the game has some positives as well as negatives. I will list those below.

    Positives: - Great cutscenes and animations, it feels like you're watching a movie - The soundtrack is great - Great voice acting - Lots of gore to eh, enjoy Negatives: - Price: It costs 70 euros or more. I'm used to have games cost no more to 59,99, so it feels    I'm giving it a balanced score, since the game has some positives as well as negatives. I will list those below.

    Positives:
    - Great cutscenes and animations, it feels like you're watching a movie

    - The soundtrack is great

    - Great voice acting

    - Lots of gore to eh, enjoy

    Negatives:
    - Price: It costs 70 euros or more. I'm used to have games cost no more to 59,99, so it feels a bit steep

    - Microtransactions: A 70 euro game that has microtransactions. Some of these MTS are 24,99 Euro's, which is like COD MW2, very expensive. You only get a few cosmetics for that price too, some might like it while others feel ripped off

    - Connectivity issues: The network/server issues are quite annoying. Loading into a city such as Kyovashed(?) especially tanks your connection

    - Textures can't go above medium unless you got a recent/fast PC: Unless you have 32GB PC, the high quality textures aren't available. (They won't show up at all) Contrary to what you might believe, higher textures sometimes give you better FPS than lower textures, since the PC tasks the GPU with the game, instead of the CPU

    - No fullscreen: Weirdly enough, D4 does not come with exclusive fullscreen as option available. Some say this is a DirectX12 problem (DirectX11 does not have this), it's weird to not have it. Fullscreen almost always runs better performance wise than windowed mode, I really want this fullscreen to come back. Either that, or we need to have DirectX11 support. DX11 will also (very likely) increase performance on all (especially older and slower) systems.    … Expand
  93. Schofs
    Jun 11, 2023
    9
    A solid starting point for the game. No queue times, rarely get disconnects or crashes, fun open world, tons of content and a great story. They've been very quick to squash obvious things that are broken and seem dedicated to making this a fun experience for all. The cherry on top is no pay to win gear / power. Fingers crossed they bring fresh content steadily coming!
  94. SlamScum
    Jun 11, 2023
    7
    Really good all the way throughout, needs some work. After fixing level scaling and doing some proper balancing I would easily give it an 8 or 9.
  95. joewat64
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Waited a long time for Blizzard to release the 4th installment to the Diablo series. Blizzard did a great job and I'm loving the game and cant wait to see what else is still to come. Wasn't thrilled about paying early to play early and having login issues but they were resolved quickly.
  96. mattyvicious
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    First act is great, then the game goes downhill fast. gets good again act 6. No sense of progression feels rewarding, enemy scaling punishes you for leveling up by matching you so you never feel strong. End game is a boring grind of the same few things to do over and over and over again. classes nerfed into the ground.
  97. xDhesi
    Jun 11, 2023
    10
    Contender for GOTY, Blizzard back at it's best. Game succeeds at everything it tries to do. Oh and for the people complaining about the price of cosmetics... Please rethink why you're buying the game. You're not buying it to worry about the price of COSMETIC ONLY ITEMS THAT DON'T AFFECT YOUR GAMEPLAY AT ALL.
  98. OLDNMOIST
    Jun 11, 2023
    9
    These review bombs are a total joke. This game is 100 times deeper than D3 and I have so much to do. Best Blizzard game in some time!
  99. xANUGx
    Jun 11, 2023
    8
    It's a really good game. It can get a little boring at end game especially bc my friends won't buy it due to act/blizz becoming an "evil corporation" in the last several years. I'd say it's well worth the money. Microtransactions are dumb too. If they did it like POE I'd feel more inclined to buy skins but I can't see myself doing that now
  100. Talbis
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    Why does this even exist? And why do I keep buying Blizzard games expecting the old Blizz from... these people!? This is the most boring game ever. Once you leave the honeymoon phase of the first levels you start to see the grind. And not the good grind, the mindless grind of the same enemies repeatedly. The story is a joke, the gameplay feels prohibitive and boring, the scaling for enemyWhy does this even exist? And why do I keep buying Blizzard games expecting the old Blizz from... these people!? This is the most boring game ever. Once you leave the honeymoon phase of the first levels you start to see the grind. And not the good grind, the mindless grind of the same enemies repeatedly. The story is a joke, the gameplay feels prohibitive and boring, the scaling for enemy levels feels off, and you fight the same guys repeatedly... It's just so damn boring and tedious to play. There's no joy or even anger it's just mind-numbing dumb gameplay. The game looks good but that's about it...

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