Diablo IV

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  1. theanna
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    the game is visually beautiful and full of promise, but otherwise empty. Classes and attack elements are imbalanced resulting in narrow build options, and the world lacks personality and mindfulness (Rakanishu anyone?). Story is decent with great moments but is stunted by Blizzard's design philosophy. From pre-launch to Season 1, the management of the game has been a fiasco, with a sham ofthe game is visually beautiful and full of promise, but otherwise empty. Classes and attack elements are imbalanced resulting in narrow build options, and the world lacks personality and mindfulness (Rakanishu anyone?). Story is decent with great moments but is stunted by Blizzard's design philosophy. From pre-launch to Season 1, the management of the game has been a fiasco, with a sham of a tournament, frequent crashing (which makes Hardcore mode terrifying to consider) that was not solved as promised with v1.1.0, and tonedeaf patches seemingly intentionally meant to stunt the community's progress and strongarm players into exposure to monetization. The more i play this game, the more its apparent that it was pushed out incomplete, or intentionally gutted to 'sell' improvements in future versions for retention. I can't even find youtube video's out there with a positive air to them to keep me feeling at least neutral about a game which's frequent memory leaks barely permit me to play. Tell Rod to get his head out of his Malignant Tunnel and go fix this **** game.… Expand
  2. PastainPizza
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a cash grab. They tricked the customer into believing it's a good game. Plenty of reviews out there. Just logged into review it. NIOH2 is the best action looter and this company can learn a lot from from the on how a game is made.

    They are just greedy and Manipulative.. This is a psychological exercise on tricking the customer..    … Expand
  3. Claricon
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Diablo 3 on release was better then this mobile/console **** port. Thank you Blizzard for ruining diablo again,only you could do it twice.
  4. Cannelloni
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Here's a huge disappointment for me.
    I mean I originally didn't intend to buy the game but I was given the impression that at least the campaign would be worth it... Oh boy do I regret getting it. But first the good :
    - The gameplay has a good base - The very start and end of the campaign are good Now the bad : - The reste of the campaign is a meaningless blob - The game tries    Here's a huge disappointment for me.
    I mean I originally didn't intend to buy the game but I was given the impression that at least the campaign would be worth it... Oh boy do I regret getting it. But first the good :
    - The gameplay has a good base
    - The very start and end of the campaign are good

    Now the bad :
    - The reste of the campaign is a meaningless blob
    - The game tries REALLY hard to look complex and deep with weird affixes on items but is actually shallow
    - The open world is just a way to justify chores to impose on the player before they can enjoy "the game"
    - Nothing actually feels really good. That's harsh but here's what I mean :
    With the world and dungeons automatically scaling with your level, reaching a sweet upgrade in your talents makes no difference in the feeling of your fights. The same is true with gear, your get biggers stats but the enemies too. The wolves of the start of the game too, they will always be at your level. What a way to feel your progress !
    Also most of the gear looks ... Too realistic ? There's no fantasy in the gear you find, and they all look like the boring grey boot you found in your first chest.
    The game imposes you a lot of thing you will have to do before accessing the endgame which is SUPPOSED to be the sweet spot. And before you inflict yourself with tense if no hundreds of hours to get there, let me tell you, it's not. It's currently grinding dungeons. Which by the way are bad and boring and make you track back all the time and complete stupid objectives.

    Also there is no actually sweet Legendary equipment. Most new effect is so conditional that they are a best boring and at worst just very bad. Unlike D3 for instance where I was excited to find some uniques because they allowed some sweet unique builds. OH I ALMOST FORGOT. Even if we had sweet unique legendaries, you couldnt do that because after a while the investment in your paragon board is so heavy that it would be easier to build another new character with a new build thant to respect the one you spent hundreds of hours on. I know, that's what we all asked for right ?

