Diablo IV

 PlayStation 5
User Score
1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 310 out of 6675
  3. Negative: 5,649 out of 6675
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  1. shootingblankz
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I beat the game and didnt even know i was at end of the game, the whole thing felt like grab 2 items to open a door and a super slog of killing the same **** over and over. I wish i would of just spent my money on POE cosmetics instead of buying this game.
  2. Knightwolf386
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game at Launch I saw a good chance of a decent game. We are now about to go into the first Season which I love seasons in other Games. First Don't get me wrong I like a challenge in games That being said prior to season 1 damage and defense across the board are roughly cut in half for every class and skill. Prior to the patch you would contently get 1 shotted by a mob off screen thatThe game at Launch I saw a good chance of a decent game. We are now about to go into the first Season which I love seasons in other Games. First Don't get me wrong I like a challenge in games That being said prior to season 1 damage and defense across the board are roughly cut in half for every class and skill. Prior to the patch you would contently get 1 shotted by a mob off screen that charges. You would also constently get into a CC loop that you would have to wait about 6 to 12 seconds to get out of and most likely die. They decided to make you take twice the amount of damage now and do halph the damage you use to so now you have no chance of killing a group of mobs prior to getting CC'ed to death. This is punishing not enjoyable difficulty. To add insult to injury loot is a joke 99.99% of loot you get is trash and ends up selling to the vendor so there is no real gear progression. I will still play season 1 only because the battle pass with the game purchase, After that I will dedicate all my game time and money on POE which I consider to be a more complex and difficult game than D4 However it is enjoyable, rewarding, and not punishing. If you are thinking of buying this game I will tell you the story is a good story however after that the game is not worth it, I would save your money and wait tell the game is highly discounted to purchase and play the game.… Expand
  3. ailailoufi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    **** of a game company. Worst season 1 of a patch game. Not sure what I expected from blizzard, the betas were ok, first month after release as well, but after level 70 it's an absolute snoozefest of a game.
  4. crenfrow524
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Was fun, they ruined the game for me. I would recommend checking out another arpg of you want something fast paced or just not to die constantly.
  5. Nivialeth
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Was actually enjoying the game… And came the patch for season 1 good job Blizztard
  6. Brian_lefevre
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Buy diablo 2 or diablo 3 and wait for this to get to a stage in development that can pass as a beta-test! 100% not worth it at this stage and you will be disappointed of the state of the game hiding behind this AAA price tag!
  7. Ideoman
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    After a decent start player experience was gutted with sensless nerfs designed to sort out the utter lack of their end game testing.
    The second BG3 releases, I’m done with this game.
  8. GaiaPapaya
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Super fun until the end of the campaign. Becomes stale, and repetitive around lvl 70. Loot chase is boring. Grind to 100 is painfully slow (and recently made worse). Devs are oblivious to community feedback.
  9. foxexary
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Blizzard took everything that ARPGs did in the last decade and more or less ignored every bit of the good details. And started making their own garbage. The latest patch literally nerfed the entire game.

    This game is such a meme, That if anyone finds a broken OP build for any character. Somehow, In some sadistic blizzard style. Barbarians will get nerfed.
  10. Gabon
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Boring repetative grind without any special twists, feels like 1998, no loot filters, small inventory space, cant create fun builds as they get nerfed to oblivion with every new patch. No runewords which D2 had, no special crafting, no real goals after you get to lvl 90, dungeons are basically 4-5 same base ideas, they do have modifiers which are just annnoying, like a red exploding stoneBoring repetative grind without any special twists, feels like 1998, no loot filters, small inventory space, cant create fun builds as they get nerfed to oblivion with every new patch. No runewords which D2 had, no special crafting, no real goals after you get to lvl 90, dungeons are basically 4-5 same base ideas, they do have modifiers which are just annnoying, like a red exploding stone which just follows you around or a shield which semi follows you around. New patch completly removed the incentive to play in a group, as they dugeons scale 1:1 with each player added. Usefull uniques are super rare and you will never get them, where junk uniquest which you sell to the vendor without a second look drop like wild. Season pass purchase is a big regret after the latest patch. Renown is annoying and bugged. At this point ill just stop playing the game, switch to Destiny 2 with its horrible datadisk and wait for Starfield and Baldurs Gate 3. Also im never purchasing anything again from Blizzard… Expand
  11. videogamedad
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game was ruined by updates that are only meant to make the game more of a grind and keep people playing longer artificially. All fun has been removed.

