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. CherOwO
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    I have never touched such a poorly made game, and it cost me 3,000 yuan. I would rather buy Demon World for this money
  2. Danayyy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This company is so seriously out of touch. Everyone knew this was coming so why did we rush and buy an unfinished product again?
  3. LegendLobster
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 has tedious and repetitive gameplay, Diablo 4 also doesn't have a good end-game (you wait for events to happen all the time). Diablo 4 also doesn't offer a lot of builds that you can make with a character that you can pick and also the story isn't as good as Diablo 2's.
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    You know I could go on to talk about Diablo 4 and what I don't like about it but its better just to sell    Diablo 4 has tedious and repetitive gameplay, Diablo 4 also doesn't have a good end-game (you wait for events to happen all the time). Diablo 4 also doesn't offer a lot of builds that you can make with a character that you can pick and also the story isn't as good as Diablo 2's.
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    You know I could go on to talk about Diablo 4 and what I don't like about it but its better just to sell Diablo 2:

    Diablo 2 is a much better game because it provides a better/darker story and has a lot of builds that you can make with a character that you pick and also provides you with better gameplay (that isn't restricted by not having mana potions) that you can experience by YOURSELF, with friends or randoms. Diablo 2 is a much more social game (if you play online) and this is because people are willing to trade with each other and also even play with each other (and which adds to the games fun).    … Expand
  4. Gambini66
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Waste of money and yet another Poorly designed Game in so many areas. no idea what some of these critics were smoking when they posted a positive review. we waited this long for this crap??. I've played diablo since the first version and this will be my last version. stay away from blizzard u wont find any entertainment from this company.
  5. NotAgainGG
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Tickling the monsters Patch.

    Only made an account because of the last patch. Nerfed everything with not enough buffs. My barb is completely useless now after the Hota nerfs Again!!! Had much fun in the beginning, at the release, but now not anymore. They **** up big time, not going to play the season anymore. Everyone hates this patch, doesn't matter where you look at Reddit, Twitter,    Tickling the monsters Patch.

    Only made an account because of the last patch. Nerfed everything with not enough buffs. My barb is completely useless now after the Hota nerfs Again!!! Had much fun in the beginning, at the release, but now not anymore. They **** up big time, not going to play the season anymore. Everyone hates this patch, doesn't matter where you look at Reddit, Twitter, YouTube and Twitch.    … Expand
  6. AcheronIX
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Well, with the patch 1.1, thing only seem to go down from here now… fix the game please!
  7. Nathycale
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Worst Game. Dev will just Say, If you dont like the game, **** you. Will make changes, if you dont like it, **** you. Your do OP now, fun detected, Nerf everything and **** you
  8. Grombombel
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Endgame is super boring. Stopped playing after campaign, 0% replay value. Would not recommend at this point - wait for patches that might make it enjoyable in 2024. I played and enjoyed both D2 and D3.
  9. kingweaboo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 just hit and oh boy its got to be 'The' worst patch I have seen in video game history. Blizzards approach to modern game design is baffling and is only getting harder to understand. If your a new playing looking to play D4, please avoid for the time being.
  10. XtalVoldaren
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The first 1 1/2 months of this game were fun but after the predatory practices they displayed with the first major patch after it's release, I can no longer support this game. It's abundantly clear now that the last 6 weeks were the real beta test and they've gone and gutted so many classes and builds because players were completing objectives after then they liked and not spending enoughThe first 1 1/2 months of this game were fun but after the predatory practices they displayed with the first major patch after it's release, I can no longer support this game. It's abundantly clear now that the last 6 weeks were the real beta test and they've gone and gutted so many classes and builds because players were completing objectives after then they liked and not spending enough time in the game. As someone who put in nearly 100 hours and has not made it to lvl 100 yet, I can guarantee you completing objectives didn't need to be made longer. Just awful. I'm done.… Expand
  11. Csancs
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Has a great potential, but it’s only used for milking users for their time and money. Less and less fun involved, Blizzard is only aiming to provide the least amount of fun where players still stick around.
  12. HMFIC0351
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Devs murdered an already lack luster looter. The end game is void if any engaging content and the loot is trash. The game is bad and they should feel bad. The season 1 patch is horrific. Instead of adding content and making the game more engaging and longer. They nerfed everything to make the game longer by making it SLOWER to progress.
  13. klutchx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is trash now after the update. Had hopes in the beginning but it's been completely ruined by the nerfs and devs not listening to their overall player base on what needed to be changed. None of the QOL features have been added, and instead took everything else that made the game playable and burned it to the ground. I wish I could get a refund.
  14. SureiyaCR
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Any QoL update? Nop, there's not.
    Any resistance fix? Nop, there's not.
    Any coherent target farming? Nop, there's not.
  15. heney
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is boring, uninspired, bland. The developpers are completely out of touch with the community, and have no idea what makes an ARPG fun. Their obvious goal is to sell seasonal battle pass and cosmetics. Every single balancing decision is made to encourage this. Sell battle pass, sell cosmetics. This is the goal. We are missing every single quality of life feature present inThe game is boring, uninspired, bland. The developpers are completely out of touch with the community, and have no idea what makes an ARPG fun. Their obvious goal is to sell seasonal battle pass and cosmetics. Every single balancing decision is made to encourage this. Sell battle pass, sell cosmetics. This is the goal. We are missing every single quality of life feature present in previous Diablo titles (?!?!). Resistances, an integral, important part of any ARPG, are not working, and not getting fixed anytime soon. The stash has only 4 tabs, no search function (?!?). Respeccing is a chore as you need to imprint all your gear with new aspects, and have more aspects in case you'd like to revert back. Eternal realm characters completely nerfed to force players on the seasonal realm. I could go on, but in short, do NOT buy this game. You have been warned.… Expand
  16. jonoz
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    It's unbelievable that this is the 4th Diablo game, features are missing, undocumented changes get made, customer feedback takes weeks to implement but time gating gets implemented within a day. Lots of work to be done by the developers.
  17. matrixxx6
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 had a somewhat promising start, despite some glaring issues that were evident. However, it has become apparent that the Blizzard team behind Diablo 4 is not receptive to player feedback and seems to have their own hidden agenda.

