Diablo IV

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1.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6675 Ratings

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  1. peyman24
    Jun 7, 2023
    4
    The game was released so late since its introduction that now that it has been released, the graphics of the game are old and similar to the previous generation titles, there are many server problems, the game is highly dependent on in-app payments, many times the game lags, the sound of the game and The characters are good, the variety of environments, stages and locations is good, theThe game was released so late since its introduction that now that it has been released, the graphics of the game are old and similar to the previous generation titles, there are many server problems, the game is highly dependent on in-app payments, many times the game lags, the sound of the game and The characters are good, the variety of environments, stages and locations is good, the game has a good anti-hero character, the game classes do not have the necessary dynamics.… Expand
  2. MayhemSlayer
    Jun 8, 2023
    4
    I'm not new to Diablo. Played DIII hundreds of hours on PC. Love it!
    But I can't accept that a game that I should be able to play a campaign by myself and relax, makes me wait in line for a login. It is the 3rd day in a row after I buy it that I can't play.
    I can update this review if this is fixed. For now gets a 4 for the nice videos on youtube! Unacceptable considering the cost and all    I'm not new to Diablo. Played DIII hundreds of hours on PC. Love it!
    But I can't accept that a game that I should be able to play a campaign by myself and relax, makes me wait in line for a login. It is the 3rd day in a row after I buy it that I can't play.
    I can update this review if this is fixed. For now gets a 4 for the nice videos on youtube!
    Unacceptable considering the cost and all the stress trials.    … Expand
  3. VanZan1
    Jun 8, 2023
    4
    Game pulls you in quickly and is technically very impressive, however, the level scaling destroys the fun of the game quickly. Leveling up is a debuff, rather than a buff and enemies become stronger. Is it really that bad to fight a dungeon with a friend a little stronger or weaker than you for this? Why would I want a group of wolves to challenge my level 90 character the same way as myGame pulls you in quickly and is technically very impressive, however, the level scaling destroys the fun of the game quickly. Leveling up is a debuff, rather than a buff and enemies become stronger. Is it really that bad to fight a dungeon with a friend a little stronger or weaker than you for this? Why would I want a group of wolves to challenge my level 90 character the same way as my level 1. This one problem ruins the experience of an otherwise polished and immersive work. I will stop playing until this system is removed or massively overhauled.… Expand
  4. Lowpool
    Jun 11, 2023
    4
    The progression doesn't feel fun, feels like im slogging on permanently. It was fun in Diablo 3
  5. Raka87
    Jun 12, 2023
    4
    I am a huge Diablo fan but this game was clearly rushed through without being finished. There are so many bugs it is unreal. From the horse mount constantly clipping the environment to being randomly kicked out of NM dungeon groups, to the rubber banding and laggy towns to items and skills not working correctly, it just goes on and on. I participated in the closed beta about 6 months agoI am a huge Diablo fan but this game was clearly rushed through without being finished. There are so many bugs it is unreal. From the horse mount constantly clipping the environment to being randomly kicked out of NM dungeon groups, to the rubber banding and laggy towns to items and skills not working correctly, it just goes on and on. I participated in the closed beta about 6 months ago and many of these issues were reported and never fixed. They spent way way more time over marketing an unfinished product rather than focusing on a quality game. The lack of quality of life issues is just mind blowing.

    1. No group finder to play with people.
    Game efficiency is heavily skewed towards being in a group but they make it so challenging to find people to play with.

    2. No world chat? Might as well be playing offline mode except with random disconnects that make me restart endgame dungeons.

    3. Poor town design. Need to run all over the place to salvage items, go to stash, go to occultist/ Hewlett-Packard etc. I don’t want to spend time walking around while people wait for me to get back into the dungeon.

    4. NO loot filter. I legit skip picking up items at times that might be good because there is so much crap and no way to easily look through it all.

    5. Tiny inventory space which already is full with gems makes the above even worse.

    6. Tiny stash with only 4 tabs. Like this game was designed for mobile players but I think Diablo immortal may even have more stash space. How are we supposed to try different builds or classes with no stash space? 7. No stash search for items. Despite stash being small, all of the items inside take up the same space and nothing looks unique so can’t ever find anything. Just a bunch of squares. 8. Excessive cooldown on house dismount. So many times I just want to mount a short distance and jump off but due to all the lag and bugs and excessive cooldowns I’m left mashing my keyboard and stuck on my house while monsters beat on me.

    9. No teleport to party member feature. This was removed from beta and have no idea why. Why do you think it is fun to have to ride that buggy mount to every single dungeon rather than just teleport to team location. At least put a waypoint near all the dungeons. 10. No map overlay. How does tabbing my solid map open every few seconds increase immersion? What a joke. Even the minimal in the corner is so small that I have to completely shift my gaze to it which breaks immersion but it’s too zoomed in to be helpful anyway. 11. Speaking of zoomed in. My god can you please take back the FOV?! The camera is so close to the character it is nausea inducing. No fought to make you see the cosmetics they charged you a ton of money for. 12. Skill tree and paragon maps also way way to zoomed in. It’s like the designed it for old people that can’t see well. But this makes it extremely hard to navigate. 13. The occultist defaults to showing all aspects instead of class aspects. It should be the reverse. Many of the design decisions are just devoid of logic. 14. No way to mark loot you want to keep. At end game, 99% of the loot is worthless so why in the burning bells would you make a mark junk feature? Again it should be the opposite. There should be a mark “save” feature so I can auto salvage the rest. 15. No sell all feature. Game needs this as well since gold is important. I could keep going on QOL but other issues need to be addressed. 16. The open world feels too repetitive and bland. I think this has a lot to do with the lack of monster diversity. 17. The itemization is terrible. Why even have normal, sacred or ancestral item tiers of the item level dictates how strong the item is in the first place? Why do I still get extremely low item level drops for pushing harder content? None of the unique names tied to items even mean anything. A regular staff is can be just as good as an archeon staff if item power rolls the same. 18. Defenses. What is armor in this game so godly and adding resistances doesn’t seem to do anything at all to help my survival. This is a real part of the game right here that makes it feel like a cheap nock off rather than a Diablo game.