    Boring, no real content, multiplayer doesn't really exist (no matchmaking). This game is incomplete.
  12. newtometa
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I play games for 30 years. This team who made the Diablo 4 need to resign and never do a game again. Shame on you, milking us for money to beta test your game and giving us nothing. Just nerf after nerf. Play this **** with you boss who called the shots to suicide this 20 years IP. Full retard mode, go, go, go ... milk the community.… Expand
  13. Turnblom
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They keep sinking the game with bad update... keep getting slower
    Nerf everthing
    No goal exept lilth
    Maybe T100 but give u nothing or no reason to do it
  14. Lostc4use
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Yep s1 patch did it for me. What could se expect from the greediest company of them all?
  15. Xayms
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Despite Diablo IV having a lot of potential, the recent pre-season 1 patch was extremely disappointing to say the least. For the primary D4 customer base, casual gamers, it was incredibly unwise to 1) make all classes weaker, 2) make all monsters stronger (already getting one shot killed by random NM monsters pre-patch), 3) make it harder to get loot/gear, 4) not fix the most apparentDespite Diablo IV having a lot of potential, the recent pre-season 1 patch was extremely disappointing to say the least. For the primary D4 customer base, casual gamers, it was incredibly unwise to 1) make all classes weaker, 2) make all monsters stronger (already getting one shot killed by random NM monsters pre-patch), 3) make it harder to get loot/gear, 4) not fix the most apparent issues (e.g. resistances, stash space, bugs, etc.), 5) "fixing" the damage bugs (that no one wanted to be fixed) that makes the game fun to play, 6) not providing enough end game content, 7) decreasing the ability to gain experience/levels (not all casual gamers have the time to grind to level 100), and 8) setting the uber unique item drop rate pretty much to 0% (increasing the drop rate will go a long ways in incentivizing players to continue playing). Diablo II was one of my all time favorite games so this recent patch/ the end game content was quite sad to see.… Expand
  16. Dechard27
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    The story line was great I had a fun time with that but for the price of the game it wasn’t worth it, the itemization SUCKS!! Very little to no upgrades after you hit level 70 (86) now. My main is a sorc and the end game is almost impossible so what do they do? They nerf the sorc (and all other classes for that matter) to the point that all my gear that I played many many hours findingThe story line was great I had a fun time with that but for the price of the game it wasn’t worth it, the itemization SUCKS!! Very little to no upgrades after you hit level 70 (86) now. My main is a sorc and the end game is almost impossible so what do they do? They nerf the sorc (and all other classes for that matter) to the point that all my gear that I played many many hours finding doesn’t work anymore so I have to go backwards to try and find more gear for this new patch. I don’t want to go backwards and now I don’t even want to play the game at all. Thy need to delay season 1 and fix this but I’m 100% certain that that won’t happen. I know they don’t care if I play or not and that’s why I feel this game wasn’t worth half the price. This is the last game I will buy from Blizzard and I certainly won’t be buying any expansion…. Lesson learned.… Expand
  17. SchlafP
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Save your money and wait 2 or 3 years for the game to get content. This game honestly should have waited another year to release. If you want to play it for just the story, then that's the only worthwhile thing in the game right now.
  18. dreadpiratetomW
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    At launch I would have given an 7 due to the decent state of the game and the high potential. After the recent patch, it is clear the developers do not want the game to be fun at all. They made the already tedious grind unbearably slower, and nuked survivability of all classes that was already terrible for most builds. Do yourself a favor and skip this one unless they fire some people andAt launch I would have given an 7 due to the decent state of the game and the high potential. After the recent patch, it is clear the developers do not want the game to be fun at all. They made the already tedious grind unbearably slower, and nuked survivability of all classes that was already terrible for most builds. Do yourself a favor and skip this one unless they fire some people and make massive changes.… Expand
  19. mittens911
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am disappointed with the direction of the game, and have decided to not play it anymore. I exptected alot from it, because it was so expensive. 1/10… Expand
  20. Albinojunk
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game was somewhat fun at launch, but was purposely made grindier by the devs. They nerfed everything across the board in a patch, so essentially I would have to play for weeks to even get back to where I was. Well, I'm done for now, until they revert or add things that would make the game fun, not grindy slogs.
  21. Hakkai
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I was sold a Lemon.
    From the outside it looked good. It had a shine and hype that was hard to ignore.
    Blizzard did a good job spinny a web of stories for you to follow. A real lore to enjoy. But once the game was purchased and you get past that show room shine. The game starts to break down. The mechanics where not tested, its clear that the game was not finished or polished. They    I was sold a Lemon.
    From the outside it looked good. It had a shine and hype that was hard to ignore.
    Blizzard did a good job spinny a web of stories for you to follow. A real lore to enjoy.
    But once the game was purchased and you get past that show room shine. The game starts to break down. The mechanics where not tested, its clear that the game was not finished or polished.
    They promised a high performance vehicle and we found out it was a Vespa.
    Then they spent a month and a half trying to make it better only to make it worse.

