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. EDTAkiller42
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Super unhappy with the state of the game at the moment. All characters should at least be able to solo endgame content with a normal amount of effort but the player.… Expand
  2. pumaroma
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I feel like I'm being punished while playing ... I feel like I wasted money...
  3. DoubleDrizzle
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has no interest in delivering a good product. Their only interest is your $$$. What shady company. BOYCOTT
  4. neurotix
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This guys are **** monkeys, never listening to the community, they just want us to do everything slower because they dont have enought content to handle players for more than 1 month, **** game, will wait por season 10 to see if something its better.
  5. Ipurua
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Muy mala experiencia con este juego, siento que me han estafado, está a medio hacer, hay días que es imposible jugar con los servidores tan limitados que tiene. No caigais en la trampa.
  6. Pablozor
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    It is kinda cool game to play but overall the amount of bugs is overwhelming. It was less bugs in cyberpunk PC premiere tbh.
    Recent bugs:
    - cannot log in just right now problems with license It cannot find my game license big banner: "solving da problems", - many crashes turning the game off or freezes, - three times couldn't log in into one of my characters- solution is wait 10    It is kinda cool game to play but overall the amount of bugs is overwhelming. It was less bugs in cyberpunk PC premiere tbh.
    Recent bugs:
    - cannot log in just right now problems with license It cannot find my game license big banner: "solving da problems",
    - many crashes turning the game off or freezes,
    - three times couldn't log in into one of my characters- solution is wait 10 minutes but they should warn you it may happen :D
    - horse ride is disaster- at the beginning its like buggy super slow, many time stuck on horse too.
    - bad balance    … Expand
  7. booki
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    Honestly, I was pretty hyped for this, but I am getting bored. I am up to act 3, have played mostly solo, couple of quests with some friends which helps keep it a bit more fun but it is very repetitive.

    I am kind of confused by story, it wasn't captivating enough for so I lost interest in it. There are some cool cutscenes, but if I knew what was going on I am sure it would have more of    Honestly, I was pretty hyped for this, but I am getting bored. I am up to act 3, have played mostly solo, couple of quests with some friends which helps keep it a bit more fun but it is very repetitive.

    I am kind of confused by story, it wasn't captivating enough for so I lost interest in it. There are some cool cutscenes, but if I knew what was going on I am sure it would have more of an impact.

    Overall can't really recommend this game - playing it is just a chore, don't even think I will finish it.

