Diablo IV

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2.0

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  1. Ravendarke
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    Arpg of the era. Absolutely amazing attention to details. From gameplay, high end builds, to visuals, music and voice over, this should be the new standard of AAAA.

    Current experience: Level 80 Necromancer, also played all classes up to level 25 during beta weekends. Game is incredibly enjoyable, yet can be challenging at the times, which for whatever reason seems to be source of some    Arpg of the era. Absolutely amazing attention to details. From gameplay, high end builds, to visuals, music and voice over, this should be the new standard of AAAA.

    Current experience: Level 80 Necromancer, also played all classes up to level 25 during beta weekends. Game is incredibly enjoyable, yet can be challenging at the times, which for whatever reason seems to be source of some discontent, worry not, challenge is here for you to overcome! See you in hell, I am going back there right away.    … Expand
  2. Darkbloom88
    Jun 10, 2023
    2
    Pros:
    Big world to explore
    Graphics World boss is a welcomed new concept Music and sound effects are well-done Cons: Always online ( Not a big deal for everyone ) Very few Unique items as compared to previous Diablo games Skill variety limited Disconnects Dungeon mechanics are very repetitive Itemization not very in-depth Combat resource management can be a chore Voice    Pros:
    Big world to explore
    Graphics
    World boss is a welcomed new concept
    Music and sound effects are well-done

    Cons:
    Always online ( Not a big deal for everyone )
    Very few Unique items as compared to previous Diablo games
    Skill variety limited
    Disconnects
    Dungeon mechanics are very repetitive
    Itemization not very in-depth
    Combat resource management can be a chore
    Voice acting overall is very poor
    Story line is bland
    Very few cutscenes
    Inventory management becomes frustrating end-game

    Alternative games to consider in the future:
    Path of Exile 2
    Grim Dawn 2
    Last Epoch    … Expand
  3. TreacherousDeer
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Diablo IV - walking simulator on rails.

    Starts off with pay to win 30€ early access and a non-ssf HC "race" dominated by group play spam-resetting the same dungeon over and over.

    Boring itemization and barebones skill-twig ("tree") with minimal effective choice.
    The monster killing portion of the gameplay is good, everything else is not.

    Every town is deliberately horribly ineffective in terms of crafting / storing stuff, requiring one to walk back and forth for a minute or two depending on the use case, of course the horse isn't allowed to gallop inside and near towns.

    The endgame is weaker than path of exile was literally 10 years ago. Nightmare Dungeons require a 1-2 minute walk every time, incentivizing preparing a set of identical dungeons, so that you don't have to walk there every time. Each "unique" dungeon has always the same boring objectives and boss (if there even is one) and requires backtracking, sometimes requiring players to backtrack for multiple minutes per dungeon. To top it off, there's only 22 dungeons that can be nightmare dungeons, despite there being 100+ in the game.

    The level-scaling is absolutely mind-boggling. Zones that are lower level than you will downscale your character, meaning you technically get weaker per level in low-level zones, similarly, monsters that are higher level than you gain damage reduction and deal more damage to you.

    The "trade system" is ridiculous. Any item that's legendary or unique cannot be traded. Any item that's been upgraded by the black smith cannot be traded. In other words, any item that you use becomes account bound and can at best be reused by another of your characters. This also means that most* account bound item upgrades make the prior item absolutely worthless.
    Furthermore, the level requirement of items is at least as high as your current level, this means you could find a rare item (that would normally only require level 60 to equip that would be useful to your friend or another character of yours), BUT they'll need to reach your level, so even if you happen to find something useful for another character (which is rare to begin with thanks to "smart loot"), you can't use it anyway unless that other character is on a similar level.

    Hardcore is kind of a joke. There is cheat death elixirs farmable for everyone and a cheat death mechanic for sorcerer, in combination with the scroll of escape. This means that for example the pinnacle level 100 boss can be killed with zero risk of death.

    Last but not least is stash space and console-port. The entire UI is obviously designed for consoles and doesn't feel or look good on pc, for example, one cannot search in the stash or on the skill/paragon tree (except for predefined terms LOL). You start off with one stash tab (10x5), every item takes up one stash slot (gems and elixirs are stackable) and can have up to 4 stash tabs. Those 4 tabs fill up very quickly with even one character.

