Diablo IV

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  1. akaDaedalus
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Like some others I made this account for this review only. I try to be as objectively as possible but Blizzard made that really difficult. During my first playthrough through the campaign I enjoyed the game. Heck, I even bought the add-on horse. But the more I played the lazier the game looked. Let´s take legendarys as an example. In my opinion legendary Items should be something special.Like some others I made this account for this review only. I try to be as objectively as possible but Blizzard made that really difficult. During my first playthrough through the campaign I enjoyed the game. Heck, I even bought the add-on horse. But the more I played the lazier the game looked. Let´s take legendarys as an example. In my opinion legendary Items should be something special. With meening. With story. In this game everything legendary is this way because of an aspect. This aspect could be on several different Itemslot, creating the illusion of hundreds of legendarys. But it is nothing more than an illusion. In Truth there are less then 150. Diablo 3 had more than 500, not counting the Sets. Like i said. lazy design hidden behind randomness. Thats not all. In my opinion you could remove legendarys from the game and make the enemys drop the aspects without changing the game at all. Therefore if a gamemechanic does not fulfill anything besides making the game feel bigger than it is, is it necessary?

    And now they show with the latest patch that they do not care for the community. First they increase the Ep you get pre season to keep people hooked. Now they reduce it again to increase playtime of the season. The season itself has a theme that is nothing but a bad version of Diablo 3 legendary gem system.

    This is the first time i would take a refund offer for a game i bought. Not even reforged got me to this point.

    Therefore my recomendation: do not buy. wait for a sale. if you already bought is, wait for a year or so. the game will get better, i think.    … Expand
  2. budnbrew69
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    blizzard you made your bed now sleep in it. Horrible, I'm just glad that Baldur's Gate 3 is dropping soon. My only gripe is, that it's not dropping soon enough.
  3. BENILAI
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Such a terrible game.
    Just wasted my time and money.
    Dont teach me how to play the game.
  4. AnHattedCat
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    No, I wrote a huge review and it didnt send properly. Just no. I wont be playing this game anymore barring some kinda miracle.
  5. MedicalPretzels
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Everyone already knows the reasons -- Season 1.1 patch destroyed a previously fun game. Massive pull back on all classes damage and armor resulting in all the work already done on previous characters now completely irrelevant -- with no viable options to substitute. WTF!!? Some others: Season 1 map fog bug, being forced to go seek out waypoints we already found, being forced to repeatEveryone already knows the reasons -- Season 1.1 patch destroyed a previously fun game. Massive pull back on all classes damage and armor resulting in all the work already done on previous characters now completely irrelevant -- with no viable options to substitute. WTF!!? Some others: Season 1 map fog bug, being forced to go seek out waypoints we already found, being forced to repeat Renowns we have already completed, a wow-like clean slate, but no content -- do more of what you have already done, in an un-trackable mess of "chores" if you want to progress the seasonal chapters. Gems now rarely drop, but instead your bags are filled with malignants so much you are spending even MORE time managing a horrible inventory system -- no stash/inventory capacity changes, no Inventory search or proper sort ability. Conveniently setup the seasonal menu UI in such a way that you will inevitably/accidently use your premium battle pass. Very suspect ! You didn't fix anything the community feedback have been giving you since beta, instead you made changes no one was asking for so you could slow us down and take out all the fun we had been having up until the 1.1 patch. And It backfired indeed. So surprised Blizzard is under a massive DDOS at the moment -- the Devs basically aren't going to change much. So...Baldur's Gate 3 in two weeks. No reason to waste your time with D4. It will be months before they fix this, if they even do. GG Blizz -- you are not worthy.… Expand
  6. Owen062977
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Don't buy it !!!
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  7. kappa16
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    full of Rubbish
    nerf things every day
    this build is playable SO NERF
    everyone playing this build SECOND NERF
    LOCK ITEM
    NERF EXP
    NERF ITEM
    WELL DONE BLIZZARD
  8. Bossonova
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    they ripped everyone off, alot of money was made on this... no refunds after 2 hrs lolololol... wut a joke now i got to wait a week for buffs, no thanks and i will report this everywhere too....
  9. facamk
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    We've got a new season starting gents, lets add a massive patch that will disrupt everything 2 days before the season. We'll get Rhykker to say its a good thing, we'll be fine. NERF everything, desroy the already weak Sorc to the ground, and additionally spit on it and kick it multiple times. Barb was fun, not after this patch, now you tickle mobs. Leveling was easy, ok, we'll make it wayWe've got a new season starting gents, lets add a massive patch that will disrupt everything 2 days before the season. We'll get Rhykker to say its a good thing, we'll be fine. NERF everything, desroy the already weak Sorc to the ground, and additionally spit on it and kick it multiple times. Barb was fun, not after this patch, now you tickle mobs. Leveling was easy, ok, we'll make it way harder, now you fight 10+ lvl monsters to get way less exp. Fightning monsters your level, good luck playing for ages.
    Why not have 10 variations of items with this Aspect in your stash that you cant search for and is very limited and the hearts and gems take up half of it now anyway?!?!
    But we have a fix for your teleport out of dungeon, now its 5 sec cuz why not. Oh how about a Wraith one shotting you through 2 walls while you cant see it, you're welcome.
    Did we forget about the content, we'll just slow everything down to a crawl so players feel like there is soooo much content, they'll be fine.
    Lets also reduce defense, cuz everyone is mostly using offensive spellsstats, looks like its not needed, should be all-right. Stash tab problems, lets give them MORE Vicious Hearts that don't stack, thats a nice Season incentive. Sorcerer is relying too much on cooldowns to do anything, well, lets reduce the cooldown stats on items, make them wait a bit more, cuz we dont like that class, we were forced to add it by the Community. Its the players failt that we have to add the nerfs, they do too much damage with Vulnerable, so we'll reduce it, but now they'll need it more than ever, but they shouldnt rely on it, but they really should if they wanna do decent damage.

    I could do more, but these are only the funnies bits.    … Expand
  10. huknife
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    The "Critic" reviews are all paid for. All the negative reviews are from people who paid for the game. Blizzard is completely lost, they have no clue what the customer base wants. They are now just a bunch of echo chamber elitist, that has no passion for gaming, but there as PR talking heads.

    Blizzard should return all of the money paid for Diablo 4, scrap the whole game and make a new    The "Critic" reviews are all paid for. All the negative reviews are from people who paid for the game. Blizzard is completely lost, they have no clue what the customer base wants. They are now just a bunch of echo chamber elitist, that has no passion for gaming, but there as PR talking heads.

    Blizzard should return all of the money paid for Diablo 4, scrap the whole game and make a new one worthy of the name Diablo.    … Expand
  11. Mnex_U
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I give this game a solid 0/10 maybe it was fun to play at start, but then in two months they
    Fixed many issues
    - Fixed many issues where the wizard was already weak enough - Fixed many issues players were excited about Season 1 and decreased Season 1 Player Base with that -Increased time spent with family by 30% - Increased Competitive games playerbase by 25% this game is **** and    I give this game a solid 0/10 maybe it was fun to play at start, but then in two months they
    Fixed many issues
    - Fixed many issues where the wizard was already weak enough
    - Fixed many issues players were excited about Season 1
    and decreased Season 1 Player Base with that
    -Increased time spent with family by 30%
    - Increased Competitive games playerbase by 25%
    this game is **** and for me it was last chance for blizzard
    after years of disappointments they give us this ****.
    I used tho love their games but this is just heartbreaking
    and if you consider to buy this game there is advice: just don't    … Expand
  12. Udr
    Jul 23, 2023
    3
    I was already playing Diablo when i was a child, on the first episode.
    The 3 was a joke, next to the 2, who is a masterpiece.
    The 4 is empty of soul. The music is great, but the game is boring as hell after only 10 hours. The builds are annoying. Nothing original. I’m a ultra Diablo fan, from the one, and i stop playing Diablo 4 after only 15 hours. Can you imagine ? A shame. Blizzard    I was already playing Diablo when i was a child, on the first episode.
    The 3 was a joke, next to the 2, who is a masterpiece.
    The 4 is empty of soul. The music is great, but the game is boring as hell after only 10 hours. The builds are annoying. Nothing original.
    I’m a ultra Diablo fan, from the one, and i stop playing Diablo 4 after only 15 hours. Can you imagine ? A shame. Blizzard north, i miss you    … Expand
  13. DiabloSucksHard
    Jul 22, 2023
    2
    This game is trash and the devs should feel bad about themselves, they are dummy nerds who don't know anything about game design, horrible balance!! They ruined this game and ripped me off of my money. They still selling overpriced skins in the shop though. TRASH.
  14. nsantosbr
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    As a big fan of the Diablo franchise, I cannot recommend this game. It has one of the worst post-campaign gameplay ever. Boring as hell, poor unique, account bound is BS, etc, etc...
    Don't waste your time and money on this piece of trash.
  15. YUHSI
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    designer is an idiot
    Ruining the user experience with a bunch of self righteous reasons
    Whenever the player finds a way to play, the designer immediately modifies him
  16. aaax3ify
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is all about money money money. Balancing issues in gameplay, character classes and equipment. Insufficient or repetitive content, players get bored or feel like they've exhausted the game's possibilities too quickly. Lack of compelling end-game content. Poor communication from the developers and inadequate community management.
  17. ywkies
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    I've never seen a game made like this

