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. Lwilliams1603
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Turd turd turd Turd turd turd Turd turd turd Turd turd turd Turd turd turd turd
  2. Udonnome
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It's mind blowing how much disconnected is the development team from the player base.
  3. deanvalerian
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is waste of time. It used to fun until the dev decided to ruined it by the last patch. good job blizzard, dead game.
  4. Morocz
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    Not having enough stash tabs to store your items, dying when disconnecting and all the small inconvenient designs, such as having to get off your horse just to fight mobs, make the game annoying
  5. mprizolakias
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Graphics are awesome , sound is awesome !
    Blizzard as a company is a milk company.
    They care only for money.
    This game is DEAD !
    AVOID !
  6. jiangnanguqi
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    所谓的平衡性更新糟糕透顶，除了否定中高强度玩家的一切努力，还以各种令人不适的方式强行拖慢游戏节奏来掩盖内容的匮乏
    在令人愤怒的同时，也并没有从本质上改进糟糕的算法。对易伤、暴击以及冷却时间数值的削弱，只会让这几项特性变得更为重要，因为对其他特性的加强远远没能弥补这样的削弱
    退一万步说，即便这样的削弱是必要的，也不应该在赛季开始前的几天修改，如果1.1更新包中的内容是游戏刚发售时的状态，或是刚发售数日紧急调整后的状态，那么将不会如此让人厌恶，合理的调整是可以接受的。如果数值的调整仅发生在赛季，那也将不会如此恶心，因为玩家可以在这时候从头开始。 我很想因为这次更新而给0分，但是还是给2分到优秀的游戏玩法和画面美工    所谓的平衡性更新糟糕透顶，除了否定中高强度玩家的一切努力，还以各种令人不适的方式强行拖慢游戏节奏来掩盖内容的匮乏
    在令人愤怒的同时，也并没有从本质上改进糟糕的算法。对易伤、暴击以及冷却时间数值的削弱，只会让这几项特性变得更为重要，因为对其他特性的加强远远没能弥补这样的削弱
    退一万步说，即便这样的削弱是必要的，也不应该在赛季开始前的几天修改，如果1.1更新包中的内容是游戏刚发售时的状态，或是刚发售数日紧急调整后的状态，那么将不会如此让人厌恶，合理的调整是可以接受的。如果数值的调整仅发生在赛季，那也将不会如此恶心，因为玩家可以在这时候从头开始。
    我很想因为这次更新而给0分，但是还是给2分到优秀的游戏玩法和画面美工
  7. Temilz
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    It was a OK game until patch 1.1 went live and destroyed everything.

    I am main Barb it was really bad before it is unplayable now
  8. songjy
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 개망 조망게임 갓 넥슨이 훨씬나은정도 블자개발자 다죽었나… Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. Blizardsuckadik
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizztrash literally killed the game with their balances and patches making truly unfun, boring. They only care about profit and money grab. Dont spend your hard deserved money in this **** crap.
  16. Akeki
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Made a account to post this. This patch broke so many things that shouldn't have been broken. Why would you break to the game to "even" the playing field. Should've buffed up the underperforming multipliers. Whomever is making the decision is incompetent. Patch 1.1.0 has made a good/great game is into a pile of hot s***.
  17. Rawse_
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    D4 BAD
    Prob gonna charge more so you can get more stashes and to go to s2 etc
    Pretty selfish Devs and company I would suggest that you wont buy the game and wait for a good game like POE 2 to get released, so that you can actually enjoy your time. story 4/10, visuals 8/10, gameplay 3/10, loot 0/10, endgame 0/10. Overall enjoyment 0/10. Even a Free to play game like POE does way better    D4 BAD
    Prob gonna charge more so you can get more stashes and to go to s2 etc
    Pretty selfish Devs and company
    I would suggest that you wont buy the game and wait for a good game like POE 2 to get released, so that you can actually enjoy your time.
    story 4/10, visuals 8/10, gameplay 3/10, loot 0/10, endgame 0/10.
    Overall enjoyment 0/10. Even a Free to play game like POE does way better job than a cashgrab and rushed game.    … Expand
  18. Azrael0904
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    We all know that big companies are primarily out to make money, but the obvious greed with which Blizzard is shovelling their pockets full here just disgusts me.
    The first time I played Diablo I really enjoyed it, I found the story pleasantly adult, the graphic style more to my taste and the progress you could make okay. Especially as an after-work gamer who can't go all out every day.    We all know that big companies are primarily out to make money, but the obvious greed with which Blizzard is shovelling their pockets full here just disgusts me.
    The first time I played Diablo I really enjoyed it, I found the story pleasantly adult, the graphic style more to my taste and the progress you could make okay. Especially as an after-work gamer who can't go all out every day. The game content after the story was more for the really dull mind, but okay. It's Diablo and Diablo is the grind. But their now presented "solution" for missing content is just silly and the logic behind it simply disgusting. Instead of working with new, creative ideas that would get players into their season (and yes, spend money there too.) they just make everything take longer, become more annoying and overall much less fun. And then you're supposed to pay for that and enjoy playing the game? Practically none of the things that were criticised and denounced in the run-up have changed, and after hundreds of hours of play in Season 1 you might be back where you were before the season, thanks to the mostly rarely stupid Season 1 content? Thanks for that. Only 2 weeks until Baldur's Gate 3, Blizzard can learn how to create a game that is fun for the customers.    … Expand
  19. Bansheeman87
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has lost its connection with its audience. Dev's have asked for our opinion and done the opposite. They claim to have played their games but with how poor Diablo 3 had done why on earth would you rinse and repeat? This game is so unbalanced as well as endless pointless game play. Should have been done before release. My rating reflects only on the game as a whole and blizzardsBlizzard has lost its connection with its audience. Dev's have asked for our opinion and done the opposite. They claim to have played their games but with how poor Diablo 3 had done why on earth would you rinse and repeat? This game is so unbalanced as well as endless pointless game play. Should have been done before release. My rating reflects only on the game as a whole and blizzards performance on addressing issues at hand.… Expand
  20. HeiGVN
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The patch for Season 1 kills the game. Barbarian got nerf too much that force players to switch to other class completely. I don't like this change.

