Diablo IV

 PlayStation 5
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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 5,649 out of 6675
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  1. p3king
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Gotta wait a few years until its playable, just like Diablo 3. Uninstalled until then.
  2. foxrun
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This patch is an awful attempt to balance the game by making everything less fun and take longer. And still no quality of life upgrades that all exist in the previous game, D3. Were no lessons learned?
  3. HTXEGoose
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has been on a down hill slope since release. I have no problem grinding through ranks, also no problem with elusive gear and the effort it takes to obtain it. I do have a problem with the developers constantly nerfing the ability to rank at a reasonable pace, that has become borderline unplayable at this point. They are constantly making it take longer and longer to rank and creating a very linear path for a dungeon game, I feel for all of you who has had their builds completely stomped on by the jerks at blizzard, I have deleted the game. Pretty convenient how they would nerf the eternal realm, and order for their paid BS season 1 to look better. This is garbage and gamers should not support such companies, cash grab trash. RIP Blizzard, I miss you… Expand
  4. dasboot
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Update: Watched latest fireside chat. I now have ZERO confidence these people will know what the F they are doing. Zero interest in season 1. I'll recheck things in season 2 or 3.

    First 2 beta and server slam was fun. First 2 weeks was fun. Things started getting more MEH as patching and hotfixes came. Last patch (1.1) pretty much destroyed the game. So much for season 1 hype.    Update: Watched latest fireside chat. I now have ZERO confidence these people will know what the F they are doing. Zero interest in season 1. I'll recheck things in season 2 or 3.

    First 2 beta and server slam was fun. First 2 weeks was fun. Things started getting more MEH as patching and hotfixes came.

    Last patch (1.1) pretty much destroyed the game. So much for season 1 hype. RIP millions spent in speccing a sorc to something mildly viable. Blizz might as well delete this class.    … Expand
  5. Kiljayden
    Jun 27, 2023
    0
    Rating: -10 (Too generous)

    I recently purchased this game, and let me start off by saying that even a rating of -10 is too generous for it. Considering the price tag of 100 EURO, which is no joke in today's gaming industry, I feel obligated to share my thoughts to prevent others from wasting their hard-earned money. Before I delve into the negatives, let me remind you that there is a    Rating: -10 (Too generous)

    I recently purchased this game, and let me start off by saying that even a rating of -10 is too generous for it. Considering the price tag of 100 EURO, which is no joke in today's gaming industry, I feel obligated to share my thoughts to prevent others from wasting their hard-earned money. Before I delve into the negatives, let me remind you that there is a game on Steam called Path of Exile (POE) which is not only free-to-play but also offers a better experience.

    Negatives:

    Slow: The pace of the game is painfully slow, making it tedious to progress and engage with the content.
    Poor quality: The overall quality of the game is subpar, resulting in a frustrating and unsatisfying experience.
    Lack of excitement: The game fails to provide any thrilling or engaging moments, making it boring to play.
    Useless skills: The available skills within the game are lackluster and fail to add depth or enjoyment to the gameplay.
    Limited content: The game lacks a variety of enemies to fight against, leading to repetitive and monotonous gameplay.
    Lack of endgame: There is no substantial endgame content to keep players engaged once they complete the main storyline.
    Absence of meaningful items: The game fails to offer a rewarding loot system or meaningful items for character progression.
    Unbalanced characters: The different characters available in the game feel unbalanced and offer little value in terms of gameplay variety.
    Comparison to Diablo 2: The skills and gameplay mechanics in this game pale in comparison to the superior Diablo 2.
    Annoying glitches and bugs: The game is plagued with numerous glitches and bugs that hinder the overall experience.
    Lack of social features: The absence of a party finder and an open-world feel further dampen the multiplayer aspect of the game.
    Overall disappointment: This game is simply a cringeworthy, slow, and boring experience that fails to deliver on its promises. It's hard to understand why it was released in such a state.
    Positives:

    Playing POE (Path of Exile): On the bright side, there is a fantastic alternative called Path of Exile (POE), which is not only free but also offers a superior gaming experience.
    In conclusion, this game was a waste of both time and money. It falls short in almost every aspect, including gameplay, content, balance, and overall enjoyment. I regret spending my hard-earned money on it, and I hope this review prevents others from making the same mistake. I sincerely hope that improvements will be made to address the numerous issues and provide a more satisfying gaming experience. As a paying customer, I would like to request a refund for this disappointing purchase.    … Expand
  6. Gyungrae
    Jul 4, 2023
    2
    Big map with small endgame contents. boring main quests and dumb level scaling.
  7. DaveWinX
    Jul 1, 2023
    2
    I have put 281 hours into diablo IV according to ps5. I main a nado druid that just destroys anything in his path. I'm level 91 and I'm trying to hit 100 but I'm so bored. I must have 1000s of hours in diablo 3 and even more in diablo II LOD, maybe 1000 in d2r.

    So to start, I didn't buy early access. I wanted to buy the disc version as my trust for blizzard has thinned out over the    I have put 281 hours into diablo IV according to ps5. I main a nado druid that just destroys anything in his path. I'm level 91 and I'm trying to hit 100 but I'm so bored. I must have 1000s of hours in diablo 3 and even more in diablo II LOD, maybe 1000 in d2r.

    So to start, I didn't buy early access. I wanted to buy the disc version as my trust for blizzard has thinned out over the years and wanted to be able to resell my copy of the game if it turned out to be a fail.

    Let's start by talking about the story. I found the story to be overhyped and nothing special. I'm not much into story based games personally, I've always been more focused on end game. However, I did enjoy god of war: ragnarok story, although I went into it knowing it's a single player game and well...it came with my ps5.

    Levelling at first was fairly tolerable, as I said, I was doing all the dungeons, side quests, renown. Can't see myself doing it all again, which is a shame, because I tried levelling an alt barbarian and just couldn't stay interested. So I tried rushing the story on my barbarian, hit level 25 and found out at that point the story increases to level 35. Okay no worries, I'll just do dungeons until level 35. This was a problem, I hit level 27 and I couldn't be bothered. It's boring running dungeons over and over for the small amount of experience you get. So replaying story viable? Sure, if you're the most boring person on the planet. This will be a HUGE issue when season starts up in a couple of weeks.

    So I went back to my druid to never look at my barbarian ever again. Started doing nightmare sigils again to work towards level 100. I only played 40 minutes and couldn't be bothered with it. It's boring, running the same dungeons that feel like bounties from diablo III. "Slay all enemies", "grab this item, put it in the thing and go backtrack to pick up the second one", "free all slaves", BORING.

    Okay so I now need some forgotten souls, which you can only get from helltides. This is literally just killing stuff in the open world to collect tokens and click the chests. BORING.

    Inventory space is tiny, there is no where near enough stash space. Forget making a alt (let alone a couple of alts), I don't have room to store all the aspects.

    Build diversity, rubbish. I'd love to be some crazy were bear, tornado build that worked well in later levels. No, you must collect the tempest roar and play the only viable way that 99% of all other end game druids play.