    I can only make something like this with a good IP like Diablo..

    Blizzard seems to have let go.

    very disappointed
  18. arczi212
    Jul 23, 2023
    1
    Blizzard killed the best thing about Diablo: the loot!!! boring gameplay. Boring, trash, not fun, confusing cross platform and party requirements for grouping. Bored to tears, actually refunded.
  19. siomil
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy. Next, I don't    It's just simply boring. Played necro - my fav char since d2 and got bored after 50lvl
    Played rogue in season 1 and after completeing 3 season journeys I got no legendary items! So I'm lvl 34 and only yellow equip with 1 uniqe item and once again got bored cause you basically explore tunnels.
    Doing season journey has no sense - in d3 you got set items - here nothin worthy.
    Next, I don't want to waste time exploring the map - horseriding is a big misunderstanding.
    Before you reach lvl 50 to get to tier 3 and perhaps get some good items you'r too bored to play.    … Expand
  20. Dmxgordon
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    The game is only a mini game actually, regression from former titles is severely noticeable, both in visual (it's depressing, mono colored, not even close to D1&2. D 3 was a bad joke) and technical ways. Price is aberrant (70 for just the base game, add 30 more for nothing really, and then, on top of that, pay for hollow seasonal content).
    On top of all, seasonal content is just some bits    The game is only a mini game actually, regression from former titles is severely noticeable, both in visual (it's depressing, mono colored, not even close to D1&2. D 3 was a bad joke) and technical ways. Price is aberrant (70 for just the base game, add 30 more for nothing really, and then, on top of that, pay for hollow seasonal content).
    On top of all, seasonal content is just some bits of the base game, nothing new, "do the stuff you hate from base game all over again". For casual, non seasonal players they nerfed and destroyed the already bitter experience just before the season. Non seasonal server (Eternal) is basically dead. All time invested until S1 is a waste, "thank you for your money ppl".
    Creation of the entire game was replicated in a week by one guy (check YouTube). That is saying a lot. Game is a scam. Hollow and hopeless. Shame on you! I hope you get what you deserve for this lazy projects.    … Expand
  21. Claod
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    I play mage... ONLY 2 builds are viable. We're unfairly squishy. And they nerfed our damages. And the "only 2 builds" require to be meelee ... a mage -> meelee + squishy = OS. Soooooo diablo 4 is the last blizzard game having no mage .... congratz Blizzard. if I could I would ask for a refund. Awful patch 1.1 . If only I could hurt you and change the way you're making the game...
  22. FBCat
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    All devs care is to force player to grin longer to please executives
    It's not the old Diablo series anymore,
    The dark pattern they use to trick player redeeming battle pass is simple unacceptable
  23. Grievoh
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Game had so much potential, and so much hype for a blizzard game to continue off the amazing franchise. But after all the activision money grubbing fingers got into the mix the game is designed just as poorly as diablo immortal, nothing about it screams “we are making this game because we are inspired by the franchise” it all screams “how can we best monetize this corpse of blizzard” TheGame had so much potential, and so much hype for a blizzard game to continue off the amazing franchise. But after all the activision money grubbing fingers got into the mix the game is designed just as poorly as diablo immortal, nothing about it screams “we are making this game because we are inspired by the franchise” it all screams “how can we best monetize this corpse of blizzard” The devs are out of touch and way too nerf happy as soon as any fun is detected they are immediately taking the game down for maintenance patches but if there’s problems with basic gameplay or people unable to enjoy because of a bug it takes 3 weeks to even get a response. Seems the devs only job is to make sure players are playing the game they want it to be played at all times. They are forcing longevity with immense boring pointless grinds and holy grail items you will never see instead of letting people make a character fun and then compete against others in leaderboards as the tried and true way. Now it’s just some pointless level 100 that takes 500 hours of nonsensical grinding which they continue to nerf and make more difficult if we find ways to make it enjoyable or easier. Game 10/10
    Franchise 10/10
    Live service 0/10
    Devs completely out of touch with reality 0/10
    Daddy Activision watching over your shoulder making sure you’re playing how they want 0/10    … Expand
  24. DoctorAlphaa
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    With every new patch game gets worse. Thank you blizzard. Nerf more. Do not think about adding new contents.
  25. Gamingcritical
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Horrible. The Developers care more about a cash grab rather than releasing a working title with balanced gameplay. Instead they think to nerfs exp. gains and item drop rate on top of weaking the characters. All in some desperate bid to make money off new cosmetics which shouldn't be important when there are so many glaring issues with the game. That's only if you have integrity and clearlyHorrible. The Developers care more about a cash grab rather than releasing a working title with balanced gameplay. Instead they think to nerfs exp. gains and item drop rate on top of weaking the characters. All in some desperate bid to make money off new cosmetics which shouldn't be important when there are so many glaring issues with the game. That's only if you have integrity and clearly they do not.… Expand
  26. mowaterfowl
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Blizzard has pretty much deviated from everything that they have ever said and failed to learn from past mistakes.

    WoW: "We want to make the content accessible to everyone." Uber Uniques will likely never be available to me. Thus, I won't see the content. Diablo 3: "Loot should be hard to get" Ask Jay Wilson, he'll tell you. While this hasn't been officially said by the devs,    Blizzard has pretty much deviated from everything that they have ever said and failed to learn from past mistakes.

    WoW: "We want to make the content accessible to everyone." Uber Uniques will likely never be available to me. Thus, I won't see the content.

    Diablo 3: "Loot should be hard to get" Ask Jay Wilson, he'll tell you. While this hasn't been officially said by the devs, this seems to be the theme. Additionally, I keep getting drops with item levels 200 below the gear I have (I get 600s while having the same 800s for days on end).

    Bad Programming: "Every time a person's inventory is held in memory." WTF? As a dev, how in the hell did this make it past peer review?

    Play our way: I get the same junk over and over and over. The core skill I like have 1 unique aspect. (Rapid Fire). However, others have several (puncture, flurry). So that's how you want me to play but I refuse and thus have a negative experience.    … Expand
  27. pixelkusa
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    There is no use playing this game. DECADES OF IGNORING DIABO FANBASE.
    they took the worse frm d2 d3 and made it even WORSE.
    Its just about money . No fun playing no fun looting (what loot?) no VARIATY you get the same lame stuff over and over again no fun interacting cause you cant where is the chat? where are the sets? where are the runes? where are the mana pots? where are my    There is no use playing this game. DECADES OF IGNORING DIABO FANBASE.
    they took the worse frm d2 d3 and made it even WORSE.
    Its just about money .
    No fun playing
    no fun looting (what loot?)
    no VARIATY you get the same lame stuff over and over again
    no fun interacting cause you cant
    where is the chat?
    where are the sets?
    where are the runes?
    where are the mana pots?
    where are my freedom in this game
    why only carry 4 life pots
    drinking mana pots in d2 like youre part of a beer drinking contest in an irish pub havent been that fun but still more fun then this d4
    WE DONT NEED HORSES IN DIABLO whats wrong with you blizzard?
    tehy put more work in cosmetics then every othe rpart of the game.

