Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,078 out of 8271
  2. Mixed: 427 out of 8271
  3. Negative: 6,766 out of 8271

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  1. hax3r405
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Thank you dev's, for giving us the much needed season 1 patch with the nerfs for sorcerers! We really needed that. Thought my def was waaaaay to strong and my dps was overpowered too. And not only for sorcs you did it all the way across the board. BTW this major sarcasm! Thanks for killing a game with nerfs and not listening to your player base. Could of used a lot of buffs this season,Thank you dev's, for giving us the much needed season 1 patch with the nerfs for sorcerers! We really needed that. Thought my def was waaaaay to strong and my dps was overpowered too. And not only for sorcs you did it all the way across the board. BTW this major sarcasm! Thanks for killing a game with nerfs and not listening to your player base. Could of used a lot of buffs this season, but nope you killed the game. I'm not even playing season one unless you come out with another patch changing your garbage and going the opposite way.… Expand
  2. Tsyuko
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I gave it 9 at first. And up to lvl 70 I still think it can be 9. But endgame is not good.

    Positives: Good story with nice dark atmosphere. Great core gameplay and graphics. Negatives: Repetitive annoying dungeon objectives. Renown - once its acceptable, cant imagine doing it again. Its gives me WoW Chorelands vibes and that is not good(PTSD trigger). Devs are very fast on nerfing    I gave it 9 at first. And up to lvl 70 I still think it can be 9. But endgame is not good.

    Positives: Good story with nice dark atmosphere. Great core gameplay and graphics.

    Negatives: Repetitive annoying dungeon objectives. Renown - once its acceptable, cant imagine doing it again. Its gives me WoW Chorelands vibes and that is not good(PTSD trigger). Devs are very fast on nerfing stuff (like mob density in dungeons) but very slow on buffing stuff like higher nightmare dungeons XP gain. Inventory and stash space are terrible and will not be fixed even in season 1. Levelling above 80 feels more like Vanila WoW than ARPG. Drops are also terrible. Did not get single upgrade for like 15 hours. If seasons are anything like this there is zero chance I will play them. Full respec price (talents+paragon) is crazy expensive. I have 40 mill gold and I could fully respec like twice. Which means I cant experiment with my own builds. Have to copy some tested build from the internet and even then have to think twice.

    I also dont like paid cosmetic battlepass being exclusive to seasons - first you pay for it, then you have to grind it for 80 hours and on top of that you have to create new character for it. Like what? OW2 has seasonal battlepass which starts and ends with ranked season and yet you can grind it in unranked. No game with paid battlepass forces you to play one specific mode.

    This game has huge potential. Like in my original 9/10 review - it can get there. Question is when and if. Right now its like 2 games in one. First one (story+early endgame up to 70 or even 75lvl) is fine. Endgame (80+) is just terrible. Does not respect your time and effort, is repetitive and hollow.

    EDIT2: OK, 1.1 patch is up, read the patchnotes, played the game. They somehow downgraded the whole game. Now there is the biggest d**k in the salad. Stinks like WoW BfA and SL. Devs vision is terrible. Game over.    … Expand
  3. FkyuBlzard
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The worst game ever, loser logic and idiot nerf ALL THE TIME! I am so shame to bought this peice of **** screw you all D4 team.
  4. chaosgrid
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The developers of this game decided that anything the players find to be good, needs to be removed. The methodology here was to make the game as grindy and slow as possible, instead of letting people ENJOY the game. The recent patch honestly provoked me to write this after about 100 hrs of gameplay. The game is out of touch with the players, it's not very fun, the endgame is superThe developers of this game decided that anything the players find to be good, needs to be removed. The methodology here was to make the game as grindy and slow as possible, instead of letting people ENJOY the game. The recent patch honestly provoked me to write this after about 100 hrs of gameplay. The game is out of touch with the players, it's not very fun, the endgame is super lacking, and I didn't really care much at all about the plot. The ending was super lackluster and nothing about this experience felt rewarding and what they had left in grinding lvls or item hunting, is fully throttled and actively tweaked on the whim. If players find something that works, again, they patch it out because you can't have any classes designed to actually do well in this game. I can turn on Diablo 2 and replay it anytime, and have more fun, than anything offered by this brand new version. It's total crap.

    Look at my boy, look what they did to my boy!    … Expand
  5. Noname48491974
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Do not buy this game if you haven't already. Diablo 4 is a broken joke. Still broken quests, glitches, bait and switches with their patching. Another game focused on grabbing cash instead a consistent, satisfied player base.
  6. dragongodoffire
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game developers touted a live service; with the most recent patch they have revealed how disconnected they are with the game and left a large portion of their player base with a bad taste.

    There have been overarching problems with the quality of life such as storage space deficits, oversights to obvious exploitable content (pvp seeds are one example), and other issues that just make    The game developers touted a live service; with the most recent patch they have revealed how disconnected they are with the game and left a large portion of their player base with a bad taste.