    You thought that was bad ? Here's another :
    You thought 70$ for an ... OK-ish game is expensive ? LOL Now you gotta add 10$ for each season if you don't want to be stuck with majorly lackluster rewards on your season. Season which has a very underwhelming new mechanic to boot. That's ... Almost OK in a F2P game but in a 70$ game, WHO ARE THEY KIDDING?!

    Honestly if you want to play a relaxed arpg keep playing Diablo 3, if you like complexity stay on PoE and stop making my mistake and giving a chance to Blizzard, they are the worst.    … Expand
  5. liverbird2020
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    I liked this game...now it is unplayable! I have been playing Diablo since D1 as a casual player. I completed D1, D2, and D3 many times, but wouldn't say I am a hardcore Diablo player. It used to a be a great RPG experience of leveling up, getting better items, and then finding some cool stuff for each class. The story lines were great. Then came D4...

    I used this as a guide for my Ice    I liked this game...now it is unplayable! I have been playing Diablo since D1 as a casual player. I completed D1, D2, and D3 many times, but wouldn't say I am a hardcore Diablo player. It used to a be a great RPG experience of leveling up, getting better items, and then finding some cool stuff for each class. The story lines were great. Then came D4...

    I used this as a guide for my Ice Sorc. (https://www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-sorcerer-ice-shards-build-guide/)

    Visuals - Stunning! The game looks awesome!

    Sound - The game is missing the iconic Diablo background sound track! I'm surprised they didn't use it anywhere!

    Story - I don't know. That's just it, I can't finish the game!

    Game Play - Since the new patch 1.1, my character (Ice Sorc) can't do anything! I used to be able to handle a crowd of enemies with some ease or even some challenge with elites. Now forget it...I can't even handle 5 low level clans in the open maps and Dungeons, quests, and story line cannot be completed! They NERFd the hell out of me! I'm useless now!

    My ~30 level Sorc would deal about 300 per Ice Shard, so about 1500 per enemy shot. Now I'm down to 250 (1250 Total) and the health for the bad guys went up about 15%. That makes my char 35% weaker! But wait...there is more! Now my cooldown was about 1-2 seconds, now it's 3! So...

    Before Patch
    1500 Damage Per Second
    ~1.5 second cool down
    Normal Enemy Health
    CAN kill single enemies from distance before they get close enough.

    After Patch
    1250 Damage per Second
    ~3 second Cool Down
    Increased enemy health
    CAN'T kill single enemies from distance before they get close enough.

    So i have to run around, jump freeze, run away, all while my cooldowns are ready, then BAM the monsters on top of me again...

