Diablo IV

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  1. Moo-vies
    Jul 18, 2023
    3
    Doing the campaign the first time and reaching WT4 was ok. Anything beyond that first experience is utterly lacking.

    This is a game released with messy systems, absolutely 0 balance, no working itemization, no end game, buggy horse riding, terrible interface and inventory sustems, no loot filters, no economy, no social tools whatsoever. And a dev team that fixes absolutely none of these    Doing the campaign the first time and reaching WT4 was ok. Anything beyond that first experience is utterly lacking.

    This is a game released with messy systems, absolutely 0 balance, no working itemization, no end game, buggy horse riding, terrible interface and inventory sustems, no loot filters, no economy, no social tools whatsoever. And a dev team that fixes absolutely none of these issues and obviously does not play the game or have any tester team that would give feedback on gameplay.

    A truly modern Blizzard experience ; soulless, boring, and without a shred of passion in its development and management.    … Expand
  2. Abomlol
    Jul 21, 2023
    3
    A true successor to Diablo 2. Love the art, voice overs, core gameplay. Blizz has done an awesome job. Hopefully the seasons add new activities and fresh takes.

    EDIT: my rating was revised down due to the poor ongoing design decisions from the developers. While most looters respect player's time, D4 does not. Inflated XP curves to mitigate a lack of content, high respec costs for a game    A true successor to Diablo 2. Love the art, voice overs, core gameplay. Blizz has done an awesome job. Hopefully the seasons add new activities and fresh takes.

    EDIT: my rating was revised down due to the poor ongoing design decisions from the developers. While most looters respect player's time, D4 does not. Inflated XP curves to mitigate a lack of content, high respec costs for a game that supposed to be build and item diverse, along with turning Eternal Realm characters into the Eternal Graveyard has soured the gameplay loop.    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. xvvolf
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    Boring, the first arpg I've played where I've been outright bored. Combat is average at best, UI is a hybrid of mobile and console, graphics really aren't special. Always online without an offline is a joke, but needed to showcase the MACRO-transactions.

    Was looking forward to Druid, but it's an awful class to play as. Slow, clunky and in every way worse than D2 and Last Epoch druid.    Boring, the first arpg I've played where I've been outright bored. Combat is average at best, UI is a hybrid of mobile and console, graphics really aren't special. Always online without an offline is a joke, but needed to showcase the MACRO-transactions.

    Was looking forward to Druid, but it's an awful class to play as. Slow, clunky and in every way worse than D2 and Last Epoch druid. Not to mention the appearance looks terrible.

    Once the honeymoon phase is over and more people reach the non existent endgame, more will see this as the worst Diablo game, and one of the worst arpgs ever. Enough with all the useless marketing and use that money to make a half decent arpg, not some hybrid mmo-lite aprg that fails at both.    … Expand
  5. rookie009
    Jun 16, 2023
    3
    Everything in this game is superb with one huge exception: The fights. Oh my gosh, how silly is this? The game could be perfect but they didn't get the most important part of the game right? So sad. Fighting is so boring. First, there are way less enemies as there was in D3. Then there is a massive amount of speed missing. This means that in a dungeon where you are 15 minutes: about 5 to 6Everything in this game is superb with one huge exception: The fights. Oh my gosh, how silly is this? The game could be perfect but they didn't get the most important part of the game right? So sad. Fighting is so boring. First, there are way less enemies as there was in D3. Then there is a massive amount of speed missing. This means that in a dungeon where you are 15 minutes: about 5 to 6 minutes running around without fighting. Wtf. Then fighting itself is so sadly boring. As a sorc: Teleport in, cast frostnova, kill at least one enemy to create a chain reaction which clears the screen (and further as long as there are enemies which freeze other enemies when they cast a frostnova on dying). Then wait a few seconds because of cooldowns on teleport and frostnova and then repeat and so on. Damn is that annoying. And I knew that Blizzard will mess up, but honestly, the fights? Really? Didn't expect that. Whirlwind as Barb is really ridiculous. The sound it makes when hitting enemies, lol. No real feeling of controlling pure might as in D3. There the barb felt like a force of nature and everything felt like hitting so hard, that the ground shakes boom boom boom but D4 barb is like a toddler slaming his squeaking toy hammer on a pillow.… Expand
  6. Foxjazz79
    Jul 3, 2023
    3
    Story is just paint by numbers boring. The world is dark and has the appropriate setting with better graphics but that is it. The loot is burdened with ridiculous lame buffs so good luck finding gear that works with your build. Dungeons are just a slog, and it is hurt by the minimal enemy diversity. I have run 13 side dungeons and fought the same boss (blood baron) 5 times. The game isStory is just paint by numbers boring. The world is dark and has the appropriate setting with better graphics but that is it. The loot is burdened with ridiculous lame buffs so good luck finding gear that works with your build. Dungeons are just a slog, and it is hurt by the minimal enemy diversity. I have run 13 side dungeons and fought the same boss (blood baron) 5 times. The game is just really repetitive in a bad way.

    Maybe Blizzard will listen to all the negative forum posts and make changes to the game instead of ignoring all the bad feedback as quote review bombing as the critics like to call it now.    … Expand
  7. eXelium
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    It is my duty to say that the game started strong but now guys looking at excel spreadsheets have broken it and sucked out all the enjoyment. I am a casual and progressed just fine to feel rewarded... well until 1.1 Patch.
  8. TWERQEN
    Jun 22, 2023
    3
    Diablo 4 is 10 years too late.
    I take offence in how plain everything is. Music is much closer to the originals then in d3 but still sucks most of the time and it pisses me off how they added sounds from d1-d2 ost just to make us feel like it's the same. Visual style sucks - it's boring and has low to none variety despite the all small details. The only zone that looks alright in that    Diablo 4 is 10 years too late.
    I take offence in how plain everything is. Music is much closer to the originals then in d3 but still sucks most of the time and it pisses me off how they added sounds from d1-d2 ost just to make us feel like it's the same. Visual style sucks - it's boring and has low to none variety despite the all small details. The only zone that looks alright in that style is the desert(both of them).
    The worst tradeoff is of course no random map generation - it's just lame. I'm already bored to death. Instead of the characterizing feature of the series we get **** quests like: collect 50 of the same thing as a random drop, get bugged by despawned loot pile, read bout boring ass life of npc №24 at the next village and get betrayed by him 10 mins later. It's all very uninteresting and very time consuming. It gets stuck in limbo borrowing from casual diablo 3 with it's simplistic gaming loop and clear progression patterns and ultra hardcore poe with it's overly complex loot systems and grand but ultimately boring sprawling paragon board. Those two systems don't clash very well and produce unmemorable mmorpg experience that doesn't know who it aims at. It's only "fun" for like first 20 hours and after that it's either you're stumbling onto a good build with descent clear speed or your game turns into a slog.
    I really don't like this game, hope the first seasons only mechanics going to be level 5 world tier and then everyone will understand that there's no content at all. It's like with web3 and it's endless promises of future use cases and how technology will improve, but it never does.    … Expand
  9. DnA1337
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Owned the obvious errors in the CF discussion, shame that it took some of the shine off the launch but I’m glad to see the focus going forward to ensure fun remains at the core of the live service.
  10. Masomlejnek
    Jun 25, 2023
    3
    The biggest problem is the need to be connected to the internet and Blizzard's servers. For example, today 25.6. the game is not working all day because the servers are down.
    Another negative is the simplification of the item (you no longer have belt and shoulders) where there is no division like light, medium and heavy.
    In the future the Renown system mechanic will be a problem, which    The biggest problem is the need to be connected to the internet and Blizzard's servers. For example, today 25.6. the game is not working all day because the servers are down.
    Another negative is the simplification of the item (you no longer have belt and shoulders) where there is no division like light, medium and heavy.
    In the future the Renown system mechanic will be a problem, which is time consuming but you have to complete the whole thing because you get 20 paragon points for it.    … Expand
  11. maxflexpl
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    Diablo 4 - A Journey of Potential Dimmed by Missed Opportunities

    In the realm of action RPGs, the Diablo franchise has always held a legendary status. Thus, the arrival of Diablo 4 brought with it an air of anticipation, a hope that this installment would maintain the engaging and exciting standards set by its predecessors. Regrettably, however, while there are a few commendable    Diablo 4 - A Journey of Potential Dimmed by Missed Opportunities

    In the realm of action RPGs, the Diablo franchise has always held a legendary status. Thus, the arrival of Diablo 4 brought with it an air of anticipation, a hope that this installment would maintain the engaging and exciting standards set by its predecessors. Regrettably, however, while there are a few commendable aspects, the game largely feels like a shadow of what it could have been.

    Firstly, Diablo 4 does an admirable job with its story, even though it's quite brief. The narrative weaves a gripping tale of demonic intrigue that serves as a compelling backdrop for your quest. The graphics, too, are worthy of mention, being both pleasing to the eye and comfortably accessible to a wide range of system specs.

    However, the merits of the game are sorely outmatched by its drawbacks. The most glaring issue lies with the absence of a true endgame. After reaching level 100, there's little to keep players invested, with a noticeable lack of incentivizing progression factors.

    The gameplay, while initially captivating, begins to feel monotonous as you proceed, suffering from a high degree of repetition. Furthermore, the lack of build diversity is a major disappointment. The constraints placed on the development of paragon gems further this problem, stifling creativity and variety in character development.

    The absence of a player search feature for co-op experiences such as dungeons or world bosses hampers the social aspect of the game, which was a pivotal part of past iterations. Moreover, the low cap on stones, combined with the restrictive inventory space, results in frequent, frustrating interruptions to gameplay as you manage your inventory.

    The game's perspective, too, leaves much to be desired. The zoomed-in view restricts vision compared to previous titles, making the gameplay feel uncomfortably claustrophobic at times. Add to this a host of bugs - with lagging and troublesome mount movement chief among them - and it's clear that Diablo 4 could use substantial improvements.

    As for the seasonal approach that Blizzard has taken with new features, it discourages play outside of these periods, effectively alienating those who aren't interested in seasonal gameplay. The notorious 1.1 patch only exacerbates these issues, delivering arguably one of the worst update experiences in gaming history with across-the-board nerfs and decisions that confound logic.

    In conclusion, Diablo 4 seems to have stumbled significantly in its quest to continue the legacy of its forebears. While its engaging storyline and impressive graphics provide a glimmer of what might have been, the numerous issues and missed opportunities present a significant hurdle that may prove too high for even the most dedicated fans to overcome. The hope now lies with Blizzard to address these problems and help Diablo 4 achieve its potential.    … Expand
  12. voidisme
    Jul 6, 2023
    3
    Game is unfinished. Campaign was pretty good for an arpg. Art and sound design are good for an arpg. But there is no endgame. Itemization is horrible in general, not just for an arpg, and isn't loot the point of an arpg. Once you finish campaign and get to WT3, game is pretty much over. It requires you to waste a lot of time grinding with mostly trash dropping. Since you can't target farmGame is unfinished. Campaign was pretty good for an arpg. Art and sound design are good for an arpg. But there is no endgame. Itemization is horrible in general, not just for an arpg, and isn't loot the point of an arpg. Once you finish campaign and get to WT3, game is pretty much over. It requires you to waste a lot of time grinding with mostly trash dropping. Since you can't target farm for anything, gameplay loop is just kill monsters and hope rnjesus favors you. So if you want to play a few hours everyday and have a life, this game is not for you after lvl 50 or so. Imagine playing 2 hours a day for a week and just getting trash everyday, game makes you feel frustrated and make you realize it is a waste of time. Blizzard are good at making hamsterwheel type games, but they don't work if you have a life. If you play a limited amount daily and can't no life this game, then you will never have any functioning builds, just subpar trash. Not for functioning adults, only for no lifers.