    This is of course is an incomplete list of current issues.    … Expand
  4. Santrega
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    I very much like the changes they've made with Diablo IV to mix a lot of the best things about Diablo 2 & Diablo 3 together. This is a very different game than the former games and every day I look forward to playing it after my children are in bed.

    A lot of the criticism in the 0 ratings force people like myself who love the game but could actually put real constructive criticisms to    I very much like the changes they've made with Diablo IV to mix a lot of the best things about Diablo 2 & Diablo 3 together. This is a very different game than the former games and every day I look forward to playing it after my children are in bed.

    A lot of the criticism in the 0 ratings force people like myself who love the game but could actually put real constructive criticisms to simply choose 10. The 0 ratings involve ridiculous complaints about microtransactions that you never need to even look at. The game is a slower game by nature, in every Diablo game. You can jump anywhere using waypoints & later you can ride a horse with speed boosts to go faster.

    The fights are a lot of fun and require you to figure out what mechanics the bosses use in order to avoid taking too much damage.

    The story is excellent, as expected with Diablo games. There are so many options for customizing your characters made up of the 5 classes that I expect to play this at least 500 hours before I need a break.

    I've had no issues connecting to the server. I've had a few issues with connection drops & getting stuck, but nothing too bad with first week of a game that will continuously get better over the next several years.

    Anyone who gives this a 0 is making some sort of statement that has nothing to do with the fun of the game.

    If I could have rated it normally, it would've been 8-9 as there are tedious things that could be made better. I would like to see a gem tab, because they fill up the inventory too much. I would like to see them adjust the text to never show up as the same color as the environment. Finally, I'd like to see them add the ability to auto pick up and salvage normal & magical items by enabling in settings. That way if we advance beyond that gear we can continue to gather ingredients while not filling our inventory with junk.    … Expand
  5. ObserverOfSin
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Boring, All the gear modifiers are the same, All the rings/amulets are the same. But it doesn't matter that all the gear is the same, because the enemies all scale to whatever level you are, so you will always pretty much do the same damage.
    You are punished for levelling in this game.
    If you liked the original D1 D2 games, you will really really hate this.
    Complete waste of money.
  6. Kriticality
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    This game is ....literally EVERYTHING that was horrible with DIABLO 3, dusted, regurgitated and turned to 11. No feedback has been taken into account from veteran D1 and D2 LoD players AT ALL.
    POWER comes again FROM ITEMS (not skills and investment in them)
    IDIOTIC modifiers on certain skills available on items
    NO RUNES
    NO TRADE
    NO PVP
  7. HYPERKAJUN
    Jun 10, 2023
    5
    Game has a decent base. Combat is fun but there are too many missing QoL things they havent learned from d2 d3 somehow?

    Also some really annoying bugs but that’s more expected with a new game at the end of the day. Their approach to disabling items and quick super nerfs does not feel good. They need to release a “feel good” buffs patch ASAP, to appease the community. Endgame does    Game has a decent base. Combat is fun but there are too many missing QoL things they havent learned from d2 d3 somehow?

    Also some really annoying bugs but that’s more expected with a new game at the end of the day. Their approach to disabling items and quick super nerfs does not feel good. They need to release a “feel good” buffs patch ASAP, to appease the community.

    Endgame does feel pretty shallow since its pretty much ONLY nightmare dungeons atm. Having to ride the awful horse each time is getting real old real fast. Side activities inside the dungeons are an automatic skip because they aren’t well designed/rewarding and some of the dungeon require missions to proceed just feel bad and clunky.

    A lot of this stuff could really be made sooo much better so quickly but who knows how their sprints pipeline look like atm…

    Tree of whispers, world boss and helltides arent really very relevant activities so it really makes you feel like there is something missing for now.

    I like the graphics and the story generally speaking. It's always been a strong side for blizz.    … Expand
  8. Pejman12376
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Generic, boring, repetitive and offers no real challenge. Extremely pricey.

    Putting everything aside, what disappointed me the most was the fact that the "Return to darkness" was a lie. Even with better graphics the game does not even get close to offering you the same immersion and feeling that D2 used to have (as it was proposed). They just made D4 less flashy and more gory compared    Generic, boring, repetitive and offers no real challenge. Extremely pricey.