    UNPLAYBLE NOW! FIX IT!    … Expand
  6. Darkwingduckx86
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Buffs, not Nerfs! For crying out loud. Stop taking good things and making them bad. Just to try and make bad things seem better. Keep the good as it is! Build up the bad to make it better, don't tear down the good. I've been playing since Diablo II. I almost deleted my Sorcerer and uninstalled this game. But I have faith that yalls at Blizzard can fix it.
  7. Cayno
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    I would have gave D4 a 4/10 before patch 1.1. Going through the campaign once was okay, but after that the game became boring and a chore. All item drops are RNG, and the endgame activities become monotonous very quickly. There are no "chase items" because of the RNG, and uber uniques might as well not exist. Patch 1.1 has made this even worst. You now do about half damage, and take aboutI would have gave D4 a 4/10 before patch 1.1. Going through the campaign once was okay, but after that the game became boring and a chore. All item drops are RNG, and the endgame activities become monotonous very quickly. There are no "chase items" because of the RNG, and uber uniques might as well not exist. Patch 1.1 has made this even worst. You now do about half damage, and take about double. They made the already tedious leveling take even longer by nerfing xp. Uninstalled the game. May come back in a year to see how much duct tape they've put on it to try and save the sinking ship.… Expand
  8. icemanx90
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Blizzard still hasn't fixed that the Necromancer minion builds are garbage. Anything other than whirlwind for Barbarian is garbage. The latest patch makes sure you get one shot by the charging fat dudes off screen. This game is not in a good state for grinding a proper endgame, which defeats the whole purpose of games like this. Extremely disappointed that all they care about is makingBlizzard still hasn't fixed that the Necromancer minion builds are garbage. Anything other than whirlwind for Barbarian is garbage. The latest patch makes sure you get one shot by the charging fat dudes off screen. This game is not in a good state for grinding a proper endgame, which defeats the whole purpose of games like this. Extremely disappointed that all they care about is making sure the game has longevity by making everything a pain to deal with. None of that matters if the game IS NOT FUN, would not recommend this game the way it currently is. It was more fun back when it first came out. They should have just added more world tiers if we were killing stuff too fast, not nerf everything into the ground.… Expand
  9. Toastie123
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    First Diablo game in my collection and was expecting a new and interesting game where i can play over the summer. However i can assure you that the game did disappoint. Initially the campaign and early stages of the game was fun, but in the late game after world tier three it was more or less farming, and farming to build your characters so that you can farm more efficiently. I have reachFirst Diablo game in my collection and was expecting a new and interesting game where i can play over the summer. However i can assure you that the game did disappoint. Initially the campaign and early stages of the game was fun, but in the late game after world tier three it was more or less farming, and farming to build your characters so that you can farm more efficiently. I have reach the point where it is mind numbing. I was hoping that that the season 1 patch would bring more content and fix some apparent issues in the game such as most of the class being underwhelming, but nope. Blizzard thought it would be a good idea to nerf everything. So now I am here stuck in the never ending loop of farming exp. So please blizzard i paid $70 give me a good patch. Anything is better than patch 1.1.… Expand
  10. theguilderfront
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    I never review games but as a long time Diablo player and fan, I felt compelled to share my thoughts after playing Diablo 4 rand the subsequent Season 1 release.

    For context, I played Diablo 2 extensively. I played Diablo 3 and all expansions extensively. And I was a pre-order victim of Diablo 4. I have a level 80 rogue on the enteral realm and a level 25 rogue on Season 1. The    I never review games but as a long time Diablo player and fan, I felt compelled to share my thoughts after playing Diablo 4 rand the subsequent Season 1 release.

    For context, I played Diablo 2 extensively. I played Diablo 3 and all expansions extensively. And I was a pre-order victim of Diablo 4. I have a level 80 rogue on the enteral realm and a level 25 rogue on Season 1.

    The overall game is executed well in that it is mostly performant. I like the switch to a live service model. I also think that the main campaign storyline and cinematics are the best they've been since Diablo 2. This compliments are the best I can give.

    Eternal realm characters will run out of meaningful things to do starting around level 70. Many players have acknowledge a "rinse and repeat" formula for endgame and I can absolutely confirm this experience. What was great about the previous games was that while grindy, the hunt for great items made the time spent worth it. I am not sure how this team got loot so wrong, but it's not as rich as previous Diablo games. Arguably, the loot and item system is actually not even as good as Borderlands games, which borrowed heavily from the early Diablo games. It's one of a few things you wouldn't expect the dev and design team to miss. And miss they did. Which begs the question: why am I grinding through dungeons if the the reward system is so bad?

    Season 1 only released yesterday and I already have a level 25 Rogue. I'm not sure I'll be coming back to Season 1 after yesterday's binge for the same reason as mentioned above: there isn't enough to do and there isn't enough to motivation to continue. The Malignant Hearts partially compensate for the heavy nerfs from the unpopular patch, but even these lose their new luster pretty quickly, and there are so few of them, and several offer buffs you'd never choose if you had a choice. Again, the loot and reward systems aren't compelling for a game franchise known for creating really fun and viable builds, and the endgame grind is so slow now that unlocking buffs through paragon boards means most of you (and I do mean statistically darn near all of you) reading this will never be able to achieve your build potential before the season ends in October. Even Diablo 3 seasons were better executed than this, which gets to my main criticism...