    Baal himself would rise from his grave if he could see this d4 mess
    the game feels like playing a pre alpha but you have to pay 100 dollars for it    … Expand
  28. Esk6
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Blindly weaken the player's experience and forcibly prolong the life of the game. Congratulations, this is a boring trash game.
  29. Sonicbe
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    오픈이후로 개발자들과 유저 소통은 이 게임에 대한 흥미를 잃게 만들 뿐만이 아니라 제작사 즉 블리자드에 대한 신뢰도 완전히 잃게 만들었다

    이제 베틀넷을 삭제했다 잘가라 추억의 블리자드
  30. 99thhand
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    The game feels like it focused more on the graphics than the game system. Every time the Devs talk about the issues, it feels like D4 has spaghetti coding. It reminds me of when the game PUBG PC had bad coding, and the Devs admitted struggling to fix the game.

    The game feels like you're always climbing a mountain with 100x the gravity of the earth. It's always a struggle to work your    The game feels like it focused more on the graphics than the game system. Every time the Devs talk about the issues, it feels like D4 has spaghetti coding. It reminds me of when the game PUBG PC had bad coding, and the Devs admitted struggling to fix the game.

    The game feels like you're always climbing a mountain with 100x the gravity of the earth. It's always a struggle to work your way up, and it's not even rewarding when you make it to the top with BIS gears.

    Season 1 feels rushed and like nothing has changed; they just added a quest and those gems that add a little to the mechanics. What's even more amusing is that their battle pass is the worst of all battle passes.

    I don't know what the Devs are thinking. it's so bad at the current state.    … Expand
  31. jjc123cj
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    simply not fun with all the changes that were implemented with the latest patch (longer cooldowns, less damage, QoL nerfs). Definitely regret spending $100.
  32. rushmen
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Season 1 was trash. All we are doing is what we did in preseason. PoE 2 cant come fast enough.
  33. Reviewerxxx1
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    I'm fairly certain the developers don't understand the game. How could you have resistance on seasonal items when resistances don't work?

    How did they not know resistances didn't work when the game launched?

    Who is testing this game? The players?

    Well you won, we tested it for you Blizzard. We even paid you to be play testers.

    And now we all quit, yay.
  34. Mindsting
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    LET ME ZOOM OUT MORE
    I just created an account to a review this game. I can't believe how much "lag" there is just traversing the world it literally ruins the game. Secondly, why am I going around getting the same waypoints again for s1, same dungeons for the aspects, same everything... wth make new content or make doing renown again fun. Also the gap of content (lack of) from level like    LET ME ZOOM OUT MORE
    I just created an account to a review this game. I can't believe how much "lag" there is just traversing the world it literally ruins the game. Secondly, why am I going around getting the same waypoints again for s1, same dungeons for the aspects, same everything... wth make new content or make doing renown again fun. Also the gap of content (lack of) from level like 70 to 100 is insane, why isn't there another pinnacle boss or something like Astaroth? Also why are all the unique items so bad DID ANY OF THE DEVS EVEN TEST THIS GAME? I'm beating a dead horse here, Blizzard make the game actually better and fun and maybe I would attempt to play this game again. Who we kidding, Blizzard already got all of our money. Last thing "Social Game" who are we kidding here THERE IS NO SOCIAL ASPECTS not even a good channel to chat with people in awful experience, no party finders nothing for parties for world bosses... i just dont know what they were thinking... we got robbed folks.    … Expand
  35. absolut257
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    Hit level 100 on barbarian and deleted shortly after. No endgame content, boring itemization, boring pvp, total waste of time.
  36. Emperpenguin
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    Season one is a piece of **** can believe that I have to farm in dungeon when I am only lv 50. There is nothing much in this season, how could that last for 2 months?
  37. IlNeMeSisIl
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    Game if okay for the first 45 levels or so and drops off a cliff right after.If you manage to stay beyond that and build up a playable build, the devs would go on a retarded nerf spree killing your build, rendering the hours you've put in useless.
    If you think you could get a try out the game and get a refund if you didn't like it, nope its not happening. Started off as a barb on day 1    Game if okay for the first 45 levels or so and drops off a cliff right after.If you manage to stay beyond that and build up a playable build, the devs would go on a retarded nerf spree killing your build, rendering the hours you've put in useless.
    If you think you could get a try out the game and get a refund if you didn't like it, nope its not happening. Started off as a barb on day 1 and the it got nerfed, requested a refund less than 6 hrs after purchase and was denied 'too much time spent on game'.
    By far the worst of the diablo series (excluding immortal). Don't waste your money on this crap    … Expand
  38. Bammbulance
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    I have never felt the need to review a game, I have generally enjoyed all of my purchases, I’m pretty easy to please! I generally did research on games before purchase but always purchased Diablo games totally blind after my experience with Diablo 1… expecting more greatness… I was not disappointed with Diablo 2 or 3, I was immersed from the first day! Sadly Diablo IV is the first gameI have never felt the need to review a game, I have generally enjoyed all of my purchases, I’m pretty easy to please! I generally did research on games before purchase but always purchased Diablo games totally blind after my experience with Diablo 1… expecting more greatness… I was not disappointed with Diablo 2 or 3, I was immersed from the first day! Sadly Diablo IV is the first game where I feel cheated, I did not at any point in my 2 playthroughs enjoy the game (Both I did through sheer stubbornness, it’s not as though they took very long). How is this possible!? Heads should roll.

    Even if Graphics, Music, Story, Ambience and so on are 10/10 if the game is not fun to play it should get a 1/10 score. But those things are also all bad!

    So I’ve had to go with 0/10. I hate this game.

    Story, 2/10

    The Lilith Arc had so much potential and the first act showed that potential but it soon ended, so much lore behind the franchise at this point, and while it got a little bit interesting at parts it should have been 2x to 3x longer! I felt so deflated when I finished the campaign… is that… it? Nothing ground-breaking, almost a copy & paste job from the stories of previous Diablo games.

    It is also missing the crucial cut-scenes when moving from one act to the next, ruining progress immersion. In previous Diablo games travelling from one act to the next felt like a major step forward, major plot progression contained… in D4 it involves running for 15 seconds from one zone to the next! zzzZZ.

    Graphics, 2/10

    Good rendition does not = good graphics, the game feels like a copy and paste job, it has no soul; all the towns feel the same, dungeons the same, bosses the same, after my time playing Diablo 1/2/3 I anticipated a wow factor at the potential of a Diablo IV World! Sorry but none of it impressed me, this is not a Diablo world!

    And why are we so zoomed in? Because the game has no cool details, the camera zooms out sometimes, you can count them on one hand. It says a lot about how confident they felt about the world they created :(

    Think back to all the amazing zones in previous titles, the battle-scenes, the hellscapes, the beauty of heaven, the unique dungeons, while playing the game’s campaign you’d be in a new zone every few minutes, new monsters, venturing through dangerous caves to get to the next waypoint, fighting back hordes of hell… nope, none of that in Diablo 4 :( it all passed you by in one fluid blur of disappointment. Many times in the campaign you’ll travel from one town to the next without encountering a single enemy.

    Music, 1/10

    Repetitive to the extreme, dull, unexciting… I’d give it 0/10 but the music from the brief hell cutscene was decent.

    Ambience 0/10

    Is this a Diablo game? Everything feels the same, same zones, same monsters, same dungeons, same towns, same music, same bosses… due to the copy & paste graphics, lacking soundtrack and lacklustre storyline I never felt immersed in the world they have created, even Hell (In the brief 10 minutes we get to see hell) was empty and boring.

    Gameplay 3/10

    What can I say? it’s an ARPG, nothing too bad but nothing special. This is a very poorly balanced game so after the campaign you are restricted to a very limited amount of builds which the developers are constantly trying to re-balance long after release and multiple beta tests… many of these builds are totally reliant on very rare loot drops that a casual will never see, the item system is unrewarding to anyone who cannot invest hundreds of hours into the game every playthrough, casuals be damned! To make it worse monsters continue to scale as you level, a run of bad luck could see your character castrated.