    Putting everything aside, what disappointed me the most was the fact that the "Return to darkness" was a lie. Even with better graphics the game does not even get close to offering you the same immersion and feeling that D2 used to have (as it was proposed). They just made D4 less flashy and more gory compared to diablo3.    … Expand
  9. Angellix
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Constant lag and rubber banding could get past level six without losing my mind. The server stability from such a large company is ridiculous. I get launch day but come on you gotta recover eventually.
  10. Bahahamut
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    This game did have a special edition-specific early access promotion, but the truth is the game as a whole after 'release' is still in early-access condition. It is, at best, an ongoing beta. If you're part of the team that spent years working on this title, then I feel absolutely terrible for you, which is similar to how it feels to play the game. It is a hot, hot mess.
    - bugs, bugs and    This game did have a special edition-specific early access promotion, but the truth is the game as a whole after 'release' is still in early-access condition. It is, at best, an ongoing beta. If you're part of the team that spent years working on this title, then I feel absolutely terrible for you, which is similar to how it feels to play the game. It is a hot, hot mess.
    - bugs, bugs and more bugs
    - Atrocious user interface
    - Graphics either stutter constantly or look gross when turned down to manage framerate
    - monetization is audacious and conceited for an already 70 USD purchase [see in game $ shop]
    - numerous, fundamental game design and gameplay mechanics decisions that either do not work [do not accomplish the thing they were meant to], do not make sense or just feel bad to experience. Too many to list with character limit
    - embarrassing character design further hobbled by extremely deficient customization options. There are 4 faces vs. 34 different jewelry combinations? No body sliders either. As if.
    - once again the design is so bad that there a multiple instances where we’re not sure if it’s a bug or not
    – balance? As in - of all the different possible playstyles of the available classes each ‘build’ should ideally fall within a standard deviation of the mean. It’s ok to have a clear and obvious best, as long as it’s not exponentially more powerful than any other choice, and that’s just regarding by-the-numbers analysis. Players ALSO want each popular build to FEEEEEEL GOOD and be FUN. If it’s making big damage numbers and never dying, but it’s boring, frustrating, too simple or too complicated then what’s the point?
    – I remember before open beta some content creators and influencers having played the game saying that combat was good. That it ‘felt’ good….i don’t trust those people anymore. They may have been referring instead to combat responsiveness as far as actually pressing the buttons, but i’m playing a necromancer and a lot of the time when try to use a corpse, nothing happens until a full second later i find out why because that corpse ‘despawned’ but was still visible…just pretending i guess. And why do corpses have to despawn as others are generated? If we’re THAT limited by what hardware or the engine is capable of [and i'm not convinced we are] but if it is that bad, then just generate fewer corpses in the first place and then balance using corpses to compensate. But I digress, got really into the weeds there. Combat feel really bad to me
    -- story? Not sure, only made it through the first act so far. This is your excuse to disregard me because all the things I'm talking about…what, get better after act 2? Act 3? When I reach level 70 or 90? Sorry, story: uuuh, not terrible but certainly not good. It’s just a little bad. While there’s objective ways to analyze good or bad writing, I’m willing to relegate my verdict to a subjective opinion. ACT I SPOILERS - meeting Lorath [and his VOICE actor! Yeah!] is nice, but then he takes off…oh well. Then we get stuck with Leah…i mean honestly i forgot her name, but she’s just a more diverse Leah. She does the Leah type things. Here, let me open this door for you with the power of smol, or here let me open this OTHER door for you with the power of smert! this guy that will later straight up boast to a literal angel that you’re gonna track down and kill Lilith. That’s the kind of person that needs help opening things. Yeah sure, its magic whatever, it’s also trite, it’s not interesting. Umm, i don’t think story has ever really been diablo’s core skill - to me the games with less were more. Story in this series should be seen and not heard. Imagine diablo as a game saying: i’m here to shred demons and introduce sappy sympathetic archetypes to deliver exposition and inject motivation, and i’m all out of sappy sympathetic archetypes! That being said i’m a HUGE fan of side quests and there’s even a couple side quest sequels that add a little arch to their story, and those were neat i liked those. Okay. why do i care more about the lady with the axe or the hard-boiled exorcist than i do helping Leah…i mean whoever deal with her mommy issues? My guess is less was more.
    - voice acting and writing: **** Yeah! Aaaaand then the rest of the cast - this too, is an unpopular opinion of mine. The actors individually have good or decent quality, but the directing of them is almost always over the top cringe. Like, okay just…i get it, just bring it down to like a 5 or a 6 from where you are, okay? It’s also hard, admittedly, to separate the VA from the writing. You can only do so much with what you’re given. There were some lines that worked, but overall just felt like too schlocky or melodramatic. Get out of the way. I’m already battling the forces of evil, just let that experience speak for itself    … Expand
  11. darkrepast
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    I like it better than all the other Diablo games. Better story, longer more in depth characters, some emotion. I appreciated it all.