    What's with the legendaries and aspects? Wouldn't it have been better to go with what was proven to work? Uniques, set items, rune words. Where the hell are set items and rune words? Have these developers not learnt what the community finds enjoyable? So they come up with this aspect system, half of the aspects are useless.

    So, basically, end game is repeating dungeons that feel like diablo III bounties and doing helltides. Both of which are boring. PvP? yeah if you find someone in those PvP zones, don't expect it to be balanced though. I don't play PvP, so it doesn't affect me, but it'll never be balanced, so why bother implementing it? It's just as bad as what brawling was in diablo III. No one cared for it.

    This game is probably a good 2 years from being finished. It feels rushed out to appease investors. However, if levelling doesn't change, I don't think the game will survive half of season 1. They need to delay season 1 until they actually finish the game.

    We're missing so many what the developers call "QoL" choices. These should have already been in the game. I can't save a specific build like I could in diablo III? LAZY. The only end game is dungeons and helltides? LAZY. Mount getting stuck on the smallest pebble? LAZY. No group finder? LAZY.

    Giving this game a 2/10 is being generous. Almost every aspect of this game is worse than its predecessor or non existent. Only reason I have given it a 2 is because I like the paragon board, BUT they messed that up too. To respec you have to refund each and every node. Where is the mass refund option? LAZY.

    If you're just looking for a game to casually slog through a mediocre story, this game is for you. If you're looking for a game with in-depth, innovative end game, stay clear from this one for at least another year or 2. Stick with diablo III or D2R and pick the game up when it's in the sales bin. The only features diablo IV has above these games are the paragon board (idea stolen from PoE) and riding around on a clunky mount.    … Expand
  8. Locustfajita
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    There are no items to go after. Nothing is interesting. There is no end game meta loop in place and I'm under the impression the developers have no idea what that is. I don't know why anyone would want to level past 75 since items get worse and worse because level requirements get higher and higher on the gear that drops. Yet the item power remains the same. You'd think this is so gameThere are no items to go after. Nothing is interesting. There is no end game meta loop in place and I'm under the impression the developers have no idea what that is. I don't know why anyone would want to level past 75 since items get worse and worse because level requirements get higher and higher on the gear that drops. Yet the item power remains the same. You'd think this is so game breaking they'd hotfix it. Nothing. Not even a comment.

    But again, there are no items to go after. Nothing interesting that could drop other than a couple of chase items, but you have a better chance of being struck by lightning so they're effectively not in the game. No cool items around jah or ber drop levels. Like why would I log in?

    Even if there were cool items like that, you can't trade them. They should have made a regular trade mode (which is what everyone wants to play whenever given the choice) and a self found mode. But they have their weird hybrid version where you can only trade rares. I dread going back to town because scanning through every rare is a tedious process. Item filters could take care of that but nope, can't have that.

    Whenever fun is found in the game, they nerf it or eliminated it. They insist you play only nightmare dungeons in order to be efficient. I have no interest playing hide and seek with blocks to put on pedestals. What ever happened to just sniping elites on the way to a quick boss kill that can drop good loot. This isn't rocket science.

    They have lighting in a bottle with D2 but refuse to make an actual sequel to it. Instead we get this drivel because they think their ideas are better.    … Expand
  9. LootLord
    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....    … Expand
  10. RobertBruce
    Jul 5, 2023
    3
    I don’t typically post things online but I thought I’d share my experience with Diablo 4. I’ve put 400 hours into Diablo 4 in hardcore and I did enjoy the gameplay and the grind for gear and levels, however the game has some fundamental issues and gamebreaking flaws. I logged on, walked out into the open world during a helltide and attacked the first mob of monsters I encountered. II don’t typically post things online but I thought I’d share my experience with Diablo 4. I’ve put 400 hours into Diablo 4 in hardcore and I did enjoy the gameplay and the grind for gear and levels, however the game has some fundamental issues and gamebreaking flaws. I logged on, walked out into the open world during a helltide and attacked the first mob of monsters I encountered. I noticed the game was lagging and I could not action anything in the game. I quickly quit the game within a few seconds and when I loaded it back up, it said my character had fallen. It’s unfortunate blizzard cannot provide servers that are safe, secure and lag free. It’s unfair to die in this manner, outside the players control. As silly as this may sound, because it’s only a video game, this loss feels devastating to me. Ultimately I play video games to have fun and this experience has left me feeling upset, frustrated, and defeated. I’ve uninstalled and deleted the game and I will never return to it again in the future. Save yourself the money and time, do not buy or play this game.… Expand
  11. punito
    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.    … Expand
  12. JonOlson
    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.    … Expand
  13. innocuous_slav
    Jul 2, 2023
    2
    Sat here and wrote a long review only to be sent to a forbiden xxx page, so I'll keep it simple. This game is a super lazy attempt at a Diablo game. It lacks soul and replay-ability. It looks decent and borrowed some lovely aesthetic pulls from Diablo I & II however; once you reach a certain level it becomes so utterly mediocre and boring it leaves you with no desire to play. I guess it'sSat here and wrote a long review only to be sent to a forbiden xxx page, so I'll keep it simple. This game is a super lazy attempt at a Diablo game. It lacks soul and replay-ability. It looks decent and borrowed some lovely aesthetic pulls from Diablo I & II however; once you reach a certain level it becomes so utterly mediocre and boring it leaves you with no desire to play. I guess it's my fault for expecting more after two garbage releases IE D3 and Immortal. The sanctity of this game has been fouled and I don't see it being fixed anytime soon. 2 out of 10 is being generous as the design is okay. Will check back in a few seasons for any positive change but I will not hold my breathe as they are clearly searching for profit over quality.… Expand
  14. Zfong4
    Jun 30, 2023
    2
    As a diablo and RPG lover, D4 is really boring and soulless.