    Replayability 0/10

    After the campaign is over it becomes Extreme repetition after an hour or two, there is no repeatability to this game, play end-game for 2 hours and you’ll have experienced it all! You get World Bosses (Cool for the first encounter, not for the 2nd), Helltides (Killing limited monsters, more of a drip than a tide, while random players in your world kill ahead of you, it can feel very empty), and Dungeons, with a very limited selection of Dungeon Types and Bosses. It gets boring fast.

    Time / Reward Ratio 3/10

    It is unrewarding or too easy. The campaign is far too easy, on my second playthrough I made it as difficult as I could, even after a so-called ‘nerf’ patch but still breezed through it with zero challenge (25+ levels lower than my first playthrough, starting from absolute scratch in Season 1). Beating the game felt unrewarding.

    And then there’s the loot system which just feels awkward, Everything is good!.. but 99.99% is bad. In my 3 weeks playing I got 1 dopamine rush for one good item dropping. I’m sorry I’m not investing 1,000 hours to build a character.

    I could go on and on but I've run out of characters. Read the reviews before buying this game.    … Expand
  39. wangyu0918
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    I specially registered the account of M station just to give it a score
    0 points is my respect for game art, the real score of the game should be -2
    I don't even know what it means to enter the game now? Although I'm only level 78, whoever kills the opponent first is the "ultimate meaning" of the game. It's like eating the most expensive foie gras in a French high-end restaurant, but    I specially registered the account of M station just to give it a score
    0 points is my respect for game art, the real score of the game should be -2
    I don't even know what it means to enter the game now? Although I'm only level 78, whoever kills the opponent first is the "ultimate meaning" of the game. It's like eating the most expensive foie gras in a French high-end restaurant, but when you open it, it's an "elegant **** You see high-level players on youtube all kinds of mob spawning, but if you want to become them, you have to eat all the ****ty foie gras before you get the equipment When you finish eating, the designer will make "new **** for you
    我特意注册了M站的账号，就是为了给它打分
    0分是我对游戏美术的尊重，游戏的真实得分应该是 -2
    我现在根本不知道进游戏的意义是什么？虽然我只有78级
    玩家和怪物谁先秒杀对手是游戏的“终极意义”
    就像是你在法国高级餐厅里吃最贵的鹅肝，打开后却是一坨“优雅的屎”！
    你在youtube上看见高级玩家各种刷怪行云流水
    但你想成为他们就必须要在打到装备以前吃完所有带屎的鹅肝
    当你吃完后，设计师会为你制作“新的大便”    … Expand
  40. MediumFast
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Disgusting Company. Makes Disgusting Game. Just wait for Path Of Exile 2. I hope they don't recover from this.
  41. Yogi18z
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Shouldn't have bought this **** game in the first place,i play halfway through the random event, it suddenly disconnected and i died, and when i move to any new place, you would suddenly get stuck and blocked by an invincible air wall, they added 2 more second for leaving the dungeon, pointless...... and the ping would suddenly peak high and i would die again , **** you , everthing theyShouldn't have bought this **** game in the first place,i play halfway through the random event, it suddenly disconnected and i died, and when i move to any new place, you would suddenly get stuck and blocked by an invincible air wall, they added 2 more second for leaving the dungeon, pointless...... and the ping would suddenly peak high and i would die again , **** you , everthing they care about is cash grab , player gaming experience ? they dont give a **** ? nah, I QUIT !!!… Expand
  42. luq1289
    Jul 29, 2023
    3
    On the plus side:
    - Graphics and sound design.
    On the minus: - Embarrassingly small variety of enemies and bosses. - Boring empty game world - Boring dungeons - Few skills per class and their effects - The plot does not captivate, wasted potential - Tragic itemization - VRAM/RAM leaks - Mass of missing QoL features - Cheap console port/Hideous console UI - No endgame - To    On the plus side:
    - Graphics and sound design.

    On the minus:
    - Embarrassingly small variety of enemies and bosses.
    - Boring empty game world
    - Boring dungeons
    - Few skills per class and their effects
    - The plot does not captivate, wasted potential
    - Tragic itemization
    - VRAM/RAM leaks
    - Mass of missing QoL features
    - Cheap console port/Hideous console UI
    - No endgame
    - To simple

    A game worth $30 max people xD. The game is still in BETA!!! CASH GRAB!!!    … Expand
  43. eternalteapot
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Pointless and repetitive. No idea why people keep playing this. And yeah I signed up just for this review. What a waste of money
  44. Slyvus
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Absolutely HORRIBLE. I was thinking Blizzard finally did something right when Diablo initially launched but I was reminded what a trash company this is. Forget the massive nerfs and not addressing any issues by the fan base but the fact that you have to make a new character every season?! LOL, what kind of concept is that? You spend months grinding and grinding and growing with yourAbsolutely HORRIBLE. I was thinking Blizzard finally did something right when Diablo initially launched but I was reminded what a trash company this is. Forget the massive nerfs and not addressing any issues by the fan base but the fact that you have to make a new character every season?! LOL, what kind of concept is that? You spend months grinding and grinding and growing with your character to not be able to play them when new seasons come out? Is this a joke? For real I actually don't believe this is a real thing despite my brother saying yes, every new season you need to make a new character. Actually so freaking ridiculous. Don't buy this trash game or anything Blizzard puts out.

    Oh yeah and I also signed up just to write this review. Never have I wrote a review before Diablo 4. Hot garbage.    … Expand
  45. thebrentster
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Latest update killed it. Too much CC, toughness and power nerfed, non-fun mechanics, Blizzard slow to fix things
  46. Calahan
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is the first Blizzard game ever where I'd like to have a refund if that would be possible.
  47. tufu
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    Compared to the previous game, there are fewer skill forms, rudimentary skill visual effects, and more torturing players' running. It's just a semi-finished product that allows players to spend a lot of time in places without fun or meaning.
  48. PandoraFalke
    Jul 30, 2023
    2
    I paid the full price, I played through the campaign and I was absolutely not satisfied. How the hell is it possible for these guys, to make such a boring game?
    Whoever got the idea to put more MMO into an ARPG clearly didn't understand the genre.
    This game is by far, the worst and most boring ARPG I've ever played. The pacing of the story is way too slow. The fetch quests are way    I paid the full price, I played through the campaign and I was absolutely not satisfied. How the hell is it possible for these guys, to make such a boring game?
    Whoever got the idea to put more MMO into an ARPG clearly didn't understand the genre.

    This game is by far, the worst and most boring ARPG I've ever played.
    The pacing of the story is way too slow.
    The fetch quests are way too much.
    Hell, even the waypoints are way too far away. Even after getting that damn horse, you are running for ages to get to the next quest point. And without the opportunity to set a marker on the map and therefore got a route to the quest, I wouldn't even know where the heck I have to go.

    It's not even the programming problem with the stash tabs, not even that they made a **** Nerf with Path 1.1. This game is just boring af.
    I played through the server slam and the open beta and had really high hopes. But there was a reason, why they limited those to lvl 25. If I would have known how boring this game get after Act II, I would never ever bought it.

