Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 6,766 out of 8271

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  1. Pc080972
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Very expensive game, forcing players to be online continually.
    Very expensive game, changing essential parts of the game as they please, ruining classes and the game you bought - just like that your product is less than what it was upon purchase - no way.
    Very expensive game, forcing THEIR playstyle on you - want to play new content? START OVER! ha ha. It feels like the devs from WoW    Very expensive game, forcing players to be online continually.
    Very expensive game, changing essential parts of the game as they please, ruining classes and the game you bought - just like that your product is less than what it was upon purchase - no way.
    Very expensive game, forcing THEIR playstyle on you - want to play new content? START OVER! ha ha.

    It feels like the devs from WoW build it - like as if you paid monthly - trying to keep you logged in.
    But its not - so why force START OVER on new content??? makes no sense.
    Tried playing as new chat directly into new content - feels like starting a book in the middle.

    Since I have no intension of beginning from scratch and can expect more of the same BS from the devs ongoing, I've uninstalled and is not longer a Blizzard customer.

    Microsoft must have lost their marbles buying Blizzard... on the other hand MS might be the solution to cleaning up Blizzard, returning them to their old glory.    … Expand
  2. Memerto
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Garbage game that only rely on the name and what other people achieve in the past.
    They keep making changes that will take more time to do anything.
    So they don't want you to play other games or have a life
  3. piowag
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    This game is very funny. xD developer know how to ruined this game. The game after lvl 70 is boring
  4. SammyHauguth
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    The game could be good, but the people making the game keeps making it worse with new patches. Blizzard is not the same it once was, the people working at Blizzard ain't same and I think everyone can see this. They only makes the game worse instead of better with patches. Other companies i prove the game, but Blizzard are fifferent and make it worse.. It's The worst Diablo ever made, justThe game could be good, but the people making the game keeps making it worse with new patches. Blizzard is not the same it once was, the people working at Blizzard ain't same and I think everyone can see this. They only makes the game worse instead of better with patches. Other companies i prove the game, but Blizzard are fifferent and make it worse.. It's The worst Diablo ever made, just like Overwatch 2 is the worst of the 2.… Expand
  5. langinialin
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Suck game,don't play this damn ****
    開發製作團隊完全沒有親自體驗測試過遊戲機制
    說砍就砍
    垃圾遊戲
    花錢買罪受    … Expand
  6. mccarrot2
    Jul 22, 2023
    3
    Graphics and CGI during the short campaign were great. However it quickly became apparent that there was nothing to do end game. No new gear upgrades were possible and all the dungeons are nearly identical. They sold the game in there being near endless end game content. Talked about connecting with other players. All that was a lie. There's no in game economy. There's no lookingGraphics and CGI during the short campaign were great. However it quickly became apparent that there was nothing to do end game. No new gear upgrades were possible and all the dungeons are nearly identical. They sold the game in there being near endless end game content. Talked about connecting with other players. All that was a lie. There's no in game economy. There's no looking for group system, not even in clans. There's game breaking basic things like resistances that sorcerers rely on that have been broke since beta, and they have no intentions of fixing any time soon, while insultingly offering resistance gems in season rewards knowing it's currently broken. Then they released 1.1 patch and had to repatch that patch twice in two days with more coming, because they broke so many things. They have no test realm, so everyone is just playing a perpetual beta. I may return in a future expansion, but this game is not worth my time, nor yours.… Expand
  7. Apollo
    Jul 22, 2023
    4
    Good graphics and sound. The gameplay is extremely simple and easy. The monsters are sponges armed with toothpicks (they take lots of damage but deal very little), making playing the game an almost unbearable chore. Blizzard needs to introduce higher difficulty levels. Also, it's simplified over other diablo games in that almost every item base is the same (same stats, only picture andGood graphics and sound. The gameplay is extremely simple and easy. The monsters are sponges armed with toothpicks (they take lots of damage but deal very little), making playing the game an almost unbearable chore. Blizzard needs to introduce higher difficulty levels. Also, it's simplified over other diablo games in that almost every item base is the same (same stats, only picture and name are different).

