Diablo IV

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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

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  1. fellnogueira
    Jul 25, 2023
    5
    I gave 8 when I started to play but I'm changing the score because the free items from season one is a joke!
  2. brearick82
    Jun 26, 2023
    5
    I really really want to like this game. I just can't shake the feeling they just want this to badly be an MMO. The feel, the always online approach, the fact that it's difficult to solo. Blizzard could have done so much better. I just feel cheated. It doesn't hold the same attention as the previous 3 games did with me. If you like MMOs, this game is probably a 9...if you just wanted toI really really want to like this game. I just can't shake the feeling they just want this to badly be an MMO. The feel, the always online approach, the fact that it's difficult to solo. Blizzard could have done so much better. I just feel cheated. It doesn't hold the same attention as the previous 3 games did with me. If you like MMOs, this game is probably a 9...if you just wanted to play an old school diablo game, go buy 3 or 2. This isn't something I can recommend sadly.… Expand
  3. ZenderR
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    Pretty much a mediocre ARPG. Would be 6-7 if it didn't cost $90.

    Some reasons are: - Boring itemization - stack crit chance, crit damage, and vuln damage; - Lack of build diversity - 2-3 builds for a class. Even less if you're a sorcerer; - The endgame loop is far beyond boring - I can't describe it in words but while playing this game between monster packs I felt utterly frustrated;    Pretty much a mediocre ARPG. Would be 6-7 if it didn't cost $90.

    Some reasons are:
    - Boring itemization - stack crit chance, crit damage, and vuln damage;
    - Lack of build diversity - 2-3 builds for a class. Even less if you're a sorcerer;
    - The endgame loop is far beyond boring - I can't describe it in words but while playing this game between monster packs I felt utterly frustrated;
    - The game brought nothing new to the ARPG genre. It's okay, but not for a game that costs $90 straight away and the way it was advertised.    … Expand
  4. Androox
    Jul 23, 2023
    5
    I would give Diablo IV a 8.5/10 before the massive batnerf update ruined everything.
    -Seasonal mechanic is not strong enough to compensate the loss
    -Leveling is boring -Crowd Control from monsters is out of control -Massively unfair classes balance, some classes are extremely gear dependant and struggle during leveling, while others like Necro Bone Spear one shot everything without the    I would give Diablo IV a 8.5/10 before the massive batnerf update ruined everything.
    -Seasonal mechanic is not strong enough to compensate the loss
    -Leveling is boring
    -Crowd Control from monsters is out of control
    -Massively unfair classes balance, some classes are extremely gear dependant and struggle during leveling, while others like Necro Bone Spear one shot everything without the need of good gear/aspects.
    -Reroll stats on gear is way too expensive
    -Mount is broken/feels bad
    -Massive lag everytime you switch area
    -No [WASD] to move, my right index is tired of spam clicks like a MOBA
    -Expect your favourite build to be nerfed every single update or hotfix
    -Lack of inventory
    -Lack of stash tabs
    -Lack of aspect inventory space
    -Some KEY aspects for some builds are not in the codex, making leveling/switching gear unfun
    -T100 nightmare dungeons difficulty is now nerfed to the T70 difficulty was, No End Game pushing anymore
    -No filter in stash or inventory    … Expand
  5. Odezza
    Jun 7, 2023
    5
    I had very high hopes for this game, it didn't meet them. The most fundamental problem is that the game is just not fun to play, it all feels like a chore and you never make any progress. Majority of the game is you walking very slowly from A -> B. The story is full of characters you meet a few minutes then are expected to have a emotional respone to when they heroically die a few momentsI had very high hopes for this game, it didn't meet them. The most fundamental problem is that the game is just not fun to play, it all feels like a chore and you never make any progress. Majority of the game is you walking very slowly from A -> B. The story is full of characters you meet a few minutes then are expected to have a emotional respone to when they heroically die a few moments later.

    Liliths personality start promising, a demonic, scary but by the end has become a disney character.

    The affixes on items are pointless,
    2% damage or crowd controlled enemies
    2% damage to vurnable enemies
    2% damage to near enemies
    ... List goes on with MANY more exactly the same.

    The cinematics and music (you have to tweak your audio settings, turn down SFX to ~50% if you wanna hear the music while playing) in this game are fantastic.