    I'm so ashamed, I paid full price for this.
    With this game, Blizzard finally killed the last game I was enjoying. From now on there will be absolutely not a single game anymore, which I will buy from this company. They ruined every franchise for me.
    Such a shame, that this once was my favorite company.    … Expand
  49. qc0zd
    Jul 31, 2023
    0
    The game is so laggy that it is unplayable.
    The settings are all wrong, and it is clear that the developers do not understand the game.
    The game is full of ridiculous bugs that are clearly the result of bad programming.
    The developers seem to be more interested in making the game as difficult as possible than in making it fun.
  50. Nerraw
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 is a setback from Diablo 3 by far , visually stunning but lacking in Gameplay.
  51. tedkamble
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Complete trash game and waste of money. Blizzard has become such a joke of a company, looking forward to path of exile 2, looks way better
  52. fantacy1031
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    D4 now is garbage
    Warehouse is too small
    buiild very very very not free
    Reputation needs to be refreshed enough mentally handicapped
  53. Kongpccl3
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    It's will be a good game if it free.
    But in this price I think its not worth to buy.
    Worst game balance.
    Worst level design.
    Worst server stability.
    Worst End game content.
    And more....
  54. benceprof
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    The game suffers from multiple issues, both technically, and management wise. The game with every patch gets worse than it was before. The team behind the game handles the user feedback worse than any slightly not deluded person would. This game is nothing more than a cash grab made by incompetent people who never even seen a videogame (including this one), even though if they would haveThe game suffers from multiple issues, both technically, and management wise. The game with every patch gets worse than it was before. The team behind the game handles the user feedback worse than any slightly not deluded person would. This game is nothing more than a cash grab made by incompetent people who never even seen a videogame (including this one), even though if they would have typed in diablo 4 and literally clicked on any of the videos (yes i checked) they would have had a better understanding of the game.
    Examples from the before mentioned issues:
    - most of the item powers are useless (really occasidonal), which makes basic one like must haves, but even those does not really make any diference.
    - the game does not offers any really memorable characters besides lilith, and the bosses are not more than healthier minions. (world bosses are basically dps checks)
    - after lvl 70 the progression not just start to slow immensely, but the only activity at that point worth doing are nightmare dungeons. Doing these for more 40 hours is really boring. The affixes that should make them harder are just annoying, the respawn system is basically not existing, you can have perfect items by that point so you dont even care about them, and the cc that minions casue is just annoying.
    - every change they made to the game made the performance worse, and the gameplay less fun. The development team takes ages to fix the most basic things, mostly becasue the code they wrote is worse than what anyone could have (chest tab incident), not to mention that they definitely not test changes before releases. One thing breaks something else +1. But when it comes to remove fun things in games they seem to react like in an instant. The funny thing is that removing something that was fun took them less than an hour to fix, but changing it back to how it was takes them like 4 weeks. They fix the most random issues (like they fixing the resource burning modifier just to remove it). They do these firecamp talks, but they talk about one thing and do the other. If they mention an issue they either try to talk their way out of it, or (i think at this point) solve it with the worst possible solution. (i dont know how can people like them work in a company like blizzard, maybe at mcdonalds but they would still mess up the orders)
    - the unique items that you can get are just useless, but the ultra uniqes are more than not possible to get.
    - this unfinished game cost 70 euros and they also have macrotransactions in the game (30 euros for the skin), and of course they abuse the in game currency bundles
    If you take it into account that we are talking about a game with a seasonal model, these issues get even more tedious, but lets talk about the season. The first season of the game introduced a new mechanic called malignant hearts. These hearts are gems, that you can find in the same dungeons that you farmed for like the previous eternity, and thats it. The season also offers a battlepass that if you just play the game normally would max out by lvl 50. There are seasonal items in it which give bonuses for your characters, sadly when you reach them they are worthless, not to mention that they dont work. And i have not even mentioned the patch at the start of the season, which made classes unplayable and the game much worse. The seasonal rewards feel like a joke. They tried to make it good by firing the season designer, but the core of the game is bad, untested.

    To sum it up a blind and deaf person would have created a better game, and listened mor to the fan base then the the diablo Iv team.    … Expand
  55. Mae564
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    only boring.
    i think no one played their own game...
    nerf 10
    buff 1
    cheat money!!
  56. zerozeroone
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    unbalanced game. patch after patch, hotfix after hotfix. still bad, and nerfing barb a lot.
    new upcoming patch 1.1.1. giving more hp to bosses. RIP WW barb.
    seriously not fun. you cant play your favorite build just because they nerf stuff. Ive been playing WW barb since D3. not gonna change it. thanks for balancing the builds. Ive been struggling just to get the gear in order to make    unbalanced game. patch after patch, hotfix after hotfix. still bad, and nerfing barb a lot.
    new upcoming patch 1.1.1. giving more hp to bosses. RIP WW barb.
    seriously not fun. you cant play your favorite build just because they nerf stuff. Ive been playing WW barb since D3. not gonna change it.
    thanks for balancing the builds. Ive been struggling just to get the gear in order to make the WW build playable when other classes dances through all WT no matter what **** gear they have.    … Expand
  57. Robeson
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    Complete and total garbage game with no ending game content and the entire season built on bugs.
  58. aa33064980
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    The games main campaign is fun, but only in the early stage, the later stage is a very boring
    Loop, by the way, I'm going to play POE!!!!!!!!!!!! & POE2!!!!!!!!!!!!
  59. Fizzlehack
    Aug 7, 2023
    2
    Beautiful but boring. Not worth a secon play through, not worth the battle pass, and definitely not worth $100.
  60. Riley11
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    Not a game worth playing. Did not meet the standards and expectations set by Baldur's Gate 3.
  61. alx1337
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4, the latest installment in the iconic franchise, disappoints due to its overwhelming sense of boredom. Despite advancements in gaming technology, the game clings to dated gameplay mechanics that offer little innovation. The predictable hack-and-slash combat, while once a hallmark, now feels repetitive and unexciting. The narrative, touted as a focal point, fails to engage playersDiablo 4, the latest installment in the iconic franchise, disappoints due to its overwhelming sense of boredom. Despite advancements in gaming technology, the game clings to dated gameplay mechanics that offer little innovation. The predictable hack-and-slash combat, while once a hallmark, now feels repetitive and unexciting. The narrative, touted as a focal point, fails to engage players with its generic storyline and underdeveloped characters.

    One of the game's major pitfalls is its lack of variety. The uninspired environments and limited enemy types make each playthrough feel eerily similar, leaving players craving diversity and surprise. Additionally, the long development cycle has led to raised expectations, yet the game falls short of delivering on its promises. The absence of revolutionary features that could have reinvigorated the series makes Diablo 4 a missed opportunity. Ultimately, the game's failure to break free from its own conventions renders it an underwhelming and tedious experience, leaving both fans and newcomers yearning for more.    … Expand
  62. DisbandBlizasap
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    Not a casual player, have done all endgame content already since weeks in S1. Imagine this game is so bad that i actually for the firsttime im my life made a acc 2 review a game. Till this point i have played n bought every Blizzard game. After Warcraft reforged i was actually done but well diablo is diablo i thought. Now this time ill keep 2 myself n wont buy anymore a single blizzardNot a casual player, have done all endgame content already since weeks in S1. Imagine this game is so bad that i actually for the firsttime im my life made a acc 2 review a game. Till this point i have played n bought every Blizzard game. After Warcraft reforged i was actually done but well diablo is diablo i thought. Now this time ill keep 2 myself n wont buy anymore a single blizzard game even if it was free 2 play. Downloadin the patch right now with 1kb /s. Money is all that matters, imagine not even improving ur servers while every 1 is crying about how laggy the game is no not talkin about them damn VRAM issues where u cant even pvp if there are more then 2 players in the area LAWLS KEKW is on u Blizzard.… Expand
  63. Bass4Life
    Aug 28, 2023
    2
    The story is bland. The side quests are essentially fetch quests. The dungeons are formulaic. The builds are limited. The drops are so unimaginative and boring that you won't even bother to look at most things. The only real good things about Diablo 4 are the sound and graphics. Even then the zoom level is too close, making navigation difficult at times. It would be nice if you couldThe story is bland. The side quests are essentially fetch quests. The dungeons are formulaic. The builds are limited. The drops are so unimaginative and boring that you won't even bother to look at most things. The only real good things about Diablo 4 are the sound and graphics. Even then the zoom level is too close, making navigation difficult at times. It would be nice if you could zoom out a little further, but I guess that would take away from seeing the details on your $25 armor/skin.

    I finished the story and that was more than enough for me, even that was a grind. I have no desire to continue playing this game. I don't see the point, as I can't trade with other players, the NPC's have nothing real to say. There is no real excitement in grinding dungeons for drops when 99% of drops are only slight upgrades of the gear you already have. The world just seems so empty and pointless. The world feels more like a medieval dystopian socialist Russia, than a world facing an apocalypse.

