Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Master_Tii
    Jun 22, 2023
    0
    This game just has become hyped because of very aggressive and manipulative Marketing from activision/Blizzard. It lures players with an quite appealing optic and empty Promisses. In the end this game is not even very different from its disapointing predecessor D3, but to be honest, what did we expect after That
    **** Diablo Immortal. Blizzard is proving more and more, that they Are only    This game just has become hyped because of very aggressive and manipulative Marketing from activision/Blizzard. It lures players with an quite appealing optic and empty Promisses. In the end this game is not even very different from its disapointing predecessor D3, but to be honest, what did we expect after That
    **** Diablo Immortal. Blizzard is proving more and more, that they Are only interested in sales and not in making a really good game worth our money. Im now more convinced than ever, that they will never release Real masterpieces like diablo 1 or 2 or like the early warcraft and starcraft games ever again ... RiP    … Expand
  2. bulbsaur
    Jun 22, 2023
    0
    Zero end game, unfinished, 100$ cad
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  3. J--K
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Bli$$ard just needs money, this game is literally raw. Do not buy this game, its a lame!!!!
  4. Fkublizzcompany
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    I was expecting a game like D2, but got a worse game than D3/Immortal instead.

    A soulless game, It seems to lack even the most basic features. It's actually quite simple, why do you have to reinvent the wheel? Why not use the features you already have and know? You simply add new features to these features. So you then have a better game than D4. I don't know which apprentice    I was expecting a game like D2, but got a worse game than D3/Immortal instead.

    A soulless game, It seems to lack even the most basic features.

    It's actually quite simple, why do you have to reinvent the wheel? Why not use the features you already have and know? You simply add new features to these features. So you then have a better game than D4.

    I don't know which apprentice Blizzard has a say in, but apparently the whole team is made up of amateurs.

    The Diablo team only had 1 task! Just use the basics you already have. Say Diablo1, Diablo2, D2R, i also call Diablo3 .

    Just use the fking Basics whats the Problem!
    OKAY!OKAY! you want to make a new game out of Diablo, blablala "Open World" "Meghan Fox"
    all well and good but WTF! add all the stuff we already have at the previous games!!!

    This game is a shame I don't recommend it to anyone, especially not for $70.    … Expand
  5. mrlordsegi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    After hours of gameplay you're still looking for a party and rewarding grind.
  6. Emperor94
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    1. No QoL
    2. lv50after That Paragon Points
    3. NO Trade 4. NO Chat 5. Campaign Bosses not farmable again 6. World Boss Just 3 of them , All of them easy as fk 7. Open World Events useless 8. Resistances Broken 9.Horse Broken. 10. Game itself Broken Too, bugs, Exploits, etc 11. No Real Endgame Content, just Nmd, Helltides, uber lilith 12. No Lobby 13. No Searchfunction 14. No    1. No QoL
    2. lv50after That Paragon Points
    3. NO Trade
    4. NO Chat
    5. Campaign Bosses not farmable again
    6. World Boss Just 3 of them , All of them easy as fk
    7. Open World Events useless
    8. Resistances Broken
    9.Horse Broken.
    10. Game itself Broken Too, bugs, Exploits, etc
    11. No Real Endgame Content, just Nmd, Helltides, uber lilith
    12. No Lobby
    13. No Searchfunction
    14. No Raids / Runs
    15. No Partysearchfunction
    16. Party just max.4 players
    17. 1 Instance for example " World Boss " allows just 10players. i am not sure maybe 12? wtf its an open world game
    18.Higher Dungeons same Rewards like Lower Dungeons.
    19. Items Like Shaco, Andariels ... you can find in your dreams .
    20. Most of the items trash
    21. Affixes same trash
    22. No Vulnerable = No Damage
    23. No Meta Build = No Win
    24. No Sets
    25. No Runewords
    26. No jewels / Runes
    27. you load from each player you see his stash tab / inventory etc

    I could easily list 100more , but its not worth the time.
    I do not recommend this game. 70bucks overpriced. should be a free game !

    Diablo died with Blizzard North !! Rip !!