    Immersion is frequently broken by the bizarrely high diversity in, for example, a quasi-Russian setting. If everybody is speaking in a Russian accent, they should look Russian. It's fairly obvious that Blizzard is doing what every major company around the world is: cashing in on that DEI / ESG money.    … Expand
  8. Firediabloteam
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The devs destroy the game with a single patch. Well done. Very impressive
  9. Sniper567golf
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I am giving this game a 0 because it is unplayable.

    I only play barbarians but the developers have nothing but disdain for the barbarian class. It is perhaps 1/3 as effective as other classes.

    Even after multiple nerfs and being st the bottom, they nerf the class again by over 50%.

    I wish I could refund my $70.

    Do not buy this game.
  10. Osynthw
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    I had waiting so long for this release !!! And for me it's an amazing and great DIABLO game and I enjoy it. I can't wait to see all the inc change during the year. I don't understand all this rage and all those 0 rating. Absurd behavior from those toxic people.
  11. Necrofobic
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    Worse off than D3 was before it was saved and honestly i think this team lacks the experience and knowhow to fix it. It absolute mess. And when you adjust skills by 1% like they did in last patch and day "we buffed it" it just shows they have 0 f***ing clue what they are doing

    Stats and skills being the biggest problem and no build diversity whatsoever.

    Play d3/poe/wolcen or last epoch instead.
  12. YouKnowWho2020
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    Great atmosphere but ultimately ruined by poor design choices, hamstrung by corporate greed.
  13. Natis
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    "Game" is maybe too big a word, BETA GAME for 70 EURO, one of the most expensive productions in the history of games with an additional store with micro-transactions because you haven't paid enough for the FINAL GAME yet! This is just a scandal and a SCAM. The creator apparently mixed up business models. I understand micro-transactions and general shop in a game that is in the form of FREE"Game" is maybe too big a word, BETA GAME for 70 EURO, one of the most expensive productions in the history of games with an additional store with micro-transactions because you haven't paid enough for the FINAL GAME yet! This is just a scandal and a SCAM. The creator apparently mixed up business models. I understand micro-transactions and general shop in a game that is in the form of FREE TO PLAY, but adding such treatments to a game for which you call 70 EURO and more depending on the version is just greed and **** players. I will pass over the latest patch once a battle pass because there are no words for it, how you can make a SLOW RPG from the ARPG genre. Free skins on the Battle Pass path are just a mockery and spit in the face of people who bought this game mostly in PRE-Order and spent a lot of money on it. Just one big SCAM and a cash grab, without QUALITY, RELIABILITY and IDEA.… Expand
  14. Gray_Saber
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    The game has a decent story and a few flashy cinematics. It feels a bit like a fun Diablo game at first but the second you hit the paragon board and world tier 4 it all turns into a mess.

    If you're not a hardcore gamer or a child you'll burn out with how many hours it takes to max a rune let alone level up. You're pigeon holed into a single build because of specialized gear half the    The game has a decent story and a few flashy cinematics. It feels a bit like a fun Diablo game at first but the second you hit the paragon board and world tier 4 it all turns into a mess.

    If you're not a hardcore gamer or a child you'll burn out with how many hours it takes to max a rune let alone level up. You're pigeon holed into a single build because of specialized gear half the time and there's very little quality of life in the game.

    It takes several hours to get a single level up and you lose armor effectiveness and usually do less damage while gear doesn't improve anything. You'll do a tier 48 dungeon struggling to get by and get a sacred drop with bad stats at item level 686 for your efforts. Sure, you can get some paragon points every now and then to improve yourself a few percent but that doesn't stop monsters from doing more damage and having more life points.

