Diablo IV

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2.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8271 Ratings

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  1. Tyreneous
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    Yet another failed game from Blizzard Entertainment. It's so woke and full of every check list trash game out there. Be sure to stack nothing but vulnerable as that covers every damage and increases it unrealistically. If you want a challenge be sure to exclude that however the ones that exploit it will mow everything down leaving you in the dust if you was to play with anyone. It's beyondYet another failed game from Blizzard Entertainment. It's so woke and full of every check list trash game out there. Be sure to stack nothing but vulnerable as that covers every damage and increases it unrealistically. If you want a challenge be sure to exclude that however the ones that exploit it will mow everything down leaving you in the dust if you was to play with anyone. It's beyond unbalanced and STILL doesn't compete with Diablo 2 in any way. The ideas behind it are cool. The open world is cool. The graphics and sounds are cool but the mechanics are just trash. My friend bought this for me and I wish he hadn't wasted his money on it because I'm not going to play this. I absolutely refuse to buy any Blizzard games anymore because they all just suck. There's no original team involved and their games simply do not amount up to what the old team was able to do. They simply SUCK SUCK SUCK. I wish I could refund this game for my friend so he could get his 100 bucks back. So disappointed and I advise you all to not even bother unless you like having your hand held by some woke crowd. Get real! I'm over it. Never buying a Blizz game again and Diablo 2 was my obsession. Their remake is good. They still can't produce anything that beats it and it was the old team that produced it. Good job getting rid of your real gold diggers because now all yall pulling up is coal. I could scream.....… Expand
  2. Rapter316
    Jul 13, 2023
    10
    This game is amazing, took the best of the previous games and made a better product. The people writing negative reviews have clearly never played a Diablo game before, complaining that once you beat the story it's just more of the same, grinding for better gear. Yeah, no **** it's a Diablo game.
  3. CnPx98
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    The level scaling made the game extremely easy and boring. I never felt like I was getting more powerful and every encounter felt the same. The hole game felt like a boring grind fest and every interesting part took 10 to 20 hours to get to. The main focus was clearly quantity isntead of quality. The hole game has been focused around wasting your time instead of making the content fun.The level scaling made the game extremely easy and boring. I never felt like I was getting more powerful and every encounter felt the same. The hole game felt like a boring grind fest and every interesting part took 10 to 20 hours to get to. The main focus was clearly quantity isntead of quality. The hole game has been focused around wasting your time instead of making the content fun. Don't waste your time with this. Just another cash grab from act blizz.… Expand
  4. nightchopper
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    Total disaster. It's not worth a penny. Just say good-bye good old nerdy blizz.
  5. Hazzh
    Jul 13, 2023
    4
    Feels like an early access game for 70 bucks. Its almost unplayable due to the lags, half the features are missing and apparently it takes 4 months to increase bank space, having to use the mount is nightmare fuel, items and paragon boards are boring, uniques are way too rare, open world content is useless, half the stats are not working correctly. Blizzard apparently has learned nothingFeels like an early access game for 70 bucks. Its almost unplayable due to the lags, half the features are missing and apparently it takes 4 months to increase bank space, having to use the mount is nightmare fuel, items and paragon boards are boring, uniques are way too rare, open world content is useless, half the stats are not working correctly. Blizzard apparently has learned nothing from D2 and D3 because they are making the same mistakes over and over again.
    The combat is decent though, so this could be a good game in 2 years.    … Expand
  6. mininova
    Jul 13, 2023
    2
    Terrible itemisation, bad skill trees and designs, only 6 skill slots, lack of sense of progression, scaling is utter cancer, no runewords, lack of community feel as promised, lack of balance.