    If I HAD to be critical, it's the notion that I'd have to make a new character for seasons. But so far, I've had a great time with it. I'm happy I picked it up.
  12. Wardo91
    Jun 10, 2023
    9
    The game is addicting and loads of fun. The sound and ambiance in each environment is also much better than D3 and closer to D2 IMO.
  13. SCiberia
    Jun 10, 2023
    4
    The whole game feels and plays as if many of the design decisions they made were to please shareholders.

    I am sure that no game designer came to a project meeting and said: "Hey guys, I have a brilliant idea to have an open world in the game, it will be so much fun because of this, that and this". Instead, they were given a task to squeeze as much money from D4 as possible, therefore    The whole game feels and plays as if many of the design decisions they made were to please shareholders.

    I am sure that no game designer came to a project meeting and said: "Hey guys, I have a brilliant idea to have an open world in the game, it will be so much fun because of this, that and this".
    Instead, they were given a task to squeeze as much money from D4 as possible, therefore it has to be "always online with open world". So not because it will be good for a player and will introduce cool features and mechanics, but because this way Blizzard can sell cosmetics.

    It is not the worst game on the market, but I am sure that without "Diablo" name behind it and all the hype created by Blizzard no one in his right mind would pay 70+ bucks for this title.    … Expand
  14. richardkahlanze
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4: A Disappointing Descent into Greed

    As a long-time fan of the Diablo franchise, I was filled with anticipation for the release of Diablo 4. Unfortunately, this once-beloved series has taken a dark and tragic turn. The game's horrible gameplay and shameless in-game monetization practices have left me feeling betrayed and disillusioned. Abysmal Gameplay Mechanics The core    Diablo 4: A Disappointing Descent into Greed

    As a long-time fan of the Diablo franchise, I was filled with anticipation for the release of Diablo 4. Unfortunately, this once-beloved series has taken a dark and tragic turn. The game's horrible gameplay and shameless in-game monetization practices have left me feeling betrayed and disillusioned.
    Abysmal Gameplay Mechanics

    The core gameplay in Diablo 4 is a far cry from the engaging and addictive experiences we had in previous installments. The combat system feels clunky and unresponsive, making even the most basic encounters feel like a chore. The skill trees and character progression have been severely dumbed down, offering little in the way of meaningful choices or customization.

    Enemy AI is laughably bad, with foes either standing still and waiting to be hit or mindlessly rushing toward the player with no regard for tactics or self-preservation. This lack of challenge and variety makes for a dull, monotonous experience that quickly grows tiresome.

