Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 427 out of 8271
  3. Negative: 6,766 out of 8271

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  1. Jdfskitz
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    I would normally give this game an 8/9 out of 10 but the amount of 0 that people are providing is silly; if you want the most honest feedback about this game look up wudijo he has multiple level 100’s and was world first in many categories while providing everybody in the world the data and things that are bad and things that are good. This 1.1 patch overall was a good change and theI would normally give this game an 8/9 out of 10 but the amount of 0 that people are providing is silly; if you want the most honest feedback about this game look up wudijo he has multiple level 100’s and was world first in many categories while providing everybody in the world the data and things that are bad and things that are good. This 1.1 patch overall was a good change and the individuals who are mad about it are individuals who were abusing builds that were obviously going to get nerfed, because why “WOULDN’T” they nerf something that does more than TRILLIONS of damage in a hit.

    If you’re playing the game and not relying on builds that were clearly a problem you actually have more of a fighting chance now for just playing the game like a game.

    Sigh.. i want to provide an honest review but it’s not like it matters nobody is going to read this and if they do wether you like the game or not the only people you’re going to listen to is your favorite content creators.    … Expand
  2. echoccmm
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard game design is brainy and only makes players unhappy.A giant pile of excrement
  3. tomphoenix
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Campaign is boring, but the two main cinematics are epic. Quality ends there. The game is full of bugs, is slow to progress through and is unbalanced. There's exploits and cheesey strategies that have been discovered by a few and shared online with others. This led to Blizzard making wild adjustments to the game that made it miserable for the average player.

    If and after you do spend all    Campaign is boring, but the two main cinematics are epic. Quality ends there. The game is full of bugs, is slow to progress through and is unbalanced. There's exploits and cheesey strategies that have been discovered by a few and shared online with others. This led to Blizzard making wild adjustments to the game that made it miserable for the average player.

    If and after you do spend all this time grinding - far more than what's reasonable, especially if you want to try other classes...you're rewarded with a fun end game loop? Nope. More grinding for gear that has perfect rolls and the right combo of affixes. This isn't unlike any other game like this, but it's much slower.

    Unique items in the game? Nope. They're pointless and don't drop often or you get the really useless ones a bunch of times.

    Re-rolling gear affixes? You may find out you get offered the same one but with a lower roll. Or you may get to choose from the same affix twice (wasted enchant).

    It's just an epic waste of time really. For no reward. You get nothing for all the time invested. They didn't finish their end game content. You can stop playing after level 80 or so.

    Such a wasted opportunity. They had momentum too. They threw it all away. Well, maybe they can fix it. Check back in a few months or a year.    … Expand
  4. AbbaZeffo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    it's more than 10 years now, blizzard have made it clear over the years, they just want your money all they can do is trigger your nostalgia to get that money and give you something you just gonna be pissed about, so yeah, forget about all blizzard products
  5. Eldin67
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Played the game, liked it. Devs are now forcing you to participate in their seasons mechanic and try to get you to buy a $20 battle pass for a game that already cost you $70 when you just bought it.
  6. ara21
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    A complete snooze fest. Incredibly boring. There's no fun.

    And this new terrible patch has truly sealed the game in hell.
  7. bassjason
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game was fun at first, but performance issues and crashes are a constant problem. RTX 4090 with latest updates can run more demanding games without a problem, but for some reason I can't open my inventory or teleport without a chance of the game crashing. A quick Google search shows many have the same issues (even on console), but 1.5 months after the release these issues haven't evenGame was fun at first, but performance issues and crashes are a constant problem. RTX 4090 with latest updates can run more demanding games without a problem, but for some reason I can't open my inventory or teleport without a chance of the game crashing. A quick Google search shows many have the same issues (even on console), but 1.5 months after the release these issues haven't even been acknowledged by support. The end game is boring too, I don't understand how the critic reviews made it sound like there was so much to do.

    On top of that, the latest patch just nerfed my build to the ground. They don't have an easy way to respect paragon points, it's such a hassle I think I'm just going to give it up at this point. Baldurs Gate is just around the corner, maybe I'll try Diablo again in a few months if ever.    … Expand
  8. cptsnifflz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 began as a fun game. I paid $70 for it, full price, $70 for a game in a genre that's actually well-saturated with F2P titles that do EVERYTHING correctly.

