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. Yournabu
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Fantastic patches and seasonal content
    Plenty to do for endgame
    Great class balancing
  2. klutchx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is trash now after the update. Had hopes in the beginning but it's been completely ruined by the nerfs and devs not listening to their overall player base on what needed to be changed. None of the QOL features have been added, and instead took everything else that made the game playable and burned it to the ground. I wish I could get a refund.
  3. deimosian
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Nerf all the fun. Put the fun in camps why don't you? What are you, funazis?
  4. Pargioth
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    boring endgame, nothing to do, bad qol. overall not fun game, wish i could refund.
  5. asfala
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    users' opinions are not reflected at all and only their opinions are injected without communication.
    intentions of the developers are not user-friendly and very malicious and hostile.
    They have no basic understanding of the genre of the games they make, and no endgame content Leveling up and farming have become meaningless in hack and slash games, so what more do we need to say? 유저들 의견    users' opinions are not reflected at all and only their opinions are injected without communication.
    intentions of the developers are not user-friendly and very malicious and hostile.
    They have no basic understanding of the genre of the games they make, and no endgame content
    Leveling up and farming have become meaningless in hack and slash games, so what more do we need to say?
    유저들 의견 전혀 반영안되고 자신들의 의견만을 주입시킨 소통없는 업데이트와 패치를 하며 우선순위가 무엇인지도 전혀 파악하지 못하는 운영에 유료 베타테스트 당하는 느낌..
    개발자들의 의도가 유저친화적이지 못하며 매우 악의적이고 적대적임. 자신들이 만든 게임의 장르에 대한 기본 이해조차 되어있지 않은 모습, 엔드게임 컨텐츠 없음. 핵앤슬래쉬 게임에서 레벨업과 파밍이 무의미 해졌는데 더이상 무슨 말이 필요한가?    … Expand
  6. SureiyaCR
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Any QoL update? Nop, there's not.
    Any resistance fix? Nop, there's not.
    Any coherent target farming? Nop, there's not.
  7. heney
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is boring, uninspired, bland. The developpers are completely out of touch with the community, and have no idea what makes an ARPG fun. Their obvious goal is to sell seasonal battle pass and cosmetics. Every single balancing decision is made to encourage this. Sell battle pass, sell cosmetics. This is the goal. We are missing every single quality of life feature present inThe game is boring, uninspired, bland. The developpers are completely out of touch with the community, and have no idea what makes an ARPG fun. Their obvious goal is to sell seasonal battle pass and cosmetics. Every single balancing decision is made to encourage this. Sell battle pass, sell cosmetics. This is the goal. We are missing every single quality of life feature present in previous Diablo titles (?!?!). Resistances, an integral, important part of any ARPG, are not working, and not getting fixed anytime soon. The stash has only 4 tabs, no search function (?!?). Respeccing is a chore as you need to imprint all your gear with new aspects, and have more aspects in case you'd like to revert back. Eternal realm characters completely nerfed to force players on the seasonal realm. I could go on, but in short, do NOT buy this game. You have been warned.… Expand
  8. Tjuuu
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!!
    "legendaries" are a poor substitute for uniques. So much of the fun of Diablo used to be building characters that used uniques in, well, unique ways. Hell, just finding one was great. Now I dont even get a jump in the heartbeat when one drops because it will only be mats for something from the codex....
    Now uniques are just badges for    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!!
    "legendaries" are a poor substitute for uniques. So much of the fun of Diablo used to be building characters that used uniques in, well, unique ways. Hell, just finding one was great. Now I dont even get a jump in the heartbeat when one drops because it will only be mats for something from the codex....
    Now uniques are just badges for the most of try-hards....
    I could go on and on about the live service stuff, but the loot is what killed it for me Collapse    … Expand
  9. MysticalMagic
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    wow! words cannot describe how much they screwed up this game. starting off with season 1 and literally everyone is ditching the game already. it's sad. this game had potential but they would rather watch the game go down the drain than to actually fix major issues with the game. resistances don't even work and they're pushing that to the back burner like it doesn't matter. what?! thiswow! words cannot describe how much they screwed up this game. starting off with season 1 and literally everyone is ditching the game already. it's sad. this game had potential but they would rather watch the game go down the drain than to actually fix major issues with the game. resistances don't even work and they're pushing that to the back burner like it doesn't matter. what?! this game became the biggest joke to video game history. campaign was cutscene simulator, open world is pointless, leveling is a chore, items are meaningless. what actually is there to do in this game that is actually fun? good luck playing with that certain skill in a build you wanna make because chances are you're not gonna be able to.… Expand
  10. matrixxx6
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 had a somewhat promising start, despite some glaring issues that were evident. However, it has become apparent that the Blizzard team behind Diablo 4 is not receptive to player feedback and seems to have their own hidden agenda.