    But truly, the ingame monetization is despicable; baiting players to buy in-game items is greedy and insulting. Do not buy this game unless you want a lackluster experience combined with a buy more now complex.    … Expand
  15. Thomasklp
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    Great game !! Diablo as it should be. Dark with great aesthetics. Variety of builds and many hours of gameplay. I dont mind the microtransactions cause they are only cosmetics , they are not forced uppon us ( the armor you get without paying is looking awesome plus you got the wardrobe to make your character look as you want). My laptop is mediocre and the game runs smoothly. Didnt haveGreat game !! Diablo as it should be. Dark with great aesthetics. Variety of builds and many hours of gameplay. I dont mind the microtransactions cause they are only cosmetics , they are not forced uppon us ( the armor you get without paying is looking awesome plus you got the wardrobe to make your character look as you want). My laptop is mediocre and the game runs smoothly. Didnt have any server problems. Only thing that i dont like is that you have to be constantly online . I hope blizzard will make a comeback as a gamer-friendly company and continue this great game with patches and expansions that arent cashgrabs. Good job at this game Blizzard.… Expand
  16. alyosiki
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    I understand that this is a "fresh" game released without any content, so I won't judge it solely based on that.
    It took them more than 10 years to develop the worst skill/item customization game. All classes have only a single playable build. ARPG players don't just need cool graphics; auto-leveling is the worst feature they have ever implemented. It's the same bald game as D3. In 20    I understand that this is a "fresh" game released without any content, so I won't judge it solely based on that.
    It took them more than 10 years to develop the worst skill/item customization game. All classes have only a single playable build. ARPG players don't just need cool graphics; auto-leveling is the worst feature they have ever implemented. It's the same bald game as D3. In 20 years, they haven't been able to create anything better than Diablo 2.    … Expand
  17. hjikqfbiuqdbiqw
    Jun 10, 2023
    2
    I was really hungry for it, trust me. But it disappoints and I have to stay hungry because it is a terrible snack.

    Diablo 4 is something that was truly anticipated for years. And therefore it hits harder that it is just a mixed bag of Diablo 3 (before it got polished, nowadays it is a solid ARPG in many regards) and Diablo Immortal. This game is no 10/10 and it is not black white to    I was really hungry for it, trust me. But it disappoints and I have to stay hungry because it is a terrible snack.

    Diablo 4 is something that was truly anticipated for years. And therefore it hits harder that it is just a mixed bag of Diablo 3 (before it got polished, nowadays it is a solid ARPG in many regards) and Diablo Immortal. This game is no 10/10 and it is not black white to also give it a 0. It has good graphics (likewise to DI for terrain, but more polished to PC performance) and campaign/story - that is the good part. Now the bad: Itemization simple for monkey brain. Complexity and true skilltree choices that matter to make something special outside the box of what the developers intented to make as a build is missing completely. In the current state it does not even have sets, runewords or anything to do when you reached 100. The journey to 100 was ok, but the progression felt like you are losing and there is no anticipation whatsoever to get anything particularly worthy as item or reward when you continue the grind. It is also too easy, not only can anybody easily oversee the best choice to make in skills and points, but also there is no challenge whatsoever. Mobs need too long to die, while making not enough damage. I played to 100 HC in 70 hours and experienced everything once and killed it. I didnt have one challenge, where I died. The fixed hotkeys for the 6 skills, while having to pick, as intended for the developed build, a primary skill and set skillpoints in it, a secondary and so on, makes it just worse. People are given too much hand and developers thought for them instead of giving them itemization and complexity so the players can create something new, that was not intended before. Lastly I can say that the shop is just Diablo Immortal 2.0 . But this is not f2p. You pay 70-100 bucks and afterwards you pay 20 for battlepass monthly (when it ll release, ....) + many mtx , up to more than 100 bucks for the platinum package with almost 800% extra value. It is a joke and I rate it 4.6/10.

    PS: I have to add, that I checked the 10/10 reviews, which were there first and it is very obvious that most of them are paid or bots. Like amazon recommendations or anything is faked nowadays. You can often see that the blockbusters of all genres, which were released, all got 10/10 from these persons. Or they are just new accounts