    Diablo 4 lacks innovation and feels thin, chincy, flimsy and neutered as a result -- especially once you reach mid and endgame where the lack of innovation creates a boring "seen this before" experience. There are so many great ideas out there, ones that Blizzard probably considered at various points internally, and would mean so much to the community but also to their monetization and retention strategies. Examples include: the map is underutilized; world events are poorly timed; the commerce system is 20 years old and has somewhere between 3-5 currencies; co-op scaling is silly and has similar issues to the lackluster loot and reward system... I mean, we're talking about a $1B game 8 weeks after launch.

    Why does a triple A game still feel like it's working out beta issues? The worse question is: why did they get so much wrong?    … Expand
  11. Astralasia
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    I wanted to love this game. I’m such a fan of the franchise. I grew up with it. All I needed was to hear the name of the title and I brought it without batting an eye. As of writing this, I've felt let down and regret paying more than $130+ of my hard earn money to play what feels like an incomplete game that continuously drags fun out of me as I play. I gave it my best crack. I reachedI wanted to love this game. I’m such a fan of the franchise. I grew up with it. All I needed was to hear the name of the title and I brought it without batting an eye. As of writing this, I've felt let down and regret paying more than $130+ of my hard earn money to play what feels like an incomplete game that continuously drags fun out of me as I play. I gave it my best crack. I reached 100 and did my best to give the game a fair play. I played Sorc... running nightmare dungeon was gruelling and the mechanics were not fun after a few runs. There was not much to do at level 100. World bosses die very quickly. That's not fun. There is no incentive for me to do Helltides. I have every legendary aspect other than the sun and I'm packed with resources and gold. My gear is the best that I can make it so what now? Maybe an Uber Unique? Oh sorry, they might as well not exist with that kind of drop rate... Oh! Shakogate happened. That fiasco left a bad taste in my mouth and I still feel second-hand embarrassed about it. Then patch 1.1 hits.. wow, talk about a middle finger to the player base! That completely gutted my class, my build and my overall game play experience. What was a slog before is now a corpse drag. Everything is longer, slower and harder. That's not fun. Imagine working hard for something and being proud of your earnings only for it to be stripped away. Without warning, I might add. This game has left a really bad taste in my mouth, and I am somewhat traumatized at the thought of returning to the game for season 1. It's just sad...… Expand
  12. RealMrObvious1
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    Every time players think Blizzard can't fall any farther down in popularity, someone in their leadership team says "Here, hold my beer!". Diablo IV is NOT fun. It has been designed to maximize "player engagement" which looks great in board presentations. Then add in the season pass, not withstanding the default mouse pointer defaulting to "Activate Season Pass" when trying to accessEvery time players think Blizzard can't fall any farther down in popularity, someone in their leadership team says "Here, hold my beer!". Diablo IV is NOT fun. It has been designed to maximize "player engagement" which looks great in board presentations. Then add in the season pass, not withstanding the default mouse pointer defaulting to "Activate Season Pass" when trying to access your progress, as well as the $10 per season price tag. All of this is to make Blizzard more money and make Diablo IV appear to be a successful game. Fun, player feedback, quality of life, etc. all are unimportant apparently. Someone create a new Blizzard North already. A company that cared about the players, fun, and what the community wanted in a game.… Expand
  13. anonymous7777
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    the game gets boring past around level 40, when there is no more real entertaining content and the pathway to level 100 is a boring grindfest. u want to kill Uber Lilith ? well u have to rely on the few OP builds that can do that , not on your lvl 100 viable one.