    The gameplay feels slow and unsatisfying, with long cooldowns forcing players to wait before engaging another pack of enemies. Additionally, the    Diablo 4 had a somewhat promising start, despite some glaring issues that were evident. However, it has become apparent that the Blizzard team behind Diablo 4 is not receptive to player feedback and seems to have their own hidden agenda.

    The gameplay feels slow and unsatisfying, with long cooldowns forcing players to wait before engaging another pack of enemies. Additionally, the occurrence of random one-shot deaths and permanent crowd control effects only adds to the unpleasant experience.

    Personally, I believe that an action role-playing game should be fast-paced, allowing players to swiftly navigate through maps and dungeons. Unfortunately, Diablo 4 falls far short of what I consider to be enjoyable for this genre.

    It's disheartening to see the developers taking the game in this direction, and as a Diablo 4 player, I feel that, at best, they misunderstand the essence of the genre, and at worst, they disregard player feedback and fail to respect our time.    … Expand
  11. Chance962
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is making the game worse and worse with every update and they don't care want to players want
  12. Limier50238
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Half baked game. Updates worsening player experience. Good job blizzard for this pile of doo doo
  13. Aznmuzza123
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Never had to rate a game that really disappointed me. Devs are using players to adjust their unfinished game.
  14. Subzi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard: check this cool stuff you can do Us: wow cool early game and campaign (looks harder) holy **** Where’s the end game/ meaningful progression/ stash tabs/ itemisation/ actually good uniques and affixes/ resistances and any other form of good changes?!?
    Blizzard: Don’t worry we hear you, so season one we will nerf everything, cool down reduction? Don’t worry you don’t need that.    Blizzard: check this cool stuff you can do Us: wow cool early game and campaign (looks harder) holy **** Where’s the end game/ meaningful progression/ stash tabs/ itemisation/ actually good uniques and affixes/ resistances and any other form of good changes?!?
    Blizzard: Don’t worry we hear you, so season one we will nerf everything, cool down reduction? Don’t worry you don’t need that. Defensive stats? That’s nerfed too you don’t need that either, actual good balances? Don’t worry season 2 it’ll be there we promise. Stash tabs we hear that a lot but it’s too hard to add right now so just hold out till season 2. Build diversity? Yeah we hear you… anyways… oh wait we got something cool to add, another UBER unique that’s pretty cool right? Maybe you’ll be the lucky 35k hour player who gets it ;) oh also we hear some classes are abit strong so we decided it’s best to sort that out like for example Sorc crazy class too over powered so we decided to delete it out of the game. Us: d4/10 baseg trash bad game Blizzard: wow okay we hear you we will have a campfire chat a day after release and try our best to convince you that all these nerds are actually good for the game. By season 2 it’ll be good trust me guys we hear you.    … Expand
  15. Eccentric_xMD
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Do not recommend after latest patch. Most tone deaf not needed made things worse patch I have ever seen in 40+ years of gaming. I feel like I paid $90 to be a 1 month beta tester.
  16. Cryptix
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    First i want to say that Diablo IV had a high potential to be a really really good game. I've had alot of fun through the Eternal Realm and played over 400 Hours grinding different Classes, trying out cool stuff, different builds, Pushing as far as i could and also Hardcore. And yes, i had Fun, alot Fun. I am not the "Casual" Gamer, i like to Zoom and Push. Played Path of Exile sinceFirst i want to say that Diablo IV had a high potential to be a really really good game. I've had alot of fun through the Eternal Realm and played over 400 Hours grinding different Classes, trying out cool stuff, different builds, Pushing as far as i could and also Hardcore. And yes, i had Fun, alot Fun. I am not the "Casual" Gamer, i like to Zoom and Push. Played Path of Exile since release.
    Yea, but what should i say... The Last Patch just killed the Game for me. High EXP Cuts, Nerfs (Offensive and defensive) around the Board and just giving a sht on the Community, that paid 70$ Minimum each. In Fact almost all my Builds are dealing like 30-50% LESS damage and dying faster. And they nerfed a important stat in the game "Player have #% Increased fun while playing Diablo4" by almost 100%. Giving us items for BUGGED Resistances (!!!) and will be fixed in Season 2 (?!). Are you fcking kidding me? Uber Uniques that are so rare, that no one will ever see one. Trading is a Joke. Crafting is bad. Helltides just got WAAAY longer. No Gear Upgrades after level 70 (just small ones). Stashes are way to small (playing several builds and 2-3 Classes and you are fcked). No Loot filter at all. The Hardest Boss in the game doesnt have specific Drops, lmfao.
    I really had so much hope. But boy, here i am.. Bashing Blizzard on Metacritic. Blizzard is still so out of touch with the Community. Learned my final lesson now and will move on. I am using my Random Teleport to go to Baldurs Gate 3 or any other Game.    … Expand
  17. Slade21
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Dont bother devs will talk about their anal cancer and not worried about player feedback. Deceitful promises. No endgame leveling is tedious and nit even fun. Wait for gates of baldaur 3 ir poe 2 thank me later
  18. hao80b
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Too bad after the update
    The player's effort is inexplicably stripped away    … Expand
  19. openforu
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They took my 99€ money for at least good game, and turned it to a garbage *crying*.
  20. johnnydlol
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately unplayable in current state. The initial first 5 hours of the game were great but after the patch it is currently unplayable for any amount of time.
  21. yangs7688
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is easy 6-7 1month ago. The development team just trash everything I worked for. Great job blizzard. Here is the ZERO you asked for.
  22. Sombrajo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard being Blizzard, or how to kill your own game in 1 month.

