Diablo IV

 PlayStation 5
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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 716 out of 6675
  2. Mixed: 310 out of 6675
  3. Negative: 5,649 out of 6675
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  1. Grouxey
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Developers have a garbage understanding of what the player wants, very bad first season details, no stash tabs, boring end game boring grind.
  2. Resinmage
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The game has been out for weeks and I've been playing it a lot leveling up my character getting strong recently the game developer released an update for the game that changed everything about how my character works making it completely weak making all the time I spent wasted I am not happy he will not be playing this game again
  3. JadeSal
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Initially, the game was promising. Even with a lot of glaring issues - the foundation was there.
    With the S1 patch, Blizzard confirmed to everyone that they do not play their games, they do not listen to their community and they don't know how to balance Diablo.
    S1 brings nothing new to the endgame and makes enemies artificially harder while giving you nothing in return. The only thing    Initially, the game was promising. Even with a lot of glaring issues - the foundation was there.
    With the S1 patch, Blizzard confirmed to everyone that they do not play their games, they do not listen to their community and they don't know how to balance Diablo.
    S1 brings nothing new to the endgame and makes enemies artificially harder while giving you nothing in return. The only thing this company cares about is how to keep you logged in the game as much as possible while providing no incentive for it. They just need to you to be there so they can boast about active players
    F*ck you Blizzard for ruining one of the favorite franchises of an entire generation. You lazy, creatively bankrupt, lying dumb*sses.
    Can't wait for the Microsoft acquisition to be completed, so they can kill this animated corpse of a once-great company and end the agony once and for all.    … Expand
  4. TheRevHood
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Very concerned about the direction of the game. Balances are unaligned with any community feedback and aren’t in players best interest.
  5. ximox
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I was a fan of the franchise since D1, played 5k hours D3 but unfortunately D4 really disappointed me from the start, no social aspect in a forced online, coop, pvp game in 2023, no lfg, no group chat, no trade, bad interface, bad inventory management, appaling loot scaling but hey, i am an hard core diablo fan, I play it, no problem, and i get to 100 with my char, struggling to get toI was a fan of the franchise since D1, played 5k hours D3 but unfortunately D4 really disappointed me from the start, no social aspect in a forced online, coop, pvp game in 2023, no lfg, no group chat, no trade, bad interface, bad inventory management, appaling loot scaling but hey, i am an hard core diablo fan, I play it, no problem, and i get to 100 with my char, struggling to get to higher part of the dungeon levels and POOF, they apply a patch, NONE of the playerbase concerns were addressed and and my character is now completely useless, after hundreds of hours of frustrating gameplay., Good job people, you killed a very important franchise even tough you had 8 years to develope the game and a very successful prequel were to get your info from.. Enjoy my score of 2… Expand
  6. Montrovont73
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Seems the devs don't have a test server. All testing seems to be done on the player base. If they actually do have a test server it does not seem like they use it. Additionally the dev don't have an understanding of what the user/client wants. I expect tomorrow they will try and justify there actions as opposed to a meculpa. If they do try to defend as opposed to lessen hoe bad theySeems the devs don't have a test server. All testing seems to be done on the player base. If they actually do have a test server it does not seem like they use it. Additionally the dev don't have an understanding of what the user/client wants. I expect tomorrow they will try and justify there actions as opposed to a meculpa. If they do try to defend as opposed to lessen hoe bad they recently nerfed everything they will start bleeding their main clients, casual gamers. Fix it fast Blizzard, or you might just fin yourselves jobless.....… Expand
  7. Akkajo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Blizzard don’t listen community. No end game, no improvement, just massive nerf to hide this game has no content. Blizzard is sinking.... it's a quote but it perfectly sums up everything. was quiet fun before the patch for season 1 but no base game stinks and the "new" content is a laugh
  8. Dareijos
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Started with great potential, but developers decide to nerf everyone, hitting the weakest class even harder than the other ones. No motivation to continue playing. Too late for me to get my money back, but anyone reading this and hasn't bought the game yet: Wait to see if the devs come to their senses again!
  9. ShinRaii
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The game was fun in the beginning but becomes like a chore to play after the campaign. Unfortunately the devs are making the game much more slower to play to a point that I regret buying the game. Please play Diablo 2 instead.
  10. Nocapp
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I made my first Metacritic account just to give this negative review, due to the Season 1 "balance patch". Just don't waste your time this is no longer about the consumer and all about the stockholders.
  11. skytime
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Game doesn’t have enough endgame content, so developers “fix” this issue by making the grind to endgame take considerably longer with their most recent patch.