    19. How does one push nightmare dungeons when all trash mobs one shot. I get the game wants you to focus on defense. But because of how monster availing works, even when building a character defensively, the damage done and damage taken feels way off.

    20. Class balance and build options for classes feel way way off. I would have liked to see more viable options for classes and for the different classes to be closer together in power. Rogue, Barb, and druid get auto vulnerable though a glyph, which is one of the few multipliers available and are subsequently destroying content with it. It allows for strong burst damage and causes sorc and necro to run after them in dungeons but necro is so slow and cant keep up.    … Expand
  6. sd4life619
    Jun 12, 2023
    4
    Game had potential, but is cheapened by many features that should never be in a ARPG. Group play not only does it have the advantages of co-op, but they give them infinite range XP sharing in dungeons, infinite range objective/renown sharing anywhere, bonus xp, dungeon cooldown resetting exploits. On top of this the grind and risk and skill from leveling can be completely bypassed byGame had potential, but is cheapened by many features that should never be in a ARPG. Group play not only does it have the advantages of co-op, but they give them infinite range XP sharing in dungeons, infinite range objective/renown sharing anywhere, bonus xp, dungeon cooldown resetting exploits. On top of this the grind and risk and skill from leveling can be completely bypassed by getting power leveled 1-80 in literally in sitting of 4-6hrs which massively cheapens the game and makes investing your personal time into the game playing solo worthless. Without these things being removed I cannot see myself taking this game seriously or playing it each season in the future.… Expand
  7. macenkrace
    Jun 13, 2023
    4
    i's a big fan of blizzard entertainment, but lately Blizzard continues to disappoint. Selling the game with beta access and some early day access is from my point of view a bad decision for fans of the game, especially if the beta shows major balancing problems with the classes. I don't need to remind the people how bad barb was initially in the beta, or how the druid came out beforei's a big fan of blizzard entertainment, but lately Blizzard continues to disappoint. Selling the game with beta access and some early day access is from my point of view a bad decision for fans of the game, especially if the beta shows major balancing problems with the classes. I don't need to remind the people how bad barb was initially in the beta, or how the druid came out before launch. It's not hard to run math though a simulator and see how numbers turns out, or put a dps parser in the development builds and see how classes do. This from my point of view and experience as a QA tester only show lack of competence and bad management. To me this proves there was little to no competency, a lack of experience in this are or no planning whatsoever.

    I'll be comparing this with it's predecessors, D2 and D3 as well as PoE.

    Gameplay 8/10 - it's solid, nothing to say here, it could use minor improvements, some problem from not being able to disable text like vulnerable, zoom when using mount, not having map overlay, better contrast, some less shiny menus which don't burn your eyes when looking at them.

    Graphics 8/10 - it's very good, way better than its predecessors and PoE.

    Itemization: 3/10 - it's that bad. There is little to no choice here. Items help but they seem niche, made only for certain builds. There are no items which work well for multiple builds. D2 had runewords, which made some best in slot items, relatively easy to achieve as long you get the right runes, otherwise you go for Legendaries. There was a lot of choice in D3 with item legendary powers which modified skills or the way they worked. None of that here to encourage another build. Also no trading here. Trading with the party doesn't count, because you have no items are worth anything to another class or very little are. Thanks blizzard, it's limiting whatever and reducing social aspect. Why not make items soulbound directly? I'm guessing creative talent is lacking here to make items really good or have multiple aspects which can be used by multiple classes?

    Build customization: 3/10: Oh, the joy of exploring a multitude of character builds in this game! It's absolutely breathtaking how every class offers such an overwhelming abundance of choices. I mean, who needs simplicity and balance when you can drown in a sea of endless options? It's like being lost in a maze with no exit, but hey, at least we have countless ways to get lost, right? Pure gaming bliss! Except for the sorcerer there are very few other builds for other classes, and the builds feel pretty much the same. THAT's a big problem, at least get build which feel different, like D2, D3 and PoE.

    There was synergy between multiple stats like Str (multiplier), skill damage, skill runes or runewords, or skill synergy (adding to other skills gets a bonus for another skill). Here there is little to nothing in the skill tree, choice and improvement, there is an opportunity to play something, but it's just another skill branches with combinations, and the combinations are limited. in D2 you had at least 3 types per class, D3 was focused on one skill and each class 3 or more skills focused on thanks to itemization. Here builds are limited and there's a big difference between then because of no end game plan or testing. At least put them on paper and calculate, make graphs and see what words with the numbers game, don't go by ear. PoE gets to incredible numbers but the builds there are so many of them and you need to work for them. There is no work here, just respec and get some items.

