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  1. Sep 3, 2023
    4
    As a single player game to make the campaign and enjoy the story is a great game, however that is not the main goal of the game and what was designed for.
    I was designed with multiplayer, character building and progressing and dungeon crawling for loot in mind and at that if fails miserably compared with the past blizzard diablo games.
    A shame really !
  2. Jun 13, 2023
    4
    Played every Diablo game, this was by far the weakest game.

    It's weird but the game feels unfinished, as if 60% of content is missing, I can't really tell why it is but it feels that way no doubt. The price tag is unreasonable for a game that has so little to offer. The game has gotten too repetitive and stale after 40 hours of play, the social aspect of the game is non-existent -
    Played every Diablo game, this was by far the weakest game.

    It's weird but the game feels unfinished, as if 60% of content is missing, I can't really tell why it is but it feels that way no doubt.

    The price tag is unreasonable for a game that has so little to offer.

    The game has gotten too repetitive and stale after 40 hours of play, the social aspect of the game is non-existent - you have to rely on Discord to find people who are willing to do same things as you do.

    Graphics are alright, tho I've never played Diablo for graphics and I view graphics as secondary, less important aspect of any game. The gameplay is all that matters.

    The music is alright, no score stood out like Tristram theme. Kinda crazy everyone knows Tristram theme up to this day.

    The thing that made me laugh out loud is ridiculous amount of work they've put into cash shop fortune teller lady, it really shows where Blizzard set their priorities.

    Feel bad for the people who want exclusively single player experience, there is no offline mode for D4. It's like we're evolving, but backwards.

    Anyhow, this was the last time Blizzard saw my money, I can't believe the game title tricked me into believing this somehow would be better than D3 or D2, it turned out quite the opposite.
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  3. Jun 28, 2023
    4
    Just as many others have already said - The game is pretty but also soulless and boring. The non-stop waves and hordes of enemies isn't fun in the slightest bit. You just mash and click buttons until the vague and mostly indistinguishable moving objects surrounding you stop moving. Then you pick up the largely useless gold and items that don't really help you in any significant way. I wasJust as many others have already said - The game is pretty but also soulless and boring. The non-stop waves and hordes of enemies isn't fun in the slightest bit. You just mash and click buttons until the vague and mostly indistinguishable moving objects surrounding you stop moving. Then you pick up the largely useless gold and items that don't really help you in any significant way. I was fully kitted out with yellow items top to bottom by level 14. What's even the point of blue items? And really, even the yellow items aren't usually all that special.
    Diablo I and II were insanely fun games. There was a formula that worked so well that people literally played them for years and even decades (D2). DIII was ok-ish but everyone knew D2 was better. How can the developers at Blizzard be so obtuse? Why make moving through the game so mind numbing? Why get rid of the value of gold? Why not make yellow (and orange) items hard to find and worth it when they are? Why make enemy combat an endless, confusing button smash slog? I literally can't tell what most enemies look like or what they're even doing to me. It's just visual noise.
    Why was D2 so much better than D1? Because it was bigger and gave us more characters. Sure there was some pretty cool innovation with the gems and rune system but the basic game play didn't change.
    I feel like D4 is a pretty looking Diablo clone that got all the reasons why Diablo was so fun completely wrong. This kind of misstep would be ok if these games came out every 5 years. But to wait almost 12 years? For this? It's just flat out unacceptable.
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  4. Jun 14, 2023
    4
    Blizz details are real nice. The game is more of Diablo 3 tweaked. It's fun but gets rote real quick.
    Should be free to play.
    If you dare engage with the story, you will become dumber. Funny enough, Diablo 3 vanilla at launch was more fun through the main thread. This is just a hot mess and that's not where the vomitous lack of thought ends. It actually gets worse. 9/10 for
    Blizz details are real nice. The game is more of Diablo 3 tweaked. It's fun but gets rote real quick.
    Should be free to play.
    If you dare engage with the story, you will become dumber.

    Funny enough, Diablo 3 vanilla at launch was more fun through the main thread.
    This is just a hot mess and that's not where the vomitous lack of thought ends.
    It actually gets worse.

    9/10 for attention to detail in art.
    3/10 for attention to a good experience.

    Don't muck with something that works. Doubling down on mucking with what works is worse than trying to fix it at all.
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  5. Jun 11, 2023
    4
    Poor story, insultive characters, giant step back for series. Skill, gearing, endgame that looks very raw. So many things just useless and pointless.. And there is even no Diablo in game, wow, im crying.
  6. Jul 23, 2023
    4
    The game is so very poorly designed and buggy. A lot of connection issues, horse bugged cant sprint outside of town, dev admitted that resis doesnt work and then proceed to add it to the mod pool for shield, very limited stash tab in a freakin looter arpg

    The game's story gets pretty good about half way through. the monster scaling for coop is excellent but almost everything else is
    The game is so very poorly designed and buggy. A lot of connection issues, horse bugged cant sprint outside of town, dev admitted that resis doesnt work and then proceed to add it to the mod pool for shield, very limited stash tab in a freakin looter arpg

    The game's story gets pretty good about half way through. the monster scaling for coop is excellent but almost everything else is disappointing.
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  7. Jul 3, 2023
    4
    The game is great. The atmosphere is palpable, the weapons/armor/skills are as good as they ever ever been. The graphics are better than ever.

    The online-only requirement and consequent constant rubber-banding is a major buzzkill. I’m nearing the point of quitting the game. Dying repeatedly because of technical problems is no fun. I really, REALLY hope they add an offline mode. Without
    The game is great. The atmosphere is palpable, the weapons/armor/skills are as good as they ever ever been. The graphics are better than ever.

    The online-only requirement and consequent constant rubber-banding is a major buzzkill. I’m nearing the point of quitting the game. Dying repeatedly because of technical problems is no fun. I really, REALLY hope they add an offline mode.

    Without the server issues this would be a 9 out of 10.
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  8. Aug 15, 2023
    4
    I was hoping for a decent fun for many many hours, kind of like I had with Torchlight 2 or Grim Dawn. Sadly the game became repetitive and boring very fast. With the world leveling with me I lost all sense of progress and once my level got high enough developers nerfed my class just to remove the last few bits of fun I had with it. Diablo quickly became more of the chore than fun and II was hoping for a decent fun for many many hours, kind of like I had with Torchlight 2 or Grim Dawn. Sadly the game became repetitive and boring very fast. With the world leveling with me I lost all sense of progress and once my level got high enough developers nerfed my class just to remove the last few bits of fun I had with it. Diablo quickly became more of the chore than fun and I decided that I don't really have that much free time to waste it on the game I don't enjoy. Overhyped, overpriced, and literally a cash grab title. Sadly it don't deserve a higher score than it has. Expand
  9. Jun 15, 2023
    4
    The UI and loot management are a massive step back, the combat is a chore through the campaign, even with a good build, the game scales and I felt more powerful in the beginning. Most of the big fights just become slogs of dodge, spam x, use the ultimate, repeat - then the game glitches and you have to do the whole dungeon over again. I tried to reserve judgment till I hit endgame. IThe UI and loot management are a massive step back, the combat is a chore through the campaign, even with a good build, the game scales and I felt more powerful in the beginning. Most of the big fights just become slogs of dodge, spam x, use the ultimate, repeat - then the game glitches and you have to do the whole dungeon over again. I tried to reserve judgment till I hit endgame. I wanted to play with my friends but can't recommend they get it. Expand
  10. Jun 20, 2023
    4
    Visuals are great, gameplay is the one we love but dying repeatedly because of the lag in a single player campaign is absolutely crazy.
  11. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Updated review dropping the score from an 8 to a 4, post launch has been such a mix bag. Season 1 looks to be absolute bull crap, sorcerer class is absolutely garbage and they are making it worse. They are nerfing content that people like to do e.g. hell tides, regular dungeons, open world etc. Honestly, blizzard it feels like you don't want players to have fun the power fantasy is justUpdated review dropping the score from an 8 to a 4, post launch has been such a mix bag. Season 1 looks to be absolute bull crap, sorcerer class is absolutely garbage and they are making it worse. They are nerfing content that people like to do e.g. hell tides, regular dungeons, open world etc. Honestly, blizzard it feels like you don't want players to have fun the power fantasy is just meh here the build variety is non existent boiling down to 1-2 effective build per class if you are lucky enough to not play sorcerer.

    I dunno, they need to fix this personally I uninstalled this morning, reinstalled POE for the next week until Remnant 2 comes out then I might consider coming back once all of this is fixed but you took a game that was decently fun on launch and turned it into a boring slog with the last update. I tried a helltide last night and it was night and day compared to pre patch I can't believe how bad it has become.
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  12. Jun 8, 2023
    4
    Im a big fan of diablo 3 so I guess with d4 being more like 1 and 2 (grittier) im not the best judge but its not the excellent story or the awesome graphics or the brilliant sound and music which I take issue with. Its the microtransactions.
    DAY 1 micros and a battle pass to come!!!
    So this game cost me like 100!!! which is insane. Yes its a big game and ill probably play for over
    Im a big fan of diablo 3 so I guess with d4 being more like 1 and 2 (grittier) im not the best judge but its not the excellent story or the awesome graphics or the brilliant sound and music which I take issue with. Its the microtransactions.
    DAY 1 micros and a battle pass to come!!!

    So this game cost me like 100!!! which is insane. Yes its a big game and ill probably play for over 60hrs but that doesnt justify 100! or day 1 micros which add up to over 350!!! and the battle pass at another ...who knows!!! Its just greedy. And anti consumer. And no game except maybe the witcher 3 would be worth this insanity.

    So if the game didnt have day 1 removed content sold back to us then I would award it an easy 7 or 8...maybe higher once the many bugs are fixed. But right now and for evermore as these micros get worse and worse... I have to say wait for a deep sale or fee2play or plus etc. And its not ok just say dont buy it as if it wasnt for the gulf between rich and poor where there are enough whales to make games with these business models possible then the rest of us average people would not have to put up with this...as we didnt for the last 30 years.

    Maybe buy the disc and resell it etc. Do not reward the greedy devs as I didnt get a pay rise to afford this new tier of 100 gaming and you prob didnt either so we shouldnt encourage it with 10/10.
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  13. Jun 21, 2023
    4
    Sometimes I wonder if Critics are on drugs when they review these games. I'm not here to say buy or not buy; I'm here to give my opinion, so take it or leave it. I got roped in to begin with but level scaling, grinding, forced online playing, microtransactions, and so on. The more I played, the more frustrated I became. In my opinion, the game is simply not fun. Its overpriced, overrated,Sometimes I wonder if Critics are on drugs when they review these games. I'm not here to say buy or not buy; I'm here to give my opinion, so take it or leave it. I got roped in to begin with but level scaling, grinding, forced online playing, microtransactions, and so on. The more I played, the more frustrated I became. In my opinion, the game is simply not fun. Its overpriced, overrated, and I can never get back the time I wasted. Expand
  14. Jun 10, 2023
    4
    Death of a Franchise

    Poe versus Diablo well diablo start the franchise but lost the souls , now we got totali diferent online copy paste game what i see so many times .
  15. Jul 25, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very average ARPG at best, and that's setting aside the Activision-Blizzard pricing on the game shop (for a game that cost $70 base edition???).

    * Compelling story moments are not often to be found throughout Diablo IV (including side quests).
    * Very pedestrian music, where environment is very hard to notice and boss music is overwhelming.
    * Little variance between mobs.
    * The default zoom-out is way too zoomed in compared to even Diablo III.
    * Seasonal balancing changes that negatively affect those on the Eternal realms (who can't even participate).
    * There is no single-player option, so you can never choose to play offline which leads to...
    * Frequent disconnects and lag, which is devastating for "hardcore" characters and --
    * Even setting aside the DDoS attacks, their servers in general are lacking.
    * Game-play wise, there are so many issues that you should just watch The Act Man's video on YouTube on why D4 is a bad game.

    The only positive I can come up with is that the aesthetic of Diablo IV is a massive improvement over Diablo III's. It was very nice to have a return to form.
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  16. Sep 8, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its just a beta game ... Great campaign with a very broken game, with poor mechanics and a mediocre endgame Expand
  17. Jul 20, 2023
    4
    After thirty years of developing Diablo games, Blizzard forgot every important lesson about how to make these games fun. Items are boring, the map is just an endless slog, movement is slow, the game is both always-on and completely empty, you can't trade items, your bags get full, skills are boring, etc.