    They finished the campaign, slapped on a half assed endgame with horrible itemization and shipped it out. Game needs a couple more years in development for the endgame systems but I guess the execs were too greedy and it worked, they earned like 600 mil in a couple days, which is probably more than what poe earned in its lifetime. Based on blizzard's track record, I don't think you can even hope they will fix it, feels like I got scammed. Game is a complete mess with a shiny coat of paint to fool you into buying it. It feels bad that their talented art and sound teams were just used for scamming purposes.    … Expand
  13. simosh
    Jun 25, 2023
    3
    D4 starts nice, during the first days the hype was real and it was fun for a few days. Playing campaign, testing group play with some friends. I was like 20 levels behind cause I played Pulverizer and didn't get the needed aspects. So for me, the process of leveling was quite hard but after reading the guides - in which people spend hours of testing and typing - I had a blast and the gameD4 starts nice, during the first days the hype was real and it was fun for a few days. Playing campaign, testing group play with some friends. I was like 20 levels behind cause I played Pulverizer and didn't get the needed aspects. So for me, the process of leveling was quite hard but after reading the guides - in which people spend hours of testing and typing - I had a blast and the game felt better after around lvl40. I got to 50 and Paragon made it even better. Now I'm 69 and my friends stopped already with playing this game. I'm doing the recommend stuff on W3 or W4 by clicking the same two buttos allot and everything looks like the same. It's like all the others say, it gets boring very fast, it's repetitive, lifeless. What me annoys the most are the ratings from the professionals / press. At this point Blizzards Marketing is the far more better division than the game designers and this sucks. If the game would had cost 25€, I would had given 5 points.… Expand
  14. l3anyan
    Jun 24, 2023
    3
    Game becomes rather boring. Fast. Blizzard is also trying to monetize anywhere it can when they already jacked the game up $70 - never mind we all aren't making more money when we're actually paying through the nose for everything thanks to inflation. Some of the goofy cosmetic microtransactions are $25 for an outfit. I normally wouldn't care if some moron somewhere wants to pay theseGame becomes rather boring. Fast. Blizzard is also trying to monetize anywhere it can when they already jacked the game up $70 - never mind we all aren't making more money when we're actually paying through the nose for everything thanks to inflation. Some of the goofy cosmetic microtransactions are $25 for an outfit. I normally wouldn't care if some moron somewhere wants to pay these people money for dumb stuff like that but the problem is these people are perpetuating the greed that lives at companies like Bethesda and Blizzard. Bottom line, the game is boring. If you enjoy doing the same thing over and over again, while not giving a toss about some silly story, it might be for you - but why not go do the same thing over and over again in Path of Exile? Lastly, this thing is named Diablo right? Where's Diablo? I guess that will be something you will be handing over more cash for later.… Expand
  15. Leontorres7
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I was having a blast untill 1.1 came, game went from GOTY to mediocre at best, is hard to understand how they managed to ruin a game with 1 patch but they did, I am done with D4 and I am done with Blizzard.
  16. Jesseee
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    I purchased the game under the impression that it was going to be a sequel to Diablo 3, instead I got a Diablo Immoral II without the pay-2-win loot system. While I enjoyed progression through the campaign power seems to come to an abrupt stop once you reach the end game. You're forced to run tedious activities that have only gotten worse with each patch. Character progression in the endI purchased the game under the impression that it was going to be a sequel to Diablo 3, instead I got a Diablo Immoral II without the pay-2-win loot system. While I enjoyed progression through the campaign power seems to come to an abrupt stop once you reach the end game. You're forced to run tedious activities that have only gotten worse with each patch. Character progression in the end game is tied to generic gear drops where there's a bunch of different pieces of Armour in each slot but they all receive the same attributes and stat ranges. No variance in the gear leads to both rare and legendary items being the exact same. There's about 1 good unique for each class and the rest are uniquely useless out side of the uber uniques. Uber uniques are the mythical items that the community are told exist, but you would have to play for thousands of hours just to find someone wearing one that they got legitimately. Blizzard for the other 99.99% of players, uber uniques only exist in screenshots. I'll never understand why half of the usable uniques were cut out of the game.

    One huge reason for diablo's success has been its loot systems that were based around Magic find. Unfortunately in DIablo 4 the gear has only gotten worse since the game's release. A big reason loot is terrible is because blizzard decided to move stats off of gear and put it into the paragon system. This has resulted in loot becoming substantially worse in Diablo 4, so much so that if you turn off damage number and swap gear you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. Moving stats from gear to paragon has effectively turn MFing into garbage picking. You spend more time looking through the trash you picked up doing doing a NMD than it takes to do the dungeon.

    tl;dr The game's loot system may just be the worst loot I've seen in an ARPG. It has become tedious to even look at loot in the game because it's so bad. Gear upgrades become small fast around level 70 and after that each paragon point begins to give more of a bonus than you would expect on a gear slot upgrade. Considering you get a paragon point ever 25% of a level, it makes looting feel worthless. Paragon points are not exciting. 70-100 takes a LONG time solo, which has only been made worse by experience and damage nerfs. You're going to receive 80+% of loot you in between 70-100. Having to look through 10-20 loot pulls to find a slot upgrade at level 70 is a nightmare when you know the upgrade is less than a paragon point. SMFH    … Expand
  17. Haippari
    Jun 20, 2023
    3
    After playing every single diablo game from launch (expect that awful mobile one) Diablo 4 is BY FAR the worst. Very mediocre at every other point expect graphics and visuals. The game gets boring after 2 weeks, while other titles held up for years. The game is clearly designed to be only for season gaming, and grabbing as much money from MTX as possible.

    Blizzard has some serious work    After playing every single diablo game from launch (expect that awful mobile one) Diablo 4 is BY FAR the worst. Very mediocre at every other point expect graphics and visuals. The game gets boring after 2 weeks, while other titles held up for years. The game is clearly designed to be only for season gaming, and grabbing as much money from MTX as possible.

    Blizzard has some serious work ahead of them if they want to make this a great game with future patches.

    Save your money for now.    … Expand
  18. skyfireswe
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    The foundation is good, but the DEVELOPERS are ruining the game with nerfs, aggressive balancing in a PVE-game that are supposed to be a power fantasy, not a cool-down and resource management simulator.
  19. omggga
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I am a passionate sorcerer player, but the decision Blizzard makes just make me infinitely sad and discourage me from playing the game. I am losing hope that Blizzard understands what’s wrong with their own game.
  20. realskykoopa
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    The latest patch's new aspects and uniques are incredibly disapointing. This gives us a sign in the lack of build diversity. Copy + Paste builds still rule. Fix minions so they don't die so much for all classes. Season 1 looks ok, but nothing I'm hyped over. QQ
  21. signum88
    Aug 7, 2023
    3
    The action is boring, the story is thin, you can only use 5 abilities and a basic attack from your entire skill tree and there are only 2 real cinematics in the whole game.

    This game is what a soulless corporate drone would build based on the description of someone who actually played Diablo II.

    Avoid like the plague.
  22. plasticc
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    As a huge ARPG fan, Diablo 4 was a big letdown. There was so much potential during the betas only to see Blizzard take a very unfortunate yet predictable direction opposite of player feedback.

    The biggest issue in D3 was that player power was exclusively gear based until extremely high paragon levels at which point other builds worked. This was by far the #1 complaint of players. This    As a huge ARPG fan, Diablo 4 was a big letdown. There was so much potential during the betas only to see Blizzard take a very unfortunate yet predictable direction opposite of player feedback.

    The biggest issue in D3 was that player power was exclusively gear based until extremely high paragon levels at which point other builds worked. This was by far the #1 complaint of players. This remains the case in D4. There was potential to see huge power in paragon trees and the skill tree, but most of it is relatively minor with a handful of potent points spent throughout the leveling process. This means a "build" is less impactful than just getting synergistic gear, and the result is whatever "build" has the most synergies ends up being the strongest build rather than being given a choice.

    This illusion of choice was a big complaint during the D4 betas, and it's still one of the biggest problems after launch. So many skill points and paragon options are bad, making everything feel relatively forced. We left feedback that most of this stuff needed to be buffed, but instead Blizzard nerfed some of the really cool skills and we were left with even less choice. A big yikes there. This also messed with balance, and nothing feels worse in an "MMO-lite" ARPG than picking the wrong class because your class sucks. Everyone wants to feel powerful, and in a good ARPG everyone is powerful.

    The level scaling didn't go away or have meaningful limitation to it leading to issues changing builds if you lose power, making farming essentially impossible. It feels terrible in solo play as was mentioned repeatedly during betas, but opens up parties to low-level carry. Leveling up should not be a punishment. This also negatively impacts end-game. D4 shipped with an incredibly poor endgame, amounting to essentially just watered down D3 grifts or PoE maps, but there's no real reason to do these since enemies outside of this end-game content scale beyond story level, all the way up to 95. This isn't even a problem in D3 because while it has scaling, you so quickly exceed the scaling of enemies in adventure mode or even torment XVI that everything but high GRs is trivial. In D4, you can easily end up in a situation where your sigils are weaker than world and regular dungeon enemies, and therefore less rewarding.

    The narrative storytelling is heavily weakened by the open-world aspect of the game. Other games that have done this have also sacrificed story for exploration and gameplay. While this works for games like BOTW where they absolutely nailed exploration, it doesn't when there's almost nothing in the world for you to do. BOTW doesn't have a meaningful story. D4's story is weak and forgettable, and the narrative set pieces suffer the same weakness. Think back to D2 or D3 or even PoE. You can picture in your mind exactly how the story flowed between acts because of the narrative set pieces you remember. Do you remember anything like that in BOTW? I don't, and I 100%ed it twice and beaten it dozens of times, all in entirely different ways. The same goes for D4. But collecting a Lilith statue or clearing out a stronghold is even less memorable than a shrine or even some korok seeds.

    The game looks great, it sounds great, and the gameplay is responsive and fun. That's about where the positives end. For all the talk of a "smooth launch" the game still crashes regularly and has a lot of bugs found in beta. And if your connection is spotty, it's unplayable, even as a solo game. The rest of the game is a lackluster imitation of better ARPGs and overall D4 is just a forgettable mess of what was potential. They might fix most of this in future expansions and seasons, but you're paying $70 for the potential that spending more money in the future might fix the problems. That's unacceptable.    … Expand
  23. Valynard
    Jul 23, 2023
    3
    (Level 55 in Season 1 at the time of this review)

    Diablo IV's first season has been a disheartening experience. The gameplay has been intentionally slowed down, masking a disappointing lack of content. Blizzard's greed seems to have crossed a new line by introducing a non-confirmatory battle pass purchase system, making accidental purchases a genuine concern. Moreover, the newly    (Level 55 in Season 1 at the time of this review)

    Diablo IV's first season has been a disheartening experience. The gameplay has been intentionally slowed down, masking a disappointing lack of content. Blizzard's greed seems to have crossed a new line by introducing a non-confirmatory battle pass purchase system, making accidental purchases a genuine concern.

    Moreover, the newly added resource drain mechanic (though only Malignant enemies) has made managing resources like mana even more hassle, seeming more of a hindrance than an engaging gameplay element.