    I feel bad for the people who got caught in the honey trap to give good reviews based on the beta or server slam. The beta was not good, it proved the game had balancing problems, first patch fixes that, and first major patch after release nerf the classes again. Also Dynamic scaling of mobs is really unimaginative, and makes mobs feel like damage sponges.    … Expand
  8. acidbass
    Jun 13, 2023
    4
    Had fun at the start. But there are so many things wrong with this game that could have been fixed before launch. Are they planning to sell these fixes?
  9. Trandar
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    The campaign was hollow and didn't get me interested in the story. It was obviously just a base for DLCs.

    Item rarity is meaningless. Anything other than legendary or uniques are trash. Why even have blues or yellows since they're just for selling and salvage. Only takes time to all the time portal to town to free bag space. Just to get you wasting more time. And don't get me started on    The campaign was hollow and didn't get me interested in the story. It was obviously just a base for DLCs.

    Item rarity is meaningless. Anything other than legendary or uniques are trash. Why even have blues or yellows since they're just for selling and salvage. Only takes time to all the time portal to town to free bag space. Just to get you wasting more time. And don't get me started on gems also taking space in bags.

    Leveling after 60 is just grinding the same dungeon for hundreds of times. And when you get your gear upgraded it becomes trash in few levels so there's no feeling of progress. The gameplay is so black and white; either you demolish everything or just get wrecked instantly. Or you play totally safe which means your level grinding takes forever.

    It feels like it's intentionally tedious and boring so you'd buy some exp boost as microtransaction but there's none of those either. So you just get incredibly bored because there's no content in the game.    … Expand
  10. levigoldson
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    I just didn't like it. I like most ARPGs, and I can say the visuals and music is very high quality. The story is okay.

    The things that really irritate me about this game is I cannot stand the scaling. I hate that i feel like I am getting weaker as I level, and only if I am efficient with my choices can I keep up with the power I had at lower levels . I'm aware some day with paragon    I just didn't like it. I like most ARPGs, and I can say the visuals and music is very high quality. The story is okay.

    The things that really irritate me about this game is I cannot stand the scaling. I hate that i feel like I am getting weaker as I level, and only if I am efficient with my choices can I keep up with the power I had at lower levels . I'm aware some day with paragon that will flip, but I hate the design decision.

    I absolutely do not like having no proper crafting options.

    I don't like the itemization, especially the vulnerable stat.

    And the icing on the cake for me is the $70 price tag, the greedy early access program, and then selling skins in game for sometimes as much as $30.

    The game is no only irritating in key ways, it's also just morally bankrupt from a financial point of view. I'm not going to say it's the worst game ever, but if 5 is middle of the road, this is a 4 for me.    … Expand
  11. cyandk
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    After playing 30 hours you pretty much experience all the game currently has to offer.

    It took about 20 hours to do the campaign and renown, then you have helltide every other hour and 25 nightmare dungeons to run until you hit level 100 to then kill Lillith again.
  12. namistai
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    Diablo 4說是3代的續作但是遠比3代差，而且以該遊戲的素質，就算之後出資料片也難以回天。

    畫面：乍看好像是做的陰暗恐怖了，但實際上仍然有很重的卡通感。仔細看就能發現諸如商店老闆之類的人物建模簡素的誇張，整體畫面的細節也不夠清晰，只是用那種暗色調的美術風格來掩飾掉細節上的缺乏，很多像門像啟動事件的機關等等都要很仔細看才能發現那是個人或機關。 主角做的太小走路的速度又慢導致遊戲整體的節奏沉悶，玩該遊戲中玩到睡著很正常。而且主角做那麼小，穿在身上的裝備和個性化的外表就看的不夠清楚，動作也是虛虛的，沒有打擊感和重拳的爽快感，不太像一個主機遊戲。    Diablo 4說是3代的續作但是遠比3代差，而且以該遊戲的素質，就算之後出資料片也難以回天。

    畫面：乍看好像是做的陰暗恐怖了，但實際上仍然有很重的卡通感。仔細看就能發現諸如商店老闆之類的人物建模簡素的誇張，整體畫面的細節也不夠清晰，只是用那種暗色調的美術風格來掩飾掉細節上的缺乏，很多像門像啟動事件的機關等等都要很仔細看才能發現那是個人或機關。
    主角做的太小走路的速度又慢導致遊戲整體的節奏沉悶，玩該遊戲中玩到睡著很正常。而且主角做那麼小，穿在身上的裝備和個性化的外表就看的不夠清楚，動作也是虛虛的，沒有打擊感和重拳的爽快感，不太像一個主機遊戲。
    遊戲的UI做的非常差，本來暗黑2和暗黑3都把選單和裝備欄做的像個寶盒般精緻，畢竟這是一個打寶遊戲，裝備就好像是玩家的收藏品，所以暗黑2的裝備欄做成華麗的鏤空雕花；暗黑3則是做成像個貴氣的木盒。但到了4代那簡直像個手遊。裝備的圖示也都畫的太簡陋，使得得到優質裝備的滿足感大減。
    音樂與音效：歐美遊戲通常音樂可有可無，但本遊戲的音效做的跟三代差不多簡陋，打擊命中的聲音是寒酸的波波波，沒有金鐵交擊的聲音也沒有怪物的慘叫聲，打個木桶和箱子的聲音也是悶悶的，沒有清脆豪快的感覺。
    劇情：就是一直找人的碎片化無連貫性的內容，而且人物沒有特色和個性像個路人，誰是誰都分不太清楚。遊戲中沒有像秦端雨(泰瑞爾)或迪卡德凱恩那種解釋前因後果和指導玩家要去哪的老害真的差很多。
    系統與遊戲性：說是要做成開放世界所以除了迷宮以外都做成了不用讀取(沒有出入口)的設計，迷宮也做成只有一層，這帶來的是遊戲地圖的極度單調化。之前2代3代那種隨機生成的地圖變成沒有了，每次打開遊戲的地形都相同，且去到哪裡的地圖就是像個竹笙，遊戲地圖雖然大但只是用大量複製做成，完全引不起探索的慾望到新地方的慾望。
    遊戲的技能樹乍看提升了耐玩度和自由度，但高階技能要初階加到某一點數才會開啟，而且同一個技能無法點到20點，其實練角的自由度很低。顛峰等級那種學太十的系統就更不用說。