    All in all the game is not fun, most of the time you are just slowly walking without killing any monster, very sloppy and bland story, game lakes itemization, very good cine matics and music.    … Expand
  6. Taiyu
    Jul 16, 2023
    5
    - Major memory leak problem, eats 8GB of graphic card memory in a few seconds, the games stutters frequently on my 9700K+RTX2080+32GB memory system. This should NOT happen, and it seems the company could not address this technical problem any time soon.
    - Nasty nightmare dungeon design, it seems to me that the game designers has no ability to do any innovations, instead of making the    - Major memory leak problem, eats 8GB of graphic card memory in a few seconds, the games stutters frequently on my 9700K+RTX2080+32GB memory system. This should NOT happen, and it seems the company could not address this technical problem any time soon.
    - Nasty nightmare dungeon design, it seems to me that the game designers has no ability to do any innovations, instead of making the gameplay more interesting and fluent, they came up with a idea to insert hard environmental elements to increase diffculty, it is totally absurd, the forced mechanisms totally detached from a diablo game and causes a lot of frustration and even anger.    … Expand
  7. Oxygent
    Jun 19, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Однообразные квесты. Локации темные и скучные. Рогу ренж урезан. Он есть, но билдов внятных, как на нож, нету... 3я часть на голову выше.… Expand
  8. Egis511
    Jul 19, 2023
    5
    This game is pretty good if you look at it as a single player game and play only story. The story is quite good but has a week ending. Execution is 10/10 though. Cut-scenes and voice overs are amazing. Graphically it looks nice. And that is where the fun stops. The gameplay is quite boring. Players are pushed in these little frames and have to run certain builds otherwise are punished. YouThis game is pretty good if you look at it as a single player game and play only story. The story is quite good but has a week ending. Execution is 10/10 though. Cut-scenes and voice overs are amazing. Graphically it looks nice. And that is where the fun stops. The gameplay is quite boring. Players are pushed in these little frames and have to run certain builds otherwise are punished. You are punished if you are playing solo as well, as teams can progress four times faster. The end game is boring as you will be running the same dungeons again and again. Loot, even though is most important part of any build, at the same time is irrelevant. You will dismantle/sell 999 items out of 1000 in end game. Helltide is another end game activity which is, as you might have guessed it - very boring. World bosses, legion, tree of whispers (if I remember correctly) are boring and waste of your time as rewards are meaningless. PVP is least balanced of all the games I have ever played. There can be 40 lvl difference between players and guess which one will be oneshot killed?
    So, would I recommend this game? Yes, if you are casual and a fan of Diablo franchise. As I said the story is very good and acting is at a different level. Finish the story and be done with it as the rest is not worth your time.    … Expand
  9. frazzefraz
    Jul 15, 2023
    5
    Dont like the open world and disconnects sometimes. Diablo 3 was better in my opinion.
  10. Wunpleum
    Aug 15, 2023
    5
    Fun at first 10-20 hours but get boring some time after. No content no story nothing, just keep spamming skill to monster. Maybe it's not my kind of game and also cash greedy as fxck.
  11. CallumMcA
    Jun 17, 2023
    5
    One of the biggest ARPG launches in years and they came back for the crown. The campaign is well thought out. Sadly, its all down hill from completing the story. ARPGs have come so far and some new standards have been set which Diablo IV feels lacking in.

    Sure, ARPGs have reptation and grind but some have found ways to keep this interesting. Diablo IV lets you loose on a world map with    One of the biggest ARPG launches in years and they came back for the crown. The campaign is well thought out. Sadly, its all down hill from completing the story. ARPGs have come so far and some new standards have been set which Diablo IV feels lacking in.

    Sure, ARPGs have reptation and grind but some have found ways to keep this interesting. Diablo IV lets you loose on a world map with dungeons that are beautiful and can be fun for the first couple of runs but sadly they get boring very quickly. After a few runs you start to see the same patterns, enemy types.

    I keep thinking of the term 'surface level', I think everything seems great as you're whizzing by on the story but when you stop to have a look, it gets very dull and fast.

    The short number of skills you can have assigned seems like a step back and the PC experience feels like its held back.

    Disappointing.    … Expand
  12. RYZE-ICONIC
    Aug 19, 2023
    5
    This game is a joke. Once you reach level 100, there's nothing to do but repeat the same thing. I've played for over 300 hours and even played the first season with a different character, reaching level 60. I felt that it wasn't worth my time anymore because it doesn't offer anything new, just repetitive gameplay without any purpose.
  13. Zoddy
    Jul 20, 2023
    5
    If we only take the campaign and the 1-50 leveling into account the game is a 6,5/10. The first 30 hours are quite fun and the gameplay is good. However after that it just become endless repeating the same content for minimum upgrade. From level 50 to 60 I upgrade my gear maybe a couple of times. Diablo III was better.
  14. Andreafrancolin
    Sep 4, 2023
    5
    I played all Diablo series since original, this one is so messy … The story is quite poorly written, the way it starts is nonsensical and evolve totally by chance. Majority of NPG are all flat and pointless with no meaning in their stories. I don't even get to understand WHY we are involved in chasing this demon ... what are the motivations?