    I still paid $70. I had fun for a while, but seeing how it's turning around lately, there's less and less hope. They treat this expensive ARPG worse than any other team would treat their F2P game. We still have a cash shop,    Diablo 4 began as a fun game. I paid $70 for it, full price, $70 for a game in a genre that's actually well-saturated with F2P titles that do EVERYTHING correctly.

    I still paid $70. I had fun for a while, but seeing how it's turning around lately, there's less and less hope. They treat this expensive ARPG worse than any other team would treat their F2P game. We still have a cash shop, we still have paid seasons, we had to pay for the game itself, yet they destroy it.

    I paid for a premium ARPG experience, yet they give you the worst treatment possible. The latest season patch, I repeat, a SEASON PATCH, nerfed everything about the classes. They destroyed the already bad sorcerer class, they destroyed important stats, just to make progress slower so you can "enjoy more content". They did NOT add QoL updates, they did NOT add the performance fixes they mentioned, they did NOT fix any problems the whole community talked about, they literally did.. nothing.

    They ignored all the simplest of wishes, they added no quality, no reason to play this game anymore, they only made everything that already existed way way worse. As silly as it sounds. And they called it a season patch. The patch that every ARPG releases with TONS of content.

    So did they release content? Yes, they added a few unique items with literally no reason to exist, some so buggy that they teleport you into the ground. Anything else? Yes, new affixes with no reason to exist, they're just there to slow your item-chasing down, because new useless affixes mean that you have to search for longer, as the stat-pool is now larger with useless stats.

    This game has a nice story, and it's fun to level from 50 to 60. After that, you're done. There is no endgame in this ARPG, as silly as it sounds. And the new season patch made the non-existent endgame even slower, more useless, and just bad.    … Expand
  9. Rhinogamer
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The developers are ruining the game for all of the players. The patches have been so bad that multiple gaming magazines have published articles about how bad the Pre-Season patch for Season 1 has been. Players are outraged.
  10. Lightening
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Update: -1 point for bad 1 season. Developers do not address players complaints. Instead of this they are introducing changes which almost no one likes. Additionally they have broken already existing characters on eternal realms. And because of small non convenient stash, many people have to refarm items because they were not able to keep them earlier. 2/10

    An ARPG game should last for    Update: -1 point for bad 1 season. Developers do not address players complaints. Instead of this they are introducing changes which almost no one likes. Additionally they have broken already existing characters on eternal realms. And because of small non convenient stash, many people have to refarm items because they were not able to keep them earlier. 2/10

    An ARPG game should last for hundreds of hours. After a week of playing, I'm already tired of Diablo 4. Only good thing about this game is lore around Lilith and Inarius. Unfortunately, what is most important in this genre, here is very poor designed. Itemization and character development are very shallow. They cannot be easily fixed without rebuilding the entire game. Dungeons are copy paste. So what if there are over 100 of them, since there are far fewer unique types. QoL gives the impression that no one has played this title before the premiere. Inventory management, horse riding, etc. are just terrible. I don't believe Blizzard will fix the game because for many years of development has been unable to identify and correctly implement the absolute fundamentals of the genre. I ordered a preorder and I regret it very much, Blizzard taught me an effective lesson that you must pay for your own stupidity.
    Level scaling feels just horrible, your gameplay is the same on level 20 and level 70. Game constantly gives a feeling that no one has played and tested endgame. Renown system is so bad that I don't even wat to do it once, when I am thinking of repeating this in seasons I don't want to play this title at all. I am so disappointed. It feels like they have published totally unfinished game with placeholders instead of real systems. 3/10.    … Expand
  11. xayde26
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I wrote a very long and detailed review and then, upon submitting, I was hit with a domain error and lost all of it.

    So, I will simply say this... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! It is clear that Blizzard is still in the process of learning and tuning the game that they designed and are using the community to beta test their game. DO NOT PAY$70 TO BE A BETA TESTER! The game, due to the    I wrote a very long and detailed review and then, upon submitting, I was hit with a domain error and lost all of it.

    So, I will simply say this... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! It is clear that Blizzard is still in the process of learning and tuning the game that they designed and are using the community to beta test their game.

    DO NOT PAY$70 TO BE A BETA TESTER!

    The game, due to the changes made in Patch 1.10, is now incredibly slow and a total slog. Leveling was slowed down DRAMATICALLY and the speed at which your character can progress was nerfed into the ground.

