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. Hirokellz
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Was playing as a Sorcerer, the most under powered class by a long shot. Was looking forward to how this class would be buffed in patch 1.1 to bring it more in line with the other classes. Instead, Blizzard decided to gut all the other classes, and then on top of that, nerf Sorc again. The devs are so tone def, its astounding.
  2. hong2chi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It's not game. It is a psychological test program that tests human patience.
  3. spoonguyuk
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    an unfinished game, the devs patch decisions must be supported by their internal metrics but they seem at odds with the player base which has turned toxic, best avoided until they manage to get it fixed
  4. Mesmeru
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Dude, i literally proposed to a whole woman who used her vacation days to play Diablo 4 at Launch Day and now the devs dragged the game we waited 11 years for through the mud. Great.
  5. Frostwhisper
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I don’t think anyone at blizzard has actually played a Diablo game , I spend more time trying to find mobs then kill them . Mob density what ?!
  6. taisiev
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They really managed to kill a game. Take your time and money elsewhere. This game has literally no social aspect to it. It's slow paced and the loot is horrible. Not worth the money at all
  7. BOBBY2753
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This game before yesterday patch 1.1 was okish, I would say 6/10 (for semi-Hardcore players), for casuals 9/10. After patch, game its unplayable for 2 of 4 characters in game, Blizzard nerfed everything in game that was fun to the ground... Less exp, less dmg, less defense. For ma as a hardcore(mode) player I know that we cannot ever reach, super high tiers of nightmare dungeon or pinnacleThis game before yesterday patch 1.1 was okish, I would say 6/10 (for semi-Hardcore players), for casuals 9/10. After patch, game its unplayable for 2 of 4 characters in game, Blizzard nerfed everything in game that was fun to the ground... Less exp, less dmg, less defense. For ma as a hardcore(mode) player I know that we cannot ever reach, super high tiers of nightmare dungeon or pinnacle boss ... I hope something will change, if not there is no hope for this game to last, with that mind set of developers who 100% surely don't even play game after patch...… Expand
  8. Lasmi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Devs literally have no idea what they are doing and the worst part they think they are doing a great job and will try to convince us that we are wrong remember this the devs of d4 are inexperienced and incompetent with arpgs.
  9. makaryu
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Man! This game is killing itself with those patches especially the 1.1 version. Imagine rewarding your players with more hardships and not giving any QOL fixes.
  10. Brianw76
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game started off amazing with a good story and fun builds, but it didn't take long to start seeing the MANY flaws.
    Inventory management is horrendous with not enough slots to make it through a single dungeon run without having to portal back to town. Gems could consume nearly 50% of your inventory and would take up as much space as a 2h weapon.
    The endgame is so boring with lack of    This game started off amazing with a good story and fun builds, but it didn't take long to start seeing the MANY flaws.
    Inventory management is horrendous with not enough slots to make it through a single dungeon run without having to portal back to town. Gems could consume nearly 50% of your inventory and would take up as much space as a 2h weapon.
    The endgame is so boring with lack of content and lack of any activity that makes you feel like it's an enjoyable experience, and the itemization leaves you feeling like you are just wasting time. The world tier system was a good addition, but then they put artificial levels on when you could jump up to the next tier while simultaneously slowing down the leveling system making it even more slow and boring.
    You are literally expected to run the same boring content over and over without any expectation of rewarding loot that is anything but marginally better at best. Even the higher skilled players are forced to grind an abundance of low challenge content ad nauseum just to check a level box to get back to more challenging content.
    The developers have gone out of their way to suck what limited fun was in the game while introducing the new season just to have everyone have to start back over from scratch for a more painful and less fulfilling experience. I highly recommend people sit this game out if you haven't purchased it yet until the developers start playing their own game to see how awful it is and start making real quality of life improvements. It is all but unplayable in its current form unless you enjoy repetitive game play that is a huge step back from Diablo 3.    … Expand
  11. MATT_Wanted
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They really sucked out the remaining fun that the game had with this patch 1.1
  12. Ironmunki
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    What a pile of **** Worst gaming xp I have had in years playing as a mage/sorcerer. High risk/low rewards. Nerfs nerfs nerfs. I play action rpg to feel a power trip, but all I feel is a dumb piece of **** for spending $70 on garbage.
  13. scotty2hot
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Terrible patch v1.1, absolutely killed the game for me, there is a clear disconnect between Dev team and everyone else.
  14. Lonewolfshade
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard decided to kill of every single build in the game just days before the start of the first season.