    評分：4/10    … Expand
  13. Sanguicidas
    Jun 14, 2023
    4
    For casuals and tourists with expendable income? **6 out of 10.**

    For those who enjoy complete video games and have the time to play them? **4 out of 10.** (Maybe a 5 with friends, but it sours soon.) **6 out of 10** if you have friends who game regularly. I should not have to hear on 'twitter' that Barbarians are just outright NOT able to use aspects THAT ARE ON THEIR GEAR. We    For casuals and tourists with expendable income? **6 out of 10.**

    For those who enjoy complete video games and have the time to play them? **4 out of 10.** (Maybe a 5 with friends, but it sours soon.) **6 out of 10** if you have friends who game regularly.

    I should not have to hear on 'twitter' that Barbarians are just outright NOT able to use aspects THAT ARE ON THEIR GEAR. We should not be running around for DAYS with turned off Aspects and have NO word about why we suck all of the sudden.
    Druids should NOT have to fear getting a Barbarian Unique when it drops. if this is not a mechanic shared by all classes it should NOT exist for them, let alone takes DAYS to fix.
    I should not 'think' pushing Nightmare Sigils would give greater rewards. They do not! You can kill chaff and still get the same loot in world IV. The hardcores should NOT have had to test this for us, nor should this EVER be an issue.
    Classes should not be outright nerfed, without getting buffs to other specializations in unison. (Nerfing Whirl WInd but leaving Double Swing as a peice of trash.)
    Lilith and Mephisto are interesting for sure, but our allies (and even our own characters) are forgettable if not outright incompetent. Ex: A character blaming another for losing an important item.. when the character placing blame SHOWED THE ITEM OFF and it was taken.

    Its the same old thing with Blizzard. The game has some real promise, but as they always have recently the company likes to tell half truths, omit details, and likes to fluff up information with corpo speak that says NOTHING.

    I will say, the sound team / art team / animation team nailed it! Though, they said it was old art that inspired them.. but.. I see a WHOLE lot of Warhammer inspiration here. Which they really enjoy ripping from without giving credit. (Looking at you Frostmourne, Gorhowl.) I wish they would rip off less crappy protagonists.

    Fire the 'good guy' writers. Its been two games and only ONE good character. (Covetous Shen, the rest are ruined by Diablo 3.)
    Fire whoever decided auto attacks (melee) should suck unless you are a Sorcerer. (Even still.)
    Fire whoever thought Sorcerers don't get some Gandalf robes.. and fire them again for not letting them equip Gandalf swords. To much fancy silk, not enough homeless nerd.

    This is my last purchase from Blizzard. The good they bring always comes with SO much incompetence. Not to mention, I hate those who speak like they are 'reasonable' when you can see the slime leaking down their flesh.    … Expand
  14. torswanson
    Jun 25, 2023
    4
    Here is another "review bomb" according to some streamers.

    Overall, I just didn't enjoy much of D4. From the campaign to the end-game, it never felt enjoyable mainly because the gameplay itself just isn't enjoyable. Before the game even came out, i was very annoyed by yes, A PREDATORY, practice of charging 20 dollars extra for early access with a hardcore race behind it to FOMO    Here is another "review bomb" according to some streamers.

    Overall, I just didn't enjoy much of D4. From the campaign to the end-game, it never felt enjoyable mainly because the gameplay itself just isn't enjoyable.

    Before the game even came out, i was very annoyed by yes, A PREDATORY, practice of charging 20 dollars extra for early access with a hardcore race behind it to FOMO consumers. Anyone who doesn't think this is a scummy, predatory practice is a corporate shill.

    Campaign was extremely easy. I played a Rend Barbarian. The scaling world felt as though as completely side quests, strongholds, or farming dungeons was pretty meaningless as the scaling would just diminish that effort. So I just went straight through the campaign only to be extremely underleveled when fighting Lillith cause apparently that just didnt scale for some reason? I fought her at level 36 or 37, still one shot it because the game is very easy. Overall, the story, voice acting, and graphics were good but it was boring gameplay. I'd give the campaign a 6/10. I dont particularly like campaigns in general. It wasn't the worst, but it wasn't Halo 2 on Legendary.

