Diablo IV

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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. Leroy_wells
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Developers don't want you to have fun in this game. They nerfed all classes, nerfed xp gain, nerfed cooldowns. Basically they want you to treat this game as your second job.
  2. 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
  3. AlwaysLucky
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is awesome, played the game from beta test i was impressed and the game was looking good, after the release the problems started : to much time waiting just to log in and play the game then the laags started and disconects and many other problems that was making the play time to be worse and worse and then they tried to fix the game and so on and we make it throw the end game, now with the first season on being released they released a patch (patch 1.1.0)before the season start
    time and that was the worst patch i have ever seen and that made me quit the game i could not take it anymore , to much **** in that patch. Therefore this game become from Awesome to worst game play.
    I dont recommend the game.    … Expand
  4. Reaf
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 need I say more. Way to basically kill all of the hype for season 1 and then found a way to make it even worse.
  5. ralph0564151
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Guess Blizzard games are a thing of the past. Good start though. "INTROBOYS"
  6. Helpunot
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Smoke and mirrors - Blizz - we want players to have fun - also Blizz - we don't care about players feedback. Don't bother with this game, even if they 'improve' it after the recent patch. Proven that Blizz has no ear for their clients or customers. Honestly wondering if they nerfed D4 to oblivion so they could spend less money on development and move on to another game. Season 1 is aSmoke and mirrors - Blizz - we want players to have fun - also Blizz - we don't care about players feedback. Don't bother with this game, even if they 'improve' it after the recent patch. Proven that Blizz has no ear for their clients or customers. Honestly wondering if they nerfed D4 to oblivion so they could spend less money on development and move on to another game. Season 1 is a huge insult, even reading the patch notes 'we feel'.... they use this far too much. Noone cares about what you feel, pay attention to you customers and the facts they have been providing since the start. Example: they took the worst class in the game and made it worse with 'we feel like' comments about how they had shoehorned us into specific specs if we were to compete with other classes, then nerfed us to oblivion to the point the game is no longer enjoyable or fun in end game. I could also be seeing this all wrong, maybe end game for blizz is how they end the game, except for the most desperate folks who just can't find something else to do or better to play. Again, don't trust a 'we will fix it', they might just do that, in a few seasons. Meanwhile, everyone should move on to other games.
    All that said, enjoy the game till 70! Not terrible for just the original gaming experience, but Blizz gets a 1/10 for failing their player base so hard - again, and again, and again.    … Expand
  7. bubbatrubba
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Created an account on metacritic just to say this game is a complete mess. Even more so after the much-maligned 1.1 patch.… Expand
  8. Znanynt
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I just logged in game.... and boy it's rubbish! To introduce myself, I become a casual player cause of real-life struggle and because of that i don't have 12h a day like it used to to struggle through leveling... My point is when I logged into the game a few minutes ego I got destroyed by mobes! I know that I don't have best gear etc. but really, I must get the best gear to just enjoy theI just logged in game.... and boy it's rubbish! To introduce myself, I become a casual player cause of real-life struggle and because of that i don't have 12h a day like it used to to struggle through leveling... My point is when I logged into the game a few minutes ego I got destroyed by mobes! I know that I don't have best gear etc. but really, I must get the best gear to just enjoy the game?? It's insane that I spend 70€ (it's quite much in my country) only to end a tiring day with a stressful ad even more tiring Diablo IV experience... I play video games to rest from struggle not to jump into greater one. I love ARPG-s and Im incredibly sad, when I see that one of the biggest brands on the market Is getting rap*d in front of my eyes! Please Blizzard spot what you done! Pull back from this. Maybe even look on your competitors like PoE or Last Epoch how to make these games. Sorry but for now you have lost me as a client i getting back to Last Epoch. Just shame. shame on you....… Expand
  9. dxuan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is so bad since they just want you to play the same thing over and over and you cant really do anything different
  10. 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
  11. HeHateMe23
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Absolute tone dev team, destroyed most builds right before S1. No Endgame to speak off. Nerfed Helltides so now Nightmare Dungeons are the only endgame activity and they are not fun and have annoying affixes. Class balance is a mess. Barb and Sorc might as well not exist in their current state. No QOL fixes, just nerfs. Sad heart system to counteract some of this huge nerfs and weAbsolute tone dev team, destroyed most builds right before S1. No Endgame to speak off. Nerfed Helltides so now Nightmare Dungeons are the only endgame activity and they are not fun and have annoying affixes. Class balance is a mess. Barb and Sorc might as well not exist in their current state. No QOL fixes, just nerfs. Sad heart system to counteract some of this huge nerfs and we still won't be as powerful as in pre-season... Big Wiff but it's Blizzard - what do we all expect?… Expand
  12. thetaylan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I created a metacritic account just to post about how unhappy these changes and updates make me as a casual gamer. Being able to play only a few hours a week makes it hard enough to progress without the devs nerfing basically everything I can do to feel some sense of progression on my already useless build (sorc main - RIP).