    The gameplay feels slow and unsatisfying, with long cooldowns forcing players to wait before engaging another pack of enemies. Additionally, the    Diablo 4 had a somewhat promising start, despite some glaring issues that were evident. However, it has become apparent that the Blizzard team behind Diablo 4 is not receptive to player feedback and seems to have their own hidden agenda.

    The gameplay feels slow and unsatisfying, with long cooldowns forcing players to wait before engaging another pack of enemies. Additionally, the occurrence of random one-shot deaths and permanent crowd control effects only adds to the unpleasant experience.

    Personally, I believe that an action role-playing game should be fast-paced, allowing players to swiftly navigate through maps and dungeons. Unfortunately, Diablo 4 falls far short of what I consider to be enjoyable for this genre.

    It's disheartening to see the developers taking the game in this direction, and as a Diablo 4 player, I feel that, at best, they misunderstand the essence of the genre, and at worst, they disregard player feedback and fail to respect our time.    … Expand
  18. Limier50238
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Half baked game. Updates worsening player experience. Good job blizzard for this pile of doo doo
  19. Cryptix
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    First i want to say that Diablo IV had a high potential to be a really really good game. I've had alot of fun through the Eternal Realm and played over 400 Hours grinding different Classes, trying out cool stuff, different builds, Pushing as far as i could and also Hardcore. And yes, i had Fun, alot Fun. I am not the "Casual" Gamer, i like to Zoom and Push. Played Path of Exile sinceFirst i want to say that Diablo IV had a high potential to be a really really good game. I've had alot of fun through the Eternal Realm and played over 400 Hours grinding different Classes, trying out cool stuff, different builds, Pushing as far as i could and also Hardcore. And yes, i had Fun, alot Fun. I am not the "Casual" Gamer, i like to Zoom and Push. Played Path of Exile since release.
    Yea, but what should i say... The Last Patch just killed the Game for me. High EXP Cuts, Nerfs (Offensive and defensive) around the Board and just giving a sht on the Community, that paid 70$ Minimum each. In Fact almost all my Builds are dealing like 30-50% LESS damage and dying faster. And they nerfed a important stat in the game "Player have #% Increased fun while playing Diablo4" by almost 100%. Giving us items for BUGGED Resistances (!!!) and will be fixed in Season 2 (?!). Are you fcking kidding me? Uber Uniques that are so rare, that no one will ever see one. Trading is a Joke. Crafting is bad. Helltides just got WAAAY longer. No Gear Upgrades after level 70 (just small ones). Stashes are way to small (playing several builds and 2-3 Classes and you are fcked). No Loot filter at all. The Hardest Boss in the game doesnt have specific Drops, lmfao.
    I really had so much hope. But boy, here i am.. Bashing Blizzard on Metacritic. Blizzard is still so out of touch with the Community. Learned my final lesson now and will move on. I am using my Random Teleport to go to Baldurs Gate 3 or any other Game.    … Expand
  20. Shane5aw
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I play Sorc and this patch makes no fun at all. 30% reduction of CDR makes the class no fun at all. Flip side they gave us more resistances which are BROKEN and acknowledged as broken by developers. It's sad what has happened to the game.
  21. yangs7688
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is easy 6-7 1month ago. The development team just trash everything I worked for. Great job blizzard. Here is the ZERO you asked for.
  22. Spartacus92
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Between the worst patch in the world and broken builds… this is a disgrace to arpgs. Never have i ever played an arpg with this many cool down problems and bugs… on top of that the most recent patch absolutely killed the fun builds. Level 100 running around like a headless chicken waiting for my skills on cool down. Wait theres a catch… blizz nerfed it even more…
  23. mirrorzoom
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I'm not here to review bomb the game. The newest patch release is a big issue, but not the only issue. The bottom line is this game is not worth $76, not even close and I'm certainly not going to be buying any seasonal pass. And this is coming from someone who have played and enjoyed both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.