    If they feel players progress the game too fast, they should add more stronger enemies, instead of nerfing everything without thinking.

    Disappointed.
  21. danthemann5
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I've been a player of Diablo games on and off for 20 years or so. This latest iteration of the franchise cost me $100 for the top tier package.

    1. The game offers (for me) about 1 month of content. Replay value is minimal for various reasons explained below. 2. The grind to max level is long and brutally repetitive. Repeating the same actions over and over for minimal results is    I've been a player of Diablo games on and off for 20 years or so. This latest iteration of the franchise cost me $100 for the top tier package.

    1. The game offers (for me) about 1 month of content. Replay value is minimal for various reasons explained below.

    2. The grind to max level is long and brutally repetitive. Repeating the same actions over and over for minimal results is not fun.

    3. End-game content is minimal. Once a character is max level, the game becomes a garbage man simulator. You pick up the trash, you take the trash to the dump. Repeat ad infinitum.

    4. Certain items, "Uniques", some of which are necessary for a particular class or build to reach maximum potential, are essentially unobtainable without devoting huge amounts of time to the same boring and repetitive grind. If you have a full time job, or a family, or any other commitments which may preclude devoting vast quantities of time to farming the same content over and over, you might as well forget about it.

    5. My experience, typically, over many years of playing various games, is that the longer you play the game and the more time you spend working on your character, the better and more powerful it becomes. That is NOT the case with Diablo 4. This is not a fault with the game itself, but rather the developer. You can have a perfectly built character, and in a single stroke, with one patch, your ability and power is gone. What you could do yesterday you cannot do today. What was easy yesterday is hard today. What worked yesterday does not work today. What used to be good is now bad. What used to be bad is still bad. The time you spent to build your character has been wasted. These heavy-handed and arbitrary changes can happen at any time, and for any reason, or for no reason whatsoever. Your character is worse today than it was yesterday through absolutely no fault or error of your own.

    In short, the game is very grind-oriented with minimal end-game content and the very high possibility that any work you do will be negated with the next patch. Essentially, it's a less rewarding job that you don't get paid for. it's a working-in-corporate-America simulator. Anyone who enjoys working as a middle management drone for a large corporation will probably enjoy Diablo 4. Most of the elements are there: the soul-crushing grind for little reward, the long hours sitting at a computer, completely arbitrary changes in corporate policy with no warning or explanation, the unobtainable rewards, the stress, the family problems, the hopelessness, the "voluntary" corporate events that you really have to go to if you want to stay competitive, etc. The only things missing are the mediocre paycheck and health insurance. Instead, you have to pay for the experience.    … Expand
  22. Lemonadecandy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Waste of time monetization carnival. Clown developers have no idea what theyre doing.
  23. langer80
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    dev team altered/nerfed existing items to lengthen the grind and promote their season pass with latest patch. scummy.
  24. bearjoo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard sure knows how to keep the players..... this patch is completely tone death to the community.
  25. birchy
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Another classic tale of greed over entertainment. The price was paid, they got their money, and now they treat fans like dopamine addicts and data to analyze. Newsflash: No one is going to buy your lame cosmetics if the game isn't fun. Ridiculously tone deaf and a sign of the times for "AAA" gaming. Sad all around. Do not play this game, you have more to do in life
  26. japruetting
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The latest patch ruined the game. You take more damage, do less damage, helltides are worse, gearing is made so you struggle, and every class is NERFED. Loot will drop less and still drops useless loot at max level. You are penalized for group play due to increased mob health. There is no endgame content. Build diversity doesn't exist. DON'T BUY THIS GAME.
  27. ARandomNovel
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This patch is just awful. Plain and simple. I know it is true, but it FEELS like they are almost intentionally trying to kill their game ASAP.
  28. quinlank57
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This has been a pile of steaming dog crap. This patch has made me question why I even got the game in the first place. If this is how devs view the direction of the game…just uninstall. Cut your losses now.
  29. Resinmage
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I have played this game countless hours making a strong character after 4 weeks on the to have the developers release an update that made my character week and the game a lot slower and more unenjoyable and quit
  30. Davesti
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Played for only a few weeks, then realized things were not going to get better for a while so I just gave up.
    They nerf classes that managed to create nice niche and creative build while they should be improving the quality of life of the players. Who cares if a specific build is OP, the game is brand new, it's to be expected. But everybody cares about the insanely bad way to manage    Played for only a few weeks, then realized things were not going to get better for a while so I just gave up.
    They nerf classes that managed to create nice niche and creative build while they should be improving the quality of life of the players. Who cares if a specific build is OP, the game is brand new, it's to be expected. But everybody cares about the insanely bad way to manage inventory, loots, social, aspects, etc.
    I can't talk for other classes but I've played a Necromancer, that only has a single viable spec (bone spear) that was terribly nerfed. Out of all the talents and possible build this class had to offer, only one can be realistic played without depending on those crazy niche build and items synergies and they broke it.
    And let's also please mention that this build feels nothing like a Necromancer. It's just a rebranded mage that throw bones instead of ice shards. Blizz refused to give the Necro a decent summon build which is the core of the identity of this class.
    I will maybe get back to the game next year, when Blizz decides to listen to it's user base. This reminds me of the D3 auction house disaster when they tried to ruin the whole game and decided to move away from it after months of critiques.    … Expand
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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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