    I can't recomend this game at this moment.
  23. Inoculation
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Okay foundation for a game in beta, lacks endgame activities and any form of qol.
  24. Kaalaan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard ruined the game with patch 1.1 making everything suck. You die instantly, get less xp and do half of your damage. They should've just released a higher world tier instead.
  25. Zandora2018
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Why do they always take the easy road. Just NERF everything, all the builds instead of, IDK doing the math and making the right adjustments. You would think they would like to make their stockholders happy?? If the player base is not here than the $$$$ is not here. No $$$ incoming then no one gets paid.
  26. Majestic82
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    A Nightmare for Long-term Players: Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.0

    It's a painful marvel how swiftly a game that was once a challenging, engaging, and gratifying experience can morph into a source of frustration. Diablo 4, a game I had devoted weeks of my life to, has morphed from a top-tier action role-playing game into a shattered shadow of its former self following the incomprehensible Patch    A Nightmare for Long-term Players: Diablo 4 Patch 1.1.0

    It's a painful marvel how swiftly a game that was once a challenging, engaging, and gratifying experience can morph into a source of frustration. Diablo 4, a game I had devoted weeks of my life to, has morphed from a top-tier action role-playing game into a shattered shadow of its former self following the incomprehensible Patch 1.1.0.

    Before the patch, Diablo 4 was an unmatched masterpiece. It demanded patience, skill, and a sharp mind to achieve the perfect balance of offensive power, defense, and abilities. It was a glorious challenge worth mastering. But then came Patch 1.1.0, and suddenly nothing was the same.

    The alterations to the game mechanics were entirely disproportionate. The character progression, which previously represented a clear and tangible reward for invested time and efforts, was shattered and pieced back together, losing the essence of what made the game what it was. The love for detail that went into the min-maxing mechanic was brutally distorted. It felt as if my hard-earned gear disappeared into smoke overnight.

    Even worse, the equipment stats have gone completely out of balance. My painstakingly collected gear, which once made the difference between victory and defeat, was devalued as if my efforts meant nothing. Even the new damage calculation mechanism appears to be utterly arbitrary, making the gameplay frustrating and unsatisfactory.

    The changes go far beyond pure number games. They also touch the fundamental elements of gameplay. It's as if the developers decided to reinvent the wheel rather than building upon the strong foundations that Diablo 4 already had. The new system feels unbalanced, illogical, and unfinished, as if we, the players, are now serving as beta testers for an unfinished game.

    The most frustrating part of all this is Blizzard's apparent indifference to the community. They have preferred to make dramatic changes without gaining a clear consensus from the players. It's as if they have forgotten that we, the players, are the ones who pour countless hours into their world. Our opinion should count, especially when such drastic changes are in question.

    In the end, Patch 1.1.0 for Diablo 4 doesn't feel like an improvement but like a completely new vision that doesn't match the original game we loved. With the massive changes and the lack of communication from the developers, I feel alienated and betrayed. It's as if I'm no longer part of the Diablo community but a spectator forced to watch the game I once loved heading in a direction I cannot support.

    I'm disappointed, Blizzard. What you've done with Diablo 4 is nothing less than a betrayal to your most loyal players. The fact that we are the ones who suffer the most is a slap in the face that we didn't deserve.

    Diablo 4 was once a phenomenal game, but post-Patch 1.1.0, it's nothing more than a sad example of how to ruin a great game. I can't recommend it under these circumstances, sadly. It hurts me to write this, but I can only hope that Blizzard learns to respect its players and appreciate their passion and commitment.    … Expand
  27. Akanatey
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 completely ruined my excitement for Season 1. Not going to return until changes are made.
  28. ikeetaap
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Nothing to do in the endgame. It is beyond boring after playing it for a while.
  29. ssleo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Time waste **** ****

    Overrated, Over-marketed game.

    I won't buy Blizz game anymore. ******** blizz
  30. franksredhot
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Can’t even play with constant server issues. Avoid at all costs…unless lag, rubber banding, no loot drops, and false walls are your thing. If you do play, I would not attempt hardcore mode with the state of the server health and risks of disconnecting.
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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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