    In a nutshell, Diablo IV Season 1 feels less about enjoyment and more about exploiting players - a concerning deviation from the spirit of this beloved franchise. The season, as it stands, is a letdown and a stark contrast to its illustrious predecessors.    … Expand
  24. Ruslangoh
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    The game is slow and boring.
    The game has a whole lot of flaws that make the game boring. Scaling mobs, primitive and limited builds, half of the skills, which are so few, are useless.
    Resources for skills are spent in 2-3 uses, which makes you wait and run around the mobs. The active skills themselves, on which resources are spent from the strength of 3-4, all the rest are an order of    The game is slow and boring.
    The game has a whole lot of flaws that make the game boring. Scaling mobs, primitive and limited builds, half of the skills, which are so few, are useless.
    Resources for skills are spent in 2-3 uses, which makes you wait and run around the mobs. The active skills themselves, on which resources are spent from the strength of 3-4, all the rest are an order of magnitude weaker and are not used by anyone.
    A huge number of perks like + damage to basic skills, or + damage to main skills, + damage to melee, or + to ranged. These are garbage stats and they are worse than standard + to crit. Because of these garbage stats, it is very difficult to respec.
    Legendary items and their properties are impersonal - they are simply random and knocking them out does not bring a sense of reward. Also, the most beautiful skins are paid and cost an indecently huge amount of money.
    The graphical effects of the skills look unremarkable and dull, as if it were a port from a mobile game, for example, the skills of a wizard look worse than in Diablo 3.
    I just can't believe Blizzard allowed such boring and repetitive gameplay to release. As if game designers are some laymen with no experience.    … Expand
  25. Basiheu
    Jul 23, 2023
    3
    Shockingly sloppy for its price and pedigree.

    Story: Interesting enough, I felt that the main antagonist could've been fleshed out more Technical performance: Awful. Plagued with VRAM issues still even after alleged hotfixes, minimum requirements are understated Gameplay: Conflicting visions here are causing a lot of turmoil in the community. Do they want slower more strategic    Shockingly sloppy for its price and pedigree.

    Story: Interesting enough, I felt that the main antagonist could've been fleshed out more
    Technical performance: Awful. Plagued with VRAM issues still even after alleged hotfixes, minimum requirements are understated

    Gameplay: Conflicting visions here are causing a lot of turmoil in the community. Do they want slower more strategic gameplay or do they want a fast paced power fantasy with a ton of synergies that explode entire maps? You'll find both depending on what class you pick and what you build with it. Warning: The game doesn't accommodate the slow way, until they decide to nerf monster density, which causes a conflict with the michael bay players. They'll nerf many things without any kind of second order thinking or any insight as to what was causing problematic metrics in their systems. There's just a total lack of cohesion here, I feel like there's no communication between teams at Blizzard and/or a really apathetic person responsible for overseeing decisions. The balance between classes re: the seasonal mechanic is non-existent. One class's "caged hearts" (special socketable maguffins that do fancy stuff) lets them play the game AFK. Another class's caged hearts come with barriers that they don't generate to begin with or that grant them resistances that are mathematically broken (by blizzard's own admission). Actually, quite a number of things are broken mathematically.
    Who thought it was a good idea to make a multiplicative damage bucket? And then wonder why people want that multiplicative damage+ affix over all others? Was anyone home when this decision was made?

    What you chase in your gameplay loop is a minor smattering of items, a fraction of what's available in other Diablo iterations, So naturally people are tired of finding the same items over and over again. And consequently the team at blizzard makes it harder for you to find those same items over and over again. MIMS.

    Overall blizzard needs to pick a vision and stick to it. I think that would be step one to avoid insulting players who felt like they've paid 70+euros for amateur hour. Like it's shocking, once you have more insight to the game, you realize just how poor quality it is. The pricing is actually offensive in its audacity.    … Expand
  26. Radmonkey
    Jul 5, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Diablo 4 disappointed me for several reasons. Firstly, the game's title implies the possibility of killing or encountering Diablo himself, but that turned out to be impossible. The bosses in the game lack grandeur and do not live up to the expectations set by previous entries in the series. Instead of being able to defeat powerful demons like Baal or Mephisto, we end up fighting some minor foes like Genghis Khan and others. Perhaps the game should have been named "Lilith 1" instead of Diablo 4.

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

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

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

    Overall, I consider Diablo 4 to be the weakest entry in the series. In their pursuit of scale, the developers have lost sight of the most important aspect of the game – fun and joy.    … Expand
  27. SLBrest
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    Не понимаю почему критики все довольны. унылое говно. Все видео обзоры кричат о возвращение серии, а по мне так хуже некуда. Скукота. Чем всегда Диабло был великолепен т.к идешь по сюжету и с сюжетом возрастает уровень монстров, процедурной генерацией уровней каждый раз все новое. Тут все однотипное. скучное. Они планируют еще два платных дополнения (ну еще бы не будь то это блитззард), ноНе понимаю почему критики все довольны. унылое говно. Все видео обзоры кричат о возвращение серии, а по мне так хуже некуда. Скукота. Чем всегда Диабло был великолепен т.к идешь по сюжету и с сюжетом возрастает уровень монстров, процедурной генерацией уровней каждый раз все новое. Тут все однотипное. скучное. Они планируют еще два платных дополнения (ну еще бы не будь то это блитззард), но я их точно не куплю. Лучше поиграю Diablo II: Resurrected.

    И предсказываю. После Diablo 4, Diablo 5 будет MMO.

    P.S. Про лаги с серверами упоминать не буду это терпимо.    … Expand
  28. Exilium2090
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    A functional campaign only experience as endgame is wide as the ocean but shallow as a mud puddle. Constant patching focusing on slowing the game to the point it mirror chores or a second job - without even mentioning that all gearing efforts for eternal characters has gone down the drain as all stats were needed across all classes. Sorcerers are technically removed from the game followingA functional campaign only experience as endgame is wide as the ocean but shallow as a mud puddle. Constant patching focusing on slowing the game to the point it mirror chores or a second job - without even mentioning that all gearing efforts for eternal characters has gone down the drain as all stats were needed across all classes. Sorcerers are technically removed from the game following recent changes in season 1 patch.
    It is not an abysmal game, but simply not a fun one.
    Perhaps consider this game after a few seasons.    … Expand
  29. Murphyslaw
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    Game play is just OK at the moment. Not terrible, but it can get a bit boring fairly quickly. Builder/spender issues drag down the leveling experience. Not every class feels as snappy or fun out of the gate which is a shame. The content and meat of the game feels a tad lacking, not everything feels quite viable end game yet, almost as if content has been held back for future seasons, asGame play is just OK at the moment. Not terrible, but it can get a bit boring fairly quickly. Builder/spender issues drag down the leveling experience. Not every class feels as snappy or fun out of the gate which is a shame. The content and meat of the game feels a tad lacking, not everything feels quite viable end game yet, almost as if content has been held back for future seasons, as opposed to future seasons adding upon an already packed game. A lot of what you are pursuing in terms of items feels very linear, not a lot of options for diversity. Just a mid tier hack and slash game all things considered at the moment.

    Graphics are great in the cinematics, graphics in game are mostly pretty good, with a few very odd exceptions of something standing out for looking VERY rough around the edges, certain spells and the like. Voice acting is good. Music is OK. Nothing like Diablo 1 or 2, but it's not terrible. The story is good. Not great, again it feels like we are expecting more in future seasons, but its alright. Far better than D3.

    The price alongside the micro transactions is NOT OK. Charging 70$ and claiming you need to do this to keep up with today's inflation THEN adding in cosmetics at 25 dollars a pop is hogwash to put it as politely as I care to at this moment. Charge 70 and severely reduce the in game purchases prices permanently. By a lot. Also get rid of fomo, and in game currency. Absolute predatory garbage and whoever keeps insisting these should go into games needs some damming backlash from the audience AND the game developers themselves. It only serves to make them look bad and add more stress to their plate. I just find this behavior flat out disgusting.

    TL;DR - Mediocre live service game. Leave it on the table until future seasons come out, things might be more balanced/there might be more meat to the game play and end game by then. Don't reward their micro transaction behavior.

    Edit after more play time* Rated this game originally as a 5 for their efforts, but now down to a 3. I am genuinely bored and unhappy with my purchase. End game just feels like WoW dailies. Boring and tedious. I wanna run fun gauntlets to kill memorable bosses for epic loot. Not generic mob whats his face in generic dungeon. All while being forced to play a horrible builder spender build with no breaks in the monotony. I genuinely want my money back.    … Expand
  30. grudgeoms
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    All I'm going to say it gets boring and the recent patch makes the game less fun.
  31. 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.
  32. wojtekbe
    Jun 16, 2023
    3
    Very much money heist. Game is just mediocre, very much like tons of others.
  33. pegasuazle
    Jul 8, 2023
    3
    If I were to rate this game purely based on gameplay, I would give it a 7/10. It's pretty decent, though not nearly as good as I would have expected considering the franchise and how much development time was put in. Unfortunately, gameplay is not the only factor in enjoying this game. Because this is an always online game, we are always at the mercy of the game servers which, to put itIf I were to rate this game purely based on gameplay, I would give it a 7/10. It's pretty decent, though not nearly as good as I would have expected considering the franchise and how much development time was put in. Unfortunately, gameplay is not the only factor in enjoying this game. Because this is an always online game, we are always at the mercy of the game servers which, to put it mildly, are unstable. Perhaps downright volatile. You could have the best PC, and the best internet connection, and it still would not be surprising to encounter such bad lag and rubberbanding that your character gets killed by things that weren't even on your screen. But rest assured, there's also a chance that you won't even be able to login to experience this horrible server performance.

    Truly disappointing. Absolutely horrible performance.    … Expand
  34. Polandplayer
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    Przeciętna giera z wymuszonym mmo systemem, przeciętnie się bawię a Ci co zachwalają utknęli w latach mobilnej tandety.
  35. SolitaryGamer
    Aug 12, 2023
    3
    Bought it launch week after some of the server issues got resolved. The game looks fine and mechanically it played like other games clogging up my Steam Library. But there in lies the problem, this game didn't do anything particularly better than any other games I own. After a while I lost interest. The gameplay loop, loot, environments, and story just don't do enough to keep you invested.Bought it launch week after some of the server issues got resolved. The game looks fine and mechanically it played like other games clogging up my Steam Library. But there in lies the problem, this game didn't do anything particularly better than any other games I own. After a while I lost interest. The gameplay loop, loot, environments, and story just don't do enough to keep you invested. I stopped playing back in June, the game resting on version 4932. Save your money.… Expand
  36. Pejman12376
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Generic, boring, repetitive and offers no real challenge. Extremely pricey.

    Putting everything aside, what disappointed me the most was the fact that the "Return to darkness" was a lie. Even with better graphics the game does not even get close to offering you the same immersion and feeling that D2 used to have (as it was proposed). They just made D4 less flashy and more gory compared    Generic, boring, repetitive and offers no real challenge. Extremely pricey.

