Diablo IV

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User Score
1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 716 out of 6675
  2. Mixed: 310 out of 6675
  3. Negative: 5,649 out of 6675
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  1. Bursic
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    They absolutely destroyed the game with the most recent patch.
    Endgame was horrible already, to add insult to injury, they've addressed 0 quality of life stuff, while nerfing every class, core mechanics, aspects and survivability through the board. They also increased the health of enemies, increased the experience required to level, and added a bunch of stealth "requirements" for world    They absolutely destroyed the game with the most recent patch.
    Endgame was horrible already, to add insult to injury, they've addressed 0 quality of life stuff, while nerfing every class, core mechanics, aspects and survivability through the board. They also increased the health of enemies, increased the experience required to level, and added a bunch of stealth "requirements" for world tier difficulties now having minimum levels.
    This is not how anybody should treat a AAA title. Shame on Blizzard, lost a customer for life.    … Expand
  2. DrKraken
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    It's like they learned nothing from D3.The end game is non existent,the classes are boring.Skill trees are filled with useless abilities .This is the slowest action game you will ever play or the loot hunter game with the lamiest loot ever ,your pick !

    They clearly went for profit over fun .
  3. JohnVictory
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They kill the game very patch possible. Dont even bother do play. Anything that was bad is doubled down and anything that was remotely fun is nerfed. Leveling was slowed down, classes already gutted, itemization not addressed, endgame activities heavily nerfed.
  4. Peltac
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Unplayable in its current state. Probably the worst gaming experience available in 2023. If you do decide to try it make sure to purchase with a credit card. At least then you can get a refund. Blizzard is dead.
  5. Kristicgames
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The vision for this game is for it to be clearly slow and annoying to get through, pretty soon you will hear about tokens being added to the real money shop for bypassing the leveling to get into the endgame. The latest patch made this game incredibly boring and slow, and that seems to be what blizzard wants. If you want an ARPG that is slow and takes hundreds of hours to get to maxThe vision for this game is for it to be clearly slow and annoying to get through, pretty soon you will hear about tokens being added to the real money shop for bypassing the leveling to get into the endgame. The latest patch made this game incredibly boring and slow, and that seems to be what blizzard wants. If you want an ARPG that is slow and takes hundreds of hours to get to max level this is the one for you. For me however it seems antithetical to everything that makes these games fun and I will no longer be supporting it.… Expand
  6. Nwar
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Diablo has always been about the end game but the end game ends about 3 hours into the final tier. The loot is extremely lackluster, dungeons repetitive. With the recent patch the devs seem uninterested in listening to their fanbase and see across the board nerfs as the answer to making people play longer. Why add interesting items or adjust builds when you can simply reduce the pace thatDiablo has always been about the end game but the end game ends about 3 hours into the final tier. The loot is extremely lackluster, dungeons repetitive. With the recent patch the devs seem uninterested in listening to their fanbase and see across the board nerfs as the answer to making people play longer. Why add interesting items or adjust builds when you can simply reduce the pace that exp is gained and then nerf classes across the board? Lots of people play diablo to farm better gear at the end but sadly all the best gear can be obtained by level 70 and there is no point in playing after that. These recent changes just make it slower for people to get there thereby making them play longer before they realize there really isn't any reason to keep playing.… Expand
  7. JNKingston
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Recent changes ruined any meaningful progress, loot sucks, builds nerfed, dungeon crawl without enemies, no endgame, artificial difficulty everywhere, only “cosmetics” dangled as loot and uniques that are awful and drop every 500k hours of playtime a.k.a spend your time playing any other game you enjoy.
  8. caseyuen
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Developers just make everyone cant play this game smoothly
    just wanna get my $$ back, thanks.
  9. Tylerd317
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    No end game content. Devs seem disconnected from the player base. I was looking forward to season 1, but after the release notes my friends and I have uninstalled the game.
  10. Argothdbh
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game is not finished. But players like me have paid for a full game. At this moment we have put a lot of hours in and the things that are actually fun are being nerfed. There are certain mechanics that are used so you lose time and new ones being implemented. I feel like an unpaid betatester. If I could I would have asked my money back.
  11. Xirz
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Wish I could refund this garbage of a "game." It was an utter disappointment—clunky controls, repetitive gameplay, and numerous bugs. I regret spending my hard-earned money on such a subpar experience. The graphics were lackluster, and the story felt rushed and unengaging. No wonder it received poor reviews from many players. I expected much better from the developer. Save your money andWish I could refund this garbage of a "game." It was an utter disappointment—clunky controls, repetitive gameplay, and numerous bugs. I regret spending my hard-earned money on such a subpar experience. The graphics were lackluster, and the story felt rushed and unengaging. No wonder it received poor reviews from many players. I expected much better from the developer. Save your money and invest in something more worthwhile. Avoid this "game" at all costs; it's a waste of time and money.… Expand
  12. temjr
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I loved the game until the most recent patch. I now have zero desire to play this. It seems like they slowed everything down and made everything more difficult in order to promote purchasing their season pass. The game had a great start and I thought they were going to improve it, but instead they decided to make everything more of a grind and go in the opposite direction. Usually theirI loved the game until the most recent patch. I now have zero desire to play this. It seems like they slowed everything down and made everything more difficult in order to promote purchasing their season pass. The game had a great start and I thought they were going to improve it, but instead they decided to make everything more of a grind and go in the opposite direction. Usually their games improve, but I don't know what they were thinking with this latest patch.… Expand
  13. Nickelousf
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. End game is trash. The grind to get to level 50 caps you. Then they released a patch the basically makes all characters weaker than they were before. Don’t buy wait till next your when it’s cheaper and they’ve figured out what they are doing with the content available.… Expand
  14. rpmay89
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I was enjoying the progression of my characters and the polish of this game. The previous balance patch was fair and I saw relatively good feedback to it. I do not have an allegiance to any specific class so I am not upset about individual class nerfs. However the decrease in experience, world tier hard level caps, reduction of the most popular affixes, and nerfs to helltides have doneI was enjoying the progression of my characters and the polish of this game. The previous balance patch was fair and I saw relatively good feedback to it. I do not have an allegiance to any specific class so I am not upset about individual class nerfs. However the decrease in experience, world tier hard level caps, reduction of the most popular affixes, and nerfs to helltides have done nothing but make the game more time consuming and less fun. I went from utter excitement for season 1 to finding a new game to spend my time on. Not sure who is running the ship at blizzard in terms of balance but they need to revisit that team composition and lead… Expand
  15. daggyyy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Could be great, instead there is active management from the team to make is as much anti-fun as possible. This will not live nearly as long as the previous title.
  16. Twelve12
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I enjoyed the campaign, but after that it got boring real fast. Now the S1 patch notes are here and Blizzard devs have showed their true colors. The do not care for player experience or fun. All they want is to make as much people play as long as possible, so they put up useless barriers to keep players from reaching the real endgame content (which is already really scarce). They try to doI enjoyed the campaign, but after that it got boring real fast. Now the S1 patch notes are here and Blizzard devs have showed their true colors. The do not care for player experience or fun. All they want is to make as much people play as long as possible, so they put up useless barriers to keep players from reaching the real endgame content (which is already really scarce). They try to do this by gatekeeping and nerfing everything that was still kind of viable. Next Friday they might try to address some of these insane S1 changes but for me it is too late. You have shown your true colors and I do not care for them. Uninstalled.… Expand
  17. txp111030
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This has been the worst gaming experience I have played in my 17 years of gaming. Developers are tone deaf to user feedbacks and constantly nerf game mechanics to make it harder for you to progress instead of offering end-game contents. It’s very disappointing to pay $90 for a game that feels very unpolished and constantly getting nerfed.