    There have been overarching problems with the quality of life such as storage space deficits, oversights to obvious exploitable content (pvp seeds are one example), and other issues that just make this game feel awful (unnecessarily long after death explosions, cold enchanted cc chains, etc.)

    These last two have been addressed very recently, but it cements the fact that THEY HAVE NO FORESIGHT TO COMMON SENSE ISSUES. This is likely to be the theme moving forward and further supports the feeling that everyone keeps stating: This is just another beta test.    … Expand
  7. kaider4
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    blizz...what are you doing. Update was a slap to the face after keeping up hope they would improve the game....there were alot of red flags from initial purchase but was blinded by the excitement that diablo 4 was finally releasing. Way to go blizz and diablo 4 dev team.
    Going to try POE now.
  8. windmeup
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Terrible game. There was already no end game to speak of, with terrible itemization. Instead of fixing the problems they nerfed everything into the ground, made multiplayer pointless, and added limitations to reduce the speed in which you can get through their **** game. To them, "Fixing the endgame" was just ensuring that nobody wants to get there in the first place... nice development strategy.
  9. mithie
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 ruined any hype there was for season 1. I’ll come back in a few seasons to see if anything’s changed. I don’t understand why Blizzard doesn’t want people to have fun. It’s kind of the point of a video game
  10. GTSimmo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Dev hyped up season 1 since launch only to heavy nerf the game to the ground days before the season landed with ZERO quality of life update. "Lets fix a sluggish repetitive gameplay by making characters hit for less, take more dmg from mobs and earn less xp across the board, that'll extend gameplay! Oh people are complaining sorc are weak? Hold my beer while I nerf it some more. That'llDev hyped up season 1 since launch only to heavy nerf the game to the ground days before the season landed with ZERO quality of life update. "Lets fix a sluggish repetitive gameplay by making characters hit for less, take more dmg from mobs and earn less xp across the board, that'll extend gameplay! Oh people are complaining sorc are weak? Hold my beer while I nerf it some more. That'll show em!" Previously, the dev responded to the season controversy of new diablo players by responding with "don't worry your character can still be played on the eternal realm" only to turn around and make it so it's unplayable just before the season starts. Really disgraceful and deceptive practice by the Devs.… Expand
  11. Dekzter
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Super slow and grindy just for the sake of being grindy. And the Patch 1.1 changes have made it even worse. Just awful.
  12. Citizenfunk
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I have never seen a studio that hates their players as much as Blizzard. This is the first time that I uninstalled a game due to completely absurd patch notes. It is so outlandish, so out of touch that it is honestly just comical at this point.

    They do not want you to play their game. They only want you to buy it.
  13. Celticlasm
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Already unhappy that they made it online only - when they have server problems, it means you don't get to play their $70-$90 game. The team didn't take ANYTHING learned from Diablo 3, and instead of giving you an aRPG power fantasy, you get a game of constant nerfs and game "fixes" that ultimately seem in place purely to slow player progression artificially, and thus, make their gameAlready unhappy that they made it online only - when they have server problems, it means you don't get to play their $70-$90 game. The team didn't take ANYTHING learned from Diablo 3, and instead of giving you an aRPG power fantasy, you get a game of constant nerfs and game "fixes" that ultimately seem in place purely to slow player progression artificially, and thus, make their game appear to have more replayability. The copious loot you could find in previous titles is now scarce, upgrading your gear ends by level 70 at best, and the unique artifacts in the game are laughably garbage. They DID make a massive map, but then wasted it on having the same mobs literally everywhere, so you don't *feel* like it's a massive map - the same generic setting of desert, jungle swamp, or forest spread over the map. I hate having spent money on this game.… Expand
  14. XerXi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game started so well in the beta, but every patch afterwards just makes it more boring and tedious to play. The 1.1 patch is just the last straw. Hopefully this is playable in a few years.
  15. frank796
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard does not care for it's player base, nor does it want them to have fun. The latest patch proves it. They nerfed everything, but did not address the bigger issues like lack of stash space, being able to respec easily, terrible uniques / lack of diversity in itemization, etc. They didn't even fix the memory leak issue affecting the game a month after it's release. Many high endBlizzard does not care for it's player base, nor does it want them to have fun. The latest patch proves it. They nerfed everything, but did not address the bigger issues like lack of stash space, being able to respec easily, terrible uniques / lack of diversity in itemization, etc. They didn't even fix the memory leak issue affecting the game a month after it's release. Many high end computers will experience stutter and freeze.… Expand
  16. catimusprime
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game was mediocre when released but patch 1.1.0 made the game miserable to play. D3 might have been a mindless casual shell of a Diablo game, but at least it was fun to play for a week or two every few months because it rewarded you for playing instead of D4 which almost punishes you for playing.
  17. Donutdoughnut
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Of awful media I have consumed I've never been so spurred to action like Diablo 4 has made me. I had been struggling to find the fun in the game for awhile and just found it literally yesterday when I figured that legenday aspects were a fundamental part of progression. Aaaand post patch I am dealing less damage and take far more damage.