    Oh, if that wasn't enough every once and awhile Blizzard comes along and redesigns how your character plays with no warning, ruining the viability of your build. Great strategy on how to keep players invested. There is a good game in here somewhere... it just seems Blizzard does everything in it's power to make it not available.    … Expand
  64. Uruca
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    we're paying to be the game testers and we're still paying for everything for the unfinished and unbalanced game, for the cosmetics, for the battle passes.
    No rewarding activities, no feeling of improvement, leveling is painful.
    It's a shame, if it were possible I would like my money refunded
  65. JokerDL
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't understand what's going wrong with the designer. but you increased the amount of the enemies and decreased the amount of Elite and experience at the same time, are you serious? Getting tired of waiting for changes, I guess this so called game design crew are not the player of this IP at all.… Expand
  66. Alcey88
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    Loved Diablo 2 and 3, sunk years into both but Diablo 4 is trash. Endgame is terrible, skill tree is only good while learning then when you want to change builds you sit there for half an hour moving every little talent around. The loot is terrible, theres a million different modifiers on everything, legendaries are boring, they drop too often and are underpowered. Buff legendaries andLoved Diablo 2 and 3, sunk years into both but Diablo 4 is trash. Endgame is terrible, skill tree is only good while learning then when you want to change builds you sit there for half an hour moving every little talent around. The loot is terrible, theres a million different modifiers on everything, legendaries are boring, they drop too often and are underpowered. Buff legendaries and nerf their drop rate so they actually feel special.… Expand
  67. TastyBevRage
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    As a long time fan of the series and a pre-order purchaser this game has been such a let down. The initial campaign was pretty fun but when you get into the late game activities, it feels terrible. There is little to do and what is available feels so needlessly repetitive and I'm all about a grinder but this grind just isn't fun. Final straw for me is when I see instead of planning aAs a long time fan of the series and a pre-order purchaser this game has been such a let down. The initial campaign was pretty fun but when you get into the late game activities, it feels terrible. There is little to do and what is available feels so needlessly repetitive and I'm all about a grinder but this grind just isn't fun. Final straw for me is when I see instead of planning a meaningful expansion they're just intending to release yearly expansions. There are still so many mechanics broken in the base game! The state of how the game was released and how poorly they're getting things fixed up I have no faith the yearly expansions will bring any real improvement, and most likely will turn it into a bigger more difficult to re-enter mess. I was ready to spend extra money on the game down the road too even if it was cosmetic if they showed they could get the game in order. However, Blizzard has made it clear this is purely about money and not about providing the type of gaming experience that earned them the status in the industry they once had. They got my money for nostalgia's sake this time but won't get another cent out of me unless they can return to what got them this far, but I'm not hopeful I went ahead and uninstalled the game today as I realized I haven't played in weeks now and the game was just taking up space on my drive.… Expand
  68. jackykHEI
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    25% off
    you fxxking seriously?
    even not end of season 1.
    Total disaster....
  69. exion89
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    I have been using metacritic for like 10 years. I never EVER found it necessary to create an account to rate a game until now. **** blizzard, **** bobby kotick, MS made a huge mistake buying this company. Blizzard is a husk of what it once was. Diablo 4 came out and was amazing. But they found out how to completely destroy it.. gg
  70. Demeross
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    game lack content there is no endgame,grind become more and more boring im done and season 1 is compleatly trash
  71. lowk
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    This game tricked everyone. Make the early game amazing, pay off Critic Reviews. Doesn't hide the fact its a garbage game from a selfish company. People spend more time messing with lack of inventory space than playing.
  72. VomitBog
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    I.. cannot believe this.. When I played this game in Beta I was super excited.. The character build, the environment, the classes everything seemed to be too good to be made by THIS Blizzard... But the more I played it the more disappointed I came to be.. Repetitive gameplay, same skill cycle, only a selective amount of skills are actually playable.. And the story is actually ok and is theI.. cannot believe this.. When I played this game in Beta I was super excited.. The character build, the environment, the classes everything seemed to be too good to be made by THIS Blizzard... But the more I played it the more disappointed I came to be.. Repetitive gameplay, same skill cycle, only a selective amount of skills are actually playable.. And the story is actually ok and is the best thing about the game currently.. It feels more like a mobile game than a PC/Console game.. I cannot believe they screwed it like they did with Diablo 3.. Marius in Diablo 2 had a better fate than us Blizzard fans...… Expand
  73. SethHan
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4, the best garbage game ever.

    In the world of nerfs, nerfs, nerfs, bugs, let alone the taste of eating items, I'm busy picking up trash, and I'm nervous about organizing my inventory.

    There will never be another Blizzard game purchase ^^
  74. Phil17
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    This game plays like an attention draining mobile game with no real reward, Feels like I'm being digitally lobotomized. This will definitely be the last time I support a blizzard title, you've been riding the coattails of the great games that came before long enough.

    The only decent thing in this game is the cinematics, props.
  75. Fuzilar
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    Could've been a great game, but as per usual, most of these businesses nowadays just care about money. So F them, and congrats to Larian for proving how wrong these companies are.
  76. jdmn
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    If I could give this game a negative score, I would.

    Where to even start? 1: There's nothing fun to do once you get in to world tier 4. You rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat. 2: What is this stash? Whoever designed this hates fun. We want stacked gems. Okay, here's another thing to store in your stash instead! 3: Social? Who is in the world with me? 4: What is this CC?    If I could give this game a negative score, I would.

    Where to even start?

    1: There's nothing fun to do once you get in to world tier 4. You rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat.

    2: What is this stash? Whoever designed this hates fun. We want stacked gems. Okay, here's another thing to store in your stash instead!

    3: Social? Who is in the world with me?

    4: What is this CC? It's not fun. At all. Not hard, just impossible at times.

    5: Last, but certainly the worse part of this game: Itemization. Damage while chilled, frozen, frosted, glazed, cold, burrrrrred, nippy. Why are these all here?

    Overall, this was the biggest waste of time I've ever put in to a game. Disgusting fail.    … Expand
  77. darksatellite
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    this game not only exposes the disrespect and attitude of predation coming from a triple a studio such as activision blizzard, but also the incestuous, navel gazing, self congratulatory nature of much of the industry. read this user reviews and then check out the critic reviews. it's absolutely disgusting.

    itemization is uninspired, bloated, and boring. the journey is short and the    this game not only exposes the disrespect and attitude of predation coming from a triple a studio such as activision blizzard, but also the incestuous, navel gazing, self congratulatory nature of much of the industry. read this user reviews and then check out the critic reviews. it's absolutely disgusting.

    itemization is uninspired, bloated, and boring. the journey is short and the endgame doesn't exist. this is proof positive that GaaS is being used as an excuse to give a **** product with a promise that it'll be better one day. i got bored of D3 very quickly and moved on, but this is just offensive.    … Expand
  78. neincek
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    Diablo 2 player since 2000 here.

    After the announcement of Diablo IV being in development all my friends were super pessimistic about it. I was the only one saying: „trust me it will be the best game ever especially because they screwed so many things in the past. this is their last hope to recover“. I pre-ordered this game a year prior to release. my friends were right. I played it for    Diablo 2 player since 2000 here.

    After the announcement of Diablo IV being in development all my friends were super pessimistic about it. I was the only one saying: „trust me it will be the best game ever especially because they screwed so many things in the past. this is their last hope to recover“. I pre-ordered this game a year prior to release.

    my friends were right. I played it for a week or so reached around lvl 80 and deinstalled it. and I will never ever install it again. blizzard is dead for me except for diablo 2 resurrected of course.