    A lot of people have quit this game. You should    This has been the worst gaming experience I have played in my 17 years of gaming. Developers are tone deaf to user feedbacks and constantly nerf game mechanics to make it harder for you to progress instead of offering end-game contents. It’s very disappointing to pay $90 for a game that feels very unpolished and constantly getting nerfed.

    A lot of people have quit this game. You should not buy this game to avoid the inevitable disappointment.    … Expand
  18. i5140500
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    強烈建議將工程師就地革職,不懂玩家的想法?我們覺得很酷?
    請暴雪開放退款管道 遊戲買斷後直接把玩家身上數據做修改,這不是強暴什麼是強暴
    我再也不會花一毛錢在你們公司上了
  19. Goeres_85
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The development team have managed to utterly destroy what was a solid foundation for a great game, by focusing on season 1 (which no one really wants) and just blatantly ignoring all the current issues with the current state of the game. After the patch announcement I have lost all hope with the Dev team . I don't understand why a developer would take all the user improvements made in D3The development team have managed to utterly destroy what was a solid foundation for a great game, by focusing on season 1 (which no one really wants) and just blatantly ignoring all the current issues with the current state of the game. After the patch announcement I have lost all hope with the Dev team . I don't understand why a developer would take all the user improvements made in D3 to enhance the user experience such as storage space, paragon resets, pets, etc.. and then decide to remove all of these when developing D4. why not use d3 features as a starting point!… Expand
  20. grecoisu
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    I've played each Diablo game in the series. This game had a lot going for it as I played through the campaign. The pacing was really good, I felt like I got upgrades at a decent rate. As I reached higher levels it became repetitive and the end game was very underwhelming. There's no sense of adventure, exploration, or that "just one more mob kill" feeling. The changes have made killingI've played each Diablo game in the series. This game had a lot going for it as I played through the campaign. The pacing was really good, I felt like I got upgrades at a decent rate. As I reached higher levels it became repetitive and the end game was very underwhelming. There's no sense of adventure, exploration, or that "just one more mob kill" feeling. The changes have made killing things really slow, nerfing basically everything in an effort to slow you down.… Expand
  21. LMFSIN
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The 1.1.0 patch just destoryed the game. All the nerf. Do the game developers really play the game? Or just check the numbers and did this patch??? If you not buy this game yet. Congrats.
  22. Smoggyuk
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I gave it a 1/10 as the art style and atmosphere at least hit the theme of the universe. Blizzard is an empty shell of a game developer that used to put its fan base first, now, it's a soulless, void of anything reputable and undeserving of devoting fans money.