    I can't understand why they didn't bring a single QOL feature from the last
    After thirty years of developing Diablo games, Blizzard forgot every important lesson about how to make these games fun. Items are boring, the map is just an endless slog, movement is slow, the game is both always-on and completely empty, you can't trade items, your bags get full, skills are boring, etc.

    I can't understand why they didn't bring a single QOL feature from the last decade's worth of Diablo 3! Early in 3, items were boring, builds were bland, crafting materials used too much space, etc. But after some major rework - items were fun, builds were unique, crafting materials use very little space, etc. And when Diablo 4 launches - why did they make their items boring, their builds bland, their crafting materials use too much space? Why can't they play their own games and try to include the "fun" from them?

    This game is shockingly bad, and while you may have some fun with it, the game itself has very little to offer.
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  18. Jun 18, 2023
    4
    As a new player to Diablo this was not what I expected. I didn't expect to see such a bland graphic setup which reminded me of how games looked on an early console. After playing amazing games such as God of War and Hogwarts as well as Horizon Zero Dawn, GTA, Call of Duty and others I ended up expecting similar style and graphic detail in this game. Diablo isn't that as it's an overheadAs a new player to Diablo this was not what I expected. I didn't expect to see such a bland graphic setup which reminded me of how games looked on an early console. After playing amazing games such as God of War and Hogwarts as well as Horizon Zero Dawn, GTA, Call of Duty and others I ended up expecting similar style and graphic detail in this game. Diablo isn't that as it's an overhead view which looks like a game out of the 90s where you run around smacking creepy things with an axe. It looks boring aside from the sections of video that play outside of the actual game play which isn't going to leave a notable impression with too many people I wouldn't think. To each their own but I feel I tossed 75 bucks in the fire on this one. Expand
  19. Jul 18, 2023
    4
    The game is too grindy and the latest update makes progress even slower. 100+ hours to max level when there is no build variety and itemization is very poor. I have a PS5 and I am a casual player. I am about to buy a PC so I can play Last Epoch and PoE2.

    I have no doubt that Diablo 4 is one of the best games of 2026, today it's not this day.
  20. Aug 26, 2023
    4
    With microtransaction skins that cost roughly half of the game's price, this is a real feast of a game for a cost of 70 dollars. This is outrageous, Blizzard, what the hell happened to you? You help some of the greatest video games ever come to the PC. Because this game has the potential to be so much better, I am quite dissatisfied. Get yourself together, Blizzard, so you can create aWith microtransaction skins that cost roughly half of the game's price, this is a real feast of a game for a cost of 70 dollars. This is outrageous, Blizzard, what the hell happened to you? You help some of the greatest video games ever come to the PC. Because this game has the potential to be so much better, I am quite dissatisfied. Get yourself together, Blizzard, so you can create a better game. Expand
  21. Jul 22, 2023
    4
    I've been disappointed by long waited big releases before, this is nothing new. But I think it's really the first time Blizzard ever let me down. Diablo 4 is at it's heart kind of boring. It has all the loot hunting and monster slaying mechanics that the previous entries had, but with very little of the life and soul. The flavor just isn't there, it's dry. I rarely even care about theI've been disappointed by long waited big releases before, this is nothing new. But I think it's really the first time Blizzard ever let me down. Diablo 4 is at it's heart kind of boring. It has all the loot hunting and monster slaying mechanics that the previous entries had, but with very little of the life and soul. The flavor just isn't there, it's dry. I rarely even care about the loot I pick up because most of it isn't usable without restructuring your entire build around a probably temporary piece of gear that doesn't seem to really feel any better. Diablo 4 has taken away the joy of finding a new legendary and replaced with a great deal of "meh". I thought the throwback to a Diablo 2 style skill tree would be great, but they sucked the life out of that as well with punitive rising costs for changing skills, the skill bar is much too small too explore your abilities and experiment. The story is okay, the main character voice actors are excellent, but ultimately no matter how good of a job they did, the ending was anticlimactic and forgettable. I've little doubt they will milk it for DLC before too long, but honestly, why bother? They put in a half effort on the main game, and I've little interest in rewarding their laziness by paying them again to do a little bit better. Blizzard used to be great, and I will always appreciate the work they once did. Maybe if Activation gets their mitts off of Blizzard they will be a gaming company again instead of the soul less corporate entity that their newest game mirrors.

    On a minor side note, I really miss hearing Brian George's Abd al-Hazir monster entries and James Hong's jewelcrafter story telling, little things like that being barely present at all in DIablo 4, the small details like that added up to make a game that felt far less empty. Diablo 3 was far from perfect, but at least it was fun. Diablo 4 just feels grindy and hollow to me.
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  22. Jul 26, 2023
    4
    This game is far from finished. There are so many well thought out, fleshed out systems that are in D2:R and D3 that are completely missing in this game. Locking the capability of builds to function in key aspects that are hard to get and very expensive to maintain. There are no followers or mercenaries. End game is busted with patch 1.1 - nightmare dungeons are just chock full of 1This game is far from finished. There are so many well thought out, fleshed out systems that are in D2:R and D3 that are completely missing in this game. Locking the capability of builds to function in key aspects that are hard to get and very expensive to maintain. There are no followers or mercenaries. End game is busted with patch 1.1 - nightmare dungeons are just chock full of 1 hit mechanics regardless if you have every defensive talent maxed and paragon defensives - you will routinely die to 1 shot mechanics you cannot see due to all the flash going on screen. End game is boring, gear is boring, the endless +dmg to some obscure condition stats are boring and tiresome. Respec's start costing a million+ gold. No group finder, clan controls are barely functional. Its just amazing that a company that already has all the answers figured out from D3 - is unable to captialize and improve on that knowledge in D4. Such a missed opportunity. Maybe in 2-3 years if devs really work at it this could be the game it should have been. Expand
  23. Jul 29, 2023
    4
    I love this game. It's been such a long time coming, and the first 35 or so levels are an absolute joy to progress through. However, after that, it becomes dull, stretched out and repetitive. The game focuses on tedium as opposed to content to entice players to continue and purchase cosmetics. Once I complete the story, I likely will not return for another few seasons.
  24. Jun 13, 2023
    4
    Sadly, I feel most of this games. Attraction is held up by nostalgia. I never played any Diablo game, so I’m not basing it off. Any other Diablo game. I play video games. I don’t wanna half to go on some online forum and look up a specific build so that my character is playable. Forget what anyone says about every bill being playable because they aren’t. People who defend this aspect saySadly, I feel most of this games. Attraction is held up by nostalgia. I never played any Diablo game, so I’m not basing it off. Any other Diablo game. I play video games. I don’t wanna half to go on some online forum and look up a specific build so that my character is playable. Forget what anyone says about every bill being playable because they aren’t. People who defend this aspect say that every build can’t be viable because it’s just a shadow ball getting fired at enemies versus a fireball is dumb because every build should I have a different unique play style. If they aren’t viable, don’t have them in the game. There is no sense of balance if you’ve made no attempt at balancing. Moreover, once you spec for this specific build, just so that you can play the game, they end up nurfing it forcing you to go back on the Internet and weigh the benefits of another build or you just have to put up with what you’ve worked to gain in the game being erased. There are some mechanics like being able to avoid attacks that I like but they could’ve been done a lot better. Anytime you get into a boss fight. The only real noticeable difference is mechanics where you have to kill side mobs that either make the boss stop doing a special attack or causing the boss to be completely invulnerable. I’m all for boss is having different phases. For this to be a AAA game my expectations were a lot higher than the game delivered on. It’s definitely not worth 70 - $100. I’m sure the game has monetization shop items and stuff where they try to milk you for more money but the game base isn’t worth this amount of money, so I’m not inclined to want to spend even more money on it. I would like a refund myself. I’ve already started playing other games and enjoy them a lot more. Expand
  25. Jun 23, 2023
    4
    Empty dungeons with tedious dungeon objectives ruin the endgame experience. The company that basically invented the ARPG genre has forgotten to include the Action in their latest ARPG title. On the other hand, the story starts out interesting enough and sets the audience up for an unexpected climax, but Blizzard's creative writers had a brain fart right at the very end. The foundation hasEmpty dungeons with tedious dungeon objectives ruin the endgame experience. The company that basically invented the ARPG genre has forgotten to include the Action in their latest ARPG title. On the other hand, the story starts out interesting enough and sets the audience up for an unexpected climax, but Blizzard's creative writers had a brain fart right at the very end. The foundation has potential, but it feels unfinished. At a premium price, you'd expect more. Expand
  26. Jun 13, 2023
    4
    This game is a game that should entertain you for thousands of hours so:
    Campaign - 8 (12-20 hours playtime at best)
    Content/Endgame/Gameplay Loop/ARPG Systems - 2 (the rest of the time you ll spend in D4 if you are an ARPG fan, if you are a campaign/story andy idc). Endgame is booring and unfinished unpolished. Ganeplay loop? Same 2 builds that feel bad. No variety. For a 70$ game? Pathetic
  27. Jul 15, 2023
    4
    0 or 10?

    I played in D2, D3, and D2 remastered. Several times in all of them! This is my background. Design 9/10 Skill Tree 2/10 Loot 2/10 Story 7/10 Dialogs 3/10 Gameplay 3/10 I finished D4 on the first level of difficulty and stop playing. It's the first time ever. I'm just not interested in it. The game isn't 0 out of 10 and neither 10 out of 10. It's 4/10 according to my
    0 or 10?

    I played in D2, D3, and D2 remastered. Several times in all of them! This is my background.
    Design 9/10
    Skill Tree 2/10
    Loot 2/10
    Story 7/10
    Dialogs 3/10
    Gameplay 3/10

    I finished D4 on the first level of difficulty and stop playing. It's the first time ever. I'm just not interested in it. The game isn't 0 out of 10 and neither 10 out of 10. It's 4/10 according to my calculations. Worst of all Diablo games.
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  28. Jun 7, 2023
    4
    The game was released so late since its introduction that now that it has been released, the graphics of the game are old and similar to the previous generation titles, there are many server problems, the game is highly dependent on in-app payments, many times the game lags, the sound of the game and The characters are good, the variety of environments, stages and locations is good, theThe game was released so late since its introduction that now that it has been released, the graphics of the game are old and similar to the previous generation titles, there are many server problems, the game is highly dependent on in-app payments, many times the game lags, the sound of the game and The characters are good, the variety of environments, stages and locations is good, the game has a good anti-hero character, the game classes do not have the necessary dynamics. Expand
  29. Jun 8, 2023
    4
    I'm not new to Diablo. Played DIII hundreds of hours on PC. Love it!
    But I can't accept that a game that I should be able to play a campaign by myself and relax, makes me wait in line for a login. It is the 3rd day in a row after I buy it that I can't play.
    I can update this review if this is fixed. For now gets a 4 for the nice videos on youtube! Unacceptable considering the cost and all
    I'm not new to Diablo. Played DIII hundreds of hours on PC. Love it!
    But I can't accept that a game that I should be able to play a campaign by myself and relax, makes me wait in line for a login. It is the 3rd day in a row after I buy it that I can't play.
    I can update this review if this is fixed. For now gets a 4 for the nice videos on youtube!
    Unacceptable considering the cost and all the stress trials.
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  30. Jun 8, 2023
    4
    Game pulls you in quickly and is technically very impressive, however, the level scaling destroys the fun of the game quickly. Leveling up is a debuff, rather than a buff and enemies become stronger. Is it really that bad to fight a dungeon with a friend a little stronger or weaker than you for this? Why would I want a group of wolves to challenge my level 90 character the same way as myGame pulls you in quickly and is technically very impressive, however, the level scaling destroys the fun of the game quickly. Leveling up is a debuff, rather than a buff and enemies become stronger. Is it really that bad to fight a dungeon with a friend a little stronger or weaker than you for this? Why would I want a group of wolves to challenge my level 90 character the same way as my level 1. This one problem ruins the experience of an otherwise polished and immersive work. I will stop playing until this system is removed or massively overhauled. Expand
  31. Jun 11, 2023
    4
    The progression doesn't feel fun, feels like im slogging on permanently. It was fun in Diablo 3
  32. Jun 12, 2023
    4
    I am a huge Diablo fan but this game was clearly rushed through without being finished. There are so many bugs it is unreal. From the horse mount constantly clipping the environment to being randomly kicked out of NM dungeon groups, to the rubber banding and laggy towns to items and skills not working correctly, it just goes on and on. I participated in the closed beta about 6 months agoI am a huge Diablo fan but this game was clearly rushed through without being finished. There are so many bugs it is unreal. From the horse mount constantly clipping the environment to being randomly kicked out of NM dungeon groups, to the rubber banding and laggy towns to items and skills not working correctly, it just goes on and on. I participated in the closed beta about 6 months ago and many of these issues were reported and never fixed. They spent way way more time over marketing an unfinished product rather than focusing on a quality game. The lack of quality of life issues is just mind blowing.