    Save your money, I should have listened to my gut and opted for a refund within the first hour.    … Expand
  8. IMsoSchur
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    The game itself is fun. I nice mindless clickfest with lots of exploding stuff. Rating this a 1 because I bought a single player game. I did not ask for always online, I did not ask for other people to be disturbing my playing with their stupid names, and I did not ask to be locked out of my single-player game I paid $70 for to be locked out when I choose to play by your frikkin serversThe game itself is fun. I nice mindless clickfest with lots of exploding stuff. Rating this a 1 because I bought a single player game. I did not ask for always online, I did not ask for other people to be disturbing my playing with their stupid names, and I did not ask to be locked out of my single-player game I paid $70 for to be locked out when I choose to play by your frikkin servers being down when BLIZZARD CHOSE to force to online bulls&6t down my throat… Expand
  9. thebigsleepwres
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    always online
    servers now down
    issues with logging in
    gameplay pretty boring
  10. Therion19982
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Im dłuzej gram tym mniej widzę plusow wrecz same minusy .... Nie jest to acion rpg (brak singla rozbudowanych qestów ... Rowniez nie jest to mmorpg brak handlu wyszukiwania druzyn itd ...O wczorajszym dniu nawet nie wspomne lagi i wkoncu brak mozliwosci gry kolejki, gra tania nie była ...Brak balansu postaci aspektów itemow ... Minusow jest wiele wiecej w tej chwili do glowy nieIm dłuzej gram tym mniej widzę plusow wrecz same minusy .... Nie jest to acion rpg (brak singla rozbudowanych qestów ... Rowniez nie jest to mmorpg brak handlu wyszukiwania druzyn itd ...O wczorajszym dniu nawet nie wspomne lagi i wkoncu brak mozliwosci gry kolejki, gra tania nie była ...Brak balansu postaci aspektów itemow ... Minusow jest wiele wiecej w tej chwili do glowy nie przychodzi mi żaden pozytyw moze grafika jest w miare ok...… Expand
  11. BlackXanthas
    Jun 29, 2023
    3
    ngl, came back to blizzard for this, after all the dramas that made me close my ten plus year account with them, due to horrific stuff that came out, simply because of the base level workers, that are there, now.
    Sadly, it's seems pretty clear that the talent has less had the torch passed, to it being replaced by compliant drones. The very short headline, the game has lost its soul.
    it's    ngl, came back to blizzard for this, after all the dramas that made me close my ten plus year account with them, due to horrific stuff that came out, simply because of the base level workers, that are there, now.
    Sadly, it's seems pretty clear that the talent has less had the torch passed, to it being replaced by compliant drones. The very short headline, the game has lost its soul.
    it's a pretty lazy shallow attempt of a game, a story designed around a DLC or an expansion a handwave time amount away, that is both vapid commentary on religion and social issues as it is boring. Borrowing techniques and systems from like games, that use the approach, simply because they don't access to the money blizzard does. The prettiness is hear in the graphics, as always with a blizzard title, but now I can't help but start to see the stitch marks of blizzards skin suit draped over an Activision body underneath, like a ed Gein horror movie Gone are the days that we replayed a game for fun, and in truth, also no having the just pure amount of selection to choose from too, and yet we and tried to be sold a used car that won't break down after 6 months and leave you stranded, after spending nothing but everyday working on it. I certainly notice a lot of people who review the game online saying how addictive the mechanics are, even though the gameplay is sub-par, and brothers & sisters, lol you are helping to make the argument that games are a bad thing, which now that massive profit-first business has infected this hobby like a cancer, is true, because we keep supporting the wrong companies make truly great games that both have amazing stories, graphics & mechanics. Younger generations may never truly come to appreciate just how much those three things used to be a standard feature in a game, and now not a sacrificed thing on the altar of profitability, by the bloat of inept middle management that would make peter Molyneux blush. and by the rest of us continuing to reward bad business practices and behaviour, madden players I'm looking at you, those younger than us, and that doesn't matter if you're 20, 10 or even five years older than new people discovering this amazing hobby for the first time, if they see this a normal, then how will they know any different?
    lets face it, we all have let this industry become what it's become, through sheer apathy and complicit indifference, if not "well I have bought MTX before, if I speak up I'm a hypocrite..." (no, no you're not under the right circumstances) and no, the answer isn't outrage or yelling and screaming from the bro-right morons either. it's simply don't buy, don't pre-order, don't MTX. your not missing out, they are, because you choose to save your cash for something better, later.
    don't believe me? fine, don't. I ain't your momma, or your common sense.
    but then don't complain, or complement things as a way to cope with the way things are, when the best thing you can do to protest, is simply don't get dragged into playing the marketing game if you do buy the game, enjoy the game for the money you paid, to play the game (no, FTP doesn't count, but I need to point that out for the simple minded folk). The only way we take our hobby and enjoyment back, is with our money.    … Expand
  12. Curstophino
    Jul 5, 2023
    4
    Biggest waste of my time in a long long time. End game is TRASH.

    Great art and music though.
  13. daveigr
    Jul 7, 2023
    1
    The game started out relatively strong, but with every game as a service they announced things after launch making it nearly unplayable for me as a casual adult solo player. They have "re-balanced" the game which completely made my character of 40 hours useless, which I can deal with, but then tell me that I can't even continue using this long term investment of a character in the seasonalThe game started out relatively strong, but with every game as a service they announced things after launch making it nearly unplayable for me as a casual adult solo player. They have "re-balanced" the game which completely made my character of 40 hours useless, which I can deal with, but then tell me that I can't even continue using this long term investment of a character in the seasonal content. I'm a filthy casual and we're the ones who have the money to pay for the $100 version. If I had known about the seasonal content restrictions I never would have bothered purchasing as a couple hour a week game. Activision/Blizzard has burned me for the last time.… Expand
  14. qunghuypng
    Jul 18, 2023
    1
    Kinda like this game until today. Blizzard Just Killed Diablo 4 with Patch 1.1.