    The campaign is a weak adventure upheld by lore and aspirations created by a team more than 20 years ago. They had everything    I gave it a 1/10 as the art style and atmosphere at least hit the theme of the universe. Blizzard is an empty shell of a game developer that used to put its fan base first, now, it's a soulless, void of anything reputable and undeserving of devoting fans money.

    The campaign is a weak adventure upheld by lore and aspirations created by a team more than 20 years ago. They had everything handed to them on a plate, instead, we got a fairy tale campaign without the gritty, destructive aspects of the true prime evils. We got an obvious expansion arc in the form of Mephisto the puppy, and Lilith, who shone in the cinematics but failed in every other aspect.

    D2 LOD exploded a man with tentacles for merely challenging Baal, now, our hero doesn't even feel phased in the presence of the prime evil effigies.

    Funnily enough, the campaign was the strong point of Diablo IV. The loot system is not rewarding, there is no identity to the loot system, stat systems are confusing and character development is pinned against bloated and unfinished paragon systems.

    I find it even more astonishing that Vicarious Visions, a company known for its remasters had to come to the rescue and prop up the already gouged development team. I suspect that they were handed a dead carcass of a D4 MMO and then tasked with salving it into a modern ARPG.

    35 hours is all I managed, I had to force myself to reach level 70 on my necromancer, desperately using every ounce of nostalgia to force-feed this junk into my fingertips.

    No wonder Blizzard, sorry, ACTIVISION decided to axe TCP/IP support for D2R. It's evident that D4 wouldn't stand a chance against a modded D2R fan base.    … Expand
  23. ChibiDan
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I sincerely regret buying this game. With the most recent patch, it is apparent that Blizzard has their head further in the sand than your average ostrich.
  24. Insanity91
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Instead of fixing the game and make it better S1 patch killed the game.....
  25. ckhung7
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's lexactly why I quit diablo 3 years ago and never played it. We should have to believe what we trusted, we shall never ever have hopes nor faith to the Blizzard dev team, who killed Diablo series.… Expand
  26. Slashedback
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard developers would rather appease their bosses than make a game that’s fun. They’ve shown their true colors, made a 180 on all their promises, and gutted the game simply to increase they’re metrics. Greedy and dishonest. Don’t get this game, because the developers don’t care about you. They just want your money,
  27. Theloneas
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Its pretty obvious at this point the developers of the game dont actually play it. Issues that need to be addressed to make the QoL better for the players are left on the back burner for changes that make the game more grindy and less satisfying for players who dont play 10 hours a day. Some of the decision made are just...odd, they made a loot based game with boring loot, a dungeonIts pretty obvious at this point the developers of the game dont actually play it. Issues that need to be addressed to make the QoL better for the players are left on the back burner for changes that make the game more grindy and less satisfying for players who dont play 10 hours a day. Some of the decision made are just...odd, they made a loot based game with boring loot, a dungeon crawler with cut and paste repetitive dungeons with no significant differences from one to the next- 150 dungeons with just a handful of bosses and once done with the campaign you never get to see those bosses ever again. The cost of rebuilding your character to try new things is only possible if you, once again play 10+hours a day and even then is just ridiculous. They had 3 previous games to build off of but decided they wanted to shoot for a more AARPG/MMO style game but then start taking out multiplayer aspects because they decided a small percent of players are leveling too fast and shining a spotlight on the fact they biffed the endgame? So the decision was to make leveling even worse for others so they dont have a chance to get there? Not everything is bad but if you throw a pearl in an elephant turd and people arent gonna glove up and look for the pearl.… Expand
  28. Theguyl
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch ruined several classes. Be warned blizzard will destroy you experience at any time.
  29. Slaytheskullkid
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Instead of addressing what the problems were, and claiming that they considered out feedback; they ruined the game play for all classes and players. They literally think players wanted a longer time to teleport out of dungeons. They need to fire the devs and bring people who care about quality and retention, not just a quick buck. So happy I uninstalled today.
  30. capca4u2
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Latest patch ruined the game, nerfed all classes. A pitty, think i will play lotro again :-)
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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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