Diablo IV

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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. Coolfish
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They have showed their true goals. Patch came and it's obvious they just want our money and do not care about the actual GAME BEING FUN. That's my goodbye, at least for now.
  2. Memfisfds
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Latest patch ruined the game!
    Blizzard completely ignoring player base.
    Worst company ever.
  3. ToxicBlee
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    After all these years, didn't think that Diablo IV would be the reason for me to register a Metacritic acc xD

    This latest D4 patch shows exactly why lesser and lesser ppl willing to play Blizzard's game. People are disappointed because they could see the potential of D4. However, the dev team just refuse to listen to the playerbase, not only not focusing on the players' feedback on the    After all these years, didn't think that Diablo IV would be the reason for me to register a Metacritic acc xD

    This latest D4 patch shows exactly why lesser and lesser ppl willing to play Blizzard's game. People are disappointed because they could see the potential of D4. However, the dev team just refuse to listen to the playerbase, not only not focusing on the players' feedback on the QOL issues, e.g. stash, gem tab, etc. They decided to make the game even less fun by increasing the difficulty and time required to reach end game. And the New "End game" will be like 70% as strong of the Pre-patch "End game". Basically, makes you suffer more without giving out reward and satisfaction that are in proportion.

    Don't waste your time on this garbage.    … Expand
  4. MaxisEggxit
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    welp, the game was so fun at first, played it for 20 days straight but if you are an endgame player and have lots of time, you will not like this game. The Itemization and Endgame is incredible boring. Balancing is terrible, there are builds which are just overachieving by 10000% and other builds are so bad you cannot even level with them in world tier 1. So if you want to have fun in thiswelp, the game was so fun at first, played it for 20 days straight but if you are an endgame player and have lots of time, you will not like this game. The Itemization and Endgame is incredible boring. Balancing is terrible, there are builds which are just overachieving by 10000% and other builds are so bad you cannot even level with them in world tier 1. So if you want to have fun in this game, you will very likely have to pick out a build you already know is good because if you want to do a build yourself, it will very likely suck and not work, not to mention that many builds dont even work against Uber Lillith which is also a pointless boss. I think this game is a very good foundation and could potentially become a Godlike ARPG but blizzard once again destroyed all Hope with their latest patches and updates. They simply dont play the game. THey nerfed Sorc so hard even tho the class was broken and has like 2-3 Functioning Builds. Lightning not being viable at all and they nerfed Lightning the hardest, wtf. Even the Sorcs Paragon board has multiple logical fallacies, the game feels unfinished to me. Story is pretty boring, not much interesting stuff happens and its mostly baiting you out of your time. Thats why I will never play the story again. I will now try Season 1 and I will try once again to just go for a random Build I wanna try, if it doesnt work I will just quit the game. I dont wanna be forced to play the Meta Builds just in order to be able to play the game, makes no **** sense. Blizzard hire me and I will fix it for you, no problem.… Expand
  5. tehbantha
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The problem isn't the genre. The problem isn't the Diablo universe. The problem isn't the quality of the art in the game. The problem is developers and game studios promising certain things to get you to buy the game, then going back on those things after they have your money. The things they promise always seem to "take time" to deliver but for some reason the goal posts move every timeThe problem isn't the genre. The problem isn't the Diablo universe. The problem isn't the quality of the art in the game. The problem is developers and game studios promising certain things to get you to buy the game, then going back on those things after they have your money. The things they promise always seem to "take time" to deliver but for some reason the goal posts move every time the people playing the game start to complain louder.

    I've played Blizzard games for 20+ years. Blizzard Entertainment is no longer the same company that became famous for "Blizzard polish" on the games they make. Blizzard is simply a name that Activision can put on a product using nostalgic intellectual property to lure you in, get your money, and then fail to deliver on any aspect of the game you thought you were buying.