    Theorycrafting fans might love that. But casual players don't want to spend 100+hours to level up their characters for no end    the game gets boring past around level 40, when there is no more real entertaining content and the pathway to level 100 is a boring grindfest. u want to kill Uber Lilith ? well u have to rely on the few OP builds that can do that , not on your lvl 100 viable one.
    Theorycrafting fans might love that. But casual players don't want to spend 100+hours to level up their characters for no end game content.
    it was mostly ok pre season 1 because we were patiently waiting and trying things before the seasons ( level 50 to 100 was still a chore doing the same Nightmare dungeons over and over ).
    But now , the seasonal quest is like over in a couple of hours , letting us only with the new malignent gem system , a big nerf on the said OP builds , and as i progressed as level 40 , in unlocked the xp bonus ...... 3% ....... seriously ????????
    We're in 2023 , we have lots of other games to play , we need to xp faster and to have FUN while doing it.
    The game is not for casuals except if you rely on maxroll OP builds , but then they changed the meta again? i wish all builds would be viable as long as you spent your points and gear smartly but that's not the case ..... u have to go OP build and for that u have to grind for god rolls and uniques, and that wouldn't be that bad coz it is a diablo game but the gear is only good when level 100 ( i mean 725+ ) so why make it such a boring chore to get there.
    helltides and world bosses also drop nothing good, rarely cosmetics , and almost never a good legendary or unique, they die in seconds in T4 when Uber Lilith one shot you at level 100 with a good twisting blade poison build......
    I just don't get it ..... isn't a game suppose to deliver fun ? it is a boring fest for now.
    only campaign is nice, then secondary quests ( but u get tired of it ) , renown will get boring in seasons if it implies to do all the same quests again.
    diablo 2 is an old game , and diablo 3 was actually fun after a bad start. But this at the moment .... they are more interested by microtransactions ( they just made new loading screen where you can see only your character ... i can see only one reason for that when they don't adress content issues or ultra slow leveling ).
    will probably be casualized as diablo 3 was. The game has potential, but it will be only when they will realize they are loosing their player base out of boredom    … Expand
  14. FredRN
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    The story is good. One of the best in Diablo. As you start the game and discover the game and the map you have fun and grow powerful. After 20h you realise you have seen everything in the game. The map is big and there are many dungeons, but they are just reskins of the same 5 dungeons. The enemy variety also ends quickly. As you grow, you find that enemies scale with you, so you getThe story is good. One of the best in Diablo. As you start the game and discover the game and the map you have fun and grow powerful. After 20h you realise you have seen everything in the game. The map is big and there are many dungeons, but they are just reskins of the same 5 dungeons. The enemy variety also ends quickly. As you grow, you find that enemies scale with you, so you get weaker and weaker and you level up, only having the upper hand on some level up capstones. Same with items. The vast majority of item effects are just stat changes, very few have interesting effects that change how you play. And if you find something you like, there is a 50/50 that is a non viable build that you wouldn't know is horrible until you search for guides. Not to mention some classes are vastly weaker than others.
    End game is grindy in a bad way, easily making it boring and not worth after the story is done. Side question are repeated over and over, same for dungeons and end game events.
    Add that to the new Season 1, in which everything was nerfed to make it grindier and make players weaker, just signs for a continuation of a bad gameplay.
    if you love Diablo, you'll take 20 or 30 hours of fun out it. Otherwise, not worth the AAA price tag    … Expand
  15. akaiookami
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    Graphics are moving the right direction when it comes to looking more gritty/dark like D1 and D2, and the new Paragon boards add much more complexity then D3. Character customization is great, and cool looking gear are also done well.