    Putting everything aside, what disappointed me the most was the fact that the "Return to darkness" was a lie. Even with better graphics the game does not even get close to offering you the same immersion and feeling that D2 used to have (as it was proposed). They just made D4 less flashy and more gory compared to diablo3.    … Expand
  37. InfiNeet
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    A bunch of meaningless MMO elements, an excessively large map with a sparse number of monsters, uninspired and uninteresting repetitive dungeons, sudden and unwarranted nerfs, I suggest renaming it to Diablo of World.
  38. swear
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    Played the game till lvl 73 hardcore, then re-rolled the class on the not main story leveling mode and there was literally nothing to do, you had the world even with 5 quests for your level then had to do side quests and dungeon to level up. You literally get blocked till level 20 to do another zone with Withered Tree quests....... Don't even start me on end game content, gathering randomPlayed the game till lvl 73 hardcore, then re-rolled the class on the not main story leveling mode and there was literally nothing to do, you had the world even with 5 quests for your level then had to do side quests and dungeon to level up. You literally get blocked till level 20 to do another zone with Withered Tree quests....... Don't even start me on end game content, gathering random points to open chests and dungeons boring, boring, boring.… Expand
  39. LarsVI
    Jun 25, 2023
    3
    - Story only lasts 10 hours or less
    - very boring leveling after level 50 but it takes like 50 hours to get level 100
    - I hate the skill und item progression maybe it gets more fun after level 100 but it feels too much like a waste of time.

    Also waste of 70€ unfortunately. I played most of the time alone and had really more fun with a 20 € Chained Echoes.
  40. Se777enx3
    Aug 4, 2023
    3
    I regret spending 70 eu on it… it’s so repetitive that after 2/3 days I was done. I reached like level 47 and couldn’t care more to progress. You don’t feel more powerful as you progress, enemies are more or less the same, dungeons are the same. Loot is meaningless. What a waste of money.
  41. kjby
    Aug 3, 2023
    3
    Even though I gave this game a low score I'll have to admit that I like playing the game and if Bliz can fix the points below I would give it a better score but to be honest I wouldn't hold my breath. If POE2 was around the corner Id think I would sink my hours into that game instead... D4 is just to expensive for what you get.

    First rather unstable and laggy game, like that one time    Even though I gave this game a low score I'll have to admit that I like playing the game and if Bliz can fix the points below I would give it a better score but to be honest I wouldn't hold my breath. If POE2 was around the corner Id think I would sink my hours into that game instead... D4 is just to expensive for what you get.

    First rather unstable and laggy game, like that one time when you finally manage to catch the world boss and your game crashes and you don't get any rewards... Thank you Blizz! Don't understand how you can risk playing HC...
    Second, and kind of big one for me. When the transmog you can find in a 70 $ game look like dog **** and then have to PAY for the good looking ones.. you know you are dealing with POS greedy MF who have a spot reserved in HELL!!! I honestly feel like an idiot paying for this game when there are free games with the same system...
    Third, I find the game play very slow, waiting for resources and cool downs is externally annoying and disrupts the game flow. Sure I'm only lvl 70-ish and you can farm better gear but that will take a lot of time and I wouldn't recommend this game for "casual" players. Do not think you'll find the progress fast enough. Find the flow in POE much better...
    Forth, so much TRASH gear that fills up your inventory and you have to spend as much time sorting gear as doing dungeons. Someone called it vendor simulator, and that is kind of right    … Expand
  42. Ixedosss
    Aug 4, 2023
    3
    As a gamer who played all parts of this game I can tell on this :
    First impressions were good, but after 10-15 hours of gaming you realise that this game has weak plot and bunch of side quests. Literally, I was playing everyday around 3 hours with side quests and next day i was forgetting about the plot of this game. I remember in Diablo 2 my ass was burning while destroying all the    As a gamer who played all parts of this game I can tell on this :
    First impressions were good, but after 10-15 hours of gaming you realise that this game has weak plot and bunch of side quests. Literally, I was playing everyday around 3 hours with side quests and next day i was forgetting about the plot of this game. I remember in Diablo 2 my ass was burning while destroying all the bosses, in this game they are so weak (they just copied them from in Diablo 2 plus few garbage ones) even when you start new game as an experienced Diablo player. The only good thing in this game is graphics. I've got this game for free when I bought 4080 and I feel sorry for all gamers who paid 70 bucks for this trash    … Expand
  43. 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
  44. Fu3kEA
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    This is my review after quiting the game after the most recent patch. I have a min maxed level 100 Barb that has cleared uber Lilith and NM 82.

    I started D4 as a whirlwind BB. Thanks to the content creater Rob he used this class as the first to get to level 100. Blizzard saw this decided to nerf it into the ground including it's only decent unique Gohrs gauntlets. I wasn't happy at my    This is my review after quiting the game after the most recent patch. I have a min maxed level 100 Barb that has cleared uber Lilith and NM 82.

    I started D4 as a whirlwind BB. Thanks to the content creater Rob he used this class as the first to get to level 100. Blizzard saw this decided to nerf it into the ground including it's only decent unique Gohrs gauntlets. I wasn't happy at my class being nerffed but I was not in end game yet so the WW class was still viable but the cooldown reductions resulted in gameplay of having to wait around until shouts come back up before I can damage mobs again which is not fun. A class should not have to rely on cooldowns before you do damage again. When I got to level 68 I decided to do the capstone early as I wanted to get into WT4 as soon as possible. This was the hardest challenge the game had to offer so far as I was 5 levels under the recommended level. I died allot to this capstone but managed to clear it and moved into WT4. My Reward for doing this finding out that Ancesteral items will not start showing until I reach level 73. So I had just wasted my time and had to level another 5 times before I could start actually getting ancestral gear from this WT. I levelled to 100 prior to the xp buffs. This was an extremley tedious task. What makes it tedious is the end game content is non existant. I forced myself to level to 100 so that I could take on uber Lilith. So I go up agaisnt uber Lilith with a fully min maxed WW barb and I can't do any damage to her at all. I then see videos of other classes that are able to melt her in seconds with huge damage numbers. This is the point I realised Blizzard had totally ruined the WW class and made it fully reduntant at the most difficult end game content. I was ready to quit at this stage but since it would not require much gear/aspect change I decided to switch to HOTA. This actually rekindled my enthusiasim for the game. I was having allot of fun running NM and seeing those big crit numbers. Seeing a 30 million crit was something I never saw on WW barb. WW barb I would very occasionally see 2 million damage. HOTA allowed me to go back and I was able to beat Lilith. I was also able to push to NM 82. I wasn't excatly excicted for season 1 but I was going to give it a shot since I had got the battle pass version of the game. Then the latest patch comes out and HOTA is given the WW treatment. My damage output is more or less halfed or worse. I allowed my time to be wasted once with investing into WW but when it happens a second time I do not allow a third chance. I value my time I refuse to invest any more time into a class/build that will be ruined by Blizzard. Barbarian is a dead class. I have uninstalled the game.

    TARGET AUDIENCE: CASUALS. Blizzard pumped allot of money into the marketing getting idiots like Megan Fox to promote the game. They have tried to reach a much wider audience of players and it has worked. This has resulted in us getting an extremeley easy game with bosses that have braindead mechanincs and a game that takes no risks.

    ITEMS/GEAR: Legendaries are just items to rip aspects off. They have no other use apart from selling for money or breaking down for mats. Out of all my play time I think 1 legendary dropped that had the correct aspect and rolls where I can actually equip it. All the rest just get sold or have the aspect removed and stuck on a yellow. I think this system is terrible. It removes all the excitement of getting a Legendary item.
    The cost of rerolling increasing every time is an absolute joke and pointless. I only re reroll perfect 3/4 stat items. It can take a very long time for one of these items to drop. Especially amulets and rings etc. For you to then get shafted by gold price for a re roll going up and up. I have a ring on 33 million a re roll. There should be a cap for re roll price.
    Uber uniques are pointless. What does adding items that have a 1 in 5 million hour drop chance add to the game ? You would need to be reincarnated 5 times and live 80+ years on all those 5 lifes and play D4 24 hours a day for a chance of a drop. Basically these are non atainable items. Their purpose is for players to think they have a chance to get them but they wil never drop. Uber uniques are a cash shop mechanic. More players playing more chance spend in shop. They are a carrot on a stick for idiots.

    END GAME: D4 biggest problem as it does not exist.
    You kill the same 3 world bosses that have braindead mechanics. They die in seconds.
    You run the same repetitive NM dunegons and kill the same braindead bosses over and over. There is also a serious lack of bosses. They become repetitive very fast and offer no challenge.
    D4 is halfcooked when it comes to end game. That is why they are nerffing xp again. They want to slow all progress to the end game as there is nothing to do when you get there.    … Expand
  45. Nixoid
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    Ugly animation. Overpriced
    Disconnected
  46. Hacktr0n
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    While the game started off relatively shallow, I began to finally learn the few sorcerer mechanics that made the game feel enjoyable enough in WT4 at level 75. Then the latest "balance" patch came around this week and set me back what felt like a week. Just no motivation to play and afraid to waste any more time with Season 1 until it seems this Blizzard team knows what makes Diablo fun toWhile the game started off relatively shallow, I began to finally learn the few sorcerer mechanics that made the game feel enjoyable enough in WT4 at level 75. Then the latest "balance" patch came around this week and set me back what felt like a week. Just no motivation to play and afraid to waste any more time with Season 1 until it seems this Blizzard team knows what makes Diablo fun to begin with. It feels like decisions are being made more by the likes of Activision than the Blizzard of old. They used to have a reputation for impeccable detail and quality.… Expand
  47. nerfer
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    (Hardcore diablo 1 and 2 player). I didnt enjoy the direction diablo 3 took visually or gameplay wise)

    Art - 9/10. amazing, hit the nail on the head of what a diablo game should look and feel like. Can just improve character customization as it feels dated and limited compared to eastern games like Lost Ark. Gameplay - 2/10. I'm bored. I don't really want to keep playing, but I'm    (Hardcore diablo 1 and 2 player). I didnt enjoy the direction diablo 3 took visually or gameplay wise)

    Art - 9/10. amazing, hit the nail on the head of what a diablo game should look and feel like. Can just improve character customization as it feels dated and limited compared to eastern games like Lost Ark.

    Gameplay - 2/10. I'm bored. I don't really want to keep playing, but I'm trying to give the game an honest shot and get to end game to see if there's anything there. but so far... levels 1-40 on 3 different classes is braindead gameplay with 2/10 fun factor.
    The boss battles feel more like a life skill in other mmo's than actual boss battles. On my Barbarian I just feel like I'm trying to chop down a really big (and amazing looking) tree that sometimes moves, and occasionally tickles me with it's branches. It usually results in my standing in one spot, holding left click, occasionally popping Iron Skin, and waiting the allotted 5-10 minutes it takes to slowly chop it down. Using other skills doesn't feel like it makes a difference so why not just hold left click.

    I want to like this game. It looks amazing, the art team did such a phenomenal job in both characters and environments and animations. (the armor is a 10/10), but going through this world is probably the most boring gaming experience I've ever had. If it weren't for the visuals, I would have stopped on day 1 after dishing out 140$. Which hopefully speaks volumes.    … Expand
  48. Kufir
    Jul 25, 2023
    3
    I'm 40 years old, I've been playing video games since I was a kid. I love Diablo 1 I love Diablo 2. Diablo 4 looks and works great but is weak in the most important aspects. Weak items, no motivation to play. I'm going back to Diablo 2 Resurrected. 3/10
  49. VuTeK
    Aug 5, 2023
    3
    Just shows how out of touch the Diablo 4 leadership are. After the preseason the game has become bland and feels like a chore to play. Mindlessly grinding to level 100 and redoing a lot of the renown every season isn't my idea of fun. They have nerfed everything into the ground and slowed many aspects of the game down. After watching the POE2 showcase and comparing the gameplay with D4 IJust shows how out of touch the Diablo 4 leadership are. After the preseason the game has become bland and feels like a chore to play. Mindlessly grinding to level 100 and redoing a lot of the renown every season isn't my idea of fun. They have nerfed everything into the ground and slowed many aspects of the game down. After watching the POE2 showcase and comparing the gameplay with D4 I have to say POE2 is way out of D4's league.