    The infamous pattern of Blizzard developers who think they’re smarter than the consumers who put hours and hours into the game has repeated itself once again. Such a disappointment. Really had hope that Diablo 4 would be a change in    Game doesn’t have enough endgame content, so developers “fix” this issue by making the grind to endgame take considerably longer with their most recent patch.

    The infamous pattern of Blizzard developers who think they’re smarter than the consumers who put hours and hours into the game has repeated itself once again. Such a disappointment. Really had hope that Diablo 4 would be a change in the right direction. Avoid this game. Find a game where the devs listen and care about consumer feedback.    … Expand
  12. Swayzelivs4ever
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The developer are obviously out of touch with why people are playing their game. They nerfed the top most builds but by doing it the way they did the people who are rocking perfect gear took an even harder hit. If they have a problem with power creep find a way to cap the top without hitting us players at the bottom
  13. BigChungus138
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This game had me intrigued from the beginning, best game I’ve played in a long while. The newest update has destroyed the game for me. It was already hard enough trying to get perfect rolls to beat lvl 80 and above NM dungeons so why nerf everything to the ground? My build that was clearing lvl 60 NM dungeons and improving and now is now barely clearing lvl 40s. It’s like they want you toThis game had me intrigued from the beginning, best game I’ve played in a long while. The newest update has destroyed the game for me. It was already hard enough trying to get perfect rolls to beat lvl 80 and above NM dungeons so why nerf everything to the ground? My build that was clearing lvl 60 NM dungeons and improving and now is now barely clearing lvl 40s. It’s like they want you to get stuck in mid end game. They said in the last big patch that they would increase mob density for helltide zones. Apparently increasing mob density means the mystery chest takes more cinders to open and that the chance for cinders to drop is significantly decreased. Stupid. They had a good thing going and honestly I think a few classes just straight up need buffs. Maybe they will realize how stupid the update is and will fix it, it’s Blizzard though so I doubt I’ll enjoy the game again.… Expand
  14. Hexodus
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    quite frankly, D4 has a great template to make a amazing game

    but right now its lacking in - real endgame content ( comparable to WoW with mythic raiding and M+ or Poe high mapping and uber bosses ) - clear speed - engaging fights - mob density - itemisation - Seasonal effect is lackluster and boring - class balance - artifical time gating ( everything takes longer like    quite frankly, D4 has a great template to make a amazing game

    but right now its lacking in
    - real endgame content ( comparable to WoW with mythic raiding and M+ or Poe high mapping and uber bosses )
    - clear speed
    - engaging fights
    - mob density
    - itemisation
    - Seasonal effect is lackluster and boring
    - class balance
    - artifical time gating ( everything takes longer like spawning the horse, using the horse ability,    … Expand
  15. hj3772
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Forget Diablo until now. The current developers are incompetent. In response to the lack of content, they take steps to increase playtime by slowing down the growth rate. It's like taking steps to slow down the roller coaster to the customer's response that the roller coaster is short.
  16. Sed8
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Great game that is ruined by money grabbing devs force funneling people to battlepass and seasonal play.
  17. mr1458lx
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    All classes are nerfed.

    No reduction in enchantment costs. Helltides are slower. Boosting is nerfed to the absolute ground. Doing content other than Nightmare dungeons is nerfed. Experience bonus for killing monsters of higher levels nerfed by around 90% Crit and vulnerable damage nerfed 17% and 40% respectively, not counting the nerf to the inherent affixes to certain    All classes are nerfed.

    No reduction in enchantment costs.

    Helltides are slower.

    Boosting is nerfed to the absolute ground.