    Disappointing doesn't sum it up. This game had so much potential that was missed out of because Activision prioritized profiting off of seasonal content as much as possible instead of creating a genuinely fun and engaging experience.

    I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone seeking the same feelings they felt for Diablo 2. It isn't that type of game at all anymore. One day I will learn that just because it's a franchise I grew up loving, released by a company I grew up loving, doesn't mean either of those things are relevant when Activision (Microsoft) is involved.

    Avoid this game.    … Expand
  6. Jabbernet
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    You make a build, collect everything you need for it. Blizzard think it should be weaker. You go for a new build, grind stuff and improve it. Poff you get even weaker than before. Just why? The endgame is boring and the devs are Karens
  7. GordonFreeman87
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1.0a took out all of the pleasure in playing this game. I have no motivation to go back to it, and no motivation to play season 1 at all.
  8. Bonni3
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Terrible decisions are being made towards the balance of this game all designed to make you play for extended periods of time to increase retention metrics. Diabolical practices.
  9. snakehelah
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Worst patch ever. Lizzard, Please! Fix the game. It was fun before, it seemed like you were working on improving things. But then you decided to just ruin it all with Season 1? Doesn't make sense at all.
  10. Shagdeep
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game started off decent and has progressively gone down hill, development team actively engages and listens to the community based on their feedback and then pulls the rug on them last minute making terrible decisions based on what they think is “you actually want”. Why they have so many bugs and glitches that they “can’t fix immediately” is beyond me. Did they source their code fromGame started off decent and has progressively gone down hill, development team actively engages and listens to the community based on their feedback and then pulls the rug on them last minute making terrible decisions based on what they think is “you actually want”. Why they have so many bugs and glitches that they “can’t fix immediately” is beyond me. Did they source their code from someone oversees on Fiverr and it takes a few months for that one person to make the changes they need like resistances? Also why they hell are they not testing patches completely in open test servers and actually get feedback on broken design before launching it right before a season starts? The management in the diablo development team who has final say/approval over patches seriously needs a reality check or a final check and a kick out the door.… Expand
  11. TLC702
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I made this MetaCritic account just to review bomb and to try to Punish Activision/ Blizzard/ MS.
    I had a pretty good time leveling druid to 100 with Tornado, Pulverize, and Tornado Werewolf builds. However many missing QoL elements (present in D3) made it an excruciating slog. Chief among these is awful loot management -- no search feature in stash.
    The new patch; however seems to    I made this MetaCritic account just to review bomb and to try to Punish Activision/ Blizzard/ MS.
    I had a pretty good time leveling druid to 100 with Tornado, Pulverize, and Tornado Werewolf builds. However many missing QoL elements (present in D3) made it an excruciating slog. Chief among these is awful loot management -- no search feature in stash.
    The new patch; however seems to demonstrate what can only be described as "ill-will" from the publisher, gutting and destroying most - all the elements players enjoyed (Helltide).

    One redditor summed it up perfectly: "Action RPG with slow paced action. Loot hunter with boring loot [and awful management], An MMO with no social aspects [poor guild matchmaking, no group finder], A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetch the stones and put them on the pedestals."