    However, once you get past the aesthetics, Blizzard drastically missed the mark on itemization, end game content and progression, boring dungeon    Graphics are moving the right direction when it comes to looking more gritty/dark like D1 and D2, and the new Paragon boards add much more complexity then D3. Character customization is great, and cool looking gear are also done well.

    However, once you get past the aesthetics, Blizzard drastically missed the mark on itemization, end game content and progression, boring dungeon backtracking, no loot filter, no searching inventory, punishing build exploration, not having multiple viable builds per class, annoying quests that have dialog you cant skip, tedious explode on death mechanics (3 times?!), level scaling in all content, almost no social features, no trading even with people in your party, and so much more. And originally they were moving towards a 3rd person Diablo vs top down...

    Despite all that, I was holding out hope for Season 1 since they seemed open to criticism, but not only did they do minimum effort by blanket tweaking existing item stats and skills, they did so in a way that was full nerf (minus the new socket gems). The worst part, is so many issues were already addressed in some form in Blizzard's own games (searching stash or Kanai's cube in D3, runewords in D2, etc), but that knowledge was not leveraged. This is an EA's Anthem-like example of the project having terrible direction at the high level... and I am sure issues were brought up by devs and ignored or pushed to the backlog.

    As a game dev and long time Diablo player, I will be skipping this Season, and doubt they will have any substantial updates until maybe Season 4. See you in a year.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 47Ronin
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This game (not gonna lie) "Was" awesome. But then Blizzard went to be one's own worst enemy.
    That patch 1.1.0. "Is horrible" I was enjoying the game really. But after this patch all joy faded. I regret that i bought the deluxe version of 100 bucks. I will (because i got it with the deluxe version) finish the battle pass. After that. I'll un-install the game. Till they fix this sh!t back    This game (not gonna lie) "Was" awesome. But then Blizzard went to be one's own worst enemy.
    That patch 1.1.0. "Is horrible" I was enjoying the game really. But after this patch all joy faded. I regret that i bought the deluxe version of 100 bucks. I will (because i got it with the deluxe version) finish the battle pass. After that. I'll un-install the game. Till they fix this sh!t back and make the game joyable again
    For now my user score will be a 2. Will give it a higher score if they change sh!t back. For now i say if you did not have the game yet? Lucky you don't waste your money.    … Expand
  19. DiabloSucksHard
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This game is trash and the devs should feel bad about themselves, they are dummy nerds who don't know anything about game design, horrible balance!! They ruined this game and ripped me off of my money. They still selling overpriced skins in the shop though. TRASH.
  20. jyorun
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    The game is incredibly bland for a game that is priced that high. It is very monotonous.
  21. Dunky
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    Game is Quantity over Quality. There is no diverse content, just overused monster models and bosses everywhere, game lacks any meaningful fun challenges. First time you play this game you may feel what a great game but than the more you play it you will soon realize that this game is nothing but a meaningless boring grind that does not in any fun way challenge you. Itemization is extremelyGame is Quantity over Quality. There is no diverse content, just overused monster models and bosses everywhere, game lacks any meaningful fun challenges. First time you play this game you may feel what a great game but than the more you play it you will soon realize that this game is nothing but a meaningless boring grind that does not in any fun way challenge you. Itemization is extremely boring, camera view is so zoomed in that everything feels way to large, inventory is so bad to manage and stash even worse, items rain from the sky but 99.9% are so bad that it feels meaningless to even pick them up, there is no loot filter so screen gets full with useless items. Was really hoping for this game to be good but yet again Blizzard is showing how money is a priority over actually making a good game.… Expand
  22. siomil
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy. Next, I don't    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy.
    Next, I don't want to waste time exploring the map - horseriding is a big misunderstanding.
    Before you reach lvl 50 to get to tier 3 and perhaps get some good items you'r too bored to play.    … Expand
  23. MateuszT
    Jul 24, 2023
    2
    the new patch took all the fun out of the game, everything that made Diablo Diablo was destroyed
  24. RodsMiranda
    Jul 24, 2023
    2
    My Opinion on the game

    • Underwhelming game at the moment. Lame campaign • Great visuals, good performance overall but lacks content. • First season is very dull, it needs way more content for what it costs • I didn't like the paid battle pass option, it feels very unpleasant after paying full price for the game (Game costs R$350,00 in Brazilian currency. For comparison, our minimum    My Opinion on the game

    • Underwhelming game at the moment. Lame campaign
    • Great visuals, good performance overall but lacks content.
    • First season is very dull, it needs way more content for what it costs
    • I didn't like the paid battle pass option, it feels very unpleasant after paying full price for the game (Game costs R$350,00 in Brazilian currency. For comparison, our minimum wage is around R$ 1350,00).