    1. Storyline is boring. I know a lot of people don't play Diablo for the    I'm not here to review bomb the game. The newest patch release is a big issue, but not the only issue. The bottom line is this game is not worth $76, not even close and I'm certainly not going to be buying any seasonal pass. And this is coming from someone who have played and enjoyed both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.

    1. Storyline is boring. I know a lot of people don't play Diablo for the plots, but to me it's still an RPG game. Blood and gore is fine, but if that's the only thing you offer players, it gets repetitive and nobody cares. Any good storyteller knows that you have to balance the good and bad, levity with seriousness. Diablo has none of that.

    2. The LAG is INSANE for a mostly single player game. I'm constantly running in place like I'm playing an MMORPG with 40 people casting spells on my screen, and I know it's not on my side because I can log off immediately and get in another online game and the lag would be totally normal. This is tolerable in early games because of how easy it is, but a complete disaster when you get into nightmare dungeons later. At higher level, the game is literally unplayable when the lag hits. To say this about a single player game is absolutely crazy.

    3. Patch 1.1 made things a lot worse. It was supposed to be a class rebalance, to nerf OP builds and elevate others. It did neither. Necromancer is the only class I played, the OP build is still OP, just a little less so, other builds are still trash, but multiple game mechanics are made harder. This essentially rewarded all the early players who exploited glitches and broken mechanics to get to lvl 100 and farmed out all the best loots, while punishing new players with a much steeper grinding curve and difficulty level. The Helltide used to be the place to farm gear, but the new changes made it irrelevant. I literally could not farm 250 shards in an hour to open even just one mystery box, when I used to be able to do 2-3 an hour consistently. Again, punishing new players who didn't start on Day 1 or casual players who just want to take their time.

    The list of issues with Diablo 4 goes on, I could keep going, but I won't, because I literally don't care about this game anymore. When you are looking at a sinking ship, you don't need to stand there and list out all the bad decisions that led to this juncture, you just need to get the hell off that ship.

    The $76 was a scam, for maybe 20 hours of decent gameplay that reminded me of the D2 or D3 I used to enjoy. That's why I give this game 2 points. And now they want to charge more money for more content?