    During the campfire live stream the leadership played the ignorant card and said it wasn't there intention to do those changes yet it took a look of planning and coding to implement that dog **** patch. None of the people in charge of making all these stupid decisions in the game actually play the game in their own time.    … Expand
  50. Zero_89
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    Drab, buggy, shallow looking, and worst crime of all for a Diablo entry, it has a boring endgame loop, even D3 had it better than D4.
    What's that? You wanted a full review? I'm afraid you'll have to wait for me to be able to complete it.
    In the meantime, would you like for me to charge you 25 bucks to switch the font to something else?
  51. Dirtboy
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    The game feels slow and generally unsatisfying to play. It's hard to keep up with all these major major changes the devs keep making basically every couple weeks. I'm exhausted. The game is making me exhausted.
  52. pfeifn
    Jul 16, 2023
    3
    Art = Awesome
    ingame Videos = awesome
    Story - works - 6/10 Level Scaling sucks, MMO Aspects suck, Endgame sucks badly (hope you like grinding nightmare dungeons for 50 levels.) Itemisation sucks - Uberrare Uniques - dont exist - why are they in the game ? UI would be ok 30 years ago (no Map overlay, Zoom, etc) Skill limitation (6 Skills no more) limits build diversity (basically    Art = Awesome
    ingame Videos = awesome
    Story - works - 6/10
    Level Scaling sucks, MMO Aspects suck, Endgame sucks badly (hope you like grinding nightmare dungeons for 50 levels.)
    Itemisation sucks - Uberrare Uniques - dont exist - why are they in the game ?
    UI would be ok 30 years ago (no Map overlay, Zoom, etc)
    Skill limitation (6 Skills no more) limits build diversity (basically every sorc Spec plays more or less the Same because of mandatory Vulnerable mechanic)
    you basically farm gold from level 70 onwards..

    also you need to deal with forced renown grind (gives Skill points so you basically cannot skip this) - you better like exploring the (huge) map to the full. Every Area feels kinda the same (levelscaling.)..

    should be better when this extended beta is finished (read with Expansion 2 + 3 more patches) - so buy in sale then - you are not missing out right now.    … Expand
  53. ZeeRoX
    Jul 25, 2023
    3
    Game has many problems, necromancer for instance, excel at not using minions. Even now, after release many things regarding the minions doesn't work. They promised they will look into necromancer minions in patch 1.1.0, but there was none of it, a small buff to one thing, but so many things are broken.

    Blizzard doesn't respect your time, at all they forcing you to regrind the renown    Game has many problems, necromancer for instance, excel at not using minions. Even now, after release many things regarding the minions doesn't work. They promised they will look into necromancer minions in patch 1.1.0, but there was none of it, a small buff to one thing, but so many things are broken.

    Blizzard doesn't respect your time, at all they forcing you to regrind the renown again, and again with new seasons.

    It also seems Blizzard doesn't really know what they are doing, they changing things, that doesn't need to be changed. They needed to fix things and make sure everything works first of all, add new content later!

    I will check from time to time to see how it evolves but I really don't have any hopes for the future of Diablo IV.

    The foundation is strong, but they need to rethink their approach to the game, maybe one day they will and maybe Diablo IV will be good.    … Expand
  54. 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
  55. Slania
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    Many low reviews here are a kneejerk reaction to the season 1 patch notes. But the game was always this bad. The class design is laughably bad, to the point where it is massively inferior to diablo 3. The player character has 0 personality unlike diablo 3. The levelling is a complete chore, the open world actively makes the game worse. The itemization ranges from mediocre to actively bad.Many low reviews here are a kneejerk reaction to the season 1 patch notes. But the game was always this bad. The class design is laughably bad, to the point where it is massively inferior to diablo 3. The player character has 0 personality unlike diablo 3. The levelling is a complete chore, the open world actively makes the game worse. The itemization ranges from mediocre to actively bad. Renown could be taken out of the game and it would improve. And the story is frankly poorly written. The dialogue from your immediate allies characterizes lillith as a existential threat to sanctuary, but the cinematics run completely contrary to this. This applied more to inarius than it ever did to lillith. At the end my character made a choice I never would have made and it completely took me out of the experience.… Expand
  56. Junanelle
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    I am really dissappointed by what the game turned out to be.

    From the first announcements of the new title to the diablo series onwards I was very hyped. Whatever we saw looked promising. Now we got our hands on the game and what is to say? The gameplay is slow and tedious - you dont get in a real "flow" with the characters as it was possible in diablo 3. Furthermore the game is very    I am really dissappointed by what the game turned out to be.

    From the first announcements of the new title to the diablo series onwards I was very hyped. Whatever we saw looked promising. Now we got our hands on the game and what is to say? The gameplay is slow and tedious - you dont get in a real "flow" with the characters as it was possible in diablo 3. Furthermore the game is very prone to bugs. I have not played for that long but I have seen it all: Horses run into invisible walls and are unable to move, movement skills bug you out of the map, enemies are bugged out of the map, in dungeons for "kill" objectives there are just not enough enemies in the dungeon... I could continue the list on and on and on. It feels almost like blizzard never playtested their own game. The further you get into the game the more bugs are there as well - so by the end of the story and while doing the endgame be ready to be frustrated.
    The open world aspect seemed promising, but is a real turnoff for me. I'd rather like to play on my own. Worldbosses and events are a nice idea, but given how many players are afk during these events and just scale them up... It's annoying - please just let me play on my own and cut this source of annoyment out.
    The shop... I dont even say much to this... 25 bucks for a skin in a game I already payed a full price for... No! This is common practice nowerdays, but players just should not accept this behaviour from developers...
    The story was okay. Nothing new but boring and really just stretched out in some parts...

    All in all d4 looked promising but is boring, slow, feels old and bugged. Maybe get it somewhen if it maybe drops to a price around 20 bucks - because its definetly not worth 70.    … Expand
  57. elmo_ritter
    Jun 22, 2023
    3
    The game doesn't tell you what the heck is going on. Every area feels the same to me. It's just the same thing over and over and over. As you get more powerful the enemies do too so high levels feel the same as low levels but you have more abilities i guess? They also have the audacity to have a shop in a $70+ game. It's just boring.
  58. knotist
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    This game released as not finished. And still looks like a mobile game. No end game. Short campaign. Just so average. Itemization is bad. Whole game is just very boring and not hooking you.

    Zoom is nonsense. Everything is zoomed a lot. And it kill the atmosphere.

    Also level scaling is very bad. You don't feel any progression on your character.
  59. FoamingStuff
    Jun 16, 2023
    3
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CUAF5nsJwBIOtjkUgIvtWTJY9lr_VGFyXJAmIeuoFP8/edit?usp=sharing (easier to navigate)

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSFAmFBNTaQ23TwXSmab0G2bx3P7EeG_Wyb3UwBjSm7_UvFEzonTgyIgUtsB-ajPaiisiA2QJLefPUk/pub (published document, harder to navigate). The score difference of this game on metacritic has to do with new business practices of companies    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CUAF5nsJwBIOtjkUgIvtWTJY9lr_VGFyXJAmIeuoFP8/edit?usp=sharing (easier to navigate)

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSFAmFBNTaQ23TwXSmab0G2bx3P7EeG_Wyb3UwBjSm7_UvFEzonTgyIgUtsB-ajPaiisiA2QJLefPUk/pub (published document, harder to navigate).

    The score difference of this game on metacritic has to do with new business practices of companies giving a taste of the game and expecting reviews to be in within the week. That means all “professional” reviews are reviews written during the Honeymoon phase of a game, and not after thorough playtesting. In addition, it is unclear which "professional" reviewers are being sponsored or not.
    Players are not organized to compile reviews and complaints. It is for this reason I have taken up the task in an attempt to unify the complaints in a single document.

    I have collected and compiled the issues players experience with Diablo 4 as voiced on several online platforms in below google document. It is lengthy, but can be navigated by heading.

    It outlines issues players experience with the game in an in-depth fashion. Inevitably the review is coloured by my own opinion. I hope this review will give context to the poor player score of the game.    … Expand
  60. Liquid_Cold
    Aug 1, 2023
    3
    Ожидал намного большего... Разочаровала своей вторичностью.
    BLIZZARD уже не та, что раньше, измельчала.
  61. Climbatize
    Jun 7, 2023
    3
    The last good game made by Blizzard was the the first Overwatch. And it looks like it will stay this way unless something changes drastically.
    Diablo IV may feel ok generally as a game , but for a Diablo game not even close
  62. AllTheGames
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    There's potential with Season 1 here but overall it feels like another flopped release. Blizzard fanboys will keep buying their overpriced trash and still defend lackluster gameplay and crappy mechanics to their death cause they grew up with the series.

    Besides that the game has lackluster build diversity for a 70€ ARPG in 2023, if it was maybe 2012 this would be acceptable i guess.    There's potential with Season 1 here but overall it feels like another flopped release. Blizzard fanboys will keep buying their overpriced trash and still defend lackluster gameplay and crappy mechanics to their death cause they grew up with the series.

    Besides that the game has lackluster build diversity for a 70€ ARPG in 2023, if it was maybe 2012 this would be acceptable i guess. Gameplay feels slow and whilst this might be cause of the class and build i played. I doubt the generator mechanic will effectively change with many characters.

    Endgame feels boring and the endless amount of Blizzard fanboys defending this, don't get me wrong, there is "endgame content" but it boils down to leveling up your stats and nothing more. "That's every APRG", yeah but atleast other ones make it fun instead of doing "Nightmare Dungeons" which are truly a nightmare with the same enemy density as the normal dungeons which where already a sleepfest. Even though this is how many ARPG's function it still feels extremely lackluster compared to other ARPGS.

    Not every game needs to go on a power trip, but in Diablo IV i still feel the same at level 70+ as if i was level 20-. Which is to say after you reach level 50ish barely anything will ever change about your build except stats.

    No social aspect besides "emotes", zoomed in camera, buggy horse, crappy battlepass system, boring bosses, underwhelming skills that "develop" with legendaries.

    I'll give the art team credit though, they put out some amazing results for such a mediocre product. The cutscenes especially deserve praise, even though the story is **** The only reason people are calling it "good" is cause this game was advertised to an audience that plays every mainstream AAA game "FIFA" etc. and ARPG players. No one follows the story in any ARPG for that matter, so not like it makes much of a difference, it's essentially a one and done job.

    Do yourself a favour and buy Last Epoch instead or literally go play just about any indie game, as it's guaranteed to leave you with a more sustained and memorable experience then the endless amount of regret you'll wail in of spending 70+€ for this ****    … Expand
  63. Elriks
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    Level scalling ruin everything. Mobile game mentality, no surprise, we feel the massive influence of mobile games in this game, the items are created so as not to create any surprises in the loot, everything is designed to follow the player's progress in a linear fashion, it's the worst of what we can do in terms of play.

    I won't talk about the scenario, 90% of which is absolutely    Level scalling ruin everything. Mobile game mentality, no surprise, we feel the massive influence of mobile games in this game, the items are created so as not to create any surprises in the loot, everything is designed to follow the player's progress in a linear fashion, it's the worst of what we can do in terms of play.