    Finding a good armor or sword has become    I played all Diablo series since original, this one is so messy … The story is quite poorly written, the way it starts is nonsensical and evolve totally by chance. Majority of NPG are all flat and pointless with no meaning in their stories. I don't even get to understand WHY we are involved in chasing this demon ... what are the motivations?

    Finding a good armor or sword has become totally pointless, the game keep throwing at u so many objects that they have become simply money. There is no more joy about finding a really good weapon.

    The monsters respawn is damn annoying … why am I doing all that mess if no progress can be perceived on the field? And why all monsters continue becoming stronger ? What is the point of growing if u never benefit from that?

    The mechanic is always fun and fights entertaining and thrilling but i was hoping to see some evolution in this series. if wasn't for my broken foot i wouldn't play again this game.    … Expand
  15. Dbix11
    Jun 13, 2023
    5
    Let's be honest, its not absolutely terrible and it's not perfect. More builds need to be competitive and renown is a WoW-like hamster wheel because they don't trust their game to be played enough on its own. They had 10 years to make this great and it falls well short.

    Diablo at its heart is a dungeon crawler with hack and slash with experimentation on the side. Altars of Lilith and    Let's be honest, its not absolutely terrible and it's not perfect. More builds need to be competitive and renown is a WoW-like hamster wheel because they don't trust their game to be played enough on its own. They had 10 years to make this great and it falls well short.

    Diablo at its heart is a dungeon crawler with hack and slash with experimentation on the side. Altars of Lilith and renown are a big negative for me.

    5/10 seems fair    … Expand
  16. moranmoa
    Jun 7, 2023
    5
    I am D3 HC And Lost Ark player. I am now level 75.
    D4 doesn't bring anything new. If you want to farm maps you do the same map layout. In D3 you do random generated map.
    No teleport to dongen entrence.
    We don't have ESC to pause the game. Its needed in HC solo or if you have kids.
    ther is no lider board.
    No armory save for build swap.
  17. Smint
    Jun 13, 2023
    5
    It's very good, the problems it has right now will Shure be fixed and even if not, it's fun how it is. I was wrong, it's worse now. Correction from 8 to 5.
  18. PlotFan
    Jul 29, 2023
    5
    Game was fun for about 20 hours then its boring, Level scaling needs to be removed. Big open world feels so empty and everything feels padded and over bloated. I really wanted D4 to be great and it is not that good... I guess Blizzard making a game to please everyone, made a great game at pleasing nobody. Casual Players (like Myself will leave as its boring after a while, and hardcore ARPGGame was fun for about 20 hours then its boring, Level scaling needs to be removed. Big open world feels so empty and everything feels padded and over bloated. I really wanted D4 to be great and it is not that good... I guess Blizzard making a game to please everyone, made a great game at pleasing nobody. Casual Players (like Myself will leave as its boring after a while, and hardcore ARPG fans will leave as there are better alternatives to play) I feel the aim to make the console controls hurt the skill variety available and that could be fixed with load outs, the loot fills the LIMITED chest space so fast. I played the game in World Tier 2 and it was easy, like boring easy… put my brain in autopilot and before you know it I’m at the end, and wishing I spent my time on another game. Really sad Blizzard used to make amazing games that were fun and have focused on making an endless chore game where you hopefully pay more money on top of a $70 game… Was fun for about 20 hours then it’s over… So if you want a 20 hour game I guess it’s ok, but if you expected a 200+ hour game it is not… Maybe like D3 it will get fixed. But I think it’s a case of a lot of potential, and just not there yet, maybe it will turn into something good, but its boring now.… Expand
  19. propulsion
    Sep 10, 2023
    5
    Well basically the always online, plus the lack of a good end game are the main issues with this game. The main story isn’t much better or worse than previous games, so if you just want to play the story and don’t care about end game grinding and the always online, then it’s not a bad game.
  20. BigBlueMoth
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    Game without Trading Option, which lowers its rating to 5. If there was trading, I would rate it between 8 and even 10, but killing trading is the worst thing AB could have done and it ruins half of the fun in the game
  21. NeverCasual
    Jul 23, 2023
    5
    Based on in-game delivery, definitely the best story of the franchise and worth playing for the story. For the first time you will not need to buy books or turn to content-creators to get the backstory to fully understand what is happening which is a really nice change. It is as dark as the early Diablo games (before the fight was taken to the high-heavens) and has enough characterBased on in-game delivery, definitely the best story of the franchise and worth playing for the story. For the first time you will not need to buy books or turn to content-creators to get the backstory to fully understand what is happening which is a really nice change. It is as dark as the early Diablo games (before the fight was taken to the high-heavens) and has enough character development and twists to keep you engaged.