    I would definitely ask for a refund if possible
    I'll change my review if seasons get any better    … Expand
  25. ScarceAk47
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    At the release of the game it was going farily well. Characters felt powerful while you lv up. It wasn't perfect but it had a great feeling if leveling up and feeling the power of your work in front of your eyes felt great to see . Latest patch absolutely destroyed the * fun* aspect of the game. The countless hours you put into the game and grinding for gear became useless after the patch.At the release of the game it was going farily well. Characters felt powerful while you lv up. It wasn't perfect but it had a great feeling if leveling up and feeling the power of your work in front of your eyes felt great to see . Latest patch absolutely destroyed the * fun* aspect of the game. The countless hours you put into the game and grinding for gear became useless after the patch. Characters are 50 to 60 percent weaker and it takes so much longer leveling up when you die so much faster now because of the decrease of power! I'm sad to say the developers literally told us fans that they want to force you to play other builds and will nerf your current build if they feel fit at any time. If you enjoy playing a game where your hard work gets deleted and you have to make changes every patch then this game is for you. Sadly the game drifted away for what fans wanted and now we have weaker characters with no timeline on when a fix is coming or even if one is coming at all.… Expand
  26. Bluracoon
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    i felt this game could've been so much more, however, execution fell flat. since Diablo 3 the devs have tried to go in a different direction with Diablo, they need to go back to the roots of the first two titles and abandon the thought of an "action RPG" because Diablo 3 and 4 lack good Action. "Skill zigzag/Tree" is a joke, Items suck, they need more variety. and i just hate how thei felt this game could've been so much more, however, execution fell flat. since Diablo 3 the devs have tried to go in a different direction with Diablo, they need to go back to the roots of the first two titles and abandon the thought of an "action RPG" because Diablo 3 and 4 lack good Action. "Skill zigzag/Tree" is a joke, Items suck, they need more variety. and i just hate how the magic/wrath/essence and such is needed to cast skills. I won't buy any more Diablo titles as long as they continue these substandard Diablo titles.… Expand
  27. PantsHalo
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    Not a review bomber over the patch. I don't care about the patch because honestly I haven't been able to muster up the interest or energy to force myself to play long enough to reach high enough level for it to matter.

    After the streamlined arcade game that was Diablo 3, Diablo 4 is an improvement. However, it's only that; an improvement over Diablo 3. Anyone who was looking for some    Not a review bomber over the patch. I don't care about the patch because honestly I haven't been able to muster up the interest or energy to force myself to play long enough to reach high enough level for it to matter.

    After the streamlined arcade game that was Diablo 3, Diablo 4 is an improvement. However, it's only that; an improvement over Diablo 3. Anyone who was looking for some manner of return to D1/D2, even in a small way, is going to be massively disappointed.

    Virtually no D1/D2 gameplay elements make a comeback here. Instead, the mistakes made with D3 are mostly fixed or otherwise improved. As such, there's no identifying items, no scrolls of town portal, it's free and unlimited instead, no stat leveling, no weapons for everyone.

    Combat is more varied now, as there's actually a use for more types of attacks and spells rather than havin to rely only on splash damage attacks to deal with the endless swarms like D3. There's still no real Attack button so your Sorcerers and Necromancers still can't use swords and spears and shields, but at the very least they actually hold their equipped weapons when performing their skills/spells, instead of havin them disappear like in D3.

    The D3 "Infinite Potion" system is back, although at the very least they make it so that health pickups do not automatically heal you but give you "potions", of which you can hold 4-5 charges to heal when you need. If you run out of potion charges, you can't heal. It's a rather clumsy attempt to be more like D1/D2 without abandoning the streamlining of D3.

    Unfortunately it seems they either ran out of ideas with the skills or ran out of time to make them feel particularly different. Worst offender I can see thus far is the Necromancer havin many different selectable skills that all basically amount to "Hold out hand and a colorful wave flies at enemy, damage is done".