    I don't recommend playing this game until there is at least a search function in stash.    … Expand
  12. Harbi6262
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Revert the Update !!!!
    Everything about the update is wrong, are the developers playing roulette to pick what they will change ?
  13. esonedoubleyou
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Graphics are good. Campaign is fine with a couple of excellent cinematics - however the campaign falls off a cliff with the final act and ending. Once you finish the campaign there is very little to do. There is no reason to try for better loot and, even if you get it, there is nothing to do with it. Most importantly, Blizzard continue to nerf the xp gains making the levelling processGraphics are good. Campaign is fine with a couple of excellent cinematics - however the campaign falls off a cliff with the final act and ending. Once you finish the campaign there is very little to do. There is no reason to try for better loot and, even if you get it, there is nothing to do with it. Most importantly, Blizzard continue to nerf the xp gains making the levelling process incredibly tedious and time consuming. Blizzard has also nerfed all the character classes to be completely ineffectual with every class having the majority of their skills functionally useless. If this review was written a week after release I would have given the game a 6 / 7. With all the recent changes I just can not recommend this game - unless Blizzard revert these changes and make massive quality of life improvements… and add an end game and end game loot.… Expand
  14. arkanbr
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Every day I play, my experience with the game is. And I can't understand it, it's like I'm playing backwards. (I'll fix the problem with my review on season 2. Maybe 3)
  15. Greyview
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Patches only making the game worse and making you waste more of your time. Nerfs in single player games are pointless especially when they just make everything less fun and take longer
  16. zauster
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This game has a lot of potential but was released prematurely. The campaign and initial leveling experience seems fun, but quality of life and ability for player to be creative at endgame are terrible. Huge issues with inventory, saving builds, changing builds, crafting, tuning, the list goes on.
  17. Slade21
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Do not buy this game for more than 15 bucks you will be very very disappointed. Devs more concerned to raise issues with hes colonoscopy than actual feebcak from real players. Been diablo binge playing since 2000 first time ever i stopped playing after 2 weeks. Gane dies once campaign is done. Loot is atrocious lack of build diversity . Can go on forever and ever nothing at all good to sayDo not buy this game for more than 15 bucks you will be very very disappointed. Devs more concerned to raise issues with hes colonoscopy than actual feebcak from real players. Been diablo binge playing since 2000 first time ever i stopped playing after 2 weeks. Gane dies once campaign is done. Loot is atrocious lack of build diversity . Can go on forever and ever nothing at all good to say about this pos game… Expand
  18. auraria
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Global reaching nerfs have done nothing to promote build diversity and in fact hurt the less viable builds as a whole. This doesn't even solve vuln damage, crit damage, or cooldown reduction being required, in fact it made it even more necessary. This game has no direction and the devs can't even implement the fixes they've used in previous games like capping crit damage while boosting theGlobal reaching nerfs have done nothing to promote build diversity and in fact hurt the less viable builds as a whole. This doesn't even solve vuln damage, crit damage, or cooldown reduction being required, in fact it made it even more necessary. This game has no direction and the devs can't even implement the fixes they've used in previous games like capping crit damage while boosting the base damage. Do not buy this game till they've performed a Reaper of Souls level of fix.… Expand
  19. cc328
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The gameplay is slow and boring. The story is uninspired and felt like an afterthought. Balancing is horrible, loot is terrible and recent patches made the gameplay more time consuming and less rewarding.
  20. DijbanCyclone
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    As it's stands now patch 1.1 killed the fun of all the players,nerfing sorc,helltides,cooldown reduction,crit,vulnerable and many more.Don't buy the game yet,no quality of lifes updates,no search bar for stash,not gem stash and many more,game fells early alpha not 10 years in development
  21. Otz
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    A good game absolutely spoiled by nerfing the playability into the ground. Unless the management reintroduce fun into the game with a chance to succeed, the grind makes it unplayable.
  22. autumnleaf1
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I played beta and launch, so I have a fair amount of time in the game and maxed out two characters. That being said, in patch 1.1.0A, most of the nerfs are terrible. Some I agree with, but most of it made me think, WHY? Crit and vulnerable damage were overpowered, but you guys nerf it 50% or more but did not buff the other damage—multipliers in an equal amount. I get we have the malignantI played beta and launch, so I have a fair amount of time in the game and maxed out two characters. That being said, in patch 1.1.0A, most of the nerfs are terrible. Some I agree with, but most of it made me think, WHY? Crit and vulnerable damage were overpowered, but you guys nerf it 50% or more but did not buff the other damage—multipliers in an equal amount. I get we have the malignant hearts for season 1, but if you read them and what they do, it is not helpful. Some are good, but the majority of them are terrible. It made no sense like resistance; to all the developers already said, resistance to all elements was bugged, and it will get fixed in season 2. Then why did you add it to the game if it's bugged? Why did you nerf so much crit damage if you gave us crit damage as an option for the hearts? Do not lean on crit so much if you want us to do different builds. There's a lot to read in the patch notes, and you will realize the patch made no sense.… Expand
  23. Aberdokki
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Like many power hungry developers (Ala Wizard of the coast with Dungeons and Dragons, and Gaijin with Warthunder) Blizzard has lost its way in regards to what their customers want, and enjoy.