    1. No group finder to play with people.
    Game efficiency is heavily skewed towards being in a group but they make it so challenging to find people to play with.

    2. No world chat? Might as well be playing offline mode except with random disconnects that make me restart endgame dungeons.

    3. Poor town design. Need to run all over the place to salvage items, go to stash, go to occultist/ Hewlett-Packard etc. I don’t want to spend time walking around while people wait for me to get back into the dungeon.

    4. NO loot filter. I legit skip picking up items at times that might be good because there is so much crap and no way to easily look through it all.

    5. Tiny inventory space which already is full with gems makes the above even worse.

    6. Tiny stash with only 4 tabs. Like this game was designed for mobile players but I think Diablo immortal may even have more stash space. How are we supposed to try different builds or classes with no stash space? 7. No stash search for items. Despite stash being small, all of the items inside take up the same space and nothing looks unique so can’t ever find anything. Just a bunch of squares. 8. Excessive cooldown on house dismount. So many times I just want to mount a short distance and jump off but due to all the lag and bugs and excessive cooldowns I’m left mashing my keyboard and stuck on my house while monsters beat on me.

    9. No teleport to party member feature. This was removed from beta and have no idea why. Why do you think it is fun to have to ride that buggy mount to every single dungeon rather than just teleport to team location. At least put a waypoint near all the dungeons. 10. No map overlay. How does tabbing my solid map open every few seconds increase immersion? What a joke. Even the minimal in the corner is so small that I have to completely shift my gaze to it which breaks immersion but it’s too zoomed in to be helpful anyway. 11. Speaking of zoomed in. My god can you please take back the FOV?! The camera is so close to the character it is nausea inducing. No fought to make you see the cosmetics they charged you a ton of money for. 12. Skill tree and paragon maps also way way to zoomed in. It’s like the designed it for old people that can’t see well. But this makes it extremely hard to navigate. 13. The occultist defaults to showing all aspects instead of class aspects. It should be the reverse. Many of the design decisions are just devoid of logic. 14. No way to mark loot you want to keep. At end game, 99% of the loot is worthless so why in the burning bells would you make a mark junk feature? Again it should be the opposite. There should be a mark “save” feature so I can auto salvage the rest. 15. No sell all feature. Game needs this as well since gold is important. I could keep going on QOL but other issues need to be addressed. 16. The open world feels too repetitive and bland. I think this has a lot to do with the lack of monster diversity. 17. The itemization is terrible. Why even have normal, sacred or ancestral item tiers of the item level dictates how strong the item is in the first place? Why do I still get extremely low item level drops for pushing harder content? None of the unique names tied to items even mean anything. A regular staff is can be just as good as an archeon staff if item power rolls the same. 18. Defenses. What is armor in this game so godly and adding resistances doesn’t seem to do anything at all to help my survival. This is a real part of the game right here that makes it feel like a cheap nock off rather than a Diablo game.

    19. How does one push nightmare dungeons when all trash mobs one shot. I get the game wants you to focus on defense. But because of how monster availing works, even when building a character defensively, the damage done and damage taken feels way off.

    20. Class balance and build options for classes feel way way off. I would have liked to see more viable options for classes and for the different classes to be closer together in power. Rogue, Barb, and druid get auto vulnerable though a glyph, which is one of the few multipliers available and are subsequently destroying content with it. It allows for strong burst damage and causes sorc and necro to run after them in dungeons but necro is so slow and cant keep up.
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  33. Jun 12, 2023
    4
    Game had potential, but is cheapened by many features that should never be in a ARPG. Group play not only does it have the advantages of co-op, but they give them infinite range XP sharing in dungeons, infinite range objective/renown sharing anywhere, bonus xp, dungeon cooldown resetting exploits. On top of this the grind and risk and skill from leveling can be completely bypassed byGame had potential, but is cheapened by many features that should never be in a ARPG. Group play not only does it have the advantages of co-op, but they give them infinite range XP sharing in dungeons, infinite range objective/renown sharing anywhere, bonus xp, dungeon cooldown resetting exploits. On top of this the grind and risk and skill from leveling can be completely bypassed by getting power leveled 1-80 in literally in sitting of 4-6hrs which massively cheapens the game and makes investing your personal time into the game playing solo worthless. Without these things being removed I cannot see myself taking this game seriously or playing it each season in the future. Expand
  34. Jun 13, 2023
    4
    i's a big fan of blizzard entertainment, but lately Blizzard continues to disappoint. Selling the game with beta access and some early day access is from my point of view a bad decision for fans of the game, especially if the beta shows major balancing problems with the classes. I don't need to remind the people how bad barb was initially in the beta, or how the druid came out beforei's a big fan of blizzard entertainment, but lately Blizzard continues to disappoint. Selling the game with beta access and some early day access is from my point of view a bad decision for fans of the game, especially if the beta shows major balancing problems with the classes. I don't need to remind the people how bad barb was initially in the beta, or how the druid came out before launch. It's not hard to run math though a simulator and see how numbers turns out, or put a dps parser in the development builds and see how classes do. This from my point of view and experience as a QA tester only show lack of competence and bad management. To me this proves there was little to no competency, a lack of experience in this are or no planning whatsoever.

    I'll be comparing this with it's predecessors, D2 and D3 as well as PoE.

    Gameplay 8/10 - it's solid, nothing to say here, it could use minor improvements, some problem from not being able to disable text like vulnerable, zoom when using mount, not having map overlay, better contrast, some less shiny menus which don't burn your eyes when looking at them.

    Graphics 8/10 - it's very good, way better than its predecessors and PoE.

    Itemization: 3/10 - it's that bad. There is little to no choice here. Items help but they seem niche, made only for certain builds. There are no items which work well for multiple builds. D2 had runewords, which made some best in slot items, relatively easy to achieve as long you get the right runes, otherwise you go for Legendaries. There was a lot of choice in D3 with item legendary powers which modified skills or the way they worked. None of that here to encourage another build. Also no trading here. Trading with the party doesn't count, because you have no items are worth anything to another class or very little are. Thanks blizzard, it's limiting whatever and reducing social aspect. Why not make items soulbound directly? I'm guessing creative talent is lacking here to make items really good or have multiple aspects which can be used by multiple classes?

    Build customization: 3/10: Oh, the joy of exploring a multitude of character builds in this game! It's absolutely breathtaking how every class offers such an overwhelming abundance of choices. I mean, who needs simplicity and balance when you can drown in a sea of endless options? It's like being lost in a maze with no exit, but hey, at least we have countless ways to get lost, right? Pure gaming bliss! Except for the sorcerer there are very few other builds for other classes, and the builds feel pretty much the same. THAT's a big problem, at least get build which feel different, like D2, D3 and PoE.

    There was synergy between multiple stats like Str (multiplier), skill damage, skill runes or runewords, or skill synergy (adding to other skills gets a bonus for another skill). Here there is little to nothing in the skill tree, choice and improvement, there is an opportunity to play something, but it's just another skill branches with combinations, and the combinations are limited. in D2 you had at least 3 types per class, D3 was focused on one skill and each class 3 or more skills focused on thanks to itemization. Here builds are limited and there's a big difference between then because of no end game plan or testing. At least put them on paper and calculate, make graphs and see what words with the numbers game, don't go by ear. PoE gets to incredible numbers but the builds there are so many of them and you need to work for them. There is no work here, just respec and get some items.

    I feel bad for the people who got caught in the honey trap to give good reviews based on the beta or server slam. The beta was not good, it proved the game had balancing problems, first patch fixes that, and first major patch after release nerf the classes again. Also Dynamic scaling of mobs is really unimaginative, and makes mobs feel like damage sponges.
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  35. Jun 13, 2023
    4
    Had fun at the start. But there are so many things wrong with this game that could have been fixed before launch. Are they planning to sell these fixes?
  36. Jun 14, 2023
    4
    The campaign was hollow and didn't get me interested in the story. It was obviously just a base for DLCs.

    Item rarity is meaningless. Anything other than legendary or uniques are trash. Why even have blues or yellows since they're just for selling and salvage. Only takes time to all the time portal to town to free bag space. Just to get you wasting more time. And don't get me started on
    The campaign was hollow and didn't get me interested in the story. It was obviously just a base for DLCs.

    Item rarity is meaningless. Anything other than legendary or uniques are trash. Why even have blues or yellows since they're just for selling and salvage. Only takes time to all the time portal to town to free bag space. Just to get you wasting more time. And don't get me started on gems also taking space in bags.

    Leveling after 60 is just grinding the same dungeon for hundreds of times. And when you get your gear upgraded it becomes trash in few levels so there's no feeling of progress. The gameplay is so black and white; either you demolish everything or just get wrecked instantly. Or you play totally safe which means your level grinding takes forever.

    It feels like it's intentionally tedious and boring so you'd buy some exp boost as microtransaction but there's none of those either. So you just get incredibly bored because there's no content in the game.
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  37. Jun 14, 2023
    4
    I just didn't like it. I like most ARPGs, and I can say the visuals and music is very high quality. The story is okay.

    The things that really irritate me about this game is I cannot stand the scaling. I hate that i feel like I am getting weaker as I level, and only if I am efficient with my choices can I keep up with the power I had at lower levels . I'm aware some day with paragon
    I just didn't like it. I like most ARPGs, and I can say the visuals and music is very high quality. The story is okay.

    The things that really irritate me about this game is I cannot stand the scaling. I hate that i feel like I am getting weaker as I level, and only if I am efficient with my choices can I keep up with the power I had at lower levels . I'm aware some day with paragon that will flip, but I hate the design decision.

    I absolutely do not like having no proper crafting options.

    I don't like the itemization, especially the vulnerable stat.

    And the icing on the cake for me is the $70 price tag, the greedy early access program, and then selling skins in game for sometimes as much as $30.

    The game is no only irritating in key ways, it's also just morally bankrupt from a financial point of view. I'm not going to say it's the worst game ever, but if 5 is middle of the road, this is a 4 for me.
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  38. Jun 14, 2023
    4
    After playing 30 hours you pretty much experience all the game currently has to offer.