    You will spend as much time looking at loading screens and waiting on your cooldowns to recharge as you will spend fighting monsters. The game is FILLED with bugs and some of the most game-breaking ones aren't slated to be fixed for another 4-6 months.    … Expand
  12. Roanwa
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV started off as a decent ARPG with a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the almost every major aspect of the game has been nerfed in preparation for the seasonal content. Damage, damage mitigation, experience gain and more have been massively nerfed. What's the fix? Join the seasonal realm were you will receive exp boosts and be subjected to intense seasonal advertising.Diablo IV started off as a decent ARPG with a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the almost every major aspect of the game has been nerfed in preparation for the seasonal content. Damage, damage mitigation, experience gain and more have been massively nerfed. What's the fix? Join the seasonal realm were you will receive exp boosts and be subjected to intense seasonal advertising. Complete bait and switch scam.… Expand
  13. Indoulos
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1.0 should be considered the worst patch in gaming history. Let us enjoy games, we pay good money for them. Blizzard wrecking their own games like normal, the whole reason I will never go back to WoW. If this doesn't get fixed I for one will never buy another blizzard game or spend time in any of their content. I simply want to enjoy the game I pay for without everything alwaysPatch 1.1.0 should be considered the worst patch in gaming history. Let us enjoy games, we pay good money for them. Blizzard wrecking their own games like normal, the whole reason I will never go back to WoW. If this doesn't get fixed I for one will never buy another blizzard game or spend time in any of their content. I simply want to enjoy the game I pay for without everything always being nerfed into the ground. Especially when the nerfs are for seasonal content.… Expand
  14. Thedukelebt
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Where's the point in the damn nerfing. Makes no fun at all if something you've been building slowly with the pulled handbrake, every update nerfs something every time. Inventory is garbage, loot is garbage from lvl 70 on. NO COW LEVEL? come on. Season 1 patch is destroying everything fun that was left.
  15. maximelafmat
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They should have nerfed bank stash at this point.... not even 2 months from the game release date and they screw everything up. That's borderline fraud...
  16. m0ns
    Jul 20, 2023
    9
    Diablo 4 is a great blend of D2 & D3. Combat is engaging and fun, and the game and sound design are top notch. It's definitely still a young game that is figuring out balancing and end game content, but I'm confident it will be the best installment in the series yet.
  17. JudgementKazzy
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    If I were to sum Diablo 4 in two words, it would be "D4 BAD".

    This shallow, lazy and uninspiring excuse of a game had the audacity to price itself at a next gen triple A price tag and an obnoxious microtransaction store while under delivering on every possible aspect of an ARPG. It feebly attempts to incorporate aspects from your cookie cutter MMORPG from the last 20 years however    If I were to sum Diablo 4 in two words, it would be "D4 BAD".

    This shallow, lazy and uninspiring excuse of a game had the audacity to price itself at a next gen triple A price tag and an obnoxious microtransaction store while under delivering on every possible aspect of an ARPG.

    It feebly attempts to incorporate aspects from your cookie cutter MMORPG from the last 20 years however all of that falls flat. Its easy to imagine during this games development, they must have had a list of buzzwords on a whiteboard(MMO, Open world, 100 unique dungeons, etc.) that the team must have felt beholden to, then those buzzwords eventually make it into the final product but only on a technicality, none of it feeling organic, belonging or even fully incorporated.

    Sinking time into this game, chasing any semblance of joy while drowning in sunk cost fallacy will only leave you with a bitter aftertaste you wish you never had.    … Expand
  18. amarpra80
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Leave it to Blizzard to completely destroy the game that had so much potential.
    Well done Blizzard, great job!
  19. Mortic
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The main story is good, but there is no endgame. This game is a late April Fool's joke, sadly...
  20. Kaalaan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard ruined the game with patch 1.1 making everything suck. You die instantly, get less xp and do half of your damage. They should've just released a higher world tier instead.
  21. Rinnd
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Boring, tedious.
    It takes a lot of time to find a pack of enemies, it takes a lot of time to kill them, especially with certain builds, like bear druid.
    The dungeons are all the same, there are just a few types of task in a dungeon: kill all enemies, kill specific elite enemies, pick items and bring them to a pedestal to open the door. The order of these activities is just different in    Boring, tedious.
    It takes a lot of time to find a pack of enemies, it takes a lot of time to kill them, especially with certain builds, like bear druid.
    The dungeons are all the same, there are just a few types of task in a dungeon: kill all enemies, kill specific elite enemies, pick items and bring them to a pedestal to open the door. The order of these activities is just different in every dungeon. At the end is a boss, which is immune to lots of your control effects.
    Some monster waves which are scripted give no loot and experience and are only there to slow your progress down.    … Expand
  22. pasido
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It's a shame how a totally well built and polished game got ruined by extremely incompetent devs who wont allow anyone to have fun. Deserves all the negative reviews. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
  23. Nowhere94
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard needs to recruit less LGBT+ scum and listen more to players. Blizzard kills Blizzard
  24. Glier
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    As a long time fan of ARPGs, there just isn't much to sink your teeth into here. The game released with quite a bit of promise and there's a good foundation here, but not much to do unfortunately. The game runs out of steam even before you reach max level, which is where a good ARPG should just be getting started.