    The combat is more of the same as the last versions of Diablo and in some ways worse. You only have 6 abilities, 4 of the Barbarians spells are nearly essential lock-ins for buff, then you need one builder and one spender. This is across every build Barb has to offer. You press two buttons with some buffs. One you level up you can almost drop your spender because your shouts generate all your rage but most still keep it just in case. You really can't really afford to take leap, charge, steel grasp or anything fun really. Just buff, build, then spend. Was pretty silly that my D2 Barbarian had more spells to use than my D4 barbarian. I haven't played PoE and quit D3 probably after a month or playing it because the RMAH. However, it is crazy to me that in 23 years, I have less abilities in a game to use that is a ARPG. Combat for me is easily a 1/10, I can't imagine a worse action game then pressing 1 combat ability 95% of the time. This was acceptable 20 years ago, not now.

    The gearing system leaves a lot to be desired, its not terrible so to speak but there are glaring issues. Nearly every build prioritizes Vulnerability, Crit, Crit %, and CDR. Resists are utterly useless. Gems have no use beyond your first 10 royals. Acquiring the gear is best done by doing half of a dungeon then resetting the dungeon. This makes for a very repetitive and unfun game loop of pressing one button for two minutes then reset and do 20s of load screens. I'd give gearing a 5/10.

    The dungeon system was terrible. There are 100s of dungeons to do but you really should only do 2-3 because they are SO far ahead in terms of XP per hour you are wasting your time if you are not. Not to mention, most dungeons are crazy similar in their mechanics (kill all mobs, bring two boxes to holders, etc.) and end bosses of dungeons are pretty lame. Nightmare dungeons were a bit more fun cause the scaling made them more difficult but the rewards just aren't there to justify doing them. I'd give this a 3/10.

    The world content varied greatly. Strongholds were amazing. Statues of Lilith / Renown grind was an insane grind and not very exciting outside Strongholds. World bosses were a complete joke. Side quests were mediocre, not much there. The horse is really bugged and the CD on it was kind of annoying. I'd give the outdoor content a 5/10.

    Overall I give the game a 4/10. In my opinion, the developers really need to address the gameplay first and foremost. Barbarian was extremely boring and only having 6 abilities to use is such a disservice to modern games. If they fixed the vehicle im traversing the world through, doing dungeons and world content would be much more enjoyable. I think the game has a decent base to build off of, but is it worth 70 dollars, not now in my opinion.    … Expand
  15. fallenheroe
    Jun 21, 2023
    4
    Although the art and paragon system are fantastic, Diablo 4 is a very boring game. I'm level 75 doing tier 60 nm dungeons. Dungeons are very unimaginative. All 115 dungeons have either a "free prisoners" or "collect the runestones" component and the enemy variety is lacking. The stash system also could have a filter or be improved in other ways. The renown system reminded me of the reasonAlthough the art and paragon system are fantastic, Diablo 4 is a very boring game. I'm level 75 doing tier 60 nm dungeons. Dungeons are very unimaginative. All 115 dungeons have either a "free prisoners" or "collect the runestones" component and the enemy variety is lacking. The stash system also could have a filter or be improved in other ways. The renown system reminded me of the reason I quit Lost Ark, because it was like doing mandatory chores for several hours. I hope seasons improve on dungeons, add enemy variety and rid us of renown requirements.… Expand
  16. Mihai90
    Jun 16, 2023
    4
    The game in terms of immersion and story is an improvement over Diablo 3. The combat is nice and satisfying, but as an ARPG, a Diablo game, a legendary Blizzard game, a $70 game with in game shop it's just another let down from Activision - Blizzard. For these reasons I simply cannot give this game a passing grade. It's not worth the price in my opinion. If it were like $30 then I'd giveThe game in terms of immersion and story is an improvement over Diablo 3. The combat is nice and satisfying, but as an ARPG, a Diablo game, a legendary Blizzard game, a $70 game with in game shop it's just another let down from Activision - Blizzard. For these reasons I simply cannot give this game a passing grade. It's not worth the price in my opinion. If it were like $30 then I'd give it a pass.… Expand
  17. dihnk
    Jun 16, 2023
    4
    Blizzard took the lessons learned with Diablo 2 and 3 and decided to ignore those lessons. The game is in better shape and vanilla D3 and probably had one of the smoothest blizzard launches of all time but it doesn't make the game good.

    The renown grind was announced to not carry over into seasons (except for lilith statues and map exploration). You will need to regrind side    Blizzard took the lessons learned with Diablo 2 and 3 and decided to ignore those lessons. The game is in better shape and vanilla D3 and probably had one of the smoothest blizzard launches of all time but it doesn't make the game good.

    The renown grind was announced to not carry over into seasons (except for lilith statues and map exploration). You will need to regrind side quests/dungeons/strongholds/waypoints again every season.

    The current endgame grind is awful. World tier 3 has you fully regrind your gear (sacred). World tier 4 does the same (ascendant). At no point was the endgame fun.

    Blizzard wasn't sure what they wanted besides wanting this to be a game as a service/mmo lite (I'm looking at you world events and weekly reset world bosses). What they ended up making was something that feels like you're in a premium mobile game that is a mediocre at best ARPG. The game feels empty unless you're in a town or at a world boss. The world feels empty. There are times the game itself may as well have a D1/D2 offline mode because nothing about it feels like a online game.