    Blizzards devs seems to love to shoot themselves in the foot. They seems to have no clue what so ever why players like me have deleted all their eternal realm characters and uninstalled the game after the patch notes where released. So i give it a rundown. Its not fun to see    Blizzard decided to kill of every single build in the game just days before the start of the first season.

    Blizzards devs seems to love to shoot themselves in the foot.

    They seems to have no clue what so ever why players like me have deleted all their eternal realm characters and uninstalled the game after the patch notes where released.

    So i give it a rundown.

    Its not fun to see multiple offensive options reduced in power by 40% or more while getting nothing in return.

    Its not fun to see survivability reduced across the board without any thing to make up for it.

    Utterly patetic lines in the patch notes like increased the time it takes to leave a dungeon from 3 to 5 seconds.

    Really show how utterly incompetent the diablo 4 devs are when it comes to figuring out what players find fun and enjoyable in the game.

    I have played the diablo series since diablo 1 and i cant recall ever seeing a worst patch released for a game ever in my life.

    I am glad genuinly good games like grim dawn still exists in the genre.

    I for one has no hope that blizzard will even underatand what a **** they created until several years down the road.

    At that time with games like PoE 2 and BG3 having already been released i am not even sure its worth my time as a gamer to even give the game a second look.

    I would suggest anyone looking into arpgs to avoid diablo 4 for the moment until at least 5 or more seasons have passed.

    Diablo 3 has always been the ugly duckling when it comes to the diablo series but even that game has diablo 4 beat by leaps and bounds nowadays.

    For those that are new to arpgs i would suggest last epok, grim dawn and later when you want more meat on the bones PoE for your arpg needs.

    At the moment diablo 4 after the patch is not even a better arpg the wolcen and that is obe of the lowest bars to reach in gaming history.    … Expand
  15. RisenZealot
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game was launched at an "ok" state. Good enough to have some fun. The grinding and itemization was pretty terrible though. On 07/18/23 however they released patch 1.1 which has completely and utterly ruined the game.

    Damage was nerfed significantly. Survival was nerfed significantly. XP was nerfed significantly. Cool down reduction was nerfed significantly. They even increased    The game was launched at an "ok" state. Good enough to have some fun. The grinding and itemization was pretty terrible though. On 07/18/23 however they released patch 1.1 which has completely and utterly ruined the game.

    Damage was nerfed significantly.
    Survival was nerfed significantly.
    XP was nerfed significantly.
    Cool down reduction was nerfed significantly.
    They even increased the time it takes to port out from a dungeon from 3 seconds to 5 seconds...

    If you can't tell, every single thing they did was for one reason only. To increase the time it takes you to do every thing! The cool down reduction is the king of bad choices though. It's significantly reduced the action in Diablo 4, an ACTION RPG game lol.

    If you haven't purchased already, don't!    … Expand
  16. User1034
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game was on a thin line one week after release. So Blizzard decided to ignore all feedback given, and instead made virtually everything worse. For everyone. And they obliterated the worst class even further, because why not.

    Group play? worse Solo play? Incredibly worse Time to progress? longer Fun builds? nerfed Underperforming builds? Untouched. Only nerfs, no buffs and    The game was on a thin line one week after release. So Blizzard decided to ignore all feedback given, and instead made virtually everything worse. For everyone. And they obliterated the worst class even further, because why not.

    Group play? worse
    Solo play? Incredibly worse
    Time to progress? longer
    Fun builds? nerfed
    Underperforming builds? Untouched.

    Only nerfs, no buffs and overall everything got slapped with some virtual barriers and new requirements that only inflate the resistance before being able to access said feature/mode/world tier.    … Expand
  17. supercereal87
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard hates its players. Every class is getting nerfed over and over again until the game becomes a ridiculous grind. Sorcerer had the most hate of all. Especially male sorcerer who is forced to wear dresses. The gear was bland an uninteresting. After level 25 gear which I upgraded to 40 I never tried anything new because there was nothing unique or strong enough to replace them. TheBlizzard hates its players. Every class is getting nerfed over and over again until the game becomes a ridiculous grind. Sorcerer had the most hate of all. Especially male sorcerer who is forced to wear dresses. The gear was bland an uninteresting. After level 25 gear which I upgraded to 40 I never tried anything new because there was nothing unique or strong enough to replace them. The most unique items are so rare 99.99999% of players will never see them. Sorc skills were dependant on one skill so every sorc had to run frost nova to inflict vulnerable. That skill just got nerfed by 40% in the most recent patch making sorc utterly useless. Every action taken by the dev is a giant middle finger to the community. Then there’s the writing. It’s absolutely terrible and full of plot holes. For example, one of the strongest NPC’s who defeated a high level demon wanders off at a completely inappropriate time and gets caught on a pillar and he dies. It’s so dumb. The characters are stupid to the point of wilful neglect by the writers. There’s nothing relatable about any of them. The whole game is a giant cat and mouse chase. It’s just irritating and has no redeeming features.

