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. Vandras
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    It is a shame that Bliz. still can not cope with their player base.. neither with their updates nor with server capacity. Amateurs.
  2. KoolandtheGang
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Zero – disappointed, sad that this is how I feel about the current state of D4, a highly anticipated game for myself. The "0" represents my excitement and outlook for the game after 1.1.0a patch, my lack of confidence in the team surrounding D4 at the moment. The patch was SO far removed and out of touch in nearly every way.. but it also sounds like the team is prioritizing time toZero – disappointed, sad that this is how I feel about the current state of D4, a highly anticipated game for myself. The "0" represents my excitement and outlook for the game after 1.1.0a patch, my lack of confidence in the team surrounding D4 at the moment. The patch was SO far removed and out of touch in nearly every way.. but it also sounds like the team is prioritizing time to digest/process feedback and comments? Part of me is still hopeful (copium, will always be a Diablo fan) and that this is all part of growing pains of a long-term plan to achieve balance in-game and harmony with the community, and I will return to the game if/when they do.
    Mid-review, I decided to give a score of "1" because I DID enjoy the game and believe the team is listening/communicative. But my review isn't heavily based on what I enjoyed in the past, it's weighted primarily on my outlook of the game moving forward. That said, I sincerely hope everyone still playing enjoys S1. I'll be staying updated with the game in the meantime and hope to play with y'all again one day, fingers crossed!    … Expand
  3. unluckymove
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This is not your fathers Diablo.... the devs have managed to release a game that is so screwed up. Here is a brief list:
    -limited bag space, no way to increase
    -gem system is gimped -no matching system for players to work together -no chat, just canned phrases -WAY to MANY nerd knobs for your character development -essentially no end game There was a time I bought ever game from    This is not your fathers Diablo.... the devs have managed to release a game that is so screwed up. Here is a brief list:
    -limited bag space, no way to increase
    -gem system is gimped
    -no matching system for players to work together
    -no chat, just canned phrases
    -WAY to MANY nerd knobs for your character development
    -essentially no end game

    There was a time I bought ever game from blizzard those days ended when it was revealed they treat women like garbage and this game reinforces that decision.    … Expand
  4. Adels91
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Getting worse and disappointing, very sad to see this especially after the hours I’ve spent leveling 2 characters!! What a shame.
  5. Hawkberg52
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible manipulative practices designed to make money over player experience. Deliberate slow downs to increase player time. Garbage itemization.… Expand
  6. Akaos
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Giving it a 1 because it was fun before patch 1.1. Players had lots of QOL requests and were told they would be implemented (gem management, ect) Instead they drop the nerf hammer on almost everything. Slow the game down, nerf damage, nerf resistances, and basically bury the Sorc class.
    I was excited to play Season 1, now I am just so letdown and frankly mad. Developers are Completely    Giving it a 1 because it was fun before patch 1.1. Players had lots of QOL requests and were told they would be implemented (gem management, ect) Instead they drop the nerf hammer on almost everything. Slow the game down, nerf damage, nerf resistances, and basically bury the Sorc class.
    I was excited to play Season 1, now I am just so letdown and frankly mad. Developers are Completely out of sync with players.    … Expand
  7. jimbobwobbo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Most of the reviews already said it, the game is trash in current state with possible potential in a few years if they can even save it lol. Hope Lizzard stocks crash and the investors money burns. I think theyre just trolling their customers at this point. I hope a lawsuit happens.
  8. Norwhal
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    I am tired of blizzard not being able to make positive updates for its game. Its time to listen to it's community and reignite the passion for video games. Zero progress from this patch.
  9. GoliathBlock
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game is fun. Blizzard just doesn't want its players to have too much fun. They for some reason chose to make everything less fun especially endgame content in the new 1.1 patch.
  10. J41DF12
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    0 respect for the community. Building mechanics to gate xp gate fun and absolutely no build diversity. What is blizzard response nerf everything. Y'all can kick cans I'm done. Waste of money and time I spent
  11. barriers
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    I give a 3. Was good for about 3 days at the launch, then the candy shell started to melt away. What I thought was a chocolate M&M was actually just **** with a candy coating.
  12. DontEverLearn
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The campaign writing and overall presentation are great.

    Unfortunately once you clear the main campaign it starts falling apart. The poor coding shows itself when the difficulty starts raising, not that the game really gets that hard until you start pushing nightmare dungeons but you notice bad hit detection and things like that. There are a lot of quality of life things that have    The campaign writing and overall presentation are great.

    Unfortunately once you clear the main campaign it starts falling apart.
    The poor coding shows itself when the difficulty starts raising, not that the game really gets that hard until you start pushing nightmare dungeons but you notice bad hit detection and things like that. There are a lot of quality of life things that have been heavily requested which are being ignored and given the "we'll get to it later." treatment.