    Don't think I'll be playing this with my limited time until they    I created a metacritic account just to post about how unhappy these changes and updates make me as a casual gamer. Being able to play only a few hours a week makes it hard enough to progress without the devs nerfing basically everything I can do to feel some sense of progression on my already useless build (sorc main - RIP).

    Don't think I'll be playing this with my limited time until they make some changes and start listening to the community here. Pretty sad state of affairs at Blizzard for them to pull a patch like this out of nowhere    … Expand
  13. Vnerviony
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Please remind me how long in production? 10? And they give us this thing... After 3 weeks I was so bored that I've stop playing and I cannot push me self to back. Season 1 looks awful. I hate myself for buying this crap. After so many years in production end game is boring. Items are awful and boring. And devs want to us belive that they work hard on this crap. Its gonna be same thing likePlease remind me how long in production? 10? And they give us this thing... After 3 weeks I was so bored that I've stop playing and I cannot push me self to back. Season 1 looks awful. I hate myself for buying this crap. After so many years in production end game is boring. Items are awful and boring. And devs want to us belive that they work hard on this crap. Its gonna be same thing like with Anthem after year we gonna read lot of excuses. Its fuc*ing Blizzard. Lot of ppl to work and lot of many... I'm just heartbroken fan.… Expand
  14. Gbennett666
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Main campaign was ok (ish). Average story with great visuals and poor mechanics. End game was a bit of a grind, lots of repetitive mob/dungeons for little (or often no) meaningful reward. In an attempt to kill the still-in-its-infancy main campaign, and drive players into paid for seasons, the latest patch effectively makes the grind even harder, slower, and less rewarding. NO FUN TO BE HAD HERE.
  15. Arcbide
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    All Faith lost in this walking corpse carrying the blizzard name. Last game I will buy from this shell of a company
  16. 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
  17. proxyvs
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game is very repetitive but so is the "ARPG" genre. The difference here is that the loots are very unexciting and makes you wonder why are you are playing it for. Also if the devs just didn't listen to the community for feedback that would be one thing but here not only do they not listen but on top of it they actively go out of their way to make the game worst in every single aspect.
  18. KingDuma
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Just made an account to say, That patch 1.1 is complete garbage and blizzard must rollback the patch or risk losing 80-90% of its player base. This patch was atrocious.
  19. JxShotz1
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ruined by patch, sorcerer unplayable, looting no longer fun, no endgame activities since they nerfed everything.… Expand
  20. CyrusJannis
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is just NOT fun. It's clear that this is a mobile game disguised as a PC game. With all the recent changes and across the board nerfs it is clear they are ramping up to add play to win "boosts" etc. Should be a free to play game if they are going to rely on microtransactions not a $70 title.
  21. darkkkkl99
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
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  22. SirOsama
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The last patch just hurt the game really bad. I mean really how we’re going to enjoy the game if you keep nerfing stuff and call it “FIX”. Just an advice please return the last patch and keep everything how it was so we can have a good descent game to play. Thank you Tip:
    What you’re doing now is the same thing happened to Roadhog from overwatch, you killed then the community flipped over    The last patch just hurt the game really bad. I mean really how we’re going to enjoy the game if you keep nerfing stuff and call it “FIX”. Just an advice please return the last patch and keep everything how it was so we can have a good descent game to play. Thank you Tip:
    What you’re doing now is the same thing happened to Roadhog from overwatch, you killed then the community flipped over then you made new version playable strong and balanced. Do the same please or return the patch! Best regards    … Expand
  23. Rhants
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They've destroyed almost everyones will and motivation (including mine) to play Diablo IV. Patch 1.1 Devs sucks and should be fired. All of them. Hire new ones.
