Diablo IV

 PlayStation 5
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. Gulbens
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    The game is absolute garbage.

    I mean, they achieved their goal and made people pay for this crap. Unfortunately, me included.

    Get Baldur's Gate 3
  2. ccnn24
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Unbelievable how bad this game is...poor itemization, boring loot drops, same rollercoaster for 90 levels, horrid lag and performance issues. Devs missed basically every single mark for a good arpg. Its also obvious this was forced out before the Microsoft sale....just puke
  3. Typhooz
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    Game optimization on open NPC is very bad my graphic card is on fire. Battle Pass Acceleration have a emote... I can't buy acceleration for only a emote, i have time to complete the pass.
  4. carvoeirox
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Great game overall. Many things still to be fixed - But I'm having a blast playing it.
  5. guuours
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Never been so disappointed, as a huge fan for almost two decades, diablo2 is my one of my first games, love it and d2r even now. But now days, these so called new games, has completely lost sense about designing. Once the company made of people full of passion to game is gone, only money grabbing goblin and zzzq freaks remains.
  6. jepeace
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season sucks, boring repetitive garbage. Blizzard is not the studio it once was, Activision/Microsoft have destroyed this company… Expand
  7. TheDodan
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Biggest disappointment in my life with any game in 20 years.

    U have bar for only 4 spells, world is scaling so u just getting weaker, end game sucks, campaign sucks, combat is so boring, items have BS stats that make no sense and i can continue. Graphics are only decent thing i guess. Just dont buy it, dont waste your money and time, game objectivly sucks in almost every aspect, only    Biggest disappointment in my life with any game in 20 years.

    U have bar for only 4 spells, world is scaling so u just getting weaker, end game sucks, campaign sucks, combat is so boring, items have BS stats that make no sense and i can continue. Graphics are only decent thing i guess.

    Just dont buy it, dont waste your money and time, game objectivly sucks in almost every aspect, only fun u will have is act 1, after that u will never want to play it again. Even D3 was a masterpiece compared to this one.

    LAST game i bought from blizzard. I will remember this mistake forever because i really love diablo franchise and i waited for this for so long.    … Expand
  8. hackagibson
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The developers are totally out of touch with the community. Just another blizzard money grab. They campfire chats are super soft. I hope it all fails now because they wasted our time
  9. supesiwen
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    i can't believe this is diablo....
    刚玩没几天，bd都还没刷完，更新前伤害1w4一箭，更新完只剩1w了，而且之前可以站在怪堆里洗澡，更新后超级脆，摸两下就死了
  10. Bart_9989
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Endgame is boring, uber Lilith power level is above the curve and you must build specific to challange her. Nightmare dungeons are boring and scale badly to player level.
    Resistances are broken, its assumed to be broken, and isn't on radar to be checked, only form of defense is armor, and not all classes have access to a lot of armor.
    One class ( sorcerer ) despite being the most played    Endgame is boring, uber Lilith power level is above the curve and you must build specific to challange her. Nightmare dungeons are boring and scale badly to player level.
    Resistances are broken, its assumed to be broken, and isn't on radar to be checked, only form of defense is armor, and not all classes have access to a lot of armor.
    One class ( sorcerer ) despite being the most played ( according to them ), is nothing compared to others, are glass cannons without the cannon.
    Open world is a joke, during campaign it had a meaning to explore and find stuff, but non-campaign quests give no plausible reward and randon mobs on the open world isn't worth farming. On endgame, you just teleport to your dungeon.
    You cant replay campaign bosses/maps unless you start a new char.
    Inventory space is not enough to keep more then a couple of spare parts of gear, gems, aspects, etc.
    And then, there comes S1 patch notes, that made everything worse, even some stuff that was working.    … Expand
  11. Zero_SAMA
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    I don't know from where to start...... From the sweet patch that ruined my main characters (sorceress) where I invested a lot of time to get to 100 lvl and then boom belong to the trash, or from that blizzard literally doesn't respect players time at all, I tried to res-pec the paragon of my Sorc. and guess what happened, 6 million coin was not enough, i got stuck in the second board, ,I don't know from where to start...... From the sweet patch that ruined my main characters (sorceress) where I invested a lot of time to get to 100 lvl and then boom belong to the trash, or from that blizzard literally doesn't respect players time at all, I tried to res-pec the paragon of my Sorc. and guess what happened, 6 million coin was not enough, i got stuck in the second board, , where i can't farm coins because my chr is so weak without the paragon boost. so how in hell should i play now.
    That's it, i'm done with this game. we should be able to have a refund.    … Expand
  12. Majd91
    Jul 25, 2023
    1
    As the game progresses, the combat becomes monotonous and lacks excitement. The gameplay itself feels repetitive and fails to deliver an enjoyable experience overall. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend spending your money on this game.
  13. DustyHollers
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This patch just busted what was an amazing game. Why take something almost perfect and just screw it up?
  14. Miz-taken
    Aug 11, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was okay in the beginning. The story was okay. The end game is tediously boring. I've reached level 98 and don't even want to bother getting to 100. It's just not worth the time. It's too repetitive. I'm lvl 98 wearing lvl 60 n 70 gear and don't even need to change it. There are no real rewards for reaching max level so why bother? Once you reach lvl 60-70 and get ancestral gear there really isn't any point in leveling up. Unless it's just to run repetitive and boring nightmare dungeons. I've started playing other way older Rpgs again. That's how boring Diablo 4 has gotten. Season is no better. I've reached lvl 78 and just can't be bothered to level any higher. What's the point? Also, spending 20 mill to reroll one thing on one item is super annoying. And also I've played over 500 hours of this game and not gotten even one Uber unique. I don't really care about them but still. Doesn't that drop rate seem just a little too low?… Expand
  15. Barbarian2023
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I was surprized to observe in the Beta and then in the released game that this game seems to have been given birth to in a parallel universe where Diablo 1, 2 and 3 never existed and then somehow the game made it into our universe.