    I could discuss so much more of how awful and poorly written this game is but I don’t want to waste any more time on it. They took the best of Diablo 2 and 3 and destroyed it. What a waste of £60. Will never buy from blizzard again. You have been warned!    … Expand
  18. wibat1107
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
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  19. kiddoguvna
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They haven't learned anything for the past 20+ years. Zero QOL from D3 made it to D4. You can run faster than your mount. They patch anything fun or op overnight but take a month to patch game breaking bugs. I won't be playing anymore.
  20. kemdol
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 블리자드 게임을 수십년째 즐겨왔던 사람 1입니다. 해오면서 많은 실망도 해보고 즐거운도 느껴보고 했습니다만 이번만큼 역겨운 적은 처음입니다. 컨텐츠가 부족한데도 어떻게든 플레이타임을 늘려보려고 너프를 하고 유저들을 괴롭히는 악질적인 개발자들이 존재하는게 현재의 디아블로4 개발자 및 디렉터들인듯 합니다. 심지어 유저들은 원숭이 취급하는 듯한 늬앙스는 매우 분노하게 만듭니다. 같잖은 쓰레기들이 멋진 IP를 똥통에 쳐넣고 있네요. 현 시점에서 이 게임은 역겨운 똥 그 자체입니다.… Expand
  21. space_shorts
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    So glad I can rate this a 0. We are just paying to beta test this trash game where the devs don't listen to the community at all.
  22. l1th1umz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    If I could rate lower than 0 I would. I dont think ive ever played a more empty soulless husk of a game. It might seem interesting at first but as you discover new items and work your way through the game you quickly realize that this is it. There is nothing to do in the latter levels. The unique items are too bad to use. Class designs are lacking, and are getting nerfed anyway. Save yourIf I could rate lower than 0 I would. I dont think ive ever played a more empty soulless husk of a game. It might seem interesting at first but as you discover new items and work your way through the game you quickly realize that this is it. There is nothing to do in the latter levels. The unique items are too bad to use. Class designs are lacking, and are getting nerfed anyway. Save your time and money, ive uninstalled.… Expand
  23. Despaer
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Absolutely tone deaf dev team. We asked for QOL improvements and we got ham fisted nerfs and slight buffs. Season 1 will be rocket tag on steroids.
  24. BoneyJ
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Really disappointed in the decisions being made by the development team. This game could be great, but right now i would advise to not waste your time. Do not recommend.
  25. hydrashock01
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has lost touch with its userbase. The recent changes show how clearly inept the game designers are. Thank you for ruining an otherwise fun game.
  26. Wrekt
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Good potential but the devs are ruining game. Same your money it might be good in a year.
  27. Shugojin49
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game was "OK" until 07/18... Now it's complete garbage. Is anyone leading something at Blizzard ? Unbelievable...
  28. Gingerbread1611
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Recent patch ruined the game. The only added more grind to the game. Awful decision.
  29. Solcaustx
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Not here to review bomb, just to state the facts and help someone including myself in the future specially from Blizzard releases. The game was good but as patch 1.1 the game is broken, not all classes are viable, probably Rogue and Druid are the only options with broken builds. The game is gated as a mobile game would be gated, wasting player’s time is more important than actually makingNot here to review bomb, just to state the facts and help someone including myself in the future specially from Blizzard releases. The game was good but as patch 1.1 the game is broken, not all classes are viable, probably Rogue and Druid are the only options with broken builds. The game is gated as a mobile game would be gated, wasting player’s time is more important than actually making the game fun (imagine, in the patch they increase the time it takes you out to get from a dungeon, from 3 sec to 5), this company doesn’t respect players overall and truly deserves a big 0! If the game is like 20 bucks or less go for it the story is good, but after that there is really nothing to look for, this coming from an allegedly AAA company. Please don’t buy blizzard stuff, don’t waste your money here, they’re not gamers developing for gamers, they’re analysts, business, psychologist trying to get you to pay for whatever they make good or bad. There’s a plethora of good games out there, this one is just a shell.… Expand
  30. Pastafarian1
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Kekw.All shall praise le Toucan.Amazing crafting sistem,so much build diversity and a stunning amount of items,an end game so profound will keep your fun at maximum level for years!
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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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