    The open-world content is fun enough to keep you playing for 10-20h after the story ends. Events are engaging and rewarding enough to be worth participating in until most gear slots are euipped with suitable "ancestral"-items.
    Unfortunately, this is where the game starts to stumble. Once you have your "ancestral"-items for a working build, the only way to increase your power is through "unique items" that are randomly dropped. Yet, these "uniques" are sometimes so powerful that they can make or break your class and without them you will struggle significantly more with higher nightmare dungeons (which become the only endgame content - similar to greater rifts, just with objectives instead of a timer).

    The gameplay is basically a builder-spender rotation that rewards big pulls for most classes. Spenders hit really big while builders do pretty much nothing which feels very weird, especially for classes with very costly spenders. It still feely clunky when you compare the gameplay to Diablo 3 in the end stages, before sets and newly introduced uniques solved the problem. Therefore I give them the benefit of the doubt here and assume that they will introduce new items with following seasons to make gamplay much smoother.

    The game is ok. If you think about buying the game, I would recommend to wait until you can get it at a cheaper price since content is quite limited right now and the gamplay is still somewhat sluggish.    … Expand
  22. random-dude
    Jul 26, 2023
    5
    First few weeks were great, but the gameplay loop doesn't carry for very long, unlike how it was obviously intended. Honeymoon over.
  23. urgeN11
    Aug 7, 2023
    5
    Edit: Went from 10 to 5. Old review further down below.

    I have purchased from Activision-Blizzard 5000 platinum (50 euros worth) for Diablo IV. I have bought something that I realized after a few minutes it doesn't look as I expected in-game. I have asked for a refund ONLY for that cosmetic (2200 platinum, not money) back, so I can use the platinum on something I eventually like. I have    Edit: Went from 10 to 5. Old review further down below.

    I have purchased from Activision-Blizzard 5000 platinum (50 euros worth) for Diablo IV. I have bought something that I realized after a few minutes it doesn't look as I expected in-game. I have asked for a refund ONLY for that cosmetic (2200 platinum, not money) back, so I can use the platinum on something I eventually like. I have been denied the refund, because:

    '... cosmetics that are purchased with in-game currency, such as Platinum, are non-refundable. However, those cosmetics can be refunded in case they were purchased with real money!' - guess what: the option to purchase from the shop via 'real money' is not existent, and the platinum is purchased with 'real money'. Being treated like this after I've given them 'real money' and didn't ask back for it, but for the platinum, is disgusting.

    Old review:

    People have lost it ...

    This is a great game, even with it's few flaws compared to the big picture - in story, and in bugs.