    I won't talk about the scenario, 90% of which is absolutely useless, a kind of slightly more mature disney with futile and hollow discussions, sorry, monologues.

    The ost is boring, no music stays in mind... In the end the game is hollow, gives all the impression that we can have mobile games. Guess that Poe 2 is going to destroy Diablo "again"    … Expand
  64. C11ris
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    May one day be great. For now it's pretty average and coupled with the fact that even single player requires their servers to actually work (they frequently don't so far), the fact that it starts at $70, and the amount of time it's been in the works, I give it a solid 5.

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

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

    10m boss fights ending in lag death...down to 3. Stability would help a lot.    … Expand
  65. MagazineNineSix
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    I absolutely agree, buying the game did not pay off the expectations that tormented my imagination in anticipation of the return of an interesting part of my favorite series.

    I bought an account on June 7, and after 5 hours I sold it to a new owner for almost 50% cheaper. I've been a fan of the series since 2000, when I was little, I watched my older brother play, I played myself. I ran    I absolutely agree, buying the game did not pay off the expectations that tormented my imagination in anticipation of the return of an interesting part of my favorite series.

    I bought an account on June 7, and after 5 hours I sold it to a new owner for almost 50% cheaper.

    I've been a fan of the series since 2000, when I was little, I watched my older brother play, I played myself. I ran to a friend with a floppy disk with saves to transfer the characters to his PC, and look at the clothes and brag about what I found.

    Years passed, d3 came out, I bought it right away, the game was difficult in a group, I remember the auction, but there was interest, only monotonous, not random locations annoyed, but there was interest.

    When I found out that there would be Diablo 4, gloomy and interesting in a new way - like everyone was waiting for her 4-5 years since the first news.

    Bought. The disappointment went on for about 2 hours of play. A ton of information falls on you, empty locations, some huge texts constantly falling out, constant dialogues that seem to be supposed to entertain the course of action, but there was something here, as if they wanted to please you.

    Played as a robber, switched to a necromancer, haven’t leveled up yet, but I can already summon 4 skeletons, what?? .

    Over time, a dull and sad impression begins to be created that you are not playing Diablo, but some kind of Chinese MMORPG, only inter-game videos remind you of Diablo itself.

    The mini map is always open, and on the map itself they show where to go, where to poke, although I chose the "Veteran" option, it seems to be for those who have already played Diablo and understand what's what.

    I reach the city where they give me a chest and then... Pause. No progress, the game is in the 2nd hour, and everything is already being dumped to the maximum.

    In addition to raising the level and poking at talents, I don’t feel the growth of the character and much interest in what is happening.

    The fight with the npc is very boring, routine, the mobs attack you in a crowd and you don’t understand what’s going on in this mess, poke at skills and just look at how many “life bottle numbers” you have and in my case “how many of these skeletons”, since in this mess, it’s not clear where ours are, where strangers are.

    There is no reduction UI, at least I didn’t find it, because the pop-up text on the floor of the screen was constantly annoying. It was possible to close the character window only with the ESC button, it was impossible to assign an alternative to it, I constantly pressed the spacebar on the machine, which pretty pissed me off since it was inconvenient to constantly reach for ESC.

    The plot is probably interesting, it’s cool that they made it possible to play on my PC in 2015 without problems, but this didn’t help much, since the game lacks a “soul”, even d3, which not everyone liked with its cartoonishness and rich colors, is clearly distinguished by its simple interest and progress.

    In this game, you come from the first level just stupidly poke with one mouse button and a couple of buttons, while not immediately understanding what is happening after this in a couple of hours, nothing interesting happens.

    You also start using the portal very quickly, you don’t need anything to “learn” it either.

    I got the impression that, as a mobilized conscript, they throw me under Bakhmut, put a saucepan on my head, give me a rifle with 5 rounds of ammunition and shout “GO SHOOTING!” they are thrown at the front line, without any explanation of what SHOULD BE DONE. Absolutely dull gameplay, I am very disappointed.

    All the laudatory reviews of some American companies, nothing more than a desire to earn as much as possible from a PR company, my advice, just play a friend's account for a couple of hours, if there is one, before going broke, you might like it, or maybe not, since everything looks interesting on streams and videos from YouTube, but unfortunately not in fact.

    I am a fan of the Diablo game series, and I want to tell everyone who reads this post - this is not the same game and not the same Diablo, although they want to visually present it to us exactly as Diablo.    … Expand
  66. 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
  67. Roughbleeder
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    The intro cinematic was cool, but I am bored as hell playing this game. I hit level 30 and I think I'm calling it quits. It is literally just another cookie clicker. Also, the gameplay graphics look a decade old, even on a system that exceeds its 4k recommendation. I'm clicking cookies and counting pixels with this pile of $70 crap.
  68. PanBorsuk
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    The pure business decision to make the game always online made it unplayable for me. As I started the game, after already few steps, I saw a terrible rubber banding and it never stopped. Tried every tip from online forums and nothing worked. After hitting the enemy it lasted like 2-3 (!) seconds for every hit to get registered, the same with collecting items. Because of lag the enemyThe pure business decision to make the game always online made it unplayable for me. As I started the game, after already few steps, I saw a terrible rubber banding and it never stopped. Tried every tip from online forums and nothing worked. After hitting the enemy it lasted like 2-3 (!) seconds for every hit to get registered, the same with collecting items. Because of lag the enemy movement was rather teleporting from one point to another. It ruined the immersion of the game completly and was very frustrating. Than i was thrown out of the game because server...
    I managed to get a refund.
    At this point i don't understand the management people from Blizzard an i feel sorry for the developers. It seems that they just never learn that providing a good gaming experience in the first place ist the conditio sine qua non. This decision to make game always online was clearly made to remain absolute control over my single player experience and they ruined it. I read about people waiting 'ages' in queues just to start a single player. Who has time for it?!
    I'm 40 years old, I have played all Diablo games excluding Immortal, I have not complained about Diablo III - i had fun playing it, i don't care about meta since i don't have enough time. All i wanted is casual game to relax. I paid 100€ and was soooo disappointed    … Expand
  69. Unvin
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    Generic, soulless and extremely repetitive gameplay. A lot of things copy pasted from Diablo 3. Graphic looks kinda good but it's the only advantage of this game. Not worth the price of 70$.
  70. Derpilshannes
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    After a long wait, some disappointing releases of the franchise and a massive marketing campaign building up the hype, we can finally play the long awaited sequel of Diablo 3. But the hype didn't last long. What we find is a barebones diablo game, that looks nice, true, but is lacking on all other fronts and seriously, is nothing but a let down. Lets start with the positives:

    PRO: - Game    After a long wait, some disappointing releases of the franchise and a massive marketing campaign building up the hype, we can finally play the long awaited sequel of Diablo 3. But the hype didn't last long. What we find is a barebones diablo game, that looks nice, true, but is lacking on all other fronts and seriously, is nothing but a let down. Lets start with the positives:

    PRO:
    - Game looks fantastic - World is immersive and grim
    - Sound is good
    - Combat feels nice
    - Its easy to get into the game
    - The game will probably be supported and enhanced for a long time to come

    CON:
    - Level scaling is HORRIBLE. Every level of your character does not strengthen your character, but in fact weakens him. - Power almost ONLY comes from items, nothing else (mostly due of the scaling)
    - After a short while you wi start to wonder, why you even play this game. You never really feel any stronger in a game about character progression and power fantasy. Enemies are always gonna stay the same strength relative to you (or even stronger)
    - No Runes/Runewords (which was promised)
    - No Set items
    - Currently no special unique items (that only drop in WT4, but are disabled without any notice)
    - No trading
    - Very few items in general
    - Very small amount of build diversity
    - Itemization is super bland (most aspects are just X skill does 20% Increased Y)
    - No mercenaries
    - No farming act bosses
    - Only one pinnacle boss
    - Dungeons are largely boring and there are very few Dungeon bosses
    - No offline mode
    - No search function in your stash
    - No Group finder
    - Horrible mob density
    - many missing quality of life features from previous games.
    - and many more.. This game is super bare-bones, the world looks amazing, and the skills that do exist play smooth, but this game is basically a skeleton lacking any real depth, and for the AAA price tag it has, that isn’t enough for most people. On top of that, it feels that the number 1 priority for Blizzard was the console market, not the PC user and that shows.

    I am very disappointed of the low quality of the game and how much content is missing. The money for all the crazy ad campaigns should have put in developer hours.    … Expand
  71. banks2337
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    Me:
    - Big Diablo 2 fan back then
    - Played D3 and Reaper of Souls release + a few Seasons (for the first 2-5 days) - Played all the ARPGs out there like Last Epoch, Titan Quest, Wolcen, Grim Dawn, (Lost Ark) and many more - Played every PoE League since 2020 for the first 1-2 months (4k+ hours in) - Took a week off for the D4 release. Looked forward to it like a little kid would for    Me:
    - Big Diablo 2 fan back then
    - Played D3 and Reaper of Souls release + a few Seasons (for the first 2-5 days)
    - Played all the ARPGs out there like Last Epoch, Titan Quest, Wolcen, Grim Dawn, (Lost Ark) and many more
    - Played every PoE League since 2020 for the first 1-2 months (4k+ hours in)
    - Took a week off for the D4 release. Looked forward to it like a little kid would for Christmas.

    Character:
    - 82 Barb with 60-70h playtime
    - All Lilith Altars
    - All Dungeons completed
    - Maxed out Renown in all zones

    Positive:
    - Amazing cinematics
    - Very good graphics
    - Great looking gear on character
    - No problems at launch

    Neutral:
    - Combat feels OK in higher levels
    - Big open world but always the same Monsters
    - Damage numbers in the millions again
    - Aspect System is meh
    - Scaling is OK but needs some improvements
    - Party play is fun but messy and cluttered
    - Runs smooth but sometimes annoying rubberbanding here and there
    - Horse is great but clunky
    - Cool looking World Bosses with some OK mechanics but way too easy
    - Story is OK but nothing special. Some illogical things but it was still fun to play the story. I listened to all the dialogues and did many optional quests.

    Negative:
    - Very boring and repetitive endgame. You don't have real goals like big bosses, character improvements or chase Items (there are some uniques but it doesn't feel like I want them).
    - Bad Itemisation, item progression doesn't feel good and it's the same as in D3: many legendary effects are mandatory for the builds.
    - Bad UI. It is extremely noticeable that it is a console port.
    - Absolutely no QoL for PC (e.g. stash search, /commands, clunky Horse, combat log, death log, and many many more issues)
    - No build diversity
    - No chance to find a group ingame. You have to use the D4 Discord.
    - No trading. Also at discord and very impractical.
    - A lot of backtracking in dungeons.
    - No Crafting. Like in D3 you just can reroll one stat.

    It's like that with almost all ARPGs: at a certain point you ask yourself why you're actually doing what you're doing. Do I still have a real goal? In Diablo 4, unfortunately, this comes after a very short time. You could say it's just like Diablo 3 and Blizzard didn't learn anything from the fact that players quit the seasons after a few days.

    I really hope that Blizzard will listen to all the criticism. There is still a lot to optimize. Not only small things. So far, I am pretty disappointed by what has been developed in about 7(?) years.    … Expand
  72. IamDeablo
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    Right away I was disappointed that Diablo IV wasn’t a larger jump from Diablo III. You can’t compare this to Elden Ring in terms visuals or game play. It also feels like “more of the same” with slightly better graphics.