    this is the most boring gaming experience I ever had. what is the point of having a full geared character after only a few days? min maxed after a week or two if you are a casual player. whenever an item drops I do not care because whatever? in 1 hour this will drop again anyway. same applies for the endgame why grind boring content when there is no reward or moment of joy finding an item? just no. I wish I could get my 80€ back.    … Expand
  79. iganchev
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    The game looks like alpha version! 69$ for fenris error every 30-40 mins of gameplay.
    Very poor content. After 10 hours of gameplay, the game becomes very boring.
    Repetitive content. Boring bosses without any mechanics. A lot of useless gear. It would be much better if they dropped rare and unique items very rarely, but if they had value, something to attract interest and attention,    The game looks like alpha version! 69$ for fenris error every 30-40 mins of gameplay.
    Very poor content. After 10 hours of gameplay, the game becomes very boring.
    Repetitive content. Boring bosses without any mechanics. A lot of useless gear. It would be much better if they dropped rare and unique items very rarely, but if they had value, something to attract interest and attention, rather than pointlessly filling the inventory with items that I then waste time looking through their pointless statistics and then sell them. The chest is extremely small for all the crap that needs to be collected. An awful lot of damage affixes that don't make any sense. All these dozens of affixes can be optimized down to just a few. I feel like this is all done on purpose to waste your in-game time looking at item stats instead of playing a real game. Boring, boring, boring! The game is full of bugs... I'm very disappointed. I had decided not to pay blizzard anymore for games but decided to give diablo 4 a chance. It had heavy hype and really fooled us all into thinking it was going to be a good game. And to be honest, I believed that maybe blizzard would have learned from the not great success of diablo 3 and would listen to people... but NO. Sorry blizzard, you took money from me for the last time. The only meaningful thing you've done in all these years since you weren't a real blizzard was to make a d2r. And at least consider fixing the stupid bugs and memory leaks before bragging that you already have season 2 content. So stupid of you! I give this game 0 points! A far cry from a real Diablo. My stupidest $69 spent ever!!!    … Expand
  80. L1fu
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    I am absolutely appalled by the release of Diablo 4. I've been a long-time fan of the series, and I feel like I was completely taken advantage of by Blizzard. For £90, I expected a game that was actually playable, but instead, I got a buggy mess that is completely unenjoyable. The gameplay is so frustrating that it makes me want to pull my nails out. Not to mention the broken loot andI am absolutely appalled by the release of Diablo 4. I've been a long-time fan of the series, and I feel like I was completely taken advantage of by Blizzard. For £90, I expected a game that was actually playable, but instead, I got a buggy mess that is completely unenjoyable. The gameplay is so frustrating that it makes me want to pull my nails out. Not to mention the broken loot and damage system, which is so confusing that it feels like a chore to figure out. I'm so angry and disappointed that I feel like killing myself for spending so much money on such an atrocious game. I want my money back, and I demand that Blizzard do something to fix this mess they've created.… Expand
  81. Toasty88
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    The only thing blizzard did right was show us that we should never buy another product they make; ever again. Every monster in the game scales with you forcing an excessive need for Blizzard has no idea where class balance needs to be and the end game is non-existent. All "promises" to come in the future... if you keep playing. The social aspect of diablo 4 is the loneliest "MMO" game I'veThe only thing blizzard did right was show us that we should never buy another product they make; ever again. Every monster in the game scales with you forcing an excessive need for Blizzard has no idea where class balance needs to be and the end game is non-existent. All "promises" to come in the future... if you keep playing. The social aspect of diablo 4 is the loneliest "MMO" game I've ever played. Piece of trash. Never buy this turd of a video game.… Expand
  82. hahaman7211
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    This game is totally garbage. The dev didn't even know what they were doing. lack of build variety and endgame content. Also, there is way too much bug. Blizzard just don't care about if the game is good. They just want the money from you.
  83. Rangardo
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    I've been playing Diablo since the first installment, and while I played the third one for almost 10 years, I simply can't play the fourth one! The game is boring, poorly balanced, buggy, and sometimes downright silly. The season is a complete bust and doesn't add anything worthwhile. The end-game is a parody, where you do the same tasks in a different color, and there are very few ofI've been playing Diablo since the first installment, and while I played the third one for almost 10 years, I simply can't play the fourth one! The game is boring, poorly balanced, buggy, and sometimes downright silly. The season is a complete bust and doesn't add anything worthwhile. The end-game is a parody, where you do the same tasks in a different color, and there are very few of them, actually just one, nightmare dungeons. Overall, it's time to say goodbye to the Diablo franchise and bury Blizzard, because this company is not even 10% of what it used to be. Diablo IV is a tragedy!… Expand
  84. Velaseri
    Aug 22, 2023
    1
    I am so glad I didn't buy this, I played when I visited my sister, I spent 3 days playing waiting for the game to become fun. I thought after 50 all this tedious crap will end. It didn't.

    The gear is bad, the gameplay is boring, the storage tabs and skill tree is limiting. Waiting since diablo 2 to play a druid in diablo again, and it was a tragic mess. Not to mention the online only,    I am so glad I didn't buy this, I played when I visited my sister, I spent 3 days playing waiting for the game to become fun. I thought after 50 all this tedious crap will end. It didn't.

    The gear is bad, the gameplay is boring, the storage tabs and skill tree is limiting. Waiting since diablo 2 to play a druid in diablo again, and it was a tragic mess. Not to mention the online only, and cashshop!

    Activision have completely destroyed the series, for a fast buck, and because it's online only we can't rely on modders to fix it, or add any quality of life that activision never will.

    It's not even worth $20, so if you have to get it, wait until a large sale.    … Expand
  85. StephenHyer
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    1. Entire map is useless after completing the campaign.

    2. Have fun running to each alter. Necessary waste of your time. 3. Have fun grinding renown. Necessary waste of your time. 4. Frequent performance issues. Lag spikes, unresponsiveness, stuck on walls, etc. 5. Player "choice" means viable builds must stack vulnerable and crit strike damage. 6. After the nerfs the only    1. Entire map is useless after completing the campaign.

    2. Have fun running to each alter. Necessary waste of your time.

    3. Have fun grinding renown. Necessary waste of your time.

    4. Frequent performance issues. Lag spikes, unresponsiveness, stuck on walls, etc.

    5. Player "choice" means viable builds must stack vulnerable and crit strike damage.

    6. After the nerfs the only viable builds focus on armor and dmg mitigation. Hope you prefer beating against trees with wooden clubs because otherwise you'll die instantly.

    7. Min/max a character level 90 with 10.5k attack power and 8.5k armor BASE and still get obliterated in tier 55 nightmare dungeons - the literal only endgame content which goes to tier 100. Guess I need more armor on my average ilvl 802 gear.

    8. Have a piece of gear that's almost good? Have fun spending over 30M gold trying to roll for what you need. Oh, you can farm about 6M per hour.

    9. Build variety is an actual joke. You get 2 options, maybe, if you want to push "endgame" content.

    10. Speaking of build variety, ask why you never see any barbarians running around. There isn't even class variety. Rogue, Druid. Necro. Don't like those, don't play.

    11. Running simulator. Die in a dungeon and the devs thought it would be tight to spawn you 4 miles from where you died. You will die. You will run. Hope that's worth your money.

    This game is absolute garbage. The first playthrough of the story is somewhat cool except its the same as every Diablo game. Find "Deckard Cain" -> Chase Big Bad -> One step behind, kill littler bad -> Confront big bad -> Game over. This game is such a cataclysmic disappointment that I'm swearing off Blizzard games. They can't make good games and they mismanage everything into the ground. Do not buy. There are myriad other games that won't leave you screaming at your monitor.    … Expand
  86. kris4u4
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Complete disappointment. As a Diablo fan I expected more. Tons of developers and budget to release an incomplete game. After level 70 , there is pretty much nothing else to do. There is a lot wrong with the game, from mechanics to itemization the list is extensive. In summary, the game was a failure.
  87. RoNy164
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    If you have played the game, you know why I gave it this score, if you haven't, PLEASE STAY AWAY from it. The worst part about Diablo IV is that Blizzard won't give you a refund. The game only works in erasing hours of your life, with 0 fun.
  88. TuFaN_KalOnline
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    The game came out in a very bad state.
    Save your money.The game is incredibly
    boring.Boring, trash, not fun!
  89. Inorognl
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    Compared to diablo 3 this is like 2 steps forward and 100 backward. ( for a company that has over 10 years in diablo live action games this sure feels like insult)
    Bigest issues list:
    No trade
    No respect button
    No search bar
    Not enough inventory
    No endgame
  90. Roryzilla
    Jul 30, 2023
    0
    Blizzard ruined Diablo.

    The entire world scales to the player level, meaning no matter what you do or where you go, the challenge and difficulty level feels exactly the same. Sure you get new items and skills, but it still feels like it takes the same amount of hits to kill enemies no matter what level you are. Itemization is confusing, and it feels as though you are always making a    Blizzard ruined Diablo.

    The entire world scales to the player level, meaning no matter what you do or where you go, the challenge and difficulty level feels exactly the same. Sure you get new items and skills, but it still feels like it takes the same amount of hits to kill enemies no matter what level you are.