    Doing content other than Nightmare dungeons is nerfed.

    Experience bonus for killing monsters of higher levels nerfed by around 90%

    Crit and vulnerable damage nerfed 17% and 40% respectively, not counting the nerf to the inherent affixes to certain weapons.

    - No mount changes at all

    - Powerleveling just got gutted so now you can't even boost characters anymore

    - World Tier 2 got a slight gold buff and item buff, 0 XP buffs which was the main issue

    - Level scaling on monsters puts them a few levels lower so XP has gone down AGAIN

    - Channel time for leave dungeon is 5 seconds instead of 3, why? Why add more time waste? Such a weird unnecessary change, I haven't seen this brought up once

    - No roadblock changes

    - Helltide Mystery chest cost increased from 175 to 250, why? Why is this necessary?

    - Hamstring only slows healthy enemies? Why?

    - " There is no longer a limit to how many materials you can refine into higher materials at once. " WHY WAS THIS EVEN IN THE GAME? They literally made bad changes just to revert them back and say "we're making progress"

    - Main stats nerfed on weapons by half

    - CDR nerfed on all gear

    - All Crit damage nerfed by 17%

    - All vulnerable damage reduced by 40%

    - Damage to CCed enemies reduced by 30%

    The fact is, people are getting bored. 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
  18. pete0980
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Developers don’t care about the players. Not willing to take feedback an improve where need. Early game is quite good but end game and patches have killed it.
  19. Dave17
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has been ruined after the patch 1.1.0. That's quite sad … Expand
  20. GoldenCooper
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    1.1 patch fixed an issue where I have any hope for this game.

    Even before this, the game was an effective sleep aid before bed. This isn't hyperbole, I would literally fall asleep.

    Save your money, but more importantly, save your time because Blizzard doesn't respect it.
  21. Darktokiya
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    New season patch nerf everything. Nerf to all the fun and sorcerer is the worst class now.
    Sorc Teleport on PS5 is junk , you cannot teleport full screen like on PC. The sorc teleport on PS5 distance is same like evade.
    Elemental resist is not working.
    Horse sprint on PS5 is not full sprint like on PC.
  22. AimTo
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Extremely disappointing game. It started okay-ish but is turning terrible. I feel betrayed by Blizzard.
  23. Amco
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Listen this game was decent at the start. They didn't drop everything right away and the community was okay with that at first. We asked devs for weeks when and if they were implementing some changes to the game to help us have more fun. They said soon and had a 13 page document proving that. What we didn't know is that in those documents is what will ruin the game. Now the game isn'tListen this game was decent at the start. They didn't drop everything right away and the community was okay with that at first. We asked devs for weeks when and if they were implementing some changes to the game to help us have more fun. They said soon and had a 13 page document proving that. What we didn't know is that in those documents is what will ruin the game. Now the game isn't playable, all of the classes are **** especially sorcerer. Every season you have to make a character and grind everything back which takes a lot of time. Whats even crazier is that you cant get any uniques since the drop rate on those are .000001%. The game was meant for unemployed people that don’t have **** all to do. It was also meant to have people sucked into the game to kill themselves with. So if you like your mental health and hygiene don’t get this game totally isn't worth and saving you money. Btw they also made leveling even harder than it was before and no good way to farm for levels.… Expand
  24. rekottop
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Everything was OK ish until I went into a cellar and I couldn't kill the elite. And I was with a clan member. Vampiric elite that just replenished its health before we could even drop it below 50 percent. I saved the clip. It's so ridiculous. It's summer anyways. I guess I needed an excuse to not play games for a bit and enjoy the weather. Thanks Blizzard. Microsoft is in good hands
  25. Rush1984
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Worst diablo so far , no looking for group and other quality of life features you would expect in a 2023 MUltiplayer game classes are dull and boring and bosses boring and quests linear fetch and kill x ,don't waste your money
  26. HausParty
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    basically a good game but the online compulsion brings so many negative things to it that playing is no fun in many places. e.g. if you feel like playing, you may not be able to log in for a good hour or something to login.
  27. DVRKSTVR
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The rational part of my brain acknowledges that intentionally ruining the game wouldn't make sense. It's bad for their reputation and finances, and it's causing players to lose faith in what could have been an amazing experience. It seems like an incredibly risky move.