    This should be the last diablo game. Let it die in peace, cause blizzard is truly incompetent. They only chase money and they flex about it so much it couldnt be obvious.
  7. Syogrus
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    Resumen del gameplay: Stun, stun, congelado, stun, stun y muerto. Corre a donde habías muerto a ver si... ah pero te pensabas que ahora sí ibas a pasar esa zona? ya quisieras, ahí te quedas congelado de nuevo y para el cementerio otra vez que ya estabas tardando.
  8. fatehasfans
    Jul 13, 2023
    5
    Really hate to say it but D4 is a well-dressed mobile game designed to waste your time while emptying your pocket.

    Those 'developers' over at Blizz are nothing but lawyers and accountants with ponytails, they look at the best money-making models and employ them over a pretty aesthetic then drive it home with heavy marketing. But why should they stop when according to the figures it    Really hate to say it but D4 is a well-dressed mobile game designed to waste your time while emptying your pocket.

    Those 'developers' over at Blizz are nothing but lawyers and accountants with ponytails, they look at the best money-making models and employ them over a pretty aesthetic then drive it home with heavy marketing. But why should they stop when according to the figures it works?

    Anyway back to review:

    5/10 ..avoid.    … Expand
  9. Pimmitfox
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    Revising my score from 1 to zero.

    Incredibly ordinary. Level scaling is terrible. How can you have this feature in an ARPG? Absolute deal breaker for me. Blizzard continues to make decisions that stand in direct opposition to what is fun for me as a gamer. Also, I'm sorry, I do not like the PC stuff going on with the body types. So not only have you killed the power fantasy with level    Revising my score from 1 to zero.

    Incredibly ordinary. Level scaling is terrible. How can you have this feature in an ARPG? Absolute deal breaker for me. Blizzard continues to make decisions that stand in direct opposition to what is fun for me as a gamer. Also, I'm sorry, I do not like the PC stuff going on with the body types. So not only have you killed the power fantasy with level scaling, you have forced players into playing obese characters? There is hardly any choice here which is not really unusual for blizzard. Unfortunately, they used to have better judgment and understanding of their player base. It's amazing to me how far this company has fallen. There are more satisfying titles out there by companies who care and want to earn your loyalty. Blizzard doesn't care about anything at all anymore except pleasing their shareholders. Garbage fire.    … Expand
  10. DaPeeg
    Jul 12, 2023
    2
    Here's my two cents (well, $100).

    If you are having the D4 blues, try a little game on Steam called "Last Epoch." It's everything D4 should have been and isn't. Great progression and leveling. You feel powerful but challenged. Deep and wide skill trees and great loot diversity. Can change builds in the same mastery easily. Unlimited stash space. I have 130 hours in and am just starting.    Here's my two cents (well, $100).

    If you are having the D4 blues, try a little game on Steam called "Last Epoch." It's everything D4 should have been and isn't. Great progression and leveling. You feel powerful but challenged. Deep and wide skill trees and great loot diversity. Can change builds in the same mastery easily. Unlimited stash space. I have 130 hours in and am just starting. It's still beta but quite polished. Constantly rewarding.

    I have played them all: four Diablos, POE, Grim Dawn, Remnant, Outriders, Fate, Titan Quest, Torchlight, Destiny 2, Division 1 and 2, on and on. I know what I'm talking about.