    The recent patch was quite a let down as well. The heavy-handed nerfs are    As a long time fan of ARPGs, there just isn't much to sink your teeth into here. The game released with quite a bit of promise and there's a good foundation here, but not much to do unfortunately. The game runs out of steam even before you reach max level, which is where a good ARPG should just be getting started.

    The recent patch was quite a let down as well. The heavy-handed nerfs are the least of the problems with the game right now actually. The itemization system is boring and unrewarding. Drops are not exciting at all. In fact, drops have zero value until you teleport back to town and sort through countless lines of text to determine if anything is of use. That's like a casino where, instead of getting a payout at slot machine when you hit, you instead get a token that you have to take to the main desk to find out if it's worth anything. It's not exciting.

    The game does get a few things right, however. The sound design is amazing. Playing through the campaign was enjoyable. The NPCs are well-acted, especially those you encounter through the main story. However, your character's voice lines are weird and out of place at times.

    I expect this game to get better over time with multiple patch cycles and a lot of development that, hopefully, will actually incorporate some of the feedback from the community. In its present state, however, there are much better games to spend your money on. If you're looking to sink some time into some great ARPGs, check out PoE (well worth the time it takes to learn its systems), Grim Dawn, or even Last Epoch, although that one needs quite a bit of time to cook as well.    … Expand
  25. ArtemisTheCurse
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Season 1 review.
    Blizzard takes pin an deflates hype train. Check
    Blizzard weakens players. Check
    Said player logs in and does less damage. Check
    Player uninstalls said game.
    Blizzard. Surprise Pikachu face.
  26. RevoltIsTaken
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This latest patch for diablo iv patch 1.1 has left a sour taste in my mouth. I blasted the first few weeks of season 0, took a short break, and then hopped back in to test the nightmare dungeon changes. I was excited and hopeful about the direction of the game. Leading up to this week, I was told that the first season would give us characters that are "broken" and that set my expectationsThis latest patch for diablo iv patch 1.1 has left a sour taste in my mouth. I blasted the first few weeks of season 0, took a short break, and then hopped back in to test the nightmare dungeon changes. I was excited and hopeful about the direction of the game. Leading up to this week, I was told that the first season would give us characters that are "broken" and that set my expectations for the patch to increase the enjoyment of the game. After logging into the new patch, my enjoyment has entirely fallen off. The quality of life changes we asked for were ignored, the character power buffs we were hoping for to bring up less used builds were ignored, and the player power we had has been stripped. Blizzard has an opportunity to salvage this, but unless they make some major changes quickly, I can't see myself continuing to play this game nor do I think this game is worth the emotional investment of waiting for it to become playable.… Expand
  27. G3g
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They released the game and let us build our characters then nerfed everything by over 40% into the ground. Nerfed dmg.nerfed expereince.nerfed armor and Slowed everything down. Now everyone has to spend longer doing everything. They fked everyone!
  28. MunkyCream
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    With a single patch, Diablo 4 became Diablo Immortal. Blizzard sold us the game we wanted and then modified it into the game their company wants us to play. Only the paid players will succeed and anyone who thought the $70 was already too much, will be forced to grind the same boring content until they shut down the servers in Season 2.
  29. Valnardan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    If you played Diablo 3 and stopped playing nearly immediately once they started nerfing everything into the ground, you'll have the same feelings on D4. The developers do not care what we think is fun. I knew buying this was risky, and this confirmation means I'm done with Blizzard as a company.
  30. Blazeke
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Wow, nerf the game and give the players no qol changes or meaningful endgame or items. Baldurs gate 3, here we come!
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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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