    They ripped off POE maps with sigils and recently nerfed monster density (wtf?). Progression in general feels bad. It's boring. The gameplay is unexciting and uneventful.

    The exploration progress for each zone was ripped straight out of Lost Ark. I think copy pasting lost ark was the goal but they ended up just making a mixed jumble of all of their games plus any popular ARPG of the last 10 years. Unfortunately they copy pasted all the wrong things.

    We are once again beta testing a game for a AAA dev that is nothing but a pile of rip offs of every other games shortcomings. Do yourself a favor and leave this one alone until it has its reaper of souls moment.    … Expand
  18. Loloensucre
    Jun 18, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Non charm anmymore. Endless farming online. Total Warcraftisation to the Diablo franchise. Story is juste meeh. It's very sad when i remember the impact of Diablo 2. Even the loot now you are full off legendaire with a single run but without fun. It doesn't work for me.… Expand
  19. LunaticWoda
    Jun 18, 2023
    4
    Diablo 4. Blizzard swings and misses yet again. Just in new ways..

    Pros: The art style is bang on and graphics are good for this genre of game The story is good (grading on a curve) as you have to deal with the D3 train wreck story Lilith and Lorath are super awesome. Cons: The core balancing of the game is off the walls bad. IE. Some classes can use more gear than others (bar    Diablo 4. Blizzard swings and misses yet again. Just in new ways..

    Pros:
    The art style is bang on and graphics are good for this genre of game
    The story is good (grading on a curve) as you have to deal with the D3 train wreck story
    Lilith and Lorath are super awesome.

    Cons:
    The core balancing of the game is off the walls bad. IE. Some classes can use more gear than others (bar gets to weild 4 weapons and get the stats vs a sorc getting a staff or a wand and focus)
    End game content is a dumpster fire due to said balancing issues
    Music in a lot of places not great
    Most side quests are WoW-esque fetch quests and not lore driven

    Overall if you just want the story that you will have a enjoyable-ish time. If you were hoping for another great Diablo game to sink thousands of hours into than move along.    … Expand
  20. SenbeiNorimaki
    Jun 22, 2023
    4
    Excellent game at first but so wasted by the level scaling. I totally understand why it is there, understand that many players love it, but there are also so many players who prefer the good old-school way to go through the Diablo world : Taking time to level up and become much stronger than monsters.
    Please give us the option to choose (at least for solo playing as it makes sense to keep    Excellent game at first but so wasted by the level scaling. I totally understand why it is there, understand that many players love it, but there are also so many players who prefer the good old-school way to go through the Diablo world : Taking time to level up and become much stronger than monsters.
    Please give us the option to choose (at least for solo playing as it makes sense to keep level scaling for multiplayer games) and my rate will be much much better.    … Expand
  21. Foxyboy99
    Jun 20, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game plays well for the most part and renders with no problems. The story starts strong but gets repetitive fairly fast. It seems the only way the developers knew how to increase game difficulty was to pile on AOEs and have every bosses only real ability be to deny the majority of the arena from the player. The endgame has a difficulty spike as it should but the raise in difficulty feels artificial with it being entirely manufactured by cheesing long lasting AOE.… Expand
  22. JPORCO
    Jun 21, 2023
    4
    there are many resources that are details and I think it’s part of the game’s finish, and many of us know that a job with a bad finish often becomes bad as a whole, and a reasonable job with a great finish ends up becoming spectacular… . having said that I want to say that I am missing basic things that affect my gameplay making me feel uncomfortable after some time going through the samethere are many resources that are details and I think it’s part of the game’s finish, and many of us know that a job with a bad finish often becomes bad as a whole, and a reasonable job with a great finish ends up becoming spectacular… . having said that I want to say that I am missing basic things that affect my gameplay making me feel uncomfortable after some time going through the same problems making the focus only on the bad things , I will mention some examples that I remember but there are more things I should have written down and didn’t…

    sometimes we drop several items on the ground and as the backpack is small we don’t want to pick everything up and in the other diablos I could hold the ALT and hover the mouse and have a visualization of the item on the ground without needing to grab it to decide to pick it up or not

    when I watch a video I don’t know if the player is a hardcore player or not, when I go to my friends list to invite someone to join the group, I don’t know if the player is a hardcore player or not, if it were possible to play together, fine, but it’s not It’s possible so I need to know with an icon or other things if he’s playing in normal or hardcore, as was possible in other games of the franchise…

    the very big interface that gets in the way mainly with huge names on the item floor, horrible for those who play on a larger screen and especially in 4k because you usually play close to the screen since you have no problem seeing pixels because it is in 4k (if you play in 4k super far from the screen you are throwing money away yes)