    It took about 20 hours to do the campaign and renown, then you have helltide every other hour and 25 nightmare dungeons to run until you hit level 100 to then kill Lillith again.
  39. Jun 14, 2023
    4
    Diablo 4說是3代的續作但是遠比3代差,而且以該遊戲的素質,就算之後出資料片也難以回天。

    畫面:乍看好像是做的陰暗恐怖了,但實際上仍然有很重的卡通感。仔細看就能發現諸如商店老闆之類的人物建模簡素的誇張,整體畫面的細節也不夠清晰,只是用那種暗色調的美術風格來掩飾掉細節上的缺乏,很多像門像啟動事件的機關等等都要很仔細看才能發現那是個人或機關。 主角做的太小走路的速度又慢導致遊戲整體的節奏沉悶,玩該遊戲中玩到睡著很正常。而且主角做那麼小,穿在身上的裝備和個性化的外表就看的不夠清楚,動作也是虛虛的,沒有打擊感和重拳的爽快感,不太像一個主機遊戲。
    Diablo 4說是3代的續作但是遠比3代差,而且以該遊戲的素質,就算之後出資料片也難以回天。

    畫面:乍看好像是做的陰暗恐怖了,但實際上仍然有很重的卡通感。仔細看就能發現諸如商店老闆之類的人物建模簡素的誇張,整體畫面的細節也不夠清晰,只是用那種暗色調的美術風格來掩飾掉細節上的缺乏,很多像門像啟動事件的機關等等都要很仔細看才能發現那是個人或機關。
    主角做的太小走路的速度又慢導致遊戲整體的節奏沉悶,玩該遊戲中玩到睡著很正常。而且主角做那麼小,穿在身上的裝備和個性化的外表就看的不夠清楚,動作也是虛虛的,沒有打擊感和重拳的爽快感,不太像一個主機遊戲。
    遊戲的UI做的非常差,本來暗黑2和暗黑3都把選單和裝備欄做的像個寶盒般精緻,畢竟這是一個打寶遊戲,裝備就好像是玩家的收藏品,所以暗黑2的裝備欄做成華麗的鏤空雕花;暗黑3則是做成像個貴氣的木盒。但到了4代那簡直像個手遊。裝備的圖示也都畫的太簡陋,使得得到優質裝備的滿足感大減。
    音樂與音效:歐美遊戲通常音樂可有可無,但本遊戲的音效做的跟三代差不多簡陋,打擊命中的聲音是寒酸的波波波,沒有金鐵交擊的聲音也沒有怪物的慘叫聲,打個木桶和箱子的聲音也是悶悶的,沒有清脆豪快的感覺。
    劇情:就是一直找人的碎片化無連貫性的內容,而且人物沒有特色和個性像個路人,誰是誰都分不太清楚。遊戲中沒有像秦端雨(泰瑞爾)或迪卡德凱恩那種解釋前因後果和指導玩家要去哪的老害真的差很多。
    系統與遊戲性:說是要做成開放世界所以除了迷宮以外都做成了不用讀取(沒有出入口)的設計,迷宮也做成只有一層,這帶來的是遊戲地圖的極度單調化。之前2代3代那種隨機生成的地圖變成沒有了,每次打開遊戲的地形都相同,且去到哪裡的地圖就是像個竹笙,遊戲地圖雖然大但只是用大量複製做成,完全引不起探索的慾望到新地方的慾望。
    遊戲的技能樹乍看提升了耐玩度和自由度,但高階技能要初階加到某一點數才會開啟,而且同一個技能無法點到20點,其實練角的自由度很低。顛峰等級那種學太十的系統就更不用說。

    評分:4/10
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  40. Jun 14, 2023
    4
    For casuals and tourists with expendable income? **6 out of 10.**

    For those who enjoy complete video games and have the time to play them? **4 out of 10.** (Maybe a 5 with friends, but it sours soon.) **6 out of 10** if you have friends who game regularly. I should not have to hear on 'twitter' that Barbarians are just outright NOT able to use aspects THAT ARE ON THEIR GEAR. We
    For casuals and tourists with expendable income? **6 out of 10.**

    For those who enjoy complete video games and have the time to play them? **4 out of 10.** (Maybe a 5 with friends, but it sours soon.) **6 out of 10** if you have friends who game regularly.

    I should not have to hear on 'twitter' that Barbarians are just outright NOT able to use aspects THAT ARE ON THEIR GEAR. We should not be running around for DAYS with turned off Aspects and have NO word about why we suck all of the sudden.
    Druids should NOT have to fear getting a Barbarian Unique when it drops. if this is not a mechanic shared by all classes it should NOT exist for them, let alone takes DAYS to fix.
    I should not 'think' pushing Nightmare Sigils would give greater rewards. They do not! You can kill chaff and still get the same loot in world IV. The hardcores should NOT have had to test this for us, nor should this EVER be an issue.
    Classes should not be outright nerfed, without getting buffs to other specializations in unison. (Nerfing Whirl WInd but leaving Double Swing as a peice of trash.)
    Lilith and Mephisto are interesting for sure, but our allies (and even our own characters) are forgettable if not outright incompetent. Ex: A character blaming another for losing an important item.. when the character placing blame SHOWED THE ITEM OFF and it was taken.

    Its the same old thing with Blizzard. The game has some real promise, but as they always have recently the company likes to tell half truths, omit details, and likes to fluff up information with corpo speak that says NOTHING.

    I will say, the sound team / art team / animation team nailed it! Though, they said it was old art that inspired them.. but.. I see a WHOLE lot of Warhammer inspiration here. Which they really enjoy ripping from without giving credit. (Looking at you Frostmourne, Gorhowl.) I wish they would rip off less crappy protagonists.

    Fire the 'good guy' writers. Its been two games and only ONE good character. (Covetous Shen, the rest are ruined by Diablo 3.)
    Fire whoever decided auto attacks (melee) should suck unless you are a Sorcerer. (Even still.)
    Fire whoever thought Sorcerers don't get some Gandalf robes.. and fire them again for not letting them equip Gandalf swords. To much fancy silk, not enough homeless nerd.

    This is my last purchase from Blizzard. The good they bring always comes with SO much incompetence. Not to mention, I hate those who speak like they are 'reasonable' when you can see the slime leaking down their flesh.
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  41. Jun 25, 2023
    4
    Here is another "review bomb" according to some streamers.

    Overall, I just didn't enjoy much of D4. From the campaign to the end-game, it never felt enjoyable mainly because the gameplay itself just isn't enjoyable. Before the game even came out, i was very annoyed by yes, A PREDATORY, practice of charging 20 dollars extra for early access with a hardcore race behind it to FOMO
    Here is another "review bomb" according to some streamers.

    Overall, I just didn't enjoy much of D4. From the campaign to the end-game, it never felt enjoyable mainly because the gameplay itself just isn't enjoyable.

    Before the game even came out, i was very annoyed by yes, A PREDATORY, practice of charging 20 dollars extra for early access with a hardcore race behind it to FOMO consumers. Anyone who doesn't think this is a scummy, predatory practice is a corporate shill.

    Campaign was extremely easy. I played a Rend Barbarian. The scaling world felt as though as completely side quests, strongholds, or farming dungeons was pretty meaningless as the scaling would just diminish that effort. So I just went straight through the campaign only to be extremely underleveled when fighting Lillith cause apparently that just didnt scale for some reason? I fought her at level 36 or 37, still one shot it because the game is very easy. Overall, the story, voice acting, and graphics were good but it was boring gameplay. I'd give the campaign a 6/10. I dont particularly like campaigns in general. It wasn't the worst, but it wasn't Halo 2 on Legendary.

    The combat is more of the same as the last versions of Diablo and in some ways worse. You only have 6 abilities, 4 of the Barbarians spells are nearly essential lock-ins for buff, then you need one builder and one spender. This is across every build Barb has to offer. You press two buttons with some buffs. One you level up you can almost drop your spender because your shouts generate all your rage but most still keep it just in case. You really can't really afford to take leap, charge, steel grasp or anything fun really. Just buff, build, then spend. Was pretty silly that my D2 Barbarian had more spells to use than my D4 barbarian. I haven't played PoE and quit D3 probably after a month or playing it because the RMAH. However, it is crazy to me that in 23 years, I have less abilities in a game to use that is a ARPG. Combat for me is easily a 1/10, I can't imagine a worse action game then pressing 1 combat ability 95% of the time. This was acceptable 20 years ago, not now.

    The gearing system leaves a lot to be desired, its not terrible so to speak but there are glaring issues. Nearly every build prioritizes Vulnerability, Crit, Crit %, and CDR. Resists are utterly useless. Gems have no use beyond your first 10 royals. Acquiring the gear is best done by doing half of a dungeon then resetting the dungeon. This makes for a very repetitive and unfun game loop of pressing one button for two minutes then reset and do 20s of load screens. I'd give gearing a 5/10.

    The dungeon system was terrible. There are 100s of dungeons to do but you really should only do 2-3 because they are SO far ahead in terms of XP per hour you are wasting your time if you are not. Not to mention, most dungeons are crazy similar in their mechanics (kill all mobs, bring two boxes to holders, etc.) and end bosses of dungeons are pretty lame. Nightmare dungeons were a bit more fun cause the scaling made them more difficult but the rewards just aren't there to justify doing them. I'd give this a 3/10.

    The world content varied greatly. Strongholds were amazing. Statues of Lilith / Renown grind was an insane grind and not very exciting outside Strongholds. World bosses were a complete joke. Side quests were mediocre, not much there. The horse is really bugged and the CD on it was kind of annoying. I'd give the outdoor content a 5/10.

    Overall I give the game a 4/10. In my opinion, the developers really need to address the gameplay first and foremost. Barbarian was extremely boring and only having 6 abilities to use is such a disservice to modern games. If they fixed the vehicle im traversing the world through, doing dungeons and world content would be much more enjoyable. I think the game has a decent base to build off of, but is it worth 70 dollars, not now in my opinion.
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  42. Jun 21, 2023
    4
    Although the art and paragon system are fantastic, Diablo 4 is a very boring game. I'm level 75 doing tier 60 nm dungeons. Dungeons are very unimaginative. All 115 dungeons have either a "free prisoners" or "collect the runestones" component and the enemy variety is lacking. The stash system also could have a filter or be improved in other ways. The renown system reminded me of the reasonAlthough the art and paragon system are fantastic, Diablo 4 is a very boring game. I'm level 75 doing tier 60 nm dungeons. Dungeons are very unimaginative. All 115 dungeons have either a "free prisoners" or "collect the runestones" component and the enemy variety is lacking. The stash system also could have a filter or be improved in other ways. The renown system reminded me of the reason I quit Lost Ark, because it was like doing mandatory chores for several hours. I hope seasons improve on dungeons, add enemy variety and rid us of renown requirements. Expand
  43. Jun 16, 2023
    4
    The game in terms of immersion and story is an improvement over Diablo 3. The combat is nice and satisfying, but as an ARPG, a Diablo game, a legendary Blizzard game, a $70 game with in game shop it's just another let down from Activision - Blizzard. For these reasons I simply cannot give this game a passing grade. It's not worth the price in my opinion. If it were like $30 then I'd giveThe game in terms of immersion and story is an improvement over Diablo 3. The combat is nice and satisfying, but as an ARPG, a Diablo game, a legendary Blizzard game, a $70 game with in game shop it's just another let down from Activision - Blizzard. For these reasons I simply cannot give this game a passing grade. It's not worth the price in my opinion. If it were like $30 then I'd give it a pass. Expand
  44. Jun 16, 2023
    4
    Blizzard took the lessons learned with Diablo 2 and 3 and decided to ignore those lessons. The game is in better shape and vanilla D3 and probably had one of the smoothest blizzard launches of all time but it doesn't make the game good.

    The renown grind was announced to not carry over into seasons (except for lilith statues and map exploration). You will need to regrind side
    Blizzard took the lessons learned with Diablo 2 and 3 and decided to ignore those lessons. The game is in better shape and vanilla D3 and probably had one of the smoothest blizzard launches of all time but it doesn't make the game good.

    The renown grind was announced to not carry over into seasons (except for lilith statues and map exploration). You will need to regrind side quests/dungeons/strongholds/waypoints again every season.

    The current endgame grind is awful. World tier 3 has you fully regrind your gear (sacred). World tier 4 does the same (ascendant). At no point was the endgame fun.

    Blizzard wasn't sure what they wanted besides wanting this to be a game as a service/mmo lite (I'm looking at you world events and weekly reset world bosses). What they ended up making was something that feels like you're in a premium mobile game that is a mediocre at best ARPG. The game feels empty unless you're in a town or at a world boss. The world feels empty. There are times the game itself may as well have a D1/D2 offline mode because nothing about it feels like a online game.

    They ripped off POE maps with sigils and recently nerfed monster density (wtf?). Progression in general feels bad. It's boring. The gameplay is unexciting and uneventful.

    The exploration progress for each zone was ripped straight out of Lost Ark. I think copy pasting lost ark was the goal but they ended up just making a mixed jumble of all of their games plus any popular ARPG of the last 10 years. Unfortunately they copy pasted all the wrong things.