    You'll run out of inventory space easily and waste time trying to find things. You'll spend an entire day just trying to get a single rune to level 15 out of 21 hoping maybe it'll improve your abilities while the monsters at higher tiers can still one shot you.

    But really, knowing they're just going to delete your character and make you start over once they start selling season passes? This game doesn't have any replayability. There's no enjoyment in it.

    Nothing exciting happens and there's almost never any new gear that improves on the stuff I have that drops. Weekly world boss chests? Yeah, there's nothing good in there. Helltide chests? Sometimes but almost never.

    It's just a soulless grind and slog that I always feel disgusted for having played again when I should have been out touching grass. Trust me when I say I regret buying it because of how much time I've wasted on it for a bad after taste. The story was amusing and I'm sure the developers were doing their best under Blizzards conditions but it's as though they took the idea for nightmare dungeons from World of Warcraft and made a game with even more grind and spiders.

    They purposely try to make things take longer because they want your money, not because they want to provide entertainment. The game is awful even if it's pretty and decent for the first few days.

    In the end, it's only remotely worth it if you want to just beat the relatively short story and call it quits from there. If you don't, you'll end up just as sour and annoyed as I am. At least, unless you're a bizzarro person who likes second jobs you had to pay for sucking away at your life.

    Update: Giving it a zero because of the season garbage and the fact their patches only make it worse. Wanting to charge us money for battle passes every season for a game that's more of a chore than entertainment is just nonsense. They actually saw the bad reviews and must have thought "Hold my beer, I'm going to make the game WORSE."    … Expand
  15. lyricarren
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I still dont get it which one idea was to nerf sorcesress which is already weakest char.
  16. HeadBangingNun
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I really enjoyed Diablo IV, until the Season 1 update... They have completely destroyed the game with all the changes they made with illogical nerfs, just to funnel players into the new season. Worst of all is that I can't even try out these changes myself. I can't even update the game. The update gets stuck and totally slows down my internet connection, and after a few more minutes,I really enjoyed Diablo IV, until the Season 1 update... They have completely destroyed the game with all the changes they made with illogical nerfs, just to funnel players into the new season. Worst of all is that I can't even try out these changes myself. I can't even update the game. The update gets stuck and totally slows down my internet connection, and after a few more minutes, nothing is working. I had to reset my router twice to get my internet working again after trying to update the game two times. I tried a third time to update the game and the same thing happened. This third time I did not reset my router. Instead I just waited, and after about 20 minutes my internet connection recovered. My friends have the same issue. How do you manage this Blizzard? I thought Blizzard was finally going in the right direction with the D4 release (except for the WoW elements in the game which I don't like). Big disappointment. Fix this ASAP, or I will never buy a ActiBlizz game again.… Expand
  17. j6a2c0k7y
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    垃圾再亂改阿,我當初就是腦袋撞到才會買最貴的版本
    你們再繼續這樣沒關係,對玩家有利的狂改狂砍
    元家真正需要的卻一個都沒改,垃圾遊戲垃圾公司.
  18. LRCoolDude
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    U decide to Nuke ur own game because the top 0.1% destroyed tier bosses while I put 100+ hours into it but since I was playing alone only got to level 71 I'm not an avg joe casual most people can't even put 100 hours into a game that fast so if I couldn't sniff top tier content then how will I now after all the xp an EVERY OTHER nerfs let alone the people that can't put 6 hours a day intoU decide to Nuke ur own game because the top 0.1% destroyed tier bosses while I put 100+ hours into it but since I was playing alone only got to level 71 I'm not an avg joe casual most people can't even put 100 hours into a game that fast so if I couldn't sniff top tier content then how will I now after all the xp an EVERY OTHER nerfs let alone the people that can't put 6 hours a day into ur game wake the **** up nobody cares if ur games hard or not they wanna feel like they r getting stronger an its worth their time not gettin murdered because they went into a level 50 spot while being 46 … Expand
  19. Norkris
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    "cant find license" "unkown error"
    - Disconnects cancel dungeons
    - bugs and laggs
    - random 1shots
    - patchers nerfs everything to the ground
    - crazy vram increase
  20. HardcoreDiablo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I have maxed out all characters in Diablo 1, 2 and 3 and have really enjoyed all of them.
    I was really hyped for D4 so it’s the first game ever that I have prepurchased. It is also the most expensive game I’ve ever bought. Positive points:
    In the beginning the game looks and sounds great. The story and cutscenes are pretty cool. Negative points: WAY too many for any game, especially a    I have maxed out all characters in Diablo 1, 2 and 3 and have really enjoyed all of them.
    I was really hyped for D4 so it’s the first game ever that I have prepurchased. It is also the most expensive game I’ve ever bought. Positive points:
    In the beginning the game looks and sounds great.
    The story and cutscenes are pretty cool.