  24. 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.
  25. Mholt1031
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Started as a game with potential, then they ruined it. Will take so much to turn it around at this point it’s not even worth playing.
  26. Rufnek
    Jul 20, 2023
    4
    I would consider myself a "dedicated player" but not hardcore or twitch/youtuber. I can put 20+ hrs into a game per week, easy. Played all Diablos (1-3) back in the day but put them down when story was done. Saw Diablo 4 and was genuinely impressed. Took the plunge and bought the game for my PS5. Have been really enjoying the story, gameplay and even the graphics and art are more inlineI would consider myself a "dedicated player" but not hardcore or twitch/youtuber. I can put 20+ hrs into a game per week, easy. Played all Diablos (1-3) back in the day but put them down when story was done. Saw Diablo 4 and was genuinely impressed. Took the plunge and bought the game for my PS5. Have been really enjoying the story, gameplay and even the graphics and art are more inline with newer games for this generation. This game pulled me away from Destiny 2, which I have been playing for years. Dozens of members of my Destiny guild, and family members and other friends have shifted to Diablo to play. We were really looking forward to playing the new season, despite having to start over with a new character. Worked hard to open map, complete renown(statues) and level at least to 70 on 1 character to get the feel of the game. The latest 1.1 pre-season patch has literally gutted the game for me and all the people I play with. Some have outright stopped playing and are just done. Others have moved to other games, saying they will just skip season 1 hoping Blizzard gets their brain back and fixes all of the bad decisions they made with this patch. No amount of Season 1 content will make up for nerfing characters damage by 50% or more, making defense so much weaker in all areas (armor), damage reduction, etc, and then straight up nerfing xp. We played the game to have fun, feel powerful and wanted less grind. Keep in mind you only feel strong, when you figure out which skills to pick, which armor specs you need to use/wear and you have the Aspects that pair with all of that. Typically need to be level >60 for that. Instead, Blizzard looked at the hardcore streamer types and then nerfed everyone into the grave. Overall a great game, but only play if you like this genre AND want to experience the story line (max level 50). Ignore anything above that as it is simply no longer worth it. I might come back next season, but already moving to other games and going back to Destiny for their next season. So long Diablo, as Blizzard has sucked the fun out of the game. I would have given this an 8 or 9, but now its not worth more than a 4. Blizzard cut the fun out of the game and made it so only the first 50 levels you gain are worth anything, so I cut my rating in half to indicate that.… Expand
  27. 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
  28. Pizzaz1991919
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage.Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage.… Expand
  29. AlcaponeYou
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I honestly gave Diablo 4 a shot and defended it, but Blizzard is no longer Blizzard (for a while). A large percentage of the game is reused Diablo 3 assets (monsters and tile sets.) Even the Season 1 theme is just reused legendary gems in D3. It took them about a month to fix the Druid loot table bug and will take them about 6 months to fix broken resistance. The Diablo team isI honestly gave Diablo 4 a shot and defended it, but Blizzard is no longer Blizzard (for a while). A large percentage of the game is reused Diablo 3 assets (monsters and tile sets.) Even the Season 1 theme is just reused legendary gems in D3. It took them about a month to fix the Druid loot table bug and will take them about 6 months to fix broken resistance. The Diablo team is incompetent. The itemization is horribly designed and the loot hunt it non existent.
    There are no role playing since the character identity is depended on items.
    The game was fun when the density was high but they kept nerfing it.
    All the lasers, the ice wall, the fire bombs, poison pool, ice orbs, fear, etc... on the ground is horrible design... half the time, your character is CC'd and you die.
    I could go on and on...    … Expand
  30. xh74d82hl
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game was not that funny prior to the s1 patch but now it looks even worse, the only upside is that you can actually experience real hell now, terrible!
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#22 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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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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