    We are once again beta testing a game for a AAA dev that is nothing but a pile of rip offs of every other games shortcomings. Do yourself a favor and leave this one alone until it has its reaper of souls moment.
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  45. Jun 18, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Non charm anmymore. Endless farming online. Total Warcraftisation to the Diablo franchise. Story is juste meeh. It's very sad when i remember the impact of Diablo 2. Even the loot now you are full off legendaire with a single run but without fun. It doesn't work for me. Expand
  46. Jun 18, 2023
    4
    Diablo 4. Blizzard swings and misses yet again. Just in new ways..

    Pros: The art style is bang on and graphics are good for this genre of game The story is good (grading on a curve) as you have to deal with the D3 train wreck story Lilith and Lorath are super awesome. Cons: The core balancing of the game is off the walls bad. IE. Some classes can use more gear than others (bar
    Diablo 4. Blizzard swings and misses yet again. Just in new ways..

    Pros:
    The art style is bang on and graphics are good for this genre of game
    The story is good (grading on a curve) as you have to deal with the D3 train wreck story
    Lilith and Lorath are super awesome.

    Cons:
    The core balancing of the game is off the walls bad. IE. Some classes can use more gear than others (bar gets to weild 4 weapons and get the stats vs a sorc getting a staff or a wand and focus)
    End game content is a dumpster fire due to said balancing issues
    Music in a lot of places not great
    Most side quests are WoW-esque fetch quests and not lore driven

    Overall if you just want the story that you will have a enjoyable-ish time. If you were hoping for another great Diablo game to sink thousands of hours into than move along.
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  47. Jun 22, 2023
    4
    Excellent game at first but so wasted by the level scaling. I totally understand why it is there, understand that many players love it, but there are also so many players who prefer the good old-school way to go through the Diablo world : Taking time to level up and become much stronger than monsters.
    Please give us the option to choose (at least for solo playing as it makes sense to keep
    Excellent game at first but so wasted by the level scaling. I totally understand why it is there, understand that many players love it, but there are also so many players who prefer the good old-school way to go through the Diablo world : Taking time to level up and become much stronger than monsters.
    Please give us the option to choose (at least for solo playing as it makes sense to keep level scaling for multiplayer games) and my rate will be much much better.
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  48. Jun 20, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game plays well for the most part and renders with no problems. The story starts strong but gets repetitive fairly fast. It seems the only way the developers knew how to increase game difficulty was to pile on AOEs and have every bosses only real ability be to deny the majority of the arena from the player. The endgame has a difficulty spike as it should but the raise in difficulty feels artificial with it being entirely manufactured by cheesing long lasting AOE. Expand
  49. Jun 21, 2023
    4
    there are many resources that are details and I think it’s part of the game’s finish, and many of us know that a job with a bad finish often becomes bad as a whole, and a reasonable job with a great finish ends up becoming spectacular… . having said that I want to say that I am missing basic things that affect my gameplay making me feel uncomfortable after some time going through the samethere are many resources that are details and I think it’s part of the game’s finish, and many of us know that a job with a bad finish often becomes bad as a whole, and a reasonable job with a great finish ends up becoming spectacular… . having said that I want to say that I am missing basic things that affect my gameplay making me feel uncomfortable after some time going through the same problems making the focus only on the bad things , I will mention some examples that I remember but there are more things I should have written down and didn’t…

    sometimes we drop several items on the ground and as the backpack is small we don’t want to pick everything up and in the other diablos I could hold the ALT and hover the mouse and have a visualization of the item on the ground without needing to grab it to decide to pick it up or not

    when I watch a video I don’t know if the player is a hardcore player or not, when I go to my friends list to invite someone to join the group, I don’t know if the player is a hardcore player or not, if it were possible to play together, fine, but it’s not It’s possible so I need to know with an icon or other things if he’s playing in normal or hardcore, as was possible in other games of the franchise…

    the very big interface that gets in the way mainly with huge names on the item floor, horrible for those who play on a larger screen and especially in 4k because you usually play close to the screen since you have no problem seeing pixels because it is in 4k (if you play in 4k super far from the screen you are throwing money away yes)

    and I feel that the game is very focused on the experience of the console player and the PC being left aside , what I said above is just a lot of things , there are several others that bother me and that makes me think that it is because as a console player … I want to know when and if they are going to fix the game to make it pleasant for those who play on the pc and make the most of it and when are they going to start respecting the pc player who mainly made the game what it is today it is being spoiled by people not playing the game and all it has to offer. (I’m talking about the amateur devs involved)
    The only thing that makes me think is that the company only listens to what’s easier to do, which will soon make the game fall by the wayside and forgotten like many who go down that path, if that’s not what you want, I’m just sorry , but unfortunately that’s what the game is currently making me feel
    and I think that helped the bad score on metacritic
    I don’t care about metacritic, I just want to play a well-made game and a game whose main objective is to farm and do repetitive things several times, it really needs to have an excellent quality of life because after a while the small problems become extremely big when the game is lacking in content… and we know that games with seasons tend to have a long period of lack of content after a short time of the beginning of each season…
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  50. Jun 23, 2023
    4
    after 2 weeks of playing its f*** boring! ..."Your review must be at least 75 characters long"
  51. Jun 24, 2023
    4
    the game, despite years of experience of the developers, does not have the basic features from the start that we should have hoped for from the sequel. the game has broken basic components like immunities / ressistances. it doesn't have basic things like filters for abilities and items. and most importantly, diablo 4 has the worst itemisation in series - HOW?! due to sessions game loop andthe game, despite years of experience of the developers, does not have the basic features from the start that we should have hoped for from the sequel. the game has broken basic components like immunities / ressistances. it doesn't have basic things like filters for abilities and items. and most importantly, diablo 4 has the worst itemisation in series - HOW?! due to sessions game loop and progress, will be ok in 9-12 month at earliest. there are better arpg on the market. i do not recoomend. Expand
  52. Jun 27, 2023
    4
    I'm not going to join the 0-score bombing of the game but.....i can't honestly give it a 4.
    70$ game that i uninstalled after 10 days.....is BAD.
    The game is simply...unfinished. It has no endgame. As soon as you finish the story, be it lvl 35 or 50, you start the endgame. Running nightmare dungeons, killing world bosses (very rare) and doing some open-world random stuff to get
    I'm not going to join the 0-score bombing of the game but.....i can't honestly give it a 4.
    70$ game that i uninstalled after 10 days.....is BAD.

    The game is simply...unfinished. It has no endgame.

    As soon as you finish the story, be it lvl 35 or 50, you start the endgame. Running nightmare dungeons, killing world bosses (very rare) and doing some open-world random stuff to get loot.

    Problems:
    1. The game is so easy that defining it casual oriented is an understatement. With a summoner necro you can literally go afk for 5+ minutes and when you come back you see enemies dead all around you, killed by your pet....and this on lvl 62 (character) on world T4 (hardest open world difficulty, lvl 73+)
    2. The activities you do after finishing the story DO NOT CHANGE from T3 to T4. From lvl 50 to lvl 100. You do the SAME THING all day long, all without any challenge due to enemies scaling. You get better gear, to do more damage, but enemies have more health so you see no difference....it is mind-numbing
    3. You have no goal......you get better loot, you get stronger for what?......for nothing
    4. The paragon system is a JOKE. Every upgrade is +x stat or +% damage/defenses....so your abilities and rotation..your playstyle.. will NEVER change from level 50 to 100

    So...at least until season 1...hoping for a better game experience...this game is a mind-numbing slog with no real reason to play it other than wasting some of your time turning your brain off
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  53. Jun 28, 2023
    4
    Right from the start I was questioning why I even play the game. It's mediocre fun, mediocre skill demanding and there is generally no point to play it. No significant long term goal, no motivation to grind. I loved D2, hated D3 for the RMAH and extremely bad itemization at release and D4 doesn't seem better then any predecessor with an ingame shop added on top that tries to get me to buyRight from the start I was questioning why I even play the game. It's mediocre fun, mediocre skill demanding and there is generally no point to play it. No significant long term goal, no motivation to grind. I loved D2, hated D3 for the RMAH and extremely bad itemization at release and D4 doesn't seem better then any predecessor with an ingame shop added on top that tries to get me to buy stuff, even though I already paid 70€ for the game. Don't buy this game, if you want to play something enjoyable. Expand
  54. Jul 2, 2023
    4
    This game is not balanced at all. It was designed for the hardcore gamer at heart. It is not for the casual gamer. I have only played through the first two acts and already the game feels like a grind. The stronghold and dungeon bosses seem stronger than the campaign bosses do. I also don't like how some dungeon and stronghold bosses can throw everything to include the kitchen sink atThis game is not balanced at all. It was designed for the hardcore gamer at heart. It is not for the casual gamer. I have only played through the first two acts and already the game feels like a grind. The stronghold and dungeon bosses seem stronger than the campaign bosses do. I also don't like how some dungeon and stronghold bosses can throw everything to include the kitchen sink at you. It D3 that wasn't the case. Some stronghold bosses have attacks that D3's Diablo would just dream about. One stronghold boss has like 4 different attacks and can spawn minions infinitely so you're running from his four attacks and his minions at the same time. And they just can't seem to get the Necro right. They couldn't get him right for D3 and they continue that in D4. His minions die way to fast. They are absolutely worthless in a boss fight, especially a stronghold or dungeon boss fight. I have to play the game with another hero. Maybe I picked one of the worst heroes to start with because there are times when the Necro is just unplayable and those times seem to be during boss fights. Necro doesn't have good crowd control or able to destroy garbage easily. Most of the time I find myself running around occasionally respawning minions because they die instantly. My main attack does nothing to garbage. I'm not expecting minions to be invincible but they shouldn't die instantly either. And I don't like the throw the kitchen sink mentality either. if they don't want the casual gamer to play and like D4, that's fine. I can't play a game if it feels like work and there is no fun in the game. I don't have a lot of time to devote to game playing and the time I have needs to be fun and entertaining. I much rather play MK11 or another game where you can actually beat the boss. I also don't understand the entire map level getting higher while my do. Shouldn't I be able to reach a level where if I go back to an area, I can just wipe it clean because I'm at a higher level. That should definitely be the case for strongholds and dungeons. They should have a Min and a Max and if I reach a level higher than their Max, I should be able to wipeout that stronghold with ease. Strongholds shouldn't increase in level as I do. They should have a Max. And Dungeon bosses and Stronghold bosses should not be more powerful than Campaign bosses. And the game should be balanced. This game is definitely not balanced. I should be able to complete the game with any hero. I also should be able to beat any boss with any hero and that is not the case. And the Necro minions, make up your mind. Either they are a valuable and viable solution in the game or get rid of them and place them only in a build. If the Necro decides to walk alone, then give them options for solo fighting. That should be the case if you are going to give him minions that die right after the bosses first wave of attacks. They definitely show you how weak they are if they can die during a fight with dungeon or stronghold garbage. The Necro needs stronger solo attacks. Necroes definitely do not have an advantage because of the minions. I would say it is a disadvantage because they make you think, they will be useful in a fight but they are not and you don't have anything to replace them with a good strong solo attack. Also, I would think you wouldn't turn up the difficulty in the game until Mid Act 3 or after Act 3. The game feels like a major grind right after Act 2. The game seems more so like a grind because every levels when you do. What's the point of getting stronger and better gear. If every thing levels when you do, what's the point. You never get to a point where you feel like you can wipe the screen clean of demons. Visually the game looks great and the gameplay is smooth. But the bosses in the strongholds and dungeons are just ridiculous with their kitchen sink attacks. I wish they didn't elicit the opinions of hardcore/expert gamers because that's who they made D4 for, hardcore gamers. Expand
  55. Jul 4, 2023
    4
    Well, i beta-tested it and was surprised how the game is not luring me and how it felt bland. Was hoping I will be wrong until the game releases, but nope, sadly I was not wrong.

    I can't pinpoint why this game is missing something but it's just not very fun to play. Combat feels meh, and graphics also kinda feel mobilish- very strange but it's true. I mean it seems this is actually not
    Well, i beta-tested it and was surprised how the game is not luring me and how it felt bland. Was hoping I will be wrong until the game releases, but nope, sadly I was not wrong.