    No thanks. Time to move on.    … Expand
  24. Squadfill
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This is the only game I have ever bought and instantly got buyers remorse. Because the game cost an arm and a dick to buy, and I've been a major Diablo fan since the first one in 1997. I continued playing. After this last patch Blizzard just showed their deck on how out of touch they really are. I will be uninstalling, and giving my Blizzard to a nephew. I will never log into anotherThis is the only game I have ever bought and instantly got buyers remorse. Because the game cost an arm and a dick to buy, and I've been a major Diablo fan since the first one in 1997. I continued playing. After this last patch Blizzard just showed their deck on how out of touch they really are. I will be uninstalling, and giving my Blizzard to a nephew. I will never log into another Blizzard game again.… Expand
  25. DrZhark
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The foundation is good, the graphics are excellent. The monster variety is very lacking. I feel we are fighting only a hand full of different monsters. The campaign is good. Then once the campaign is finished, the end game content is very limited. There are dozens of dungeons, but they all feel the same, repetitive. There are random world boss events that occur at odd hours and areThe foundation is good, the graphics are excellent. The monster variety is very lacking. I feel we are fighting only a hand full of different monsters. The campaign is good. Then once the campaign is finished, the end game content is very limited. There are dozens of dungeons, but they all feel the same, repetitive. There are random world boss events that occur at odd hours and are easy to miss. There are helltides that are fun for a short while and then become very repetitive. The worst part of the game is the itemization, once you reach level 60ish, it is extremely difficult to get any upgrades, everything that drops is usually worse than what you already have. the grind becomes very tedious without a chance to upgrade, so there is very little reward for your efforts. I had a cautious expectation that the game will slowly improve and end game content will be fun and rewarding, however after seeing the patch 1.1, I have lost hope. It seems the devs are very disconnected with the reality of the game and what makes an ARPG click. I am afraid they are repeating Diablo 3 early drama, it took a major shift in the dev team to salvage Diablo 3, and seems we are going the same route. I doubt the current team is playing their own game, perhaps they're looking at spreadsheets and making changes. The patch 1.1 has removed the little fun there was in the endgame.… Expand
  26. bokothelocochoc
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    As a life long Diablo fan it pains me to write this review but I feel that I have to be honest with my opinion here in hopes that in the future developers would listen and improve upon the past. The game is fun through the campaign and once again the Blizzard animation team carries. However there are many flaws with this game, my first issue is that there is a keybind to the in game shop,As a life long Diablo fan it pains me to write this review but I feel that I have to be honest with my opinion here in hopes that in the future developers would listen and improve upon the past. The game is fun through the campaign and once again the Blizzard animation team carries. However there are many flaws with this game, my first issue is that there is a keybind to the in game shop, their greed couldn't be more blatant. Instead of working on balances and content for the game they are busy pushing out skins and cosmetics for the in-game shop. The season 1 battle pass is a joke, I was defending Blizzard for awhile but this is the last straw for me. Please Blizzard remember all the great games you used to create.… Expand
  27. Chiconyx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poor patch delivery. Feels like devs don't read their own patch notes. Changes should be small and gradually done.… Expand
  28. Kaeyz
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Diablo 3 was out forever. You had your playground and ideas right there!
    Nobody ever come to the idea that people might wanna swap skills and trees? Therefor you may wanna have a mechanic to swap like you did in d3.
    Seems like non of the Devs ever played this game, otherwise these mechanics would have been implemented. Now, i am a barb player. It was never easy to be a Barb, Alphas,    Diablo 3 was out forever. You had your playground and ideas right there!
    Nobody ever come to the idea that people might wanna swap skills and trees? Therefor you may wanna have a mechanic to swap like you did in d3.
    Seems like non of the Devs ever played this game, otherwise these mechanics would have been implemented. Now, i am a barb player. It was never easy to be a Barb, Alphas, Betas... Barb SUCKED. Now that people start to build up decent builds and Barb is one of the longest Lilith kills to exist... you nerf again. Like do you even want us to play or enjoy the game? I mean.. half the amount of xp gained per mob seems that you want us to grind forever to reach lvl 100... I HATE LEVELING and it takes way to fkn. long as it was... now you doubled the time. Guess whats not going to happen?! Me playing this piece of trash after you nerfed event the only class that was in my interest. Why not go shake hands with New World devs, ya'll are a good match in "how to f'up a game"
    Why not listen to the community? You want us to play your game and enjoy it or play because we feel guilty for buying the battlepass and now drag us along as long as possible?
    This SUCKS! Nobody is saying you had to make us D3 2... but you had the ideas of a good gameplay right there!
    It looks beautiful tho. Thats why you get 2 Points.
    CU at the day when Barb will be viable to play dencently. If it takes 2 years.. then miss me 2 years.    … Expand
  29. Comron
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Boring loot, refiltered ideas , mob density, stash space, horse movement, no endgame content, casting 1-3 spells before resource starved, lack luster story, every patch is a slap in the face, there is no ingenuity, nothing that shows this took 10 years to make, skill tree, paragon board, “crafting”, and the list could continue. Then the audacity of the devs to get on camera and talk aboutBoring loot, refiltered ideas , mob density, stash space, horse movement, no endgame content, casting 1-3 spells before resource starved, lack luster story, every patch is a slap in the face, there is no ingenuity, nothing that shows this took 10 years to make, skill tree, paragon board, “crafting”, and the list could continue. Then the audacity of the devs to get on camera and talk about their butthole; after all the allegations, and on going lawsuits to blizzard. We don’t care about your colonoscopy Rod. But kotoku will go write an article how d4 is a masterpiece. Paid promotional articles praising games should be criminal at this point. D4 is trash.… Expand
  30. Lavantgarde
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Developers are intent to ignore players with constant nerfs and absurd drop rates.
    This is getting worse and worse, i lost interest in the game.
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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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