    and I feel that the game is very focused on the experience of the console player and the PC being left aside , what I said above is just a lot of things , there are several others that bother me and that makes me think that it is because as a console player … I want to know when and if they are going to fix the game to make it pleasant for those who play on the pc and make the most of it and when are they going to start respecting the pc player who mainly made the game what it is today it is being spoiled by people not playing the game and all it has to offer. (I’m talking about the amateur devs involved)
    The only thing that makes me think is that the company only listens to what’s easier to do, which will soon make the game fall by the wayside and forgotten like many who go down that path, if that’s not what you want, I’m just sorry , but unfortunately that’s what the game is currently making me feel
    and I think that helped the bad score on metacritic
    I don’t care about metacritic, I just want to play a well-made game and a game whose main objective is to farm and do repetitive things several times, it really needs to have an excellent quality of life because after a while the small problems become extremely big when the game is lacking in content… and we know that games with seasons tend to have a long period of lack of content after a short time of the beginning of each season…    … Expand
  23. Steve546
    Jun 23, 2023
    4
    after 2 weeks of playing its f*** boring! ..."Your review must be at least 75 characters long"
  24. yooguruto
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    the game, despite years of experience of the developers, does not have the basic features from the start that we should have hoped for from the sequel. the game has broken basic components like immunities / ressistances. it doesn't have basic things like filters for abilities and items. and most importantly, diablo 4 has the worst itemisation in series - HOW?! due to sessions game loop andthe game, despite years of experience of the developers, does not have the basic features from the start that we should have hoped for from the sequel. the game has broken basic components like immunities / ressistances. it doesn't have basic things like filters for abilities and items. and most importantly, diablo 4 has the worst itemisation in series - HOW?! due to sessions game loop and progress, will be ok in 9-12 month at earliest. there are better arpg on the market. i do not recoomend.… Expand
  25. Soulgix
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    I'm not going to join the 0-score bombing of the game but.....i can't honestly give it a 4.
    70$ game that i uninstalled after 10 days.....is BAD.
    The game is simply...unfinished. It has no endgame. As soon as you finish the story, be it lvl 35 or 50, you start the endgame. Running nightmare dungeons, killing world bosses (very rare) and doing some open-world random stuff to get    I'm not going to join the 0-score bombing of the game but.....i can't honestly give it a 4.
    70$ game that i uninstalled after 10 days.....is BAD.

    The game is simply...unfinished. It has no endgame.

    As soon as you finish the story, be it lvl 35 or 50, you start the endgame. Running nightmare dungeons, killing world bosses (very rare) and doing some open-world random stuff to get loot.

    Problems:
    1. The game is so easy that defining it casual oriented is an understatement. With a summoner necro you can literally go afk for 5+ minutes and when you come back you see enemies dead all around you, killed by your pet....and this on lvl 62 (character) on world T4 (hardest open world difficulty, lvl 73+)
    2. The activities you do after finishing the story DO NOT CHANGE from T3 to T4. From lvl 50 to lvl 100. You do the SAME THING all day long, all without any challenge due to enemies scaling. You get better gear, to do more damage, but enemies have more health so you see no difference....it is mind-numbing
    3. You have no goal......you get better loot, you get stronger for what?......for nothing
    4. The paragon system is a JOKE. Every upgrade is +x stat or +% damage/defenses....so your abilities and rotation..your playstyle.. will NEVER change from level 50 to 100

    So...at least until season 1...hoping for a better game experience...this game is a mind-numbing slog with no real reason to play it other than wasting some of your time turning your brain off    … Expand
  26. Moosplauze
    Jun 28, 2023
    4
    Right from the start I was questioning why I even play the game. It's mediocre fun, mediocre skill demanding and there is generally no point to play it. No significant long term goal, no motivation to grind. I loved D2, hated D3 for the RMAH and extremely bad itemization at release and D4 doesn't seem better then any predecessor with an ingame shop added on top that tries to get me to buyRight from the start I was questioning why I even play the game. It's mediocre fun, mediocre skill demanding and there is generally no point to play it. No significant long term goal, no motivation to grind. I loved D2, hated D3 for the RMAH and extremely bad itemization at release and D4 doesn't seem better then any predecessor with an ingame shop added on top that tries to get me to buy stuff, even though I already paid 70€ for the game. Don't buy this game, if you want to play something enjoyable.… Expand
  27. ojchillinndc2
    Jul 2, 2023
    4
    This game is not balanced at all. It was designed for the hardcore gamer at heart. It is not for the casual gamer. I have only played through the first two acts and already the game feels like a grind. The stronghold and dungeon bosses seem stronger than the campaign bosses do. I also don't like how some dungeon and stronghold bosses can throw everything to include the kitchen sink atThis game is not balanced at all. It was designed for the hardcore gamer at heart. It is not for the casual gamer. I have only played through the first two acts and already the game feels like a grind. The stronghold and dungeon bosses seem stronger than the campaign bosses do. I also don't like how some dungeon and stronghold bosses can throw everything to include the kitchen sink at you. It D3 that wasn't the case. Some stronghold bosses have attacks that D3's Diablo would just dream about. One stronghold boss has like 4 different attacks and can spawn minions infinitely so you're running from his four attacks and his minions at the same time. And they just can't seem to get the Necro right. They couldn't get him right for D3 and they continue that in D4. His minions die way to fast. They are absolutely worthless in a boss fight, especially a stronghold or dungeon boss fight. I have to play the game with another hero. Maybe I picked one of the worst heroes to start with because there are times when the Necro is just unplayable and those times seem to be during boss fights. Necro doesn't have good crowd control or able to destroy garbage easily. Most of the time I find myself running around occasionally respawning minions because they die instantly. My main attack does nothing to garbage. I'm not expecting minions to be invincible but they shouldn't die instantly either. And I don't like the throw the kitchen sink mentality either. if they don't want the casual gamer to play and like D4, that's fine. I can't play a game if it feels like work and there is no fun in the game. I don't have a lot of time to devote to game playing and the time I have needs to be fun and entertaining. I much rather play MK11 or another game where you can actually beat the boss. I also don't understand the entire map level getting higher while my do. Shouldn't I be able to reach a level where if I go back to an area, I can just wipe it clean because I'm at a higher level. That should definitely be the case for strongholds and dungeons. They should have a Min and a Max and if I reach a level higher than their Max, I should be able to wipeout that stronghold with ease. Strongholds shouldn't increase in level as I do. They should have a Max. And Dungeon bosses and Stronghold bosses should not be more powerful than Campaign bosses. And the game should be balanced. This game is definitely not balanced. I should be able to complete the game with any hero. I also should be able to beat any boss with any hero and that is not the case. And the Necro minions, make up your mind. Either they are a valuable and viable solution in the game or get rid of them and place them only in a build. If the Necro decides to walk alone, then give them options for solo fighting. That should be the case if you are going to give him minions that die right after the bosses first wave of attacks. They definitely show you how weak they are if they can die during a fight with dungeon or stronghold garbage. The Necro needs stronger solo attacks. Necroes definitely do not have an advantage because of the minions. I would say it is a disadvantage because they make you think, they will be useful in a fight but they are not and you don't have anything to replace them with a good strong solo attack. Also, I would think you wouldn't turn up the difficulty in the game until Mid Act 3 or after Act 3. The game feels like a major grind right after Act 2. The game seems more so like a grind because every levels when you do. What's the point of getting stronger and better gear. If every thing levels when you do, what's the point. You never get to a point where you feel like you can wipe the screen clean of demons. Visually the game looks great and the gameplay is smooth. But the bosses in the strongholds and dungeons are just ridiculous with their kitchen sink attacks. I wish they didn't elicit the opinions of hardcore/expert gamers because that's who they made D4 for, hardcore gamers.… Expand
  28. LootLord
    Jul 4, 2023
    4
    Well, i beta-tested it and was surprised how the game is not luring me and how it felt bland. Was hoping I will be wrong until the game releases, but nope, sadly I was not wrong.