    Hope they can fix D4. I was really expecting so much more.    … Expand
  11. ZloyRoy
    Jul 12, 2023
    2
    I do not understand how it was possible to release the fourth part and leave all the best that was in the third part in the third. Diablo 4 is not a game, it's a game layout where only nightmare dungeons are content types and there is nothing else to do there. You must go through 250 dungeons to upgrade your character from level 85 to 100.
    Diablo 3 was a game about builds. We wanted to    I do not understand how it was possible to release the fourth part and leave all the best that was in the third part in the third. Diablo 4 is not a game, it's a game layout where only nightmare dungeons are content types and there is nothing else to do there. You must go through 250 dungeons to upgrade your character from level 85 to 100.
    Diablo 3 was a game about builds. We wanted to play with all the characters and all the builds. It's all taken here. I am sure that 90% of players will not level even one character and quit the game. It's boring, it's unprincipled, it's bad, it's 2 points maximum. Blizzard can do nothing more than squeeze money out of thin air.    … Expand
  12. Netleren
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    My first acquaintance with Diablo universe happened back in 1998 when my brother brought Diablo at our home – we liked this game since for its super atmosphere, music, story and gameplay. Diablo 2 was a little different but still we quickly loved it for many improvements compared to its processor. We were really hoping Diablo 3 will improve many things from Diablo 2 and will bring evenMy first acquaintance with Diablo universe happened back in 1998 when my brother brought Diablo at our home – we liked this game since for its super atmosphere, music, story and gameplay. Diablo 2 was a little different but still we quickly loved it for many improvements compared to its processor. We were really hoping Diablo 3 will improve many things from Diablo 2 and will bring even more new stuff but it did not happen – that game completely destroyed not only the story of original games and became horrible step backward. After such failure and many others from Blizzard I did not expect anything good from Diablo 4 and I was right by doing this.
    Story: It’s horrible even after Diablo 3 it still horrible. Dialogs, narration, characters, everything is bad. I don’t know who wrote dialogs and the whole story but it so stupid, primitive and unlogic. When I was playing I did not care about what was going on – you just cannot care for such soulless characters and story at all. Many in-game cinematics are just pathetic and even main antagonist Lilith brought only one feeling from me – disgust.
    Gameplay: this is where the game failed so hard. The gameplay is repetitive, monotone, easy and boring. Developers did not even bother to bring some new mechanics into the game. Monsters are easy to kill and do not bring you any challenge despite the difficulty level. Whole game you will have to make same activities over and over again in hopes of getting new legendary item. Many dungeons look absolutely the same and looks like developers did not even bother with its design. Besides you just cannot make game interesting when you have to kill your mouse with 2 spells when other 4 spells have 20-45 seconds cooldown.
    Character development: you level up and get new skills from talent tree but very-very soon you realize there is no choice in talent tree and it is only an illusion – there is no diversity in character build. The only thing you will care and will make you stronger – items but not just items – only legendries since other categories exist just for nothing and on higher levels you will just ignore them.
    Atmosphere: developers tried to bring dark atmosphere from Diablo and Diablo 2 but succeed only partially. The game does not look so cartoonish like Diablo 3 but still it is not even close to the first two games. The world itself is empty and does not create a feeling of fear and helplessness. You could see the developers was in a hurry and many things in the world made poorly or not made at all.
    Graphic: it’s ok but nothing outstanding. Still it brings very big resemblance to Diablo 3 which in my opinion is nothing good. The character looks ugly as hell you just cannot even crate normal looking man/woman.
    Audio: it is quite bad since you will spend almost whole your time in the gray mass of monsters on your screen you just cannot highlight anything good in it. If you think I forgot about music, I did not – there is none here, something playing in dungeons, cities and fields but most of time you just cannot say it is even existing.
    The last two nails on the coffer are monetization and many bugs in the game.
    Diablo 4 has nothing common with Diablo and Diablo 2 – you cannot even call this game Diablo anymore – it looks like Diablo Immortal 2.0. If you ever loved Diablo and Diablo 2 stay away from this horrible game made by lazy and greedy people from Blizzard – believe me when developers who does not care what are they are doing, does not care about world they are using and developers who are lazy as hell and cares only for money – you cannot get anything normal game from them (I just even cannot say good).    … Expand
  13. XabiMetralla
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    People are too generous, so I'm going to be a bit more difficult, the game has no final game content and the system of seasons is very bad. The first season will last less than three months, so they force you to play from the beginning every three months, it seems to me an obsolete game mechanic and those who are not going to play the seasons, we are left with a very scarce content,People are too generous, so I'm going to be a bit more difficult, the game has no final game content and the system of seasons is very bad. The first season will last less than three months, so they force you to play from the beginning every three months, it seems to me an obsolete game mechanic and those who are not going to play the seasons, we are left with a very scarce content, compared to Lost Ark. This game lacks content looks like an Alfa, very few classes, repetitive dungeons, very few strengths, we do not have a hell, they left the land prepared for cobranes by DLCS, I see it coming.