    Level scaling is really silly and items are worthless until you grind it to the upper tiers.
  15. Gammarage
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    I could see someone liking this game, but anyone rating this above 7 is trying to sell you something. Ultimately a lie. This is a beautifully rendered but highly problematic game that doesn't feel like a Diablo game at all. The level scaling system is totally asinine and defeats the purpose of leveling at all. The highest enjoyment you could get out of this game is staying low level, abdI could see someone liking this game, but anyone rating this above 7 is trying to sell you something. Ultimately a lie. This is a beautifully rendered but highly problematic game that doesn't feel like a Diablo game at all. The level scaling system is totally asinine and defeats the purpose of leveling at all. The highest enjoyment you could get out of this game is staying low level, abd staying away from that atrocity they refer to as a story. It's drivel. I've seen insurance commercials with better dialogue. Not to mention boring. How did they make it boring???? They could've reskinned D3 and it would've been infinitely better. Yikes!
    Maybe they'll fix these problems in an Update, but it would have to be a Major one. As is, this game is where Diablo (who isn't even in his own game) goes to Die.    … Expand
  16. Nevez
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    Soulless, buggy, unbalanced - basically you would be better off burning 70-80 euros in your backyard. Stay away from this game.
  17. Tainted726
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I've tried to seeing the best out of diablo 4, but with the continuous "fixes" that were never asked for (increasing the time it takes to leave dungeon by 3 seconds to 5 seconds) and main problems of the community only addressed in words and not action I can't find myself to login and play a game that's become a job more than fun. It's already a slog to level a character but now with theI've tried to seeing the best out of diablo 4, but with the continuous "fixes" that were never asked for (increasing the time it takes to leave dungeon by 3 seconds to 5 seconds) and main problems of the community only addressed in words and not action I can't find myself to login and play a game that's become a job more than fun. It's already a slog to level a character but now with the xp reductions and reductions to defensive and damage pools (which damage btw will still be protiortized by players because it's multiplicative and not additive) this process now of getting a character to a point players are happy with will be excruciating. Especially for those who play casually and cant commit the 200+ hours it will now take to get just one character to level 100. They've also taken all the end game content and forcing your hand in where you can essentially play so unless your doing nightmare dungeons or helltides (which mind you helltides only happen every few hours and the best chest to open costs more now) you'll be basically wasting your time to do anything else....why should a game punish you for wanting to play other parts of the game? If you're reading this regardless of what they say season 1 will bring and help the game. It's in a sorry state right now and you may have fun at first but will be disappointed to find how much more the game could have been.… Expand
  18. kdladd
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Great start to what could have been a great game, all to be ruined by the first big patch for season 1.
  19. zonalee449
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!good nerf !!!!!… Expand
  20. timsi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They are continously makeing game harder and not so fun as it was at lunch with nerfs. Hope they stop doing this nerfs already or they can expect a ghost game soon.
  21. dreisonic
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    game went from enjoyable to stressful after 1 patch. they didnt address the issues, they just made everything difficult and slow. thats lazyness.
  22. SandyCheex
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Do. Not. Buy. Wait till this goes on sale in a few years. I very much regret my decision, especially with the new "Fun Nerf" patch where what little fun was in the game has been taken out. Blizzard continues to prove they don't care about their fans or player base. I'll be deleting this to free up space and call it a sunk cost.
  23. Chladix
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Story isnt bad, but game devs decision is pretty bad, recycling old content from previous games, making things harder(straight nerfing), extentd dont existing endgame maeby 2 more year of development and game will be something for now it worth only for the story.
  24. voxy
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    The game freezes when you cast Shadow Step, or when is loading a new area. Also is insanely repetitive - 200 identical dungeons obviously auto generated.
  25. appo
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    Diablo 4 is the worst part of diablo franchise. Leveling is bad, you will never feel power when get new level because of scaling. Server lag very often. I'm silent about story.
  26. littlejo91
    Jul 8, 2023
    0
    Devs openly admit that they are fine with people using exploits and that they won't remove items obtained in an illegitimate way even though they were able to identify accounts who abused the exploit.

    If you like to cheat without having to fear consequences, then this game is for you.
  27. CloudXz
    Jul 13, 2023
    0
    I played Final Fantasy 16 first and then this Game and Boy or Boy was that a Mistake. I can't believe how awful that is in compare to FF16 in pretty much EVERYTHING. What a boring Game where it dosen't even makes sense to level up. Unbelivable....
  28. chutifakker23
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is dead, it's just a factory of bad games with a blizzard stamp on it to invoke nostalgia in you but it's rotting.
  29. Countsnagov
    Jun 28, 2023
    3
    Don't remember the last time I as this felt this let down by a game.

    The animations on many spells are bad. I hate that there are no more scrolls of identify. That was one of the best things with the old games. Whomever designed the corpse piles needs to be fired, They look like something that belongs in a PS1 game. The corpses where so much better done in D2. Both the story and    Don't remember the last time I as this felt this let down by a game.

    The animations on many spells are bad.
    I hate that there are no more scrolls of identify. That was one of the best things with the old games.
    Whomever designed the corpse piles needs to be fired, They look like something that belongs in a PS1 game. The corpses where so much better done in D2.

    Both the story and most of the voice acting has been weak so far..    … Expand
  30. rubick1609
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    Played 250+ hours. **** game. Which has a bug on a bug. The echo of Lilith is just ridiculous, you need to break through a certain amount of damage so that you don’t get rich. Just a game for 100 euros. Delete and forget like a bad dream.
  31. Fresh_playa
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    The game itself would be decent, but it faces way too many issues. The biggest of all is that the rubber band effect is all over the game when you aren't on Blizzard's exclusive list for a private streamer server.
    The second one is that you actually feel like you get weaker the longer you play the game. Shouldn't it be the opposite? That it feels like you get stronger the longer you play    The game itself would be decent, but it faces way too many issues. The biggest of all is that the rubber band effect is all over the game when you aren't on Blizzard's exclusive list for a private streamer server.
    The second one is that you actually feel like you get weaker the longer you play the game. Shouldn't it be the opposite? That it feels like you get stronger the longer you play the game?

    This game tries so hard to be a money grab again that it isn't a good game anymore.    … Expand
  32. osanao
    Jul 2, 2023
    0
    PURE TRASH, bought this **** for 70 dollars and was left with pure despair and disappointment. SO BORING, have never been more bored in my life.
  33. Roland_79
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    Stutter and lag on ps5 make the game unplayable for me and I was denied a refund for downloading and attempting to play it.
  34. BacktrackWTF
    Jul 4, 2023
    0
    Backtrack Dungeon WTF.

    This game suffers from the same problem most modern games suffer from. The influence of gamergate and entitled Frau Karen's who demand jobs in the gaming industry, because of their paranoid delusions that there's a ceiling made out of cling film somwhere. About the only developer that doesn't suffer from this problem is fromsoft.They should have fired the lot    Backtrack Dungeon WTF.

    This game suffers from the same problem most modern games suffer from. The influence of gamergate and entitled Frau Karen's who demand jobs in the gaming industry, because of their paranoid delusions that there's a ceiling made out of cling film somwhere.

    About the only developer that doesn't suffer from this problem is fromsoft.They should have fired the lot of them when they started making false allegations of sexual harassment, everyone knows that female pattern anti social behaviour. They should have been fired.

    The gender comptencence gap clearly shows in this end product of employing women based solely on their ability to whinge, rather than on competence. They don't play games and they have no idea what makes a good game feature.

    This especially shows in the end game. There are so many design choices that are just simply annoying.

    Free 6 prisoners, carry this to the pedestal. Cursed shrines. Having to roll sigils for rubish dungeons you don't want to run.

    I have 2 chsracters to 100 (both S tier) a 70 barb and a 50 druid. So I have played plenty of this game.

    And the end game is just annoying. I get what they were trying to do, but it just doesnt work and its annoying. Why didn't the clowns who were in the closed beta point all this out. Especially the boring dungeon design and the rediculous amount of back tracking.