    I can't pinpoint why this game is missing something but it's just not very fun to play. Combat feels meh, and graphics also kinda feel mobilish- very strange but it's true. I mean it seems this is actually not an ARPG . I mean at least myself, i enjoy ARPG because i never know what loot is just around the corner and will it something drop that will enable me to face roll current mobs and let me feel overpowered. But instead here, you will get +5dmg , + 20armor a couple of times per level, where you will scale your power at the rate of your paycheck increase. This game is like inflation, your gear kinds get better slowly but the world around you gets much stronger. There is no sense of slot machine dopamine hit ARPG style of play. This is just retail World of Warcraf and it's a damn shame.
    The **** are they doing overthere in Blizz....
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  56. Jul 8, 2023
    4
    Janky performance, crashes mine and everybody i knows' PC on a daily basis. Seemingly no innovation to classes, items, builds or talents compared to previous Diablo games. Gameplay loop unrewarding, uber rare uniques are a joke (better odds getting hit by a car while getting your mail) and the Season 1 seems to be a repeat of eternal realm with barely any difference (except they copiedJanky performance, crashes mine and everybody i knows' PC on a daily basis. Seemingly no innovation to classes, items, builds or talents compared to previous Diablo games. Gameplay loop unrewarding, uber rare uniques are a joke (better odds getting hit by a car while getting your mail) and the Season 1 seems to be a repeat of eternal realm with barely any difference (except they copied gems from d3, for this season)

    Overall not an impressive addition to the franchise in its current state, but it might get there in a couple of years of patches.
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  57. Jul 13, 2023
    4
    Game play seems very off in this game. Comparing it to D2, it is unbelievably shallow and ill-paced. The content then kept touting is a complete lie. There is NO content in this. The campaign is so soooo boring and drawn out. Loot is one of the worst I have seen in a VERY LONG time. End game is just seemingly pointless. Everything takes so long to accomplish that in the end turns out to beGame play seems very off in this game. Comparing it to D2, it is unbelievably shallow and ill-paced. The content then kept touting is a complete lie. There is NO content in this. The campaign is so soooo boring and drawn out. Loot is one of the worst I have seen in a VERY LONG time. End game is just seemingly pointless. Everything takes so long to accomplish that in the end turns out to be replaced quite soon after or it just isnt that interesting in the first place. Camera is really bad, so zoomed in and just general FOV is horrible. Balancing and stats are completely off and make no sense. 'Strength' attends to your armour and defence???? Always online connectivity for what? It is not social one bit.. and if anything happens server-wise, youre done. It seems a ridiculour way to cover up some issue they have had. The shop system in the game is very drab, nothing worth buying ever and way out of whack with price scaling. The game looks beautiful and the audio is great.. However this just further confirms to me that is the way fo selling it, with the game design team being so out of cohesion and even knowing what they want to do to make this game remotely FUN or INTERESTING. I will be trading this game in. It is more of a chore than a game. Biggest over-hyped trash of the year if not the generation. Strongly AVOID. Expand
  58. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Seriously was enjoying the game and was taking my time. Since patch 1.1.0 trying to get through mobs and do anything is much slower now. I really hope that gets changed for the season or my limited time to level is going to take much longer :(
  59. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Game came out at around a 7, fun game, had its drawbacks but was expecting updates to push it further, after recent patches it had nerfed every class and now players can’t push content they could.
  60. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    The many Egregious problems with this game couldn't be stated even with using the 5,0000 characters this site allows. I want to say that I normally don't go out of my way to write a review on a video game but this game is so anti-fun that I was compelled to come here and give fellow gamers an honest opinion from someone that has a level 100 and about 200 hours on said character.

    First
    The many Egregious problems with this game couldn't be stated even with using the 5,0000 characters this site allows. I want to say that I normally don't go out of my way to write a review on a video game but this game is so anti-fun that I was compelled to come here and give fellow gamers an honest opinion from someone that has a level 100 and about 200 hours on said character.

    First off, build diversity, itemization, dungeon / boss diversity, open world travel, terrible class and build balancing, lack of QOL things (only 4 stashes), numerous game-breaking bugs are just a few things to note about the game. I wasn't particularly impressed with the music given the iconic music we got from Diablo 2.
    On a positive note, the game does have some great things going for it in it's story, art, voice acting lore, and general feel of gameplay.

    My advice for those on the fence about purchasing the game: If you are okay with dropping 70 dollars to mostly enjoy playing through the campaign before you move on to the next game then D4 might be for you. For everyone looking for any semblance of endgame enjoyment and replayability my advice would be to look at other titles in the genre coming soon such as Baldurs gate 3 or Path of Exile 2. D4 has potential but it will likely take at least a year of further development before it gets the problems mentioned here addressed.
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  61. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Diablo is my all time favourite game franchise and it saddens me how this great IP has fallen. Game feels like a Beta. UI is terrible (worse than D2 and D3), the music is generic and unmemorable. Story is kind of okay (not as cheesy as D3 story, but worse in terms of flair of support characters and scope). Towns are generic and enemy types are very limited. Open world is done terribly andDiablo is my all time favourite game franchise and it saddens me how this great IP has fallen. Game feels like a Beta. UI is terrible (worse than D2 and D3), the music is generic and unmemorable. Story is kind of okay (not as cheesy as D3 story, but worse in terms of flair of support characters and scope). Towns are generic and enemy types are very limited. Open world is done terribly and you have absolutely no initiative to interact with other people. Characters phase in and out at seemingly random and monsters appear out of thin air. The movement when mounted feels weird and unresponsive. Itemization is on par with D3 itemization at launch.

    On the plus side, graphics are top notch, combat feels good and the community figured out some very clever and fun builds. The feeling of accomplishment after you get a working powerful endgame build is still as great as always.

    I had some hope that D4 could become a decent game with enough time and love from the developers, but the recent 1.1 patch shows that they are completely out of touch, arrogant and I doubt many even play their game. They are making nonsensical changes just to make progression slower. The patch made many builds either completely non functional or much slower, while addressing none of the bugs and concerns of the community. This is the only patch of a game, that actually made me angry and makes me consider quitting the game. I am sitting out season 1 for sure.

    Based on the positives and potential I would have rated the game 7/10, but after the recent patch I can't give it more than 4/10. Would be fine if it was 20 bucks game.
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  62. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    I've played each Diablo game in the series. This game had a lot going for it as I played through the campaign. The pacing was really good, I felt like I got upgrades at a decent rate. As I reached higher levels it became repetitive and the end game was very underwhelming. There's no sense of adventure, exploration, or that "just one more mob kill" feeling. The changes have made killingI've played each Diablo game in the series. This game had a lot going for it as I played through the campaign. The pacing was really good, I felt like I got upgrades at a decent rate. As I reached higher levels it became repetitive and the end game was very underwhelming. There's no sense of adventure, exploration, or that "just one more mob kill" feeling. The changes have made killing things really slow, nerfing basically everything in an effort to slow you down. Expand
  63. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    It's like they learned nothing from D3.The end game is non existent,the classes are boring.Skill trees are filled with useless abilities .This is the slowest action game you will ever play or the loot hunter game with the lamiest loot ever ,your pick !

    They clearly went for profit over fun .
  64. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    The graphic quality and sound quality are perfect. However, after level 80, there is no motivation and it is a series of boredom.
  65. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    This game has so much promise but the devs refuse to appropriately balance, provide basic QOL improvements, or meaningful endgame content that would make this truly amazing.
  66. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Classic tale of massive potential being teased at launch and then absolutely spitting in every single player's face once major updates come. Go play the other, cheaper, and better arpgs out there and come check this game out again in a few months/years. Absolutely not worth $70 in its current state.
  67. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Game was better a week or two ago. It has been plagued with technical issues in the last two weeks and the latest patch completely turned me off it - I play the game to have fun and don't appreciate Blizzard limiting already limited build options seemingly on a whim. Creating a new build will take me hours with their horrid drop rates and I'd rather not.

    Very unsatisfactory experience
    Game was better a week or two ago. It has been plagued with technical issues in the last two weeks and the latest patch completely turned me off it - I play the game to have fun and don't appreciate Blizzard limiting already limited build options seemingly on a whim. Creating a new build will take me hours with their horrid drop rates and I'd rather not.

    Very unsatisfactory experience for such an expensive game, will definitely think twice before touching another blizzard product.
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  68. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    The game initially showed great promise, and I thoroughly enjoyed the main campaign. However, the long-term outlook for the game beyond the end game content is concerning due to the developers and their management's lack of attention to community feedback. Unfortunately, the season 1 patch brought about some unfavorable changes. The game's pace was slowed down, and all characters wereThe game initially showed great promise, and I thoroughly enjoyed the main campaign. However, the long-term outlook for the game beyond the end game content is concerning due to the developers and their management's lack of attention to community feedback. Unfortunately, the season 1 patch brought about some unfavorable changes. The game's pace was slowed down, and all characters were weakened, resulting in a diminished sense of enjoyment.

    Many of the exciting and powerful abilities that players previously had are now gone, and certain builds that were already weak were not given the buffs they deserved. Instead, the developers chose to make every other build weaker, further impacting the overall fun and balance of the game. As a result, playing the game after the preseason patches feels less rewarding and engaging.

    Prior to the patch, players across various platforms, including Reddit, YouTube, and Twitch, had been voicing their requests for character buffs to increase the game's excitement and enjoyment. However, these pleas were met with the opposite response as the developers decided to make everyone weaker and slow down the gameplay.

    Basic quality-of-life updates seem to be overlooked, like increasing inventory space to accommodate items for different character builds. The shared chest between characters fills up too quickly, causing inconvenience to players who want to save items for various setups. It's hard to comprehend why the developers haven't introduced additional tabs or increased the chest capacity.

    Moreover, the game's late-game activity, Helltide farming, has been made more tedious by a 40% increase in the cost of loot chests, without offering any significant benefits. Additionally, the decision to lengthen the time it takes to teleport out of dungeons is baffling and frustrating for players.

    Furthermore, some super rare items exist in the game, but their scarcity has diminished players' excitement for farming them. The community has repeatedly requested a more consistent method for obtaining these items, such as defeating challenging super bosses or lowering the drop rate. Regrettably, the developers have yet to address these concerns in their updates.