    And very few original ideas I do not understand how the number one company in the world makes such a mediocre game, they could strive a little more. It shows that they are closing to the benefits due to the purchase of Microsoft    … Expand
  14. rot5000
    Jul 12, 2023
    6
    Loved the campaign. Hate the trading, loot and the level scaling. Played till 70 and then i got very very very bored.
  15. islesofurth
    Jul 12, 2023
    2
    The game that everyone hoped would bring blizzard back into the industry. Proved they have no idea what fans want & are no longer capable of creating quality content.

    Pros: - Good for cross-play - Play how you want - mostly Cons: - Skills are directly copied from previous games but made worse. - Paragon system is included as part of the leveling instead of when you reach max    The game that everyone hoped would bring blizzard back into the industry. Proved they have no idea what fans want & are no longer capable of creating quality content.

    Pros:
    - Good for cross-play
    - Play how you want - mostly

    Cons:
    - Skills are directly copied from previous games but made worse.
    - Paragon system is included as part of the leveling instead of when you reach max level.
    - Story/Campaign is very poorly done & even more poorly connects itself to the other games.
    - No storage space, you need to share 4 stash tabs between 10 characters, gems use one, aspects use at least one. So that leaves you with only 2 tabs for 9 other characters....
    - Lacking detailed information for EVERYTHING. this game is all about min maxing, but it does not give you any information of what skills do what, or affected by what & how.
    - Little to no options in character cosmetics unless you spend real money. Few in-game unlocks are actually different.
    -side quests are not shared, This is a huge problem when playing with a friend & doing multiple side quests. You pop in & out of instances to one another unless you both match each side quest chains progress.
    - BUGS... OMG... The worst are all related to pathfinding.
    Kinda makes you think they didn't even use a basic A* logic.

    Sadly I know there will be an expansion & I am sure many of the problems will eventually get addressed.
    But I will not return to the game. It was wrong to release such a mess of a game to begin with.    … Expand
  16. Shelltox
    Jul 11, 2023
    1
    a complete waste of time. all very same and without any interest. truly annoying.
  17. flappypappus
    Jul 11, 2023
    6
    If I had to briefly describe Diablo IV, I would summarize it as "Diablo 3 with window dressing".

    My biggest beef with the game is the always online part. Not as in "oh you have to be connected to the internet", but "you can't pause the game like you can't pause World of Warcraft and there will be people running around the maps with you". WTF, Blizz? I like the danger of being alone,    If I had to briefly describe Diablo IV, I would summarize it as "Diablo 3 with window dressing".

    My biggest beef with the game is the always online part. Not as in "oh you have to be connected to the internet", but "you can't pause the game like you can't pause World of Warcraft and there will be people running around the maps with you".

    WTF, Blizz? I like the danger of being alone, isolated, and not running into Captain Fancypants on his shiny horse blasting everything around me while fighting mobs.

    Back to the game in general, though, besides the cutscenes (always gorgeous), and the likely better graphics, I think someone could've modded D3 and basically made this. It's got so many re-used sounds, enemies, skills, etc. from past Diablos; and it does make some sense.

    It would've been nice to make the dialogue be more affective towards the actual game instead of the static way it's always been. Throw a few choices in that get your boons or penalties from people based on how you respond, etc.

    Small caveat: I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm already pretty bored and just rushing through it now to finish it up. I can't imagine getting this far and then suddenly the game becomes entirely different and redeems itself. It's fun like the old Diablo games were fun. In the grindy, re-hashed, re-skinned, regurgitated gameplay that I played over 20 years ago. Newcomers will probably like it a lot, but that's why Diablo was a hit in the first place.

    Edit: Oh and I just got to the boss where a full 1/3 of the room was basically unusable because of a wall that blocks your isometric view. Wonderful planning, Blizz...