    I can't pinpoint why this game is missing something but it's just not very fun to play. Combat feels meh, and graphics also kinda feel mobilish- very strange but it's true. I mean it seems this is actually not    Well, i beta-tested it and was surprised how the game is not luring me and how it felt bland. Was hoping I will be wrong until the game releases, but nope, sadly I was not wrong.

    I can't pinpoint why this game is missing something but it's just not very fun to play. Combat feels meh, and graphics also kinda feel mobilish- very strange but it's true. I mean it seems this is actually not an ARPG . I mean at least myself, i enjoy ARPG because i never know what loot is just around the corner and will it something drop that will enable me to face roll current mobs and let me feel overpowered. But instead here, you will get +5dmg , + 20armor a couple of times per level, where you will scale your power at the rate of your paycheck increase. This game is like inflation, your gear kinds get better slowly but the world around you gets much stronger. There is no sense of slot machine dopamine hit ARPG style of play. This is just retail World of Warcraf and it's a damn shame.
    The **** are they doing overthere in Blizz....    … Expand
  29. punito
    Jul 8, 2023
    4
    Janky performance, crashes mine and everybody i knows' PC on a daily basis. Seemingly no innovation to classes, items, builds or talents compared to previous Diablo games. Gameplay loop unrewarding, uber rare uniques are a joke (better odds getting hit by a car while getting your mail) and the Season 1 seems to be a repeat of eternal realm with barely any difference (except they copiedJanky performance, crashes mine and everybody i knows' PC on a daily basis. Seemingly no innovation to classes, items, builds or talents compared to previous Diablo games. Gameplay loop unrewarding, uber rare uniques are a joke (better odds getting hit by a car while getting your mail) and the Season 1 seems to be a repeat of eternal realm with barely any difference (except they copied gems from d3, for this season)

    Overall not an impressive addition to the franchise in its current state, but it might get there in a couple of years of patches.    … Expand
  30. defiledchaos
    Jul 13, 2023
    4
    Game play seems very off in this game. Comparing it to D2, it is unbelievably shallow and ill-paced. The content then kept touting is a complete lie. There is NO content in this. The campaign is so soooo boring and drawn out. Loot is one of the worst I have seen in a VERY LONG time. End game is just seemingly pointless. Everything takes so long to accomplish that in the end turns out to beGame play seems very off in this game. Comparing it to D2, it is unbelievably shallow and ill-paced. The content then kept touting is a complete lie. There is NO content in this. The campaign is so soooo boring and drawn out. Loot is one of the worst I have seen in a VERY LONG time. End game is just seemingly pointless. Everything takes so long to accomplish that in the end turns out to be replaced quite soon after or it just isnt that interesting in the first place. Camera is really bad, so zoomed in and just general FOV is horrible. Balancing and stats are completely off and make no sense. 'Strength' attends to your armour and defence???? Always online connectivity for what? It is not social one bit.. and if anything happens server-wise, youre done. It seems a ridiculour way to cover up some issue they have had. The shop system in the game is very drab, nothing worth buying ever and way out of whack with price scaling. The game looks beautiful and the audio is great.. However this just further confirms to me that is the way fo selling it, with the game design team being so out of cohesion and even knowing what they want to do to make this game remotely FUN or INTERESTING. I will be trading this game in. It is more of a chore than a game. Biggest over-hyped trash of the year if not the generation. Strongly AVOID.… Expand
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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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