    Sry for Bad English!    … Expand
  7. YourEboy
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    Of all the problems this game has the worst is bad management. Youtubers post vids of how to exploit and nothing happens to them. Everyone's exploiting, silence from Blizzard, they condone it. Too late for me to refund. Never buying a blizzard game again.
  8. andre2616
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    In three words: boring, unfinished, shallow.
    You can finish it in 2 days, play 1-2 days more, and there's nothing to do.
    Leveling experience is a nightmare because of level scaling - total lack of balance. From the start you're using the same skills and there are no real build diversity. Skill tree is ultra simple, paragon boards only look ok, but there's really no meaningful choices    In three words: boring, unfinished, shallow.
    You can finish it in 2 days, play 1-2 days more, and there's nothing to do.
    Leveling experience is a nightmare because of level scaling - total lack of balance.
    From the start you're using the same skills and there are no real build diversity.
    Skill tree is ultra simple, paragon boards only look ok, but there's really no meaningful choices there.
    Inventory is tiny with ugly little icons, after 2 days of playing resources capped out, you have all the gems in the world...
    Highest tier of items unique are just weak and redundant.
    World bosses are so weak, that people on highest difficulty beats them in seconds (there's only 3 and one of them is reused from campaign).
    Story is dull an unmemorable with terrible bosses that have 3 attacks.
    There's no rng generated maps - static!!! arpg in 2023...
    Heavy multiplayer game without!!! social features...
    About level 70 you have top gear(which you can buy at vendors SIC!), so there's nothing to do.
    Fight would be ok, but there's lots of unavoidable chain cc.
    Endgame Tree of whispers is total disaster and nobody does this, helltides are fun for 3-4 times till you have gg gear, nightmare dungeons are terrible, boring, repetitive, lots of backtracking, with mobs spawning from nowhere.
    Every system is unfinished and most of them seems to be in game just to make it look that game is big.
    Many thing promised by devs is not in game(sets, runes, angelic/demonic affixes etc.) - get money ready for DLC.
    If game wasn't named Diablo after 1-2 weeks 80% of players would left and scores would be terrible.
    I am giving 0 just because I regret spent time and wouldn't even play it for free.    … Expand
  9. raladan
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    Nothing new and what was good has been destroyed. Boring and predetermined game options, when I think about the next dungeons I want to vomit. Scrap falls too often. Character building is horribly limited and unbalanced.
  10. Thundervex84TTV
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    Video game business plan:

    Incentivise players to play hardcore mode with a contest. Have large amount of those characters die due to lags/disconnects/freezes. Victim-blame players and refuse to recover lost characters due to unstable game. Refuse refunds. Profit.

    Game is trash.
  11. Junaxa
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Story:
    A few bossfights start epic but end up being meh.
    Other bosses feel like a random generated mob. Story began good ended bad and rushed. Started to feel repetitive quite fast Game / Gameplay: Why is the horse still not fixed on mounting? Killing demons does not feel satisfying. (Sorc) Big world Endgame: Very bad and repetitive, no depth at all. I wish I had waited    Story:
    A few bossfights start epic but end up being meh.
    Other bosses feel like a random generated mob.
    Story began good ended bad and rushed.
    Started to feel repetitive quite fast

    Game / Gameplay:
    Why is the horse still not fixed on mounting?
    Killing demons does not feel satisfying. (Sorc)
    Big world

    Endgame:
    Very bad and repetitive, no depth at all.
    I wish I had waited buying this game. This game is NOT worth 70 at all!!!
    This is the last Blizzard game I pre-ordered, they simply can not deliverer anymore.

    At the moment Diablo 3 has better end-game.    … Expand
  12. BEEFYJOE
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    Boring, trash, not fun, confusing cross platform and party requirements for grouping. Bored to tears, actually refunded.
  13. Patringham
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    I'm going to start with the seasonal content, in case anyone is reading reviews for that purpose.

    The Season of the Malignant is an astoundingly lazy addition to a badly underdeveloped game. The only free cosmetics are the pieces of a generic merchant outfit, the silly novelty of which might be worth the grind, except that the final piece is premium content. Setting aside how    I'm going to start with the seasonal content, in case anyone is reading reviews for that purpose.