    And now some demons are stuck behind an impassable hellfire barrier and I can't kill them, but I need to kill them to progress.

    Update: So I finally beat the end boss, but I had to do it twice. Immediately after the last fight, I looted and got disconnected. Because of the change in the way quest saving works due to the always online bit, I had to do it all over again. I did not get two full loot drops.

    I have no great desire to continue playing. I tried a Tree of Whispers run and got some useless yellows and started a new character. But nothing is really pulling me back, and I feel this will game go by the wayside in my library.    … Expand
  18. Madtokker25178
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    Was it really that hard to make the world boss available to everyone? How do you think I should get on it if I'm constantly at work when the world boss appears?
    Why couldn't it be taken and done like in WoW? Stupid developers!
    The horse constantly crashes into invisible walls. Moving the cursor to the edge of the monitor to pick up speed is also an idea of superintelligence... And of    Was it really that hard to make the world boss available to everyone? How do you think I should get on it if I'm constantly at work when the world boss appears?
    Why couldn't it be taken and done like in WoW? Stupid developers!
    The horse constantly crashes into invisible walls. Moving the cursor to the edge of the monitor to pick up speed is also an idea of superintelligence...
    And of course, a place in the cache .... Really it was impossible to make more tabs? What are you smoking there?    … Expand
  19. hallfrom
    Jul 11, 2023
    1
    The game came out in a very bad state. Non-working skills, disgusting balance, complicity in exploitation.
    The next solutions to problems are not earlier than 4-6 months.
    The price of the game is clearly too high.
  20. DreadLordAvatar
    Jul 11, 2023
    0
    I've been playing RPGs since the early 90's starting with Ultima Underworld. Played D1/2/3 for decades now. Huge fan of PoE. Was extremely excited for D4, a MMOARPG, only played Server Slam but it was ok, played up to lvl 20, still had high hopes that the beta was just barebones scraps and that the full game would be way improved and the real deal. The 4 days of early access was prettyI've been playing RPGs since the early 90's starting with Ultima Underworld. Played D1/2/3 for decades now. Huge fan of PoE. Was extremely excited for D4, a MMOARPG, only played Server Slam but it was ok, played up to lvl 20, still had high hopes that the beta was just barebones scraps and that the full game would be way improved and the real deal. The 4 days of early access was pretty fun, worth it just to experience and explore a new Diablo world over the weekend. Completed campaign, very painful experience, skipped all the insufferable dialog. Server performance was solid, amazing graphics and wonderful music. Once public launch, servers died and unstable. Now over a week of playing and gaining more knowledge of the game and what it offers, I’ve lost all interest, doing quests and dungeons is just absolutely boring, same garbage over and over. Items are boring, gem mods are boring, everything that made items in D2 great is again completely missing in D4. Diablo doesn't even show up in the game, like what? Character leveling is a drag, no feelings of power improvements, level 1 is the same as level 100, very slow xp gain. Skill tree is very basic (zero build depth), Paragon board is a joke (zero build variety depth). The map world is huge but it looks all the same everywhere, no notable monuments or land features in any part of the world. Very disappointing game in the end. Diablo 4 is a very misleading product, no Diablo in game, plays worse than D3 and D2, Blizzard lied to everyone. Longevity and fun factor are the true measures of a successful ARPG and D4 totally fails at both. I had to downgrade my rating from a 2 to a 0. D4 ís the absolute worst ARPG game of all time. Blizzard makes garbage games now, what a shame.… Expand
  21. hattan1
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Many bugs that still haven't been fixed, and not very fun gameplay. Maybe get on sale for the campaign.
  22. J--K
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Bli$$ard just needs money, this game is literally raw. Do not buy this game, its a lame!!!!
  23. cylentstorm
    Jul 10, 2023
    6
    The fourth mainline entry in Blizzard's series of demon-thwacking lootfests is finally here. Unfortunately, it plays and looks like an expanded version of Diablo Immortal--which is a dull F2P Mobile MMO with heavy microtransactions and no soul.