    Im giving it a 6 which i think is fair and that is taking into account the review bombing. Improve the end game a LOT and it might get an 8-9.    … Expand
  35. vulpin_bopper
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    Boring, slow combat - nothing new, just builders, spenders as before but with less resource gain for builders and more cost for spenders

    Fetch quest dungeons with like 5 variations (yeah, AAA game, totally worth the huge price) Loot drops are rubbish - I've run nightmare dungeons several levels above me and gear doesn't get any better and quite often worse Late game is a CC fest    Boring, slow combat - nothing new, just builders, spenders as before but with less resource gain for builders and more cost for spenders

    Fetch quest dungeons with like 5 variations (yeah, AAA game, totally worth the huge price)

    Loot drops are rubbish - I've run nightmare dungeons several levels above me and gear doesn't get any better and quite often worse

    Late game is a CC fest so your builds are incredibly limited. If you don't have unstoppable then you get rooted constantly and there's no diminishing returns on that so the already slow combat and boring fetch quests gets even more slow.

    Bugs everywhere on release and still plenty of things wonky with it - don't get me started on the countless, highly dubious early user reviews on here all with similar wording about how it's the "smoothest launch" from accounts with only 1 review against them that also somehow share similar sentence structure and choice of vocabulary (yeah I know this is my first review on this account but this whole situation really annoyed me so I had to create it and get this off my chest).

    Questionable design choices - like I can remove all my skill points by holder square but my paragon points have to be unpicked one by one and there's loads of them.

    Slow levelling - by later levels it just takes too long to be entertaining and certainly too long for me to want to create alts/seasonal characters. I did a nightmare dungeon 4 levels above mine and got barely a tenth of a level out of it (plus none of the gear that dropped was above my level, what they hell?)

    They seem to want you to create more characters for different builds but that process just takes too long with the current levelling, you also have only 4 stash tabs which is nowhere near enough. Your other option is re-speccing your character which you can do anywhere you like for minimal cost but they made it laborious to do so and there's no option to save builds.

    If you want to slow down your combat then fine, but make it interesting
    If you want to make your dungeons take long then fine, but make them fun
    If you want to encourage more characters being created then fine, but provide basic stuff like stash tabs and faster levelling
    If you want to slow down levelling then fine, but make it rewarding
    And so on and so on and so on.    … Expand
  36. DjWaj
    Jul 7, 2023
    2
    The worst game blizzard ever made ,

    The best in diablo 4 is that it can be uninstall in few seconds , everything else is on lowest possible level , no endgame , no real grinding , no itemization , no trade , worst 70 euro buy in life
  37. Wrekt
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Awesome potential but the devs are ruining it. Save your money for a later date this game is in no condition to play.
  38. killervibe
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    At launch, the game was decent. Nothing ground breaking, it was pretty similar to the previous Diablo installments but in an open world. Prior to season 1 (June - July 2023) I spent 100+ hours playing. Exploring the world and the five difference classes (Druid, Sorcerer, Barbarian, Necromancer, Rogue).

    Although each class has a huge variety of possible builds, I was a little    At launch, the game was decent. Nothing ground breaking, it was pretty similar to the previous Diablo installments but in an open world. Prior to season 1 (June - July 2023) I spent 100+ hours playing. Exploring the world and the five difference classes (Druid, Sorcerer, Barbarian, Necromancer, Rogue).

    Although each class has a huge variety of possible builds, I was a little disappointed that only a few of those builds were actually viable for leveling and end game content (lvl 60+) but mostly enjoyed the game. I chose popular and effective meta build for each class and hoped that Blizzard would iteratively improve on the other skills to increase the effectiveness of other builds. For example, I built an ice shard sorcerer but would have preferred a lightning build.

    With patch 1.1 rolling out just prior to Season 1, many in the gaming community expected Blizzard to make those class improvements, especially to the sorcerer class. Sadly, they chose to nerf the few builds that were effective, rather than improve those that weren't. Now the game is nearly unplayable after level 60 and any enjoyment I received from the game has turned into pure frustration.

    The Blizzard team is completely disconnected from their own game, their player base, and have no interest in building a game that people enjoy playing. They seem to care more about forcing players to grind levels, pray for decent loot drops, and experience hours of frustration rather than enjoyment.    … Expand
  39. daggyyy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Could be great, instead there is active management from the team to make is as much anti-fun as possible. This will not live nearly as long as the previous title.
  40. capca4u2
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Latest patch ruined the game, nerfed all classes. A pitty, think i will play lotro again :-)
  41. der6015
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    trash game.111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
  42. Demetriknows
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Regretting spending money on this titles it’s clear the developers don’t respect gamer’s time and have resorted to making the game a punishing grind fest. This quote sums up the experience “...This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action.

    It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot. This is an MMO with no social aspects. A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put    Regretting spending money on this titles it’s clear the developers don’t respect gamer’s time and have resorted to making the game a punishing grind fest. This quote sums up the experience “...This is an ACTION RPG with slow paced action.

    It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot.

    This is an MMO with no social aspects.

    A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put them on the pedestals.”    … Expand
  43. bigdawg782
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game would be great if the devs didn't nerf the play QoL into the ground. Patch 1.1 was by far the worst patch I have ever seen in a video game and ruined it 100% for me.
  44. MikeLFC
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They completely ruined the game with the most recent 1.1 patch, gutted damage, gutted cooldown reduction, gutted damage reduction, so we hit less hard and get hit harder. The leveling is now a lot slower, everything was made literally worse. I do less than HALF the damage i did before this patch and im not going to play season 1 now, unless they come out and apologize and revert this bs patch
  45. Razefordaze
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I really had hope that blizzard could right the ship despite their recent track record with Activision. They made a game that has great graphics, crisp combat, and good monster art design. Sadly that is about all that is great about this game. Why would I give this a game a zero after mentioning these things? I give it a zero because of the continuous utter incompetence displayed in theirI really had hope that blizzard could right the ship despite their recent track record with Activision. They made a game that has great graphics, crisp combat, and good monster art design. Sadly that is about all that is great about this game. Why would I give this a game a zero after mentioning these things? I give it a zero because of the continuous utter incompetence displayed in their post release decision making. Congrats you made some good money using marketing, the blizzard label, and the communities hope. A game can be the most beautiful in the world but if we cant engage with it then its useless. No one wants something that is exclusively pretty to look at, we want to play an actual game. The decisions they have made communicate volumes about their competency and the direction they want to go. The game has god awful item design, build diversity, item diversity, character respec, end game, and worst of all...an incredibly disconnected negligent dev team.

    Its incredible they averaged this as a social game yet provide ZERO, literally ZERO **** matchmaking methods.    … Expand
  46. Diablo4sucksbig
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game is so disappointing. Please save your money, I sure wish I did, I am severely regretting my purchase and can’t get a refund anymore. Farts
  47. sloth_mentality
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    1500+ hours in D3.

    Currently this game is: - an ARPG looter with abysmal loot design - an MMO coop game with zero social UI/support - an action game that is slow and unengaging Rather than building a compelling end game to keep players engaged, they've slowed the game down significantly to increase player retention. The game has good bones, and has great potential but the current    1500+ hours in D3.