    The Sorcerer/Sorceress has the best skills, with plenty of variety and some D2-era skills returning to flesh it all out properly. Others unfortunately are severely lacking. The Barbarian is just boring, with only 3 shouts and a sequence of generic attacks that mostly amount to "swing weapon in a slightly different way". And they don't even get to use shields.

    The Druid as well feels like it was the primary victim of the "ran out of time" hypothesis. Basically, there is no "transform" option for the Druid. Instead, you get a skill that is assigned to Wolf or Bear, and when you use it, you instantly transform into a Wolf or Bear. Then as soon as you use a different skill, you will instantly transform back human. Not only does this look underwhelming but it means you can't mix up skills, or do things like summon or command creatures while in Wolf/Bear form.

    The game world itself, so far, has been very underwhelming. There is no more Act system; instead it's one big world, like an MMORPG. You also see other players wandering around at the same time as you, like an MMORPG. They can join in your battles or clog up the merchant's doorways with their 30 skeleton minions. There's also a ton of quests you can track at any time in a list, like an MMORPG. There's also no way of keeping track of completed quests, you can't coordinate sidequests with parties, and oftentimes you will end up with party members missing out on cutscenes or dialogue due to them being out of place. Some reviews I've seen have said you basically need a "designated clicker" because of this idiocy.

    tl;dr, the more time I put into Diablo 4, the more miserable the experience gets. Each class has so few actual skills to play with that I'm switching out classes whenever I get bored and thus basically repeating all the starter quests.

    By level 25, you've unlocked every possible skill, so all the skill points just go into "make it slightly stronger" or "add some mediocre little buff" for min-max play. There's no sense of POWER in any magic items like in D1/D2; unique items offer boosts like "+2% to Close Attack when Barrier is active" or "+4% to critical with each Core skill hit on a Stunned enemy"

    None of that means anything to me. D2 items had things like "Ignore enemy armor", "+50 to strength", "Half poison duration", "50 charges of lvl 20 Teleport". Actual visible benefits.

    I've been playing D3 and D2R leading up to D4's release. I finished D3 and put it away. It was fun the first time, but had 0 replayability. D2R I started about a month before D4 came out.

    Now almost 2 months after D4 has come out, for every 1 hour I put into D4, I find myself putting 2 hours into D2R, and enjoying it much more.

    Diablo 2 Resurrected just has more to offer than Diablo 4 in almost every way. Bigger and more interesting maps, more skills, more items and weapons, more interesting story, no long boring in-game cutscenes, and just a better, more fun experience overall.    … Expand
  28. YanNasty
    Jul 25, 2023
    2
    This game is trash. Maybe they improve it over time, but I imagine the only thing they will improve on is further monetization. PoE is better in every level. You could buy a 5 dollar game from a small developer that has more depth. The only great thing about this game are the pathetic few cinematics. I generously give it a two, because it is functional...ish.
  29. JPxx
    Jul 26, 2023
    2
    I enjoyed only the art and atmosphere of this game, also the story a bit. When it comes to bosses and mechanics there is nothing to say more than meh.
  30. broken666
    Jul 26, 2023
    2
    Blizzard talked a lot about balance in the latest update, but in my experience, everything is a lot harder to kill than before and gear drops have been worse. I get one shot at full health which is just a ridiculous mechanic. Overall, I'm having to grind way more for garbage gear and get killed way more often. From my point of view, they didn't balance anything, they just made the gameBlizzard talked a lot about balance in the latest update, but in my experience, everything is a lot harder to kill than before and gear drops have been worse. I get one shot at full health which is just a ridiculous mechanic. Overall, I'm having to grind way more for garbage gear and get killed way more often. From my point of view, they didn't balance anything, they just made the game harder and much less enjoyable overall. Judging by other reviews on here, I am not alone in my thinking.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

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