    Cool cinematics, atmospheric environments, a moody soundtrack, and that classic addictive game loop fail to rise above the heavy focus on dull    The fourth mainline entry in Blizzard's series of demon-thwacking lootfests is finally here. Unfortunately, it plays and looks like an expanded version of Diablo Immortal--which is a dull F2P Mobile MMO with heavy microtransactions and no soul.

    Cool cinematics, atmospheric environments, a moody soundtrack, and that classic addictive game loop fail to rise above the heavy focus on dull meta builds, uneven design quality, and technical issues. Diablo IV does nothing new, but it CAN be kinda fun with friends...and copious amounts of alcohol.    … Expand
  24. Honesti
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    I made this account just to give Diablo 4 an honest review so hopefully others avoid the same mistake of purchasing. Early on the game seems decent, but it progressively gets more boring. Previously Diablo games had end game activities to keep us logging on and playing. This game has nothing going for it at end game. I've seen people calling it Vendor Simulator 4 and this makes a lot ofI made this account just to give Diablo 4 an honest review so hopefully others avoid the same mistake of purchasing. Early on the game seems decent, but it progressively gets more boring. Previously Diablo games had end game activities to keep us logging on and playing. This game has nothing going for it at end game. I've seen people calling it Vendor Simulator 4 and this makes a lot of sense. You spend more time running between monsters, reviewing your loot and vendoring it than actually fighting monsters.

    The game is also live service and Blizzard recently ignored 142 exploiters who basically cheated the game to get uber uniques. Their response was extremely disappointing. It was along the lines of "we know who cheated and how many, but this time there will be no punishment, perhaps next time we'll do something if it happened again". This allows their streamer partners and whoever else they are protecting to retain godlike items for the remainder of the game. I decided to uninstall at this point because Blizzard lost integrity and didn't keep the playing field fair for the rest of us.    … Expand
  25. czlowiek488
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made 311 hours in the game. After this time I think it's just stupid, I was so happy to get 100 level on my Necro but after another 100 hours I couldnt find anything else for me. This game is overpriced, season 1 is gonna add content for one week which should be already in the game.
    I can't believe this game was developed more than 2 years.
    Microsoft please hurry up with buying blizzard, the doom has already began.    … Expand
  26. Teremius
    Jul 10, 2023
    10
    I've read many bad reviews and some very different opinions among communities. So I thought
    I would give it a try and decide for myself. Diablo 4 is really good, nice mechanics, awesome graphics and atmosphere, top quality dubbing and the story is great and compelling. I got very tired of this genre in the last year and a half, but now I'm having so much fun again! I've read bad reviews    I've read many bad reviews and some very different opinions among communities. So I thought
    I would give it a try and decide for myself. Diablo 4 is really good, nice mechanics, awesome graphics and atmosphere, top quality dubbing and the story is great and compelling. I got very tired of this genre in the last year and a half, but now I'm having so much fun again! I've read bad reviews because of lag, but I didn't experience it at all. I think that if in the few next seasons we will see contents like: infinite dungeons depth, pve/pvp leaderboards with prizes at the end of the season and some more choices in the skill tree to personalize the build, this game could be at the top for a very long time. If Blizzard treats this game with respect in a year or less it will be amazing. Remember every product in this age comes out with flaws, look at Cyberpunk how bad it was received at the start and how perfect it is today. This is the next gen of arpg, there is some work to do but the basis on which the game will be built are solid and interesting. And I think and hope that the competition that will come from this game alone will be very beneficial to the genre which has stalled for quite some time at this point.    … Expand
  27. Done_with_MMOs
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    Blizzard marketed an experience. Within 24 hours of launch they nerfed so much that their marketing was a lie. Streamers were selling the gaming experience to gamers. Gamers thought they were buying that experience. So nerfs for weeks. By the second week with the Nightmare XP nerf everyone I knew who was playing quit. The game made me depressed. It just plays that way. By the time thereBlizzard marketed an experience. Within 24 hours of launch they nerfed so much that their marketing was a lie. Streamers were selling the gaming experience to gamers. Gamers thought they were buying that experience. So nerfs for weeks. By the second week with the Nightmare XP nerf everyone I knew who was playing quit. The game made me depressed. It just plays that way. By the time there were any buffs I was too depressed being chained to a game that I am supposed to like for it to matter.