    Currently this game is:
    - an ARPG looter with abysmal loot design
    - an MMO coop game with zero social UI/support
    - an action game that is slow and unengaging

    Rather than building a compelling end game to keep players engaged, they've slowed the game down significantly to increase player retention. The game has good bones, and has great potential but the current changes have moved the game in the wrong direction. D4 is currently being playtested by the players, and this hurts the health of the playing population long term.

    It gets 2/10 rather than 0 for me because the style is great and the lore is rich.    … Expand
  48. caycham1
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Extremely boring endgame which got even more boring somehow with nerf going into season 1
  49. Dodo4
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The required internet connection is terrible and so is the new patch!!
    Skip his one guys
  50. Jamsfield
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Developers are money hungry greedy and just plain stupid,Took a mediocre game and made it unplayable in last patch. WIsh i could refund. Do not buy this game in it current state theres better games for cheaper
  51. Ipurua
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Muy disgustado con este juego, ya el primer día no pude jugar porque una empresa multimillonaria como blizzard no compró los servidores suficientes. Una vez que consigo jugar se me buggea constantemente e incluso me ha sacado de la partida más de una vez. He jugado a todos los diablo y se han cargado la esencia con el diablo 3 y 4, lo han matado, literalmente. Cada tres meses tienes queMuy disgustado con este juego, ya el primer día no pude jugar porque una empresa multimillonaria como blizzard no compró los servidores suficientes. Una vez que consigo jugar se me buggea constantemente e incluso me ha sacado de la partida más de una vez. He jugado a todos los diablo y se han cargado la esencia con el diablo 3 y 4, lo han matado, literalmente. Cada tres meses tienes que crear un personaje nuevo para acceder a los loots y nuevos quests, no te sirve de nada el personaje anterior. Tampoco entiendo que no se pueda jugar en sistema MacOS cuando en diablo 2 y 3 sí que se podía. El sistema PvP horrible y tras la campaña se hace muy repetitivo.… Expand
  52. Meatoburrito
    Jul 26, 2023
    0
    Updated for Season 1:

    QA is a joke, for a "Prepared and QA'd Season" it is just trash Predatory "Acclerate Battlepass" Button is a lawsuit waiting to happen The Dev's actually said "We know our game isn't fun, we will make it fun in the future" Season is just the normal game with a garbage gem system that makes you hope for RNG colours on your gear. Hearts are inventory    Updated for Season 1:

    QA is a joke, for a "Prepared and QA'd Season" it is just trash

    Predatory "Acclerate Battlepass" Button is a lawsuit waiting to happen

    The Dev's actually said "We know our game isn't fun, we will make it fun in the future"

    Season is just the normal game with a garbage gem system that makes you hope for RNG colours on your gear.

    Hearts are inventory space hoggers, you can't even scrap them in every town.
    You have to go to Keovoshad or to his little wagon to use his workbench.

    No QOL Changes, NO INVENTORY UPDATES, it is a joke.

    Don't buy it, and chargeback if you don't care about your account getting banned.

    -----------------------------------

    Campaign is alright, itemization is backwards, end game is a joke.

    I asked for a refund, but had spent too much time on the beta weekends apparently.

    They are nerfing the only way to explore the game with crushing the open world xp / monster level.

    Still haven't gotten my beta pup

    Huge disappointment, the only reason I have played it is the friends I that I'm going to play LE with instead.    … Expand
  53. Cutloso
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    The game is a mess. The blizzard of old is gone af you are left with this turd.
  54. Azrael246
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I put in 60+ hours in this game only for the developers to take a sledgehammer to all that hard work with the recent patch. I'm done with Diablo and I'm done with Blizzard.
  55. xtreamerpt
    Aug 3, 2023
    0
    The campaign is fun but not worth the 70 dollars, the late game is like a boring job where you have to repeat the same thing over and over for nothing. Not worth more than 30 dollars.
  56. Bones98
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is the worst company in gaming. They just ruined there own game: way to go
  57. ojchillinndc2
    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
  58. molbjorn
    Jul 6, 2023
    3
    Waayy to expensive for what it is! It has content like a hmae that cost half that. Not worth it tbh
  59. Civictyperfk8
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Crazy blizzard make such a big nerf in the first patch
    nice job! wtf they've been doing all these years? no balance testing?
  60. lourigadelha
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The new patch (July, 18th) made the game TERRIBLE! Helltides are awful, they didn't fix necro and sorc toughness, barb is also unplayable. Can we still have a refund?
  61. jyun
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    暴雪只知道一在的削弱經驗和傷害根本不考慮玩家的感受只知道要怎麼搶錢然後亂搞一通!然後大家測試出什麼流派傷害高出破億或千萬傷害暴雪就會不爽!看玩家爽他就不爽的概念去下修這些玩家覺得重要的東西非常好暴雪真的棒!這次更新直接打死一堆玩家全砍!謝謝再聯絡~
  62. HarDes
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The attributes of the existing equipment are directly halved, and the vulnerable value is directly cut from 230% to the remaining 130%. Excuse me, the equipment we have worked so hard for a long time just for that attributeIs your mother BLIZZARD your mother Bullsh1t?
  63. sinistrOBSIDIAN
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Prior the first patch of this game I was a huge fan. To be honest, I don’t play many MMO-type games because I find the grinding aspect to be really mind numbing & void of much enjoyment. However, one of my best friends recommended it & wanting a way to reconnect with him I bought it. To my surprise, it was really fun. Sure, there was grinding, but there were enough rewards comparable toPrior the first patch of this game I was a huge fan. To be honest, I don’t play many MMO-type games because I find the grinding aspect to be really mind numbing & void of much enjoyment. However, one of my best friends recommended it & wanting a way to reconnect with him I bought it. To my surprise, it was really fun. Sure, there was grinding, but there were enough rewards comparable to the time spent. I was surprised to comprehend the skill tree as much as I did, and I found pleasure in designing a unique build & getting the best equipment for it. Then the patch came out. Here’s my assessment: if the goal was to balance the game, they should have added benefits or increased the effectiveness of lesser-used builds. Instead, they decided to level the playing field out by making everyone equally weak. At the same time, I assume bc a few people who have the privilege to play games around the clock complained they finished the game quickly, the developers decided not to put in new, fun content, but instead, thru increased in-game costs, severely lowered drops, and decimated XP, they made the game a slower grind with rare, momentary blips of enjoyment. They made the game more of a time-suck. Literally, they extended the time it takes to leave a dungeon upon completion. My character became essentially null & void. I thought I could somewhat easily change my build & get new equipment, but in addition to not reducing the MASSIVE cost associated with making new gear, now I had a weaker character who took far longer to kill enemies, those enemies dropped far less loot (all of it still random, so the chances of getting what I needed were even lower) the price of opening certain chests was increased at the same time the currency to open it was reduced, and I now gained a fraction of the experience.
    I am so frustrated with this game for drawing me in only to turn around and change tone entirely. I haven’t touched the game at all like I had pre-patch. It feels like a chore or like homework now. That’s not why I play games.    … Expand
  64. vonhuhuy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I have been a passionate fan of the Diablo franchise since my early childhood when I first played Diablo 1. While I had reservations following the underwhelming experience of Diablo 3, the early reviews for Diablo 4 were promising, so I decided to purchase it. For the past six weeks, I've been having fun playing the game, despite choosing the Sorceress class, which is considered theI have been a passionate fan of the Diablo franchise since my early childhood when I first played Diablo 1. While I had reservations following the underwhelming experience of Diablo 3, the early reviews for Diablo 4 were promising, so I decided to purchase it. For the past six weeks, I've been having fun playing the game, despite choosing the Sorceress class, which is considered the weakest for end-game content.