    The Season of the Malignant is an astoundingly lazy addition to a badly underdeveloped game. The only free cosmetics are the pieces of a generic merchant outfit, the silly novelty of which might be worth the grind, except that the final piece is premium content. Setting aside how unspeakably greedy that is, the outfit is identical for all classes, so it's not exactly a quality asset, however novel.

    I personally doubt I'll ever give Blizzard another dime of my money after my experience with this game, so that's one bandana I'll never unlock.

    Apart from premium cosmetics, all of the new content expires in October, so it's essentially an opportunity for Blizzard to beta-test experimental new mechanics without ever having to balance them, while tempting players to spend money with four-fifths of a stupid merchant costume.

    The actual gameplay content of the season is dreary and boring. Some of the monsters have a creepy new material effect, and you have to kill them twice, for a chance to unlock ephemeral items that will be deleted in two months. There are also several new holes in the ground for you to jump into, and a half-baked story involving exactly one new boss and one new NPC.

    Even the premium seasonal content essentially amounts to a couple of cosmetic sets and a merchant hat. Blizzard is a triple-A studio, and I am astonished at how little new artwork this season contains.

    Ordinarily, starting a new character after completing the campaign comes with a number of quality-of-life improvements. For a seasonal character, in addition to losing all of your stored equipment and accumulated resources, you lose most of your Renown, and your Codex of Power. Losing access to your gold and items is one thing, but the entire appeal of the Renown and Codex mechanics was that they rewarded the investment of your time by applying their benefits to all future characters.

    As for the game itself, it has some enjoyable moments when it isn't loading or crashing, but it's far from a triumph of game design. A good game will show you how to play, without telling you how to play. This game does neither.

    Grinding from levels 1-70 was a reasonably smooth and enjoyable experience. I chose a combination of abilities that seemed useful, and selected equipment to synergize accordingly. The transition to Tier 3 was compelling, with difficulty scaled roughly in line with the skills I had developed as a player, and rewards befitting that accomplishment.

    The transition to Tier 4 was comparatively juvenile. The game abruptly ceases to reward individuality or creativity, in jarring contrast to the preceding hours of gameplay. A clever build that was effortlessly surfing the Helltide in Tier 3 might cease to function entirely in Tier 4, forcing most players to search online for an overpowered build developed by a professional streamer, and start from scratch.

    Blizzard aggressively balances the game against about a dozen builds that actually function at this difficulty, which only narrows the number of viable builds, since those changes also have an impact on players who don't play the game professionally.

    While the limit of six active skills makes for a superficially simple RPG, the final combination of skills, aspects, and paragon glyphs is fiendishly complicated. There are thousands of options to choose from, only about 10% of which form any part of a viable build, and the game waits until Tier 4 to inform you that 90% of your choices were wrong.

    Most online guides for character creation advise the use of one build from levels 1-70, and a radically different build for level 70+. So far, the only corrective measure Blizzard has announced is the promise to reduce the cost of resetting a character by about 40% in the coming weeks. This will make it easier for players to trade a build that has stopped working, for one that wouldn’t have worked before.

    The time you spend playing a game should gradually equip you with the knowledge and skills required to succeed. Instead, Diablo 4 spends hundreds of hours rewarding bad habits and weak abilities, only to drop the hammer abruptly at level 70, while providing no further instruction.

    Apart from the game design issues, I don’t think I’ve ever played a game with such a clumsy disregard for player experience when it comes to networking problems, which is particularly egregious given the mandatory nature of online play.