    It is truly disheartening how unresponsive the developers and their management team have been to the valid feedback and suggestions from the player community. Their lack of communication and action is undermining the potential enjoyment of the game and leaving dedicated players feeling unheard and disappointed.
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  69. Jul 19, 2023
    4
    The game was fun, and the story was well voiced and animated. End-game content is a little lacking though. Season 1 has also been a little underwhelming; but I'm only about 10hrs in.
  70. Aug 4, 2023
    4
    Poorly balanced nerfs, gameplay suffers. Not enjoyable anymore, hoping for improvements soon!
  71. Jul 20, 2023
    4
    ARPG that forgot the action part (game is very slow paced and patch 1.1 just made that worse).
    Defenses nerfed but broken defenses (resists) not fixed.
    End game loop is grinding for better items but itemization is not good and loot is not exciting to find.
  72. Jul 30, 2023
    4
    Feels Like a pretty lacking game... defienetly doesnt feel like a 70€ experience. End game is a very boring grind. Not much intresting to do. Gear is very rng. Just go play path of exile:)
  73. Jul 20, 2023
    4
    For reference, i have played over 280 hours and enjoyed that time. Diablo 4 was basic but good upon release. There was a lot of potential but the developers have done nothing to address community feedback despite impressive levels of communication and despite talking a good game, have merely drowned us in crippling nerfs across the entire spectrum. In the pursuit of making more statsFor reference, i have played over 280 hours and enjoyed that time. Diablo 4 was basic but good upon release. There was a lot of potential but the developers have done nothing to address community feedback despite impressive levels of communication and despite talking a good game, have merely drowned us in crippling nerfs across the entire spectrum. In the pursuit of making more stats meaningful they are making all stats equally bland and unimpactful. Countless redundant elements that can show up on great make gear unappealing and bad. A lot of hate is being directed at the game and I think right now that's very fair but this game has incredible potential if blizzard can readjust their priorities to fix itemization, and improve quality of life. Expand
  74. Jul 20, 2023
    4
    The game started out well. But then they released a patch that nerfed all of the classes. It completely obliterated the Sorcerer class. The devs are out of touch with the community. We still don’t have more stash space or a way to move the gems in our stash, yet instead of focusing on those requests from the community, they nerf all of the classes survivability and damage. I understandThe game started out well. But then they released a patch that nerfed all of the classes. It completely obliterated the Sorcerer class. The devs are out of touch with the community. We still don’t have more stash space or a way to move the gems in our stash, yet instead of focusing on those requests from the community, they nerf all of the classes survivability and damage. I understand needing survivability a little bit to make it more challenging but what’s the purpose when you also nerf the XP we get for completing content. Hell tides were nerfed a lot as well, which was a great way to get gear and XP. This game has become a joke prior to season 1. I highly doubt players will stick around past this season. This game has so much potential but the devs are failing. How do you have a risk vs reward concept for the nerfs but then you nerf the reward? Smh I played Diablo 3 heavy and I would’ve thought they would’ve consulted with the D3 developers for input on what works and what doesn’t, but it doesn’t look like they did, which is a shame. Expand
  75. Jul 20, 2023
    4
    I would consider myself a "dedicated player" but not hardcore or twitch/youtuber. I can put 20+ hrs into a game per week, easy. Played all Diablos (1-3) back in the day but put them down when story was done. Saw Diablo 4 and was genuinely impressed. Took the plunge and bought the game for my PS5. Have been really enjoying the story, gameplay and even the graphics and art are more inlineI would consider myself a "dedicated player" but not hardcore or twitch/youtuber. I can put 20+ hrs into a game per week, easy. Played all Diablos (1-3) back in the day but put them down when story was done. Saw Diablo 4 and was genuinely impressed. Took the plunge and bought the game for my PS5. Have been really enjoying the story, gameplay and even the graphics and art are more inline with newer games for this generation. This game pulled me away from Destiny 2, which I have been playing for years. Dozens of members of my Destiny guild, and family members and other friends have shifted to Diablo to play. We were really looking forward to playing the new season, despite having to start over with a new character. Worked hard to open map, complete renown(statues) and level at least to 70 on 1 character to get the feel of the game. The latest 1.1 pre-season patch has literally gutted the game for me and all the people I play with. Some have outright stopped playing and are just done. Others have moved to other games, saying they will just skip season 1 hoping Blizzard gets their brain back and fixes all of the bad decisions they made with this patch. No amount of Season 1 content will make up for nerfing characters damage by 50% or more, making defense so much weaker in all areas (armor), damage reduction, etc, and then straight up nerfing xp. We played the game to have fun, feel powerful and wanted less grind. Keep in mind you only feel strong, when you figure out which skills to pick, which armor specs you need to use/wear and you have the Aspects that pair with all of that. Typically need to be level >60 for that. Instead, Blizzard looked at the hardcore streamer types and then nerfed everyone into the grave. Overall a great game, but only play if you like this genre AND want to experience the story line (max level 50). Ignore anything above that as it is simply no longer worth it. I might come back next season, but already moving to other games and going back to Destiny for their next season. So long Diablo, as Blizzard has sucked the fun out of the game. I would have given this an 8 or 9, but now its not worth more than a 4. Blizzard cut the fun out of the game and made it so only the first 50 levels you gain are worth anything, so I cut my rating in half to indicate that. Expand
  76. Jul 20, 2023
    4
    I'll start by saying I enjoyed my time doing the campaign. And then after that, the game became a grind fest and because I'm a Druid, I got locked out of the best builds(Tornado Wolf, Pulverize) because I didn't get any of the key Uniques needed for them to function. Several issues need to be addressed; storage space, uniques being way too rare to get, and how grindy the game is. AndI'll start by saying I enjoyed my time doing the campaign. And then after that, the game became a grind fest and because I'm a Druid, I got locked out of the best builds(Tornado Wolf, Pulverize) because I didn't get any of the key Uniques needed for them to function. Several issues need to be addressed; storage space, uniques being way too rare to get, and how grindy the game is. And then the last few patches made it worse! All classes do/take worse damage, enemies are more challenging and give less experience, and Helltide has been made worse. None of the issues have been addressed and the game has been made terrible right before Season 1. It's tone deaf, feels greedy cause it forces people to buy the battlepass, and even then the game just isn't as fun as it was at launch. I wanted to give this game a chance, but I've had enough. The D4 devs dropped the bag big time. This should've been the biggest game of 2023. Expand
  77. Aug 29, 2023
    4
    First hours felt great, nice gameplay, cool act 1.
    But after some hours you see the downside of the game. The balancing sucks, no endgame, so many missing QoL features. Scaling doesn't work as you assume. So I was disappointed.
  78. Jul 20, 2023
    4
    After finishing the campaign, and levelling a few characters, I have to say this may be one of the most boring games I've ever played in my entire life.

    There is essentially zero fun to be had from 0-50, but yet that's what we are expected to do every "season". Grind some crappy repetitive boring dungeons and repeat the same side quests to level a character to... Play some repetitive
    After finishing the campaign, and levelling a few characters, I have to say this may be one of the most boring games I've ever played in my entire life.

    There is essentially zero fun to be had from 0-50, but yet that's what we are expected to do every "season". Grind some crappy repetitive boring dungeons and repeat the same side quests to level a character to... Play some repetitive boring dungeons and.. I guess that's it?
    Where is the matchmaking? Where is the fun?

    I guarantee over 50% of the budget for this game has gone to min-maxing their profits through the cash shop and battlepasses. Why does a $90 CAD game have a cash shop AND premium battle pass? This is getting utterly insane. ActiBlizz is a multi billion dollar corporation, about to be absorbed by an even bigger corporation, yet they have the egregiousness to TRIPLE dip on profits. Sickening.
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  79. Jul 21, 2023
    4
    Very deceived. For context I have hundreds of hours in both D2 and thousands in D3. For months I hyped my friends and shilled for Blizzard hoping they would not pull an "Immortal" and actually give us a decent product. This game is souless. I forced myself to get a toon to level 100 just for the love of the I.P but my journey ends there. The way they added pay to win is gross and sucks anyVery deceived. For context I have hundreds of hours in both D2 and thousands in D3. For months I hyped my friends and shilled for Blizzard hoping they would not pull an "Immortal" and actually give us a decent product. This game is souless. I forced myself to get a toon to level 100 just for the love of the I.P but my journey ends there. The way they added pay to win is gross and sucks any meaning away from earning gear. Even if you put aside and just focus on the cosmetic let me give you an example. Lets say you want to buy a set of armor for your Rogue and you want to get the matching horse armor guess how much.... 69.99$. Now some will defend this and look for all kinds of ways to soft coat the utter vampiric shallow husk of a game they provided us. Shame on you Blizzard you do not deserve the loyalty us old gamers had for you. R.I.P Diablo (( wait till 50% off if you must buy, not worth full price at all. )) Expand
  80. Jul 22, 2023
    4
    No content,no itemization,no character progress, boring after 90h , very weak game.
  81. Jul 23, 2023
    4
    The other games are better than this one.
    I played Diablo 3 for thousand of hours.
    Also Diablo Immortal thousand. In Diablo IV i've reached lv 90 then put it aside. Since lv 75 nothing to do. Nothing to aim at. I mean: it's not a bad game, but my vote it's about what it could have been after 12 years from diablo 3. I'm not complaining about hard game. This can be adjusted. But
    The other games are better than this one.
    I played Diablo 3 for thousand of hours.
    Also Diablo Immortal thousand.
    In Diablo IV i've reached lv 90 then put it aside. Since lv 75 nothing to do. Nothing to aim at.
    I mean: it's not a bad game, but my vote it's about what it could have been after 12 years from diablo 3.
    I'm not complaining about hard game. This can be adjusted.
    But fighting is a mess. it's not accurate at all.
    All this balancing and nerf means that the game released as a beta. example: horse, horse cosmetic and then they add teleport. and bye bye horse. (and also horse is bugged af).
    No social, no pvp event. I've been in a clan and almost never spoke. no event together.
    Blzz should have learned from diablo immortal.
    I've kept repeating same dungeons for hours from 75 to 90 without any benefit.
    I'm back to diablo immortal now.
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  82. Jul 26, 2023
    4
    I started with sorceress at first and decided that it was a complete disappointment at level 72 and switched to Rogue. although sorceress was fun to play, the damage was seriously lacking compared to other classes. I also made rogue level 100, it was fun and i had a strong build (6,000,000 damage).. but as I progressed, I got pretty bored because I couldn't even change the build becauseI started with sorceress at first and decided that it was a complete disappointment at level 72 and switched to Rogue. although sorceress was fun to play, the damage was seriously lacking compared to other classes. I also made rogue level 100, it was fun and i had a strong build (6,000,000 damage).. but as I progressed, I got pretty bored because I couldn't even change the build because no better items were dropped between level 70 and 100, and the monster were getting stronger and stronger. That build is nerfed too.
    I was excited that season 1 would come out and I started the druid character and I really didn't like playing with such a slow character. Although I hoped that the new season will strengthen the characters, I was disappointed to see that caged hearts did not work at all. The game I gave for 90 euros and over 200 hours would have been wasted if it weren't for my friends playing with me. And my biggest problem with the game is that no matter what character I play, the character always feels the same.. Hit the basic skill, do damage with the right button, and hit 4 defensive skills. .. I don't understand the lack of skills that can be thrown into an area like acid cloud or blizzard in d3. I think, the skill cast has been removed so that the game can be played in the same way on PlayStation. I do not recommend buying the game before it drops to 20 euros.
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  83. Sep 6, 2023
    4
    Blizzard's approach to patches has been questionable at best. Instead of enhancing the gameplay experience, recent updates have nerfed various classes, making them less enjoyable to play. This has led to a significant drop in player engagement and questions the long-term viability of the game.

    The disconnect between Blizzard and the player community is evident. Feedback from players
    Blizzard's approach to patches has been questionable at best. Instead of enhancing the gameplay experience, recent updates have nerfed various classes, making them less enjoyable to play. This has led to a significant drop in player engagement and questions the long-term viability of the game.

    The disconnect between Blizzard and the player community is evident. Feedback from players often goes unaddressed, leading to a growing sense of dissatisfaction among the fanbase.
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  84. Aug 18, 2023
    4
    I enjoyed the game at first, but the longer you play, the more boring and repetitive it becomes. Diablo 3 was better in this respect. The servers are still unstable months after launch, with frequent lag spikes that sometimes make it impossible to play.

    Finally, the decision to follow the minority of people who complain by making the game easier and almost completely eliminating the
    I enjoyed the game at first, but the longer you play, the more boring and repetitive it becomes. Diablo 3 was better in this respect. The servers are still unstable months after launch, with frequent lag spikes that sometimes make it impossible to play.

    Finally, the decision to follow the minority of people who complain by making the game easier and almost completely eliminating the level of challenge, and therefore the fun. Good for you. For me, it was a waste of money, it was worth maybe €20.
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  85. Aug 24, 2023
    4
    Don't waste your money! blizzard still has dupe situations in 2023.endgame boring
  86. Sep 3, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo tem seu diferencial.... tradução e diálogos em português, ótima dublagem... Mas isso é tudo
    Não tem novidades com relação ao Diablo 3, jogo muito curto.
    Esperando uma nova DLC....
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  87. Jul 20, 2023
    3
    I think I was duped a little with the early beta access and the server slam. Really enjoyed myself during those, but realise now it was because I had yet to see the rest of the game.
    Turns out, It is a boring slog to a pointless and limited endgame. The dev's have pretty much gone from the sales pitch of "Play your way" to "Play our way", generally nerfing any fun that is found into
    I think I was duped a little with the early beta access and the server slam. Really enjoyed myself during those, but realise now it was because I had yet to see the rest of the game.
    Turns out, It is a boring slog to a pointless and limited endgame. The dev's have pretty much gone from the sales pitch of "Play your way" to "Play our way", generally nerfing any fun that is found into oblivion.
    This is not even close to the level of greatness we had with the first two games and I will even go as far as to say Diablo 3 (current ver.) is better than Diablo 4.
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  88. Jun 10, 2023
    3
    It looks beautiful but omg it's so soulless and empty, combat is annoy after awhile, it's just constant crowd control and hoards of enemies that scale with your level so you never feel powerful.
    Sorc is so annoying to play as there are no mana pots like D2 and have to wait for spell cooldowns in order to use your favorite spells leaving you to mainly use a crappy spell while you wait.
    It looks beautiful but omg it's so soulless and empty, combat is annoy after awhile, it's just constant crowd control and hoards of enemies that scale with your level so you never feel powerful.
    Sorc is so annoying to play as there are no mana pots like D2 and have to wait for spell cooldowns in order to use your favorite spells leaving you to mainly use a crappy spell while you wait.
    Combat is way too focused on close combat and after 2 play throughs of this game, I'm left bored and uninterested. I'm very disappointed as I had some hope. I'll still go back to D2 once in a blue moon, but I doubt I'll ever touch D4 again.
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  89. Jun 12, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As an owner of the Ultimate edition, I would like to express my disappointment regarding the rewards.