    The main problem with the game as I see it and the thing that killed my enjoyment of the game is that the developers dont seem to have any understanding of the player experience or what the changes they are making will mean for it. They say they want to support a wide build variety but nerf the good builds that the top 1% of players are using doing the pinnacle content of the game while ignoring completely bugged out builds or builds that are pathetic like fire sorc or summoner druid.

    They dont seem to know that logging in to find your character is now much more squishy and much less powerful when you are pushing end game content isnt something players want to experience and would turn them off.

    If this is the level of thinking the developers or their bosses are operating on for D4 it will not have a successful life cycle as the game it was sold to be. For now I am choosing to abstain from the season and don't know if I will return to eternal realm or anything else blizzard has to offer. I will definitely never spend money on a blizzard title again, they burned me too good on this one. I hated D3, D2 was a huge part of my adolescence something I cherish greatly to this day. I know no one who worked on D2 is still working for blizzard but its a shame they have no one there with any pull who understands what made D2 so incredible. It wasnt a perfect game by any means which is what makes D4 so frustrating, there was a lot of room for updates and improvements to D2 which the D4 team could have taken and run with.

    I am heartened to see the response from the community because this kind of corporate meddling for the sake of greed, this constant extraction from everything good in our lives and world for the sake of profit leaves the whole word in a rotten state. Power to the people.    … Expand
  13. Brwtfsths
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The latest patch is an abomination. "wE lIsTeN tO yOuR fEeDbAcK". Jesus Christ Blizzard, I guess you are stillsetting new standards in the gaming industry, just not good ones. Has anyone ever opened reddit or Twitter from your team? How was it a good idea to nerf everything across the board into the ground? You deal less damage than before the patch, which makes leveling even more of aThe latest patch is an abomination. "wE lIsTeN tO yOuR fEeDbAcK". Jesus Christ Blizzard, I guess you are stillsetting new standards in the gaming industry, just not good ones. Has anyone ever opened reddit or Twitter from your team? How was it a good idea to nerf everything across the board into the ground? You deal less damage than before the patch, which makes leveling even more of a grind. You can take less damage which makes you die faster, which makes leveling more of a grind. On top of that you destroyed cool downs across the board. How is it fun to run in circles to wait for the cooldowns? It's mind boggling really. And to round it up you decided to finally delete the sorc from the game, because f*** it, sorc was bad in pre season already so why not just delete it from the game altogether?… Expand
  14. hotpocket69
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I tried really hard to like this game but after a few hours of season 1 I just cant,. I feel no drive to play and im really bored.

    Save your $
  15. Jalynna
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Franchement ils ont tué le jeu avec leur nouveau patch. Dommage il était bien avant
  16. Diablo4Enjoyer
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    No shot this game wasnt designed by ChatGPT.

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  17. iseiy
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    浪费700，不停的削弱削弱，直接把野蛮人和法师删除了吧！
  18. bobyyk
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Worst game company ever!Do you guys use chatgpt to do the balance?I have never seen any company
    doing balance like this.
  19. Baronmep
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was a great game until version 1.1.0 Instead of making the game better for everyone, the majority of classes got nerfed, defense was lowered and attack as well. It’s now designed so players spend more time in the game than enjoying the progression and exploration of the characters.… Expand
  20. Jacky1056
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The worst update !!!!!!
    I want refund !!!
    Regret spend my time on this game
  21. Moksa
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    They are destroying good game. So disappointed. Too many unnecessary changes. Big mistakes.
  22. NghiaRM
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    High price game, good story, but the way they balance the game like sh**t. They just thinking of player money and abandon all the good value they had made!!
  23. BeefCakeMan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Pros: Lillith is cool

    Cons: -Blizzard is purposefully creating a problem with inventory space to sell a solution later -Camera is too zoomed in -Character creator is terrible, worse than Diablo immortal for some reason -End game revolves around the same dungeon loop -Itemization is really stupid/bad affixes -Stats are bad, Resistances do nothing -no loot filter -Cant give items    Pros: Lillith is cool

    Cons:
    -Blizzard is purposefully creating a problem with inventory space to sell a solution later
    -Camera is too zoomed in
    -Character creator is terrible, worse than Diablo immortal for some reason
    -End game revolves around the same dungeon loop
    -Itemization is really stupid/bad affixes
    -Stats are bad, Resistances do nothing
    -no loot filter
    -Cant give items to alts due to level req. being at dropped level
    -no social systems even though marketed as mmo-lite
    -The Illusion of Choice - You get to pick 6 abilities except not really because each class has 2-3 abilities that are a must for all builds plus an ult. have fun choosing your two abilities barb players.
    -Dev Team wont fix problems in the game because season 1 was shipped, then proceeded to nerf every single class as well as exp. gained