    Overall, I can't recommend Diablo 4. A lot of talented artists and programmers worked on this game, but they work for sick and greedy people, who have no respect for your time or your intelligence. Please be kind to yourself, and play a better game instead. Maybe give Deep Rock Galactic a shot, their seasonal content is always pretty fun.    … Expand
  14. klwecv
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Bad game, poor arpg, worst Diablo ever. Even Immortal kept me engaged longer. Total disaster :(
  15. Metabob88
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    This Game is a bad joke and doesn't deserve the Diablo ID. The World is dull and Lifeless. Copy Paste the same Dungeons and same Events everywhere. They cannot fix the horrible Lag introduced by loading other Players. Class balancing is beyond broken. Same goes for Skills. The Game already heavily Lacks variation and on top of that 4 out of 5 Skill are not useable because Blizzard decidedThis Game is a bad joke and doesn't deserve the Diablo ID. The World is dull and Lifeless. Copy Paste the same Dungeons and same Events everywhere. They cannot fix the horrible Lag introduced by loading other Players. Class balancing is beyond broken. Same goes for Skills. The Game already heavily Lacks variation and on top of that 4 out of 5 Skill are not useable because Blizzard decided to nerf them below playable. Oh and btw they also completely disrespect any time you put in the Game, because they nerf your playstyle further on the Fly. Have Fun investing time into something that might get trashed the very next Day. This Game is still in an early Beta and they change pretty much everything Server Side without giving any Information to the Playerbase. Blizzard is completely out of touch with reality. Just skip this. Do not waste your time just because this junk holds the Diablo ID.… Expand
  16. Istari_koa
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Man! So boring, i fell asleep in boss fight lol... Woke up with the sound of my death
  17. UnfinishedSh1T
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    D4 ist ein absolut oberflächlicher Blender der keine Tiefe besitzt. Path of exile 2 wird mit Diablo den Boden aufwischen. Schon in der Beta merkt man schnell, dass das alles wie ein riesiger Ozean mit ner Wassertiefe von 2 cm ist. Blizzard besitzt absolut keine Magie und Innovation vergangener Tage mehr.
  18. malek_the_first
    Sep 8, 2023
    0
    weak gameplay
    repetitive
    feels like a cash grab
    I pity the days when blizzard used to make good videogames
  19. Agloux
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Un jeu vide de sens.
    Une saison 1 qui comme prévu nous demande de refaire le leveling ennuyeux !
    Null
  20. CrimsonKing21
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    I've come to the realization that Blizzard will never remove level scaling as it is baked into the game. This makes this game close to unplayable for me. As I felt sad about this hoping season 1 might fix a couple of these issue, I suddenly remembered. Path of Exile 2. The Diablo killer. The first game damn near killed D3 and honestly I kinda want the second one to bury D4. D4 is not aI've come to the realization that Blizzard will never remove level scaling as it is baked into the game. This makes this game close to unplayable for me. As I felt sad about this hoping season 1 might fix a couple of these issue, I suddenly remembered. Path of Exile 2. The Diablo killer. The first game damn near killed D3 and honestly I kinda want the second one to bury D4. D4 is not a good ARPG. It's badly designed from the ground up and some of the issues like level scaling will never be fixed due to it being such a central part of the game. I'll be skipping season 1 and any subsequent season of D4 until blizzard changes level scaling. I honestly can't wait for POE 2 after experiencing the trainreck that is D4. Save your damn money. Wait for POE 2. It's free.… Expand
  21. Bauuer
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Game is built around monsters scaling with players. Beta was basically full gameplay loop… No amount of updates will fix a **** structure but it sure does boost copium….
  22. mef90
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Pros:
    +music
    +graphics

    Cons:
    - quests and main storyline
    - no endgame content
    - full of bugs
    - zero balance
    - zero support with game issues

    literally garbage.
  23. konsequence
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    this game is horrible. let me start by saying the price. too much. and whats included with it, in game micro transactions for something that costs way too much.

    second, the balancing. its a fat **** joke. like A FAT ONE. if you wanted to play necromancer and play minions be prepared to suck total ass and change to a no minion build later. third, the cc and random off screen deaths.    this game is horrible. let me start by saying the price. too much. and whats included with it, in game micro transactions for something that costs way too much.

    second, the balancing. its a fat **** joke. like A FAT ONE. if you wanted to play necromancer and play minions be prepared to suck total ass and change to a no minion build later.