    Blizzard has continued to hone the "how to    Of awful media I have consumed I've never been so spurred to action like Diablo 4 has made me. I had been struggling to find the fun in the game for awhile and just found it literally yesterday when I figured that legenday aspects were a fundamental part of progression. Aaaand post patch I am dealing less damage and take far more damage.

    Blizzard has continued to hone the "how to lengthen player interaction" idea to an extreme at this point. This game is no longer a power fantasy where you are smashing the minions of hell, you're too busy tp'ing back to town to refill your health potions after every fight with a random mob to be able to fantasize about anything.    … Expand
  18. Weazerdogg
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    AWESOME game!! I've been playing Diablo since the first and this game is phenomenal. The artwork is spot on, the classes are very good. People need to study some old school RPG history, these negative reviews haven't a clue. Every class isn't a cake walk, which is what they want, sometimes you have to have some critical thinking skills to succeed. Every one wants UBER loot on everyAWESOME game!! I've been playing Diablo since the first and this game is phenomenal. The artwork is spot on, the classes are very good. People need to study some old school RPG history, these negative reviews haven't a clue. Every class isn't a cake walk, which is what they want, sometimes you have to have some critical thinking skills to succeed. Every one wants UBER loot on every drop, not how it works.… Expand
  19. Vittix
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. These devs have nerfed all the fun out of the game. Go play PoE or BG when it comes out. Game is horrible. They invalidate your build and don't give you a replacement.… Expand
  20. Moridin716
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Been a huge fan of the Diablo franchise since the first installment, and have never stopped playing them over the years. Diablo 4 was already missing the endgame content and loot progression aspects of it's predecessors and felt like a game still in development to begin with. However, patch 1.1 notes for Season 1 are absolutely abysmal and are simply slowing down the game and making allBeen a huge fan of the Diablo franchise since the first installment, and have never stopped playing them over the years. Diablo 4 was already missing the endgame content and loot progression aspects of it's predecessors and felt like a game still in development to begin with. However, patch 1.1 notes for Season 1 are absolutely abysmal and are simply slowing down the game and making all classes weaker, mechanics clunkier, and the game more frustrating just to slow people down and prevent them from realizing how little there is to do at higher levels. People should not spend their money on this game until the developers realize how poor their insight is for what their playerbase desires in the game.… Expand
  21. Brainache
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    A decent, albeit short campaign, unfortunately marred by a massively lopsided and unnecessary PVP and a woeful end-game grind that has been specifically curated to be just that, apparently for the longevity of the game itself. Just as the influencers start to showcase some builds that work, along comes the nerf hammer so it now feels like an unpleasant chore. It was fun for a very briefA decent, albeit short campaign, unfortunately marred by a massively lopsided and unnecessary PVP and a woeful end-game grind that has been specifically curated to be just that, apparently for the longevity of the game itself. Just as the influencers start to showcase some builds that work, along comes the nerf hammer so it now feels like an unpleasant chore. It was fun for a very brief moment but now it’s a mess with a pointless season and an aimless direction other than to stretch as much out of the content as possible. While all the focus has been on endless re tweaking, the abundance of quality of life necessities that are required, sadly, remain unaddressed.… Expand
  22. Jaruseleh
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Hey Blizzard, you already f***ed up Overwatch. Maybe don't do that with Diablo, eh?
  23. BuffSorc
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    if you looking game ;
    optimization issues,
    weak charecter power isue,
    repetitive,
    also when bugged the game , some peoples get the uniq shako headres developers nothing to do them no reroll server no apology,no anything.......deserve to 0 star
  24. Diablo4istrash
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game was pretty boring before the patch, now I have zero desire to play. How about making your game fun? Also, I would really like to know who decided it was a good change to increases the leave dungeon timer to 5 seconds. What a joke.
  25. coconutcyclone
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard hates fun. Blizzard hates it's own player base. Don't give them money.
  26. jdw23
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game had promise on launch, but the first large patch is so bad that I doubt I will ever play again… Expand
  27. tdrobinson89
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Enjoyed the game at launch but no longer worth playing. The devs don't listen to the player base at all and can only assume have never actually played the game. With the 1.1 patch they just nailed the coffin shut ruining 100's of hours of grinding for tons of players. Don't waste your money or time on this game
  28. aurelius420420
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Was great before the season 1 patch thought the game could just get better. Thought they'd buff sorc survivability and leave it's damage alone. Ruined my favorite class. Ruined the game already.
  29. emmex24
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Boring endgame, Boring Season Content, low mob density, bad itemization, feeling of progression is lost etc. … instead of improving the endgame Blizzard just slows the progression. Latest patch is a joke…from goty to unplayable before Season 1 even starts.
  30. autoentropy
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard never fails to remove any fun from a game. The game started great and with multiple updates they ruined it. Instead of adding new good content they destroyed balancing and gave us boring items.
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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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