    EDIT: NO HUD OVERLAY :D - yes in an ARPG Diablo , better skip this one

    EDIT2: lowered score from 5/10 to 2/10    … Expand
  18. 4reel
    Jun 10, 2023
    2
    World of Lost Ark 1.2: Immortal edition.
    It's even hard to name a few good things about this game, but I'd say overall graphics are decent as well as character movement. Also performance is quite solid.
    The rest is mediocre at best, but the most important parts for any aRPG - loot and progression are complete garbage! Yet somehow they've managed to make it even worse than that in D3...    World of Lost Ark 1.2: Immortal edition.
    It's even hard to name a few good things about this game, but I'd say overall graphics are decent as well as character movement. Also performance is quite solid.
    The rest is mediocre at best, but the most important parts for any aRPG - loot and progression are complete garbage! Yet somehow they've managed to make it even worse than that in D3...
    Would've rated it at 2.5 coz game performance not worth a whole point!
    Overall this turned out only a little bit worse than I expected. Just another example of soulless, uninspiring, unimaginative "Blizzard quality" game made by marketing people for marketing people.
    P.s. This game is not even qualifies to be called a Diablo (if you know what I mean)    … Expand
  19. albert6060789
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    its been waiting so long for me for the chinese 4K diablo , i just play the diablo3 on switch for 700hour , cause there are just have chinese in switch not in ps4 or ps5 ,i like to play this game with mt friend on one TV ,diablo4 did it same as diablo3 , and more ditail , beautiful image ,4k ,and it also have more clear ditial than PC , good job billzard!
  20. ChoiRang
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    1/10
    Due to my experience with Diablo 4, I promise not to play Blizzard's games anymore.
  21. Nalumah
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Game is quite literally unplayable due to extremely excessive server lag. The servers are absolutely terrible, and thousands upon thousands of players are quite literally unable to move and losing their hardcore characters permanently due to server instability.

    Blizzard also randomly shut down servers in order to fix the cash shop without warning, causing huge issues. A cash shop that    Game is quite literally unplayable due to extremely excessive server lag. The servers are absolutely terrible, and thousands upon thousands of players are quite literally unable to move and losing their hardcore characters permanently due to server instability.

    Blizzard also randomly shut down servers in order to fix the cash shop without warning, causing huge issues. A cash shop that wants 25 dollars for a skin you can't even appreciate yourself, much less others.

    Blizz needs to get their priorities straight.    … Expand
  22. Schillerx
    Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Graphics, Animations and Gameplay are decent but thats probably it. Average itemization, bad level scaling, low build diversity, cheap crafting system, mobile upgrades, paragon tree with just mainstats and the glyphs dont make it more exciting, boring endgame etc. I wanted it to be good but it isnt a good ARPG. Someone who gave a Michael Bay Movie an Oscar or a gamer-dad who plays 1,2Graphics, Animations and Gameplay are decent but thats probably it. Average itemization, bad level scaling, low build diversity, cheap crafting system, mobile upgrades, paragon tree with just mainstats and the glyphs dont make it more exciting, boring endgame etc. I wanted it to be good but it isnt a good ARPG. Someone who gave a Michael Bay Movie an Oscar or a gamer-dad who plays 1,2 hours a day might like it though.… Expand
  23. 2flip
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    They put 0 effort or time into play testing their 100$ game
    everyday items/aspects get disabled (sometimes impacting ALL classes) while they try to figure out the things they should have done while "play testing", in the 2 closed betas, or the weeks of playtests by the press.
    I really dont understand how and why the so called "critics" gave them so many points.
  24. pswanberg
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    The story is completely boring. I don't even care to watch the cinematics.

    The gameplay is boring. You either randomly destroy everything on your screen or struggle to kill the most mundane single unit. Boss battles at the end of dungeons with disproportionate health or damage ruins that 10 minutes it took to chase down every stupid minion or repeat the same """"""puzzle"""""" where    The story is completely boring. I don't even care to watch the cinematics.

    The gameplay is boring. You either randomly destroy everything on your screen or struggle to kill the most mundane single unit. Boss battles at the end of dungeons with disproportionate health or damage ruins that 10 minutes it took to chase down every stupid minion or repeat the same """"""puzzle"""""" where you pick up a rock and put it on a pedestal!

    The world itself is so linear and lackluster that I find myself just staring at the minimap trying to make sure I don't pick the wrong turn that might lead me around some stupid mountain pass that I have to push space bar to do a neato jump across! Groundbreaking stuff!

    After you beat the game, you can go down more linear paths and press 1, 2, 3 or maybe 2, 3, 1 and kill some scary demons!