    third, the cc and random off screen deaths. its beyond frustrating i dont even wish to describe it cause someone will knock on my door

    fourth, even after picking ur class, playing for a bit figure out what you need to do only to realize you were new and have no clue and ur build sucks but now you gotta waste all your resources to change and pray to the fkin gods ur new build isnt **** unless ur stuck in the middle of a fkin creek with no paddle.

    five, the only good reviews of this game are from die hard fans that will buy any pile of garbage blizz puts out. in which case they dont need this review cuase they already have it. but for the average gamer. plz direct yourself to the rest of the reviews cause its a hot pile of ****.

    six, the graphics are good only thing ill give it, but unless you have an insane monster of a pc machine you wont be able to enjoy cuase this game opitmization is garbage and consumes resources like theres no tomorrow talking like 8k vram easy    … Expand
  24. Mid304
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    The selection of basic and core skills is very unfulfilling, after the campaign the endgame gameplay cycle is... awful
  25. deeznutts
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    This game is **** Blizzard is garbage. Just look at all the recent user reviews. This company needs to just disappear already.
  26. spiderson
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    This game is boring, the way the enemies scale is just not interesting, the only way to find challenge is on the paragon dungeons and even those can get boring after a while because you realize that it's just the same repetitive stuff over and over again.

    I think the items are very uninspired and after getting a few aspects you simply find nothing good. While many systems seem good on    This game is boring, the way the enemies scale is just not interesting, the only way to find challenge is on the paragon dungeons and even those can get boring after a while because you realize that it's just the same repetitive stuff over and over again.

    I think the items are very uninspired and after getting a few aspects you simply find nothing good.
    While many systems seem good on paper, the game asks for a level of grind that I simply do not want to commit to.    … Expand
  27. Therion19982
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Im dłuzej gram tym mniej widzę plusow wrecz same minusy .... Nie jest to acion rpg (brak singla rozbudowanych qestów ... Rowniez nie jest to mmorpg brak handlu wyszukiwania druzyn itd ...O wczorajszym dniu nawet nie wspomne lagi i wkoncu brak mozliwosci gry kolejki, gra tania nie była ...Brak balansu postaci aspektów itemow ... Minusow jest wiele wiecej w tej chwili do glowy nieIm dłuzej gram tym mniej widzę plusow wrecz same minusy .... Nie jest to acion rpg (brak singla rozbudowanych qestów ... Rowniez nie jest to mmorpg brak handlu wyszukiwania druzyn itd ...O wczorajszym dniu nawet nie wspomne lagi i wkoncu brak mozliwosci gry kolejki, gra tania nie była ...Brak balansu postaci aspektów itemow ... Minusow jest wiele wiecej w tej chwili do glowy nie przychodzi mi żaden pozytyw moze grafika jest w miare ok...… Expand
  28. Nintelav17
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    This game is really fun when it works but it's unpayable in this state. If you like to play an Hack n Slash on laggy servers who get DDoS every week, this game is for you.
  29. Thundermare
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    This is probably the worst game Blizzard has released. Even if the game was better the servers are total trash. I play for a couple of days and each time the same stuff happens, I'm disconnected 500 times per day. The campaign is pretty poor, there is almost no reference to other parts of the game nor the story does say anything about what happened to Tyrael or other members of the AngirisThis is probably the worst game Blizzard has released. Even if the game was better the servers are total trash. I play for a couple of days and each time the same stuff happens, I'm disconnected 500 times per day. The campaign is pretty poor, there is almost no reference to other parts of the game nor the story does say anything about what happened to Tyrael or other members of the Angiris Council. If you count for more than one cinematic like it was in D3 and RoS then you will be disappointed too.
    The endgame is so boring. Compare it to PoE where the game is so much more challenging at any stage of the game. I must say that even though D3 was trash it was way better than this.

    I paid 100 euros for a poor-looking mount that is not even useful in the game (it's very messy to control and my rogue runs faster than the horse :P) and some battle pass that's not even live at the moment. When it comes to the game I will surely not come back... oh wait, and you get the wings of creator emote :D    … Expand
  30. stadnikov76
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    Absolutely not a ready-made game at an inadequate price. There are so many flaws in the game that I just spread my hands in surprise and bewilderment.
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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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