    Even if I think the game is a 8.5, I had to rate it 10 to balance the reviews of these hating people... the game is fun, and at the moment fair, nothing is pay to win, and the amount of work required to create it is immense. I can't believe how ungrateful people are. A game such as Diablo Immoral which aims to get every drop of $ from you should get a pss low rating, but this game is wonderful in so many regards. Wake up people, and appreciate what is good, for if you will keep hating, it will disappear.    … Expand
  24. Tymberus
    Jul 25, 2023
    5
    Apart from all the drama with the patch, after going through the story campaign and playing a little further... The game is very average. There's virtually no variety in the builds, looting isn't fun (it's more of a hunt for special abilities and getting them out of them), constant slowdowns due to silly in-engine solutions, and always online. It's definitely not a 1/10 game, but it's notApart from all the drama with the patch, after going through the story campaign and playing a little further... The game is very average. There's virtually no variety in the builds, looting isn't fun (it's more of a hunt for special abilities and getting them out of them), constant slowdowns due to silly in-engine solutions, and always online. It's definitely not a 1/10 game, but it's not a quality AAA game from such a large publisher and with such a historical and financial background. It looks like a game made on the cheap and by interns, with management who is afraid of the board.… Expand
  25. platDude
    Jun 7, 2023
    5
    This is coming from a guy who's put several 1000's of hours into previous diablos going back to the first one.
    Honestly the worst thing about this game is all the fanboy apologists who viciously defend any and every criticism of the game. The ferocity is real and intense, people.
    The game itself isn't terrible, but there are plenty of better ones out there. After leveling 1 char to 100    This is coming from a guy who's put several 1000's of hours into previous diablos going back to the first one.
    Honestly the worst thing about this game is all the fanboy apologists who viciously defend any and every criticism of the game. The ferocity is real and intense, people.
    The game itself isn't terrible, but there are plenty of better ones out there. After leveling 1 char to 100 and 2 others past 50, here's what I didn't like:
    - Enemies ALWAYS scale to your level. You can never really have that fun relaxing overpowered grinding until after level 50, in which you can gear up and keep the world tier low. But by then, there's no reason to.
    - Only 6 skills are usable at any time, no exceptions. Classes like necro and sorc would've been really fun and more tactical if you could actually use all the skills you allocate, but they don't let you.
    - Everything is so slow. After coming from Path Of Exile and Chaosbane, EVERYTHING is so damn slow. Killing enemies, moving, dying. It's like Dark Souls vs Bayonetta.
    - Online only, even if you wanna play solo. This to me was the worst part, because the server seems to constantly have issues, sometimes you can't log in, and you need constant good internet as well. Just annoying especially for those who don't care about multiplayer.
    - Badly tuned bosses, often dependent on RNG. Sometimes the adds drop healing potions, sometimes they don't and you die. Oh, and you can't overlevel, as mentioned above, because they'll just get stronger with you. Yeah, it's dumb.
    - Respeccing costs money. A LOT when you're high level. This is annoying because sometimes your build just really can't beat a boss, and you spent an hour getting to him.
    - Thus far, anytime people found a really strong class build, it's been nerfed to the ground. While you could argue that it's necessary, there are other ways to keep balance, and the D4 team seems to be taking nerfs a little to the extreme. Pretty lame and very inconsiderate if you've spent dozens of hours on building a certain way.

    So this definitely hits right for some people, but I found it a waste of $80. Wait for $30 and you'll get your money's worth. The whole game just feels like it was created by investors and accountants.
    -    … Expand
  26. Omega_Dan
    Jun 7, 2023
    5
    Played since Diablo 1 excluding Inmortal and Diablo 4 even if the game is not "terrible" so to speak is being carried hard by the franchise brand being an "okaysh" hack and slash that sadly lacks a soul. The story starts good but after act 1 quickly go downhill and the lore barely makes sense

    Gameplay wise the characters feel quite clunky and the build variety is extremely limited    Played since Diablo 1 excluding Inmortal and Diablo 4 even if the game is not "terrible" so to speak is being carried hard by the franchise brand being an "okaysh" hack and slash that sadly lacks a soul. The story starts good but after act 1 quickly go downhill and the lore barely makes sense

    Gameplay wise the characters feel quite clunky and the build variety is extremely limited moreso, when the paragon system got neutered hard and the character's balance is out of whack with wild balance swings.

    Also a dirty blow is to just announce "we have 2 expansions in the oven" after the horrble cliffhanger game ending aka "we want more cash buy our expansions as well ty" not counting the season pass and the in game cash shop in a 70 bucks game that thankfully for now only sells cosmetics albeit with overinflated prices trying to milk their customers as hard as they can using every trick of the book

    Diablo franchise sure has fallen :(    … Expand
  27. Cako86
    Jun 8, 2023
    5
    The art graphics sound is great ! The combat are very repetitive and not rewarding . The scaling is broken … finding new gears is boring since its good fol like 25 minutes of gameplay … and the bugs … i wont even go there
  28. Pookasaurus
    Jun 11, 2023
    5
    It has potential, but it just feels like Diablo 3 with a few new things at the end of the day. Feels like it's still in beta, and it feels like they knew this as well. Graphically good, the story is okay but not revolutionary. Hell tides are a nice addition but become a chore over time. This is a PC review, and I'm a little disappointed how 9 years of development led to this.It has potential, but it just feels like Diablo 3 with a few new things at the end of the day. Feels like it's still in beta, and it feels like they knew this as well. Graphically good, the story is okay but not revolutionary. Hell tides are a nice addition but become a chore over time. This is a PC review, and I'm a little disappointed how 9 years of development led to this.

    However, the world looks amazing. Skills do feel pretty fluid and look half-decent. The music is great. it's worth a playthrough...although I think just once. Here are the issues I had with the game.