    I also find the view point of the character is ackward. They have nice cut scenes but the main reason i play a game the actual game play. At times I started feeling    Right away I was disappointed that Diablo IV wasn’t a larger jump from Diablo III. You can’t compare this to Elden Ring in terms visuals or game play. It also feels like “more of the same” with slightly better graphics.

    I also find the view point of the character is ackward. They have nice cut scenes but the main reason i play a game the actual game play. At times I started feeling “not another cut scene”.

    As the game progressed I did enjoy the new spells visually, but it was still incomparable to Elden Ring. Sort of like elementary vs university level. Performance wise, I have a TOP END pc, CPU and graphics card and network and found there were several time where the game sputtered the character causing it to jerk forward.

    Over all it’s not bad, but I really expected much, much more from Blizzard at this point in terms of visuals.    … Expand
  73. tysnet
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    For the first 30 or so lvls it was a "fun" game, but it was more a smoke screen of a lot to do, but after you go from zone to zone and encounter the same enemies over and over again you get kinda sick of killing goat men or ghosts again. All in all it's better than D3 but is not a Diablo game.
    Some of my negative points are:
    1: LVL scaling: The problem with LVL scaling zones and mobs are    For the first 30 or so lvls it was a "fun" game, but it was more a smoke screen of a lot to do, but after you go from zone to zone and encounter the same enemies over and over again you get kinda sick of killing goat men or ghosts again. All in all it's better than D3 but is not a Diablo game.
    Some of my negative points are:
    1: LVL scaling: The problem with LVL scaling zones and mobs are that the game feels that you are not improving, it actually gets harder if you LVL up due to all mobs grow in LVL but the gear you have are now worse for your LVL than it was before you got that LVL up.
    2: Skill tree: I'm glad they have a skill tree and did not go for d3's stupid kid style, the problem I have with it is that it's so shallow. D2 have one of the best with skills impact other later skills you get, here it's 1-3 attacks/buffs with some passive buffs, but after you get LVL 50 and think wow a new tree, that maybe buff some unique play styles but no just 5 main stats and 4 choices that give you hp or DMG.
    3: Bosses and mobs: they are the same, even main quest bosses can be the same as in the dungeons. The mob problem is boring where the game feels small, and it gets boring fast.
    4: DMG: I understand that they didn't want to be like d3 where you one shot 10 mobs with a spell and just cleave everything on the run, but now it's just pain to run in to a pack of mobs, and it takes 20-30 sec to kill even the easy non elite packs due to one of the mobs being a bear or brute. Then you have elite packs where it's just a roll of luck if they going to take 20 sec or 3 min to kill. And this sets in fast and due to scaling zones it never gets better (until max LVL). If you play d2 you kinda oneshot small mobs in normal all the way and in Nightmare or even HELL none elite mobs get cleaved down fast, and in d2 a new rune word or a good upg will make it feel easy for the next few lvls.
    5: One shot deaths: Even in low lvls i felt that some times i would just get one shot from full hp from a none elite group of mobs, run back and not understand why or how and on some bosses there could be a one shot luck combo, and sure making a mistake on a boss can be a death but when its a 100% death if you are unlucky that the boss spawn the wrong creep and then cast one of its spells is just bad.

    Now some good: It looks OK, its better then D3, there are alot to do (it's gets boring fast but its there), it can be hard, real hard and thats fun.

    All in all, the first days of playing i felt that this game could be a nice new hack n' slash game, but after 30-40 lvls i felt it was more a grind and that i forced my self to play to justify the 70$ i spent on it.

    I can see that some could find this game good, but for me It's just scratch the itch for D2.    … Expand
  74. mikechan
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    攻擊怪物時顯示“易傷 定身”等狀態字體已經完全遮蓋戰鬥視野，而且不能關閉，怪物死後沒有聲音特效，上述兩點極大削弱戰鬥快感，物品賬號綁定白癡設定，刷到物品沒有意義，正常人不會浪費大部分時間刷怪，what a bad game no need to buy
  75. lozanotux
    Jun 9, 2023
    3
    I honestly don't understand how Blizzard can get it wrong twice in a row with basic things that should be present in this game. I mean:

    1. Since the origin of time, if something characterized the diablo saga was the ability to build your character at will (points to vitality, strength, dexterity, etc.) in D4 are not present. 2. Another thing that the saga implemented was to be able to    I honestly don't understand how Blizzard can get it wrong twice in a row with basic things that should be present in this game. I mean:

    1. Since the origin of time, if something characterized the diablo saga was the ability to build your character at will (points to vitality, strength, dexterity, etc.) in D4 are not present.
    2. Another thing that the saga implemented was to be able to carry potions and organize them as we want. Again, D4 implements this in a vague and meaningless way.
    3. I understand the need to implement a battle pass... but this time, it is not only ugly, but also confusing and difficult to understand.
    4. If something made popular was the sets... that in D3 were poorly implemented and in D4 ended up disappearing.
    5. The so precious runewords, something that all the users loved from D2... again. Taken out of D3 and D4.
    6. I ask, is it really necessary to mess up the whole screen with numbers representing the damage applied when the life bar of the monsters does not have a number that represents the total life of the monster? they ruin the art of the game.
    7. That all the objects occupy the same space, another mistake.

    And I could go on detailing many more aspects that make this game not up to what it was expected to be. Regardless of the story that you may like or not.    … Expand
  76. Frostherz
    Jul 5, 2023
    3
    Mit diesem Spiel tue ich mir echt schwer. Ich habe mich sehr darauf gefreut, mir gefällt die Grafik, der eher düstere Touch. Aber in der Summe -- zehn Tage gespielt, ca. 15 Stunden, und die Luft war nach bereits fünf Stunden raus.

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

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

    Öde. Einfach ... öde.    … Expand
  77. Jovzin
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Was looking forward to new Diablo 4. But the main thing that I still can not get over with is that bad forced online play. Why we can not have private online play at least? Cinematics are great as usual from Blixz art department. World is nice and dark. Cosmetics nah. Story is quite good. Items well its Diablo so you always want a better item. Skills are decent. Overall it is OK game justWas looking forward to new Diablo 4. But the main thing that I still can not get over with is that bad forced online play. Why we can not have private online play at least? Cinematics are great as usual from Blixz art department. World is nice and dark. Cosmetics nah. Story is quite good. Items well its Diablo so you always want a better item. Skills are decent. Overall it is OK game just hate the forced online play. For me Diablo was always single player rpg...… Expand
  78. Schillerx
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Graphics, Animations and Gameplay are decent but thats probably it. Average itemization, bad level scaling, low build diversity, cheap crafting system, mobile upgrades, paragon tree with just mainstats and the glyphs dont make it more exciting, boring endgame etc. I wanted it to be good but it isnt a good ARPG. Someone who gave a Michael Bay Movie an Oscar or a gamer-dad who plays 1,2Graphics, Animations and Gameplay are decent but thats probably it. Average itemization, bad level scaling, low build diversity, cheap crafting system, mobile upgrades, paragon tree with just mainstats and the glyphs dont make it more exciting, boring endgame etc. I wanted it to be good but it isnt a good ARPG. Someone who gave a Michael Bay Movie an Oscar or a gamer-dad who plays 1,2 hours a day might like it though.… Expand
  79. WarlordBK
    Aug 11, 2023
    3
    The boss fights in this game are absolutely pathetic, the bosses are weaker than trash mobs in the literal same dungeon.
    Overall game difficulty is also a pathetic joke past level 30
    Item drop rates and amount are way too high making finding new items uninteresting, Especially since items scale to some weird item level based on your level. Damage Numbers are through the roof    The boss fights in this game are absolutely pathetic, the bosses are weaker than trash mobs in the literal same dungeon.
    Overall game difficulty is also a pathetic joke past level 30
    Item drop rates and amount are way too high making finding new items uninteresting,
    Especially since items scale to some weird item level based on your level.

    Damage Numbers are through the roof
    Dungeons are basically guided narrow passages with no exploration
    The world map is shown as a bunch of paths leaving no mystery for exploring the open world, you always know exactly where to go.

    Story telling was great but many parts of the story were terrible, from comedic lines whilst fighting for our lives in hell, laughing at witty neyrelle comments outside a dungeon covered in blood and dead people lying around - theres a time and place for humour.

    Itemization is pretty damn terrible, not alot of depth in build customization "play your way" and "endless build possibilities" are blatant lies.

    There are many positives about diablo 4 and the game has great potential if they make certain changes.    … Expand
  80. mrvideogamelove
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    I was told it was a return to form. It's really just Diablo 3 with more gore. Just a full-on Blizney grind casino designed to be as addictive as possible while having no substance and requiring no skill. They should just make slot machines instead of video games. 3/10 since it is in fact a game. The graphics are high quality despite being so Blizney.
  81. metalfacechad
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Blatantly designed to extend your engagement time the game by any means possible. Absolute Disgrace. Blizzard we once knew has been stomped into the ground and replaced. This is not the Diablo Franchise we have come to love.
  82. 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.
  83. tony12181
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    畫面不錯，但遊戲內容廢到笑，手感超級便秘，完全看不到POE的車尾燈
  84. MilkJugg24
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    If the game was F2P, it would be a 7/10. Decent amount of content. But, there's no reason this should be $70 given how quickly the bulk of the content is consumed. Hardly any build variety, spending too much time running around instead of killing monsters. The open world concept was poorly implemented across the board. At some points, it felt like there was no reason for anything to beIf the game was F2P, it would be a 7/10. Decent amount of content. But, there's no reason this should be $70 given how quickly the bulk of the content is consumed. Hardly any build variety, spending too much time running around instead of killing monsters. The open world concept was poorly implemented across the board. At some points, it felt like there was no reason for anything to be open world as players sometimes didn't even show up for hours at a time. I would've enjoyed being able to see all my clan members running about, and even joining them in towns or certain areas of the game. Everything just feels half-finished. And, it's clear they plan on finishing the game over the next few years with your initial $70+ investment, as well as the insanely overpriced cosmetic microtransactions. This game is not made by a good faith company.… Expand
  85. sLimRyda
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    Do not get baited by the fake casual reviews saying this games a 10/10.

    Any seasoned ARPG player can easily see how many failures this game brings to the genre. Forced online for one thing is kind of sad. Skill diversity is low, typical arpg problems, but come on 20 years + of knowledge on ARPG and blizzard still manages to mess this up. Character depth is shallow at best, and    Do not get baited by the fake casual reviews saying this games a 10/10.

    Any seasoned ARPG player can easily see how many failures this game brings to the genre.

    Forced online for one thing is kind of sad.

    Skill diversity is low, typical arpg problems, but come on 20 years + of knowledge on ARPG and blizzard still manages to mess this up.

    Character depth is shallow at best, and so is the gear and stat priority.

    Scaling is also garbage, just go watch any of the week1 videos, its quite apparent whats wrong with this game.

    Fix or forever trash, just like d3.    … Expand
  86. cucol
    Jun 11, 2023
    3
    Same as D3, only 1 endgame content to do and it’s Nightmare Dungeons. This 8s just GR reskinned. Not worth the price.
  87. tiffys
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I played Diablo 1, 2, 3, and now 4. The developers of 4 are completely out of touch with the users. From the betas to Season 1 the game has been on a downward spiral only getting progressively worse.