    However, my excitement turned to disappointment when patch 1.1 was deployed just two days before the start of the first season. This patch is widely regarded as one of the worst in gaming history. Blizzard essentially ruined the game by implementing massive nerfs across the board, affecting damage, defense, and experience gain, without providing any meaningful quality of life changes such as increased stash space, paragon board rerolls, or alternative build loadouts. The only plausible explanation seems to be that Blizzard lacked sufficient endgame content, so they artificially extended the "boring part" of the game to make players invest more time in grinding.

    In today's gaming landscape, such behavior from a game company is completely unacceptable in 2023. Blizzard has become incredibly out of touch with the player base and even with its own game. It is truly disheartening to witness the downfall of what was once such a wonderful game company.    … Expand
  65. toviroggo
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    While the game has a lot of potential - the consisten interaction with the devs, shows a complete lack of understanding. Starting out and leveling through the campaign has merits - the visuals are good, story great. Everything else - meh, and worse and worse over time. The patch 1.1 put the nail in the coffin.

    Campaign playthrough in itself not worth the investment for this "AAA" game.    While the game has a lot of potential - the consisten interaction with the devs, shows a complete lack of understanding. Starting out and leveling through the campaign has merits - the visuals are good, story great. Everything else - meh, and worse and worse over time. The patch 1.1 put the nail in the coffin.

    Campaign playthrough in itself not worth the investment for this "AAA" game. Watch the campaign videos on youtube for free and get all the best from the game at no cost at all.    … Expand
  66. MoshBash
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Everything was nerfed to the ground! All the fun in loot, in killing hordes of monsters, etc... all classes feel like they have a wet toilet paper armour, the damage of the skills is laughably bad and in general the game is not fun and doesnt make you wanna login again. I bought it, played it for 20 or so hours and could not stomach it anymore, very sad as I love the Diablo series. ThereEverything was nerfed to the ground! All the fun in loot, in killing hordes of monsters, etc... all classes feel like they have a wet toilet paper armour, the damage of the skills is laughably bad and in general the game is not fun and doesnt make you wanna login again. I bought it, played it for 20 or so hours and could not stomach it anymore, very sad as I love the Diablo series. There are much better and more fun alternatives right now...… Expand
  67. Blinkium
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    Just really bland compared to diablo 3. This might be because the Devs don't want to get too experimental on launch but the gameplay is similar to a 2007 game with an okay budget.

    I absolutely adored diablo 3. Just weird to me that this game is as bad as it is. I'm pretty sure they'll make it much better eventually. My problems with the game: 1. I regret pre-purchasing, will never do    Just really bland compared to diablo 3. This might be because the Devs don't want to get too experimental on launch but the gameplay is similar to a 2007 game with an okay budget.

    I absolutely adored diablo 3. Just weird to me that this game is as bad as it is. I'm pretty sure they'll make it much better eventually. My problems with the game:

    1. I regret pre-purchasing, will never do this again with a blizzard game. 2. The gameplay is insanely boring. D3 was IMMEDIATELY fun. This is directly opposite of that. 3. Tying into my 2nd point - the grind is WAY over-tuned. I could understand the level of grind they decided on for launch to keep players busy. But to keep that grind for seasonal content is insane to me. There's no way I'm putting in that many hours for a SEASONAL character. In diablo 3 it took about 8ish hours if I remember correctly to get a character to max level during a season. This was pretty long but felt fine (besides you could get boosted later on). The journey to max level was decently fun, getting weird legendaries that spiked your power level even though they weren't meta. That was very memorable to me. And once you hit max level the game was fun for hours and hours on end. I believe the game deserves a 0 rating for now. But I'll happily change it once the game gets better. If someone asked me if they should buy diablo 4 right now I would actively discourage them from doing so and tell them to wait. Please feel free to reach out to me to update this review at a later stage    … Expand
  68. whit3Dev
    Jul 6, 2023
    0
    is the game a complete zero no but i think a point needs to be made they did drop the ball big time. Basically, have the same conflicts as everyone else with the game. they did blatantly lie about features that were spoke about in dev vids. what happen to ridding all these towns of their evil? what about loot looks different just because the area it dropped simple feature that would go sois the game a complete zero no but i think a point needs to be made they did drop the ball big time. Basically, have the same conflicts as everyone else with the game. they did blatantly lie about features that were spoke about in dev vids. what happen to ridding all these towns of their evil? what about loot looks different just because the area it dropped simple feature that would go so far SMH. what about if you are good in pvp you will be turned into a loot piñata? I also wondered y in the world it took me so long to level 50+ it's because that is the end game boy was, I so disappointed no small nudges of any type of power to keep you play zilch! I remember many long nights I could not put diablo 3 down because I just had to roll/ find my perfect gear you simply can't even do that than what even is the purpose. I really hope they can turn this ship around, but they have to realize it's going to take more than a season/ fresh coat of paint. i even bought a copy for each platform so I have a lot of invested thanks blizzard!… Expand
  69. Domoking
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Devs clearly don't care for the community nor the game. It started out bad and instead of patching the bugs and balancing the game, they chose to create more holes and add new bugs
    This game will likely be decent in a year or 2
  70. Cptwaffles
    Jun 20, 2023
    0
    Watered down and boring. Online only focus ruins what makes the series great
  71. pepers
    Jul 2, 2023
    3
    Playing diablo 4 feels like i'm playing a high-budget mobile game. A small number of skills to use (I play on PC), level scaling and current itemization kills the pleasure of playing. probably going back to project diablo.... congrats to blizzard - the money must match
  72. Ragnarokca
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
    I'm playing rogue, seems blizzard think the user score of Diablo 4 is not low enough, **** you blizzard. You fix a BUG after 2 month? 2 week after a season?
  73. Datoneguy121
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizz has head up rear end like normal. They don't know how to listen to a community. The bonfire talks are a gimmick were they act like they hear us yet come patch day it doesn't show. Get yourself into the free game of poe till they remove heads from rears and start listening
  74. jason3688
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The story seems to be one of those you either love it or you hate it. It’s also a better sequel to Diablo 3 than Overwatch 2 was to Overwatch 1(which blizzard released as basically the same game lol). Diablo IV does feel different enough and strikes a good combination of simple and complex. And it’s an ARPG. You play it for the fun explosions and effects and getting better and better lootThe story seems to be one of those you either love it or you hate it. It’s also a better sequel to Diablo 3 than Overwatch 2 was to Overwatch 1(which blizzard released as basically the same game lol). Diablo IV does feel different enough and strikes a good combination of simple and complex. And it’s an ARPG. You play it for the fun explosions and effects and getting better and better loot which this satisfies pretty well. Sadly, as of launch, there isn’t MUCH to do in the endgame when you hit the later/max levels, but they have plans for seasons and expansions to add more. The leveling process and the classes themselves are fun though and you’ll get a ton of enjoyment out of it.… Expand
  75. Demo1FPS
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Stop wanting to make the game for casuals, this is a terrible product. I recommend people go play Path of Exile or Last Epoch if you want to experience rewarding itemization and endgame.
  76. Sageprowler
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Tone deaf developers ruined the skeleton of an otherwise fantastic game with nerf after nerf after nerf.
  77. thenord333
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    They had an OK base game that needed work, but then they completely unbalanced it and didn't fix the issues they started with.