    Wings: They have a good and epic appearance, but the three-second animation and the animation turning off make it seem like a late April's Fools joke. This item should have the option for users to permanently turn it on or off based on their preference.

    Horse: I can create a better-looking pony using MS Paint. This horse seems like a joke and should have a unique design that stands out as one of a kind.

    Now, let's discuss the game itself:

    Skills: I had higher expectations in terms of the number of base skills and the passives associated with them. There should be a wider variety of skills to provide more options for gameplay.

    Story length: The story is interesting and captivating, but it should be optional for those who are more focused on the end-game. Players should have the choice to engage with the story or skip it if they prefer.

    Leveling: As a casual player who spends around 3-5 hours per day, reaching level 1-40 takes a couple of days, level 40-60 takes a bit longer, and reaching level 60+ can take over a week or even more. The leveling process should be faster, as I lost motivation to continue pushing forward around level 50.

    End game: The endgame content is lacking. Currently, it only consists of PvP and repeated dungeon runs. More alternative progression and endgame content should be introduced to provide players with additional options and goals.

    Ubers: The entire battle system needs to be reworked, as it feels like a kill-or-be-killed scenario. Attempting to learn the mechanics seems useless, as the ubers are overpowered.
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  90. Jun 19, 2023
    3
    The game gets boring and stale really quickly. It takes way too long to level and it feels like a torturous, repetitive grind to get to level 50. The horseback riding is embarrassingly buggy (Did anyone on their QA team try to ride a horse). Absolutely not worth $70.

    This is at best a free-to-play game that could have cosmetic microtransactions.
  91. Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Patch really killed off progression and damage. This game has fallen victim to battle passes. I should have known better...
  92. Jul 17, 2023
    3
    Starting with the good: Graphically the game looks fantastic. Shading, textures, all top notch. The campaign is also relatively compelling. The bad comes when you get to the endgame. While many RPGs will put content behind a paywall, Blizzard has managed to hide their content behind a "timewall." Content that is necessary for progression is not always available, and so if you areStarting with the good: Graphically the game looks fantastic. Shading, textures, all top notch. The campaign is also relatively compelling. The bad comes when you get to the endgame. While many RPGs will put content behind a paywall, Blizzard has managed to hide their content behind a "timewall." Content that is necessary for progression is not always available, and so if you are someone who may only have the occasional hour or two for gaming, this is not the game for you. Expand
  93. Aug 4, 2023
    3
    It feels like playing a beta version with so many bugs, wrong decisions and bad design. What a huge pity! After dedicating so many hours to the game, I feel I have wasted my time with no true sense of accomplishment. Keeping on playing this game would be synonymous with self-flagellation.
  94. Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I waited for Season 1 to give this game proper feedback, and my intention was to give it a solid 8/10, but in light of recent changes introduced by the game developers, I changed my mind. A 3/10 is the best I can do. 

    Slaughtering hellish legions is fun to the point where you ask yourself "What else is there for me?". Endgame is lacking, but it's normal for a game that has been just
    I waited for Season 1 to give this game proper feedback, and my intention was to give it a solid 8/10, but in light of recent changes introduced by the game developers, I changed my mind. A 3/10 is the best I can do. 

    Slaughtering hellish legions is fun to the point where you ask yourself "What else is there for me?". Endgame is lacking, but it's normal for a game that has been just released, so people were waiting for new content that was promised by Blizzard. 

    Instead, we got the 1.1 patch that butchered the game for many. 

    The problem is this patch has taken lots of things from the players that made the game fun for them, and given nothing substantial in return. You could have spent a hundred hours building your character to work the way you want using the rules available, and now it's pretty much useless and requires a grand rebuild (respec that cost in-game resources, as well as looting new items). It's not that the game enabled new, better builds you may want to consider - your current character got nerfed to the ground not allowing you to enjoy the content you were enjoying just a day before. One day you log in, play, and have fun, the next you get slaughtered by a random white mob out of nowhere and you don't know what's happening. An awful experience for casual players and not a pleasant one for pros either. 

    What is worse, some classes' design is simply broken. Looking at the Sorc class, there are basically no significant choices you can make, and the only viable playstyle for endgame activities is "Stun-Kill / if doesn't work run around until the next stun is available". It seems Blizz wanted to address this as well, but instead, they've just nerfed this type of build to the ground while offering no alternatives and making the Sorcerer class significantly weaker than all other classes... just two days before the season starts and people were making plans to go for this class. 

    At the same time, none of the quality of life issues people were asking for even before the release were addressed. Stash is a mess, the game is basically a garbage management system where you drop 30 items and spend time thinking if any of them are worth keeping, because if you don't you will run out of storage space really quickly. For a game that was in design for 10 years not being able to provide a solution some games had 10 years ago is scandalous. 

    It seems as if there was a team working on matching digits in Excel who never actually experienced the game and had no idea what they were doing. There seems to be no real plan for how the game should be balanced, and since the release they've been just changing the numbers chaotically in the hope it will somehow get better. Instead of fixing the core of these issues, they just keep adding or subtracting digits. 

    And while I understand they may still address this, these were to be addressed BEFORE the game launch. It doesn't require a degree in rocket science to understand how the game you're designing works, and if you learn it after the game is released and decide to take away what makes the game fun for people, you have to also accept the consequences with the review of your game dropping significantly and players moving away (aka not spending money on your "live service" anymore). 
    Additionally, this is the first Diablo game that took away the option to play single-player from people, which is an absolute nightmare and causes tons of problems.
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  95. Jul 19, 2023
    3
    This game is a solid improvement from Diablo 3 but that's not saying much. The tone seems darker but only in that they made the color palette more muted and put more blood on stuff.

    The story for the campaign is middling. A lot of back and forth with minimal plot development just to run around and make you expose the map. Leveling is a huge time suck. End game is even worse.
    This game is a solid improvement from Diablo 3 but that's not saying much. The tone seems darker but only in that they made the color palette more muted and put more blood on stuff.

    The story for the campaign is middling. A lot of back and forth with minimal plot development just to run around and make you expose the map.

    Leveling is a huge time suck. End game is even worse. Nothing but grindy repetitive run the same dungeons to hope you get some kind of magical loot. Very little fun to be had outside of the Skinner box. The most recent patch made everything worse. Everything takes more time and is less fun because of it. It's a game that centers all of its entertainment value on chasing the next piece of loot and they made even that more difficult and time consuming. The dungeons and other activities are not fun on their own. They're just a mandatory slog to get a piece of loot .The whole goal of blizzard is to keep you in the game longer so that they can rake more money out of you with their goofy cosmetics.
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  96. Jul 20, 2023
    3
    This game was almost a 10 for me 4 days ago. Now I'd rather do anything else except touch this trash after the decisions made in the last patch. Don't waste your time. The devs would rather make you spend forever to get nowhere than provide a decent bit of content.
  97. Aug 10, 2023
    3
    I didn't enjoy the game at all, here's why.
    - The gameplay is slow and it's not fun at all. I played as Druid and somewhere mid-game I regret the decision because killing mobs was so slow! I don't want to spend the whole evening in one dungeon trying to get through simple mobs after work, I want to feel like the main character, play an hour or so, and have FUN out of it, not
    I didn't enjoy the game at all, here's why.
    - The gameplay is slow and it's not fun at all. I played as Druid and somewhere mid-game I regret the decision because killing mobs was so slow! I don't want to spend the whole evening in one dungeon trying to get through simple mobs after work, I want to feel like the main character, play an hour or so, and have FUN out of it, not frustration...
    - As for an action game, the gameplay has a minimal fun factor to it, spamming two buttons over and over, and because of the terrible energy system, most of the time I was using the first spell just to get energy back.
    - Scaling could be okay if you would have any sense of progression, but because the good gear is almost impossible to drop, it's just not fun to engage in anything. - just rush the story.
    - Also scaling with the current system ruins the sense of progression completely.
    - The story itself is not bad, and side missions are okay-ish, but the rest with the slow gameplay was a "skip" to me.
    - The world is okay, I preferred the world design from Diablo 3 more, but it's just my preference.
    - The game is laggy! And buggy...
    - Horse riding is not very good
    - COOLDOWNS ON EVERYTHING! Why am I walking SO SLOW!?
    - Paid Battle Pass and Store in a 100 euro game is a joke, haven't I paid for the product already?

    I feel like the game was designed to be hated. No fun, no progression, just greed, and annoyance. Super disappointing.
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  98. Jun 10, 2023
    3
    Stop using the excuse that this is being “review bombed”. This is real frustration and burnout from online only micro transaction games. I paid $70 to play single player. The forced online is to tempt you to want to show off vanity gear to other players, making you purchase. DON’T DO IT.
  99. Jul 19, 2023
    3
    I just typed long ass paragraph just so metacritic can refuse to post it (403/4 forbiden error)

    In the nut shell in this point in time after 100 hours spent in the game i just cannot recommend this game. Devs are making fun of players and with few hours a week i can spare to play.. they push players 30% backwards cuz they feel like players are progressing too fast. Now You hit 30% less
    I just typed long ass paragraph just so metacritic can refuse to post it (403/4 forbiden error)

    In the nut shell in this point in time after 100 hours spent in the game i just cannot recommend this game. Devs are making fun of players and with few hours a week i can spare to play.. they push players 30% backwards cuz they feel like players are progressing too fast. Now You hit 30% less and you are 30% more squishy. I was a glass cannon and now i litterary get 1 shot. Thanks devs.

    At this point in time do not waste your time on this game until it gets properly fixed. Last patch even broke the skill tree ffs.
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  100. Aug 13, 2023
    3
    If looks were enough this game would be a solid 10.
    I can't in good conscience rate it a zero as it was fun for the first day and a half before I started running into all the tedium. That said, this isn't some 12 hour action adventure romp where a day and a half encapsulated the entire experience.
    I grew up on the likes of Diablo and Baldur's Gate. I'd been waiting on this for years and
    If looks were enough this game would be a solid 10.
    I can't in good conscience rate it a zero as it was fun for the first day and a half before I started running into all the tedium. That said, this isn't some 12 hour action adventure romp where a day and a half encapsulated the entire experience.

    I grew up on the likes of Diablo and Baldur's Gate. I'd been waiting on this for years and when I bought it I was already 200 hours into Last Epoch. Now I'm 18 hours into D4, 350 hours into Last Epoch and have zero interest in looking at Diablo again.

    Save your money, don't buy this for someone as a gift. Get something else.
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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Mar 25, 2024
    50
    There's a fair bit to like about Diablo IV — best-in-class sound design, intriguing character classes, fantastic graphics and occasionally addictive gameplay all feel like the series in its prime. However, even the best parts are let down by an undercurrent of frustrating design choices: the cynical inclusion of a Battle Pass, a bloated open world, repetitive mission structure and progression that too often feels meaningless cast a long shadow that let the latest Diablo title down. Future Seasons may refine what's here, but many of its issues sadly feel baked into the core experience. All but the most die-hard fans may wish to wait for a substantial sale on this one.
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    80
    The visuals are probably what excited me the most. The way the game looks and the atmosphere makes me feel like I'm playing the old Diablo again. On steroids and on a quadruple screen TV, but the feeling is still there. [Issue#328]
  3. PLAY
    Sep 17, 2023
    80
    Diablo is back, and taking no prisoners. The top-quality, lengthy campaign will be enough for some, while the endgame should prove a welcome obsession for others. [Issue#30, p.84]