    Classic Blizzard move. I can't even say I'm surprised anymore!!! Thanks Blizzad
  15. Shipetopic
    Jul 18, 2023
    1
    The game had some good parts, but game lead devs take it in a wrong direction making it worse and worse without resolving issues with the game. Not solving issues that matter to the players. Wasting player's time. Making players spend more time on the same activities than before.
  16. Tork45
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The nail in the coffin was the latest patch. We've been lured by blizzard to a game that never existed and we've been charged 70 to 100€ for that. How silly i am....
  17. slvrtrn
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    A generic Ubisoft-style open-world game with a subpar story and zero depth in the end game.
  18. Carthax
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game had some serious issues that needed tweaking, and then the 1.1 patch came out. ...the patch nerfed everything, increased leveling time by 30%, and literally double-nerfed the sorcerer -- which was already nearly unplayable because of its lack of defense.
  19. Sizzlack
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    Why are we still surprised by this? Why after (acti) Blizzard screwed up D3 so epically it was comical. Then did it again in D2R (a game they just needed to polish to be good) are we surprised they can't get it right this time?

    The game gets 3 points from me, solely and exclusively because of the story. Which, miraculously, is fantastic. The dark, gory aesthetic to the game is    Why are we still surprised by this? Why after (acti) Blizzard screwed up D3 so epically it was comical. Then did it again in D2R (a game they just needed to polish to be good) are we surprised they can't get it right this time?

    The game gets 3 points from me, solely and exclusively because of the story. Which, miraculously, is fantastic. The dark, gory aesthetic to the game is excellent. The musical score is sufficiently chilling and goose bump inducing. It doesn't feel like a cartoon like D3 did. My character isn't jumping around the screen like a looney tune. It's more real, more raw, more engaging.

    This would be the start of something great. Except, once you get passed the superlative. They screwed up literally every other single aspect of them game. The leveling pace is awful, grindy and boring. The scaling system is the dumbest idea to be introduced into Diablo, since real money auction house. All it serves to do is annoy you as you run through zones to find dungeons, as it never gets easier to run through those zones.

    Which brings me too... why the hell are we running through zones constantly? You took a game built on bashing hordes of monsters to try and find shiny things and turned it into a track meet. Who the hell wants to watch a character run across a screen all day? It's insane. There's absolutely nothing interesting about the "zone" content, once you get outside of the storyline. It's all repetitive garbage, the events are all the same, rinsed and repeated. It's interesting once, then annoying immediately.

    How, after years of game development lessons, do you have 0 QOL functions at launch? Why am I running back to my stash to get gems to craft and managing that insane inventory like I'm playing Runescape in 2001. How do this many smart people sit in a room and make a game so mechanically tedious it borderlines on the absurd?

    What is fun about placing stones on pedestals 47 times a day? Who the hell thought ANY of this was a good idea?

    Edit: Brought down to a 0 for have god awful Devs have been in addressing how bad their game is.    … Expand
  20. EagleFox
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is using their paying customers/gamers to find and fix bugs in Diablo4. I'm getting non-stop lag spikes, rubberbanding, non-stop lag on a gigabit fiber connection. Their balancing and season 1 patch updates were a complete afterthought without any kind of proper QA done before release. Don't buy.
  21. shuntensatsu
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Game was average at best, but I still kept playing it because, well it was Diablo and it was something to spend my time on, however the latest patch made it a lot worse.