    Itemization is confusing, and it feels as though you are always making a trade-off when equipping a new item. There are very few times where you will equip an item and it will be a net positive improvement. A lot of items also offer boosts to specific skills, meaning you'll need to pay to respec your character to invest in a certain skill to maximize your damage. Charging the player to do this seems diabolical.

    There aren't that many memorable bosses, the open world is flat out boring and empty feeling, and the multiplayer system doesn't make sense. There is no way to matchmake and join groups, and there is also no offline single player mode.

    I know exactly what Blizzard is doing with this game and I'm not going to waste my time. I got this game for free and I'm still upset and uninstalling it. I will now check out Path of Exile. Blizzard, RIP.    … Expand
  91. snowpowa
    Aug 5, 2023
    2
    Just graphics. All other feelings from former Diablo serie is gone. No excitement at all.
  92. Deviltry
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The most MMORPG-like Diablo ever, but feels the loneliest Diablo ever. How did they manage to screw this up??

    The game with the most out of touch patch in existence. When everyone complained about D4 and S1 was there to save it, blizzard just went full windowlicker mode and brought 1.1 patch
  93. notacarebear
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    You know a blizzard game is real trash when it falls to an average score of 4 and nobody is talking about its "wokeness". D4/10 was in development and then activion called Joe: what are you doing a full game!?? We will have to sell dlcs. Now all the balancing/patches is based around the next expansion. Cant' wait to see how they will bribe cc with "drops" to inflate hype in s1.
  94. ikon_zero
    Aug 10, 2023
    2
    It's like Blizzard wants this to be Elden Ring - making you easy to kill, limiting health flasks, attaching abilities to gear, matching monsters to your level so it never feels too comfortable, giving you an open world and a horse... but that's not what Diablo is to me.

    Diablo has always been a source of relaxation and stress relief. Kill some monsters in extravagant ways, roll the dice    It's like Blizzard wants this to be Elden Ring - making you easy to kill, limiting health flasks, attaching abilities to gear, matching monsters to your level so it never feels too comfortable, giving you an open world and a horse... but that's not what Diablo is to me.

    Diablo has always been a source of relaxation and stress relief. Kill some monsters in extravagant ways, roll the dice on finding cool gear that opens up new gameplay options, feel stronger over time, and generally turn your brain off for a bit. Sure, you could try and push harder difficulties and challenge yourself more, but you didn't have to and it was still enjoyable.

    This new Diablo wants to be harder, but not in fun ways. Waiting for cooldowns feels bad. Waiting for your mana to recharge because mana flasks were removed feels bad. Being limited to six skill slots feels bad. Dying at the end of a Helltide so you just wasted your time and can't make up for it right away feels bad. Running into barriers on your horse feels bad. Not being able to respec easily feels bad. Getting to the end of a boss battle and running out of flasks feel bad. Being squishy feels bad (I played sorcerer, big mistake). Not being able to see the map while playing feels bad. And there being no interesting loot to make the rest of this bearable feels worst of all.

    I played the campaign and quit soon after that - it just doesn't seem like whatever design philosophy created this aligns with what I want from a Diablo game. Maybe if it's your first Diablo game you won't come in with these same expectations, but I had more frustration than fun with it.    … Expand
  95. russiandobby
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Overall, Diablo 4 has become a shadow of what it was intended to be. The latest patch has drained all the fun and excitement out of the game, leaving players disheartened and searching for what once was. While the potential for redemption still exists, the development team must listen to the community's feedback and address these issues promptly. Until then, Diablo 4 remains aOverall, Diablo 4 has become a shadow of what it was intended to be. The latest patch has drained all the fun and excitement out of the game, leaving players disheartened and searching for what once was. While the potential for redemption still exists, the development team must listen to the community's feedback and address these issues promptly. Until then, Diablo 4 remains a disappointing and frustrating experience that fails to capture the magic of its predecessors.… Expand
  96. angmarec
    Aug 7, 2023
    1
    Typical Blizzard game. Bad game that parasitize on the name of franchise, that was great decades ago. Most cringe and intrusive commercial campaign in video game industry ever.
  97. OlafBiggles
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    A game with such promise, ruined. Blizzard is no longer the company that built its reputation. Fast destroying itself.
  98. POOPHAMMER
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I can not believe they are charging 70 dollars for this pile of crap, this is robbery
  99. Asperyules
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Another game ruined by incompetent management by Blizzard.

    If you base your entire game balance on data driven nerfs, it'll backfire. It has been proven a thousand times before, yet the incompetence of Blizzard's managers outweighed logic once again. Companies led by developers & gamers are consistently more successful than companies run by business managers. How many more IP's are    Another game ruined by incompetent management by Blizzard.

    If you base your entire game balance on data driven nerfs, it'll backfire. It has been proven a thousand times before, yet the incompetence of Blizzard's managers outweighed logic once again.

    Companies led by developers & gamers are consistently more successful than companies run by business managers. How many more IP's are you going to ruin before you realize this ?

    Just don't waste your time, money or energy on this game. It's truly not worth it, there is absolutely no hope for this game in the foreseeable future.    … Expand
  100. Drakhe
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo 4 has long been an iconic series in the world of action RPGs, with a rich history and a passionate fanbase. However, the latest patch has left fans disappointed and frustrated, as it marks a major downturn for the once-beloved franchise. From fundamental gameplay changes to a lack of content updates, the new patch has managed to tarnish what was once a shining gem in the gamingDiablo 4 has long been an iconic series in the world of action RPGs, with a rich history and a passionate fanbase. However, the latest patch has left fans disappointed and frustrated, as it marks a major downturn for the once-beloved franchise. From fundamental gameplay changes to a lack of content updates, the new patch has managed to tarnish what was once a shining gem in the gaming industry.

    One of the most significant issues with the new patch is the complete overhaul of gameplay mechanics. Fans have invested countless hours mastering the game's mechanics, but with the patch, all that hard work seems to be for naught. Core abilities have been reworked, leading to imbalances that upset the game's overall balance. This has resulted in many players feeling disoriented and disconnected from the game they once loved.

    Additionally, the introduction of a new progression system has left many long-time players feeling lost and unsatisfied. The patch abandoned the previous system that players had grown accustomed to, replacing it with a convoluted and confusing approach that lacks clarity and direction. As a result, players now find themselves struggling to adapt to the changes and wondering if it's even worth the effort to continue playing.

    Another major letdown is the lack of fresh content. Despite promises of exciting updates and improvements, the new patch seems to offer nothing substantial in terms of new quests, items, or regions to explore. Players were hoping for new challenges and a revitalized gaming experience, but instead, they were greeted with a patch that feels like a step backward rather than a leap forward.

    Moreover, the handling of bugs and glitches in this new update has been subpar at best. Players have reported numerous issues, ranging from minor annoyances to game-breaking bugs that completely ruin the experience. The lack of a timely response from the developers has only added fuel to the fire, leaving many players feeling neglected and ignored.

    Furthermore, the new patch appears to be a desperate attempt to cater to the casual audience, sacrificing the depth and complexity that once defined the series. Diablo 4 used to be known for its challenging gameplay and rewarding character progression, but the changes brought about by the patch seem to undermine those core elements, alienating its most dedicated fans.

    In conclusion, Diablo 4's new patch has been a colossal disappointment. It fails to deliver on the promises made by the developers and betrays the legacy of the franchise. The drastic changes to gameplay mechanics, lack of fresh content, mishandling of bugs, and the apparent abandonment of its dedicated fanbase have all contributed to this unfortunate downfall. Unless the developers take significant steps to address these issues, it's difficult to see how Diablo 4 can recover from this setback and regain the trust of its once-loyal community.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 90 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 90
  3. Negative: 0 out of 90
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 29, 2023
    66
    It’s almost like Diablo 4 developers are consciously fighting against everything that made classic Diablo fun. [Issue#262, p.80]
  2. GameCritics
    Jul 10, 2023
    65
    While the future of the game is anyone’s guess, at present Diablo IV is a solid, but strangely unambitious take that fails to bring much new to the table. By the end of my travels, I was more than willing to put it down and take a break — somewhere amongst all the grinding, Diablo IV had unfortunately ground me down as well.
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  3. Meristation
    Jul 7, 2023
    90
    The best Blizzard launch in a long time and a worthy game to be called Diablo.
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