    I played until lvl 100. The next day they released the name of their 1st Season. Malignant. I was triggered, my dad died of lung cancer when I was 21 after his cancer became malignant and I was his 24-7 at home care giver. I saw malignant. I left a comment on their advertisement, "I hope many people are not triggered by the word malignant. *Face Palm* Might as well call it Stage 4 Cancer." I got a communications ban after that from XBOX. Better not have an opinion or any emotions when it comes to Blizzard's paycheck. I'm sure no one else connected the word malignant to common cancer deaths of their friends, family and heroes.

    Blizzard, it is personal now. I learned if you are going to play an MMO, preorder it otherwise you will miss out on the good game play. I learned no more Blizzard games. No more MMOs because they are all pay to play (micro-transactions) or over-repetitive life leeches. I've been playing MMOs for 23 years. MMOs cause stress they don't distress anymore. When you play an MMO you are working for the company for free. TTRPGs only for me. Because this will also be my last console after that uncalled for ban from XBOX. And this is how I am spending my 37th birthday morning. Seething, triggered by CPTSD.    … Expand
  28. royalguy07
    Jul 10, 2023
    9
    Diablo 4 is the latest installment from Blizzard in its long-running action looter RPG. Through all of Blizzard's issues Diablo still proves to be a best in genre showcase that's full of endless monsters, dungeons, and playstyles to enjoy.

    Life in Sanctuary is tough, no characters, families, farms, or towns are safe from the endless doom and gloom that is pervasive in this universe,    Diablo 4 is the latest installment from Blizzard in its long-running action looter RPG. Through all of Blizzard's issues Diablo still proves to be a best in genre showcase that's full of endless monsters, dungeons, and playstyles to enjoy.

    Life in Sanctuary is tough, no characters, families, farms, or towns are safe from the endless doom and gloom that is pervasive in this universe, there are no happy endings here. In typical Diablo fashion you play as a nameless "champion" of sorts who is on a journey to stop the impeding demon threat/apocalypse, this time in the form of Lilith, daughter of Mephisto. The story is typical genre fare, though delivered in some really inspired and beautifully rendered cutscenes. In particular, the final full CGI scene is breathtaking, and features a cool and satisfying conclusion to this portion of the story.

    Gameplay is fun and challenging, with many different options for encounters and playstyles. I played through the whole story as an arc/electric sorcerer, only switching towards the end to a firewall build that was much better. The action is quick and deadly, particle effects and gorgeous animations flash on the screen at a near constant rate during encounters. The game does feature some sharp difficulty spikes for sure, the main story is on average easier than the optional dungeons that are scattered throughout the world.

    Post main story the game does get pretty grindy. After reaching level 50 you stop receiving skill points and instead earn Paragon Points which incrementally boost your character and provide mostly passive benefits. For non hardcore fans of the game/genre most of the interest will wane after the main story is completed.

    All in all I never encountered a dull moment in my time rolling through the main story. The action and enemies are ever evolving and the loot and build structure of the lategame leads to endless opportunities for fun.

    Beat on world level 2 with a sorcerer, roughly 25 hours to finish the main story.    … Expand
  29. DaruosXIII
    Jul 10, 2023
    10
    Awesome game, gameplay and history.
    Im enjoying it so much, the atmosphere and graphics are spectacular!
  30. p0k3m0n
    Jul 9, 2023
    0
    This is early beta state product based on 13 years old tech engine. Refunded. I hope there will be major personnel changes at Blizzard after the Microsoft takeover.
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#24 Best PC Game of 2023
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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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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