    Playing Diablo 4 is like buying the new model of a car, but without the emergency air-bags, aircon, media player and automatic windows functions the previous model (Diablo 3) had. Then the seller says he will install    Game was average at best, but I still kept playing it because, well it was Diablo and it was something to spend my time on, however the latest patch made it a lot worse.

    Playing Diablo 4 is like buying the new model of a car, but without the emergency air-bags, aircon, media player and automatic windows functions the previous model (Diablo 3) had. Then the seller says he will install them into your car in the future. Then Blizzard released their new patch, and it punctured your wheels and broke the steering wheel.

    So many brain dead decisions made by the devs...    … Expand
  22. holybeefsupreme
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo 3 was a casual game (yet still very fun). This game is somehow even more casual while also not being fun. All the things that LOOK so cool about this game are totally unsatisfying when you actually sit down and play. I've been a Diablo fan for over a decade, so I have hope that given 4-5 years this game might be playable.
  23. PassiveC
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    S0 was not without its flaws, but was overall enjoyable. The latest changes seemingly rob what enjoyment was present as we move into S1. Cannot recommend the game in its current state as it’s been made into an even longer grind with nothing but nerfs and one uninspired new unique.
  24. Clapasaurus
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Unbelievable season 1 patch notes. Let me sum up the patch notes for you:
    -Much less exp
    -Made every character more squishy -Gave enemies more hp -Nerfed the strongest builds without buffing anything else -Increased cooldowns across the board -Heavily nerfed the weakest class (sorc) -Zero quality of life changes This might be the worst patch in the history of ARPGs. I just can't    Unbelievable season 1 patch notes. Let me sum up the patch notes for you:
    -Much less exp
    -Made every character more squishy
    -Gave enemies more hp
    -Nerfed the strongest builds without buffing anything else
    -Increased cooldowns across the board
    -Heavily nerfed the weakest class (sorc)
    -Zero quality of life changes

    This might be the worst patch in the history of ARPGs. I just can't believe how wrong they got it. I'm baffled by how disconnected they are from the community.    … Expand
  25. ArtemisTheCurse
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Season 1 review.
    Blizzard takes pin an deflates hype train. Check
    Blizzard weakens players. Check
    Said player logs in and does less damage. Check
    Player uninstalls said game.
    Blizzard. Surprise Pikachu face.
  26. Kryologik
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Developers don’t listen to the fan base here. There are many mechanics of the game that are straight up NON FUNCTIONAL. Resists, since launch, have been verified to not work at all. The developers claim this will be fixed in season 2. There are paragon glyphs for sorcerer that have no board you can possibly put them on to receive the additional bonus (winter). Balancing and game mechanicsDevelopers don’t listen to the fan base here. There are many mechanics of the game that are straight up NON FUNCTIONAL. Resists, since launch, have been verified to not work at all. The developers claim this will be fixed in season 2. There are paragon glyphs for sorcerer that have no board you can possibly put them on to receive the additional bonus (winter). Balancing and game mechanics are all over the place and each patch/hot fox only makes things worse thus far. This game had a lot of potential but I’d steer people to Path of Exile as a better alternative.… Expand
  27. mccarrot2
    Jul 22, 2023
    3
    Graphics and CGI during the short campaign were great. However it quickly became apparent that there was nothing to do end game. No new gear upgrades were possible and all the dungeons are nearly identical. They sold the game in there being near endless end game content. Talked about connecting with other players. All that was a lie. There's no in game economy. There's no lookingGraphics and CGI during the short campaign were great. However it quickly became apparent that there was nothing to do end game. No new gear upgrades were possible and all the dungeons are nearly identical. They sold the game in there being near endless end game content. Talked about connecting with other players. All that was a lie. There's no in game economy. There's no looking for group system, not even in clans. There's game breaking basic things like resistances that sorcerers rely on that have been broke since beta, and they have no intentions of fixing any time soon, while insultingly offering resistance gems in season rewards knowing it's currently broken. Then they released 1.1 patch and had to repatch that patch twice in two days with more coming, because they broke so many things. They have no test realm, so everyone is just playing a perpetual beta. I may return in a future expansion, but this game is not worth my time, nor yours.… Expand
  28. FlimFlam69
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Horrible choices by dev team with recent patch. Not only did they not address ANY of the community concerns (more bank space, Sorcerer survivability, Necromancer minion help), they reduced EVERYTHING… This is a clear bait and switch, they took our money and made game worse. This is theft of service, this is not a game but a service (since you can only play online and are forced to installHorrible choices by dev team with recent patch. Not only did they not address ANY of the community concerns (more bank space, Sorcerer survivability, Necromancer minion help), they reduced EVERYTHING… This is a clear bait and switch, they took our money and made game worse. This is theft of service, this is not a game but a service (since you can only play online and are forced to install unwanted patch to do so)… not fun to play any longer!!!… Expand
  29. askerr7
    Jul 21, 2023
    2
    Game was fun and then Blizzard decided that was a bad thing and killed it with a single patch.
    I have 0 desire to play the game after this. Many of the changes made don't even make sense.
    Game still has all the same problems it had and all they did was make the leveling experience worse. Will look back into the game in a few season to see if Blizzard decides to provide a fun game again.    Game was fun and then Blizzard decided that was a bad thing and killed it with a single patch.
    I have 0 desire to play the game after this. Many of the changes made don't even make sense.
    Game still has all the same problems it had and all they did was make the leveling experience worse.
    Will look back into the game in a few season to see if Blizzard decides to provide a fun game again.
    Just something to add, I actually had this at a 7 prior to this patch and would say my rating is based more on the developers taking steps to worsen the game.    … Expand
  30. Gourmet_Sekai
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let's start from the beginning! This game had a massive hype, thanks to all the media push. Fine, but if Blizzard wanted to ride that hype and reach as many players as possible, wouldn't it be in their best interest to release a clean, smooth, and most importantly, finished game?