    I played the launch version with lvl 80 Rogue and 85 Druid, they are both broken now. I won't be joining season 1. They made all classes too weak, with maybe necro as exception.
  78. Rlc3492
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Loved this game during beta, and at launch. Currently thinking of uninstalling because Blizzard has made it clear they want nothing other than to **** this game into oblivion.
  79. wuoneone
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    Blizzard's updates always disappointing. After patch 1.1, many players have left. The hidden modifications in this patch 1.1.1 are even more ironic. Thank you, Blizzard, you've had me to uninstall the game.
  80. albert666
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    This is the first time I've played a game that has infuriated me to the point where I want to create an account on a game rating website just to give it a negative review. The changes in the game are utterly frustrating, leading to a terrible gaming experience. Midway through the game season, they've nerfed mainstream builds to a useless state. The game developers at Blizzard seem to haveThis is the first time I've played a game that has infuriated me to the point where I want to create an account on a game rating website just to give it a negative review. The changes in the game are utterly frustrating, leading to a terrible gaming experience. Midway through the game season, they've nerfed mainstream builds to a useless state. The game developers at Blizzard seem to have lost their minds. I strongly advise against spending money on this game!… Expand
  81. J--K
    Jun 28, 2023
    0
    this game is raw and in alpha phase, after lvl 60 there is literally nothing to do. its boring. gameplay and game mechanics have not passed any QA. We paid for this game and now are manually testing every aspect of the game
  82. racecaraz
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    Update: version 1.1 has completely sucked the fun out of this game. The greed shines through, the review copy sent to the “journalists” paid to give good reviews was decent but now that the compensated critics have turned their biased findings we can completely try and milk the people left playing. Guess what? There won’t be many. There is a lot to like about the game but it’s far fromUpdate: version 1.1 has completely sucked the fun out of this game. The greed shines through, the review copy sent to the “journalists” paid to give good reviews was decent but now that the compensated critics have turned their biased findings we can completely try and milk the people left playing. Guess what? There won’t be many. There is a lot to like about the game but it’s far from perfect. I’m not a fan of level scaling, I level up but inevitably feel weaker for awhile. It’s suppose to be a grind but in my opinion is over the top. The endgame is not compelling, but I liked the campaign ok.

    You know what they say about hindsight, but I would have waited for this game to be 50% off. Lastly the micro transactions this reduced my score by at least 2. I know people say they are only cosmetic etc. Yet this is a full priced game, the really “cool” skins should be the result of gameplay not $20. If Fortnite wants to sell skins, fine it’s free to play. Selling skins in full price games only incentives developers to hold back content to sell at a premium. We shouldn’t stand for that it’s a slippery slope.    … Expand
  83. sex69
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    it's the worst game ever
    This game is **** Updates are **** too.
    DIABLO IV is ****
  84. ragnar007
    Jun 28, 2023
    1
    Feels like the game was balanced around streamers and people who play all day. The events are fun and engaging. But, because of the loot drop rates and exp rates at higher levels, it doesn't feel even remotely rewarding. Also, there's no good way to target farm a specific item.
  85. inzhe
    Jun 20, 2023
    3
    For me this is not what Diablo series should be, totally not what I was expecting.
    Quite boring game. While playing with druid (kind of no joy to play at all) wanted to sleep, getting better if switched to mage or necromancer. Feels that some bosses intentionally made harder just to keep ppl in game. If in Diablo III you could relax by killings tons of mobs, here you fight to survive.    For me this is not what Diablo series should be, totally not what I was expecting.
    Quite boring game. While playing with druid (kind of no joy to play at all) wanted to sleep, getting better if switched to mage or necromancer. Feels that some bosses intentionally made harder just to keep ppl in game. If in Diablo III you could relax by killings tons of mobs, here you fight to survive.
    For this I have feeling of wasted money. If Diablo III still is installed and being played time by time, then this will be deleted after story completion or earlier (not sure how long I will be ready to suffer by playing this) :) When you get into paragon levels playing gets better, but starting is to slow and what's point of leveling if until level 50 anyway you same difficultly (if not harder) to progress.
    I dislike also gear, properties system. Although it's good to have open map from beggining, but what's the point of having all 3 acts available at same time if ending same, it can be felt that because of this story isn't so good as it could be.    … Expand
  86. hanibalctr
    Jul 6, 2023
    2
    I love the diablo games. But 3 was an evolution to me, as was d immortal to a lesser extent due to the pay to win model. Diablo 4 is a step backwards. The graphics are ugly. I was ready to throw a year or two of my life away on this game. I've owned it since launch and spent less than 24hrs playing it. I was looking for wonder and amazement, instead of feel like I'm playing a game from aI love the diablo games. But 3 was an evolution to me, as was d immortal to a lesser extent due to the pay to win model. Diablo 4 is a step backwards. The graphics are ugly. I was ready to throw a year or two of my life away on this game. I've owned it since launch and spent less than 24hrs playing it. I was looking for wonder and amazement, instead of feel like I'm playing a game from a launch decades ago, like Windows 95 era. It is just sooooo bad. I knew they were returning to the art style of d2, I thought I can live with it if it's updated and fresh, but it's just d2 again. My favourite class, the magician is muted and lacks any dimension. Once this character had a little bit of every class except barbarians. Now they've made the class more distinctive but removed all the fun because of this gross oversimplification. And why, God why did they screw the pooch on the skill tree. Instead of this wondrous network of nodes that any player would spend years achieving, it's just tiny, lacks innovation, dimension. This is a game I expected to change my life, again. I'm so, so, so disappointed blizzard. You wrecked it all, I'm crying for you. Just shelve it and start diablo 5. Even the character movement sucks, coded back in 1994. The 2 stars I gave it were based on the good memories from previous iterations. This release deserves minus stars. I wonder if I can get a refund on the 4070ti and Intel nuc extreme gaming rig I bought to play this game.with....… Expand
  87. okimarobot
    Jun 13, 2023
    1
    I was there at the D3 launch. This is better than that.. but somehow they made D3 into a good game, they dropped off EVERY aspect that made that game fun. This game is like other reviews have said. A long, powerless walk simulator with boring items, stories, quests, and everything else. 2 thumbs down blizzard. You have no reason to fail, yet you took every opportunity to.
  88. ChichoJL82
    Jun 17, 2023
    1
    Éste juego no está hecho para gente que no tiene tiempo como yo! Y encima lo ha comprado Microsoft, ni un duro mío van a ver!
  89. Gary777777
    Jun 27, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great graphics, sound and co vat however it's a soulless experience without any depth or substance… Expand
  90. Poopyragg
    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. sokaris
    Jul 2, 2023
    0
    What I like about this game?
    - it looks very cool, more like D2 (and i LOVE D2)
    - gameplay is nice
    BUT
    Lags are huge and a sometimes game crashes makes this game hard to play for me (and I have pretty nice PC, no other game is so laggy for me like this one).
    PvP is very very bad, worst PvP I have ever seen.
  92. Toastlord101
    Jun 18, 2023
    0
    The rubberbanding from latency makes the game unplayable, for a game starting at $70 Blizzard CAN afford better servers. it should've worked at launch, and there's simply no excuse for this. If this was a small indie companies first online game it could be forgivable, but this is coming from a company that only creates online games, and is considered an industry leader.
  93. Keypi
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    I did skip all cinamtics, all dialogs and just run thru the campain.
    Sadly someone told me it was the best part of the game, well i can´t tell,...
    ... i just can tell you, that the Itemisation, character-progression and over-all variaty of Monster, Dungeons und Bosses is very bad. Im level 100 druid now, and i just played the game to level 100 by will, NOT by any joi. it is    I did skip all cinamtics, all dialogs and just run thru the campain.
    Sadly someone told me it was the best part of the game, well i can´t tell,...