    I decided to give them another chance and waited for the Season 1 patch. Season 1 patch landed and I decided to quit the game. I might check it back in    I was surprized to observe in the Beta and then in the released game that this game seems to have been given birth to in a parallel universe where Diablo 1, 2 and 3 never existed and then somehow the game made it into our universe.

    I decided to give them another chance and waited for the Season 1 patch.

    Season 1 patch landed and I decided to quit the game.

    I might check it back in 5 years if the servers are still up by then (it might not be cost efficient to keep them up for 200 players).

    If you are undecided about buying this game ...... dont ! just dont !

    I wish I could have my money back !    … Expand
  16. sazizisam
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Forever Nerf ...extremely unbalance experience. nice work Blizzard, considering to giveup this game
  17. Dwarfcow
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    I have played every major title that Blizzard has ever released starting with Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. I have had more fun with some and less with others, but overall each has been enjoyable and replayable products. Most recently I have been heavily invested in their diablo franchise, and while Diablo 3 had a bit of a rough rollout (the game itself was good, the servers, and the always onI have played every major title that Blizzard has ever released starting with Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. I have had more fun with some and less with others, but overall each has been enjoyable and replayable products. Most recently I have been heavily invested in their diablo franchise, and while Diablo 3 had a bit of a rough rollout (the game itself was good, the servers, and the always on nature of the game requiring them, made them frustrating at moments. A few missteps were made attempting to introduce real money into the auction house but after it was carved out, the game was once again, fun to play. It was clearly designed to appeal to the end user, whether they were seasoned grinders, or casual players looking for some fun couch co-op. So, when Diablo IV was hinted at a few years back as a work in progress, I was very excited. However, the influence of Activision loomed large in their decision to launch a pay to win time suck of product a'la Diablo Immortal in a proper game's place. It was and still is a garbage product intended only to such the finances and time out of desperately addicted fools for the sake of their bottom line. While dismayed, i remained hopeful for what was promised to be a legitimate successor to the Diablo franchise, a game hinted at, but always just around the corner. Finally in , we were gifted a playable demo of the fabled unicorn. The early access and public betal playthrough to level 25 and around in ACT I of the final game were amazing. The play was fun, the progression and kill advancement felt worthwhile and I was hooked. I went ahead and paid them for the ultimate edition for myself, and picked up 3 more copies for my wife and kids so that we could play together in the full game.

    Well, now that the final product has been available for a few weeks, i realize why the betas were limited as much as they were. While the storyline progresses a bit further, and the overall lore is good, the game grinds to a haul soon afterward. Even before the end of hte campaign the game begins to feel repetitive and mindless, the sidequests have good information, but as you work to complete those, you end up leveling your character, without much benefit as far as loot to increase your power output - however, due to the same keep them grinding logic that went into diablo immortal, the monsters have no such issues increasing in strength commensurate to your newly aquire level, and your ability to progress greatly diminishes. This is inevitable slowdown is ONLY mitigated by following extremely precise calculated build paths that are in no way intuitive just looking at the game layout, items or states visible to the player. You pretty much need either a build guide you follow (not playing a game) or a massive pivot table/spreadsheet to calculate on a case by case basis, if any one of the hundreds of items you do procure is going to benefit or harm your ability to even damage the next identical, but ever stronger, bad guy.