    Worst $70 you'll ever spend.    … Expand
  25. digidruid
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    Owned the game for approximately 72 hours, played for a few hours each night after work. Experienced worsening stuttering and lag on high-speed internet and a capable computer, even after adjusting to lowest settings. Eventually requested a refund. Told "granting a refund is beyond our current capabilities." Apparently the play cap for a refund is two hours. I'm sure I would have some funOwned the game for approximately 72 hours, played for a few hours each night after work. Experienced worsening stuttering and lag on high-speed internet and a capable computer, even after adjusting to lowest settings. Eventually requested a refund. Told "granting a refund is beyond our current capabilities." Apparently the play cap for a refund is two hours. I'm sure I would have some fun with this if I was able to play it, but feeling very much as though I was sold a lemon. As someone who used to absolutely love Blizzard and their products, it will unfortunately be a tough sell to get me to spend my money on anything they produce again.… Expand
  26. ExcellentTumor
    Jun 10, 2023
    1
    The game is god awful for the price. I won't drone on with all the same complaints others have had but they're right. Also this Reddit post gets it right. But look at all the Blizzard teat sucklers in there refusing to come to terms with how bad the game is. I sure hope the price goes down and the available content goes up.The game is god awful for the price. I won't drone on with all the same complaints others have had but they're right. Also this Reddit post gets it right. But look at all the Blizzard teat sucklers in there refusing to come to terms with how bad the game is. I sure hope the price goes down and the available content goes up. https://www.reddit.com/r/diablo4/comments/1457uwn/some_of_you_got_so_angry_that_i_called_out_this/… Expand
  27. Adixylian2
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    I am posting review sfter more than 20 hourd of gameplay.
    The game is awesome! I played diablo 2 and 3 and the remastered d2.
    This one is great. Storytelling, voice acting, cinematics, graphics etc. Boss fights are fun, at least most of them. But hey nothing is 100% perfect!
    The gameplay mechanics are quiet similar to D2 so no comment on that one.

    All in all, frest game Blizzard!
  28. TwiTu
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    This is a joke, right?
    $70 for repeating tiles on a map (so that I literally have to repeatedly look at the big map to confirm Im not running in a circle), low texture quality, movies now in in-game graphics mostly, like in WoW (which looks horrible up close), MMO-like quests (get 10 of this and that), you can now get stunlocked by mobs and cant even use a potion while that happens. And    This is a joke, right?
    $70 for repeating tiles on a map (so that I literally have to repeatedly look at the big map to confirm Im not running in a circle), low texture quality, movies now in in-game graphics mostly, like in WoW (which looks horrible up close), MMO-like quests (get 10 of this and that), you can now get stunlocked by mobs and cant even use a potion while that happens. And on top theres also a battlepass.

    I wanted to give Blizzard another chance, but basically scamming me like that (at least I didnt get the $100 version), for a lazily produced POS like this? I wont forget that ever.
    They are lucky there are no returns possible, and they obviously designed the game so that you cant see the biggest issues in the first 2 hours of the game (where a refund is possible). I wont forget that either.
    Oh yeah, it also has massive loading-stutters, even on the fastest SSD you can get and massive rubberbanding, even when youre just on your own. You can and will die to both.    … Expand
  29. ggfable
    Jun 10, 2023
    4
    Seriously, in 2023, you release an RPG game where the only crafting option is to reroll a single parameter on items. It's funny, just as funny as getting 1 million per click during recrafting... Endgame farming by walking from instance to instance is also quite ridiculous =)))
  30. mortyl
    Jun 10, 2023
    0
    As it currently stands a very mediocre console feeling cash grab game, can list about 100 problems that need fixing including:

    itemisation, nothing to do at end game, only 1-2 viable specs for each class if that, most efficient way to lvl is just grinding the same dungeon over and over, world map and waypoints not being given on second chars, infinite things in the game to waste    As it currently stands a very mediocre console feeling cash grab game, can list about 100 problems that need fixing including:

    itemisation, nothing to do at end game,
    only 1-2 viable specs for each class if that,
    most efficient way to lvl is just grinding the same dungeon over and over,
    world map and waypoints not being given on second chars,
    infinite things in the game to waste your time,
    dungeons are boring and stale,
    camera too zoomed in are just a few of them.

    There is the potential for a great game under all the **** if blizzard actually listen to the fan base and not the casual dad gamers who play for 2 hours a week. But lets face it, the chance of that happening is next to zero, they will almost certainly give it a few seasons and then leave a skeleton dev team on it and let it die just like d3. They've made their money from the initial sales, they don't care now.    … Expand
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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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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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