    ... i just can tell you, that the Itemisation, character-progression and over-all variaty of Monster, Dungeons und Bosses is very bad.

    Im level 100 druid now, and i just played the game to level 100 by will, NOT by any joi.
    it is possible, that you end up with equip you found with level 60 or 70, because the "best" gear can already drop aslong you play in World-Tier 4

    Because the Monsters, scale with your level, at least druid feels never Strong or weak, till level 60 every skill, build, passive and legendary feels more or less the same.

    the "end-game" is very very repeditive and boring.

    The Main-character from past Diablo-games was imo:
    Procedual-generated areas with high deverse Monsters and creative equipment.

    In D4 you wont find good procedual-generated areas, the world-map is always the same, and the dungeons just have 2-4 of the same sets. Monsters and bosses are always the same in each dungeon.

    The level-requirement is based on your level (endgame), so if you planning the farm some start-items for your alt, you are gonne to cry, cause if you are level 100, the items drop with level 100-requirement^^

    The Skill-tree you face is very low, very little and most likely will force you in any kind to play 2-3 playstyles each class conl with the legendary aspects.

    the paragon system is better then in D3, its even more creative then the skilltree and is a good start to the endgame.

    Overall, the game sucks past level50+- in nearly everything. "BUT IT LOOKS KIND OF NICE... "
    Diablo 4 got alot of potential, maybe try it when season 1 starts.

    I played: D1, D2, D2R, D3, D4, PoE, Wolcen, Torchlight 1-3, Titan Quest, Grim dawn
    and more hack & slay rpg

    D4 (for now) is not in the Top 10    … Expand
  94. Ratio512
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    Diablo IV is an uninspired new version of Diablo III mixed with Diablo Immortal.

    The skill tree offers little to no real options for deep customization. Core skills have 1 ! modification via legendary affix, which change how the skill works and generally make it better. You use the skill, you use the affix. No real choice here. Similar to the sets in Diablo III. Itemization is    Diablo IV is an uninspired new version of Diablo III mixed with Diablo Immortal.

    The skill tree offers little to no real options for deep customization.
    Core skills have 1 ! modification via legendary affix, which change how the skill works and generally make it better. You use the skill, you use the affix. No real choice here. Similar to the sets in Diablo III.

    Itemization is tedious and boring. Too many possible rolls on equipment make it near impossible to find useful new items. To the point where I am not even motivated to check the stats of new equipment and sell it right away.

    Mobs spawn around you in placed were it doesnt make any sense. E.g. bears spawning from solid rock floor inside dungeons. I understand that they must be added to the map somehow. But spawning them around you like this is just lazy design. Also this is problematic for ranged classes as they have mobs in their face even if they play the ranged style.

    Elites have the same affixes as in Diablo III: mortar, blocker, shock lance (was arcane in D3). Again super lazy design.

    For the price tag Diablo IV is a huge disappointment and I really dont understand how this game got so many good reviews from streamers and magazines. Doenst feel honest to me.    … Expand
  95. Soulgix
    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    … Expand
  96. Moosplauze
    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
  97. Inductionist
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Woke and broke. Graphics and sound is decent. If you do not like woke games, stay far away.
  98. vikkiesingh
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Had to create an account just to write this review. Leaving the ongoing rubber banding issues aside, the patch was the straw that broke the camel's back. I was playing as a sorcerer and I'm just gonna bin it. Can't even return the damn game. Definitely uninstalling it. This was a moneygrab without quality delivery.
  99. TSwan
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    Worst Diablo game ever. Boring, slow. There is naturally no endgame.
    Season 1 content is like a joke.
  100. Majinbeb
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    blizz devs just have to stop thinking they know anything about video games and just do what players/beta tester tell them to, only way to save that game. Worst loot system i've ever come by, got 1 upgrade from 76 to 100, you just drop thousand of garbage and spend your time looking at it instead of actually playing the game, bad endgame, you spam **** dungeons, way too narrow for an hack'nblizz devs just have to stop thinking they know anything about video games and just do what players/beta tester tell them to, only way to save that game. Worst loot system i've ever come by, got 1 upgrade from 76 to 100, you just drop thousand of garbage and spend your time looking at it instead of actually playing the game, bad endgame, you spam **** dungeons, way too narrow for an hack'n slash, and only 3/4 of them anyway cause most are long and tedious, helltide are super low density, with very bad rewards, boring as **** to do, still you can't skip those if you want to optimize your character. Class balance is atrocious, only good class pre 1.1 patch was necro, everything else felt super underwhelming above nightmare 70 or on lilith, have to level character to realize numbers are just **** Mount are actually worse than in lost ark, couldn't believe it, you stuck in everything, get bodyblock by mobs, you go backwards nonstop cause of lag/mount not adapted to maps design. Gear is bad, most unique are useless so you end up disappointed when they drop most of the time, uber unique might be the worst idea blizzard ever had (and i've been playing wow for the past 15years, that says something, even titanforge was better), basically a carrot you keep running after but you know you can't reach it, (1drop in 5Milllions hours of gameplay average). If you want to play this game, don't. If you play it already just give it up, only way to force blizzard's hand into making actual decent games,… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Cubed3
    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.
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  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]
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