    Negative points:
    WAY too many for any game, especially a Diablo game.
    The item system sucks, drop rates suck, there are not really many items that you’re looking for anyway.

    There is no endgame, after lvl 45/50 you have to keep on doing the same F’ing dungeons.
    Your characters are slow and weak (ive tried 3 outta 5 before i had to quit this game). If you are really lucky in this game, you only have to backtrack every dungeon twice. (Grab the stone from the one F’ing side of the dungeon, walk back to return it)

    Quality of life is terrible: pets that picked up items are gone, there are no loot filters, vendors/blacksmith in town take ages to reach. The horse isnt much faster than ordinary running. You have to make mules for your first Alt bc lack of inventory space.


    There is just so much more, they really messed up with this one, don’t see it ever becoming better.

    All patchnotes so far have really squeezed out any fun/playability that was left in this game. Season 1 is starting today, this is probably my farewell to Diablo after +- 30 years.    … Expand
  21. Schmidter
    Jul 22, 2023
    6
    The latest patch has made my keyboard not work in the game. Everything worked fine before latest patch, but now I can't freaking play the game. If I change language in Windows to English, the keyboard works. But then functions as I normally use don't work, cause I don't have a GOD DAMN ENGLISH KEYBOARD!! WTF BLIZZARD!!! Fix this **** so I can play the god damn game I paid money for!The latest patch has made my keyboard not work in the game. Everything worked fine before latest patch, but now I can't freaking play the game. If I change language in Windows to English, the keyboard works. But then functions as I normally use don't work, cause I don't have a GOD DAMN ENGLISH KEYBOARD!! WTF BLIZZARD!!! Fix this **** so I can play the god damn game I paid money for! (Keyboard works fine in all others games I have tested, only in D4 do I have this issue, and I'm typing with the damn keyboard right now. It works. But just not in D4 after latest patch when Windows is using danish keyboard layout. FRUSTRATING!!!
    Edit score and review. From 0 (Totally unplayable to a 6. Was an 8, but an issue like this that I had to resolve MYSELF. No help from Blizzard, them ruining bindings for me, so keyboard didn't work and I had to use two days trying all I could think off, and finally figuring out how to fix it. **** patch! So 2 grades lower than initially, but 6 better than 0 which was totally unplayable.    … Expand
  22. Persies
    Jul 18, 2023
    2
    Good campaign, Lilith was an excellent character. Smooth combat, great graphics and overall atmosphere. Ongoing support, such as the season 1 patch and season 1 mechanic, only exacerbate the issues the game has, namely atrocious class and build balance. You cap out on a build by level ~75 and spend the rest of your time getting to 100 doing the same thing over and over with no additionalGood campaign, Lilith was an excellent character. Smooth combat, great graphics and overall atmosphere. Ongoing support, such as the season 1 patch and season 1 mechanic, only exacerbate the issues the game has, namely atrocious class and build balance. You cap out on a build by level ~75 and spend the rest of your time getting to 100 doing the same thing over and over with no additional content to look forward to. I hope the game improves but not worth playing until it gets some serious changes. The season 1 patch in particular is not a good sign.… Expand
  23. twinsen13579
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    1. Always online DRM -- no offline.
    2. Built in shop with expensive transactions.
    3. Battle pass on top of multiple editions cost 4. Server queues for long logins and crashes. 5. Predatory button placement to sucker people in to activating premium battle passes. 6. No Diablo in a Diablo game. The game play is tedious and meant to drive retention for live service purchases. This is    1. Always online DRM -- no offline.
    2. Built in shop with expensive transactions.
    3. Battle pass on top of multiple editions cost
    4. Server queues for long logins and crashes.
    5. Predatory button placement to sucker people in to activating premium battle passes.
    6. No Diablo in a Diablo game.