    In my case, i quit well before reaching level 100 on my first character - the game is only designed to be completeable if you sink your entire waking day into it, over and over, with non-stimulating chores such as, parsing items, killing the same spawned mobs, and using a very poorly explained mechanics to open rifts, sorry, i mean nightmare dungeons. But, even then, just this week, Blizzard decided that the mindless, unsatisfying play experience was just TOO FAST, as you only need to play 16 hours a day 5 days a week for a month to beat it, so, they nerfed the crap out of all the heros, buffed the monsters and reduced the experience gained from them. I would have rated the game a solid 5, and wouldn't recommend it. But now It's an exploitative 2 at best, and i actually feel conned out of $310 for my 4 game copies. This is corporate greed and a complete disregard for their player's lives, money and free time.    … Expand
  18. JupiterInArea
    Aug 7, 2023
    0
    Despite all the technique excellence, good visual & voicing, this game is boring as hell
  19. Dwightt
    Jun 26, 2023
    1
    Give us offline mode. I cant even play the game due to server error. Give us freedom.
  20. Anton_00
    Jul 3, 2023
    0
    The lagging and server issues make this game almost unplayable. Hopefully it gets better but it seems to be getting worse. I made a Metacritic account just to post this. Logging in issues, lagging issues, sometimes you can't interact with anything, quite often nothing happens when you use skills or abilities and then evrything happens quickly, or you die retroactively and you get superThe lagging and server issues make this game almost unplayable. Hopefully it gets better but it seems to be getting worse. I made a Metacritic account just to post this. Logging in issues, lagging issues, sometimes you can't interact with anything, quite often nothing happens when you use skills or abilities and then evrything happens quickly, or you die retroactively and you get super frustrated. They made the choice this HAD to be played online and now they can't support it. I love Diablo and I got this game for fathers day but anyone who posts a positive review is getting something out of it and it's not a positive gaming experience.… Expand
  21. tomhiddleholand
    Jul 21, 2023
    3
    This is a game that starts off strong, but you realize it was just a trick to get your money, the devs don't care about fan feedback, the first season was absolutely boring, and a reskin of everything were already have in the game, this game has potential but the devs won't let it thrive.
  22. FaworNIbba2137
    Aug 17, 2023
    2
    This games is death of diablo.... .
    Blizzard is dead and activision is the worst company. They are pure greed, bad decisions and worst menagment that i have ever seen. Gamers we need to wake up because this is madness. The companies are robbing us and we need to stop this.
  23. Kaptorofsin
    Jul 15, 2023
    2
    Dull and shabby, almost like no pride went into creating this game. I played D1-3, I feel like Blizzard used the name to pull people in and spring a subpar product on them/us. Loot is garbage, dungeons hodgepodged/look the same, lack of content, rewards for grinding?..hahaha, weird mount characteristics..etc. While I did enjoy playing it’s, the cons are just too many. That damned blizzardDull and shabby, almost like no pride went into creating this game. I played D1-3, I feel like Blizzard used the name to pull people in and spring a subpar product on them/us. Loot is garbage, dungeons hodgepodged/look the same, lack of content, rewards for grinding?..hahaha, weird mount characteristics..etc. While I did enjoy playing it’s, the cons are just too many. That damned blizzard nerf hammer……… Expand
  24. Elktus
    Jul 17, 2023
    1
    A console game with PC port. Even as a PC player, I have to admit the game feels better on console, which it was designed for.
    It's just not ready or worth the time.
    There is no endgame. It just stops. There is nothing to do.
    The first season was announced. It is no where near enough to keep an active player base.
    Play something else. I am.
  25. zzzzogrezzzz
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    El juego es repetitivo a más no poder. Reconozco que se lo han currado muchísimo más con la ambientación pero tiene algo que hace que el juego se haga tedioso y no sea apenas divertido jugarlo, a diferencia de sus predecesores.
  26. Maximilianum
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I even created an account to rate this pile of **** here.

    How on earth can a game publisher be so out of touch with their fanbse? Nerfing every Build, nerfing XP gains, World Tier Unlocks, Helltides, EVEN FREAKING LEAVE DUNGEON TO 5 SECONDS?! Yeah never will make the mistake again and buy a blizzard game again, the game was grindy and boring, now its even more boring. Done with    I even created an account to rate this pile of **** here.

    How on earth can a game publisher be so out of touch with their fanbse? Nerfing every Build, nerfing XP gains, World Tier Unlocks, Helltides, EVEN FREAKING LEAVE DUNGEON TO 5 SECONDS?!

    Yeah never will make the mistake again and buy a blizzard game again, the game was grindy and boring, now its even more boring.

    Done with the franchise for all.    … Expand
  27. xanosta
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    In a "live service" game, if you can't balance it, then your game is worthless. Nerfing even more the weakest class in the game is just a testament to how disconnected the developers are from their players.
  28. dajodajo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    terrible patch by out of touch devs right before season 1 ruining the game.
  29. Rahnix
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game doesn't run for more than 10 minutes due to VRAM leak.terrible 1.1 patch. Developers completely out of touch with the community.
  30. Jb48
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Last patch made it from.slow paces and boring to excruciating and tedious af.
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#22 Best 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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