    -The Mount system is really bad, the way it moves, doesn't move, and bugs are awful.
    - Invisible walls all over the map, most notably coming out of cities.
    -Massive loading lag in certain areas.
    -The stash is a 4th of the size it should be. 1 character will fill up the entire thing, not well thought out for multiple characters.
    - No search in the stash which is AWFUL, you have to save up legendaries and it is so tedious to mouse over every single item to check things.
    - Resists and defenses seem to be bugged, many people reporting this. This is a HUGE problem.
    - because of the resist issues, elixirs feel pretty useless outside of the XP bonus they give
    - NM dungeons bug out and kick you out sometimes while in a party
    - Too much screen clutter during battle, sometimes you cant see enemy attacks at all. Its a bit much.
    -Running to every NM dungeon feels tedious, especially with how the mounts are.
    -Some dungeons are unable to be completed due to bugs of objectives.
    - Very little build diversity (so far) I went to lvl 100, and I felt pigeonholed into going into 1 or 2 builds at most. All other builds weren't just slightly worse, they were almost unplayable.
    - The UI is horrendous, it's very mobile-like, with no customization. No name or health bar above your head. No map overlay options.
    - the PC UI is clunky, the game was clearly catered towards console, PC is paying the price for it.
    - The HP bubble is very confusing with Fortiy, Shield, and Poisons. HP bar over your head would help this.
    - Almost no endgame content. It's a never-ending loop of helltides and NM dungeons. They are D3 systems renamed. There's a boss at the end, but that's it? Needs more endgame goals.
    - No leaderboards at launch, kind of odd.
    - Itemization is not as hype as they make it. It is very basic but slightly better than D3...I guess?
    - Some loot rewards just don't feel worthy enough in some parts of the game.
    - World bosses are very basic, Not a challenge in any way, shape, or form.
    - Can't block people spamming emotes, gets pretty annoying
    - objects in the open world cause you to get stuck all the time
    - The notifications for world events are basically non-existent, so you end up missing some or needing to use a website to keep track of things.
    - Quest log does not track your old quests. So at a certain point, you cannot retrace and find the ones you are missing. Many people are stuck not knowing where to go to complete these currently outside of using a website and retracing all of their steps in every zone.    … Expand
  29. thegreathumbug
    Jun 11, 2023
    5
    Serious slog.

    Long time D3 player and so much about D4 feels like a step backwards. Incredibly grindy, and it never feels like you have the upper hand. Spend 80% of the game trying not to get ohk'd by everything and not able to deal meaningful damage. Massive scaling issues as you level and the whole thing feels like running underwater. Movement, resources and just about everything else    Serious slog.

    Long time D3 player and so much about D4 feels like a step backwards. Incredibly grindy, and it never feels like you have the upper hand. Spend 80% of the game trying not to get ohk'd by everything and not able to deal meaningful damage. Massive scaling issues as you level and the whole thing feels like running underwater. Movement, resources and just about everything else need to be about 70% faster.    … Expand
  30. Kebablover
    Jun 12, 2023
    5
    i have over 180 hours of game time now, lvl 100, min-maxed gear and after this time and truly discovered everything this game has to offer right now I can give it a strong 5/10.
    At start I would give it 10/10 because of the hype and "freshness" and I think that every 10/10 score here is from a fresh casual player which didn't experience the whole game yet.
    Review bombing is absolutely    i have over 180 hours of game time now, lvl 100, min-maxed gear and after this time and truly discovered everything this game has to offer right now I can give it a strong 5/10.
    At start I would give it 10/10 because of the hype and "freshness" and I think that every 10/10 score here is from a fresh casual player which didn't experience the whole game yet.

    Review bombing is absolutely justified. The "critics" reviews seems fake at this point or they just didn't experience the whole game

    GOOD
    -Story
    -Graphics
    -Combat
    -Cinematics
    -Server stability
    -It's Diablo

    BAD
    -Boring, not rewarding and laborious endgame loop & grind.
    -Various mechanic and movement bugs.
    -Very few endgame builds
    -Lack of core aRPG QoL
    -Too casual

    Diablo 4 at this state is a very strong base for an excellent, time-consuming and addictive game but right now is just a time filler, you can play, you will enjoy it but it's just pointless.

    It reminds me of Fallout 76 premiere, the game was bad but they did improve it tremendously.
    I hope that Diablo 4 won't be different and they will improve things in the first season.    … 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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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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