    The game play is tedious and meant to drive retention for live service purchases. This is a diablo game only by name, just as Blizzard is now a below average game dev company only by name. All of the old guard is gone and this "new blizzard" is just trying to cash in on beloved IPs for as long as possible.    … Expand
  24. edwinlam
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    All hotfix obviously are time waste tactics.
    Blizzard said the future will be beauty, but the present is rubbish.
  25. stroop
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Diablo III was a let down from previous versions with the "always on" requirement. IV goes a step further by introducing dev ego patches. You may only play the game the dev wants, and if you don't the dev changes the rules to force you to play the way they want. Dev's have no accountability for testing pre release, they'll just keep changing the experience until you do what they want.Diablo III was a let down from previous versions with the "always on" requirement. IV goes a step further by introducing dev ego patches. You may only play the game the dev wants, and if you don't the dev changes the rules to force you to play the way they want. Dev's have no accountability for testing pre release, they'll just keep changing the experience until you do what they want. Wish I could get a refund for this purchase.… Expand
  26. smokelo
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Patch killed the game, campfire chat was ass, devs seem like they dont care.
  27. KingBrewHA
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    Enjoyed initial play through, the story, the 40 or so hours of collecting all the altars and whatnot. Then I ran into no endgame, no loot, constant nerfs and stopped me from playing until season 1. Needless to say reading the patch watching the joke of a campfire I’m so glad I stopped while I had my fun. As a life long Diablo fan I had to try out the new one but the games a joke!! If youEnjoyed initial play through, the story, the 40 or so hours of collecting all the altars and whatnot. Then I ran into no endgame, no loot, constant nerfs and stopped me from playing until season 1. Needless to say reading the patch watching the joke of a campfire I’m so glad I stopped while I had my fun. As a life long Diablo fan I had to try out the new one but the games a joke!! If you can save yourself, your wallet, your time. Game has potential but their timelines and complete incompetence shows it won’t be ready till season 3 and that’s best cases scenario. See you guys July 28th … Expand
  28. Neyanar
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Piece of dog **** dont buy it.
    Better to wait for poe 2 and see how good h&s looks like.
  29. yinyoungster
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, the latest patch just ruined my 100+ sorcerer. It was hard enough to play as this squishy character but the latest patch did it no justice.… Expand
  30. Modu
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I give it a 1 for nostalgia. They had years of development on this title. The dungeons are monotonous. The dev team doesn't understand their system and is nerfing things constantly in a knee jerk fashion. IF the whole team gets fired and replaced, I may re-evaluate my rating here. Lots of QoL things from D3 were left on the table. Probably so that they can just add them into D4 laterI give it a 1 for nostalgia. They had years of development on this title. The dungeons are monotonous. The dev team doesn't understand their system and is nerfing things constantly in a knee jerk fashion. IF the whole team gets fired and replaced, I may re-evaluate my rating here. Lots of QoL things from D3 were left on the table. Probably so that they can just add them into D4 later and make it look like they are doing good things. Overall the product just reeks of the bad design decisions the more you play it.… Expand
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Metascore
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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