    False Cons: Not pros but not cons
    -Scaling levels with enemies - Seems like a bad idea but not that bad when you hit end game as content becomes static for NM dungeons and other events
    -Simplicity- Builds look cookie cutter and they are but the paragon board post 50 adds a decent amount of complexity to builds

    Overall: Give this game 2 years and it might be good. In its current state, it is only fun for the campaign and falls off hard after. theory crafting builds is not fun due to itemization and lack of balancing from the devs.
    If you like games like diablo 4, I would recommend Path of Exile, Last Epoch, Grim Dawn, Torch Light 2, or even the previous diablo games over d4. This game needs a lot more Quality of Life, more content, and more classes    … Expand
  24. DeShaux
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    That's terrible..
    I'm an old fan who has been enjoying the Diablo series since 2000.
    There is a lack of content to enjoy than games under 10 dollars that are over 10 years old.
    You bought this game at this price, and it's like you used the garbage thrown by Blizzard on the flip side while passing through the street.
  25. Franxx_
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Q: what to do if players complain about the lack of challenge in end game?
    A normal person: new dungeons, new super bosses, new loots.
    Blizzard: nerf everything!
  26. side4cat
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Even if I didn't do anything after the release, it would have been much more fun than now.
    I will never buy a Blizzard game again.
  27. Kadounette
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is spitting in our face with latest patch and season 1 launch. Patch is ridiculous, and will definitely annihilate any will to play. From several years now, they are completely out of touch with their customers
  28. Proton698
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Where to begin? I’ve been invested and have all the Diablo games from my childhood to D3. Diablo 4 is by far the worse game in the series.

    I leveled a sorceress from 1-100 the first 50 levels were ok but after 50 their really is nothing that keeps you interested or gives you gratification to continue to play. I created a Rouge for Season 1 leveled it to level 23 and deleted it I can’t    Where to begin? I’ve been invested and have all the Diablo games from my childhood to D3. Diablo 4 is by far the worse game in the series.

    I leveled a sorceress from 1-100 the first 50 levels were ok but after 50 their really is nothing that keeps you interested or gives you gratification to continue to play.

    I created a Rouge for Season 1 leveled it to level 23 and deleted it I can’t continue further. The game is boring, itemization is boring, legendaries all look the same and are boring.

    Uber uniqueness (you know the 6 ultra rares) that have an impossible chance of dropping are discouraging. I really want to like this game I bough the ultimate addition.

    The collectors addition doesn’t even include the game it’s a money grab. Maybe by season 10 (like 5 years away) it might be good but I just can’t continue to play this dull and uninspiring title so disappointing.

    I had my doubts and really wish I didn’t pay the $134 Canadian for a second grade product. The collectors addition is a money grab by the developers it does not come with the game it’s sold separately and it’s too expensive.

    My 2 cents    … Expand
  29. BumTrumpet
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Plenty of mediocre content that goes stale quickly. Prioritizes quantity over quality. It's also a live service (online only/aka subscription) which limits playability and the provider (Blizzard) has not yet added any quality content. Crashes regularly on console. If a streaming service constantly crashes and has no interesting content you cancel the subscription.
  30. Phillius
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Blizzard are actual idiots.

    The whole point of a live service game with a monetised model is to keep people playing. “The more they play, the more they pay” You see it with Cod, fortnite and many other games. Now I appreciate that Blizzard bent us all over at the start for £60 to £100 so bringing in funds initially post launch may not be their key driver, but if numbers drop over time    Blizzard are actual idiots.

    The whole point of a live service game with a monetised model is to keep people playing.

    “The more they play, the more they pay”

    You see it with Cod, fortnite and many other games.

    Now I appreciate that Blizzard bent us all over at the start for £60 to £100 so bringing in funds initially post launch may not be their key driver, but if numbers drop over time their cash cow goes to pasture.

    I am a level 70 Sorcerer, pre patch she was squishy, weak and made you work for your money, now she’s all of those things x10.

    I have zero interest in playing her as dying all the time compared to your Necro and Rogue mates in a dungeon becomes pretty boring pretty quickly.

    They have nerfed levelling so now it’s even harder to do alts and grind up, so I can’t even be arsed to switch.

    The different ways to grind are also pretty boring, repetitive with uninteresting dungeons and tree of whispers.

    Finally why are Elites harder and more fun to kill than the end of dungeon boss fight where they stand there like a drugged sheep getting hit, where’s the boss mechanics Blizzard?????
    So right now Blizzard, I’ve firmly put my money back in my pocket and my time into other games.    … 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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