    As someone who isn't involved in game development, I don't fully grasp the inner workings of the Blizzard offices. I    The rational part of my brain acknowledges that intentionally ruining the game wouldn't make sense. It's bad for their reputation and finances, and it's causing players to lose faith in what could have been an amazing experience. It seems like an incredibly risky move.

    As someone who isn't involved in game development, I don't fully grasp the inner workings of the Blizzard offices. I assume there are teams, separate from the developers, that pay attention to player feedback and balance the game accordingly. There should also be a team responsible for ensuring that the changes in each patch align with what the community needs, addressing necessary nerfs without going overboard.

    They must have been aware of the potential issues that would arise, right? They should have anticipated this situation. So, the only conclusion I can draw is that they intentionally wanted to start fresh. Perhaps they want us to spend more time grinding during the upcoming season, aiming to maximize player retention, whether by choice or by the force of Blizzard's actions.

    Blizzard must have gathered a significant amount of data on the time it took players to reach level 100. However, it appears they focused on streamers rather than the average players who worked hard to reach level 56 and were content with their progress. They used this knowledge to ensure such progress doesn't happen in Season 1, resulting in across-the-board nerfs.

    It also seems likely that they assume we will forget about these issues when creating our seasonal characters. While this may be true for many players, there will be legitimate quits due to this debacle. Blizzard seems to welcome both outcomes, wanting players to forget about their previous strength.

    Numerous posts have referred to this as Public Beta 1.1, and that analogy couldn't be more accurate. Blizzard likely couldn't risk giving full game access to actual beta testers, as they would have torn it apart and damaged its ratings. So instead, we got a glimpse—a necessary risk because the game was rushed. Even if it wasn't rushed, they would never have known how the game would truly fare once released to the masses. Now, having learned from this experience, we're facing the mega-nerf.

    This mega-nerf establishes a new baseline, and I highly doubt they will repeat such a drastic move. At this moment, I share the frustration and disappointment felt by everyone else. I'm not here to make excuses. I simply want to express my frustrations, seek understanding, learn from past experiences with this studio, and hope for improvement in the game. I also wish for every individual involved in this decision to have recurring nightmares until the game becomes stable and players are satisfied. This situation is truly disappointing, and my faith in Blizzard has been shaken.    … Expand
  28. HITMXXN
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Yes my thoughts. Pre Release/Beta and Before 7/18/23 Update. The game was great, story was indepth and really gripping to the person playing. The builds were fun yet tricky to get perfect yet it was still fun. Then an update came out and buffed what felt like everything from xp to simply the mechanics.................then Rod Fergusson did what he is know for doing, ruining a game withYes my thoughts. Pre Release/Beta and Before 7/18/23 Update. The game was great, story was indepth and really gripping to the person playing. The builds were fun yet tricky to get perfect yet it was still fun. Then an update came out and buffed what felt like everything from xp to simply the mechanics.................then Rod Fergusson did what he is know for doing, ruining a game with updates. As Ron has shown with the Gears games he cannot maintain a positive run on a game and this shows again with Diablo 4... with the 7/18/23 update coming out its safe to say that fans weren't apart of the discussion for how to improve the game and the only thoughts of fans were how can we take away the fun, the xp and the coop experience, aspect nerfing. The entire update around 7/18 was simply to destroy all the different areas that allows a player to have fun and enjoy their time. Rod F cannot hand feedback from fans so he also blocks them as to why I am here leaving an official review.… Expand
  29. Neotengu
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Worst Game of the YEar after Gollum
    They've destroyed almost everyones will and motivation
  30. mkjas12003
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I loved the game at first have over 20 days of actual gameplay. Literally could not wait to get home from work to play i was just having fun for a change. BUT after the latest patch game feels horrible and i refuse to play until something changes so may be back one day but current state of the game SAVE YOUR MONEY play 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. 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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