    I was sold a Lemon. And I want my money back.    … Expand
  22. grooveline
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    after level 60 there's not much to do: 1 mega easy world boss every 8 hours that doesn't give any loot of sense of achievement, repetitive Legion coop events, and mindless boring dungeons without engagement or loot.
    no trading.
    open world but no tools to socialise: no way to look for groups to play together. after this last patch they've made the XP grind even more tedious and lengthy    after level 60 there's not much to do: 1 mega easy world boss every 8 hours that doesn't give any loot of sense of achievement, repetitive Legion coop events, and mindless boring dungeons without engagement or loot.
    no trading.
    open world but no tools to socialise: no way to look for groups to play together.

    after this last patch they've made the XP grind even more tedious and lengthy just to make you stay in the game longer... the problem is not the time, the problem is that THERE'S NOTHING TO DO.    … Expand
  23. Nikrav
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Seems like Blizzard has lost their way. The game was fun but try playing a Sorcerer/Sorceress and you will bang your head right on lilliths pegging head. Seriously save your money and play something else. It's like Blizzard and Bungie got together to find a way to share ideas of how to piss off the playerbase.
  24. revpancake
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Wouldn't have paid for this game on ps5 as well as pc if I had known they were planning to ruin the game in the first couple months
  25. LootPinata
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I was so close to being able to enjoy this game, then they rug pulled with 1.1 It's an expensive game that wants you effectively "play" .... errr "work" 40 hours per week just to get anywhere. Then they want you to buy "micro" transactions which are actually horribly expensive.

    Oh.... and you won't find Diablo in this game.
  26. Xayless
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Don’t waste your time with this game. Bad devs and pretty much kill their own game. (Will update once the devs know what they’re doing)
  27. Jay0sh
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Here's the truth.
    I bought the ultimate edition. I've been playing Diablo since the original around 1996. I am a massive fan of the franchise.
    This game is empty. The devs don't listen to feedback. They released a giant shell of a game, removed any fun people were having, and have admitted they are unable to make core stats like resistance even work properly. This is the worst game    Here's the truth.
    I bought the ultimate edition. I've been playing Diablo since the original around 1996. I am a massive fan of the franchise.

    This game is empty. The devs don't listen to feedback. They released a giant shell of a game, removed any fun people were having, and have admitted they are unable to make core stats like resistance even work properly.

    This is the worst game I've paid for in 20 years. I leveled to 100, maxed my char to the best of my ability - and without warning, they completely gutted and changed the entire stats system without any care to the players and how it will hurt their hundreds of hours of play time.

    They devs are dismissive, rude and out of touch. Rod mocks anyone who is upset with the game while he continues to drive changes that result with players stampeding away angry with an empty world left behind.

    No way to communicate with players despite open world.

    No action in the action RPG.

    No fun allowed.    … Expand
  28. Smoothjedi
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I had a lot of fun with this game at launch, but slowly over time patches have just made every character worse. This culminated in the patch on 7/18/2024, which effectively killed any desire to play their first season. A huge blunder, and I cannot recommend the game in its current state.
  29. putridian
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They're trying to fly a plane as they build it. This game shipped with the math in place to allow for 35+ undecillion crits, and because it was completely untested, the developers are now having to revamp their entire stat system. Where was the testing? They let people drive a Ferrari for 6 weeks and are now giving them a golf cart and telling them it'll be "better in the long term." EvenThey're trying to fly a plane as they build it. This game shipped with the math in place to allow for 35+ undecillion crits, and because it was completely untested, the developers are now having to revamp their entire stat system. Where was the testing? They let people drive a Ferrari for 6 weeks and are now giving them a golf cart and telling them it'll be "better in the long term." Even if that were true, they set an expectation, and now they're stuck trying to put the genie back in the bottle. Who in their right minds launches a patch to make every build, every class, and every playstyle feel WORSE to coincide with their inaugural season?

    Rod Fergusson is the second coming of Jay Wilson, and I cannot wait until he is inevitably ushered into a broom closet somewhere in Blizzard HQ and not let anywhere near this franchise. Put him on Hearthstone flavor text design or something, just keep him the hell away from hell.    … Expand
  30. Chris81
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The Beta started very good, some lags in the city but that was an great job. Start of the game brings massive lags in Town ... but we had an hand full chars with good kill speed to jump in the action and kill mass of monsters... lost my Rogue on 822 because low NM dungeons wasn't fun. Start an sorc with ice shards, much damage worse cooldowns ... bur i enjoy playing to 68 running 20+ NMThe Beta started very good, some lags in the city but that was an great job. Start of the game brings massive lags in Town ... but we had an hand full chars with good kill speed to jump in the action and kill mass of monsters... lost my Rogue on 822 because low NM dungeons wasn't fun. Start an sorc with ice shards, much damage worse cooldowns ... bur i enjoy playing to 68 running 20+ NM dungeons without dying ... Season 1 patch makes all feel bad, worse Helltides, worse Armor/Life, dying 3/4 in same NM dungeons if i dont try to rush .. iam 40 years so i dont have much time to play video games and Diablo 4 campain was really fun but the Endgame sucks. There is now so much more time needed to get the same out of the game. For me its breaks the game. For me it will takes months to get 100 in an season about 12 weeks means if iam finally max level and got some gear the season will end. So for me it makes no sense to play in season what also means i stop playing and use my amount of time for other games... Thats makes me sad.… Expand
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#22 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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#2 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2023

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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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