    I was very supportive of Diablo 4, I drove my whole gaming group to jump on it. But now after patch 1.1 they have all uninstalled and refuse to trust blizzard. we are all reminded of Diablo 3    Like many power hungry developers (Ala Wizard of the coast with Dungeons and Dragons, and Gaijin with Warthunder) Blizzard has lost its way in regards to what their customers want, and enjoy.

    I was very supportive of Diablo 4, I drove my whole gaming group to jump on it. But now after patch 1.1 they have all uninstalled and refuse to trust blizzard. we are all reminded of Diablo 3 launch, and how everyone of us quit, and never returned.

    Why do companies gut their chances at the start, at least POE took till patch 3.15 to change their balance point? Society is done putting up with it.    … Expand
  24. LordScoop
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Diablo 4 seems to be taking steps backwards after already releasing a backwards game.
  25. linouch82
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I rather go back to play diablo immortals with the new class added and the huge PVP content, not to mention the social interaction and the lot of end-game stuff to do. i haven't logged to D4 since 2 weeks waiting for the S1 to start, i was just stucked as hell with my rogue lv 84 and my druide lv 70 and start to be bored of this game in just one month of playing time. And now afterI rather go back to play diablo immortals with the new class added and the huge PVP content, not to mention the social interaction and the lot of end-game stuff to do. i haven't logged to D4 since 2 weeks waiting for the S1 to start, i was just stucked as hell with my rogue lv 84 and my druide lv 70 and start to be bored of this game in just one month of playing time. And now after discovering the patch note, i have absolutly no intention to go playing S1. I have purchased the deluxe version and i will not even use the game pass included. So pathetic...… Expand
  26. 1901221619
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    垃圾設計師,怎麼不滾去吃翔!!!!
    沒創意又不努力.只會改數字....滾去開發踩地雷才最適合你這種拉基水準....
  27. Zxsiu
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game is stupid mistake
    No fun only pain
    Astonishing Ignorance
    This DDDD knockoff
  28. IIFATALII
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game WAS great. Patch 1.1 completely ruined the game in more ways than I care to list.
    If the developers listen to player feedback and revert these changes then the game might be worth picking up. For now, don't waste your hard earned money.
  29. NaNoSoLdIeR
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Just a major grind fest that got made worse. Game does not promote experimentation of builds or new characters. Slow game to level, less damage, bad items just an overall bad grindy experience.
  30. poopooplatter
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Classic Bait and Switch player manipulation. They drew gamers in with an ok game. Sure there were some problems but it was good enough and some aspects were very good like the campaign and the promise of the Eternal Realm where you could always play the standard game. All of this was simply to draw in enough players, get them invested and switch to what they had in mind all along which noClassic Bait and Switch player manipulation. They drew gamers in with an ok game. Sure there were some problems but it was good enough and some aspects were very good like the campaign and the promise of the Eternal Realm where you could always play the standard game. All of this was simply to draw in enough players, get them invested and switch to what they had in mind all along which no one would have bought at the outset. Eternal game is now trash and gamers are being funneled to the seasons which is where the long term revenue stream is. Simply evil manipulation and trash. They don't care about games or gamers, they only care about tricking gamers into handing over cash. Diablo Immortal should have clearly demonstrated this. Like Star Wars Return of The Jedi "That wasn't the deal!", "I have altered the deal, pray I don't alter it further".… Expand
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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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