    From start to finish your character will feel weak and pathetic by design. You get suitable new gear pieces very slowly yet mobs scale every time you level so every time you level you feel    I played Diablo 1, 2, 3, and now 4. The developers of 4 are completely out of touch with the users. From the betas to Season 1 the game has been on a downward spiral only getting progressively worse.

    From start to finish your character will feel weak and pathetic by design. You get suitable new gear pieces very slowly yet mobs scale every time you level so every time you level you feel progressively weaker. This is compounded by constantly seeing other players everywhere making your character not feel special whatsoever and certainly not some heroic world savior as per previous Diablo titles. Diablo 4 isn't a power fantasy. It's a resource starvation and suffering simulator.

    Mob density is bad and if it's ever good it's nerfed and the itemization is appalling. Rerolling a stat a few times shouldn't completely bankrupt you but it does. My class (Sorc) felt bad to play from start to finish and it's only gotten worse. Random elites and capstone bosses are harder than any boss in the campaign and it's not even close. Uber Lilith is a joke taking difficulty from about a 10 to a hundred with no reward to show for it. Uber uniques are so "rare" they effectively don't even exist.

    Seeing nothing but constant nerfs to anything remotely good made me lose any hope of ever finding anything actually good that didn't suck. And when they nerf your build into the dirt they don't even have the courtesy to give you a free reroll. In fact, you probably can't even afford one.

    There are some dire issues like storage space, reroll costs, build variety, etc that could be fixed in the future. But there are core fundamental issues with the game that I don't think they will ever fix.

    With massive nerfs to damage, defense, and XP I'm honestly not sure who this game is even for because it's certainly not casuals. A casual player will never make it to 100 in 3 months. It's worse than most MMOs as an ARPG.

    The developers use a heavy handed clueless approach to managing the game. They see what most characters are using and decide it must be OP so they nerf it into the dirt without understanding the underlying basis of WHY they're all using it or providing any viable alternatives. Their approach is instead to nerf everything good to try to force players to use a greater variety of skills and affixes instead of making other skills and affixes actually viable and giving the players a reason. They clearly don't even understand how their own damage system works. For instance, nerfing crit and vulnerable damage won't make people use other damage bonuses because those two are multiplicative rather than additive so even heavily nerfed they're still better than the alternatives because there are no alternatives. Users heavily used cooldown reduction and lucky hit so they can actually use their skills and manage their mana in this resource starvation simulator but they took that away too with nothing to compensate. Diablo 4's season 1 patch alone is probably the single worst Diablo patch in the past 20+ years of the franchise and I doubt the game will even be worth playing until many seasons from now once this terrible dev team is cycled out and a new one actually give the players what they want.

    There are some things the game does well. The art department did a good job, and cinematics that feature your custom characters is really cool. I also like that there's (albeit limited) character customization and we can zoom in. Many praise the story though personally I don't think it was very good. There's no Diablo, Mephisto is an absolute joke, the Nephalem from Diablo 3's existence is directly ignored, and the ending is just stupid. If you liked Mephisto in Diablo 4 keep in mind in Diablo 2 he said "The skies shall rain fire, and the seas will become as blood. The righteous shall fall before the wicked, and all of Creation shall tremble before the burning standards of Hell!" Now compare that with his presentation in Diablo 4. It's an absolute joke.

    Ultimately if the story is bad, the gameplay is bad, there's no endgame (you think nightmare dungeons that actively punish users by design is an endgame?), it isn't fun to play, and the developers are actively doing their best to ruin the player experience then there's not really any way to give this a decent rating. I didn't have fun, everything felt punishing like it was designed to make us suffer. So a 5/10 for an average run of the mill game is out of the question. During the preseason I would've thus given the game a 4/10 as I considered it bad. Though with season 1 it's clear that a rating of 4 was too high with these developers at the helm.    … Expand
  88. 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.
  89. 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.
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. Keoman
    Jul 29, 2023
    3
    First of all, I've did not went trough all the aspects of the game, but at the first glance for me personally is a solid 10, there is room for improvement but time will resolve all the issues.
    I like the graphics, music and yes the cutscenes/cinematics from the game are the best.
    The gameplay feels really good, and the story is captivating. As for cons, I really do not have any, being I    First of all, I've did not went trough all the aspects of the game, but at the first glance for me personally is a solid 10, there is room for improvement but time will resolve all the issues.
    I like the graphics, music and yes the cutscenes/cinematics from the game are the best.
    The gameplay feels really good, and the story is captivating. As for cons, I really do not have any, being I fan of this game since D1, this a true Diablo experience from my point of view.
    Now I do not understand all the negative comments, indeed I cannot say that I have the same feeling as when I was playing D1 or D2 and this will never happen again in this life, because the true experiences of your lives remained printed in your childhood when you were first experimenting different things and that's why we remain bonded to the things that made us happy in our childhood. Face the truth, we are getting old. :)
    EDIT: After finishing most aspects of the game, I can say that this game is disappointing, I was hyped up at first but now I realize that this game does not satisfy me at all. I am sorry for the money paid for this game. Piracy is good for this kind of problems, we can all donate to pirates to help us see the game before buying it. It never happened to me to play a game and to think, man I just want to finish the story and put this game aside because I have other cool games to play. Story to short and I did not have fun in this game even for a moment. I will give a 3 for just trying. Path of exile is much more fun and free. This is my last purchase from Blizzard.    … Expand
  94. 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
  95. Souleater83
    Jul 15, 2023
    3
    Good graphics
    Good sound tracks
    Skills are okay

    Itemisation is bad as over engineered
    Scaling is terrible as everything scales with you
    There is a lack of variety of things to do
    The game feels empty although the world is massive Don't listen to the professional reviews, for whatever reason they don't seem to understand what makes a good game.
  96. ysaba
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    (spent 99.9$ for Ultimate Edition and played over 45 hrs in one week)
    Game is just not good, end game content nearly terrible, builds are pretty shallow.
    The number of monsters is very small, unlike a “Diablo” game, as it cannot provide you with a cheerful gaming experience. You're gonna waste among of time on killing just one elite or boss, then probably get nothing. In addition to    (spent 99.9$ for Ultimate Edition and played over 45 hrs in one week)
    Game is just not good, end game content nearly terrible, builds are pretty shallow.
    The number of monsters is very small, unlike a “Diablo” game, as it cannot provide you with a cheerful gaming experience.
    You're gonna waste among of time on killing just one elite or boss, then probably get nothing.
    In addition to these factors, damn Blizzard will occasionally nerf your build, making you have to doubt whether you are playing mmorpg or not.    … Expand
  97. tarzan123
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    If this game was to be rated by itself, on it's own merit, outside of the name of this franchise, or the studio behind it, it would be a 6/10. Mediocre, but scratches the arpg itch for a week or two and that's it. Unfortunately, there is a whole lot of parasites and baggage attached to it, that makes me hesitate to even give it a 3/10.

    I will start with the company behind it. It's not    If this game was to be rated by itself, on it's own merit, outside of the name of this franchise, or the studio behind it, it would be a 6/10. Mediocre, but scratches the arpg itch for a week or two and that's it. Unfortunately, there is a whole lot of parasites and baggage attached to it, that makes me hesitate to even give it a 3/10.

    I will start with the company behind it. It's not the Blizzard that made Diablo 2, it's not the Blizzard that made WoW, one of the most impactful accomplishments in gaming history. No, it's a parasite that uses the name and goodwill of mislead "fans" that still support it to push for things, that I don't think belong in an escapist entertainment. I will attach the marketing to this as well, most of it was just brutally unfunny, but using Megan Fox in marketing is not just stupid, (no I have nothing aginst hot women that's not the point) but disturbing and downright creepy/should be criminal, considering what she does "outside". We live in times when this matters, and it should matter to Blizzard as well.

    Now for the game. Part of a more than 25 years old franchise, and genre that now has some very strong competitors, compared to what Diablo 2 had to "fight against". This is absolutely pathetic. Not a single aspect of this game contains anything truly new, truly innovative, some might say that Blizzard was never really known for the innovations, much more for perfecting what already existed, but that's a pathetic excuse this game does not deserve. And for those that use the "it's just the initial release they will add it later they don't have the 15 years of added content PoE has", I would tell them to do things that would get deleted from this review. 10 years of development, absurd budget, (100s of millions and I am not even exaggerating) and the opportunity to look at what Path of Exile, Last Epoch or Grim Dawn did, copy it, and make it better with the insane resources studio like Blizzard can offer. They did absolutely none of that. Non-existent endgame, one boss that's basically a corpse rush until you make it. Season 0, and characters already hit for billions of damage. Boring, extremely boring stats that are just % increases. Why are there no class specific stats on items, why is everything just so uniform, every single class has damage to close enemies, reduced damage from distant enemies is that really what the combined brains of thousands of people that worked on this game were able to come up with? Critical chance and critical damage? Really? We haven't seen that ever before... This is not a sequel this is not a new game. It should have been. Stop making excuses for something created by this behemoth of a studio that gets dumpstered in content and creativity by a group of 20 people and a hamster. It's something that "works", which of course it does, it's geared towards a certain group of players and they will buy it. I absolutely don't care about graphics in games, so that's something I am not going to spend too much time on, and probably the reason why I am even going to give it a 3 and not 1/10. The game looks good, the cinematics look good. But everything underneath it is worthless. And that makes that nice coat of paint worthless as well. I am not going to talk about all the "problems" people have with leveling and grind being hard. Games should be hard...but also rewarding. With both gameplay and interesting loot. This offers none of that. Those supposedly infinite different builds are 3 builds (at best!) per class, that use the exact same skills, and pretty much the same, "most efficient", paragon board. Barbarian, for example, has 3 skill slots locked in, because everything else is trash, so everyone uses three shouts. Pinnacle of game design by one of the biggest developers in the industry. The story...exists? I guess? And I love Diablo books and lore. Nothing in this game made me interested in the characters or their journey...

    And one last thing. Pricing. Premium priced game (yes 70 dollars is a premium end of discussion) has no right to have microtransactions in it. Absolutely none, I despise everyone that says that cosmetic only microtransactions are fine in games you pay full price for. I don't like them in f2p, but I am willing to stomach that, if the game is worth it. This is not the case, and it's disgusting. Then you have three battlepasses, there are for sure going to be paid dlcs, and the price of those cosmetics is exorbitant as well.

    To finish this off. I do not recommend buying this game under any circumstances. I know that writing this review is worthless, and that people will do exactly that. This is Diablo 3 somehow downgraded sideways.    … Expand
  98. Drkings
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    So many things wrong with the game. Dont know where to start.

    - poor world map design - map not support playing offline - poor character build - skills feel bad to use (always combine combo: 3 terible basic skills into 1 good skills) - dont know what the point of side quest (cant skip cutscene, poor story even with the main story) - poor world design even making the lilith statue    So many things wrong with the game. Dont know where to start.

    - poor world map design
    - map not support playing offline
    - poor character build
    - skills feel bad to use (always combine combo: 3 terible basic skills into 1 good skills)
    - dont know what the point of side quest (cant skip cutscene, poor story even with the main story)
    - poor world design even making the lilith statue collection experience even worse - more and more    … Expand
  99. 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
  100. naranha
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    After the campaign, the game kind of falls apart. The campaign is good (6.5/10), but I can't see myself playing through it again soon, because I already know all the dialog. The progression systems, character development are really lackluster. The game also feels unfinished (skill trees, itemization, cutscenes always showing the characters from behind after the first 1 or 2...).
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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

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