    But no! The game was released unfinished and poorly thought out. Just the fact that you get stuck on invisible corners with the horse is a complete no-go. And let's not forget the mere 4 stash tabs, while you have to farm endless rare items just to compare and try to make something better out of them. Gems are stored in the stash, too, which already lacks enough space. And don't get me started on the useless crafting system! All those crafting material you collect in the open world are basically worthless since you can't craft any rare items. To top it off, you end up with a ridiculous number of mods/stats on items that are totally unnecessary. Who needs resistances? They're utterly useless when you need damage stats like crit hit chance, crit hit dmg, vulnerable dmg, etc. The few defensive stats are %total armor and HP, etc.

    Sure, the campaign itself is fantastic, and the cinematics are absolutely breathtaking. But after that, the game is more or less over. The endgame goals are reaching level 100 and killing Uber Lilith, and that's it. Once you hit level 100, max out the glyphs, and have almost perfect stats on your gear, the game is done. There's no point in running Nightmare Dungeons since you can't improve anymore.

    Oh, and the Helltides! Until a recent update, they didn't even drop unique items. Players didn't even know about it! So, trying to farm for specific items was a lost cause.

    Now, let's talk about the audacity of asking for 70€ for a game and then throwing outrageously expensive skins into the shop, along with a battle pass. They should be offering way more for what they're charging. It's an absolute disgrace!

    As if that wasn't bad enough, the last patch was pure harassment. They increased teleport time from dungeons from 3 to 5 seconds. Why? What's the reasoning behind that? They can't even provide a proper explanation.

    And on top of that, they nerfed almost all stats for each class. Classic Blizzard behavior! If, for example, 2 stats aren't performing well, they drag down all the others to the level of the bad stats, instead of adjusting those 2. A perfect example is the nightmare dungeons, where the monster density was high, and people loved running them. But after the patch, instead of adjusting the other dungeons, they destroyed everything and reduced the fun for the community.

    I have no idea what Blizzard's goal is, but with this attitude, they won't retain any players. It's just infuriating!    … Expand
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#24 Best PC Game of 2023
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

Critic Reviews

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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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